# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000897956
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-169941
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 1902843
**Document Hash:** b64f3929eaf45801ed44f2bb5cbad7be
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-169941.hdr.sgml**: 20260422

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-169941

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 485BPOS

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 33

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260422

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260422

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260427

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PARAGON SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000897956

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 135581829
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BPOS
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-07534
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26883113

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- **STREET 2:** 200 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10166
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-578-9000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- **STREET 2:** 200 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10166

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF PARAGON LIFE
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060113

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF PARAGON LIFE INSURANCE CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930714
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PARAGON SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000897956

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 135581829
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 485BPOS
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-133671
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26883112

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- **STREET 2:** 200 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10166
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-578-9000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- **STREET 2:** 200 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10166

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF PARAGON LIFE
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060113

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF PARAGON LIFE INSURANCE CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930714

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Paragon Separate Account B (Series ID: S000006936)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                                                                 | Ticker Symbol   |
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| C000018811 | Group And Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C)   |  |
| C000018815 | GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (MFS)               |  |
| C000018816 | GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (MULTI MANAGER III) |  |
| C000034608 | GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (DWS C)             |  |
| C000034609 | GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND CERTIFICATES (METFLEX GVUL C)         |  |
| C000034610 | GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (MORGAN STANLEY)    |  |
| C000034611 | GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (PUTNAM)            |  |

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? 333-133671 Paragon Separate Account B

**As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2026**

**Registration Nos. 333-133671**

**811-07534**

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM N-6**

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**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933** 

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| **Post-Effective Amendment No. 30** | **☒** |
| **and/or** |  |

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**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER**

**THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940** 

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| **Amendment No. 67** | **☒** |

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**PARAGON SEPARATE ACCOUNT B** 

**(Exact Name of Registrant)**

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**METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY**

**(Name of Depositor)** 

**200 Park Avenue**

**New York, NY 10166**

**(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)** 

**Depositor's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 578-9500** 

**METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY** 

**200 Park Avenue**

**New York, NY 10166**

**(Name and Address of Guarantor)** 

**Monica Curtis**

**Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company**

**200 Park Avenue**

**New York, New York 10166**

**(Name and address of agent for service)**

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**Copy to:** 

**W. Thomas Conner, Esq.**

**Carlton Fields**

**1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW**

**Suite 400 West**

**Washington, D.C. 20007-5208**

**Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: April 27, 2026**

**It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):** 

☐ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

☒ on April 27, 2026 pursuant to paragraph (b)

☐ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

☐ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act.

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| **If appropriate, check the following box:** | **If appropriate, check the following box:** |
| ☐ | this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment |

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April 27, 2026

**Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (MFS)**

**Issued by Paragon Separate Account B of**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company**

**Direct all correspondence and inquiries to the Administrative Office:**

**METLIFE GVUL**

**Administrative Office, Suite 600, 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141**

**Phone number: (800) 756-0124**

**PROSPECTUS**

This Prospectus describes flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Group Contracts") offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company," "Metropolitan Life," "MetLife," "we," "our," or "us") which are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs. When a Group Contract is issued, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued under the Group Contract. We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy in certain circumstances. The terms of the Certificate and the Individual Policy differ only with respect to provisions relating to the Group Contract that do not apply to the Individual Policy. Definitions of Group Contract, eligible participants, actively at work requirement, and the provisions regarding termination of the Group Contract do not appear in the Individual Policy. The Certificate and the Individual Policy are collectively referred to in this Prospectus as "Policy" or "Policies."

This Prospectus also describes a guarantee provided by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor") of MetLife's obligations under certain Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company and assumed by MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife on May 1, 2006, with MetLife as the surviving company.

The Policy is a long-term investment designed to provide life insurance benefits for the Insured. This Prospectus provides information that a prospective Owner should know before investing in the Policy. An Owner (also "you") should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own.

If you are a new investor in the Policy, you may cancel your Policy generally within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receipt of the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy. You should review this Prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.

You may allocate Net Premiums to the General Account or to the Divisions (Divisions may be referred to as "Investment Divisions" in your Policy and marketing materials) of Paragon Separate Account B (the "Separate Account"). **Each Division invests solely in a Portfolio of a Fund listed in Appendix A below.** 

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

**Interests in the Separate Account, the Portfolios and the General Account are not deposits or obligations of, or insured or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, any bank or other depository institution including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency or entity or person. MetLife's obligations under the Policy are subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved the Policy or determined that this Prospectus is adequate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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| [IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_1) | 4  |
| [OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_3) | 6  |
| [FEE TABLES](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_5) | 8  |
| [PRINCIPAL RISKS](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_7) | 10  |
| [ISSUING THE POLICY](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_10) | 13  |
| [General Information](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_10) | 13  |
| [Procedural Information](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_11) | 14  |
| [Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_13) | 16  |
| [Ownership Rights](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_13) | 16  |
| [Modifying the Policy](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_14) | 17  |
| [PREMIUMS](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_14) | 17  |
| [Minimum Initial Premium](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_14) | 17  |
| [Premium Flexibility](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_14) | 17  |
| [Continuance of Insurance](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_15) | 18  |
| [Premium Limitations](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_15) | 18  |
| [Modified Endowment Contracts](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_15) | 18  |
| [Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value](#xx_77dc7da1-3269-4a77-b4b3-30f57bf21049_16) | 19  |
| [THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNT](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_1) | 20  |
| [The Company](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_1) | 20  |
| [Guarantee of Insurance Obligations](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_1) | 20  |
| [The General Account](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_1) | 20  |
| [THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_2) | 21  |
| [The Separate Account](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_2) | 21  |
| [The Portfolios](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_3) | 22  |
| [POLICY VALUES](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_6) | 25  |
| [Cash Value](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_6) | 25  |
| [Cash Surrender Value](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_6) | 25  |
| [Cash Value in the General Account](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_6) | 25  |
| [Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_7) | 26  |
| [POLICY BENEFITS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_8) | 27  |
| [Standard Death Benefit](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_8) | 27  |
| [Payment of the Death Benefit](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_8) | 27  |
| [Standard Death Benefit Options](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_9) | 28  |
| [Changing Death Benefit Options](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_10) | 29  |
| [Changing Face Amount](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_10) | 29  |
| [Changing Owner or Beneficiary](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_11) | 30  |
| [Surrender and Partial Withdrawals](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_11) | 30  |
| [Transfers](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_12) | 31  |
| [Restrictions on Frequent Transfers](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_13) | 32  |
| [Restrictions on Large Transfers](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_14) | 33  |
| [Loans](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_15) | 34  |
| [Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_16) | 35  |
| [Eligibility Change Conversion](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_16) | 35  |
| [Payment of Benefits at Maturity](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_17) | 36  |
| [Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_17) | 36  |

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| [POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_18) | 37  |
| [Lapse](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_18) | 37  |
| [Reinstatement](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_18) | 37  |
| [CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_19) | 38  |
| [Transaction Charges](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_19) | 38  |
| [Periodic Charges](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_20) | 39  |
| [Federal Taxes](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_22) | 41  |
| [Variations in Charges](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_22) | 41  |
| [Portfolio Charges and Expenses](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_22) | 41  |
| [FEDERAL TAX MATTERS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_23) | 42  |
| [ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_27) | 46  |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_32) | 51  |
| [Distributing the Policies](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_32) | 51  |
| [Commissions Paid to Selling Firms](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_32) | 51  |
| [Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_33) | 52  |
| [GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_34) | 53  |
| [Issuance](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_34) | 53  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_34) | 53  |
| [Grace Period](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_34) | 53  |
| [Termination](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_35) | 54  |
| [Right to Examine Group Contract](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_35) | 54  |
| [Entire Contract](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_35) | 54  |
| [Incontestability](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_35) | 54  |
| [Ownership of Group Contract](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_35) | 54  |
| [GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_35) | 54  |
| [Postponement of Payments](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_35) | 54  |
| [STATE VARIATIONS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_36) | 55  |
| [LEGAL PROCEEDINGS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_36) | 55  |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#xx_4927f115-9b9a-46b6-951a-aa7cecc587d4_37) | 56  |
| [GLOSSARY](#xx_b8c21d18-eb92-4a77-923d-fff40062cc71_1) | 57  |
| [APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY](#xx_5d2c2e8e-5daa-4e40-8cde-3b1503275ba3_1) | A-1 |

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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY** 

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| **FEES AND EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|

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**Charges for Early** <br> **Withdrawals**<br>

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| **Transaction Charges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between investment options, or exercise your <br> Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – <br> Transaction Charges<br>|

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| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Mortality <br> and Expense Risk <br> Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Portfolio <br> Charges and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | **ANNUAL FEE** | **MIN.** | **MAX.** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Mortality <br> and Expense Risk <br> Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Portfolio <br> Charges and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investment options (Portfolio fees <br> and expenses)<br>| 0.46% | 1.26% | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Mortality <br> and Expense Risk <br> Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Portfolio <br> Charges and Expenses |

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|  | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Risk of Loss** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | Principal Risks |
| **Not a Short-Term** <br> **Investment**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | Principal Risks |
| **Risks Associated with** <br> **Investment Options**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each investment option <br> (including any General Account investment option) has its own <br> unique risks. You should review the investment options before <br> making an investment decision. | Principal Risks |
| **Insurance Company** <br> **Risks**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations (including under any <br> General Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the <br> Policy, including any death benefit that are subject to the claims <br> paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences <br> financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. <br> More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial <br> strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 <br> or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/<br> ratings. | Principal Risks |

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| **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|

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| **Contract Lapse** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Your Policy may lapse if you have paid an insufficient amount of <br> premiums or if the investment experience of the Portfolios is poor <br> and the Cash Surrender Value under your Policy is insufficient to <br> cover the monthly deduction. Lapse of a Policy on which there is an <br> outstanding loan may have adverse tax consequences. If the Policy <br> lapses, no death benefit will be paid. A Policy may be reinstated if <br> the conditions for reinstatement are met including the payment of <br> required premiums. | Principal Risks |

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|  | **RESTRICTIONS**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investments** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Owners may transfer Cash Value between and among the Divisions <br> and the General Account. At the present time, no charge is assessed <br> against the Cash Value of a Policy when amounts are transferred <br> among the Divisions of the Separate Account and between the <br> Divisions and the General Account, but we reserve the right to <br> impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in <br> processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year. We have <br> limits on the amount that may be allocated and transferred to the <br> General Account ("maximum allocation percentage"). The initial <br> General Account maximum allocation percentage is shown on the <br> Policy's specifications page, and we may change this percentage <br> from time to time.<br> The total amount of transfers and withdrawals from the General <br> Account in a Policy Year may not exceed the greater of (i) the <br> Policy's Cash Surrender Value in the General Account at the <br> beginning of the Policy Year, multiplied by the withdrawal <br> percentage limit shown on the Policy's specifications page, or (ii) <br> the previous Policy Year's General Account maximum withdrawal <br> amount. We are currently not enforcing this restriction for partial <br> withdrawals. Restrictions may apply to frequent transfers.<br> Metropolitan Life reserves the right to remove or substitute <br> Portfolios as investment options that are available under the Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Policy Benefits – <br> Transfers<br>|
| **Optional Benefits** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Rider availability is subject to your Employer making the rider <br> available. Depending upon your Employer's requirements, certain <br> Policy riders may only be able to be added to in force Policies during <br> the Employer's annual enrollment. With respect to the dependent <br> life benefit riders (Spouse coverage or child coverage), depending <br> upon your Employer's elected rider benefit, you may also need to be <br> on active status. You should check with your Employer regarding the <br> availability of riders and whether you need to be on active status to <br> elect the dependent life benefit riders (Spouse coverage or child <br> coverage). | &nbsp;&nbsp; Features of the Policy – <br> Additional Benefits and <br> Riders<br>|
|  | **TAXES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Tax Implications** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of <br> an investment in and payments received under this Policy.<br> Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax, and may be <br> subject to tax penalties.<br> Lapse of a Policy on which there is an outstanding loan may have <br> adverse tax consequences. | Federal Tax Matters |

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|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investment** <br> **Professional** <br> **Compensation**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Your investment professional may receive compensation relating to <br> your ownership of a Policy. These investment professionals may have <br> a financial incentive to offer or recommend the Policy over another <br> investment. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|
| **Exchanges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to <br> offer you a new policy in place of your current Policy. You should <br> only exchange your Policy if you determine, after comparing the <br> features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is better for you to <br> purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing <br> Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|

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**OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY**

Purpose of the Policy

The Policy is designed for use in Employer-sponsored life insurance programs to provide Employees who elect coverage tax deferred accumulation of assets through an investment portfolio and a death benefit, and/or other benefits. The Policy may be appropriate for an investor who has a longer time horizon, is not purchasing the Policy for short-term liquidity needs and desires life insurance coverage.

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations. No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) must be at least $20. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of a given premium will not necessarily guarantee that your Policy will remain in force. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. Insufficient premiums may result in lapse of the Policy. Premiums may be allocated among the Divisions and the General Account. If you terminate your participation in optional benefits which have allocations to specific Divisions, you will remain invested in the same Divisions until you request allocations to different Divisions. **Additional information about each Portfolio including its Portfolio type, advisers and any sub-advisers as well as current expenses and certain performance information is included in Appendix A.**

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Features of the Policy

The Policy has a number of features designed to provide lifetime insurance coverage as well as maximum flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits, including flexibility to change the type and amount of the death benefit; flexibility in paying premiums; loan privileges; surrender privileges; and optional insurance benefits.

**Standard Death Benefit.** We pay death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we have received satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, or to you, before the Insured's death and under circumstances described in available riders. The death benefit proceeds equal the death benefit PLUS any additional benefit provided by rider and MINUS any outstanding Indebtedness and any unpaid monthly deductions and any benefits paid under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the dates of the Insured's death.

You may choose between two standard death benefit options available under the Policy. After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option while the Policy is in force. Changing the death benefit option may have tax consequences. We calculate the amount payable under each death benefit option as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the Insured's date of death.

● *Death Benefit Option A* is a "Level Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements.

● *Death Benefit Option B* is an "Increasing Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy plus the Cash Value or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements. This option is the only option presented for purchase for certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored programs.

So long as a Policy remains in force, the death benefit under either option will be at least equal to the current Face Amount. The death benefit will never be less than the minimum amount required for the Policy to be treated as life insurance under U.S. federal income tax rules, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

**Surrenders.** At any time that a Policy is in effect, you may elect to surrender the Policy and receive its Cash Surrender Value. A surrender may have tax consequences.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may request to withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value once each Policy Month. Partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse (terminate without value).

**Transfers.** Subject to certain restrictions, you may transfer Cash Value among the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account. (An Owner has additional transfer rights under the Policy, including, but not limited to, the conversion privilege by which, within the first two years of the Issue Date of the Policy, an Owner may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a fixed benefit life insurance policy.) There are restrictions on transfers involving the General Account. We may restrict transfers in the future or even revoke the transfer privilege for certain Owners.

**Loans.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may borrow against the Cash Value of the Policy. We transfer a portion of the Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan, and an amount equal to the present value of the loan interest due, from each Division of the Separate Account and/or the General Account to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. The maximum amount you may borrow is an amount equal to 85% of the Cash Value on the date the loan is

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requested less any outstanding Indebtedness. We charge interest on the amount of the Policy Loan at an annual rate of 8%. We will credit interest on amounts in the Loan Account at an annual rate of at least 5%. Loans may have tax consequences.

**Additional Benefits and Riders.** We offer several optional insurance benefits and riders that provide supplemental benefits under the Policy. These are the Children's Life Insurance Rider, Spouse's Life Insurance Rider, Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, Will Preparation Service Rider and Estate Resolution Services Rider. These riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts may not offer certain riders. Please contact us at our Administrative Office for further details.

**FEE TABLES**

**The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Policy. We may charge fees and use rates that are lower than the maximum guaranteed charges reflected in the tables. Please refer to your Policy specification page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.**

**The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the Policy, or transfer Cash Value between investment options.**

Transaction Fees

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Maximum Premium Expense Charge** <br> **(load)**<br>|  |  |
| ●For Policies issued under Group <br> Contracts<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 1.00% of each premium payment |
| ●For Policies treated as individual <br> contracts under Omnibus Budget <br> Reconciliation Act of 1990<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.00% of each premium payment |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment<br>| 2.00% of each premium payment |
| **Partial Withdrawal Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon each partial <br> withdrawal from the <br> Policy<br>| $25<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|
| **Transfer Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a <br> Policy Year<br>| $25 per transfer<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|
| **Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement** <br> **Option Rider Administrative Charge**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; At the time an <br> accelerated death <br> benefit is paid<br>| $100<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|

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(1) The partial withdrawal charge is equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount of the withdrawal.

(2) We do not currently impose this charge.

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**The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy not including Portfolio fees and expenses.**

Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Base Contract Charges:** |  |  |
| Cost of Insurance Charge<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.45 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(3)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $6.00 |
| Mortality and Expense Risk Charge<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| Daily | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account<br>|
| Loan Interest Spread<sup>(5)</sup> <br>| Annually | 3.0% |
| **Optional Benefit Charges:** |  |  |
| Children's Life Insurance Rider | Monthly | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage |
| Spouse's Life Insurance Rider <sup>(6)</sup> <br>|  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.15 to $5.16 per $1,000 of coverage |
| ●*Charge for a Representative*<br> *Insured* <sup>(7)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.45 per $1,000 of coverage |

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(1) Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured's attained age and rate class. The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. More detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(2) A representative Insured is a person with an attained age of 45, actively at work.

(3) The maximum administrative charge we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed the amount in the table. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

(4) The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

(5) The maximum amount of interest we charge is 8% and the minimum amount of interest we credit is 5% for a maximum loan interest spread of 3%.

(6) Charges for this rider vary based on the Insured's individual characteristics. The rider charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your Policy will indicate the charges applicable to your Policy. More detailed information concerning your charges are available on request from our Administrative Office.

(7) For Spouse's Life Insurance Rider, a representative Insured is an Employee's Spouse that has an attained age of 45.

**The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy. A complete list of the Portfolios available under the Policy, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A at the back of this document.**

Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Annual Portfolio Expenses (as a percentage of average net assets)**<br> (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, including management fees, <br> distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)<br>| 0.46% | 1.26% |

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**PRINCIPAL RISKS** 

Investment Risk

If you invest your Cash Value in one or more Divisions of the Separate Account, then you will be subject to the risk that the investment performance of the Divisions will be unfavorable and that the Cash Value will decrease. An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the Policy. Each investment option (including the General Account option) has its own unique risks. You should review the investment options before making an investment decision. A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each of the Portfolios may be found in each Portfolio's prospectus. Please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your Cash Value, which can significantly reduce your Cash Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Cash Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premium.

If you allocate premiums to the General Account, then we credit your Cash Value in the General Account with a declared rate of interest. You assume the risk that the interest rate on the General Account may decrease, although it will never be lower than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate of 4%.

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Policy in force.

Policy Lapse

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the monthly deduction and other charges, your Policy may enter a 62-day grace period. A shorter grace period applies to the Contractholder (the Employer) of the Group Contract. We will notify you that the Policy will lapse (terminate without value) unless you make sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Policy also may lapse if your Indebtedness exceeds your Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. If either of these situations occurs, your Policy will be in default and you must pay a specified amount of new premium to prevent your Policy from lapsing. Subject to certain conditions and our underwriting rules, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. In certain situations your Policy may also terminate if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Contract.

Limitations on Access to Cash Value

We limit partial withdrawals of Cash Value from the Policies. You may not take a partial withdrawal in the first Policy Year. Thereafter, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division or from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division or in the General Account. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value.

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Limitations on Transfers

We do not currently charge for transfers, but we reserve the right to charge up to $25 per transfer to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year, except for transfers under the Automated Investment Strategies. We have adopted procedures to limit excessive transfer activity. In addition, each Fund may restrict or refuse certain transfers among, or purchases of shares in their Portfolios as a result of certain market timing activities. You should read each Portfolio's prospectus for more details. The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division or in the General Account. We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the General Account but reserve the right to do so in the future.

Tax Treatment

To qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that a Policy does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a "modified endowment contract" ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, partial withdrawals and loans under the Policy will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans taken before you reach age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2.

Under current federal income tax law, the taxable portion of distributions from variable life contracts is taxed at ordinary income tax rates and does not qualify for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains and dividends.

You should consult a qualified tax adviser for assistance in all Policy-related tax matters.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals (Short-Term Investment Risk)

We designed the Policy to meet long-term financial goals. To best realize the benefits available through the Policy, including the benefit of tax deferred build-up of Cash Value, you should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Policy if you intend to surrender all or part of the Policy in the near future. **The Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle.** A surrender, in whole or in part, may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

We assess a partial withdrawal transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. A partial withdrawal may reduce the Face Amount as well as the death benefit. In certain circumstances, the reduction of the death benefit resulting from a partial withdrawal also may affect the cost of insurance charge and the amount of insurance protection afforded under a Policy. Partial withdrawals may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

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Loans

A Policy Loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Cash Value over time because we subtract the amount of the Policy Loan from the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account and hold that amount in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Divisions of the Separate Account.

We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured's death, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy, by the amount of any Indebtedness. Your Policy may lapse (terminate without value) if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary.

A Policy Loan may have tax consequences. If you surrender the Policy or allow the Policy to lapse or if the Policy terminates while a Policy Loan is outstanding, the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

Pandemics and Other Public Health Issues, and Other Events

Pandemics and other public health issues or other events, and governmental, business, and consumer reactions to them, may affect economic conditions and may cause a large number of illnesses or deaths. Hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, floods and mudslides, blackouts and man-made events such as riot, insurrection, terrorist attacks or acts of war may also cause catastrophic losses and increased claims. Any such catastrophes may also result in changes in consumer or business confidence, behavior and investment and business activity, changes to interest rates and other market risk factors, and governmental or other restrictions on economic activity for prolonged periods.

Cybersecurity

Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our information systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties. Cybersecurity breaches of such systems can be intentional or unintentional events, and can occur through unauthorized access to computer systems, networks or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; or attacks that shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality and our disaster recovery systems may be insufficient to safeguard our ability to conduct business. Cybersecurity breaches can interfere with our processing of Policy transactions, including the processing of transfer orders from our website or with the Portfolios; impact our ability to calculate accumulation unit values; cause the release and possible loss or destruction of confidential Owner or business information; impede order processing or cause other operational issues; and result in regulatory enforcement actions or new laws or regulations which could increase our compliance costs. Although we continually make efforts to identify and reduce our exposure to cybersecurity risk, and we require our critical vendors to implement effective cybersecurity and data protection measures, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully manage this risk at all times.

Terrorism and Security Risk

The continued threat of terrorism, ongoing or potential military conflict and other actions, and heightened security measures may cause economic uncertainty and result in loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. The value of MetLife's investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the credit and equity markets and reduced economic activity caused by such threats. Companies in which we maintain investments may suffer losses as a result of financial, commercial or economic disruptions, and such disruptions might affect the ability of those companies to pay interest or principal on their securities or

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mortgage loans. Terrorist or military actions also could disrupt our operations centers and result in higher than anticipated claims under our insurance policies.

Insurance Company Risks

Policies are subject to the risks related to Metropolitan Life. Any obligations (including under any General Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the Policy are subject to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 or by visiting www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/ratings.

Technology Risk

Our business operations rely on functioning and secure information systems, including those of our vendors and other third parties. Technological changes present us with new or intensified challenges, and if we are unable to foresee or adapt to these changes, our business may be adversely affected.

Technological changes may affect our business model and how we interact with our customers. The growth and availability of AI technologies, including generative AI, presents significant opportunities but also complex challenges; these include balancing and mitigating potential risks of harm posed by the development or deployment of AI technologies, as well as implementing and maintaining controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with an increasingly complex AI regulatory landscape, with evolving requirements that may vary across jurisdictions. We may fail to adopt new technologies as effectively or efficiently as others, leading to competitive harm. If we are unable to update our business model to match evolving consumer preferences or the evolving technological landscape, we may be adversely affected.

New technologies may impact the configuration of our information systems, and how they connect with those of our vendors, service providers and/or partners. Such technological developments may introduce or uncover information security vulnerabilities, which may result in breaches, increased costs associated with maintaining appropriate data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity measures, enforcement actions against us by regulators or other outcomes that may adversely impact our operations or business. In addition, any such vulnerability that results in a security breach or failure of our information systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, may result in litigation, regulatory action, negative impacts to our business operations, and reputational harm.

**ISSUING THE POLICY** 

General Information

The Policies (either an individual Policy or a Certificate) described in this Prospectus are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs and are issued in the form of Certificates pursuant to Group Contracts entered into between the Company and Contractholders.

The Contractholder (Employer) owns the Group Contract, but does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. Rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners (generally, Employees), Insureds and Beneficiaries as set forth in the Policy.

Generally, a Policy is available for Insureds between Issue Ages 17-70 who supply satisfactory evidence of insurability. We may issue Policies to individuals falling outside that range of Issue Ages, or decline to issue Policies

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to individuals within that range of Issue Ages. The Insured under a Policy is usually an Employee of the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer or Employee's Spouse.

Currently, the minimum initial Face Amount is generally $25,000. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. We reserve the right to modify at any time our minimum Face Amount on new Policies. The Owner may change the Face Amount (subject to the minimum and maximum amounts applicable to his or her Policy) and the death benefit option, but in certain cases evidence of insurability may be required. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit.")

On behalf of Owners, the Contractholder will make planned premium payments under the Group Contract equal to an amount authorized by Employees to be deducted from their wages. In addition, Owners may pay additional premiums.

Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value, Individual Insurance under a Group Contract will continue should the Group Contract cease or the Employee's employment end. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Procedural Information

We generally will issue a Group Contract to Employers whose Employees and their Spouses meet the eligibility requirements for Owners (and/or Insureds) under the Group Contract. The class(es) of Employees covered by a particular Group Contract is/are set forth in that Group Contract's specifications pages.

We will issue the Group Contract upon receipt and acceptance at our Administrative Office of an application for group insurance signed by an appropriate officer of the Employer. (See "General Provisions of the Group Contract — Issuance.") Individuals (i.e., eligible Employees and Spouses) wishing to purchase a Policy under a Group Contract must complete the appropriate application for individual insurance and submit it to our authorized representative or to us at our Administrative Office. We will issue to each Contractholder a Certificate to give to each Owner.

We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges:

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after a Group Contract has terminated;

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after they no longer are employed by the Group Contractholder.

Acceptance of an application is always subject to our underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to reject an application for any reason permitted by law.

**Employee Eligibility.** To be eligible to purchase a Policy, an Employee must be actively at work at the time he or she submits the application for Individual Insurance. In addition, the Contractholder may determine specific classes to which the Employee must belong to be eligible to purchase a Policy. "Actively at work" means that the Employee must work for the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer at the Employee's usual place of work (or such other places as required by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer) for the full number of hours and the full rate of pay set by the employment practices of the Employer. Ordinarily the time worked per week must be at least 30 hours. We reserve the right to waive or modify the "actively at work" requirement.

The Contractholder also may require that an individual be its Employee as of a certain date or for a certain period of time. We will set forth this date or time period in the Group Contract specifications pages. Employees of any Associated Companies of the Contractholder will be considered Employees of the Contractholder. We also may

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consider as an eligible Employee an individual who is an independent contractor working primarily for the sponsoring Employer. If the Employer is a partnership, a partner may be an eligible Employee.

**Guaranteed Issue.** We generally will issue the Policy and any Spouse's or Children's Insurance Rider applied for by the Employee pursuant to our guaranteed issue underwriting procedure. We offer the guaranteed issue procedure only when an Employee is first given the opportunity to purchase a Policy. Under this procedure, the Employee is only required to answer qualifying questions in the application for Individual Insurance; the Employee is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. The maximum Face Amount that an Employee can generally apply for under the guaranteed issue procedure ("Guaranteed Issue Amount") varies by Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

**Simplified Underwriting.** We will follow simplified underwriting procedures rather than guaranteed issue procedures if:

● the Face Amount exceeds the Guaranteed Issue Amount described above;

● the Policy has previously been offered to the Employee;

● the requirements for guaranteed issue set forth in the application for Individual Insurance are not met; or

● the Policy is offered through programs for which guaranteed issue underwriting is not available.

In addition, we will follow simplified underwriting procedures in connection with the issuance of a Spouse's or Children's Insurance rider, if the Employee is not eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting, or (even if the Employee is eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting) if the Spouse or child does not satisfy the guaranteed issue underwriting requirements set forth in the application.

Under simplified underwriting procedures, the Employee must respond satisfactorily to certain health questions in the application. A paramedical exam may be required. We will then determine whether a Policy can be issued. The underwriting method followed will affect cost of insurance rates. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Rates.")

**Employee's Spouse.** Before issuing a Policy to an Employee's Spouse, we must receive an appropriate application. We will subject the Spouse to the simplified underwriting procedure described above; guaranteed issue underwriting is available in certain instances. In addition, a Spouse's Life Insurance Rider providing term insurance on the life of the Spouse may be available under the Policy. To be eligible for insurance under this rider, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the Employee signs the application for a Policy.

**Issue Date.** The Issue Date is used to determine Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months. The effective date for all coverage provided in the original application for Individual Insurance will not take effect until:

● the appropriate application for Individual Insurance is signed;

● the initial premium has been paid prior to the Insured's death;

● the Insured is eligible for the Policy; and

● the information in the application is determined to be acceptable to the Company.

Once all of these conditions are met, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month as the Group Contract anniversary date. Therefore, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month for all Policies in a Group Contract. An Employer can choose whether Policies that meet the above conditions in any month will have an Effective Date of the Policy that is the current month or the following month. For example, the

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Group Contract anniversary date is July 1, 2025 and all the conditions for a particular Policy are met on October 15, 2025, the Employer may choose as the Effective Date of the Policy either October 1, 2025 or November 1, 2025, and this date will then be shown on the specifications pages of the Policy.

Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)

**Initial Free Look Period.** The free look period begins when you receive your Policy. The free look period generally ends within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receiving the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. During the free look period, any premiums that we have received will be allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account, in accordance with your instructions. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy.

To cancel the Policy, you should mail or deliver the Policy directly to us at our Administrative Office. A refund of premiums paid by check may be delayed until the check has cleared the Owner's bank. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.")

**Free Look for Increase in Face Amount.** Similarly, you may cancel an increase in Face Amount within 20 days from the date you received the new Policy specifications pages for the increase or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for the increase.

If you cancel the Face Amount increase, you may request that we refund the amount of the additional charges deducted in connection with the increase. If no request is made, we will increase the Policy's Cash Value by the amount of these additional charges. We will allocate this amount among the Divisions and/or the General Account, in the same manner as it was deducted.

Ownership Rights

The Policy belongs to the person named in the application, unless later changed. The Owner is usually the same as the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Owner or the Owner is changed thereafter. If the Owner is not the Insured and dies before the Insured, the Owner's interest will go to his or her estate unless otherwise provided. Before the Maturity Date, Owners may exercise their rights and privileges under the Policies, subject to the right of any assignee of record and any irrevocably designated Beneficiary. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Policy. Changing the Owner or assigning the Policy may have tax consequences. After the Maturity Date, the Owner cannot change the payee or the mode of payment of death benefit proceeds, unless otherwise provided in the Policy.

We reserve the right to limit or modify the manner in which an Owner may exercise the rights and privileges under the Policy. For example, we reserve the right to limit the number of Policy changes to one per Policy Year and to restrict such changes in the first Policy Year. Currently, no change may be made during the first Policy Year. For this purpose, changes include increases or decreases in Face Amount and changes in the death benefit option. No change will be permitted that would result in the death benefit under a Policy being included in gross income for failure to meet the requirements of Section 7702 of the Code or any applicable successor provision.

We will send all reports and other notices described herein or in the Policy directly to the Owner.

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Modifying the Policy

Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the Policy must be in writing and signed by our president or a vice president. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Policy.

Upon notice to you, we may modify the Policy:

● to conform the Policy, our operations, or the Separate Account's operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Policy, or our Company, or the Separate Account is subject;

● to assure continued qualification of the Policy as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws; or

● to reflect a change in the Separate Account's operation.

If we modify the Policy, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy. If any provision of the Policy conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that governs the Policy, we reserve the right to amend the provision to conform to these laws.

**PREMIUMS**

Minimum Initial Premium

No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. The planned annual premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. (See "Premium Flexibility" below.) You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned annual premium.

We will apply the initial premium to a Policy on the Investment Start Date. We will apply subsequent premiums as of the Valuation Date we receive the premiums. (See "Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value.") Premiums will be "received" on a Valuation Date when we receive at our Administrative Office, before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), the premium as well as the supporting documentation necessary for us to determine the amount of premium per Policy.

If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to reject a premium payment until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your account to government regulators.

Premium Flexibility

After the initial premium, and subject to the limitations described below, premiums may be paid in any amount and at any interval. Under Group Contracts the planned annual premium usually will be paid by the Contractholder on behalf of the Owner pursuant to a planned premium payment schedule. A planned premium payment schedule provides for premium payments in a level amount at fixed intervals (usually monthly) agreed to by the Contractholder and us. The Owner must authorize the amount of the premiums paid by the Contractholder. Please note that if the Contractholder does not remit premiums on a timely basis in accordance with the planned premium payment schedule, you may not participate in investment experience under the Policy until the premium has been

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received and credited to the Policy in accordance with our established administrative procedures. You may skip planned premium payments. **Making planned premium payments does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force.** The Policy will not necessarily lapse if you fail to make planned premium payments. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. If the Cash Surrender Value on any Monthly Anniversary is less than the monthly deduction you will need to make a premium payment within the grace period to cover the monthly deduction.

An Owner may make unscheduled premium payments at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations described below. Unscheduled premium payments should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of an unscheduled premium payment may have federal income tax consequences.

Continuance of Insurance

Failure of the Contractholder to pay the planned premium payments authorized by its Employees may cause the Group Contract to terminate. Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value to prevent the Policy from lapsing, the Individual Insurance provided will automatically continue even if the Group Contract terminates. Individual Insurance also will continue if the Employee's employment with the Contractholder terminates. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.") In either circumstance, an Owner of a Certificate converted by amendment to an Individual Policy must establish a new schedule of planned premiums. Under the new schedule, the planned annual premium must remain the same, and the planned payment intervals may be no more frequent than quarterly. We will send you instructions on where to send your premium payments when we send you your amended Certificate.

Premium Limitations

Every premium payment paid must be at least $20. We do not accept payment of premiums in cash or by money order.

We have established procedures to monitor whether aggregate premiums paid under a Policy exceed the current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed those limits. If a premium payment would cause your total premiums to exceed the maximum premium limitations, we will accept only that portion of the premium that would make total premiums equal the maximum amount that may be paid under the Policy. We will return any part of the premium in excess of the maximum premiums directly to you upon discovery of the excess payment, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Policy Year in which payment is received.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Under federal tax laws, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts ("MECs"), which receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. If we receive a premium payment that, together with the remaining scheduled premium payments for the Policy Year, would cause a Policy to become a MEC, we will accept only that portion of the premium below the MEC limits. We will return any excess amounts directly to you. We will apply premium payments over the MEC limits only when you instruct us to do so in writing that acknowledges that application of such amounts will result in the Policy becoming a MEC. We will notify you when we believe that a premium payment will cause a Policy to become a MEC. In addition, we will notify you if your Policy becomes a MEC for any other reason and you may request that we refund any premium received that would cause the Policy to become a MEC, increase your face amount so that the Policy does not become a MEC or acknowledge that you want your Policy to become a MEC.

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Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value

When you apply for a Policy, you give us instructions to allocate your Net Premiums to one or more Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account. If you fail to provide allocation instructions, we may allocate your Net Premiums as described in the application. We will allocate your Net Premiums according to the following rules:

● The minimum percentage of any allocation to an investment option is 10 percent of the Net Premium.

● Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

● The initial Net Premium will be allocated on the Investment Start Date, which is the later of the Issue Date or the date we receive the initial premium at our Administrative Office.

● We will allocate Net Premiums (after the initial Net Premium) as of the date we receive them at our Administrative Office according to the premium allocations currently in effect for your Policy, unless otherwise specified.

● You may change the allocation instructions for additional Net Premiums without charge at any time by providing us with written notice. Any change in allocation will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the change.

● There are limitations on the amount of Net Premium that may be allocated to the General Account. (See "The General Account — Restrictions on Allocations and Transfers to the General Account.")

Investment returns from amounts allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account will vary with the investment performance of the Divisions and will be reduced by Policy charges. **You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the Divisions.** Investment performance will affect the Policy's Cash Value, and may affect the death benefit as well. You should periodically review your allocation of premiums and values in light of market conditions and overall financial planning requirements.

If you send your premium payments or transaction requests to an address other than the one that we have designated for receipt of such premium payments or requests, we may return the premium payment to you, or there may be a delay in applying the premium payment or transaction to your Policy.

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**THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNT** 

The Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a general account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Policy are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is obligated to pay all amounts promised to you under the Policies or Contracts, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.

Prior to May 1, 2006, the Policies were issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company. These Policies are now Policies of MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife as the surviving company. Additionally, as discussed below, insurance obligations under the Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company prior to May 1, 2006 are now guaranteed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor").

Guarantee of Insurance Obligations

Policies issued before May 1, 2006 are subject to a guarantee. Under this guarantee, Met Tower Life is responsible for ensuring that there will be sufficient funds to meet obligations under the Policies. Insurance obligations under the Policies include, without limitation, any death benefits payable under the Policies and withdrawals of Cash Value. The guarantee does not guarantee the amount of Cash Value or the investment performance of the Divisions available under the Policy. In the event an Owner of such a Policy presents a legitimate claim for payment, Met Tower Life will pay such claim directly to the Owner if MetLife is unable to make such payment. This guarantee is enforceable by such Owners against Met Tower Life directly without any requirement that Owners first file a claim against MetLife. The guarantee agreement is binding on Met Tower Life, its successors or assignees and Met Tower Life's obligations under the guarantee agreement will terminate only if the guarantee is assigned to an organization having a financial rating from certain specified rating agencies equal to or better than Met Tower Life's rating. With respect to the guarantee, Met Tower Life is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Met Tower Life is a stock life insurance company originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1982 and currently subject to the laws of the state of Nebraska. Met Tower Life is licensed to issue business in fifty states and the District of Columbia. Met Tower Life is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. The principal executive offices of Met Tower Life are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. Prior to April 30, 2018, the guarantee was issued by General American Life Insurance Company ("General American"). On April 27, 2018, following the close of business, General American merged into Met Tower Life and Met Tower Life replaced General American as the issuer of the guarantee.

The General Account

The General Account is part of the Company's general account. The general account consists of all assets owned by MetLife other than those in the Separate Account and other separate accounts. We own the assets in the general

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account and we use these assets to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by our Separate Accounts. These assets are subject to our general liabilities from business operations. Subject to applicable law, we have sole discretion over the investment of the assets of the general account. We guarantee that the amounts allocated to the General Account will be credited interest daily at a net effective annual interest rate of at least 4%. The principal, after charges and deductions, also is guaranteed. We will determine any interest rate credited in excess of the guaranteed rate at our sole discretion.

**Restrictions on Allocations and Transfers to the General Account.** We may, from time to time, adjust the extent to which an Owner may allocate premiums or Cash Value to the General Account (the "maximum allocation percentage"). Such adjustments may not be uniform in all Policies. The initial General Account maximum allocation percentage is shown on the Policy's specifications page.

**Restrictions on Partial Withdrawals and Transfers from the General Account.** After the first Policy Year, an Owner may withdraw a portion of Cash Value from the General Account. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in the General Account. An Owner may also transfer amounts between the General Account and the Divisions of the Separate Account in an amount not less than $250. We are not currently enforcing these restrictions but reserve our right to do so in the future.

The total amount of transfers and withdrawals in a Policy Year may not exceed the greater of:

● the Policy's Cash Surrender Value in the General Account at the beginning of the Policy Year, multiplied by the withdrawal percentage limit shown on the Policy's specifications page; or

● the previous Policy Year's General Account maximum withdrawal amount.

We are not currently enforcing this restriction for partial withdrawals but reserve our right to do so in the future. It is important to note that since we are enforcing the restrictions on transfers from the General Account, it could take a number of years to fully transfer a current balance in the General Account to the Divisions of the Separate Account. You should keep this in mind when considering whether an allocation of Cash Value to the General Account is consistent with your risk tolerance and time horizon. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

Transfers and Partial Withdrawals from the General Account are also subject to the general provisions regarding transfers and partial withdrawals. (See "Surrender and Partial Withdrawals" and "Transfers.")

The Loan Account is part of the general account.

Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the General Account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), and the General Account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The General Account is not subject to the provisions or restrictions of the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act.

**THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS** 

The Separate Account

The Separate Account was established as a separate investment account on January 4, 1993 and is subject to New York law. The Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and meets the definition of a "separate account" under federal securities laws. Registration with the SEC does not involve

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supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account or the Company by the SEC. The Separate Account may be used to support other variable insurance policies we issue.

The investment adviser to certain Portfolios offered with the Group Contract or with other group contracts issued through the Separate Account may be regulated as a Commodity Pool Operator. While MetLife does not concede that the Separate Account is a commodity pool, MetLife has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"), and is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which invests in shares of a Portfolio. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against that Separate Account without regard to income, gains, or losses from any other business the Company may conduct.

We segregate the assets in the Separate Account from our general account assets. The assets in the Separate Account shall at least equal the Separate Account reserves and other liabilities under the Policies. Under applicable state insurance law, assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business of MetLife. If the assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies, then we may, from time to time in the normal course of business, transfer the excess to our general account. Such excess amounts may include, without limitation, amounts representing fees and charges incurred, but not yet deducted from the Separate Account. Before making any such transfers, we will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer may have on the Separate Account.

We are obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Policy. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of MetLife other than those arising under the Policy or other products funded by the Separate Account. Any such amount that exceeds the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account is paid from our general account. Death benefit amounts and any optional benefits paid from the general account are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the Company and our long term ability to make such payments. We issue other life insurance policies and annuity contracts where we pay all money we owe under those policies and contracts from our general account. MetLife is regulated as an insurance company under state law, which includes, generally, limits on the amount and type of investments in its general account. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet our claims paying obligations; there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.

**We do not guarantee any money you place in the Divisions of the Separate Account. The value of each Division of the Separate Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. You could lose some or all of your money.** 

The Portfolios

Cash Value allocated to a Division will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio in which the Division invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. The Portfolios available under the Policy including each Portfolio name, Portfolio type, adviser, sub-adviser, current expenses and average annual total returns of each Portfolio are set forth in Appendix A. Each Portfolio Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain information about each Portfolio and may be obtained by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000230 or calling (800) 756-0124.

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Each Division of the Separate Account invests solely in shares of a Portfolio. Each Portfolio is part of a mutual fund ("Fund") that is registered with the SEC as an open-end, management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Portfolios or the Funds by the SEC.

The assets of each Portfolio are held separate from the assets of the other Portfolios, and each Portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are generally different from those of the other Portfolios. The income or losses of one Portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio.

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans, or to certain pension and retirement plans qualifying under Section 401 of the Code. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such "mixed and shared" investing.

**These Portfolios are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public.** The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the Portfolios may differ from the results of these other portfolios. There can be no guarantee, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager.

**There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated objective.** For example, an investment in a money market portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency and, during periods of low interest rates, the yields of money market Divisions may become extremely low and possibly negative**. More detailed information, including a description of risks and expenses, is in the prospectuses for the Portfolios.**

**Certain Payments We Receive With Regard to the Portfolios.** An investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio, or its affiliates, may make payments to us and/or certain of our affiliates. These payments may be used for a variety of purposes, including payment of expenses for certain administrative, marketing and support services with respect to the Policies and, in the Company's role as an intermediary, with respect to the Portfolios. The Company and its affiliates may profit from these payments. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the advisory fee deducted from the Portfolio assets. Owners, through their indirect investment in the Portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees. (See the Portfolios' prospectuses for more information.) The amount of the payments we receive is based on a percentage of assets of the Portfolios attributable to the Policies and certain other variable insurance products that we and our affiliates issue. These percentages differ and some advisers or subadvisers (or other affiliates) may pay us more than others. These percentages currently range up to 0.25%.

Additionally, an investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio or its affiliates may provide us with wholesaling services that assist in the distribution of the Policies and may pay us and/or certain of our affiliates amounts to participate in sales meetings. These amounts may be significant and may provide the adviser or subadviser (or their affiliates) with increased access to persons involved in the distribution of the Policies. Underlying investment managers or sub-investment managers may have an incentive to promote their underlying funds at these sales meetings and thereby receive greater compensation based on assets under management.

**Selection of Portfolios.** We select the Portfolios offered through the Policy based on a number of criteria, including asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser's or sub-adviser's reputation and tenure, brand recognition,

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performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Other factors we consider during the selection process is whether the Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser is one of our affiliates or whether the Portfolio, its adviser, its sub-adviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates. For additional information on these arrangements, see "Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios" above. In this regard, the profit distributions we receive from our affiliated investment advisers are a component of the total revenue that we consider in configuring the features and investment choices available in the variable insurance products that we and our affiliated insurance companies issue. Since we and our affiliated insurance companies may benefit more from the allocation of assets to portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates than those that are not, we may be more inclined to offer portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates in the variable insurance products we issue. We review the Portfolios periodically and may remove a Portfolio or limit its availability to new premium payments and/or transfers of Cash Value if we determine that the Portfolio no longer meets one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the Portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Owners. In some cases, we have included Portfolios based on recommendations made by selling firms. These broker-dealer firms may receive payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from the allocation of Cash Value to such Portfolios. We do not provide investment advice and do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio. You bear the risk of any decline in the Cash Value of your Policy resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

**Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios.** We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the shares of the Portfolios that are held by the Separate Account or that the Separate Account may purchase. We reserve the right to (i) eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and (ii) substitute shares of another Portfolio if the shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment, or further investment in any Portfolio becomes inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. New or substitute Portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not substitute any shares without notice to the Owner and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

We also reserve the right to establish additional Divisions of the Separate Account. We will establish new Divisions when marketing needs or investment conditions warrant. Any new Division will be made available to existing Owners on a basis to be determined by the Company. If approved by the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, we may also:

● eliminate or combine one or more Divisions;

● substitute one Division for another Division; or

● transfer assets between Divisions if marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant.

We will notify all Owners of any such changes.

If we deem it to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policy, and to the extent any necessary SEC approvals or Owner votes are obtained, the Separate Account may be:

● operated as a management company under the 1940 Act;

● deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required; or

● combined with other separate accounts of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account associated with the Policy to another separate account.

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We cannot guarantee that the shares of the Portfolios will always be available. The Portfolios each sell shares to the Separate Account in accordance with the terms of a participation agreement between the Portfolio distributors and us. Should this agreement terminate or should shares become unavailable for any other reason, the Separate Account will not be able to purchase the existing Portfolio shares. Should this occur, we will be unable to honor your requests to allocate Cash Values or premium payments to the Divisions of the Separate Account investing in such shares. In the event that a Portfolio is no longer available, we will take reasonable steps to obtain alternative investment options.

**Voting Portfolio Shares.** Although we are the legal owner of the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account Divisions, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Portfolios, we will vote our shares only as Owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

Before a vote of a Portfolio's shareholders occurs, Owners will receive voting materials. We will ask each Owner to instruct us on how to vote and to return his or her proxy to us in a timely manner. Each Owner will have the right to instruct us on the number of Portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Cash Value he or she has in that Portfolio (as of a date set by the Fund).

If we do not receive voting instructions on time, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive and, therefore, the outcome of the vote could be decided by a few Owners who provide timely voting instructions. Should federal securities laws, regulations, or interpretations change, we may elect to vote Portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance rules, or if permitted under federal regulation, under certain circumstances we may disregard certain Owner voting instructions.

**POLICY VALUES** 

Cash Value

The Cash Value of the Policy equals the sum of all values in the General Account, the Loan Account, and each Division of the Separate Account. The Cash Value is determined first on the Investment Start Date, and then on each Valuation Date. The Cash Value has no guaranteed minimum amount, and may be more or less than premiums paid.

The Policy's Cash Value varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the chosen Divisions, interest we credit to the General Account, charges we deduct, and any other transactions (e.g., transfers, partial withdrawals, and loans). **We do not guarantee a minimum Policy Cash Value.** 

Cash Surrender Value

The Cash Surrender Value is the amount we pay to you upon surrender of a Policy. We determine the Cash Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your written surrender request. Cash Surrender Value at the end of any Valuation Day equals Cash Value as of such date, *minus* any outstanding Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

Cash Value in the General Account

On each Valuation Date, the Cash Value in the General Account will equal:

● the amount of the Net Premiums allocated or Cash Value transferred to the General Account; *plus* 

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● interest at a rate of at least 4% per year; *plus* 

● any excess interest which we credit and any amounts transferred into the General Account; *minus* 

● the sum of all Policy charges allocable to the General Account and any amounts deducted from the General Account in connection with partial withdrawals or transfers to the Separate Account.

Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division

The Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account equals the sum of the Policy's Cash Values in each Division of the Separate Account. We compute the Cash Value in a Division at the end of each Valuation Date by multiplying the number of accumulation units of Cash Value in each Division by the accumulation unit value for that Division. More detailed information concerning these computation methods is available from our Administrative Office.

**Net Investment Factor*.*** The Net Investment Factor measures the investment performance of a Division during a Valuation Period. The Net Investment Factor increases to reflect investment income and capital gains (realized and unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios and decreases to reflect any capital losses (realized or unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios.

**Number of Accumulation Units*.*** The number of units in any Division of the Separate Account at the end of any valuation day equals:

● the initial accumulation units purchased at the unit value on the Issue Date; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased with additional Net Premiums; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased via transfers from another Division, the General Account, or the Loan Account; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for monthly deductions; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for partial withdrawals; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed as part of a transfer to another Division, the General Account, or the Loan Account.

Every time you allocate or transfer money to or from a Division, we convert that dollar amount into accumulation units. We determine the number of accumulation units we credit to or subtract from a Policy by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the accumulation unit value for that Division at the end of the Valuation Period.

**Accumulation Unit Value***.* We determine an accumulation unit value, based upon the Net Investment Factor method, for each Division of the Separate Account to reflect how investment performance affects the Cash Value. Accumulation unit values will vary among Divisions, and may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The accumulation unit value of any Division at the end of any Valuation Period equals:

● the value of the net assets of the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; *plus* 

● the investment income and capital gains, realized or unrealized, credited to the net assets of that Division during the Valuation Period for which the accumulation unit value is being determined; *minus* 

● the capital losses, realized or unrealized, charged against those net assets during the Valuation Period; *minus* 

● any amount charged against the Division for taxes, or any amount set aside during the Valuation Period by the Company as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of the Division; *minus* 

● the daily mortality and expense risk charge (a charge not to exceed 0.90% annually); *divided by* 

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● aggregate accumulation units outstanding in the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

**POLICY BENEFITS**

Standard Death Benefit

As long as the Policy remains in force, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we receive at our Administrative Office (i) satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, (ii) instructions on how to pay the proceeds, and (iii) any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require you to return the Policy. (If the Beneficiary dies before the Insured, we will generally pay the insurance proceeds, in a single sum, to the Owner, or, if the Owner is not living, to the Owner's estate.) Payment of death benefit proceeds will not be affected by termination of the Group Contract, the Employer-sponsored insurance program, or an Employee's employment.

Death benefit proceeds equal:

● the death benefit (described below); plus

● any additional insurance provided by rider; minus

● any unpaid monthly deductions; minus

● any outstanding Indebtedness.

An increase in Face Amount will increase the death benefit, and a decrease in Face Amount will decrease the death benefit. We may further adjust the amount of the death proceeds under certain circumstances.

If you have a rider permitting the accelerated payment of death benefit proceeds, the death benefit may be paid in a single sum before the death of the Insured, and would be less than otherwise would be paid upon the death of the Insured.

Payment of the Death Benefit

Death benefit proceeds under the Policy ordinarily will be paid within seven days after we receive proof of the Insured's death and all other documentation required at our Administrative Office. Payment may, however, be postponed in certain circumstances. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.") The death benefit will be reduced by any outstanding Indebtedness and any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction accruing during a grace period.

We will pay the proceeds in one sum, including either by check, by placing the amount in an account that earns interest, or by any other method of payment that provides the Beneficiary with immediate and full access to the proceeds. We will pay interest on the proceeds as required by the applicable state law.

Unless otherwise requested and subject to state law, the Policy's death proceeds will generally be paid to the Beneficiary through a settlement option called the Total Control Account (if the death proceeds meet the required minimum). The Total Control Account is an interest-bearing account through which the Beneficiary has immediate and full access to the proceeds, with unlimited draft writing privileges. We credit interest to the account at a rate that will not be less than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. You may also elect to have any Policy surrender proceeds paid into a Total Control Account established for you.

Assets backing the Total Control Account are maintained in our general account and are subject to the claims of our creditors. We will bear the investment experience of such assets; however, regardless of the investment

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experience of such assets, the interest credited to the Total Control Account will never fall below the applicable guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. Because we bear the investment experience of the assets backing the Total Control Account, we may receive a profit from these assets. The Total Control Account is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare life insurance policies to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of two to five years from the date any death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, and after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records. ("Escheatment" is the formal, legal name for this process.) However, the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation and within certain mandated time periods. To prevent your Policy's death benefit from being paid to the state's abandoned or unclaimed property office, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designation, including complete names and complete contact information, if and as it changes. You should contact our Administrative Office in order to make a change to your Beneficiary designation.

Standard Death Benefit Options

The Policy provides two death benefit options: a "Level Type" death benefit ("Option A") and an "Increasing Type" death benefit ("Option B"). Under certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored insurance programs, however, Option B may be the only death benefit option presented. We calculate the amount available under each death benefit option as of the date of the Insured's death.

Under Option A, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount of the Policy; or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of Cash Value on the date of death.

The applicable percentage is 250% for an Insured Attained Age 40 or below on the Policy Anniversary before the date of the Insured's death. For Insureds with an Attained Age over 40 on that Policy Anniversary, the percentage is lower and gradually declines with age until it reaches 100% at age 95.

Under Option B, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount plus the Cash Value of the Policy or, if greater;

● the applicable percentage of the Cash Value on the date of death. The applicable percentage is the same as under Option A.

**Which Death Benefit Option to Choose.** Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in higher death benefits for the same Face Amount generally should select Option B. Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in lower cost of insurance charges for the same Face Amount generally should select Option A.

The amount of the death benefit may vary with the amount of the Cash Value. Under Option A, the death benefit will vary as the Cash Value varies whenever the Cash Value multiplied by the applicable percentage exceeds the Face Amount. Under Option B, the amount of the death benefit will always vary as the Cash Value varies (but will never be less than the Face Amount).

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Changing Death Benefit Options

After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in death benefit options to one per Policy Year. A request for a change must be made to our Administrative Office in writing. The effective date of such a change will be the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date we receive the change request. If an increase in Face Amount precedes or occurs concurrently with a change in death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge may be different for the amount of the increase.

Changing the death benefit option may result in a change in Face Amount. If an Owner changes from Option A to Option B, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change LESS the Cash Value on the effective date of the change. Any written request to change from Option A to Option B must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of insurability. We will not accept a change from Option A to Option B if doing so would reduce the Face Amount to less than $25,000.

If an Owner changes from Option B to Option A, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change PLUS the Cash Value on the effective date of change. We will not impose any charges in connection with a change in death benefit option. Changing the death benefit option also may have tax consequences and may affect the net amount at risk over time (which would affect the monthly cost of insurance charge). However, we will not permit any change that would result in your Policy being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code. You should consult a tax adviser before changing death benefit options.

Changing Face Amount

You select the Face Amount when applying for the Policy. Subject to certain limitations set forth below, you may increase or decrease the Face Amount of a Policy (without changing the death benefit option) after the first Policy Anniversary. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in the Face Amount to one per Policy Year. A change in Face Amount may affect the cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk, both of which affect your cost of insurance charge. Changing the Face Amount also may have federal income tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

**Face Amount Increases.** You may increase the Face Amount by submitting a written request and providing satisfactory evidence of insurability. If approved, the increase will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following receipt at our Administrative Office of the satisfactory evidence of insurability. The Insured must have an Attained Age of 80 or less on the effective date of the increase. The amount of the increase may not be less than $5,000, and the Face Amount may not be increased to more than the maximum Face Amount for that Policy. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. However, in connection with a particular Group Contract, we may establish a substantially higher Face Amount for Policies issued under that Contract. Although an increase need not necessarily be accompanied by additional premium, the Cash Surrender Value in effect immediately after the increase must be sufficient to cover the next monthly deduction. An increase in the Face Amount may result in certain additional charges. For example, we determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount.

**Face Amount Decreases.** You may decrease the Face Amount by written request to us. Any decrease in the Face Amount will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following our receipt of the written request. The amount of the requested decrease must be at least $5,000 and the Face Amount remaining in force after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum Face Amount, generally $25,000. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Policy would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal tax law, we

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will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to you to the extent necessary to meet those requirements. A decrease in the Face Amount generally will reduce the net amount at risk, which will reduce the cost of insurance charges. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Charge.")

Changing Owner or Beneficiary

The Owner may change the ownership and/or Beneficiary designation by written request in a form acceptable to us at any time during the Insured's lifetime. We may require that the Policy be returned for endorsement of any change. The change will take effect as of the date the Owner signs the written request, whether or not the Insured is living when the request is received by us. We are not liable for any payment we make or any action we take before we receive the Owner's written request. If the Owner is also a Beneficiary of the Policy at the time of the Insured's death, the Owner may, within 60 days of the Insured's death, designate another person to receive the Policy proceeds. Changing the Owner may have adverse tax consequences. The Owner should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

During the lifetime of the Insured and while a Policy is in force, you may surrender the Policy, or make a partial withdrawal of the Cash Value. We generally will forward amounts payable upon surrender or a partial withdrawal within seven days of receipt of your request. We may postpone payment of surrenders and partial withdrawals under certain conditions. Surrenders and partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences.

**Surrender.** You may surrender the Policy by sending a written request, on a form provided by us, by mail, email or facsimile to our Administrative Office. We determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the surrender request. To effect a surrender, we may require that you return the Policy to our Administrative Office along with the request to surrender the Policy. Alternatively, we may require that the request be accompanied by a completed affidavit of lost Policy. We can provide a lost Policy upon request.

Upon surrender, we will pay to you the Cash Surrender Value on the Valuation Day the surrender request is received in good order. If we receive the request to surrender the Policy on a Monthly Anniversary, the monthly deduction otherwise deductible will be included in the amount paid. Coverage and other benefits under a Policy will terminate as of the date of surrender and cannot be reinstated.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. You may request a partial withdrawal in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. We will process each partial withdrawal using the Cash Value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. We reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division and/or from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division or in the General Account. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value. The partial withdrawal transaction charge equals the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. There are additional limitations on the amounts that may be withdrawn from the General Account. (See "The General Account — Restrictions on Partial Withdrawals or Transfers from the General Account.") Subject to the above conditions, you may allocate the amount withdrawn among the Divisions and/or the General Account. If no allocation is specified, we will deduct the amount of the partial withdrawal (including any partial withdrawal

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transaction charge) from the Divisions and/or the General Account on a pro-rata basis (that is, based on the proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and/or the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value of the Policy). If restrictions on amounts that may be withdrawn from the General Account will not allow this proportionate allocation, we will request that you specify an acceptable allocation. If, following a partial withdrawal, insufficient funds remain in a Division and/or in the General Account to pay the partial withdrawal transaction charge as allocated, the unpaid charges will be allocated equally among the remaining Divisions and/or the General Account. You may request that the partial withdrawal transaction charge be paid from your Cash Value in a particular Division and/or in the General Account. You may not make a partial withdrawal if, or to the extent that, the partial withdrawal would reduce the Face Amount below $25,000.

A partial withdrawal can affect the Face Amount, the death benefit and the net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge). If death benefit Option A is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount, we will reduce the Face Amount, and thus the death benefit, by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If Option B is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount plus the Cash Value, we will not reduce the Face Amount, but will reduce the Cash Value and, thus, the death benefit by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If however, the death benefit is in a "tax corridor" under either Option A or Option B, that is, if the death benefit equals the Cash Value multiplied by a percentage based on federal tax law requirements described in Section 7702(d) of the Code, then we will reduce the Face Amount to the extent that the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge) exceeds the amount equal to the difference between the death benefit and the Face Amount. We will reduce the death benefit correspondingly. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit Options.") Face Amount decreases resulting from partial withdrawals will first reduce the most recent Face Amount increase, then the most recent increases in succession, and lastly the initial Face Amount.

Transfers

You may transfer Cash Value, not including amounts credited to the Loan Account, among the Divisions available with the Policy and between the Divisions and the General Account. You may request a transfer in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. Transfers to and from the General Account are subject to restrictions. (See "The General Account.") The following terms apply to transfers under a Policy:

● We will make transfers and determine all values in connection with transfers as of the end of the Valuation Period during which the transfer request is received at our Administrative Office. Transfer requests received before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading receive same-day pricing. If we receive a transfer request after the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for regular trading, we will process the order using the unit value for the Division determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange.

● We will consider all transfer requests received on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer request.

● The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division or in the General Account. (We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the General Account but reserve the right to do so in the future.) Where a single transfer request calls for more than one transfer, and not all of the transfers would meet the minimum requirements, we will make those transfers that do meet the requirements. Transfers resulting from Policy Loans will not be counted for purposes of the limitations on the amount or frequency of transfers allowed in each month or year.

● We may impose a charge of $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year.

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● The Company may revoke or modify the privilege of transferring amounts to or from the General Account at any time.

Restrictions on Frequent Transfers

We have policies and procedures that attempt to detect and deter frequent transfers in situations where we determine there is a potential for arbitrage trading. Currently, we believe that such situations may be presented in the international, small-cap, and high-yield Portfolios (these Portfolios, referred to as the "Monitored Funds," are identified in the list below) and we monitor transfer activity in those Monitored Funds.

The following Portfolios are "Monitored Funds":

● MFS<sup>®</sup> Global Equity Series

● MFS<sup>®</sup> High Yield Portfolio

● MFS<sup>®</sup> Income Portfolio

● MFS<sup>®</sup> New Discovery Series

We employ various means to monitor transfer activity, such as examining the frequency and size of transfers into and out of the Monitored Funds within given periods of time. For example, we currently monitor transfer activity to determine if, for each category of international, small-cap, and high yield Portfolios, in a 12-month period there were: (1) six or more transfers involving the given category; (2) cumulative gross transfers involving the given category that exceed the current Cash Value; and (3) two or more "round trips" involving any Portfolio in the given category. A round trip generally is defined as a transfer in followed by a transfer out within the next seven calendar days or a transfer out followed by a transfer in within the next seven calendar days, in either case subject to certain other criteria. **We do not believe that other Portfolios present a significant opportunity to engage in arbitrage trading and therefore do not monitor transfer activity in those Portfolios. We may change the Monitored Funds at any time without notice in our sole discretion.** 

Our policies and procedures may result in transfer restrictions being applied to deter frequent transfers. Currently, when we detect transfer activity in the Monitored Funds that exceeds our current transfer limits, we require future transfer requests to or from any Monitored Funds under that Policy to be submitted with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, a rebalancing program or, if applicable, any asset allocation program described in this Prospectus are not treated as transfers when we monitor the frequency of transfers.

The detection and deterrence of harmful transfer activity involves judgments that are inherently subjective, such as the decision to monitor only those Portfolios that we believe are susceptible to arbitrage trading or the determination of the transfer limits. Our ability to detect and/or restrict such transfer activity may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as our ability to predict strategies employed by Owners to avoid such

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detection. Our ability to restrict such transfer activity also may be limited by provisions of the Policy. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will prevent all transfer activity that may adversely affect Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies. We do not accommodate frequent transfers in any Portfolios and there are no arrangements in place to permit any Owner to engage in frequent transfers; we apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement.

The Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers in their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures. For example, Funds may assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Although we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent transfer policies and procedures of the Funds, we have entered into a written agreement, as required by SEC regulation, with each Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and to execute instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate the frequent transfer policies established by the Fund.

In addition, Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Portfolios generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Funds in their ability to apply their frequent transfer policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios. If a Fund believes that an omnibus order reflects one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in frequent trading, the Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.

In accordance with applicable law, we reserve the right to modify or terminate the transfer privilege at any time. We also reserve the right to defer or restrict the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of their shares as a result of their own policies and procedures on frequent transfers (even if an entire omnibus order is rejected due to the frequent transfers of a single Owner). You should read the Portfolios' prospectuses for more details.

Restrictions on Large Transfers

Large transfers may increase brokerage and administrative costs of the underlying Portfolios and may disrupt fund management strategy, requiring a Portfolio to maintain a high cash position and possibly resulting in lost investment opportunities and forced liquidations. We do not monitor for large transfers to or from Portfolios except where the manager of a particular underlying Portfolio has brought large transfer activity to our attention for investigation on a case-by-case basis. For example, some Portfolio managers have asked us to monitor for "block transfers" where transfer requests have been submitted on behalf of multiple Owners by a third party such as an investment adviser. When we detect such large trades, we may impose restrictions similar to those described above where future transfer requests from that third party must be submitted in writing with an original signature. A first

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occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Loans

**Loan Privileges.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may, by request in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet, to borrow an amount up to the Loan Value of the Policy, with the Policy serving as sole security for such loan. The Loan Value is equal to (a) minus (b), where:

(a) is 85% of the Cash Value of the Policy on the date the Policy Loan is requested; and

(b) is the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness.

The minimum amount that you may borrow is $100. We will ordinarily pay any amount due to you under a Policy Loan within seven days after we receive the loan request at our Administrative Office, although we may postpone payments under certain circumstances.

We will process each loan request at the accumulation unit value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request.

When a Policy Loan is made, we will transfer Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. We will also transfer an amount equal to the loan interest due at the next Policy Anniversary, discounted at an interest rate equal to the current Loan Account crediting rate. Unless you request a different allocation, we will transfer amounts from the Divisions of the Separate Account and the General Account in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value. This will reduce the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account and the General Account. These transactions will not be considered transfers for purposes of the limitations on transfers.

**Interest Rate Charged For Policy Loans.** We charge you 8% interest per year on a loan. Loan interest is due and payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. If you do not pay the interest charged when it is due, we will transfer to the Loan Account an amount of Cash Value equal to the interest due. We will deduct the amount transferred from the Divisions and the General Account in the same proportion that the Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value.

**Loan Account Interest Rate Credited.** Amounts in the Loan Account will earn interest daily at an annual rate of at least 5%. The Loan Account interest credited will be transferred to the Divisions and the General Account: (i) each Policy Anniversary; (ii) when a new loan is made; (iii) when a loan is partially or fully repaid; and (iv) when an amount is needed to meet a monthly deduction.

**Repayment of Indebtedness.** You may repay all or part of your Indebtedness at any time while the Insured is living and the Policy is in effect. All repayments should be made directly to us at our Administrative Office. Upon repayment, we will allocate an amount equal to the loan repayment (but not more than the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness) from the Loan Account back to the General Account and the Divisions on the same proportionate basis on which we originally transferred the loan collateral from the Divisions and the General Account.

We will treat amounts paid while a Policy Loan is outstanding as premiums unless you request in writing that the payments be treated as repayment of Indebtedness.

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**Effect of Policy Loans.** Whether or not repaid, a Policy Loan will permanently affect the Cash Value and Cash Surrender Value of a Policy, and may permanently affect the amount of the death benefit. This is because the collateral for the Policy Loan (the amount held in the Loan Account) does not participate in the performance of the Separate Account while the loan is outstanding. If the Loan Account interest credited is less than the investment performance of the selected Division, the Policy values will be lower as a result of the loan. Conversely, if the Loan Account interest credited is higher than the investment performance of the Division, the Policy values may be higher. We will deduct any outstanding Indebtedness from the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy.

There are risks associated with taking a Policy Loan, including the potential for a Policy to lapse if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. In addition, if the Policy is a MEC, then a Policy Loan will be treated as a partial withdrawal for federal income tax purposes. A loan also may have possible adverse tax consequences that could occur if a Policy is exchanged, canceled or lapses with loans outstanding. A loan from or secured by a Policy that is not classified as a MEC should generally not be treated as a taxable distribution so long as the Policy stays in force. You should seek competent advice before requesting a Policy loan.

Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy

You may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a life insurance policy that provides benefits that do not vary with the investment return of the Divisions. If, during the first two Policy Years, you request in writing that we transfer all of your Cash Value into the General Account, and you indicate that you are exercising the conversion right, the transfer will not be subject to a transaction charge or to transfer limits. At the time of the transfer, there will be no effect on the Policy's death benefit, Face Amount, net amount at risk, risk class or Issue Age. If you exercise your one-time conversion right, we will automatically allocate all future Net Premiums to the General Account, and no future transfers to the Separate Account will be allowed.

If a Certificate has been amended to operate as an Individual Policy following an Insured's change in eligibility under a Group Contract, the conversion right will be measured from the Issue Date of the original Certificate. At the time of the conversion, the new Policy will have, at the Owner's option, either the same death benefit or the same net amount at risk as the original Policy. The new Policy will also have the same Issue Date and Issue Age as the original Policy. The premiums for the new Policy will be based on our rates in effect for the same Issue Age and rate class as the original Policy.

Eligibility Change Conversion

As long as the Certificate is in force, an Insured's coverage will continue even if an Insured's eligibility under a Group Contract ends because the Group Contract terminates or the Employee's employment ends. Even if the Certificate has lapsed and is not in force, the right to reinstate and to convert a lapsed Certificate remains despite the change in the Employee's eligibility during the reinstatement period.

We will amend a Certificate issued under such a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges. The amendment will be mailed to the Owner within 31 days (a) after we receive written notice that the Employee's employment ended or (b) after the termination of the Group Contract. If the Certificate is in a grace period at the time the conversion occurs, any premium necessary to prevent the Certificate from lapsing must be paid to us before the Individual Policy will be mailed. A new planned premium schedule will be established which will have the same planned annual premium utilized under the Group Contract. The new planned payment intervals will be no more frequent than quarterly.

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The Company may allow payment of planned premium through periodic (usually monthly) authorized electronic funds transfer. Of course, unscheduled premium payments can be made at any time. (See "Premiums.")

If an Associated Company ceases to be under common control with the Contractholder, the Insureds of the Associated Company (i.e., employees of the Associated Company and their Spouses) may continue their insurance in the manner described above.

Payment of Benefits at Maturity

If the Insured is living and the Policy is in force, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you on the Maturity Date. Amounts payable on the Maturity Date ordinarily will be paid within seven days of that date, although payment may be postponed under certain circumstances. A Policy will mature if and when the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests

In addition to written requests, we may accept instructions by telephone, facsimile, email and via the Internet from you or an authorized third party regarding transfers, loans, partial withdrawals and certain Policy changes, subject to the following conditions.

● We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

● If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

● These procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions and/or providing written confirmation of transactions to you.

● We reserve the right to suspend telephone, facsimile, email and/or Internet instructions at any time for any class of Policies for any reason.

You should protect your personal identification number ("PIN") because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN when using Internet systems. We are not able to verify that the person providing the PIN and giving us instructions via the Internet is you or is authorized to act on your behalf.

Facsimile, email or Internet transactions may not always be possible. Any facsimile, email or computer system, whether it is ours, yours, or that of your service provider or agent, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to equip our systems to handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should make the request by writing to our Administrative Office.

Our variable life insurance business is largely conducted through digital communications and data storage networks and systems operated by us and our service providers or other business partners (e.g., the Portfolios and the firms involved in the distribution and sale of our variable life insurance policies). For example, many routine operations, such as processing Owners' requests and elections and day-to-day record keeping, are all executed through computer networks and systems.

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**POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT** 

Lapse

A Policy may enter a 62-day grace period and possibly lapse (terminate without value or death benefit) if the Cash Surrender Value is not enough to cover the next monthly deduction. If you have taken out a loan, then your Policy also will enter a grace period and possibly lapse whenever the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on the Monthly Anniversary. Thus, the payment of premiums in any amount does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force until the Maturity Date.

We will notify you at the beginning of the grace period by mail. The notice will specify the amount of premium required to keep the Policy in force, and the date the payment is due. Subject to minimum premium requirements, the amount of the premium required to keep the Policy in force will be the amount of the current monthly deduction. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment within the grace period, the Policy will lapse and terminate without Cash Value. Upon lapse, any Indebtedness is extinguished and any collateral in the Loan Account is returned to the Company. If the Insured dies during the grace period, any overdue monthly deductions and Indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit payable.

Reinstatement

Unless you have surrendered the Policy, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy by written application at any time while the Insured is alive and within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. The right to reinstate a lapsed Policy will not be affected by the termination of a Group Contract or the termination of an Employee's employment during the reinstatement period.

Reinstatement is subject to the following conditions:

● Evidence of the insurability of the Insured satisfactory to us (including evidence of insurability of any person covered by a rider to reinstate the rider).

● Payment of a premium that, after the deduction of any premium charges (premium expense charge and premium tax charge), is large enough to cover: (a) the monthly deductions due at the time of lapse, and (b) two times the monthly deduction due at the time of reinstatement.

● Payment or reinstatement of any Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness reinstated will cause a Cash Value of an equal amount also to be reinstated.

If you meet the requirements to reinstate a lapsed Policy your Face Amount will be reinstated to the amount in effect immediately prior to the lapse. If you reinstate a lapsed Policy and elect to reinstate any Indebtedness existing immediately before the Policy lapsed, the corresponding collateral for the Indebtedness would also be reinstated as part of the Cash Value of the reinstated Policy. The amount of Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be equal to the amount of any Indebtedness reinstated, increased by the Net Premiums paid at reinstatement and any loans paid at the time of reinstatement.

If a Policy is reinstated after 90 days of lapse, a new Policy will be issued to you. The effective date of the new Policy will be the date we approve the application for reinstatement. There will be a full monthly deduction for the Policy Month that includes that date.

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**CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS** 

We will deduct certain charges under the Policy in consideration for: (i) services and benefits we provide; (ii) costs and expenses we incur; (iii) risks we assume; and (iv) our profit expectations.

Services and benefits we provide:

● the death benefit, cash and loan benefits under the Policy;

● investment options, including premium allocations;

● administration of elective options; and

● the distribution of reports to Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur:

● costs associated with processing and underwriting applications, and with issuing and administering the Policy (including any riders);

● overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits;

● sales and marketing expenses; and

● other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state, and local premium and other taxes and fees.

Risks we assume:

● that the cost of insurance charges we deduct are insufficient to meet our actual claims because Insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

● that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies exceed the charges we deduct.

Our revenues from any particular charge may be more or less than any costs or expenses that charge may be intended primarily to cover. We may use our revenues from one charge to pay other costs and expenses in connection with the Policies including distribution expenses. We may also profit from all the charges combined, including the cost of insurance charge and the mortality and expense risk charge and use such profits for any corporate purpose.

Transaction Charges

**Premium Expense Charge.** Before we allocate Net Premiums among the Divisions pursuant to your instructions, we will reduce your premium payments by a front-end sales charge ("premium expense charge") equal to 1.00% of each premium to compensate us for our costs in issuing the Policies. In addition, for certain Policies deemed to be individual contracts under federal tax laws, we make an additional charge of 1% (for a total of 2%) of each premium payment to compensate us for the anticipated higher corporate income taxes that result from the sale of such Policies.

The sales charges will not change even if an Insured is no longer eligible under a Group Contract, but continues coverage on an individual basis.

**Premium Tax Charge.** Many states and localities impose a tax on premiums received by insurance companies. These premium taxes vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 0% to 5.00% of premiums paid. To cover

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these premium taxes, we will reduce premium payments by a premium tax charge of 2.00% from all Policies. The 2.00% charge may be higher or lower than actual premium taxes, if any, assessed in your location.

**Partial Withdrawal Transaction Charge.** You may make a partial withdrawal of Cash Value. For each partial withdrawal we will assess a transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the partial withdrawal. This charge will be in addition to the amount received in cash.

**Transfer Charge.** After the first Policy Year, you may transfer a portion of your Cash Value. For each transfer in excess of 12 in a single Policy Year, we may impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the transfer. We are currently waiving this charge.

Periodic Charges

**Monthly Deduction.** We will make the monthly deduction on the Investment Start Date and on each succeeding Monthly Anniversary. We will make deductions from each Division and the General Account in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value on the date the monthly deduction is made. Because portions of the monthly deduction, such as the cost of insurance, can vary from month to month, the monthly deduction also will vary.

The monthly deduction has several components:

● the cost of insurance charge;

● a monthly administrative charge; and

● the charges for any riders.

**Cost of Insurance Charge.** We assess a monthly cost of insurance charge on each Monthly Anniversary (to cover the next Policy Month) to compensate us for underwriting the death benefit and for certain administrative costs. The charge depends on the applicable cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk in the Policy Month in which the charge is calculated. The charge may vary from Policy to Policy and from Policy Month to Policy Month.

We will determine the monthly cost of insurance charge by multiplying the applicable cost of insurance rate or rates by the net amount at risk for each Policy Month. The net amount at risk for a Policy Month equals: (i) the death benefit at the beginning of the Policy Month divided by 1.0032737; LESS (ii) the Cash Value at the beginning of the Policy Month. (Dividing the death benefit by 1.0032737 reduces the net amount at risk, solely for purposes of computing the cost of insurance, by taking into account assumed monthly earnings at an annual rate of 4%.)

We determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount. If we approve an increase in Face Amount, then a different cost of insurance charge may apply to the increase, based on the Insured's circumstances at the time of the increase.

● *Cost of Insurance Rates.* The current cost of insurance rates are based on the Attained Age and the rate class of the Insured. We base the current cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality experience. We currently issue the Policies on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis without regard to the sex of the Insured. Whether a Policy is issued on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis does not affect the cost of insurance charge determined for that Policy.

The current cost of insurance rates will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance rates set forth in the Policy. These guaranteed rates are 125% of the maximum rates that could be charged based on the 1980

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Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C ("1980 CSO Table"). The guaranteed rates are higher than the maximum rates in the 1980 CSO Table because we use guaranteed or simplified underwriting procedures whereby the Insured is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. Under these underwriting methods, then, healthy individuals will pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under substantially similar policies using different underwriting methods. The current cost of insurance rates are generally lower than 100% of the 1980 CSO Table.

● *Net Amount at Risk.* We also calculate the net amount at risk separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increase in Face Amount. In determining the net amount at risk for each increment of Face Amount, the Cash Value is first considered part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value exceeds the initial Face Amount, it is then considered as part of any increment in Face Amount in the order these increases took effect. The net amount at risk is affected by investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Policy fees and charges, the death benefit option chosen, partial withdrawals, and decreases in Face Amount. Any decrease in Face Amount, whether by the Owner's request or resulting from a partial withdrawal, will first be used to reduce the net amount at risk for the most recent increase in Face Amount, the next most recent increases in succession, and then the net amount at risk for the initial Face Amount.

**Monthly Administrative Charge.** We assess a monthly administrative charge from each Policy that is based upon the number of employees eligible to be covered at issue of a Group Contract. This charge compensates us for ordinary administrative expenses such as record keeping, processing death benefit claims and Policy changes, preparing and mailing reports, and overhead costs. The guaranteed maximum administrative charge that we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed $6.00 per Policy per month during the first Policy Year and $3.50 per Policy per month in renewal years. The current administrative charge that we apply is up to $3.50 per Policy per month. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

These guaranteed maximum charges are guaranteed not to increase over the life of the Policy. The administrative charge will not change in the event that the Insured is no longer eligible for group coverage, but continues coverage on an individual basis. In addition, when we believe that lower administrative costs will be incurred in connection with a particular Group Contract, we may modify the charge for that Group Contract.

**Charges For Riders.** We charge a fee to compensate us for the coverage that we are providing. The monthly deduction will include charges for any additional benefits provided by rider. (See "Additional Benefits and Riders.") The charges for individual riders are summarized in the Fee Table of this Prospectus. These riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts may not offer certain riders.

● *Children's Life Insurance Rider*. This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the child to be insured must not be confined in a hospital at the time the application is signed. Upon receipt at our Administrative Office of proof of the Insured's death before the rider terminates, the rider will be continued on a fully paid-up term insurance basis. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. The charge for this rider is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided.

● *Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider*. This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

● *Spouse's Life Insurance Rider*. This rider provides term insurance on the Insured's Spouse, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the

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Spouse. Under this rider, if we receive at our Administrative Office proof of the Insured's death before the Policy Anniversary nearest the Spouse's 65th birthday, a limited 60-day continuation and exchange period begins, during which the rider may be exchanged for a new fixed-benefit policy on the life of the Spouse. The Spouse's life insurance rider differs from an actual Policy issued on an Employee's Spouse in that the rider provides only term insurance on the life of the Spouse and does not provide for the accumulation of its own Cash Value.

**Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.** We will deduct a daily charge from the Separate Account at a rate not to exceed 0.0024547% (an annual rate of 0.90%) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account. We may reflect a reduction in the current rate as a credit to Cash Value.

This charge compensates us for certain mortality and expense risks we assume. The mortality risk we assume is that an Insured may die sooner than anticipated and that we will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policy will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Policy. If this charge does not cover our actual costs, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if the charge more than covers our actual costs, we add the excess to our surplus. The mortality and expense risk charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

**Loan Interest Charge.** We charge interest on Policy loans at a maximum annual interest rate of 8.00%, payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. We also will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at a minimum effective annual rate of 5% (our current interest rate is 8.00% and our current crediting rate is 7.25%). The current loan interest spread is 0.75%.

Federal Taxes

We currently do not assess charges against the Separate Account for federal income taxes that may be incurred by the Separate Account. We may assess such a charge in the future, as well as charges for other taxes incurred by the Separate Account. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Variations in Charges

We may vary the amounts of charges described in this Prospectus as a result of such factors as: (1) differences in legal requirements in the jurisdictions where the Policies are sold; (2) differences in actual or expected risks, expenses, Policy persistency, premium payment patterns, or mortality experience among different categories of purchasers or Insureds; and (3) changes in Policy pricing that we may implement from time to time. We may take into account additional information provided by prospective Contractholders in assessing these differences and determining any variances in charges, subject to our underwriting guidelines. Any such variations will be pursuant to our administrative procedures that we establish and will not discriminate unfairly against any Owner. Any such variations may apply to existing Policies as well as to Policies issued in the future, except that the charges under any Policy may never exceed the maximums therein.

Portfolio Charges and Expenses

Charges are deducted from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Portfolios that are described in the prospectuses for those Portfolios. Shares of the Portfolios are purchased for the Separate Account at their net asset value. The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined after deduction of the fees and charges. For further information, consult the prospectus for each Portfolio and Appendix A, below.

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**FEDERAL TAX MATTERS**

The following is a brief summary of some tax rules and includes information about different types of benefits, not all of which may be available under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. Such discussion does not purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. The summary does not address state, local or foreign tax issues related to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. 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 our 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.

**Tax Status of the Policy or Certificate**

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, was issued.

In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Separate Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, we believe that the Owner of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should not be treated as the Owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent Owners of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from being treated as the owners of the underlying Separate Account assets.

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Separate Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes. It is intended that the Separate Account, through its investment decisions, will satisfy these diversification requirements. If Fund shares are sold directly to tax-qualified retirement plans that later lose their tax-qualified status or to non-qualified plans, there could be adverse consequences under the diversification rules.

The following discussion assumes that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes.

**Tax Treatment of Policy or Certificate Benefits**

**In General.** We believe that the death benefit under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should generally be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary to the extent provided in Section 101 of the Code. Insurance proceeds may be taxable in some circumstances, such as where there is a transfer-for-value of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or where a business is the Owner of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, covering the life of an Employee, if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied.

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Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. A tax adviser should be consulted on these consequences.

Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, Cash Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is classified as a modified endowment contract.

**If you reside in a U.S. territory or outside of the U.S., please contact your financial or tax adviser for tax guidance on your Policy or Certificate, as applicable.**

**Modified Endowment Contracts.** Under the Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts, with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Given the flexibility of the Policies or Certificates, as applicable, as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will determine whether it is classified as a MEC. In general, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be classified as a MEC if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, causes the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to fail the "7-pay test." A Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy or Certificate Years, as applicable, or in the seven years after a "material change," the amount paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

If there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, during a 7-pay testing period, for example, as a result of a partial withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, had originally been issued at the reduced Face Amount. If there is a "material change" in Policy's or Certificate's, as applicable, benefits or other terms, even after the first seven years, the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy or Certificate, as applicable. A material change may occur, for example, when there is an increase in the death benefit or the receipt of an unnecessary premium. Unnecessary premiums are premiums paid into a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, which are not needed in order to provide a death benefit equal to the lowest death benefit that was payable in the most recent 7-pay testing period. To prevent your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from becoming a MEC, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits. In addition, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be treated as a MEC if it is received in exchange for a life insurance contract that is a MEC. A current or prospective Owner should consult a tax adviser to determine whether a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transaction will cause the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be classified as a MEC.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Modified Endowment Contracts.** Policies or Certificates, as applicable, classified as modified endowment contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

(1) All distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a modified endowment contract will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income and as tax-free recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, only after all gain has been distributed.

(2) Loans taken from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, classified as a modified endowment contract are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

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(3) A 10 percent additional income tax penalty is imposed on the amount subject to tax except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has Attained Age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's Beneficiary. The foregoing exceptions generally do not apply to an Owner that is a non-natural person, such as a corporation.

If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions that occur during the contract year will be taxed as distributions from a modified endowment contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within two years before it becomes a modified endowment contract will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a modified endowment contract.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Policies or Certificates That Are Not Modified Endowment Contracts.** Distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not classified as a modified endowment contract are generally treated first as a non-taxable recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, as gain taxable as ordinary income. However, distributions during the first 15 Policy or Certificate, as applicable, years accompanied by a reduction in Policy or Certificate, as applicable, benefits, including distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, are subject to different tax rules and may be treated in whole or in part as taxable income.

Loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are generally not treated as distributions.

Finally, neither distributions nor loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are subject to the 10 percent additional income tax.

**Investment in the Policy or Certificate.** Your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is generally your aggregate premiums. When a distribution is taken from the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

**Policy or Certificate Loans.** In general, interest on a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan will not be deductible. If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan is outstanding when a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is exchanged, canceled or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be added to the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly. In the case of an outstanding loan at the time of an exchange, the cancelled loan will generally be taxed to the extent of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, gain.

Before taking out a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan, you should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

**Withholding.** To the extent that Policy or Certificate, as applicable, distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. However, recipients can generally elect not to have tax withheld from distributions.

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**Multiple Policies or Certificates.** All modified endowment contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one modified endowment contract for purposes of determining the amount includable in the Owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** In general, rider benefits may be received tax free by the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill or chronically ill, subject to certain limitations and conditions. However, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or requesting payment under this rider.

**Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies or Certificates.** If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. In addition, under Code Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, this Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Code Section 264(f) entity-holder rules. Death benefits payable to a business owner on the life of an Employee will generally be taxable if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied. In addition, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider or Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, as applicable received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable.

Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax adviser before any non-natural person is made an Owner or holder of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

**Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.** The transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or designation of a Beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, retained incidents of ownership at death, or made a gift transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within 3 years of death. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, would be included in the Owner's estate upon the Owner's death.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping transfer tax when all or part of a life insurance Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each Owner or Beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

In general, current rules provide for a $15 million estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption (as indexed for inflation) and a top tax rate of 40 percent for deaths occurring and gifts made after December 31, 2025.

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The complexity of the tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your Beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

**Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations.** The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, purchase.

**Possible Tax Law Changes.** Although the likelihood of legislative or regulatory changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could change by legislation, regulation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

We have the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, in response to legislative or regulatory changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment Owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

**Transfer of Issued Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties.** If you transfer the Policy to a third party, including a sale of the Policy to a life settlement company, such transfer for value may be taxable. The death benefit will also be taxable in the case of a transfer for value unless certain exceptions apply. We may be required to report certain information to the IRS, as required under Code section 6050Y and applicable regulations. You should consult with a qualified tax advisor for further information prior to transferring the Policy.

**Our Income Taxes.** Under current federal income tax law, we are not taxed on the Separate Account's operations. Thus, currently we do not deduct a charge from the Separate Account for federal income taxes. We reserve the right to charge the Separate Account for any future federal income taxes or economic burdens we may incur.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

**Tax Credits and Deductions.** The Company may be entitled to certain tax benefits related to the assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions, are not passed back to the Separate Account or to the Policy or Owners, as applicable, since the Company is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

**ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS** 

In addition to the standard death benefit associated with your Policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the

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fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table. We currently offer the following riders under the Policy, subject to state availability:

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| **NAME OF BENEFIT** | **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT STANDARD** <br> **OR OPTIONAL?** <br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF** <br> **RESTRICTIONS OR** <br> **LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Children's Life Insurance* <br> *Rider*<br>| This rider provides term <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death for any insured child.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected rider <br> benefit, you may also need to <br> be on active status. You <br> should ask your Employer if <br> this benefit is included and <br> whether you need to be on <br> active status in order to elect <br> it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> If coverage is applied for after <br> certificate issue, coverage <br> may be subject to <br> underwriting.<br>|
| *Spouse's Life Insurance* <br> *Rider*<br>| This rider provides term <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death of the Insured's <br> Spouse.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected rider <br> benefit, you may also need to <br> be on active status. You <br> should ask your Employer if <br> this benefit is included and <br> whether you need to be on <br> active status in order to elect <br> it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> If coverage is applied for after <br> certificate issue, coverage <br> may be subject to <br> underwriting.<br>|

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| **NAME OF BENEFIT** | **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT STANDARD** <br> **OR OPTIONAL?** <br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF** <br> **RESTRICTIONS OR** <br> **LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Accelerated Death Benefit* <br> *Settlement Option Rider*<br>| Under this rider, you may <br> receive an accelerated <br> payment of a portion of your <br> death benefit if the Insured is <br> terminally.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Payment under this rider may <br> affect eligibility for benefits <br> under state or federal law.<br>|
| *Will Preparation Service* <br> *Rider*<br>| MetLife makes a will <br> preparation service available <br> to you (subject to state <br> variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The will <br> preparation service rider is <br> made available through a <br> MetLife affiliate.<br>|
| *Estate Resolution Services* <br> *Rider*<br>| This benefit provides certain <br> probate services in the event <br> you or your Spouse dies <br> (subject to state variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The <br> probate services are made <br> available through a MetLife <br> affiliate.<br>|
| *Dollar Cost Averaging* <br> *Automatic Investment* <br> *Strategy*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> transfer a predetermined <br> amount of money from the <br> Division that invests in the <br> money market fund or an <br> ultra short-term fund to a <br> number of available Divisions.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|
| *Annual Automatic Portfolio* <br> *Rebalancing*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> reallocate your Cash Value <br> among the elected Divisions <br> to return the allocation to the <br> percentages you specify.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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Additional Insurance Benefits

**Children's Life Insurance Rider**. This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the child to be insured must not be confined in a hospital at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. Upon receipt at our Administrative Office of proof of the Insured's death before the rider terminates, the rider will be continued on a fully paid-up term insurance basis.

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For example, if you have $5,000 of coverage under this rider, and your child dies while the child rider is in force, we will pay $5,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the child.

**Spouse's Life Insurance Rider**. This rider provides term insurance on the Employee's Spouse, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse. Under this rider, if we receive at our Administrative Office proof of the Insured's death before the Policy Anniversary nearest the Spouse's 65th birthday, a limited 60-day continuation and exchange period begins, during which this rider may be exchanged for a new fixed-benefit policy on the life of the Spouse. The Spouse's life insurance rider differs from a Spouse's Policy in that the rider provides only term insurance on the life of the Spouse and does not provide for the accumulation of its own Cash Value.

For example, if you have $10,000 of coverage under this rider, and your legal Spouse dies while the Spouse rider is in force, we will pay $10,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse.

**Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider**. This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to you if the Insured is terminally ill and expected to die within less than 12 months (subject to state variations). Any irrevocable Beneficiary and assignees of record must provide written authorization in order for the Owner to receive the accelerated benefit.

The amount of the death benefit payable under the rider will equal up to 85% of the Face Amount under the Policy on the date we receive satisfactory evidence of terminal illness as described above, less any Indebtedness. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

The federal income tax consequences associated with adding or receiving benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option are unclear. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or requesting an accelerated death benefit payment under this rider.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider and have a Face Amount of $100,000 with no Cash Value, you may elect to receive up to $85,000 of the death benefit proceeds (less any loans and loan interest) prior to your death.

**Will Preparation Service Rider.** This rider provides you with a will preparation service ("Service") while this rider and the Policy are in force. This Service is made available to you, at no cost, through a MetLife affiliate ("Affiliate"). This Service provides for a will to be prepared by attorneys designated by the Affiliate for you and your Spouse. If you have a will prepared by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, you must pay the attorney's services directly. Upon proof of such payment, you will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount you paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, if you decide that you would like to have a codicil to your will prepared, this Service enables you to work one-on-one with an attorney, in-person, on the phone, or online to prepare the codicil to your will free of charge, subject to state variations.

**Estate Resolution Services Rider.** If you or your Spouse die while this rider and the Policy are in force, a probate benefit (the "Benefit") will be made available to the estate of the deceased. The Benefit is available through an Affiliate. The Benefit provides for certain probate services to be made available, free of charge, by attorneys designated by the Affiliate. If probate services are provided by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, the

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estate of the deceased must pay for those attorney's services directly. Upon proof of such payment, the estate of the deceased will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount such estate paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, the executor of your estate may use the Benefit to receive unlimited consultations, either face-to-face with an attorney or by phone to assist in settling your estate.

Automatic Investment Strategies

**Dollar Cost Averaging.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically transfer a predetermined amount of money from MFS U.S. Government Money Market Division to a number of available Divisions of the Separate Account. Based on the elected investment allocations for this investment strategy, Dollar Cost Averaging occurs after the close of business on each Monthly Anniversary or after close of business on the next business day following each Monthly Anniversary should your Monthly Anniversary fall on a non-business day (weekend or holiday) as long as all other requirements are met. The portion of the Policy's Cash Value in the MFS U.S. Government Money Market Division must be greater than or equal to $1,000. The minimum total monthly transfer amount must be greater than or equal to $100.

Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. It involves continuous investment in securities regardless of price fluctuations. An investor should consider his/her ability to continue purchases in periods of low price levels.

For example, if you elected the Dollar Cost Averaging and selected $12,000 of Cash Value to be transferred from the MFS U.S. Government Money Market Division to specified other Divisions that you choose, over a 12 month period we will transfer $1,000 each month for 12 months.

**Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically reallocate your Cash Value among the elected Divisions to return the allocation to the percentages you specify. This rebalancing occurs annually after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend).

Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

For example, if you allocated 25% to each of four Divisions after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary, or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend), we will transfer amounts among those four Divisions so that there is 25% of your Policy's Cash Value in each Division.

The automated transfers under these investment strategies will not count towards frequent transfer constraints or transfer limitations. However, we reserve the right to include them if we decide to restrict transfers under the terms of the Policy.

You may elect either the Dollar Cost Averaging strategy or the Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing strategy. There is no fee for participating in either strategy. You cannot participate in both strategies at the same time; however, either strategy may be discontinued at any time.

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**DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES** 

Distributing the Policies

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC") is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. MLIDC, which is our affiliate, also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts that we, or our affiliated companies issue. We reimburse MLIDC for expenses MLIDC incurs in distributing the Policies (e.g. commissions payable to retail broker-dealers who sell the Policies).

MLIDC's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. MLIDC is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). FINRA provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, or online at www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or online.

MLIDC and the Company may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers ("selling firms") who will sell the Policies through their registered representatives. We pay commissions to these selling firms for the sale of the Policies, and these selling firms compensate their registered representative agents. Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company. A portion of the payments made to selling firms may be passed on to their registered representatives in accordance with their internal compensation programs. Those programs may also include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your registered representative for further information about what your registered representative and the selling firm for which he or she works may receive in connection with your purchase of a Policy.

We may compensate MetLife employees for referrals. We may also make various payments to selling firms and other third parties. (See "Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries.")

Commissions Paid to Selling Firms

The maximum commissions payable to a selling firm are one of the following options:

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| **Option** | **First Year** | **Renewal Years** |
| 1 | A+B | a+b |
| 2 | A+B | a+c |
| 3 | A+X+Y+Z | a |

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A =

18% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

B =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

a =

18% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the respective Policy Year.

b =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during that Policy Year.

c =

Up to 0.25% per year of the average Cash Value of a Policy during a Policy Year.

X =

20% of the first Policy Year premiums received up to an amount that equals: the planned annual premium

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reduced by the cost of insurance charge, the monthly administrative charge, premium loads assessed, and any premiums paid less frequently than monthly.

Y =

2% of any unscheduled premiums received.

Z =

1% of premiums equal to the monthly administrative charge and the premium loads on those charges and the cost of insurance.

Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries

MetLife enters into arrangements concerning the sale, servicing and/or renewal of MetLife group insurance and certain other group-related insurance and non-insurance products ("Products") with brokers, agents, consultants, third party administrators, general agents, associations, and other parties that may participate in the sale, servicing and/or renewal of such Products (each, an "Intermediary"). MetLife may pay your Intermediary compensation, which may include, among other things, base compensation, supplemental compensation and/or a service fee. MetLife may pay compensation for the sale, servicing and/or renewal of Products, or remit compensation to an Intermediary on your behalf. Your Intermediary may also be owned by, controlled by or affiliated with another person or party, which may also be an Intermediary and who may also perform marketing and/or administration services in connection with your Products and be paid compensation by MetLife.

Base compensation, which may vary from case to case and may change if you renew your Products with MetLife, may be payable to your Intermediary as a percentage of premium or a fixed dollar amount. MetLife may also pay your Intermediary compensation that is based upon your Intermediary placing and/or retaining a certain volume of business (*number of Products sold or dollar value of premium*) with MetLife. In addition, supplemental compensation may be payable to your Intermediary for eligible Products. Under MetLife's current supplemental compensation plan ("SCP"), the amount payable as supplemental compensation may range from 0% to 9% of premium. The supplemental compensation percentage may be based on one or more of: (1) the number of Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period, or other defined period; (2) the amount of eligible new or renewal premium with respect to Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (3) the persistency percentage of Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (4) the block growth of the Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (5) eligible new or renewal premium growth during a one-year period; or (6) a flat amount, fixed percentage or sliding scale of the premium for Products as set by MetLife. The supplemental compensation percentage will be set by MetLife based on the achievement of the outlined qualification criteria and it may not be changed until the following SCP plan year. As such, the supplemental compensation percentage may vary from year to year, but will not exceed 9% under the current supplemental compensation plan.

The cost of supplemental compensation is not directly charged to the price of our Products, except as an allocation of overhead expense, which is applied to all eligible group insurance Products, whether or not supplemental compensation is paid in relation to a particular sale or renewal. As a result, your rates will not differ by whether or not your Intermediary receives supplemental compensation. If your Intermediary collects the premium from you in relation to your Products, your Intermediary may earn a return on such amounts. Additionally, MetLife may have a variety of other relationships with your Intermediary or its affiliates, or with other parties, that involve the payment of compensation and benefits that may or may not be related to your relationship with MetLife (e.g., insurance and employee benefits exchanges, enrollment firms and platforms, sales contests, consulting agreements, participation in an insurer panel, or reinsurance arrangements).

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More information about the eligibility criteria, limitations, payment calculations and other terms and conditions under MetLife's base compensation and supplemental compensation plans can be found on MetLife's website at www.metlife.com/business-and-brokers/broker-resources/broker-compensation. Questions regarding Intermediary compensation can be directed to ask4met@metlifeservice.com, or if you would like to speak to someone about Intermediary compensation, please call (800) ASK-4MET. In addition to the compensation paid to an Intermediary, MetLife may also pay compensation to your representative. Compensation paid to your representative is for participating in the sale, servicing, and/or renewal of Products, and the compensation paid may vary based on a number of factors including the type of Product(s) and volume of business sold. If you are the person or entity to be charged under an insurance policy or annuity contract, you may request additional information about the compensation your representative expects to receive as a result of the sale or concerning compensation for any alternative quotes presented, by contacting your representative or calling (866) 796-1800.

Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy.

The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the compensation paid for the sale of the Policies.

**GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT** 

Issuance

The Group Contract will be issued upon receipt of a signed application for Group Insurance signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and acceptance by a duly authorized officer of the Company at our Administrative Office.

Premium Payments

The Contractholder will remit planned premium payments for Insureds of the Contractholder or an associated company in an amount authorized by the Employee to be deducted from his or her wages. All planned premiums under a Group Contract must be specified in advance. The planned premium payment interval is agreed to by the Contractholder and us. Before each planned payment interval, we will furnish the Contractholder with a statement of the planned premium payments to be made under the Group Contract or such other notification as has been agreed to by the Contractholder and us.

Grace Period

If the Contractholder does not remit planned premium payments in a timely fashion, the Group Contract will be in default. A grace period of 31 days begins on the date that the planned premiums were scheduled to be remitted. If the Contractholder does not remit premiums before the end of the grace period, the Group Contract will terminate. However, the Certificate will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

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Termination

Except as described in "Grace Period" above, the Group Contract will be terminated immediately upon default. In addition, we may end a Group Contract or any of its provisions on 31 days' notice. If the Group Contract terminates, any Certificate in effect will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Right to Examine Group Contract

The Contractholder may terminate the Group Contract within 20 days after receiving it, within 45 days after the application was signed or within 10 days of mailing a notice of the cancellation right, whichever is latest. To cancel the Group Contract, the Contractholder should mail or deliver the Group Contract to us at our Administrative Office.

Entire Contract

The Group Contract, with the attached copy of the Contractholder's application and other attached papers, if any, is the entire contract between the Contractholder and us. All statements made by the Contractholder, any Owner or any Insured will be deemed representations and not warranties. Misstatements will not be used in any contest or to reduce a claim under the Group Contract, unless such misstatements are in writing. A copy of the application containing such misstatement must have been given to the Contractholder or to the Insured or to his or her Beneficiary, if any.

Incontestability

We cannot contest the Group Contract after it has been in force for two years from the date of issue.

Ownership of Group Contract

The Contractholder owns the Group Contract. The Group Contract may be changed or ended by agreement between us and the Contractholder without the consent of, or notice to, any person claiming rights or benefits under the Group Contract. However, the Contractholder does not have any ownership interest in the Polices issued under the Group Contract. The rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners, Insureds, and Beneficiaries as set forth herein and in the Policies.

**GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY** 

Postponement of Payments

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit proceeds, loan or settlement options within seven days after we receive all applicable written notices, permitted telephone, fax, email or Internet request, and/or due proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone such payments, however, whenever:

● the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC;

● the SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Owners; or

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● an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Separate Account's net assets.

We may also suspend or postpone payment for a withdrawal when we have a reasonable belief that the payment being requested is connected to financial exploitation of a Specified Adult. A Specified Adult is a person who is age 65 or older or a person aged 18 or older who has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests. If we reasonably suspect financial exploitation of a Specified Adult, we will place a temporary hold on the payment, transfer the amount of the payment to the MFS<sup>®</sup> U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio and provide notification to you, the Trusted Contact Person(s) on file and any other party authorized to make transactions under the Policy that a hold has been placed on the payment(s) pending further investigation. A Trusted Contact Person is the person or persons designated by you as a person we may contact should we not be able to contact you or if you are a Specified Adult and we reasonably believe or suspect that you have or are being financially exploited. The Trusted Contact Person may be changed by you by contacting our Administrative Office. We may hold the payment for up to 15 business days (or longer under certain conditions) after the temporary hold was placed while we conduct further investigation, unless the period is extended by a regulator or court order.

The Company may defer payments on any amount from the General Account for not more than six months.

Payments under the Policy of any amounts derived from premiums paid by check may be delayed until such time as the check has cleared your bank. We may use telephone, fax, email, Internet or other means of communications to verify that payment from your check has been or will be collected. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify that payment has been or will be collected. You may avoid the possibility of delay in disbursement of proceeds coming from a check that has not yet cleared by providing us with a certified check. If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to block your account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfer, surrender, partial withdrawal, loan or death proceeds, until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide information about you and your account to government regulators.

Transfers, surrenders and partial withdrawals payable from the General Account and the payment of Policy loans allocated to the General Account may, subject to certain limitations, be delayed for up to six months. However, if payment is deferred for 30 days or more, the Company will pay interest at the rate of not less than 2 <sup>1</sup>∕2% per year for the period of the deferment.

**STATE VARIATIONS** 

This Prospectus provides you with important information about the Policy. However, we will also issue you a Policy (Certificate or Individual Policy), which is a separate document from the Prospectus. There may be differences between the description of the Policy contained in this Prospectus and the Policy issued to you due to differences in state law. Please consult your Policy for the provisions that apply in your state. Your actual Policy and endorsements or riders are the controlling documents. You should contact our Administrative Office to review a copy of your Policy and any applicable endorsements and riders. The language in the Prospectus determines your rights under the federal securities laws.

**LEGAL PROCEEDINGS** 

In the ordinary course of business, MetLife, similar to other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits (including class action lawsuits), arbitrations and other legal proceedings. Also, from time to time, state and federal regulators or other officials conduct formal and informal examinations or undertake other actions dealing

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with various aspects of the financial services and insurance industries. In some legal proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made.

It is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding or regulatory action. However, MetLife does not believe any such action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account or upon the ability of MetLife Investors Distribution Company to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of MetLife to meet its obligations under the Policies.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and Paragon Separate Account B are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to meet its obligations under the Policies and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, as guarantor, to meet its obligations under the guarantee agreement. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the SAI, please call or write to us at our Administrative Office.

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**GLOSSARY**

**Administrative Office** – The service office of the Company. The mailing address is: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, MO 63141. Unless another location is specified, all applications, notices and requests should be directed to the Administrative Office at the address above or, if permitted, by facsimile (also referred to as "fax"), email or through the Internet. You may also contact us for information at (800) 756-0124.

**Attained Age** – The Issue Age of the Insured plus the number of completed Policy Years.

**Associated Companies** – The companies listed in a Group Contract's specifications pages that are under common control through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, with the Contractholder.

**Beneficiary** – The person(s) named in a Policy or by later designation to receive Policy proceeds in the event of the Insured's death. A Beneficiary may be changed as set forth in the Policy and this Prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in the Policy, the Beneficiary has no rights in a Policy before the death of the Insured. If there is more than one Beneficiary at the death of the Insured, each will receive equal payments unless otherwise provided by the Owner.

**Cash Value** – The total amount that a Policy provides for investment at any time. It is equal to the total of the amounts credited to the Owner in the Separate Account, the General Account, and in the Loan Account.

**Cash Surrender Value** – The Cash Value of a Policy on the date of surrender, less any Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

**Certificate** – A document issued to Owners of Policies issued under Group Contracts, setting forth or summarizing the Owner's rights and benefits.

**Contractholder** – The Employer, association, sponsoring organization or trust that is issued a Group Contract.

**Division** – A subaccount of the Separate Account. Each Division invests exclusively in an available underlying Portfolio.

**Effective Date** – The actual date coverage shall take effect which will be on or after the Issue Date.

**Employee** – A person who is employed and paid for services by an Employer on a regular basis. To qualify as an Employee, a person ordinarily must work for an Employer at least 30 hours per week. MetLife may waive or modify this requirement at its discretion. An Employee may also include an independent contractor acting in many respects as an Employee with a sponsoring Employer. An Employee may include a partner in a partnership if the Employer is a partnership.

**Employer** – The employer, association, or sponsoring organization that is issued a Group Contract.

**Face Amount** – The minimum death benefit under the Policy so long as the Policy remains in force.

**Fund** – An underlying mutual fund in which the Separate Account assets are invested.

**General Account** – The Policy option where your money earns annual interest at a rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum annual effective rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 4%. We may credit higher rates of interest, but are not obligated to do so. The General Account is part of the Company's general account.

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**Group Contract** – A group flexible premium variable life insurance contract issued to the Contractholder by the Company.

**Indebtedness** – The sum of all unpaid Policy Loans and accrued interest charged on loans.

**Individual Insurance** – Insurance provided under a Group Contract in connection with an Employer-sponsored insurance program on an Employee or an Employee's Spouse.

**Insured** – The person whose life is insured under a Policy. The term may include both an Employee and an Employee's Spouse.

**Investment Start Date** – The date the initial premium is applied to the General Account and/or to the Divisions of the Separate Account. This date is the later of the Issue Date or the date the initial premium is received at our Company's Administrative Office.

**Issue Age** – The Insured's Age as of the date the Policy is issued.

**Issue Date** – The Issue Date is the date from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months are measured.

**Loan Account** – The account of the Company to which amounts securing Policy Loans are allocated. It is a part of the Company's general account assets.

**Loan Value** – The maximum amount that may be borrowed under a Policy after the first Policy Anniversary.

**Maturity Date** – The Policy Anniversary on which the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

**Monthly Anniversary** – The same date in each succeeding month as the Issue Date except that whenever the Monthly Anniversary falls on a date other than a Valuation Date, the Monthly Anniversary will be deemed the next Valuation Date. If any Monthly Anniversary would be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a month that does not have that number of days, then the Monthly Anniversary will be the last day of that month.

**Net Premium** – The premium less any premium expense charge, any charge to compensate us for anticipated higher corporate income taxes resulting from the sale of a Policy, and any charge for premium taxes.

**Owner (or you)** – The Owner of a Policy, as designated in the application or as subsequently changed.

**Policy** – Either the Certificate or the Individual Policy offered by the Company and described in this Prospectus. Under Group Contracts, the Policy may be issued on the Employee or on the Employee's Spouse.

**Policy Anniversary** – The same date each year as the Issue Date.

**Policy Month** – A month beginning on the Monthly Anniversary.

**Policy Year** – A period beginning on a Policy Anniversary and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Policy Anniversary.

**Portfolio —** A portfolio represents a class (or series) of stock of a Fund in which a Division's assets are invested.

**SEC (or the Commission)** – The Securities and Exchange Commission.

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**Separate Account** – Paragon Separate Account B, a separate investment account established by the Company to receive and invest the Net Premiums paid under the Policy.

**Spouse** – An Employee's legal spouse. The term does not include a spouse who is legally separated from the Employee.

**Valuation Date** – Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.

**Valuation Period** – The period between two successive Valuation Dates, commencing at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on a Valuation Date and ending at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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**APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY**

The following is a list of the Portfolios currently available under the Policy. More information about the Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at https://dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000230. You can also request this information at no cost by calling

(800) 756-0124 or by sending an email request to GVUL-eservice@metlifecommercial.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that the Policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Core Equity Portfolio\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.78% | 12.50% | 11.52% | 13.81% |
| Global Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Global Equity Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.93% | 13.59% | 5.72% | 8.91% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Growth Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.73% | 12.19% | 11.10% | 15.60% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> High Yield Portfolio\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.72% | 8.65% | 3.87% | 5.56% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Income Portfolio\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.67% | 7.33% | 0.66% | 3.58% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Investors Trust Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.74% | 13.57% | 11.33% | 12.49% |
| US Stocks | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock <br> Portfolio\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.72% | 9.90% | 10.02% | 14.27% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Mid Cap Growth Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.81% | 3.66% | 3.26% | 11.60% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> New Discovery Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.87% | 12.96% | -0.28% | 10.74% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Research Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.74% | 12.85% | 11.15% | 12.93% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Total Return Bond Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.53% | 7.17% | 0.15% | 4.52% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Total Return Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.61% | 11.16% | 6.42% | 2.63% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio\* - <br> Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.45% | 3.85% | 2.87% | 1.77% |
| Sector/Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Utilities Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.78% | 15.01% | 7.64% | 9.49% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Value Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.69% | 13.01% | 9.95% | 10.05% |

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The Portfolio is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. The annual expenses shown reflect temporary fee reductions.

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The fee and expense information regarding the Portfolios was provided by those Portfolios.

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To learn more about the Policy, you should read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated the same date as this Prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. It includes additional information about the Policies and the Separate Account. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy of the SAI, please visit dfinview.comsw/metlife/PUFT/MET000230 or call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office. To receive free personalized illustrations of death benefits and Cash Values, and to request other information about the Policy, or to make inquiries, please call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

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April 27, 2026

**Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager III)**

**Issued by Paragon Separate Account B of**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company**

**Direct all correspondence and inquiries to the Administrative Office:**

**METLIFE GVUL**

**Administrative Office, Suite 600, 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141**

**Phone number: (800) 756-0124**

**PROSPECTUS**

This Prospectus describes flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Group Contracts") offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company," "Metropolitan Life," "MetLife," "we," "our," or "us") which are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs. When a Group Contract is issued, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued under the Group Contract. Individual Policies will be issued when a Group Contract is not issued. In addition, we will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy in certain circumstances. The terms of the Certificate and the Individual Policy differ only with respect to provisions relating to the Group Contract that do not apply to the Individual Policy. Definitions of Group Contract, eligible participants, actively at work requirement, and the provisions regarding termination of the Group Contract do not appear in the Individual Policy. The Certificate and the Individual Policy are collectively referred to in this Prospectus as "Policy" or "Policies."

This Prospectus also describes a guarantee provided by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor") of MetLife's obligations under certain Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company and assumed by MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife on May 1, 2006, with MetLife as the surviving company.

The Policy is a long-term investment designed to provide life insurance benefits for the Insured. This Prospectus provides information that a prospective Owner should know before investing in the Policy. An Owner (also "you") should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own.

If you are a new investor in the Policy, you may cancel your Policy generally within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receipt of the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy. You should review this Prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.

You may allocate Net Premiums to the General Account and/or to the Divisions (Divisions may be referred to as "Investment Divisions" in your Policy and marketing materials) of Paragon Separate Account B (the "Separate Account"). **Each Division invests solely in a Portfolio of a Fund listed in Appendix A.**

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

**Interests in the Separate Account, the Portfolios and the General Account are not deposits or obligations of, or insured or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, any bank or other depository institution including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency or entity or person. MetLife's obligations under the Policy are subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved the Policy or determined that this Prospectus is adequate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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| [IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_1) | 4  |
| [OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_3) | 6  |
| [FEE TABLES](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_5) | 8  |
| [PRINCIPAL RISKS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_7) | 10  |
| [ISSUING THE POLICY](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_11) | 14  |
| [General Information](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_11) | 14  |
| [Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_12) | 15  |
| [Procedural Information](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_12) | 15  |
| [Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_14) | 17  |
| [Ownership Rights](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_15) | 18  |
| [Modifying the Policy](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_15) | 18  |
| [PREMIUMS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_15) | 18  |
| [Minimum Initial Premium](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_15) | 18  |
| [Premium Flexibility](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_16) | 19  |
| [Continuance of Insurance Under Certain Group Contracts](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_16) | 19  |
| [Premium Limitations](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_16) | 19  |
| [Modified Endowment Contracts](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_17) | 20  |
| [Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_17) | 20  |
| [THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNT](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_18) | 21  |
| [The Company](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_18) | 21  |
| [Guarantee of Insurance Obligations](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_18) | 21  |
| [The General Account](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_19) | 22  |
| [THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_20) | 23  |
| [The Separate Account](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_20) | 23  |
| [The Portfolios](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_21) | 24  |
| [POLICY VALUES](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_23) | 26  |
| [Cash Value](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_23) | 26  |
| [Cash Surrender Value](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_24) | 27  |
| [Cash Value in the General Account](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_24) | 27  |
| [Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_24) | 27  |
| [POLICY BENEFITS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_25) | 28  |
| [Standard Death Benefit](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_25) | 28  |
| [Payment of the Death Benefit](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_25) | 28  |
| [Standard Death Benefit Options](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_26) | 29  |
| [Changing Death Benefit Options](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_27) | 30  |
| [Changing Face Amount](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_27) | 30  |
| [Changing Owner or Beneficiary](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_28) | 31  |
| [Surrender and Partial Withdrawals](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_28) | 31  |
| [Transfers](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_29) | 32  |
| [Restrictions on Frequent Transfers](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_30) | 33  |
| [Restrictions on Large Transfers](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_32) | 35  |
| [Loans](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_32) | 35  |
| [Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_33) | 36  |
| [Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_33) | 36  |
| [Payment of Benefits at Maturity](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_35) | 38  |

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| [Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_35) | 38  |
| [POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_35) | 38  |
| [Lapse](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_35) | 38  |
| [Reinstatement](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_36) | 39  |
| [CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_36) | 39  |
| [Transaction Charges](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_37) | 40  |
| [Periodic Charges](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_38) | 41  |
| [Federal Taxes](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_41) | 44  |
| [Variations in Charges](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_41) | 44  |
| [Portfolio Charges and Expenses](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_41) | 44  |
| [FEDERAL TAX MATTERS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_41) | 44  |
| [ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_46) | 49  |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_52) | 55  |
| [Distributing the Policies](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_52) | 55  |
| [Commissions Paid to Selling Firms](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_53) | 56  |
| [Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_54) | 57  |
| [GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_55) | 58  |
| [Issuance](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_55) | 58  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_55) | 58  |
| [Grace Period](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_55) | 58  |
| [Termination](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_55) | 58  |
| [Right to Examine Group Contract](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_56) | 59  |
| [Entire Contract](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_56) | 59  |
| [Incontestability](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_56) | 59  |
| [Ownership of Group Contract](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_56) | 59  |
| [GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_56) | 59  |
| [Postponement of Payments](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_56) | 59  |
| [STATE VARIATIONS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_57) | 60  |
| [LEGAL PROCEEDINGS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_57) | 60  |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#xx_c6480981-8e6f-43b3-8318-262981cb8e73_58) | 61  |
| [GLOSSARY](#xx_5ae60471-97e5-4d68-bf1e-9736dd210603_1) | 62  |
| [APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY](#xx_7d1b2271-b85a-44e7-977a-e7069ccffb52_1) | A-1 |

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| **Transaction Charges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between investment options, or exercise your <br> Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – <br> Transaction Charges<br>|

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| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Mortality <br> and Expense Risk <br> Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Portfolio <br> Charges and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | **ANNUAL FEE** | **MIN** | **MAX** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Mortality <br> and Expense Risk <br> Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Portfolio <br> Charges and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investment options (Portfolio fees <br> and expenses)<br>| 0.09% | 1.04% | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Mortality <br> and Expense Risk <br> Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and <br> Deductions – Portfolio <br> Charges and Expenses |

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|  | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Risk of Loss** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in this Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | Principal Risks |
| **Not a Short-Term** <br> **Investment**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | Principal Risks |
| **Risks Associated with** <br> **Investment Options**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each investment option <br> (including any General Account investment option) has its own <br> unique risks. You should review the investment options before <br> making an investment decision. | Principal Risks |
| **Insurance Company** <br> **Risks**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life, including any obligations (including under any <br> General Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the <br> Policy, including any death benefit that are subject to the claims <br> paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences <br> financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. <br> More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial <br> strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 <br> or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/<br> ratings. | Principal Risks |

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| **Contract Lapse** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Your Policy may lapse if you have paid an insufficient amount of <br> premiums or if the investment experience of the Portfolios is poor <br> and the Cash Surrender Value under your Policy is insufficient to <br> cover the monthly deduction. Lapse of a Policy on which there is an <br> outstanding loan may have adverse tax consequences. If the Policy <br> lapses, no death benefit will be paid. A Policy may be reinstated if <br> the conditions for reinstatement are met including the payment of <br> required premiums. | Principal Risks |

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|  | **RESTRICTIONS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investments** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Owners may transfer Cash Value between and among the Divisions <br> and the General Account. At the present time, no charge is assessed <br> against the Cash Value of a Policy when amounts are transferred <br> among the Divisions of the Separate Account and between the <br> Divisions and the General Account, but we reserve the right to <br> impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in <br> processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year. We have <br> limits on the amount that may be allocated and transferred to the <br> General Account ("maximum allocation percentage"). The initial <br> General Account maximum allocation percentage is shown on the <br> Policy's specifications page, and we may change this percentage <br> from time to time.<br> The total amount of transfers and withdrawals from the General <br> Account in a Policy Year may not exceed the greater of (i) the <br> Policy's Cash Surrender Value in the General Account at the <br> beginning of the Policy Year, multiplied by the withdrawal <br> percentage limit shown on the Policy's specifications page, or (ii) <br> the previous Policy Year's General Account maximum withdrawal <br> amount. We are currently not enforcing this restriction for partial <br> withdrawals. Restrictions may apply to frequent transfers.<br> Metropolitan Life reserves the right to remove or substitute <br> Portfolios as investment options that are available under the Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Policy Benefits – <br> Transfers<br>|
| **Optional Benefits** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Rider availability is subject to your Employer making the rider <br> available. Depending upon your Employer's requirements, certain <br> Policy riders may only be able to be added to in force Policies during <br> the Employer's annual enrollment. With respect to the dependent <br> life benefit riders (child coverage or Spouse coverage), depending <br> upon your Employer's elected rider benefit, you may also need to be <br> on active status. You should check with your Employer regarding the <br> availability of riders and whether you need to be on active status to <br> elect the dependent life benefit (child coverage or Spouse <br> coverage). | &nbsp;&nbsp; Features of the Policy – <br> Additional Benefits and <br> Riders<br>|
|  | **TAXES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Tax Implications** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of <br> an investment in and payments received under this Policy.<br> Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax, and may be <br> subject to tax penalties.<br> Lapse of a Policy on which there is an outstanding loan may have <br> adverse tax consequences. | Federal Tax Matters |

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|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investment** <br> **Professional** <br> **Compensation**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Your investment professional may receive compensation relating to <br> your ownership of a Policy. These investment professionals may have <br> a financial incentive to offer or recommend the Policy over another <br> investment. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|
| **Exchanges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to <br> offer you a new policy in place of your current Policy. You should <br> only exchange your Policy if you determine, after comparing the <br> features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is better for you to <br> purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing <br> Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|

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**OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY**

Purpose of the Policy

The Policy is designed for use in Employer-sponsored life insurance programs to provide Employees who elect coverage tax deferred accumulation of assets through an investment portfolio and a death benefit and/or other benefits. The Policy may be appropriate for an investor who has a longer time horizon, is not purchasing the Policy for short-term liquidity needs and desires life insurance coverage.

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations. No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) must be at least $20. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of a given premium will not necessarily guarantee that your Policy will remain in force. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. Insufficient premiums may result in lapse of the Policy. Premiums may be allocated among the Divisions and the General Account. If you terminate your participation in optional benefits which have allocations to specific Divisions, you will remain invested in the same Divisions until you request allocations to different Divisions. **Additional information about each Portfolio including its Portfolio type, advisers and any sub-advisers as well as current expenses and certain performance information is included in Appendix A.**

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Features of the Policy

The Policy has a number of features designed to provide lifetime insurance coverage as well as maximum flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits, including flexibility to change the type and amount of the death benefit; flexibility in paying premiums; loan privileges; surrender privileges; and optional insurance benefits.

**Standard Death Benefit.** We pay death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we have received satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, or to you, before the Insured's death and under circumstances described in available riders. The death benefit proceeds equal the death benefit PLUS any additional benefit provided by rider and MINUS any outstanding Indebtedness and any unpaid monthly deductions and any benefits paid under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the date of the Insured's death.

You may choose between two standard death benefit options available under the Policy. After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option while the Policy is in force. Changing the death benefit option may have tax consequences. We calculate the amount payable under each death benefit option as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the Insured's date of death.

● *Death Benefit Option A* is a "Level Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements.

● *Death Benefit Option B* is an "Increasing Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy plus the Cash Value or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements. This option is the only option presented for purchase for certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored programs.

So long as a Policy remains in force, the death benefit under either option will be at least equal to the current Face Amount. The death benefit will never be less than the minimum amount required for the Policy to be treated as life insurance under U.S. federal income tax rules, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

**Surrenders.** At any time that a Policy is in effect, you may elect to surrender the Policy and receive its Cash Surrender Value. A surrender may have tax consequences.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may request to withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value once each Policy Month. Partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse (terminate without value).

**Transfers.** Subject to certain restrictions, you may transfer Cash Value among the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account. (An Owner has additional transfer rights under the Policy, including, but not limited to, the conversion privilege by which, within the first two years of the Issue Date of the Policy, an Owner may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a fixed benefit life insurance policy.) There are restrictions on transfers involving the General Account. We may restrict transfers in the future or even revoke the transfer privilege for certain Owners.

**Loans.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may borrow against the Cash Value of the Policy. We transfer a portion of the Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan, and an amount equal to the present value of the loan interest due, from each Division of the Separate Account and/or the General Account to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. The maximum amount you may borrow is an amount equal to 85% of the Cash Value on the date the loan is

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requested less any outstanding Indebtedness. We charge interest on the amount of the Policy Loan at an annual rate of 8%. We will credit interest on amounts in the Loan Account at an annual rate of at least 5%. Loans may have tax consequences.

**Additional Benefits and Riders.** We offer several optional insurance benefits and riders that provide supplemental benefits under the Policy. These are the Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider, Children's Life Insurance Rider, Spouse's Life Insurance Rider, Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, Will Preparation Service Rider, Estate Resolution Services Rider, Digital Estate Planning Rider, Bereavement Services Rider, Grief Counseling Services Rider and Funeral Services Rider. We generally deduct any monthly charges for these options and riders from the Cash Value as part of the monthly deduction. These riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts or Employer-sponsored insurance programs may not offer certain riders. Please contact us at our Administrative Office for further details.

**FEE TABLES**

**The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Policy. We may charge fees and use rates that are lower than the maximum guaranteed charges reflected in the tables. The Contractholder (Employer) chooses which charges, Group A, Group B or Group C, will apply to the Policies issued to the Employees of the Employer. Please refer to your Policy specification page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.** 

**The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the Policy, or transfer Cash Value between investment options.**

Transaction Fees

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Maximum Premium Expense Charge** <br> **(load)**<br>|  |  |  |  |
| ●For Policies issued under Group <br> Contracts<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 1.00% of each Premium Payment | 1.00% of each Premium Payment | 1.00% of each Premium Payment |
| ●For Policies treated as individual <br> contracts under Omnibus Budget <br> Reconciliation Act of 1990<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.00% of each Premium Payment | 2.00% of each Premium Payment | 2.00% of each Premium Payment |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | Group A | Group B | Group C |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.25% | 2.25% | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge <sup>(1)</sup> <br>|
| **Partial Withdrawal Charge**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon each partial <br> withdrawal from the <br> Policy <br>| $25<sup>(2)</sup>  | $25<sup>(2)</sup>  | $25<sup>(2)</sup>  |
| **Transfer Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a <br> Policy Year<br>| $25 per transfer<sup>(3)</sup>  | $25 per transfer<sup>(3)</sup>  | $25 per transfer<sup>(3)</sup>  |
| **Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement** <br> **Option Rider Administrative Charge**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; At the time an <br> accelerated death <br> benefit is paid<br>| $100<sup>(3)</sup>  | $100<sup>(3)</sup>  | $100<sup>(3)</sup>  |

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(1) For Policies issued under a Group C charge structure, the premium tax charge is not assessed as an explicit charge;

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instead, it is included in the insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies.

(2) The partial withdrawal charge is equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount of the withdrawal.

(3) We do not currently impose this charge.

**The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy not including Portfolio fees and expenses.**

Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is**<br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Base Contract Charges:** |  |  |  |  |
| Cost of Insurance Charge<sup>(3)</sup> <br>|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts issued <br> before 1/1/09<sup>(1)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts issued on <br> and after 1/1/09<sup>(2)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts issued on <br> and after 1/1/09<sup>(2)</sup>  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at risk |
| ●Charge for a Representative <br> *Insured*<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.45 per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.45 per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.45 per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(5)</sup>  | Monthly | Group A  | Group B | Group C |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(5)</sup>  | Monthly | $6.00 | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge<sup>(6)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge<sup>(6)</sup>  |
| Mortality and Expense Risk Charge<sup>(7)</sup> <br>| Daily | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account |
| Loan Interest Spread <sup>(8)</sup> <br>| Annually | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| **Optional Benefit Charges:** |  |  |  |  |
| Waiver of Monthly Deductions<br> Rider<sup>(9),(10)</sup> <br>|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts <br> Issued Before <br> 1/1/04 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts <br> Issued<br> 1/1/04 - 12/31/08 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group <br> Contracts, <br> Issued On Or <br> After 1/1/09 |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.01 to $0.21 <br> per $1.00 of <br> waived monthly <br> deduction | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.02 to $3.76 <br> per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.10 to $0.31 <br> per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.07 per $1.00 <br> of waived <br> monthly <br> deduction  | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.00 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at <br> risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.00 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at <br> risk |
| Children's Life Insurance Rider | Monthly | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage |
| Spouse's Life Insurance Rider<sup>(9)</sup> <br>| Monthly |  |  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 of coverage |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(11)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.45 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.45 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.45 per $1,000 of coverage |

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(1) Also applies to Individual Policies issued under an Employer-sponsored insurance program established before 1/1/09.

(2) Also applies to Individual Policies issued under an Employer-sponsored insurance program established on or after 1/1/09.

(3) Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured's Attained Age and rate class. The cost of insurance charge will also vary depending on which charge structure the Contractholder has chosen for the Policies. The cost of insurance charge is greater for participants in a Group Contract that uses a Group B or Group C charge structure than those in a Group Contract that uses a Group A charge structure. The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. More detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(4) A representative Insured is a person with an attained age of 45, actively at work.

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(5) The maximum administrative charge we can apply to any Policy can vary but will not exceed the amounts in the table. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

(6) For Policies issued under a Group B or Group C charge structure, the administrative charge is not assessed as an explicit charge; instead, it is included in the insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies.

(7) The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

(8) The maximum amount of interest we charge is 8% and the minimum amount of interest we credit is 5% for a maximum loan interest spread of 3%.

(9) Charges for this rider vary based on the Insured's individual characteristics. The rider charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your Policy will indicate the charges applicable to your Policy. More detailed information concerning your charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(10) Generally, the charge under this rider is assessed per $1.00 of the waived monthly deduction for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued before January 1, 2004. Generally for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued on or after January 1, 2004, the maximum charge for this rider does not increase the maximum charge outlined under the maximum charge of the Cost of Insurance Charge. Similarly, for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued on or after January 1, 2004, the charge for a representative insured is generally also $0.00 per $1,000 of the net amount at risk because the charge is included in the current Cost of Insurance Charge.

(11) For Spouse's Life Insurance Rider, a representative Insured is an Employee's Spouse that has an attained age of 45.

**The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy. A complete list of the Portfolios available under the Policy, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A at the back of this document.**

Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Annual Portfolio Expenses** (as a percentage of average net assets)<br> (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, including management fees, <br> distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)<br>| 0.09% | 1.04% |

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**PRINCIPAL RISKS**

Investment Risk

If you invest your Cash Value in one or more Divisions of the Separate Account, then you will be subject to the risk that the investment performance of the Divisions will be unfavorable and that the Cash Value will decrease. An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the Policy. Each investment option (including the General Account option) has its own unique risks. You should review the investment options before making an investment decision. A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each of the Portfolios may be found in each Portfolio's prospectus. Please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your Cash Value, which can significantly reduce your Cash Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Cash Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premium.

If you allocate premiums to the General Account, then we credit your Cash Value in the General Account with a declared rate of interest. You assume the risk that the interest rate on the General Account may decrease, although it will never be lower than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate of 4%.

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Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Policy in force.

Policy Lapse

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the monthly deduction and other charges, your Policy may enter a 62-day grace period. A shorter grace period applies to the Contractholder (the Employer) of the Group Contract. We will notify you that the Policy will lapse (terminate without value) unless you make sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Policy also may lapse if your Indebtedness exceeds your Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. If either of these situations occurs, your Policy will be in default and you must pay a specified amount of new premium to prevent your Policy from lapsing. Subject to certain conditions and our underwriting rules, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. In certain situations your Policy may also terminate if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Contract.

Limitations on Access to Cash Value

We limit partial withdrawals of Cash Value from the Policies. You may not take a partial withdrawal in the first Policy Year. Thereafter, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division or from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division or in the General Account. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value.

Limitations on Transfers

We do not currently charge for transfers, but we reserve the right to charge up to $25 per transfer to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year, except for transfers under the Automated Investment Strategies. We have adopted procedures to limit excessive transfer activity. In addition, each Fund may restrict or refuse certain transfers among, or purchases of shares in their Portfolios as a result of certain market timing activities. You should read each Portfolio's prospectus for more details. The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division or in the General Account. We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the General Account but reserve the right to do so in the future.

Tax Treatment

To qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that a Policy does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

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Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a "modified endowment contract" ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans under the Policy will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans taken before you reach age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2.

Under current federal income tax law, the taxable portion of distributions from variable life contracts is taxed at ordinary income tax rates and does not qualify for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains and dividends.

You should consult a qualified tax adviser for assistance in all Policy-related tax matters.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals (Short-Term Investment Risk)

We designed the Policy to meet long-term financial goals. To best realize the benefits available through the Policy, including the benefit of tax deferred build-up of Cash Value, you should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Policy if you intend to surrender all or part of the Policy in the near future. **The Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle.** A surrender, in whole or in part, may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

We assess a partial withdrawal transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. A partial withdrawal may reduce the Face Amount as well as the death benefit. In certain circumstances, the reduction of the death benefit resulting from a partial withdrawal also may affect the cost of insurance charge and the amount of insurance protection afforded under a Policy. Partial withdrawals may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

Loans

A Policy Loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Cash Value over time because we subtract the amount of the Policy Loan from the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account and hold that amount in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Divisions of the Separate Account.

We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured's death, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy, by the amount of any Indebtedness. Your Policy may lapse (terminate without value) if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary.

A Policy Loan may have tax consequences. If you surrender the Policy or allow the Policy to lapse or if the Policy terminates while a Policy Loan is outstanding, the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

Pandemics and Other Public Health Issues, and Other Events

Pandemics and other public health issues or other events, and governmental, business, and consumer reactions to them, may affect economic conditions and may cause a large number of illnesses or deaths. Hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, floods and mudslides, blackouts and man-made events such as riot, insurrection, terrorist attacks or acts of war may also cause catastrophic losses and increased claims. Any such catastrophes may also result in changes in consumer or business confidence, behavior and investment and business activity, changes to interest rates and other market risk factors, and governmental or other restrictions on economic activity for prolonged periods.

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Cybersecurity

Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our information systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties. Cybersecurity breaches of such systems can be intentional or unintentional events, and can occur through unauthorized access to computer systems, networks or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; or attacks that shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality and our disaster recovery systems may be insufficient to safeguard our ability to conduct business. Cybersecurity breaches can interfere with our processing of Policy transactions, including the processing of transfer orders from our website or with the Portfolios; impact our ability to calculate accumulation unit values; cause the release and possible loss or destruction of confidential Owner or business information; impede order processing or cause other operational issues; and result in regulatory enforcement actions or new laws or regulations which could increase our compliance costs. Although we continually make efforts to identify and reduce our exposure to cybersecurity risk, and we require our critical vendors to implement effective cybersecurity and data protection measures, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully manage this risk at all times.

Terrorism and Security Risk

The continued threat of terrorism, ongoing or potential military conflict and other actions, and heightened security measures may cause economic uncertainty and result in loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. The value of MetLife's investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the credit and equity markets and reduced economic activity caused by such threats. Companies in which we maintain investments may suffer losses as a result of financial, commercial or economic disruptions, and such disruptions might affect the ability of those companies to pay interest or principal on their securities or mortgage loans. Terrorist or military actions also could disrupt our operations centers and result in higher than anticipated claims under our insurance policies.

Insurance Company Risks

Policies are subject to the risks related to Metropolitan Life. Any obligations (including under any General Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the Policy are subject to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 or by visiting www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/ratings.

Technology Risk

Our business operations rely on functioning and secure information systems, including those of our vendors and other third parties. Technological changes present us with new or intensified challenges, and if we are unable to foresee or adapt to these changes, our business may be adversely affected.

Technological changes may affect our business model and how we interact with our customers. The growth and availability of AI technologies, including generative AI, presents significant opportunities but also complex challenges; these include balancing and mitigating potential risks of harm posed by the development or deployment of AI technologies, as well as implementing and maintaining controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with an increasingly complex AI regulatory landscape, with evolving requirements that may vary across jurisdictions. We may fail to adopt new technologies as effectively or efficiently as others, leading to competitive

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harm. If we are unable to update our business model to match evolving consumer preferences or the evolving technological landscape, we may be adversely affected.

New technologies may impact the configuration of our information systems, and how they connect with those of our vendors, service providers and/or partners. Such technological developments may introduce or uncover information security vulnerabilities, which may result in breaches, increased costs associated with maintaining appropriate data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity measures, enforcement actions against us by regulators or other outcomes that may adversely impact our operations or business. In addition, any such vulnerability that results in a security breach or failure of our information systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, may result in litigation, regulatory action, negative impacts to our business operations, and reputational harm.

**ISSUING THE POLICY**

General Information

The Policies (either an Individual Policy or a Certificate) described in this Prospectus are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs and are issued either as policies in the form of Certificates pursuant to Group Contracts entered into between the Company and Contractholders or as Individual Policies issued in connection with Employer-sponsored insurance programs where Group Contracts are not issued.

The Contractholder (Employer) owns the Group Contract, but does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. Rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners (generally, Employees), Insureds and Beneficiaries as set forth in the Policy.

Generally, a Policy is available for Insureds between Issue Ages 17-70 who supply satisfactory evidence of insurability. We may issue Policies to individuals falling outside that range of Issue Ages, or decline to issue Policies to individuals within that range of Issue Ages. The Insured under a Policy is usually an Employee of the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer.

Currently, the minimum initial Face Amount is generally $25,000. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. We reserve the right to modify at any time our minimum Face Amount on new Policies. The Owner may change the Face Amount (subject to the minimum and maximum amounts applicable to his or her Policy) and the death benefit option, but in certain cases evidence of insurability may be required. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit.")

On behalf of Owners, the Contractholder will make planned premium payments under the Group Contract equal to an amount authorized by Employees to be deducted from their wages. In addition, Owners may pay additional premiums. A similar procedure will apply when an Individual Policy is issued in connection with an Employer-sponsored program.

For some Group Contracts or Employer-sponsored insurance programs, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value, the individual insurance provided by the Certificate will continue should the Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program cease or the Employee's employment end. For other Group Contracts, continuation of coverage depends on whether there is a succeeding plan of insurance. (See "Conversion Right upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.")

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Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)

Three different charge structures are available for the administrative convenience of the Contractholder (Employer), who chooses which charge structure will apply to the Policies issued to the Contractholder's Employees. Group B and Group C may not be available to Employer-sponsored programs that qualify as plans under ERISA. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy to see which charge structure applies to your Policy.

The difference among the three groups is whether we will assess a premium tax charge or an administrative charge as an explicit charge or increase our insurance rates to include them in the cost of insurance charge. For Policies in Group A, we assess each of these charges as explicit charges. For Policies in Group B, we do not assess an explicit administrative charge; instead, we include the administrative charge in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies than for the Policies in Group A. For Policies in Group C, we do not assess an explicit administrative charge nor an explicit premium tax charge. We include both of these charges in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies than for the Policies in Group A or Group B.

It is our intention that the total amount of the charges under either the Group A, Group B or Group C charge structure be the same for Employees in the aggregate under a Group Contract. However, in order to include a premium tax charge and an administrative charge in our insurance rates, we must make certain assumptions to calculate the amount by which the insurance rates must increase to cover these expenses. In order to convert a charge based on premiums into an increase in our insurance rates, we must assume the aggregate amount of premium that we expect to receive. To convert a per Policy administrative charge into an increase in our insurance rates, we must assume an average Policy Face Amount. If the actual aggregate premiums paid or the actual average Policy Face Amount differs from our assumptions, then the total charges under Group B or Group C will differ from the total charges under Group A. Since our assumptions are conservative, the total charges under Group B and Group C are likely to be higher than in Group A.

The total amount of charges may also be higher or lower for any particular Employee depending on which charge structure the Employer chooses. When we increase our insurance rates to cover a premium tax charge and an administrative charge, the increase is based on an assumed aggregate amount of premiums paid (for premium taxes) and on an assumed average Policy Face Amount (for administrative expenses) and the increase is spread across all Employees. Therefore, for Employees who do not make additional premium payments, total charges will be higher than they would have been had a premium tax charge been assessed as an explicit charge. Similarly, for Employees whose Face Amount is larger than the assumed Face Amount, total charges will be higher than they would have been had an administrative charge been assessed as an explicit charge.

Procedural Information

We generally will issue a Group Contract to Employers whose Employees and/or their Spouses meet the eligibility requirements for Owners (and/or Insureds) under the Group Contract. The class(es) of Employees covered by a particular Group Contract is/are set forth in that Group Contract's specifications pages.

We will issue the Group Contract upon receipt and acceptance at our Administrative Office of an application for group insurance signed by an appropriate officer of the Employer. (See "General Provisions of the Group Contract — Issuance.") Individuals (i.e., eligible Employees) wishing to purchase a Policy, whether under a Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program, must complete the appropriate application for individual insurance and submit it to our authorized representative or to us at our Administrative Office.

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We will issue to each Contractholder either a Certificate or an Individual Policy to give to each Owner. We will issue Individual Policies, rather than Certificates if state law restrictions make issuance of a Group Contract impracticable.

We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges:

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after a Group Contract has terminated;

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after they no longer are employed by the Group Contractholder.

Acceptance of an application is always subject to our underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to reject an application for any reason permitted by law.

**Employee Eligibility.** To be eligible to purchase a Policy, an Employee must be actively at work at the time he or she submits the application for Individual Insurance. In addition, the Contractholder may determine specific classes to which the Employee must belong to be eligible to purchase a Policy. "Actively at work" means that the Employee must work for the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer at the Employee's usual place of work (or such other places as required by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer) for the full number of hours and the full rate of pay set by the Employment practices of the Employer. Ordinarily the time worked per week must be at least 30 hours. We reserve the right to waive or modify the "actively at work" requirement.

The Contractholder also may require that an individual be its Employee as of a certain date or for a certain period of time. We will set forth this date or time period in the Group Contract specifications pages. Employees of any Associated Companies of the Contractholder will be considered Employees of the Contractholder. We also may consider as an eligible Employee an individual who is an independent contractor working primarily for the sponsoring Employer. If the Employer is a partnership, a partner may be an eligible Employee.

**Guaranteed Issue.** We generally will issue the Policy and any Spouse's Life Insurance Rider or Children's Life Insurance Rider applied for by the Employee pursuant to our guaranteed issue underwriting procedure. We offer the guaranteed issue procedure only when an Employee is first given the opportunity to purchase a Policy. Under this procedure, the Employee is only required to answer qualifying questions in the application for Individual Insurance; the Employee is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. The maximum Face Amount that an Employee can generally apply for under the guaranteed issue procedure ("Guaranteed Issue Amount") varies by Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

**Simplified Underwriting.** We will follow simplified underwriting procedures rather than guaranteed issue procedures if:

● the Face Amount exceeds the Guaranteed Issue Amount described above;

● the Policy has previously been offered to the Employee;

● the requirements for guaranteed issue set forth in the application for Individual Insurance are not met; or

● the Policy is offered through programs for which guaranteed issue underwriting is not available.

In addition, we will follow simplified underwriting procedures in connection with the issuance of a Spouse's Life Insurance Rider or Children's Life Insurance Rider, if the Employee is not eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting, or (even if the Employee is eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting) if the Spouse or child does not satisfy the guaranteed issue underwriting requirements set forth in the application.

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Under simplified underwriting procedures, the Employee must respond satisfactorily to certain health questions in the application. A paramedical exam may be required. We will then determine whether a Policy can be issued. The underwriting method followed will affect cost of insurance rates. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Rates.")

**Employee's Spouse.** Before issuing insurance coverage on an Employee's Spouse, we must receive an appropriate application. We will subject the Spouse to the simplified underwriting procedure described above; guaranteed issue underwriting is available in certain instances. To be eligible for insurance, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the Employee signs the application for a Policy.

**Issue Date.** The Issue Date is used to determine Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months. The effective date for all coverage provided in the original application for Individual Insurance will not take effect until:

● the appropriate application for Individual Insurance is signed;

● the initial premium has been paid prior to the Insured's death;

● the Insured is eligible for the Policy; and

● the information in the application is determined to be acceptable to the Company.

Once all of these conditions are met, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month as the Group Contract anniversary date. Therefore, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month for all Certificates in a Group Contract. An Employer can choose whether Policies that meet the above conditions in any month will have an Effective Date of the Policy that is the current month or the following month. For example, if hypothetically the Group Contract anniversary date is July 1, 2025 and all the conditions for a particular Policy are met on October 15, 2025, the Employer may choose as the Effective Date of the Policy either October 1, 2025 or November 1, 2025, and this date will then be shown on the specifications pages of the Policy.

Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)

**Initial Free Look Period.** The free look period begins when you receive your Policy. The free look period generally ends within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receiving the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. During the free look period, any premiums that we have received will be allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account, in accordance with your instructions. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy.

To cancel the Policy, you should mail or deliver the Policy directly to us at our Administrative Office. A refund of premiums paid by check may be delayed until the check has cleared the Owner's bank. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.")

**Free Look for Increase in Face Amount.** Similarly, you may cancel an increase in Face Amount within 20 days from the date you received the new Policy specifications pages for the increase or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for the increase.

If you cancel the Face Amount increase, you may request that we refund the amount of the additional charges deducted in connection with the increase. If no request is made, we will increase the Policy's Cash Value by the amount of these additional charges. We will allocate this amount among the Divisions and/or the General Account, in the same manner as it was deducted.

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Ownership Rights

The Policy belongs to the person named in the application, unless later changed. The Owner is usually the same as the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Owner or the Owner is changed thereafter. If the Owner is not the Insured and dies before the Insured, the Owner's interest will go to his or her estate unless otherwise provided. Before the Maturity Date, Owners may exercise their rights and privileges under the Policies, subject to the right of any assignee of record and any irrevocably designated Beneficiary. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Policy. Changing the Owner or assigning the Policy may have tax consequences. After the Maturity Date, the Owner cannot change the payee or the mode of payment of death benefit proceeds, unless otherwise provided in the Policy.

We reserve the right to limit or modify the manner in which an Owner may exercise the rights and privileges under the Policy. For example, we reserve the right to limit the number of Policy changes to one per Policy Year and to restrict such changes in the first Policy Year. Currently, no change may be made during the first Policy Year. For this purpose, changes include increases or decreases in Face Amount and changes in the death benefit option. No change will be permitted that would result in the death benefit under a Policy being included in gross income for failure to meet the requirements of Section 7702 of the Code or any applicable successor provision.

We will send all reports and other notices described herein or in the Policy directly to the Owner.

Modifying the Policy

Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the Policy must be in writing and signed by our president or a vice president. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Policy.

Upon notice to you, we may modify the Policy:

● to conform the Policy, our operations, or the Separate Account's operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Policy, or our Company, or the Separate Account is subject;

● to assure continued qualification of the Policy as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws; or

● to reflect a change in the Separate Account's operation.

If we modify the Policy, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy. If any provision of the Policy conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that governs the Policy, we reserve the right to amend the provision to conform to these laws.

**PREMIUMS**

Minimum Initial Premium

No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. The planned annual premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. (See "Premium Flexibility" below.) You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned annual premium.

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We will apply the minimum initial premium to a Policy on the Investment Start Date. We will apply subsequent premiums as of the Valuation Date we receive the premiums. (See "Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value.") Premiums will be "received" on a Valuation Date when we receive at our Administrative Office, before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), the premium as well as the supporting documentation necessary for us to determine the amount of premium per Policy.

If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to reject a premium payment until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your account to government regulators.

Premium Flexibility

After the initial premium, and subject to the limitations described below, premiums may be paid in any amount and at any interval. Under Group Contracts and Individual Policies issued in connection with Employer-sponsored insurance programs the planned annual premium usually will be paid by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer on behalf of the Owner pursuant to a planned premium payment schedule. A planned premium payment schedule provides for premium payments in a level amount at fixed intervals (usually monthly) agreed to by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer and us. The Owner must authorize the amount of the premiums paid by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer. Please note that if the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer does not remit premiums on a timely basis in accordance with the planned premium payment schedule, you may not participate in investment experience under the Policy until the premium has been received and credited to the Policy in accordance with our established administrative procedures. You may skip planned premium payments. **Making planned premium payments does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force.** The Policy will not necessarily lapse if you fail to make planned premium payments. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. If the Cash Surrender Value on any monthly anniversary is less than the monthly deduction you will need to make a premium payment within the grace period to cover the monthly deduction.

An Owner may make unscheduled premium payments at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations described below. Unscheduled premium payments should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of an unscheduled premium payment may have federal income tax consequences.

Continuance of Insurance Under Certain Group Contracts

Failure of the Contractholder or sponsoring employer to pay the planned premium payments authorized by its Employees may cause the Group Contract to terminate. For some Group Contracts, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value to prevent the Policy from lapsing, the Individual Insurance provided by the Certificate will automatically continue even if the Group Contract terminates. Individual Insurance also will continue if the Employee's employment with the Contractholder or sponsoring employer terminates. (See "Conversion Right upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.") In either circumstance, an Owner of an Individual Policy (or a Certificate converted by amendment to an Individual Policy) must establish a new schedule of planned premiums. Under the new schedule, the planned annual premium must remain the same, and the planned payment intervals may be no more frequent than quarterly. We will send you instructions on where to send your premium payments when we send you your amended Certificate.

Premium Limitations

Every premium payment paid must be at least $20. We do not accept payment of premiums in cash or by money order.

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We have established procedures to monitor whether aggregate premiums paid under a Policy exceed the current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The aggregate premiums allowable will be lower for Individual Policies or Certificates with an effective date of January 1, 2009 or later, due to the changes in the calculation of insurance rates after that date. (See "Periodic Charges — Cost of Insurance Rates.") We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed those limits. If a premium payment would cause your total premiums to exceed the maximum premium limitations, we will accept only that portion of the premium that would make total premiums equal the maximum amount that may be paid under the Policy. We will return any part of the premium in excess of the maximum premiums directly to you upon discovery of the excess payment, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Policy Year in which payment is received.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Under federal tax laws, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts ("MECs"), which receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. If we receive a premium payment that, together with the remaining scheduled premium payments for the Policy Year, would cause a Policy to become a MEC, we will accept only that portion of the premium below the MEC limits. We will return any excess amounts directly to you. We will apply premium payments over the MEC limits only when you instruct us to do so in a writing that acknowledges that application of such amounts will result in the Policy becoming a MEC. We will notify you when we believe that a premium payment will cause a Policy to become a MEC. In addition, we will notify you if your Policy becomes a MEC for any other reason and you may request that we refund any premium received that would cause the Policy to become a MEC, increase your face amount so that the Policy does not become a MEC or acknowledge that you want your Policy to become a MEC.

Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value

When you apply for a Policy, you give us instructions to allocate your Net Premiums to one or more Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account. If you fail to provide allocation instructions, we may allocate your Net Premiums as described in the application. We will allocate your Net Premiums according to the following rules:

● The minimum percentage of any allocation to an investment option is 10 percent of the Net Premium.

● Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

● The initial Net Premium will be allocated on the Investment Start Date, which is the later of the Issue Date or the date we receive the initial premium at our Administrative Office.

● We will allocate Net Premiums (after the initial Net Premium) as of the date we receive them at our Administrative Office according to the premium allocations currently in effect for your Policy, unless otherwise specified.

● You may change the allocation instructions for additional Net Premiums without charge at any time by providing us with written notice. Any change in allocation will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the change.

● There are limitations on the amount of Net Premium that may be allocated to the General Account. (See "The General Account — Restrictions on Allocations and Transfers to the General Account.")

Investment returns from amounts allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account will vary with the investment performance of the Divisions and will be reduced by Policy charges. **You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the Divisions.** Investment performance will affect the Policy's Cash Value, and may affect

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the death benefit as well. You should periodically review your allocation of premiums and values in light of market conditions and overall financial planning requirements.

If you send your premium payments or transaction requests to an address other than the one that we have designated for receipt of such premium payments or requests, we may return the premium payment to you, or there may be a delay in applying the premium payment or transaction to your Policy.

**THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNT**

The Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a general account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Policies are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is obligated to pay all amounts promised to you under the Policies, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.

Prior to May 1, 2006, the Policies were issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company. These Policies are now Policies of MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife as the surviving company. Additionally, as discussed below, insurance obligations under the Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company prior to May 1, 2006 are now guaranteed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor").

Guarantee of Insurance Obligations

Policies issued before May 1, 2006 are subject to a guarantee. Under this guarantee, Met Tower Life is responsible for ensuring that there will be sufficient funds to meet obligations under the Policies. Insurance obligations under the Policies include, without limitation, any death benefits payable under the Policies and withdrawals of Cash Value. The guarantee does not guarantee the amount of Cash Value or the investment performance of the Divisions available under the Policy. In the event an Owner of such a Policy presents a legitimate claim for payment, Met Tower Life will pay such claim directly to the Owner if MetLife is unable to make such payment. This guarantee is enforceable by such Owners against Met Tower Life directly without any requirement that Owners first file a claim against MetLife. The guarantee agreement is binding on Met Tower Life, its successors or assignees and Met Tower Life's obligations under the guarantee agreement will terminate only if the guarantee is assigned to an organization having a financial rating from certain specified rating agencies equal to or better than Met Tower Life's rating. With respect to the guarantee, Met Tower Life is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Met Tower Life is a stock life insurance company originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1982 and currently subject to the laws of the state of Nebraska. Met Tower Life is licensed to issue business in fifty states and the District of Columbia. Met Tower Life is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. The principal executive offices of Met Tower Life are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. Prior to April 30, 2018, the guarantee was issued by General American Life Insurance Company ("General American"). On April 27,

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2018, following the close of business, General American merged into Met Tower Life and Met Tower Life replaced General American as the issuer of the guarantee.

The General Account

The General Account is part of the Company's general account. The general account consists of all assets owned by MetLife other than those in the Separate Account and other separate accounts. We own the assets in the general account and we use these assets to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by our separate accounts. These assets are subject to our general liabilities from business operations. Subject to applicable law, we have sole discretion over the investment of the assets of the general account. We guarantee that the amounts allocated to the General Account will be credited interest daily at a net effective annual interest rate of at least 4%. The principal, after charges and deductions, also is guaranteed. We will determine any interest rate credited in excess of the guaranteed rate at our sole discretion.

**Restrictions on Allocations and Transfers to the General Account.** We may, from time to time, adjust the extent to which an Owner may allocate premiums or Cash Value to the General Account (the "maximum allocation percentage"). Such adjustments may not be uniform in all Policies. The initial General Account maximum allocation percentage is shown on the Policy's specifications page.

**Restrictions on Partial Withdrawals and Transfers from the General Account.** After the first Policy Year, an Owner may withdraw a portion of Cash Value from the General Account. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in the General Account. An Owner may also transfer amounts between the General Account and the Divisions of the Separate Account in an amount not less than $250. We are not currently enforcing these restrictions but reserve our right to do so in the future.

The total amount of transfers and withdrawals in a Policy Year may not exceed the greater of:

● the Policy's Cash Surrender Value in the General Account at the beginning of the Policy Year, multiplied by the withdrawal percentage limit shown on the Policy's specifications page; or

● the previous Policy Year's General Account maximum withdrawal amount.

We are not currently enforcing this restriction for partial withdrawals but reserve our right to do so in the future. It is important to note that since we are enforcing the restrictions on transfers from the General Account, it could take a number of years to fully transfer a current balance in the General Account to the Divisions of the Separate Account. You should keep this in mind when considering whether an allocation of Cash Value to the General Account is consistent with your risk tolerance and time horizon. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

Transfers and Partial Withdrawals from the General Account are also subject to the general provisions regarding transfers and partial withdrawals. (See "Surrender and Partial Withdrawals" and "Transfers.")

The Loan Account is part of the general account.

Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the General Account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), and the General Account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The General Account is not subject to the provisions or restrictions of the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act.

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**THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS**

The Separate Account

The Separate Account was established as a separate investment account on January 4, 1993 and is subject to New York law. The Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and meets the definition of a "separate account" under federal securities laws. Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account or the Company by the SEC. The Separate Account may be used to support other variable insurance policies we issue.

The investment adviser to certain Portfolios offered with the Group Contract or with other group contracts issued through the Separate Account may be regulated as a Commodity Pool Operator. While MetLife does not concede that the Separate Account is a commodity pool, MetLife has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"), and is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which invests in shares of a Portfolio. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against that Separate Account without regard to income, gains, or losses from any other business the Company may conduct.

We segregate the assets in the Separate Account from our general account assets. The assets in the Separate Account shall at least equal the Separate Account reserves and other liabilities under the Policies. Under applicable state insurance law, assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business of MetLife. If the assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies, then we may, from time to time in the normal course of business, transfer the excess to our general account. Such excess amounts may include, without limitation, amounts representing fees and charges incurred, but not yet deducted from the Separate Account. Before making any such transfers, we will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer may have on the Separate Account.

We are obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Policy. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of MetLife other than those arising under the Policy or other products funded by the Separate Account. Any such amount that exceeds the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account is paid from our general account. Death benefit amounts and any optional benefits paid from the general account are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the Company and our long term ability to make such payments. We issue other life insurance policies and annuity contracts where we pay all money we owe under those policies and contracts from our general account. MetLife is regulated as an insurance company under state law, which includes, generally, limits on the amount and type of investments in its general account. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet our claims paying obligations; there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.

**We do not guarantee any money you place in the Divisions of the Separate Account. The value of each Division of the Separate Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. You could lose some or all of your money.**

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The Portfolios

Cash value allocated to a Division will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio in which the Division invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. The Portfolios available under the Policy including each Portfolio name, Portfolio type, adviser, sub-adviser, current expenses and average annual total returns of each Portfolio are set forth in Appendix A. Each Portfolio Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain information about each Portfolio and may be obtained by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000232 or calling (800) 756-0124.

Each Division of the Separate Account invests solely in shares of a Portfolio. Each Portfolio is part of a mutual fund that is registered with the SEC as an open-end, management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Portfolios or the Funds by the SEC.

The assets of each Portfolio are held separate from the assets of the other Portfolios, and each Portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are generally different from those of the other Portfolios. The income or losses of one Portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio.

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans, or to certain pension and retirement plans qualifying under Section 401 of the Code. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such "mixed and shared" investing.

**These Portfolios are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public.** The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the Portfolios may differ from the results of these other portfolios. There can be no guarantee, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager.

**There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated objective.** For example, an investment in a money market portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency and, during periods of low interest rates, the yields of money market Divisions may become extremely low and possibly negative. **More detailed information, including a description of risks and expenses, is in the prospectuses for the Portfolios.**

**Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios.** An investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio, or its affiliates, may make payments to us and/or certain of our affiliates. These payments may be used for a variety of purposes, including payment of expenses for certain administrative, marketing and support services with respect to the Policies and, in the Company's role as an intermediary, with respect to the Portfolios. The Company and its affiliates may profit from these payments. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the advisory fee deducted from Portfolio assets. Owners, through their indirect investment in the Portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees. (See the Portfolios' prospectuses for more information.) The amount of the payments we receive is based on a percentage of assets of the Portfolios attributable to the Policies and certain other variable insurance products that we and our affiliates issue. These percentages differ and some advisers or subadvisers (or other affiliates) may pay us more than others. These percentages currently range up to 0.50%.

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Additionally, an investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio or its affiliates may provide us with wholesaling services that assist in the distribution of the Policies and may pay us and/or certain of our affiliates amounts to participate in sales meetings. These amounts may be significant and may provide the adviser or subadviser (or their affiliates) with increased access to persons involved in the distribution of the Policies. Underlying investment managers or sub-investment managers may have an incentive to promote their underlying funds at these sales meetings and thereby receive greater compensation based on assets under management.

**Selection of Portfolios.** We select the Portfolios offered through the Policy based on a number of criteria, including asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser's or sub-adviser's reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Other factors we consider during the selection process is whether the Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser is one of our affiliates or whether the Portfolio, its adviser, its sub-adviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates. For additional information on these arrangements, see "Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios" above. In this regard, the profit distributions we receive from our affiliated investment advisers are a component of the total revenue that we consider in configuring the features and investment choices available in the variable insurance products that we and our affiliated insurance companies issue. Since we and our affiliated insurance companies may benefit more from the allocation of assets to portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates than those that are not, we may be more inclined to offer portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates in the variable insurance products we issue. We review the Portfolios periodically and may remove a Portfolio or limit its availability to new premium payments and/or transfers of Cash Value if we determine that the Portfolio no longer meets one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the Portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Owners. In some cases, we have included Portfolios based on recommendations made by selling firms. These broker-dealer firms may receive payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from the allocation of Cash Value to such Portfolios. We do not provide investment advice and do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio. You bear the risk of any decline in the Cash Value of your Policy resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

**Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios.** We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the shares of the Portfolios that are held by the Separate Account or that the Separate Account may purchase. We reserve the right to (i) eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and (ii) substitute shares of another portfolio if the shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment, or further investment in any Portfolio becomes inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. New or substitute Portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not substitute any shares without notice to the Owner and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

We also reserve the right to establish additional Divisions of the Separate Account. We will establish new Divisions when marketing needs or investment conditions warrant. Any new Division will be made available to existing Owners on a basis to be determined by the Company. If approved by the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, we may also:

● eliminate or combine one or more Divisions;

● substitute one Division for another Division; or

● transfer assets between Divisions if marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant.

We will notify all Owners of any such changes.

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If we deem it to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policy, and to the extent any necessary SEC approvals or Owner votes are obtained, the Separate Account may be:

● operated as a management company under the 1940 Act;

● deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required; or

● combined with other separate accounts of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account associated with the Policy to another separate account.

We cannot guarantee that the shares of the Portfolios will always be available. The Portfolios each sell shares to the Separate Account in accordance with the terms of a participation agreement between the Portfolio distributors and us. Should this agreement terminate or should shares become unavailable for any other reason, the Separate Account will not be able to purchase the existing Portfolio shares. Should this occur, we will be unable to honor your requests to allocate Cash Values or premium payments to the Divisions of the Separate Account investing in such shares. In the event that a Portfolio is no longer available, we will take reasonable steps to obtain alternative investment options.

**Voting Portfolio Shares.** Although we are the legal owner of the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account Divisions, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Portfolios, we will vote our shares only as Owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

Before a vote of a Portfolio's shareholders occurs, Owners will receive voting materials. We will ask each Owner to instruct us on how to vote and to return his or her proxy to us in a timely manner. Each Owner will have the right to instruct us on the number of Portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Cash Value he or she has in that Portfolio (as of a date set by the Fund).

If we do not receive voting instructions on time, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive and, therefore, the outcome of the vote could be decided by a few Owners who provide timely voting instructions. Should federal securities laws, regulations, or interpretations change, we may elect to vote Portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance rules, or if permitted under federal regulation, under certain circumstances we may disregard certain Owner voting instructions.

**POLICY VALUES**

Cash Value

The Cash Value of the Policy equals the sum of all values in the General Account, the Loan Account, and each Division of the Separate Account. The Cash Value is determined first on the Investment Start Date, and then on each Valuation Date. The Cash Value has no guaranteed minimum amount, and may be more or less than premiums paid.

The Policy's Cash Value varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the chosen Divisions, interest we credit to the General Account, charges we deduct, and any other transactions (e.g., transfers, partial withdrawals, and loans). **We do not guarantee a minimum Policy Cash Value.**

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Cash Surrender Value

The Cash Surrender Value is the amount we pay to you upon surrender of a Policy. We determine the Cash Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your written surrender request. Cash Surrender Value at the end of any Valuation Day equals Cash Value as of such date, *minus* any outstanding Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

Cash Value in the General Account

On each Valuation Date, the Cash Value in the General Account will equal:

● the amount of the Net Premiums allocated or Cash Value transferred to the General Account; *plus*

● interest at a rate of at least 4% per year; *plus*

● any excess interest which we credit and any amounts transferred into the General Account; *minus*

● the sum of all Policy charges allocable to the General Account and any amounts deducted from the General Account in connection with partial withdrawals or transfers to the Separate Account.

Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division

The Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account equals the sum of the Policy's Cash Value in each Division of the Separate Account. We compute the Cash Value in a Division at the end of each Valuation Date by multiplying the number of accumulation units of Cash Value in each Division by the accumulation unit value for that Division. More detailed information concerning these computation methods is available from our Administrative Office.

**Net Investment Factor.** The Net Investment Factor measures the investment performance of a Division during a Valuation Period. The Net Investment Factor increases to reflect investment income and capital gains (realized and unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios and decreases to reflect any capital losses (realized or unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios.

**Number of Accumulation Units.** The number of accumulation units in any Division of the Separate Account at the end of any Valuation Day equals:

● the initial accumulation units purchased at the unit value on the Issue Date; *plus*

● accumulation units purchased with additional Net Premiums; *plus*

● accumulation units purchased via transfers from another Division, the General Account, or the Loan Account; *minus*

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for monthly deductions; *minus*

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for partial withdrawals; *minus*

● accumulation units redeemed as part of a transfer to another Division, the General Account, or the Loan Account.

Every time you allocate or transfer money to or from a Division, we convert that dollar amount into accumulation units. We determine the number of accumulation units we credit to or subtract from a Policy by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the accumulation unit value for that Division at the end of the Valuation Period.

**Accumulation Unit Value.** We determine an accumulation unit value, based upon the Net Investment Factor method, for each Division of the Separate Account to reflect how investment performance affects the Cash Value.

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Accumulation unit values will vary among Divisions, and may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The accumulation unit value of any Division at the end of any Valuation Period equals:

● the value of the net assets of the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; *plus*

● the investment income and capital gains, realized or unrealized, credited to the net assets of that Division during the Valuation Period for which the accumulation unit value is being determined; *minus*

● the capital losses, realized or unrealized, charged against those net assets during the Valuation Period; *minus*

● any amount charged against the Division for taxes, or any amount set aside during the Valuation Period by the Company as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of the Division; *minus*

● the daily mortality and expense risk charge (a charge not to exceed 0.90% annually); *divided by*

● aggregate accumulation units outstanding in the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

**POLICY BENEFITS**

Standard Death Benefit

As long as the Policy remains in force, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we receive at our Administrative Office (i) satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, (ii) instructions on how to pay the proceeds, and (iii) any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require you to return the Policy. (If the Beneficiary dies before the Insured, we will generally pay the insurance proceeds, in a single sum, to the Owner, or, if the Owner is not living, to the Owner's estate.) Payment of death benefit proceeds will not be affected by termination of the Group Contract, the employer-sponsored insurance program, or an Employee's employment.

Death benefit proceeds equal:

● the death benefit (described below); plus

● any additional insurance provided by rider; minus

● any unpaid monthly deductions; minus

● any outstanding Indebtedness.

An increase in Face Amount will increase the death benefit, and a decrease in Face Amount will decrease the death benefit. We may further adjust the amount of the death proceeds under certain circumstances.

If you have a rider permitting the accelerated payment of death benefit proceeds, the death benefit may be paid in a single sum before the death of the Insured, and would be less than otherwise would be paid upon the death of the Insured.

Payment of the Death Benefit

Death benefit proceeds under the Policy ordinarily will be paid within seven days after we receive proof of the Insured's death and all other documentation required at our Administrative Office. Payment may, however, be postponed in certain circumstances. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.") The death benefit will be reduced by any outstanding Indebtedness and any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction accruing during a grace period.

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We will pay the proceeds in one sum, including either by check, by placing the amount in an account that earns interest, or by any other method of payment that provides the Beneficiary with immediate and full access to the proceeds. We will pay interest on the proceeds as required by the applicable state law.

Unless otherwise requested and subject to state law, the Policy's death proceeds will generally be paid to the Beneficiary through a settlement option called the Total Control Account (if the death proceeds meet the required minimum). The Total Control Account is an interest-bearing account through which the Beneficiary has immediate and full access to the proceeds, with unlimited draft writing privileges. We credit interest to the account at a rate that will not be less than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. You may also elect to have any Policy surrender proceeds paid into a Total Control Account established for you.

Assets backing the Total Control Account are maintained in our general account and are subject to the claims of our creditors. We will bear the investment experience of such assets; however, regardless of the investment experience of such assets, the interest credited to the Total Control Account will never fall below the applicable guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. Because we bear the investment experience of the assets backing the Total Control Account, we may receive a profit from these assets. The Total Control Account is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare life insurance policies to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of two to five years from the date any death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, and after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records. ("Escheatment" is the formal, legal name for this process.) However, the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation and within certain mandated time periods. To prevent your Policy's death benefit from being paid to the state's abandoned or unclaimed property office, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designation, including complete names and complete contact information, and if it changes. You should contact our Administrative Office in order to make a change to your Beneficiary designation.

Standard Death Benefit Options

The Policy provides two death benefit options: a "Level Type" death benefit ("Option A") and an "Increasing Type" death benefit ("Option B"). Under certain Group Contracts and employer-sponsored insurance programs, however, Option B may be the only death benefit option presented. We calculate the amount available under each death benefit option as of the date of the Insured's death.

Under Option A, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount of the Policy; or if greater,

● the applicable percentage of Cash Value on the date of death.

The applicable percentage is 250% for an Insured Attained Age 40 or below on the Policy Anniversary before the date of the Insured's death. For Insureds with an Attained Age over 40 on that Policy Anniversary, the percentage is lower and gradually declines with age until it reaches 100% at age 95.

Under Option B, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount plus the Cash Value of the Policy; or if greater,

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● the applicable percentage of the Cash Value on the date of death. The applicable percentage is the same as under Option A.

**Which Death Benefit Option to Choose.** Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in higher death benefits for the same Face Amount generally should select Option B. Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in lower cost of insurance charges for the same Face Amount generally should select Option A.

The amount of the death benefit may vary with the amount of the Cash Value. Under Option A, the death benefit will vary as the Cash Value varies whenever the Cash Value multiplied by the applicable percentage exceeds the Face Amount. Under Option B, the amount of the death benefit will always vary as the Cash Value varies (but will never be less than the Face Amount).

Changing Death Benefit Options

After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in death benefit options to one per Policy Year. A request for a change must be made to our Administrative Office in writing. The effective date of such a change will be the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date we receive the change request. If an increase in Face Amount precedes or occurs concurrently with a change in death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge may be different for the amount of the increase.

Changing the death benefit option may result in a change in Face Amount. If an Owner changes from Option A to Option B, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change LESS the Cash Value on the effective date of the change. Any written request to change from Option A to Option B must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of insurability. We will not accept a change from Option A to Option B if doing so would reduce the Face Amount to less than $25,000.

If an Owner changes from Option B to Option A, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change PLUS the Cash Value on the effective date of change. We will not impose any charges in connection with a change in death benefit option. Changing the death benefit option also may have tax consequences and may affect the net amount at risk over time (which would affect the monthly cost of insurance charge). However, we will not permit any change that would result in your Policy being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code. You should consult a tax adviser before changing death benefit options.

Changing Face Amount

You select the Face Amount when applying for the Policy. Subject to certain limitations set forth below, you may increase or decrease the Face Amount of a Policy (without changing the death benefit option) after the first Policy Anniversary. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in the Face Amount to one per Policy Year. A change in Face Amount may affect the cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk, both of which affect your cost of insurance charge. Changing the Face Amount also may have federal income tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

**Face Amount Increases.** You may increase the Face Amount by submitting a written request and providing satisfactory evidence of insurability. If approved, the increase will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following receipt at our Administrative Office of the satisfactory evidence of insurability. The Insured must have an Attained Age of 80 or less on the effective date of the increase. The amount of the increase may not be less than

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$5,000, and the Face Amount may not be increased to more than the maximum Face Amount for that Policy. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. However, in connection with a particular Group Contract or employer-sponsored insurance program, we may establish a substantially higher Face Amount for Policies issued under that Contract or employer-sponsored insurance program. Although an increase need not necessarily be accompanied by additional premium, the Cash Surrender Value in effect immediately after the increase must be sufficient to cover the next monthly deduction. An increase in the Face Amount may result in certain additional charges. For example, we determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount.

**Face Amount Decreases.** You may decrease the Face Amount by written request to us. Any decrease in the Face Amount will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following our receipt of the written request. The amount of the requested decrease must be at least $5,000 and the Face Amount remaining in force after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum Face Amount, generally $25,000. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Policy would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal tax law, we will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to you to the extent necessary to meet those requirements. A decrease in the Face Amount generally will reduce the net amount at risk, which will reduce the cost of insurance charges. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Charge.")

Changing Owner or Beneficiary

The Owner may change the ownership and/or Beneficiary designation by written request in a form acceptable to us at any time during the Insured's lifetime. We may require that the Policy be returned for endorsement of any change. The change will take effect as of the date the Owner signs the written request, whether or not the Insured is living when the request is received by us. We are not liable for any payment we make or any action we take before we receive the Owner's written request. If the Owner is also a Beneficiary of the Policy at the time of the Insured's death, the Owner may, within 60 days of the Insured's death, designate another person to receive the Policy proceeds. Changing the Owner may have adverse tax consequences. The Owner should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

During the lifetime of the Insured and while a Policy is in force, you may surrender the Policy, or make a partial withdrawal of the Cash Value. We generally will forward amounts payable upon surrender or a partial withdrawal within seven days of receipt of your request. We may postpone payment of surrenders and partial withdrawals under certain conditions. Surrenders and partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences.

**Surrender.** You may surrender the Policy by sending a written request, on a form provided by us, by mail, email or facsimile to our Administrative Office. We determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the surrender request. To effect a surrender, we may require that you return the Policy to our Administrative Office along with the request to surrender the Policy. Alternatively, we may require that the request be accompanied by a completed affidavit of lost Policy. We can provide a lost Policy upon request.

Upon surrender, we will pay to you the Cash Surrender Value on the Valuation Day the surrender request is received in good order. If we receive the request to surrender the Policy on a Monthly Anniversary, the monthly deduction otherwise deductible will be included in the amount paid. Coverage and other benefits under a Policy will terminate as of the date of surrender and cannot be reinstated.

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**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. You may request a partial withdrawal in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. We will process each partial withdrawal using the Cash Value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. We reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division or from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division or in the General Account. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value. The partial withdrawal transaction charge equals the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. There are additional limitations on the amounts that may be withdrawn from the General Account. (See "The General Account — Restrictions on Partial Withdrawals and Transfers from the General Account.") Subject to the above conditions, you may allocate the amount withdrawn among the Divisions and the General Account. If no allocation is specified, we will deduct the amount of the partial withdrawal (including any partial withdrawal transaction charge) from the Divisions or the General Account on a pro-rata basis (that is, based on the proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division or the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value of the Policy). If restrictions on amounts that may be withdrawn from the General Account will not allow this proportionate allocation, we will request that you specify an acceptable allocation. If, following a partial withdrawal, insufficient funds remain in a Division or in the General Account to pay the partial withdrawal transaction charge as allocated, the unpaid charges will be allocated equally among the remaining Divisions or the General Account. You may request that the partial withdrawal transaction charge be paid from your Cash Value in a particular Division and in the General Account. You may not make a partial withdrawal if, or to the extent that, the partial withdrawal would reduce the Face Amount below $25,000.

A partial withdrawal can affect the Face Amount, the death benefit and the net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge). If death benefit Option A is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount, we will reduce the Face Amount, and thus the death benefit, by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If Option B is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount plus the Cash Value, we will not reduce the Face Amount, but will reduce the Cash Value and, thus, the death benefit by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If however, the death benefit is in a "tax corridor" under either Option A or Option B, that is, if the death benefit equals the Cash Value multiplied by a percentage based on federal tax law requirements described in Section 7702(d) of the Code, then we will reduce the Face Amount to the extent that the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge) exceeds the amount equal to the difference between the death benefit and the Face Amount. We will reduce the death benefit correspondingly. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit Options.") Face Amount decreases resulting from partial withdrawals will first reduce the most recent Face Amount increase, then the most recent increases in succession, and lastly the initial Face Amount.

Transfers

You may transfer Cash Value, not including amounts credited to the Loan Account, among the Divisions available with the Policy and, for certain Policies, between the Divisions and the General Account. You may request a transfer in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. Transfers to and from the General Account are subject to restrictions. (See "The General Account.") The following terms apply to transfers under a Policy:

● We will make transfers and determine all values in connection with transfers as of the end of the Valuation

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Period during which the transfer request is received at our Administrative Office. Transfer requests received before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading receive same-day pricing. If we receive a transfer request after the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for regular trading, we will process the order using the accumulation unit value for the Division determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange.

● We will consider all transfer requests received on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer request.

● The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division or in the General Account. (We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the General Account but reserve the right to do so in the future.) Where a single transfer request calls for more than one transfer, and not all of the transfers would meet the minimum requirements, we will make those transfers that do meet the requirements. Transfers resulting from Policy Loans will not be counted for purposes of the limitations on the amount or frequency of transfers allowed in each month or year.

● We may impose a charge of $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year.

● The Company may revoke or modify the privilege of transferring amounts to or from the General Account at any time.

Restrictions on Frequent Transfers

We have policies and procedures that attempt to detect and deter frequent transfers in situations where we determine there is a potential for arbitrage trading. Currently, we believe that such situations may be presented in the international, small-cap, and high-yield Portfolios (these Portfolios, referred to as the "Monitored Funds," are identified in the list below) and we monitor transfer activity in those Monitored Funds.

The following Portfolios are "Monitored Funds":

● High Income Portfolio

● MetLife Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio

● Overseas Portfolio

We employ various means to monitor transfer activity, such as examining the frequency and size of transfers into and out of the Monitored Funds within given periods of time. For example, we currently monitor transfer activity to determine if, for each category of international, small-cap, and high yield Portfolios, in a 12-month period there were: (1) six or more transfers involving the given category; (2) cumulative gross transfers involving the given category that exceed the current Cash Value; and (3) two or more "round trips" involving any Portfolio in the given category. A round trip generally is defined as a transfer in followed by a transfer out within the next seven calendar days or a transfer out followed by a transfer in within the next seven calendar days, in either case subject to certain other criteria. **We do not believe that other Portfolios present a significant opportunity to engage in arbitrage trading and therefore do not monitor transfer activity in those Portfolios. We may change the Monitored Funds at any time without notice in our sole discretion.**

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Our policies and procedures may result in transfer restrictions being applied to deter frequent transfers. Currently, when we detect transfer activity in the Monitored Funds that exceeds our current transfer limits, we require future transfer requests to or from any Monitored Funds under that Policy to be submitted with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, a rebalancing program or, if applicable, any asset allocation program described in this Prospectus are not treated as transfers when we monitor the frequency of transfers.

The detection and deterrence of harmful transfer activity involves judgments that are inherently subjective, such as the decision to monitor only those Portfolios that we believe are susceptible to arbitrage trading or the determination of the transfer limits. Our ability to detect and/or restrict such transfer activity may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as our ability to predict strategies employed by Owners to avoid such detection. Our ability to restrict such transfer activity also may be limited by provisions of the Policy. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will prevent all transfer activity that may adversely affect Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies. We do not accommodate frequent transfers in any Portfolios and there are no arrangements in place to permit any Owner to engage in frequent transfers; we apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement.

The Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers in their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures. For example, Funds may assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Although we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent transfer policies and procedures of the Funds, we have entered into a written agreement, as required by SEC regulation, with each Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and to execute instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate the frequent transfer policies established by the Fund.

In addition, Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Funds generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Funds in their ability to apply their frequent transfer policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios. If a Fund believes that an omnibus order reflects one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in frequent trading, the Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.

In accordance with applicable law, we reserve the right to modify or terminate the transfer privilege at any time. We also reserve the right to defer or restrict the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of their shares as a result of their own policies and procedures on frequent transfers (even if an entire omnibus order is rejected due to the frequent transfers of a single Owner). You should read the Portfolio prospectuses for more details.

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Restrictions on Large Transfers

Large transfers may increase brokerage and administrative costs of the underlying Portfolios and may disrupt fund management strategy, requiring a Portfolio to maintain a high cash position and possibly resulting in lost investment opportunities and forced liquidations. We do not monitor for large transfers to or from Portfolios except where the manager of a particular underlying Portfolio has brought large transfer activity to our attention for investigation on a case-by-case basis. For example, some Portfolio managers have asked us to monitor for "block transfers" where transfer requests have been submitted on behalf of multiple Owners by a third party such as an investment adviser. When we detect such large trades, we may impose restrictions similar to those described above where future transfer requests from that third party must be submitted in writing with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Loans

**Loan Privileges.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may, by request in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet, borrow an amount up to the Loan Value of the Policy, with the Policy serving as sole security for such loan. The Loan Value is equal to (a) minus (b), where:

(a) is 85% of the Cash Value of the Policy on the date the Policy Loan is requested; and

(b) is the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness.

The minimum amount that you may borrow is $100. We will ordinarily pay any amount due to you under a Policy Loan within seven days after we receive the loan request at our Administrative Office, although we may postpone payments under certain circumstances.

We will process each loan request at the accumulation unit values determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request.

When a Policy Loan is made, we will transfer Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. We will also transfer an amount equal to the loan interest due at the next Policy Anniversary, discounted at an interest rate equal to the current Loan Account crediting rate. Unless you request a different allocation, we will transfer amounts from the Divisions of the Separate Account and the General Account in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value. This will reduce the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account and the General Account. These transactions will not be considered transfers for purposes of the limitations on transfers.

**Interest Rate Charged for Policy Loans.** We charge you 8% interest per year on a loan. Loan interest is due and payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. If you do not pay the interest charged when it is due, we will transfer to the Loan Account an amount of Cash Value equal to the interest due. We will deduct the amount transferred from the Divisions and the General Account in the same proportion that the Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value.

**Loan Account Interest Rate Credited.** Amounts in the Loan Account will earn interest daily at an annual rate of at least 5%. The Loan Account interest credited will be transferred to the Divisions and the General Account: (i) each Policy Anniversary; (ii) when a new loan is made; (iii) when a loan is partially or fully repaid; and (iv) when an amount is needed to meet a monthly deduction.

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**Repayment of Indebtedness.** You may repay all or part of your Indebtedness at any time while the Insured is living and the Policy is in effect. All repayments should be made directly to us at our Administrative Office. Upon repayment, we will allocate an amount equal to the loan repayment (but not more than the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness) from the Loan Account back to the General Account and the Divisions on the same proportionate basis on which we originally transferred the loan collateral from the Divisions and the General Account.

We will treat amounts paid while a Policy Loan is outstanding as premiums unless you request in writing that the payments be treated as repayment of Indebtedness.

**Effect of Policy Loans.** Whether or not repaid, a Policy Loan will permanently affect the Cash Value and Cash Surrender Value of a Policy, and may permanently affect the amount of the death benefit. This is because the collateral for the Policy Loan (the amount held in the Loan Account) does not participate in the performance of the Separate Account while the loan is outstanding. If the Loan Account interest credited is less than the investment performance of the selected Divisions, the Policy values will be lower as a result of the loan. Conversely, if the Loan Account interest credited is higher than the investment performance of the Divisions, the Policy values may be higher. We will deduct any outstanding Indebtedness from the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy.

There are risks associated with taking a Policy Loan, including the potential for a Policy to lapse if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. In addition, if the Policy is a MEC, then a Policy Loan will be treated as a partial withdrawal for federal income tax purposes. A loan also may have possible adverse tax consequences that could occur if a Policy is exchanged, canceled or lapses with loans outstanding. A loan from or secured by a Policy that is not classified as a MEC should generally not be treated as a taxable distribution so long as the Policy stays in force. You should seek competent advice before requesting a Policy loan.

Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy

You may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a life insurance policy that provides benefits that do not vary with the investment return of the Divisions. If, during the first two Policy Years, you request in writing that we transfer all of your Cash Value into the General Account, and you indicate that you are exercising the conversion right, the transfer will not be subject to a transaction charge or to transfer limits. At the time of the transfer, there will be no effect on the Policy's death benefit, Face Amount, net amount at risk, risk class or Issue Age. If you exercise your one-time conversion right, we will automatically allocate all future Net Premiums to the General Account, and no future transfers to the Separate Account will be allowed.

If a Certificate has been amended to operate as an Individual Policy following an Insured's change in eligibility under a Group Contract, the conversion right will be measured from the Issue Date of the original Certificate. At the time of the conversion, the new Policy will have, at the Owner's option, either the same death benefit or the same net amount at risk as the original Policy. The new Policy will also have the same Issue Date and Issue Age as the original Policy. The premiums for the new Policy will be based on our rates in effect for the same Issue Age and rate class as the original Policy.

Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility

**Group Contracts With Automatic Continuation of Coverage.** Under some Group Contracts, as long as the Certificate is in force, an Insured's coverage will continue even if an Insured's eligibility under a Group Contract or

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employer-sponsored insurance program ends because the Group Contract or employer-sponsored insurance program terminates or the Employee's employment ends. Even if the Certificate has lapsed and is not in force, the right to reinstate and to convert a lapsed Certificate remains despite the change in the Employee's eligibility during the reinstatement period.

We will amend a Certificate issued under such a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges. The amendment will be mailed to the Owner within 31 days (a) after we receive written notice that the Employee's employment ended or (b) after the termination of the Group Contract. If the Certificate is in a grace period at the time the conversion occurs, any premium necessary to prevent the Certificate from lapsing must be paid to us before the Individual Policy will be mailed. A new planned premium schedule will be established which will have the same planned annual premium utilized under the Group Contract. The new planned payment intervals will be no more frequent than quarterly. The Company may allow payment of planned premium through periodic (usually monthly) authorized electronic funds transfer. Of course, unscheduled premium payments can be made at any time. (See "Premiums.")

If an Individual Policy was issued under such a Group Contract or other employer-sponsored insurance program, the Policy will continue in force following the change in eligibility. The rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges under the Policy will remain the same following this change in eligibility.

If an Associated Company ceases to be under common control with the Contractholder, the Insureds of the Associated Company (i.e., Employees of the Associated Company and their Spouses) may continue their insurance in the manner described above.

**Group Contracts Without Automatic Continuation of Coverage.** Under certain Group Contracts, an Insured's coverage may end upon termination of the Group Contract or if the Group Contract has been amended to end life insurance coverage for an eligible class of Employees of which the Insured is a member. The Insured then has the option to convert the Certificate to a personal policy of insurance. (See "Conditions for Conversion" below.)

If the Group Contract terminates or is amended (as indicated above), then your Certificate (including any death benefit thereunder) will cease. If there is another life insurance plan for which the Insured is eligible, we will pay the succeeding carrier the Cash Surrender Value. If there is no successor plan, or if the successor carrier is unable to accept such Cash Surrender Value, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you, unless you elect in writing to take a paid-up insurance option using your Cash Surrender Value as a single premium. The Cash Surrender Value must provide a paid-up policy in the minimum amount of $10,000. Paid-up insurance is permanent life insurance with no further premiums due. Paid-up insurance has Cash Value. The amount of the paid-up insurance is payable at the death of the Insured. If we pay the Cash Surrender Value to you, the federal income tax consequences of the distribution to you would be the same as if you surrendered your Certificate. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Under certain group contracts, some states may also require a conversion option (i) if the Insured's employment terminates, (ii) if the Insured's membership in an eligible class terminates, or (iii) if the amount of life insurance the Insured is eligible for is reduced.

**Conditions for Conversion.** If you choose to convert the Certificate to a personal policy of insurance for any of the reasons set forth above, we must receive your written application and the premium due for the new policy at our Administrative Office, within the relevant application period. The amount of the new policy will be determined as specified in your Certificate. We or one of our affiliates will issue a new policy, which will be subject to the conditions set forth in the form of Contract applicable to you. The new policy will take effect on the 32nd day after

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the date the life insurance coverage under the Certificate ends (or the amount of life insurance the Insured is eligible for is reduced), regardless of the duration of the relevant application period.

Payment of Benefits at Maturity

If the Insured is living and the Policy is in force, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you on the Maturity Date. Amounts payable on the Maturity Date ordinarily will be paid within seven days of that date, although payment may be postponed under certain circumstances. A Policy will mature if and when the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests

In addition to written requests, we may accept instructions by telephone, facsimile, email, and via the Internet from you or an authorized third party regarding transfers, loans, partial withdrawals and certain Policy changes, subject to the following conditions.

● We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

● If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

● These procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions and/or providing written confirmation of transactions to you.

● We reserve the right to suspend telephone, facsimile, email and/or Internet instructions at any time for any class of Policies for any reason.

You should protect your personal identification number ("PIN") because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN when using Internet systems. We are not able to verify that the person providing the PIN and giving us instructions via the Internet is you or is authorized to act on your behalf.

Facsimile, email or Internet transactions may not always be possible. Any facsimile, email or computer system, whether it is ours, yours, or that of your service provider or agent, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to equip our systems to handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should make the request by writing to our Administrative Office.

Our variable life insurance business is largely conducted through digital communications and data storage networks and systems operated by us and our service providers or other business partners (e.g., the Portfolios and the firms involved in the distribution and sale of our variable life insurance policies). For example, many routine operations, such as processing Owners' requests and elections and day-to-day record keeping, are all executed through computer networks and systems.

**POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT**

Lapse

A Policy may enter a 62-day grace period and possibly lapse (terminate without value or death benefit) if the Cash Surrender Value is not enough to cover the next monthly deduction. If you have taken out a loan, then your Policy also will enter a grace period and possibly lapse whenever the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on the Monthly

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Anniversary. Thus, the payment of premiums in any amount does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force until the Maturity Date.

We will notify you at the beginning of the grace period by mail. The notice will specify the amount of premium required to keep the Policy in force, and the date the payment is due. Subject to minimum premium requirements, the amount of the premium required to keep the Policy in force will be the amount of the current monthly deduction. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment within the grace period, the Policy will lapse and terminate without Cash Value. Upon lapse, any Indebtedness is extinguished and any collateral in the Loan Account is returned to the Company. If the Insured dies during the grace period, any overdue monthly deductions and Indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit payable.

Reinstatement

Unless you have surrendered the Policy, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy by written application at any time while the Insured is alive and within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. The right to reinstate a lapsed Policy will not be affected by the termination of a Group Contract or the termination of an Employee's employment during the reinstatement period.

Reinstatement is subject to the following conditions:

● Evidence of the insurability of the Insured satisfactory to us (including evidence of insurability of any person covered by a rider to reinstate the rider).

● Payment of a premium that, after the deduction of any premium charges (premium expense charge and premium tax charge), is large enough to cover: (a) the monthly deductions due at the time of lapse, and (b) two times the monthly deduction due at the time of reinstatement.

● Payment or reinstatement of any Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness reinstated will cause a Cash Value of an equal amount also to be reinstated.

If you meet the requirements to reinstate a lapsed Policy, your Face Amount will be reinstated to the amount in effect immediately prior to the lapse. If you reinstate a lapsed Policy and elect to reinstate any Indebtedness existing immediately before the Policy lapsed, the corresponding collateral for the Indebtedness would also be reinstated as part of the Cash Value of the reinstated Policy. The amount of Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be equal to the amount of any Indebtedness reinstated, increased by the Net Premiums paid at reinstatement and any loans paid at the time of reinstatement.

If a Policy is reinstated after 90 days of lapse, a new Policy will be issued to you. The effective date of the new Policy will be the date we approve the application for reinstatement. There will be a full monthly deduction for the Policy Month that includes that date. If the Group Contract was issued before January 1, 2009, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates for the new Policy will be based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C. If the Group Contract was issued on or after January 1, 2009, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates will be based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Male Mortality Table.

**CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS**

We will deduct certain charges under the Policy in consideration for: (i) services and benefits we provide; (ii) costs and expenses we incur; (iii) risks we assume; and (iv) our profit expectations.

Services and benefits we provide:

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● the death benefit, cash and loan benefits under the Policy;

● investment options, including premium allocations;

● administration of elective options; and

● the distribution of reports to Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur:

● costs associated with processing and underwriting applications, and with issuing and administering the Policy (including any riders);

● overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits;

● sales and marketing expenses; and

● other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state, and local premium and other taxes and fees.

Risks we assume:

● that the cost of insurance charges we deduct are insufficient to meet our actual claims because Insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

● that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies exceed the charges we deduct.

Our revenues from any particular charge may be more or less than any costs or expenses that charge may be intended primarily to cover. We may use our revenues from one charge to pay other costs and expenses in connection with the Policies including distribution expenses. We may also profit from all the charges combined, including the cost of insurance charge and the mortality and expense risk charge and use such profits for any corporate purpose.

Transaction Charges

**Premium Expense Charge.** Before we allocate Net Premiums among the Divisions and the General Account pursuant to your instructions, we will reduce your premium payments by a front-end sales charge ("premium expense charge") to compensate us for our costs in issuing the Policy. The maximum premium expense charge we can apply to any Policy can vary but will not exceed 1% for Policies issued under Group Contracts. The net amount of premiums invested is shown on your Policy's schedule page and reflects the deduction of the premium tax charge and the amount of premium expense charge that applies to your Policy. Please refer to your Policy Schedule page. For certain Policies that are deemed to be individual contracts under federal tax laws, we will reduce your premium payments by a premium expense charge that can vary but will not exceed up to 2% of each premium payment to compensate us for the anticipated higher corporate income taxes that result from the sale of such Policies. The current premium expense charge is 1% for Policies issued under Group Contracts and 2% for Policies treated as individual contracts under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

The sales charges will not change even if an Insured is no longer eligible under a Group Contract or employer-sponsored insurance program, but continues coverage on an individual basis.

**Premium Tax Charge.** Many states and localities impose a tax on premiums received by insurance companies. These premium taxes vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 0% to 5.0% of premiums paid. The current premium tax charge for the Group A and Group B charge structures is 2.25% of premiums paid.

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To cover these premium taxes, we will either assess an explicit premium tax charge or increase our insurance rates to cover these premium taxes. If your Employer chooses the Group A or Group B charge structure, we will reduce premium payments by an explicit premium tax charge guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%. If your Employer chooses the Group C charge structure, we will not assess an explicit premium tax charge but will include it in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge. For a more detailed explanation of the different charge structures that apply to each Group, please see "Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)" above.

**Partial Withdrawal Transaction Charge.** You may make a partial withdrawal of Cash Value. For each partial withdrawal we will assess a transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the partial withdrawal. This charge will be in addition to the amount received in cash.

**Transfer Charge.** After the first Policy Year, you may transfer a portion of your Cash Value. For each transfer in excess of 12 in a single Policy Year, we may impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the transfer. We are currently waiving this charge.

Periodic Charges

**Monthly Deduction.** We will make the monthly deduction on the Investment Start Date and on each succeeding Monthly Anniversary. We will make deductions from each Division and the General Account in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value on the date the monthly deduction is made. Because portions of the monthly deduction, such as the cost of insurance, can vary from month to month, the monthly deduction also will vary.

The monthly deduction has several components:

● the cost of insurance charge;

● the premium tax charge (for Group C Owners, this is included as part of the cost of insurance charge);

● a monthly administrative charge (for Group B and Group C Owners, this is included as part of the cost of insurance charge); and

● the charges for any riders.

**Cost of Insurance Charge.** We assess a monthly cost of insurance charge on each Monthly Anniversary (to cover the next Policy Month) to compensate us for underwriting the death benefit and for certain administrative costs (for Group B and Group C charge structures) and to cover state and local premium taxes (for Group C charge structure). The charge depends on the applicable cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk in the Policy Month in which the charge is calculated. The charge may vary from Policy to Policy and from Policy Month to Policy Month.

We will determine the monthly cost of insurance charge by multiplying the applicable cost of insurance rate or rates by the net amount at risk for each Policy Month. The net amount at risk for a Policy Month equals: (i) the death benefit at the beginning of the Policy Month divided by 1.0032737; LESS (ii) the Cash Value at the beginning of the Policy Month. (Dividing the death benefit by 1.0032737 reduces the net amount at risk, solely for purposes of computing the cost of insurance, by taking into account assumed monthly earnings at an annual rate of 4%.)

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We determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount. If we approve an increase in Face Amount, then a different cost of insurance charge may apply to the increase, based on the Insured's circumstances at the time of the increase.

● *Cost of Insurance Rates.* The current cost of insurance rates are based on the Attained Age and the rate class of the Insured. We base the current cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality experience. We currently issue the Policies on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis without regard to the sex of the Insured. Whether a Policy is issued on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis does not affect the cost of insurance charge determined for that Policy.

The current cost of insurance rates will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance rates set forth in the Policy. For Policies under Group Contracts issued before January 1, 2009, these guaranteed rates are 125% of the maximum rates that could be charged based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C ("1980 CSO Table"). For Policies under Group Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2009, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates will not exceed 400% of the rates that could be charged based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Male Mortality Table ("2001 CSO Table"). The guaranteed rates are higher than the rates in either the 1980 CSO table or the 2001 CSO Table because we use guaranteed or simplified underwriting procedures whereby the Insured is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. Under these underwriting methods, then, healthy individuals will pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under substantially similar policies using different underwriting methods. The current cost of insurance rates are generally lower than 100% of either the 1980 CSO Table or the 2001 CSO Table.

● *Net Amount at Risk.* We also calculate the net amount at risk separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increase in Face Amount. In determining the net amount at risk for each increment of Face Amount, the Cash Value is first considered part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value exceeds the initial Face Amount, it is then considered as part of any increment in Face Amount in the order these increases took effect. The net amount at risk is affected by investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Policy fees and charges, the death benefit option chosen, partial withdrawals, and decreases in Face Amount. Any decrease in Face Amount, whether by the Owner's request or resulting from a partial withdrawal, will first be used to reduce the net amount at risk for the most recent increase in Face Amount, the next most recent increases in succession, and then the net amount at risk for the initial Face Amount.

**Monthly Administrative Charge.** We assess either an explicit monthly administrative charge from each Policy based upon the number of Employees eligible to be covered at issue of a Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program or increase our insurance rates to compensate us for ordinary administrative expenses such as record keeping, processing death benefit claims and Policy changes, preparing and mailing reports, and overhead costs. If your Employer chooses the Group A charge structure, the amount of this charge is set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy. The guaranteed maximum administrative charge we can apply to any Policy under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed $6.00 per Policy per month during the first Policy Year and $3.50 per Policy per month in renewal years. The current administrative charge that we apply is up to $3.50 per month. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy. If your Employer chooses the Group B or Group C charge structure, the monthly administrative charge will not be charged as an explicit charge but will be included in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge.

These guaranteed maximum charges are guaranteed not to increase over the life of the Policy. The administrative charge will not change in the event that the Insured is no longer eligible for group coverage, but continues coverage on an individual basis. In addition, when we believe that lower administrative costs will be incurred in connection

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with a particular Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program, we may modify the charge for that Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

**Charges for Riders.** We charge a fee to compensate us for the coverage that we are providing. The monthly deduction will include charges for any additional benefits provided by rider. (See "Additional Benefits and Riders.") The charges for individual riders are summarized in the Fee Tables of this Prospectus. These riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts or Employer-sponsored insurance programs may not offer certain riders.

● *Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.* This Rider provides for the waiver of monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled, subject to certain limitations. The Insured must have become disabled before age 65. Generally, the charge under this rider is assessed per $1.00 of the waived monthly deduction for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued before January 1, 2004 and is generally assessed by increasing the applicable cost of insurance rates for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued on or after January 1, 2004.

● *Children's Life Insurance Rider.* This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the child to be insured must not be confined in a hospital at the time the application is signed. Upon receipt at our Administrative Office of proof of the Insured's death before the rider terminates, the rider will be continued on a fully paid-up term insurance basis. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. The charge for this rider is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided.

● *Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider.* This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

● *Spouse's Life Insurance Rider.* This rider provides term insurance on the Insured's Spouse, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse. Under this rider, if we receive at our Administrative Office proof of the Insured's death before the Policy Anniversary nearest the Spouse's 65th birthday, a limited 60-day continuation and exchange period begins, during which the rider may be exchanged for a new fixed-benefit policy on the life of the Spouse. The Spouse's life insurance rider differs from an actual Policy issued on an Employee's Spouse in that the rider provides only term insurance on the life of the Spouse and does not provide for the accumulation of its own Cash Value.

**Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.** We will deduct a daily charge from the Separate Account at a rate not to exceed 0.0024547% (an annual rate of 0.90%) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account. We may reflect a reduction in the current rate as a credit to Cash Value.

This charge compensates us for certain mortality and expense risks we assume. The mortality risk we assume is that an Insured may die sooner than anticipated and that we will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policy will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Policy. If this charge does not cover our actual costs, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if the charge more than covers our actual costs, we add the excess to our surplus. We expect to profit from this charge and may use such profits for any lawful purpose, including covering distribution and other expenses. The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

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**Loan Interest Charge.** We charge interest on Policy loans at a maximum annual interest rate of 8.00%, payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. We also will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at a minimum effective annual rate of 5% (our current interest rate is 8.00% and our current crediting rate is 7.25%). The current loan interest spread is 0.75%.

Federal Taxes

We currently do not assess charges against the Separate Account for federal income taxes that may be incurred by the Separate Account. We may assess such a charge in the future, as well as charges for other taxes incurred by the Separate Account. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Variations in Charges

We may vary the amounts of charges described in this Prospectus as a result of such factors as: (1) differences in legal requirements in the jurisdictions where the Policies are sold; (2) differences in actual or expected risks, expenses, Policy persistency, premium payment patterns, or mortality experience among different categories of purchasers or insureds; and (3) changes in Policy pricing that we may implement from time to time. We may take into account additional information provided by prospective Contractholders in assessing these differences and determining any variances in charges, subject to our underwriting guidelines. Any such variations will be pursuant to our administrative procedures that we establish and will not discriminate unfairly against any Owner. Any such variations may apply to existing Policies as well as to Policies issued in the future, except that the charges under any Policy may never exceed the maximums therein.

Portfolio Charges and Expenses

Charges are deducted from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Portfolios that are described in the prospectuses for those Portfolios. Shares of the Portfolios are purchased for the Separate Account at their net asset value. The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined after deduction of the fees and charges. For further information, consult the prospectus for each Portfolio and Appendix A, below.

**FEDERAL TAX MATTERS**

The following is a brief summary of some tax rules and includes information about different types of benefits, not all of which may be available under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. Such discussion does not purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. The summary does not address state, local or foreign tax issues related to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. 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 our 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.

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**Tax Status of the Policy or Certificate**

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, was issued.

In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Separate Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, we believe that the Owner of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should not be treated as the Owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent Owners of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from being treated as the owners of the underlying Separate Account assets.

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Separate Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes. It is intended that the Separate Account, through its investment decisions, will satisfy these diversification requirements. If Fund shares are sold directly to tax-qualified retirement plans that later lose their tax-qualified status or to non-qualified plans, there could be adverse consequences under the diversification rules.

The following discussion assumes that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes.

**Tax Treatment of Policy or Certificate Benefits**

**In General.** We believe that the death benefit under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should generally be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary to the extent provided in Section 101 of the Code. Insurance proceeds may be taxable in some circumstances, such as where there is a transfer-for-value of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or where a business is the Owner of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, covering the life of an Employee, if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied.

Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. A tax adviser should be consulted on these consequences.

Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, Cash Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is classified as a modified endowment contract.

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**If you reside in a U.S. territory or outside of the U.S., please contact your financial or tax adviser for tax guidance on your Policy or Certificate, as applicable.**

**Modified Endowment Contracts.** Under the Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts, with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Given the flexibility of the Policies or Certificates, as applicable, as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will determine whether it is classified as a MEC. In general, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be classified as a MEC if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, causes the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to fail the "7-pay test." A Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy or Certificate Years, as applicable, or in the seven years after a "material change," the amount paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

If there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, during a 7-pay testing period, for example, as a result of a partial withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, had originally been issued at the reduced Face Amount. If there is a "material change" in Policy's or Certificate's, as applicable, benefits or other terms, even after the first seven years, the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy or Certificate, as applicable. A material change may occur, for example, when there is an increase in the death benefit or the receipt of an unnecessary premium. Unnecessary premiums are premiums paid into a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, which are not needed in order to provide a death benefit equal to the lowest death benefit that was payable in the most recent 7-pay testing period. To prevent your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from becoming a MEC, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits. In addition, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be treated as a MEC if it is received in exchange for a life insurance contract that is a MEC. A current or prospective Owner should consult a tax adviser to determine whether a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transaction will cause the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be classified as a MEC.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Modified Endowment Contracts.** Policies or Certificates, as applicable, classified as modified endowment contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

(1) All distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a modified endowment contract will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income and as tax-free recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, only after all gain has been distributed.

(2) Loans taken from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, classified as a modified endowment contract are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

(3) A 10 percent additional income tax penalty is imposed on the amount subject to tax except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has Attained Age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's Beneficiary. The foregoing exceptions generally do not apply to an Owner that is a non-natural person, such as a corporation.

If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions that occur during the contract year will be taxed as distributions from a modified endowment contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within two years before it becomes a modified endowment contract will

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be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a modified endowment contract.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Policies or Certificates That Are Not Modified Endowment Contracts.** Distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not classified as a modified endowment contract are generally treated first as a non-taxable recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, as gain taxable as ordinary income. However, distributions during the first 15 Policy or Certificate, as applicable, years accompanied by a reduction in Policy or Certificate, as applicable, benefits, including distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, are subject to different tax rules and may be treated in whole or in part as taxable income.

Loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are generally not treated as distributions.

Finally, neither distributions nor loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are subject to the 10 percent additional income tax.

**Investment in the Policy or Certificate.** Your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is generally your aggregate premiums. When a distribution is taken from the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

**Policy or Certificate Loans.** In general, interest on a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan will not be deductible. If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan is outstanding when a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is exchanged, canceled or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be added to the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly. In the case of an outstanding loan at the time of an exchange, the cancelled loan will generally be taxed to the extent of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, gain.

Before taking out a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan, you should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

**Withholding.** To the extent that Policy or Certificate, as applicable, distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. However, recipients can generally elect not to have tax withheld from distributions.

**Multiple Policies or Certificates.** All modified endowment contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one modified endowment contract for purposes of determining the amount includable in the Owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** In general, rider benefits may be received tax free by the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill or chronically ill, subject to certain limitations and conditions. However, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or requesting payment under this rider.

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**Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies or Certificates.** If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. In addition, under Code Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, this Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Code Section 264(f) entity-holder rules. Death benefits payable to a business owner on the life of an Employee will generally be taxable if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied. In addition, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider or Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, as applicable received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable.

Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax adviser before any non-natural person is made an Owner or holder of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

**Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.** The transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or designation of a Beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, retained incidents of ownership at death, or made a gift transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within 3 years of death. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, would be included in the Owner's estate upon the Owner's death.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping transfer tax when all or part of a life insurance Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each Owner or Beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

In general, current rules provide for a $15 million estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption (as indexed for inflation) and a top tax rate of 40 percent for deaths occurring and gifts made after December 31, 2025.

The complexity of the tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your Beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

**Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations.** The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by

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the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, purchase.

**Possible Tax Law Changes.** Although the likelihood of legislative or regulatory changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could change by legislation, regulation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

We have the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, in response to legislative or regulatory changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment Owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

**Transfer of Issued Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties.** If you transfer the Policy to a third party, including a sale of the Policy to a life settlement company, such transfer for value may be taxable. The death benefit will also be taxable in the case of a transfer for value unless certain exceptions apply. We may be required to report certain information to the IRS, as required under Code section 6050Y and applicable regulations. You should consult with a qualified tax advisor for further information prior to transferring the Policy.

**Our Income Taxes.** Under current federal income tax law, we are not taxed on the Separate Account's operations. Thus, currently we do not deduct a charge from the Separate Account for federal income taxes. We reserve the right to charge the Separate Account for any future federal income taxes or economic burdens we may incur.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

**Tax Credits and Deductions.** The Company may be entitled to certain tax benefits related to the assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions, are not passed back to the Separate Account or to the Policy or Owners, as applicable, since the Company is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

**ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS**

In addition to the standard death benefit associated with your Policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the

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fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table. We currently offer the following riders under the Policy, subject to state availability:

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Waiver of Monthly* <br> *Deductions Rider*<br>| This rider provides for the <br> waiver of monthly deductions <br> while the Insured is totally <br> disabled, including cost of <br> insurance and monthly Policy <br> expense charges, upon proof <br> of disability.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> The Insured must have <br> become disabled before age <br> 65.<br>|
| *Children's Life Insurance* <br> *Rider*<br>| This rider provides term <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death for any Insured <br> child.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected rider <br> benefit, you may also need to <br> be on active status. You <br> should ask your Employer if <br> this benefit is included and <br> whether you need to be on <br> active status in order to elect <br> it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Coverage applied for after <br> Policy issue may be subject to <br> underwriting.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Spouse's Life Insurance* <br> *Rider*<br>| This rider provides term <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death of the Insured's <br> Spouse.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected rider <br> benefit, you may also need to <br> be on active status. You <br> should ask your Employer if <br> this benefit is included and <br> whether you need to be on <br> active status in order to elect <br> it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Coverage applied for after <br> Policy issue may be subject to <br> underwriting.<br>|
| *Accelerated Death Benefit* <br> *Settlement Option Rider*<br>| Under this rider, you may <br> receive an accelerated <br> payment of a portion of your <br> death benefit if the Insured is <br> terminally ill.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Payment under this rider may <br> affect eligibility for benefits <br> under state or federal law.<br>|
| *Will Preparation Service* <br> *Rider*<br>| MetLife makes a will <br> preparation service available <br> to you (subject to state <br> variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The will <br> preparation service is made <br> available through a MetLife <br> affiliate.<br>|
| *Estate Resolution Services* <br> *Rider*<br>| This rider provides certain <br> probate services in the event <br> you or your Spouse dies <br> (subject to state variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The <br> probate services are made <br> available through a MetLife <br> affiliate.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Digital Estate Planning* <br> *Rider*<br>| MetLife makes a Digital <br> Estate Planning Platform <br> available to you (subject to <br> state variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The Digital <br> Estate Planning Platform is <br> made available through a <br> MetLife affiliate.<br>|
| *Bereavement Services Rider* | This benefit provides certain <br> bereavement services to <br> beneficiaries.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The <br> bereavement services are <br> made available by a <br> third-party provider.<br>|
| *Grief Counseling Services* <br> *Rider*<br>| This benefit provides certain <br> grief counseling services to <br> beneficiaries.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The grief <br> counseling services are made <br> available by a third-party <br> provider.<br>|
| *Funeral Services Rider* | This benefit provides certain <br> funeral services to you, your <br> Spouse and children.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The funeral <br> services are made available <br> by a third-party provider.<br>|
| *Dollar Cost Averaging* | Allows you to automatically <br> transfer from the Fidelity VIP <br> Government Money Market <br> Division to other Divisions a <br> predetermined amount of <br> money over a specified period <br> of time.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|
| *Annual Automatic Portfolio* <br> *Rebalancing*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> reallocate your Cash Value <br> among the elected Divisions <br> to return the allocation to the <br> percentages you specify.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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Additional Insurance Benefits

**Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.** This rider provides for the waiver of the monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled, as defined in the Rider. The Insured must provide proof that they are unable to perform any other job for which the Insured is fit by education, training or experience. The Insured must have become disabled before age 65.

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For example, if you are eligible for benefits under this rider, and have current premiums of $150 per month including a $50 optional investment premium, we will waive $100 per month so your life insurance coverage remains in force.

**Children's Life Insurance Rider.** This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the child to be insured must not be confined in a hospital at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. Upon receipt at our Administrative Office of proof of the Insured's death before the rider terminates, the rider will be continued on a fully paid-up term insurance basis.

For example, if you have $5,000 of coverage under this rider, and your child dies while the child rider is in force, we will pay $5,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the child.

**Spouse's Life Insurance Rider.** This rider provides term insurance on the Insured's Spouse, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse. Under this rider, if we receive at our Administrative Office proof of the Insured's death before the Policy Anniversary nearest the Spouse's 65th birthday, a limited 60-day continuation and exchange period begins, during which this rider may be exchanged for a new fixed-benefit policy on the life of the Spouse. The Spouse's life insurance rider differs from an actual Policy issued on an Employees' Spouse in that the rider provides only term insurance on the life of the Spouse and does not provide for the accumulation of its own Cash Value.

For example, if you have $10,000 of coverage under this rider, and your legal Spouse dies while the Spouse rider is in force, we will pay $10,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse.

**Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider.** This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to you if the Insured is terminally ill and expected to die within less than 12 months (subject to state variations). Any irrevocable Beneficiary and assignees of record must provide written authorization in order for the Owner to receive the accelerated benefit.

The amount of the death benefit payable under the rider will equal up to 85% of the Face Amount under the Policy on the date we receive satisfactory evidence of terminal illness as described above, less any Indebtedness. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

The federal income tax consequences associated with adding or receiving benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider are unclear. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or requesting an accelerated death benefit payment under this rider.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider and have a Face Amount of $100,000 with no Cash Value, you may elect to receive up to $85,000 of the death benefit proceeds (less any loans and loan interest) prior to your death.

**Will Preparation Service Rider**. This rider provides you with a will preparation service ("Service") while this rider and the Policy are in force. This Service is made available to you, at no cost, through a MetLife affiliate ("Affiliate"). This Service provides for a will to be prepared by attorneys designated by the Affiliate for you and your Spouse. If you have a will prepared by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, you must pay the attorney's services directly.

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Upon proof of such payment, you will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount you paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, if you decide that you would like to have a codicil to your will prepared, this Service enables you to work one-on-one with an attorney, in-person, on the phone, or online to prepare the codicil to your will free of charge, subject to state variations.

**Estate Resolution Services Rider.** If you or your Spouse die while this rider and the Policy are in force, a probate benefit (the "Benefit") will be made available to the estate of the deceased. The Benefit is available through an Affiliate. The Benefit provides for certain probate services to be made available, free of charge, by attorneys designated by the Affiliate. If probate services are provided by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, the estate of the deceased must pay for those attorney's services directly. Upon proof of such payment, the estate of the deceased will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount such estate paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, the executor of your estate may use the Benefit to receive unlimited consultations, either face-to-face with an attorney or by phone to assist in settling your estate.

**Digital Estate Planning**. A Digital Estate Planning Platform is included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for this platform to be provided by a MetLife affiliate (the "Affiliate"). This platform will be made available to Employees and their Spouses through legalplans.com/estateplanning and includes facilitation of the selection, completion and execution of common estate planning documents.

**Beneficiary and Bereavement Service.** Beneficiary and Bereavement Services are included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance for no additional premium. MetLife may arrange for some portion of these services to be provided to Owners and Beneficiaries by a third-party provider.

**Grief Counseling Services Rider.** Employees who become insured under the Group Contract are eligible to receive non-insured grief counseling services at no additional premium. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided to Employees through a third-party service provider. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

**Funeral Services Discount Disclosure.** Employees who become insured under the Group Contract are eligible to receive discounts of up to 10% off the service provider's standard price for certain funeral services including funeral, cremation and cemetery products and services provided by a third-party national network of funeral and funeral planning providers while such insurance remains in effect. Employees who become insured will also have access to funeral planning resources including funeral planning tools and concierge services provided by the same national network of providers. MetLife has arranged for these services and discounts to be provided to Employees and their Spouses and children and the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents of the Employees and their Spouses for no additional premium. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

The discounts and planning services are not available in all jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory approval.

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Automatic Investment Strategies

**Dollar Cost Averaging.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically transfer a predetermined amount of money from the Fidelity VIP Government Money Market Division to a number of available Divisions of the Separate Account. Based on the elected investment allocations for this investment strategy, Dollar Cost Averaging occurs after the close of business on each Monthly Anniversary or after close of business on the next business day following each Monthly Anniversary should your Monthly Anniversary fall on a non-business day (weekend or holiday) as long as all other requirements are met. The portion of the Policy's Cash Value in the Fidelity VIP Government Money Market Division must be greater than or equal to $1,000. The minimum total monthly transfer amount must be greater than or equal to $100.

Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. It involves continuous investment in securities regardless of price fluctuations. An investor should consider his/her ability to continue purchases in periods of low price levels.

For example, if you elected the Dollar Cost Averaging and selected $12,000 of Cash Value to be transferred from the Fidelity VIP Government Money Market Division to specified other Divisions that you choose, over a 12 month period we will transfer $1,000 each month for 12 months.

**Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically reallocate your Cash Value among the elected Divisions to return the allocation to the percentages you specify. This rebalancing occurs annually after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend).

Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

For example, if you allocated 25% to each of four Divisions after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary, or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend), we will transfer amounts among those four Divisions so that there is 25% of your Policy's Cash Value in each Division.

The automated transfers under these investment strategies will not count towards frequent transfer constraints or transfer limitations. However, we reserve the right to include them if we decide to restrict transfers under the terms of the Policy.

You may elect either the Dollar Cost Averaging strategy or the Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing strategy. There is no fee for participating in either strategy. You cannot participate in both strategies at the same time; however, either strategy may be discontinued at any time.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES**

Distributing the Policies

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC") is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. MLIDC, which is our affiliate, also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable life insurance

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policies and variable annuity contracts that we, or our affiliated companies issue. We reimburse MLIDC for expenses MLIDC incurs in distributing the Policies (e.g. commissions payable to retail broker-dealers who sell the Policies).

MLIDC's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. MLIDC is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). FINRA provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, or online at www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or on-line.

MLIDC and the Company may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers ("selling firms") who will sell the Policies through their registered representatives. We pay commissions to these selling firms for the sale of the Policies, and these selling firms compensate their registered representative agents. Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company. A portion of the payments made to selling firms may be passed on to their registered representatives in accordance with their internal compensation programs. Those programs may also include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your registered representative for further information about what your registered representative and the selling firm for which he or she works may receive in connection with your purchase of a Policy.

We may compensate MetLife employees for referrals. We may also make various payments to selling firms and other third parties. (See "Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries.")

Commissions Paid to Selling Firms

The maximum commissions payable to a selling firm are one of the following options:

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| 1 | A+B | a+b |
| 2 | A+B | a+c |
| 3 | A+X+Y+Z | A |

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A = 25% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

B = 1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

a = 25% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the respective Policy Year.

b = 1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during that Policy Year.

c = Up to 0.25% per year of the average Cash Value of a Policy during a Policy Year.

X = 20% of the first Policy Year premiums received up to an amount that equals: the planned annual premium reduced by the cost of insurance charge, the monthly administrative charge, premium loads assessed, and any premiums paid less frequently than monthly.

Y = 2% of any unscheduled premiums received.

Z = 1% of premiums equal to the monthly administrative charge and the premium loads on those charges and the cost of insurance.

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Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries

MetLife enters into arrangements concerning the sale, servicing and/or renewal of MetLife group insurance and certain other group-related insurance and non-insurance products ("Products") with brokers, agents, consultants, third party administrators, general agents, associations, and other parties that may participate in the sale, servicing and/or renewal of such Products (each, an "Intermediary"). MetLife may pay your Intermediary compensation, which may include, among other things, base compensation, supplemental compensation and/or a service fee. MetLife may pay compensation for the sale, servicing and/or renewal of Products, or remit compensation to an Intermediary on your behalf. Your Intermediary may also be owned by, controlled by or affiliated with another person or party, which may also be an Intermediary and who may also perform marketing and/or administration services in connection with your Products and be paid compensation by MetLife.

Base compensation, which may vary from case to case and may change if you renew your Products with MetLife, may be payable to your Intermediary as a percentage of premium or a fixed dollar amount. MetLife may also pay your Intermediary compensation that is based upon your Intermediary placing and/or retaining a certain volume of business *(number of Products sold or dollar value of premium)* with MetLife. In addition, supplemental compensation may be payable to your Intermediary for eligible Products. Under MetLife's current supplemental compensation plan ("SCP"), the amount payable as supplemental compensation may range from 0% to 9% of premium. The supplemental compensation percentage may be based on one or more of: (1) the number of Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period, or other defined period; (2) the amount of eligible new or renewal premium with respect to Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (3) the persistency percentage of Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (4) the block growth of the Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (5) eligible new or renewal premium growth during a one-year period; or (6) a flat amount, fixed percentage or sliding scale of the premium for Products as set by MetLife. The supplemental compensation percentage will be set by MetLife based on the achievement of the outlined qualification criteria and it may not be changed until the following SCP plan year. As such, the supplemental compensation percentage may vary from year to year, but will not exceed 9% under the current supplemental compensation plan.

The cost of supplemental compensation is not directly charged to the price of our Products, except as an allocation of overhead expense, which is applied to all eligible group insurance Products, whether or not supplemental compensation is paid in relation to a particular sale or renewal. As a result, your rates will not differ by whether or not your Intermediary receives supplemental compensation. If your Intermediary collects the premium from you in relation to your Products, your Intermediary may earn a return on such amounts. Additionally, MetLife may have a variety of other relationships with your Intermediary or its affiliates, or with other parties, that involve the payment of compensation and benefits that may or may not be related to your relationship with MetLife (e.g., insurance and employee benefits exchanges, enrollment firms and platforms, sales contests, consulting agreements, participation in an insurer panel, or reinsurance arrangements).

More information about the eligibility criteria, limitations, payment calculations and other terms and conditions under MetLife's base compensation and supplemental compensation plans can be found on MetLife's Website at www.metlife.com/business-and-brokers/broker-resources/broker-compensation. Questions regarding Intermediary compensation can be directed to ask4met@metlifeservice.com, or if you would like to speak to someone about Intermediary compensation, please call (800) ASK-4MET. In addition to the compensation paid to an Intermediary, MetLife may also pay compensation to your representative. Compensation paid to your representative is for participating in the sale, servicing, and/or renewal of Products, and the compensation paid may vary based on a number of factors including the type of Product(s) and volume of business sold. If you are the person or entity to be

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charged under an insurance policy or annuity contract, you may request additional information about the compensation your representative expects to receive as a result of the sale or concerning compensation for any alternative quotes presented, by contacting your representative or calling (866) 796-1800.

Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy.

The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the compensation paid for the sale of the Policies.

**GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT**

Issuance

The Group Contract will be issued upon receipt of a signed application for Group Insurance signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and acceptance by a duly authorized officer of the Company at our Administrative Office.

Premium Payments

The Contractholder will remit planned premium payments for Insureds of the Contractholder or an associated company in an amount authorized by the Employee to be deducted from his or her wages. All planned premiums under a Group Contract must be specified in advance. The planned premium payment interval is agreed to by the Contractholder and us. Before each planned payment interval, we will furnish the Contractholder with a statement of the planned premium payments to be made under the Group Contract or such other notification as has been agreed to by the Contractholder and us.

Grace Period

If the Contractholder does not remit planned premium payments in a timely fashion, the Group Contract will be in default. A grace period of 31 days begins on the date that the planned premiums were scheduled to be remitted. If the Contractholder does not remit premiums before the end of the grace period, the Group Contract will terminate. If the Group Contract provides for automatic continuation of coverage, the insurance coverage provided by the Policy will continue as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. If the Group Contract does not provide for automatic continuation of coverage, your Policy will cease and continuation of coverage may depend upon whether there is a succeeding plan of insurance. (See "Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.")

Termination

Except as described in "Grace Period" above, the Group Contract will be terminated immediately upon default. In addition, we may end a Group Contract or any of its provisions on 31 days notice. Some Group Contracts provide that if the Group Contract terminates, any Certificates in effect will remain in force on an individual basis, unless such insurance is surrendered or cancelled by the Owner. If a Certificate was issued in connection with such a Group Contract and if allowed by state law, the Certificate will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy that will provide benefits that are identical to those provided under the Certificate. Other Group

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Contracts may not have such a continuation provision and if the Group Contract terminates, your Certificate will cease. If there is a succeeding plan of insurance, we will pay the succeeding carrier the Cash Surrender Value of your Certificate. If there is no succeeding carrier, or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept such Cash Surrender Value, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you, unless you elect to take a paid-up insurance option using your Cash Surrender Value as a single premium. (See "Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.")

Right to Examine Group Contract

The Contractholder may terminate the Group Contract within 20 days after receiving it, within 45 days after the application was signed or within 10 days of mailing a notice of the cancellation right, whichever is latest. To cancel the Group Contract, the Contractholder should mail or deliver the Group Contract to us at our Administrative Office.

Entire Contract

The Group Contract, with the attached copy of the Contractholder's application and other attached papers, if any, is the entire contract between the Contractholder and us. All statements made by the Contractholder, any Owner or any Insured will be deemed representations and not warranties. Misstatements will not be used in any contest or to reduce a claim under the Group Contract, unless such misstatements are in writing. A copy of the application containing such misstatement must have been given to the Contractholder or to the Insured or to his or her Beneficiary, if any.

Incontestability

We cannot contest the Group Contract after it has been in force for two years from the date of issue.

Ownership of Group Contract

The Contractholder owns the Group Contract. The Group Contract may be changed or ended by agreement between us and the Contractholder without the consent of, or notice to, any person claiming rights or benefits under the Group Contract. However, the Contractholder does not have any ownership interest in the Polices issued under the Group Contract. The rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners, Insureds, and Beneficiaries as set forth herein and in the Policies.

**GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY**

Postponement of Payments

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit proceeds or loan within seven days after we receive all applicable written notices, permitted telephone, fax, email or Internet request, and/or due proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone such payments, however, whenever:

● the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC;

● the SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Owners; or

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● an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Separate Account's net assets.

We may also suspend or postpone payment for a withdrawal when we have a reasonable belief that the payment being requested is connected to financial exploitation of a Specified Adult. A Specified Adult is a person who is age 65 or older or a person aged 18 or older who has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests. If we reasonably suspect financial exploitation of a Specified Adult, we will place a temporary hold on the payment, transfer the amount of the payment to the Government Money Market Portfolio and provide notification to you, the Trusted Contact Person(s) on file and any other party authorized to make transactions under the Policy that a hold has been placed on the payment(s) pending further investigation. A Trusted Contact Person is the person or persons designated by you as a person we may contact should we not be able to contact you or if you are a Specified Adult and we reasonably believe or suspect that you have or are being financially exploited. The Trusted Contact Person may be changed by you by contacting our Administrative Office. We may hold the payment for up to 15 business days (or longer under certain conditions) after the temporary hold was placed while we conduct further investigation, unless the period is extended by a regulator or court order.

The Company may defer payments on any amount from the General Account for not more than six months.

Payments under the Policy of any amounts derived from premiums paid by check may be delayed until such time as the check has cleared your bank. We may use telephone, fax, email, Internet or other means of communications to verify that payment from your check has been or will be collected. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify that payment has been or will be collected. You may avoid the possibility of delay in disbursement of proceeds coming from a check that has not yet cleared by providing us with a certified check. If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to block your account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfer, surrender, partial withdrawal, loan or death proceeds, until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide information about you and your account to government regulators.

Transfers, surrenders and partial withdrawals payable from the General Account and the payment of Policy loans allocated to the General Account may, subject to certain limitations, be delayed for up to six months. However, if payment is deferred for 30 days or more, the Company will pay interest at the rate of not less than 2 <sup>1</sup>∕2% per year for the period of the deferment.

**STATE VARIATIONS**

This Prospectus provides you with important information about the Policy. However, we will also issue you a Policy (Certificate or Individual Policy), which is a separate document from the Prospectus. There may be differences between the description of the Policy contained in this Prospectus and the Policy issued to you due to differences in state law. Please consult your Policy for the provisions that apply in your state. You should contact our Administrative Office to review a copy of your Policy and any applicable endorsements and riders. The language in the Prospectus determines your rights under the federal securities laws.

**LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**

In the ordinary course of business, MetLife, similar to other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits (including class action lawsuits), arbitrations and other legal proceedings. Also, from time to time, state and federal regulators or other officials conduct formal and informal examinations or undertake other actions dealing with various aspects of the financial services and insurance industries. In some legal proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made.

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It is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding or regulatory action. However, MetLife does not believe any such action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account or upon the ability of MetLife Investors Distribution Company to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of MetLife to meet its obligations under the Policies.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

The financial statements of the Separate Account, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to meet its obligations under the Policies and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, as guarantor, to meet its obligations under the guarantee agreement. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the Statement of Additional Information, please call or write to us at our Administrative Office.

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**GLOSSARY**

**Administrative Office** — The service office of the Company. The mailing address is: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, MO 63141. Unless another location is specified, all applications, notices and requests should be directed to the Administrative Office at the address above or, if permitted, by facsimile (also referred to as "fax"), email or through the Internet. You may also contact us for information at (800) 756-0124.

**Attained Age** — The Issue Age of the Insured plus the number of completed Policy Years.

**Associated Companies** — The companies listed in a Group Contract's specifications pages that are under common control through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, with the Contractholder.

**Beneficiary** — The person(s) named in a Policy or by later designation to receive Policy proceeds in the event of the Insured's death. A Beneficiary may be changed as set forth in the Policy and this Prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in the Policy, the Beneficiary has no rights in a Policy before the death of the Insured. If there is more than one Beneficiary at the death of the Insured, each will receive equal payments unless otherwise provided by the Owner.

**Cash Value** — The total amount that a Policy provides for investment at any time. It is equal to the total of the amounts credited to the Owner in the Separate Account, the General Account, and in the Loan Account.

**Cash Surrender Value** — The Cash Value of a Policy on the date of surrender, less any Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction, and any applicable transaction charge.

**Certificate** — A document issued to Owners of Policies issued under Group Contracts, setting forth or summarizing the Owner's rights and benefits.

**Contractholder** — The Employer, association, sponsoring organization or trust that is issued a Group Contract.

**Division** — A subaccount of the Separate Account. Each Division invests exclusively in an available underlying Portfolio.

**Effective Date** — The actual date coverage shall take effect which will be on or after the Issue Date.

**Employee** — A person who is employed and paid for services by an Employer on a regular basis. To qualify as an Employee, a person ordinarily must work for an Employer at least 30 hours per week. MetLife may waive or modify this requirement at its discretion. An Employee may also include an independent contractor acting in many respects as an Employee with a sponsoring Employer. An Employee may include a partner in a partnership if the Employer is a partnership.

**Employer** — The Employer, association, or sponsoring organization that is issued a Group Policy.

**Face Amount** — The minimum death benefit under the Policy so long as the Policy remains in force.

**Fund** — An underlying mutual fund in which the Separate Account assets are invested.

**General Account** — The Policy option where your money earns annual interest at a rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Contract, which in no event will be lower than 4%. We may credit higher rates of interest, but are not obligated to do so. The General Account is part of the Company's general account.

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**Group Contract** — A group flexible premium variable life insurance contract issued to the Contractholder by the Company.

**Indebtedness** — The sum of all unpaid Policy Loans and accrued interest charged on loans.

**Individual Insurance**–Insurance provided under a Group Contract or under an Individual Policy issued in connection with an employer-sponsored insurance program on an Employee or an Employee's Spouse.

**Insured** — The person whose life is insured under a Policy. The term may include both an Employee and an Employee's Spouse.

**Investment Start Date** — The date the initial premium is applied to the General Account and/or to the Divisions of the Separate Account. This date is the later of the Issue Date or the date the initial premium is received at our Administrative Office.

**Issue Age** — The Insured's Age as of the date the Policy is issued.

**Issue Date** — The Issue Date is the date from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months are measured.

**Loan Account** — The account of the Company to which amounts securing Policy Loans are allocated. It is a part of the Company's general account assets.

**Loan Value** — The maximum amount that may be borrowed under a Policy after the first Policy Anniversary.

**Maturity Date** — The Policy Anniversary on which the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

**Monthly Anniversary** — The same date in each succeeding month as the Issue Date except that whenever the Monthly Anniversary falls on a date other than a Valuation Date, the Monthly Anniversary will be deemed the next Valuation Date. If any Monthly Anniversary would be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a month that does not have that number of days, then the Monthly Anniversary will be the last day of that month.

**Net Premium** — The premium less any premium expense charge, any charge to compensate us for anticipated higher corporate income taxes resulting from the sale of a Policy and, for Policies with Group A or Group B charge structure, any charge for premium taxes.

**Owner (or you)** — The Owner of a Policy, as designated in the application or as subsequently changed.

**Policy** — Either the Certificate or the Individual Policy offered by the Company and described in this Prospectus. Under Group Contracts, the Policy may be issued on the Employee.

**Policy Anniversary** — The same date each year as the Issue Date.

**Policy Month** — A month beginning on the Monthly Anniversary.

**Policy Year** — A period beginning on a Policy Anniversary and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Policy Anniversary.

**Portfolio** — A portfolio represents a class (or series) of stock of a Fund in which a Division's assets are invested.

**SEC (or the Commission)** — The Securities and Exchange Commission.

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**Separate Account** — Paragon Separate Account B, a separate investment account established by the Company to receive and invest the Net Premiums paid under the Policy.

**Spouse** — An Employee's legal spouse. The term does not include a spouse who is legally separated from the Employee.

**Valuation Date** — Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.

**Valuation Period** — The period between two successive Valuation Dates, commencing at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on a Valuation Date and ending at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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**APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY**

The following is a list of the Portfolios currently available under the Policy. More information about the Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000232. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (800) 756-0124 or by sending an email request to GVUL-eservice@metlifecommercial.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that the Policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Contrafund<sup>®</sup> Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.54% | 21.52% | 15.37% | 15.78% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Equity-Income Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.46% | 19.02% | 12.51% | 11.60% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2010 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.38% | 10.53% | 3.15% | 5.73% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2020 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.44% | 13.33% | 4.84% | 7.38% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2030 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.49% | 15.52% | 6.25% | 8.88% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2040 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.57% | 18.79% | 9.01% | 10.87% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2050 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 19.79% | 9.43% | 11.08% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2060 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 19.83% | 9.44% | —  |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Government Money Market Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.25% | 4.13% | 3.10% | 2.03% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Growth Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.55% | 14.92% | 13.70% | 17.45% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; High Income Portfolio\* - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.81% | 10.36% | 4.22% | 5.59% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Index 500 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br> Subadviser: Geode Capital Management, LLC<br>| 0.09% | 17.78% | 14.31% | 14.70% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investment Grade Bond Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.37% | 7.22% | 0.02% | 2.71% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Limited-Term Bond Portfolio\* -<br> T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or <br> Price Associates)<br>| 0.50% | 5.71% | 2.17% | 2.34% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, <br> LLC<br>| 0.30% | 12.66% | 5.99% | 9.55% |

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Mid Cap Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.55% | 11.75% | 10.10% | 10.59% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio\*§ -<br> T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or <br> Price Associates)<br> Subadviser: T. Rowe Price Investment <br> Management, Inc. (Price Investment <br> Management)<br>| 0.84% | 3.55% | 3.84% | 9.81% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; Moderate Allocation Portfolio\* -<br> T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or <br> Price Associates)<br> Subadviser: T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited & <br> T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc., T. <br> Rowe Price International Ltd<br>| 0.85% | 14.50% | 5.50% | 7.84% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Overseas Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.72% | 20.39% | 6.62% | 7.93% |
| Sector | &nbsp;&nbsp; Real Estate Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 3.10% | 4.23% | 3.87% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Value Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 11.23% | 13.10% | 11.24% |

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The Portfolio is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. The annual expenses shown reflect temporary fee reductions.

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Closed to new investments except under dollar cost averaging and rebalancing programs in existence at the time of closing.

The fee and expense information regarding the Portfolios was provided by those Portfolios.

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To learn more about the Policy, you should read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated the same date as this Prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. It includes additional information about the Policies and the Separate Account. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy of the SAI, please visit dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000232 or call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office. To receive free personalized illustrations of death benefits and Cash Values, and to request other information about the Policy, or to make inquiries, please call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

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April 27, 2026

**Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS C)** 

**Issued by Paragon Separate Account B of**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company** 

**Direct all correspondence and inquiries to the Administrative Office:**

**METLIFE GVUL**

**Administrative Office, Suite 600, 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141**

**Phone number: (800) 756-0124** 

**PROSPECTUS**

This Prospectus describes flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Group Contracts") offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company," "Metropolitan Life," "MetLife," "we," "our," or "us") which are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs. When a Group Contract is issued, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued under the Group Contract. We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy in certain circumstances. The terms of the Certificate and the Individual Policy differ only with respect to provisions relating to the Group Contract that do not apply to the Individual Policy. Definitions of Group Contract, eligible participants, actively at work requirement, and the provisions regarding termination of the Group Contract do not appear in the Individual Policy. The Certificate and the Individual Policy are collectively referred to in this Prospectus as "Policy" or "Policies."

This Prospectus also describes a guarantee provided by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor") of MetLife's obligations under certain Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company and assumed by MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife on May 1, 2006, with MetLife as the surviving company.

The Policy is a long-term investment designed to provide life insurance benefits for the Insured. This Prospectus provides information that a prospective Owner should know before investing in the Policy. An Owner (also "you") should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own.

If you are a new investor in the Policy, you may cancel your Policy generally within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receipt of the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy. You should review this Prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.

You may allocate Net Premiums to the Divisions (Divisions may be referred to as "Investment Divisions" in your Policy and marketing materials) of Paragon Separate Account B (the "Separate Account"). **Each Division invests solely in a Portfolio of a Fund listed in Appendix A below.**

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

**Interests in the Separate Account and the Portfolios are not deposits or obligations of, or insured or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, any bank or other depository institution including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency or entity or person. MetLife's obligations under the Policy are subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved the Policy or determined that this Prospectus is adequate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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| [IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY](#xx_ee2d6c4f-1b56-4117-a2f2-09ed6be26095_1) | 4  |
| [OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_1) | 6  |
| [FEE TABLES](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_2) | 7  |
| [PRINCIPAL RISKS](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_4) | 9  |
| [ISSUING THE POLICY](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_7) | 12  |
| [General Information](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_7) | 12  |
| [Procedural Information](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_8) | 13  |
| [Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_9) | 14  |
| [Ownership Rights](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_10) | 15  |
| [Modifying the Policy](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_10) | 15  |
| [PREMIUMS](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_11) | 16  |
| [Minimum Initial Premium](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_11) | 16  |
| [Premium Flexibility](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_11) | 16  |
| [Continuance of Insurance](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_11) | 16  |
| [Premium Limitations](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_12) | 17  |
| [Modified Endowment Contracts](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_12) | 17  |
| [Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value](#xx_0c6f806c-9756-4864-bc4d-42babe9ada49_12) | 17  |
| [THE COMPANY](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_1) | 19  |
| [The Company](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_1) | 19  |
| [Guarantee of Insurance Obligations](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_1) | 19  |
| [THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_2) | 20  |
| [The Separate Account](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_2) | 20  |
| [The Portfolios](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_3) | 21  |
| [POLICY VALUES](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_5) | 23  |
| [Cash Value](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_5) | 23  |
| [Cash Surrender Value](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_5) | 23  |
| [Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_5) | 23  |
| [POLICY BENEFITS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_6) | 24  |
| [Standard Death Benefit](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_6) | 24  |
| [Payment of the Death Benefit](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_7) | 25  |
| [Standard Death Benefit Options](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_8) | 26  |
| [Changing Death Benefit Options](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_8) | 26  |
| [Changing Face Amount](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_9) | 27  |
| [Changing Owner or Beneficiary](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_9) | 27  |
| [Surrender and Partial Withdrawals](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_10) | 28  |
| [Transfers](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_11) | 29  |
| [Restrictions on Frequent Transfers](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_11) | 29  |
| [Restrictions on Large Transfers](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_13) | 31  |
| [Loans](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_13) | 31  |
| [Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_14) | 32  |
| [Eligibility Change Conversion](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_15) | 33  |
| [Payment of Benefits at Maturity](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_15) | 33  |
| [Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_15) | 33  |
| [POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_16) | 34  |
| [Lapse](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_16) | 34  |

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| [Reinstatement](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_16) | 34  |
| [CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_17) | 35  |
| [Transaction Charges](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_18) | 36  |
| [Periodic Charges](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_18) | 36  |
| [Federal Taxes](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_20) | 38  |
| [Variations in Charges](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_20) | 38  |
| [Portfolio Charges and Expenses](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_20) | 38  |
| [FEDERAL TAX MATTERS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_21) | 39  |
| [ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_25) | 43  |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_28) | 46  |
| [Distributing the Policies](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_28) | 46  |
| [Commissions Paid to Selling Firms](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_28) | 46  |
| [Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_29) | 47  |
| [GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_30) | 48  |
| [Issuance](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_30) | 48  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_30) | 48  |
| [Grace Period](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_30) | 48  |
| [Termination](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_31) | 49  |
| [Right to Examine Group Contract](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_31) | 49  |
| [Entire Contract](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_31) | 49  |
| [Incontestability](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_31) | 49  |
| [Ownership of Group Contract](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_31) | 49  |
| [GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_31) | 49  |
| [Postponement of Payments](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_31) | 49  |
| [STATE VARIATIONS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_32) | 50  |
| [LEGAL PROCEEDINGS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_32) | 50  |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#xx_77ce7e9c-9928-4263-b32a-70444a081465_33) | 51  |
| [GLOSSARY](#xx_04959708-29d5-4569-862f-599ff1d2e60f_1) | 52  |
| [APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY](#xx_feec91c1-6e1e-4825-91c2-61aa06c78ea1_1) | A-1 |

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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY** 

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| **FEES AND EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|

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| **Transaction Charges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between Divisions, or exercise your Accelerated <br> Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions — Transaction <br> Charges<br>|

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| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | **ANNUAL FEE** | **MIN** | **MAX** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Portfolios (Portfolio fees and <br> expenses)<br>| 0.39% | 1.08% | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions – Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |

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|  | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Risk of Loss** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in this Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | Principal Risks |
| **Not a Short-Term** <br> **Investment**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | Principal Risks |
| **Risks Associated with** <br> **Portfolios**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Portfolio has its own <br> unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the Portfolios <br> before making an investment decision. | Principal Risks |
| **Insurance Company** <br> **Risks**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations, guarantees, and <br> benefits of the Policy, including any death benefit, that are subject <br> to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | Principal Risks |

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| **Contract Lapse** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Your Policy may lapse if you have paid an insufficient amount of <br> premiums or if the investment experience of the Portfolios is poor <br> and the Cash Surrender Value under your Policy is insufficient to <br> cover the monthly deduction. Lapse of a Policy on which there is an <br> outstanding loan may have adverse tax consequences. If the Policy <br> lapses, no death benefit will be paid. A Policy may be reinstated if <br> the conditions for reinstatement are met including the payment of <br> required premiums. | Principal Risks |

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|  | **RESTRICTIONS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investments** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Owners may transfer Cash Value between and among the Divisions. <br> At the present time, no charge is assessed against the Cash Value of <br> a Policy when amounts are transferred among the Divisions of the <br> Separate Account, but we reserve the right to impose a charge of $25 <br> to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a Policy Year. Restrictions may apply to frequent <br> transfers.<br> Metropolitan Life reserves the right to remove or substitute <br> Portfolios as investment options that are available under the Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Policy Benefits – <br> Transfers<br>|
| **Optional Benefits** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Rider availability is subject to your Employer making the rider <br> available. Depending upon your Employer's requirements, certain <br> Policy riders may only be able to be added to in force Policies during <br> the Employer's annual enrollment. You should check with your <br> Employer regarding the availability of riders. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Features of the Policy – <br> Additional Benefits and <br> Riders<br>|
|  | **TAXES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Tax Implications** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of <br> an investment in and payments received under this Policy.<br> Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax and may be <br> subject to tax penalties.<br> Lapse of a Policy on which there is an outstanding loan may have <br> adverse tax consequences. | Federal Tax Matters |
|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investment** <br> **Professional** <br> **Compensation**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Your investment professional may receive compensation relating to <br> your ownership of a Policy. These investment professionals may have <br> a financial incentive to offer or recommend the Policy over another <br> investment. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|
| **Exchanges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to <br> offer you a new policy in place of your current Policy. You should <br> only exchange your Policy if you determine, after comparing the <br> features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is better for you to <br> purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing <br> Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|

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**OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY**

Purpose of the Policy

The Policy is designed for use in Employer-sponsored life insurance programs to provide Employees who elect coverage tax deferred accumulation of assets through an investment portfolio and a death benefit and/or other benefits. The Policy may be appropriate for an investor who has a longer time horizon, is not purchasing the Policy for short-term liquidity needs and desires life insurance coverage.

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations. No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) must be at least $20. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of a given premium will not necessarily guarantee that your Policy will remain in force. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. Insufficient premiums may result in lapse of the Policy. Premiums may be allocated among the Divisions. If you terminate your participation in optional benefits which have allocations to specific Divisions, you will remain invested in the same Divisions until you request allocations to different Divisions. **Additional information about each Portfolio including its Portfolio type, advisers and any sub-advisers as well as current expenses and certain performance information is included in Appendix A.**

Features of the Policy

The Policy has a number of features designed to provide lifetime insurance coverage as well as maximum flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits, including flexibility to change the type and amount of the death benefit; flexibility in paying premiums; loan privileges; surrender privileges; and optional insurance benefits.

**Standard Death Benefit.** We pay death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we have received satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, or to you, before the Insured's death and under circumstances described in available riders. The death benefit proceeds equal the death benefit PLUS any additional benefit provided by rider and MINUS any outstanding Indebtedness and any unpaid monthly deductions and any benefits paid under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the date of the Insured's death.

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You may choose between two standard death benefit options available under the Policy. After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option while the Policy is in force. Changing the death benefit option may have tax consequences. We calculate the amount payable under each death benefit option as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the Insured's date of death.

● *Death Benefit Option A* is a "Level Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements.

● *Death Benefit Option B* is an "Increasing Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy plus the Cash Value or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements. This option is the only option presented for purchase for certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored programs.

So long as a Policy remains in force, the death benefit under either option will be at least equal to the current Face Amount. The death benefit will never be less than the minimum amount required for the Policy to be treated as life insurance under U.S. federal income tax rules, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

**Surrenders.** At any time that a Policy is in effect, you may elect to surrender the Policy and receive its Cash Surrender Value. A surrender may have tax consequences.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may request to withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value once each Policy Month. Partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse (terminate without value).

**Transfers.** Subject to certain restrictions, you may transfer Cash Value among the Divisions of the Separate Account. (An Owner has additional transfer rights under the Policy, including, but not limited to, the conversion privilege by which, within the first two years of the Issue Date of the Policy, an Owner may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a fixed benefit life insurance policy.) We may restrict transfers in the future or even revoke the transfer privilege for certain Owners.

**Loans.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may borrow against the Cash Value of the Policy. We transfer a portion of the Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan, and an amount equal to the present value of the loan interest due, from each Division of the Separate Account to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. The maximum amount you may borrow is an amount equal to 85% of the Cash Value on the date the loan is requested less any outstanding Indebtedness. We charge interest on the amount of the Policy Loan at an annual rate of 8%. We will credit interest on amounts in the Loan Account at an annual rate of at least 5%. Loans may have tax consequences.

**Additional Benefits and Riders.** We offer the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. The rider may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts or Employer-sponsored insurance programs may not offer the rider. Please contact us at our Administrative Office for further details.

**FEE TABLES**

**The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Policy. We may charge fees and use rates that are lower than the maximum guaranteed charges reflected in the tables. Please refer to your Policy specification page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.**

**The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the Policy, or transfer Cash Value between Divisions.**

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Transaction Fees

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Maximum Premium Expense Charge** <br> **(load)**<br>|  |  |
| ●For Policies issued under Group <br> Contracts<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 1.00% of each Premium Payment |
| ●For Policies treated as individual <br> contracts under Omnibus Budget <br> Reconciliation Act of 1990<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.00% of each Premium Payment |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment<br>| 2.25% of each Premium Payment |
| **Partial Withdrawal Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon each partial <br> withdrawal from the <br> Policy<br>| $25<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|
| **Transfer Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a <br> Policy Year<br>| $25 per transfer<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|
| **Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement** <br> **Option Rider Administrative Charge**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; At the time an <br> accelerated death <br> benefit is paid<br>| $100<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|

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(1) The partial withdrawal charge is the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn.

(2) We do not currently impose this charge.

**The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy not including Portfolio fees and expenses.**

Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Base Contract Charges:** |  |  |
| Cost of Insurance Charge<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.45 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(3)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $6.00 |
| Mortality and Expense Risk Charge<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| Daily | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account<br>|
| Loan Interest Spread<sup>(5)</sup> <br>| Annually | 3.0% |

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(1) Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured's attained age and rate class. The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. More detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(2) A representative Insured is a person with an attained age of 45, actively at work.

(3) The maximum administrative charge we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed the amount in the table. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

(4) The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

(5) The maximum amount of interest we charge is 8% and the minimum amount of interest we credit is 5% for a maximum loan interest spread of 3%.

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**The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy. A complete list of the Portfolios available under the Policy, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A at the back of this document.**

Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Annual Portfolio Expenses** (as a percentage of average net assets)<br> (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, including management fees, <br> distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)<br>| 0.39% | 1.08% |

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**PRINCIPAL RISKS**

Investment Risk

If you invest your Cash Value in one or more Divisions of the Separate Account, then you will be subject to the risk that the investment performance of the Divisions will be unfavorable and that the Cash Value will decrease. An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Division has its own unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the Portfolios before making an investment decision. A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each of the Portfolios may be found in each Portfolio's prospectus. Please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your Cash Value, which can significantly reduce your Cash Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Cash Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premium.

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Policy in force.

Policy Lapse

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the monthly deduction and other charges, your Policy may enter a 62-day grace period. A shorter grace period applies to the Contractholder (the Employer) of the Group Contract. We will notify you that the Policy will lapse (terminate without value) unless you make sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Policy also may lapse if your Indebtedness exceeds your Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. If either of these situations occurs, your Policy will be in default and you must pay a specified amount of new premium to prevent your Policy from lapsing. Subject to certain conditions and our underwriting rules, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. In certain situations, your Policy may also terminate if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Contract.

Limitations on Access to Cash Value

We limit partial withdrawals of Cash Value from the Policies. You may not take a partial withdrawal in the first Policy Year. Thereafter, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn

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from any one Division is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value.

Limitations on Transfers

We do not currently charge for transfers, but we reserve the right to charge up to $25 per transfer to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year, except for transfers under the Automated Investment Strategies. We have adopted procedures to limit excessive transfer activity. In addition, each Fund may restrict or refuse certain transfers among, or purchases of shares in their Portfolios as a result of certain market timing activities. You should read each Portfolio's prospectus for more details. The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division.

Tax Treatment

To qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that a Policy does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a "modified endowment contract" ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, partial withdrawals and loans under the Policy will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans taken before you reach age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2.

Under current federal income tax law, the taxable portion of distributions from variable life contracts is taxed at ordinary income tax rates and does not qualify for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains and dividends.

You should consult a qualified tax adviser for assistance in all Policy-related tax matters.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals (Short-Term Investment Risk)

We designed the Policy to meet long-term financial goals. To best realize the benefits available through the Policy, including the benefit of tax deferred build-up of Cash Value, you should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Policy if you intend to surrender all or part of the Policy in the near future. **The Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle.** A surrender, in whole or in part, may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

We assess a partial withdrawal transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. A partial withdrawal may reduce the Face Amount as well as the death benefit. In certain circumstances, the reduction of the death benefit resulting from a partial withdrawal also may affect the cost of insurance charge and the amount of insurance protection afforded under a Policy. Partial withdrawals may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

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Loans

A Policy Loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Cash Value over time because we subtract the amount of the Policy Loan from the Divisions of the Separate Account and hold that amount in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Divisions of the Separate Account.

We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured's death, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy, by the amount of any Indebtedness. Your Policy may lapse (terminate without value) if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary.

A Policy Loan may have tax consequences. If you surrender the Policy or allow the Policy to lapse or if the Policy terminates while a Policy Loan is outstanding, the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

Pandemics and Other Public Health Issues, and Other Events

Pandemics and other public health issues or other events, and governmental, business, and consumer reactions to them, may affect economic conditions and may cause a large number of illnesses or deaths. Hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, floods and mudslides, blackouts and man-made events such as riot, insurrection, terrorist attacks or acts of war may also cause catastrophic losses and increased claims. Any such catastrophes may also result in changes in consumer or business confidence, behavior and investment and business activity, changes to interest rates and other market risk factors, and governmental or other restrictions on economic activity for prolonged periods.

Cybersecurity

Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our information systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties. Cybersecurity breaches of such systems can be intentional or unintentional events, and can occur through unauthorized access to computer systems, networks or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; or attacks that shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality and our disaster recovery systems may be insufficient to safeguard our ability to conduct business. Cybersecurity breaches can interfere with our processing of Policy transactions, including the processing of transfer orders from our website or with the Portfolios; impact our ability to calculate accumulation unit values; cause the release and possible loss or destruction of confidential Owner or business information; impede order processing or cause other operational issues; and result in regulatory enforcement actions or new laws or regulations which could increase our compliance costs. Although we continually make efforts to identify and reduce our exposure to cybersecurity risk, and we require our critical vendors to implement effective cybersecurity and data protection measures, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully manage this risk at all times.

Terrorism and Security Risk

The continued threat of terrorism, ongoing or potential military conflict and other actions, and heightened security measures may cause economic uncertainty and result in loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. The value of MetLife's investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the credit and equity markets and reduced economic activity caused by such threats. Companies in which we maintain investments may suffer losses as a result of financial, commercial or economic disruptions, and such disruptions might affect the ability of those companies to pay interest or principal on their securities or

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mortgage loans. Terrorist or military actions also could disrupt our operations centers and result in higher than anticipated claims under our insurance policies.

Insurance Company Risks

Policies are subject to the risks related to Metropolitan Life. Any obligations, guarantees, and benefits of the Policy are subject to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 or by visiting https://www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/ratings.

Technology Risk.

Our business operations rely on functioning and secure information systems, including those of our vendors and other third parties. Technological changes present us with new or intensified challenges, and if we are unable to foresee or adapt to these changes, our business may be adversely affected.

Technological changes may affect our business model and how we interact with our customers. The growth and availability of AI technologies, including generative AI, presents significant opportunities but also complex challenges; these include balancing and mitigating potential risks of harm posed by the development or deployment of AI technologies, as well as implementing and maintaining controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with an increasingly complex AI regulatory landscape, with evolving requirements that may vary across jurisdictions. We may fail to adopt new technologies as effectively or efficiently as others, leading to competitive harm. If we are unable to update our business model to match evolving consumer preferences or the evolving technological landscape, we may be adversely affected.

New technologies may impact the configuration of our information systems, and how they connect with those of our vendors, service providers and/or partners. Such technological developments may introduce or uncover information security vulnerabilities, which may result in breaches, increased costs associated with maintaining appropriate data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity measures, enforcement actions against us by regulators or other outcomes that may adversely impact our operations or business. In addition, any such vulnerability that results in a security breach or failure of our information systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, may result in litigation, regulatory action, negative impacts to our business operations, and reputational harm.

**ISSUING THE POLICY** 

General Information

The Policies described in this Prospectus are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs and are issued in the form of Certificates pursuant to Group Contracts entered into between the Company and Contractholders.

The Contractholder (Employer) owns the Group Contract, but does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. Rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners (generally, Employees), Insureds and Beneficiaries as set forth in the Policy.

Generally, a Policy is available for Insureds between Issue Ages 17-70 who supply satisfactory evidence of insurability. We may issue Policies to individuals falling outside that range of Issue Ages, or decline to issue Policies

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to individuals within that range of Issue Ages. The Insured under a Policy is usually an Employee of the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer.

Currently, the minimum initial Face Amount is generally $25,000. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. We reserve the right to modify at any time our minimum Face Amount on new contracts. The Owner may change the Face Amount (subject to the minimum and maximum amounts applicable to his or her Policy) and the death benefit option, but in certain cases evidence of insurability may be required. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit.")

On behalf of Owners, the Contractholder will make planned premium payments under the Group Contract equal to an amount authorized by Employees to be deducted from their wages. In addition, Owners may pay additional premiums.

Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value, Individual Insurance under a Group Contract will continue should the Group Contract cease or the Employee's employment end. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Procedural Information

We generally will issue a Group Contract to Employers whose Employees meet the eligibility requirements for Owners (and/or Insureds) under the Group Contract. The class(es) of Employees covered by a particular Group Contract is/are set forth in that Group Contract's specifications pages.

We will issue the Group Contract upon receipt and acceptance at our Administrative Office of an application for group insurance signed by an appropriate officer of the Employer. (See "General Provisions of the Group Contract — Issuance.") Individuals (i.e., eligible Employees) wishing to purchase a Policy whether under a Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program must complete the appropriate application for individual insurance and submit it to our authorized representative or to us at our Administrative Office. We will issue to each Contractholder a Certificate to give to each Owner.

We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges:

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after a Group Contract has terminated;

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after they no longer are employed by the Group Contractholder.

Acceptance of an application is always subject to our underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to reject an application for any reason permitted by law.

**Employee Eligibility.** To be eligible to purchase a Policy, an Employee must be actively at work at the time he or she submits the application for Individual Insurance. In addition, the Contractholder may determine specific classes to which the Employee must belong to be eligible to purchase a Policy. "Actively at work" means that the Employee must work for the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer at the Employee's usual place of work (or such other places as required by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer) for the full number of hours and the full rate of pay set by the employment practices of the Employer. Ordinarily the time worked per week must be at least 30 hours. We reserve the right to waive or modify the "actively at work" requirement.

The Contractholder also may require that an individual be its Employee as of a certain date or for a certain period of time. We will set forth this date or time period in the Group Contract specifications pages. Employees of any Associated Companies of the Contractholder will be considered Employees of the Contractholder. We also may

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consider as an eligible Employee an individual who is an independent contractor working primarily for the sponsoring employer. If the Employer is a partnership, a partner may be an eligible Employee.

**Guaranteed Issue.** We generally will issue the Policy applied for by the Employee pursuant to our guaranteed issue underwriting procedure. We offer the guaranteed issue procedure only when an Employee is first given the opportunity to purchase a Policy. Under this procedure, the Employee is only required to answer qualifying questions in the application for Individual Insurance; the Employee is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. The maximum Face Amount that an Employee can generally apply for under the guaranteed issue procedure ("Guaranteed Issue Amount") varies by Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

**Simplified Underwriting.** We will follow simplified underwriting procedures rather than guaranteed issue procedures if:

● the Face Amount exceeds the Guaranteed Issue Amount described above;

● the Policy has previously been offered to the Employee;

● the requirements for guaranteed issue set forth in the application for Individual Insurance are not met; or

● the Policy is offered through programs for which guaranteed issue underwriting is not available.

Under simplified underwriting procedures, the Employee must respond satisfactorily to certain health questions in the application. A paramedical exam may be required. We will then determine whether a Policy can be issued. The underwriting method followed will affect cost of insurance rates. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Rates.")

**Issue Date.** The Issue Date is used to determine Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months. The effective date for all coverage provided in the original application for Individual Insurance will not take effect until:

● the appropriate application for Individual Insurance is signed;

● the initial premium has been paid prior to the Insured's death;

● the Insured is eligible for the Policy; and

● the information in the application is determined to be acceptable to the Company.

Once all of these conditions are met, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month as the Group Contract anniversary date. Therefore, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month for all Policies in a Group Contract. An Employer can choose whether Policies that meet the above conditions in any month will have an Effective Date of the Policy that is the current month or the following month. For example, if hypothetically the Group Contract anniversary date is July 1, 2025 and all the conditions for a particular Policy are met on October 15, 2025, the Employer may choose as the Effective Date of the Policy either October 1, 2025 or November 1, 2025, and this date will then be shown on the specifications pages of the Policy.

Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)

**Initial Free Look Period.** The free look period begins when you receive your Policy. The free look period generally ends within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receiving the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. During the free look period, any premiums that we have received will be allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account, in accordance with your instructions. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy.

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To cancel the Policy, you should mail or deliver the Policy directly to us at our Administrative Office. A refund of premiums paid by check may be delayed until the check has cleared the Owner's bank. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.")

**Free Look For Increase in Face Amount.** Similarly, you may cancel an increase in Face Amount within 20 days from the date you received the new Policy specifications pages for the increase or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for the increase.

If you cancel the Face Amount increase, you may request that we refund the amount of the additional charges deducted in connection with the increase. If no request is made, we will increase the Policy's Cash Value by the amount of these additional charges. We will allocate this amount among the Divisions, in the same manner as it was deducted.

Ownership Rights

The Policy belongs to the person named in the application, unless later changed. The Owner is usually the same as the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Owner or the Owner is changed thereafter. If the Owner is not the Insured and dies before the Insured, the Owner's interest will go to his or her estate unless otherwise provided. Before the Maturity Date, Owners may exercise their rights and privileges under the Policies, subject to the right of any assignee of record and any irrevocably designated Beneficiary. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Policy. Changing the Owner or assigning the Policy may have tax consequences. After the Maturity Date, the Owner cannot change the payee or the mode of payment of death benefit proceeds, unless otherwise provided in the Policy.

We reserve the right to limit or modify the manner in which an Owner may exercise the rights and privileges under the Policy. For example, we reserve the right to limit the number of Policy changes to one per Policy Year and to restrict such changes in the first Policy Year. Currently, no change may be made during the first Policy Year. For this purpose, changes include increases or decreases in Face Amount and changes in the death benefit option. No change will be permitted that would result in the death benefit under a Policy being included in gross income for failure to meet the requirements of Section 7702 of the Code or any applicable successor provision.

We will send all reports and other notices described herein or in the Policy directly to the Owner.

Modifying the Policy

Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the Policy must be in writing and signed by our president or a vice president. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Policy.

Upon notice to you, we may modify the Policy:

● to conform the Policy, our operations, or the Separate Account's operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Policy, or our Company, or the Separate Account is subject;

● to assure continued qualification of the Policy as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws; or

● to reflect a change in the Separate Account's operation.

If we modify the Policy, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy. If any provision of the Policy conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that governs the Policy, we reserve the right to amend the provision to conform to these laws.

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**PREMIUMS**

Minimum Initial Premium

No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. The planned annual premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. (See "Premium Flexibility" below.) You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned annual premium.

We will apply the initial premium to a Policy on the Investment Start Date. We will apply subsequent premiums as of the Valuation Date we receive the premiums. (See "Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value.") Premiums will be "received" on a Valuation Date when we receive at our Administrative Office, before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), the premium as well as the supporting documentation necessary for us to determine the amount of premium per Policy.

If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to reject a premium payment until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your account to government regulators.

Premium Flexibility

After the initial premium, and subject to the limitations described below, premiums may be paid in any amount and at any interval. Under Group Contracts the planned annual premium usually will be paid by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer on behalf of the Owner pursuant to a planned premium payment schedule. A planned premium payment schedule provides for premium payments in a level amount at fixed intervals (usually monthly) agreed to by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer and us. The Owner must authorize the amount of the premiums paid by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer. Please note that if the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer does not remit premiums on a timely basis in accordance with the planned premium payment schedule, you may not participate in investment experience under the Policy until the premium has been received and credited to the Policy in accordance with our established administrative procedures. You may skip planned premium payments. **Making planned premium payments does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force.** The Policy will not necessarily lapse if you fail to make planned premium payments. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. If the Cash Surrender Value on any monthly anniversary is less than the monthly deduction you will need to make a premium payment within the grace period to cover the monthly deduction.

An Owner may make unscheduled premium payments at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations described below. Unscheduled premium payments should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of an unscheduled premium payment may have federal income tax consequences.

Continuance of Insurance

Failure of the Contractholder to pay the planned premium payments authorized by its Employees may cause the Group Contract to terminate. Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value to prevent the Policy from lapsing, the Individual Insurance provided will automatically continue even if the Group Contract terminates.

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Individual Insurance also will continue if the Employee's employment with the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer terminates. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.") In either circumstance, an Owner of a Certificate converted by amendment to an Individual Policy must establish a new schedule of planned premiums. Under the new schedule, the planned annual premium must remain the same, and the planned payment intervals may be no more frequent than quarterly. We will send you instructions on where to send your premium payments when we send you your amended Certificate.

Premium Limitations

Every premium payment paid must be at least $20. We do not accept payment of premiums in cash or by money order.

We have established procedures to monitor whether aggregate premiums paid under a Policy exceed the current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed those limits. If a premium payment would cause your total premiums to exceed the maximum premium limitations, we will accept only that portion of the premium that would make total premiums equal the maximum amount that may be paid under the Policy. We will return any part of the premium in excess of the maximum premiums directly to you upon discovery of the excess payment, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Policy Year in which payment is received.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Under federal tax laws, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts ("MECs"), which receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. If we receive a premium payment that, together with the remaining scheduled premium payments for the Policy Year, would cause a Policy to become a MEC, we will accept only that portion of the premium below the MEC limits. We will return any excess amounts directly to you. We will apply premium payments over the MEC limits only when you instruct us to do so in a writing that acknowledges that application of such amounts will result in the Policy becoming a MEC. We will notify you when we believe that a premium payment will cause a Policy to become a MEC. In addition, we will notify you if your Policy becomes a MEC for any other reason and you may request that we refund any premium received that would cause the Policy to become a MEC, increase your face amount so that the Policy does not become a MEC or acknowledge that you want your Policy to become a MEC.

Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value

When you apply for a Policy, you give us instructions to allocate your Net Premiums to one or more Divisions of the Separate Account. If you fail to provide allocation instructions, we may allocate your Net Premiums as described in the application. We will allocate your Net Premiums according to the following rules:

● The minimum percentage of any allocation to a Division is 10 percent of the Net Premium.

● Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

● The initial Net Premium will be allocated on the Investment Start Date, which is the later of the Issue Date or the date we receive the initial premium at our Administrative Office.

● We will allocate Net Premiums (after the initial Net Premium) as of the date we receive them at our Administrative Office according to the premium allocations currently in effect for your Policy, unless otherwise specified.

● You may change the allocation instructions for additional Net Premiums without charge at any time by

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providing us with written notice. Any change in allocation will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the change.

Investment returns from amounts allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account will vary with the investment performance of the Divisions and will be reduced by Policy charges. **You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the Divisions.** Investment performance will affect the Policy's Cash Value, and may affect the death benefit as well. You should periodically review your allocation of premiums and values in light of market conditions and overall financial planning requirements.

If you send your premium payments or transaction requests to an address other than the one that we have designated for receipt of such premium payments or requests, we may return the premium payment to you, or there may be a delay in applying the premium payment or transaction to your Policy.

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**THE COMPANY** 

The Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a general account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Policy are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is obligated to pay all amounts promised to you under the Policies, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.

Prior to May 1, 2006, the Policies were issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company. These Policies are now Policies of MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife as the surviving company. Additionally, as discussed below, insurance obligations under the Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company prior to May 1, 2006 are now guaranteed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor").

Guarantee of Insurance Obligations

Policies issued before May 1, 2006 are subject to a guarantee. Under this guarantee, Met Tower Life is responsible for ensuring that there will be sufficient funds to meet obligations under the Policies. Insurance obligations under the Policies include, without limitation, any death benefits payable under the Policies and withdrawals of Cash Value. The guarantee does not guarantee the amount of Cash Value or the investment performance of the Divisions available under the Policy. In the event an Owner of such a Policy presents a legitimate claim for payment, Met Tower Life will pay such claim directly to the Owner if MetLife is unable to make such payment. This guarantee is enforceable by such Owners against Met Tower Life directly without any requirement that Owners first file a claim against MetLife. The guarantee agreement is binding on Met Tower Life, its successors or assignees and Met Tower Life's obligations under the guarantee agreement will terminate only if the guarantee is assigned to an organization having a financial rating from certain specified rating agencies equal to or better than Met Tower Life's rating. With respect to the guarantee, Met Tower Life is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Met Tower Life is a stock life insurance company originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1982 and currently subject to the laws of the state of Nebraska. Met Tower Life is licensed to issue business in fifty states and the District of Columbia. Met Tower Life is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. The principal executive offices of Met Tower Life are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. Prior to April 30, 2018, the guarantee was issued by General American Life Insurance Company ("General American"). On April 27, 2018, following the close of business, General American merged into Met Tower Life and Met Tower Life replaced General American as the issuer of the guarantee.

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**THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS** 

The Separate Account

The Separate Account was established as a separate investment account on January 4, 1993 and is subject to New York law. The Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and meets the definition of a "separate account" under federal securities laws. Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account or the Company by the SEC. The Separate Account may be used to support other variable insurance policies we issue.

The investment adviser to certain Portfolios offered with the Group Contract or with other group contracts issued through the Separate Account may be regulated as a Commodity Pool Operator. While MetLife does not concede that the Separate Account is a commodity pool, MetLife has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"), and is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which invests in shares of a Portfolio. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against that Separate Account without regard to income, gains, or losses from any other business the Company may conduct.

We segregate the assets in the Separate Account from our general account assets. The assets in the Separate Account shall at least equal the Separate Account reserves and other liabilities under the Policies. Under applicable state insurance law, assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business of MetLife. If the assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies, then we may, from time to time in the normal course of business, transfer the excess to our general account. Such excess amounts may include, without limitation, amounts representing fees and charges incurred, but not yet deducted from the Separate Account. Before making any such transfers, we will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer may have on the Separate Account.

We are obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Policy. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of MetLife other than those arising under the Policy or other products funded by the Separate Account. Any such amount that exceeds the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account is paid from our general account. Death benefit amounts and any optional benefits paid from the general account are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the Company and our long term ability to make such payments. We issue other life insurance policies and annuity contracts where we pay all money we owe under those policies and contracts from our general account. MetLife is regulated as an insurance company under state law, which includes, generally, limits on the amount and type of investments in its general account. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet our claims paying obligations; there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.

**We do not guarantee any money you place in the Divisions of the Separate Account. The value of each Division of the Separate Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. You could lose some or all of your money.** 

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The Portfolios

Cash Value allocated to a Division will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio in which the Division invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. The Portfolios available under the Policy including each Portfolio name, Portfolio type, adviser, sub-adviser, current expenses and average annual total returns of each Portfolio are set forth in Appendix A. Each Portfolio Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain information about each Portfolio and may be obtained by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000243 or calling (800) 756-0124.

Each Division of the Separate Account invests solely in shares of a Portfolio. Each Portfolio is part of a mutual fund ("Fund") that is registered with the SEC as an open-end, management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Portfolios or the Funds by the SEC.

The assets of each Portfolio are held separate from the assets of the other Portfolios, and each Portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are generally different from those of the other Portfolios. The income or losses of one Portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio.

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans, or to certain pension and retirement plans qualifying under Section 401 of the Code. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such "mixed and shared" investing.

**These Portfolios are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public.** The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the Portfolios may differ from the results of these other portfolios. There can be no guarantee, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager.

**There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated objective.** For example, an investment in a money market portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency and, during periods of low interest rates, the yields of money market Divisions may become extremely low and possibly negative. **More detailed information, including a description of risks and expenses, is in the Prospectuses for the Portfolios.**

**Selection of Portfolios.** We select the Portfolios offered through the Policy based on a number of criteria, including asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser's or sub-adviser's reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Other factors we consider during the selection process is whether the Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser is one of our affiliates or whether the Portfolio, its adviser, its sub-adviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates. For additional information on these arrangements, see "Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios" above. In this regard, the profit distributions we receive from our affiliated investment advisers are a component of the total revenue that we consider in configuring the features and investment choices available in the variable insurance products that we and our affiliated insurance companies issue. Since we and our affiliated insurance companies may benefit more from the allocation of assets to portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates than those that are not, we may be more inclined to offer portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates in the variable insurance products we issue.

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We review the Portfolios periodically and may remove a Portfolio or limit its availability to new premium payments and/or transfers of Cash Value if we determine that the Portfolio no longer meets one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the Portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Owners. In some cases, we have included Portfolios based on recommendations made by selling firms. These broker-dealer firms may receive payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from the allocation of Cash Value to such Portfolios. We do not provide investment advice and do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio. You bear the risk of any decline in the Cash Value of your Policy resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

**Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios.** We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the shares of the Portfolios that are held by the Separate Account or that the Separate Account may purchase. We reserve the right to (i) eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and (ii) substitute shares of another portfolio if the shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment, or further investment in any Portfolio becomes inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. New or substitute Portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not substitute any shares without notice to the Owner and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

We also reserve the right to establish additional Divisions of the Separate Account. We will establish new Divisions when marketing needs or investment conditions warrant. Any new Division will be made available to existing Owners on a basis to be determined by the Company. If approved by the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, we may also:

● eliminate or combine one or more Divisions;

● substitute one Division for another Division; or

● transfer assets between Divisions if marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant.

We will notify all Owners of any such changes.

If we deem it to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policy, and to the extent any necessary SEC approvals or Owner votes are obtained, the Separate Account may be:

● operated as a management company under the 1940 Act;

● deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required; or

● combined with other separate accounts of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account associated with the Policy to another separate account.

We cannot guarantee that the shares of the Portfolios will always be available. The Portfolios each sell shares to the Separate Account in accordance with the terms of a participation agreement between the Portfolio distributors and us. Should this agreement terminate or should shares become unavailable for any other reason, the Separate Account will not be able to purchase the existing Portfolio shares. Should this occur, we will be unable to honor your requests to allocate Cash Values or premium payments to the Divisions of the Separate Account investing in such shares. In the event that a Portfolio is no longer available, we will take reasonable steps to obtain alternative investment options.

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**Voting Portfolio Shares.** Although we are the legal owner of the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account Divisions, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Portfolios, we will vote our shares only as Owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

Before a vote of a Portfolio's shareholders occurs, Owners will receive voting materials. We will ask each Owner to instruct us on how to vote and to return his or her proxy to us in a timely manner. Each Owner will have the right to instruct us on the number of Portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Cash Value he or she has in that Portfolio (as of a date set by the Fund).

If we do not receive voting instructions on time, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive and, therefore, the outcome of the vote could be decided by a few Owners who provide timely voting instructions. Should federal securities laws, regulations, or interpretations change, we may elect to vote Portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance rules, or if permitted under federal regulation, under certain circumstances we may disregard certain Owner voting instructions.

**POLICY VALUES**

Cash Value

The Cash Value of the Policy equals the sum of all values in the Loan Account, and each Division of the Separate Account. The Cash Value is determined first on the Investment Start Date, and then on each Valuation Date. The Cash Value has no guaranteed minimum amount, and may be more or less than premiums paid.

The Policy's Cash Value varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the chosen Divisions, charges we deduct, and any other transactions (e.g., transfers, partial withdrawals, and loans). **We do not guarantee a minimum Policy Cash Value.**

Cash Surrender Value

The Cash Surrender Value is the amount we pay to you upon surrender of a Policy. We determine the Cash Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your written surrender request. Cash Surrender Value at the end of any Valuation Day equals Cash Value as of such date, *minus* any outstanding Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division

The Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account equals the sum of the Policy's Cash Values in each Division of the Separate Account. We compute the Cash Value in a Division at the end of each Valuation Date by multiplying the number of accumulation units of Cash Value in each Division by the accumulation unit value for that Division. More detailed information concerning these computation methods is available from our Administrative Office.

**Net Investment Factor.** The Net Investment Factor measures the investment performance of a Division during a Valuation Period. The Net Investment Factor increases to reflect investment income and capital gains (realized and unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios and decreases to reflect any capital losses (realized or unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios.

**Number of Accumulation Units.** The number of units in any Division of the Separate Account at the end of any valuation day equals:

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● the initial accumulation units purchased at the unit value on the Issue Date; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased with additional Net Premiums; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased via transfers from another Division or the Loan Account; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for monthly deductions; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for partial withdrawals; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed as part of a transfer to another Division or the Loan Account.

Every time you allocate or transfer money to or from a Division, we convert that dollar amount into accumulation units. We determine the number of accumulation units we credit to or subtract from a Policy by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the accumulation unit value for that Division at the end of the Valuation Period.

**Accumulation Unit Value.** We determine an accumulation unit value, based upon the Net Investment Factor method, for each Division of the Separate Account to reflect how investment performance affects the Cash Value. Accumulation unit values will vary among Divisions, and may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The accumulation unit value of any Division at the end of any Valuation Period equals:

● the value of the net assets of the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; *plus* 

● the investment income and capital gains, realized or unrealized, credited to the net assets of that Division during the Valuation Period for which the accumulation unit value is being determined; *minus* 

● the capital losses, realized or unrealized, charged against those net assets during the Valuation Period; *minus* 

● any amount charged against the Division for taxes, or any amount set aside during the Valuation Period by the Company as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of the Division; *minus* 

● the daily mortality and expense risk charge (a charge not to exceed 0.90% annually); *divided by* 

● aggregate accumulation units outstanding in the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

**POLICY BENEFITS**

Standard Death Benefit

As long as the Policy remains in force, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we receive at our Administrative Office (i) satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, (ii) instructions on how to pay the proceeds, and (iii) any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require you to return the Policy. (If the Beneficiary dies before the Insured, we will generally pay the insurance proceeds, in a single sum, to the Owner, or, if the Owner is not living, to the Owner's estate.) Payment of death benefit proceeds will not be affected by termination of the Group Contract, the Employer-sponsored insurance program, or an Employee's employment.

Death benefit proceeds equal:

● the death benefit (described below); plus

● any additional insurance provided by rider; minus

● any unpaid monthly deductions; minus

● any outstanding Indebtedness.

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An increase in Face Amount will increase the death benefit, and a decrease in Face Amount will decrease the death benefit. We may further adjust the amount of the death proceeds under certain circumstances.

If you have a rider permitting the accelerated payment of death benefit proceeds, the death benefit may be paid in a single sum before the death of the Insured, and would be less than otherwise would be paid upon the death of the Insured.

Payment of the Death Benefit

Death benefit proceeds under the Policy ordinarily will be paid within seven days after we receive proof of the Insured's death and all other documentation required at our Administrative Office. Payment may, however, be postponed in certain circumstances. See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments." The death benefit will be reduced by any outstanding Indebtedness and any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction accruing during a grace period.

We will pay the proceeds in one sum, including either by check, by placing the amount in an account that earns interest, or by any other method of payment that provides the Beneficiary with immediate and full access to the proceeds. We will pay interest on the proceeds as required by the applicable state law.

Unless otherwise requested and subject to state law, the Policy's death proceeds will generally be paid to the Beneficiary through a settlement option called the Total Control Account (if the death proceeds meet the required minimum). The Total Control Account is an interest-bearing account through which the Beneficiary has immediate and full access to the proceeds, with unlimited draft writing privileges. We credit interest to the account at a rate that will not be less than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. You may also elect to have any Policy surrender proceeds paid into a Total Control Account established for you.

Assets backing the Total Control Account are maintained in our general account and are subject to the claims of our creditors. We will bear the investment experience of such assets; however, regardless of the investment experience of such assets, the interest credited to the Total Control Account will never fall below the applicable guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. Because we bear the investment experience of the assets backing the Total Control Account, we may receive a profit from these assets. The Total Control Account is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare life insurance policies to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of two to five years from the date any death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, and after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records. ("Escheatment" is the formal, legal name for this process.) However, the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation and within certain mandated time periods. To prevent your Policy's death benefit from being paid to the state's abandoned or unclaimed property office, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designation, including complete names and complete contact information, if and as it changes. You should contact our Administrative Office in order to make a change to your Beneficiary designation.

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Standard Death Benefit Options

The Policy provides two death benefit options: a "Level Type" death benefit ("Option A") and an "Increasing Type" death benefit ("Option B"). Under certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored insurance programs, however, Option B may be the only death benefit option presented. We calculate the amount available under each death benefit option as of the date of the Insured's death.

Under Option A, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of Cash Value on the date of death.

The applicable percentage is 250% for an Insured Attained Age 40 or below on the Policy Anniversary before the date of the Insured's death. For Insureds with an Attained Age over 40 on that Policy Anniversary, the percentage is lower and gradually declines with age until it reaches 100% at age 95.

Under Option B, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount plus the Cash Value of the Policy or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of the Cash Value on the date of death. The applicable percentage is the same as under Option A.

**Which Death Benefit Option to Choose.** Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in higher death benefits for the same Face Amount generally should select Option B. Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in lower cost of insurance charges for the same Face Amount generally should select Option A.

The amount of the death benefit may vary with the amount of the Cash Value. Under Option A, the death benefit will vary as the Cash Value varies whenever the Cash Value multiplied by the applicable percentage exceeds the Face Amount. Under Option B, the amount of the death benefit will always vary as the Cash Value varies (but will never be less than the Face Amount).

Changing Death Benefit Options

After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in death benefit options to one per Policy Year. A request for a change must be made to our Administrative Office in writing. The effective date of such a change will be the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date we receive the change request. If an increase in Face Amount precedes or occurs concurrently with a change in death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge may be different for the amount of the increase.

Changing the death benefit option may result in a change in Face Amount. If an Owner changes from Option A to Option B, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change LESS the Cash Value on the effective date of the change. Any written request to change from Option A to Option B must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of insurability. We will not accept a change from Option A to Option B if doing so would reduce the Face Amount to less than $25,000.

If an Owner changes from Option B to Option A, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change PLUS the Cash Value on the effective date of change. We will not impose any charges in connection with a change in death benefit option. Changing the death benefit option also may have tax

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consequences and may affect the net amount at risk over time (which would affect the monthly cost of insurance charge). However, we will not permit any change that would result in your Policy being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code. You should consult a tax adviser before changing death benefit options.

Changing Face Amount

You select the Face Amount when applying for the Policy. Subject to certain limitations set forth below, you may increase or decrease the Face Amount of a Policy (without changing the death benefit option) after the first Policy Anniversary. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in the Face Amount to one per Policy Year. A change in Face Amount may affect the cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk, both of which affect your cost of insurance charge. Changing the Face Amount also may have federal income tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

**Face Amount Increases.** You may increase the Face Amount by submitting a written request and providing satisfactory evidence of insurability. If approved, the increase will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following receipt at our Administrative Office of the satisfactory evidence of insurability. The Insured must have an Attained Age of 80 or less on the effective date of the increase. The amount of the increase may not be less than $5,000, and the Face Amount may not be increased to more than the maximum Face Amount for that Policy. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. However, in connection with a particular Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program, we may establish a substantially higher Face Amount for Policies issued under that Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program. Although an increase need not necessarily be accompanied by additional premium, the Cash Surrender Value in effect immediately after the increase must be sufficient to cover the next monthly deduction. An increase in the Face Amount may result in certain additional charges. For example, we determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount.

**Face Amount Decreases.** You may decrease the Face Amount by written request to us. Any decrease in the Face Amount will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following our receipt of the written request. The amount of the requested decrease must be at least $5,000 and the Face Amount remaining in force after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum Face Amount, generally $25,000. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Policy would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal tax law, we will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to you to the extent necessary to meet those requirements. A decrease in the Face Amount generally will reduce the net amount at risk, which will reduce the cost of insurance charges. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Charge.")

Changing Owner or Beneficiary

The Owner may change the ownership and/or Beneficiary designation by written request in a form acceptable to us at any time during the Insured's lifetime. We may require that the Policy be returned for endorsement of any change. The change will take effect as of the date the Owner signs the written request, whether or not the Insured is living when the request is received by us. We are not liable for any payment we make or any action we take before we receive the Owner's written request. If the Owner is also a Beneficiary of the Policy at the time of the Insured's death, the Owner may, within 60 days of the Insured's death, designate another person to receive the Policy proceeds. Changing the Owner may have adverse tax consequences. The Owner should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

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Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

During the lifetime of the Insured and while a Policy is in force, you may surrender the Policy or make a partial withdrawal of the Cash Value. We generally will forward amounts payable upon surrender or a partial withdrawal within seven days of receipt of your request. We may postpone payment of surrenders and partial withdrawals under certain conditions. Surrenders and partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences.

**Surrender.** You may surrender the Policy by sending a written request, on a form provided by us, by mail, email or facsimile to our Administrative Office. We determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the surrender request. To effect a surrender, we may require that you return the Policy to our Administrative Office along with the request to surrender the Policy. Alternatively, we may require that the request be accompanied by a completed affidavit of lost Policy. We can provide a lost Policy upon request.

Upon surrender, we will pay to you the Cash Surrender Value on the Valuation Day the surrender request is received in good order. If we receive the request to surrender the Policy on a Monthly Anniversary, the monthly deduction otherwise deductible will be included in the amount paid. Coverage and other benefits under a Policy will terminate as of the date of surrender and cannot be reinstated.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. You may request a partial withdrawal in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. We will process each partial withdrawal using the Cash Value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. We reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value. The partial withdrawal transaction charge equals the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. Subject to the above conditions, you may allocate the amount withdrawn among the Divisions. If no allocation is specified, we will deduct the amount of the partial withdrawal (including any partial withdrawal transaction charge) from the Divisions on a pro-rata basis (that is, based on the proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value of the Policy). If, following a partial withdrawal, insufficient funds remain in a Division to pay the partial withdrawal transaction charge as allocated, the unpaid charges will be allocated equally among the remaining Divisions. You may request that the partial withdrawal transaction charge be paid from your Cash Value in a particular Division. You may not make a partial withdrawal if, or to the extent that, the partial withdrawal would reduce the Face Amount below $25,000.

A partial withdrawal can affect the Face Amount, the death benefit and the net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge). If death benefit Option A is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount, we will reduce the Face Amount, and thus the death benefit, by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If Option B is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount plus the Cash Value, we will not reduce the Face Amount, but will reduce the Cash Value and, thus, the death benefit by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If however, the death benefit is in a "tax corridor" under either Option A or Option B, that is, if the death benefit equals the Cash Value multiplied by a percentage based on federal tax law requirements described in Section 7702(d) of the Code, then we will reduce the Face Amount to the extent that the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge) exceeds the amount equal to the difference between the death benefit and the

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Face Amount. We will reduce the death benefit correspondingly. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit Options.") Face Amount decreases resulting from partial withdrawals will first reduce the most recent Face Amount increase, then the most recent increases in succession, and lastly the initial Face Amount.

Transfers

You may transfer Cash Value, not including amounts credited to the Loan Account, among the Divisions available with the Policy. You may request a transfer in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. The following terms apply to transfers under a Policy:

● We will make transfers and determine all values in connection with transfers as of the end of the Valuation Period during which the transfer request is received at our Administrative Office. Transfer requests received before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading receive same-day pricing. If we receive a transfer request after the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for regular trading, we will process the order using the accumulation unit value for the Division determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange.

● We will consider all transfer requests received on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer request.

● The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division. Where a single transfer request calls for more than one transfer, and not all of the transfers would meet the minimum requirements, we will make those transfers that do meet the requirements. Transfers resulting from Policy Loans will not be counted for purposes of the limitations on the amount or frequency of transfers allowed in each month or year.

● We may impose a charge of $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year.

Restrictions on Frequent Transfers

We have policies and procedures that attempt to detect and deter frequent transfers in situations where we determine there is a potential for arbitrage trading. Currently, we believe that such situations may be presented in the international, small-cap, and high-yield Portfolios (these Portfolios, referred to as the "Monitored Funds," are identified in the list below) and we monitor transfer activity in those Monitored Funds.

The following Portfolios are "Monitored Funds":

● DWS CROCI<sup>®</sup> International VIP

● DWS Global Income Builder VIP

● DWS Global Small Cap VIP

● DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP

We employ various means to monitor transfer activity, such as examining the frequency and size of transfers into and out of the Monitored Funds within given periods of time. For example, we currently monitor transfer activity to

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determine if, for each category of international, small-cap, and high yield Portfolios, in a 12-month period there were: (1) six or more transfers involving the given category; (2) cumulative gross transfers involving the given category that exceed the current Cash Value; and (3) two or more "round trips" involving any Portfolio in the given category. A round trip generally is defined as a transfer in followed by a transfer out within the next seven calendar days or a transfer out followed by a transfer in within the next seven calendar days, in either case subject to certain other criteria. **We do not believe that other Portfolios present a significant opportunity to engage in arbitrage trading and therefore do not monitor transfer activity in those Portfolios. We may change the Monitored Funds at any time without notice in our sole discretion.** 

Our policies and procedures may result in transfer restrictions being applied to deter frequent transfers. Currently, when we detect transfer activity in the Monitored Funds that exceeds our current transfer limits, we require future transfer requests to or from any Monitored Funds under that Policy to be submitted with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, a rebalancing program or, if applicable, any asset allocation program described in this Prospectus are not treated as transfers when we monitor the frequency of transfers.

The detection and deterrence of harmful transfer activity involves judgments that are inherently subjective, such as the decision to monitor only those Portfolios that we believe are susceptible to arbitrage trading or the determination of the transfer limits. Our ability to detect and/or restrict such transfer activity may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as our ability to predict strategies employed by Owners to avoid such detection. Our ability to restrict such transfer activity also may be limited by provisions of the Policy. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will prevent all transfer activity that may adversely affect Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies. We do not accommodate frequent transfers in any Portfolios and there are no arrangements in place to permit any Owner to engage in frequent transfers; we apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement.

The Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers in their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures. For example, Funds may assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Although we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent transfer policies and procedures of the Funds, we have entered into a written agreement, as required by SEC regulation, with each Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and to execute instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate the frequent transfer policies established by the Fund.

In addition, Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Portfolios generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Funds in their ability to apply their frequent transfer policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios. If

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a Fund believes that an omnibus order reflects one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in frequent trading, the Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.

In accordance with applicable law, we reserve the right to modify or terminate the transfer privilege at any time. We also reserve the right to defer or restrict the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of their shares as a result of their own policies and procedures on frequent transfers (even if an entire omnibus order is rejected due to the frequent transfers of a single Owner). You should read the Portfolio prospectuses for more details.

Restrictions on Large Transfers

Large transfers may increase brokerage and administrative costs of the underlying Portfolios and may disrupt fund management strategy, requiring a Portfolio to maintain a high cash position and possibly resulting in lost investment opportunities and forced liquidations. We do not monitor for large transfers to or from Portfolios except where the manager of a particular underlying Portfolio has brought large transfer activity to our attention for investigation on a case-by-case basis. For example, some Portfolio managers have asked us to monitor for "block transfers" where transfer requests have been submitted on behalf of multiple Owners by a third party such as an investment adviser. When we detect such large trades, we may impose restrictions similar to those described above where future transfer requests from that third party must be submitted in writing with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Loans

**Loan Privileges.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may, by request in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet, borrow an amount up to the Loan Value of the Policy, with the Policy serving as sole security for such loan. The Loan Value is equal to (a) minus (b), where:

(a) is 85% of the Cash Value of the Policy on the date the Policy Loan is requested; and

(b) is the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness.

The minimum amount that you may borrow is $100. We will ordinarily pay any amount due to you under a Policy Loan within seven days after we receive the loan request at our Administrative Office, although we may postpone payments under certain circumstances.

We will process each loan request at the accumulation unit values determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request.

When a Policy Loan is made, we will transfer Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. We will also transfer an amount equal to the loan interest due at the next Policy Anniversary, discounted at an interest rate equal to the current Loan Account crediting rate. Unless you request a different allocation, we will transfer amounts from the Divisions in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value. This will reduce the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account. These transactions will not be considered transfers for purposes of the limitations on transfers.

**Interest Rate Charged For Policy Loans.** We charge you 8% interest per year on a loan. Loan interest is due and payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. If you do not pay the

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interest charged when it is due, we will transfer to the Loan Account an amount of Cash Value equal to the interest due. We will deduct the amount transferred from the Divisions in the same proportion that the Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value.

**Loan Account Interest Rate Credited.** Amounts in the Loan Account will earn interest daily at an annual rate of at least 5%. The Loan Account interest credited will be transferred to the Divisions: (i) each Policy Anniversary; (ii) when a new loan is made; (iii) when a loan is partially or fully repaid; and (iv) when an amount is needed to meet a monthly deduction.

**Repayment of Indebtedness.** You may repay all or part of your Indebtedness at any time while the Insured is living and the Policy is in effect. All repayments should be made directly to us at our Administrative Office. Upon repayment, we will allocate an amount equal to the loan repayment (but not more than the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness) from the Loan Account back to the Divisions on the same proportionate basis on which we originally transferred the loan collateral from the Divisions (described above).

We will treat amounts paid while a Policy Loan is outstanding as premiums unless you request in writing that the payments be treated as repayment of Indebtedness.

**Effect of Policy Loans.** Whether or not repaid, a Policy Loan will permanently affect the Cash Value and Cash Surrender Value of a Policy, and may permanently affect the amount of the death benefit. This is because the collateral for the Policy Loan (the amount held in the Loan Account) does not participate in the performance of the Separate Account while the loan is outstanding. If the Loan Account interest credited is less than the investment performance of the selected Division, the Policy values will be lower as a result of the loan. Conversely, if the Loan Account interest credited is higher than the investment performance of the Division, the Policy values may be higher. We will deduct any outstanding Indebtedness from the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy.

There are risks associated with taking a Policy Loan, including the potential for a Policy to lapse if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. In addition, if the Policy is a MEC, then a Policy Loan will be treated as a partial withdrawal for federal income tax purposes. A loan also may have possible adverse tax consequences that could occur if a Policy is exchanged, canceled or lapses with loans outstanding. A loan from or secured by a Policy that is not classified as a MEC should generally not be treated as a taxable distribution so long as the Policy stays in force. You should seek competent advice before requesting a Policy loan.

Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy

You may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a life insurance policy that provides benefits that do not vary with the investment return of the Divisions. If, during the first two Policy Years, you request in writing to exercise the conversion right, the transfer will not be subject to a transaction charge or to transfer limits. At the time of the transfer, there will be no effect on the Policy's death benefit, Face Amount, net amount at risk, risk class or Issue Age. If you exercise your one-time conversion right, no evidence of insurability will be required. However, we will require that the Policy be in force and that the Owner repay any existing Indebtedness.

If a Certificate has been amended to operate as an Individual Policy following an Insured's change in eligibility under a Group Contract, the conversion right will be measured from the Issue Date of the original Certificate. At the time of the conversion, the new Policy will have, at the Owner's option, either the same death benefit or the same net amount at risk as the original Policy. The new Policy will also have the same Issue Date and Issue Age as

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the original Policy. The premiums for the new Policy will be based on our rates in effect for the same Issue Age and rate class as the original Policy.

Eligibility Change Conversion

As long as the Certificate is in force, an Insured's coverage will continue even if an Insured's eligibility under a Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program ends because the Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program terminates or the Employee's employment ends. Even if the Certificate has lapsed and is not in force, the right to reinstate and to convert a lapsed Certificate remains despite the change in the Employee's eligibility during the reinstatement period.

We will amend a Certificate issued under such a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges. The amendment will be mailed to the Owner within 31 days (a) after we receive written notice that the Employee's employment ended or (b) after the termination of the Group Contract. If the Certificate is in a grace period at the time the conversion occurs, any premium necessary to prevent the Certificate from lapsing must be paid to us before the Individual Policy will be mailed. A new planned premium schedule will be established which will have the same planned annual premium utilized under the Group Contract. The new planned payment intervals will be no more frequent than quarterly. The Company may allow payment of planned premium through periodic (usually monthly) authorized electronic funds transfer. Of course, unscheduled premium payments can be made at any time. (See "Premiums.")

If an Associated Company ceases to be under common control with the Contractholder, the Insureds of the Associated Company (i.e., employees of the Associated Company) may continue their insurance in the manner described above.

Payment of Benefits at Maturity

If the Insured is living and the Policy is in force, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you on the Maturity Date. Amounts payable on the Maturity Date ordinarily will be paid within seven days of that date, although payment may be postponed under certain circumstances. A Policy will mature if and when the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests

In addition to written requests, we may accept instructions by telephone, facsimile, email and via the Internet from you or an authorized third party regarding transfers, loans, partial withdrawals and certain Policy changes, subject to the following conditions.

● We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

● If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

● These procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions and/or providing written confirmation of transactions to you.

● We reserve the right to suspend telephone, facsimile, email and/or Internet instructions at any time for any class of Policies for any reason.

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You should protect your personal identification number ("PIN") because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN when using Internet systems. We are not able to verify that the person providing the PIN and giving us instructions via the Internet is you or is authorized to act on your behalf.

Facsimile, email or Internet transactions may not always be possible. Any facsimile, email or computer system, whether it is ours, yours, or that of your service provider or agent, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to equip our systems to handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should make the request by writing to our Administrative Office.

Our variable life insurance business is largely conducted through digital communications and data storage networks and systems operated by us and our service providers or other business partners (e.g., the Portfolios and the firms involved in the distribution and sale of our variable life insurance policies). For example, many routine operations, such as processing Owners' requests and elections and day-to-day record keeping, are all executed through computer networks and systems.

**POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT**

Lapse

A Policy may enter a 62-day grace period and possibly lapse (terminate without value or death benefit) if the Cash Surrender Value is not enough to cover the next monthly deduction. If you have taken out a loan, then your Policy also will enter a grace period and possibly lapse whenever the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on the Monthly Anniversary. Thus, the payment of premiums in any amount does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force until the Maturity Date.

We will notify you at the beginning of the grace period by mail. The notice will specify the amount of premium required to keep the Policy in force, and the date the payment is due. Subject to minimum premium requirements, the amount of the premium required to keep the Policy in force will be the amount of the current monthly deduction. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment within the grace period, the Policy will lapse and terminate without Cash Value. Upon lapse, any Indebtedness is extinguished and any collateral in the Loan Account is returned to the Company. If the Insured dies during the grace period, any overdue monthly deductions and Indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit payable.

Reinstatement

Unless you have surrendered the Policy, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy by written application at any time while the Insured is alive and within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. The right to reinstate a lapsed Policy will not be affected by the termination of a Group Contract or the termination of an Employee's employment during the reinstatement period.

Reinstatement is subject to the following conditions:

● Evidence of the insurability of the Insured satisfactory to us (including evidence of insurability of any person covered by a rider to reinstate the rider).

● Payment of a premium that, after the deduction of any premium charges (premium expense charge and

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premium tax charge), is large enough to cover: (a) the monthly deductions due at the time of lapse, and (b) two times the monthly deduction due at the time of reinstatement.

● Payment or reinstatement of any Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness reinstated will cause a Cash Value of an equal amount also to be reinstated.

If you meet the requirements to reinstate a lapsed Policy, your face amount will be reinstated to the amount in effect immediately prior to the lapse. If you reinstate a lapsed Policy and elect to reinstate any Indebtedness existing immediately before the Policy lapsed, the corresponding collateral for the Indebtedness would also be reinstated as part of the Cash Value of the reinstated Policy. The amount of Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be equal to the amount of any Indebtedness reinstated, increased by the Net Premiums paid at reinstatement and any loans paid at the time of reinstatement.

If a Policy is reinstated after 90 days of lapse, a new Policy will be issued to you. The effective date of the new Policy will be the date we approve the application for reinstatement. There will be a full monthly deduction for the Policy Month that includes that date.

**CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS** 

We will deduct certain charges under the Policy in consideration for: (i) services and benefits we provide; (ii) costs and expenses we incur; (iii) risks we assume; and (iv) our profit expectations.

Services and benefits we provide:

● the death benefit, cash and loan benefits under the Policy;

● Divisions, including premium allocations;

● administration of elective options; and

● the distribution of reports to Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur:

● costs associated with processing and underwriting applications, and with issuing and administering the Policy (including any riders);

● overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits;

● sales and marketing expenses; and

● other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state, and local premium and other taxes and fees.

Risks we assume:

● that the cost of insurance charges we deduct are insufficient to meet our actual claims because Insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

● that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies exceed the charges we deduct.

Our revenues from any particular charge may be more or less than any costs or expenses that charge may be intended primarily to cover. We may use our revenues from one charge to pay other costs and expenses in connection with the Policies including distribution expenses. We may also profit from all the charges combined, including the cost of insurance charge and the mortality and expense risk charge and use such profits for any corporate purpose.

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Transaction Charges

**Premium Expense Charge.** Before we allocate Net Premiums among the Divisions pursuant to your instructions, we will reduce your premium payments by a front-end sales charge ("premium expense charge") to compensate us for our costs in issuing the Policies. The maximum premium expense charge we can apply to any Policy can vary but will not exceed 1%. The net amount of premiums invested is shown on your Policy's schedule page and reflects the deduction of the premium tax charge and the amount of premium expense charge that applies to your Policy. Please refer to your Policy Schedule page. For certain Policies that are deemed to be individual contracts under federal tax laws, we will reduce your premium payments by a premium expense charge that can vary but will not exceed 2% of each premium payment to compensate us for the anticipated higher corporate income taxes that result from the sale of such Policies. The current premium expense charge is up to 1%.

The sales charges will not change even if an Insured is no longer eligible under a Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program, but continues coverage on an individual basis.

**Premium Tax Charge.** Many states and localities impose a tax on premiums received by insurance companies. These premium taxes vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 0% to 5% of premiums paid. To cover these premium taxes, we will reduce premium payments by a premium tax charge of 2.25% from all Policies. The 2.25% charge may be higher or lower than actual premium taxes, if any, assessed in your location.

**Partial Withdrawal Transaction Charge.** You may make a partial withdrawal of Cash Value. For each partial withdrawal we will assess a transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the partial withdrawal. This charge will be in addition to the amount received in cash.

**Transfer Charge.** After the first Policy Year, you may transfer a portion of your Cash Value. For each transfer in excess of 12 in a single Policy Year, we may impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the transfer. We are currently waiving this charge.

Periodic Charges

**Monthly Deduction.** We will make the monthly deduction on the Investment Start Date and on each succeeding Monthly Anniversary. We will make deductions from each Division in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value on the date the monthly deduction is made. Because portions of the monthly deduction, such as the cost of insurance, can vary from month to month, the monthly deduction also will vary.

The monthly deduction has several components:

● the cost of insurance charge;

● a monthly administrative charge; and

● the charges for any riders.

**Cost of Insurance Charge.** We assess a monthly cost of insurance charge on each Monthly Anniversary (to cover the next Policy Month) to compensate us for underwriting the death benefit and for certain administrative costs. The charge depends on the applicable cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk in the Policy Month in which the charge is calculated. The charge may vary from Policy to Policy and from Policy Month to Policy Month.

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We will determine the monthly cost of insurance charge by multiplying the applicable cost of insurance rate or rates by the net amount at risk for each Policy Month. The net amount at risk for a Policy Month equals: (i) the death benefit at the beginning of the Policy Month divided by 1.0032737; LESS (ii) the Cash Value at the beginning of the Policy Month. (Dividing the death benefit by 1.0032737 reduces the net amount at risk, solely for purposes of computing the cost of insurance, by taking into account assumed monthly earnings at an annual rate of 4%.)

We determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount. If we approve an increase in Face Amount, then a different cost of insurance charge may apply to the increase, based on the Insured's circumstances at the time of the increase.

● *Cost of Insurance Rates.* The current cost of insurance rates are based on the Attained Age and the rate class of the Insured. We base the current cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality experience. We currently issue the Policies on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis without regard to the sex of the Insured. Whether a Policy is issued on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis does not affect the cost of insurance charge determined for that Policy.

The current cost of insurance rates will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance rates set forth in the Policy. These guaranteed rates are 125% of the maximum rates that could be charged based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C ("1980 CSO Table"). The guaranteed rates are higher than the maximum rates in the 1980 CSO Table because we use guaranteed or simplified underwriting procedures whereby the Insured is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. Under these underwriting methods, then, healthy individuals will pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under substantially similar policies using different underwriting methods. The current cost of insurance rates are generally lower than 100% of the 1980 CSO Table.

● *Net Amount at Risk.* We also calculate the net amount at risk separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increase in Face Amount. In determining the net amount at risk for each increment of Face Amount, the Cash Value is first considered part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value exceeds the initial Face Amount, it is then considered as part of any increment in Face Amount in the order these increases took effect. The net amount at risk is affected by investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Policy fees and charges, the death benefit option chosen, partial withdrawals, and decreases in Face Amount. Any decrease in Face Amount, whether by the Owner's request or resulting from a partial withdrawal, will first be used to reduce the net amount at risk for the most recent increase in Face Amount, the next most recent increases in succession, and then the net amount at risk for the initial Face Amount.

**Monthly Administrative Charge.** We assess a monthly administrative charge from each Policy that is based upon the number of Employees eligible to be covered at issue of a Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program. This charge compensates us for ordinary administrative expenses such as record keeping, processing death benefit claims and Policy changes, preparing and mailing reports, and overhead costs. The guaranteed maximum administrative charge that we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed $6.00 per Policy per month during the first Policy Year and $3.50 per Policy per month in renewal years. The current administrative charge that we apply is up to $3.50 per month. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

These guaranteed maximum charges are guaranteed not to increase over the life of the Policy. The administrative charge will not change in the event that the Insured is no longer eligible for group coverage, but continues coverage on an individual basis. In addition, when we believe that lower administrative costs will be incurred in connection with a particular Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program, we may modify the charge for that Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program.

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**Charge For Rider.** 

● *Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider*. This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

**Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.** We will deduct a daily charge from the Separate Account at a rate not to exceed 0.0024547% (an annual rate of 0.90%) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account. We may reflect a reduction in the current rate as a credit to Cash Value.

This charge compensates us for certain mortality and expense risks we assume. The mortality risk we assume is that an Insured may die sooner than anticipated and that we will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policy will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Policy. If this charge does not cover our actual costs, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if the charge more than covers our actual costs, we add the excess to our surplus. We expect to profit from this charge and may use such profits for any lawful purpose, including covering distribution and other expenses. The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

**Loan Interest Charge.** We charge interest on Policy loans at a maximum annual interest rate of 8.00%, payable in arrears on each Policy anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. We also will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at a minimum effective annual rate of 5%. Our current interest rate is 8.00% and our current crediting rate is 7.25%. The current loan interest spread is 0.75%.

Federal Taxes

We currently do not assess charges against the Separate Account for federal income taxes that may be incurred by the Separate Account. We may assess such a charge in the future, as well as charges for other taxes incurred by the Separate Account. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Variations in Charges

We may vary the amounts of charges described in this Prospectus as a result of such factors as: (1) differences in legal requirements in the jurisdictions where the Policies are sold; (2) differences in actual or expected risks, expenses, Policy persistency, premium payment patterns, or mortality experience among different categories of purchasers or insureds; and (3) changes in Policy pricing that we may implement from time to time. We may take into account additional information provided by prospective Contractholders in assessing these differences and determining any variances in charges, subject to our underwriting guidelines. Any such variations will be pursuant to our administrative procedures that we establish and will not discriminate unfairly against any Owner. Any such variations may apply to existing Policies as well as to Policies issued in the future, except that the charges under any Policy may never exceed the maximums therein.

Portfolio Charges and Expenses

Charges are deducted from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Portfolios that are described in the prospectuses for those Portfolios. Shares of the Portfolios are purchased for the Separate Account at their net asset value. The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined after deduction of the fees and charges. For further information, consult the Prospectus for each Portfolio and Appendix A, below.

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**FEDERAL TAX MATTERS**

The following is a brief summary of some tax rules and includes information about different types of benefits, not all of which may be available under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. Such discussion does not purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. The summary does not address state, local or foreign tax issues related to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. 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 our 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.

**Tax Status of the Policy or Certificate**

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, was issued.

In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Separate Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, we believe that the Owner of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should not be treated as the Owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent Owners of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from being treated as the owners of the underlying Separate Account assets.

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Separate Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes. It is intended that the Separate Account, through its investment decisions, will satisfy these diversification requirements. If Fund shares are sold directly to tax-qualified retirement plans that later lose their tax-qualified status or to non-qualified plans, there could be adverse consequences under the diversification rules.

The following discussion assumes that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes.

**Tax Treatment of Policy or Certificate Benefits**

**In General.** We believe that the death benefit under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should generally be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary to the extent provided in Section 101 of the Code. Insurance proceeds may be taxable in some circumstances, such as where there is a transfer-for-value of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or where a business is the Owner of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, covering the life of an Employee, if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied.

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Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. A tax adviser should be consulted on these consequences.

Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, Cash Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is classified as a modified endowment contract.

**If you reside in a U.S. territory or outside of the U.S., please contact your financial or tax adviser for tax guidance on your Policy or Certificate, as applicable.**

**Modified Endowment Contracts.** Under the Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts, with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Given the flexibility of the Policies or Certificates, as applicable, as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will determine whether it is classified as a MEC. In general, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be classified as a MEC if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, causes the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to fail the "7-pay test." A Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy or Certificate Years, as applicable, or in the seven years after a "material change," the amount paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

If there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, during a 7-pay testing period, for example, as a result of a partial withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, had originally been issued at the reduced Face Amount. If there is a "material change" in Policy's or Certificate's, as applicable, benefits or other terms, even after the first seven years, the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy or Certificate, as applicable. A material change may occur, for example, when there is an increase in the death benefit or the receipt of an unnecessary premium. Unnecessary premiums are premiums paid into a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, which are not needed in order to provide a death benefit equal to the lowest death benefit that was payable in the most recent 7-pay testing period. To prevent your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from becoming a MEC, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits. In addition, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be treated as a MEC if it is received in exchange for a life insurance contract that is a MEC. A current or prospective Owner should consult a tax adviser to determine whether a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transaction will cause the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be classified as a MEC.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Modified Endowment Contracts.** Policies or Certificates, as applicable, classified as modified endowment contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

(1) All distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a modified endowment contract will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income and as tax-free recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, only after all gain has been distributed.

(2) Loans taken from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, classified as a modified endowment contract are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

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(3) A 10 percent additional income tax penalty is imposed on the amount subject to tax except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has Attained Age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's Beneficiary. The foregoing exceptions generally do not apply to an Owner that is a non-natural person, such as a corporation.

If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions that occur during the contract year will be taxed as distributions from a modified endowment contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within two years before it becomes a modified endowment contract will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a modified endowment contract.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Policies or Certificates That Are Not Modified Endowment Contracts.** Distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not classified as a modified endowment contract are generally treated first as a non-taxable recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, as gain taxable as ordinary income. However, distributions during the first 15 Policy or Certificate, as applicable, years accompanied by a reduction in Policy or Certificate, as applicable, benefits, including distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, are subject to different tax rules and may be treated in whole or in part as taxable income.

Loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are generally not treated as distributions.

Finally, neither distributions nor loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are subject to the 10 percent additional income tax.

**Investment in the Policy or Certificate.** Your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is generally your aggregate premiums. When a distribution is taken from the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

**Policy or Certificate Loans.** In general, interest on a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan will not be deductible. If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan is outstanding when a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is exchanged, canceled or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be added to the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly. In the case of an outstanding loan at the time of an exchange, the cancelled loan will generally be taxed to the extent of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, gain.

Before taking out a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan, you should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

**Withholding.** To the extent that Policy or Certificate, as applicable, distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. However, recipients can generally elect not to have tax withheld from distributions.

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**Multiple Policies or Certificates.** All modified endowment contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one modified endowment contract for purposes of determining the amount includable in the Owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** In general, rider benefits may be received tax free by the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill or chronically ill, subject to certain limitations and conditions. However, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or requesting payment under this rider.

**Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies or Certificates.** If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. In addition, under Code Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, this Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Code Section 264(f) entity-holder rules. Death benefits payable to a business owner on the life of an Employee will generally be taxable if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied. In addition, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider or Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, as applicable received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable.

Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax adviser before any non-natural person is made an Owner or holder of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

**Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.** The transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or designation of a Beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, retained incidents of ownership at death, or made a gift transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within 3 years of death. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, would be included in the Owner's estate upon the Owner's death.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping transfer tax when all or part of a life insurance Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each Owner or Beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

In general, current rules provide for a $15 million estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption (as indexed for inflation) and a top tax rate of 40 percent for deaths occurring and gifts made after December 31, 2025.

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The complexity of the tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your Beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

**Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations.** The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, purchase.

**Possible Tax Law Changes.** Although the likelihood of legislative or regulatory changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could change by legislation, regulation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

We have the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, in response to legislative or regulatory changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment Owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

**Transfer of Issued Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties.** If you transfer the Policy to a third party, including a sale of the Policy to a life settlement company, such transfer for value may be taxable. The death benefit will also be taxable in the case of a transfer for value unless certain exceptions apply. We may be required to report certain information to the IRS, as required under Code section 6050Y and applicable regulations. You should consult with a qualified tax advisor for further information prior to transferring the Policy.

**Our Income Taxes.** Under current federal income tax law, we are not taxed on the Separate Account's operations. Thus, currently we do not deduct a charge from the Separate Account for federal income taxes. We reserve the right to charge the Separate Account for any future federal income taxes or economic burdens we may incur.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

**Tax Credits and Deductions.** The Company may be entitled to certain tax benefits related to the assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions, are not passed back to the Separate Account or to the Policy or Owners, as applicable, since the Company is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

**ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS** 

In addition to the standard death benefit associated with your Policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the

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fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table. We currently offer the following riders under the Policy, subject to state availability:

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Accelerated Death Benefit* <br> *Settlement Option Rider*<br>| Under this rider, you may <br> receive an accelerated <br> payment of a portion of your <br> death benefit if the Insured is <br> terminally ill.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Payment under this rider may <br> affect eligibility for benefits <br> under state or federal law.<br>|
| *Dollar Cost Averaging* | Allows you to automatically <br> transfer from the DWS <br> Government Money Market <br> Division to other Divisions a <br> predetermined amount of <br> money over a specified period <br> of time.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|
| *Annual Automatic Portfolio* <br> *Rebalancing*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> reallocate your Cash Value <br> among the elected Divisions <br> to return the allocation to the <br> percentages you specify.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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Additional Insurance Benefits

**Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider:** This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to you if the Insured is terminally ill and expected to die within less than 12 months (subject to state variations). Any irrevocable Beneficiary and assignees of record must provide written authorization in order for the Owner to receive the accelerated benefit.

The amount of the death benefit payable under the rider will equal up to 85% of the Face Amount under the Policy on the date we receive satisfactory evidence of terminal illness as described above, less any Indebtedness. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

The federal income tax consequences associated with adding or receiving benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider are unclear. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or requesting an accelerated death benefit payment under this rider.

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For example, if you are eligible for benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider and have a Face Amount of $100,000 with no Cash Value, you may elect to receive up to $85,000 of the death benefit proceeds (less any loans and loan interest) prior to your death.

Automatic Investment Strategies

**Dollar Cost Averaging:** This investment strategy allows you to automatically transfer a predetermined amount of money from the DWS Government Money Market VIP Division to a number of available Divisions of the Separate Account. Based on the elected investment allocations for this investment strategy, Dollar Cost Averaging occurs after the close of business on each Monthly Anniversary or after close of business on the next business day following each Monthly Anniversary should your Monthly Anniversary fall on a non-business day (weekend or holiday) as long as all other requirements are met. The portion of the Policy's Cash Value in the DWS Government Money Market VIP Division must be greater than or equal to $1,000. The minimum total monthly transfer amount must be greater than or equal to $100.

Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. It involves continuous investment in securities regardless of price fluctuations. An investor should consider his/her ability to continue purchases in periods of low price levels.

For example, if you elected the Dollar Cost Averaging and selected $12,000 of Cash Value to be transferred from the DWS Government Money Market VIP Division to specified other Divisions that you choose, over a 12 month period we will transfer $1,000 each month for 12 months.

**Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing:** This investment strategy allows you to automatically reallocate your Cash Value among the elected Divisions to return the allocation to the percentages you specify. This rebalancing occurs annually after the close of business on your Policy anniversary or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy anniversary should your Policy anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend).

Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

For example, if you allocated 25% to each of four Divisions, after the close of business on your Policy anniversary, or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy anniversary should your Policy anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend), we will transfer amounts among those four Divisions so that there is 25% of your Policy's Cash Value in each Division.

The automated transfers under these investment strategies will not count towards frequent transfer constraints or transfer limitations. However, we reserve the right to include them if we decide to restrict transfers under the terms of the Policy.

You may elect either the Dollar Cost Averaging strategy or the Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing strategy. There is no fee for participating in either strategy. You cannot participate in both strategies at the same time; however, either strategy may be discontinued at any time.

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**DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES** 

Distributing the Policies

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC") is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. MLIDC, which is our affiliate, also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts that we, or our affiliated companies issue. We reimburse MLIDC for expenses MLIDC incurs in distributing the Policies (e.g. commissions payable to retail broker-dealers who sell the Policies).

MLIDC's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. MLIDC is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). FINRA provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, or online at www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or on-line.

MLIDC and the Company may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers ("selling firms") who will sell the Policies through their registered representatives. We pay commissions to these selling firms for the sale of the Policies, and these selling firms compensate their registered representative agents. Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company. A portion of the payments made to selling firms may be passed on to their registered representatives in accordance with their internal compensation programs. Those programs may also include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your registered representative for further information about what your registered representative and the selling firm for which he or she works may receive in connection with your purchase of a Policy.

We may compensate MetLife employees for referrals. We may also make various payments to selling firms and other third parties. (See "Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries.")

Commissions Paid to Selling Firms

The maximum commissions payable to a selling firm are one of the following options:

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| **Option** | **First Year** | **Renewal Years** |
| 1 | A+B | a+b |
| 2 | A+B | a+c |
| 3 | A+X+Y+Z | a |

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A =

18% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

B =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

a =

18% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the respective Policy Year.

b =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during that Policy Year.

c =

Up to 0.25% per year of the average Cash Value of a Policy during a Policy Year.

X =

20% of the first Policy Year premiums received up to an amount that equals: the planned annual premium

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reduced by the cost of insurance charge, the monthly administrative charge, premium loads assessed, and any premiums paid less frequently than monthly.

Y =

2% of any unscheduled premiums received.

Z =

1% of premiums equal to the monthly administrative charge and the premium loads on those charges and the cost of insurance.

Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries

MetLife enters into arrangements concerning the sale, servicing and/or renewal of MetLife group insurance and certain other group-related insurance and non-insurance products ("Products") with brokers, agents, consultants, third party administrators, general agents, associations, and other parties that may participate in the sale, servicing and/or renewal of such products (each an "Intermediary"). MetLife may pay your Intermediary compensation, which may include, among other things, base compensation, supplemental compensation and/or a service fee. MetLife may pay compensation for the sale, servicing and/or renewal of Products, or remit compensation to an Intermediary on your behalf. Your Intermediary may also be owned by, controlled by or affiliated with another person or party, which may also be an Intermediary and who may also perform marketing and/or administration services in connection with your Products and be paid compensation by MetLife.

Base compensation, which may vary from case to case and may change if you renew your Products with MetLife, may be payable to your Intermediary as a percentage of premium or a fixed dollar amount. MetLife may also pay your Intermediary compensation that is based upon your Intermediary placing and/or retaining a certain volume of business *(number of Products sold or dollar value of premium)* with MetLife. In addition, supplemental compensation may be payable to your Intermediary for eligible Products. Under MetLife's current supplemental compensation plan ("SCP"), the amount payable as supplemental compensation may range from 0% to 9% of premium. The supplemental compensation percentage may be based on one or more of: (1) the number of Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period, or other defined period; (2) the amount of eligible new or renewal premium with respect to Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (3) the persistency percentage of Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (4) the block growth of the Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (5) eligible new or renewal premium growth during a one-year period; or (6) a flat amount, fixed percentage or sliding scale of the premium for Products as set by MetLife. The supplemental compensation percentage will be set by MetLife based on the achievement of the outlined qualification criteria and it may not be changed until the following SCP plan year. As such, the supplemental compensation percentage may vary from year to year, but will not exceed 9% under the current supplemental compensation plan.

The cost of supplemental compensation is not directly charged to the price of our Products, except as an allocation of overhead expense, which is applied to all eligible group insurance Products, whether or not supplemental compensation is paid in relation to a particular sale or renewal. As a result, your rates will not differ by whether or not your Intermediary receives supplemental compensation. If your Intermediary collects the premium from you in relation to your Products, your Intermediary may earn a return on such amounts. Additionally, MetLife may have a variety of other relationships with your Intermediary or its affiliates, or with other parties, that involve the payment of compensation and benefits that may or may not be related to your relationship with MetLife (e.g., insurance and employee benefits exchanges, enrollment firms and platforms, sales contests, consulting agreements, participation in an insurer panel, or reinsurance arrangements).

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More information about the eligibility criteria, limitations, payment calculations and other terms and conditions under MetLife's base compensation and supplemental compensation plans can be found on MetLife's Website at www.metlife.com/business-and-brokers/broker-resources/broker-compensation. Questions regarding Intermediary compensation can be directed to ask4met@metlifeservice.com, or if you would like to speak to someone about Intermediary compensation, please call (800) ASK-4MET. In addition to the compensation paid to an Intermediary, MetLife may also pay compensation to your representative. Compensation paid to your representative is for participating in the sale, servicing, and/or renewal of products, and the compensation paid may vary based on a number of factors including the type of product(s) and volume of business sold. If you are the person or entity to be charged under an insurance policy or annuity contract, you may request additional information about the compensation your representative expects to receive as a result of the sale or concerning compensation for any alternative quotes presented, by contacting your representative or calling (866) 796-1800.

Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy.

The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the compensation paid for the sale of the Policies.

**GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT** 

Issuance

The Group Contract will be issued upon receipt of a signed application for Group Insurance signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and acceptance by a duly authorized officer of the Company at our Administrative Office.

Premium Payments

The Contractholder will remit planned premium payments for Insureds of the Contractholder or an associated company in an amount authorized by the Employee to be deducted from his or her wages. All planned premiums under a Group Contract must be specified in advance. The planned premium payment interval is agreed to by the Contractholder and us. Before each planned payment interval, we will furnish the Contractholder with a statement of the planned premium payments to be made under the Group Contract or such other notification as has been agreed to by the Contractholder and us.

Grace Period

If the Contractholder does not remit planned premium payments in a timely fashion, the Group Contract will be in default. A grace period of 31 days begins on the date that the planned premiums were scheduled to be remitted. If the Contractholder does not remit premiums before the end of the grace period, the Group Contract will terminate. However, the Certificate will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

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Termination

Except as described in "Grace Period" above, the Group Contract will be terminated immediately upon default. In addition, we may end a Group Contract or any of its provisions on 31 days' notice. If the Group Contract terminates, any Certificate in effect will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Right to Examine Group Contract

The Contractholder may terminate the Group Contract within 20 days after receiving it, within 45 days after the application was signed or within 10 days of mailing a notice of the cancellation right, whichever is latest. To cancel the Group Contract, the Contractholder should mail or deliver the Group Contract to us at our Administrative Office.

Entire Contract

The Group Contract, with the attached copy of the Contractholder's application and other attached papers, if any, is the entire contract between the Contractholder and us. All statements made by the Contractholder, any Owner or any Insured will be deemed representations and not warranties. Misstatements will not be used in any contest or to reduce a claim under the Group Contract, unless such misstatements are in writing. A copy of the application containing such misstatement must have been given to the Contractholder or to the Insured or to his or her Beneficiary, if any.

Incontestability

We cannot contest the Group Contract after it has been in force for two years from the date of issue.

Ownership of Group Contract

The Contractholder owns the Group Contract. The Group Contract may be changed or ended by agreement between us and the Contractholder without the consent of, or notice to, any person claiming rights or benefits under the Group Contract. However, the Contractholder does not have any ownership interest in the Polices issued under the Group Contract. The rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners, Insureds, and Beneficiaries as set forth herein and in the Policies.

**GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY** 

Postponement of Payments

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit proceeds or loan within seven days after we receive all applicable written notices, permitted telephone, fax, email or Internet request, and/or due proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone such payments, however, whenever:

● the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC;

● the SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Owners; or

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● an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Separate Account's net assets.

We may also suspend or postpone payment for a withdrawal when we have a reasonable belief that the payment being requested is connected to financial exploitation of a Specified Adult. A Specified Adult is a person who is age 65 or older or a person aged 18 or older who has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests. If we reasonably suspect financial exploitation of a Specified Adult, we will place a temporary hold on the payment, transfer the amount of the payment to the DWS Government Money Market VIP and provide notification to you, the Trusted Contact Person(s) on file and any other party authorized to make transactions under the Policy that a hold has been placed on the payment(s) pending further investigation. A Trusted Contact Person is the person or persons designated by you as a person we may contact should we not be able to contact you or if you are a Specified Adult and we reasonably believe or suspect that you have or are being financially exploited. The Trusted Contact Person may be changed by you by contacting our Administrative Office. We may hold the payment for up to 15 business days (or longer under certain conditions) after the temporary hold was placed while we conduct further investigation, unless the period is extended by a regulator or court order.

Payments under the Policy of any amounts derived from premiums paid by check may be delayed until such time as the check has cleared your bank. We may use telephone, fax, email, Internet or other means of communications to verify that payment from your check has been or will be collected. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify that payment has been or will be collected. You may avoid the possibility of delay in disbursement of proceeds coming from a check that has not yet cleared by providing us with a certified check. If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to block your account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfer, surrender, partial withdrawal, loan or death proceeds, until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide information about you and your account to government regulators.

**STATE VARIATIONS** 

This Prospectus provides you with important information about the Policy. However, we will also issue you a Policy (Certificate or Individual Policy), which is a separate document from the prospectus. There may be differences between the description of the Policy contained in this Prospectus and the Policy issued to you due to differences in state law. Please consult your Policy for the provisions that apply in your state. Your actual policy and endorsements or riders are the controlling documents. You should contact our Administrative Office to review a copy of your Policy and any applicable endorsements and riders.

**LEGAL PROCEEDINGS** 

In the ordinary course of business, MetLife, similar to other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits (including class action lawsuits), arbitrations and other legal proceedings. Also, from time to time, state and federal regulators or other officials conduct formal and informal examinations or undertake other actions dealing with various aspects of the financial services and insurance industries. In some legal proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made.

It is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding or regulatory action. However, MetLife does not believe any such action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account or upon the ability of MetLife Investors Distribution Company to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of MetLife to meet its obligations under the Policies.

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**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

The financial statements of the Separate Account, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to meet its obligations under the Policies and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, as guarantor, to meet its obligations under the guarantee agreement. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the Statement of Additional Information, please call or write to us at our Administrative Office.

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**GLOSSARY**

**Administrative Office** — The service office of the Company. The mailing address is: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, MO 63141. Unless another location is specified, all applications, notices and requests should be directed to the Administrative Office at the address above or, if permitted, by facsimile (also referred to as "fax"), email or through the Internet. You may also contact us for information at (800) 756-0124.

**Attained Age** — The Issue Age of the Insured plus the number of completed Policy Years.

**Associated Companies** — The companies listed in a Group Contract's specifications pages that are under common control through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, with the Contractholder.

**Beneficiary** — The person(s) named in a Policy or by later designation to receive Policy proceeds in the event of the Insured's death. A Beneficiary may be changed as set forth in the Policy and this Prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in the Policy, the Beneficiary has no rights in a Policy before the death of the Insured. If there is more than one Beneficiary at the death of the Insured, each will receive equal payments unless otherwise provided by the Owner.

**Cash Value** — The total amount that a Policy provides for investment at any time. It is equal to the total of the amounts credited to the Owner in the Separate Account, and in the Loan Account.

**Cash Surrender Value** — The Cash Value of a Policy on the date of surrender, less any Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

**Certificate** — A document issued to Owners of Policies issued under Group Contracts, setting forth or summarizing the Owner's rights and benefits.

**Contractholder** — The Employer, association, sponsoring organization or trust that is issued a Group Contract.

**Division** — A subaccount of the Separate Account. Each Division invests exclusively in an available underlying Portfolio.

**Effective Date** — The actual date coverage shall take effect which will be on or after the Issue Date.

**Employee** — A person who is employed and paid for services by an Employer on a regular basis. To qualify as an Employee, a person ordinarily must work for an Employer at least 30 hours per week. MetLife may waive or modify this requirement at its discretion. An Employee may also include an independent contractor acting in many respects as an Employee with a sponsoring Employer. An Employee may include a partner in a partnership if the Employer is a partnership.

**Employer** — The Employer, association, or sponsoring organization that is issued a Group Policy.

**Face Amount** — The minimum death benefit under the Policy so long as the Policy remains in force.

**Fund** — An underlying mutual fund in which the Separate Account assets are invested.

**Group Contract** — A group flexible premium variable life insurance contract issued to the Contractholder by the Company.

**Indebtedness** — The sum of all unpaid Policy Loans and accrued interest charged on loans.

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**Individual Insurance** — Insurance provided under a Group Contract or under an Individual Policy issued in connection with an Employer-sponsored insurance program on an Employee.

**Insured** — The person whose life is insured under a Policy.

**Investment Start Date** — The date the initial premium is applied to the Divisions of the Separate Account. This date is the later of the Issue Date or the date the initial premium is received at our Administrative Office.

**Issue Age** — The Insured's Age as of the date the Policy is issued.

**Issue Date** — The Issue Date is the date from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months are measured.

**Loan Account** — The account of the Company to which amounts securing Policy Loans are allocated. It is a part of the Company's general account assets.

**Loan Value** — The maximum amount that may be borrowed under a Policy after the first Policy Anniversary.

**Maturity Date** — The Policy Anniversary on which the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

**Monthly Anniversary** — The same date in each succeeding month as the Issue Date except that whenever the Monthly Anniversary falls on a date other than a Valuation Date, the Monthly Anniversary will be deemed the next Valuation Date. If any Monthly Anniversary would be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a month that does not have that number of days, then the Monthly Anniversary will be the last day of that month.

**Net Premium** — The premium less any premium expense charge, any charge to compensate us for anticipated higher corporate income taxes resulting from the sale of a Policy, and any charge for premium taxes.

**Owner (or you)** — The Owner of a Policy, as designated in the application or as subsequently changed.

**Policy** — Either the Certificate or the Individual Policy offered by the Company and described in this Prospectus. Under Group Contracts, the Policy may be issued on the Employee.

**Policy Anniversary** — The same date each year as the Issue Date.

**Policy Month** — A month beginning on the Monthly Anniversary.

**Policy Year** — A period beginning on a Policy Anniversary and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Policy Anniversary.

**Portfolio** — A portfolio represents a class (or series) of stock of a Fund in which a Division's assets are invested.

**SEC (or the Commission)** — The Securities and Exchange Commission.

**Separate Account** — Paragon Separate Account B, a separate investment account established by the Company to receive and invest the Net Premiums paid under the Policy.

**Valuation Date** — Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.

**Valuation Period** — The period between two successive Valuation Dates, commencing at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on a Valuation Date and ending at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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**APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY**

The following is a list of the Portfolios currently available under the Policy. More information about the Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at https://dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000243. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (800) 756-0124 or by sending an email request to GVULeservice@metlifecommercial.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that the Policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS Capital Growth VIP - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.49% | 12.53% | 10.92% | 15.29% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS Core Equity VIP - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.59% | 16.83% | 13.27% | 13.53% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS CROCI<sup>®</sup> International VIP\* - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.79% | 44.90% | 10.86% | 8.21% |
| Global Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS Global Income Builder VIP - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.61% | 15.80% | 6.49% | 7.43% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS Global Small Cap VIP\* - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.87% | 20.51% | 6.74% | 6.70% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS Government Money Market VIP - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.39% | 3.96% | 2.97% | 1.87% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.85% | 8.11% | 2.05% | 7.34% |

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The Portfolio is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. The annual expenses shown reflect temporary fee reductions.

The fee and expense information regarding the Portfolios was provided by those Portfolios.

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To learn more about the Policy, you should read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated the same date as this Prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. It includes additional information about the Policies and the Separate Account. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy of the SAI, please visit https://dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000243 or call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office. To receive free personalized illustrations of death benefits and Cash Values, and to request other information about the Policy or to make inquiries, please call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

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April 27, 2026

**Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (Metflex GVUL C)**

**Issued by Paragon Separate Account B of**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company**

**Direct all correspondence and inquiries to the Administrative Office:**

**METLIFE GVUL**

**Administrative Office, Suite 600, 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141**

**Phone number: (800) 756-0124**

**PROSPECTUS**

This Prospectus describes group variable universal life insurance policies (the "Group Policies") and certificates issued under the Group Policies (the "Certificates") offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company," "Metropolitan Life," "MetLife," "we," "our," or "us") which are designed for use in group insurance programs sponsored by employers or other organizations. An employer or sponsoring organization (the "Employer") will participate in the Group Policy issued to the MetLife Group Insurance Trust, a multi-employer/organization trust, or to a similar trust, (the "Trust") established for use in group insurance programs. In some states, we may issue a Group Policy directly to the Employer or sponsoring organization. We will issue Certificates to eligible employees or members (the "Employees") showing the rights of the Certificate Owner ("Owner" or "you"). The Employee is usually both the Owner and the Insured under a Certificate unless a different Owner is designated by the Employee.

The Certificate is a long-term investment designed to provide life insurance benefits. This Prospectus provides information that a prospective Owner should know before investing in the Certificate. You should consider the Certificate in conjunction with other insurance you own.

If you are a new investor in the Certificate, you may cancel your Certificate generally within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receipt of the Certificate or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. You may return the Certificate during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Certificate. You should review this Prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.

Paragon Separate Account B (the "Separate Account") consists of a number of Divisions (Divisions may be referred to as "Investment Divisions" in your Certificate and marketing materials) each of which invests solely in a Portfolio of a Fund. You may allocate Net Premiums to the Divisions that invest in the Portfolios available in your group insurance Plan or to the Fixed Account.

**Please see Appendix A of this Prospectus for a list of the Portfolios available for your group insurance Plan.** 

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

**Interests in the Separate Account, the Portfolios and the Fixed Account are not deposits or obligations of, or insured or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, any bank or other depository institution including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency or entity or person. MetLife's obligations under the Certificate are subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved the Certificate or determined that this Prospectus is adequate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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| [IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_1) | 4  |
| [OVERVIEW OF THE CERTIFICATE](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_3) | 6  |
| [FEE TABLES](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_5) | 8  |
| [PRINCIPAL RISKS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_7) | 10  |
| [THE COMPANY AND THE FIXED ACCOUNT](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_11) | 14  |
| [The Company](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_11) | 14  |
| [The Fixed Account](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_11) | 14  |
| [THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_12) | 15  |
| [The Separate Account](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_12) | 15  |
| [The Portfolios](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_13) | 16  |
| [ISSUING THE GROUP POLICY AND THE CERTIFICATES](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_16) | 19  |
| [General Information](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_16) | 19  |
| [Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_16) | 19  |
| [Procedural Information](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_17) | 20  |
| [Right to Examine Certificate (Free Look Right)](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_19) | 22  |
| [Ownership Rights](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_19) | 22  |
| [Modifying the Certificate](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_19) | 22  |
| [PREMIUMS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_20) | 23  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_20) | 23  |
| [Minimum Initial Premium](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_20) | 23  |
| [Premium Flexibility](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_21) | 24  |
| [Premium Limitations](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_21) | 24  |
| [Performance Guarantees](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_21) | 24  |
| [Modified Endowment Contracts](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_21) | 24  |
| [Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_22) | 25  |
| [CERTIFICATE VALUES](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_22) | 25  |
| [Cash Value](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_22) | 25  |
| [Cash Surrender Value](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_22) | 25  |
| [Cash Value in the Fixed Account](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_23) | 26  |
| [Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_23) | 26  |
| [CERTIFICATE BENEFITS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_23) | 26  |
| [Standard Death Benefit](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_23) | 26  |
| [Payment of the Death Benefit](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_24) | 27  |
| [Standard Death Benefit Options](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_25) | 28  |
| [Changing Death Benefit Options](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_25) | 28  |
| [Changing Face Amount](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_26) | 29  |
| [Changing Owner or Beneficiary](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_27) | 30  |
| [Surrender and Partial Withdrawals](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_27) | 30  |
| [Transfers](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_28) | 31  |
| [Restrictions on Frequent Transfers](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_29) | 32  |
| [Restrictions on Large Transfers](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_31) | 34  |
| [Loans](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_31) | 34  |
| [Payment of Benefits at Maturity](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_32) | 35  |
| [Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_33) | 36  |
| [CERTIFICATE LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_33) | 36  |

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| [Lapse](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_33) | 36  |
| [Reinstatement](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_34) | 37  |
| [CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_34) | 37  |
| [Transaction Charges](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_36) | 39  |
| [Periodic Charges](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_36) | 39  |
| [Federal Taxes](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_39) | 42  |
| [Variations in Charges](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_39) | 42  |
| [Portfolio Charges and Expenses](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_39) | 42  |
| [FEDERAL TAX MATTERS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_39) | 42  |
| [ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_44) | 47  |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF THE GROUP POLICY AND THE CERTIFICATES](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_51) | 54  |
| [Distributing the Group Policy and the Certificates](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_51) | 54  |
| [Commissions Paid to Selling Firms](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_52) | 55  |
| [Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_53) | 56  |
| [GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP POLICY](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_54) | 57  |
| [Issuance](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_54) | 57  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_54) | 57  |
| [Grace Period and Termination](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_54) | 57  |
| [Incontestability](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_54) | 57  |
| [Ownership of Group Policy](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_55) | 58  |
| [GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATE](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_55) | 58  |
| [Postponement of Payments](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_55) | 58  |
| [Effect of Termination of Employer Participation in the Group Policy](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_56) | 59  |
| [STATE VARIATIONS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_57) | 60  |
| [LEGAL PROCEEDINGS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_57) | 60  |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#xx_224f6c99-bfc6-4e38-b564-770ea76a7c5f_57) | 60  |
| [GLOSSARY](#xx_e1bb7927-db79-42d2-bf0e-19143d2b4b88_1) | 61  |
| [APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CERTIFICATE](#xx_2b591e54-cd9d-404f-b37a-a533b1e0d6f0_1) | A-1 |

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| **Transaction Charges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Certificate or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged <br> for other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between investment options, or exercise your <br> Accelerated Benefits Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Transaction Charges<br>|

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| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the <br> Certificate is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including <br> a mortality and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction <br> covering the cost of insurance under the Certificate, a monthly <br> administrative charge and charges for optional benefits added by <br> rider. Such fees and expenses are set based on characteristics of the <br> Insured (*e.g.*, the age and rate class of the covered person) as well as <br> the Group Contract characteristics. Please refer to the <br> specifications page of your Certificate for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Certificate, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the <br> Certificate is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including <br> a mortality and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction <br> covering the cost of insurance under the Certificate, a monthly <br> administrative charge and charges for optional benefits added by <br> rider. Such fees and expenses are set based on characteristics of the <br> Insured (*e.g.*, the age and rate class of the covered person) as well as <br> the Group Contract characteristics. Please refer to the <br> specifications page of your Certificate for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Certificate, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the <br> Certificate is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including <br> a mortality and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction <br> covering the cost of insurance under the Certificate, a monthly <br> administrative charge and charges for optional benefits added by <br> rider. Such fees and expenses are set based on characteristics of the <br> Insured (*e.g.*, the age and rate class of the covered person) as well as <br> the Group Contract characteristics. Please refer to the <br> specifications page of your Certificate for applicable rates.<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Certificate, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Mortality and Expense<br> Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Portfolio Charges<br> and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)** | **ANNUAL FEE** | **MIN** | **MAX** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Mortality and Expense<br> Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Portfolio Charges<br> and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investment options (Portfolio fees <br> and expenses)<br>| 0.27% | 0.72% | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Mortality and Expense<br> Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Portfolio Charges<br> and Expenses |

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|  | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Risk of Loss** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Certificate, including loss of <br> principal. | Principal Risks |
| **Not a Short-Term** <br> **Investment**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; The Certificates are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | Principal Risks |
| **Risks Associated with** <br> **Investment Options**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Certificate is subject to the risk of poor <br> investment performance and can vary depending on the <br> performance of the Portfolios available under the Certificate. Each <br> investment option (including any Fixed Account investment option) <br> has its own unique risks. You should review the investment options <br> before making an investment decision. | Principal Risks |
| **Insurance Company** <br> **Risks**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Certificate are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life, including any obligations (including under any <br> Fixed Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the <br> Certificate, including any death benefit, that are subject to the <br> claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | Principal Risks |

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| **Contract Lapse** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Your Certificate may lapse if you have paid an insufficient amount of <br> premiums or if the investment experience of the Portfolios is poor <br> and the Cash Surrender Value under your Certificate is insufficient <br> to cover the monthly deduction. Lapse of a Certificate on which <br> there is an outstanding loan may have adverse tax consequences. If <br> the Certificate lapses, no death benefit will be paid. A Certificate <br> may be reinstated if the conditions for reinstatement are met <br> including the payment of required premiums. | Principal Risks |

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|  | **RESTRICTIONS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investments** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Owners may transfer Cash Value between and among the Divisions <br> and the Fixed Account. At the present time, no charge is assessed <br> against the Cash Value of a Certificate when amounts are <br> transferred among the Divisions of the Separate Account and <br> between the Divisions and the Fixed Account, but we reserve the <br> right to impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs <br> incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Certificate <br> year. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn in any <br> Certificate Year (through partial withdrawals or transfers) from the <br> Fixed Account is 25% of the largest amount in the Fixed Account <br> over the last four Certificate Years (or since the Effective Date of the <br> Certificate if the Certificate has been in effect for less than four <br> Certificate Years). We are currently not enforcing this restriction for <br> partial withdrawals. Restrictions may apply to frequent transfers.<br> Metropolitan Life reserves the right to remove or substitute <br> Portfolios as investment options that are available under the <br> Certificate. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Certificate <br> Benefits — Transfers<br>|
| **Optional Benefits** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benefit availability is subject to your Employer making the benefit <br> available. Depending upon your Employer's requirements, certain <br> Certificate benefits may only be able to be added to in force <br> Certificates during the Employer's annual enrollment. With respect <br> to the dependent life benefit coverage (Spouse coverage or child <br> coverage), depending upon your Employer's elected benefit, you may <br> also need to be on active status. You should check with your <br> Employer regarding the availability of benefits and whether you <br> need to be on active status to elect the dependent life benefit <br> coverage (Spouse coverage or child coverage). | &nbsp;&nbsp; Features of the <br> Certificate<br> — Additional Benefits<br> and Riders<br>|
|  | **TAXES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Tax Implications** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of <br> an investment in and payments received under this Certificate.<br> Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax, and may be <br> subject to tax penalties.<br> Lapse of a Certificate on which there is an outstanding loan may <br> have adverse tax consequences. | Federal Tax Matters |
|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investment** <br> **Professional** <br> **Compensation**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Your investment professional may receive compensation relating to <br> your ownership of a Certificate. These investment professionals may <br> have a financial incentive to offer or recommend the Certificate over <br> another investment. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Group Policy and the <br> Certificates<br>|

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|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Exchanges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to <br> offer you a new policy in place of your current Certificate. You should <br> only exchange your Certificate if you determine, after comparing the <br> features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is better for you to <br> purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing <br> Certificate. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Group Policy and the <br> Certificates<br>|

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**OVERVIEW OF THE CERTIFICATE**

Purpose of the Certificate

The Group Policy and Certificates issued under the Group Policy are designed for use in Employer sponsored insurance programs to provide Employees who elect coverage tax deferred accumulation of assets through an investment portfolio and a death benefit and/or other benefits. The Certificate may be appropriate for an investor who has a longer time horizon, is not purchasing the Certificate for short-term liquidity needs and desires life insurance coverage.

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations. No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Certificate is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) must be at least $20. We reserve the right not to accept a premium payment other than a planned premium for up to six months from the date a partial withdrawal is paid to you, unless the premium payment is required to keep the Certificate in force. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Certificate as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Certificate that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Certificate. You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of a given premium will not necessarily guarantee that your Certificate will remain in force. Rather, this depends on the Certificate's Cash Surrender Value. Insufficient premiums may result in lapse of the Certificate. Premiums may be allocated among the Divisions and the Fixed Account. If you terminate your participation in optional benefits which have allocations to specific Divisions, you will remain invested in the same Divisions until you request allocations to different Divisions. **Additional information about each Portfolio including its Portfolio type, advisers and any sub-advisers as well as current expenses and certain performance information is included in Appendix A.**

Features of the Certificate

The Certificate has a number of features designed to provide lifetime insurance coverage as well as maximum flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits, including flexibility to change the type and

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amount of the death benefit; flexibility in paying premiums; loan privileges; surrender privileges; and optional insurance benefits.

**Standard Death Benefit.** We pay death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we have received satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, or to you, before the Insured's death and under circumstances described in available riders. The death benefit proceeds equal the death benefit PLUS any additional benefit provided by rider and MINUS any outstanding Indebtedness and any unpaid monthly deductions and any benefits paid under the Accelerated Benefits Rider as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the date of the Insured's death.

You may choose between two standard death benefit options available under the Certificate. After the first Certificate Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option while the Certificate is in force. Changing the death benefit option may have tax consequences. We calculate the amount payable under each death benefit option as of the Insured's date of death.

● *Death Benefit Option A* is a "Level Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Certificate or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements.

● *Death Benefit Option B* is an "Increasing Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Certificate plus the Cash Value or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements. This option is the only option presented for purchase for certain Group Policies.

So long as a Certificate remains in force, the death benefit under either option will be at least equal to the current Face Amount. The death benefit will never be less than the minimum amount required for the Certificate to be treated as life insurance under U.S. federal income tax rules, as in effect on the date the Certificate was issued.

**Surrenders.** At any time that a Certificate is in effect, you may elect to surrender the Certificate and receive its Cash Surrender Value. A surrender may have tax consequences.

**Partial Withdrawals.** You may request to withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value once each Certificate Month. Partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Certificate will lapse (terminate without value).

**Transfers.** Subject to certain restrictions, you may transfer Cash Value among the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or Fixed Account. There are restrictions on transfers involving the Fixed Account. We may restrict transfers in the future or even revoke the transfer privilege for certain Owners.

**Loans.** You may borrow against the Cash Value of a Certificate. We transfer a portion of the Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan, and an amount equal to the present value of the loan interest due, from each Division of the Separate Account and/or the Fixed Account to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. The maximum amount you may borrow is an amount equal to 85% of the Cash Value on the date the loan is requested less any outstanding Indebtedness. We charge interest on the amount of the Certificate Loan at a maximum annual rate of 8%. We will credit interest on amounts in the Loan Account at an annual rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%. Loans may have tax consequences.

**Additional Benefits and Riders.** We offer several optional insurance benefits and riders that provide supplemental benefits under the Certificate. These are the Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider, Children's Life Insurance Rider and Spouse's Dependent Life Insurance Coverage, Accelerated Benefits Rider, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Rider, Will Preparation Service Rider, Estate Resolution Services Rider, Digital Estate Planning Rider, Bereavement Services Rider, Grief Counseling Services Rider and Funeral Services Rider. These

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benefits and riders may not be available in all states and some Plans may not offer certain benefits and riders. Please contact us at our Administrative Office for further details.

**Paid-Up Certificate Benefit.** You can choose to terminate the death benefit (and any riders in effect) and use all or part of the Cash Surrender Value as a single premium for a "paid-up" benefit. ("Paid-up" means no further premiums are required.)

**FEE TABLES**

**The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Certificate. We may charge fees and use rates that are lower than the maximum guaranteed charges reflected in the tables. The Employer chooses which charges, Group A, Group B or Group C, will apply to the Certificates issued to the Employees of the Employer. Please refer to your Certificate specification page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.**

**The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Certificate, surrender or make withdrawals from the Certificate, or transfer Cash Value between investment options.**

Transaction Fees

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is**<br> **Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is**<br> **Deducted** | **Group A** | **Group B** | **Group C** |
| **Maximum Premium Expense Charge** <br> **(load)**<sup>(1)</sup> <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; 7.75% of each <br> premium <br> payment<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; 7.75% of each <br> premium <br> payment<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge <sup>(2)</sup> <br>|
| **Premium Tax Charge**<sup>(1)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | **Group A** | **Group B** | **Group C** |
| **Premium Tax Charge**<sup>(1)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.25% | 2.25% | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|
| **Partial Withdrawal Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon each partial <br> withdrawal from the <br> Certificate<br>| $25<sup>(3)</sup>  | $25<sup>(3)</sup>  | $25<sup>(3)</sup>  |
| **Transfer Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a <br> Certificate Year<br>| $25 per transfer<sup>(4)</sup>  | $25 per transfer<sup>(4)</sup>  | $25 per transfer<sup>(4)</sup>  |
| **Accelerated Benefits Rider** <br> **Administrative Charge**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; At the time an <br> accelerated death <br> benefit is paid<br>| $150<sup>(4)</sup>  | $150<sup>(4)</sup>  | $150<sup>(4)</sup>  |

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(1) On the specifications page of your Certificate the premium expense charge and the premium tax charge are combined into one amount that is referred to as the premium expense charge.

(2) For Certificates issued under a Group C charge structure, the premium expense charge and the premium tax charge are not assessed as explicit charges; instead, they are included in the insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Certificates.

(3) The partial withdrawal charge is equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount of the withdrawal.

(4) We do not currently impose this charge.

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**The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Certificate not including Portfolio fees and expenses.**

Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Base Contract Charges:** |  |  |  |  |
| Cost of Insurance Charge<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|  |  |  |  |
| *●Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(3)</sup>  | Monthly | **Group A** | **Group B** | **Group C** |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(3)</sup>  | Monthly | $6.50 | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge <sup>(4)</sup> <br>|
| Mortality and Expense Risk Charge<sup>(5)</sup> <br>| Daily | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account |
| Loan Interest Spread<sup>(6)</sup> <br>| Annually | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| **Optional Benefit Charges:** |  |  |  |  |
| Waiver of Monthly Deductions <br> Rider<sup>(7),(8)</sup> <br>|  |  |  |  |
| *●Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.10 to $0.31per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.10 to $0.31per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.10 to $0.31per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| *●Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.00 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.00 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.00 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| Dependent Life Benefit Rider — Child | Monthly | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage |
| Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit<sup>(7),(9)</sup> <br>|  |  |  |  |
| *●Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| *●Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(10)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| Accidental Death and Dismemberment <br> Insurance Rider<sup>(7)</sup> <br>|  |  |  |  |
| *●Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| *●Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.81 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |

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(1) Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured's Attained Age and rate class. The cost of insurance charge will also vary depending on which charge structure the Employer has chosen for the Certificates. The cost of insurance charge is greater for participants in a Plan that uses a Group B or Group C charge structure than those in a Plan that uses a Group A charge structure. The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. Your Certificate will indicate the charge structure applicable to your Certificate. More detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(2) A representative Insured is a person with an attained age of 43, actively at work.

(3) The maximum administrative charge we can apply to any Certificate can vary but will not exceed the amounts in the table. Please refer to the specifications pages of your Certificate for the administrative charge that applies to your Certificate.

(4) For Certificates issued under a Group B or Group C charge structure, the administrative charge is not assessed as an explicit charge; instead, it is included in the insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Certificates.

(5) The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

(6) While the amount we charge you is guaranteed not to exceed 8% annually and the amount we credit is guaranteed not to

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be lower than the guaranteed minimum annual rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%. We also guarantee that the Loan Interest Spread will not be greater than 2%.

(7) Charges for this rider vary based on the Insured's individual characteristics. The rider charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your Certificate will indicate the charges applicable to your Certificate. More detailed information concerning your charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(8) The maximum charge for this rider does not increase the maximum charge outlined under the maximum charge of the Cost of Insurance Charge. Similarly, the charge for a representative insured is also $0.00 per $1,000 of the net amount at risk because the charge is included in the current Cost of Insurance Charge.

(9) The Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit can be provided by rider or by a separate Certificate, depending upon what is available under your Group. The charges shown reflect the charges that apply to a Spouse Certificate. For a Spouse rider, the minimum and maximum charge is $0.26 to $112.63 per $1,000 of coverage and the charge for a representative insured is $0.81 per $1,000 of coverage.

(10) For Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit, a representative Insured is an Employee's Spouse that has an attained age of 43.

**The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Certificate. A complete list of the Portfolios available under the Certificate, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A at the back of this document.**

Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Annual Portfolio Expenses** (as a percentage of average net assets)<br> (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, including management fees, <br> distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)<br>| 0.27% | 0.72% |

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**PRINCIPAL RISKS**

Investment Risk

If you invest your Cash Value in one or more Divisions of the Separate Account, then you will be subject to the risk that the investment performance of the Divisions will be unfavorable and that the Cash Value will decrease. An investment in this Certificate is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the Certificate. Each investment option (including the Fixed Account option) has its own unique risks. You should review the investment options before making an investment decision. A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each of the Portfolios may be found in each Portfolio's prospectus. Please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective. In addition, we deduct Certificate fees and charges from your Cash Value, which can significantly reduce your Cash Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Cash Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Certificate could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premium.

If you allocate premiums to the Fixed Account, then we credit your Cash Value in the Fixed Account with a declared rate of interest. You assume the risk that the interest rate on the Fixed Account may decrease, although it will never be lower than the guaranteed minimum annual rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%.

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Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Certificate in force.

Certificate Lapse

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the monthly deduction and other charges, your Certificate may enter a 62-day grace period. We will notify you that the Certificate will lapse (terminate without value) unless you make sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Certificate also may lapse if your Indebtedness exceeds your Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. If either of these situations occurs, your Certificate will be in default and you must pay a specified amount of new premium to prevent your Certificate from lapsing. Subject to certain conditions and our underwriting rules, you may reinstate a lapsed Certificate within three years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. In certain situations your Certificate may also terminate if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Policy.

Limitations on Access to Cash Value

We limit partial withdrawals of Cash Value from the Certificates to amounts not less than $200 and we reserve the right to limit withdrawals you request from the Fixed Account, to not more than the 25% of the largest amount in the Fixed Account over the last four Certificate years (or since the Effective Date of the Certificate if the Certificate has been in effect for less than four Certificate Years).

Limitations on Transfers

We do not currently charge for transfers, but we reserve the right to charge up to $25 per transfer to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Certificate Year, except for transfers under the Automated Investment Strategies. We have adopted procedures to limit excessive transfer activity. In addition, each Fund may restrict or refuse certain transfers among, or purchases of shares in their Portfolios as a result of certain market timing activities. You should read each Portfolio's prospectus for more details. The minimum amount you must transfer is $200 or, if less, the Certificate's Cash Value in a Division or in the Fixed Account. We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the Fixed Account but reserve the right to do so in the future. We reserve the right to limit transfers from the Fixed Account in any Certificate year to 25% of the largest amount in the Fixed Account over the last four Certificate years (or since the Effective Date of the Certificate if the Certificate has been in effect for less than four Certificate Years).

Tax Treatment

To qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Certificate must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Certificate should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that a Certificate does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Certificate into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Certificate transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Certificate to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Certificate was issued.

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Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Certificate may be treated as a "modified endowment contract" ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Certificate is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans under the Certificate will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Certificate. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans taken before you reach age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2.

Under current federal income tax law, the taxable portion of distributions from variable life contracts is taxed at ordinary income tax rates and does not qualify for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains and dividends.

You should consult a qualified tax adviser for assistance in all Certificate-related tax matters.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals (Short-Term Investment Risk)

We designed the Certificate to meet long-term financial goals. To best realize the benefits available through the Certificate, including the benefit of tax deferred build-up of Cash Value, you should purchase the Certificate only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Certificate if you intend to surrender all or part of the Certificate in the near future. **The Certificate is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle**. A surrender, in whole or in part, may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Certificate will lapse.

We assess a partial withdrawal transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. A partial withdrawal may reduce the Face Amount as well as the death benefit. In certain circumstances, the reduction of the death benefit resulting from a partial withdrawal also may affect the cost of insurance charge and the amount of insurance protection afforded under a Certificate. Partial withdrawals may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Certificate will lapse.

Loans

A Certificate Loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Cash Value over time because we subtract the amount of the Certificate Loan from the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the Fixed Account and hold that amount in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Divisions of the Separate Account.

We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured's death, surrender, or the maturity of the Certificate, by the amount of any Indebtedness. Your Certificate may lapse (terminate without value) if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary.

A Certificate Loan may have tax consequences. If you surrender the Certificate or allow the Certificate to lapse or if the Certificate terminates while a Certificate Loan is outstanding, the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

Pandemics and Other Public Health Issues, and Other Events

Pandemics and other public health issues or other events, and governmental, business, and consumer reactions to them, may affect economic conditions and may cause a large number of illnesses or deaths. Hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, floods and mudslides, blackouts and man-made events such as riot, insurrection, terrorist attacks or acts of war may also cause catastrophic losses and increased claims. Any such catastrophes may also result in changes in consumer or business confidence,

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behavior and investment and business activity, changes to interest rates and other market risk factors, and governmental or other restrictions on economic activity for prolonged periods.

Cybersecurity

Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our information systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties. Cybersecurity breaches of such systems can be intentional or unintentional events, and can occur through unauthorized access to computer systems, networks or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; or attacks that shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality and our disaster recovery systems may be insufficient to safeguard our ability to conduct business. Cybersecurity breaches can interfere with our processing of Certificate transactions, including the processing of transfer orders from our website or with the Portfolios; impact our ability to calculate the Cash Value in each Division; cause the release and possible loss or destruction of confidential Owner or business information; impede order processing or cause other operational issues; and result in regulatory enforcement actions or new laws or regulations which could increase our compliance costs. Although we continually make efforts to identify and reduce our exposure to cybersecurity risk, and we require our critical vendors to implement effective cybersecurity and data protection measures, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully manage this risk at all times.

Terrorism and Security Risk

The continued threat of terrorism, ongoing or potential military conflict and other actions, and heightened security measures may cause economic uncertainty and result in loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. The value of MetLife's investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the credit and equity markets and reduced economic activity caused by such threats. Companies in which we maintain investments may suffer losses as a result of financial, commercial or economic disruptions, and such disruptions might affect the ability of those companies to pay interest or principal on their securities or mortgage loans. Terrorist or military actions also could disrupt our operations centers and result in higher than anticipated claims under our insurance policies.

Insurance Company Risks

Certificates are subject to the risks related to Metropolitan Life. Any obligations (including under any Fixed Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the Certificate are subject to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 or by visiting www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/ratings.

Technology Risk

Our business operations rely on functioning and secure information systems, including those of our vendors and other third parties. Technological changes present us with new or intensified challenges, and if we are unable to foresee or adapt to these changes, our business may be adversely affected.

Technological changes may affect our business model and how we interact with our customers. The growth and availability of AI technologies, including generative AI, presents significant opportunities but also complex challenges; these include balancing and mitigating potential risks of harm posed by the development or deployment of AI technologies, as well as implementing and maintaining controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with an increasingly complex AI regulatory landscape, with evolving requirements that may vary across

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jurisdictions. We may fail to adopt new technologies as effectively or efficiently as others, leading to competitive harm. If we are unable to update our business model to match evolving consumer preferences or the evolving technological landscape, we may be adversely affected.

New technologies may impact the configuration of our information systems, and how they connect with those of our vendors, service providers and/or partners. Such technological developments may introduce or uncover information security vulnerabilities, which may result in breaches, increased costs associated with maintaining appropriate data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity measures, enforcement actions against us by regulators or other outcomes that may adversely impact our operations or business. In addition, any such vulnerability that results in a security breach or failure of our information systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, may result in litigation, regulatory action, negative impacts to our business operations, and reputational harm.

**THE COMPANY AND THE FIXED ACCOUNT**

The Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a General Account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Certificate are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is obligated to pay all amounts promised to you under the Certificates or Contracts, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.

The Fixed Account

The Fixed Account is part of the Company's General Account. The General Account consists of all assets owned by MetLife other than those in the Separate Account and other separate accounts. We own the assets in the General Account and we use these assets to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by our separate accounts. These assets are subject to our general liabilities from business operations. Subject to applicable law, we have sole discretion over the investment of the assets of the General Account. We guarantee that the amounts allocated to the Fixed Account will be credited interest daily at a net effective annual interest rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%. The principal, after charges and deductions, also is guaranteed. We will determine any interest rate credited in excess of the guaranteed rate at our sole discretion.

**Restrictions on Partial Withdrawals and Transfers from the Fixed Account.** An Owner may withdraw a portion of Cash Value from the Fixed Account. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn in any Certificate Year (through partial withdrawals or transfers) from the Fixed Account is 25% of the largest amount in the Fixed Account over the last four Certificate Years (or since the Effective Date of the Certificate if the Certificate has been in effect for less than four Certificate Years). We are not currently enforcing this restriction for partial withdrawals from the Fixed Account but reserve our right to do so in the future. It is important to note that since we are enforcing the restrictions on transfers from the Fixed Account, it could take a number of years to fully transfer a

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current balance in the Fixed Account to the Divisions of the Separate Account. You should keep this in mind when considering whether an allocation of Cash Value to the Fixed Account is consistent with your risk tolerance and time horizon.

Transfers and Partial Withdrawals from the Fixed Account are also subject to the general provisions regarding transfers and partial withdrawals. (See "Surrender and Partial Withdrawals" and "Transfers.") The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Certificate.

The Loan Account is part of the General Account.

Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the Fixed Account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), and the Fixed Account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The Fixed Account is not subject to the provisions or restrictions of the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act.

**THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS**

The Separate Account

The Separate Account was established as a separate investment account on January 4, 1993 and is subject to New York law. The Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and meets the definition of a "separate account" under federal securities laws. Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account or the Company by the SEC. The Separate Account may be used to support other variable insurance policies we issue.

The investment adviser to certain Portfolios offered with the Group Policy or with other group policies issued through the Separate Account may be regulated as a Commodity Pool Operator. While MetLife does not concede that the Separate Account is a commodity pool, MetLife has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"), and is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which invests in shares of a Portfolio. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against that Separate Account without regard to income, gains, or losses from any other business the Company may conduct.

We segregate the assets in the Separate Account from our Fixed Account assets. The assets in the Separate Account shall at least equal the Separate Account reserves and other liabilities under the Certificates. Under applicable state insurance law, assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Certificates are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business of MetLife. If the assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities under the Certificates, then we may, from time to time in the normal course of business, transfer the excess to our Fixed Account. Such excess amounts may include, without limitation, amounts representing fees and charges incurred, but not yet deducted from the Separate Account. Before making any such transfers, we will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer may have on the Separate Account.

We are obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Certificates. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of MetLife other than those arising under the Certificates or other products funded by the Separate Account. Any such amount that exceeds the Certificate's Cash Value in the

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Separate Account is paid from our General Account. Death benefit amounts and any optional benefits paid from the General Account are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the Company and our long term ability to make such payments. We issue other life insurance policies and annuity contracts where we pay all money we owe under those policies and contracts from our General Account. MetLife is regulated as an insurance company under state law, which includes, generally, limits on the amount and type of investments in its General Account. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet our claims paying obligations; there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.

**We do not guarantee any money you place in the Divisions of the Separate Account. The value of each Division of the Separate Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. You could lose some or all of your money.**

The Portfolios

Cash Value allocated to a Division will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio in which the Division invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. The Portfolios available under the Certificate including each Portfolio name, Portfolio type, adviser, sub-adviser, current expenses and average annual total returns of each Portfolio are set forth in Appendix A. Each Portfolio Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain information about each Portfolio and may be obtained by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000249 or calling (800) 756-0124.

Each Division of the Separate Account invests solely in shares of a Portfolio. Each Portfolio is part of a mutual fund that is registered with the SEC as an open-end, management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Portfolios or the Funds by the SEC.

The assets of each Portfolio are held separate from the assets of the other Portfolios, and each Portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are generally different from those of the other Portfolios. The income or losses of one Portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio.

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans, or to certain pension and retirement plans qualifying under Section 401 of the Code. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such "mixed and shared" investing.

**These Portfolios are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public.** The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the Portfolios may differ from the results of these other portfolios. There can be no guarantee, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager.

**There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated objective.** For example, an investment in a money market portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency and, during periods of low interest rates, the yields of money market Divisions may become extremely low and possibly negative. **More detailed information, including a description of risks and expenses, is in the prospectuses for the Portfolios.**

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**Certain Payments We Receive With Regard to the Portfolios.** An investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio, or its affiliates, may make payments to us and/or certain of our affiliates. These payments may be used for a variety of purposes, including payment of expenses for certain administrative, marketing and support services with respect to the Certificates and, in the Company's role as an intermediary, with respect to the Portfolios. The Company and its affiliates may profit from these payments. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the advisory fee deducted from Portfolio assets. Owners, through their indirect investment in the Portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees. (See the Portfolios' prospectuses for more information.) The amount of the payments we receive is based on a percentage of assets of the Portfolios attributable to the Certificates and certain other variable insurance products that we and our affiliates issue. These percentages differ and some advisers or subadvisers (or other affiliates) may pay us more than others. These percentages currently range up to 0.50%.

Additionally, an investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio or its affiliates may provide us with wholesaling services that assist in the distribution of the Certificates and may pay us and/or certain of our affiliates amounts to participate in sales meetings. These amounts may be significant and may provide the adviser or subadviser (or their affiliates) with increased access to persons involved in the distribution of the Certificates. Underlying investment managers or sub-investment managers may have an incentive to promote their underlying funds at these sales meetings and thereby receive greater compensation based on assets under management.

As of December 31, 2025, approximately 85% of Portfolio assets held in separate accounts of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its affiliates were allocated to Portfolios in Brighthouse Funds Trust I and Brighthouse Funds Trust II. We and certain of our affiliated companies have entered into agreements with Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC, Brighthouse Funds Trust I and Brighthouse Funds Trust II whereby we receive payments for certain administrative, marketing and support services described in the previous paragraphs. Currently, the Portfolios in Brighthouse Funds Trust I and Brighthouse Funds Trust II are only available in variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by MetLife and its affiliates, as well as Brighthouse Life Insurance Company and its affiliates. Should we or Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC decide to terminate the agreements, we would be required to find alternative Portfolios which could have higher or lower costs to the Owner. In addition, the amount of payments we receive could cease or be substantially reduced which may have a material impact on our financial statements.

**Selection of Portfolios.** We select the Portfolios offered through the Certificate based on a number of criteria, including asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser's or sub-adviser's reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Other factors we consider during the selection process is whether the Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser is one of our affiliates or whether the Portfolio, its adviser, its sub-adviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates. For additional information on these arrangements, see "Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios" above. In this regard, the profit distributions we receive from our affiliated investment advisers are a component of the total revenue that we consider in configuring the features and investment choices available in the variable insurance products that we and our affiliated insurance companies issue. Since we and our affiliated insurance companies may benefit more from the allocation of assets to portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates than those that are not, we may be more inclined to offer portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates in the variable insurance products we issue. We review the Portfolios periodically and may remove a Portfolio or limit its availability to new premium payments and/or transfers of Cash Value if we determine that the Portfolio no longer meets one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the Portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Owners. In some cases, we have included Portfolios based on recommendations made by selling firms. These broker-dealer firms may receive payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from the allocation of Cash Value to such Portfolios. We may also consider funds for Plans based on suggestions or

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requests from Employers. We do not provide investment advice and do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio. You bear the risk of any decline in the Cash Value of your Certificate resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

**Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios.** We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the shares of the Portfolios that are held by the Separate Account or that the Separate Account may purchase. We reserve the right to (i) eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and (ii) substitute shares of another portfolio if the shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment, or further investment in any Portfolio becomes inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. New or substitute Portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not substitute any shares without notice to the Owner and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

We also reserve the right to establish additional Divisions of the Separate Account. We will establish new Divisions when marketing needs or investment conditions warrant. Any new Division will be made available to existing Owners on a basis to be determined by the Company. If approved by the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, we may also:

● eliminate or combine one or more Divisions;

● substitute one Division for another Division; or

● transfer assets between Divisions if marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant.

We will notify all Owners of any such changes.

If we deem it to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Certificate, and to the extent any necessary SEC approvals or Owner votes are obtained, the Separate Account may be:

● operated as a management company under the 1940 Act;

● deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required; or

● combined with other separate accounts of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account associated with the Certificate to another separate account.

We cannot guarantee that the shares of the Portfolios will always be available. The Portfolios each sell shares to the Separate Account in accordance with the terms of a participation agreement between the Portfolio distributors and us. Should this agreement terminate or should shares become unavailable for any other reason, the Separate Account will not be able to purchase the existing Portfolio shares. Should this occur, we will be unable to honor your requests to allocate Cash Values or premium payments to the Divisions of the Separate Account investing in such shares. In the event that a Portfolio is no longer available, we will take reasonable steps to obtain alternative investment options.

**Voting Portfolio Shares.** Although we are the legal owner of the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account Divisions, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Portfolios, we will vote our shares only as Owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

Before a vote of a Portfolio's shareholders occurs, Owners will receive voting materials. We will ask each Owner to instruct us on how to vote and to return his or her proxy to us in a timely manner. Each Owner will have the right to

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instruct us on the number of Portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Cash Value he or she has in that Portfolio (as of a date set by the Fund).

If we do not receive voting instructions on time, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive and, therefore, the outcome of the vote could be decided by a few Owners who provide timely voting instructions. Should federal securities laws, regulations, or interpretations change, we may elect to vote Portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance rules, or if permitted under federal regulation, under certain circumstances we may disregard certain Owner voting instructions.

**ISSUING THE GROUP POLICY AND THE CERTIFICATES**

General Information

An Employer will participate in the Group Policy issued to the MetLife Group Insurance Trust, a multi-employer/ organization trust, or to a similar trust, (the "Trust") established for use in group insurance programs. In some states, we may issue a Group Policy directly to the Employer. The Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Plan provided through a Group Policy issued directly to the Employer or provided through the Employer's participation in the Group Policy issued to the Trust is referred to as the "Plan." Employees may own Certificates issued under the Group Policy that covers the Employer's Plan. Whether the Plan is provided through a Group Policy issued directly to the Employer or through the Employer's participation in the Group Policy issued to the Trust will not result in any differences in the rights and benefits of the Employers or Owners of Certificates under the Plan.

The Employer or the Trust owns the Group Policy, but does not have any ownership interest in the Certificates issued under the Group Policy. Rights and benefits under the Certificates inure to the benefit of the Owners (generally, Employees), Insureds and Beneficiaries as set forth in the Certificates.

Generally, a Certificate is available for Insureds between Issue Ages 17-70 who supply satisfactory evidence of insurability. We may issue Certificates to individuals falling outside that range of Issue Ages, or decline to issue Certificates to individuals within that range of Issue Ages. The Insured under a Certificate is usually an Employee of the Employer.

Currently, the minimum initial Certificate Face Amount is generally $10,000. The maximum Face Amount varies by Plan. We reserve the right to modify at any time our minimum Face Amount on new Certificates. The Owner may change the Face Amount (subject to the minimum and maximum amounts applicable to his or her Certificate) and the death benefit option, but in certain cases evidence of insurability may be required. (See "Certificate Benefits — Standard Death Benefit.")

On behalf of Owners, the Employer may elect to make planned premium payments under the Plan equal to an amount authorized by Employees to be deducted from their wages or otherwise made available to the Employer. If the Employer does not so elect, we will bill Owners directly for the planned premium payments. In addition, Owners may pay additional premiums.

Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)

Three different charge structures are available for the administrative convenience of the Employer, who chooses which charge structure will apply to the Certificates issued to the Employer's Employees. Group B and Group C may not be available to Group Policies that qualify as plans under ERISA. Please refer to the specifications page of your Certificate to see which charge structure applies to your Certificate.

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The difference among the three groups is whether we will assess a premium tax charge, a premium expense charge or an administrative charge as an explicit charge or increase our insurance rates to include them in the cost of insurance charge. For Certificates in Group A, we assess each of these charges as explicit charges. For Certificates in Group B, we do not assess an explicit administrative charge; instead, we include the administrative charge in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Certificates than for the Certificates in Group A. For Certificates in Group C, we do not assess an explicit administrative charge, an explicit premium tax charge nor an explicit premium expense charge. We include these charges in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Certificates than for the Certificates in Group A or Group B.

It is our intention that the total amount of the charges under either the Group A, Group B or Group C charge structure be the same for Employees in the aggregate under a Plan. However, in order to include a premium tax charge, premium expense charge and an administrative charge in our insurance rates, we must make certain assumptions to calculate the amount by which the insurance rates must increase to cover these expenses. In order to convert a charge based on premiums into an increase in our insurance rates, we must assume the aggregate amount of premium that we expect to receive. To convert a per Certificate administrative charge into an increase in our insurance rates, we must assume an average Certificate Face Amount. If the actual aggregate premiums paid or the actual average Certificate Face Amount differs from our assumptions, then the total charges under Group B or Group C will differ from the total charges under Group A. Since our assumptions are conservative, the total charges under Group B and Group C are likely to be higher than in Group A.

The total amount of charges may also be higher or lower for any particular Employee depending on which charge structure the Employer chooses. When we increase our insurance rates to cover a premium tax charge, a premium expense charge and an administrative charge, the increase is based on an assumed aggregate amount of premiums paid (for premium expenses and premium taxes) and on an assumed average Certificate Face Amount (for administrative expenses) and the increase is spread across all Employees. Therefore, for Employees who do not make additional premium payments, total charges will be higher than they would have been had a premium tax charge and premium expense charge been assessed as an explicit charge. Similarly, for Employees whose Face Amount is larger than the assumed Face Amount, total charges will be higher than they would have been had an administrative charge been assessed as an explicit charge.

Procedural Information

We generally will provide a Plan to Employers whose Employees meet the eligibility requirements for Owners (and/or Insureds) under the Plan. The class(es) of Employees covered by a particular Plan is/are set forth in the Group Policy's specifications pages for that Employer.

Employees wishing to purchase a Certificate under a Plan must complete the appropriate application for insurance and submit it to our authorized representative or to us at our Administrative Office. We will issue a Certificate for the Employer to give to each Owner.

Acceptance of an application is always subject to our underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to reject an application for any reason permitted by law.

**Employee Eligibility.** To be eligible to purchase a Certificate, an Employee must be actively at work at the time he or she submits the application for Insurance and on the Effective Date of the Certificate. In addition, the Employer may determine specific classes to which the Employee must belong to be eligible to purchase a Certificate. "Actively at work" means that the Employee must work for the Employer at the Employee's usual place of work (or such other places as required by the Employer) for the full number of hours and the full rate of pay set by the

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employment practices of the Employer. Ordinarily the time worked per week must be at least 30 hours. We reserve the right to waive or modify the "actively at work" requirement.

The Employer also may require that an individual be its Employee as of a certain date or for a certain period of time. We will set forth this date or time period in the Group Policy specifications pages for that Employer. Employees of any Associated Companies of the Employer will be considered Employees of the Employer. If the Employer is a partnership, a partner may be an Employee.

**Guaranteed Issue.** We generally will issue the Certificate and any Spouse and Children Insurance Benefit applied for by the Employee pursuant to our guaranteed issue underwriting procedure. We offer the guaranteed issue procedure only when an Employee is first given the opportunity to purchase a Certificate. Under this procedure, the Employee is only required to answer qualifying questions in the application for Insurance; the Employee is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. The maximum Face Amount that an Employee can generally apply for under the guaranteed issue procedure ("Guaranteed Issue Amount") varies by Plan.

**Simplified Underwriting.** We will follow simplified underwriting procedures rather than guaranteed issue procedures if:

● the Face Amount exceeds the Guaranteed Issue Amount described above;

● the Certificate has previously been offered to the Employee;

● the requirements for guaranteed issue set forth in the application for Insurance are not met; or

● the Certificate is offered through programs for which guaranteed issue underwriting is not available.

In addition, we will follow simplified underwriting procedures in connection with the issuance of a Spouse and/or Children's Insurance Benefit, if the Employee is not eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting, or (even if the Employee is eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting) if the Spouse or child does not satisfy the guaranteed issue underwriting requirements set forth in the application.

Under simplified underwriting procedures, the Employee must respond satisfactorily to certain health questions in the application. A paramedical exam may be required. We will then determine whether a Certificate can be issued. The underwriting method followed will affect cost of insurance rates. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Rates.")

**Employee's Spouse.** We generally offer coverage for an Employee's Spouse through the Dependent Life Benefit Rider. In certain Plans, we may issue a Certificate to the Employee covering his or her Spouse. Before issuing insurance coverage on an Employee's Spouse, we must receive an appropriate application. We will subject the Spouse to the simplified underwriting procedure described above; guaranteed issue underwriting is available in certain instances. The cost of insurance charge will be based on the age of the Employee or the age of the Spouse, depending on the Plan. The Dependent Life Benefit Rider for a Spouse provides only term insurance on the life of the Spouse and does not provide for the accumulation of Cash Value that the Certificate provides.

**Effective Date of the Certificate.** The Effective Date of the Certificate is the date on which insurance coverage shall take effect and is set forth in the specifications pages of the Certificate. Before the Effective Date of the Certificate can be determined, all of the following conditions must be met:

● the appropriate application for Insurance is signed;

● the minimum initial premium has been paid prior to the Insured's death;

● the Insured is eligible for the Certificate; and

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● the information in the application is determined to be acceptable to the Company.

Once all of these conditions are met, the Effective Date of the Certificate will be the same day of the month as the Plan Anniversary Date. Therefore, the Effective Date of the Certificate will be the same day of the month for all Certificates in a Plan. An Employer can choose whether Certificates that meet the above conditions in any month will have an Effective Date of the Certificate that is the current month or the following month. For example, if hypothetically the Plan Anniversary Date is July 1, 2025 and all the conditions for a particular Certificate are met on October 15, 2025, the Employer may choose as the Effective Date of the Certificate either October 1, 2025 or November 1, 2025, and this date will then be shown on the specifications pages of the Certificates.

Right to Examine Certificate (Free Look Right)

**Initial Free Look Period.** The free look period begins when you receive your Certificate. The free look period generally ends within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receiving the Certificate or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. During the free look period, any premiums that we have received will be allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the Fixed Account, in accordance with your instructions. You may return the Certificate during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Certificate.

To cancel the Certificate, you should mail or deliver the Certificate directly to us at our Administrative Office. A refund of premiums paid by check may be delayed until the check has cleared the Owner's bank. (See "General Matters Relating to the Certificate — Postponement of Payments.")

Ownership Rights

The Certificate belongs to the person named in the application, unless later changed. The Owner is usually the same as the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Owner or the Owner is changed thereafter. If the Owner is not the Insured and dies before the Insured, the Owner's interest will go to his or her estate unless otherwise provided. Before the Maturity Date, Owners may exercise their rights and privileges under the Certificates, subject to the right of any assignee of record and any irrevocably designated Beneficiary. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Certificate. Changing the Owner or assigning the Certificate may have tax consequences. After the Maturity Date, the Owner cannot change the payee or the mode of payment of death benefit proceeds, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate.

We reserve the right to limit or modify the manner in which an Owner may exercise the rights and privileges under the Certificate. For example, we reserve the right to restrict changes in the death benefit option and changes in the Face Amount in the first Certificate Year and thereafter to certain monthly dates determined by the Employer in accordance with the Plan. No change will be permitted that would result in the death benefit under a Certificate being included in gross income for failure to meet the requirements of Section 7702 of the Code or any applicable successor provision.

We will send all reports and other notices described herein or in the Certificate directly to the Owner.

Modifying the Certificate

Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the Certificate must be in writing and signed by our president or a vice president. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Certificate.

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Upon notice to you, we may modify the Certificate:

● to conform the Certificate, our operations, or the Separate Account's operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Certificate, or our Company, or the Separate Account is subject;

● to assure continued qualification of the Certificate as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws; or

● to reflect a change in the Separate Account's operation.

If we modify the Certificate, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Certificate. If any provision of the Certificate conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that governs the Certificate, we reserve the right to amend the provision to conform to these laws.

**PREMIUMS**

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. Please note that if the Employer does not remit premiums on a timely basis in accordance with the established premium payment schedule, you may not participate in investment experience under your Certificate until the premium has been received and credited to your Certificate in accordance with our established administrative procedures. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations described below. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of an unscheduled premium payment may have federal income tax consequences.

Minimum Initial Premium

No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Certificate is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Certificate that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Certificate. (See "Premium Flexibility" below.) You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium.

We will apply the minimum initial premium to a Certificate on the Investment Start Date. We will apply subsequent premiums as of the Valuation Date we receive the premiums. (See "Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value.") Premiums will be "received" on a Valuation Date when we receive at our Administrative Office, before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), the premium as well as the supporting documentation necessary for us to determine the amount of premium per Certificate.

If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to reject a premium payment until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your account to government regulators.

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Premium Flexibility

After the initial premium, and subject to the limitations described below, premiums may be paid in any amount and at any interval. A planned premium payment schedule provides for premium payments in a level amount at fixed intervals (usually monthly) agreed to by the Employer and us. You may skip planned premium payments. **Making planned premium payments does not guarantee that the Certificate will remain in force.** The Certificate will not necessarily lapse if you fail to make planned premium payments. Rather, this depends on the Certificate's Cash Surrender Value. If the Cash Surrender Value on any Monthly Anniversary is less than the monthly deduction you will need to make a premium payment within the grace period to cover the monthly deduction.

Premium Limitations

Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) paid must be at least $20. We do not accept payment of premiums in cash or by money order. We reserve the right not to accept a premium payment other than a planned premium for up to six months from the date a partial withdrawal is paid to you, unless the premium payment is required to keep the Certificate in force.

We have established procedures to monitor whether aggregate premiums paid under a Certificate exceed the current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Certificate as life insurance according to federal tax laws. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed those limits. If a premium payment would cause your total premiums to exceed the maximum premium limitations, we will accept only that portion of the premium that would make total premiums equal the maximum amount that may be paid under the Certificate. We will return any part of the premium in excess of the maximum premiums directly to you upon discovery of the excess payment, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Certificate Year in which payment is received.

Performance Guarantees

Your Employer may have negotiated an agreement under the Group Policy whereby we will refund a portion of the premium paid during a specified policy period if we fail to meet certain agreed-upon standards of service ("Performance Guarantees"). We will credit (or remit payment) of such premium refund within a specified period following the end of the policy period as directed by your Employer. Please contact your Employer for information on whether there is a Performance Guarantee, the terms of any such Performance Guarantee, and how a premium refund applicable to any particular policy period will be communicated to you.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Under federal tax laws, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts ("MECs"), which receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. If we receive a premium payment that, together with the remaining scheduled premium payments for the Certificate Year, would cause a Certificate to become a MEC, we will accept only that portion of the premium below the MEC limits. We will return any excess amounts directly to you. We will apply premium payments over the MEC limits only when you instruct us to do so in a writing that acknowledges that application of such amounts will result in the Certificate becoming a MEC. We will notify you when we believe that a premium payment will cause a Certificate to become a MEC. In addition, we will notify you if your Certificate becomes a MEC for any other reason and you may request that we refund any premium received that would cause the Certificate to become a MEC, increase your face amount so that the Certificate does not become a MEC or acknowledge that you want your Certificate to become a MEC.

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Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value

When you apply for a Certificate, you give us instructions to allocate your Net Premiums to one or more Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the Fixed Account. If you fail to provide allocation instructions, we may allocate your Net Premiums as described in the application. We will allocate your Net Premiums according to the following rules:

● The minimum percentage of any allocation to an investment option is 10 percent of the Net Premium.

● Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

● The initial Net Premium will be allocated on the Investment Start Date, which is the later of the Effective Date of the Certificate or the date we receive the initial premium at our Administrative Office.

● We will allocate Net Premiums (after the initial Net Premium) as of the date we receive them at our Administrative Office according to the premium allocations currently in effect for your Certificate, unless otherwise specified.

● You may change the allocation instructions for additional Net Premiums without charge at any time by providing us with written notice. Any change in allocation will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the change.

Investment returns from amounts allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account will vary with the investment performance of the Divisions and will be reduced by Certificate charges. **You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the Divisions.** Investment performance will affect the Certificate's Cash Value, and may affect the death benefit as well. You should periodically review your allocation of premiums and values in light of market conditions and overall financial planning requirements.

If you send your premium payments or transaction requests to an address other than the one that we have designated for receipt of such premium payments or requests, we may return the premium payment to you, or there may be a delay in applying the premium payment or transaction to your Certificate.

**CERTIFICATE VALUES**

Cash Value

The Cash Value of the Certificate equals the sum of all values in the Fixed Account, the Loan Account, and each Division of the Separate Account. The Cash Value is determined first on the Investment Start Date, and then on each Valuation Date. The Cash Value has no guaranteed minimum amount, and may be more or less than premiums paid.

The Certificate's Cash Value varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the chosen Divisions, interest we credit to the Fixed Account, charges we deduct, and any other transactions (e.g., transfers, partial withdrawals, and loans). **We do not guarantee a minimum Certificate Cash Value.**

Cash Surrender Value

The Cash Surrender Value is the amount we pay to you upon surrender of a Certificate. We determine the Cash Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your written surrender request. Cash Surrender Value at the end of any Valuation Day equals Cash Value as of such date, *minus* any outstanding Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

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Cash Value in the Fixed Account

On each Valuation Date, the Cash Value in the Fixed Account will equal:

● the amount of the Net Premiums allocated or Cash Value transferred to the Fixed Account; *plus*

● interest at a rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum annual rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%; *plus*

● any excess interest which we credit and any amounts transferred into the Fixed Account; *minus*

● the sum of all Certificate charges allocable to the Fixed Account and any amounts deducted from the Fixed Account in connection with partial withdrawals or transfers to the Separate Account.

Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division

The Certificate's Cash Value in the Separate Account equals the sum of the Certificate's Cash Values in each Division of the Separate Account. At the end of each Valuation Period, the Cash Value in a Division will equal:

● the value in the Division on the preceding Valuation Date multiplied by the "experience factor" for the current Valuation Period; *plus*

● all Net Premiums, loan repayments and Cash Value transfers into the Division during the Valuation Period; *minus*

● all partial withdrawals, loans and Cash Value transfers out of the Division during the Valuation Period; *minus*

● the portion of any transfer charge allocated to the Cash Value in the Division during the Valuation Period; *minus*

● if a Monthly Anniversary occurs during the current Valuation Period, the portion of the Monthly Deduction charged to the Division during the current Valuation Period.

The "experience factor" is calculated by taking the net asset value of the underlying Portfolio at the end of the current Valuation Period; plus the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distribution paid by the Portfolio during the current Valuation Period; minus any per share charge for our taxes and for any reserve for taxes; and dividing by the net asset value per share at the end of the preceding Valuation Period. We also subtract the Mortality and Expense Charge at a rate not to exceed 0.002454% for each day in the Valuation Period (an annual rate of 0.90%).

**CERTIFICATE BENEFITS**

Standard Death Benefit

As long as the Certificate remains in force, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we receive at our Administrative Office (i) satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, (ii) instructions on how to pay the proceeds, and (iii) any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require you to return the Certificate.

Death benefit proceeds equal:

● the death benefit (described below); plus

● any additional insurance provided by rider; minus

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● any unpaid monthly deductions; minus

● any outstanding Indebtedness.

An increase in Face Amount will increase the death benefit, and a decrease in Face Amount will decrease the death benefit. We may further adjust the amount of the death proceeds under certain circumstances.

If you have a rider permitting the accelerated payment of death benefit proceeds, the death benefit may be paid in a single sum before the death of the Insured, and would be less than otherwise would be paid upon the death of the Insured.

Payment of the Death Benefit

Death benefit proceeds under the Certificate ordinarily will be paid within seven days after we receive proof of the Insured's death and all other documentation required at our Administrative Office. Payment may, however, be postponed in certain circumstances. (See "General Matters Relating to the Certificate — Postponement of Payments.") The death benefit will be reduced by any outstanding Indebtedness and any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction accruing during a grace period.

We will pay the proceeds in one sum, including either by check, by placing the amount in an account that earns interest, or by any other method of payment that provides the Beneficiary with immediate and full access to the proceeds. We will pay interest on the proceeds as required by the applicable state law.

Unless otherwise requested and subject to state law, the Certificate's death proceeds will generally be paid to the Beneficiary through a settlement option called the Total Control Account (if the death proceeds meet the required minimum). The Total Control Account is an interest-bearing account through which the Beneficiary has immediate and full access to the proceeds, with unlimited draft writing privileges. We credit interest to the account at a rate that will not be less than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. You may also elect to have any Certificate surrender proceeds paid into a Total Control Account established for you.

Assets backing the Total Control Accounts are maintained in our General Account and are subject to the claims of our creditors. We will bear the investment experience of such assets; however, regardless of the investment experience of such assets, the interest credited to the Total Control Account will never fall below the applicable guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. Because we bear the investment experience of the assets backing the Total Control Accounts, we may receive a profit from these assets. The Total Control Account is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare life insurance policies to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of two to five years from the date any death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, and after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records. ("Escheatment" is the formal, legal name for this process.) However, the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation and within certain mandated time periods. To prevent your Certificate's death benefit from being paid to the state's abandoned or unclaimed property office, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designation, including complete names and complete contact information, if and as it changes. You should contact our Administrative Office in order to make a change to your Beneficiary designation.

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Standard Death Benefit Options

The Certificate provides two death benefit options: a "Level Type" death benefit ("Option A") and an "Increasing Type" death benefit ("Option B"). Under certain Plans, however, Option B may be the only death benefit option presented. We calculate the amount available under each death benefit option as of the date of the Insured's death.

Under Option A, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount of the Certificate or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of Cash Value on the date of death.

The applicable percentage is 250% for an Insured Attained Age 40 or below on the Certificate Anniversary before the date of the Insured's death. For Insureds with an Attained Age over 40 on that Certificate Anniversary, the percentage is lower and gradually declines with age until it reaches 100% at age 95.

Under Option B, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount plus the Cash Value of the Certificate or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of the Cash Value on the date of death. The applicable percentage is the same as under Option A.

**Which Death Benefit Option to Choose.** Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in higher death benefits for the same Face Amount generally should select Option B. Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in lower cost of insurance charges for the same Face Amount generally should select Option A.

The amount of the death benefit may vary with the amount of the Cash Value. Under Option A, the death benefit will vary as the Cash Value varies whenever the Cash Value multiplied by the applicable percentage exceeds the Face Amount. Under Option B, the amount of the death benefit will always vary as the Cash Value varies (but will never be less than the Face Amount).

Changing Death Benefit Options

After the first Certificate Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option. A request for a change must be made directly to our Administrative Office in writing. The effective date of such a change will be the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date we receive the change request. If an increase in Face Amount precedes or occurs concurrently with a change in death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge may be different for the amount of the increase.

Changing the death benefit option may result in a change in Face Amount. If an Owner changes from Option A to Option B, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change LESS the Cash Value on the effective date of the change. Any written request to change from Option A to Option B must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of insurability. We will not accept a change from Option A to Option B if doing so would reduce the Face Amount to less than $10,000.

If an Owner changes from Option B to Option A, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change PLUS the Cash Value on the effective date of change. We will not impose any charges in connection with a change in death benefit option. Changing the death benefit option also may have tax consequences and may affect the net amount at risk over time (which would affect the monthly cost of insurance

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charge). However, we will not permit any change that would result in your Certificate being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code. You should consult a tax adviser before changing death benefit options.

Changing Face Amount

You select the Face Amount when applying for the Certificate. Subject to certain limitations set forth below, you may increase or decrease the Face Amount of a Certificate (without changing the death benefit option) after the first Certificate Anniversary. A change in Face Amount may affect the cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk, both of which affect your cost of insurance charge. Changing the Face Amount also may have federal income tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

**Face Amount Increases.** You may increase the Face Amount by submitting a written request and providing satisfactory evidence of insurability. If approved, the increase will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following receipt at our Administrative Office of the satisfactory evidence of insurability. The amount of the increase may not be less than $5,000, and the Face Amount may not be increased to more than the maximum Face Amount for that Certificate. Although an increase need not necessarily be accompanied by additional premium, the Cash Surrender Value in effect immediately after the increase must be sufficient to cover the next monthly deduction. If you are paying premiums under a Payroll Deduction Plan, however, you may increase the Face Amount and under certain conditions may do so without providing evidence of insurability. These conditions vary from Plan to Plan and may include a change in family status due to marriage, divorce or the addition of a child (subject to maximum increase amounts), or an increase in your salary provided you have not previously declined any such increase in your Face Amount. The conditions and requirements that apply to your Plan are set forth in the Certificate. If evidence of insurability is not required, the increase will generally become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date of the request.

**Face Amount Decreases.** You may decrease the Face Amount by written request to us. Any decrease in the Face Amount will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following our receipt of the written request. The amount of the requested decrease must be at least $5,000 and the Face Amount remaining in force after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum Face Amount, $10,000. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Certificate would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal tax law, we will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to you to the extent necessary to meet those requirements. A decrease in the Face Amount generally will reduce the net amount at risk, which will reduce the cost of insurance charges. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Charge.")

**Mandatory Face Amount Decreases Provision.** Your Certificate may contain a provision that would reduce the Face Amount as the Insured attains various ages. The ages at which a reduction will be triggered and the amount of the reduction may vary from Plan to Plan but will apply consistently to all Certificates issued under the Plan. Please refer to your Certificate to determine if it contains this provision and if so, what ages and percentages apply.

An example of how the provision will work is as follows: a Certificate may provide that on or after age 65, the Face Amount will be reduced to 65% of the Face Amount in effect on the day before the Insured's 65th birthday (the "pre-65 Face Amount"). At age 70, the Face Amount will be 45% of the pre-65 Face Amount, at age 75, the Face Amount will be 30% of the pre-65 Face Amount and at age 80 or older, the Face Amount will be 20% of the pre-65 Face Amount.

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A decrease in the Face Amount will result in a decrease in Death Benefit. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Certificate would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal law, we will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to the Owner to the extent necessary to meet those requirements.

Changing Owner or Beneficiary

The Owner may change the ownership and/or Beneficiary designation by written request in a form acceptable to us at any time during the Insured's lifetime. We may require that the Certificate be returned for endorsement of any change. The change will take effect as of the date the Owner signs the written request, whether or not the Insured is living when the request is received by us. We are not liable for any payment we make or any action we take before we receive the Owner's written request. If the Owner is also a Beneficiary of the Certificate at the time of the Insured's death, the Owner may, within 60 days of the Insured's death, designate another person to receive the Certificate proceeds. Changing the Owner may have adverse tax consequences. The Owner should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

During the lifetime of the Insured and while a Certificate is in force, you may surrender the Certificate, or make a partial withdrawal of the Cash Value. We generally will forward amounts payable upon surrender or a partial withdrawal within seven days of receipt of your request. We may postpone payment of surrenders and partial withdrawals under certain conditions. Surrenders and partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences.

**Surrender.** You may surrender the Certificate by sending a written request, on a form provided by us, by mail, email or facsimile to our Administrative Office. We determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the surrender request. To effect a surrender, we may require that you return the Certificate to our Administrative Office along with the request to surrender the Certificate. Alternatively, we may require that the request be accompanied by a completed affidavit of lost Certificate. We can provide a lost Certificate upon request.

Upon surrender, we will pay to you the Cash Surrender Value on the Valuation Day the surrender request is received in good order. If we receive the request to surrender the Certificate on a Monthly Anniversary, the monthly deduction otherwise deductible will be included in the amount paid. Coverage and other benefits under a Certificate will terminate as of the date of surrender and cannot be reinstated.

**Partial Withdrawals.** You may make up to one partial withdrawal each Certificate Month. You may request a partial withdrawal in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. We will process each partial withdrawal using the Cash Value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Certificate.

The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. We reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Cash Surrender Value less twice the amount of the Monthly Deduction just prior to the partial withdrawal. While we are currently allowing partial withdrawals in an amount, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, equal to the Cash Surrender Value, we reserve the right to reduce the maximum withdrawal amount by twice the amount of the Monthly Deduction. The partial withdrawal transaction

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charge equals the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. In addition, the maximum amount that can be withdrawn in any Certificate Year, from the Fixed Account is 25% of the largest amount in the Fixed Account over the last four Certificate Years (or since the Effective Date of the Certificate if the Certificate has been in effect for less than four Certificate Years). We are not currently enforcing this restriction on partial withdrawals from the Fixed Account but reserve our right to do so in the future. Subject to the above conditions, you may allocate the amount withdrawn among the Divisions and/or the Fixed Account. If no allocation is specified, we will deduct the amount of the partial withdrawal (including any partial withdrawal transaction charge) from the Divisions and the Fixed Account on a pro-rata basis (that is, based on the proportion that the Certificate's Cash Value in the Fixed Account and in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value of the Certificate). If restrictions on amounts that may be withdrawn from the Fixed Account will not allow this proportionate allocation, we will request that you specify an acceptable allocation. If, following a partial withdrawal, insufficient funds remain in a Division and/or in the Fixed Account to pay the partial withdrawal transaction charge as allocated, the unpaid charges will be allocated equally among the remaining Divisions and/or the Fixed Account. You may request that the partial withdrawal transaction charge be paid from your Cash Value in a particular Division and/or in the Fixed Account. You may not make a partial withdrawal if, or to the extent that, the partial withdrawal would reduce the Face Amount below $10,000.

A partial withdrawal can affect the Face Amount, the death benefit and the net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge). If death benefit Option A is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount, we will reduce the Face Amount, and thus the death benefit, by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If Option B is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount plus the Cash Value, we will not reduce the Face Amount, but will reduce the Cash Value and, thus, the death benefit by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If however, the death benefit is in a "tax corridor" under either Option A or Option B, that is, if the death benefit equals the Cash Value multiplied by a percentage based on federal tax law requirements described in Section 7702(d) of the Code, then we will reduce the Face Amount to the extent that the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge) exceeds the amount equal to the difference between the death benefit and the Face Amount. We will reduce the death benefit correspondingly. (See "Certificate Benefits — Standard Death Benefit Options.") Face Amount decreases resulting from partial withdrawals will first reduce the most recent Face Amount increase, then the most recent increases in succession, and lastly the initial Face Amount.

Transfers

You may transfer Cash Value, not including amounts credited to the Loan Account, among the Divisions available with the Certificate and between the Divisions and the Fixed Account. You may request a transfer in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. The maximum amount that can be transferred in any Certificate Year from the Fixed Account is 25% of the largest amount in the Fixed Account over the last four Certificate Years (or since the Effective Date of the Certificate if the Certificate has been in effect for less than four Certificate Years). The following terms apply to transfers under a Certificate:

● We will make transfers and determine all values in connection with transfers as of the end of the Valuation Period during which the transfer request is received at our Administrative Office. Transfer requests received before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading receive same-day pricing. If we receive a transfer request after the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for regular trading, we will process the order using the Cash Value for the Division determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange.

● We will consider all transfer requests received on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer request.

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● The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $200 (however, we reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500), or, if less, the Certificate's Cash Value in a Division or in the Fixed Account. (We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the Fixed Account but reserve the right to do so in the future.) Where a single transfer request calls for more than one transfer, and not all of the transfers would meet the minimum requirements, we will make those transfers that do meet the requirements. Transfers resulting from Certificate Loans will not be counted for purposes of the limitations on the amount or frequency of transfers allowed in each month or year.

● We may impose a charge of $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in a Certificate Year.

● The Company may modify the privilege of transferring amounts to or from the Fixed Account at any time.

Restrictions on Frequent Transfers

We have policies and procedures that attempt to detect and deter frequent transfers in situations where we determine there is a potential for arbitrage trading. Currently, we believe that such situations may be presented in the international, small-cap, and high-yield Portfolios (these Portfolios, referred to as the "Monitored Funds," are identified below) and we monitor transfer activity in those Monitored Funds.

The following Portfolios are "Monitored Funds":

● American Funds New World Fund<sup>®</sup>

● American Funds U.S. Government Securities Fund

● Invesco Global Equity Portfolio

● MetLife MSCI EAFE<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio

● MetLife Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio

● Western Asset Management Strategic Bond Opportunities Portfolio

In addition to the Portfolios identified above, we treat all American Funds Insurance Series<sup>®</sup> portfolios ("American Funds portfolios") as Monitored Funds. As a condition to making their portfolios available in our products, American Funds requires us to treat all American Funds portfolios as Monitored Funds under our current frequent transfer policies and procedures. Further, American Funds requires us to impose additional specified monitoring criteria for all American Funds portfolios available under the Certificate, regardless of the potential for arbitrage trading. We are required to monitor transfer activity in American Funds portfolios to determine if there were two or more transfers in followed by transfers out, in each case of a certain dollar amount or greater, in any 30-day period. A first violation of the American Funds monitoring policy will result in a written notice of violation; each additional violation will result in the imposition of a six-month restriction, during which period we will require all transfer requests to or from an American Funds Portfolio to be submitted with an original signature.

We employ various means to monitor transfer activity, such as examining the frequency and size of transfers into and out of the Monitored Funds within given periods of time. For example, we currently monitor transfer activity to

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determine if, for each category of international, small-cap, and high yield Portfolios, in a 12-month period there were: (1) six or more transfers involving the given category; (2) cumulative gross transfers involving the given category that exceed the current Cash Value; and (3) two or more "round trips" involving any Portfolio in the given category. A round trip generally is defined as a transfer in followed by a transfer out within the next seven calendar days or a transfer out followed by a transfer in within the next seven calendar days, in either case subject to certain other criteria. **We do not believe that other Portfolios present a significant opportunity to engage in arbitrage trading and therefore do not monitor transfer activity in those Portfolios. We may change the Monitored Funds at any time without notice in our sole discretion.**

Our policies and procedures may result in transfer restrictions being applied to deter frequent transfers. Currently, when we detect transfer activity in the Monitored Funds that exceeds our current transfer limits, we require future transfer requests to or from any Monitored Funds under that Certificate to be submitted with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, a rebalancing program or, if applicable, any asset allocation program described in this Prospectus are not treated as transfers when we monitor the frequency of transfers.

The detection and deterrence of harmful transfer activity involves judgments that are inherently subjective, such as the decision to monitor only those Portfolios that we believe are susceptible to arbitrage trading or the determination of the transfer limits. Our ability to detect and/or restrict such transfer activity may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as our ability to predict strategies employed by Owners to avoid such detection. Our ability to restrict such transfer activity also may be limited by provisions of the Certificate. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will prevent all transfer activity that may adversely affect Owners and other persons with interests in the Certificates. We do not accommodate frequent transfers in any Portfolios and there are no arrangements in place to permit any Owner to engage in frequent transfers; we apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement.

The Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers in their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures. For example, Funds may assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Although we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent transfer policies and procedures of the Funds, we have entered into a written agreement, as required by SEC regulation, with each Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and to execute instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate the frequent transfer policies established by the Fund.

In addition, Owners and other persons with interests in the Certificates should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Funds generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Funds in their ability to apply their frequent transfer policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios. If

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a Fund believes that an omnibus order reflects one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in frequent trading, the Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.

In accordance with applicable law, we reserve the right to modify or terminate the transfer privilege at any time. We also reserve the right to defer or restrict the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of their shares as a result of their own policies and procedures on frequent transfers (even if an entire omnibus order is rejected due to the frequent transfers of a single Owner). You should read the Portfolios' prospectuses for more details.

Restrictions on Large Transfers

Large transfers may increase brokerage and administrative costs of the underlying Portfolios and may disrupt fund management strategy, requiring a Portfolio to maintain a high cash position and possibly resulting in lost investment opportunities and forced liquidations. We do not monitor for large transfers to or from Portfolios except where the manager of a particular underlying Portfolio has brought large transfer activity to our attention for investigation on a case-by-case basis. For example, some Portfolio managers have asked us to monitor for "block transfers" where transfer requests have been submitted on behalf of multiple Owners by a third party such as an investment adviser. When we detect such large trades, we may impose restrictions similar to those described above where future transfer requests from that third party must be submitted in writing with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Loans

**Loan Privileges**. You may, by request in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet, borrow an amount up to the Loan Value of the Certificate, with the Certificate serving as sole security for such loan. The Loan Value is equal to (a) minus (b), where:

(a) is 85% of the Cash Value of the Certificate on the date the Certificate Loan is requested; and

(b) is the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness.

The minimum amount that you may borrow is currently $200, however we reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. We will ordinarily pay any amount due to you under a Certificate Loan within seven days after we receive the loan request at our Administrative Office, although we may postpone payments under certain circumstances.

We will process each loan request using the Cash Value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request.

When a Certificate Loan is made, we will transfer Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. We will also transfer an amount equal to the loan interest due at the next Certificate Anniversary, discounted at an interest rate equal to the current Loan Account crediting rate. Unless you request a different allocation, we will transfer amounts from the Divisions of the Separate Account and the Fixed Account in the same proportion that the Certificate's Cash Value in each Division and the Fixed Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value. This will reduce the Certificate's Cash Value in the Separate Account and the Fixed Account. These transactions will not be considered transfers for purposes of the limitations on transfers.

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**Interest Rate Charged For Certificate Loans.** We charge you interest not to exceed 8% per year on a loan. Loan interest is due and payable in arrears on each Certificate Anniversary or for the duration of the Certificate Loan, if shorter. If you do not pay the interest charged when it is due, we will transfer to the Loan Account an amount of Cash Value equal to the interest due. We will deduct the amount transferred from the Divisions and the Fixed Account in the same proportion that the Cash Value in each Division and the Fixed Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value.

**Loan Account Interest Rate Credited.** Amounts in the Loan Account will earn interest daily at an annual rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%. The Loan Account interest credited will be transferred to the Divisions and the Fixed Account: (i) at least each Plan Anniversary; (ii) when a new loan is made; (iii) when a loan is partially or fully repaid; and (iv) when an amount is needed to meet a monthly deduction. We also guarantee that the Loan Interest Spread will not be greater than 2%.

**Repayment of Indebtedness.** You may repay all or part of your Indebtedness at any time while the Insured is living and the Certificate is in effect. All repayments should be made directly to us at our Administrative Office. Upon repayment, we will allocate an amount equal to the loan repayment (but not more than the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness) from the Loan Account back to the Fixed Account and the Divisions in the same proportions as Net Premiums are then being allocated.

We will treat amounts paid while a Certificate Loan is outstanding as premiums unless you request in writing that the payments be treated as repayment of Indebtedness.

**Effect of Certificate Loans.** Whether or not repaid, a Certificate Loan will permanently affect the Cash Value and Cash Surrender Value of a Certificate, and may permanently affect the amount of the death benefit. This is because the collateral for the Certificate Loan (the amount held in the Loan Account) does not participate in the performance of the Separate Account while the loan is outstanding. If the Loan Account interest credited is less than the investment performance of the selected Division, the Certificate values will be lower as a result of the loan. Conversely, if the Loan Account interest credited is higher than the investment performance of the Division, the Certificate values may be higher. We will deduct any outstanding Indebtedness from the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, surrender, or the maturity of the Certificate.

There are risks associated with taking a Certificate Loan, including the potential for a Certificate to lapse if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. In addition, if the Certificate is a MEC, then a Certificate Loan will be treated as a partial withdrawal for federal income tax purposes. A loan also may have possible adverse tax consequences that could occur if a Certificate is exchanged, canceled or lapses with loans outstanding. A loan from or secured by a Certificate that is not classified as a MEC should generally not be treated as a taxable distribution so long as the Certificate stays in force. You should seek competent advice before requesting a Certificate loan.

Payment of Benefits at Maturity

If the Insured is living and the Certificate is in force, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you on the Maturity Date. Amounts payable on the Maturity Date ordinarily will be paid within seven days of that date, although payment may be postponed under certain circumstances. A Certificate will mature on the Certificate Anniversary on which the Insured reaches a certain Attained Age, generally 95. In some Plans, the Attained Age may be later than 95. Please refer to the specifications page of your Certificate for the Attained Age that applies to your Certificate.

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Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests

In addition to written requests, we may accept instructions by telephone, facsimile, email and via the Internet from you or an authorized third party regarding transfers, loans, partial withdrawals and certain Certificate changes, subject to the following conditions.

● We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

● If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

● These procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions and/or providing written confirmation of transactions to you.

● We reserve the right to suspend telephone, facsimile, email and/or Internet instructions at any time for any class of Certificates for any reason.

You should protect your personal identification number ("PIN") because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN when using Internet systems. We are not able to verify that the person providing the PIN and giving us instructions via the Internet is you or is authorized to act on your behalf.

Facsimile, email or Internet transactions may not always be possible. Any facsimile, email or computer system, whether it is ours, yours, or that of your service provider or agent, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to equip our systems to handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should make the request by writing to our Administrative Office.

Our variable life insurance business is largely conducted through digital communications and data storage networks and systems operated by us and our service providers or other business partners (e.g., the Portfolios and the firms involved in the distribution and sale of our variable life insurance policies). For example, many routine operations, such as processing Owners' requests and elections and day-to-day record keeping, are all executed through computer networks and systems.

**CERTIFICATE LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT**

Lapse

A Certificate may enter a 62-day grace period and possibly lapse (terminate without value or death benefit) if the Cash Surrender Value is not enough to cover the next monthly deduction. If you have taken out a loan, then your Certificate also will enter a grace period and possibly lapse whenever the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on the Monthly Anniversary. Thus, the payment of premiums in any amount does not guarantee that the Certificate will remain in force until the Maturity Date.

We will notify you at the beginning of the grace period by mail. The notice will specify the amount of premium required to keep the Certificate in force, and the date the payment is due. Subject to minimum premium requirements, the amount of the premium required to keep the Certificate in force will be the amount of the current monthly deduction. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment within the grace period, the Certificate will lapse and terminate without Cash Value. Upon lapse, any Indebtedness is extinguished and any

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collateral in the Loan Account is returned to the Company. If the Insured dies during the grace period, any overdue monthly deductions and Indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit payable.

Your Certificate can also terminate in some cases if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Policy. This is discussed in detail under "Effect of Termination of Employer Participation in the Group Policy," below. If your Employer replaces your Plan with another plan that offers a life insurance product designed to have Cash Value, we will transfer your Cash Surrender Value to the other life insurance product. If the other life insurance product is not designed to have Cash Value, or you are not covered by the new product, or your Employer does not replace your Plan with another plan that offers a life insurance product, we will pay your Cash Surrender Value to you. The federal income tax consequences of the distribution to you would be the same as if you surrendered your Certificate.

Reinstatement

Unless you have surrendered the Certificate, you may reinstate a lapsed Certificate by written application at any time while the Insured is alive and within three years after the end of the Grace Period and before the Maturity Date. You may not reinstate a lapsed Certificate if the Plan has been terminated and the Plan would not permit you to retain your Certificate.

Reinstatement is subject to the following conditions:

● Evidence of the insurability of the Insured satisfactory to us (including evidence of insurability of any person covered by a rider to reinstate the rider).

● Payment of a premium that, after the deduction of any premium charges (premium expense charge and premium tax charge), is large enough to cover: (a) the monthly deductions due at the time of lapse, and (b) two times the monthly deduction due at the time of reinstatement.

● Payment or reinstatement of any Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness reinstated will cause a Cash Value of an equal amount also to be reinstated.

If you meet the requirements to reinstate a lapsed Certificate your Face Amount will be reinstated to the amount in effect immediately prior to the lapse. If you reinstate a lapsed Certificate and elect to reinstate any Indebtedness existing immediately before the Certificate lapsed, the corresponding collateral for the Indebtedness would also be reinstated as part of the Cash Value of the reinstated Certificate. The amount of Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be equal to the amount of any Indebtedness reinstated, increased by the Net Premiums paid at reinstatement and any loans paid at the time of reinstatement.

If a Certificate is reinstated after 90 days of lapse, a new Certificate will be issued to you. The effective date of the new Certificate will be the Monthly Anniversary on or next following the date we approve the application for reinstatement. There will be a full monthly deduction for the Certificate Month that includes that date. If the Group Policy was issued before January 1, 2020, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates for the new Certificate will be based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C. If the Group Policy was issued on or after January 1, 2020, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates will be based on the 2017 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Male Mortality Table.

**CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS**

We will deduct certain charges under the Certificate in consideration for: (i) services and benefits we provide; (ii) costs and expenses we incur; (iii) risks we assume; and (iv) our profit expectations.

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Services and benefits we provide:

● the death benefit, cash and loan benefits under the Certificate;

● investment options, including premium allocations;

● administration of elective options; and

● the distribution of reports to Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur:

● costs associated with processing and underwriting applications, and with issuing and administering the Certificate (including any riders);

● overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits;

● sales and marketing expenses; and

● other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state, and local premium and other taxes and fees.

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Risks we assume:

● that the cost of insurance charges we deduct are insufficient to meet our actual claims because Insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

● that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Certificates exceed the charges we deduct.

Our revenues from any particular charge may be more or less than any costs or expenses that charge may be intended primarily to cover. We may use our revenues from one charge to pay other costs and expenses in connection with the Certificates including distribution expenses. We may also profit from all the charges combined, including the cost of insurance charge and the mortality and expense risk charge and use such profits for any corporate purpose.

Transaction Charges

**Premium Expense Charge.** The maximum premium expense charge will not exceed 7.75%. This charge compensates us for costs associated with distributing the Certificates. The current premium expense charge for Group A and Group B charge structures is up to 1%.

**Premium Tax Charge.** Many states and localities impose a tax on premiums received by insurance companies. These premium taxes vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 0% to 5.0% of premiums paid. The premium tax charge will not exceed 2.25%. The current Premium Tax Charge for Group A and Group B charge structures is 2.25%.

To cover these premium expenses and premium taxes, we will either assess an explicit premium expense charge and premium tax charge or increase our insurance rates to cover these premium expenses and premium taxes. If your Employer chooses the Group A or Group B charge structure, we will reduce premium payments by an explicit premium expense charge and premium tax charge. If your Employer chooses the Group C charge structure, we will not assess an explicit premium expense charge and premium tax charge but will include them in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge. For a more detailed explanation of the different charge structures that apply to each Group, please see "Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)" above.

On the specifications page of your Certificate the premium expense charge and the premium tax charge are combined into one amount that is referred to as the premium expense charge.

**Partial Withdrawal Transaction Charge.** You may make a partial withdrawal of Cash Value. For each partial withdrawal we will assess a transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the partial withdrawal. This charge will be in addition to the amount received in cash.

**Transfer Charge.** You may transfer a portion of your Cash Value. For each transfer in excess of 12 in a single Certificate Year, we may impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the transfer. We are currently waiving this charge.

Periodic Charges

**Monthly Deduction.** We will make the monthly deduction on the Investment Start Date and on each succeeding Monthly Anniversary. We will make deductions from each Division and the Fixed Account in the same proportion that the Certificate's Cash Value in each Division and the Fixed Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value on the

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date the monthly deduction is made. Because portions of the monthly deduction, such as the cost of insurance, can vary from month to month, the monthly deduction also will vary.

The monthly deduction has several components:

● the cost of insurance charge;

● the premium tax charge (for Group C Owners, this is included as part of the cost of insurance charge);

● a monthly administrative charge (for Group B and Group C Owners, this is included as part of the cost of insurance charge); and

● the charges for any riders.

**Cost of Insurance Charge.** We assess a monthly cost of insurance charge on each Monthly Anniversary (to cover the next Certificate Month) to compensate us for underwriting the death benefit and for certain administrative costs, for Group B and Group C charge structures, and, for the Group C charge structure, to cover state and local premium tax and premium expense charge. The charge depends on the applicable cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk in the Certificate Month in which the charge is calculated. The charge may vary from Certificate to Certificate and from Certificate Month to Certificate Month.

We will determine the monthly cost of insurance charge by multiplying the applicable cost of insurance rate or rates by the net amount at risk for each Certificate Month. The net amount at risk for a Certificate Month equals: (i) the death benefit at the beginning of the Certificate Month; LESS (ii) the Cash Value at the beginning of the Certificate Month.

● *Cost of Insurance Rates.* The current cost of insurance rates are based on the Attained Age and the rate class of the Insured. We base the current cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality experience. We currently issue the Certificates on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis without regard to the sex of the Insured. Whether a Certificate is issued on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis does not affect the cost of insurance charge determined for that Certificate.

The current cost of insurance rates will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance rates set forth in the Certificate. The guaranteed cost of insurance rates will not exceed 400% of the rates that could be charged based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Male Mortality Table ("2001 CSO Table") for Group Policies issued prior to January 1, 2020 and based on 2017 CSO Table for Group Policies issued on and after January 1, 2020. For Group Policies principally located in New York issued on and after January 1, 2024, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates will not exceed 200% of the rates that could be charged based on the 2017 CSO Table. The guaranteed rates are higher than either the rates in the 2001 CSO Table or the 2017 CSO Table, as applicable, because we use guaranteed or simplified underwriting procedures whereby the Insured is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. Under these underwriting methods, then, healthy individuals will pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under substantially similar policies using different underwriting methods. The current cost of insurance rates are generally lower than 100% of either the 2001 CSO Table or the 2017 CSO table, as applicable.

● *Net Amount at Risk.* The net amount at risk is affected by investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Certificate fees and charges, the death benefit option chosen, partial withdrawals, and decreases in Face Amount.

**Monthly Administrative Charge.** We assess either an explicit monthly administrative charge from each Certificate or increase our insurance rates to compensate us for ordinary administrative expenses such as record keeping, processing death benefit claims and Certificate changes, preparing and mailing reports, and overhead costs. If your

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Employer chooses the Group A charge structure, the amount of this charge is set forth in the specifications pages of the Certificate. The guaranteed maximum administrative charge we can apply to any Certificate can vary but will not exceed $6.50 per Certificate per month. The current administrative charge that we apply to Certificates in Group A is up to $3.50 per month. Please refer to your Certificate Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Certificate. If your Employer chooses the Group B or Group C charge structure, the monthly administrative charge will not be charged as an explicit charge but will be included in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge.

These maximum guaranteed charges are guaranteed not to increase over the life of the Certificate. In addition, when we believe that lower administrative costs will be incurred in connection with a particular Plan, we may modify the charge for that Plan.

**Charges For Riders.** We charge a fee to compensate us for the coverage that we are providing. The monthly deduction will include charges for any additional benefits provided by rider. (See "Additional Benefits and Riders.") The charges for individual riders are summarized in the Fee Table of this Prospectus. These riders may not be available in all states and some Plans may not offer certain riders.

● *Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.* This Rider provides for the waiver of monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled, subject to certain limitations. The Insured must have become disabled before age 60. The maximum charge for this rider does not increase the maximum charge outlined under the maximum charge of the Cost of Insurance Charge.

● *Dependent Life Benefit Rider - Child.* This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. Under certain conditions, the rider may be exchanged for an individual life insurance policy. The charge for this rider is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided.

● *Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit*. The Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit can be provided by rider or by a separate Certificate, depending upon what is available under your Group. This benefit provides insurance on the Insured's Spouse, as defined in the Dependent Life Benefit Rider or Spouse certificate as applicable. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse. Under certain conditions, the rider or certificate may be exchanged for an individual life insurance policy. The charge for the rider is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided and the charge for the Spouse Certificate is assessed per $1,000 of net amount at risk.

● *Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Rider.* This rider provides for the payment of an insurance benefit if the Insured sustains an accidental injury that is the direct and sole cause of the Insured's death or the Insured's loss of a body part or bodily function. The benefit amount is based on a percentage of the Certificate's face amount and varies with the type of loss, as specified in the rider. Additional benefit amounts identified in the rider may be payable if the loss occurs and the Insured has properly used identified safety features, such as air bags and seat belts. The percentage is 100% for loss of life and generally ranges from 25% to 100% for loss of a body part or bodily function.

● *Accelerated Benefits Rider.* This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to you if the Insured is terminally ill. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $150 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

**Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.** We will deduct a daily charge from the Separate Account at a rate not to exceed 0.002454% (an annual rate of 0.90%) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account. We may reflect a reduction in the current rate as a credit to Cash Value.

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This charge compensates us for certain mortality and expense risks we assume. The mortality risk we assume is that an Insured may die sooner than anticipated and that we will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Certificate will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Certificate. If this charge does not cover our actual costs, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if the charge more than covers our actual costs, we add the excess to our surplus. We expect to profit from this charge and may use such profits for any lawful purpose, including covering distribution and other expenses. The mortality and expense risk charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

**Loan Interest Charge.** We charge interest on Certificate loans at a maximum annual interest rate of 8.00%, payable in arrears on each Certificate Anniversary or for the duration of the Certificate Loan, if shorter. We also will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at an effective annual rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%. We also guarantee that the Loan Interest Spread will not be greater than 2%. Our current interest rate is 8.00% and our current crediting rate is 7.25%. The current loan interest spread is 0.75%.

Federal Taxes

We currently do not assess charges against the Separate Account for federal income taxes that may be incurred by the Separate Account. We may assess such a charge in the future, as well as charges for other taxes incurred by the Separate Account. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Variations in Charges

We may vary the amounts of charges described in this Prospectus as a result of such factors as: (1) differences in legal requirements in the jurisdictions where the Certificates are sold; (2) differences in actual or expected risks, expenses, including sales and administrative expenses, Certificate persistency, premium payment patterns, or mortality experience among different categories of purchasers or Insureds; and (3) changes in Certificate pricing that we may implement from time to time. Generally, the attributes of each group make it likely that its cost of insurance rates will be distinct from those of other groups. We may take into account additional information provided by prospective Employers in assessing these differences and determining any variances in charges, subject to our underwriting guidelines. Any such variations will be pursuant to our administrative procedures that we establish and will not discriminate unfairly against any Owner within a group. Any such variations may apply to existing Certificates as well as to Certificates issued in the future, except that the charges under any Certificate may never exceed the maximums therein.

Portfolio Charges and Expenses

Charges are deducted from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Portfolios that are described in the prospectuses for those Portfolios. Shares of the Portfolios are purchased for the Separate Account at their net asset value. The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined after deduction of the fees and charges. For further information, consult the prospectus for each Portfolio and Appendix A, below.

**FEDERAL TAX MATTERS**

The following is a brief summary of some tax rules and includes information about different types of benefits, not all of which may be available under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. Such discussion does not purport to be

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complete or to cover all tax situations. The summary does not address state, local or foreign tax issues related to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. References to "Policy" in this Tax Section include the "Group Policy." 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 our 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.

**Tax Status of the Policy or Certificate**

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, was issued.

In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Separate Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, we believe that the Owner of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should not be treated as the Owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent Owners of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from being treated as the owners of the underlying Separate Account assets.

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Separate Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes. It is intended that the Separate Account, through its investment decisions, will satisfy these diversification requirements. If Fund shares are sold directly to tax-qualified retirement plans that later lose their tax-qualified status or to non-qualified plans, there could be adverse consequences under the diversification rules.

The following discussion assumes that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes.

**Tax Treatment of Policy or Certificate Benefits**

**In General.** We believe that the death benefit under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should generally be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary to the extent provided in Section 101 of the Code. Insurance proceeds may be taxable in some circumstances, such as where there is a transfer-for-value of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or where a business is the Owner of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, covering the life of an Employee, if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied.

Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. A tax adviser should be consulted on these consequences.

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Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, Cash Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is classified as a modified endowment contract.

**If you reside in a U.S. territory or outside of the U.S., please contact your financial or tax adviser for tax guidance on your Policy or Certificate, as applicable.**

**Modified Endowment Contracts.** Under the Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts, with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Given the flexibility of the Policies or Certificates, as applicable, as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will determine whether it is classified as a MEC. In general, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be classified as a MEC if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, causes the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to fail the "7-pay test." A Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy or Certificate Years, as applicable, or in the seven years after a "material change," the amount paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

If there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, during a 7-pay testing period, for example, as a result of a partial withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, had originally been issued at the reduced Face Amount. If there is a "material change" in Policy's or Certificate's, as applicable, benefits or other terms, even after the first seven years, the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy or Certificate, as applicable. A material change may occur, for example, when there is an increase in the death benefit or the receipt of an unnecessary premium. Unnecessary premiums are premiums paid into a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, which are not needed in order to provide a death benefit equal to the lowest death benefit that was payable in the most recent 7-pay testing period. To prevent your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from becoming a MEC, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits. In addition, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be treated as a MEC if it is received in exchange for a life insurance contract that is a MEC. A current or prospective Owner should consult a tax adviser to determine whether a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transaction will cause the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be classified as a MEC.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Modified Endowment Contracts.** Policies or Certificates, as applicable, classified as modified endowment contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

(1) All distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a modified endowment contract will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income and as tax-free recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, only after all gain has been distributed.

(2) Loans taken from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, classified as a modified endowment contract are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

(3) A 10 percent additional income tax penalty is imposed on the amount subject to tax except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has Attained Age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the

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joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's Beneficiary. The foregoing exceptions generally do not apply to an Owner that is a non-natural person, such as a corporation.

If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions that occur during the contract year will be taxed as distributions from a modified endowment contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within two years before it becomes a modified endowment contract will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a modified endowment contract.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Policies or Certificates That Are Not Modified Endowment Contracts.** Distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not classified as a modified endowment contract are generally treated first as a non-taxable recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, as gain taxable as ordinary income. However, distributions during the first 15 Policy or Certificate, as applicable, years accompanied by a reduction in Policy or Certificate, as applicable, benefits, including distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, are subject to different tax rules and may be treated in whole or in part as taxable income.

Loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are generally not treated as distributions.

Finally, neither distributions nor loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are subject to the 10 percent additional income tax.

**Investment in the Policy or Certificate.** Your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is generally your aggregate premiums. When a distribution is taken from the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

**Policy or Certificate Loans.** In general, interest on a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan will not be deductible. If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan is outstanding when a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is exchanged, canceled or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be added to the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly. In the case of an outstanding loan at the time of an exchange, the cancelled loan will generally be taxed to the extent of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, gain.

Before taking out a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan, you should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

**Withholding.** To the extent that Policy or Certificate, as applicable, distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. However, recipients can generally elect not to have tax withheld from distributions.

**Multiple Policies or Certificates.** All modified endowment contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one modified endowment contract for purposes of determining the amount includable in the Owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

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**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** In general, rider benefits may be received tax free by the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill or chronically ill, subject to certain limitations and conditions. However, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or requesting payment under this rider.

**Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies or Certificates.** If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. In addition, under Code Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, this Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Code Section 264(f) entity-holder rules. Death benefits payable to a business owner on the life of an Employee will generally be taxable if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied. In addition, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider or Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, as applicable received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable.

Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax adviser before any non-natural person is made an Owner or holder of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

**Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.** The transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or designation of a Beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, retained incidents of ownership at death, or made a gift transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within 3 years of death. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, would be included in the Owner's estate upon the Owner's death.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping transfer tax when all or part of a life insurance Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each Owner or Beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

In general, current rules provide for a $15 million estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption (as indexed for inflation) and a top tax rate of 40 percent for deaths occurring and gifts made after December 31, 2025.

The complexity of the tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your Beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

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**Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations.** The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, purchase.

**Possible Tax Law Changes.** Although the likelihood of legislative or regulatory changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could change by legislation, regulation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

We have the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, in response to legislative or regulatory changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment Owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

**Transfer of Issued Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties.** If you transfer the Policy to a third party, including a sale of the Policy to a life settlement company, such transfer for value may be taxable. The death benefit will also be taxable in the case of a transfer for value unless certain exceptions apply. We may be required to report certain information to the IRS, as required under Code section 6050Y and applicable regulations. You should consult with a qualified tax advisor for further information prior to transferring the Policy.

**Our Income Taxes.** Under current federal income tax law, we are not taxed on the Separate Account's operations. Thus, currently we do not deduct a charge from the Separate Account for federal income taxes. We reserve the right to charge the Separate Account for any future federal income taxes or economic burdens we may incur.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

**Tax Credits and Deductions.** The Company may be entitled to certain tax benefits related to the assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions, are not passed back to the Separate Account or to the Policy or Owners, as applicable, since the Company is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

**ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS**

In addition to the standard death benefit associated with your Certificate, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about

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the fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table. We currently offer the following riders under the Certificate, subject to state availability:

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Waiver of Monthly* <br> *Deductions Rider*<br>| This rider provides for the <br> waiver of monthly deductions <br> while the Insured is totally <br> disabled, including cost of <br> insurance and monthly <br> certificate expense charges, <br> upon proof of disability.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> The Insured must have <br> become disabled before age <br> 60.<br>|
| *Dependent Life Benefit* <br> *Rider — Child*<br>| This rider provides term <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death for any insured child.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected rider <br> benefit, you may also need to <br> be on active status. You <br> should ask your Employer if <br> this benefit is included and <br> whether you need to be on <br> active status in order to elect <br> it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Coverage applied for after <br> Certificate issue may be <br> subject to underwriting.<br>|
| *Spouse's Life Insurance* <br> *Benefit*<br>| This benefit provides <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death of the Insured's <br> Spouse.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected benefit, <br> you may also need to be on <br> active status. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included and whether you <br> need to be on active status in <br> order to elect it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Coverage applied for after <br> Certificate issue may be <br> subject to underwriting.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Accelerated Benefits Rider* | Under this rider, you may <br> receive an accelerated <br> payment of a portion of your <br> death benefit if the Insured is <br> terminally ill and expected to <br> die within less than 12 <br> months (subject to state <br> variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Payment under this rider may <br> affect eligibility for benefits <br> under state or federal law.<br>|
| *Accidental Death and* <br> *Dismemberment Benefit*<br>| This rider provides for the <br> payment of an insurance <br> benefit if the Insured sustains <br> an accidental injury that is <br> the direct and sole cause of <br> the Insured's death or the <br> Insured's loss of a body part <br> or bodily function.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br>|
| *Paid-Up Certificate Benefit* | Terminates the death benefit <br> (and any riders in effect) and <br> uses all or part of the Cash <br> Surrender Value as a single <br> premium for a "paid-up" <br> benefit.<br>| Standard | The paid-up benefit must not <br> be more than can be <br> purchased using the <br> Certificate's Cash Surrender <br> Value, more than the death <br> benefit under the Certificate <br> at the time you choose to use <br> this provision, or less than <br> $10,000.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Once you have elected a <br> paid-up benefit, you may no <br> longer allocate Cash Value to <br> the Separate Account or the <br> Fixed Account.<br>|
| *Will Preparation Service* <br> *Rider*<br>| MetLife makes a will <br> preparation service available <br> to you (subject to state <br> variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The will <br> preparation service rider is <br> made available through a <br> MetLife affiliate.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Estate Resolution Services* <br> *Rider*<br>| This benefit provides certain <br> probate services in the event <br> you or your Spouse dies <br> (subject to state variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The <br> probate services are made <br> available through a MetLife <br> affiliate.<br>|
| *Digital Estate Planning* <br> *Rider*<br>| MetLife makes a Digital <br> Estate Planning Platform <br> available to you (subject to <br> state variations). <br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The Digital <br> Estate Planning Platform is <br> made available through a <br> MetLife affiliate.<br>|
| *Bereavement Services Rider* | This benefit provides certain <br> bereavement services to <br> beneficiaries.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The <br> bereavement services are <br> made available by a <br> third-party provider.<br>|
| *Grief Counseling Services* <br> *Rider*<br>| This benefit provides certain <br> grief counseling services to <br> beneficiaries.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The grief <br> counseling services are made <br> available by a third-party <br> provider.<br>|
| *Funeral Services Rider* | This benefit provides certain <br> funeral services to you, your <br> spouse and children. <br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The funeral <br> services are made available <br> by a third-party provider.<br>|
| *Dollar Cost Averaging* <br> *Automatic Investment* <br> *Strategy*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> transfer a predetermined <br> amount of money from the <br> Division that invests in an <br> ultra short-term fund to a <br> number of available Divisions.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|
| *Annual Automatic Portfolio* <br> *Rebalancing*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> reallocate your Cash Value <br> among the elected Divisions <br> to return the allocation to the <br> percentages you specify.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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Additional Insurance Benefits

**Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.** This rider provides for the waiver of monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled, as defined in the rider. The Insured must provide proof that they are unable to perform any other job for which the Insured is fit by education, training or experience. The Insured must have become disabled before age 60. The charge under this rider is assessed by increasing the applicable cost of insurance rates.

This waiver applies to both the GVUL insurance coverage and any associated rider coverages but does not include any optional investment premium or separate Spouse GVUL certificate.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under this rider, and have current premiums of $150 per month including a $50 optional investment premium, we will waive $100 per month so your life insurance coverage remains in force.

**Dependent Life Benefit Rider - Child.** This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. Under certain conditions, the rider may be exchanged for an individual life insurance policy. The charge for this rider is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided.

For example, if you elected to purchase this rider on your children, and you have $5,000 of coverage under this rider, and your child dies while the child rider is in force, we will pay $5,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the child.

**Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit**. The Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit can be provided by rider or by a separate Certificate, depending upon what is available under your Group. This benefit provides insurance on the Employee's Spouse, as defined in the Dependent Life Benefit Rider or Spouse Certificate as applicable. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse. Under certain conditions, the rider or Certificate may be exchanged for an individual life insurance policy. The charge for this benefit is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided.

For example, if you have $5,000 of coverage under this benefit, and your Spouse dies while the Spouse benefit is in force, we will pay $5,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse.

**Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Rider.** This rider provides for the payment of an insurance benefit if the Insured sustains an accidental injury that is the direct and sole cause of the Insured's death or the Insured's loss of a body part or bodily function. The benefit amount is based on a percentage of the Certificate's face amount and varies with the type of loss, as specified in the rider. The percentage is 100% for loss of life and generally ranges from 25% to 100% for loss of a body part or bodily function. Additional benefit amounts identified in the rider may be payable if the loss occurs and the Insured has properly used identified safety features, such as air bags and seat belts.

For example, if your Employer has included Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance in your Group Insurance Plan, and your Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance benefit amount is $100,000, if you lose sight in one eye as defined in the Certificate rider, we will pay you $50,000.

**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to you if the Insured is terminally ill and expected to die within less than 12 months (subject to state variations). Any irrevocable Beneficiary and assignees of record must provide written authorization in order for the Owner to receive the accelerated benefit. The amount of the death benefit payable under the rider will

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equal up to 80% of the Face Amount (up to $500,000) under the Certificate on the date we receive satisfactory evidence of terminal illness as described above, less any Indebtedness. In general, rider benefits may be received tax free subject to certain limitations and conditions. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Certificate or requesting an accelerated death benefit payment under this rider. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $150 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

For example, if your Plan includes the Accelerated Benefits Rider and you are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you may elect to receive a portion of the death benefit proceeds (less any loans and loan interest) prior to the Insured's death. At the Insured's death, payment of the remaining life insurance proceeds will be made to the Beneficiary(ies).

**Paid-Up Certificate Benefit.** You can choose to terminate the death benefit (and any riders in effect) and use all or part of the Cash Surrender Value as a single premium for a "paid-up" benefit. ("Paid-up" means no further premiums are required). The single premium is the amount required to fund a paid-up benefit under the Certificate, that is, one that requires no further premium payments. If you choose to use only a part of the Cash Surrender Value to purchase the paid-up benefit, you will receive in cash any remaining Cash Surrender Value that you did not elect to have used as a paid-up benefit. The paid-up benefit must not be more than can be purchased using the Certificate's Cash Surrender Value, more than the death benefit under the Certificate at the time you choose to use this provision, or less than $10,000. Once you have elected a paid-up benefit, you may no longer allocate Cash Value to the Separate Account and/or the Fixed Account. There is no fee for electing a paid-up benefit. Because the death benefit under a paid-up benefit Certificate is calculated as the amount that will remain in force without payment of any further cost of insurance charges, it is generally significantly less than the Certificate's usual death benefit. In addition, if you choose not to use all of the Cash Surrender Value toward the purchase of the paid-up benefit, the death benefit will be further reduced.

For example, if you have a Cash Surrender Value of $10,000, you may terminate the death benefit and any riders in effect and purchase a paid-up benefit for $10,000 which will be payable upon the Insured's death.

If we determine that the tax status of a Certificate as life insurance is adversely affected by the addition of any of these riders, we will cease offering such riders. We deduct any charges associated with these riders as part of the monthly deduction. Please contact us for further details about these riders.

**Will Preparation Service Rider**. This rider provides you with a will preparation service ("Service") while this rider and the Certificate are in force. This Service is made available to you, at no cost, through a MetLife affiliate ("Affiliate"). This Service provides for a will to be prepared by attorneys designated by the Affiliate for you and your Spouse. If you have a will prepared by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, you must pay the attorney's services directly. Upon proof of such payment, you will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount you paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, if you decide that you would like to have a codicil to your will prepared, this Service enables you to work one-on-one with an attorney, in-person, on the phone, or online to prepare the codicil to your will free of charge, subject to state variations.

**Estate Resolution Services Rider**. If you or your Spouse die while this rider and the Certificate are in force, a probate benefit (the "Benefit") will be made available to the estate of the deceased. The Benefit is available through an Affiliate. The Benefit provides for certain probate services to be made available, free of charge, by

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attorneys designated by the Affiliate. If probate services are provided by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, the estate of the deceased must pay for those attorney's services directly. Upon proof of such payment, the estate of the deceased will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount such estate paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, the executor of your estate may use the Benefit to receive unlimited consultations, either face-to-face with an attorney or by phone to assist in settling your estate.

**Digital Estate Planning.** A Digital Estate Planning Platform is included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for this platform to be provided by a MetLife affiliate (the "Affiliate"). This platform will be made available to Employees and their Spouses through legalplans.com/estateplanning and includes facilitation of the selection, completion and execution of common estate planning documents.

**Beneficiary and Bereavement Services:** Beneficiary and Bereavement Services are included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance for no additional premium. MetLife may arrange for some portion of these services to be provided to Owners and Beneficiaries by a third-party provider.

**Grief Counseling Services Rider:** Employees who become insured under the Group Contract are eligible to receive non-insured grief counseling services at no additional premium. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided to Employees through a third-party service provider. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

**Funeral Services Discount Disclosure:** Employees who become insured under the Group Contract are eligible to receive discounts of up to 10% off the service provider's standard price for certain funeral services including funeral, cremation and cemetery products and services provided by a third-party national network of funeral and funeral planning providers while such insurance remains in effect. Employees who become insured will also have access to funeral planning resources including funeral planning tools and concierge services provided by the same national network of providers. MetLife has arranged for these services and discounts to be provided to Employees and their spouses and children and the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents of the Employees and their spouses for no additional premium. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

The discounts and planning services are not available in all jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory approval.

Automatic Investment Strategies

**Dollar Cost Averaging.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically transfer a predetermined amount of money from the Division that invests in the BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio to a number of available Divisions of the Separate Account. Based on the elected investment allocations for this investment strategy, Dollar Cost Averaging occurs after the close of business on each Monthly Anniversary or after close of business on the next business day following each Monthly Anniversary should your Monthly Anniversary fall on a non-business day (weekend or holiday) as long as all other requirements are met. The portion of the Certificate's Cash Value in the Division that invests in the BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio must be greater than or equal to $1,000. The minimum total monthly transfer amount must be greater than or equal to $100.

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Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. It involves continuous investment in securities regardless of price fluctuations. An investor should consider his/her ability to continue purchases in periods of low price levels.

For example, if you elected the Dollar Cost Averaging and selected $12,000 of Cash Value to be transferred from the BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio Division to specified other Divisions that you choose, over a 12 month period we will transfer $1,000 each month for 12 months.

**Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically reallocate your Cash Value among the elected Divisions to return the allocation to the percentages you specify. This rebalancing occurs annually after the close of business on your Certificate Anniversary or after the close of business on the next business day following your Certificate Anniversary should your Certificate Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend).

Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

For example, if you allocated 25% to each of four Divisions after the close of business on your Certificate Anniversary, or after the close of business on the next business day following your Certificate Anniversary should your Certificate Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend), we will transfer amounts among those four Divisions so that there is 25% of your Certificate's Cash Value in each Division.

The automated transfers under these investment strategies will not count towards frequent transfer constraints or transfer limitations. However, we reserve the right to include them if we decide to restrict transfers under the terms of the Certificate.

You may elect either the Dollar Cost Averaging strategy OR the Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing strategy. There is no fee for participating in either strategy. You cannot participate in both strategies at the same time; however, either strategy may be discontinued at any time.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE GROUP POLICY AND THE CERTIFICATES**

Distributing the Group Policy and the Certificates

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC") is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Group Policy and the Certificates. MLIDC, which is our affiliate, also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts that we, or our affiliated companies issue. We reimburse MLIDC for expenses MLIDC incurs in distributing the Group Policy and the Certificates (e.g. commissions payable to retail broker-dealers who sell the Certificates).

MLIDC's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. MLIDC is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). FINRA provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, or online at www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or online.

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MLIDC and the Company may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers ("selling firms") who will sell the Certificates through their registered representatives. We pay commissions to these selling firms for the sale of the Certificates, and these selling firms compensate their registered representative agents. Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company. A portion of the payments made to selling firms may be passed on to their registered representatives in accordance with their internal compensation programs. Those programs may also include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your registered representative for further information about what your registered representative and the selling firm for which he or she works may receive in connection with your purchase of a Certificate.

We may compensate MetLife employees for referrals. We may also make various payments to selling firms and other third parties. (See "Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries.")

Our commission agreements typically provide for the vesting of commissions during the "First Year". (The "First Year", also referred to as the "First Plan Year", is defined in the commission agreements as the 12 month period that begins on the effective date of the Group Policy). The vesting of commissions during the First Year means that if the Employer changes its "Broker of Record" designation before the end of the First Year, all commissions payable for the First Year will be paid to the initial Broker of Record. The new Broker of Record will receive commissions payable after the First Year.

Commissions Paid to Selling Firms

The maximum commissions payable to a selling firm are one of the following options:

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| 1 | A+B | a+b |
| 2 | A+B | a+c |
| 3 | A+X+Y+Z | A |

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A = 25% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the first Certificate Year.

B = 1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during the first Certificate Year.

a = 25% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the respective Certificate Year.

b = 1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during that Certificate Year.

c = Up to 0.25% per year of the average Cash Value of a Certificate during a Certificate Year.

X = 20% of the first Certificate Year premiums received up to an amount that equals: the planned annual premium reduced by the cost of insurance charge, the monthly administrative charge, premium loads assessed, and any premiums paid less frequently than monthly.

Y = 2% of any unscheduled premiums received.

Z = 1% of premiums equal to the monthly administrative charge and the premium loads on those charges and the cost of insurance.

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Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries

MetLife enters into arrangements concerning the sale, servicing and/or renewal of MetLife group insurance and certain other group-related insurance and non-insurance products ("Products") with brokers, agents, consultants, third party administrators, general agents, associations, and other parties that may participate in the sale, servicing and/or renewal of such Products (each an "Intermediary"). MetLife may pay your Intermediary compensation, which may include, among other things, base compensation, supplemental compensation and/or a service fee. MetLife may pay compensation for the sale, servicing and/or renewal of Products, or remit compensation to an Intermediary on your behalf. Your Intermediary may also be owned by, controlled by or affiliated with another person or party, which may also be an Intermediary and who may also perform marketing and/or administration services in connection with your Products and be paid compensation by MetLife.

Base compensation, which may vary from case to case and may change if you renew your Products with MetLife, may be payable to your Intermediary as a percentage of premium or a fixed dollar amount. MetLife may also pay your Intermediary compensation that is based upon your Intermediary placing and/or retaining a certain volume of business (*number of Products sold or dollar value of premium*) with MetLife. In addition, supplemental compensation may be payable to your Intermediary for eligible Products. Under MetLife's current supplemental compensation plan ("SCP"), the amount payable as supplemental compensation may range from 0% to 9% of premium. The supplemental compensation percentage may be based on one or more of: (1) the number of Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period, or other defined period; (2) the amount of eligible new or renewal premium with respect to Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (3) the persistency percentage of Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (4) the block growth of the Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (5) eligible new or renewal premium growth during a one-year period; or (6) a flat amount, fixed percentage or sliding scale of the premium for Products as set by MetLife. The supplemental compensation percentage will be set by MetLife based on the achievement of the outlined qualification criteria and it may not be changed until the following SCP plan year. As such, the supplemental compensation percentage may vary from year to year, but will not exceed 9% under the current supplemental compensation plan.

The cost of supplemental compensation is not directly charged to the price of our Products, except as an allocation of overhead expense, which is applied to all eligible group insurance Products, whether or not supplemental compensation is paid in relation to a particular sale or renewal. As a result, your rates will not differ by whether or not your Intermediary receives supplemental compensation. If your Intermediary collects the premium from you in relation to your Products, your Intermediary may earn a return on such amounts. Additionally, MetLife may have a variety of other relationships with your Intermediary or its affiliates, or with other parties, that involve the payment of compensation and benefits that may or may not be related to your relationship with MetLife (e.g., insurance and employee benefits exchanges, enrollment firms and platforms, sales contests, consulting agreements, participation in an insurer panel, or reinsurance arrangements).

More information about the eligibility criteria, limitations, payment calculations and other terms and conditions under MetLife's base compensation and supplemental compensation plans can be found on MetLife's website at www.metlife.com/business-and-brokers/broker-resources/broker-compensation. Questions regarding Intermediary compensation can be directed to ask4met@metlifeservice.com, or if you would like to speak to someone about Intermediary compensation, please call (800) ASK-4MET. In addition to the compensation paid to an Intermediary, MetLife may also pay compensation to your representative. Compensation paid to your representative is for participating in the sale, servicing, and/or renewal of Products, and the compensation paid may vary based on a number of factors including the type of Product(s) and volume of business sold. If you are the person or entity to be

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charged under an insurance policy or annuity contract, you may request additional information about the compensation your representative expects to receive as a result of the sale or concerning compensation for any alternative quotes presented, by contacting your representative or calling (866) 796-1800.

Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Certificate.

The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the compensation paid for the sale of the Certificates.

**GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP POLICY**

Issuance

An Employer will participate in the Group Policy issued to the MetLife Group Insurance Trust, a multi-employer/ organization trust, or to a similar trust, (the "Trust") established for use in group insurance programs. In some states, we may issue a Group Policy directly to the Employer. The Group Policy will be issued to the Employer upon receipt of a signed application for Group Insurance signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and acceptance by a duly authorized officer of the Company at our Administrative Office.

Premium Payments

The Employer may elect to remit planned premiums on behalf of an Owner equal to an amount that Owner authorizes to be deducted from his or her wages or otherwise makes available to the Employer. All planned premiums under a Plan must be specified in advance. The planned premium payment interval is agreed to by the Employer and us. Before each planned payment interval, we will furnish the Employer with a statement of the planned premium payments to be made under the Plan or such other notification as has been agreed to by the Employer and us.

Grace Period and Termination

If the Employer does not remit planned premium payments in a timely fashion, the Employer's participation in the Group Policy will be in default. A grace period of 31 days begins on the date that the planned premiums were scheduled to be remitted. If the Employer does not remit premiums before the end of the grace period, the Employer's participation in the Group Policy will terminate. If the Plan permits an Owner to retain his Certificate after termination of the Employer participation in the Group Policy, the insurance coverage provided by the Certificate will continue provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. If the Plan does not permit an Owner to retain his Certificate, the Certificate will cease and continuation of coverage may depend upon whether there is a succeeding plan of insurance. In addition, we may terminate a Group Policy issued to an Employer or an Employer's participation in the Group Policy issued to the Trust under certain conditions and upon 90 days written notice to you. (See "Effect of Termination of Employer Participation in the Group Policy.")

Incontestability

We cannot contest statements made by the Employer when applying for the Group Policy issued directly to the Employer, or when applying for participation in the Group Policy issued to the Trust, after the Group Policy issued

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directly to the Employer has been in force for two years from the date of issue of the Group Policy, or after two years from the effective date of the Employer's participation in the Group Policy issued to the Trust.

Ownership of Group Policy

The Employer or the Trust owns the Group Policy. A Group Policy issued directly to an Employer or an Employer's participation in the Group Policy issued to the Trust may be changed or ended by agreement between us and the Employer without the consent of, or notice to, any person claiming rights or benefits under the Group Policy. However, the Employer does not have any ownership interest in the Certificates issued under the Group Policy. The rights and benefits under the Certificates inure to the benefit of the Owners, Insureds, and Beneficiaries as set forth herein and in the Certificates.

**GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATE**

Postponement of Payments

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit proceeds or loan within seven days after we receive all applicable written notices, permitted telephone, fax, email or Internet request, and/or due proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone such payments, however, whenever:

● the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC;

● the SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Owners; or

● an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Separate Account's net assets.

We may also suspend or postpone payment for a withdrawal when we have a reasonable belief that the payment being requested is connected to financial exploitation of a Specified Adult. A Specified Adult is a person who is age 65 or older or a person aged 18 or older who has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests. If we reasonably suspect financial exploitation of a Specified Adult, we will place a temporary hold on the payment, transfer the amount of the payment to the Fixed Account and provide notification to you, the Trusted Contact Person(s) on file and any other party authorized to make transactions under the Policy that a hold has been placed on the payment(s) pending further investigation. A Trusted Contact Person is the person or persons designated by you as a person we may contact should we not be able to contact you or if you are a Specified Adult and we reasonably believe or suspect that you have or are being financially exploited. The Trusted Contact Person may be changed by you by contacting our Administrative Office. We may hold the payment for up to 15 business days (or longer under certain conditions) after the temporary hold was placed while we conduct further investigation, unless the period is extended by a regulator or court order.

The Company may defer payments on any amount from the Fixed Account for not more than six months.

Payments under the Certificate of any amounts derived from premiums paid by check may be delayed until such time as the check has cleared your bank. We may use telephone, fax, email, Internet or other means of communications to verify that payment from your check has been or will be collected. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify that payment has been or will be collected. You may avoid the possibility of delay in disbursement of proceeds coming from a check that has not yet cleared by providing us with a certified check. If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to block your account and thereby refuse to pay any

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request for transfer, surrender, partial withdrawal, loan or death proceeds, until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide information about you and your account to government regulators.

Transfers, surrenders and partial withdrawals payable from the Fixed Account and the payment of Certificate loans allocated to the Fixed Account may, subject to certain limitations, be delayed for up to six months. However, if payment is deferred for 30 days or more, the Company will pay interest for the period of the deferment at a rate that will not be less than the guaranteed Fixed Account crediting rate applicable to your Group Policy.

Effect of Termination of Employer Participation in the Group Policy

Your Employer can terminate its participation in the Group Policy or change the Plan to end coverage for a class or classes of Employees of which you are a member. In addition, the Group Policy may contain a provision that allows us to terminate your Employer's participation in the Group Policy if:

● during any 12 month period, the total Face Amount for all Owners under the Group Policy or the number of Certificates fall by certain amounts or below the minimum levels we establish (these levels are set forth in the Certificate), or

● your Employer makes available to its Employees another life insurance product.

Your Employer and MetLife must provide 90 days written notice to each other before terminating participation in the Group Policy. We will also notify you if we or your Employer terminate participation in the Group Policy. Termination means that your Employer will no longer send premiums to us through the Payroll Deduction Plan and that no new Certificates will be issued to Employees in your Employer's group.

If your Employer or MetLife terminates your Employer's participation in the Group Policy, whether you will remain an Owner of your Certificate depends on your Plan.

Under some Plans, you will remain an Owner of your Certificate even if the Plan terminates, coverage for a class or classes of Employees of which you are a member ends, or the Employee's employment ends. You cannot have elected a paid-up Certificate and, in certain Plans, your Certificate must have been in force for more than two years. If a Certificate was issued to you covering your Spouse, you will remain the Owner of that Certificate as well. We will bill you for planned premiums and you will have to pay us directly. A new planned premium schedule will be established with payments no more frequently than quarterly (unless you utilize the authorized electronic funds transfer option). We may allow payment of planned premium through periodic (usually monthly) authorized electronic funds transfer. Of course, unscheduled premium payments can be made at any time. Your payments may change as a result of higher administrative charges and higher current cost of insurance charges but the charges will never be higher than the guaranteed amounts for these charges. Also, we may no longer consider you a member of your Employer's group for purposes of determining cost of insurance rates and charges.

Under other Plans, if the Plan terminates, coverage for a class or classes of Employees of which you are a member ends or the Employee's employment ends, we will terminate your Certificate. If your Employer replaces your Plan with another plan that offers a life insurance product designed to have cash value, we will transfer your Cash Surrender Value to the other life insurance product. If the other life insurance product is not designed to have Cash Value, or you are not covered by the new product, or your Employer does not replace your Plan with another plan that offers a life insurance product, we will pay your Cash Surrender Value to you. We may pay any Cash Value allocated to the Fixed Account over a period of up to five years in equal annual installments. If we pay the Cash

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Surrender Value to you, the federal income tax consequences of the distribution to you would be the same as if you surrendered your Certificate.

You also have the option of choosing a paid-up Certificate. In addition, you may convert your Death Benefit into a new individual policy of life insurance from us without evidence of insurability but you must complete an application and the new policy will have new benefits and charges. If you choose the conversion rights, the insurance provided will be substantially less (and in some cases nominal) than the insurance provided under the Certificate.

**STATE VARIATIONS**

This Prospectus provides you with important information about the Certificate. However, we will also issue you a Certificate, which is a separate document from the Prospectus. There may be differences between the description of the Certificate contained in this Prospectus and the Certificate issued to you due to differences in state law. Please consult your Certificate for the provisions that apply in your state. You should contact our Administrative Office to review a copy of your Certificate and any applicable endorsements and riders. The language in the Prospectus determines your rights under the federal securities laws.

**LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**

In the ordinary course of business, MetLife, similar to other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits (including class action lawsuits), arbitrations and other legal proceedings. Also, from time to time, state and federal regulators or other officials conduct formal and informal examinations or undertake other actions dealing with various aspects of the financial services and insurance industries. In some legal proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made.

It is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding or regulatory action. However, MetLife does not believe any such action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account or upon the ability of MetLife Investors Distribution Company to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of MetLife to meet its obligations under the Certificates.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

The financial statements of the Separate Account and the financial statements of the Company are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

The financial statements of the Company should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of the Company to meet its obligations under the Certificates. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the Statement of Additional Information, please call or write to us at our Administrative Office.

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**GLOSSARY**

**Administrative Office** — The service office of the Company. The mailing address is: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, MO 63141. Unless another location is specified, all applications, notices and requests should be directed to the Administrative Office at the address above or, if permitted, by facsimile (also referred to as "fax"), email or through the Internet. You may also contact us for information at (800) 756-0124.

**Attained Age** — The Issue Age of the Insured plus the number of completed Certificate Years.

**Associated Companies** — The companies listed in a Group Policy's specifications pages that are under common control through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, with the Employer.

**Beneficiary** — The person(s) named in a Certificate or by later designation to receive Certificate proceeds in the event of the Insured's death. A Beneficiary may be changed as set forth in the Certificate and this Prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in the Certificate, the Beneficiary has no rights in a Certificate before the death of the Insured. If there is more than one Beneficiary at the death of the Insured, each will receive equal payments unless otherwise provided by the Owner.

**Cash Value** — The total amount that a Certificate provides for investment at any time. It is equal to the total of the amounts credited to the Owner in the Separate Account, the Fixed Account, and in the Loan Account.

**Cash Surrender Value** — The Cash Value of a Certificate on the date of surrender, less any Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction, and any applicable transaction charge.

**Certificate** — A document issued to Owners of Certificates issued under Group Policies, setting forth or summarizing the Owner's rights and benefits.

**Certificate Anniversary** — The same date each year as the Plan Anniversary Date.

**Certificate Month** — A month beginning on the Monthly Anniversary.

**Certificate Year** — A period beginning on a Certificate Anniversary and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Certificate Anniversary.

**Division** — A subaccount of the Separate Account. Each Division invests exclusively in an available underlying Portfolio.

**Effective Date of the Certificate** — The date on which insurance coverage shall take effect for an Insured.

**Employee** — A person who is employed and paid for services by an Employer on a regular basis and who is an eligible Employee under the Employer's Plan. To qualify as an Employee, a person ordinarily must work for an Employer at least 30 hours per week. MetLife may waive or modify this requirement at its discretion. An Employee may include a partner in a partnership if the Employer is a partnership. An Employee may also refer to members of sponsoring organizations.

**Employer** — The Employer, association, or sponsoring organization that is issued a Group Policy or participates in the Group Policy issued to the trust.

**Face Amount** — The minimum death benefit under the Certificate so long as the Certificate remains in force.

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**Fixed Account** — The Certificate option where your money earns annual interest at a rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Policy, which in no event will be lower than 1%. We may credit higher rates of interest, but are not obligated to do so. The Fixed Account is part of the Company's General Account. Aspects of the Fixed Account are briefly summarized in order to give a better understanding of how the Policy functions.

**Fund** – An underlying mutual fund in which the Separate Account assets are invested.

**General Account** — The assets of Metropolitan Life other than those allocated to the Separate Account or any other separate account.

**Group Policy** — A group variable universal life insurance policy issued by the Company to the Employer or to the MetLife Group Insurance Trust or similar trust.

**Indebtedness** — The sum of all unpaid Certificate Loans and accrued interest charged on loans.

**Insurance** — Insurance provided under a Group Policy on an Employee or an Employee's Spouse.

**Insured** — The person whose life is insured under a Certificate.

**Investment Start Date** — The date the initial premium is applied to the Fixed Account and/or to the Divisions of the Separate Account. This date is the later of the Effective Date of the Certificate or the date the initial premium is received at our Company's Administrative Office.

**Issue Age** — The Insured's Age as of the date the Certificate is issued.

**Loan Account** — The account of the Company to which amounts securing Certificate Loans are allocated. It is a part of the Company's General Account assets.

**Loan Value** — The maximum amount that may be borrowed under a Certificate.

**Maturity Date** — The Certificate Anniversary on which the Insured reaches a certain Attained Age, generally 95. In some Plans, the Attained Age may be later than 95. Please refer to the specifications page of your Certificate for the Attained Age that applies to your Certificate. (Also the final date of the Certificate).

**Monthly Anniversary** — The same date in each succeeding month as the Effective Date of the Certificate except that whenever the Monthly Anniversary falls on a date other than a Valuation Date, the Monthly Anniversary will be deemed the next Valuation Date. If any Monthly Anniversary would be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a month that does not have that number of days, then the Monthly Anniversary will be the last day of that month.

**Net Premium** — The premium less any premium charges.

**Owner (or you)** — The Owner of a Certificate, as designated in the application or as subsequently changed.

**Plan** — The Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Plan for Employees of the Employer provided under a Group Policy issued directly to the Employer or through participation of the Employer in the Group Policy issued to the MetLife Group Insurance Trust or similar trust.

**Plan Anniversary Date** — The Effective Date of the Plan set forth on the specifications page of your Certificate.

**Portfolio** — A portfolio represents a class (or series) of stock of a Fund in which a Division's assets are invested.

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**SEC (or the Commission)** — The Securities and Exchange Commission.

**Separate Account** — Paragon Separate Account B, a separate investment account established by the Company to receive and invest the Net Premiums paid under the Certificate.

**Spouse** — An Employee's legal spouse.

**Valuation Date** — Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.

**Valuation Period** — The period between two successive Valuation Dates, commencing at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on a Valuation Date and ending at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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**APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CERTIFICATE**

The following is a list of the Portfolios currently available under the Certificate. More information about the Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000249. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (800) 756-0124 or by sending an email request to GVULeservice@metlifecommercial.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that the Certificate may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; American Funds New World Fund<sup>®</sup>\* - Class 1<br> Capital Research and Management Company<sup>SM</sup> <br>| 0.57% | 28.60% | 5.59% | 9.53% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; American Funds U.S. Government Securities Fund\* <br> - Class 1<br> Capital Research and Management Company<sup>SM</sup> <br>| 0.25% | 8.01% | 0.01% | 1.95% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; BlackRock Capital Appreciation Portfolio\* - <br> Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors, LLC<br>| 0.56% | 13.19% | 11.07% | 15.80% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio\* - <br> Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors, LLC<br>| 0.37% | 4.15% | 3.09% | 2.10% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Brighthouse/Wellington Large Cap Research <br> Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: Wellington Management Company <br> LLP<br>| 0.54% | 15.91% | 12.30% | 13.62% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2020 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.44% | 13.33% | 4.84% | 7.38% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2030 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.49% | 15.52% | 6.25% | 8.88% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2040 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.57% | 18.79% | 9.01% | 10.87% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2050 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 19.79% | 9.43% | 11.08% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2060 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 19.83% | 9.44% | —  |
| Global Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Invesco Global Equity Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: Invesco Advisers, Inc.<br>| 0.58% | 15.88% | 7.56% | 11.28% |

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Limited-Term Bond Portfolio\* -<br> T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or <br> Price Associates)<br>| 0.50% | 5.71% | 2.17% | 2.34% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Loomis Sayles Growth Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.<br>| 0.55% | 15.21% | 15.06% | 14.19% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, <br> LLC<br>| 0.26% | 7.04% | -0.64% | 1.75% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Mid Cap Stock Index Portfolio - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, <br> LLC<br>| 0.30% | 7.19% | 8.81% | 10.43% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife MSCI EAFE<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, <br> LLC<br>| 0.37% | 31.02% | 8.62% | 8.04% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, <br> LLC<br>| 0.30% | 12.66% | 5.99% | 9.55% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Stock Index Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, <br> LLC<br>| 0.27% | 17.59% | 14.13% | 14.53% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Total Return Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: Massachusetts Financial Services <br> Company<br>| 0.62% | 11.11% | 6.42% | 7.65% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Value Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: Massachusetts Financial Services <br> Company<br>| 0.58% | 13.29% | 10.11% | 10.27% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Western Asset Management Strategic Bond <br> Opportunities Portfolio\* - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: Western Asset Management <br> Company, LLC<br>| 0.57% | 9.07% | 1.42% | 4.03% |

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The Portfolio is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. The annual expenses shown reflect temporary fee reductions.

The fee and expense information regarding the Portfolios was provided by those Portfolios.

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To learn more about the Certificate, you should read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated the same date as this Prospectus which is incorporated herein by reference and is legally a part of this Prospectus. It includes additional information about the Certificates and the Separate Account. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy of the SAI, visit dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000249 or call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office. To receive free personalized illustrations of death benefits and Cash Values, and to request other information about the Certificate, or to make inquiries, please call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

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April 27, 2026

**Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C)**

**Issued by Paragon Separate Account B of**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company**

**Direct all correspondence and inquiries to the Administrative Office:**

**METLIFE GVUL**

**Administrative Office, Suite 600, 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141**

**Phone number: (800) 756-0124**

**PROSPECTUS**

This Prospectus describes flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Group Contracts") offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company," "Metropolitan Life," "MetLife," "we," "our," or "us") which are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs. When a Group Contract is issued, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued under the Group Contract. Individual Policies will be issued when a Group Contract is not issued. In addition, we will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy in certain circumstances. The terms of the Certificate and the Individual Policy differ only with respect to provisions relating to the Group Contract that do not apply to the Individual Policy. Definitions of Group Contract, eligible participants, actively at work requirement, and the provisions regarding termination of the Group Contract do not appear in the Individual Policy. The Certificate and the Individual Policy are collectively referred to in this Prospectus as "Policy" or "Policies."

This Prospectus also describes a guarantee provided by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor") of MetLife's obligations under certain Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company and assumed by MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife on May 1, 2006, with MetLife as the surviving company.

The Policy is a long-term investment designed to provide life insurance benefits for the Insured. This Prospectus provides information that a prospective owner should know before investing in the Policy. An Owner (also "you") should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own.

If you are a new investor in the Policy, you may cancel your Policy generally within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receipt of the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy. You should review this Prospectus, or consult with your investment professional, for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that apply.

You may allocate Net Premiums to the Divisions (Divisions may be referred to as "Investment Divisions" in your Policy and marketing materials) of Paragon Separate Account B (the "Separate Account"). **Each Division invests solely in a Portfolio of a Fund listed in Appendix A below**. For certain Policies, you may also allocate Net Premiums to the General Account. You should check with your Employer as to whether the General Account is available under your Policy.

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

**Interests in the Separate Account, the Portfolios and the General Account are not deposits or obligations of, or insured or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, any bank or other depository institution including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency or entity or person. MetLife's obligations under the Policy are subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved the Policy or determined that this Prospectus is adequate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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| [IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_1) | 4  |
| [OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_3) | 6  |
| [FEE TABLES](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_5) | 8  |
| [PRINCIPAL RISKS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_7) | 10  |
| [ISSUING THE POLICY](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_11) | 14  |
| [General Information](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_11) | 14  |
| [Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_12) | 15  |
| [Procedural Information](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_13) | 16  |
| [Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_14) | 17  |
| [Ownership Rights](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_15) | 18  |
| [Modifying the Policy](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_15) | 18  |
| [PREMIUMS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_16) | 19  |
| [Minimum Initial Premium](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_16) | 19  |
| [Premium Flexibility](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_16) | 19  |
| [Continuance of Insurance Under Certain Group Contracts](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_17) | 20  |
| [Premium Limitations](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_17) | 20  |
| [Modified Endowment Contracts](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_17) | 20  |
| [Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_18) | 21  |
| [THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNT](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_18) | 21  |
| [The Company](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_18) | 21  |
| [Guarantee of Insurance Obligations](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_19) | 22  |
| [The General Account](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_19) | 22  |
| [THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_20) | 23  |
| [The Separate Account](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_20) | 23  |
| [The Portfolios](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_21) | 24  |
| [POLICY VALUES](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_24) | 27  |
| [Cash Value](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_24) | 27  |
| [Cash Surrender Value](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_24) | 27  |
| [Cash Value in the General Account](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_24) | 27  |
| [Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_24) | 27  |
| [POLICY BENEFITS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_25) | 28  |
| [Standard Death Benefit](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_25) | 28  |
| [Payment of the Death Benefit](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_26) | 29  |
| [Standard Death Benefit Options](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_27) | 30  |
| [Changing Death Benefit Options](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_27) | 30  |
| [Changing Face Amount](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_28) | 31  |
| [Changing Owner or Beneficiary](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_29) | 32  |
| [Surrender and Partial Withdrawals](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_29) | 32  |
| [Transfers](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_30) | 33  |
| [Restrictions on Frequent Transfers](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_31) | 34  |
| [Restrictions on Large Transfers](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_32) | 35  |
| [Loans](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_33) | 36  |
| [Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_34) | 37  |
| [Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_34) | 37  |
| [Payment of Benefits at Maturity](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_35) | 38  |

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| [Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_36) | 39  |
| [POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_36) | 39  |
| [Lapse](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_36) | 39  |
| [Reinstatement](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_37) | 40  |
| [CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_37) | 40  |
| [Transaction Charges](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_38) | 41  |
| [Periodic Charges](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_39) | 42  |
| [Federal Taxes](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_42) | 45  |
| [Variations in Charges](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_42) | 45  |
| [Portfolio Charges and Expenses](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_42) | 45  |
| [FEDERAL TAX MATTERS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_42) | 45  |
| [ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_47) | 50  |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_53) | 56  |
| [Distributing the Policies](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_53) | 56  |
| [Commissions Paid to Selling Firms](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_53) | 56  |
| [Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_54) | 57  |
| [GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_55) | 58  |
| [Issuance](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_55) | 58  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_55) | 58  |
| [Grace Period](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_56) | 59  |
| [Termination](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_56) | 59  |
| [Right to Examine Group Contract](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_56) | 59  |
| [Entire Contract](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_56) | 59  |
| [Incontestability](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_56) | 59  |
| [Ownership of Group Contract](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_57) | 60  |
| [GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_57) | 60  |
| [Postponement of Payments](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_57) | 60  |
| [STATE VARIATIONS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_58) | 61  |
| [LEGAL PROCEEDINGS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_58) | 61  |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#xx_8ba9c944-8cbe-4104-a296-b012077f5f6e_58) | 61  |
| [GLOSSARY](#xx_5b853e2f-342a-457d-b4ce-7c2a5b21c38e_1) | 62  |
| [APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY](#xx_3cbd0c55-edbb-4217-8c33-2b91d0d453b6_1) | A-1 |

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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY** 

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| **FEES AND EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|

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**Charges for Early** <br> **Withdrawals**<br>

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| **Transaction Charges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between investment options, or exercise your <br> Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Transaction Charges<br>|

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| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge, a monthly deduction covering the cost of <br> insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions –Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | **ANNUAL FEE** | **MIN** | **MAX** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions –Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses (annual** <br> **charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investment options (Portfolio fees <br> and expenses)<br>| 0.09% | 1.26% | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and <br> Deductions –Monthly <br> Deduction<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |

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|  | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Risk of Loss** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in this Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | Principal Risks |
| **Not a Short-Term** <br> **Investment**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | Principal Risks |
| **Risks Associated with** <br> **Investment Options**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each investment option <br> (including any General Account investment option) has its own <br> unique risks. You should review the investment options before <br> making an investment decision. | Principal Risks |
| **Insurance Company** <br> **Risks**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life, including any obligations (including under any <br> General Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the <br> Policy, including any death benefit, that are subject to the claims <br> paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences <br> financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. <br> More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial <br> strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 <br> or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/<br> ratings. | Principal Risks |

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| **Contract Lapse** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Your Policy may lapse if you have paid an insufficient amount of <br> premiums or if the investment experience of the Portfolios is poor <br> and the Cash Surrender Value under your Policy is insufficient to <br> cover the monthly deduction. Lapse of a Policy on which there is an <br> outstanding loan may have adverse tax consequences. If the Policy <br> lapses, no death benefit will be paid. A Policy may be reinstated if <br> the conditions for reinstatement are met including the payment of <br> required premiums. | Principal Risks |

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|  | **RESTRICTIONS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investments** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Owners may transfer Cash Value between and among the Divisions <br> and the General Account (if available). At the present time, no <br> charge is assessed against the Cash Value of a Policy when amounts <br> are transferred among the Divisions of the Separate Account and <br> between the Divisions and the General Account (if available), but <br> we reserve the right to impose a charge of $25 to cover <br> administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of <br> 12 in a Policy Year. We have limits on the amount that may be <br> allocated and transferred to the General Account (the "maximum <br> allocation percentage"). The initial General Account maximum <br> allocation percentage is shown on the Policy's specifications page, <br> and we may change this percentage from time to time.<br> The total amount of transfers and withdrawals from the General <br> Account in a Policy Year may not exceed the greater of: (i) the <br> Policy's Cash Surrender Value in the General Account at the <br> beginning of the Policy Year, multiplied by the withdrawal <br> percentage limit shown on the Policy's specifications page; or (ii) <br> the previous Policy Year's General Account maximum withdrawal <br> amount. We are not currently enforcing this restriction for partial <br> withdrawals. Restrictions may apply to frequent transfers. The <br> General Account may not be available under your Policy. You should <br> check with your Employer as to whether the General Account is <br> available under your Policy.<br> Metropolitan Life reserves the right to remove or substitute <br> Portfolios as investment options that are available under the Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Policy Benefits – <br> Transfers<br>|
| **Optional Benefits** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benefit availability is subject to your Employer making the rider <br> available. Depending upon your Employer's requirements, certain <br> Policy benefits may only be able to be added to in force Policies <br> during the Employer's annual enrollment. With respect to the <br> dependent life benefits (child coverage or Spouse coverage), <br> depending upon your Employer's elected benefit, you may also need <br> to be on active status. You should check with your Employer <br> regarding the availability of benefits and whether you need to be on <br> active status to elect the dependent life benefit coverage (child <br> coverage or Spouse coverage). | &nbsp;&nbsp; Features of the Policy – <br> Additional Benefits and <br> Riders<br>|

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|  | **TAXES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Tax Implications** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of <br> an investment in and payments received under this Policy.<br> Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax and may be <br> subject to tax penalties.<br> Lapse of a Policy on which there is an outstanding loan may have <br> adverse tax consequences. | Federal Tax Matters |
|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investment** <br> **Professional** <br> **Compensation**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Your investment professional may receive compensation relating to <br> your ownership of a Policy, both in the form of commissions. These <br> investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer or <br> recommend the Policy over another investment. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|
| **Exchanges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to <br> offer you a new policy in place of your current Policy. You should <br> only exchange your Policy if you determine, after comparing the <br> features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is better for you to <br> purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing <br> Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|

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**OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY**

Purpose of the Policy

The Policy is designed for use in Employer-sponsored life insurance programs to provide Employees who elect coverage tax deferred accumulation of assets through an investment portfolio and a death benefit and/or other benefits. The Policy may be appropriate for an investor who has a longer time horizon, is not purchasing the Policy for short-term liquidity needs and desires life insurance coverage.

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations. No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) must be at least $20. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of a given premium will not necessarily guarantee that your Policy will remain in force. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. Insufficient premiums

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may result in lapse of the Policy. Premiums may be allocated among the Divisions and the General Account (if available). If you terminate your participation in optional benefits which have allocations to specific Divisions, you will remain invested in the same Divisions until you request allocations to different Divisions. **Additional information about each Portfolio including its Portfolio type, advisers and any sub-advisers as well as current expenses and certain performance information is included in Appendix A.**

Features of the Policy

The Policy has a number of features designed to provide lifetime insurance coverage as well as maximum flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits, including flexibility to change the type and amount of the death benefit; flexibility in paying premiums; loan privileges; surrender privileges; and optional insurance benefits.

**Standard Death Benefit.** We pay death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we have received satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, or to you, before the Insured's death and under circumstances described in available riders. The death benefit proceeds equal the death benefit PLUS any additional benefit provided by rider and MINUS any outstanding Indebtedness and any unpaid monthly deductions and any benefits paid under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the date of the Insured's death.

You may choose between two standard death benefit options available under the Policy. After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option while the Policy is in force. Changing the death benefit option may have tax consequences. We calculate the amount payable under each death benefit option as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the Insured's date of death.

● *Death Benefit Option A* is a "Level Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements.

● *Death Benefit Option B* is an "Increasing Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy plus the Cash Value or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements. This option is the only option presented for purchase for certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored programs.

So long as a Policy remains in force, the death benefit under either option will be at least equal to the current Face Amount. The death benefit will never be less than the minimum amount required for the Policy to be treated as life insurance under U.S. federal income tax rules, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

**Surrenders.** At any time that a Policy is in effect, you may elect to surrender the Policy and receive its Cash Surrender Value. A surrender may have tax consequences.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may request to withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value once each Policy Month. Partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse (terminate without value).

**Transfers.** Subject to certain restrictions, you may transfer Cash Value among the Divisions of the Separate Account and the General Account, if available. (An Owner has additional transfer rights under the Policy, including, but not limited to, the conversion privilege by which, within the first two years of the Issue Date of the Policy, an Owner may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a fixed benefit life insurance policy.) There are restrictions on transfers involving the General Account. We may restrict transfers in the future or even revoke the transfer privilege for certain Owners.

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**Loans.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may borrow against the Cash Value of the Policy. We transfer a portion of the Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan, and an amount equal to the present value of the loan interest due, from each Division of the Separate Account and/or the General Account to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. The maximum amount you may borrow is an amount equal to 85% of the Cash Value on the date the loan is requested less any outstanding Indebtedness. We charge interest on the amount of the Policy Loan at an annual rate of 8%. We will credit interest on amounts in the Loan Account at an annual rate of at least 5%. Loans may have tax consequences.

**Additional Benefits and Riders.** We offer several optional insurance benefits and riders that provide supplemental benefits under the Policy. These are the Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider, Children's Life Insurance Rider, Spouse's Life Insurance coverage, Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, Will Preparation Service Rider, Estate Resolution Services Rider, Digital Estate Planning Rider, Bereavement Services Rider, Grief Counseling Services Rider and Funeral Services Rider. These benefits and riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts or Employer-sponsored insurance programs may not offer certain riders. Please contact us at our Administrative Office for further details.

**FEE TABLES**

**The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Policy. We may charge fees and use rates that are lower than the maximum guaranteed charges reflected in the tables. The Contractholder (Employer) chooses which charges, Group A, Group B or Group C, will apply to the Policies issued to the Employees of the Employer. Please refer to your Policy specification page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.**

**The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the Policy, or transfer Cash Value between investment options.**

Transaction Fees

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Maximum Premium Expense Charge** <br> **(load)**<br>|  |  |  |  |
| ●For Policies issued under Group <br> Contracts<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 1.00% of each Premium payment | 1.00% of each Premium payment | 1.00% of each Premium payment |
| ●For Policies treated as individual <br> contracts under Omnibus Budget <br> Reconciliation Act of 1990<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.00% of each Premium payment | 2.00% of each Premium payment | 2.00% of each Premium payment |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | Group A | Group B | Group C |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.25% | 2.25% | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge <sup>(1)</sup> <br>|
| **Partial Withdrawal Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon each partial <br> withdrawal from the <br> Policy <br>| $25<sup>(2)</sup>  | $25<sup>(2)</sup>  | $25<sup>(2)</sup>  |
| **Transfer Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a <br> Policy Year<br>| $25 per transfer<sup>(3)</sup>  | $25 per transfer<sup>(3)</sup>  | $25 per transfer<sup>(3)</sup>  |

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement** <br> **Option Rider Administrative Charge**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; At the time an <br> accelerated death <br> benefit is paid<br>| $100<sup>(3)</sup>  |

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(1) For Policies issued under a Group C charge structure, the premium tax charge is not assessed as an explicit charge; instead, it is included in the insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies.

(2) The partial withdrawal charge is equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount of the withdrawal.

(3) We do not currently impose this charge.

**The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy not including Portfolio fees and expenses.**

Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is**<br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** | **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Base Contract Charges:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cost of Insurance Charge<sup>(3)</sup> <br>|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts issued <br> before 1/1/09<sup>(1)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts issued <br> before 1/1/09<sup>(1)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts issued on <br> and after 1/1/09<sup>(2)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts issued on <br> and after 1/1/09<sup>(2)</sup>  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.30 to $83.33 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.30 to $83.33 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.45 per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.45 per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.92 per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.92 per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(5)</sup>  | Monthly | Group A  | Group B | Group B | Group C |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(5)</sup>  | Monthly | $6.00 | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge<sup>(6)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge<sup>(6)</sup>  | &nbsp;&nbsp; No explicit <br> charge<sup>(6)</sup>  |
| Mortality and Expense Risk Charge <sup>(7)</sup> <br>| Daily | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account |
| Loan Interest Spread<sup>(8)</sup> <br>| Annually | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| **Optional Benefit Charges:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider<sup>(9),</sup> <br>(10) <br>| Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts <br> Issued Before <br> 1/1/04 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts <br> Issued<br> 1/1/04-12/31/08 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group Contracts <br> Issued<br> 1/1/04-12/31/08 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Group <br> Contracts, <br> Issued On Or <br> After 1/1/09 |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge*  | Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.01 to $0.24 <br> per $1.00 of <br> waived monthly <br> deduction | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.02 to $3.76 <br> per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.02 to $3.76 <br> per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.06 to $0.31 <br> per $1,000 of net <br> amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(4</sup><sup>)</sup><br>| Monthly | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.07 per $1.00 <br> of waived <br> monthly <br> deduction | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.00 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at <br> risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.00 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at <br> risk | &nbsp;&nbsp; $0.00 per $1,000 <br> of net amount at <br> risk |
| Children's Life Insurance Rider | Monthly | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage | $0.41 per $1,000 of coverage |
| Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit<sup>(9), (11)</sup> <br>|  |  |  |  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.15 to $83.33 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.15 to $83.33 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.15 to $83.33 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.15 to $83.33 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(12)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.92 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.92 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.92 per $1,000 of net amount at risk | $0.92 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |

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(1) Also applies to Individual Policies issued under an Employer-sponsored insurance program established before 1/1/09.

(2) Also applies to Individual Policies issued under an Employer-sponsored insurance program established on or after 1/1/09.

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(3) Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured's Attained Age and rate class. The cost of insurance charge will also vary depending on which charge structure the Contractholder has chosen for the Policies. The cost of insurance charge is greater for participants in a Group Contract that uses a Group B or Group C charge structure than those in a Group Contract that uses a Group A charge structure. The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. More detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(4) A representative Insured is a person with an attained age of 45, actively at work.

(5) The maximum administrative charge we can apply to any Policy can vary but will not exceed the amounts in the table. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

(6) For Policies issued under a Group B or Group C charge structure, the administrative charge is not assessed as an explicit charge; instead, it is included in the insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies.

(7) The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

(8) The maximum amount of interest we charge is 8% and the minimum amount of interest we credit is 5% for a maximum loan interest spread of 3%.

(9) Charges for this rider vary based on the Insured's individual characteristics. The rider charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your Policy will indicate the charges applicable to your Policy. More detailed information concerning your charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

(10) Generally, the charge under this rider is assessed per $1.00 of the waived monthly deduction for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued before January 1, 2004. Generally for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued on or after January 1, 2004, the maximum charge for this rider does not increase the maximum charge outlined under the maximum charge of the Cost of Insurance Charge. Similarly, for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued on or after January 1, 2004, the charge for a representative insured is generally also $0.00 per $1,000 of the net amount at risk because the charge is included in the current Cost of Insurance Charge.

(11) The Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit can be provided by rider or by a separate Policy, depending upon what is available under your Group. The charges shown reflect the charges that apply to a Spouse Policy. For a Spouse rider, the minimum and maximum charge is $0.15 to $83.33 per $1,000 of coverage and the Charge for a representative insured is $0.92 per $1,000 of coverage.

(12) For Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit, a representative Insured is an Employee's Spouse that has an attained age of 45.

**The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy. A complete list of the Portfolios available under the Policy, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A at the back of this document.**

Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Annual Portfolio Expenses** (as a percentage of average net assets)<br> (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, including management fees, <br> distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)<br>| 0.09% | 1.26% |

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**PRINCIPAL RISKS** 

Investment Risk

If you invest your Cash Value in one or more Divisions of the Separate Account, then you will be subject to the risk that the investment performance of the Divisions will be unfavorable and that the Cash Value will decrease. An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the Policy. Each investment option (including the General Account option) has its own unique risks. You should review the investment options before making an investment decision. A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each of the Portfolios may be found in each Portfolio's prospectus.

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Please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your Cash Value, which can significantly reduce your Cash Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Cash Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premium.

If you allocate premiums to the General Account, then we credit your Cash Value in the General Account with a declared rate of interest. You assume the risk that the interest rate on the General Account may decrease, although it will never be lower than the guaranteed minimum annual effective rate of 4% (3% if the General Account is first made available under the Policy on or after May 1, 2011).

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Policy in force.

Policy Lapse

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the monthly deduction and other charges, your Policy may enter a 62-day grace period. A shorter grace period applies to the Contractholder (the Employer) of the Group Contract. We will notify you that the Policy will lapse (terminate without value) unless you make sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Policy also may lapse if your Indebtedness exceeds your Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. If either of these situations occurs, your Policy will be in default and you must pay a specified amount of new premium to prevent your Policy from lapsing. Subject to certain conditions and our underwriting rules, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. In certain situations your Policy may also terminate if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Contract.

Limitations on Access to Cash Value

We limit partial withdrawals of Cash Value from the Policies. You may not take a partial withdrawal in the first Policy Year. Thereafter, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division or from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division or in the General Account. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value.

Limitations on Transfers

We do not currently charge for transfers, but we reserve the right to charge up to $25 per transfer to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year, except for transfers under the Automated Investment Strategies. We have adopted procedures to limit excessive transfer activity. In addition, each Fund may restrict or refuse certain transfers among, or purchases of shares in their Portfolios as a result of certain market timing activities. You should read each Portfolio's prospectus for more details. The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division or in the General Account. We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the General Account but reserve the right to do so in the future.

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Tax Treatment

To qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that a Policy does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a "modified endowment contract" ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, partial withdrawals and loans under the Policy will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans taken before you reach age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2.

Under current federal income tax law, the taxable portion of distributions from variable life contracts is taxed at ordinary income tax rates and does not qualify for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains and dividends.

You should consult a qualified tax adviser for assistance in all Policy-related tax matters.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals (Short-Term Investment Risk)

We designed the Policy to meet long-term financial goals. To best realize the benefits available through the Policy, including the benefit of tax deferred build-up of Cash Value, you should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Policy if you intend to surrender all or part of the Policy in the near future**. The Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle**. A surrender, in whole or in part, may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

We assess a partial withdrawal transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. A partial withdrawal may reduce the Face Amount as well as the death benefit. In certain circumstances, the reduction of the death benefit resulting from a partial withdrawal also may affect the cost of insurance charge and the amount of insurance protection afforded under a Policy. Partial withdrawals may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

Loans

A Policy Loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Cash Value over time because we subtract the amount of the Policy Loan from the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or the General Account and hold that amount in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Divisions of the Separate Account.

We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured's death, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy, by the amount of any Indebtedness. Your Policy may lapse (terminate without value) if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary.

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A Policy Loan may have tax consequences. If you surrender the Policy or allow the Policy to lapse or if the Policy terminates while a Policy Loan is outstanding, the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

Pandemics and Other Public Health Issues, and Other Events

Pandemics and other public health issues or other events, and governmental, business, and consumer reactions to them, may affect economic conditions and may cause a large number of illnesses or deaths. Hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, floods and mudslides, blackouts and man-made events such as riot, insurrection, terrorist attacks or acts of war may also cause catastrophic losses and increased claims. Any such catastrophes may also result in changes in consumer or business confidence, behavior and investment and business activity, changes to interest rates and other market risk factors, and governmental or other restrictions on economic activity for prolonged periods.

Cybersecurity

Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our information systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties. Cybersecurity breaches of such systems can be intentional or unintentional events, and can occur through unauthorized access to computer systems, networks or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; or attacks that shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality and our disaster recovery systems may be insufficient to safeguard our ability to conduct business. Cybersecurity breaches can interfere with our processing of Policy transactions, including the processing of transfer orders from our website or with the Portfolios; impact our ability to calculate accumulation unit values; cause the release and possible loss or destruction of confidential Owner or business information; impede order processing or cause other operational issues; and result in regulatory enforcement actions or new laws or regulations which could increase our compliance costs. Although we continually make efforts to identify and reduce our exposure to cybersecurity risk, and we require our critical vendors to implement effective cybersecurity and data protection measures, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully manage this risk at all times.

Terrorism and Security Risk

The continued threat of terrorism, ongoing or potential military conflict and other actions, and heightened security measures may cause economic uncertainty and result in loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. The value of MetLife's investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the credit and equity markets and reduced economic activity caused by such threats. Companies in which we maintain investments may suffer losses as a result of financial, commercial or economic disruptions, and such disruptions might affect the ability of those companies to pay interest or principal on their securities or mortgage loans. Terrorist or military actions also could disrupt our operations centers and result in higher than anticipated claims under our insurance policies.

Insurance Company Risks

Policies are subject to the risks related to Metropolitan Life. Any obligations (including under any General Account investment option), guarantees, and benefits of the Policy are subject to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 or by visiting www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/ratings.

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Technology Risk

Our business operations rely on functioning and secure information systems, including those of our vendors and other third parties. Technological changes present us with new or intensified challenges, and if we are unable to foresee or adapt to these changes, our business may be adversely affected.

Technological changes may affect our business model and how we interact with our customers. The growth and availability of AI technologies, including generative AI, presents significant opportunities but also complex challenges; these include balancing and mitigating potential risks of harm posed by the development or deployment of AI technologies, as well as implementing and maintaining controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with an increasingly complex AI regulatory landscape, with evolving requirements that may vary across jurisdictions. We may fail to adopt new technologies as effectively or efficiently as others, leading to competitive harm. If we are unable to update our business model to match evolving consumer preferences or the evolving technological landscape, we may be adversely affected.

New technologies may impact the configuration of our information systems, and how they connect with those of our vendors, service providers and/or partners. Such technological developments may introduce or uncover information security vulnerabilities, which may result in breaches, increased costs associated with maintaining appropriate data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity measures, enforcement actions against us by regulators or other outcomes that may adversely impact our operations or business. In addition, any such vulnerability that results in a security breach or failure of our information systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, may result in litigation, regulatory action, negative impacts to our business operations, and reputational harm.

**ISSUING THE POLICY** 

General Information

The Policies (either an Individual Policy or a Certificate) described in this Prospectus are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs and are issued either as policies in the form of Certificates pursuant to Group Contracts entered into between the Company and Contractholders or as Individual Policies issued in connection with Employer-sponsored insurance programs where Group Contracts are not issued.

The Contractholder (Employer) owns the Group Contract, but does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. Rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners (generally, Employees), Insureds and Beneficiaries as set forth in the Policy.

Generally, a Policy is available for Insureds between Issue Ages 17-70 who supply satisfactory evidence of insurability. We may issue Policies to individuals falling outside that range of Issue Ages, or decline to issue Policies to individuals within that range of Issue Ages. The Insured under a Policy is usually an Employee of the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer or the Employee's Spouse.

Currently, the minimum initial Face Amount is generally $25,000. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. We reserve the right to modify at any time our minimum Face Amount on new Policies. The Owner may change the Face Amount (subject to the minimum and maximum amounts applicable to his or her Policy) and the death benefit option, but in certain cases evidence of insurability may be required. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit.")

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On behalf of Owners, the Contractholder will make planned premium payments under the Group Contract equal to an amount authorized by Employees to be deducted from their wages. In addition, Owners may pay additional premiums. A similar procedure will apply when an Individual Policy is issued in connection with an Employer-sponsored program.

For some Group Contracts or Employer-sponsored insurance programs, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value, the individual insurance provided by the Certificate will continue should the Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program cease or the Employee's employment end. For other Group Contracts, continuation of coverage depends on whether there is a succeeding plan of insurance. (See "Conversion Right upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.")

Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)

Three different charge structures are available for the administrative convenience of the Contractholder (Employer), who chooses which charge structure will apply to the Policies issued to the Contractholder's Employees. Group B and Group C may not be available to Employer-sponsored programs that qualify as plans under ERISA. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy to see which charge structure applies to your Policy.

The difference among the three groups is whether we will assess a premium tax charge or an administrative charge as an explicit charge or increase our insurance rates to include them in the cost of insurance charge. For Policies in Group A, we assess each of these charges as explicit charges. For Policies in Group B, we do not assess an explicit administrative charge; instead, we include the administrative charge in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies than for the Policies in Group A. For Policies in Group C, we do not assess an explicit administrative charge nor an explicit premium tax charge. We include both of these charges in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge for these Policies than for the Policies in Group A or Group B.

It is our intention that the total amount of the charges under either the Group A, Group B or Group C charge structure be the same for Employees in the aggregate under a Group Contract. However, in order to include a premium tax charge and an administrative charge in our insurance rates, we must make certain assumptions to calculate the amount by which the insurance rates must increase to cover these expenses. In order to convert a charge based on premiums into an increase in our insurance rates, we must assume the aggregate amount of premium that we expect to receive. To convert a per Policy administrative charge into an increase in our insurance rates, we must assume an average Policy Face Amount. If the actual aggregate premiums paid or the actual average Policy Face Amount differs from our assumptions, then the total charges under Group B or Group C will differ from the total charges under Group A. Since our assumptions are conservative, the total charges under Group B and Group C are likely to be higher than in Group A.

The total amount of charges may also be higher or lower for any particular Employee depending on which charge structure the Employer chooses. When we increase our insurance rates to cover a premium tax charge and an administrative charge, the increase is based on an assumed aggregate amount of premiums paid (for premium taxes) and on an assumed average Policy Face Amount (for administrative expenses) and the increase is spread across all Employees. Therefore, for Employees who do not make additional premium payments, total charges will be higher than they would have been had a premium tax charge been assessed as an explicit charge. Similarly, for Employees whose Face Amount is larger than the assumed Face Amount, total charges will be higher than they would have been had an administrative charge been assessed as an explicit charge.

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Procedural Information

We generally will issue a Group Contract to Employers whose Employees and/or their Spouses meet the eligibility requirements for Owners (and/or Insureds) under the Group Contract. The class(es) of Employees covered by a particular Group Contract is/are set forth in that Group Contract's specifications pages.

We will issue the Group Contract upon receipt and acceptance at our Administrative Office of an application for group insurance signed by an appropriate officer of the Employer. (See "General Provisions of the Group Contract — Issuance"). Individuals (i.e., eligible Employees and/or their Spouses) wishing to purchase a Policy, whether under a Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program, must complete the appropriate application for individual insurance and submit it to our authorized representative or to us at our Administrative Office.

We will issue to each Contractholder either a Certificate or an Individual Policy to give to each Owner. We will issue Individual Policies, rather than Certificates if state law restrictions make issuance of a Group Contract impracticable.

We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges:

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after a Group Contract has terminated;

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after they no longer are employed by the Group Contractholder.

Acceptance of an application is always subject to our underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to reject an application for any reason permitted by law.

**Employee Eligibility.** To be eligible to purchase a Policy, an Employee must be actively at work at the time he or she submits the application for Individual Insurance. In addition, the Contractholder may determine specific classes to which the Employee must belong to be eligible to purchase a Policy. "Actively at work" means that the Employee must work for the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer at the Employee's usual place of work (or such other places as required by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer) for the full number of hours and the full rate of pay set by the employment practices of the Employer. Ordinarily the time worked per week must be at least 30 hours. We reserve the right to waive or modify the "actively at work" requirement.

The Contractholder also may require that an individual be its Employee as of a certain date or for a certain period of time. We will set forth this date or time period in the Group Contract specifications pages. Employees of any Associated Companies of the Contractholder will be considered Employees of the Contractholder. We also may consider as an eligible Employee an individual who is an independent contractor working primarily for the sponsoring Employer. If the Employer is a partnership, a partner may be an eligible Employee.

**Guaranteed Issue.** We generally will issue the Policy and any Spouse or children's insurance benefit applied for by the Employee pursuant to our guaranteed issue underwriting procedure. We offer the guaranteed issue procedure only when an Employee is first given the opportunity to purchase a Policy. Under this procedure, the Employee is only required to answer qualifying questions in the application for Individual Insurance; the Employee is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. The maximum Face Amount that an Employee can generally apply for under the guaranteed issue procedure ("Guaranteed Issue Amount") varies by Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

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**Simplified Underwriting.** We will follow simplified underwriting procedures rather than guaranteed issue procedures if:

● the Face Amount exceeds the Guaranteed Issue Amount described above;

● the Policy has previously been offered to the Employee;

● the requirements for guaranteed issue set forth in the application for Individual Insurance are not met; or

● the Policy is offered through programs for which guaranteed issue underwriting is not available.

In addition, we will follow simplified underwriting procedures in connection with the issuance of a Spouse and/or children's insurance benefit, if the Employee is not eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting, or (even if the Employee is eligible for guaranteed issue underwriting) if the Spouse or child does not satisfy the guaranteed issue underwriting requirements set forth in the application for Individual Insurance.

Under simplified underwriting procedures, the Employee must respond satisfactorily to certain health questions in the application. A paramedical exam may be required. We will then determine whether a Policy can be issued. The underwriting method followed will affect cost of insurance rates. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Rates.")

**Employee's Spouse.** Before issuing insurance coverage on an Employee's Spouse, we must receive an appropriate application. We will subject the Spouse to the simplified underwriting procedure described above; guaranteed issue underwriting is available in certain instances. To be eligible for insurance, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the Employee signs the application for a Policy.

**Issue Date.** The Issue Date is used to determine Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months. The Effective Date for all coverage provided in the original application for Individual Insurance will not take effect until:

● the appropriate application for Individual Insurance is signed;

● the initial premium has been paid prior to the Insured's death;

● the Insured is eligible for the Policy; and

● the information in the application is determined to be acceptable to the Company.

Once all of these conditions are met, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month as the Group Contract anniversary date. Therefore, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month for all Policies in a Group Contract. An Employer can choose whether Policies that meet the above conditions in any month will have an Effective Date of the Policy that is the current month or the following month. For example, if hypothetically the Group Contract anniversary date is July 1, 2025 and all the conditions for a particular Policy are met on October 15, 2025, the Employer may choose as the Effective Date of the Policy either October 1, 2025 or November 1, 2025, and this date will then be shown on the specifications pages of the Policy.

Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)

**Initial Free Look Period.** The free look period begins when you receive your Policy. The free look period generally ends within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of your receiving the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. During the free look period, any premiums that we have received will be allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account and/or, if available, the General Account, in accordance with

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your instructions. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy.

To cancel the Policy, you should mail or deliver the Policy directly to us at our Administrative Office. A refund of premiums paid by check may be delayed until the check has cleared the Owner's bank. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.")

**Free Look for Increase in Face Amount.** Similarly, you may cancel an increase in Face Amount within 20 days from the date you received the new Policy specifications pages for the increase or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for the increase.

If you cancel the Face Amount increase, you may request that we refund the amount of the additional charges deducted in connection with the increase. If no request is made, we will increase the Policy's Cash Value by the amount of these additional charges. We will allocate this amount among the Divisions and/or, if available, the General Account, in the same manner as it was deducted.

Ownership Rights

The Policy belongs to the person named in the application, unless later changed. The Owner is usually the same as the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Owner or the Owner is changed thereafter. If the Owner is not the Insured and dies before the Insured, the Owner's interest will go to his or her estate unless otherwise provided. Before the Maturity Date, Owners may exercise their rights and privileges under the Policies, subject to the right of any assignee of record and any irrevocably designated Beneficiary. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Policy. Changing the Owner or assigning the Policy may have tax consequences. After the Maturity Date, the Owner cannot change the payee or the mode of payment of death benefit proceeds, unless otherwise provided in the Policy.

We reserve the right to limit or modify the manner in which an Owner may exercise the rights and privileges under the Policy. For example, we reserve the right to limit the number of Policy changes to one per Policy Year and to restrict such changes in the first Policy Year. Currently, no change may be made during the first Policy Year. For this purpose, changes include increases or decreases in Face Amount and changes in the death benefit option. No change will be permitted that would result in the death benefit under a Policy being included in gross income for failure to meet the requirements of Section 7702 of the Code or any applicable successor provision.

We will send all reports and other notices described herein or in the Policy directly to the Owner.

Modifying the Policy

Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the Policy must be in writing and signed by our president or a vice president. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Policy.

Upon notice to you, we may modify the Policy:

● to conform the Policy, our operations, or the Separate Account's operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Policy, or our Company, or the Separate Account is subject;

● to assure continued qualification of the Policy as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws; or

● to reflect a change in the Separate Account's operation.

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If we modify the Policy, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy. If any provision of the Policy conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that governs the Policy, we reserve the right to amend the provision to conform to these laws.

**PREMIUMS**

Minimum Initial Premium

No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. The planned annual premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. (See "Premium Flexibility" below.) You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned annual premium.

We will apply minimum the initial premium to a Policy on the Investment Start Date. We will apply subsequent premiums as of the Valuation Date we receive the premiums. (See "Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value.") Premiums will be "received" on a Valuation Date when we receive at our Administrative Office, before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), the premium as well as the supporting documentation necessary for us to determine the amount of premium per Policy.

If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to reject a premium payment until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your account to government regulators.

Premium Flexibility

After the initial premium, and subject to the limitations described below, premiums may be paid in any amount and at any interval. Under Group Contracts and Individual Policies issued in connection with Employer-sponsored insurance programs, the planned annual premium usually will be paid by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer on behalf of the Owner pursuant to a planned premium payment schedule. A planned premium payment schedule provides for premium payments in a level amount at fixed intervals (usually monthly) agreed to by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer and us. The Owner must authorize the amount of the premiums paid by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer. Please note that if the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer does not remit premiums on a timely basis in accordance with the planned premium payment schedule, you may not participate in investment experience under the Policy until the premium has been received and credited to the Policy in accordance with our established administrative procedures. You may skip planned premium payments. **Making planned premium payments does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force.** The Policy will not necessarily lapse if you fail to make planned premium payments. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. If the Cash Surrender Value on any monthly anniversary is less than the monthly deduction you will need to make a premium payment within the grace period to cover the monthly deduction.

An Owner may make unscheduled premium payments at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations described below. Unscheduled premium payments should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of an unscheduled premium payment may have federal income tax consequences.

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Continuance of Insurance Under Certain Group Contracts

Failure of the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer to pay the planned premium payments authorized by its Employees may cause the Group Contract to terminate. For some Group Contracts, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value to prevent the Policy from lapsing, the Individual Insurance provided by the Certificate will automatically continue even if the Group Contract terminates. Individual Insurance also will continue if the Employee's employment with the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer terminates. (See "Conversion Right upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.") In either circumstance, an Owner of an Individual Policy (or a Certificate converted by amendment to an Individual Policy) must establish a new schedule of planned premiums. Under the new schedule, the planned annual premium must remain the same, and the planned payment intervals may be no more frequent than quarterly. We will send you instructions on where to send your premium payments when we send you your amended Certificate.

Premium Limitations

Every premium payment paid must be at least $20. We do not accept payment of premiums in cash or by money order.

We have established procedures to monitor whether aggregate premiums paid under a Policy exceed the current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The aggregate premiums allowable will be lower for Individual Policies or Certificates with an Effective Date of January 1, 2009 or later, due to the changes in the calculation of insurance rates after that date. (See "Periodic Charges — Cost of Insurance Rates.") We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed those limits. If a premium payment would cause your total premiums to exceed the maximum premium limitations, we will accept only that portion of the premium that would make total premiums equal the maximum amount that may be paid under the Policy. We will return any part of the premium in excess of the maximum premiums directly to you upon discovery of the excess payment, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Policy Year in which payment is received.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Under federal tax laws, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts ("MECs"), which receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. If we receive a premium payment that, together with the remaining scheduled premium payments for the Policy Year, would cause a Policy to become a MEC, we will accept only that portion of the premium below the MEC limits. We will return any excess amounts directly to you. We will apply premium payments over the MEC limits only when you instruct us to do so in a writing that acknowledges that application of such amounts will result in the Policy becoming a MEC. We will notify you when we believe that a premium payment will cause a Policy to become a modified endowment contract. In addition, we will notify you if your Policy becomes a MEC for any other reason and you may request that we refund any premium received that would cause the Policy to become a MEC, increase your face amount so that the Policy does not become a MEC or acknowledge that you want your Policy to become a MEC.

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Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value

When you apply for a Policy, you give us instructions to allocate your Net Premiums to one or more Divisions of the Separate Account and/or, if available, the General Account. If you fail to provide allocation instructions, we may allocate your Net Premiums as described in the application. We will allocate your Net Premiums according to the following rules:

● The minimum percentage of any allocation to an investment option is 10 percent of the Net Premium.

● Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

● The initial Net Premium will be allocated on the Investment Start Date, which is the later of the Issue Date or the date we receive the initial premium at our Administrative Office.

● We will allocate Net Premiums (after the initial Net Premium) as of the date we receive them at our Administrative Office according to the premium allocations currently in effect for your Policy, unless otherwise specified.

● You may change the allocation instructions for additional Net Premiums without charge at any time by providing us with written notice. Any change in allocation will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the change.

● There are limitations on the amount of Net Premium that may be allocated to the General Account. (See "The General Account — Restrictions on Allocations and Transfers to the General Account.")

Investment returns from amounts allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account will vary with the investment performance of the Divisions and will be reduced by Policy charges. **You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the Divisions.** Investment performance will affect the Policy's Cash Value, and may affect the death benefit as well. You should periodically review your allocation of premiums and values in light of market conditions and overall financial planning requirements.

If you send your premium payments or transaction requests to an address other than the one that we have designated for receipt of such premium payments or requests, we may return the premium payment to you, or there may be a delay in applying the premium payment or transaction to your Policy.

**THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNT** 

The Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a general account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Policies are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is obligated to pay all amounts promised to you under the Policies, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.

Prior to May 1, 2006, the Policies were issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company. These Policies are now Policies of MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife as the surviving company. Additionally, as discussed below, insurance obligations under the Policies originally issued by Paragon Life

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Insurance Company prior to May 1, 2006 are now guaranteed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor").

Guarantee of Insurance Obligations

Policies issued before May 1, 2006 are subject to a guarantee. Under this guarantee, Met Tower Life is responsible for ensuring that there will be sufficient funds to meet obligations under the Policies. Insurance obligations under the Policies include, without limitation, any death benefits payable under the Policies and withdrawals of Cash Value. The guarantee does not guarantee the amount of Cash Value or the investment performance of the Divisions available under the Policy. In the event an Owner of such a Policy presents a legitimate claim for payment, Met Tower Life will pay such claim directly to the Owner if MetLife is unable to make such payment. This guarantee is enforceable by such Owners against Met Tower Life directly without any requirement that Owners first file a claim against MetLife. The guarantee agreement is binding on Met Tower Life, its successors or assignees and Met Tower Life's obligations under the guarantee agreement will terminate only if the guarantee is assigned to an organization having a financial rating from certain specified rating agencies equal to or better than Met Tower Life's rating. With respect to the guarantee, Met Tower Life is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Met Tower Life is a stock life insurance company originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1982 and currently subject to the laws of the state of Nebraska. Met Tower Life is licensed to issue business in fifty states and the District of Columbia. Met Tower Life is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. The principal executive offices of Met Tower Life are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. Prior to April 30, 2018, the guarantee was issued by General American Life Insurance Company ("General American"). On April 27, 2018, following the close of business, General American merged into Met Tower Life and Met Tower Life replaced General American as the issuer of the guarantee.

The General Account

The General Account is part of the Company's general account. The general account consists of all assets owned by MetLife other than those in the Separate Account and other separate accounts. We own the assets in the general account and we use these assets to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by our separate accounts. These assets are subject to our general liabilities from business operations. Subject to applicable law, we have sole discretion over the investment of the assets of the general account. We guarantee that the amounts allocated to the General Account will be credited interest daily at a net effective annual interest rate of at least 4% (3% if the General Account is first made available under the Policy on or after May 1, 2011). The principal, after charges and deductions, also is guaranteed. We will determine any interest rate credited in excess of the guaranteed rate at our sole discretion.

**Restrictions on Allocations and Transfers to the General Account.** We may, from time to time, adjust the extent to which an Owner may allocate premiums or Cash Value to the General Account (the "maximum allocation percentage"). Such adjustments may not be uniform in all Policies. The initial General Account maximum allocation percentage is shown on the Policy's specifications page. The General Account may not be available under your Policy. You should check with your Employer as to whether the General Account is available under your Policy.

**Restrictions on Partial Withdrawals and Transfers from the General Account.** After the first Policy Year, an Owner may withdraw a portion of Cash Value from the General Account. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in the General Account. An

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Owner may also transfer amounts between the General Account and the Divisions of the Separate Account in an amount not less than $250. We are not currently enforcing these restrictions but reserve our right to do so in the future.

The total amount of transfers and withdrawals in a Policy Year may not exceed the greater of:

● the Policy's Cash Surrender Value in the General Account at the beginning of the Policy Year, multiplied by the withdrawal percentage limit shown on the Policy's specifications page; or

● the previous Policy Year's General Account maximum withdrawal amount.

We are not currently enforcing this restriction for partial withdrawals but reserve our right to do so in the future. It is important to note that since we are enforcing the restrictions on transfers from the General Account, it could take a number of years to fully transfer a current balance in the General Account to the Divisions of the Separate Account. You should keep this in mind when considering whether an allocation of Cash Value to the General Account is consistent with your risk tolerance and time horizon. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

Transfers and partial withdrawals from the General Account are also subject to the general provisions regarding transfers and partial withdrawals. (See "Surrender and Partial Withdrawals" and "Transfers.")

The Loan Account is part of the general account.

Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in the General Account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), and the General Account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). The General Account is not subject to the provisions or restrictions of the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act.

**THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS**

The Separate Account

The Separate Account was established as a separate investment account on January 4, 1993 and is subject to New York law. The Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and meets the definition of a "separate account" under federal securities laws. Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account or the Company by the SEC. The Separate Account may be used to support other variable insurance policies we issue.

The investment adviser to certain Portfolios offered with the Group Contract or with other group contracts issued through the Separate Account may be regulated as a Commodity Pool Operator. While MetLife does not concede that the Separate Account is a commodity pool, MetLife has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"), and is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which invests in shares of a Portfolio. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against that Separate Account without regard to income, gains, or losses from any other business the Company may conduct.

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We segregate the assets in the Separate Account from our general account assets. The assets in the Separate Account shall at least equal the Separate Account reserves and other liabilities under the Policies. Under applicable state insurance law, assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business of MetLife. If the assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies, then we may, from time to time in the normal course of business, transfer the excess to our general account. Such excess amounts may include, without limitation, amounts representing fees and charges incurred, but not yet deducted from the Separate Account. Before making any such transfers, we will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer may have on the Separate Account.

We are obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Policy. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of MetLife other than those arising under the Policy or other products funded by the Separate Account. Any such amount that exceeds the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account is paid from our general account. Death benefit amounts and any optional benefits paid from the general account are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the Company and our long term ability to make such payments. We issue other life insurance policies and annuity contracts where we pay all money we owe under those policies and contracts from our general account. MetLife is regulated as an insurance company under state law, which includes, generally, limits on the amount and type of investments in its general account. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet our claims paying obligations; there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.

**We do not guarantee any money you place in the Divisions of the Separate Account. The value of each Division of the Separate Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. You could lose some or all of your money**.

The Portfolios

Cash Value allocated to a Division will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio in which the Division invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. The Portfolios available under the Policy including each Portfolio name, Portfolio type, adviser, sub-adviser, current expenses and average annual total returns of each Portfolio are set forth in Appendix A. Each Portfolio Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain information about each Portfolio and may be obtained by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000234 or calling (800) 756-0124.

Each Division of the Separate Account invests solely in shares of a Portfolio. Each Portfolio is part of a mutual fund ("Fund") that is registered with the SEC as an open-end, management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Portfolios or the Funds by the SEC.

The assets of each Portfolio are held separate from the assets of the other Portfolios, and each Portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are generally different from those of the other Portfolios. The income or losses of one Portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio.

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans, or to certain pension and retirement plans qualifying under Section 401 of the Code. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such "mixed and shared" investing.

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**These Portfolios are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public**. The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the Portfolios may differ from the results of these other portfolios. There can be no guarantee, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager.

**There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated objective**. For example, an investment in a money market portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency and, during periods of low interest rates, the yields of money market Divisions may become extremely low and possibly negative. **More detailed information, including a description of risks and expenses, is in the prospectuses for the Portfolios**.

**Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios.** An investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio, or its affiliates, may make payments to us and/or certain of our affiliates. These payments may be used for a variety of purposes, including payment of expenses for certain administrative, marketing and support services with respect to the Policies and, in the Company's role as an intermediary, with respect to the Portfolios. The Company and its affiliates may profit from these payments. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the advisory fee deducted from the Portfolio's assets. Owners, through their indirect investment in the Portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees. (See the Portfolios prospectuses for more information.) The amount of the payments we receive is based on a percentage of assets of the Portfolios attributable to the Policies and certain other variable insurance products that we and our affiliates issue. These percentages differ and some advisers or subadvisers (or other affiliates) may pay us more than others. These percentages currently range up to 0.50%.

Additionally, an investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio or its affiliates may provide us with wholesaling services that assist in the distribution of the Policies and may pay us and/or certain of our affiliates amounts to participate in sales meetings. These amounts may be significant and may provide the adviser or subadviser (or their affiliates) with increased access to persons involved in the distribution of the Policies. Underlying investment managers or sub-investment managers may have an incentive to promote their underlying funds at these sales meetings and thereby receive greater compensation based on assets under management.

**Selection of Portfolios.** We select the Portfolios offered through the Policy based on a number of criteria, including asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser's or sub-adviser's reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Other factors we consider during the selection process is whether the Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser is one of our affiliates or whether the Portfolio, its adviser, its sub-adviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates. For additional information on these arrangements, see "Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios" above. In this regard, the profit distributions we receive from our affiliated investment advisers are a component of the total revenue that we consider in configuring the features and investment choices available in the variable insurance products that we and our affiliated insurance companies issue. Since we and our affiliated insurance companies may benefit more from the allocation of assets to portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates than those that are not, we may be more inclined to offer portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates in the variable insurance products we issue. We review the Portfolios periodically and may remove a Portfolio or limit its availability to new premium payments and/or transfers of Cash Value if we determine that the Portfolio no longer meets one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the Portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Owners. In some cases, we have included Portfolios based on recommendations made by selling firms. These broker-dealer firms may receive

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payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from the allocation of Cash Value to such Portfolios. We do not provide investment advice and do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio. You bear the risk of any decline in the Cash Value of your Policy resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

**Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios.** We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the shares of the Portfolios that are held by the Separate Account or that the Separate Account may purchase. We reserve the right to (i) eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and (ii) substitute shares of another Portfolio if the shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment, or further investment in any Portfolio becomes inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. New or substitute Portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not substitute any shares without notice to the Owner and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

We also reserve the right to establish additional Divisions of the Separate Account. We will establish new Divisions when marketing needs or investment conditions warrant. Any new Division will be made available to existing Owners on a basis to be determined by the Company. If approved by the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, we may also:

● eliminate or combine one or more Divisions;

● substitute one Division for another Division; or

● transfer assets between Divisions if marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant.

We will notify all Owners of any such changes.

If we deem it to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policy, and to the extent any necessary SEC approvals or Owner votes are obtained, the Separate Account may be:

● operated as a management company under the 1940 Act;

● deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required; or

● combined with other separate accounts of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account associated with the Policy to another separate account.

We cannot guarantee that the shares of the Portfolios will always be available. The Portfolios each sell shares to the Separate Account in accordance with the terms of a participation agreement between the Portfolio distributors and us. Should this agreement terminate or should shares become unavailable for any other reason, the Separate Account will not be able to purchase the existing Portfolio shares. Should this occur, we will be unable to honor your requests to allocate Cash Values or premium payments to the Divisions of the Separate Account investing in such shares. In the event that a Portfolio is no longer available, we will take reasonable steps to obtain alternative investment options.

**Voting Portfolio Shares.** Although we are the legal owner of the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account Divisions, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Portfolios, we will vote our shares only as Owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

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Before a vote of a Portfolio's shareholders occurs, Owners will receive voting materials. We will ask each Owner to instruct us on how to vote and to return his or her proxy to us in a timely manner. Each Owner will have the right to instruct us on the number of Portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Cash Value he or she has in that Portfolio (as of a date set by the Fund).

If we do not receive voting instructions on time, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive and, therefore, the outcome of the vote could be decided by a few Owners who provide timely voting instructions. Should federal securities laws, regulations, or interpretations change, we may elect to vote Portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance rules, or if permitted under federal regulation, under certain circumstances we may disregard certain Owner voting instructions.

**POLICY VALUES** 

Cash Value

The Cash Value of the Policy equals the sum of all values in the General Account (if available), the Loan Account, and each Division of the Separate Account. The Cash Value is determined first on the Investment Start Date, and then on each Valuation Date. The Cash Value has no guaranteed minimum amount, and may be more or less than premiums paid.

The Policy's Cash Value varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the chosen Divisions, interest we credit to the General Account, charges we deduct, and any other transactions (e.g., transfers, partial withdrawals, and loans). **We do not guarantee a minimum Policy Cash Value**.

Cash Surrender Value

The Cash Surrender Value is the amount we pay to you upon surrender of a Policy. We determine the Cash Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your written surrender request. Cash Surrender Value at the end of any Valuation Day equals Cash Value as of such date, *minus* any outstanding Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

Cash Value in the General Account

On each Valuation Date, the Cash Value in the General Account will equal:

● the amount of the Net Premiums allocated or Cash Value transferred to the General Account; *plus* 

● interest at a rate of at least 4% per year (3% if the General Account is first made available under the Policy on or after May 1, 2011); *plus* 

● any excess interest which we credit and any amounts transferred into the General Account; *minus*

● the sum of all Policy charges allocable to the General Account and any amounts deducted from the General Account in connection with partial withdrawals or transfers to the Separate Account.

Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division

The Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account equals the sum of the Policy's Cash Values in each Division of the Separate Account. We compute the Cash Value in a Division at the end of each Valuation Date by multiplying the

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number of accumulation units of Cash Value in each Division by the accumulation unit value for that Division. More detailed information concerning these computation methods is available from our Administrative Office.

**Net Investment Factor.** The Net Investment Factor measures the investment performance of a Division during a Valuation Period. The Net Investment Factor increases to reflect investment income and capital gains (realized and unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios and decreases to reflect any capital losses (realized or unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios.

**Number of Accumulation Units.** The number of accumulation units in any Division of the Separate Account at the end of any valuation day equals:

● the initial accumulation units purchased at the unit value on the Issue Date; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased with additional Net Premiums; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased via transfers from another Division, the General Account, or the Loan Account; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for monthly deductions; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for partial withdrawals; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed as part of a transfer to another Division, the General Account, or the Loan Account.

Every time you allocate or transfer money to or from a Division, we convert that dollar amount into accumulation units. We determine the number of accumulation units we credit to or subtract from a Policy by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the accumulation unit value for that Division at the end of the Valuation Period.

**Accumulation Unit Value.** We determine an accumulation unit value, based upon the Net Investment Factor method, for each Division of the Separate Account to reflect how investment performance affects the Cash Value. Accumulation unit values will vary among Divisions, and may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The accumulation unit value of any Division at the end of any Valuation Period equals:

● the value of the net assets of the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; *plus* 

● the investment income and capital gains, realized or unrealized, credited to the net assets of that Division during the Valuation Period for which the accumulation unit value is being determined; *minus* 

● the capital losses, realized or unrealized, charged against those net assets during the Valuation Period; *minus* 

● any amount charged against the Division for taxes, or any amount set aside during the Valuation Period by the Company as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of the Division; *minus* 

● the daily mortality and expense risk charge (a charge not to exceed 0.90% annually); *divided by* 

● aggregate accumulation units outstanding in the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

**POLICY BENEFITS**

Standard Death Benefit

As long as the Policy remains in force, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we receive at our Administrative Office (i) satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, (ii) instructions on how to pay the proceeds, and (iii) any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require you to return the Policy. (If the

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Beneficiary dies before the Insured, we will generally pay the insurance proceeds, in a single sum, to the Owner, or, if the Owner is not living, to the Owner's estate.) Payment of death benefit proceeds will not be affected by termination of the Group Contract, the Employer-sponsored insurance program, or an Employee's employment.

Death benefit proceeds equal:

● the death benefit (described below); plus

● any additional insurance provided by rider; minus

● any unpaid monthly deductions; minus

● any outstanding Indebtedness.

An increase in Face Amount will increase the death benefit, and a decrease in Face Amount will decrease the death benefit. We may further adjust the amount of the death proceeds under certain circumstances.

If you have a rider permitting the accelerated payment of death benefit proceeds, the death benefit may be paid in a single sum before the death of the Insured, and would be less than otherwise would be paid upon the death of the Insured.

Payment of the Death Benefit

Death benefit proceeds under the Policy ordinarily will be paid within seven days after we receive proof of the Insured's death and all other documentation required at our Administrative Office. Payment may, however, be postponed in certain circumstances. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.") The death benefit will be reduced by any outstanding Indebtedness and any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction accruing during a grace period.

We will pay the proceeds in one sum, including either by check, by placing the amount in an account that earns interest, or by any other method of payment that provides the Beneficiary with immediate and full access to the proceeds. We will pay interest on the proceeds as required by the applicable state law.

Unless otherwise requested and subject to state law, the Policy's death proceeds will generally be paid to the Beneficiary through a settlement option called the Total Control Account (if the death proceeds meet the required minimum). The Total Control Account is an interest-bearing account through which the Beneficiary has immediate and full access to the proceeds, with unlimited draft writing privileges. We credit interest to the account at a rate that will not be less than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. You may also elect to have any Policy surrender proceeds paid into a Total Control Account established for you.

Assets backing the Total Control Account are maintained in our general account and are subject to the claims of our creditors. We will bear the investment experience of such assets; however, regardless of the investment experience of such assets, the interest credited to the Total Control Account will never fall below the applicable guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. Because we bear the investment experience of the assets backing the Total Control Account, we may receive a profit from these assets. The Total Control Account is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare life insurance policies to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of two to five years from the date any death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, and after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed

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property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records. ("Escheatment" is the formal, legal name for this process.) However, the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation and within certain mandated time periods. To prevent your Policy's death benefit from being paid to the state's abandoned or unclaimed property office, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designation, including complete names and complete contact information, if and as it changes. You should contact our Administrative Office in order to make a change to your Beneficiary designation.

Standard Death Benefit Options

The Policy provides two death benefit options: a "Level Type" death benefit ("Option A") and an "Increasing Type" death benefit ("Option B"). Under certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored insurance programs, however, Option B may be the only death benefit option presented. We calculate the amount available under each death benefit option as of the date of the Insured's death.

Under Option A, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount of the Policy or; if greater,

● the applicable percentage of Cash Value on the date of death.

The applicable percentage is 250% for an Insured Attained Age 40 or below on the Policy Anniversary before the date of the Insured's death. For Insureds with an Attained Age over 40 on that Policy Anniversary, the percentage is lower and gradually declines with age until it reaches 100% at age 95.

Under Option B, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount plus the Cash Value of the Policy or; if greater,

● the applicable percentage of the Cash Value on the date of death. The applicable percentage is the same as under Option A.

**Which Death Benefit Option to Choose.** Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in higher death benefits for the same Face Amount generally should select Option B. Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in lower cost of insurance charges for the same Face Amount generally should select Option A.

The amount of the death benefit may vary with the amount of the Cash Value. Under Option A, the death benefit will vary as the Cash Value varies whenever the Cash Value multiplied by the applicable percentage exceeds the Face Amount. Under Option B, the amount of the death benefit will always vary as the Cash Value varies (but will never be less than the Face Amount).

Changing Death Benefit Options

After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in death benefit options to one per Policy Year. A request for a change must be made to our Administrative Office in writing. The Effective Date of such a change will be the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date we receive the change request. If an increase in Face Amount precedes or occurs concurrently with a change in death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge may be different for the amount of the increase.

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Changing the death benefit option may result in a change in Face Amount. If an Owner changes from Option A to Option B, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change LESS the Cash Value on the Effective Date of the change. Any written request to change from Option A to Option B must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of insurability. We will not accept a change from Option A to Option B if doing so would reduce the Face Amount to less than $25,000.

If an Owner changes from Option B to Option A, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change PLUS the Cash Value on the Effective Date of change. We will not impose any charges in connection with a change in death benefit option. Changing the death benefit option also may have tax consequences and may affect the net amount at risk over time (which would affect the monthly cost of insurance charge). However, we will not permit any change that would result in your Policy being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code. You should consult a tax adviser before changing death benefit options.

Changing Face Amount

You select the Face Amount when applying for the Policy. Subject to certain limitations set forth below, you may increase or decrease the Face Amount of a Policy (without changing the death benefit option) after the first Policy Anniversary. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in the Face Amount to one per Policy Year. A change in Face Amount may affect the cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk, both of which affect your cost of insurance charge. Changing the Face Amount also may have federal income tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

**Face Amount Increases.** You may increase the Face Amount by submitting a written request and providing satisfactory evidence of insurability. If approved, the increase will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following receipt at our Administrative Office of the satisfactory evidence of insurability. The Insured must have an Attained Age of 80 or less on the Effective Date of the increase. The amount of the increase may not be less than $5,000, and the Face Amount may not be increased to more than the maximum Face Amount for that Policy. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. However, in connection with a particular Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program, we may establish a substantially higher Face Amount for Policies issued under that Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program. Although an increase need not necessarily be accompanied by additional premium, the Cash Surrender Value in effect immediately after the increase must be sufficient to cover the next monthly deduction. An increase in the Face Amount may result in certain additional charges. For example, we determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount.

**Face Amount Decreases.** You may decrease the Face Amount by written request to us. Any decrease in the Face Amount will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following our receipt of the written request. The amount of the requested decrease must be at least $5,000 and the Face Amount remaining in force after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum Face Amount, generally $25,000. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Policy would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal tax law, we will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to you to the extent necessary to meet those requirements. A decrease in the Face Amount generally will reduce the net amount at risk, which will reduce the cost of insurance charges. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Charge.")

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Changing Owner or Beneficiary

The Owner may change the ownership and/or Beneficiary designation by written request in a form acceptable to us at any time during the Insured's lifetime. We may require that the Policy be returned for endorsement of any change. The change will take effect as of the date the Owner signs the written request, whether or not the Insured is living when the request is received by us. We are not liable for any payment we make or any action we take before we receive the Owner's written request. If the Owner is also a Beneficiary of the Policy at the time of the Insured's death, the Owner may, within 60 days of the Insured's death, designate another person to receive the Policy proceeds. Changing the Owner may have adverse tax consequences. The Owner should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

During the lifetime of the Insured and while a Policy is in force, you may surrender the Policy, or make a partial withdrawal of the Cash Value. We generally will forward amounts payable upon surrender or a partial withdrawal within seven days of receipt of your request. We may postpone payment of surrenders and partial withdrawals under certain conditions. Surrenders and partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences.

**Surrender.** You may surrender the Policy by sending a written request, on a form provided by us, by mail, email or facsimile to our Administrative Office. We determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the surrender request. To effect a surrender, we may require that you return the Policy to our Administrative Office along with the request to surrender the Policy. Alternatively, we may require that the request be accompanied by a completed affidavit of lost Policy. We can provide a lost Policy upon request.

Upon surrender, we will pay to you the Cash Surrender Value on the Valuation Day the surrender request is received in good order. If we receive the request to surrender the Policy on a Monthly Anniversary, the monthly deduction otherwise deductible will be included in the amount paid. Coverage and other benefits under a Policy will terminate as of the date of surrender and cannot be reinstated.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. You may request a partial withdrawal in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. We will process each partial withdrawal using the Cash Value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. We reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division or from the General Account is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division and/or in the General Account. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value. The partial withdrawal transaction charge equals the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. There are additional limitations on the amounts that may be withdrawn from the General Account. (See "The General Account — Restrictions on Partial Withdrawals and Transfers from the General Account.") Subject to the above conditions, you may allocate the amount withdrawn among the Divisions and the General Account, if available. If no allocation is specified, we will deduct the amount of the partial withdrawal (including any partial withdrawal transaction charge) from the Divisions and/or the General Account on a pro-rata basis (that is, based on the proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and/or the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value of the Policy). If restrictions on amounts that may be withdrawn from the General Account will not allow this proportionate allocation, we will request that you specify an acceptable allocation. If, following a partial

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withdrawal, insufficient funds remain in a Division and/or in the General Account to pay the partial withdrawal transaction charge as allocated, the unpaid charges will be allocated equally among the remaining Divisions and/or the General Account. You may request that the partial withdrawal transaction charge be paid from your Cash Value in a particular Division and in the General Account. You may not make a partial withdrawal if, or to the extent that, the partial withdrawal would reduce the Face Amount below $25,000.

A partial withdrawal can affect the Face Amount, the death benefit and the net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge). If death benefit Option A is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount, we will reduce the Face Amount, and thus the death benefit, by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If Option B is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount plus the Cash Value, we will not reduce the Face Amount, but will reduce the Cash Value and, thus, the death benefit by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If however, the death benefit is in a "tax corridor" under either Option A or Option B, that is, if the death benefit equals the Cash Value multiplied by a percentage based on federal tax law requirements described in Section 7702(d) of the Code, then we will reduce the Face Amount to the extent that the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge) exceeds the amount equal to the difference between the death benefit and the Face Amount. We will reduce the death benefit correspondingly. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit Options"). Face Amount decreases resulting from partial withdrawals will first reduce the most recent Face Amount increase, then the most recent increases in succession, and lastly the initial Face Amount.

Transfers

You may transfer Cash Value, not including amounts credited to the Loan Account, among the Divisions available within the Policy and, for certain Policies, between the Divisions and the General Account. You may request a transfer in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. Transfers to and from the General Account are subject to restrictions. (See "The General Account.") The following terms apply to transfers under a Policy:

● We will make transfers and determine all values in connection with transfers as of the end of the Valuation Period during which the transfer request is received at our Administrative Office. Transfer requests received before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading receive same-day pricing. If we receive a transfer request after the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for regular trading, we will process the order using the accumulation unit value for the Division determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange.

● We will consider all transfer requests received on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer request.

● The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division or in the General Account. (We are not currently enforcing this restriction for transfers from the General Account but reserve the right to do so in the future.) Where a single transfer request calls for more than one transfer, and not all of the transfers would meet the minimum requirements, we will make those transfers that do meet the requirements. Transfers resulting from Policy Loans will not be counted for purposes of the limitations on the amount or frequency of transfers allowed in each month or year.

● We may impose a charge of $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year.

● The Company may revoke or modify the privilege of transferring amounts to or from the General Account at any time.

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Restrictions on Frequent Transfers

We have policies and procedures that attempt to detect and deter frequent transfers in situations where we determine there is a potential for arbitrage trading. Currently, we believe that such situations may be presented in the international, small-cap, and high-yield Portfolios (these Portfolios, referred to as the "Monitored Funds," are identified in the list below) and we monitor transfer activity in those Monitored Funds.

The following Portfolios are "Monitored Funds":

● DWS CROCI<sup>®</sup> International VIP

● MetLife Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio

● MFS<sup>®</sup> Global Equity Series

● Putnam VT High Yield Fund

● State Street Emerging Markets Enhanced Index Portfolio

We employ various means to monitor transfer activity, such as examining the frequency and size of transfers into and out of the Monitored Funds within given periods of time. For example, we currently monitor transfer activity to determine if, for each category of international, small-cap, and high yield Portfolios, in a 12-month period there were: (1) six or more transfers involving the given category; (2) cumulative gross transfers involving the given category that exceed the current Cash Value; and (3) two or more "round trips" involving any Portfolio in the given category. A round trip generally is defined as a transfer in followed by a transfer out within the next seven calendar days or a transfer out followed by a transfer in within the next seven calendar days, in either case subject to certain other criteria. **We do not believe that other Portfolios present a significant opportunity to engage in arbitrage trading and therefore do not monitor transfer activity in those Portfolios. We may change the Monitored Funds at any time without notice in our sole discretion.**

Our policies and procedures may result in transfer restrictions being applied to deter frequent transfers. Currently, when we detect transfer activity in the Monitored Funds that exceeds our current transfer limits, we require future transfer requests to or from any Monitored Funds under that Policy to be submitted with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, a rebalancing program or, if applicable, any asset allocation program described in this Prospectus are not treated as transfers when we monitor the frequency of transfers.

The detection and deterrence of harmful transfer activity involves judgments that are inherently subjective, such as the decision to monitor only those Portfolios that we believe are susceptible to arbitrage trading or the determination of the transfer limits. Our ability to detect and/or restrict such transfer activity may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as our ability to predict strategies employed by Owners to avoid such detection. Our ability to restrict such transfer activity also may be limited by provisions of the Policy. Accordingly,

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there is no assurance that we will prevent all transfer activity that may adversely affect Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies. We do not accommodate frequent transfers in any Portfolios and there are no arrangements in place to permit any Owner to engage in frequent transfers; we apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement.

The Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers in their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures. For example, Funds may assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Although we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent transfer policies and procedures of the Funds, we have entered into a written agreement, as required by SEC regulation, with each Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and to execute instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate the frequent transfer policies established by the Fund.

In addition, Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Portfolios generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Funds in their ability to apply their frequent transfer policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios. If a Fund believes that an omnibus order reflects one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in frequent trading, the Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.

In accordance with applicable law, we reserve the right to modify or terminate the transfer privilege at any time. We also reserve the right to defer or restrict the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of their shares as a result of their own policies and procedures on frequent transfers (even if an entire omnibus order is rejected due to the frequent transfers of a single Owner). You should read the Portfolios' prospectuses for more details.

Restrictions on Large Transfers

Large transfers may increase brokerage and administrative costs of the underlying Portfolios and may disrupt fund management strategy, requiring a Portfolio to maintain a high cash position and possibly resulting in lost investment opportunities and forced liquidations. We do not monitor for large transfers to or from Portfolios except where the manager of a particular underlying Portfolio has brought large transfer activity to our attention for investigation on a case-by-case basis. For example, some Portfolio managers have asked us to monitor for "block transfers" where transfer requests have been submitted on behalf of multiple Owners by a third party such as an investment adviser. When we detect such large trades, we may impose restrictions similar to those described above where future transfer requests from that third party must be submitted in writing with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

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Loans

**Loan Privileges.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may, by request in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet, borrow an amount up to the Loan Value of the Policy, with the Policy serving as sole security for such loan. The Loan Value is equal to (a) minus (b), where:

(a) is 85% of the Cash Value of the Policy on the date the Policy Loan is requested; and

(b) is the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness.

The minimum amount that you may borrow is $100. We will ordinarily pay any amount due to you under a Policy Loan within seven days after we receive the loan request at our Administrative Office, although we may postpone payments under certain circumstances.

We will process each loan request at the accumulation unit values determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request.

When a Policy Loan is made, we will transfer Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. We will also transfer an amount equal to the loan interest due at the next Policy Anniversary, discounted at an interest rate equal to the current Loan Account crediting rate. Unless you request a different allocation, we will transfer amounts from the Divisions of the Separate Account and the General Account in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value. This will reduce the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account and the General Account. These transactions will not be considered transfers for purposes of the limitations on transfers.

**Interest Rate Charged for Policy Loans.** We charge you 8% interest per year on a loan. Loan interest is due and payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. If you do not pay the interest charged when it is due, we will transfer to the Loan Account an amount of Cash Value equal to the interest due. We will deduct the amount transferred from the Divisions and the General Account in the same proportion that the Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value.

**Loan Account Interest Rate Credited.** Amounts in the Loan Account will earn interest daily at an annual rate of at least 5%. The Loan Account interest credited will be transferred to the Divisions and the General Account: (i) each Policy Anniversary; (ii) when a new loan is made; (iii) when a loan is partially or fully repaid; and (iv) when an amount is needed to meet a monthly deduction.

**Repayment of Indebtedness.** You may repay all or part of your Indebtedness at any time while the Insured is living and the Policy is in effect. All repayments should be made directly to us at our Administrative Office. Upon repayment, we will allocate an amount equal to the loan repayment (but not more than the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness) from the Loan Account back to the General Account and the Divisions on the same proportionate basis on which we originally transferred the loan collateral from the Divisions and/or the General Account.

We will treat amounts paid while a Policy Loan is outstanding as premiums unless you request in writing that the payments be treated as repayment of Indebtedness.

**Effect of Policy Loans.** Whether or not repaid, a Policy Loan will permanently affect the Cash Value and Cash Surrender Value of a Policy, and may permanently affect the amount of the death benefit. This is because the collateral for the Policy Loan (the amount held in the Loan Account) does not participate in the performance of the Separate Account while the loan is outstanding. If the Loan Account interest credited is less than the

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investment performance of the selected Division, the Policy values will be lower as a result of the loan. Conversely, if the Loan Account interest credited is higher than the investment performance of the Division, the Policy values may be higher. We will deduct any outstanding Indebtedness from the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy.

There are risks associated with taking a Policy Loan, including the potential for a Policy to lapse if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. In addition, if the Policy is a MEC, then a Policy Loan will be treated as a partial withdrawal for federal income tax purposes. A loan also may have possible adverse tax consequences that could occur if a Policy is exchanged, canceled or lapses with loans outstanding. A loan from or secured by a Policy that is not classified as a MEC should generally not be treated as a taxable distribution so long as the Policy stays in force. You should seek competent advice before requesting a Policy loan.

Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy

You may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a life insurance policy that provides benefits that do not vary with the investment return of the Divisions. If, during the first two Policy Years, you request in writing that we transfer all of your Cash Value into the General Account, and you indicate that you are exercising the conversion right, the transfer will not be subject to a transaction charge or to transfer limits. At the time of the transfer, there will be no effect on the Policy's death benefit, Face Amount, net amount at risk, risk class or Issue Age. If you exercise your one-time conversion right, we will automatically allocate all future Net Premiums to the General Account, and no future transfers to the Separate Account will be allowed.

If a Certificate has been amended to operate as an Individual Policy following an Insured's change in eligibility under a Group Contract, the conversion right will be measured from the Issue Date of the original Certificate. At the time of the conversion, the new Policy will have, at the Owner's option, either the same death benefit or the same net amount at risk as the original Policy. The new Policy will also have the same Issue Date and Issue Age as the original Policy. The premiums for the new Policy will be based on our rates in effect for the same Issue Age and rate class as the original Policy.

Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility

**Group Contracts with Automatic Continuation of Coverage.** Under some Group Contracts, as long as the Certificate is in force, an Insured's coverage will continue even if an Insured's eligibility under a Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program ends because the Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program terminates or the Employee's employment ends. Even if the Certificate has lapsed and is not in force, the right to reinstate and to convert a lapsed Certificate remains despite the change in the Employee's eligibility during the reinstatement period.

We will amend a Certificate issued under such a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges. The amendment will be mailed to the Owner within 31 days (a) after we receive written notice that the Employee's employment ended or (b) after the termination of the Group Contract. If the Certificate is in a grace period at the time the conversion occurs, any premium necessary to prevent the Certificate from lapsing must be paid to us before the Individual Policy will be mailed. A new planned premium schedule will be established which will have the same planned annual premium utilized under the Group Contract. The new planned payment intervals will be no more frequent than quarterly.

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The Company may allow payment of planned premium through periodic (usually monthly) authorized electronic funds transfer. Of course, unscheduled premium payments can be made at any time. (See "Premiums.")

If an Individual Policy was issued under such a Group Contract or other Employer-sponsored insurance program, the Policy will continue in force following the change in eligibility. The rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges under the Policy will remain the same following this change in eligibility.

When an Employee's Spouse is the Insured under a Policy, the Spouse's insurance coverage also will continue in the event the Employee is no longer eligible. We will automatically amend the Certificate issued to the Employee's Spouse so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges. If an Individual Policy was originally issued to the Employee's Spouse, the Individual Policy will continue with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges.

If an Associated Company ceases to be under common control with the Contract holder, the Insureds of the Associated Company (i.e., Employees of the Associated Company and their Spouses) may continue their insurance in the manner described above.

**Group Contracts Without Automatic Continuation of Coverage.** Under certain Group Contracts, an Insured's coverage may end upon termination of the Group Contract or if the Group Contract has been amended to end life insurance coverage for an eligible class of Employees of which the Insured is a member. The Insured then has the option to convert the Certificate to a personal policy of insurance. (See "Conditions for Conversion" below.)

If the Group Contract terminates or is amended (as indicated above), then your Certificate (including any death benefit thereunder) will cease. If there is another life insurance plan for which the Insured is eligible, we will pay the succeeding carrier the Cash Surrender Value. If there is no successor plan, or if the successor carrier is unable to accept such Cash Surrender Value, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you, unless you elect in writing to take a paid-up insurance option using your Cash Surrender Value as a single premium. The Cash Surrender Value must provide a paid-up policy in the minimum amount of $10,000. Paid-up insurance is permanent life insurance with no further premiums due. Paid-up insurance has Cash Value. The amount of the paid-up insurance is payable at the death of the Insured. If we pay the Cash Surrender Value to you, the federal income tax consequences of the distribution to you would be the same as if you surrendered your Certificate. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Under certain Group Contracts, some states may also require a conversion option (i) if the Insured's employment terminates, (ii) if the Insured's membership in an eligible class terminates, or (iii) if the amount of life insurance the Insured is eligible for is reduced.

**Conditions for Conversion.** If you choose to convert the Certificate to a personal policy of insurance for any of the reasons set forth above, we must receive your written application and the premium due for the new policy at our Administrative Office, within the relevant application period. The amount of the new policy will be determined as specified in your Certificate. We or one of our affiliates will issue a new policy, which will be subject to the conditions set forth in the form of Contract applicable to you. The new policy will take effect on the 32nd day after the date the life insurance coverage under the Certificate ends (or the amount of life insurance the Insured is eligible for is reduced), regardless of the duration of the relevant application period.

Payment of Benefits at Maturity

If the Insured is living and the Policy is in force, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you on the Maturity Date. Amounts payable on the Maturity Date ordinarily will be paid within seven days of that date, although payment may be postponed under certain circumstances. A Policy will mature if and when the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

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Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests

In addition to written requests, we may accept instructions by telephone, facsimile, email and via the Internet from you or an authorized third party regarding transfers, loans, partial withdrawals and certain Policy changes, subject to the following conditions.

● We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

● If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

● These procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions and/or providing written confirmation of transactions to you.

● We reserve the right to suspend telephone, facsimile, email and/or Internet instructions at any time for any class of Policies for any reason.

You should protect your personal identification number ("PIN") because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN when using Internet systems. We are not able to verify that the person providing the PIN and giving us instructions via the Internet is you or is authorized to act on your behalf.

Facsimile, email or Internet transactions may not always be possible. Any facsimile, email or computer system, whether it is ours, yours, or that of your service provider or agent, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to equip our systems to handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should make the request by writing to our Administrative Office.

Our variable life insurance business is largely conducted through digital communications and data storage networks and systems operated by us and our service providers or other business partners (e.g., the Portfolios and the firms involved in the distribution and sale of our variable life insurance policies). For example, many routine operations, such as processing Owners' requests and elections and day-to-day record keeping, are all executed through computer networks and systems.

**POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT** 

Lapse

A Policy may enter a 62-day grace period and possibly lapse (terminate without value or death benefit) if the Cash Surrender Value is not enough to cover the next monthly deduction. If you have taken out a loan, then your Policy also will enter a grace period and possibly lapse whenever the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on the Monthly Anniversary. Thus, the payment of premiums in any amount does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force until the Maturity Date.

We will notify you at the beginning of the grace period by mail. The notice will specify the amount of premium required to keep the Policy in force, and the date the payment is due. Subject to minimum premium requirements, the amount of the premium required to keep the Policy in force will be the amount of the current monthly deduction. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment within the grace period, the Policy will lapse and terminate without Cash Value. Upon lapse, any Indebtedness is extinguished and any collateral in the Loan Account

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is returned to the Company. If the Insured dies during the grace period, any overdue monthly deductions and Indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit payable.

Reinstatement

Unless you have surrendered the Policy, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy by written application at any time while the Insured is alive and within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. The right to reinstate a lapsed Policy will not be affected by the termination of a Group Contract or the termination of an Employee's employment during the reinstatement period.

Reinstatement is subject to the following conditions:

● Evidence of the insurability of the Insured satisfactory to us (including evidence of insurability of any person covered by a rider to reinstate the rider).

● Payment of a premium that, after the deduction of any premium charges (premium expense charge and premium tax charge), is large enough to cover: (a) the monthly deductions due at the time of lapse, and (b) two times the monthly deduction due at the time of reinstatement.

● Payment or reinstatement of any Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness reinstated will cause a Cash Value of an equal amount also to be reinstated.

If you meet the requirements to reinstate a lapsed Policy, your Face Amount will be reinstated to the amount in effect immediately prior to the lapse. If you reinstate a lapsed Policy and elect to reinstate any Indebtedness existing immediately before the Policy lapsed, the corresponding collateral for the Indebtedness would also be reinstated as part of the Cash Value of the reinstated Policy. The amount of Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be equal to the amount of any Indebtedness reinstated, increased by the Net Premiums paid at reinstatement and any loans paid at the time of reinstatement.

If a Policy is reinstated after 90 days of lapse, a new Policy will be issued to you. The Effective Date of the new Policy will be the date we approve the application for reinstatement. There will be a full monthly deduction for the Policy Month that includes that date. If the Group Contract was issued before January 1, 2009, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates for the new Policy will be based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C. If the Group Contract was issued on or after January 1, 2009, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates will be based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Male Mortality Table.

**CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS** 

We will deduct certain charges under the Policy in consideration for: (i) services and benefits we provide; (ii) costs and expenses we incur; (iii) risks we assume; and (iv) our profit expectations.

Services and benefits we provide:

● the death benefit, cash and loan benefits under the Policy;

● investment options, including premium allocations;

● administration of elective options; and

● the distribution of reports to Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur:

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● costs associated with processing and underwriting applications, and with issuing and administering the Policy (including any riders);

● overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits;

● sales and marketing expenses; and

● other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state, and local premium and other taxes and fees.

Risks we assume:

● that the cost of insurance charges we deduct are insufficient to meet our actual claims because Insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

● that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies exceed the charges we deduct.

Our revenues from any particular charge may be more or less than any costs or expenses that charge may be intended primarily to cover. We may use our revenues from one charge to pay other costs and expenses in connection with the Policies including distribution expenses. We may also profit from all the charges combined, including the cost of insurance charge and the mortality and expense risk charge and use such profits for any corporate purpose.

Transaction Charges

**Premium Expense Charge.** Before we allocate Net Premiums among the Divisions and the General Account pursuant to your instructions, we will reduce your premium payments by a front-end sales charge ("premium expense charge") to compensate us for our costs in issuing the Policy. The maximum premium expense charge we can apply to any Policy can vary but will not exceed 1% for Policies issued under Group Contracts. The net amount of premiums invested is shown on your Policy's schedule page and reflects the deduction of the premium tax charge and the amount of premium expense charge that applies to your Policy. Please refer to your Policy Schedule page. For certain Policies that are deemed to be individual contracts under federal tax laws, we will reduce your premium payments by a premium expense charge that can vary but will not exceed 2% of each premium payment to compensate us for the anticipated higher corporate income taxes that result from the sale of such Policies. The current premium expense charge is 1% for Policies issued under Group Contracts and 2% for Policies treated as individual contracts under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

The sales charges will not change even if an Insured is no longer eligible under a Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program, but continues coverage on an individual basis.

**Premium Tax Charge.** Many states and localities impose a tax on premiums received by insurance companies. These premium taxes vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 0% to 5.0% of premiums paid.

To cover these premium taxes, we will either assess an explicit premium tax charge or increase our insurance rates to cover these premium taxes. If your Employer chooses the Group A or Group B charge structure, we will reduce premium payments by an explicit premium tax charge guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%. The current premium tax charge for Owners in Group A and Group B is 2.25% of each premium paid. If your Employer chooses the Group C charge structure, we will not assess an explicit premium tax charge but will include it in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge. For a more detailed explanation of the different charge structures that apply to each Group, please see "Selection of Charge Structure (Group A, Group B and Group C)" above.

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**Partial Withdrawal Transaction Charge.** You may make a partial withdrawal of Cash Value. For each partial withdrawal we will assess a transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the partial withdrawal. This charge will be in addition to the amount received in cash.

**Transfer Charge.** After the first Policy Year, you may transfer a portion of your Cash Value. For each transfer in excess of 12 in a single Policy Year, we may impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the transfer. We are currently waiving this charge.

Periodic Charges

**Monthly Deduction.** We will make the monthly deduction on the Investment Start Date and on each succeeding Monthly Anniversary. We will make deductions from each Division and the General Account in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division and the General Account bears to the unloaned Cash Value on the date the monthly deduction is made. Because portions of the monthly deduction, such as the cost of insurance, can vary from month to month, the monthly deduction also will vary.

The monthly deduction has several components:

● the cost of insurance charge;

● the premium tax charge (for Group C Owners, this is included as part of the cost of insurance charge);

● a monthly administrative charge (for Group B Owners and Group C Owners, this is included as part of the cost of insurance charge); and

● the charges for any riders.

**Cost of Insurance Charge.** We assess a monthly cost of insurance charge on each Monthly Anniversary (to cover the next Policy Month) to compensate us for underwriting the death benefit and for certain administrative costs (for the Group B and Group C charge structures) and to cover state and local premium taxes (for the Group C charge structure). The charge depends on the applicable cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk in the Policy Month in which the charge is calculated. The charge may vary from Policy to Policy and from Policy Month to Policy Month.

We will determine the monthly cost of insurance charge by multiplying the applicable cost of insurance rate or rates by the net amount at risk for each Policy Month. The net amount at risk for a Policy Month equals: (i) the death benefit at the beginning of the Policy Month divided by 1.0032737; LESS (ii) the Cash Value at the beginning of the Policy Month. (Dividing the death benefit by 1.0032737 reduces the net amount at risk, solely for purposes of computing the cost of insurance, by taking into account assumed monthly earnings at an annual rate of 4%.)

We determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount. If we approve an increase in Face Amount, then a different cost of insurance charge may apply to the increase, based on the Insured's circumstances at the time of the increase.

● *Cost of Insurance Rates.* The current cost of insurance rates are based on the Attained Age and the rate class of the Insured. We base the current cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality experience. We currently issue the Policies on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis without regard to the sex of the Insured. Whether a Policy is issued on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis does not affect the cost of insurance charge determined for that Policy.

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The current cost of insurance rates will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance rates set forth in the Policy. For Policies under Group Contracts issued before January 1, 2009, these guaranteed rates are 125% of the maximum rates that could be charged based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C ("1980 CSO Table"). For Policies under Group Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2009, the guaranteed cost of insurance rates will not exceed 400% of the rates that could be charged based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Male Mortality Table ("2001 CSO Table"). The guaranteed rates are higher than the rates in either the 1980 CSO table or the 2001 CSO Table because we use guaranteed or simplified underwriting procedures whereby the Insured is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. Under these underwriting methods, then, healthy individuals will pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under substantially similar policies using different underwriting methods. The current cost of insurance rates are generally lower than 100% of either the 1980 CSO Table or the 2001 CSO Table.

● *Net Amount at Risk.* We also calculate the net amount at risk separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increase in Face Amount. In determining the net amount at risk for each increment of Face Amount, the Cash Value is first considered part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value exceeds the initial Face Amount, it is then considered as part of any increment in Face Amount in the order these increases took effect. The net amount at risk is affected by investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Policy fees and charges, the death benefit option chosen, partial withdrawals, and decreases in Face Amount. Any decrease in Face Amount, whether by the Owner's request or resulting from a partial withdrawal, will first be used to reduce the net amount at risk for the most recent increase in Face Amount, the next most recent increases in succession, and then the net amount at risk for the initial Face Amount.

**Monthly Administrative Charge.** We assess either an explicit monthly administrative charge from each Policy based upon the number of Employees eligible to be covered at issue of a Group Contract or an Employer-sponsored insurance program or increase our insurance rates to compensate us for ordinary administrative expenses such as record keeping, processing death benefit claims and Policy changes, preparing and mailing reports, and overhead costs. If your Employer chooses the Group A charge structure, the amount of this charge is set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy. The guaranteed maximum administrative charge we can apply to any Policy can vary but will not exceed $6.00 per Policy per month during the first Policy Year and $3.50 per Policy per month in renewal years. The current administrative charge that we apply is up to $3.50 per month. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy. If your Employer chooses the Group B or Group C charge structure, the monthly administrative charge will not be charged as an explicit charge but will be included in our insurance rates resulting in a higher cost of insurance charge.

These guaranteed maximum charges are guaranteed not to increase over the life of the Policy. The administrative charge will not change in the event that the Insured is no longer eligible for group coverage, but continues coverage on an individual basis. In addition, when we believe that lower administrative costs will be incurred in connection with a particular Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program, we may modify the charge for that Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

**Charges for Riders.** We charge a fee to compensate us for the coverage that we are providing. The monthly deduction will include charges for any additional benefits provided by rider. (See "Additional Benefits and Riders.") The charges for individual riders are summarized in the Fee Table of this Prospectus. These riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts or Employer-sponsored insurance programs may not offer certain riders.

● *Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider*. This rider provides for the waiver of monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled, subject to certain limitations. The Insured must have become disabled before age

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;65. Generally, the charge under this rider is assessed per $1.00 of the waived monthly deduction for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued before January 1, 2004 and is generally assessed by increasing the applicable cost of insurance rates for Certificates under Group Contracts or Individual Policies issued on or after January 1, 2004.

● *Children's Life Insurance Rider*. This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the child to be insured must not be confined in a hospital at the time the application is signed. Upon receipt at our Administrative Office of proof of the Insured's death before the rider terminates, the rider will be continued on a fully paid-up term insurance basis. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. The charge for this rider is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided.

● *Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider*. This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

● *Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit.* The Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit can be provided by rider or by a separate Policy, depending upon what is available under your Group. This benefit provides insurance on the Insured's Spouse, as defined in the benefit. To be eligible for insurance under the benefit, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse. Under the Spouse's life insurance rider, if we receive at our Administrative Office proof of the Insured's (employee's) death before the Policy Anniversary nearest the Spouse's 65th birthday, a limited 60-day continuation and exchange period begins, during which the rider may be exchanged for a new fixed-benefit policy on the life of the Spouse. If the Spouse's Policy was owned by the Employee, then the Employee's estate can continue the coverage, make an ownership change or surrender the Policy. If the Policy is surrendered, the Spouse can convert to an Individual Policy. If the Spouse's Policy is owned by the Spouse, then the Policy will continue after the death of the Employee. The Spouse's life insurance rider differs from an actual Policy issued on an Employee's Spouse in that the rider provides only term insurance on the life of the Spouse and does not provide for the accumulation of its own Cash Value. The charge for the rider is assessed per $1,000 of insurance coverage provided and the charge for the Spouse Policy is assessed per $1,000 of net amount at risk.

**Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.** We will deduct a daily charge from the Separate Account at a rate not to exceed 0.0024547% (an annual rate of 0.90%) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account. We may reflect a reduction in the current rate as a credit to Cash Value.

This charge compensates us for certain mortality and expense risks we assume. The mortality risk we assume is that an Insured may die sooner than anticipated and that we will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policy will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Policy. If this charge does not cover our actual costs, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if the charge more than covers our actual costs, we add the excess to our surplus. We expect to profit from this charge and may use such profits for any lawful purpose, including covering distribution and other expenses. The mortality and expense risk charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

**Loan Interest Charge.** We charge interest on Policy loans at a maximum annual interest rate of 8.00%, payable in arrears on each Policy anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. We also will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at a minimum effective annual rate of 5% (our current interest rate is 8.00% and our current crediting rate is 7.25%). The current loan interest spread is 0.75%.

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Federal Taxes

We currently do not assess charges against the Separate Account for federal income taxes that may be incurred by the Separate Account. We may assess such a charge in the future, as well as charges for other taxes incurred by the Separate Account. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Variations in Charges

We may vary the amounts of charges described in this Prospectus as a result of such factors as: (1) differences in legal requirements in the jurisdictions where the Policies are sold; (2) differences in actual or expected risks, expenses, Policy persistency, premium payment patterns, or mortality experience among different categories of purchasers or insureds; and (3) changes in Policy pricing that we may implement from time to time. We may take into account additional information provided by prospective Contractholders in assessing these differences and determining any variances in charges, subject to our underwriting guidelines. Any such variations will be pursuant to our administrative procedures that we establish and will not discriminate unfairly against any Owner. Any such variations may apply to existing Policies as well as to Policies issued in the future, except that the charges under any Policy may never exceed the maximums therein.

Portfolio Charges and Expenses

Charges are deducted from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Portfolios that are described in the prospectuses for those Portfolios. Shares of the Portfolios are purchased for the Separate Account at their net asset value. The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined after deduction of the fees and charges. For further information, consult the prospectus for each Portfolio and Appendix A, below.

**FEDERAL TAX MATTERS**

The following is a brief summary of some tax rules and includes information about different types of benefits, not all of which may be available under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. Such discussion does not purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. The summary does not address state, local or foreign tax issues related to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. 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 our 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.

**Tax Status of the Policy or Certificate**

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, was issued.

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In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Separate Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, we believe that the Owner of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should not be treated as the Owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent Owners of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from being treated as the owners of the underlying Separate Account assets.

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Separate Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes. It is intended that the Separate Account, through its investment decisions, will satisfy these diversification requirements. If Fund shares are sold directly to tax-qualified retirement plans that later lose their tax-qualified status or to non-qualified plans, there could be adverse consequences under the diversification rules.

The following discussion assumes that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes.

**Tax Treatment of Policy or Certificate Benefits**

**In General.** We believe that the death benefit under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should generally be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary to the extent provided in Section 101 of the Code. Insurance proceeds may be taxable in some circumstances, such as where there is a transfer-for-value of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or where a business is the Owner of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, covering the life of an Employee, if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied.

Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. A tax adviser should be consulted on these consequences.

Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, Cash Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is classified as a modified endowment contract.

**If you reside in a U.S. territory or outside of the U.S., please contact your financial or tax adviser for tax guidance on your Policy or Certificate, as applicable.**

**Modified Endowment Contracts.** Under the Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts, with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Given the flexibility of the Policies or Certificates, as applicable, as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will determine whether it is classified as a MEC. In general, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be classified as a MEC if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, causes the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to fail the "7-pay test." A Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy or Certificate Years, as applicable, or in the seven years after a "material change," the amount paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

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If there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, during a 7-pay testing period, for example, as a result of a partial withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, had originally been issued at the reduced Face Amount. If there is a "material change" in Policy's or Certificate's, as applicable, benefits or other terms, even after the first seven years, the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy or Certificate, as applicable. A material change may occur, for example, when there is an increase in the death benefit or the receipt of an unnecessary premium. Unnecessary premiums are premiums paid into a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, which are not needed in order to provide a death benefit equal to the lowest death benefit that was payable in the most recent 7-pay testing period. To prevent your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from becoming a MEC, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits. In addition, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be treated as a MEC if it is received in exchange for a life insurance contract that is a MEC. A current or prospective Owner should consult a tax adviser to determine whether a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transaction will cause the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be classified as a MEC.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Modified Endowment Contracts.** Policies or Certificates, as applicable, classified as modified endowment contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

(1) All distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a modified endowment contract will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income and as tax-free recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, only after all gain has been distributed.

(2) Loans taken from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, classified as a modified endowment contract are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

(3) A 10 percent additional income tax penalty is imposed on the amount subject to tax except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has Attained Age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's Beneficiary. The foregoing exceptions generally do not apply to an Owner that is a non-natural person, such as a corporation.

If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions that occur during the contract year will be taxed as distributions from a modified endowment contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within two years before it becomes a modified endowment contract will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a modified endowment contract.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Policies or Certificates That Are Not Modified Endowment Contracts.** Distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not classified as a modified endowment contract are generally treated first as a non-taxable recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, as gain taxable as ordinary income. However, distributions during the first 15 Policy or Certificate, as applicable, years accompanied by a reduction in Policy or Certificate, as applicable, benefits, including distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, are subject to different tax rules and may be treated in whole or in part as taxable income.

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Loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are generally not treated as distributions.

Finally, neither distributions nor loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are subject to the 10 percent additional income tax.

**Investment in the Policy or Certificate.** Your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is generally your aggregate premiums. When a distribution is taken from the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

**Policy or Certificate Loans.** In general, interest on a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan will not be deductible. If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan is outstanding when a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is exchanged, canceled or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be added to the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly. In the case of an outstanding loan at the time of an exchange, the cancelled loan will generally be taxed to the extent of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, gain.

Before taking out a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan, you should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

**Withholding.** To the extent that Policy or Certificate, as applicable, distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. However, recipients can generally elect not to have tax withheld from distributions.

**Multiple Policies or Certificates.** All modified endowment contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one modified endowment contract for purposes of determining the amount includable in the Owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** In general, rider benefits may be received tax free by the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill or chronically ill, subject to certain limitations and conditions. However, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or requesting payment under this rider.

**Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies or Certificates.** If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. In addition, under Code Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, this Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Code Section 264(f) entity-holder rules. Death benefits payable to a business owner on the life of an Employee will generally be taxable if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied. In addition, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider or Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, as applicable received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable.

Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax adviser before any non-natural person is made an Owner or holder of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

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**Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.** The transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or designation of a Beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, retained incidents of ownership at death, or made a gift transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within 3 years of death. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, would be included in the Owner's estate upon the Owner's death.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping transfer tax when all or part of a life insurance Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each Owner or Beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

In general, current rules provide for a $15 million estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption (as indexed for inflation) and a top tax rate of 40 percent for deaths occurring and gifts made after December 31, 2025.

The complexity of the tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your Beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

**Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations.** The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, purchase.

**Possible Tax Law Changes.** Although the likelihood of legislative or regulatory changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could change by legislation, regulation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

We have the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, in response to legislative or regulatory changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment Owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

**Transfer of Issued Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties.** If you transfer the Policy to a third party, including a sale of the Policy to a life settlement company, such transfer for value may be taxable. The death benefit will also be taxable in the case of a transfer for value unless certain exceptions apply. We may be required to report certain

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information to the IRS, as required under Code section 6050Y and applicable regulations. You should consult with a qualified tax advisor for further information prior to transferring the Policy.

**Our Income Taxes.** Under current federal income tax law, we are not taxed on the Separate Account's operations. Thus, currently we do not deduct a charge from the Separate Account for federal income taxes. We reserve the right to charge the Separate Account for any future federal income taxes or economic burdens we may incur.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

**Tax Credits and Deductions.** The Company may be entitled to certain tax benefits related to the assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions, are not passed back to the Separate Account or to the Policy or Owners, as applicable, since the Company is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

**ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS** 

In addition to the standard death benefit associated with your Policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table. We currently offer the following riders under the Policy, subject to state availability:

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Waiver of Monthly* <br> *Deductions Rider*<br>| This rider provides for the <br> waiver of monthly deductions <br> while the Insured is totally <br> disabled, including cost of <br> insurance and monthly Policy <br> expense charges, upon proof <br> of disability.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> The Insured must have <br> become disabled before age <br> 65.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Children's Life Insurance* <br> *Rider*<br>| This rider provides term <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death for any insured child.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected rider <br> benefit, you may also need to <br> be on active status. You <br> should ask your Employer if <br> this benefit is included and <br> whether you need to be on <br> active status in order to elect <br> it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Coverage applied for after <br> Policy issue may be subject to <br> underwriting.<br>|
| *Spouse's Life Insurance* <br> *Benefit*<br>| This benefit provides <br> insurance in an amount <br> selected at issue upon proof <br> of death of the Insured's <br> Spouse.<br>| Optional | You may choose to add this <br> benefit if your Employer <br> makes the benefit available. <br> Depending upon your <br> Employer's elected rider <br> benefit, you may also need to <br> be on active status. You <br> should ask your Employer if <br> this benefit is included and <br> whether you need to be on <br> active status in order to elect <br> it.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Coverage applied for after <br> Policy issue may be subject to <br> underwriting.<br>|
| *Accelerated Death Benefit* <br> *Settlement Option Rider*<br>| Under this rider, you may <br> receive an accelerated <br> payment of a portion of your <br> death benefit if the Insured is <br> terminally ill.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Payment under this rider may <br> affect eligibility for benefits <br> under state or federal law.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Will Preparation Service* <br> *Rider*<br>| MetLife makes a will <br> preparation service available <br> to you (subject to state <br> variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The will <br> preparation service is made <br> available through a MetLife <br> affiliate.<br>|
| *Estate Resolution Services* <br> *Rider*<br>| This benefit provides certain <br> probate services in the event <br> you or your Spouse dies <br> (subject to state variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The <br> probate services are made <br> available through a MetLife <br> affiliate.<br>|
| *Digital Estate Planning* <br> *Rider*<br>| MetLife makes a Digital <br> Estate Planning Platform <br> available to you (subject to <br> state variations).<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The Digital <br> Estate Planning Platform is <br> made available through a <br> MetLife affiliate.<br>|
| *Bereavement Services Rider* | This benefit provides certain <br> bereavement services to <br> beneficiaries.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The <br> bereavement services are <br> made available by a <br> third-party provider.<br>|
| *Grief Counseling Services* <br> *Rider*<br>| This benefit provides certain <br> grief counseling services to <br> beneficiaries.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The grief <br> counseling services are made <br> available by a third-party <br> provider.<br>|
| *Funeral Services Rider* | This benefit provides certain <br> funeral services to you, your <br> Spouse and children<br>| Standard | The rider is standard unless <br> your Employer decides not to <br> make it available. The funeral <br> services are made available <br> by a third-party provider.<br>|
| *Dollar Cost Averaging* | Allows you to automatically <br> transfer from the DWS <br> Government Money Market <br> VIP Division to other <br> Divisions a predetermined <br> amount of money over a <br> specified period of time.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Annual Automatic Portfolio* <br> *Rebalancing*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> reallocate your Cash Value <br> among the elected Divisions <br> to return the allocation to the <br> percentages you specify.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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Additional Insurance Benefits

**Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.** This rider provides for the waiver of the monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled, as defined in the rider. The Insured must provide proof that they are unable to perform any other job for which the Insured is fit by education, training or experience. The Insured must have become disabled before age 65.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under this rider, and have current premiums of $150 per month including a $50 optional investment premium, we will waive $100 per month so your life insurance coverage remains in force.

**Children's Life Insurance Rider.** This rider provides for term insurance on the Insured's children, as defined in the rider. To be eligible for insurance under the rider, the child to be insured must not be confined in a hospital at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of any insured child. Upon receipt at our Administrative Office of proof of the Insured's death before the rider terminates, the rider will be continued on a fully paid-up term insurance basis.

For example, if you have $5,000 of coverage under this rider, and your child dies while the child rider is in force, we will pay $5,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the child.

**Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit.** The Spouse's Life Insurance Benefit can be provided by rider or by a separate Policy, depending upon what is available under your Group. This benefit provides insurance on the Employee's Spouse, as defined in the rider or Policy, as applicable. To be eligible for insurance under the rider or Policy, as applicable, the Spouse must provide evidence of insurability at the time the application is signed. The death benefit will be payable to the named Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse. Under the Spouse's life insurance rider, if we receive at our Administrative Office proof of the Insured's death before the Policy Anniversary nearest the Spouse's 65th birthday, a limited 60-day continuation and exchange period begins, during which this rider may be exchanged for a new fixed-benefit policy on the life of the Spouse. If the Spouse's Policy was owned by the Employee, then the Employee's estate can continue the coverage, make an ownership change or surrender the Policy. If the Spouse's Policy is surrendered, the Spouse can convert to an Individual Policy. If the Spouse's Policy is owned by the Spouse, then the Spouse's Policy will continue after the death of the Employee. The Spouse's life insurance rider differs from a Spouse's Policy in that the rider provides only term insurance on the life of the Spouse and does not provide for the accumulation of its own Cash Value.

For example, if you have $10,000 of coverage under this benefit, and your legal Spouse dies while the Spouse benefit is in force, we will pay $10,000 in death benefit to the Beneficiary upon the death of the Spouse.

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**Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider.** This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill and expected to die within less than 12 months (subject to state variations). Any irrevocable Beneficiary and assignees of record must provide written authorization in order for the Owner to receive the accelerated benefit.

The amount of the death benefit payable under the rider will equal up to 85% of the Face Amount under the Policy on the date we receive satisfactory evidence of the terminal illness as described above, less any Indebtedness. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

The federal income tax consequences associated with adding or receiving benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider are unclear. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or requesting an accelerated death benefit payment under this rider.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider and have a Face Amount of $100,000 with no Cash Value, you may elect to receive up to $85,000 of the death benefit proceeds (less any loans and loan interest) prior to Your death.

**Will Preparation Service Rider**. This rider provides you with a will preparation service ("Service") while this rider and the Policy are in force. This Service is made available to you, at no cost, through a MetLife affiliate ("Affiliate"). This Service provides for a will to be prepared by attorneys designated by the Affiliate for you and your Spouse. If you have a will prepared by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, you must pay the attorney's services directly. Upon proof of such payment, you will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount you paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, if you decide that you would like to have a codicil to your will prepared, this Service enables you to work one-on-one with an attorney, in-person, on the phone, or online to prepare the codicil to your will free of charge, subject to state variations.

**Estate Resolution Services Rider**. If you or your Spouse die while this rider and the Policy are in force, a probate benefit (the "Benefit") will be made available to the estate of the deceased. The Benefit is available through an Affiliate. The Benefit provides for certain probate services to be made available, free of charge, by attorneys designated by the Affiliate. If probate services are provided by an attorney not designated by the Affiliate, the estate of the deceased must pay for those attorney's services directly. Upon proof of such payment, the estate of the deceased will be reimbursed for the attorney's services in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount such estate paid for the attorney's services and the amount customarily reimbursed for such services by the Affiliate.

For example, the executor of your estate may use the Benefit to receive unlimited consultations, either face-to-face with an attorney or by phone to assist in settling your estate.

**Digital Estate Planning.** A Digital Estate Planning Platform is included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for this platform to be provided by a MetLife affiliate (the "Affiliate"). This platform will be made available to Employees and their Spouses through legalplans.com/estateplanning and includes facilitation of the selection, completion and execution of common estate planning documents.

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**Beneficiary and Bereavement Services.** Beneficiary and Bereavement Services are included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) Insurance for no additional premium. MetLife may arrange for some portion of these services to be provided to Owners and Beneficiaries by a third-party provider.

**Grief Counseling Services Rider.** Employees who become insured under the Group Contract are eligible to receive non-insured grief counseling services at no additional premium. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided to Employees through a third-party service provider. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

**Funeral Services Discount Disclosure**. Employees who become insured under the Group Contract are eligible to receive discounts of up to 10% off the service provider's standard price for certain funeral services including funeral, cremation and cemetery products and services provided by a third-party national network of funeral and funeral planning providers while such insurance remains in effect. Employees who become insured will also have access to funeral planning resources including funeral planning tools and concierge services provided by the same national network of providers. MetLife has arranged for these services and discounts to be provided to Employees and their Spouses and children and the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents of the Employees and their Spouses for no additional premium. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

The discounts and planning services are not available in all jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory approval.

Automatic Investment Strategies

**Dollar Cost Averaging.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically transfer a predetermined amount of money from the DWS Government Money Market VIP Division to a number of available Divisions of the Separate Account. Based on the elected investment allocations for this investment strategy, Dollar Cost Averaging occurs after the close of business on each Monthly Anniversary or after close of business on the next business day following each Monthly Anniversary should your Monthly Anniversary fall on a non-business day (weekend or holiday) as long as all other requirements are met. The portion of the Policy's Cash Value in the DWS Government Money Market VIP Division must be greater than or equal to $1,000. The minimum total monthly transfer amount must be greater than or equal to $100.

Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. It involves continuous investment in securities regardless of price fluctuations. An investor should consider his/her ability to continue purchases in periods of low price levels.

For example, if you elected the Dollar Cost Averaging and selected $12,000 of Cash Value to be transferred from the DWS Government Money Market VIP Division to specified other Divisions that you choose, over a 12 month period we will transfer $1,000 each month for 12 months.

**Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically reallocate your Cash Value among the elected Divisions to return the allocation to the percentages you specify. This rebalancing occurs annually after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend).

Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

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For example, if you allocated 25% to each of four Divisions, after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary, or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend), we will transfer amounts among those four Divisions so that there is 25% of your Cash Value in each Division.

The automated transfers under these investment strategies will not count towards frequent transfer constraints or transfer limitations. However, we reserve the right to include them if we decide to restrict transfers under the terms of the Policy.

You may elect either the Dollar Cost Averaging strategy or the Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing strategy. There is no fee for participating in either strategy. You cannot participate in both strategies at the same time; however, either strategy may be discontinued at any time.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES** 

Distributing the Policies

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC") is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. MLIDC, which is our affiliate, also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts that we, or our affiliated companies issue. We reimburse MLIDC for expenses MLIDC incurs in distributing the Policies (e.g. commissions payable to retail broker-dealers who sell the Policies).

MLIDC's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. MLIDC is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). FINRA provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, or online at www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or online.

MLIDC and the Company may enter into selling agreements with broker-dealers ("selling firms") who will sell the Policies through their registered representatives. We pay commissions to these selling firms for the sale of the Policies, and these selling firms compensate their registered representative agents. Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company. A portion of the payments made to selling firms may be passed on to their registered representatives in accordance with their internal compensation programs. Those programs may also include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your registered representative for further information about what your registered representative and the selling firm for which he or she works may receive in connection with your purchase of a Policy.

We may compensate MetLife employees for referrals. We may also make various payments to selling firms and other third parties. (See "Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries.")

Commissions Paid to Selling Firms

The maximum commissions payable to a selling firm are one of the following options:

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| **Option** | **First Year** | **Renewal Years** |
| 1 | A+B | a+b |

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| **Option** | **First Year** | **Renewal Years** |
| 2 | A+B | a+c |
| 3 | A+X+Y+Z | a |

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A =

25% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

B =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

a =

25% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the respective Policy Year.

b =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during that Policy Year.

c =

Up to 0.25% per year of the average Cash Value of a Policy during a Policy Year.

X =

20% of the first Policy Year premiums received up to an amount that equals: the planned annual premium reduced by the cost of insurance charge, the monthly administrative charge, premium loads assessed, and any premiums paid less frequently than monthly.

Y =

2% of any unscheduled premiums received.

Z =

1% of premiums equal to the monthly administrative charge and the premium loads on those charges and the cost of insurance.

Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries

MetLife enters into arrangements concerning the sale, servicing and/or renewal of MetLife group insurance and certain other group-related insurance and non-insurance products ("Products") with brokers, agents, consultants, third party administrators, general agents, associations, and other parties that may participate in the sale, servicing and/or renewal of such Products (each an "Intermediary"). MetLife may pay your Intermediary compensation, which may include, among other things, base compensation, supplemental compensation and/or a service fee. MetLife may pay compensation for the sale, servicing and/or renewal of Products, or remit compensation to an Intermediary on your behalf. Your Intermediary may also be owned by, controlled by or affiliated with another person or party, which may also be an Intermediary and who may also perform marketing and/or administration services in connection with your Products and be paid compensation by MetLife.

Base compensation, which may vary from case to case and may change if you renew your Products with MetLife, may be payable to your Intermediary as a percentage of premium or a fixed dollar amount. MetLife may also pay your Intermediary compensation that is based upon your Intermediary placing and/or retaining a certain volume of business (*number of Products sold or dollar value of premium*) with MetLife. In addition, supplemental compensation may be payable to your Intermediary for eligible Products. Under MetLife's current supplemental compensation plan ("SCP"), the amount payable as supplemental compensation may range from 0% to 9% of premium. The supplemental compensation percentage may be based on one or more of: (1) the number of Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period or other defined period; (2) the amount of eligible new or renewal premium with respect to Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (3) the persistency percentage of Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (4) the block growth of the Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (5) eligible new or renewal premium growth during a one-year period; or (6) a flat amount, fixed percentage or sliding scale of the premium for Products as set by MetLife. The supplemental compensation percentage will be set by MetLife based on the achievement of the outlined qualification criteria and it may not be changed until the following SCP plan year. As

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such, the supplemental compensation percentage may vary from year to year, but will not exceed 9% under the current supplemental compensation plan.

The cost of supplemental compensation is not directly charged to the price of our Products, except as an allocation of overhead expense, which is applied to all eligible group insurance Products, whether or not supplemental compensation is paid in relation to a particular sale or renewal. As a result, your rates will not differ by whether or not your Intermediary receives supplemental compensation. If your Intermediary collects the premium from you in relation to your Products, your Intermediary may earn a return on such amounts. Additionally, MetLife may have a variety of other relationships with your Intermediary or its affiliates, or with other parties, that involve the payment of compensation and benefits that may or may not be related to your relationship with MetLife (e.g., insurance and employee benefits exchanges, enrollment firms and platforms, sales contests, consulting agreements, participation in an insurer panel, or reinsurance arrangements).

More information about the eligibility criteria, limitations, payment calculations and other terms and conditions under MetLife's base compensation and supplemental compensation plans can be found on MetLife's website at www.metlife.com/business-and-brokers/broker-resources/broker-compensation. Questions regarding Intermediary compensation can be directed to ask4met@metlifeservice.com, or if you would like to speak to someone about Intermediary compensation, please call (800) ASK-4MET. In addition to the compensation paid to an Intermediary, MetLife may also pay compensation to your representative. Compensation paid to your representative is for participating in the sale, servicing, and/or renewal of Products, and the compensation paid may vary based on a number of factors including the type of Product(s) and volume of business sold. If you are the person or entity to be charged under an insurance policy or annuity contract, you may request additional information about the compensation your representative expects to receive as a result of the sale or concerning compensation for any alternative quotes presented, by contacting your representative or calling (866) 796-1800.

Commissions and other incentive payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup these payments and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy.

The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the compensation paid for the sale of the Policies.

**GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT** 

Issuance

The Group Contract will be issued upon receipt of a signed application for Group Insurance signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and acceptance by a duly authorized officer of the Company at our Administrative Office.

Premium Payments

The Contractholder will remit planned premium payments for Insureds of the Contractholder or an associated company in an amount authorized by the Employee to be deducted from his or her wages. All planned premiums under a Group Contract must be specified in advance. The planned premium payment interval is agreed to by the Contractholder and us. Before each planned payment interval, we will furnish the Contractholder with a statement of the planned premium payments to be made under the Group Contract or such other notification as has been agreed to by the Contractholder and us.

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Grace Period

If the Contractholder does not remit planned premium payments in a timely fashion, the Group Contract will be in default. A grace period of 31 days begins on the date that the planned premiums were scheduled to be remitted. If the Contractholder does not remit premiums before the end of the grace period, the Group Contract will terminate. If the Group Contract provides for automatic continuation of coverage, the insurance coverage provided by the Policy will continue as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. If the Group Contract does not provide for automatic continuation of coverage, your Policy will cease and continuation of coverage may depend upon whether there is a succeeding plan of insurance. (See "Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.")

Termination

Except as described in "Grace Period" above, the Group Contract will be terminated immediately upon default. In addition, we may end a Group Contract or any of its provisions on 31 days' notice. Some Group Contracts provide that if the Group Contract terminates, any Certificates in effect will remain in force on an individual basis, unless such insurance is surrendered or cancelled by the Owner. If a Certificate was issued in connection with such a Group Contract and if allowed by state law, the Certificate will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy that will provide benefits that are identical to those provided under the Certificate. Other Group Contracts may not have such a continuation provision and if the Group Contract terminates, your Certificate will cease. If there is a succeeding plan of insurance, we will pay the succeeding carrier the Cash Surrender Value of your Certificate. If there is no succeeding carrier, or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept such Cash Surrender Value, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you, unless you elect to take a paid-up insurance option using your Cash Surrender Value as a single premium. (See "Conversion Right Upon Termination of the Group Contract or Change in Insured's Eligibility.")

Right to Examine Group Contract

The Contractholder may terminate the Group Contract within 20 days after receiving it, within 45 days after the application was signed or within 10 days of mailing a notice of the cancellation right, whichever is latest. To cancel the Group Contract, the Contractholder should mail or deliver the Group Contract to us at our Administrative Office.

Entire Contract

The Group Contract, with the attached copy of the Contractholder's application and other attached papers, if any, is the entire contract between the Contractholder and us. All statements made by the Contractholder, any Owner or any Insured will be deemed representations and not warranties. Misstatements will not be used in any contest or to reduce a claim under the Group Contract, unless such misstatements are in writing. A copy of the application containing such misstatement must have been given to the Contractholder or to the Insured or to his or her Beneficiary, if any.

Incontestability

We cannot contest the Group Contract after it has been in force for two years from the date of issue.

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Ownership of Group Contract

The Contractholder owns the Group Contract. The Group Contract may be changed or ended by agreement between us and the Contractholder without the consent of, or notice to, any person claiming rights or benefits under the Group Contract. However, the Contractholder does not have any ownership interest in the Polices issued under the Group Contract. The rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners, Insureds, and Beneficiaries as set forth herein and in the Policies.

**GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY** 

Postponement of Payments

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit proceeds or loan within seven days after we receive all applicable written notices, permitted telephone, fax, email or Internet request, and/or due proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone such payments, however, whenever:

● the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC;

● the SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Owners; or

● an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Separate Account's net assets.

We may also suspend or postpone payment for a withdrawal when we have a reasonable belief that the payment being requested is connected to financial exploitation of a Specified Adult. A Specified Adult is a person who is age 65 or older or a person aged 18 or older who has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests. If we reasonably suspect financial exploitation of a Specified Adult, we will place a temporary hold on the payment, transfer the amount of the payment to the DWS Government Money Market VIP Division and provide notification to you, the Trusted Contact Person(s) on file and any other party authorized to make transactions under the Policy that a hold has been placed on the payment(s) pending further investigation. A Trusted Contact Person is the person or persons designated by you as a person we may contact should we not be able to contact you or if you are a Specified Adult and we reasonably believe or suspect that you have or are being financially exploited. The Trusted Contact Person may be changed by you by contacting our Administrative Office. We may hold the payment for up to 15 business days (or longer under certain conditions) after the temporary hold was placed while we conduct further investigation, unless the period is extended by a regulator or court order.

The Company may defer payments on any amount from the General Account for not more than six months.

Payments under the Policy of any amounts derived from premiums paid by check may be delayed until such time as the check has cleared your bank. We may use telephone, fax, email, Internet or other means of communications to verify that payment from your check has been or will be collected. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify that payment has been or will be collected. You may avoid the possibility of delay in disbursement of proceeds coming from a check that has not yet cleared by providing us with a certified check. If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to block your account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfer, surrender, partial withdrawal, loan or death proceeds, until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide information about you and your account to government regulators.

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Transfers, surrenders and partial withdrawals payable from the General Account and the payment of Policy loans allocated to the General Account may, subject to certain limitations, be delayed for up to six months. However, if payment is deferred for 30 days or more, the Company will pay interest at the rate of not less than 2 <sup>1</sup>∕2% per year for the period of the deferment.

**STATE VARIATIONS** 

This Prospectus provides you with important information about the Policy. However, we will also issue you a Policy (Certificate or Individual Policy), which is a separate document from the Prospectus. There may be differences between the description of the Policy contained in this Prospectus and the Policy issued to you due to differences in state law. Please consult your Policy for the provisions that apply in your state. You should contact our Administrative Office to review a copy of your Policy and any applicable endorsements and riders. The language in the Prospectus determines your rights under the federal securities laws.

**LEGAL PROCEEDINGS** 

In the ordinary course of business, MetLife, similar to other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits (including class action lawsuits), arbitrations and other legal proceedings. Also, from time to time, state and federal regulators or other officials conduct formal and informal examinations or undertake other actions dealing with various aspects of the financial services and insurance industries. In some legal proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made.

It is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding or regulatory action. However, MetLife does not believe any such action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account or upon the ability of MetLife Investors Distribution Company to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of MetLife to meet its obligations under the Policies.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

The financial statements of the Separate Account, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to meet its obligations under the Policies and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, as guarantor, to meet its obligations under the guarantee agreement. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the Statement of Additional Information, please call or write to us at our Administrative Office.

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**GLOSSARY**

**Administrative Office** – The service office of the Company. The mailing address is: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, MO 63141. Unless another location is specified, all applications, notices and requests should be directed to the Administrative Office at the address above or, if permitted, by facsimile (also referred to as "fax"), email or through the Internet. You may also contact us for information at (800) 756-0124.

**Attained Age** – The Issue Age of the Insured plus the number of completed Policy Years.

**Associated Companies** – The companies listed in a Group Contract's specifications pages that are under common control through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, with the Contractholder.

**Beneficiary** – The person(s) named in a Policy or by later designation to receive Policy proceeds in the event of the Insured's death. A Beneficiary may be changed as set forth in the Policy and this Prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in the Policy, the Beneficiary has no rights in a Policy before the death of the Insured. If there is more than one Beneficiary at the death of the Insured, each will receive equal payments unless otherwise provided by the Owner.

**Cash Value** – The total amount that a Policy provides for investment at any time. It is equal to the total of the amounts credited to the Owner in the Separate Account, the General Account (if available), and in the Loan Account.

**Cash Surrender Value** – The Cash Value of a Policy on the date of surrender, less any Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

**Certificate** – A document issued to Owners of Policies issued under Group Contracts, setting forth or summarizing the Owner's rights and benefits.

**Contractholder** – The Employer, association, sponsoring organization or trust that is issued a Group Contract.

**Division** – A subaccount of the Separate Account. Each Division invests exclusively in an available underlying Portfolio.

**Effective Date** – The actual date coverage shall take effect which will be on or after the Issue Date.

**Employee** – A person who is employed and paid for services by an Employer on a regular basis. To qualify as an Employee, a person ordinarily must work for an Employer at least 30 hours per week. MetLife may waive or modify this requirement at its discretion. An Employee may also include an independent contractor acting in many respects as an Employee with a sponsoring Employer. An Employee may include a partner in a partnership if the Employer is a partnership.

**Employer** – The employer, association, or sponsoring organization that is issued a Group Policy.

**Face Amount** – The minimum death benefit under the Policy so long as the Policy remains in force.

**Fund** – An underlying mutual fund in which the Separate Account assets are invested.

**General Account** – The Policy option where your money earns annual interest at a rate that will not be lower than the guaranteed minimum rate in effect on the issue date of your Group Contract, which in no event will be lower than 4% (3% if the General Account is first made available under the Policy on or after May 1, 2011). We may credit

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higher rates of interest, but are not obligated to do so. This may not be available on all Policies as an option. You should check with your Employer as to whether the General Account is available under your Policy. The General Account is part of the Company's general account.

**Group Contract** – A group flexible premium variable life insurance contract issued to the Contractholder by the Company.

**Indebtedness** – The sum of all unpaid Policy Loans and accrued interest charged on loans.

**Individual Insurance** – Insurance provided under a Group Contract or under an Individual Policy issued in connection with an Employer-sponsored insurance program on an Employee or an Employee's Spouse.

**Insured** – The person whose life is insured under a Policy. The term may include both an Employee and an Employee's Spouse.

**Investment Start Date** – The date the initial premium is applied to the General Account and/or to the Divisions of the Separate Account. This date is the later of the Issue Date or the date the initial premium is received at our Administrative Office.

**Issue Age** – The Insured's Age as of the date the Policy is issued.

**Issue Date** – The Issue Date is the date from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months are measured.

**Loan Account** – The account of the Company to which amounts securing Policy Loans are allocated. It is a part of the Company's general account assets.

**Loan Value** – The maximum amount that may be borrowed under a Policy after the first Policy Anniversary.

**Maturity Date** – The Policy Anniversary on which the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

**Monthly Anniversary** – The same date in each succeeding month as the Issue Date except that whenever the Monthly Anniversary falls on a date other than a Valuation Date, the Monthly Anniversary will be deemed the next Valuation Date. If any Monthly Anniversary would be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a month that does not have that number of days, then the Monthly Anniversary will be the last day of that month.

**Net Premium** – The premium less any premium expense charge, any charge to compensate us for anticipated higher corporate income taxes resulting from the sale of a Policy and, for Policies with Group A or Group B charge structure, any charge for premium taxes.

**Owner (or you)** – The Owner of a Policy, as designated in the application or as subsequently changed.

**Policy** – Either the Certificate or the Individual Policy offered by the Company and described in this Prospectus. Under Group Contracts, the Policy may be issued on the Employee or on the Employee's Spouse.

**Policy Anniversary** – The same date each year as the Issue Date.

**Policy Month** – A month beginning on the Monthly Anniversary.

**Policy Year** – A period beginning on a Policy Anniversary and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Policy Anniversary.

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**Portfolio —** A portfolio represents a class (or series) of stock of a Fund in which the Division's assets are invested.

**SEC (or the Commission)** – The Securities and Exchange Commission.

**Separate Account** – Paragon Separate Account B, a separate investment account established by the Company to receive and invest the Net Premiums paid under the Policy.

**Spouse** – An Employee's legal Spouse. The term does not include a Spouse who is legally separated from the Employee.

**Valuation Date** – Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.

**Valuation Period** – The period between two successive Valuation Dates, commencing at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on a Valuation Date and ending at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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**APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY**

The following is a list of the Portfolios currently available under the Policy. More information about the Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000234. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (800) 756-0124 or by sending an email request to GVUL-eservice@metlifecommercial.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that the Policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; All-Cap Opportunities Portfolio\* -<br> T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or <br> Price Associates)<br>| 0.80% | 16.30% | 12.22% | 16.93% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Contrafund<sup>®</sup> Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.54% | 21.52% | 15.37% | 15.78% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS CROCI<sup>®</sup> International VIP\* - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.79% | 44.90% | 10.86% | 8.21% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; DWS Government Money Market VIP - Class A<br> DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.<br>| 0.39% | 3.96% | 2.97% | 1.87% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Equity-Income Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.46% | 19.02% | 12.51% | 11.60% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2010 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.38% | 10.53% | 3.15% | 5.73% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2020 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.44% | 13.33% | 4.84% | 7.38% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2030 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.49% | 15.52% | 6.25% | 8.88% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2040 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.57% | 18.79% | 9.01% | 10.87% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2050 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 19.79% | 9.43% | 11.08% |
| Target Date | &nbsp;&nbsp; Freedom 2060 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.60% | 19.83% | 9.44% | —  |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Growth Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.55% | 14.92% | 13.70% | 17.45% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Index 500 Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br> Subadviser: Geode Capital Management, LLC<br>| 0.09% | 17.78% | 14.31% | 14.70% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Limited-Term Bond Portfolio\* -<br> T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or <br> Price Associates)<br>| 0.50% | 5.71% | 2.17% | 2.34% |

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Russell 2000<sup>®</sup> Index Portfolio - Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: MetLife Investment Management, <br> LLC<br>| 0.30% | 12.66% | 5.99% | 9.55% |
| Global Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Global Equity Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.93% | 13.59% | 5.72% | 8.91% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; MFS<sup>®</sup> Growth Series\* - Initial Class<br> Massachusetts Financial Services Company<br>| 0.73% | 12.19% | 11.10% | 15.60% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Mid Cap Portfolio - Initial Class<br> Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC<br>| 0.55% | 11.75% | 10.10% | 10.59% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; Moderate Allocation Portfolio\* -<br> T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (T. Rowe Price or <br> Price Associates)<br> Subadviser: T. Rowe Price Hong Kong Limited & <br> T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc., T. <br> Rowe Price International Ltd<br>| 0.85% | 14.50% | 5.50% | 7.84% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT High Yield Fund - Class IA<br> Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Subadviser: Putnam Investment Management, <br> LLC<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.71% | 8.86% | 4.28% | 5.94% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Income Fund - Class IA<br> Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Subadviser: Putnam Investment Management, <br> LLC<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.57% | 7.45% | -0.89% | 2.15% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Large Cap Growth Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.62% | 14.58% | 13.71% | 17.95% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Large Cap Value Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.54% | 20.66% | 15.68% | 13.58% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Sustainable Leaders Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.63% | 10.99% | 10.62% | 14.98% |

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; State Street Emerging Markets Enhanced Index <br> Portfolio - Class A (formerly known as SSGA <br> Emerging Markets Enhanced Index Portfolio<sup>##</sup> - <br> Class A)<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: SSGA Funds Management, Inc.<br>| 0.55% | 34.45% | 6.31% | —  |

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The Portfolio is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. The annual expenses shown reflect temporary fee reductions.

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Effective April 28, 2025, the SSGA Emerging Markets Enhanced Index Portfolio II (formerly Brighthouse/abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio) of the Brighthouse Funds Trust I merged with and into the SSGA Emerging Markets Enhanced Index Portfolio of Brighthouse Funds Trust I. Values prior to April 28, 2025 reflect the performance of the SSGA Emerging Markets Enhanced Index Portfolio II.

The fee and expense information regarding the Portfolios was provided by those Portfolios.

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To learn more about the Policy, you should read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated the same date as this Prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. It includes additional information about the Policies and the Separate Account. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy of the SAI, please visit https://dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000234 or call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office. To receive free personalized illustrations of death benefits and Cash Values, and to request other information about the Policy or to make inquiries, please call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

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April 27, 2026

**Group and Individual Flexible Premium**

**Variable Life Insurance Policies**

**(Morgan Stanley)**

**Issued by Paragon Separate Account B of**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company**

**Direct all correspondence and inquiries to the Administrative Office:**

**METLIFE GVUL**

**Administrative Office, Suite 600, 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141**

**Phone number: (800) 756-0124**

**PROSPECTUS**

This Prospectus describes flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Group Contracts") offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company," "Metropolitan Life," "MetLife," "we," "our," or "us") which are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs. When a Group Contract is issued, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued under the Group Contract. We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy in certain circumstances. The terms of the Certificate and the Individual Policy differ only with respect to provisions relating to the Group Contract that do not apply to the Individual Policy. Definitions of Group Contract, eligible participants, actively at work requirement, and the provisions regarding termination of the Group Contract do not appear in the Individual Policy. The Certificate and the Individual Policy are collectively referred to in this Prospectus as "Policy" or "Policies." The Policies are no longer sold.

This Prospectus also describes a guarantee provided by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor") of MetLife's obligations under certain Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company and assumed by MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife on May 1, 2006, with MetLife as the surviving company.

The Policy is a long-term investment designed to provide life insurance benefits for the Insured. This Prospectus provides information that a prospective Owner should know before investing in the Policy. An Owner (also "you") should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own.

You may allocate Net Premiums to the Divisions (Divisions may be referred to as "Investment Divisions" in your Policy and marketing materials) of Paragon Separate Account B (the "Separate Account"). **Each Division invests solely in a Portfolio of a Fund listed in Appendix A below.**

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

**Interests in the Separate Account and the Portfolios are not deposits or obligations of, or insured or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, any bank or other depository institution including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency or entity or person. MetLife's obligations under the Policy are subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved the Policy or determined that this Prospectus is adequate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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| [IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_1) | 4  |
| [OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_2) | 5  |
| [FEE TABLES](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_4) | 7  |
| [PRINCIPAL RISKS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_6) | 9  |
| [ISSUING THE POLICY](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_10) | 13  |
| [General Information](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_10) | 13  |
| [Procedural Information](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_10) | 13  |
| [Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_12) | 15  |
| [Ownership Rights](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_12) | 15  |
| [Modifying the Policy](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_13) | 16  |
| [PREMIUMS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_13) | 16  |
| [Minimum Initial Premium](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_13) | 16  |
| [Premium Flexibility](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_13) | 16  |
| [Continuance of Insurance](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_14) | 17  |
| [Premium Limitations](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_14) | 17  |
| [Modified Endowment Contracts](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_14) | 17  |
| [Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_15) | 18  |
| [THE COMPANY](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_15) | 18  |
| [The Company](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_15) | 18  |
| [Guarantee of Insurance Obligations](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_16) | 19  |
| [THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_16) | 19  |
| [The Separate Account](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_16) | 19  |
| [The Portfolios](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_17) | 20  |
| [POLICY VALUES](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_20) | 23  |
| [Cash Value](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_20) | 23  |
| [Cash Surrender Value](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_20) | 23  |
| [Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_20) | 23  |
| [POLICY BENEFITS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_21) | 24  |
| [Standard Death Benefit](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_21) | 24  |
| [Payment of the Death Benefit](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_22) | 25  |
| [Standard Death Benefit Options](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_22) | 25  |
| [Changing Death Benefit Options](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_23) | 26  |
| [Changing Face Amount](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_23) | 26  |
| [Changing Owner or Beneficiary](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_24) | 27  |
| [Surrender and Partial Withdrawals](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_24) | 27  |
| [Transfers](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_25) | 28  |
| [Restrictions on Frequent Transfers](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_26) | 29  |
| [Restrictions on Large Transfers](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_27) | 30  |
| [Loans](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_28) | 31  |
| [Eligibility Change Conversion](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_29) | 32  |
| [Payment of Benefits at Maturity](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_29) | 32  |
| [Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_29) | 32  |
| [POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_30) | 33  |
| [Lapse](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_30) | 33  |
| [Reinstatement](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_30) | 33  |

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| [CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_31) | 34  |
| [Transaction Charges](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_32) | 35  |
| [Periodic Charges](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_32) | 35  |
| [Federal Taxes](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_34) | 37  |
| [Variations in Charges](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_34) | 37  |
| [Portfolio Charges and Expenses](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_35) | 38  |
| [FEDERAL TAX MATTERS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_35) | 38  |
| [ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_40) | 43  |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_42) | 45  |
| [Distributing the Policies](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_42) | 45  |
| [Commissions Paid to Selling Firms](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_42) | 45  |
| [Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_43) | 46  |
| [GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_44) | 47  |
| [Issuance](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_44) | 47  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_44) | 47  |
| [Grace Period](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_44) | 47  |
| [Termination](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_44) | 47  |
| [Right to Examine Group Contract](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_45) | 48  |
| [Entire Contract](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_45) | 48  |
| [Incontestability](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_45) | 48  |
| [Ownership of Group Contract](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_45) | 48  |
| [GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_45) | 48  |
| [Postponement of Payments](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_45) | 48  |
| [STATE VARIATIONS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_46) | 49  |
| [LEGAL PROCEEDINGS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_46) | 49  |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#xx_41f96012-6b04-45bd-83db-e1b4e0c08782_46) | 49  |
| [GLOSSARY](#xx_57049825-96b7-49df-8c7f-fe648f88f575_1) | 51  |
| [APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY](#xx_64cf7a94-b7b7-4a31-8aeb-f0679997ddb7_1) | A-1 |

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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY** 

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|  | **FEES AND EXPENSES** | **FEES AND EXPENSES** | **FEES AND EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Charges for Early** <br> **Withdrawals**<br>|  |  |  | —  |
| **Transaction Charges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between Divisions, or exercise your Accelerated <br> Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between Divisions, or exercise your Accelerated <br> Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between Divisions, or exercise your Accelerated <br> Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Transaction Charges<br>|
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Mortality and<br> Expense Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — Portfolio<br> Charges and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)**  | **ANNUAL FEE** | **MIN.** | **MAX** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Mortality and<br> Expense Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — Portfolio<br> Charges and Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Portfolios (Portfolio fees and <br> expenses)<br>| 0.40% | 1.80% | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — <br> Mortality and<br> Expense Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and<br> Deductions — Portfolio<br> Charges and Expenses |
|  | **RISKS** | **RISKS** | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Risk of Loss** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | Principal Risks |
| **Not a Short-Term** <br> **Investment**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | Principal Risks |
| **Risks Associated with** <br> **Portfolios**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Portfolio option has its <br> own unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the <br> Portfolios before making an investment decision. | &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Portfolio option has its <br> own unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the <br> Portfolios before making an investment decision. | &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Portfolio option has its <br> own unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the <br> Portfolios before making an investment decision. | Principal Risks |
| **Insurance Company** <br> **Risks**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations, guarantees, and <br> benefits of the Policy, including any death benefit that are subject to <br> the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations, guarantees, and <br> benefits of the Policy, including any death benefit that are subject to <br> the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations, guarantees, and <br> benefits of the Policy, including any death benefit that are subject to <br> the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | Principal Risks |

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|  | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Contract Lapse** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Your Policy may lapse if you have paid an insufficient amount of <br> premiums or if the investment experience of the Portfolios is poor <br> and the Cash Surrender Value under your Policy is insufficient to <br> cover the monthly deduction. Lapse of a Policy on which there is an <br> outstanding loan may have adverse tax consequences. If the Policy <br> lapses, no death benefit will be paid. A Policy may be reinstated if <br> the conditions for reinstatement are met including the payment of <br> required premiums. | Principal Risks |
|  | **RESTRICTIONS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investments**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Owners may transfer Cash Value between and among the Divisions. <br> At the present time, no charge is assessed against the Cash Value of <br> a Policy when amounts are transferred among the Divisions of the <br> Separate Account, but we reserve the right to impose a charge of $25 <br> to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a Policy year. Restrictions may apply to frequent <br> transfers.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Metropolitan Life reserves the right to remove or substitute <br> Portfolios as investment options that are available under the Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Policy <br> Benefits — Transfers<br>|
| **Optional Benefits** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Rider availability is subject to your Employer making the rider <br> available. You should check with your Employer regarding the <br> availability of riders. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Features of the <br> Policy — Additional <br> Benefits and Riders<br>|
|  | **TAXES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Tax Implications** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of <br> an investment in and payments received under this Policy.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax, and may be <br> subject to tax penalties.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Lapse of a Policy on which there is an outstanding loan may have <br> adverse tax consequences. | Federal Tax Matters |
|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investment** <br> **Professional** <br> **Compensation**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Your investment professional may receive compensation relating to <br> your ownership of a Policy. These investment professionals may have <br> a financial incentive to offer or recommend the Policy over another <br> investment. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|
| **Exchanges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to <br> offer you a new policy in place of your current Policy. You should <br> only exchange your Policy if you determine, after comparing the <br> features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is better for you to <br> purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing <br> Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|

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**OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY**

Purpose of the Policy

The Policy is designed for use in Employer-sponsored life insurance programs to provide Employees who elect coverage tax deferred accumulation of assets through an investment portfolio and a death benefit and/or other

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benefits. The Policy may be appropriate for an investor who has a longer time horizon, is not purchasing the Policy for short-term liquidity needs and desires life insurance coverage.

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations. No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) must be at least $20. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of a given premium will not necessarily guarantee that your Policy will remain in force. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. Insufficient premiums may result in lapse of the Policy. Premiums may be allocated among the Divisions. If you terminate your participation in optional benefits which have allocations to specific Divisions, you will remain invested in the same Divisions until you request allocations to different Divisions. **Additional information about each Portfolio including its Portfolio type, advisers and any sub-advisers as well as current expenses and certain performance information is included in Appendix A.**

Features of the Policy

The Policy has a number of features designed to provide lifetime insurance coverage as well as maximum flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits, including flexibility to change the type and amount of the death benefit; flexibility in paying premiums; loan privileges; surrender privileges; and optional insurance benefits.

**Standard Death Benefit.** We pay death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we have received satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, or to you, before the Insured's death and under circumstances described in available riders. The death benefit proceeds equal the death benefit PLUS any additional benefit provided by rider and MINUS any outstanding Indebtedness and any unpaid monthly deductions and any benefits paid under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the date of the Insured's death.

You may choose between two standard death benefit options available under the Policy. After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option while the Policy is in force. Changing the death benefit option may have tax consequences. We calculate the amount payable under each death benefit option as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the Insured's date of death.

● *Death Benefit Option A* is a "Level Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements.

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● *Death Benefit Option B* is an "Increasing Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy plus the Cash Value or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements. This option is the only option presented for purchase for certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored programs.

So long as a Policy remains in force, the death benefit under either option will be at least equal to the current Face Amount. The death benefit will never be less than the minimum amount required for the Policy to be treated as life insurance under U.S. federal income tax rules, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

**Surrenders.** At any time that a Policy is in effect, you may elect to surrender the Policy and receive its Cash Surrender Value. A surrender may have tax consequences.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may request to withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value once each Policy Month. Partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse (terminate without value).

**Transfers.** Subject to certain restrictions, an Owner may transfer Cash Values among the Divisions of the Separate Account. (An Owner may have additional transfer rights under the Policy.) We may restrict transfers in the future or even revoke the transfer privilege for certain Owners.

**Loans.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may borrow against the Cash Value of the Policy. We transfer a portion of the Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan, and an amount equal to the present value of the loan interest due, from each Division of the Separate Account to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. The maximum amount you may borrow is an amount equal to 85% of the Cash Value on the date the loan is requested less any outstanding Indebtedness. We charge interest on the amount of the Policy Loan at an annual rate of 8%. We will credit interest on amounts in the Loan Account at an annual rate of at least 5%. Loans may have tax consequences.

**Additional Benefits and Riders.** We offer an Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option insurance benefit that provides a supplemental benefit under the Policy. Please contact us at our Administrative Office for further details.

**FEE TABLES**

**The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Policy. We may charge fees and use rates that are lower than the maximum guaranteed charges reflected in the tables. Please refer to your Policy specification page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.**

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**The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the Policy, or transfer Cash Value between Divisions.**

Transaction Fees

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Maximum Premium Expense Charge** <br> **(load)**<br>|  |  |
| ●For Policies issued under Group <br> Contracts<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 1.00% of each premium payment |
| ●For Policies treated as individual <br> contracts under Omnibus Budget <br> Reconciliation Act of 1990<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.00% of each premium payment |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment<br>| 2.00% of each premium payment |
| **Partial Withdrawal Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon each partial <br> withdrawal from the <br> Policy<br>| $25<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|
| **Transfer Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a <br> Policy Year<br>| $25 per transfer<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|
| **Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement** <br> **Option Rider Administrative Charge**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; At the time an <br> accelerated death <br> benefit is paid<br>| $100<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|

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<sup>(1)</sup>

The partial withdrawal charge is equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount of the withdrawal.

<sup>(2)</sup>

We do not currently impose this charge.

**The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy not including Portfolio fees and expenses**.

Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Base Contract Charges:** |  |  |
| Cost of Insurance Charge<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a representative* <br> *insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.65 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(3)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $6.00 |
| Mortality and Expense Risk Charge | Daily | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account<br>|
| Loan Interest Spread<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| Annually | 3.0% |

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<sup>(1)</sup>

Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured's attained age, rate class, and possibly gender mix (i.e., proportion of men and women covered under a particular group). The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. More detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

<sup>(2)</sup>

A representative Insured is a person with an attained age 50, in a 250 participants rate class with $500,000 in Face Amount.

<sup>(3)</sup>

The maximum administrative charge we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed the

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amounts in the table. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

<sup>(4)</sup>

The Loan Interest Spread is the difference between the amount of interest we charge you for a loan (guaranteed not to exceed 8% annually) and the amount of interest we credit to the amount in your Loan Account (guaranteed minimum — 5% annually) for a maximum loan interest spread of 3%.

**The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy. A complete list of the Portfolios available under the Policy, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A at the back of this document.**

Annual Portfolio Expenses

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|  | **Minimum** | **Maximum** |
| **Annual Portfolio Expenses** (as a percentage of average net assets)<br> (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, including management fees, <br> distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)<br>| 0.40% | 1.80% |

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**PRINCIPAL RISKS**

Investment Risk

If you invest your Cash Value in one or more Divisions of the Separate Account, then you will be subject to the risk that the investment performance of the Divisions will be unfavorable and that the Cash Value will decrease. An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Division has its own unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the Portfolios before making an investment decision. A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each of the Portfolios may be found in each Portfolio's prospectus. Please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your Cash Value, which can significantly reduce your Cash Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Cash Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premium.

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Policy in force.

Policy Lapse

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the monthly deduction and other charges, your Policy may enter a 62-day grace period. A shorter grace period applies to the Contractholder (the Employer) of the Group Contract. We will notify you that the Policy will lapse (terminate without value) unless you make sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Policy also may lapse if your Indebtedness exceeds your Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. If either of these situations occurs, your Policy will be in default and you must pay a specified amount of new premium to prevent your Policy from lapsing. Subject to certain conditions and our underwriting rules, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. In certain situations your Policy may also terminate if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Contract.

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Limitations on Access to Cash Value

We limit partial withdrawals of Cash Value from the Policies. You may not take a partial withdrawal in the first Policy Year. Thereafter, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value.

Limitations on Transfers

We do not currently charge for transfers, but we reserve the right to charge up to $25 per transfer to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year, except for transfers under the Automated Investment Strategies. We have adopted procedures to limit excessive transfer activity. In addition, each Fund may restrict or refuse certain transfers among, or purchases of shares in their Portfolios as a result of certain market timing activities. You should read each Portfolio's prospectus for more details. The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division.

Tax Treatment

To qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that a Policy does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a "modified endowment contract" ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans under the Policy will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans taken before you reach age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2.

Under current federal income tax law, the taxable portion of distributions from variable life contracts is taxed at ordinary income tax rates and does not qualify for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains and dividends.

You should consult a qualified tax adviser for assistance in all Policy-related tax matters.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals (Short-Term Investment Risk)

We designed the Policy to meet long-term financial goals. To best realize the benefits available through the Policy, including the benefit of tax deferred build-up of Cash Value, you should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Policy if you intend to surrender all or part of the Policy Value in the near future. **The Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle.** A surrender, in whole or in part, may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

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We assess a partial withdrawal transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. A partial withdrawal may reduce the Face Amount as well as the death benefit. In certain circumstances, the reduction of the death benefit resulting from a partial withdrawal also may affect the cost of insurance charge and the amount of insurance protection afforded under a Policy. Partial withdrawals may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

Loans

A Policy Loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Cash Value over time because we subtract the amount of the Policy Loan from the Divisions of the Separate Account and hold that amount in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Divisions of the Separate Account.

We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured's death, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy, by the amount of any Indebtedness. Your Policy may lapse (terminate without value) if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary.

A Policy Loan may have tax consequences. If you surrender the Policy or allow the Policy to lapse or if the Policy terminates while a Policy Loan is outstanding, the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

Pandemics and Other Public Health Issues, and Other Events

Pandemics and other public health issues or other events, and governmental, business, and consumer reactions to them, may affect economic conditions and may cause a large number of illnesses or deaths. Hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, floods and mudslides, blackouts and man-made events such as riot, insurrection, terrorist attacks or acts of war may also cause catastrophic losses and increased claims. Any such catastrophes may also result in changes in consumer or business confidence, behavior and investment and business activity, changes to interest rates and other market risk factors, and governmental or other restrictions on economic activity for prolonged periods.

Cybersecurity

Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our information systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties. Cybersecurity breaches of such systems can be intentional or unintentional events, and can occur through unauthorized access to computer systems, networks or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; or attacks that shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality and our disaster recovery systems may be insufficient to safeguard our ability to conduct business. Cybersecurity breaches can interfere with our processing of Policy transactions, including the processing of transfer orders from our website or with the Portfolios; impact our ability to calculate accumulation unit values; cause the release and possible loss or destruction of confidential Owner or business information; impede order processing or cause other operational issues; and result in regulatory enforcement actions or new laws or regulations which could increase our compliance costs. Although we continually make efforts to identify and reduce our exposure to cybersecurity risk, and we require our critical vendors to implement effective cybersecurity and data protection measures, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully manage this risk at all times.

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Terrorism and Security Risk

The continued threat of terrorism, ongoing or potential military conflict and other actions, and heightened security measures may cause economic uncertainty and result in loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. The value of MetLife's investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the credit and equity markets and reduced economic activity caused by such threats. Companies in which we maintain investments may suffer losses as a result of financial, commercial or economic disruptions, and such disruptions might affect the ability of those companies to pay interest or principal on their securities or mortgage loans. Terrorist or military actions also could disrupt our operations centers and result in higher than anticipated claims under our insurance policies.

Insurance Company Risks

Policies are subject to the risks related to Metropolitan Life. Any obligations, guarantees, and benefits of the Policy are subject to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 or by visiting http://www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/ratings.

Technology Risk

Our business operations rely on functioning and secure information systems, including those of our vendors and other third parties. Technological changes present us with new or intensified challenges, and if we are unable to foresee or adapt to these changes, our business may be adversely affected.

Technological changes may affect our business model and how we interact with our customers. The growth and availability of AI technologies, including generative AI, presents significant opportunities but also complex challenges; these include balancing and mitigating potential risks of harm posed by the development or deployment of AI technologies, as well as implementing and maintaining controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with an increasingly complex AI regulatory landscape, with evolving requirements that may vary across jurisdictions. We may fail to adopt new technologies as effectively or efficiently as others, leading to competitive harm. If we are unable to update our business model to match evolving consumer preferences or the evolving technological landscape, we may be adversely affected.

New technologies may impact the configuration of our information systems, and how they connect with those of our vendors, service providers and/or partners. Such technological developments may introduce or uncover information security vulnerabilities, which may result in breaches, increased costs associated with maintaining appropriate data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity measures, enforcement actions against us by regulators or other outcomes that may adversely impact our operations or business. In addition, any such vulnerability that results in a security breach or failure of our information systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, may result in litigation, regulatory action, negative impacts to our business operations, and reputational harm.

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**ISSUING THE POLICY**

General Information

The Policies (either an individual Policy or a Certificate) described in this Prospectus are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs and are issued in the form of Certificates pursuant to Group Contracts entered into between the Company and Contractholders.

The Contractholder (Employer) owns the Group Contract, but does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. Rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners (generally, Employees), Insureds and Beneficiaries as set forth in the Policy.

Generally, a Policy is available for Insureds between Issue Ages 17-70 who supply satisfactory evidence of insurability. We may issue Policies to individuals falling outside that range of Issue Ages, or decline to issue Policies to individuals within that range of Issue Ages. The Insured under a Policy is usually an Employee of the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer.

Currently, the minimum initial Face Amount is generally $25,000. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. We reserve the right to modify at any time our minimum Face Amount on new contracts. The Owner may change the Face Amount (subject to the minimum and maximum amounts applicable to his or her Policy) and the death benefit option, but in certain cases evidence of insurability may be required. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit.")

On behalf of Owners, the Contractholder will make planned premium payments under the Group Contract equal to an amount authorized by Employees to be deducted from their wages. In addition, Owners may pay additional premiums.

Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value, Individual Insurance under a Group Contract will continue should the Group Contract cease or the Employee's employment end. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Procedural Information

We generally will issue a Group Contract to Employers whose Employees meet the eligibility requirements for Owners (and/or Insureds) under the Group Contract. The class(es) of Employees covered by a particular Group Contract is/are set forth in that Group Contract's specifications pages.

We will issue the Group Contract upon receipt and acceptance at our Administrative Office of an application for group insurance signed by an appropriate officer of the Employer. (See "General Provisions of the Group Contract — Issuance.") Individuals (i.e., eligible Employees) wishing to purchase a Policy under a Group Contract must complete the appropriate application for individual insurance and submit it to our authorized representative or to us at our Administrative Office. We will issue to each Contractholder a Certificate to give to each Owner.

We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges:

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after a Group Contract has terminated;

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after they no longer are employed by the Group Contractholder.

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Acceptance of an application is always subject to our underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to reject an application for any reason permitted by law.

**Employee Eligibility.** To be eligible to purchase a Policy, an Employee must be actively at work at the time he or she submits the application for Individual Insurance. In addition, the Contractholder may determine specific classes to which the Employee must belong to be eligible to purchase a Policy. "Actively at work" means that the Employee must work for the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer at the Employee's usual place of work (or such other places as required by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer) for the full number of hours and the full rate of pay set by the employment practices of the Employer. Ordinarily the time worked per week must be at least 30 hours. We reserve the right to waive or modify the "actively at work" requirement.

The Contractholder also may require that an individual be its Employee as of a certain date or for a certain period of time. We will set forth this date or time period in the Group Contract specifications pages. Employees of any Associated Companies of the Contractholder will be considered Employees of the Contractholder. We also may consider as an eligible Employee an individual who is an independent contractor working primarily for the sponsoring Employer. Applicable state law will determine whether an independent contractor receives an Individual Policy or a Certificate. If the Employer is a partnership, a partner may be an eligible Employee.

**Guaranteed Issue.** We generally will issue the Policy applied for by the Employee pursuant to our guaranteed issue underwriting procedure. We offer the guaranteed issue procedure only when an Employee is first given the opportunity to purchase a Policy. Under this procedure, the Employee is only required to answer qualifying questions in the application for Individual Insurance; the Employee is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. The maximum Face Amount that an Employee can generally apply for under the guaranteed issue procedure ("Guaranteed Issue Amount") is three times the Employee's salary, up to a ceiling that is based on the number of eligible Employees under a Group Contract or other employer-sponsored insurance program.

**Simplified Underwriting.** We will follow simplified underwriting procedures rather than guaranteed issue procedures if:

● the Face Amount exceeds the Guaranteed Issue Amount described above;

● the Policy has previously been offered to the Employee;

● the requirements for guaranteed issue set forth in the application for Individual Insurance are not met; or

● the Policy is offered through programs for which guaranteed issue underwriting is not available.

Under simplified underwriting procedures, the Employee must respond satisfactorily to certain health questions in the application. A blood test may be required. We will then determine whether a Policy can be issued. The underwriting method followed will affect cost of insurance rates. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Rates.")

**Issue Date.** The Issue Date is used to determine Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months. The effective date for all coverage provided in the original application for Individual Insurance will not take effect until:

● the appropriate application for Individual Insurance is signed;

● the initial premium has been paid prior to the Insured's death;

● the Insured is eligible for the Policy; and

● the information in the application is determined to be acceptable to the Company.

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Once all of these conditions are met, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month as the Group Contract anniversary date. Therefore, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month for all Policies in a Group Contract. An Employer can choose whether Policies that meet the above conditions in any month will have an Effective Date of the Policy that is the current month or the following month. For example, the Group Contract anniversary date is July 1, 2025 and all the conditions for a particular Policy are met on October 15, 2025, the Employer may choose as the Effective Date of the Policy either October 1, 2025 or November 1, 2025, and this date will then be shown on the specifications pages of the Policy.

Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)

**Initial Free Look Period.** The free look period begins when you receive your Policy. The free look period generally ends within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of you receiving the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. During the free look period, any premiums that we have received will be allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account, in accordance with your instructions. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy.

To cancel the Policy, you should mail or deliver the Policy directly to us at our Administrative Office. A refund of premiums paid by check may be delayed until the check has cleared the Owner's bank. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.")

**Free Look for Increase in Face Amount.** Similarly, you may cancel an increase in Face Amount within 20 days from the date the Owner received the new Policy specifications pages for the increase or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for the increase.

If you cancel the Face Amount increase, you may request that we refund the amount of the additional charges deducted in connection with the increase. If no request is made, we will increase the Policy's Cash Value by the amount of these additional charges. We will allocate this amount among the Divisions in the same manner as it was deducted.

Ownership Rights

The Policy belongs to the person named in the application, unless later changed. The Owner is usually the same as the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Owner or the Owner is changed thereafter. If the Owner is not the Insured and dies before the Insured, the Owner's interest will go to his or her estate unless otherwise provided. Before the Maturity Date, Owners may exercise their rights and privileges under the Policies, subject to the right of any assignee of record and any irrevocably designated Beneficiary. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Policy. Changing the Owner or assigning the Policy may have tax consequences. After the Maturity Date, the Owner cannot change the payee or the mode of payment of death benefit proceeds, unless otherwise provided in the Policy.

We reserve the right to limit or modify the manner in which an Owner may exercise the rights and privileges under the Policy. For example, we reserve the right to limit the number of Policy changes to one per Policy Year and to restrict such changes in the first Policy Year. Currently, no change may be made during the first Policy Year. For this purpose, changes include increases or decreases in Face Amount and changes in the death benefit option. No change will be permitted that would result in the death benefit under a Policy being included in gross income for failure to meet the requirements of Section 7702 of the Code or any applicable successor provision.

We will send all reports and other notices described herein or in the Policy directly to the Owner.

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Modifying the Policy

Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the Policy must be in writing and signed by our president or a vice president. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Policy.

Upon notice to you, we may modify the Policy:

● to conform the Policy, our operations, or the Separate Account's operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Policy, or our Company, or the Separate Account is subject;

● to assure continued qualification of the Policy as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws; or

● to reflect a change in the Separate Account's operation.

If we modify the Policy, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy. If any provision of the Policy conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that governs the Policy, we reserve the right to amend the provision to conform to these laws.

**PREMIUMS**

Minimum Initial Premium

No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for individual insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. The planned annual premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. (See "Premium Flexibility" below.) You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned annual premium.

We will apply the initial premium to a Policy on the Investment Start Date. We will apply subsequent premiums paid by a Contractholder or designated payor to a Policy as of the Valuation Date we receive the premiums. (See "Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value.") Premiums will be "received" on a Valuation Date when we receive at our Administrative Office, before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), the premium as well as the supporting documentation necessary for us to determine the amount of premium per Policy.

If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to reject a premium payment until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your account to government regulators.

Premium Flexibility

After the initial premium, and subject to the limitations described below, premiums may be paid in any amount and at any interval. Under Group Contracts the planned annual premium usually will be paid by the Contractholder on behalf of the Owner pursuant to a planned premium payment schedule. A planned premium payment schedule provides for premium payments in a level amount at fixed intervals (usually monthly) agreed to by the Contractholder and us. The Owner must authorize the amount of the premiums paid by the Contractholder. Please note that if the Contractholder does not remit premiums on a timely basis in accordance with the planned premium

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payment schedule, you may not participate in investment experience under the Policy until the premium has been received and credited to the Policy in accordance with our established administrative procedures. You may skip planned premium payments. **Making planned premium payments does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force**. The Policy will not necessarily lapse if you fail to make planned premium payments. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. If the Cash Surrender Value on any Monthly Anniversary is less than the monthly deduction you will need to make a premium payment within the grace period to cover the monthly deduction.

An Owner may make unscheduled premium payments at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations described below. Unscheduled premium payments should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of an unscheduled premium payment may have federal income tax consequences.

Continuance of Insurance

Failure of the Contractholder to pay the planned premium payments authorized by its Employees may cause the Group Contract to terminate. Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value to prevent the Policy from lapsing, the Individual Insurance provided will automatically continue even if the Group Contract terminates. Individual Insurance also will continue if the Employee's employment with the Contractholder terminates. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.") In either circumstance, an Owner of a Certificate converted by amendment to an Individual Policy must establish a new schedule of planned premiums. Under the new schedule, the planned annual premium must remain the same, and the planned payment intervals may be no more frequent than quarterly. We will send you instructions on where to send your premium payments when we send you your amended Certificate.

Premium Limitations

Every premium payment paid must be at least $20. We do not accept payment of premiums in cash or by money order.

We have established procedures to monitor whether aggregate premiums paid under a Policy exceed the current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed those limits. If a premium payment would cause your total premiums to exceed the maximum premium limitations, we will accept only that portion of the premium that would make total premiums equal the maximum amount that may be paid under the Policy. We will return any part of the premium in excess of the maximum premiums directly to you upon discovery of the excess payment, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Policy Year in which payment is received.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Under federal tax laws, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts ("MECs"), which receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. If we receive a premium payment that, together with the remaining scheduled premium payments for the Policy Year, would cause a Policy to become a MEC, we will accept only that portion of the premium below the MEC limits. We will return any excess amounts directly to you. We will apply premium payments over the MEC limits only when you instruct us to do so in a writing that acknowledges that application of such amounts will result in the Policy becoming a MEC. We will notify you when we believe that a premium payment will cause a Policy to become a MEC. In addition, we will notify you if your Policy becomes a MEC for any other reason and you may request that we refund any premium received that would cause the Policy to become a MEC, increase the Policy's face amount so that the Policy does not become a MEC or acknowledge that you want your Policy to become a MEC.

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Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value

When you apply for a Policy, you give us instructions to allocate your Net Premiums to one or more Divisions of the Separate Account. If you fail to provide allocation instructions, we may allocate your Net Premiums as described in the application. We will allocate your Net Premiums according to the following rules:

● The minimum percentage of any allocation to a Division is 10 percent of the Net Premium.

● Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

● The initial Net Premium will be allocated on the Investment Start Date, which is the later of the Issue Date or the date we receive the initial premium at our Administrative Office.

● We will allocate Net Premiums (after the initial Net Premium) as of the date we receive them at our Administrative Office according to the premium allocations currently in effect for your Policy, unless otherwise specified.

● You may change the allocation instructions for additional Net Premiums without charge at any time by providing us with written notice. Any change in allocation will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the change.

Investment returns from amounts allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account will vary with the investment performance of the Divisions and will be reduced by Policy charges. **You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the Divisions.** Investment performance will affect the Policy's Cash Value, and may affect the death benefit as well. Owners should periodically review their allocations of premiums and values in light of market conditions and overall financial planning requirements.

If you send your premium payments or transaction requests to an address other than the one that we have designated for receipt of such premium payments or requests, we may return the premium payment to you, or there may be a delay in applying the premium payment or transaction to your Policy.

**THE COMPANY**

The Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a general account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Policy are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is obligated to pay all amounts promised to you under the Policies or Contracts, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.

Prior to May 1, 2006, the Policies were issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company. These Policies are now Policies of MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife as the surviving company. Additionally, as discussed below, insurance obligations under the Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company prior to May 1, 2006 are now guaranteed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor").

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Guarantee of Insurance Obligations

Policies issued before May 1, 2006 are subject to a guarantee. Under this guarantee, Met Tower Life is responsible for ensuring that there will be sufficient funds to meet obligations under the Policies. Insurance obligations under the Policies include, without limitation, any death benefits payable under the Policies and withdrawals of Cash Value. The guarantee does not guarantee the amount of Cash Value or the investment performance of the Divisions available under the Policy. In the event an Owner of such a Policy presents a legitimate claim for payment, Met Tower Life will pay such claim directly to the Owner if MetLife is unable to make such payment. This guarantee is enforceable by such Owners against Met Tower Life directly without any requirement that Owners first file a claim against MetLife. The guarantee agreement is binding on Met Tower Life, its successors or assignees and Met Tower Life's obligations under the guarantee agreement will terminate only if the guarantee is assigned to an organization having a financial rating from certain specified rating agencies equal to or better than Met Tower Life's rating. With respect to the guarantee, Met Tower Life is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Met Tower Life is a stock life insurance company originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1982 and currently subject to the laws of the state of Nebraska. Met Tower Life is licensed to issue business in fifty states and the District of Columbia. Met Tower Life is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. The principal executive offices of Met Tower Life are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. Prior to April 30, 2018, the guarantee was issued by General American Life Insurance Company ("General American"). On April 27, 2018, following the close of business, General American merged into Met Tower Life and Met Tower Life replaced General American as the issuer of the guarantee.

**THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS**

The Separate Account

The Separate Account was established as a separate investment account on January 4, 1993 and is subject to New York law. The Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and meets the definition of a "separate account" under federal securities laws. Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account or the Company by the SEC. The Separate Account may be used to support other variable insurance policies we issue.

The investment adviser to certain Portfolios offered with the Group Contract or with other group contracts issued through the Separate Account may be regulated as a Commodity Pool Operator. While MetLife does not concede that the Separate Account is a commodity pool, MetLife has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"), and is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which invests in shares of a Portfolio. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against that Separate Account without regard to income, gains, or losses from any other business the Company may conduct.

We segregate the assets in the Separate Account from our general account assets. The assets in the Separate Account shall at least equal the Separate Account reserves and other liabilities under the Policies. Under applicable state insurance law, assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies are not

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chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business of MetLife. If the assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies, then we may, from time to time in the normal course of business, transfer the excess to our general account. Such excess amounts may include, without limitation, amounts representing fees and charges incurred, but not yet deducted from the Separate Account. Before making any such transfers, we will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer may have on the Separate Account.

We are obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Policy. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of MetLife other than those arising under the Policy or other products funded by the Separate Account. Any such amount that exceeds the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account is paid from our general account. Death benefit amounts and any optional benefits paid from the general account are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the Company and our long term ability to make such payments. We issue other life insurance policies and annuity contracts where we pay all money we owe under those policies and contracts from our general account. MetLife is regulated as an insurance company under state law, which includes, generally, limits on the amount and type of investments in its general account. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet our claims paying obligations; there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.

**We do not guarantee any money you place in the Divisions of the Separate Account. The value of each Division of the Separate Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. You could lose some or all of your money.**

The Portfolios

Cash Value allocated to a Division will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio in which the Division invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. The Portfolios available under the Policy including each Portfolio name, Portfolio type, adviser, sub-adviser, current expenses and average annual total returns of each Portfolio are set forth in Appendix A. Each Portfolio Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain information about each Portfolio and may be obtained by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000231 or calling (800) 756-0124.

Each Division of the Separate Account invests solely in shares of a Portfolio. Each Portfolio is part of a mutual fund ("Fund") that is registered with the SEC as an open-end, management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Portfolios or the Funds by the SEC.

The assets of each Portfolio are held separate from the assets of the other Portfolios, and each Portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are generally different from those of the other Portfolios. The income or losses of one Portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio.

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans, or to certain pension and retirement plans qualifying under Section 401 of the Code. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such "mixed and shared" investing.

**These Portfolios are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public.** The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the

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Portfolios may differ from the results of these other portfolios. There can be no guarantee, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager.

**There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated objective.** For example, an investment in the money market portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency and, during periods of low interest rates, the yields of money market Divisions may become extremely low and possibly negative. **More detailed information, including a description of risks and expenses, is in the prospectuses for the Portfolios.**

**Certain Payments We Receive With Regard to the Portfolios.** An investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio, or its affiliates, may make payments to us and/or certain of our affiliates. These payments may be used for a variety of purposes, including payment of expenses for certain administrative, marketing and support services with respect to the Policies and, in the Company's role as an intermediary, with respect to the Portfolios. The Company and its affiliates may profit from these payments. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the advisory fee deducted from Portfolio assets. Owners, through their indirect investment in the Portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees. (See the Portfolios' prospectuses for more information.) The amount of the payments we receive is based on a percentage of assets of the Portfolios attributable to the Policies and certain other variable insurance products that we and our affiliates issue. These percentages differ and some advisers or subadvisers (or other affiliates) may pay us more than others. These percentages currently range up to 0.50%.

Additionally, an investment adviser or subadviser of a Portfolio or its affiliates may provide us with wholesaling services that assist in the distribution of the Policies and may pay us and/or certain of our affiliates amounts to participate in sales meetings. These amounts may be significant and may provide the adviser or subadviser (or their affiliates) with increased access to persons involved in the distribution of the Policies. Underlying investment managers or sub-investment managers may have an incentive to promote their underlying funds at these sales meetings and thereby receive greater compensation based on assets under management.

**Selection of Portfolios.** We select the Portfolios offered through the Policy based on a number of criteria, including asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser's or sub-adviser's reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Other factors we consider during the selection process is whether the Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser is one of our affiliates or whether the Portfolio, its adviser, its sub-adviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates. For additional information on these arrangements, see "Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios" above. In this regard, the profit distributions we receive from our affiliated investment advisers are a component of the total revenue that we consider in configuring the features and investment choices available in the variable insurance products that we and our affiliated insurance companies issue. Since we and our affiliated insurance companies may benefit more from the allocation of assets to portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates than those that are not, we may be more inclined to offer portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates in the variable insurance products we issue. We review the Portfolios periodically and may remove a Portfolio or limit its availability to new premium payments and/or transfers of Cash Value if we determine that the Portfolio no longer meets one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the Portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Owners. In some cases, we have included Portfolios based on recommendations made by selling firms. These broker-dealer firms may receive payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from the allocation of Cash Value to such Portfolios. We do not provide investment advice and do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio. You bear the risk of any decline in the Cash Value of your Policy resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

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**Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios.** We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the shares of the Portfolios that are held by the Separate Account or that the Separate Account may purchase. We reserve the right to (i) eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and (ii) substitute shares of another Portfolio if the shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment, or further investment in any Portfolio becomes inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. New or substitute Portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not substitute any shares without notice to the Owner and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

We also reserve the right to establish additional Divisions of the Separate Account. We will establish new Divisions when marketing needs or investment conditions warrant. Any new Division will be made available to existing Owners on a basis to be determined by the Company. If approved by the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, we may also:

● eliminate or combine one or more Divisions;

● substitute one Division for another Division; or

● transfer assets between Divisions if marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant.

We will notify all Owners of any such changes.

If we deem it to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policy, and to the extent any necessary SEC approvals or Owner votes are obtained, the Separate Account may be:

● operated as a management company under the 1940 Act;

● deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required; or

● combined with other separate accounts of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account associated with the Policy to another separate account.

We cannot guarantee that the shares of the Portfolios will always be available. The Portfolios each sell shares to the Separate Account in accordance with the terms of a participation agreement between the Portfolio distributors and us. Should this agreement terminate or should shares become unavailable for any other reason, the Separate Account will not be able to purchase the existing Portfolio shares. Should this occur, we will be unable to honor your requests to allocate Cash Values or premium payments to the Divisions of the Separate Account investing in such shares. In the event that a Portfolio is no longer available, we will take reasonable steps to obtain alternative investment options.

**Voting Portfolio Shares.** Although we are the legal owner of the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account Divisions, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Portfolios, we will vote our shares only as Owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

Before a vote of a Portfolio's shareholders occurs, Owners will receive voting materials. We will ask each Owner to instruct us on how to vote and to return his or her proxy to us in a timely manner. Each Owner will have the right to instruct us on the number of Portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Cash Value he or she has in that Portfolio (as of a date set by the fund).

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If we do not receive voting instructions on time, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive and, therefore, the outcome of the vote could be decided by a few Owners who provide timely voting instructions. Should federal securities laws, regulations, or interpretations change, we may elect to vote Portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance rules, or if permitted under federal regulation, under certain circumstances we may disregard certain Owner voting instructions.

**POLICY VALUES**

Cash Value

The Cash Value of the Policy equals the sum of all values in the Loan Account and each Division of the Separate Account. The Cash Value is determined first on the Investment Start Date, and then on each Valuation Date. The Cash Value has no guaranteed minimum amount, and may be more or less than premiums paid.

The Policy's Cash Value varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the chosen Divisions, charges we deduct, and any other transactions (e.g., transfers, partial withdrawals, and loans). **We do not guarantee a minimum Policy Cash Value**.

Cash Surrender Value

The Cash Surrender Value is the amount we pay to you upon surrender of a Policy. We determine the Cash Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your written surrender request. Cash Surrender Value at the end of any Valuation Day equals Cash Value as of such date, *minus* any outstanding Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division

The Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account equals the sum of the Policy's Cash Values in each Division of the Separate Account. We compute the Cash Value in a Division at the end of each Valuation Date by multiplying the number of accumulation units of Cash Value in each Division by the accumulation unit value for that Division. More detailed information concerning these computation methods is available from our Administrative Office.

**Net Investment Factor.** The Net Investment Factor measures the investment performance of a Division during a Valuation Period. The Net Investment Factor increases to reflect investment income and capital gains (realized and unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios and decreases to reflect any capital losses (realized or unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios.

**Number of Accumulation Units.** The number of units in any Division of the Separate Account at the end of any valuation day equals:

● the initial accumulation units purchased at the unit value on the Issue Date; *plus*

● accumulation units purchased with additional Net Premiums; *plus*

● accumulation units purchased via transfers from another Division or the Loan Account; *minus*

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for monthly deductions; *minus*

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for partial withdrawals; *minus*

● accumulation units redeemed as part of a transfer to another Division or the Loan Account.

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Every time you allocate or transfer money to or from a Division, we convert that dollar amount into accumulation units. We determine the number of accumulation units we credit to or subtract from a Policy by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the accumulation unit value for that Division at the end of the Valuation Period.

**Accumulation Unit Value.** We determine an accumulation unit value, based upon the Net Investment Factor method, for each Division of the Separate Account to reflect how investment performance affects the Cash Value. Accumulation unit values will vary among Divisions, and may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The accumulation unit value of any Division at the end of any Valuation Period equals:

● the value of the net assets of the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; *plus*

● the investment income and capital gains, realized or unrealized, credited to the net assets of that Division during the Valuation Period for which the accumulation unit value is being determined; *minus*

● the capital losses, realized or unrealized, charged against those net assets during the Valuation Period; *minus*

● any amount charged against the Division for taxes, or any amount set aside during the Valuation Period by the Company as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of the Division; *minus*

● the daily mortality and expense risk charge (a charge not to exceed 0.90% annually); *divided by*

● aggregate accumulation units outstanding in the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

**POLICY BENEFITS**

Standard Death Benefit

As long as the Policy remains in force, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we receive at our Administrative Office (i) satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, (ii) instructions on how to pay the proceeds, and (iii) any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require the Owner to return the Policy. (If the Beneficiary dies before the Insured, we will generally pay the insurance proceeds in a lump sum to the Insured's estate.) We will pay the proceeds in a single sum or under one or more of the settlement options set forth in the Policy. Payment of death benefit proceeds will not be affected by termination of the Group Contract, the Employer-sponsored insurance program, or an Employee's employment.

Death benefit proceeds equal:

● the death benefit (described below); *plus*

● any additional insurance provided by rider; *minus*

● any unpaid monthly deductions; *minus*

● any outstanding Indebtedness.

An increase in Face Amount will increase the death benefit, and a decrease in Face Amount will decrease the death benefit. We may further adjust the amount of the death proceeds under certain circumstances.

If you have a rider permitting the accelerated payment of death benefit proceeds, the death benefit may be paid in a single sum before the death of the Insured, and would be less than otherwise would be paid upon the death of the Insured.

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Payment of the Death Benefit

Death benefit proceeds under the Policy ordinarily will be paid within seven days after we receive proof of the Insured's death and all other documentation required at our Administrative Office. Payment may, however, be postponed in certain circumstances. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.") The death benefit will be reduced by any outstanding Indebtedness and any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction accruing during a grace period.

We will pay the proceeds in one sum, including either by check, by placing the amount in an account that earns interest, or by any other method of payment that provides the Beneficiary with immediate and full access to the proceeds. We will pay interest on the proceeds as required by the applicable state law.

Unless otherwise requested and subject to state law, the Policy's death proceeds will generally be paid to the Beneficiary through a settlement option called the Total Control Account (if the death proceeds meet the required minimum). The Total Control Account is an interest-bearing account through which the Beneficiary has immediate and full access to the proceeds, with unlimited draft writing privileges. We credit interest to the account at a rate that will not be less than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. You may also elect to have any Policy surrender proceeds paid into a Total Control Account established for you.

Assets backing the Total Control Account are maintained in our general account and are subject to the claims of our creditors. We will bear the investment experience of such assets; however, regardless of the investment experience of such assets, the interest credited to the Total Control Account will never fall below the applicable guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. Because we bear the investment experience of the assets backing the Total Control Account, we may receive a profit from these assets. The Total Control Account is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare life insurance policies to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of two to five years from the date any death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, and after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records. ("Escheatment" is the formal, legal name for this process.) However, the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation and within certain mandated time periods. To prevent your Policy's death benefit from being paid to the state's abandoned or unclaimed property office, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designation, including complete names and complete contact information, if and as it changes. You should contact our Administrative Office in order to make a change to your Beneficiary designation.

Standard Death Benefit Options

The Policy provides two death benefit options: a "Level Type" death benefit ("Option A") and an "Increasing Type" death benefit ("Option B"). Under certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored insurance programs, however, Option B may be the only death benefit option presented. We calculate the amount available under each death benefit option as of the date of the Insured's death.

Under Option A, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater,

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● the applicable percentage of Cash Value on the date of death.

The applicable percentage is 250% for an Insured Attained Age 40 or below on the Policy Anniversary before the date of the Insured's death. For Insureds with an Attained Age over 40 on that Policy Anniversary, the percentage is lower and gradually declines with age until it reaches 100% at age 95.

Under Option B, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount plus the Cash Value of the Policy or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of the Cash Value on the date of death. The applicable percentage is the same as under Option A.

**Which Death Benefit Option to Choose.** Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in higher death benefits for the same Face Amount generally should select Option B. Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in lower cost of insurance charges for the same Face Amount generally should select Option A.

The amount of the death benefit may vary with the amount of the Cash Value. Under Option A, the death benefit will vary as the Cash Value varies whenever the Cash Value multiplied by the applicable percentage exceeds the Face Amount. Under Option B, the amount of the death benefit will always vary as the Cash Value varies (but will never be less than the Face Amount).

Changing Death Benefit Options

After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in death benefit options to one per Policy Year. A request for a change must be made to our Administrative Office in writing. The effective date of such a change will be the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date we receive the change request. If an increase in Face Amount precedes or occurs concurrently with a change in death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge may be different for the amount of the increase.

Changing the death benefit option may result in a change in Face Amount. If an Owner changes from Option A to Option B, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change LESS the Cash Value on the effective date of the change. Any written request to change from Option A to Option B must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of insurability. We will not accept a change from Option A to Option B if doing so would reduce the Face Amount to less than $25,000.

If an Owner changes from Option B to Option A, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change PLUS the Cash Value on the effective date of change. We will not impose any charges in connection with a change in death benefit option. Changing the death benefit option also may have tax consequences and may affect the net amount at risk over time (which would affect the monthly cost of insurance charge). However, we will not permit any change that would result in your Policy being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code. You should consult a tax adviser before changing death benefit options.

Changing Face Amount

You select the Face Amount when applying for the Policy. Subject to certain limitations set forth below, you may increase or decrease the Face Amount of a Policy (without changing the death benefit option) after the first Policy Anniversary. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in the Face Amount to one per Policy Year. A

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change in Face Amount may affect the cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk, both of which affect your cost of insurance charge. Changing the Face Amount also may have federal income tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

**Face Amount Increases.** You may increase the Face Amount by submitting a written request and providing satisfactory evidence of insurability. If approved, the increase will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following receipt at our Administrative Office of the satisfactory evidence of insurability. The Insured must have an Attained Age of 80 or less on the effective date of the increase. The amount of the increase may not be less than $5,000, and the Face Amount may not be increased more than the maximum Face Amount for that Policy which varies by Group Contract. However, in connection with a particular Group Contract, we may establish a substantially higher Face Amount for Policies issued under that Contract. Although an increase need not necessarily be accompanied by additional premium, the Cash Surrender Value in effect immediately after the increase must be sufficient to cover the next monthly deduction. An increase in the Face Amount may result in certain additional charges. For example, we determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount.

**Face Amount Decreases.** You may decrease the Face Amount by written request to us. Any decrease in the Face Amount will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following our receipt of the written request. The amount of the requested decrease must be at least $5,000 and the Face Amount remaining in force after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum Face Amount, generally $25,000. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Policy would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal tax law, we will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to you to the extent necessary to meet those requirements. A decrease in the Face Amount generally will reduce the net amount at risk, which will reduce the cost of insurance charges. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Charge.")

Changing Owner or Beneficiary

The Owner may change the ownership and/or Beneficiary designation by written request in a form acceptable to us at any time during the Insured's lifetime. We may require that the Policy be returned for endorsement of any change. The change will take effect as of the date the Owner signs the written request, whether or not the Insured is living when the request is received by us. We are not liable for any payment we make or any action we take before we receive the Owner's written request. If the Owner is also a Beneficiary of the Policy at the time of the Insured's death, the Owner may, within 60 days of the Insured's death, designate another person to receive the Policy proceeds. Changing the Owner may have adverse tax consequences. The Owner should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

During the lifetime of the Insured and while a Policy is in force, you may surrender the Policy, or make a partial withdrawal of the Cash Value. We generally will forward amounts payable upon surrender or a partial withdrawal within seven days of receipt of your request. We may postpone payment of surrenders and partial withdrawals under certain conditions. Surrenders and partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences.

**Surrender.** You may surrender the Policy by sending a written request, on a form provided by us, by mail, email or facsimile to our Administrative Office. We determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the surrender request. To effect a surrender, we may require that you return the Policy to our Administrative Office along with the request to surrender the Policy. Alternatively, we may require that the request be accompanied by a completed affidavit of lost Policy. We can provide a lost Policy upon request.

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Upon surrender, we will pay to you the Cash Surrender Value on the Valuation Day the surrender request is received in good order. If we receive the request to surrender the Policy on a Monthly Anniversary, the monthly deduction otherwise deductible will be included in the amount paid. Coverage and other benefits under a Policy will terminate as of the date of surrender and cannot be reinstated.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. You may request a partial withdrawal in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. We will process each partial withdrawal at the accumulation unit value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. We reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value. The partial withdrawal transaction charge equals the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. Subject to the above conditions, you may allocate the amount withdrawn among the Divisions. If no allocation is specified, we will deduct the amount of the partial withdrawal (including any partial withdrawal transaction charge) from the Divisions on a pro-rata basis (that is, based on the proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value of the Policy). If, following a partial withdrawal, insufficient funds remain in a Division to pay the partial withdrawal transaction charge as allocated, the unpaid charges will be allocated equally among the remaining Divisions. You may request that the partial withdrawal transaction charge be paid from your Cash Value in a particular Division. You may not make a partial withdrawal if, or to the extent that, the partial withdrawal would reduce the Face Amount below $25,000.

A partial withdrawal can affect the Face Amount, the death benefit and the net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge). If death benefit Option A is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount, we will reduce the Face Amount, and thus the death benefit, by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If Option B is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount plus the Cash Value, we will not reduce the Face Amount, but will reduce the Cash Value and, thus, the death benefit by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If however, the death benefit is in a "tax corridor" under either Option A or Option B, that is, if the death benefit equals the Cash Value multiplied by a percentage based on federal tax law requirements described in Section 7702(d) of the Code, then we will reduce the Face Amount to the extent that the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge) exceeds the amount equal to the difference between the death benefit and the Face Amount. We will reduce the death benefit correspondingly. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit Options.") Face Amount decreases resulting from partial withdrawals will first reduce the most recent Face Amount increase, then the most recent increases in succession, and lastly the initial Face Amount.

Transfers

You may transfer Cash Value, not including amounts credited to the Loan Account, among the Divisions available with the Policy. You may request a transfer in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. The following terms apply to transfers under a Policy:

● We will make transfers and determine all values in connection with transfers as of the end of the Valuation Period during which the transfer request is received at our Administrative Office. Transfer requests received before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading receive same-day pricing. If we receive a

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transfer request after the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for regular trading, we will process the order using the accumulation unit value for the Division determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange.

● We will consider all transfer requests received on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer request.

● The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division. Where a single transfer request calls for more than one transfer, and not all of the transfers would meet the minimum requirements, we will make those transfers that do meet the requirements. Transfers resulting from Policy Loans will not be counted for purposes of the limitations on the amount or frequency of transfers allowed in each month or year.

● We may impose a charge of $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year.

Restrictions on Frequent Transfers

We have policies and procedures that attempt to detect and deter frequent transfers in situations where we determine there is a potential for arbitrage trading. Currently, we believe that such situations may be presented in the international, small-cap, and high-yield Portfolios (these Portfolios, referred to as the "Monitored Funds," are identified in the list below) and we monitor transfer activity in those Monitored Funds.

The following Portfolios are "Monitored Funds":

● Global Strategist Portfolio

● Invesco V.I. Global Fund

● Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund

We employ various means to monitor transfer activity, such as examining the frequency and size of transfers into and out of the Monitored Funds within given periods of time. For example, we currently monitor transfer activity to determine if, for each category of international, small-cap, and high yield Portfolios, in a 12-month period there were: (1) six or more transfers involving the given category; (2) cumulative gross transfers involving the given category that exceed the current Cash Value; and (3) two or more "round trips" involving any Portfolio in the given category. A round trip generally is defined as a transfer in followed by a transfer out within the next seven calendar days or a transfer out followed by a transfer in within the next seven calendar days, in either case subject to certain other criteria. **We do not believe that other Portfolios present a significant opportunity to engage in arbitrage trading and therefore do not monitor transfer activity in those Portfolios. We may change the Monitored Funds at any time without notice in our sole discretion.**

Our policies and procedures may result in transfer restrictions being applied to deter frequent transfers. Currently, when we detect transfer activity in the Monitored Funds that exceeds our current transfer limits, we require future transfer requests to or from any Monitored Funds under that Policy to be submitted with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

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Transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, a rebalancing program or, if applicable, any asset allocation program described in this Prospectus are not treated as transfers when we monitor the frequency of transfers.

The detection and deterrence of harmful transfer activity involves judgments that are inherently subjective, such as the decision to monitor only those Portfolios that we believe are susceptible to arbitrage trading or the determination of the transfer limits. Our ability to detect and/or restrict such transfer activity may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as our ability to predict strategies employed by Owners to avoid such detection. Our ability to restrict such transfer activity also may be limited by provisions of the Policy. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will prevent all transfer activity that may adversely affect Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies. We do not accommodate frequent transfers in any Portfolios and there are no arrangements in place to permit any Owner to engage in frequent transfers; we apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement.

The Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers in their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures. For example, Funds may assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Although we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent transfer policies and procedures of the Funds, we have entered into a written agreement, as required by SEC regulation, with each Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and to execute instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate the frequent transfer policies established by the Fund.

In addition, Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Portfolios generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Funds in their ability to apply their frequent transfer policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios. If a Fund believes that an omnibus order reflects one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in frequent trading, the Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.

In accordance with applicable law, we reserve the right to modify or terminate the transfer privilege at any time. We also reserve the right to defer or restrict the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of their shares as a result of their own policies and procedures on frequent transfers (even if an entire omnibus order is rejected due to the frequent transfers of a single Owner). You should read the Portfolio prospectuses for more details.

Restrictions on Large Transfers

Large transfers may increase brokerage and administrative costs of the underlying Portfolios and may disrupt fund management strategy, requiring a Portfolio to maintain a high cash position and possibly resulting in lost investment opportunities and forced liquidations. We do not monitor for large transfers to or from Portfolios except

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where the manager of a particular underlying Portfolio has brought large transfer activity to our attention for investigation on a case-by-case basis. For example, some Portfolio managers have asked us to monitor for "block transfers" where transfer requests have been submitted on behalf of multiple Owners by a third party such as an investment adviser. When we detect such large trades, we may impose restrictions similar to those described above where future transfer requests from that third party must be submitted in writing with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Loans

**Loan Privileges.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may, by request in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet, borrow an amount up to the Loan Value of the Policy, with the Policy serving as sole security for such loan. The Loan Value is equal to (a) minus (b), where:

(a) is 85% of the Cash Value of the Policy on the date the Policy Loan is requested; and

(b) is the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness.

The minimum amount that you may borrow is $200. We will ordinarily pay any amount due to you under a Policy Loan within seven days after we receive the loan request at our Administrative Office, although we may postpone payments under certain circumstances.

We will process each loan request at the accumulation unit value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request.

When a Policy Loan is made, we will transfer Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan and loan interest due to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. Unless the Owner requests a different allocation, we will transfer amounts from the Divisions on a pro-rata basis in the proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value. This will reduce the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account. These transactions will not be considered transfers for purposes of the limitations on transfers.

**Interest Rate Charged For Policy Loans.** We charge you 8% interest per year on a loan. Loan interest is due and payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. If you do not pay the interest charged when it is due, we will transfer to the Loan Account an amount of Cash Value equal to the interest due. We will deduct the amount transferred from the Divisions in the same proportion that the Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value.

**Loan Account Interest Rate Credited.** Amounts in the Loan Account will earn interest daily at an annual rate of at least 5%. The Loan Account interest credited will be transferred to the Divisions: (i) each Policy Anniversary; (ii) when a new loan is made; (iii) when a loan is partially or fully repaid; and (iv) when an amount is needed to meet a monthly deduction.

**Repayment of Indebtedness.** You may repay all or part of your Indebtedness at any time while the Insured is living and the Policy is in effect. All repayments should be made directly to us at our Administrative Office. Upon repayment, we will allocate an amount equal to the loan repayment (but not more than the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness) from the Loan Account back to the Divisions on the same proportionate basis on which we originally transferred the loan collateral from the Divisions.

We will treat amounts paid while a Policy Loan is outstanding as premiums unless you request in writing that the payments be treated as repayment of Indebtedness.

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**Effect of Policy Loans.** Whether or not repaid, a Policy Loan will permanently affect the Cash Value and Cash Surrender Value of a Policy, and may permanently affect the amount of the death benefit. This is because the collateral for the Policy Loan (the amount held in the Loan Account) does not participate in the performance of the Separate Account while the loan is outstanding. If the Loan Account interest credited is less than the investment performance of the selected Division, the Policy values will be lower as a result of the loan. Conversely, if the Loan Account interest credited is higher than the investment performance of the Division, the Policy values may be higher. We will deduct any outstanding Indebtedness from the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy.

There are risks associated with taking a Policy Loan, including the potential for a Policy to lapse if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. In addition, if the Policy is a MEC, then a Policy Loan will be treated as a partial withdrawal for federal income tax purposes. A loan also may have possible adverse tax consequences that could occur if a Policy is exchanged, canceled or lapses with loans outstanding. A loan from or secured by a Policy that is not classified as a MEC should generally not be treated as a taxable distribution so long as the Policy stays in force. You should seek competent advice before requesting a Policy loan.

Eligibility Change Conversion

As long as the Certificate is in force, an Insured's coverage will continue even if an Insured's eligibility under the Group Contract ends because the Group Contract terminates or the Employee's employment ends. Even if the Certificate has lapsed and is not in force, the right to reinstate and to convert a lapsed Certificate remains despite the change in the Employee's eligibility during the reinstatement period.

We will amend a Certificate issued under the Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges. The amendment will be mailed to the Owner within 31 days (a) after we receive written notice that the Employee's employment ended or (b) after the termination of the Group Contract. If the Certificate is in a grace period at the time the conversion occurs, any premium necessary to prevent the Certificate from lapsing must be paid to us before the Individual Policy will be mailed. A new planned premium schedule will be established which will have the same planned annual premium utilized under the Group Contract. The new planned payment intervals will be no more frequent than quarterly. The Company may allow payment of planned premium through periodic (usually monthly) authorized electronic funds transfer. Of course, unscheduled premium payments can be made at any time. (See "Premiums.")

If an Associated Company ceases to be under common control with the Contractholder, the Insureds of the Associated Company (i.e., Employees of the Associated Company) may continue their insurance in the manner described above.

Payment of Benefits at Maturity

If the Insured is living and the Policy is in force, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you on the Maturity Date. Amounts payable on the Maturity Date ordinarily will be paid within seven days of that date, although payment may be postponed under certain circumstances. A Policy will mature if and when the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests

In addition to written requests, we may accept instructions by telephone, facsimile, email and via the Internet from you or an authorized third party regarding transfers, loans, partial withdrawals and certain Policy changes, subject to the following conditions.

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● We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

● If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

● These procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions and/or providing written confirmation of transactions to you.

● We reserve the right to suspend telephone, facsimile, email and/or Internet instructions at any time for any class of Policies for any reason.

You should protect your personal identification number ("PIN") because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN when using Internet systems. We are not able to verify that the person providing the PIN and giving us instructions via the Internet is you or is authorized to act on your behalf.

Facsimile, email or Internet transactions may not always be possible. Any facsimile, email or computer system, whether it is ours, yours, or that of your service provider or agent, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to equip our systems to handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should make the request by writing to our Administrative Office.

Our variable life insurance business is largely conducted through digital communications and data storage networks and systems operated by us and our service providers or other business partners (e.g., the Portfolios and the firms involved in the distribution and sale of our variable life insurance policies). For example, many routine operations, such as processing Owners' requests and elections and day-to-day record keeping, are all executed through computer networks and systems.

**POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT**

Lapse

A Policy may enter a 62-day grace period and possibly lapse (terminate without value or death benefit) if the Cash Surrender Value is not enough to cover the next monthly deduction. If you have taken out a loan, then your Policy also will enter a grace period and possibly lapse whenever the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on the Monthly Anniversary. Thus, the payment of premiums in any amount does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force until the Maturity Date.

We will notify you at the beginning of the grace period by mail. The notice will specify the amount of premium required to keep the Policy in force, and the date the payment is due. Subject to minimum premium requirements, the amount of the premium required to keep the Policy in force will be the amount of the current monthly deduction. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment within the grace period, the Policy will lapse and terminate without Cash Value. Upon lapse, any Indebtedness is extinguished and any collateral in the Loan Account is returned to the Company. If the Insured dies during the grace period, any overdue monthly deductions and Indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit payable.

Reinstatement

Unless you have surrendered the Policy, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy by written application at any time while the Insured is alive and within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. The right to reinstate

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a lapsed Policy will not be affected by the termination of a Group Contract or the termination of an Employee's employment during the reinstatement period.

Reinstatement is subject to the following conditions:

● Evidence of the insurability of the Insured satisfactory to us (including evidence of insurability of any person covered by a rider to reinstate the rider).

● Payment of a premium that, after the deduction of any premium charges (premium expense charge and premium tax charge), is large enough to cover: (a) the monthly deductions due at the time of lapse, and (b) two times the monthly deduction due at the time of reinstatement.

● Payment or reinstatement of any Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness reinstated will cause a Cash Value of an equal amount also to be reinstated.

If you meet the requirements to reinstate a lapsed Policy your Face Amount will be reinstated to the amount in effect immediately prior to the lapse. If you reinstate a lapsed Policy and elect to reinstate any Indebtedness existing immediately before the Policy lapsed, the corresponding collateral for the Indebtedness would also be reinstated as part of the Cash Value of the reinstated Policy. The amount of Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be equal to the amount of any Indebtedness reinstated, increased by the Net Premiums paid at reinstatement and any loans paid at the time of reinstatement.

If a Policy is reinstated after 90 days of lapse, a new Policy will be issued to you. The effective date of the new Policy will be the date we approve the application for reinstatement. There will be a full monthly deduction for the Policy Month that includes that date.

**CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS**

We will deduct certain charges under the Policy in consideration for: (i) services and benefits we provide;

(ii) costs and expenses we incur; (iii) risks we assume; and (iv) our profit expectations.

Services and benefits we provide:

● the death benefit, cash and loan benefits under the Policy;

● Divisions, including premium allocations;

● administration of elective options; and

● the distribution of reports to Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur:

● costs associated with processing and underwriting applications, and with issuing and administering the Policy (including any riders);

● overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits;

● sales and marketing expenses; and

● other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state, and local premium and other taxes and fees.

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Risks we assume:

● that the cost of insurance charges we deduct are insufficient to meet our actual claims because Insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

● that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies exceed the charges we deduct.

Our revenues from any particular charge may be more or less than any costs or expenses that charge may be intended primarily to cover. We may use our revenues from one charge to pay other costs and expenses in connection with the Policies including distribution expenses. We may also profit from all the charges combined, including the cost of insurance charge and the mortality and expense risk charge and use such profits for any corporate purpose.

Transaction Charges

**Premium Expense Charge.** Before we allocate Net Premiums among the divisions pursuant to your instructions, we will reduce your premium payments by a front-end sales charge ("premium expense charge") equal to 1.00% of each premium to compensate us for our costs in issuing the Policies. In addition, for certain Policies deemed to be individual contracts under federal tax laws, we make an additional charge of 1% (for a total of 2%) of each premium payment to compensate us for the anticipated higher corporate income taxes that result from the sale of such Policies.

The sales charges will not change even if an Insured is no longer eligible under a Group Contract, but continues coverage on an individual basis.

**Premium Tax Charge.** Many states and localities impose a tax on premiums received by insurance companies. These premium taxes vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 0% to 5.00% of premiums paid. To cover these premium taxes, we will reduce premium payments by a premium tax charge of 2.00% from all Policies. The 2.00% charge may be higher or lower than actual premium taxes, if any, assessed in your location.

**Partial Withdrawal Transaction Charge.** You may make a partial withdrawal of Cash Value. For each partial withdrawal we will assess a transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the partial withdrawal. This charge will be in addition to the amount received in cash.

**Transfer Charge.** After the first Policy Year, you may transfer a portion of your Cash Value. For each transfer in excess of 12 in a single Policy Year, we may impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the transfer. We are currently waiving this charge.

Periodic Charges

**Monthly Deduction.** We will make the monthly deduction on the Investment Start Date and on each succeeding Monthly Anniversary. We will make deductions from each Division in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value on the date the monthly deduction is made. Because portions of the monthly deduction, such as the cost of insurance, can vary from month to month, the monthly deduction also will vary.

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The monthly deduction has several components:

● the cost of insurance charge;

● a monthly administrative charge; and

● the charges for any riders.

**Cost of Insurance Charge.** We assess a monthly cost of insurance charge on each Monthly Anniversary (to cover the next Policy Month) to compensate us for underwriting the death benefit and for certain administrative costs. The charge depends on the applicable cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk in the Policy Month in which the charge is calculated. The charge may vary from Policy to Policy and from Policy Month to Policy Month.

We will determine the monthly cost of insurance charge by multiplying the applicable cost of insurance rate or rates by the net amount at risk for each Policy Month. The net amount at risk for a Policy Month equals: (i) the death benefit at the beginning of the Policy Month divided by 1.0032737; LESS (ii) the Cash Value at the beginning of the Policy Month. (Dividing the death benefit by 1.0032737 reduces the net amount at risk, solely for purposes of computing the cost of insurance, by taking into account assumed monthly earnings at an annual rate of 4%.)

We determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount. If we approve an increase in Face Amount, then a different cost of insurance charge may apply to the increase, based on the Insured's circumstances at the time of the increase.

● *Cost of Insurance Rates*. We determine the cost of insurance rates for the initial Face Amount and each increase in Face Amount at the beginning of each Policy Year. The current cost of insurance rates are based on the Attained Age of the Insured and the rate class of the Insured, and may also be based on the gender mix (i.e., the proportion of men and women covered under a particular Group Contract). We base the current cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality experience. We currently issue the Policies on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis without regard to the sex of the Insured. Whether a Policy is issued on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis does not affect the cost of insurance charge determined for that Policy.

The current cost of insurance rates will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance rates set forth in the Policy. These guaranteed rates are 125% of the maximum rates that could be charged based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C ("1980 CSO Table"). The guaranteed rates are higher than the maximum rates in the 1980 CSO Table because we use guaranteed or simplified underwriting procedures whereby the Insured is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. Under these underwriting methods, then, healthy individuals will pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under substantially similar policies using different underwriting methods. The current cost of insurance rates are generally lower than 100% of the 1980 CSO Table.

● *Net Amount at Risk.* We also calculate the net amount at risk separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increase in Face Amount. In determining the net amount at risk for each increment of Face Amount, the Cash Value is first considered part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value exceeds the initial Face Amount, it is then considered as part of any increment in Face Amount in the order these increases took effect. The net amount at risk is affected by investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Policy fees and charges, the death benefit option chosen, partial withdrawals, and decreases in Face Amount. Any decrease in Face Amount, whether by the Owner's request or resulting from a partial withdrawal, will first be used to reduce the net amount at risk for the most recent increase in Face Amount, the next most recent increases in succession, and then the net amount at risk for the initial Face Amount.

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**Monthly Administrative Charge.** We assess a monthly administrative charge from each Policy that is based upon the number of Employees eligible to be covered at issue of a Group Contract. This charge compensates us for ordinary administrative expenses such as record keeping, processing death benefit claims and Policy changes, preparing and mailing reports, and overhead costs. The guaranteed maximum administrative charge we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed $6.00 per Policy per month during the first Policy Year and $3.50 per month in renewal years. The current administrative charge that we apply is up to $3.50 per Policy per month. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

These guaranteed maximum charges are guaranteed not to increase over the life of the Policy. The administrative charge will not change in the event that the Insured is no longer eligible for group coverage, but continues coverage on an individual basis. In addition, when we believe that lower administrative costs will be incurred in connection with a particular Group Contract, we may modify the charge for that Group Contract.

**Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider Charge.** This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

**Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.** We will deduct a daily charge from the Separate Account at a rate not to exceed 0.0024547% (an annual rate of 0.90%) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account. We may reflect a reduction in the current rate as a credit to Cash Value.

This charge compensates us for certain mortality and expense risks we assume. The mortality risk we assume is that an Insured may die sooner than anticipated and that we will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policy will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Policy. If this charge does not cover our actual costs, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if the charge more than covers our actual costs, we add the excess to our surplus. We expect to profit from this charge and may use such profits for any lawful purpose, including covering distribution and other expenses. The mortality and expense risk charge is currently 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

**Loan Interest Charge.** We charge interest on Policy loans at a maximum annual interest rate of 8.00%, payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. We also will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at a minimum effective annual rate of at least 5% (our current interest rate is 8.00% and our current crediting rate is 7.25%). The current loan interest spread is 0.75%.

Federal Taxes

We currently do not assess charges to the Separate Account for federal income taxes that may be incurred by the Separate Account. We may assess such a charge in the future, as well as charges for other taxes incurred by the Separate Account. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Variations in Charges

We may vary the amounts of charges described in this Prospectus as a result of such factors as (1) differences in legal requirements in the jurisdiction where the Policies are sold, (2) differences in actual or expected risks, expenses, policy persistency, premium payment patterns, or mortality experience among different categories of

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purchasers or Insureds, and (3) changes in Policy pricing that we may implement from time to time. We may take into account additional information provided by prospective Contractholders in assessing these differences and determining any variances in charges subject to our underwriting guidelines. Any such variations will be pursuant to administrative procedures that we establish and will not discriminate unfairly against any Owner. Any such variations may apply to existing Policies as well as to Policies issued in the future, except that the charges under any Policy may never exceed the maximums therein.

Portfolio Charges and Expenses

Charges are deducted from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Portfolios that are described in the prospectuses for those Portfolios. Shares of the Portfolios are purchased for the Separate Account at their net asset value. The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined after deduction of the fees and charges. For further information, consult the prospectus for each Portfolio and Appendix A, below.

**FEDERAL TAX MATTERS**

The following is a brief summary of some tax rules and includes information about different types of benefits, not all of which may be available under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. Such discussion does not purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. The summary does not address state, local or foreign tax issues related to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. 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 our 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.

**Tax Status of the Policy or Certificate**

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, was issued.

In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Separate Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, we believe that the Owner of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should not be treated as the Owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent Owners of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from being treated as the owners of the underlying Separate Account assets.

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Separate Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes. It

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is intended that the Separate Account, through its investment decisions, will satisfy these diversification requirements. If Fund shares are sold directly to tax-qualified retirement plans that later lose their tax-qualified status or to non-qualified plans, there could be adverse consequences under the diversification rules.

The following discussion assumes that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes.

**Tax Treatment of Policy or Certificate Benefits**

**In General.** We believe that the death benefit under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should generally be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary to the extent provided in Section 101 of the Code. Insurance proceeds may be taxable in some circumstances, such as where there is a transfer-for-value of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or where a business is the Owner of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, covering the life of an Employee, if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied.

Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. A tax adviser should be consulted on these consequences.

Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, Cash Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is classified as a modified endowment contract.

**If you reside in a U.S. territory or outside of the U.S., please contact your financial or tax adviser for tax guidance on your Policy or Certificate, as applicable.**

**Modified Endowment Contracts.** Under the Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts, with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Given the flexibility of the Policies or Certificates, as applicable, as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will determine whether it is classified as a MEC. In general, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be classified as a MEC if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, causes the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to fail the "7-pay test." A Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy or Certificate Years, as applicable, or in the seven years after a "material change," the amount paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

If there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, during a 7-pay testing period, for example, as a result of a partial withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, had originally been issued at the reduced Face Amount. If there is a "material change" in Policy's or Certificate's, as applicable, benefits or other terms, even after the first seven years, the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy or Certificate, as applicable. A material change may occur, for example, when there is an increase in the death benefit or the receipt of an unnecessary premium. Unnecessary premiums are premiums paid into a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, which are not needed in order to provide a death benefit equal to the lowest death benefit that was payable in the most recent 7-pay testing period. To prevent your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from becoming a MEC, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits. In addition, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be treated as a MEC if it is received in exchange for a life insurance contract that is a MEC. A

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current or prospective Owner should consult a tax adviser to determine whether a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transaction will cause the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be classified as a MEC.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Modified Endowment Contracts.** Policies or Certificates, as applicable, classified as modified endowment contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

(1) All distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a modified endowment contract will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income and as tax-free recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, only after all gain has been distributed.

(2) Loans taken from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, classified as a modified endowment contract are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

(3) A 10 percent additional income tax penalty is imposed on the amount subject to tax except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has Attained Age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's Beneficiary. The foregoing exceptions generally do not apply to an Owner that is a non-natural person, such as a corporation.

If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions that occur during the contract year will be taxed as distributions from a modified endowment contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within two years before it becomes a modified endowment contract will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a modified endowment contract.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Policies or Certificates That Are Not Modified Endowment Contracts.** Distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not classified as a modified endowment contract are generally treated first as a non-taxable recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, as gain taxable as ordinary income. However, distributions during the first 15 Policy or Certificate, as applicable, years accompanied by a reduction in Policy or Certificate, as applicable, benefits, including distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, are subject to different tax rules and may be treated in whole or in part as taxable income.

Loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are generally not treated as distributions.

Finally, neither distributions nor loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are subject to the 10 percent additional income tax.

**Investment in the Policy or Certificate.** Your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is generally your aggregate premiums. When a distribution is taken from the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

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**Policy or Certificate Loans.** In general, interest on a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan will not be deductible. If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan is outstanding when a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is exchanged, canceled or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be added to the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly. In the case of an outstanding loan at the time of an exchange, the cancelled loan will generally be taxed to the extent of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, gain.

Before taking out a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan, you should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

**Withholding.** To the extent that Policy or Certificate, as applicable, distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. However, recipients can generally elect not to have tax withheld from distributions.

**Multiple Policies or Certificates.** All modified endowment contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one modified endowment contract for purposes of determining the amount includable in the Owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** In general, rider benefits may be received tax free by the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill or chronically ill, subject to certain limitations and conditions. However, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or requesting payment under this rider.

**Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies or Certificates.** If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. In addition, under Code Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, this Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Code Section 264(f) entity-holder rules. Death benefits payable to a business owner on the life of an Employee will generally be taxable if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied. In addition, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider or Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, as applicable received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable.

Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax adviser before any non-natural person is made an Owner or holder of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

**Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.** The transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or designation of a Beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, retained incidents of ownership at death, or made a gift transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within 3 years of death. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, would be included in the Owner's estate upon the Owner's death.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping transfer tax when all or part of a life insurance Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two

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or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each Owner or Beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

In general, current rules provide for a $15 million estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption (as indexed for inflation) and a top tax rate of 40 percent for deaths occurring and gifts made after December 31, 2025.

The complexity of the tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your Beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

**Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations.** The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, purchase.

**Possible Tax Law Changes.** Although the likelihood of legislative or regulatory changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could change by legislation, regulation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

We have the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, in response to legislative or regulatory changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment Owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

**Transfer of Issued Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties.** If you transfer the Policy to a third party, including a sale of the Policy to a life settlement company, such transfer for value may be taxable. The death benefit will also be taxable in the case of a transfer for value unless certain exceptions apply. We may be required to report certain information to the IRS, as required under Code section 6050Y and applicable regulations. You should consult with a qualified tax advisor for further information prior to transferring the Policy.

**Our Income Taxes.** Under current federal income tax law, we are not taxed on the Separate Account's operations. Thus, currently we do not deduct a charge from the Separate Account for federal income taxes. We reserve the right to charge the Separate Account for any future federal income taxes or economic burdens we may incur.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

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**Tax Credits and Deductions.** The Company may be entitled to certain tax benefits related to the assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions, are not passed back to the Separate Account or to the Policy or Owners, as applicable, since the Company is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

**ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS**

In addition to the standard death benefit associated with your Policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table. We currently offer the following riders under the Policy, subject to state availability:

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD**<br> **OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Accelerated Death Benefit* <br> *Settlement Option Rider*<br>| Under this rider, you may <br> receive an accelerated <br> payment of a portion of your <br> death benefit if the Insured is <br> terminally ill.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Payment under this rider may <br> affect eligibility for benefits <br> under state or federal law.<br>|
| *Dollar Cost Averaging* | Allows you to automatically <br> transfer from the BlackRock <br> Ultra-Short Term Bond <br> Division to other Divisions a <br> predetermined amount of <br> money over a specified period <br> of time.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|
| *Annual Automatic Portfolio* <br> *Rebalancing*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> reallocate your Cash Value <br> among the elected Divisions <br> to return the allocation to the <br> percentages you specify.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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Additional Insurance Benefits

**Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider:** This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to you if the Insured is terminally ill and expected to die within less than 12 months (subject to state variations). Any irrevocable Beneficiary and assignees of record must provide written authorization in order for the Owner to receive the accelerated benefit.

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The amount of the death benefit payable under the rider will equal the Cash Surrender Value under the Policy on the date we receive satisfactory evidence of terminal illness, as described above, less any Indebtedness and any term insurance added by other riders, plus the product of the applicable "benefit factor" multiplied by the difference of (a) minus (b), where (a) equals the Policy's death benefit proceeds, and (b) equals the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. The "benefit factor", in the case of terminal illness, is 0.85. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

The federal income tax consequences associated with adding or receiving benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option are unclear. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or requesting an accelerated death benefit payment under this rider.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider and have a Face Amount of $100,000 with no Cash Value, you may elect to receive up to $85,000 of the death benefit proceeds (less any loans and loan interest) prior to your death.

Automatic Investment Strategies

**Dollar Cost Averaging.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically transfer a predetermined amount of money from the BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Division to a number of available Divisions of the Separate Account. Based on the elected investment allocations for this investment strategy, Dollar Cost Averaging occurs after the close of business on each Monthly Anniversary or after close of business on the next business day following each Monthly Anniversary should your Monthly Anniversary fall on a non-business day (weekend or holiday) as long as all other requirements are met. The portion of the Policy's Cash Value in the BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Division must be greater than or equal to $1,000. The minimum total monthly transfer amount must be greater than or equal to $100.

Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. It involves continuous investment in securities regardless of price fluctuations. An investor should consider his/her ability to continue purchases in periods of low price levels.

For example, if you elected the Dollar Cost Averaging and selected $12,000 of Cash Value to be transferred from the BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Division to specified other Divisions that you choose, over a 12 month period we will transfer $1,000 each month for 12 months.

**Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically reallocate your Cash Value among the elected Divisions to return the allocation to the percentages you specify. This rebalancing occurs annually after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend).

Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

For example, if you allocated 25% to each of four Divisions after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary, or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend), we will transfer amounts among those four Divisions so that there is 25% of your Policy's Cash Value in each Division.

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The automated transfers under these investment strategies will not count towards frequent transfer constraints or transfer limitations. However, we reserve the right to include them if we decide to restrict transfers under the terms of the Policy.

You may elect either the Dollar Cost Averaging strategy or the Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing strategy. There is no fee for participating in either strategy. You cannot participate in both strategies at the same time; however, either strategy may be discontinued at any time.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES**

Distributing the Policies

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC") is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. MLIDC, which is our affiliate, also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts that we, or our affiliated companies issue. We reimburse MLIDC for expenses MLIDC incurs in distributing the Policies (e.g. commissions payable to retail broker-dealers who sell the Policies).

MLIDC's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. MLIDC is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). FINRA provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, or online at www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or online.

The Policies are no longer sold. When the Policies were sold, MLIDC and the Company entered into selling agreements with affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealers ("selling firms") who sold the Policies through their registered representatives. We pay commissions to these selling firms for the sale of the Policies, and these selling firms compensate their registered representative agents.

Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company as well as Policy Cash Surrender Value. A portion of the payments made to selling firms may be passed on to their registered representatives in accordance with their internal compensation programs. Those programs may also include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your registered representative for further information about what your registered representative and the selling firm for which he or she works may receive in connection with your purchase of a Policy.

We may compensate MetLife employees for referrals. We may also make various payments to selling firms and other third parties. (See "Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries.")

Commissions Paid to Selling Firms

Selling Firms will receive commissions based upon a commission schedule in the sales agreement with us and the principal underwriter. Selling Firms compensate their registered representative agents. Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company as well as Policy Cash Surrender Value. Maximum commissions payable to a selling firm during the first year of a Group Contract are 15% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year. In addition, maximum commissions, based on

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Policy Cash Surrender Value, in all Policy Years through Policy Year 20 are 0.2% of the average of the beginning and ending Policy Year Net Cash Surrender Value. In no event will commissions be payable for more than 20 years.

Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries

MetLife enters into arrangements concerning the sale, servicing and/or renewal of MetLife group insurance and certain other group-related insurance and non-insurance products ("Products") with brokers, agents, consultants, third party administrators, general agents, associations, and other parties that may participate in the sale, servicing and/or renewal of such Products (each, an "Intermediary"). MetLife may pay your Intermediary compensation, which may include, among other things, base compensation, supplemental compensation and/or a service fee. MetLife may pay compensation for the sale, servicing and/or renewal of Products, or remit compensation to an Intermediary on your behalf. Your Intermediary may also be owned by, controlled by or affiliated with another person or party, which may also be an Intermediary and who may also perform marketing and/or administration services in connection with your Products and be paid compensation by MetLife.

Base compensation, which may vary from case to case and may change if you renew your Products with MetLife, may be payable to your Intermediary as a percentage of premium or a fixed dollar amount. MetLife may also pay your Intermediary compensation that is based upon your Intermediary placing and/or retaining a certain volume of business (*number of Products sold or dollar value of premium)* with MetLife. In addition, supplemental compensation may be payable to your Intermediary for eligible Products. Under MetLife's current supplemental compensation plan ("SCP"), the amount payable as supplemental compensation may range from 0% to 9% of premium. The supplemental compensation percentage may be based on one or more of: (1) the number of Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period, or other defined period; (2) the amount of eligible new or renewal premium with respect to Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (3) the persistency percentage of Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (4) the block growth of the Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (5) eligible new or renewal premium growth during a one-year period; or (6) a flat amount, fixed percentage or sliding scale of the premium for Products as set by MetLife. The supplemental compensation percentage will be set by MetLife based on the achievement of the outlined qualification criteria and it may not be changed until the following SCP plan year. As such, the supplemental compensation percentage may vary from year to year, but will not exceed 9% under the current supplemental compensation plan.

The cost of supplemental compensation is not directly charged to the price of our Products, except as an allocation of overhead expense, which is applied to all eligible group insurance Products, whether or not supplemental compensation is paid in relation to a particular sale or renewal. As a result, your rates will not differ by whether or not your Intermediary receives supplemental compensation. If your Intermediary collects the premium from you in relation to your Products, your Intermediary may earn a return on such amounts. Additionally, MetLife may have a variety of other relationships with your Intermediary or its affiliates, or with other parties, that involve the payment of compensation and benefits that may or may not be related to your relationship with MetLife (e.g., insurance and employee benefits exchanges, enrollment firms and platforms, sales contests, consulting agreements, participation in an insurer panel, or reinsurance arrangements).

More information about the eligibility criteria, limitations, payment calculations and other terms and conditions under MetLife's base compensation and supplemental compensation plans can be found on MetLife's website at www.metlife.com/business-and-brokers/broker-resources/broker-compensation. Questions regarding Intermediary compensation can be directed to ask4met@metlifeservice.com, or if you would like to speak to someone about Intermediary compensation, please call (800) ASK-4MET. In addition to the compensation paid to an Intermediary,

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MetLife may also pay compensation to your representative. Compensation paid to your representative is for participating in the sale, servicing, and/or renewal of Products, and the compensation paid may vary based on a number of factors including the type of Product(s) and volume of business sold. If you are the person or entity to be charged under an insurance policy or annuity contract, you may request additional information about the compensation your representative expects to receive as a result of the sale or concerning compensation for any alternative quotes presented, by contacting your representative or calling (866) 796-1800.

Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy.

The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the compensation paid for the sale of the Policies.

**GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT**

Issuance

The Group Contract will be issued upon receipt of a signed application for Group Insurance signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and acceptance by a duly authorized officer of the Company at our Administrative Office.

Premium Payments

The Contractholder will remit planned premium payments for Insureds of the Contractholder or an associated company in an amount authorized by the Employee to be deducted from his or her wages. All planned premiums under a Group Contract must be specified in advance. The planned premium payment interval is agreed to by the Contractholder and us. Before each planned payment interval, we will furnish the Contractholder with a statement of the planned premium payments to be made under the Group Contract or such other notification as has been agreed to by the Contractholder and us.

Grace Period

If the Contractholder does not remit planned premium payments in a timely fashion, the Group Contract will be in default. A grace period of 31 days begins on the date that the planned premiums were scheduled to be remitted. If the Contractholder does not remit premiums before the end of the grace period, the Group Contract will terminate. However, the Certificate will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Termination

Except as described in "Grace Period" above, the Group Contract will be terminated immediately upon default. In addition, we may end a Group Contract or any of its provisions on 31 days' notice. If the Group Contract terminates, any Certificate in effect will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

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Right to Examine Group Contract

The Contractholder may terminate the Group Contract within 20 days after receiving it, within 45 days after the application was signed or within 10 days of mailing a notice of the cancellation right, whichever is latest. To cancel the Group Contract, the Contractholder should mail or deliver the Group Contract to us at our Administrative Office.

Entire Contract

The Group Contract, with the attached copy of the Contractholder's application and other attached papers, if any, is the entire contract between the Contractholder and us. All statements made by the Contractholder, any Owner or any Insured will be deemed representations and not warranties. Misstatements will not be used in any contest or to reduce a claim under the Group Contract, unless such misstatements are in writing. A copy of the application containing such misstatement must have been given to the Contractholder or to the Insured or to his or her Beneficiary, if any.

Incontestability

We cannot contest the Group Contract after it has been in force for two years from the date of issue.

Ownership of Group Contract

The Contractholder owns the Group Contract. The Group Contract may be changed or ended by agreement between us and the Contractholder without the consent of, or notice to, any person claiming rights or benefits under the Group Contract. However, the Contractholder does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. The rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners, Insureds, and Beneficiaries as set forth herein and in the Policies.

**GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY**

Postponement of Payments

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit proceeds or loan within seven days after we receive all applicable written notices, permitted telephone, fax, email or Internet request, and/or due proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone such payments, however, whenever:

● the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC;

● the SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Owners; or

● an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Separate Account's net assets.

We may also suspend or postpone payment for a withdrawal when we have a reasonable belief that the payment being requested is connected to financial exploitation of a Specified Adult. A Specified Adult is a person who is age 65 or older or a person aged 18 or older who has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests. If we reasonably suspect financial exploitation of a Specified Adult, we will place a temporary hold on the payment, transfer the amount of the payment to the Putnam VT Government

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Money Market Fund and provide notification to you, the Trusted Contact Person(s) on file and any other party authorized to make transactions under the Policy that a hold has been placed on the payment(s) pending further investigation. A Trusted Contact Person is the person or persons designated by you as a person we may contact should we not be able to contact you or if you are a Specified Adult and we reasonably believe or suspect that you have or are being financially exploited. The Trusted Contact Person may be changed by you by contacting our Administrative Office. We may hold the payment for up to 15 business days (or longer under certain conditions) after the temporary hold was placed while we conduct further investigation, unless the period is extended by a regulator or court order. The Company may defer payments on any amount from the general account for not more than six months.

Payments under the Policy of any amounts derived from premiums paid by check may be delayed until such time as the check has cleared your bank. We may use telephone, fax, email, Internet or other means of communications to verify that payment from your check has been or will be collected. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify that payment has been or will be collected. You may avoid the possibility of delay in disbursement of proceeds coming from a check that has not yet cleared by providing us with a certified check. If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to block your account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfer, surrender, partial withdrawal, loan or death proceeds, until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide information about you and your account to government regulators.

**STATE VARIATIONS**

This Prospectus provides you with important information about the Policy. However, we will also issue you a Policy (Certificate or Individual Policy), which is a separate document from the Prospectus. There may be differences between the description of the Policy contained in this Prospectus and the Policy issued to you due to differences in state law. Please consult your Policy for the provisions that apply in your state. Your actual policy and endorsements or riders are the controlling documents. You should contact our Administrative Office to review a copy of Your Policy and any applicable endorsements and riders.

**LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**

In the ordinary course of business, MetLife, similar to other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits (including class action lawsuits), arbitrations and other legal proceedings. Also, from time to time, state and federal regulators or other officials conduct formal and informal examinations or undertake other actions dealing with various aspects of the financial services and insurance industries. In some legal proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made.

It is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding or regulatory action. However, MetLife does not believe any such action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account or upon the ability of MetLife Investors Distribution Company to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of MetLife to meet its obligations under the Policies.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and Paragon Separate Account B, are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

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The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to meet its obligations under the Policies and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, as guarantor, to meet its obligations under the guarantee agreement. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the SAI, please call or write to us at our Administrative Office.

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**GLOSSARY**

*Administrative Office* ***—*** The service office of the Company. The mailing address is: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, MO 63141. Unless another location is specified, all applications, notices and requests should be directed to the Administrative Office at the address above or, if permitted, by facsimile (also referred to as "fax"), email or through the Internet. You may also contact us for information at (800) 756-0124.

*Attained Age —* The Issue Age of the Insured plus the number of completed Policy Years.

*Associated Companies —* The companies listed in a Group Contract's specifications pages that are under common control through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, with the Contractholder.

*Beneficiary —* The person(s) named in a Policy or by later designation to receive Policy proceeds in the event of the Insured's death. A Beneficiary may be changed as set forth in the Policy and this Prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in the Policy, the Beneficiary has no rights in a Policy before the death of the Insured. If there is more than one Beneficiary at the death of the Insured, each will receive equal payments unless otherwise provided by the Owner.

*Cash Value —* The total amount that a Policy provides for investment at any time. It is equal to the total of the amounts credited to the Owner in the Separate Account and in the Loan Account.

*Cash Surrender Value —* The Cash Value of a Policy on the date of surrender, less any Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

*Certificate —* A document issued to Owners of Policies issued under Group Contracts, setting forth or summarizing the Owner's rights and benefits.

*Contractholder —* The Employer, association, sponsoring organization or trust that is issued a Group Contract.

*Division —* A subaccount of the Separate Account. Each Division invests exclusively in an available underlying Portfolio.

*Effective Date —* The actual date coverage shall take effect which will be on or after the Issue Date.

*Employee —* A person who is employed and paid for services by an Employer on a regular basis. To qualify as an Employee, a person ordinarily must work for an Employer at least 30 hours per week. MetLife may waive or modify this requirement at its discretion. An Employee may also include an independent contractor acting in many respects as an Employee with a sponsoring Employer. An Employee may include a partner in a partnership if the Employer is a partnership.

*Employer —* The employer, association, or sponsoring organization that is issued a Group Contract.

*Face Amount —* The minimum death benefit under the Policy so long as the Policy remains in force.

*Fund* — An underlying mutual fund in which the Separate Account assets are invested.

*Group Contract —* A group flexible premium variable life insurance contract issued to the Contractholder by the Company.

*Indebtedness* — The sum of all unpaid Policy Loans and accrued interest charged on loans.

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*Individual Insurance* — Insurance provided under a Group Contract or under an Individual Policy issued in connection with an Employer-sponsored insurance program on an Employee.

*Insured* — The person whose life is insured under a Policy.

*Investment Start Date —* The date the initial premium is applied to the Divisions of the Separate Account. This date is the later of the Issue Date or the date the initial premium is received at our Company's Administrative Office.

*Issue Age* — The Insured's Age as of the date the Policy is issued.

*Issue Date* — The Issue Date is the date from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months are measured.

*Loan Account* — The account of the Company to which amounts securing Policy Loans are allocated. It is a part of the Company's general account assets.

*Loan Value* — The maximum amount that may be borrowed under a Policy after the first Policy Anniversary.

*Maturity Date* — The Policy Anniversary on which the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

*Monthly Anniversary* — The same date in each succeeding month as the Issue Date except that whenever the Monthly Anniversary falls on a date other than a Valuation Date, the Monthly Anniversary will be deemed the next Valuation Date. If any Monthly Anniversary would be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a month that does not have that number of days, then the Monthly Anniversary will be the last day of that month.

*Net Premium* — The premium less any premium expense charge, any charge to compensate us for anticipated higher corporate income taxes resulting from the sale of a Policy, and any charge for premium taxes.

*Owner (or you)* — The Owner of a Policy, as designated in the application or as subsequently changed.

*Policy* — Either the Certificate or the Individual Policy offered by the Company and described in this Prospectus. Under Group Contracts, the Policy may be issued on the Employee.

*Policy Anniversary* — The same date each year as the Issue Date.

*Policy Month* — A month beginning on the Monthly Anniversary.

*Policy Year* — A period beginning on a Policy Anniversary and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Policy Anniversary.

*Portfolio* — A portfolio represents a class (or series) of stock of a Fund in which a Division's assets are invested.

*SEC (or the Commission)* — The Securities and Exchange Commission.

*Separate Account* — Paragon Separate Account B, a separate investment account established by the Company to receive and invest the Net Premiums paid under the Policy.

*Valuation Date* — Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.

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*Valuation Period* — The period between two successive Valuation Dates, commencing at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on a Valuation Date and ending at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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**APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY**

The following is a list of the Portfolios currently available under the Policy. More information about the Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000231. You can also request this information at no cost by calling (800) 756-0124 or by sending an email request to GVUL-eservice@metlifecommercial.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that the Policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; BlackRock Ultra-Short Term Bond Portfolio\* - <br> Class A<br> Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC<br> Subadviser: BlackRock Advisors, LLC<br>| 0.37% | 4.15% | 3.09% | 2.10% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; Global Strategist Portfolio\* - Class I<br> Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.<br> Subadviser: Morgan Stanley Investment <br> Management Limited<br>| 0.90% | 17.40% | 5.31% | 6.85% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Growth Portfolio\* - Class I<br> Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.<br>| 0.57% | 35.72% | 3.41% | 17.76% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund - Series I<br> Invesco Advisers, Inc.<br>| 0.68% | 15.74% | 10.81% | 9.20% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund - Series I<br> Invesco Advisers, Inc.<br>| 0.57% | 12.81% | 8.94% | 8.92% |
| Global Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Invesco V.I. Global Fund - Series I (formerly known <br> as Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund<sup>#</sup> - Series I)<br> Invesco Advisers, Inc.<br>| 0.81% | 15.32% | 7.28% | 11.00% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund - Series I<br> Invesco Advisers, Inc.<br>| 0.92% | 6.73% | 3.64% | 4.83% |

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The Portfolio is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. The annual expenses shown reflect temporary fee reductions.

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Effective April 24, 2026, the Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund was reorganized into the Invesco V.I. Global Fund.

The fee and expense information regarding the Portfolios was provided by those Portfolios.

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To learn more about the Policy, you should read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated the same date as this Prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. It includes additional information about the Policies and the Separate Account. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy of the SAI, please visit dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000231 or call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office. To receive free personalized illustrations of death benefits and Cash Values, and to request other information about the Policy, or to make inquiries, please call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

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April 27, 2026

**Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Putnam)**

**Issued by Paragon Separate Account B of**

**Metropolitan Life Insurance Company**

**Direct all correspondence and inquiries to the Administrative Office:** 

**METLIFE GVUL**

**Administrative Office, Suite 600, 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141**

**Phone number: (800) 756-0124**

**PROSPECTUS**

This Prospectus describes flexible premium variable life insurance policies (the "Group Contracts") offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Company," "Metropolitan Life," "MetLife," "we," "our," or "us") which are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs. When a Group Contract is issued, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued under the Group Contract. We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy in certain circumstances. The terms of the Certificate and the Individual Policy differ only with respect to provisions relating to the Group Contract that do not apply to the Individual Policy. Definitions of Group Contract, eligible participants, actively at work requirement, and the provisions regarding termination of the Group Contract do not appear in the Individual Policy. The Certificate and the Individual Policy are collectively referred to in this Prospectus as "Policy" or "Policies." The Policies are no longer sold.

This Prospectus also describes a guarantee provided by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor") of MetLife's obligations under certain Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company and assumed by MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife on May 1, 2006, with MetLife as the surviving company.

The Policy is a long-term investment designed to provide life insurance benefits for the Insured. This Prospectus provides information that a prospective Owner should know before investing in the Policy. An Owner (also "you") should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own.

You may allocate Net Premiums to the Divisions (Divisions may be referred to as "Investment Divisions" in your Policy and marketing materials) of Paragon Separate Account B (the "Separate Account"). **Each Division invests solely in a Portfolio of a Fund listed in Appendix A below**.

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.

**Interests in the Separate Account and the Portfolios are not deposits or obligations of, or insured or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, any bank or other depository institution including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency or entity or person. MetLife's obligations under the Policy are subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.**

**The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has not approved or disapproved the Policy or determined that this Prospectus is adequate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.**

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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| [IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_1) | 4  |
| [OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_3) | 6  |
| [FEE TABLES](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_4) | 7  |
| [PRINCIPAL RISKS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_6) | 9  |
| [ISSUING THE POLICY](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_10) | 13  |
| [General Information](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_10) | 13  |
| [Procedural Information](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_10) | 13  |
| [Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_12) | 15  |
| [Ownership Rights](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_12) | 15  |
| [Modifying the Policy](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_13) | 16  |
| [PREMIUMS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_13) | 16  |
| [Minimum Initial Premium](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_13) | 16  |
| [Premium Flexibility](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_13) | 16  |
| [Continuance of Insurance](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_14) | 17  |
| [Premium Limitations](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_14) | 17  |
| [Modified Endowment Contracts](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_14) | 17  |
| [Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_15) | 18  |
| [THE COMPANY](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_15) | 18  |
| [The Company](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_15) | 18  |
| [Guarantee of Insurance Obligations](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_16) | 19  |
| [THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_16) | 19  |
| [The Separate Account](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_16) | 19  |
| [The Portfolios](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_17) | 20  |
| [POLICY VALUES](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_19) | 22  |
| [Cash Value](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_19) | 22  |
| [Cash Surrender Value](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_20) | 23  |
| [Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_20) | 23  |
| [POLICY BENEFITS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_21) | 24  |
| [Standard Death Benefit](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_21) | 24  |
| [Payment of the Death Benefit](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_21) | 24  |
| [Standard Death Benefit Options](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_22) | 25  |
| [Changing Death Benefit Options](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_23) | 26  |
| [Changing Face Amount](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_23) | 26  |
| [Changing Owner or Beneficiary](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_24) | 27  |
| [Surrender and Partial Withdrawals](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_24) | 27  |
| [Transfers](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_25) | 28  |
| [Restrictions on Frequent Transfers](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_25) | 28  |
| [Restrictions on Large Transfers](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_27) | 30  |
| [Loans](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_27) | 30  |
| [Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_29) | 32  |
| [Eligibility Change Conversion](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_29) | 32  |
| [Payment of Benefits at Maturity](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_29) | 32  |
| [Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_29) | 32  |
| [POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_30) | 33  |
| [Lapse](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_30) | 33  |

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| [Reinstatement](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_30) | 33  |
| [CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_31) | 34  |
| [Transaction Charges](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_32) | 35  |
| [Periodic Charges](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_32) | 35  |
| [Federal Taxes](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_34) | 37  |
| [Variations in Charges](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_34) | 37  |
| [Portfolio Charges and Expenses](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_35) | 38  |
| [FEDERAL TAX MATTERS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_35) | 38  |
| [ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_40) | 43  |
| [DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_42) | 45  |
| [Distributing the Policies](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_42) | 45  |
| [Commissions Paid to Selling Firms](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_43) | 46  |
| [Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_43) | 46  |
| [GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_45) | 48  |
| [Issuance](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_45) | 48  |
| [Premium Payments](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_45) | 48  |
| [Grace Period](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_45) | 48  |
| [Termination](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_45) | 48  |
| [Right to Examine Group Contract](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_45) | 48  |
| [Entire Contract](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_45) | 48  |
| [Incontestability](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_46) | 49  |
| [Ownership of Group Contract](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_46) | 49  |
| [GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_46) | 49  |
| [Postponement of Payments](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_46) | 49  |
| [STATE VARIATIONS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_47) | 50  |
| [LEGAL PROCEEDINGS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_47) | 50  |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#xx_b9468ac7-49b4-4bff-a432-d1d4519f7b45_47) | 50  |
| [GLOSSARY](#xx_1cbf2eb0-9f74-42fa-84cd-75d613d52f15_1) | 51  |
| [APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY](#xx_dc2bbfb2-6cad-48cc-bf9c-90314357c835_1) | A-1 |

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**IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT THE POLICY** 

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| **FEES AND EXPENSES** | **FEES AND EXPENSES** | **FEES AND EXPENSES** | **FEES AND EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Charges for Early** <br> **Withdrawals**<br>|  |  |  | —  |
| **Transaction Charges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between Divisions, or exercise your Accelerated <br> Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between Divisions, or exercise your Accelerated <br> Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You may be subject to transaction charges if you surrender your <br> Policy or make a partial withdrawal. You also may be charged for <br> other transactions, such as when you make a premium payment, <br> transfer Cash Value between Divisions, or exercise your Accelerated <br> Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and Deductions <br> – Transaction Charges<br>|
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to charges described above, an investment in the Policy <br> is subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a mortality <br> and expense risk charge and a monthly deduction covering the cost <br> of insurance under the Policy, a monthly administrative charge and <br> charges for optional benefits added by rider. Such fees and expenses <br> are set based on characteristics of the Insured (e.g., the age and <br> rate class of the covered person) as well as the Group <br> characteristics. Please refer to the specifications page of your Policy <br> for applicable rates.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> You will also bear expenses associated with the Portfolios available <br> under your Policy, as shown in the following table: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and Deductions <br> – Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)** | **ANNUAL FEE** | **MIN** | **MAX** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and Deductions <br> – Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |
| **Ongoing Fees and** <br> **Expenses**<br> **(annual charges)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Portfolios (Portfolio fees and <br> expenses)<br>| 0.44% | 1.46% | &nbsp;&nbsp; Charges and Deductions <br> – Monthly Deduction<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Mortality and Expense <br> Risk Charge<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Charges and Deductions <br> – Portfolio Charges and <br> Expenses |
|  | **RISKS** | **RISKS** | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Risk of Loss** | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | &nbsp;&nbsp; You can lose money by investing in the Policy, including loss of <br> principal. | Principal Risks |
| **Not a Short-Term** <br> **Investment**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | &nbsp;&nbsp; The Policies are designed to provide insurance protection. They <br> should not be used as a short-term investment or if you need ready <br> access to cash, because you will be charged when you make <br> premium payments and you will also pay a transaction fee on partial <br> withdrawals. In addition, withdrawals may be subject to ordinary <br> income tax and tax penalties. | Principal Risks |
| **Risks Associated with** <br> **Portfolios**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Portfolio has its own <br> unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the Portfolios <br> before making an investment decision. | &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Portfolio has its own <br> unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the Portfolios <br> before making an investment decision. | &nbsp;&nbsp; An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment <br> performance and can vary depending on the performance of the <br> Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Portfolio has its own <br> unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the Portfolios <br> before making an investment decision. | Principal Risks |
| **Insurance Company** <br> **Risks**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations, guarantees, and <br> benefits of the Policy, including any death benefit, that are subject <br> to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations, guarantees, and <br> benefits of the Policy, including any death benefit, that are subject <br> to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investments in the Policy are subject to the risks related to <br> Metropolitan Life including any obligations, guarantees, and <br> benefits of the Policy, including any death benefit, that are subject <br> to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life <br> experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its <br> obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, <br> including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by <br> calling (800) 756-0124 or visiting: https://www.metlife.com/about-us/<br> corporate-profile/ratings. | Principal Risks |

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|  | **RISKS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Contract Lapse** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Your Policy may lapse if you have paid an insufficient amount of <br> premiums or if the investment experience of the Portfolios is poor <br> and the Cash Surrender Value under your Policy is insufficient to <br> cover the monthly deduction. Lapse of a Policy on which there is an <br> outstanding loan may have adverse tax consequences. If the Policy <br> lapses, no death benefit will be paid. A Policy may be reinstated if <br> the conditions for reinstatement are met including the payment of <br> required premiums. | Principal Risks |
|  | **RESTRICTIONS** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investments** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Owners may transfer Cash Value between and among the Divisions. <br> At the present time, no charge is assessed against the Cash Value of <br> a Policy when amounts are transferred among the Divisions of the <br> Separate Account, but we reserve the right to impose a charge of $25 <br> to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a Policy Year. Restrictions may apply to frequent <br> transfers.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Metropolitan Life reserves the right to remove or substitute <br> Portfolios as investment options that are available under the Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Policy Benefits – <br> Transfers<br>|
| **Optional Benefits** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Rider availability is subject to your Employer making the rider <br> available. Depending upon your Employer's requirements, certain <br> Policy riders may only be able to be added to in force Policies during <br> the Employer's annual enrollment. You should check with your <br> Employer regarding the availability of riders. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Features of the Policy – <br> Additional Benefits and <br> Riders<br>|
|  | **TAXES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Tax Implications** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of <br> an investment in and payments received under this Policy.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Withdrawals may be subject to ordinary income tax, and may be <br> subject to tax penalties.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Lapse of a Policy on which there is an outstanding loan may have <br> adverse tax consequences. | Federal Tax Matters |
|  | **CONFLICTS OF INTEREST** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **LOCATION IN**<br> **PROSPECTUS**<br>|
| **Investment** <br> **Professional** <br> **Compensation**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Your investment professional may receive compensation relating to <br> your ownership of a Policy. These investment professionals may have <br> a financial incentive to offer or recommend the Policy over another <br> investment. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|
| **Exchanges** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to <br> offer you a new policy in place of your current Policy. You should <br> only exchange your Policy if you determine, after comparing the <br> features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is better for you to <br> purchase the new policy rather than continue to own your existing <br> Policy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution of the <br> Policies<br>|

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**OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY**

Purpose of the Policy

The Policy is designed for use in Employer-sponsored life insurance programs to provide Employees who elect coverage tax deferred accumulation of assets through an investment portfolio and a death benefit and/or other benefits. The Policy may be appropriate for an investor who has a longer time horizon, is not purchasing the Policy for short-term liquidity needs and desires life insurance coverage.

Premium Payments

Where provided by an Employer, the minimum initial premium and the planned premium will be remitted to us by the Employer on your behalf pursuant to a premium payment schedule (the "Payroll Deduction Plan"). You must authorize the amount of the premiums remitted by the Employer. If the Employer does not provide a Payroll Deduction Plan, you must pay the minimum premium and the planned premium directly to us. In addition to planned premiums, you may send unscheduled premium payments directly to us at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations. No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium set forth in the specifications pages of the Policy is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. Every premium payment (other than a planned premium) must be at least $20. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. The planned premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned premium. Premium payments made directly to us should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of a given premium will not necessarily guarantee that your Policy will remain in force. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. Insufficient premiums may result in lapse of the Policy. Premiums may be allocated among the Divisions. If you terminate your participation in optional benefits which have allocations to specific Divisions, you will remain invested in the same Divisions until you request allocations to different Divisions. **Additional information about each Portfolio including its Portfolio type, advisers and any sub-advisers as well as current expenses and certain performance information is included in Appendix A.**

Features of the Policy

The Policy has a number of features designed to provide lifetime insurance coverage as well as maximum flexibility in connection with premium payments and death benefits, including flexibility to change the type and amount of the death benefit; flexibility in paying premiums; loan privileges; surrender privileges; and optional insurance benefits.

**Standard Death Benefit.** We pay death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we have received satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, or to you, before the Insured's death and under circumstances described in available riders. The death benefit proceeds equal the death benefit PLUS any additional benefit provided by rider and MINUS any outstanding Indebtedness and any unpaid monthly deductions and any benefits paid under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the date of the Insured's death.

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You may choose between two standard death benefit options available under the Policy. After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option while the Policy is in force. Changing the death benefit option may have tax consequences. We calculate the amount payable under each death benefit option as of the end of the Valuation Period that includes the Insured's date of death.

● *Death Benefit Option A* is a "Level Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements.

● *Death Benefit Option B* is an "Increasing Type" death benefit equal to the Face Amount of the Policy plus the Cash Value or, if greater, a percentage of Cash Value based on federal tax law requirements. This option is the only option presented for purchase for certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored programs.

So long as a Policy remains in force, the death benefit under either option will be at least equal to the current Face Amount. The death benefit will never be less than the minimum amount required for the Policy to be treated as life insurance under U.S. federal income tax rules, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

**Surrenders.** At any time that a Policy is in effect, you may elect to surrender the Policy and receive its Cash Surrender Value. A surrender may have tax consequences.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may request to withdraw part of the Cash Surrender Value once each Policy Month. Partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse (terminate without value).

**Transfers.** Subject to certain restrictions, you may transfer Cash Value among the Divisions of the Separate Account. (An Owner has additional transfer rights under the Policy, including, but not limited to, the conversion privilege by which, within the first two years of the Issue Date of the Policy, an Owner may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a fixed benefit life insurance policy.) We may restrict transfers in the future or even revoke the transfer privilege for certain Owners.

**Loans.** After the first Policy Anniversary, you may borrow against the Cash Value of the Policy. We transfer a portion of the Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan, and an amount equal to the present value of the loan interest due, from each Division of the Separate Account to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. The maximum amount you may borrow is an amount equal to 85% of the Cash Value on the date the loan is requested less any outstanding Indebtedness. We charge interest on the amount of the Policy Loan at an annual rate of 8%. We will credit interest on amounts in the Loan Account at an annual rate of at least 5%. Loans may have tax consequences.

**Additional Benefits and Riders.** We offer several optional insurance benefits and riders that provide supplemental benefits under the Policy. These are the Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider and the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider. These riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts may not offer certain riders. Please contact us at our Administrative Office for further details.

**FEE TABLES**

**The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the Policy. We may charge fees and use rates that are lower than the maximum guaranteed charges reflected in the tables. Please refer to your Policy specification page for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.**

**The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the Policy, or transfer Cash Value between Divisions.**

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Transaction Fees

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Maximum Premium Expense Charge** <br> **(load)**<br>|  |  |
| ●For Policies issued under Group <br> Contracts<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 1.00% of each premium payment |
| ●For Policies treated as individual <br> contracts under Omnibus Budget <br> Reconciliation Act of 1990<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment | 2.00% of each premium payment |
| **Premium Tax Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon Receipt of <br> Premium Payment<br>| 2.00% of each premium payment |
| **Partial Withdrawal Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon each partial <br> withdrawal from the <br> Policy<br>| $25<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|
| **Transfer Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; Upon transfer in <br> excess of 12 in a <br> Policy Year<br>| $25 per transfer<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|
| **Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement** <br> **Option Rider Administrative Charge**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; At the time an <br> accelerated death <br> benefit is paid<br>| $100<sup>(2)</sup> <br>|

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<sup>(1)</sup>

The partial withdrawal charge is equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount of the withdrawal.

<sup>(2)</sup>

We do not currently impose this charge.

**The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy not including Portfolio fees and expenses.**

Periodic Charges Other Than Annual Portfolio Expenses

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| **Charge** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **When Charge is** <br> **Deducted**<br>| **Maximum Amount Deducted** |
| **Base Contract Charges:** |  |  |
| Cost of Insurance Charge<sup>(1)</sup> <br>|  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.15 to $31.31 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.45 per $1,000 of net amount at risk |
| Administrative Charge<sup>(3)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $6.00 |
| Mortality and Expense Risk Charge<sup>(4)</sup> <br>| Daily | &nbsp;&nbsp; 0.90% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the <br> Separate Account<br>|
| Loan Interest Spread<sup>(5)</sup> <br>| Annually | 3.0% |
| **Optional Benefit Charges:** |  |  |
| Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider<sup>(6)</sup> <br>|  |  |
| ●*Minimum and* ***Maximum*** *Charge* | Monthly | $0.04 to $0.24 per $1.00 of waived monthly deduction |
| ●*Charge for a Representative* <br> *Insured*<sup>(2)</sup> <br>| Monthly | $0.06 per $1,000 per $1.00 of waived monthly deduction |

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<sup>(1)</sup>

Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured's attained age and rate class. The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. More detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Administrative Office.

<sup>(2)</sup>

A representative Insured is a person with an attained age of 45, actively at work.

<sup>(3)</sup>

The maximum administrative charge we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed the

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amount in the table. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

<sup>(4)</sup>

The Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

<sup>(5)</sup>

The maximum amount of interest we charge is 8% and the minimum amount of interest we credit is 5% for a maximum loan interest spread of 3%.

<sup>(6)</sup>

Charges for this rider vary based on the Insured's individual characteristics. The rider charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. Your Policy will indicate the charges applicable to your Policy. More detailed information concerning your charges are available on request from our Administrative Office.

**The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy. A complete list of the Portfolios available under the Policy, including their annual expenses, may be found in Appendix A at the back of this document.**

Annual Portfolio Expenses

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|  | **Minimum** | **Maximum** |
| **Annual Portfolio Expenses** (as a percentage of average net assets)<br> (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, including management fees, <br> distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)<br>| 0.44% | 1.46% |

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**PRINCIPAL RISKS**

Investment Risk

If you invest your Cash Value in one or more Divisions of the Separate Account, then you will be subject to the risk that the investment performance of the Divisions will be unfavorable and that the Cash Value will decrease. An investment in this Policy is subject to the risk of poor investment performance and can vary depending on the performance of the Portfolios available under the Policy. Each Division has its own unique risks. You should review the prospectuses for the Portfolios before making an investment decision. A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each of the Portfolios may be found in each Portfolio's prospectus. Please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios for more information. There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your Cash Value, which can significantly reduce your Cash Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Cash Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premium.

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Policy in force.

Policy Lapse

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the monthly deduction and other charges, your Policy may enter a 62-day grace period. A shorter grace period applies to the Contractholder (the Employer) of the Group Contract. We will notify you that the Policy will lapse (terminate without value) unless you make sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Policy also may lapse if your Indebtedness exceeds your Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. If either of these situations occurs, your Policy will be in default and you must pay a specified amount of new premium to prevent your Policy from lapsing. Subject to certain conditions and our underwriting rules, you

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may reinstate a lapsed Policy within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. In certain situations your Policy may also terminate if your Employer ends its participation in the Group Contract.

Limitations on Access to Cash Value

We limit partial withdrawals of Cash Value from the Policies. You may not take a partial withdrawal in the first Policy Year. Thereafter, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value.

Limitations on Transfers

We do not currently charge for transfers, but we reserve the right to charge up to $25 per transfer to cover administrative costs incurred in processing any transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year, except for transfers under the Automated Investment Strategies. We have adopted procedures to limit excessive transfer activity. In addition, each Fund may restrict or refuse certain transfers among, or purchases of shares in their Portfolios as a result of certain market timing activities. You should read each Portfolio's prospectus for more details. The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division.

Tax Treatment

To qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that a Policy does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy was issued.

Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a "modified endowment contract" ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans under the Policy will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on surrenders, partial withdrawals, and loans taken before you reach age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2.

Under current federal income tax law, the taxable portion of distributions from variable life contracts is taxed at ordinary income tax rates and does not qualify for the reduced tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains and dividends.

You should consult a qualified tax adviser for assistance in all Policy-related tax matters.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals (Short-Term Investment Risk)

We designed the Policy to meet long-term financial goals. To best realize the benefits available through the Policy, including the benefit of tax deferred build-up of Cash Value, you should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Policy if you intend

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to surrender all or part of the Policy in the near future. **The Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle**. A surrender, in whole or in part, may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

We assess a partial withdrawal transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. A partial withdrawal may reduce the Face Amount as well as the death benefit. In certain circumstances, the reduction of the death benefit resulting from a partial withdrawal also may affect the cost of insurance charge and the amount of insurance protection afforded under a Policy. Partial withdrawals may have tax consequences and may increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

Loans

A Policy Loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Cash Value over time because we subtract the amount of the Policy Loan from the Divisions of the Separate Account and hold that amount in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Divisions of the Separate Account.

We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured's death, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy, by the amount of any Indebtedness. Your Policy may lapse (terminate without value) if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary.

A Policy Loan may have tax consequences. If you surrender the Policy or allow the Policy to lapse or if the Policy terminates while a Policy Loan is outstanding, the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

Pandemics and Other Public Health Issues, and Other Events

Pandemics and other public health issues or other events, and governmental, business, and consumer reactions to them, may affect economic conditions and may cause a large number of illnesses or deaths. Hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, hail, tornadoes, explosions, severe winter weather, fires, floods and mudslides, blackouts and man-made events such as riot, insurrection, terrorist attacks or acts of war may also cause catastrophic losses and increased claims. Any such catastrophes may also result in changes in consumer or business confidence, behavior and investment and business activity, changes to interest rates and other market risk factors, and governmental or other restrictions on economic activity for prolonged periods.

Cybersecurity

Our business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our information systems, and those of our service providers, vendors, and other third parties. Cybersecurity breaches of such systems can be intentional or unintentional events, and can occur through unauthorized access to computer systems, networks or devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; or attacks that shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality and our disaster recovery systems may be insufficient to safeguard our ability to conduct business. Cybersecurity breaches can interfere with our processing of Policy transactions, including the processing of transfer orders from our website or with the Portfolios; impact our ability to calculate accumulation unit values; cause the release and possible loss or destruction of confidential Owner or business information; impede order processing or cause other operational issues; and result in regulatory enforcement actions or new laws or regulations which could increase our compliance costs. Although we continually make efforts to identify and reduce our exposure to cybersecurity risk, and we require our critical vendors to implement effective cybersecurity and data protection measures, there is no guarantee that we will be able to successfully manage this risk at all times.

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Terrorism and Security Risk

The continued threat of terrorism, ongoing or potential military conflict and other actions, and heightened security measures may cause economic uncertainty and result in loss of life, property damage, additional disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. The value of MetLife's investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the credit and equity markets and reduced economic activity caused by such threats. Companies in which we maintain investments may suffer losses as a result of financial, commercial or economic disruptions, and such disruptions might affect the ability of those companies to pay interest or principal on their securities or mortgage loans. Terrorist or military actions also could disrupt our operations centers and result in higher than anticipated claims under our insurance policies.

Insurance Company Risks

Policies are subject to the risks related to Metropolitan Life. Any obligations, guarantees, and benefits of the Policy are subject to the claims paying ability of Metropolitan Life. If Metropolitan Life experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to you. More information about Metropolitan Life, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling (800) 756-0124 or by visiting www.metlife.com/about-us/corporate-profile/ratings.

Technology Risk

Our business operations rely on functioning and secure information systems, including those of our vendors and other third parties. Technological changes present us with new or intensified challenges, and if we are unable to foresee or adapt to these changes, our business may be adversely affected.

Technological changes may affect our business model and how we interact with our customers. The growth and availability of AI technologies, including generative AI, presents significant opportunities but also complex challenges; these include balancing and mitigating potential risks of harm posed by the development or deployment of AI technologies, as well as implementing and maintaining controls reasonably designed to ensure compliance with an increasingly complex AI regulatory landscape, with evolving requirements that may vary across jurisdictions. We may fail to adopt new technologies as effectively or efficiently as others, leading to competitive harm. If we are unable to update our business model to match evolving consumer preferences or the evolving technological landscape, we may be adversely affected.

New technologies may impact the configuration of our information systems, and how they connect with those of our vendors, service providers and/or partners. Such technological developments may introduce or uncover information security vulnerabilities, which may result in breaches, increased costs associated with maintaining appropriate data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity measures, enforcement actions against us by regulators or other outcomes that may adversely impact our operations or business. In addition, any such vulnerability that results in a security breach or failure of our information systems, or those of third parties on which we rely, may result in litigation, regulatory action, negative impacts to our business operations, and reputational harm.

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**ISSUING THE POLICY** 

General Information

The Policies (either an individual Policy or a Certificate) described in this Prospectus are designed for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs and are issued in the form of Certificates pursuant to Group Contracts entered into between the Company and Contractholders.

The Contractholder (Employer) owns the Group Contract, but does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. Rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners (generally, Employees), Insureds and Beneficiaries as set forth in the Policy.

Generally, a Policy is available for Insureds between Issue Ages 17-70 who supply satisfactory evidence of insurability. We may issue Policies to individuals falling outside that range of Issue Ages, or decline to issue Policies to individuals within that range of Issue Ages. The Insured under a Policy is usually an Employee of the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer.

Currently, the minimum initial Face Amount is generally $25,000. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. We reserve the right to modify at any time our minimum Face Amount on new contracts. The Owner may change the Face Amount (subject to the minimum and maximum amounts applicable to his or her Policy) and the death benefit option, but in certain cases evidence of insurability may be required. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit.")

On behalf of Owners, the Contractholder will make planned premium payments under the Group Contract equal to an amount authorized by Employees to be deducted from their wages. In addition, Owners may pay additional premiums.

Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value, Individual Insurance under a Group Contract will continue should the Group Contract cease or the Employee's employment end. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Procedural Information

We generally will issue a Group Contract to Employers whose Employees meet the eligibility requirements for Owners (and/or Insureds) under the Group Contract. The class(es) of Employees covered by a particular Group Contract is/are set forth in that Group Contract's specifications pages.

We will issue the Group Contract upon receipt and acceptance at our Administrative Office of an application for group insurance signed by an appropriate officer of the Employer. (See "General Provisions of the Group Contract — Issuance.") Individuals (i.e., eligible Employees) wishing to purchase a Policy under a Group Contract must complete the appropriate application for individual insurance and submit it to our authorized representative or to us at our Administrative Office. We will issue to each Contractholder a Certificate to give to each Owner.

We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges:

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after a Group Contract has terminated;

● to persons who wish to continue coverage after they no longer are employed by the Group Contractholder.

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Acceptance of an application is always subject to our underwriting rules, and we reserve the right to reject an application for any reason permitted by law.

**Employee Eligibility.** To be eligible to purchase a Policy, an Employee must be actively at work at the time he or she submits the application for Individual Insurance. In addition, the Contractholder may determine specific classes to which the Employee must belong to be eligible to purchase a Policy. "Actively at work" means that the Employee must work for the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer at the Employee's usual place of work (or such other places as required by the Contractholder or sponsoring Employer) for the full number of hours and the full rate of pay set by the employment practices of the Employer. Ordinarily the time worked per week must be at least 30 hours. We reserve the right to waive or modify the "actively at work" requirement.

The Contractholder also may require that an individual be its Employee as of a certain date or for a certain period of time. We will set forth this date or time period in the Group Contract specifications pages. Employees of any Associated Companies of the Contractholder will be considered Employees of the Contractholder. We also may consider as an eligible Employee an individual who is an independent contractor working primarily for the sponsoring Employer. If the Employer is a partnership, a partner may be an eligible Employee.

**Guaranteed Issue.** We generally will issue the Policy applied for by the Employee pursuant to our guaranteed issue underwriting procedure. We offer the guaranteed issue procedure only when an Employee is first given the opportunity to purchase a Policy. Under this procedure, the Employee is only required to answer qualifying questions in the application for Individual Insurance; the Employee is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. The maximum Face Amount that an Employee can generally apply for under the guaranteed issue procedure ("Guaranteed Issue Amount") varies by Group Contract or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

**Simplified Underwriting.** We will follow simplified underwriting procedures rather than guaranteed issue procedures if:

● the Face Amount exceeds the Guaranteed Issue Amount described above;

● the Policy has previously been offered to the Employee;

● the requirements for guaranteed issue set forth in the application for Individual Insurance are not met; or

● the Policy is offered through programs for which guaranteed issue underwriting is not available.

Under simplified underwriting procedures, the Employee must respond satisfactorily to certain health questions in the application. A paramedical exam may be required. We will then determine whether a Policy can be issued. The underwriting method followed will affect cost of insurance rates. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Rates.")

**Issue Date.** The Issue Date is used to determine Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months. The effective date for all coverage provided in the original application for Individual Insurance will not take effect until:

● the appropriate application for Individual Insurance is signed;

● the initial premium has been paid prior to the Insured's death;

● the Insured is eligible for the Policy; and

● the information in the application is determined to be acceptable to the Company.

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Once all of these conditions are met, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month as the Group Contract anniversary date. Therefore, the Effective Date of the Policy will be the same day of the month for all Policies in a Group Contract. An Employer can choose whether Policies that meet the above conditions in any month will have an Effective Date of the Policy that is the current month or the following month. For example, the Group Contract anniversary date is July 1, 2025 and all the conditions for a particular Policy are met on October 15, 2025, the Employer may choose as the Effective Date of the Policy either October 1, 2025 or November 1, 2025, and this date will then be shown on the specifications pages of the Policy.

Right to Examine Policy (Free Look Right)

**Initial Free Look Period.** The free look period begins when you receive your Policy. The free look period generally ends within 20 days (or such longer period as state law requires) of you receiving the Policy or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for coverage. During the free look period, any premiums that we have received will be allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account, in accordance with your instructions. You may return the Policy during this period for a refund. We will refund an amount equal to all premiums paid under the Policy.

To cancel the Policy, you should mail or deliver the Policy directly to us at our Administrative Office. A refund of premiums paid by check may be delayed until the check has cleared the Owner's bank. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.")

**Free Look for Increase in Face Amount.** Similarly, you may cancel an increase in Face Amount within 20 days from the date you received the new Policy specifications pages for the increase or, if later, 45 days after you sign the application for the increase.

If you cancel the Face Amount increase, you may request that we refund the amount of the additional charges deducted in connection with the increase. If no request is made, we will increase the Policy's Cash Value by the amount of these additional charges. We will allocate this amount among the Divisions in the same manner as it was deducted.

Ownership Rights

The Policy belongs to the person named in the application, unless later changed. The Owner is usually the same as the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Owner or the Owner is changed thereafter. If the Owner is not the Insured and dies before the Insured, the Owner's interest will go to his or her estate unless otherwise provided. Before the Maturity Date, Owners may exercise their rights and privileges under the Policies, subject to the right of any assignee of record and any irrevocably designated Beneficiary. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Policy. Changing the Owner or assigning the Policy may have tax consequences. After the Maturity Date, the Owner cannot change the payee or the mode of payment of death benefit proceeds, unless otherwise provided in the Policy.

We reserve the right to limit or modify the manner in which an Owner may exercise the rights and privileges under the Policy. For example, we reserve the right to limit the number of Policy changes to one per Policy Year and to restrict such changes in the first Policy Year. Currently, no change may be made during the first Policy Year. For this purpose, changes include increases or decreases in Face Amount and changes in the death benefit option. No change will be permitted that would result in the death benefit under a Policy being included in gross income for failure to meet the requirements of Section 7702 of the Code or any applicable successor provision.

We will send all reports and other notices described herein or in the Policy directly to the Owner.

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Modifying the Policy

Any modification or waiver of our rights or requirements under the Policy must be in writing and signed by our president or a vice president. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Policy.

Upon notice to you, we may modify the Policy:

● to conform the Policy, our operations, or the Separate Account's operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Policy, or our Company, or the Separate Account is subject;

● to assure continued qualification of the Policy as a life insurance contract under the federal tax laws; or

● to reflect a change in the Separate Account's operation.

If we modify the Policy, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy. If any provision of the Policy conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that governs the Policy, we reserve the right to amend the provision to conform to these laws.

**PREMIUMS**

Minimum Initial Premium

No insurance will take effect until the minimum initial premium is paid, and the health and other conditions, including eligibility of the Insured described in the application for insurance, must not have changed. The Contractholder or Employer will pay the initial premium on your behalf. The initial premium for a Policy must at least equal one-twelfth (1/12th) of the planned annual premium for the Policy set forth in the specifications pages. The planned annual premium is an amount that you arrange to pay for the Policy that is based on the requested initial Face Amount, the Issue Age of the Insured and the charges under the Policy. (See "Premium Flexibility" below.) You are not required to pay premiums equal to the planned annual premium.

We will apply the initial premium to a Policy on the Investment Start Date. We will apply subsequent premiums as of the Valuation Date we receive the premiums. (See "Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value.") Premiums will be "received" on a Valuation Date when we receive at our Administrative Office, before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), the premium as well as the supporting documentation necessary for us to determine the amount of premium per Policy.

If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to reject a premium payment until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide additional information about you and your account to government regulators.

Premium Flexibility

After the initial premium, and subject to the limitations described below, premiums may be paid in any amount and at any interval. Under Group Contracts the planned annual premium usually will be paid by the Contractholder on behalf of the Owner pursuant to a planned premium payment schedule. A planned premium payment schedule provides for premium payments in a level amount at fixed intervals (usually monthly) agreed to by the Contractholder and us. The Owner must authorize the amount of the premiums paid by the Contractholder. Please note that if the Contractholder does not remit premiums on a timely basis in accordance with the planned premium payment schedule, you may not participate in investment experience under the Policy until the premium has been

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received and credited to the Policy in accordance with our established administrative procedures. You may skip planned premium payments. **Making planned premium payments does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force.** The Policy will not necessarily lapse if you fail to make planned premium payments. Rather, this depends on the Policy's Cash Surrender Value. If the Cash Surrender Value on any Monthly Anniversary is less than the monthly deduction you will need to make a premium payment within the grace period to cover the monthly deduction. (See "Policy Lapse and Reinstatement.")

An Owner may make unscheduled premium payments at any time and in any amount, subject to the minimum and maximum premium limitations described below. Unscheduled premium payments should be sent to our Administrative Office. The payment of an unscheduled premium payment may have federal income tax consequences.

Continuance of Insurance

Failure of the Contractholder to pay the planned premium payments authorized by its Employees may cause the Group Contract to terminate. Generally, if there is sufficient Cash Surrender Value to prevent the Policy from lapsing, the Individual Insurance provided will automatically continue even if the Group Contract terminates. Individual Insurance also will continue if the Employee's employment with the Contractholder terminates. (See "Eligibility Change Conversion.") In either circumstance, an Owner of a Certificate converted by amendment to an Individual Policy must establish a new schedule of planned premiums. Under the new schedule, the planned annual premium must remain the same, and the planned payment intervals may be no more frequent than quarterly. We will send you instructions on where to send your premium payments when we send you your amended Certificate.

Premium Limitations

Every premium payment paid must be at least $20. We do not accept payment of premiums in cash or by money order.

We have established procedures to monitor whether aggregate premiums paid under a Policy exceed the current maximum premium limitations that qualify the Policy as life insurance according to federal tax laws. We will not accept any premium payment that would cause your total premiums to exceed those limits. If a premium payment would cause your total premiums to exceed the maximum premium limitations, we will accept only that portion of the premium that would make total premiums equal the maximum amount that may be paid under the Policy. We will return any part of the premium in excess of the maximum premiums directly to you upon discovery of the excess payment, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Policy Year in which payment is received.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Under federal tax laws, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts ("MECs"), which receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. If we receive a premium payment that, together with the remaining scheduled premium payments for the Policy Year, would cause a Policy to become a MEC, we will accept only that portion of the premium below the MEC limits. We will return any excess amounts directly to you. We will apply premium payments over the MEC limits only when you instruct us to do so in a writing that acknowledges that application of such amounts will result in the Policy becoming a MEC. We will notify you when we believe that a premium payment will cause a Policy to become a MEC. In addition, we will notify you if your Policy becomes a MEC for any other reason and you may request that we refund any premium received that would cause the Policy to become a MEC, increase your face amount so that the Policy does not become a MEC or acknowledge that you want your Policy to become a MEC.

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Allocation of Net Premiums and Cash Value

When you apply for a Policy, you give us instructions to allocate your Net Premiums to one or more Divisions of the Separate Account. If you fail to provide allocation instructions, we may allocate your Net Premiums as described in the application. We will allocate your Net Premiums according to the following rules:

● The minimum percentage of any allocation to a Division is 10 percent of the Net Premium.

● Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

● The initial Net Premium will be allocated on the Investment Start Date, which is the later of the Issue Date or the date we receive the initial premium at our Administrative Office.

● We will allocate Net Premiums (after the initial Net Premium) as of the date we receive them at our Administrative Office according to the premium allocations currently in effect for your Policy, unless otherwise specified.

● You may change the allocation instructions for additional Net Premiums without charge at any time by providing us with written notice. Any change in allocation will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the change.

Investment returns from amounts allocated to the Divisions of the Separate Account will vary with the investment performance of the Divisions and will be reduced by Policy charges. **You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the Divisions.** Investment performance will affect the Policy's Cash Value, and may affect the death benefit as well. You should periodically review your allocation of premiums and values in light of market conditions and overall financial planning requirements.

If you send your premium payments or transaction requests to an address other than the one that we have designated for receipt of such premium payments or requests, we may return the premium payment to you, or there may be a delay in applying the premium payment or transaction to your Policy.

**THE COMPANY** 

The Company

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a general account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Policy are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and it is obligated to pay all amounts promised to you under the Policies or Contracts, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.

Prior to May 1, 2006, the Policies were issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company. These Policies are now Policies of MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon Life Insurance Company with MetLife as the surviving company. Additionally, as discussed below, insurance obligations under the Policies originally issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company prior to May 1, 2006 are now guaranteed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life" or the "Guarantor").

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Guarantee of Insurance Obligations

Policies issued before May 1, 2006 are subject to a guarantee. Under this guarantee, Met Tower Life is responsible for ensuring that there will be sufficient funds to meet obligations under the Policies. Insurance obligations under the Policies include, without limitation, any death benefits payable under the Policies and withdrawals of Cash Value. The guarantee does not guarantee the amount of Cash Value or the investment performance of the Divisions available under the Policy. In the event an Owner of such a Policy presents a legitimate claim for payment, Met Tower Life will pay such claim directly to the Owner if MetLife is unable to make such payment. This guarantee is enforceable by such Owners against Met Tower Life directly without any requirement that Owners first file a claim against MetLife. The guarantee agreement is binding on Met Tower Life, its successors or assignees and Met Tower Life's obligations under the guarantee agreement will terminate only if the guarantee is assigned to an organization having a financial rating from certain specified rating agencies equal to or better than Met Tower Life's rating. With respect to the guarantee, Met Tower Life is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Met Tower Life is a stock life insurance company originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1982 and currently subject to the laws of the state of Nebraska. Met Tower Life is licensed to issue business in fifty states and the District of Columbia. Met Tower Life is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. The principal executive offices of Met Tower Life are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. Prior to April 30, 2018, the guarantee was issued by General American Life Insurance Company ("General American"). On April 27, 2018, following the close of business, General American merged into Met Tower Life and Met Tower Life replaced General American as the issuer of the guarantee.

**THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE PORTFOLIOS**

The Separate Account

The Separate Account was established as a separate investment account on January 4, 1993 and is subject to New York law. The Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and meets the definition of a "separate account" under federal securities laws. Registration with the SEC does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Separate Account or the Company by the SEC. The Separate Account may be used to support other variable insurance policies we issue.

The investment adviser to certain Portfolios offered with the Group Contract or with other group contracts issued through the Separate Account may be regulated as a Commodity Pool Operator. While MetLife does not concede that the Separate Account is a commodity pool, MetLife has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"), and is not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA.

The Separate Account is divided into Divisions, each of which invests in shares of a Portfolio. Income and both realized and unrealized gains or losses from the assets of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against that Separate Account without regard to income, gains, or losses from any other business the Company may conduct.

We segregate the assets in the Separate Account from our general account assets. The assets in the Separate Account shall at least equal the Separate Account reserves and other liabilities under the Policies. Under applicable state insurance law, assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies are not

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chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business of MetLife. If the assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities under the Policies, then we may, from time to time in the normal course of business, transfer the excess to our general account. Such excess amounts may include, without limitation, amounts representing fees and charges incurred, but not yet deducted from the Separate Account. Before making any such transfers, we will consider any possible adverse impact the transfer may have on the Separate Account.

We are obligated to pay all amounts promised to investors under the Policy. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of MetLife other than those arising under the Policy or other products funded by the Separate Account. Any such amount that exceeds the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account is paid from our general account. Death benefit amounts and any optional benefits paid from the general account are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the Company and our long term ability to make such payments. We issue other life insurance policies and annuity contracts where we pay all money we owe under those policies and contracts from our general account. MetLife is regulated as an insurance company under state law, which includes, generally, limits on the amount and type of investments in its general account. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to meet our claims paying obligations; there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.

**We do not guarantee any money you place in the Divisions of the Separate Account. The value of each Division of the Separate Account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. You could lose some or all of your money.**

The Portfolios

Cash value allocated to a Division will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio in which the Division invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. The Portfolios available under the Policy including each Portfolio name, Portfolio type, adviser, sub-adviser, current expenses and average annual total returns of each Portfolio are set forth in Appendix A. Each Portfolio Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contain information about each Portfolio and may be obtained by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000236 or calling (800) 756-0124.

Each Division of the Separate Account invests solely in shares of a Portfolio. Each Portfolio is part of a mutual fund ("Fund") that is registered with the SEC as an open-end, management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the Portfolios or the Funds by the SEC.

The assets of each Portfolio are held separate from the assets of the other Portfolios, and each Portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are generally different from those of the other Portfolios. The income or losses of one Portfolio generally have no effect on the investment performance of any other Portfolio.

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans, or to certain pension and retirement plans qualifying under Section 401 of the Code. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such "mixed and shared" investing.

**These Portfolios are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public.** The investment objectives and policies of certain Portfolios are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that may be managed by the same investment adviser or manager. The investment results of the

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Portfolios may differ from the results of these other portfolios. There can be no guarantee, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the Portfolios will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser or manager.

**There is no assurance that any of the Portfolios will achieve its stated objective.** For example, an investment in a money market portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any governmental agency and, during periods of low interest rates, the yields of money market Divisions may become extremely low and possibly negative. **More detailed information, including a description of risks and expenses, is in the prospectuses for the Portfolios.**

**Selection of Portfolios.** We select the Portfolios offered through the Policy based on a number of criteria, including asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser's or sub-adviser's reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Other factors we consider during the selection process is whether the Portfolio's adviser or sub-adviser is one of our affiliates or whether the Portfolio, its adviser, its sub-adviser(s), or an affiliate will make payments to us or our affiliates. For additional information on these arrangements, see "Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Portfolios" above. In this regard, the profit distributions we receive from our affiliated investment advisers are a component of the total revenue that we consider in configuring the features and investment choices available in the variable insurance products that we and our affiliated insurance companies issue. Since we and our affiliated insurance companies may benefit more from the allocation of assets to portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates than those that are not, we may be more inclined to offer portfolios advised or sub-advised by our affiliates in the variable insurance products we issue. We review the Portfolios periodically and may remove a Portfolio or limit its availability to new premium payments and/or transfers of Cash Value if we determine that the Portfolio no longer meets one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the Portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Owners. In some cases, we have included Portfolios based on recommendations made by selling firms. These broker-dealer firms may receive payments from the Portfolios they recommend and may benefit accordingly from the allocation of Cash Value to such Portfolios. We do not provide investment advice and do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio. You bear the risk of any decline in the Cash Value of your Policy resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

**Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios.** We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to make additions to, deletions from, or substitutions for the shares of the Portfolios that are held by the Separate Account or that the Separate Account may purchase. We reserve the right to (i) eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and (ii) substitute shares of another Portfolio if the shares of a Portfolio are no longer available for investment, or further investment in any Portfolio becomes inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. New or substitute Portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not substitute any shares without notice to the Owner and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

We also reserve the right to establish additional Divisions of the Separate Account. We will establish new Divisions when marketing needs or investment conditions warrant. Any new Division will be made available to existing Owners on a basis to be determined by the Company. If approved by the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law, we may also:

● eliminate or combine one or more Divisions;

● substitute one Division for another Division; or

● transfer assets between Divisions if marketing, tax, or investment conditions warrant.

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We will notify all Owners of any such changes.

If we deem it to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policy, and to the extent any necessary SEC approvals or Owner votes are obtained, the Separate Account may be:

● operated as a management company under the 1940 Act;

● deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required; or

● combined with other separate accounts of the Company.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may transfer the assets of the Separate Account associated with the Policy to another separate account.

We cannot guarantee that the shares of the Portfolios will always be available. The Portfolios each sell shares to the Separate Account in accordance with the terms of a participation agreement between the Portfolio distributors and us. Should this agreement terminate or should shares become unavailable for any other reason, the Separate Account will not be able to purchase the existing Portfolio shares. Should this occur, we will be unable to honor your requests to allocate Cash Values or premium payments to the Divisions of the Separate Account investing in such shares. In the event that a Portfolio is no longer available, we will take reasonable steps to obtain alternative investment options.

**Voting Portfolio Shares.** Although we are the legal owner of the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account Divisions, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Portfolios, we will vote our shares only as Owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

Before a vote of a Portfolio's shareholders occurs, Owners will receive voting materials. We will ask each Owner to instruct us on how to vote and to return his or her proxy to us in a timely manner. Each Owner will have the right to instruct us on the number of Portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Cash Value he or she has in that Portfolio (as of a date set by the Fund).

If we do not receive voting instructions on time, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive and, therefore, the outcome of the vote could be decided by a few Owners who provide timely voting instructions. Should federal securities laws, regulations, or interpretations change, we may elect to vote Portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance rules, or if permitted under federal regulation, under certain circumstances we may disregard certain Owner voting instructions.

**POLICY VALUES** 

Cash Value

The Cash Value of the Policy equals the sum of all values in the Loan Account and each Division of the Separate Account. The Cash Value is determined first on the Investment Start Date, and then on each Valuation Date. The Cash Value has no guaranteed minimum amount, and may be more or less than premiums paid.

The Policy's Cash Value varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the chosen Divisions, charges we deduct, and any other transactions (e.g., transfers, partial withdrawals, and loans). **We do not guarantee a minimum Policy Cash Value.**

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Cash Surrender Value

The Cash Surrender Value is the amount we pay to you upon surrender of a Policy. We determine the Cash Surrender Value at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your written surrender request. Cash Surrender Value at the end of any Valuation Day equals Cash Value as of such date, *minus* any outstanding Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division

The Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account equals the sum of the Policy's Cash Values in each Division of the Separate Account. We compute the Cash Value in a Division at the end of each Valuation Date by multiplying the number of accumulation units of Cash Value in each Division by the accumulation unit value for that Division. More detailed information concerning these computation methods is available from our Administrative Office.

**Net Investment Factor.** The Net Investment Factor measures the investment performance of a Division during a Valuation Period. The Net Investment Factor increases to reflect investment income and capital gains (realized and unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios and decreases to reflect any capital losses (realized or unrealized) for the shares of the Portfolios.

**Number of Accumulation Units.** The number of units in any Division of the Separate Account at the end of any valuation day equals:

● the initial accumulation units purchased at the unit value on the Issue Date; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased with additional Net Premiums; *plus* 

● accumulation units purchased via transfers from another Division or the Loan Account; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for monthly deductions; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed to pay for partial withdrawals; *minus* 

● accumulation units redeemed as part of a transfer to another Division or the Loan Account.

Every time you allocate or transfer money to or from a Division, we convert that dollar amount into accumulation units. We determine the number of accumulation units we credit to or subtract from a Policy by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the accumulation unit value for that Division at the end of the Valuation Period.

**Accumulation Unit Value.** We determine an accumulation unit value, based upon the Net Investment Factor method, for each Division of the Separate Account to reflect how investment performance affects the Cash Value. Accumulation unit values will vary among Divisions, and may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The accumulation unit value of any Division at the end of any Valuation Period equals:

● the value of the net assets of the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; *plus* 

● the investment income and capital gains, realized or unrealized, credited to the net assets of that Division during the Valuation Period for which the accumulation unit value is being determined; *minus* 

● the capital losses, realized or unrealized, charged against those net assets during the Valuation Period; *minus* 

● any amount charged against the Division for taxes, or any amount set aside during the Valuation Period by the Company as a provision for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of the Division; *minus* 

● the daily mortality and expense risk charge (a charge not to exceed 0.90% annually); *divided by* 

● aggregate accumulation units outstanding in the Division at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

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**POLICY BENEFITS**

Standard Death Benefit

As long as the Policy remains in force, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the Beneficiary once we receive at our Administrative Office (i) satisfactory proof of the Insured's death, (ii) instructions on how to pay the proceeds, and (iii) any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require you to return the Policy. (If the Beneficiary dies before the Insured, we will generally pay the insurance proceeds, in a single sum, to the Owner, or, if the Owner is not living, to the Owner's estate.) Payment of death benefit proceeds will not be affected by termination of the Group Contract, the Employer-sponsored insurance program, or an Employee's employment.

Death benefit proceeds equal:

● the death benefit (described below); *plus* 

● any additional insurance provided by rider; *minus* 

● any unpaid monthly deductions; *minus* 

● any outstanding Indebtedness.

An increase in Face Amount will increase the death benefit, and a decrease in Face Amount will decrease the death benefit. We may further adjust the amount of the death proceeds under certain circumstances.

If you have a rider permitting the accelerated payment of death benefit proceeds, the death benefit may be paid in a single sum before the death of the Insured, and would be less than otherwise would be paid upon the death of the Insured.

Payment of the Death Benefit

Death benefit proceeds under the Policy ordinarily will be paid within seven days after we receive proof of the Insured's death and all other documentation required at our Administrative Office. Payment may, however, be postponed in certain circumstances. (See "General Matters Relating to the Policy — Postponement of Payments.") The death benefit will be reduced by any outstanding Indebtedness and any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction accruing during a grace period.

We will pay the proceeds in one sum, including either by check, by placing the amount in an account that earns interest, or by any other method of payment that provides the Beneficiary with immediate and full access to the proceeds. We will pay interest on the proceeds as required by the applicable state law.

Unless otherwise requested and subject to state law, the Policy's death proceeds will generally be paid to the Beneficiary through a settlement option called the Total Control Account (if the death proceeds meet the required minimum). The Total Control Account is an interest-bearing account through which the Beneficiary has immediate and full access to the proceeds, with unlimited draft writing privileges. We credit interest to the account at a rate that will not be less than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. You may also elect to have any Policy surrender proceeds paid into a Total Control Account established for you.

Assets backing the Total Control Account are maintained in our general account and are subject to the claims of our creditors. We will bear the investment experience of such assets; however, regardless of the investment experience of such assets, the interest credited to the Total Control Account will never fall below the applicable guaranteed minimum annual effective rate. Because we bear the investment experience of the assets backing the

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Total Control Account, we may receive a profit from these assets. The Total Control Account is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare life insurance policies to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of two to five years from the date any death benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a death benefit has been triggered, and after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the death benefit, the death benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Owner last resided, as shown on our books and records. ("Escheatment" is the formal, legal name for this process.) However, the state is obligated to pay the death benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation and within certain mandated time periods. To prevent your Policy's death benefit from being paid to the state's abandoned or unclaimed property office, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designation, including complete names and complete contact information, if and as it changes. You should contact our Administrative Office in order to make a change to your Beneficiary designation.

Standard Death Benefit Options

The Policy provides two death benefit options: a "Level Type" death benefit ("Option A") and an "Increasing Type" death benefit ("Option B"). Under certain Group Contracts and Employer-sponsored insurance programs, however, Option B may be the only death benefit option presented. We calculate the amount available under each death benefit option as of the date of the Insured's death.

Under Option A, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount of the Policy or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of Cash Value on the date of death.

The applicable percentage is 250% for an Insured Attained Age 40 or below on the Policy Anniversary before the date of the Insured's death. For Insureds with an Attained Age over 40 on that Policy Anniversary, the percentage is lower and gradually declines with age until it reaches 100% at age 95.

Under Option B, the death benefit is:

● the current Face Amount plus the Cash Value of the Policy or, if greater,

● the applicable percentage of the Cash Value on the date of death. The applicable percentage is the same as under Option A.

**Which Death Benefit Option to Choose.** Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in higher death benefits for the same Face Amount generally should select Option B. Owners who prefer to have favorable investment performance reflected in lower cost of insurance charges for the same Face Amount generally should select Option A.

The amount of the death benefit may vary with the amount of the Cash Value. Under Option A, the death benefit will vary as the Cash Value varies whenever the Cash Value multiplied by the applicable percentage exceeds the Face Amount. Under Option B, the amount of the death benefit will always vary as the Cash Value varies (but will never be less than the Face Amount).

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Changing Death Benefit Options

After the first Policy Anniversary, you may change the death benefit option. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in death benefit options to one per Policy Year. A request for a change must be made to our Administrative Office in writing. The effective date of such a change will be the Monthly Anniversary on or following the date we receive the change request. If an increase in Face Amount precedes or occurs concurrently with a change in death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge may be different for the amount of the increase.

Changing the death benefit option may result in a change in Face Amount. If an Owner changes from Option A to Option B, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change LESS the Cash Value on the effective date of the change. Any written request to change from Option A to Option B must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of insurability. We will not accept a change from Option A to Option B if doing so would reduce the Face Amount to less than $25,000.

If an Owner changes from Option B to Option A, the Face Amount after the change will equal the Face Amount before the change PLUS the Cash Value on the effective date of change. We will not impose any charges in connection with a change in death benefit option. Changing the death benefit option also may have tax consequences and may affect the net amount at risk over time (which would affect the monthly cost of insurance charge). However, we will not permit any change that would result in your Policy being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code. You should consult a tax adviser before changing death benefit options.

Changing Face Amount

You select the Face Amount when applying for the Policy. Subject to certain limitations set forth below, you may increase or decrease the Face Amount of a Policy (without changing the death benefit option) after the first Policy Anniversary. We reserve the right to limit the number of changes in the Face Amount to one per Policy Year. A change in Face Amount may affect the cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk, both of which affect your cost of insurance charge. Changing the Face Amount also may have federal income tax consequences and you should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

**Face Amount Increases.** You may increase the Face Amount by submitting a written request and providing satisfactory evidence of insurability. If approved, the increase will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following receipt at our Administrative Office of the satisfactory evidence of insurability. The Insured must have an Attained Age of 80 or less on the effective date of the increase. The amount of the increase may not be less than $5,000, and the Face Amount may not be increased to more than the maximum Face Amount for that Policy. The maximum Face Amount varies by Group Contract. However, in connection with a particular Group Contract, we may establish a substantially higher Face Amount for Policies issued under that Contract. Although an increase need not necessarily be accompanied by additional premium, the Cash Surrender Value in effect immediately after the increase must be sufficient to cover the next monthly deduction. An increase in the Face Amount may result in certain additional charges. For example, we determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount.

**Face Amount Decreases.** You may decrease the Face Amount by written request to us. Any decrease in the Face Amount will become effective on the Monthly Anniversary on or following our receipt of the written request. The amount of the requested decrease must be at least $5,000 and the Face Amount remaining in force after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum Face Amount, generally $25,000. If, following a decrease in Face Amount, the Policy would not comply with the maximum premium limitations required by federal tax law, we

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will (at your election) either limit the decrease or return Cash Value to you to the extent necessary to meet those requirements. A decrease in the Face Amount generally will reduce the net amount at risk, which will reduce the cost of insurance charges. (See "Charges and Deductions — Cost of Insurance Charge.")

Changing Owner or Beneficiary

The Owner may change the ownership and/or Beneficiary designation by written request in a form acceptable to us at any time during the Insured's lifetime. We may require that the Policy be returned for endorsement of any change. The change will take effect as of the date the Owner signs the written request, whether or not the Insured is living when the request is received by us. We are not liable for any payment we make or any action we take before we receive the Owner's written request. If the Owner is also a Beneficiary of the Policy at the time of the Insured's death, the Owner may, within 60 days of the Insured's death, designate another person to receive the Policy proceeds. Changing the Owner may have adverse tax consequences. The Owner should consult a tax adviser before doing so.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

During the lifetime of the Insured and while a Policy is in force, you may surrender the Policy, or make a partial withdrawal of the Cash Value. We generally will forward amounts payable upon surrender or a partial withdrawal within seven days of receipt of your request. We may postpone payment of surrenders and partial withdrawals under certain conditions. Surrenders and partial withdrawals may have federal income tax consequences.

**Surrender.** You may surrender the Policy by sending a written request, on a form provided by us, by mail, email or facsimile to our Administrative Office. We determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the surrender request. To effect a surrender, we may require that you return the Policy to our Administrative Office along with the request to surrender the Policy. Alternatively, we may require that the request be accompanied by a completed affidavit of lost Policy. We can provide a lost Policy upon request.

Upon surrender, we will pay to you the Cash Surrender Value on the Valuation Day the surrender request is received in good order. If we receive the request to surrender the Policy on a Monthly Anniversary, the monthly deduction otherwise deductible will be included in the amount paid. Coverage and other benefits under a Policy will terminate as of the date of surrender and cannot be reinstated.

**Partial Withdrawals.** After the first Policy Year, you may make up to one partial withdrawal each Policy Month. You may request a partial withdrawal in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. We will process each partial withdrawal using the Cash Value determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. The total amount available for withdrawal may not exceed the total Cash Surrender Value of the Policy.

The minimum amount of a partial withdrawal, net of any transaction charges, is currently $200. We reserve the right to increase this minimum amount up to $500. The minimum amount that can be withdrawn from any one Division is the lesser of $50 or the Policy's Cash Value in that Division. The maximum amount that can be withdrawn, including the partial withdrawal transaction charge, is the Loan Value. The partial withdrawal transaction charge equals the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. Subject to the above conditions, you may allocate the amount withdrawn among the Divisions. If no allocation is specified, we will deduct the amount of the partial withdrawal (including any partial withdrawal transaction charge) from the Divisions on a pro-rata basis (that is, based on the proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value of the Policy). If, following a partial withdrawal, insufficient funds remain in a Division to pay the partial withdrawal

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transaction charge as allocated, the unpaid charges will be allocated equally among the remaining Divisions. You may request that the partial withdrawal transaction charge be paid from your Cash Value in a particular Division. You may not make a partial withdrawal if, or to the extent that, the partial withdrawal would reduce the Face Amount below $25,000.

A partial withdrawal can affect the Face Amount, the death benefit and the net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge). If death benefit Option A is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount, we will reduce the Face Amount, and thus the death benefit, by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If Option B is in effect and the death benefit equals the Face Amount plus the Cash Value, we will not reduce the Face Amount, but will reduce the Cash Value and, thus, the death benefit by the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge). If however, the death benefit is in a "tax corridor" under either Option A or Option B, that is, if the death benefit equals the Cash Value multiplied by a percentage based on federal tax law requirements described in Section 7702(d) of the Code, then we will reduce the Face Amount to the extent that the amount of the partial withdrawal (plus the partial withdrawal transaction charge) exceeds the amount equal to the difference between the death benefit and the Face Amount. We will reduce the death benefit correspondingly. (See "Policy Benefits — Standard Death Benefit Options.") Face Amount decreases resulting from partial withdrawals will first reduce the most recent Face Amount increase, then the most recent increases in succession, and lastly the initial Face Amount.

Transfers

You may transfer Cash Value, not including amounts credited to the Loan Account, among the Divisions available with the Policy. You may request a transfer in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet. The following terms apply to transfers under a Policy:

● We will make transfers and determine all values in connection with transfers as of the end of the Valuation Period during which the transfer request is received at our Administrative Office. Transfer requests received before the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading receive same-day pricing. If we receive a transfer request after the New York Stock Exchange closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for regular trading, we will process the order using the accumulation unit value for the Division determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the New York Stock Exchange.

● We will consider all transfer requests received on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer request.

● The minimum amount that you must transfer is currently $250, or, if less, the Policy's Cash Value in a Division. Where a single transfer request calls for more than one transfer, and not all of the transfers would meet the minimum requirements, we will make those transfers that do meet the requirements. Transfers resulting from Policy Loans will not be counted for purposes of the limitations on the amount or frequency of transfers allowed in each month or year.

● We may impose a charge of $25 for each transfer in excess of 12 in a Policy Year.

Restrictions on Frequent Transfers

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We have policies and procedures that attempt to detect and deter frequent transfers in situations where we determine there is a potential for arbitrage trading. Currently, we believe that such situations may be presented in the international, small-cap, and high-yield Portfolios (these Portfolios, referred to as the "Monitored Funds," are identified in the list below) and we monitor transfer activity in those Monitored Funds.

The following Portfolios are "Monitored Funds":

● Putnam VT Emerging Markets Equity Fund

● Putnam VT Focused International Equity Fund

● Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund

● Putnam VT High Yield Fund

● Putnam VT International Equity Fund

● Putnam VT International Value Fund

We employ various means to monitor transfer activity, such as examining the frequency and size of transfers into and out of the Monitored Funds within given periods of time. For example, we currently monitor transfer activity to determine if, for each category of international, small-cap, and high yield Portfolios, in a 12-month period there were: (1) six or more transfers involving the given category; (2) cumulative gross transfers involving the given category that exceed the current Cash Value; and (3) two or more "round trips" involving any Portfolio in the given category. A round trip generally is defined as a transfer in followed by a transfer out within the next seven calendar days or a transfer out followed by a transfer in within the next seven calendar days, in either case subject to certain other criteria. **We do not believe that other Portfolios present a significant opportunity to engage in arbitrage trading and therefore do not monitor transfer activity in those Portfolios. We may change the Monitored Funds at any time without notice in our sole discretion.**

Our policies and procedures may result in transfer restrictions being applied to deter frequent transfers. Currently, when we detect transfer activity in the Monitored Funds that exceeds our current transfer limits, we require future transfer requests to or from any Monitored Funds under that Policy to be submitted with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, a rebalancing program or, if applicable, any asset allocation program described in this Prospectus are not treated as transfers when we monitor the frequency of transfers.

The detection and deterrence of harmful transfer activity involves judgments that are inherently subjective, such as the decision to monitor only those Portfolios that we believe are susceptible to arbitrage trading or the determination of the transfer limits. Our ability to detect and/or restrict such transfer activity may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as our ability to predict strategies employed by Owners to avoid such detection. Our ability to restrict such transfer activity also may be limited by provisions of the Policy. Accordingly, there is no assurance that we will prevent all transfer activity that may adversely affect Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies. We do not accommodate frequent transfers in any Portfolios and there are no arrangements in place to permit any Owner to engage in frequent transfers; we apply our policies and procedures without exception, waiver, or special arrangement.

The Funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers in their respective shares, and we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures. For example, Funds may assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period. The

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prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and procedures we have adopted. Although we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent transfer policies and procedures of the Funds, we have entered into a written agreement, as required by SEC regulation, with each Fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the Fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Owners, and to execute instructions from the Fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Owners who violate the frequent transfer policies established by the Fund.

In addition, Owners and other persons with interests in the Policies should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Portfolios generally are "omnibus" orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Funds in their ability to apply their frequent transfer policies and procedures. In addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot guarantee that the Portfolios (and thus Owners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement plans that may invest in the Portfolios. If a Fund believes that an omnibus order reflects one or more transfer requests from Owners engaged in frequent trading, the Fund may reject the entire omnibus order.

In accordance with applicable law, we reserve the right to modify or terminate the transfer privilege at any time. We also reserve the right to defer or restrict the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of their shares as a result of their own policies and procedures on frequent transfers (even if an entire omnibus order is rejected due to the frequent transfers of a single Owner). You should read the Portfolio prospectuses for more details.

Restrictions on Large Transfers

Large transfers may increase brokerage and administrative costs of the underlying Portfolios and may disrupt fund management strategy, requiring a Portfolio to maintain a high cash position and possibly resulting in lost investment opportunities and forced liquidations. We do not monitor for large transfers to or from Portfolios except where the manager of a particular underlying Portfolio has brought large transfer activity to our attention for investigation on a case-by-case basis. For example, some Portfolio managers have asked us to monitor for "block transfers" where transfer requests have been submitted on behalf of multiple Owners by a third party such as an investment adviser. When we detect such large trades, we may impose restrictions similar to those described above where future transfer requests from that third party must be submitted in writing with an original signature. A first occurrence will result in a warning letter; a second occurrence will result in the imposition of the restriction for a six-month period; a third occurrence will result in the permanent imposition of the restriction.

Loans

**Loan Privileges**. After the first Policy Anniversary, you may, by request in writing on a form provided by us (by mail, email or facsimile) to our Administrative Office or via the Internet, to borrow an amount up to the Loan Value of the Policy, with the Policy serving as sole security for such loan. The Loan Value is equal to (a) minus (b), where:

(a) is 85% of the Cash Value of the Policy on the date the Policy Loan is requested; and

(b) is the amount of any outstanding Indebtedness.

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The minimum amount that you may borrow is $100. We will ordinarily pay any amount due to you under a Policy Loan within seven days after we receive the loan request at our Administrative Office, although we may postpone payments under certain circumstances.

We will process each loan request at the accumulation unit values determined at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request.

When a Policy Loan is made, we will transfer Cash Value equal to the amount of the loan to the Loan Account as collateral for the loan. We will also transfer an amount equal to the loan interest due at the next Policy Anniversary, discounted at an interest rate equal to the current Loan Account crediting rate. Unless you request a different allocation, we will transfer amounts from the Divisions in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value. This will reduce the Policy's Cash Value in the Separate Account. These transactions will not be considered transfers for purposes of the limitations on transfers.

**Interest Rate Charged for Policy Loans.** We charge you 8% interest per year on a loan. Loan interest is due and payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. If you do not pay the interest charged when it is due, we will transfer to the Loan Account an amount of Cash Value equal to the interest due. We will deduct the amount transferred from the Divisions in the same proportion that the Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value.

**Loan Account Interest Rate Credited.** Amounts in the Loan Account will earn interest daily at an annual rate of at least 5%. The Loan Account interest credited will be transferred to the Divisions: (i) each Policy Anniversary; (ii) when a new loan is made; (iii) when a loan is partially or fully repaid; and (iv) when an amount is needed to meet a monthly deduction.

**Repayment of Indebtedness.** You may repay all or part of your Indebtedness at any time while the Insured is living and the Policy is in effect. All repayments should be made directly to us at our Administrative Office. Upon repayment, we will allocate an amount equal to the loan repayment (but not more than the amount of the outstanding Indebtedness) from the Loan Account back to the Divisions on the same proportionate basis on which we originally transferred the loan collateral from the Divisions.

We will treat amounts paid while a Policy Loan is outstanding as premiums unless you request in writing that the payments be treated as repayment of Indebtedness.

**Effect of Policy Loans.** Whether or not repaid, a Policy Loan will permanently affect the Cash Value and Cash Surrender Value of a Policy, and may permanently affect the amount of the death benefit. This is because the collateral for the Policy Loan (the amount held in the Loan Account) does not participate in the performance of the Separate Account while the loan is outstanding. If the Loan Account interest credited is less than the investment performance of the selected Division, the Policy values will be lower as a result of the loan. Conversely, if the Loan Account interest credited is higher than the investment performance of the Division, the Policy values may be higher. We will deduct any outstanding Indebtedness from the proceeds payable upon the death of the Insured, surrender, or the maturity of the Policy.

There are risks associated with taking a Policy Loan, including the potential for a Policy to lapse if the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Anniversary. In addition, if the Policy is a MEC, then a Policy Loan will be treated as a partial withdrawal for federal income tax purposes. A loan also may have possible adverse tax consequences that could occur if a Policy is exchanged, canceled or lapses with loans outstanding. A loan from or secured by a Policy that is not classified as a MEC should generally not be treated as a taxable distribution so long as the Policy stays in force. You should seek competent advice before requesting a Policy loan.

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Conversion Right to a Fixed Benefit Policy

You may, upon written request, convert a Policy still in force to a life insurance policy that provides benefits that do not vary with the investment return of the Divisions. If, during the first two Policy Years, you request in writing that you are exercising the conversion right, the transfer will not be subject to a transaction charge or to transfer limits. At the time of the transfer, there will be no effect on the Policy's death benefit, Face Amount, net amount at risk, risk class or Issue Age. If you exercise your one-time conversion right, no evidence of insurability will be required. However, we will require that the Policy be in force and that the Owner repay any existing Indebtedness.

If a Certificate has been amended to operate as an Individual Policy following an Insured's change in eligibility under a Group Contract, the conversion right will be measured from the Issue Date of the original Certificate. At the time of the conversion, the new Policy will have, at the Owner's option, either the same death benefit or the same net amount at risk as the original Policy. The new Policy will also have the same Issue Date and Issue Age as the original Policy. The premiums for the new Policy will be based on our rates in effect for the same Issue Age and rate class as the original Policy.

Eligibility Change Conversion

As long as the Certificate is in force, an Insured's coverage will continue even if an Insured's eligibility under the Group Contract ends because the Group Contract terminates or the Employee's employment ends. Even if the Certificate has lapsed and is not in force, the right to reinstate and to convert a lapsed Certificate remains despite the change in the Employee's eligibility during the reinstatement period.

We will amend a Certificate issued under the Group Contract automatically so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy with the same rights, benefits, and guaranteed charges. The amendment will be mailed to the Owner within 31 days (a) after we receive written notice that the Employee's employment ended or (b) after the termination of the Group Contract. If the Certificate is in a grace period at the time the conversion occurs, any premium necessary to prevent the Certificate from lapsing must be paid to us before the Individual Policy will be mailed. A new planned premium schedule will be established which will have the same planned annual premium utilized under the Group Contract. The new planned payment intervals will be no more frequent than quarterly. The Company may allow payment of planned premium through periodic (usually monthly) authorized electronic funds transfer. Of course, unscheduled premium payments can be made at any time. (See "Premiums.")

If an Associated Company ceases to be under common control with the Contractholder, the Insureds of the Associated Company (i.e., Employees of the Associated Company) may continue their insurance in the manner described above.

Payment of Benefits at Maturity

If the Insured is living and the Policy is in force, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to you on the Maturity Date. Amounts payable on the Maturity Date ordinarily will be paid within seven days of that date, although payment may be postponed under certain circumstances. A Policy will mature if and when the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

Telephone, Facsimile, Email and Internet Requests

In addition to written requests, we may accept instructions by telephone, facsimile, email and via the Internet from you or an authorized third party regarding transfers, loans, partial withdrawals and certain Policy changes, subject to the following conditions.

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● We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

● If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost, or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

● These procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification before acting upon instructions and/or providing written confirmation of transactions to you.

● We reserve the right to suspend telephone, facsimile, email and/or Internet instructions at any time for any class of Policies for any reason.

You should protect your personal identification number ("PIN") because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN when using Internet systems. We are not able to verify that the person providing the PIN and giving us instructions via the Internet is you or is authorized to act on your behalf.

Facsimile, email or Internet transactions may not always be possible. Any facsimile, email or computer system, whether it is ours, yours, or that of your service provider or agent, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to equip our systems to handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience problems, you should make the request by writing to our Administrative Office.

Our variable life insurance business is largely conducted through digital communications and data storage networks and systems operated by us and our service providers or other business partners (e.g., the Portfolios and the firms involved in the distribution and sale of our variable life insurance policies). For example, many routine operations, such as processing Owners' requests and elections and day-to-day record keeping, are all executed through computer networks and systems.

**POLICY LAPSE AND REINSTATEMENT**

Lapse

A Policy may enter a 62-day grace period and possibly lapse (terminate without value or death benefit) if the Cash Surrender Value is not enough to cover the next monthly deduction. If you have taken out a loan, then your Policy also will enter a grace period and possibly lapse whenever the Indebtedness exceeds the Cash Value on the Monthly Anniversary. Thus, the payment of premiums in any amount does not guarantee that the Policy will remain in force until the Maturity Date.

We will notify you at the beginning of the grace period by mail. The notice will specify the amount of premium required to keep the Policy in force, and the date the payment is due. Subject to minimum premium requirements, the amount of the premium required to keep the Policy in force will be the amount of the current monthly deduction. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment within the grace period, the Policy will lapse and terminate without Cash Value. Upon lapse, any Indebtedness is extinguished and any collateral in the Loan Account is returned to the Company. If the Insured dies during the grace period, any overdue monthly deductions and Indebtedness will be deducted from the death benefit payable.

Reinstatement

Unless you have surrendered the Policy, you may reinstate a lapsed Policy by written application at any time while the Insured is alive and within five years after the date of lapse and before the Maturity Date. The right to reinstate

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a lapsed Policy will not be affected by the termination of a Group Contract or the termination of an Employee's employment during the reinstatement period.

Reinstatement is subject to the following conditions:

● Evidence of the insurability of the Insured satisfactory to us (including evidence of insurability of any person covered by a rider to reinstate the rider).

● Payment of a premium that, after the deduction of any premium charges (premium expense charge and premium tax charge), is large enough to cover: (a) the monthly deductions due at the time of lapse, and (b) two times the monthly deduction due at the time of reinstatement.

● Payment or reinstatement of any Indebtedness. Any Indebtedness reinstated will cause a Cash Value of an equal amount also to be reinstated.

If you meet the requirements to reinstate a lapsed Policy your Face Amount will be reinstated to the amount in effect immediately prior to the lapse. If you reinstate a lapsed Policy and elect to reinstate any Indebtedness existing immediately before the Policy lapsed, the corresponding collateral for the Indebtedness would also be reinstated as part of the Cash Value of the reinstated Policy. The amount of Cash Value on the date of reinstatement will be equal to the amount of any Indebtedness reinstated, increased by the Net Premiums paid at reinstatement and any loans paid at the time of reinstatement.

If a Policy is reinstated after 90 days of lapse, a new Policy will be issued to you. The effective date of the new Policy will be the date we approve the application for reinstatement. There will be a full monthly deduction for the Policy Month that includes that date.

**CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS** 

We will deduct certain charges under the Policy in consideration for: (i) services and benefits we provide; (ii) costs and expenses we incur; (iii) risks we assume; and (iv) our profit expectations.

Services and benefits we provide:

● the death benefit, cash and loan benefits under the Policy;

● Divisions, including premium allocations;

● administration of elective options; and

● the distribution of reports to Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur:

● costs associated with processing and underwriting applications, and with issuing and administering the Policy (including any riders);

● overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits;

● sales and marketing expenses; and

● other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state, and local premium and other taxes and fees.

Risks we assume:

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● that the cost of insurance charges we deduct are insufficient to meet our actual claims because Insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

● that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies exceed the charges we deduct.

Our revenues from any particular charge may be more or less than any costs or expenses that charge may be intended primarily to cover. We may use our revenues from one charge to pay other costs and expenses in connection with the Policies including distribution expenses. We may also profit from all the charges combined, including the cost of insurance charge and the mortality and expense risk charge and use such profits for any corporate purpose.

Transaction Charges

**Premium Expense Charge.** Before we allocate Net Premiums among the Divisions pursuant to your instructions, we will reduce your premium payments by a front-end sales charge ("premium expense charge") equal to 1.00% of each premium to compensate us for our costs in issuing the Policies. In addition, for certain Policies deemed to be individual contracts under federal tax laws, we make an additional charge of 1% (for a total of 2%) of each premium payment to compensate us for the anticipated higher corporate income taxes that result from the sale of such Policies.

The sales charges will not change even if an Insured is no longer eligible under a Group Contract, but continues coverage on an individual basis.

**Premium Tax Charge.** Many states and localities impose a tax on premiums received by insurance companies. These premium taxes vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 0% to 5.00% of premiums paid. To cover these premium taxes, we will reduce premium payments by a premium tax charge of 2.00% from all Policies. The 2.00% charge may be higher or lower than actual premium taxes, if any, assessed in your location.

**Partial Withdrawal Transaction Charge.** You may make a partial withdrawal of Cash Value. For each partial withdrawal we will assess a transaction charge equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the partial withdrawal. This charge will be in addition to the amount received in cash.

**Transfer Charge.** After the first Policy Year, you may transfer a portion of your Cash Value. For each transfer in excess of 12 in a single Policy Year, we may impose a charge of $25 to cover administrative costs incurred in processing the transfer. We are currently waiving this charge.

Periodic Charges

**Monthly Deduction.** We will make the monthly deduction on the Investment Start Date and on each succeeding Monthly Anniversary. We will make deductions from each Division in the same proportion that the Policy's Cash Value in each Division bears to the unloaned Cash Value on the date the monthly deduction is made. Because portions of the monthly deduction, such as the cost of insurance, can vary from month to month, the monthly deduction also will vary.

The monthly deduction has several components:

● the cost of insurance charge;

● a monthly administrative charge; and

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● the charges for any riders.

**Cost of Insurance Charge.** We assess a monthly cost of insurance charge on each Monthly Anniversary (to cover the next Policy Month) to compensate us for underwriting the death benefit and for certain administrative costs. The charge depends on the applicable cost of insurance rate and the net amount at risk in the Policy Month in which the charge is calculated. The charge may vary from Policy to Policy and from Policy Month to Policy Month.

We will determine the monthly cost of insurance charge by multiplying the applicable cost of insurance rate or rates by the net amount at risk for each Policy Month. The net amount at risk for a Policy Month equals: (i) the death benefit at the beginning of the Policy Month divided by 1.0032737; LESS (ii) the Cash Value at the beginning of the Policy Month. (Dividing the death benefit by 1.0032737 reduces the net amount at risk, solely for purposes of computing the cost of insurance, by taking into account assumed monthly earnings at an annual rate of 4%.)

We determine the cost of insurance separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increases in Face Amount. If we approve an increase in Face Amount, then a different cost of insurance charge may apply to the increase, based on the Insured's circumstances at the time of the increase.

● *Cost of Insurance Rates.* The current cost of insurance rates are based on the Attained Age and the rate class of the Insured. We base the current cost of insurance rates on our expectations as to future mortality experience. We currently issue the Policies on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis without regard to the sex of the Insured. Whether a Policy is issued on a guaranteed issue or simplified underwriting basis does not affect the cost of insurance charge determined for that Policy.

The current cost of insurance rates will not exceed the guaranteed cost of insurance rates set forth in the Policy. These guaranteed rates are 125% of the maximum rates that could be charged based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table C ("1980 CSO Table"). The guaranteed rates are higher than the maximum rates in the 1980 CSO Table because we use guaranteed or simplified underwriting procedures whereby the Insured is not required to submit to a medical or paramedical examination. Under these underwriting methods, then, healthy individuals will pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under substantially similar policies using different underwriting methods. The current cost of insurance rates are generally lower than 100% of the 1980 CSO Table.

● *Net Amount at Risk.* We also calculate the net amount at risk separately for the initial Face Amount and for any increase in Face Amount. In determining the net amount at risk for each increment of Face Amount, the Cash Value is first considered part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value exceeds the initial Face Amount, it is then considered as part of any increment in Face Amount in the order these increases took effect. The net amount at risk is affected by investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Policy fees and charges, the death benefit option chosen, partial withdrawals, and decreases in Face Amount. Any decrease in Face Amount, whether by the Owner's request or resulting from a partial withdrawal, will first be used to reduce the net amount at risk for the most recent increase in Face Amount, the next most recent increases in succession, and then the net amount at risk for the initial Face Amount.

**Monthly Administrative Charge.** We assess a monthly administrative charge from each Policy that is based upon the number of Employees eligible to be covered at issue of a Group Contract. This charge compensates us for ordinary administrative expenses such as record keeping, processing death benefit claims and Policy changes, preparing and mailing reports, and overhead costs. The guaranteed maximum administrative charge we can apply to Policies under any Group Contract can vary but will not exceed $6.00 per Policy per month during the first Policy Year and $3.50 per month in renewal years. The current administrative charge that we apply is up to $3.50 per Policy per month. Please refer to your Policy Schedule Page for the administrative charge that applies to your Policy.

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These guaranteed maximum charges are guaranteed not to increase over the life of the Policy. The administrative charge will not change in the event that the Insured is no longer eligible for group coverage, but continues coverage on an individual basis. In addition, when we believe that lower administrative costs will be incurred in connection with a particular Group Contract, we may modify the charge for that Group Contract.

**Charges For Riders.** We charge a fee to compensate us for the coverage that we are providing. The monthly deduction will include charges for any additional benefits provided by rider. (See "Additional Benefits and Riders.") The charges for individual riders are summarized in the Fee Table of this Prospectus. These riders may not be available in all states and some Group Contracts may not offer certain riders.

● *Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.* This Rider provides for the waiver of monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled, subject to certain limitations. The Insured must have become disabled before age 65. The charge under this rider is assessed per $1.00 of the waived monthly deduction. In some Group Contracts, the charge for this rider will be included in the Cost of Insurance Charge rather than assessed per $1.00 of the waived monthly deduction.

● *Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider.* This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

**Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.** We will deduct a daily charge from the Separate Account at a rate not to exceed 0.0024547% (an annual rate of 0.90%) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account. We may reflect a reduction in the current rate as a credit to Cash Value.

This charge compensates us for certain mortality and expense risks we assume. The mortality risk we assume is that an Insured may die sooner than anticipated and that we will pay an aggregate amount of death benefits greater than anticipated. The expense risk assumed is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Policy will exceed the amounts realized from the administrative charges assessed against the Policy. If this charge does not cover our actual costs, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if the charge more than covers our actual costs, we add the excess to our surplus. We expect to profit from this charge and may use such profits for any lawful purpose, including covering distribution and other expenses. The mortality and expense risk charge is currently 0.75% (annually) of the net assets of each Division of the Separate Account.

**Loan Interest Charge.** We charge interest on Policy loans at a maximum annual interest rate of 8.00%, payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or for the duration of the Policy Loan, if shorter. We also will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at a minimum effective annual rate of 5% (our current interest rate is 8.00% and our current crediting rate is 7.25%). The current loan interest spread is 0.75%.

Federal Taxes

We currently do not assess charges against the Separate Account for federal income taxes that may be incurred by the Separate Account. We may assess such a charge in the future, as well as charges for other taxes incurred by the Separate Account. (See "Federal Tax Matters.")

Variations in Charges

We may vary the amounts of charges described in this Prospectus as a result of such factors as: (1) differences in legal requirements in the jurisdictions where the Policies are sold; (2) differences in actual or expected risks, expenses, Policy persistency, premium payment patterns, or mortality experience among different categories of

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purchasers or Insureds; and (3) changes in Policy pricing that we may implement from time to time. We may take into account additional information provided by prospective Contractholders in assessing these differences and determining any variances in charges, subject to our underwriting guidelines. Any such variations will be pursuant to our administrative procedures that we establish and will not discriminate unfairly against any Owner. Any such variations may apply to existing Policies as well as to Policies issued in the future, except that the charges under any Policy may never exceed the maximums therein.

Portfolio Charges and Expenses

Charges are deducted from and expenses paid out of the assets of the Portfolios that are described in the prospectuses for those Portfolios. Shares of the Portfolios are purchased for the Separate Account at their net asset value. The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined after deduction of the fees and charges. For further information, consult the prospectus for each Portfolio and Appendix A, below.

**FEDERAL TAX MATTERS**

The following is a brief summary of some tax rules and includes information about different types of benefits, not all of which may be available under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. Such discussion does not purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. The summary does not address state, local or foreign tax issues related to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. 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 our 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.

**Tax Status of the Policy or Certificate**

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should satisfy the applicable requirements. If it is subsequently determined that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, does not satisfy the applicable requirements, we may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, into compliance with such requirements and we reserve the right to restrict Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transactions in order to do so. The insurance proceeds payable upon death of the Insured will never be less than the minimum amount required for a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code, as in effect on the date the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, was issued.

In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Separate Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance in this area does not address certain aspects of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, we believe that the Owner of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should not be treated as the Owner of the Separate Account assets. We reserve the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent Owners of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from being treated as the owners of the underlying Separate Account assets.

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Separate Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be treated as life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes. It

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is intended that the Separate Account, through its investment decisions, will satisfy these diversification requirements. If Fund shares are sold directly to tax-qualified retirement plans that later lose their tax-qualified status or to non-qualified plans, there could be adverse consequences under the diversification rules.

The following discussion assumes that the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes.

**Tax Treatment of Policy or Certificate Benefits**

**In General.** We believe that the death benefit under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, should generally be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary to the extent provided in Section 101 of the Code. Insurance proceeds may be taxable in some circumstances, such as where there is a transfer-for-value of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or where a business is the Owner of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, covering the life of an Employee, if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied.

Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. A tax adviser should be consulted on these consequences.

Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, Cash Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is classified as a modified endowment contract.

**If you reside in a U.S. territory or outside of the U.S., please contact your financial or tax adviser for tax guidance on your Policy or Certificate, as applicable.**

**Modified Endowment Contracts.** Under the Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as modified endowment contracts, with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Given the flexibility of the Policies or Certificates, as applicable, as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will determine whether it is classified as a MEC. In general, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be classified as a MEC if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, causes the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to fail the "7-pay test." A Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy or Certificate Years, as applicable, or in the seven years after a "material change," the amount paid into the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

If there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, during a 7-pay testing period, for example, as a result of a partial withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, had originally been issued at the reduced Face Amount. If there is a "material change" in Policy's or Certificate's, as applicable, benefits or other terms, even after the first seven years, the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy or Certificate, as applicable. A material change may occur, for example, when there is an increase in the death benefit or the receipt of an unnecessary premium. Unnecessary premiums are premiums paid into a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, which are not needed in order to provide a death benefit equal to the lowest death benefit that was payable in the most recent 7-pay testing period. To prevent your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, from becoming a MEC, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits. In addition, a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, will be treated as a MEC if it is received in exchange for a life insurance contract that is a MEC. A

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current or prospective Owner should consult a tax adviser to determine whether a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, transaction will cause the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to be classified as a MEC.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Modified Endowment Contracts.** Policies or Certificates, as applicable, classified as modified endowment contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

(1) All distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a modified endowment contract will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income and as tax-free recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, only after all gain has been distributed.

(2) Loans taken from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, classified as a modified endowment contract are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

(3) A 10 percent additional income tax penalty is imposed on the amount subject to tax except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has Attained Age 59 <sup>1</sup>∕2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner's Beneficiary. The foregoing exceptions generally do not apply to an Owner that is a non-natural person, such as a corporation.

If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions that occur during the contract year will be taxed as distributions from a modified endowment contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within two years before it becomes a modified endowment contract will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a modified endowment contract.

**Distributions Other Than Death Benefits From Policies or Certificates That Are Not Modified Endowment Contracts.** Distributions other than death benefits, including distributions upon surrender, withdrawals and distributions of Cash Surrender Value to the Owner in the case of certain Plans where there is no succeeding plan of insurance or the succeeding carrier is unable to accept the Cash Surrender Value, from a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not classified as a modified endowment contract are generally treated first as a non-taxable recovery of the Owner's investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, as gain taxable as ordinary income. However, distributions during the first 15 Policy or Certificate, as applicable, years accompanied by a reduction in Policy or Certificate, as applicable, benefits, including distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, are subject to different tax rules and may be treated in whole or in part as taxable income.

Loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are generally not treated as distributions.

Finally, neither distributions nor loans from or secured by a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, that is not a modified endowment contract are subject to the 10 percent additional income tax.

**Investment in the Policy or Certificate.** Your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is generally your aggregate premiums. When a distribution is taken from the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, your investment in the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

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**Policy or Certificate Loans.** In general, interest on a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan will not be deductible. If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan is outstanding when a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is exchanged, canceled or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be added to the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly. In the case of an outstanding loan at the time of an exchange, the cancelled loan will generally be taxed to the extent of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, gain.

Before taking out a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, loan, you should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

**Withholding.** To the extent that Policy or Certificate, as applicable, distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. However, recipients can generally elect not to have tax withheld from distributions.

**Multiple Policies or Certificates.** All modified endowment contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one modified endowment contract for purposes of determining the amount includable in the Owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

**Accelerated Benefits Rider.** In general, rider benefits may be received tax free by the Owner if the Insured is terminally ill or chronically ill, subject to certain limitations and conditions. However, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or requesting payment under this rider.

**Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies or Certificates.** If a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy or Certificate, as applicable. In addition, under Code Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, this Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Code Section 264(f) entity-holder rules. Death benefits payable to a business owner on the life of an Employee will generally be taxable if certain notice and consent and other requirements are not satisfied. In addition, benefits under the Accelerated Benefits Rider or Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider, as applicable received by a business owner with respect to an insured Employee will generally be taxable.

Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax adviser before any non-natural person is made an Owner or holder of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a Beneficiary of a Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

**Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.** The transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or designation of a Beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, retained incidents of ownership at death, or made a gift transfer of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, within 3 years of death. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, would be included in the Owner's estate upon the Owner's death.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping transfer tax when all or part of a life insurance Policy or Certificate, as applicable, is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two

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or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy or Certificate, as applicable, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each Owner or Beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy or Certificate, as applicable, proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

In general, current rules provide for a $15 million estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption (as indexed for inflation) and a top tax rate of 40 percent for deaths occurring and gifts made after December 31, 2025.

The complexity of the tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your Beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

**Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations.** The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to a Policy or Certificate, as applicable, purchase.

**Possible Tax Law Changes.** Although the likelihood of legislative or regulatory changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, could change by legislation, regulation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy or Certificate, as applicable.

We have the right to modify the Policy or Certificate, as applicable, in response to legislative or regulatory changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment Owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Policy or Certificate, as applicable, and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

**Transfer of Issued Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties.** If you transfer the Policy to a third party, including a sale of the Policy to a life settlement company, such transfer for value may be taxable. The death benefit will also be taxable in the case of a transfer for value unless certain exceptions apply. We may be required to report certain information to the IRS, as required under Code section 6050Y and applicable regulations. You should consult with a qualified tax advisor for further information prior to transferring the Policy.

**Our Income Taxes.** Under current federal income tax law, we are not taxed on the Separate Account's operations. Thus, currently we do not deduct a charge from the Separate Account for federal income taxes. We reserve the right to charge the Separate Account for any future federal income taxes or economic burdens we may incur.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

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**Tax Credits and Deductions.** The Company may be entitled to certain tax benefits related to the assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include foreign tax credits and corporate dividend received deductions, are not passed back to the Separate Account or to the Policy or Owners, as applicable, since the Company is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

**ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND RIDERS**

In addition to the standard death benefit associated with your Policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following table summarizes information about those benefits. Information about the fees associated with each benefit included in the table may be found in the Fee Table. We currently offer the following riders under the Policy, subject to state availability:

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Waiver of Monthly* <br> *Deductions Rider*<br>| This rider provides for the <br> waiver of monthly deductions <br> while the Insured is totally <br> disabled, including cost of <br> insurance and monthly Policy <br> expense charges, upon proof <br> of disability.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> The Insured must have <br> become disabled before age <br> 65.<br>|
| *Accelerated Death Benefit* <br> *Settlement Option Rider*<br>| Under this rider, you may <br> receive an accelerated <br> payment of a portion of your <br> death benefit if the Insured is <br> terminally ill.<br>| Standard | The rider is standard if <br> elected by the Employer at <br> the group level. There is no <br> individual election at the <br> Employee level, and the <br> Employee may not terminate <br> the benefit. You should ask <br> your Employer if this benefit <br> is included.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Payment under this rider may <br> affect eligibility for benefits <br> under state or federal law.<br>|
| *Dollar Cost Averaging* | Allows you to automatically <br> transfer from the Putnam VT <br> Government Money Market <br> Division to other Divisions a <br> predetermined amount of <br> money over a specified period <br> of time.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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| **NAME OF**<br> **BENEFIT**<br>| **PURPOSE** | **IS BENEFIT**<br> **STANDARD OR**<br> **OPTIONAL?**<br>| **BRIEF DESCRIPTION**<br> **OF RESTRICTIONS**<br> **OR LIMITATIONS**<br>|
| *Annual Automatic Portfolio* <br> *Rebalancing*<br>| Allows you to automatically <br> reallocate your Cash Value <br> among the elected Divisions <br> to return the allocation to the <br> percentages you specify.<br>| Standard | You may not elect both Dollar <br> Cost Averaging and <br> Automatic Rebalancing at the <br> same time.<br>|

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Additional Insurance Benefits

**Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.** This rider provides for the waiver of the monthly deductions while the Insured is totally disabled as defined in the Rider. The Insured must provide proof that they are unable to perform any other job for which the Insured is fit by education, training or experience. The Insured must have become disabled before age 65.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under this rider, and have current premiums of $150 per month including a $50 optional investment premium, we will waive $100 per month so your life insurance coverage remains in force.

**Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider.** This rider provides for the accelerated payment of a portion of death benefit proceeds in a single sum to you if the Insured is terminally ill and expected to die within less than 12 months (subject to state variations). Any irrevocable Beneficiary and assignees of record must provide written authorization in order for the Owner to receive the accelerated benefit.

The amount of the death benefit payable under the rider will equal up to 85% of the Face Amount under the Policy on the date we receive satisfactory evidence of terminal illness, as described above, less any Indebtedness. We do not currently impose a charge for this rider. However, we reserve the right to deduct an administrative charge of $100 from the accelerated death benefit at the time it is paid.

The federal income tax consequences associated with adding or receiving benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option are unclear. You should consult a qualified tax adviser about the consequences of adding this rider to a Policy or requesting an accelerated death benefit payment under this rider.

For example, if you are eligible for benefits under the Accelerated Death Benefit Settlement Option Rider and have a Face Amount of $100,000 with no Cash Value, you may elect to receive up to $85,000 of the death benefit proceeds (less any loans and loan interest) prior to your death.

Automatic Investment Strategies

**Dollar Cost Averaging.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically transfer a predetermined amount of money from the Putnam VT Government Money Market Division to a number of available Divisions of the Separate Account. Based on the elected investment allocations for this investment strategy, Dollar Cost Averaging occurs after the close of business on each Monthly Anniversary or after close of business on the next business day following each Monthly Anniversary should your Monthly Anniversary fall on a non-business day (weekend or holiday) as long as all other requirements are met. The portion of the Policy's Cash Value in the Putnam VT Government Money Market Division must be greater than or equal to $1,000. The minimum total monthly transfer amount must be greater than or equal to $100.

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Dollar Cost Averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. It involves continuous investment in securities regardless of price fluctuations. An investor should consider his/her ability to continue purchases in periods of low price levels.

For example, if you elected the Dollar Cost Averaging and selected $12,000 of Cash Value to be transferred from the Putnam VT Government Money Market Division to specified other Divisions that you choose, over a 12 month period we will transfer $1,000 each month for 12 months.

**Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.** This investment strategy allows you to automatically reallocate your Cash Value among the elected Divisions to return the allocation to the percentages you specify. This rebalancing occurs annually after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend).

Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

For example, if you allocated 25% to each of four Divisions after the close of business on your Policy Anniversary, or after the close of business on the next business day following your Policy Anniversary should your Policy Anniversary fall on a non-business day (holiday or weekend), we will transfer amounts among those four Divisions so that there is 25% of your Policy's Cash Value in each Division.

The automated transfers under these investment strategies will not count towards frequent transfer constraints or transfer limitations. However, we reserve the right to include them if we decide to restrict transfers under the terms of the Policy.

You may elect either the Dollar Cost Averaging strategy or the Annual Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing strategy. There is no fee for participating in either strategy. You cannot participate in both strategies at the same time; however, either strategy may be discontinued at any time.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES** 

Distributing the Policies

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC") is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. MLIDC, which is our affiliate, also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts that we, or our affiliated companies issue. We reimburse MLIDC for expenses MLIDC incurs in distributing the Policies (e.g. commissions payable to retail broker-dealers who sell the Policies).

MLIDC's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166. MLIDC is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). FINRA provides background information about broker-dealers and their registered representatives through FINRA BrokerCheck. You may contact the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at (800) 289-9999, or online at www.finra.org. An investor brochure that includes information describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available through the Hotline or online.

The Policies are no longer sold. When the Policies were sold, MLIDC and the Company entered into selling agreements with affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealers ("selling firms") who sold the Policies through their registered representatives. We pay commissions to these selling firms for the sale of the Policies, and these selling

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firms compensate their registered representative agents. Commissions are payable on net collected premiums received by the Company. A portion of the payments made to selling firms may be passed on to their registered representatives in accordance with their internal compensation programs. Those programs may also include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your registered representative for further information about what your registered representative and the selling firm for which he or she works may receive in connection with your purchase of a Policy.

We may compensate MetLife employees for referrals. We may also make various payments to selling firms and other third parties. (See "Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries.")

Commissions Paid to Selling Firms

The maximum commissions payable to a selling firm are one of the following options:

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| 1 | A+B | a+b |
| 2 | A+B | a+c |
| 3 | A+X+Y+Z | a |

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A =

18% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

B =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during the first Policy Year.

a =

18% of premiums that do not exceed the cost of insurance assessed during the respective Policy Year.

b =

1% of premiums in excess of the cost of insurance assessed during that Policy Year.

c =

Up to 0.25% per year of the average Cash Value of a Policy during a Policy Year.

X =

20% of the first Policy Year premiums received up to an amount that equals: the planned annual premium reduced by the cost of insurance charge, the monthly administrative charge, premium loads assessed, and any premiums paid less frequently than monthly.

Y =

2% of any unscheduled premiums received.

Z =

1% of premiums equal to the monthly administrative charge and the premium loads on those charges and the cost of insurance.

Compensation Paid to Selling Firms and Other Intermediaries

MetLife enters into arrangements concerning the sale, servicing and/or renewal of MetLife group insurance and certain other group-related insurance and non-insurance products ("Products") with brokers, agents, consultants, third party administrators, general agents, associations, and other parties that may participate in the sale, servicing and/or renewal of such Products (each, an "Intermediary"). MetLife may pay your Intermediary compensation, which may include, among other things, base compensation, supplemental compensation and/or a service fee. MetLife may pay compensation for the sale, servicing and/or renewal of Products, or remit compensation to an Intermediary on your behalf. Your Intermediary may also be owned by, controlled by or affiliated with another person or party, which may also be an Intermediary and who may also perform marketing and/or administration services in connection with your Products and be paid compensation by MetLife.

Base compensation, which may vary from case to case and may change if you renew your Products with MetLife, may be payable to your Intermediary as a percentage of premium or a fixed dollar amount. MetLife may also pay your Intermediary compensation that is based upon your Intermediary placing and/or retaining a certain volume of

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business *(number of Products sold or dollar value of premium)* with MetLife. In addition, supplemental compensation may be payable to your Intermediary for eligible Products. Under MetLife's current supplemental compensation plan ("SCP"), the amount payable as supplemental compensation may range from 0% to 9% of premium. The supplemental compensation percentage may be based on one or more of: (1) the number of Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period, or other defined period; (2) the amount of eligible new or renewal premium with respect to Products sold through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (3) the persistency percentage of Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (4) the block growth of the Products in force through your Intermediary during a one-year period; (5) eligible new or renewal premium growth during a one-year period; or (6) a flat amount, fixed percentage or sliding scale of the premium for Products as set by MetLife. The supplemental compensation percentage will be set by MetLife based on the achievement of the outlined qualification criteria and it may not be changed until the following SCP plan year. As such, the supplemental compensation percentage may vary from year to year, but will not exceed 9% under the current supplemental compensation plan.

The cost of supplemental compensation is not directly charged to the price of our Products, except as an allocation of overhead expense, which is applied to all eligible group insurance Products, whether or not supplemental compensation is paid in relation to a particular sale or renewal. As a result, your rates will not differ by whether or not your Intermediary receives supplemental compensation. If your Intermediary collects the premium from you in relation to your Products, your Intermediary may earn a return on such amounts. Additionally, MetLife may have a variety of other relationships with your Intermediary or its affiliates, or with other parties, that involve the payment of compensation and benefits that may or may not be related to your relationship with MetLife (e.g., insurance and employee benefits exchanges, enrollment firms and platforms, sales contests, consulting agreements, participation in an insurer panel, or reinsurance arrangements).

More information about the eligibility criteria, limitations, payment calculations and other terms and conditions under MetLife's base compensation and supplemental compensation plans can be found on MetLife's website at www.metlife.com/business-and-brokers/broker-resources/broker-compensation. Questions regarding Intermediary compensation can be directed to ask4met@metlifeservice.com, or if you would like to speak to someone about Intermediary compensation, please call (800) ASK-4MET. In addition to the compensation paid to an Intermediary, MetLife may also pay compensation to your representative. Compensation paid to your representative is for participating in the sale, servicing, and/or renewal of Products, and the compensation paid may vary based on a number of factors including the type of Product(s) and volume of business sold. If you are the person or entity to be charged under an insurance policy or annuity contract, you may request additional information about the compensation your representative expects to receive as a result of the sale or concerning compensation for any alternative quotes presented, by contacting your representative or calling (866) 796-1800.

Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy.

The Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the compensation paid for the sale of the Policies.

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**GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE GROUP CONTRACT** 

Issuance

The Group Contract will be issued upon receipt of a signed application for Group Insurance signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and acceptance by a duly authorized officer of the Company at our Administrative Office.

Premium Payments

The Contractholder will remit planned premium payments for Insureds of the Contractholder or an associated company in an amount authorized by the Employee to be deducted from his or her wages. All planned premiums under a Group Contract must be specified in advance. The planned premium payment interval is agreed to by the Contractholder and us. Before each planned payment interval, we will furnish the Contractholder with a statement of the planned premium payments to be made under the Group Contract or such other notification as has been agreed to by the Contractholder and us.

Grace Period

If the Contractholder does not remit planned premium payments in a timely fashion, the Group Contract will be in default. A grace period of 31 days begins on the date that the planned premiums were scheduled to be remitted. If the Contractholder does not remit premiums before the end of the grace period, the Group Contract will terminate. However, the Certificate will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Termination

Except as described in "Grace Period" above, the Group Contract will be terminated immediately upon default. In addition, we may end a Group Contract or any of its provisions on 31 days' notice. If the Group Contract terminates, any Certificate in effect will be amended automatically to continue in force as an Individual Policy following the Group Contract's termination, provided such insurance is not surrendered or cancelled by the Owner and provided the Owner pays the premium directly to the Company. (See "Policy Benefits — Eligibility Change Conversion.")

Right to Examine Group Contract

The Contractholder may terminate the Group Contract within 20 days after receiving it, within 45 days after the application was signed or within 10 days of mailing a notice of the cancellation right, whichever is latest. To cancel the Group Contract, the Contractholder should mail or deliver the Group Contract to us at our Administrative Office.

Entire Contract

The Group Contract, with the attached copy of the Contractholder's application and other attached papers, if any, is the entire contract between the Contractholder and us. All statements made by the Contractholder, any Owner or any Insured will be deemed representations and not warranties. Misstatements will not be used in any contest or to

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reduce a claim under the Group Contract, unless such misstatements are in writing. A copy of the application containing such misstatement must have been given to the Contractholder or to the Insured or to his or her Beneficiary, if any.

Incontestability

We cannot contest the Group Contract after it has been in force for two years from the date of issue.

Ownership of Group Contract

The Contractholder owns the Group Contract. The Group Contract may be changed or ended by agreement between us and the Contractholder without the consent of, or notice to, any person claiming rights or benefits under the Group Contract. However, the Contractholder does not have any ownership interest in the Policies issued under the Group Contract. The rights and benefits under the Policies inure to the benefit of the Owners, Insureds, and Beneficiaries as set forth herein and in the Policies.

**GENERAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE POLICY** 

Postponement of Payments

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit proceeds, loan within seven days after we receive all applicable written notices, permitted telephone, fax, email or Internet request, and/or due proof of death of the Insured. We may postpone such payments, however, whenever:

● the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the SEC;

● the SEC by order permits postponement for the protection of Owners; or

● an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the Separate Account's net assets.

We may also suspend or postpone payment for a withdrawal when we have a reasonable belief that the payment being requested is connected to financial exploitation of a Specified Adult. A Specified Adult is a person who is age 65 or older or a person aged 18 or older who has a mental or physical impairment that renders the individual unable to protect his or her own interests. If we reasonably suspect financial exploitation of a Specified Adult, we will place a temporary hold on the payment, transfer the amount of the payment to the Putnam VT government Money Market Fund and provide notification to you, the Trusted Contact Person(s) on file and any other party authorized to make transactions under the Policy that a hold has been placed on the payment(s) pending further investigation. A Trusted Contact Person is the person or persons designated by you as a person we may contact should we not be able to contact you or if you are a Specified Adult and we reasonably believe or suspect that you have or are being financially exploited. The Trusted Contact Person may be changed by you by contacting our Administrative Office. We may hold the payment for up to 15 business days (or longer under certain conditions) after the temporary hold was placed while we conduct further investigation, unless the period is extended by a regulator or court order. The Company may defer payments on any amount from the general account for not more than six months.

Payments under the Policy of any amounts derived from premiums paid by check may be delayed until such time as the check has cleared your bank. We may use telephone, fax, email, Internet or other means of communications to

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verify that payment from your check has been or will be collected. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify that payment has been or will be collected. You may avoid the possibility of delay in disbursement of proceeds coming from a check that has not yet cleared by providing us with a certified check. If mandated by applicable law, the Company may be required to block your account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfer, surrender, partial withdrawal, loan or death proceeds, until instructions are received from appropriate regulators. We also may be required to provide information about you and your account to government regulators.

**STATE VARIATIONS** 

This Prospectus provides you with important information about the Policy. However, we will also issue you a Policy (Certificate or Individual Policy), which is a separate document from the Prospectus. There may be differences between the description of the Policy contained in this Prospectus and the Policy issued to you due to differences in state law. Please consult your Policy for the provisions that apply in your state. Your actual Policy and endorsements or riders are the controlling documents. You should contact our Administrative Office to review a copy of your Policy and any applicable endorsements and riders. The language in the Prospectus determines your rights under the federal securities laws.

**LEGAL PROCEEDINGS** 

In the ordinary course of business, MetLife, similar to other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits (including class action lawsuits), arbitrations and other legal proceedings. Also, from time to time, state and federal regulators or other officials conduct formal and informal examinations or undertake other actions dealing with various aspects of the financial services and insurance industries. In some legal proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made.

It is not possible to predict with certainty the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding or regulatory action. However, MetLife does not believe any such action or proceeding will have a material adverse effect upon the Separate Account or upon the ability of MetLife Investors Distribution Company to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of MetLife to meet its obligations under the Policies.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and Paragon Separate Account B are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to meet its obligations under the Policies and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, as guarantor, to meet its obligations under the guarantee agreement. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the SAI, please call or write to us at our Administrative Office.

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**GLOSSARY**

**Administrative Office** — The service office of the Company. The mailing address is: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, MO 63141. Unless another location is specified, all applications, notices and requests should be directed to the Administrative Office at the address above or, if permitted, by facsimile (also referred to as "fax"), email or through the Internet. You may also contact us for information at (800) 756-0124.

**Attained Age** — The Issue Age of the Insured plus the number of completed Policy Years.

**Associated Companies** — The companies listed in a Group Contract's specifications pages that are under common control through stock ownership, contract or otherwise, with the Contractholder.

**Beneficiary** — The person(s) named in a Policy or by later designation to receive Policy proceeds in the event of the Insured's death. A Beneficiary may be changed as set forth in the Policy and this Prospectus. Unless otherwise stated in the Policy, the Beneficiary has no rights in a Policy before the death of the Insured. If there is more than one Beneficiary at the death of the Insured, each will receive equal payments unless otherwise provided by the Owner.

**Cash Value** — The total amount that a Policy provides for investment at any time. It is equal to the total of the amounts credited to the Owner in the Separate Account and in the Loan Account.

**Cash Surrender Value** — The Cash Value of a Policy on the date of surrender, less any Indebtedness, any accrued and unpaid monthly deduction and any applicable transaction charge.

**Certificate** — A document issued to Owners of Policies issued under Group Contracts, setting forth or summarizing the Owner's rights and benefits.

**Contractholder** — The Employer, association, sponsoring organization or trust that is issued a Group Contract.

**Division** — A subaccount of the Separate Account. Each Division invests exclusively in an available underlying Portfolio.

**Effective Date** — The actual date coverage shall take effect which will be on or after the Issue Date.

**Employee** — A person who is employed and paid for services by an Employer on a regular basis. To qualify as an Employee, a person ordinarily must work for an Employer at least 30 hours per week. MetLife may waive or modify this requirement at its discretion. An Employee may also include an independent contractor acting in many respects as an Employee with a sponsoring Employer. An Employee may include a partner in a partnership if the Employer is a partnership.

**Employer** — The employer, association, or sponsoring organization that is issued a Group Contract.

**Face Amount** — The minimum death benefit under the Policy so long as the Policy remains in force.

**Fund** — An underlying mutual fund in which the Separate Account assets are invested.

**Group Contract** — A group flexible premium variable life insurance contract issued to the Contractholder by the Company.

**Indebtedness** — The sum of all unpaid Policy Loans and accrued interest charged on loans.

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**Individual Insurance** — Insurance provided under a Group Contract or under an Individual Policy issued in connection with an Employer-sponsored insurance program on an Employee.

**Insured** — The person whose life is insured under a Policy.

**Investment Start Date** — The date the initial premium is applied to the Divisions of the Separate Account. This date is the later of the Issue Date or the date the initial premium is received at our Company's Administrative Office.

**Issue Age** — The Insured's Age as of the date the Policy is issued.

**Issue Date** — The Issue Date is the date from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years, and Policy Months are measured.

**Loan Account** — The account of the Company to which amounts securing Policy Loans are allocated. It is a part of the Company's general account assets.

**Loan Value** — The maximum amount that may be borrowed under a Policy after the first Policy Anniversary.

**Maturity Date** — The Policy Anniversary on which the Insured reaches Attained Age 95.

**Monthly Anniversary** — The same date in each succeeding month as the Issue Date except that whenever the Monthly Anniversary falls on a date other than a Valuation Date, the Monthly Anniversary will be deemed the next Valuation Date. If any Monthly Anniversary would be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a month that does not have that number of days, then the Monthly Anniversary will be the last day of that month.

**Net Premium** — The premium less any premium expense charge, any charge to compensate us for anticipated higher corporate income taxes resulting from the sale of a Policy, and any charge for premium taxes.

**Owner (or you)** — The Owner of a Policy, as designated in the application or as subsequently changed.

**Policy** — Either the Certificate or the Individual Policy offered by the Company and described in this Prospectus. Under Group Contracts, the Policy may be issued on the Employee.

**Policy Anniversary** — The same date each year as the Issue Date.

**Policy Month** — A month beginning on the Monthly Anniversary.

**Policy Year** — A period beginning on a Policy Anniversary and ending on the day immediately preceding the next Policy Anniversary.

**Portfolio** — A portfolio represents a class (or series) of stock of a Fund in which a Divison's assets are invested.

**SEC (or the Commission)** — The Securities and Exchange Commission.

**Separate Account** — Paragon Separate Account B, a separate investment account established by the Company to receive and invest the Net Premiums paid under the Policy.

**Valuation Date** — Each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.

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**Valuation Period** — The period between two successive Valuation Dates, commencing at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on a Valuation Date and ending at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next succeeding Valuation Date.

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**APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY**

The following is a list of the Portfolios currently available under the Policy. More information about the Portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the Portfolios, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at https://dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000236. You can also request this information at no cost by calling

(800) 756-0124 or by sending an email request to GVULeservice@metlifecommercial.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Portfolios, but does not reflect the other fees and expenses that the Policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each Portfolio's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Core Equity Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.67% | 17.11% | 16.25% | 15.49% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund - Class IA<br> Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Subadviser: Putnam Investment Management, <br> LLC<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.79% | 8.94% | 2.08% | 3.30% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Emerging Markets Equity Fund\* - <br> Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br> The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC<br>| 1.10% | 34.49% | 4.02% | 7.29% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Focused International Equity Fund\* - <br> Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br> The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC<br>| 0.78% | 36.75% | 9.41% | 9.66% |
| Allocation | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund\* - <br> Class IA<br> Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Subadviser: Putnam Investment Management, <br> LLC<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br> The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC<br>| 0.84% | 14.69% | 8.67% | 8.71% |

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| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **AVERAGE ANNUAL**<br> **TOTAL RETURNS**<br> **(as of 12/31/2025)** |
| **FUND**<br> **TYPE** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **PORTFOLIO AND**<br> **ADVISER/SUBADVISER** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **CURRENT**<br> **EXPENSES** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **1**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **5**<br> **YEAR**<br>| &nbsp;&nbsp; **10**<br> **YEAR**<br>|
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Government Money Market Fund - <br> Class IA<br> Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Subadviser: Putnam Investment Management, <br> LLC<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.44% | 3.95% | 2.96% | 1.87% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT High Yield Fund - Class IA<br> Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Subadviser: Putnam Investment Management, <br> LLC<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.71% | 8.86% | 4.28% | 5.94% |
| US Fixed Income | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Income Fund - Class IA<br> Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Subadviser: Putnam Investment Management, <br> LLC<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.57% | 7.45% | -0.89% | 2.15% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT International Equity Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br> The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC<br>| 0.81% | 38.00% | 9.55% | 8.40% |
| International Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT International Value Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br> The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC<br>| 0.81% | 35.07% | 12.77% | 9.13% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Large Cap Growth Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.62% | 14.58% | 13.71% | 17.95% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Large Cap Value Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.54% | 20.66% | 15.68% | 13.58% |
| US Equity | &nbsp;&nbsp; Putnam VT Sustainable Leaders Fund - Class IA<br> Putnam Investment Management, LLC<br> Subadviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.<br> Franklin Templeton Investment Management <br> Limited<br>| 0.63% | 10.99% | 10.62% | 14.98% |

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The Portfolio is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. The annual expenses shown reflect temporary fee reductions.

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The fee and expense information regarding the Portfolios was provided by those Portfolios.

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To learn more about the Policy, you should read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated the same date as this Prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. It includes additional information about the Policies and the Separate Account. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. For a free copy of the SAI, please visit https://dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000236 or call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office. To receive free personalized illustrations of death benefits and Cash Values, and to request other information about the Policy, or to make inquiries, please call (800) 756-0124 or write to us at our Administrative Office.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

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**Statement of Additional Information for:**

**GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (MULTI MANAGER C)**

**GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (MULTI MANAGER III)**

**GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (DWS C)**

**GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (MORGAN STANLEY)**

**GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (PUTNAM)**

**GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES (MFS)**

**Issued by** 

**METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY**

**(Depositor)** 

**200 Park Avenue**

**New York, NY 10166**

**PARAGON SEPARATE ACCOUNT B**

**(Registrant)** 

**April 27, 2026**

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") contains additional information regarding flexible premium variable life insurance policies offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife," "Metropolitan Life," "we," "our," "us" or the "Company") for use in Employer-sponsored insurance programs. When a Group Contract is issued, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued under the Group Contract. We will amend a Certificate issued under a Group Contract so that it will continue in force as an Individual Policy in certain circumstances. The terms of the Certificate and the Individual Policy differ only with respect to provisions relating to the Group Contract that do not apply to the Individual Policy. The Certificate and Individual Policy are referred to collectively in this SAI as "Policy" or "Policies."

This SAI is not a prospectus, and should be read together with the most recent Prospectus dated the same date as this Statement of Additional of Information. for the Policies and the prospectuses for the Portfolios offered as investment options in the Policies. [The financial statements comprising each of the Divisions of the Separate Account, the financial statements of the Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company are hereby incorporated by reference from the submission form type N-VPFS, File](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[No. 811-07534, filed by the Separate Account with the SEC on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[13, 2026.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm) Please refer to Appendix A of your prospectus for a list of the Portfolios offered under your Policy. You may obtain a copy of these prospectuses by visiting: (1) dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000234 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C); (2) dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000232 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager III); (3) dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000243 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS C); (4)dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000231 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Morgan Stanley); (5) dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000236 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Putnam); and (6) dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000230 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (MFS). You may also send an email request to GVUL-eservice@metlifecommercial.com or write to us at: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141; or calling us at (800) 756-0124. Unless otherwise indicated, terms used in this SAI have the same meaning as they do in the Prospectus.

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**Table of Contents**

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| ADDITIONAL POLICY INFORMATION | SAI-3  |
| The Policy | SAI-3  |
| Claims of Creditors | SAI-3  |
| Incontestability | SAI-3  |
| Misstatement of Age | SAI-3  |
| Suicide Exclusion | SAI-3  |
| Assignment | SAI-3  |
| Determination of Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division | SAI-4  |
| Cost of Insurance | SAI-5  |
| DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES | SAI-5  |
| MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY | SAI-6  |
| The Company | SAI-6  |
| NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE POLICY | SAI-7  |
| Payment of Proceeds | SAI-7  |
| Potential Conflicts of Interest | SAI-7  |
| OTHER INFORMATION | SAI-7  |
| Safekeeping of Separate Account Assets | SAI-7  |
| Records and Reports | SAI-7  |
| INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | SAI-8  |
| INDEPENDENT AUDITOR | SAI-8  |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | SAI-8 |

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**ADDITIONAL POLICY INFORMATION** 

**The Policy** 

The Policy, the attached application, any riders, endorsements, any application for an increase in Face Amount, and any application for reinstatement together make the entire contract between the Owner and us. Apart from the rights and benefits described in the Certificate or Individual Policy and incorporated by reference into the Group Contract, the Owner has no rights under the Group Contract.

We assume that all statements made by the Insured in the application are made to the best knowledge and belief of the person(s) who made them and, in most states, in the absence of fraud, those statements are considered representations and not warranties. We rely on those statements when we issue or change a Policy. Because of differences in state laws, certain provisions of the Policy may differ from state to state.

**Claims of Creditors** 

To the extent permitted by law, neither the Policy nor any payment thereunder will be subject to the claims of creditors or to any legal process. However, the amount of the death benefit that exceeds the Policy's Cash Value is paid from our general account and thus is subject to the claims paying ability of the Company.

**Incontestability** 

In issuing this Policy, we rely on all statements made by or for the Owner and/or the Insured in the application or in a supplemental application or application for reinstatement. Therefore, if an Owner makes any material misrepresentation of a fact in an application or any supplemental application, we may contest the Policy's validity or may resist a claim under the Policy.

We cannot contest the Policy after it has been in force during the lifetime of the Insured for two years after the Issue Date. An increase in Face Amount or the addition of a rider after the Issue Date is incontestable after such increase in Face Amount or rider has been in effect for two years during the lifetime of the Insured. The reinstatement of a Policy is incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after such reinstatement has been in effect for two years during the lifetime of the Insured.

**Misstatement of Age** 

If the age of the Insured was stated incorrectly in the application, we will adjust the death benefit proceeds to the amount that would have been payable at the correct age based on the most recent deduction for cost of insurance.

Any payment or Policy changes we make in good faith, relying on our records or evidence supplied with respect to such payment, will fully discharge our duty. We reserve the right to correct any errors in the Policy.

**Suicide Exclusion** 

If the Insured commits suicide, while sane or insane, within two years of the Issue Date (or within the maximum period permitted by the laws of the state in which the Policy was delivered, if less than two years), the amount payable will be limited to premiums paid, less any partial withdrawals and outstanding Indebtedness. If the Insured, while sane or insane, dies by suicide within two years after the effective date of any increase in Face Amount, the death benefit for that increase will be limited to the amount of the monthly deductions for the increase.

Certain states may require suicide exclusion provisions that differ from those stated here.

**Assignment** 

An Owner may assign rights under the Policy while the Insured is alive by submitting a written request to our Administrative Office. The Owner retains an ownership rights under the Policy that are not assigned.

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We will be bound by an assignment of a Policy only if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● it is in writing;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the original instrument or a certified copy is filed with us at our Administrative Office; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● we send an acknowledged copy to the Owner.

We are not responsible for determining the validity of any assignment.

Payment of Policy proceeds is subject to the rights of any assignee of record. If a claim is based on an assignment, we may require proof of the interest of the claimant. A valid assignment will take precedence over any claim of a Beneficiary. An assignment may have tax consequences.

**Determination of Cash Value in Each Separate Account Division** 

Using the "net investment factor" computation method, the Cash Value in each Division, equals the number of units in the Division *multiplied by* the

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the Cash Value in the Division on the preceding Valuation Date, multiplied by the Division's Net Investment Factor (defined below) for the current Valuation Period; *plus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any net premium payments allocated to the Division during the current Valuation Period; *plus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any loan repayments allocated to the Division during the current Valuation Period; *plus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any amounts transferred to the Division from another Division (or from the General Account for those Policies where the General Account is available as an investment option) during the current Valuation Period; *plus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● that portion of the interest credited on outstanding Policy Loans which is allocated to the Division during the current Valuation Period; *minus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any amounts transferred from the Division during the current Valuation Period (including amounts securing Policy Loans) plus any applicable transfer charges; *minus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any partial withdrawals from the Division during the current Valuation Period plus any partial withdrawal transaction charge; *minus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● (if a Monthly Anniversary occurs during the current Valuation Period) the portion of the monthly deduction allocated to the Division during the current Valuation Period to cover the Policy Month which starts during that Valuation Period.

The *Net Investment Factor* for each Division for a Valuation Period equals:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the value of the assets at the end of the preceding Valuation Period; *plus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the investment income and capital gains-realized or unrealized-credited to the assets in the Valuation Period for which the Net Investment Factor is being determined; *minus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the capital losses, realized or unrealized, charged against those assets during the Valuation Period; *minus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any amount charged against each Division for taxes or other economic burden resulting from the application of tax laws, determined by the Company to be properly attributable to the Divisions or the Policy, or any amount set aside during the Valuation Period as a reserve for taxes attributable to the operation or maintenance of each Division; *minus* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● a charge not to exceed .0024547% of the net assets for each day in the Valuation Period. This corresponds to 0.90% per year for mortality and expense risks (The current rate may change but will not exceed 0.90%); *divided by* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the value of the assets at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

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**Cost of Insurance** 

*Cost of Insurance Rates.* The current cost of insurance rates will be based on the Attained Age of the Insured and the rate class of the Insured. The cost of insurance rates generally increase as the Insured's Attained Age increases. An Insured's rate class is generally based on factors that may affect the mortality risk we assume in connection with a particular Group Contract or employer-sponsored insurance program.

Any change in the actual cost of insurance rates, will apply to all persons of the same Attained Age and rate class whose Face Amounts have been in force for the same length of time. (For purposes of computing guideline premiums under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Company will use 100% of the 1980 CSO Table for Certificates issued before 1/1/09 and 100% of the 2001 CSO Table for Certificates issued on or after 1/1/09).

*Net Amount at Risk.* The net amount at risk may be affected by changes in the Cash Value or changes in the Face Amount of the Policy. If there is an increase in the Face Amount and the rate class applicable to the increase is different from that for the initial Face Amount, we will calculate the net amount at risk separately for each rate class. When we determine the net amounts at risk for each rate class, when death benefit Option A is in effect, we will consider the Cash Value first to be a part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value is greater than the initial Face Amount, we will consider the excess Cash Value a part of each increase in order, starting with the first increase. If death benefit Option B is in effect, we will determine the net amount at risk for each rate class by the Face Amount associated with that rate class. In calculating the cost of insurance charge, the cost of insurance rate for a Face Amount is applied to the net amount at risk for the corresponding rate class.

Because the calculation of the net amount at risk is different under death benefit Option A and death benefit Option B when more than one rate class is in effect, a change in the death benefit option may result in a different net amount at risk for each rate class. Since the cost of insurance is calculated separately for each rate class, any change in the net amount at risk resulting from a change in the death benefit option may affect the total cost of insurance paid by the Owner.

Partial withdrawals and decreases in Face Amount will affect the manner in which the net amount at risk for each rate class is calculated.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES** 

Information about the distribution of the Policies is contained in the prospectus. (See "Distribution of the Policies.") Additional information is provided below.

While the Group Contracts are no longer sold, the Policies are offered to new participants under existing Group Contracts on a continuous basis. We anticipate continuing to offer the Policies, but reserve the right to discontinue the offering.

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC"), 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. MLIDC, which is our affiliate is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1934, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. MLIDC enters into selling agreements with other broker-dealers who sell the Policies through their registered representatives ("selling firms").

We pay selling firms commissions. Sales compensation was paid to selling firms with respect to the Policies in the Separate Account in the following amounts during the periods indicated:

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| **Fiscal Year** | **Aggregate Amount of**<br> **Commissions Paid to**<br> **Principal Underwriter**<br>| **Aggregate Amount of**<br> **Commissions Retained**<br> **by Principal**<br> **Underwriter**<br>|
| 2025 | $5231848 | $0 |
| 2024 | $5441194 | $0 |
| 2023 | $4878126 | $0 |

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We retain sales charges deducted from premium payments and use them to defray the expenses we incur in paying for distribution-related services under the distribution agreement, such as payment of commissions.

**MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY** 

**The Company** 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a general account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of and controlled by MetLife, Inc. MetLife, Inc. is a holding company. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Policy are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Before May 1, 2006, all Contracts were issued by Paragon Life Insurance Company ("Paragon"), a former subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. In order to simplify its corporate and operational structure, MetLife, Inc. purchased all of the stock of Paragon, and on May 1, 2006, the operations of MetLife and Paragon were combined through merger.

Upon consummation of the merger, Paragon's separate corporate existence ceased by operation of law, and MetLife assumed legal ownership of all of the assets of Paragon, including the Separate Account and its assets. As a result of the merger, MetLife also became responsible for all of Paragon's liabilities and obligations, including those created under Contracts initially issued by Paragon and outstanding on the date of the merger. Such Contracts thereby became variable contracts funded by a Separate Account of MetLife, and each owner thereof has become a contractholder of MetLife.

Paragon was a stock life insurance company incorporated under the laws of Missouri and subject to regulation by the Missouri Division of Insurance. Organized in 1981 as General American Insurance Company, the company name was changed to Paragon on December 31, 1987. Paragon's main business was writing individual and group life insurance policies.

Paragon was a wholly owned subsidiary of General American Life Insurance Company ("General American"), a Missouri life insurance company that was wholly owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Insurance obligations under Contracts originally issued by Paragon prior to May 1, 2006 and assumed by MetLife as a result of the merger of Paragon with MetLife on May 1, 2006, were guaranteed by General American. Effective, as of the close of business on April 27, 2018, General American was merged into Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company ("Met Tower Life") and Met Tower Life replaced General American as the issuer of this guarantee. Accordingly, Met Tower Life is now responsible for ensuring that there will be sufficient funds to meet obligations under these Contracts. Insurance obligations under the Contracts include, without limitation, any death benefits payable under the Contracts and withdrawals of Cash Value. The guarantee does not guarantee the amount of Cash Value or the investment performance of the Divisions available under the Policy. In the event an Owner of such a Policy presents a legitimate claim for payment, Met Tower Life will pay such claim directly to the Owner if MetLife is unable to make such payment. This guarantee is enforceable by such Owners against Met Tower Life directly without any requirement that Owners first file a claim against MetLife. The guarantee agreement is binding on Met Tower Life, its successors or assignees and Met Tower Life's obligations under the guarantee agreement will terminate only if the guarantee is assigned to an organization having a financial rating from certain specified rating agencies equal to or better than Met Tower Life's rating. With respect to the guarantee, Met Tower Life is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Met Tower Life is a stock life insurance company originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1982 and currently subject to the laws of the state of Nebraska. Met Tower Life is licensed to issue business in fifty states and the District of Columbia. Met Tower Life is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife. The principal executive offices of Met Tower Life are located at 200 Park Avenue, NY 10166.

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**NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE POLICY**

**Payment of Proceeds**

We may withhold payment of surrender or loan proceeds if those proceeds are coming from an Owner's check, or from a premium transaction under our pre-authorized checking arrangement, which has not yet cleared. We may also delay payment while we consider whether to contest the Policy. We pay interest on the death benefit proceeds from the date of receipt of documentation we require, in good order, to the date we pay them. Normally we promptly make payments of cash value, or of any loan value available, from cash value in the General Account. However, we may delay those payments for up to six months. We pay interest in accordance with state insurance law requirements on delayed payments.

**Potential Conflicts of Interest**

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate investment accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans. It is possible that, in the future, it may become disadvantageous for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to invest in the Portfolios simultaneously.

Although neither we nor the Portfolios currently foresee any such disadvantages, either to variable life insurance Owners or to variable annuity contract owners, each Portfolio's Board of Directors (Trustees) will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between the interests of these variable life insurance owners and variable annuity contract owners, and will determine what action, if any, it should take. This action could include the sale of Portfolio shares by one or more of the separate accounts, which could have adverse tax consequences. Material conflicts could result from, for example: (i) changes in state insurance laws; or (ii) differences in voting instructions between those given by variable life insurance owners and those given by variable annuity contract owners.

If a Portfolio's Board of Directors (Trustees) were to conclude that separate portfolios should be established for variable life insurance and variable annuity separate accounts, we will bear the attendant expenses, but variable life insurance owners and variable annuity contract owners would no longer have the economies of scale resulting from a larger combined portfolio.

**OTHER INFORMATION**

**Safekeeping of Separate Account Assets** 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, acts as the custodian of the assets of the Separate Account. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company maintains records of all purchases and redemptions of applicable Portfolio shares by each of the Divisions.

**Records and Reports** 

We will maintain all records relating to the Separate Account. Once each Policy Year, we will send you a report showing the following information as of the end of the report period:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current Cash Value, amounts in each Division of the Separate Account (and in the General Account for those Policies where the General Account is available as an investment option);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Loan Account value;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current Cash Surrender Value;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current death benefit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current amount of any Indebtedness;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any activity since the last report (*e.g.*, premiums paid, partial withdrawals, charges and deductions); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any other information required by law.

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We will also send you periodic reports for the Portfolios in which you are invested which are also available online at (1) dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000234 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C); (2) dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000232 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager III); (3) dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000243 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS C); (4)dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000231 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Morgan Stanley); (5) dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000236 for Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Putnam); and (6) dfinview.com/metlife/ PUFT /MET000230. Receipt of premiums paid directly by the Owner, transfers, partial withdrawals, Policy Loans, loan repayments, increases or decreases in Face Amount, surrenders and reinstatements will be confirmed promptly following each transaction.

**INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

The statements of assets and liabilities of each of the divisions of Paragon Separate Account B as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations for the year or partial period included within the year ended December 31, 2025, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or partial periods included within the two-year period ended December 31, 2025, the financial highlights for each of the years or partial periods included within the five-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements and financial highlights"), incorporated by reference in this Statement of Additional Information, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements and financial highlights are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, incorporated by reference in this Statement of Additional Information, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

**INDEPENDENT AUDITOR**

The statutory-basis financial statements of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, incorporated by reference in this Statement of Additional Information, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditor, as stated in their report which expresses an unmodified opinion on the statutory-basis financial statements and an adverse opinion on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The principal business address of Deloitte & Touche LLP is 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112-0015.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

[The audited financial statements comprising each of the Divisions of the Separate Account and the audited consolidated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[financial statements of the Company and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company are hereby incorporated by reference from the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[submission form type N-VPFS File No. 811-07534, relating to class ID#s C000018815, C000034610, C000018816, C000018811,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[C000034611, and C000034608 filed by the Separate Account with the SEC on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[13, 2026.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042487/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's financial statements and the financial statements of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company should be distinguished from the financial statements and financial highlights comprising each of the Divisions of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's ability to meet its obligations under the Policies and of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, as guarantor, to meet its obligations under the guarantee agreement. They should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in the Separate Account.

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**Statement of Additional Information for:**

**GROUP VARIABLE UNIVERSAL**

**LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND CERTIFICATES**

**(METFLEX GVUL C)**

**Issued By**

**METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY**

**(Depositor)**

**200 Park Avenue**

**New York, NY 10166**

**PARAGON SEPARATE ACCOUNT B**

**(Registrant)**

**April 27, 2026**

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") contains additional information regarding group variable universal life insurance policies and certificates offered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife," "Metropolitan Life," "we," "our," "us" or the "Company") for use in Employer/organization-sponsored group insurance programs. When a Group Policy is issued directly to an Employer, or an Employer participates in the Group Policy issued to the Trust, Certificates showing the rights of the Owners and/or Insureds will be issued to eligible employees.

This SAI is not a prospectus, and should be read together with the most recent Prospectus for the Certificates and the prospectuses for the Portfolios offered as investment options in the Certificates. [The financial statements comprising each of the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[Divisions of the Separate Account and the financial statements of the Company are hereby incorporated by reference from the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[submission form type N-VPFS, File No. 811-07534, filed by the Separate Account with the SEC on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[13, 2026.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm) Please refer to Appendix A of your Prospectus for a list of the Portfolios offered under your Certificate. You may obtain a copy of these prospectuses by visiting dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000249 or by sending an email request to GVUL-eservice@metlifecommercial.com or by writing to us at: MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63141; or calling us at (800) 756-0124. Unless otherwise indicated, terms used in this SAI have the same meaning as they do in the Prospectus.

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**Table of Contents**

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|  | **<u>Page</u>** |
| ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATE INFORMATION | SAI-3  |
| The Certificate | SAI-3  |
| Claims of Creditors | SAI-3  |
| Incontestability | SAI-3  |
| Misstatement of Age | SAI-3  |
| Suicide Exclusion | SAI-3  |
| Assignment | SAI-3  |
| Cost of Insurance | SAI-4  |
| DISTRIBUTION OF THE CERTIFICATES | SAI-4  |
| MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY | SAI-5  |
| The Company | SAI-5  |
| NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE CERTIFICATE | SAI-5  |
| Payment of Proceeds | SAI-5  |
| Potential Conflicts of Interest | SAI-5  |
| OTHER INFORMATION | SAI-6  |
| Safekeeping of Separate Account Assets | SAI-6  |
| Records and Reports | SAI-6  |
| INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | SAI-6  |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | SAI-7 |

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**ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATE INFORMATION**

**The Certificate**

The Certificate, the attached application, any riders, endorsements, any application for an increase in Face Amount, and any application for reinstatement together make the entire contract between the Owner and us. Apart from the rights and benefits described in the Certificate and incorporated by reference into the Group Policy, the Owner has no rights under the Group Policy.

We assume that all statements made by the Insured in the application are made to the best knowledge and belief of the person(s) who made them and, in most states, in the absence of fraud, those statements are considered representations and not warranties. We rely on those statements when we issue or change a Certificate. Because of differences in state laws, certain provisions of the Certificate may differ from state to state.

**Claims of Creditors**

To the extent permitted by law, neither the Certificate nor any payment thereunder will be subject to the claims of creditors or to any legal process. However, the amount of the death benefit that exceeds the Certificate's Cash Value is paid from our General Account and thus is subject to the claims paying ability of the Company.

**Incontestability**

In issuing this Certificate, we rely on all statements made by or for the Owner and/or the Insured in the application or in a supplemental application or application for reinstatement. Therefore, if an Owner makes any material misrepresentation of a fact in an application or any supplemental application, we may contest the Certificate's validity or may resist a claim under the Certificate.

We cannot contest the Certificate after it has been in force during the lifetime of the Insured for two years after the Effective Date of the Certificate. An increase in Face Amount or the addition of a rider after the Effective Date of the Certificate is incontestable after such increase in Face Amount or rider has been in effect for two years during the lifetime of the Insured. The reinstatement of a Certificate is incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after such reinstatement has been in effect for two years during the lifetime of the Insured.

**Misstatement of Age**

If the age of the Insured was stated incorrectly in the application, we will adjust the death benefit proceeds to the amount that would have been payable at the correct age based on the most recent deduction for cost of insurance.

Any payment or Certificate changes we make in good faith, relying on our records or evidence supplied with respect to such payment, will fully discharge our duty. We reserve the right to correct any errors in the Certificate.

**Suicide Exclusion**

If the Insured commits suicide, while sane or insane, within two years of the Effective Date of the Certificate (or within the maximum period permitted by the laws of the state in which the Certificate was delivered, if less than two years), the amount payable will be limited to premiums paid, less any partial withdrawals and outstanding Indebtedness. If the Insured, while sane or insane, dies by suicide within two years after the effective date of any increase in Face Amount, the death benefit for that increase will be limited to the amount of the monthly deductions for the increase.

Certain states may require suicide exclusion provisions that differ from those stated here.

**Assignment**

An Owner may assign rights under the Certificate while the Insured is alive by submitting a written request to our Administrative Office. The Owner retains ownership rights under the Certificate that are not assigned.

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We will be bound by an assignment of a Certificate only if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● it is in writing;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the original instrument or a certified copy is filed with us at our Administrative Office; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● we send an acknowledged copy to the Owner.

We are not responsible for determining the validity of any assignment.

Payment of Certificate proceeds is subject to the rights of any assignee of record. If a claim is based on an assignment, we may require proof of the interest of the claimant. A valid assignment will take precedence over any claim of a Beneficiary. An assignment may have tax consequences.

**Cost of Insurance**

*Cost of Insurance Rates*. The current cost of insurance rates will be based on the Attained Age of the Insured and the rate class of the Insured. The cost of insurance rates generally increase as the Insured's Attained Age increases. An Insured's rate class is generally based on factors that may affect the mortality risk we assume in connection with a particular Group Policy or Employer-sponsored insurance program.

Any change in the actual cost of insurance rates, will apply to all persons of the same Attained Age and rate class whose Face Amounts have been in force for the same length of time. (For purposes of computing guideline premiums under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Company will use 100% of the 2001 CSO Table for Certificates issued prior to January 1, 2020 and the 2017 CSO Table for Certificates issued on and after January 1, 2020).

*Net Amount at Risk.* The net amount at risk may be affected by changes in the Cash Value or changes in the Face Amount of the Certificate. If there is an increase in the Face Amount and the rate class applicable to the increase is different from that for the initial Face Amount, we will calculate the net amount at risk separately for each rate class. When we determine the net amounts at risk for each rate class, when death benefit Option A is in effect, we will consider the Cash Value first to be a part of the initial Face Amount. If the Cash Value is greater than the initial Face Amount, we will consider the excess Cash Value a part of each increase in order, starting with the first increase. If death benefit Option B is in effect, we will determine the net amount at risk for each rate class by the Face Amount associated with that rate class. In calculating the cost of insurance charge, the cost of insurance rate for a Face Amount is applied to the net amount at risk for the corresponding rate class.

Because the calculation of the net amount at risk is different under death benefit Option A and death benefit Option B when more than one rate class is in effect, a change in the death benefit option may result in a different net amount at risk for each rate class. Since the cost of insurance is calculated separately for each rate class, any change in the net amount at risk resulting from a change in the death benefit option may affect the total cost of insurance paid by the Owner.

Partial withdrawals and decreases in Face Amount will affect the manner in which the net amount at risk for each rate class is calculated.

**DISTRIBUTION OF THE CERTIFICATES**

Information about the distribution of the Certificates is contained in the Prospectus. (See "Distribution of the Group Policy and the Certificates.") Additional information is provided below.

The Certificates are offered to the public on a continuous basis beginning May 1, 2009. We anticipate continuing to offer the Certificates, but reserve the right to discontinue the offering.

MetLife Investors Distribution Company ("MLIDC"), 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Certificates. MLIDC, which is our affiliate is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1934, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. MLIDC enters into selling agreements with other broker-dealers who sell the Certificates through their registered representatives ("selling firms").

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We pay selling firms commissions. Sales compensation was paid to selling firms with respect to the Certificates in the Separate Account in the following amounts during the periods indicated:

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| **Fiscal Year** | **Aggregate Amount of**<br> **Commissions Paid to**<br> **Principal Underwriter**<br>| **Aggregate Amount of**<br> **Commissions Retained by**<br> **Principal Underwriter**<br>|
| 2025 | $4617597 | $0 |
| 2024 | $5226424 | $0 |
| 2023 | $4861529 | $0 |

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We retain sales charges deducted from premium payments and use them to defray the expenses we incur in paying for distribution-related services under the distribution agreement, such as payment of commissions.

**MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY**

**The Company**

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a provider of insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. We are also one of the largest institutional investors in the United States with a General Account portfolio invested primarily in fixed income securities (corporate, structured products, municipals, and government and agency) and mortgage loans, as well as real estate, real estate joint ventures, other limited partnerships and equity securities. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1868. The Company's office is located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-0188. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. MetLife, Inc. is a holding company. Obligations to Owners and Beneficiaries that arise under the Certificate are obligations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

**NON-PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE CERTIFICATE** 

**Payment of Proceeds**

We may withhold payment of surrender or loan proceeds if those proceeds are coming from an Owner's check, or from a premium transaction under our pre-authorized checking arrangement, which has not yet cleared. We may also delay payment while we consider whether to contest the Certificate. We pay interest on the death benefit proceeds from the date of receipt of documentation in good order to the date we pay them. Normally we promptly make payments of Cash Value, or of any Loan Value available, from Cash Value in the Fixed Account. However, we may delay those payments for up to six months. We pay interest in accordance with state insurance law requirements on delayed payments.

**Potential Conflicts of Interest**

In addition to the Separate Account, the Portfolios may sell shares to other separate investment accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans. It is possible that, in the future, it may become disadvantageous for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to invest in the Portfolios simultaneously.

Although neither we nor the Portfolios currently foresee any such disadvantages, either to variable life insurance certificate owners or to variable annuity contract owners, each Portfolio's Board of Directors (Trustees) will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between the interests of these variable life insurance certificate owners and variable annuity contract owners, and will determine what action, if any, it should take. This action could include the sale of Portfolio shares by one or more of the separate accounts, which could have adverse tax consequences. Material conflicts could result from, for example: (i) changes in state insurance laws; changes in federal income tax laws; or (iii) differences in voting instructions between those given by variable life insurance certificate owners and those given by variable annuity contract owners.

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If a Portfolio's Board of Directors (Trustees) were to conclude that separate portfolios should be established for variable life insurance and variable annuity separate accounts, we will bear the attendant expenses, but variable life insurance certificate owners and variable annuity contract owners would no longer have the economies of scale resulting from a larger combined portfolio.

**OTHER INFORMATION**

**Safekeeping of Separate Account Assets**

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, acts as the custodian of the assets of the Separate Account. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company maintains records of all purchases and redemptions of applicable Portfolio shares by each of the Divisions.

**Records and Reports**

We will maintain all records relating to the Separate Account. Once each Certificate Year, we will send you a report showing the following information as of the end of the report period:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current Cash Value, amounts in each Division of the Separate Account and in the Fixed Account;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● Loan Account value;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current Cash Surrender Value;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current death benefit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● the current amount of any Indebtedness;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any activity since the last report (e.g., premiums paid, partial withdrawals, charges and deductions); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;● any other information required by law.

We also send you periodic reports for the Portfolios in which you are invested. Such reports are available online at dfinview.com/metlife/PUFT/MET000249. Receipt of premiums paid directly by the Owner, transfers, partial withdrawals, Certificate Loans, loan repayments, increases or decreases in Face Amount, surrenders and reinstatements will be confirmed promptly following each transaction.

**INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

The statements of assets and liabilities of each of the divisions of Paragon Separate Account B as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations for the year or partial period included within the year ended December 31, 2025, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or partial periods included within the two-year period ended December 31, 2025, the financial highlights for each of the years or partial periods included within the five-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements and financial highlights"), incorporated by reference in this Statement of Additional Information, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements and financial highlights are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, incorporated by reference in this Statement of Additional Information, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The principal business address of Deloitte & Touche LLP is 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112-0015.

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**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

[The audited financial statements comprising each of the Divisions of the Separate Account and the audited consolidated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[financial statements of the Company are hereby incorporated by reference from the submission form type N-VPFS, File No. 811-07534,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[relating to class ID# C000034609, filed by the Separate Account with the SEC on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)[13, 2026.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000110465926042490/tm262446d33_nvpfs.htm)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's financial statements should be distinguished from the financial statements and financial highlights comprising each of the Divisions of the Separate Account, and should be considered only as bearing on the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's ability to meet its obligations under the Certificates. They should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in the Separate Account.

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**PART C OTHER INFORMATION**

**ITEM 30. EXHIBITS** 

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|:---|:---|:---|
| (a) |  | Board of Directors Resolutions. |
|  | [(1)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99a1.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Resolution of the Board of Directors of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company effecting the establishment of Paragon](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99a1.txt)<br> [Separate Account B (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99a1.txt)<br> [333-133671, filed May](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99a1.txt)[1, 2006.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99a1.txt) |
| (b) |  | Custodian Agreements. Not applicable. |
| (c) |  | Underwriting Contracts. |
|  | [(1)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312519115117/d662123dex99c1.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement between Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and MetLife](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312519115117/d662123dex99c1.txt)<br> [Investors Distribution Company, dated October 1, 2018. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312519115117/d662123dex99c1.txt)<br> [to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) Filed on April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312519115117/d662123dex99c1.txt)[23, 2019.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312519115117/d662123dex99c1.txt) |
|  | [(2)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000119312509083459/dex99c3.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Schedule of Differences in Sales Agreements (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000119312509083459/dex99c3.txt)<br> [Paragon Separate Account A's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133674, filed April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000119312509083459/dex99c3.txt)[21, 2009.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000119312509083459/dex99c3.txt) |
|  | [(3)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312513151105/d444541dex99cvii.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Enterprise Sales Agreement between MetLife Investors Distribution Company and broker-dealers dated September](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312513151105/d444541dex99cvii.txt)<br> [2012. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312513151105/d444541dex99cvii.txt)<br> [UL's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 033-47927, filed on April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312513151105/d444541dex99cvii.txt)[11, 2013.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312513151105/d444541dex99cvii.txt) |
| (d) |  | Contracts. |
|  | [(1)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000092735601500043/d485bpos.txt) | Form of Group Contract. |
|  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Scudder](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[—](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[(Group Contract 30020) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | ii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Morgan Stanley, Putnam and MFS](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[—](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[(Group Contract 30029) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [No. 12 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | iii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Multi-Manager (Group Contract 30037) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Proposed Form of Individual Policy and Policy Riders: (Scudder (30018); Morgan Stanley, Putnam and MFS (30027);](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Multi-Manager (30040)) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | (3) | Form of Certificate and Certificate Riders: |
|  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Scudder](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[—](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[(Group Contract 30019) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | ii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Morgan Stanley, Putnam and MFS](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[—](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[(Group Contract 30028) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [No. 12 to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 (File No. 033-58796) filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | iii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Multi-Manager (30036) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)  |
|  | iv. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Multi-Manager (30044) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex9915c.txt)<br> [Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex9915c.txt)[27, 2001.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex9915c.txt) |
|  | v. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [MET (30047) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant's Registration Statement on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex9915c.txt)<br> [Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex9915c.txt)[27, 2001.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex9915c.txt) |
|  | vi. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [MetFlex GVUL Certificate and Certificate Riders (G.24300(2003) and 24300A, GCR02-dp, G.24300-1, G.24300-2, G24300-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312508259605/dex99d3iv.txt)<br> [2A, G.24300-3, G.24300-4, G.24300-6, G.24300-6A, CR05-1) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312508259605/dex99d3iv.txt)<br> [Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed December 23,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312508259605/dex99d3iv.txt)<br> [2008.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312508259605/dex99d3iv.txt) |
|  | vii | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Estate Resolution Services Rider. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312523106324/d411831dex99d3vii.htm)<br> [Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312523106324/d411831dex99d3vii.htm)[19, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312523106324/d411831dex99d3vii.htm) |
|  | viii | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Will Preparation Rider. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Paragon Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312508259605/dex99d3iv.txt)<br> [Account B Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed December](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312508259605/dex99d3iv.txt)[23, 2008.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312508259605/dex99d3iv.txt) |
|  | ix. | [Digital Estate Planning Rider (NY - GCR20-06 NY). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3ix.htm) |
|  | x. | [Digital Estate Planning Rider (WA - GCR20-04). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3x.htm) |

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|  | xi. | [Digital Estate Planning Endorsement (WA - GPEND20-03). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xi.htm) |
|  | xii. | [Bereavement Services Rider (NY - GCR23-04). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xii.htm) |
|  | xiii. | [Bereavement Services Endorsement (NY - GPEND23-04). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xiii.htm) |
|  | xiv. | [Grief Counseling Services Rider (NY - GCR19-01). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xiv.htm) |
|  | xv. | [Grief Counseling Services Endorsement (NY - GPEND16-01). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xv.htm) |
|  | xvi. | [Grief Counseling Services Endorsement (WA - GPEND13-06). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xvi.htm) |
|  | xvii. | [Funeral Services Rider (WA - GCR19-01-01). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xvii.htm) |
|  | xviii. | [Funeral Services Endorsement (WA - GPEND16-01). (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99d3xviii.htm) |
| (e) |  | Applications. |
|  | (1) | Form of Application for Group Contract  |
|  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [(10914) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Paragon Separate Account A's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-18341, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)  |
|  | ii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [(33906) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/0000950131-01-500945.txt)<br> [Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/0000950131-01-500945.txt)[27, 2001.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/0000950131-01-500945.txt) |
|  | [(2)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application for Employee Insurance (Guaranteed Issue) (Group Contract 10915) (Incorporated by reference to](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Paragon Separate Account A's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [18341, filed April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)[28, 2000.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) |
|  | (3) | Form of Application for Employee Insurance (Simplified Issue) |
|  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [(Group Contract 10921, 10920) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Paragon Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [Account A's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-18341, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) |
|  | ii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [(33910) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110c.txt)<br> [Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110c.txt)[27, 2001.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110c.txt) |
|  | [(4)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application for Spouse Insurance (Group Contract 10917) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [Amendment No. 12 to Paragon Separate Account A's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-18341, filed](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)[28, 2000.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) |
|  | [(5)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application for Employee Insurance Guaranteed Issue (Individual Policy 10352, 33100) (Incorporated by](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Paragon Separate Account A's Registration Statement on Form S-6,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [File No. 033-18341, filed April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)[28, 2000.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) |
|  | (6) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application for Employee Insurance (Simplified Issue) (Individual Policy 10357) (Incorporated by reference to](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Paragon Separate Account A's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [18341, filed April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)[28, 2000.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) |
|  | [(7)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application for Spouse Insurance (Individual Policy 10354)(Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [Amendment No. 12 to Paragon Separate Account A's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-18341, filed](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)<br> [April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt)[28, 2000.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824725/000095013100002893/0000950131-00-002893.txt) |
|  | (8) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application Supplement for Scudder Commissioned Policy (33105) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | (9) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application Supplement for Putnam Policy (33114) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [No. 12 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | (10) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application Supplement for MFS Policy (33115-20) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [No. 12 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | (11) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application Supplement for Morgan Stanley Policy (33113) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt) |
|  | (12) | Form of Application Supplement for Multi-Manager Commissioned Policy |
|  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [(33116) (Incorporated by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's Registration Statement on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)<br> [Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)[28, 2000.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013100002892/0000950131-00-002892.txt)  |
|  | ii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [(33135) (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110l.txt)<br> [Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110l.txt)[27, 2001.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110l.txt) |

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|  | (13) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Form of Application Supplement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110m.txt)[—](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110m.txt)[Conditional Interim Coverage Agreement (33909) (Incorporated by reference to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110m.txt)<br> [Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 033-58796, filed April 27,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110m.txt)<br> [2001.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013101500945/dex99110m.txt) |
| (f) |  | Depositor's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. |
|  | [(1)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99f3.htm) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amended and Restated Charter of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (effective May 16, 2016) (Incorporated herein](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99f3.htm)<br> [by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99f3.htm)<br> [133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99f3.htm)[20, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99f3.htm) |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amended and Restated By-Laws of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company effective December 21, 2023. (Incorporated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99f2.htm)<br> [herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99f2.htm)<br> [No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99f2.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99f2.htm) |
| [(g)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013103002446/dex997.txt) |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Reinsurance Agreements. (Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant's](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013103002446/dex997.txt)<br> [Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 033-58796, filed on April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013103002446/dex997.txt)[30, 2003.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000095013103002446/dex997.txt) |
| (h) |  | Participation agreements. |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Participation Agreement with Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund and Paragon Life Insurance Company dated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt)<br> [April 30, 1993. (Incorporated by reference to the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Paragon Separate Account D's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt)<br> [Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 333-80393, filed September](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt)[1, 1999.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt) |
|  | (a) | [Supplement to Participation Agreement among DWS Variable Series II, Deutsche Investment Management](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br> [Americas Inc., DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated April 15, 2005](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br> [Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133675, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)[22, 2009.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br>|
|  | (b) | [Supplement to Participation Agreement among Scudder Variable Series II, Deutsche Investment Management](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br> [Americas, Inc., Scudder Distributors, Inc. and Paragon Life Insurance Company dated April 15, 2005](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br> [Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133675, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)[22, 2009.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h12.txt)<br>|
|  | (c) | [Amendment to the Participation Agreements between DWS Variable Series I and Series II, DWS Investments](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312511103613/dex99h7.txt)<br> [Distributors, Inc., Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312511103613/dex99h7.txt)<br> [effective April 30, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312511103613/dex99h7.txt)<br> [Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133675, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312511103613/dex99h7.txt)[20, 2011.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312511103613/dex99h7.txt)<br>|
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Participation Agreement with Putnam Capital Manager Trust, Putnam Mutual Funds Corp. and Paragon Life Insurance](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt)<br> [Company dated October 30, 1995. (Incorporated by reference to the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Paragon](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt)<br> [Separate Account D's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 333-80393, filed September](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt)[1, 1999.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/000095013199005157/0000950131-99-005157.txt) |
|  | (a) | [Amendment No. 1 Participation Agreement dated October 30, 1995 among Putnam Variable Trust, Putnam Retail](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2a.htm)<br> [Management Limited Partnership and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated April 14, 1996. (Incorporated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2a.htm)<br> [herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2a.htm)<br> [(File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2a.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2a.htm)<br>|
|  | (b) | [Amendment No. 4 to Participation Agreement dated October 30, 1995 among Putnam Variable Trust, Putnam](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2b.htm)<br> [Retail Management Limited Partnership and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated as of October 11, 2006.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2b.htm)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2b.htm)<br> [Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2b.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2b.htm)<br>|
|  | (c) | [Amendment No. 5 to Participation Agreement dated October 30, 1995 among Putnam Variable Trust, Putnam](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2c.htm)<br> [Retail Management Limited Partnership and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated as of April 28, 2008.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2c.htm)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2c.htm)<br> [Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2c.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h2c.htm)<br>|
|  | (d) | [Amendment No. 6 to Participation Agreement dated October 30, 1995 among Putnam Variable Trust, Putnam](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312517124428/d306776dex99hxxvii.txt)<br> [Retail Management Limited Partnership and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated as of May 1, 2016.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312517124428/d306776dex99hxxvii.txt)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312517124428/d306776dex99hxxvii.txt)<br> [UL's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 033-57320) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312517124428/d306776dex99hxxvii.txt)[14, 2017.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312517124428/d306776dex99hxxvii.txt)<br>|
|  | (e) | [Amendment dated as of May 27, 2021 to the Participation Agreement dated October 30, 1995 as amended, by and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h29.htm)<br> [among Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on behalf of itself and certain of its separate account, Putnam](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h29.htm)<br> [Variable Trust and Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h29.htm)<br> [Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h29.htm)<br> [on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h29.htm)[20, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h29.htm)<br>|

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) [Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among MFS Variable Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h10.txt) [and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated May 1, 2009. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h10.txt) [Amendment No. 10 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133675, filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h10.txt) [22, 2009.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312509084509/dex99h10.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) [Amendment to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2009, among MFS Variable](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312512160634/d258084dex99hxii.txt) [Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company effective May 1,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312512160634/d258084dex99hxii.txt) [2011. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Metropolitan Life Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312512160634/d258084dex99hxii.txt) [Account UL's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 033-57320, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312512160634/d258084dex99hxii.txt) [12, 2012.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312512160634/d258084dex99hxii.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) [Participation Agreement with T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series (Incorporated by](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-98-001382.txt) [reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Paragon Separate Account D's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-98-001382.txt) [No. 333-36515, filed February](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-98-001382.txt) [26, 1998.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-98-001382.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) [Amendment to Schedule A of the Participation Agreement dated August 1, 1996 with T. Rowe Price Equity](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. and T. Rowe Price](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [Investment Services, Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company effective August 6, 1999. (Incorporated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [File No. 333-133675, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [25, 2017.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) [Amendment to Schedule A of the Participation Agreement dated August 1, 1996 with T. Rowe Price Equity](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. and T. Rowe Price](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [Investment Services, Inc. and Paragon Life Insurance Company effective May 1, 2002. (Incorporated herein by](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [333-133675, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt) [25, 2017.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h16.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) [Amendment to Participation Agreement dated August 1, 1996 with T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc., T. Rowe](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h17.txt) [Price Fixed Income Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Investment Services,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h17.txt) [Inc. and Paragon Life Insurance Company effective May 1, 2013. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h17.txt) [Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133675, filed](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h17.txt) [April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h17.txt) [25, 2017.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312517136328/d309570dex99h17.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) [Amendment dated as of May 17, 2021 to the Participation Agreement dated August 1, 1996 as amended by and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h30.htm) [among Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on behalf of itself and certain of its separate accounts, T. Rowe](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h30.htm) [Price International Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc., and T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h30.htm) [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h30.htm) [Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h30.htm) [20, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h30.htm)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) [Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2001 among Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, American Funds Insurance](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000095013001503491/dex993d.txt) [Series and Capital Research and Management Company. (Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000095013001503491/dex993d.txt) [to Metropolitan Life Separate Account E's Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-52366, filed August 3,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000095013001503491/dex993d.txt) [2001.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000095013001503491/dex993d.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) [Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2006 to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2001 among Metropolitan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [Life Insurance Company, American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management Company.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [(Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Metropolitan Separate Account E's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-160722, filed November](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [2, 2009.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) [Amendment No. 2 dated April 28, 2008 to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2001 among Metropolitan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [Life Insurance Company, American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management Company.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [(Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Metropolitan Separate Account E's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-160722, filed November](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [2, 2009.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) [Amendment No. 3 dated November 10, 2008 to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2001 among](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Metropolitan Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [Account E's Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-160722, filed November](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt) [2, 2009.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312509219960/dex998xii.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) [Amendment dated April 30, 2010 to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2001 with Metropolitan Life](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312511094970/dex993.txt) [Insurance Company American Funds Insurance and Capital Research and Management Company Series.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312511094970/dex993.txt) [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Metropolitan Life Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312511094970/dex993.txt) [Account E's Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333- 83716, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312511094970/dex993.txt) [12, 2011.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312511094970/dex993.txt)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) [Amendment No. 4 to the Participation Agreement with American Funds Insurance Series dated November 19,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312516539926/d60250dex993dii.txt) [2014. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to Metropolitan Life Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312516539926/d60250dex993dii.txt) [Account E's Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-176654, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312516539926/d60250dex993dii.txt) [13, 2016.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312516539926/d60250dex993dii.txt)

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(f) [Amendment to Participation Agreements dated April 30, 2001 and May 16, 1989 between Metropolitan Life](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312522112592/d263826dex99h2iii.htm) [Insurance Company, American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management Company dated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312522112592/d263826dex99h2iii.htm) [June 7, 2021. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective No. 37 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312522112592/d263826dex99h2iii.htm) [E's Registration Statement on Form N-4, File 333-52366, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312522112592/d263826dex99h2iii.htm)[21, 2022.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312522112592/d263826dex99h2iii.htm) 

(6) [Participation Agreement by and among AIM Variable Insurance Funds, AIM Distributors, Inc. and Metropolitan Life](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312504074428/dex99h6.txt) [Insurance Company dated April 30, 2004. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312504074428/dex99h6.txt) [Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 033-57320, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312504074428/dex99h6.txt)[30, 2004.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312504074428/dex99h6.txt)

(a) [Amendment No. 1 to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2004 among AIM Variable Insurance Funds,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6a.htm) [AIM Distributors, Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company effective April 28, 2008. (Incorporated herein](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6a.htm) [by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6a.htm) [No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6a.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6a.htm) 

(b) [Amendment No. 2 to the Participation Agreement dated April 30, 2004 among AIM Variable Insurance Funds,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6b.htm) [Invesco Aim Distributors and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated September 30, 2009. (Incorporated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6b.htm) [herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6b.htm) [(File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6b.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99h6b.htm) 

(c) [Amendment No. 3 to the Participation Agreements between AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Invesco Aim](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [Distributors and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company dated April 30, 2010. (Incorporated herein by reference](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL's Registration Statement on Form](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [N-6, File No. 033-57320, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt)[14, 2011.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) 

(d) [Amendment to each of the Participation Agreements among AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Invesco](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [Distributors, Inc., and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [MetLife Investors USA Insurance Company, MetLife Investors Insurance Company, MetLife Investors Insurance](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [Company of California, First MetLife Investors Insurance Company, and General American Life Insurance](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [Company dated April 30, 2010. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 033-57320, filed April 14,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) [2011.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312511096832/dex99hxi.txt) 

[(7)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993g.txt) [Participation Agreement dated March 6, 2017 by and among Brighthouse Funds Trust I, Metropolitan Life Insurance](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993g.txt) [Company, Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC and Brighthouse Securities, LLC. (Incorporated herein by reference to](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993g.txt) [Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account E's Registration Statement on form N-4 (File](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993g.txt) [No. 333-176654) filed April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993g.txt)[12, 2017.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993g.txt)

(a) [Amendment dated January 1, 2021 to the Participation Agreement dated March 6, 2017 by and among](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h8.htm) [Brighthouse Funds Trust I, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h8.htm) [Brighthouse Securities, LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h8.htm) [Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Metropolitan Life Separate Account E (File No. 333-83716) filed on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h8.htm) [April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h8.htm)[28, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h8.htm) 

[(8)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858997/000119312517124428/d306776dex99hxxviii.txt) [Participation Agreement dated March 6, 2017 by and among Brighthouse Funds Trust II, Metropolitan Life Insurance](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993h.txt) [Company, Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC and Brighthouse Securities, LLC. (Incorporated herein by reference to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993h.txt) [Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account E's Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993h.txt) [No. 333-176654) filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993h.txt)[12, 2017.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312517121199/d308221dex993h.txt)

(a) [Amendment dated January 1, 2021 to the Participation Agreement dated March 6, 2017 by and among](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h9.htm) [Brighthouse Funds Trust II, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Brighthouse Investment Advisers, LLC and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h9.htm) [Brighthouse Securities, LLC (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h9.htm) [Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Metropolitan Life Separate Account E (File No. 333-83716) filed on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h9.htm) [April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h9.htm)[28, 2021.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312521137174/d76855dex99h9.htm) 

[(9)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312518113154/d504807dex993iiii.txt) [Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated January 26, 2018 among Fidelity Variable Insurance Products,](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312518113154/d504807dex993iiii.txt) [Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312518113154/d504807dex993iiii.txt) [Effective Amendment No. 5 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account E's Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312518113154/d504807dex993iiii.txt) [333-190296) filed April](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312518113154/d504807dex993iiii.txt)[10, 2018.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312518113154/d504807dex993iiii.txt)

(10) [Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated as of May 31, 1997, as amended and restated as of July 31st,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm) [2003, by and among Paragon Life Insurance Company on its own behalf on its own behalf and on behalf of the Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm) [Account B of Paragon Life Insurance Company, a separate account of the Company, and Morgan Stanley Variable](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm) [Investment Series (formerly, Dean Witter Variable Investment Series), an unincorporated business trust organized](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm) [under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc. (formerly, Dean Witter](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm) [Distributors Inc.). (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm) [Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm)[20, 2022.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312522111135/d234143dex99h31.htm)

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|  |  | (a) | [Assignment and Assumption of Participation Agreement with Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312512167730/d257717dex99h18.txt)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312512167730/d257717dex99h18.txt)<br> [Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312512167730/d257717dex99h18.txt)[18, 2012.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312512167730/d257717dex99h18.txt)<br>|
| (i) |  | Administrative Contracts. Not applicable. | Administrative Contracts. Not applicable. |
| (j) |  | Other Material Contracts. | Other Material Contracts. |
|  | [(1)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99j1.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Guarantee Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99j1.txt)<br> [No. 333-133671, filed May](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99j1.txt)[1, 2006.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99j1.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Guarantee Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99j1.txt)<br> [No. 333-133671, filed May](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99j1.txt)[1, 2006.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99j1.txt) |
| (k) |  | Legal Opinions. | Legal Opinions. |
|  | [(1)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k1.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Opinion of John R. Murphy, Esquire (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k1.txt)<br> [Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed May](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k1.txt)[1, 2006.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k1.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Opinion of John R. Murphy, Esquire (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k1.txt)<br> [Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed May](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k1.txt)[1, 2006.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k1.txt) |
|  | [(2)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Opinion and consent of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLC, Counsel to General American Life Insurance Company](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [(now Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, pursuant to a merger of General American Life Insurance Company](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [with and into Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company effective as of the close of business on April 27, 2018).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [May](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)[1, 2006.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Opinion and consent of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLC, Counsel to General American Life Insurance Company](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [(now Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, pursuant to a merger of General American Life Insurance Company](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [with and into Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company effective as of the close of business on April 27, 2018).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [(Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 333-133671, filed](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)<br> [May](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt)[1, 2006.)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312506094381/dex99k2.txt) |
| (l) |  | Actuarial Opinion. Not Applicable | Actuarial Opinion. Not Applicable |
| (m) |  | Calculation. Not Applicable | Calculation. Not Applicable |
| (n) |  | [Consents of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](d113488dex99n.htm)[& Independent Auditor (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99n.htm) | [Consents of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](d113488dex99n.htm)[& Independent Auditor (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99n.htm) |
| (o) |  | Omitted Financial Statements. No financial statements are omitted from Item 28. | Omitted Financial Statements. No financial statements are omitted from Item 28. |
| (p) |  | Initial Capital Agreements. Not applicable. | Initial Capital Agreements. Not applicable. |
| [(q)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-98-001382.txt) |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Redeemability Exemption. Memorandum describing issuance, transfer and redemption procedures for the Policies and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt)<br> [the procedure for conversion to a fixed benefit policy. (Incorporated herein by reference to Paragon Separate Account](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt)<br> [D's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 333-36515, filed September](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt)[26, 1997.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Redeemability Exemption. Memorandum describing issuance, transfer and redemption procedures for the Policies and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt)<br> [the procedure for conversion to a fixed benefit policy. (Incorporated herein by reference to Paragon Separate Account](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt)<br> [D's Registration Statement on Form S-6, File No. 333-36515, filed September](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt)[26, 1997.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046407/0000950131-97-005857.txt) |
| (r) |  | Form of Initial Summary Prospectuses. Not applicable. | Form of Initial Summary Prospectuses. Not applicable. |
| (s) |  | Powers of Attorney. | Powers of Attorney. |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Carla A. Harris, Carlos M. Gutierrez, Christian S. Mumenthaler, Denise M. Morrison, Diana L.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312526028997/d16915dex99pii.htm)<br> [McKenzie, Jeh C. Johnson, John D. McCallion, Laura J. Hay, Mark A. Weinberger, Michel A. Khalaf, Robert G. Hubbard,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312526028997/d16915dex99pii.htm)<br> [and William E. Kennard for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312526028997/d16915dex99pii.htm)(Incorporated <br> herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Metropolitan Life's Separate Account E's Registration <br> Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-190296, Filed January 29, 2026.) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Carla A. Harris, Carlos M. Gutierrez, Christian S. Mumenthaler, Denise M. Morrison, Diana L.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312526028997/d16915dex99pii.htm)<br> [McKenzie, Jeh C. Johnson, John D. McCallion, Laura J. Hay, Mark A. Weinberger, Michel A. Khalaf, Robert G. Hubbard,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312526028997/d16915dex99pii.htm)<br> [and William E. Kennard for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312526028997/d16915dex99pii.htm)(Incorporated <br> herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Metropolitan Life's Separate Account E's Registration <br> Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-190296, Filed January 29, 2026.) |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Power of Attorney for Adrienne O'Neill for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312525276318/d35602dex99pv.htm)<br> (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account E's <br> Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-190296, Filed November 12, 2025.) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Power of Attorney for Adrienne O'Neill for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/744043/000119312525276318/d35602dex99pv.htm)<br> (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Metropolitan Life Separate Account E's <br> Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-190296, Filed November 12, 2025.) |
|  | (3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Bryan Boudreau, Graham Scott Cox, Kevin Mackay and Michael Dan Borowski for Metropolitan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)<br> [Tower Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)<br> [Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133673) filed](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)<br> [April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)[19, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Bryan Boudreau, Graham Scott Cox, Kevin Mackay and Michael Dan Borowski for Metropolitan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)<br> [Tower Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)<br> [Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133673) filed](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)<br> [April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm)[19, 2023.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/759854/000119312523107920/d343760dex99sii.htm) |
|  | (4) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Power of Attorney for Dimitri Lorenzen for Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm)<br> [Accounts. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm)<br> [Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Power of Attorney for Dimitri Lorenzen for Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm)<br> [Accounts. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm)<br> [Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm)[23, 2024.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312524106692/d930007dex99s5.htm) |
|  | (5) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Dan P. Antilley, Jr., Susan N. Flannery, Kim Gordon, Yafei Huang and Tara Wolf for Metropolitan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm)<br> [Tower Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm)<br> [Effective Amendment No. 29 to this Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm)[22, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Dan P. Antilley, Jr., Susan N. Flannery, Kim Gordon, Yafei Huang and Tara Wolf for Metropolitan](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm)<br> [Tower Life Insurance Company and its designated Separate Accounts. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm)<br> [Effective Amendment No. 29 to this Registration Statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-133671) filed on April](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm)[22, 2025.)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/897956/000119312525088460/d925466dex99s6.htm) |
|  | (6) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Charles Scully and William J. Turner Jr. for Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and its](d113488dex99s3.htm)<br> [separate accounts. (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99s3.htm) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Charles Scully and William J. Turner Jr. for Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and its](d113488dex99s3.htm)<br> [separate accounts. (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99s3.htm) |
|  | (7) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Daniel S. Glaser and Michelle Seitz for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its designated](d113488dex99s4.htm)<br> [Separate Accounts. (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99s4.htm) | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney for Daniel S. Glaser and Michelle Seitz for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its designated](d113488dex99s4.htm)<br> [Separate Accounts. (Filed herewith.)](d113488dex99s4.htm) |

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**ITEM 31. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR** 

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| **Name and Principal Business Address** | **Positions and Offices with Depositor** |
| Robert G. Hubbard<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Chairman of the Board and Director |
| Michel A. Khalaf<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Daniel S. Glaser<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Carlos M. Gutierrez<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Carla Harris<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Laura J. Hay<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Jeh C. Johnson<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| William E. Kennard<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Diana L. McKenzie<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Denise M. Morrison<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Christian S. Mumenthaler<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Michelle Seitz<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |
| Mark A. Weinberger<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director |

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Set forth below is a list of certain principal officers of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The principal business address of each principal officer is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 unless otherwise noted below.

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| **NAME** | **POSITIONS WITH DEPOSITOR** |
| Michel A. Khalaf | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Bryan E. Boudreau | Executive Vice President & Chief Actuary |
| Marlene Debel | Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer |
| Monica Curtis | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Head of Government Relations |
| John D. McCallion | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  |
| John A. Hall | Executive Vice President and Treasurer |
| William C. O'Donnell | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, U.S., MetLife Holdings |
| Bill Pappas | Executive Vice President, Global Technology & Operations |
| Adrienne O'Neill | Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Ramy Tadros | Regional President, U.S. Business and Head of MetLife Holdings |

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**ITEM 32. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR OR REGISTRANT**

The Registrant is a separate account of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the New York Insurance law. Under said law the assets allocated to the Separate Account are the property of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., a publicly traded company. The following outline indicates those persons who are controlled by or under common control with MetLife, Inc. No person is controlled by the Registrant.

**ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF METLIFE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025**

The following is a list of subsidiaries of MetLife, Inc. updated as of December 31, 2025. Those entities which are listed at the left margin (labeled with capital letters) are direct subsidiaries of MetLife, Inc. Unless otherwise indicated, each entity which is indented under another entity is a subsidiary of that other entity and, therefore, an indirect subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. Certain inactive subsidiaries have been omitted from the MetLife, Inc. organizational listing. The voting securities (excluding directors' qualifying shares, if any) of the subsidiaries listed are 100% owned by their respective parent corporations, unless otherwise indicated. The jurisdiction of domicile of each subsidiary listed is set forth in the parenthetical following such subsidiary.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MLIC") (NY)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. 500 Grant Street GP LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. 500 Grant Street Associates Limited Partnership (CT) - 99% of 500 Grant Street Associates Limited Partnership is held by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 1% by 500 Grant Street GP LLC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. ML 225 6th Street Member LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. MetLife Retirement Services LLC (NJ)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. MetLife 500 Canal Street Member LLC (DE) - This entity is wholly owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. ML Bellevue Member LLC (DE) - 89.5% of ML Bellevue Member LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 10.5% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. ML Clal Member, LLC (DE) - 50.1% of ML Clal Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 49.9% is owned by MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. CC Holdco Manager, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. MetLife Funding, Inc. (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. 6104 Hollywood, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. 1350 Eye Street Owner LLC (DE) - 95.616439% of 1350 Eye Street Owner LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life insurance Company and 4.383561% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.

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| 12. | MetLife Securitization Depositor LLC (DE)  |
| 13. | WFP 1000 Holding Company GP, LLC (DE)  |
| 14. | MTU Hotel Owner, LLC (DE)  |
| 15. | MetLife Water Tower Owner LLC (DE)  |
| 16. | Missouri Reinsurance, Inc. (CYM)  |
| 17. | The Building at 575 Fifth Avenue Mezzanine LLC (DE)  |
|  | The Building at 575 Fifth Retail Holding LLC (DE)  |
|  | The Building at 575 Fifth Retail Owner LLC (DE)  |
| 18. | 23rd Street Investments, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Capital Credit L.P. (DE)- 1% General Partnership interest is held by 23rd Street Investments, Inc. and 99% <br> Limited Partnership interest is held by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Capital Limited Partnership (DE)- 1% General Partnership interest is held by 23rd Street Investments, Inc. <br> and 99% Limited Partnership interest is held by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Long Island Solar Farm LLC (DE) - 90.39% membership interest is held by LISF Solar Trust in which MetLife <br> Capital Limited Partnership has a 100% beneficial interest and the remaining 9.61% is owned by a third-party.  |
|  | Met Canada Solar ULC (CAN)  |
| 19. | Plaza Drive Properties, LLC (DE)  |
| 20. | White Oak Royalty Company (OK)  |
| 21. | Midtown Heights, LLC (DE)  |
| 22. | MetLife Legal Plans, Inc. (DE)  |
| 23. | MetLife Next Gen Ventures, LLC (DE)  |
| 24. | ML District NoHo Master Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 25. | MetLife Properties Ventures, LLC (DE)  |
| 26. | MET 1065 Hotel, LLC (DE)  |
| 27. | ML MMIP Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 28. | Transmountain Land & Livestock Company (MT)  |
| 29. | MEX DF Properties, LLC (DE)  |
| 30. | PREFCO Fourteen, LLC (DE)  |
| 31. | ML HS Member LLC (DE)  |
| 32. | MetLife Tower Resources Group, Inc. (DE)  |
| 33. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML 4000 MACARTHUR MEMBER LLC (DE) - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company owns 100% of ML 4000 MacArthur <br> Member LLC.  |
| 34. | Housing Fund Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| 35. | ML Cooperative Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 36. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML CW Member LLC (DE) - 92.7% of ML CW Member LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 7.3% is <br> owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 37. | MAV Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  |
| 38. | MAV 1 (DE)  |
| 39. | ML Clal Member 2.0, LLC (DE)  |
| 40. | ML PFV Member LLC (DE)  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PF Venture LLC (DE) - ML PFV Member LLC holds a 94.117647% interest and MTL PFV Member LLC holds a <br> 5.882353% interest.  |
| 41. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife CC Member, LLC (DE) - 95.122% of MetLife CC Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company <br> and 4.878% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |

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| 42. | &nbsp;&nbsp; 150 North Riverside PE Member, LLC (DE) - 81.45% of 150 North Riverside PE Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life <br> Insurance Company, 18.55% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 43 | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Port Chester SC Member, LLC (DE) - 60% of ML Port Chester SC Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life <br> Insurance Company and 40% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 44. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife 555 12th Member, LLC (DE) - 89.84% is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 10.16% by <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 45. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Southlands Member, LLC (DE) - 60% of ML Southlands Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance <br> Company and 40% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 46. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Cerritos TC Member, LLC (DE) - 60% of ML Cerritos TC Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance <br> Company and 40% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 47. | ML Swan Mezz, LLC (DE)  |
|  | ML Swan GP, LLC (DE)  |
| 48. | ML Dolphin Mezz, LLC (DE)  |
|  | ML Dolphin GP, LLC (DE)  |
| 49. | Haskell East Village, LLC (DE)  |
| 50. | ML Sloan's Lake Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 51. | ML 610 Zane Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 52. | HD Owner LLC (DE)  |
| 53. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Southmore, LLC (DE) - 99% of ML Southmore, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 1% by <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 54. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Terminal 106 Member, LLC (DE) - 87.45% of ML Terminal 106 Member, LLC is held by Metropolitan Life Insurance <br> Company and 12.55% by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 55. | Boulevard Residential, LLC (DE)  |
| 56. | MetLife Ontario Street Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 57. | Pacific Logistics Industrial South, LLC (DE)  |
| 58. | MetLife Ashton Austin Owner, LLC (DE)  |
| 59. | MetLife Acoma Owner, LLC (DE)  |
| 60. | 1201 TAB Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| 61. | MetLife 1201 TAB Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 62. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife LHH Member, LLC (DE) - 99% of MetLife LHH Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company <br> and 1% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 63. | ML 300 Third Member LLC (DE)  |
| 64. | MNQM TRUST 2020 (DE)  |
| 65. | Oconee Hotel Company, LLC (DE)  |
| 66. | Oconee Land Company, LLC (DE)  |
|  | Oconee Land Development Company, LLC (DE)  |
|  | Oconee Golf Company, LLC (DE)  |
|  | Oconee Marina Company, LLC (DE)  |
| 67. | ML Hudson Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 68. | MCJV, LLC (DE)  |
| 69. | MetLife THR Investor, LLC (DE)  |
| 70. | ML Matson Mills Member LLC (DE)  |
| 71. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML University Town Center Member, LLC (DE) - 87% of ML University Town Center Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan <br> Life Insurance Company and 13% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 72. | Southcreek Industrial Holdings, LLC (DE)  |

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| 73. | ML OMD Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 74. | MetLife OFC Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 75. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Camino Ramon Member, LLC (DE) - 99% of MetLife Camino Ramon Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life <br> Insurance Company and 1% by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 76. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife 425 MKT Member, LLC (DE) - 66.91% of MetLife 425 MKT Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance <br> Company and 33.09% is owned by MREF 425 MKT, LLC.  |
| 77. | MetLife GV Owner LLC (DE)  |
| 78. | MMP Owners III, LLC (DE)  |
|  | MetLife Multi-Family Partners III, LLC (DE)  |
|  | MMP Holdings III, LLC (DE)  |
|  | MMP South Park REIT, LLC (DE)  |
|  | MMP South Park OWNER, LLC (DE)  |
|  | MMP Olivian REIT, LLC (DE)  |
|  | MMP Olivian Owner, LLC (DE)  |
| 79. | MC Portfolio JV Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 80. | Pacific Logistics Industrial North, LLC (DE)  |
| 81. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Armature Member, LLC (DE) - 87.34% of ML Armature Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance <br> Company and 12.66% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 82. | ML One Bedminster, LLC (DE)  |
| 83. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML-AI MetLife Member 2, LLC (DE) - 98.97% of ML-AI MetLife Member 2, LLC's ownership interest is owned by <br> Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 1.03% by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 84. | ML-AI MetLife Member 3, LLC (DE)  |
| 85. | ML-AI MetLife Member 4, LLC (DE) - 60% owned by MLIC and 40% owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company  |
| 86. | ML-AI MetLife Member 5, LLC (DE)  |
| 87. | MetLife HCMJV 1 GP, LLC (DE)  |
| 88. | MetLife HCMJV 1 LP, LLC (DE)  |
| 89. | ML Corner 63 Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 90. | MCRE BLOCK 40, LP (DE)  |
| 91. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Mililani Member, LLC (DE) - 40% of ML Mililani Member, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and <br> 60% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 92. | MetLife Japan US Equity Owners LLC (DE)  |
| 93. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Sino-US United MetLife Insurance Co., Ltd. - 50% of Sino-US United MetLife Insurance Company, Ltd. is owned by MLIC <br> and 50% is owned by a third-party.  |
| 94. | MMP Owners, LLC (DE)  |
| 95. | ML AG Member (DE)  |
| 96. | 10700 Wilshire, LLC (DE)  |
| 97. | Chestnut Flats Wind, LLC (DE)  |
| 99. | ML Terraces, LLC (DE)  |
| 99. | Viridian Miracle Mile, LLC (DE)  |
| 100. | MetLife Boro Station Member, LLC (DE)  |
| 101. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML PE Terminal 106, LLC (DE) - 87.45% of ML PE Terminal 106, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company <br> and 12.55% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company.  |
| 102. | MetLife FM Hotel Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | LHCW Holdings (US) LLC (DE)  |

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|  |  |  | 1) | LHC Holdings (US) LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | a) | LHCW Hotel Holding LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  |  | LHCW Hotel Holding (2002) LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  |  | LHCW Hotel Operating Company (2002) LLC (DE)  |
|  | 103. | White Tract II, LLC (DE)  | White Tract II, LLC (DE)  | White Tract II, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 104. | MetLife OBS Member, LLC (DE)  | MetLife OBS Member, LLC (DE)  | MetLife OBS Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 105. | MetLife SP Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife SP Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife SP Holdings, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | a.  | MetLife Private Equity Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Private Equity Holdings, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 106. | MetLife Park Tower Member, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Park Tower Member, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Park Tower Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | a.  | Park Tower REIT, Inc. (DE)  | Park Tower REIT, Inc. (DE)  |
|  |  |  | 1)  | Park Tower JV Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 107. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MCPP Owners, LLC (DE) - 87.992% of MCPP Owners, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 12.008% <br> is owned by MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MCPP Owners, LLC (DE) - 87.992% of MCPP Owners, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 12.008% <br> is owned by MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MCPP Owners, LLC (DE) - 87.992% of MCPP Owners, LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 12.008% <br> is owned by MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd.  |
|  |  | a.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MCPP Marbella Member, LLC (DE) - 50.1% of MCPP Marbella Member, LLC is owned by MCPP Owners, LLC and <br> 49.9% is owned by third parties  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MCPP Marbella Member, LLC (DE) - 50.1% of MCPP Marbella Member, LLC is owned by MCPP Owners, LLC and <br> 49.9% is owned by third parties  |
|  | 108. | MetLife Chino Member, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Chino Member, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Chino Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 109. | MetLife Campus at SGV Member LLC (DE)  | MetLife Campus at SGV Member LLC (DE)  | MetLife Campus at SGV Member LLC (DE)  |
|  | 110. | MNQM Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  | MNQM Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  | MNQM Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  |
|  | 111. | ML 240 West 35th Owner LLC (DE)  | ML 240 West 35th Owner LLC (DE)  | ML 240 West 35th Owner LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | a.  | 40 West 35th Fund LP (DE)  | 40 West 35th Fund LP (DE)  |
|  | 112. | ML Artisan Crossing PE Member, LLC (DE)  | ML Artisan Crossing PE Member, LLC (DE)  | ML Artisan Crossing PE Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 113. | ML 1960 Grand LLC (DE)  | ML 1960 Grand LLC (DE)  | ML 1960 Grand LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | a.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1960 Grand Fund LP (DE) - 58.96% of 1960 Grand Fund LP is owned by MetLife Insurance K.K. and 41.04% is owned <br> by MLIC  | &nbsp;&nbsp; 1960 Grand Fund LP (DE) - 58.96% of 1960 Grand Fund LP is owned by MetLife Insurance K.K. and 41.04% is owned <br> by MLIC  |
|  |  | b.  | 1960 Grand Venture LLC (DE)  | 1960 Grand Venture LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | c.  | 1960 Grand Owner LLC (DE)  | 1960 Grand Owner LLC (DE)  |
|  | 114. | TOV Owner LLC (DE)  | TOV Owner LLC (DE)  | TOV Owner LLC (DE)  |
|  | 115. | MZO Owner LLC (DE)  | MZO Owner LLC (DE)  | MZO Owner LLC (DE)  |
|  | 116. | ML Cooperative Member, LLC (DE)  | ML Cooperative Member, LLC (DE)  | ML Cooperative Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 117. | 505 Penobscot Drive RWC, LLC (DE)  | 505 Penobscot Drive RWC, LLC (DE)  | 505 Penobscot Drive RWC, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 118. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML MetWest Member LLC (DE) - 70.95% of ML MetWest Member LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company <br> and 29.05% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company  | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML MetWest Member LLC (DE) - 70.95% of ML MetWest Member LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company <br> and 29.05% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company  | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML MetWest Member LLC (DE) - 70.95% of ML MetWest Member LLC is owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company <br> and 29.05% is owned by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company  |
|  | 119. | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Beachwood Place LLC (DE) - 93.97% owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 6.07% owned by <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company  | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Beachwood Place LLC (DE) - 93.97% owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 6.07% owned by <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company  | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Beachwood Place LLC (DE) - 93.97% owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 6.07% owned by <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company  |
| B. | Versant Health, Inc. (DE)  | Versant Health, Inc. (DE)  | Versant Health, Inc. (DE)  | Versant Health, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | 1. | Versant Health Holdco, Inc . (DE)  | Versant Health Holdco, Inc . (DE)  | Versant Health Holdco, Inc . (DE)  |
|  |  | a.  | Versant Health Consolidation Corp, (DE)  | Versant Health Consolidation Corp, (DE)  |
|  |  |  | 1)  | Davis Vision, Inc. (NY)  |
|  |  |  | a)  | Versant Health Lab, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | b)  | Davis Vision IPA, Inc. (NY)  |
|  |  | b.  | Superior Vision Services, Inc. (DE)  | Superior Vision Services, Inc. (DE)  |
|  |  |  | 1)  | Superior Vision Insurance, Inc. (AZ)  |
|  |  | c.  | Vision Twenty-One Managed Eye Care IPA, Inc. (NY)  | Vision Twenty-One Managed Eye Care IPA, Inc. (NY)  |

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|  |  | d.  | Superior Vision Insurance Plan of Wisconsin, Inc. (WI)  | Superior Vision Insurance Plan of Wisconsin, Inc. (WI)  |
|  |  | e.  | Superior Vision Benefit Management, Inc. (NJ)  | Superior Vision Benefit Management, Inc. (NJ)  |
|  |  |  | 1)  | Block Vision of Texas, Inc. (TX)  |
|  |  |  | 2)  | UVC Independent Practice Association, Inc. (NY)  |
|  |  |  | 3)  | Superior Vision of New Jersey, Inc. (NJ)  |
|  |  | f.  | Vision 21 Physician Practice Management Company (FL)  | Vision 21 Physician Practice Management Company (FL)  |
| C. | Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (NE)  | Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (NE)  | Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (NE)  | Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (NE)  |
|  | 1. | MTL Leasing, LLC (DE)  | MTL Leasing, LLC (DE)  | MTL Leasing, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 2. | MetLife Assignment Company, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Assignment Company, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Assignment Company, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | 3. | MTL HS Member LLC (DE)  | MTL HS Member LLC (DE)  | MTL HS Member LLC (DE)  |
|  | 4. | MTL GV Owner LLC (DE)  | MTL GV Owner LLC (DE)  | MTL GV Owner LLC (DE)  |
|  | 5. | MTL PFV Member LLC (DE)  | MTL PFV Member LLC (DE)  | MTL PFV Member LLC (DE)  |
| D. | SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. (DE)  | SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. (DE)  | SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. (DE)  | SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | 1. | MetLife Health Plans, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Health Plans, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Health Plans, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | 2. | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (CA)  | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (CA)  | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (CA)  |
|  | 3. | SafeHealth Life Insurance Company (CA)  | SafeHealth Life Insurance Company (CA)  | SafeHealth Life Insurance Company (CA)  |
|  | 4. | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (FL)  | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (FL)  | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (FL)  |
|  | 5. | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (TX)  | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (TX)  | SafeGuard Health Plans, Inc. (TX)  |
| E. | American Life Insurance Company (DE)  | American Life Insurance Company (DE)  | American Life Insurance Company (DE)  | American Life Insurance Company (DE)  |
|  | 1. | &nbsp;&nbsp; BIDV MetLife Life Insurance Limited Liability Company (Vietnam) – 60.61% of BIDV MetLife Life Insurance Limited <br> Liability Company is held by American Life Insurance Company and the remainder by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; BIDV MetLife Life Insurance Limited Liability Company (Vietnam) – 60.61% of BIDV MetLife Life Insurance Limited <br> Liability Company is held by American Life Insurance Company and the remainder by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; BIDV MetLife Life Insurance Limited Liability Company (Vietnam) – 60.61% of BIDV MetLife Life Insurance Limited <br> Liability Company is held by American Life Insurance Company and the remainder by third parties.  |
|  | 2. | MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan)  | MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan)  | MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan)  |
|  |  | a. | Fortissimo Co. Ltd. (Japan)  | Fortissimo Co. Ltd. (Japan)  |
|  |  | b. | MetLife Japan Water Tower Owner (Blocker) LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan Water Tower Owner (Blocker) LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | c. | MetLife Japan Owner (Blocker) LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan Owner (Blocker) LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | d. | MetLife Japan 1960 Grand Blocker LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan 1960 Grand Blocker LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | e. | 240 West 35th GP LLC (DE)  | 240 West 35th GP LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | F | MetLife Japan 240 West 35th Owner (Blocker) LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan 240 West 35th Owner (Blocker) LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | g. | MetLife Japan US Equity Owners (Blocker) LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan US Equity Owners (Blocker) LLC (DE)  |
|  | 3. | Borderland Investments Limited (DE)  | Borderland Investments Limited (DE)  | Borderland Investments Limited (DE)  |
|  |  | a. | ALICO Hellas Single Member Limited Liability Company (Greece)  | ALICO Hellas Single Member Limited Liability Company (Greece)  |
|  | 4. | MetLife Global Holding Company I GmbH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company I GmbH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company I GmbH (Swiss)  |
|  |  | a. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC (DE and Swiss) - MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC is dual chartered <br> in DE and Switzerland.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC (DE and Swiss) - MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC is dual chartered <br> in DE and Switzerland.  |
|  |  |  | 1) | Closed Joint-Stock Company Master-D (Russia)  |
|  |  |  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Colombia Seguros de Vida S.A. (Colombia) - 89.9999657134583% of MetLife Colombia Seguros de Vida <br> S.A. is owned by MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC (DE and Swiss), 10.0000315938813% is owned by <br> MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada, and International Technical and Advisory Services Limited, Borderland <br> Investments Limited, and Natiloportem Holdings, LLC each own 0.000000897553447019009%.  |
|  |  |  | 3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PJSC MetLife (Ukraine) - 99.9988% of PJSC MetLife is owned by MetLife Global Holding Company II GmbH, <br> .0006% is owned by International Technical and Advisory Services and the remaining .0006% is owned by <br> Borderland Investments Limited.  |
|  |  |  | 4) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Emeklilik ve Hayat A.S. (Turkey) - 99.98% of MetLife Emeklilik ve Hayat A.S. is owned by MetLife <br> Global Holding Company II GmbH (Swiss) and the remaining by third parties.  |

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| 5) | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Bermuda Ltd. (Bermuda)  |
| 6) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Regional Services, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.999509% of MetLife Regional Services, S.A. de C.V. Mexico <br> is held by MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC (DE and Swiss) and 0.000491% is held by MetLife UK <br> Management Company Limited (England/UK).  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Regional Services, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.999509% of MetLife Regional Services, S.A. de C.V. Mexico <br> is held by MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC (DE and Swiss) and 0.000491% is held by MetLife UK <br> Management Company Limited (England/UK).  |
| a) | Fundación MetLife Mexico, A.C.  | Fundación MetLife Mexico, A.C.  |
| 7) | MetLife International Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife International Holdings, LLC (DE)  |
| a) | Natiloportem Holdings, LLC (DE)  | Natiloportem Holdings, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Excelencia Operativa y Tecnologica, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.9% of Excelencia Operativa y <br> Tecnologica, S.A. de C.V. is held by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC and .1% by MetLife Mexico Servicios, <br> S.A. de C.V.  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Servicios S.A. (Argentina) - 19.12% of the shares of MetLife Servicios S.A. are held by <br> Compania Inversora MetLife S.A. 80.88% are held by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  |
| b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MAXIS GBN S.A.S. (France) - 50% of MAXIS GBN S.A.S. is held by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and <br> the remainder by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MAXIS GBN S.A.S. (France) - 50% of MAXIS GBN S.A.S. is held by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and <br> the remainder by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | MAXIS Services, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (a) | MAXIS Insurance Brokerage Services, Inc. (DE)  |
| c) | MetLife Asia Limited (Hong Kong)  | MetLife Asia Limited (Hong Kong)  |
| d) | MetLife International Limited, LLC (DE)  | MetLife International Limited, LLC (DE)  |
| e) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Compania Inversora MetLife S.A. (Argentina) - 95.46% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC <br> and 4.54% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Compania Inversora MetLife S.A. (Argentina) - 95.46% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC <br> and 4.54% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  |
| f) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Mas, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.99964399% MetLife Mas, S.A. de C.V. is owned by MetLife <br> International Holdings, LLC and .00035601% is owned by International Technical and Advisory Services <br> Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Mas, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.99964399% MetLife Mas, S.A. de C.V. is owned by MetLife <br> International Holdings, LLC and .00035601% is owned by International Technical and Advisory Services <br> Limited.  |
| g) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Planos Odontologicos Ltda. (Brazil) - 99.999% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC <br> and 0.001% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Planos Odontologicos Ltda. (Brazil) - 99.999% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC <br> and 0.001% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  |
| h) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Global Holdings LLC (DE) - 98.9% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and 1.1% is <br> owned by MetLife International Limited, LLC. MetLife Global Holdings LLC is a DE LLC and is considered <br> domiciled in Ireland from a tax perspective.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Global Holdings LLC (DE) - 98.9% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and 1.1% is <br> owned by MetLife International Limited, LLC. MetLife Global Holdings LLC is a DE LLC and is considered <br> domiciled in Ireland from a tax perspective.  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Global Management, LLC (DE) - 99.7% is owned by MetLife Global Holdings LLC and <br> 0.3% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC. Metropolitan Global Management, LLC is a DE <br> LLC and is considered domiciled in Ireland from a tax perspective.  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Global Management, LLC (Ireland) - 99.7% is owned by MetLife Global Holdings LLC <br> (DE) and 0.3% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC. Metropolitan Global Management, <br> LLC is a DE LLC and is considered domiciled in Ireland from a tax perspective.  |
|  | (a) | MetLife Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd. (Republic of Korea)  |
|  |  | MetLife Financial Services, Co., Ltd. (South Korea)  |
|  | (b) | MetLife UK Management Company (Limited) (England/UK)  |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife, Life Insurance Company (Egypt) - 84.125% of MetLife, Life Insurance Company <br> (Egypt) is owned by MetLife UK Management Company Limited (England/UK) and the <br> remaining interest by third parties.  |
|  |  | PineBridge Investments Deutschland GmbH (Germany)  |
|  | (c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Mexico Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.99995% is owned by Metropolitan <br> Global Management, LLC and .00005% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC.  |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.050271% is owned by MetLife Mexico Holdings, S. <br> de R.L. de C.V. and .949729% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC.  |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Pensiones Mexico S.A. (Mexico)- 97.5125% is owned by MetLife Mexico Holdings, S. <br> de R.L. de C.V. and 2.4875% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC.  |

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|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; ML Capacitacion Comercial S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.7% is owned by MetLife Global <br> Holdings LLC (DE) and 0.3% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC.  |
|  |  |  |  |  | iii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Mexico Servicios, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.050271% is owned by MetLife Mexico <br> Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. and .949729% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Mexico Servicios, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.050271% is owned by MetLife Mexico <br> Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. and .949729% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC.  |
|  |  |  |  |  | iv. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Regional Services, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.999509% of MetLife Regional Services, <br> S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) is held by MetLife Mexico Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. and 0.000491% is <br> held by MetLife UK Management Company Limited (England/UK)  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Regional Services, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) - 99.999509% of MetLife Regional Services, <br> S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) is held by MetLife Mexico Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. and 0.000491% is <br> held by MetLife UK Management Company Limited (England/UK)  |
|  |  |  | (3) | MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c (Ireland)  | MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c (Ireland)  | MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c (Ireland)  | MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c (Ireland)  |
|  |  |  |  | (a) | MetLife General Insurance Limited (Australia)  | MetLife General Insurance Limited (Australia)  | MetLife General Insurance Limited (Australia)  |
|  |  |  |  | (b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Insurance Limited (Australia) - 91.16468% of MetLife Insurance Limited (Australia) is <br> owned by MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c and 8.83532% by MetLife Global Holdings Corp. S.A. de <br> C.V.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Insurance Limited (Australia) - 91.16468% of MetLife Insurance Limited (Australia) is <br> owned by MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c and 8.83532% by MetLife Global Holdings Corp. S.A. de <br> C.V.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Insurance Limited (Australia) - 91.16468% of MetLife Insurance Limited (Australia) is <br> owned by MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c and 8.83532% by MetLife Global Holdings Corp. S.A. de <br> C.V.  |
|  |  |  |  |  | i. | MetLife Services Pty Limited (Australia)  | MetLife Services Pty Limited (Australia)  |
|  |  |  |  |  | ii. | MetLife Investments Pty Limited (Australia)  | MetLife Investments Pty Limited (Australia)  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Insurance and Investment Trust (Australia) - 91.16468% of MetLife Insurance <br> Limited (Australia) is owned by MetLife Ireland Treasury d.a.c. and 8.83532% by <br> MetLife Global Holdings LLC (DE).  |
|  |  | i) | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Insurance Berhad (Malaysia) - 50.000002% of AmMetLife Insurance Berhad is owned by <br> MetLife International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Insurance Berhad (Malaysia) - 50.000002% of AmMetLife Insurance Berhad is owned by <br> MetLife International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Insurance Berhad (Malaysia) - 50.000002% of AmMetLife Insurance Berhad is owned by <br> MetLife International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Insurance Berhad (Malaysia) - 50.000002% of AmMetLife Insurance Berhad is owned by <br> MetLife International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Insurance Berhad (Malaysia) - 50.000002% of AmMetLife Insurance Berhad is owned by <br> MetLife International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  |
|  |  | j) | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Takaful Berhad (Malaysia) - 49.9999997% of AmMetLife Takaful Berhad is owned by MetLife <br> International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Takaful Berhad (Malaysia) - 49.9999997% of AmMetLife Takaful Berhad is owned by MetLife <br> International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Takaful Berhad (Malaysia) - 49.9999997% of AmMetLife Takaful Berhad is owned by MetLife <br> International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Takaful Berhad (Malaysia) - 49.9999997% of AmMetLife Takaful Berhad is owned by MetLife <br> International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AmMetLife Takaful Berhad (Malaysia) - 49.9999997% of AmMetLife Takaful Berhad is owned by MetLife <br> International Holdings, LLC and the remainder by a third-party.  |
|  |  | k) | MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | l) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Seguros e Previdencia Privada S.A. (Brazil) - 66.662% is owned by MetLife International <br> Holdings, LLC, 33.337% is owned by MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC and 0.001% is owned by <br> Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Seguros e Previdencia Privada S.A. (Brazil) - 66.662% is owned by MetLife International <br> Holdings, LLC, 33.337% is owned by MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC and 0.001% is owned by <br> Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Seguros e Previdencia Privada S.A. (Brazil) - 66.662% is owned by MetLife International <br> Holdings, LLC, 33.337% is owned by MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC and 0.001% is owned by <br> Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Seguros e Previdencia Privada S.A. (Brazil) - 66.662% is owned by MetLife International <br> Holdings, LLC, 33.337% is owned by MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC and 0.001% is owned by <br> Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Seguros e Previdencia Privada S.A. (Brazil) - 66.662% is owned by MetLife International <br> Holdings, LLC, 33.337% is owned by MetLife Worldwide Holdings, LLC and 0.001% is owned by <br> Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  |
|  |  | m) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited - 49.73117806% of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company <br> Limited is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC, 0.00000005% is owned by each of MetLife Global <br> Operations Support Center Private Limited and MetLife Services East Private Limited, and the remainder <br> by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited - 49.73117806% of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company <br> Limited is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC, 0.00000005% is owned by each of MetLife Global <br> Operations Support Center Private Limited and MetLife Services East Private Limited, and the remainder <br> by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited - 49.73117806% of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company <br> Limited is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC, 0.00000005% is owned by each of MetLife Global <br> Operations Support Center Private Limited and MetLife Services East Private Limited, and the remainder <br> by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited - 49.73117806% of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company <br> Limited is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC, 0.00000005% is owned by each of MetLife Global <br> Operations Support Center Private Limited and MetLife Services East Private Limited, and the remainder <br> by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited - 49.73117806% of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company <br> Limited is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC, 0.00000005% is owned by each of MetLife Global <br> Operations Support Center Private Limited and MetLife Services East Private Limited, and the remainder <br> by third parties.  |
|  |  | n) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Administradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. (Brazil) - 99.99998% of MetLife Adminis-<br> tradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and 0.00002% <br> by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Administradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. (Brazil) - 99.99998% of MetLife Adminis-<br> tradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and 0.00002% <br> by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Administradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. (Brazil) - 99.99998% of MetLife Adminis-<br> tradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and 0.00002% <br> by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Administradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. (Brazil) - 99.99998% of MetLife Adminis-<br> tradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and 0.00002% <br> by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Administradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. (Brazil) - 99.99998% of MetLife Adminis-<br> tradora de Fundos Multipatrocinados Ltda. is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC and 0.00002% <br> by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  |
| 5. | MetLife Global Holding Company III GbnH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company III GbnH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company III GbnH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company III GbnH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company III GbnH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company III GbnH (Swiss)  | MetLife Global Holding Company III GbnH (Swiss)  |
|  | a. | MetLife Investment Management Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investment Management Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investment Management Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investment Management Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investment Management Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investment Management Limited (England/UK)  |
|  | b. | MetLife Innovation Center Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Innovation Center Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Innovation Center Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Innovation Center Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Innovation Center Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Innovation Center Limited (Ireland)  |
|  | c. | MetLife Innovation Centre Pte. Ltd (Singapore)  | MetLife Innovation Centre Pte. Ltd (Singapore)  | MetLife Innovation Centre Pte. Ltd (Singapore)  | MetLife Innovation Centre Pte. Ltd (Singapore)  | MetLife Innovation Centre Pte. Ltd (Singapore)  | MetLife Innovation Centre Pte. Ltd (Singapore)  |
|  | d. | ALICO Operations LLC (DE)  | ALICO Operations LLC (DE)  | ALICO Operations LLC (DE)  | ALICO Operations LLC (DE)  | ALICO Operations LLC (DE)  | ALICO Operations LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | 1) | MetLife Seguors S.A (Uruguay)  | MetLife Seguors S.A (Uruguay)  | MetLife Seguors S.A (Uruguay)  | MetLife Seguors S.A (Uruguay)  | MetLife Seguors S.A (Uruguay)  |
|  |  | 2) | MetLife Asset Management Japan, Ltd.  | MetLife Asset Management Japan, Ltd.  | MetLife Asset Management Japan, Ltd.  | MetLife Asset Management Japan, Ltd.  | MetLife Asset Management Japan, Ltd.  |
|  | e. | MetLife Asia Services Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia)  | MetLife Asia Services Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia)  | MetLife Asia Services Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia)  | MetLife Asia Services Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia)  | MetLife Asia Services Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia)  | MetLife Asia Services Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia)  |
|  | f. | MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife EU Holding Company Limited (Ireland)  |
|  |  | 1) | MetLife Services Cyprus Ltd (Cyprus)  | MetLife Services Cyprus Ltd (Cyprus)  | MetLife Services Cyprus Ltd (Cyprus)  | MetLife Services Cyprus Ltd (Cyprus)  | MetLife Services Cyprus Ltd (Cyprus)  |
|  |  | 2) | MetLife Solutions S.A.S. (France)  | MetLife Solutions S.A.S. (France)  | MetLife Solutions S.A.S. (France)  | MetLife Solutions S.A.S. (France)  | MetLife Solutions S.A.S. (France)  |
|  |  | 3) | Agenvita S.r.l. (Italy)  | Agenvita S.r.l. (Italy)  | Agenvita S.r.l. (Italy)  | Agenvita S.r.l. (Italy)  | Agenvita S.r.l. (Italy)  |
|  |  | a) | MetLife Services Sociead Limitada (Spain)  | MetLife Services Sociead Limitada (Spain)  | MetLife Services Sociead Limitada (Spain)  | MetLife Services Sociead Limitada (Spain)  | MetLife Services Sociead Limitada (Spain)  |
|  |  | b) | MetLife Europe d.a.c. (Ireland)  | MetLife Europe d.a.c. (Ireland)  | MetLife Europe d.a.c. (Ireland)  | MetLife Europe d.a.c. (Ireland)  | MetLife Europe d.a.c. (Ireland)  |
|  |  | 4) | MetLife Europe Insurance d.a.c.  | MetLife Europe Insurance d.a.c.  | MetLife Europe Insurance d.a.c.  | MetLife Europe Insurance d.a.c.  | MetLife Europe Insurance d.a.c.  |

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| 5) | MetLife Europe Services Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Europe Services Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Europe Services Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Europe Services Limited (Ireland)  |
| 6) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensil Administrat Privat S.A. (Romania - <br> 99.9903% of Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensii Administrat Privat S.A. is <br> owned by MetLife EU Holding Company Limited and 0.0097% by MetLife Europe Services Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensil Administrat Privat S.A. (Romania - <br> 99.9903% of Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensii Administrat Privat S.A. is <br> owned by MetLife EU Holding Company Limited and 0.0097% by MetLife Europe Services Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensil Administrat Privat S.A. (Romania - <br> 99.9903% of Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensii Administrat Privat S.A. is <br> owned by MetLife EU Holding Company Limited and 0.0097% by MetLife Europe Services Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensil Administrat Privat S.A. (Romania - <br> 99.9903% of Metropolitan Life Societate de Administrare a unui Fond de Pensii Administrat Privat S.A. is <br> owned by MetLife EU Holding Company Limited and 0.0097% by MetLife Europe Services Limited.  |
| 7) | MetLife UK Limited (UK)  | MetLife UK Limited (UK)  | MetLife UK Limited (UK)  | MetLife UK Limited (UK)  |
| 8) | MetLife Investment Management Holdings (Ireland) Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Investment Management Holdings (Ireland) Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Investment Management Holdings (Ireland) Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Investment Management Holdings (Ireland) Limited (Ireland)  |
| a) | MetLife Investments Asia Limited (Hong Kong)  | MetLife Investments Asia Limited (Hong Kong)  | MetLife Investments Asia Limited (Hong Kong)  | MetLife Investments Asia Limited (Hong Kong)  |
| b) | MetLife Investments Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investments Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investments Limited (England/UK)  | MetLife Investments Limited (England/UK)  |
| c) | MetLife Latin America Asesorias e Inversiones Limitada 5 (CHL)  | MetLife Latin America Asesorias e Inversiones Limitada 5 (CHL)  | MetLife Latin America Asesorias e Inversiones Limitada 5 (CHL)  | MetLife Latin America Asesorias e Inversiones Limitada 5 (CHL)  |
| d) | MetLife Investment Management Europe Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Investment Management Europe Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Investment Management Europe Limited (Ireland)  | MetLife Investment Management Europe Limited (Ireland)  |
| e) | Affirmative Investment Management Partners Ltd (UK)  | Affirmative Investment Management Partners Ltd (UK)  | Affirmative Investment Management Partners Ltd (UK)  | Affirmative Investment Management Partners Ltd (UK)  |
| f) | Affirmative Investment Management Australia Pty Ltd (Australia)  | Affirmative Investment Management Australia Pty Ltd (Australia)  | Affirmative Investment Management Australia Pty Ltd (Australia)  | Affirmative Investment Management Australia Pty Ltd (Australia)  |
| g) | PineBridge Investments Latin America SpA (Chile)  | PineBridge Investments Latin America SpA (Chile)  | PineBridge Investments Latin America SpA (Chile)  | PineBridge Investments Latin America SpA (Chile)  |
| h) | PineBridge Investments Europe Limited (UK)  | PineBridge Investments Europe Limited (UK)  | PineBridge Investments Europe Limited (UK)  | PineBridge Investments Europe Limited (UK)  |
| i) | PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited (UK)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited (UK)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited (UK)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited (UK)  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP (UK) 96% of PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP is owned by PineBridge <br> Investments Holding Europe Limited. The remaining 4% is owned by third-parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP (UK) 96% of PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP is owned by PineBridge <br> Investments Holding Europe Limited. The remaining 4% is owned by third-parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP (UK) 96% of PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP is owned by PineBridge <br> Investments Holding Europe Limited. The remaining 4% is owned by third-parties.  |
|  | (a) | Benson Elliot Services Ltd (England)  | Benson Elliot Services Ltd (England)  | Benson Elliot Services Ltd (England)  |
|  | (b) | Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited (England)  | Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited (England)  | Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited (England)  |
|  | (c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited (Scotland) - Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by Benson Elliot Services Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited (Scotland) - Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by Benson Elliot Services Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited (Scotland) - Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by Benson Elliot Services Ltd.  |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP (England) - 100% of the voting interests of Benson Elliot <br> General Partner, LLP is held by Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited. 99% of Benson Elliot <br> General Partner, LLP is owned by Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited and 1% is owned by <br> Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP (England) - 100% of the voting interests of Benson Elliot <br> General Partner, LLP is held by Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited. 99% of Benson Elliot <br> General Partner, LLP is owned by Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited and 1% is owned by <br> Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP (England) - 100% of the voting interests of Benson Elliot <br> General Partner, LLP is held by Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited. 99% of Benson Elliot <br> General Partner, LLP is owned by Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited and 1% is owned by <br> Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited.  |
|  |  | 1) | Benson Elliot GP, L.P. (Scotland)  | Benson Elliot GP, L.P. (Scotland)  |
|  |  |  | i) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Special Limited Partner, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP, L.P. is the <br> general partner of Bensell Special Limited Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 68.50% of the <br> limited partnership interests of Fund are held by employees and 31.50% by Benson <br> Elliot Services Limited.  |
|  |  |  | ii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP, L.P. is the general partner of <br> Bensell US Feeder. L.P. (the "Funds"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  |  |  | Lakey Corp S.à r.l. (Luxembourg)  |
|  |  |  | iii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners II, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP, L.P. is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners II, L.P. (the "Fund"). 89.96% <br> of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held third parties; 7.84% are <br> held by Bensell US Feeder, L.P.; 1.12% are held by Bensell Strategic Partners, L.P.; <br> and 0.89% are held by Bensell Special Limited Partner, L.P.  |
|  |  |  | iv) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Strategic Partners, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP, L.P. is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Strategic Partners, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP III, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP is the general <br> partner of Benson Elliot GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by Benson Elliot Services Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP III, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot General Partner, LLP is the general <br> partner of Benson Elliot GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by Benson Elliot Services Ltd.  |

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|  |  | i) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Special Limited Partner III, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP III, L.P. is <br> the general partner of Bensell Special Limited Partner III, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% <br> of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by Bensell Co-Invest III, <br> L.P.  |
|  |  | ii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder III. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP III, L.P. is the general <br> partner of Bensell US Feeder III. L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of are the Fund held by third parties.  |
|  |  | iii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners III, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP III, L.P. is <br> the general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners III, L.P. (the "Fund"). <br> 84.19% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties; <br> 14.61% are held by Bensell US Feeder III, L.P.; 0.21% are held by Bensell Strategic <br> Partners III, L.P.; and 0.99% are held by Bensell Special Limited Partner III, L.P.  |
|  |  |  | Cooperatie Bensell Real Estate Investment III B.A. (Netherlands)  |
|  |  | iv) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Strategic Partners III, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP III, L.P. is <br> the general partner of Benson Elliot Strategic Partners III, L.P. (the ""Fund""). <br> 100% limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
| ii. | Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited (England)  | Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited (England)  | Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited (England)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP (England) - 99% of Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is owned by <br> Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited and 1% is owned by Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) <br> Limited  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP (England) - 99% of Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is owned by <br> Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited and 1% is owned by Benson Elliot GP (Scotland) <br> Limited  |
|  |  | i) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Carry IV, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general partner <br> of Bensell Carry IV, L.P. (the "Fund"). 90.10% of the limited partnership interests of <br> Fund are held by employees and 9.90% by Benson Elliot Services Limited.  |
|  |  | ii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Co-Invest, IV L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general <br> partner of Bensell Co-Invest, IV L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of Fund are held by employees.  |
|  |  | iii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell IV C.V. (Netherlands) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general partner of <br> Bensell IV C.V. (the "Fund"). 71.81% of the limited partnership interests of the <br> Fund are held by Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners IV, L.P. and 28.19% are held by <br> Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners IV-B, L.P.  |
|  |  |  | Cooperatie Bensell Real Estate Investment IV B.A. (Netherlands)  |
|  |  | iv) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Special Limited Partner IV, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is <br> the general partner of Bensell Special Limited Partner IV, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% <br> of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by Bensell Co-Invest IV, <br> L.P.  |
|  |  | v) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder IV. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general <br> partner of Bensell US Feeder IV. L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | vi) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder IV-B. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general <br> partner of Bensell US Feeder IV-B. L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | vii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell V C.V. (Netherlands) Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general partner of <br> Bensell V C.V. (the "Fund"). 65.30% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund <br> are held by Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V, L.P. and 34.70% are held by <br> Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V-B, L.P. -  |
|  |  |  | Cooperatie Bensell Real Estate Investment V B.A. (Netherlands)  |
|  |  | viii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners IV, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is <br> the general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners IV, L.P. (the "Fund"). <br> 66.29% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties; <br> 31.83% are held by Bensell US Feeder IV, L.P.; 0.40% are held by Bensell Strategic <br> Partners IV, L.P.; and 1.48% are held by Bensell Special Limited Partner IV, L.P.  |

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|  |  | ix) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners IV-B, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP <br> is the general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners IV-B, L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). 61.89% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third <br> parties; 36.63% are held by Bensell US Feeder IV-B, L.P.; and 1.48% are held by <br> Bensell Special Limited Partner IV, L.P.  |
|  |  | x) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Strategic Partners IV, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is <br> the general partner of Benson Elliot Strategic Partners IV, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | xi) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Host Special Limited Partner, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the <br> general partner of Host Special Limited Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 45% of the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by employees and 55% by <br> Benson Elliot Services Limited.  |
|  |  | xii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PBBE SIX CO-INVEST A LP (England) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general <br> partner of PBBE SIX CO-INVEST A LP (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | xiii) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PBBE SIX CO-INVEST B LP (England) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP is the general <br> partner of PBBE SIX CO-INVEST B LP (the "Fund"). 95.00% limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties; 2.50% are held by PineBridge <br> Secondary Partners IV, SLP.; and 2.50% are held by PineBridge Secondary Partners <br> V, SLP.  |
|  |  | xiv) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PBBE SIX SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER LP (England) - Benson Elliot GP IV, LLP <br> is the general partner of PBBE SIX SPECIAL LIMITED PARTNER LP (the "Fund"). <br> 95.65% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by employees and <br> 4.35% are held by Benson Elliot Services Limited.  |
| iii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP V, LLP (England) - 99% of Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is owned by Benson <br> Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited and 1% is owned by Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP V, LLP (England) - 99% of Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is owned by Benson <br> Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited and 1% is owned by Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot GP V, LLP (England) - 99% of Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is owned by Benson <br> Elliot GP (Scotland) Limited and 1% is owned by Benson Elliot GP (England) Limited.  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Carry V, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner or <br> Bensell Carry V, L.P. (the "Fund"). 81.45% of the limited partnership interests of Fund <br> are held by employees and 18.55% by Benson Elliot Services Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Carry V, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner or <br> Bensell Carry V, L.P. (the "Fund"). 81.45% of the limited partnership interests of Fund <br> are held by employees and 18.55% by Benson Elliot Services Limited.  |
|  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Co-Invest, V L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner of <br> Bensell Co-Invest, V L.P. (the "Fund"). 92.67% of the limited partnership interests of <br> Fund are held by employees and 7.33% by Benson Elliot Services Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Co-Invest, V L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner of <br> Bensell Co-Invest, V L.P. (the "Fund"). 92.67% of the limited partnership interests of <br> Fund are held by employees and 7.33% by Benson Elliot Services Limited.  |
|  | 3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Special Limited Partner V, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the <br> general partner of Bensell Special Limited Partner V, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the <br> limited partnership interests of Fund are held by Bensell Co-Invest V, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Special Limited Partner V, L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the <br> general partner of Bensell Special Limited Partner V, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the <br> limited partnership interests of Fund are held by Bensell Co-Invest V, L.P.  |
|  | 4) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder V. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner of <br> Bensell US Feeder V. L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of <br> Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder V. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner of <br> Bensell US Feeder V. L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of <br> Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | 5) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder V-B. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner <br> of Bensell US Feeder V-B. L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell US Feeder V-B. L.P. (Scotland) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the general partner <br> of Bensell US Feeder V-B. L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of <br> the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | 6) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V, L.P. (the "Fund"). 80.43% the <br> limited partnership interests are held by third parties; 17.76% areheld by Bensell US <br> Feeder V, L.P.; 0.37% are held by Bensell Strategic Partners V, L.P.; and 1.44% are held <br> by Bensell Special Limited Partner V, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V, L.P. (the "Fund"). 80.43% the <br> limited partnership interests are held by third parties; 17.76% areheld by Bensell US <br> Feeder V, L.P.; 0.37% are held by Bensell Strategic Partners V, L.P.; and 1.44% are held <br> by Bensell Special Limited Partner V, L.P.  |
|  | 7) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V-B, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V-B, L.P. (the "Fund"). 37.56% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties; 61.00% are held <br> by Bensell US Feeder V-B, L.P.; and 1.44% are held by Bensell Special Limited Partner V, <br> L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V-B, L.P. (England) - Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners V-B, L.P. (the "Fund"). 37.56% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties; 61.00% are held <br> by Bensell US Feeder V-B, L.P.; and 1.44% are held by Bensell Special Limited Partner V, <br> L.P.  |

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|  |  |  | 8) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Strategic Partners V, L.P. (Scotland) - " Benson Elliot GP V, LLP is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Strategic Partners V, L.P. (the ""Fund"). 100% the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | (d) | PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. (Luxembourg)  | PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. (Luxembourg)  | PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. (Luxembourg)  |
|  |  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Feeder VI SCSp (Luxembourg) - PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. is the general partner of Bensell <br> Feeder VI SCSp (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partner interests of the Fund are owned <br> by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Feeder VI SCSp (Luxembourg) - PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. is the general partner of Bensell <br> Feeder VI SCSp (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partner interests of the Fund are owned <br> by third parties.  |
|  |  | ii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Special Limited Partner VI SCSp (Luxembourg) - PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. is the general <br> partner of the Bensell Special Limited Partner VI SCSp (the "Fund"). 80% of the limited <br> partner interests in Bensell Special Limited Partner VI SCSp are held by third parties and <br> 20% by PineBridge Investments Holdings US LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Bensell Special Limited Partner VI SCSp (Luxembourg) - PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. is the general <br> partner of the Bensell Special Limited Partner VI SCSp (the "Fund"). 80% of the limited <br> partner interests in Bensell Special Limited Partner VI SCSp are held by third parties and <br> 20% by PineBridge Investments Holdings US LLC.  |
|  |  | iii. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners VI SCSp (Luxembourg) - PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners VI SCSp (the "Fund"). 55.31% limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties; 41.78% are held by Bensell <br> Feeder VI, SCSp; and 2.91% are held by Bensell Special Limited Partner VI, SCSp.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners VI SCSp (Luxembourg) - PBBE GP VI S.à r.l. is the <br> general partner of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners VI SCSp (the "Fund"). 55.31% limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties; 41.78% are held by Bensell <br> Feeder VI, SCSp; and 2.91% are held by Bensell Special Limited Partner VI, SCSp.  |
| j) | PineBridge Investments Holdings Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)  |
|  | (1) | PineBridge Asian Enhanced Income Fund 1 (CYM)  | PineBridge Asian Enhanced Income Fund 1 (CYM)  | PineBridge Asian Enhanced Income Fund 1 (CYM)  |
|  | (2) | PineBridge Investments Holdings (Gibraltar) No. 1 Limited (Gibralter)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings (Gibraltar) No. 1 Limited (Gibralter)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings (Gibraltar) No. 1 Limited (Gibralter)  |
|  | (3) | PineBridge Investments Holdings Limited Sàrl (Luxembourg)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Limited Sàrl (Luxembourg)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Limited Sàrl (Luxembourg)  |
|  | (a) | PineBridge Investments Canada Inc. (Canada)  | PineBridge Investments Canada Inc. (Canada)  | PineBridge Investments Canada Inc. (Canada)  |
|  | (b) | PineBridge Investments Ireland Limited (Ireland)  | PineBridge Investments Ireland Limited (Ireland)  | PineBridge Investments Ireland Limited (Ireland)  |
|  |  | i.  | PineBridge Investments GF Mauritius Limited (Mauritius)  | PineBridge Investments GF Mauritius Limited (Mauritius)  |
|  | (c) | PineBridge Investments Switzerland GmbH (Switzerland)  | PineBridge Investments Switzerland GmbH (Switzerland)  | PineBridge Investments Switzerland GmbH (Switzerland)  |
| k) | PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited (Singapore)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited (Singapore)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited (Singapore)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited (Singapore)  |
|  | (1) | PineBridge Investments Asia Limited (Bermuda)  | PineBridge Investments Asia Limited (Bermuda)  | PineBridge Investments Asia Limited (Bermuda)  |
|  | (a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; AOF Staff Fund Limited (CYM) - 100% of the voting securities of AOF Staff Fund Limited is <br> owned by PineBridge Investments Asia Limited. 60.61% of the non-voting securities of AOF Staff <br> Fund Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Holdings Hong Kong Limited and 39.39% of <br> the non-voting securities is held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AOF Staff Fund Limited (CYM) - 100% of the voting securities of AOF Staff Fund Limited is <br> owned by PineBridge Investments Asia Limited. 60.61% of the non-voting securities of AOF Staff <br> Fund Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Holdings Hong Kong Limited and 39.39% of <br> the non-voting securities is held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; AOF Staff Fund Limited (CYM) - 100% of the voting securities of AOF Staff Fund Limited is <br> owned by PineBridge Investments Asia Limited. 60.61% of the non-voting securities of AOF Staff <br> Fund Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Holdings Hong Kong Limited and 39.39% of <br> the non-voting securities is held by third parties.  |
|  | (b) | PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P. Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P. Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P. Limited (CYM)  |
|  |  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P., L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P. Limited is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P., L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 50.07% of the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by third parties. 0.25% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P. Limited, <br> and 49.68% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by employees.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P., L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P. Limited is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P., L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 50.07% of the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by third parties. 0.25% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P. Limited, <br> and 49.68% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by employees.  |
|  |  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Asia Partners II, L.P (CYM) - PineBridge Asia Partners II G.P., L.P. is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Asia Partners II, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following <br> affiliates hold limited partnership interests of the Fund: PineBridge Asia Parnters II <br> G.P., L.P. holds 0.97% and PineBridge Asia Partners II, L.P. holds 99.03%.  |
|  | (c) | PineBridge Asia Partners II, Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Asia Partners II, Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Asia Partners II, Limited (CYM)  |
|  | (d) | PineBridge Investments Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)  | PineBridge Investments Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)  | PineBridge Investments Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)  |
|  | (e) | PineBridge Investments Management Taiwan Limited (Taiwan)  | PineBridge Investments Management Taiwan Limited (Taiwan)  | PineBridge Investments Management Taiwan Limited (Taiwan)  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited (India) - 92.05 % of Pinebridge Investments <br> Capital India Private Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd. and 7.95% is owned <br> by PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited (India) - 92.05 % of Pinebridge Investments <br> Capital India Private Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd. and 7.95% is owned <br> by PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited (India) - 92.05 % of Pinebridge Investments <br> Capital India Private Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd. and 7.95% is owned <br> by PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited.  |
|  | (a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge India Private Limited - 99.9999% of PineBridge India Private Limited is owned by <br> PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited and 0.0001% is owned by PineBridge <br> Investments Japan Co., Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge India Private Limited - 99.9999% of PineBridge India Private Limited is owned by <br> PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited and 0.0001% is owned by PineBridge <br> Investments Japan Co., Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge India Private Limited - 99.9999% of PineBridge India Private Limited is owned by <br> PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited and 0.0001% is owned by PineBridge <br> Investments Japan Co., Ltd.  |
|  | (3) | PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan)  | PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan)  | PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan)  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) PineBridge India Private Limited (India) - 99.9999% of PineBridge India Private Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited and 0.0001% is owned by PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) PineBridge Investments Capital India Private Limited (India) - 92.05 % of Pinebridge Investments Capital India Private Limited is owned by PineBridge Investments Japan Co., Ltd. and 7.95% is owned by PineBridge Investments Holdings Singapore Private Limited.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) PineBridge Investments Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) PineBridge Investments Singapore Limited (Singapore)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) PineBridge Select Funds VCC (Singapore)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. ALICO Properties, Inc. (DE) - 51% of ALICO Properties, Inc. is owned by American Life Insurance Company and the remaining interest by third parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. Global Properties, Inc. (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. International Technical and Advisory Services Limited (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. Klimber Latam Corp. (DE) - ALICO owns a 20% interest in the shares of Klimber Latam Corp. on a fully diluted basis. The remaining shares are held by third parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada (CHL) - 72.35109659% is owned by MetLife, Inc., 24.8823628% by American Life Insurance Company ("ALICO"), 2.76654057% is owned by Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada and 0.00000004% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. MetLife Chile Seguros de Vida S.A. (CHL) - 99.997% is held by MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada and 0.003% by International Technical and Advisory Services Limited.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. MetLife Chile Administradora de Mutuos Hipotecarios S.A. (CHL) - 99.9% is held by MetLife Chile Seguros de Vida S.A. and 0.1% is held by MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Inversiones MetLife Holdco Tres Limitada (CHL) - 97.13% of Inversiones MetLife Holdco Tres Limitada is owned by MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada and 2.87% is owned by Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. AFP Provida S.A. (CHL) - 42.3815% of AFP Provida S.A. is owned by Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada, 42.3815% is owned by Inversiones MetLife Holdco Tres Limitada, 10.9224% is owned by MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada and the remainder is owned by the public.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. Provida Internacional S.A. (CHL) - 99.99% of Provida Internacional S.A. is owned by AFP Provida S.A and 0.01% is owned by MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. AFP Genesis Administradora de Fondos y Fidecomisos S.A. (Ecuador) - 99.9% of AFP Genesis Administradora de Fondos y Fidecomisos S.A. is owned by Provida Internacional S.A. and 0.1% by MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. MetLife Chile Seguros Generales, S.A. (CHL) - 99.99% of MetLife Chile Seguros Generales S.A. is owned by MetLife Chile Inversiones Limitada and 0.01% is owned by Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G. MetLife Global, Inc. (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H. MetLife Investment Management Holdings, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. MetLife Real Estate Lending LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. ML Venture 1 Manager, S. de R.L. de C.V. (MEX) - 99.9% is owned by MetLife Investment Management Holdings, LLC and 0.1% is owned by MetLife Investment Management Holdings (Ireland) Limited.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. ML Venture 1 Servicer, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. MetLife Investment Management, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. MIM I LLC (PA)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. MIM MetWest International Manager, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. MIM ML-AI Venture 5 Manager, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. MIM Clal General Partner, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e. MLIA Manager I, LLC (DE)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f. MetLife Alternatives GP, LLC (DE)

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|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife International HF Partners, LP (CYM) - 90.30% of the Limited partnership interests of this entity is <br> owned by MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) and 9.70% is owned by MetLife Insurance Company of Korea Limited.  |
|  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife International PE Fund III, LP (CYM) - 92.09% of the limited partnership interests of MetLife <br> International PE Fund III, LP is owned by MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) and 7.91% is owned by MetLife <br> Insurance Company of Korea Limited.  |
|  | 3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife International PE Fund IV, LP (CYM) - 96.21% of the limited partnership interests of MetLife <br> International PE Fund IV, LP is owned by MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) and 3.79% is owned by MetLife <br> Insurance Company of Korea Limited.  |
|  | 4) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife International PE Fund V, LP (CYM) - 96.73% of the Limited partnership interests of this entity is <br> owned by MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) and the remaining 3.27% is owned by MetLife Insurance Company of <br> Korea.  |
|  | 5) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife International PE Fund VI, LP (CYM) - 96.53% of the Limited partnership interests of this entity is <br> owned by MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) and the remaining 3.47% is owned by MetLife Insurance Company of <br> Korea.  |
|  | 6) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife International PE Fund VII, LP (CYM) - MetLife Alternatives GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife <br> International PE Fund VII, LP. MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) is the sole limited partner.  |
|  | 7) | MetLife International PE Fund VIII, LP (CYM)  |
|  | 8) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife International PE Fund IX, LP (CYM) - MetLife Alternatives GP delegated the management of MetLife <br> International PE Fund IX, LP to MetLife Investment Management, LLC.  |
| g. | MLIA Park Tower Manager, LLC (DE)  | MLIA Park Tower Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| h. | MetLife 425 MKT Manager, LLC (DE)  | MetLife 425 MKT Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| i. | ML Navy Yard Member, LLC (DE)  | ML Navy Yard Member, LLC (DE)  |
| j. | ML 335 8th PE Member, LLC (DE)  | ML 335 8th PE Member, LLC (DE)  |
| k. | 1350 Eye Street Manager, LLC (DE)  | 1350 Eye Street Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| l. | MetLife Core Property Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Core Property Fund GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MCPF Feeder A, LP (CYM) - MetLife Core Property Fund GP, LLC is the general partner of MCPF Feeder A, LP <br> (the "Fund"). The limited partnership interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties. The Fund <br> invests all of its assets in the MetLife Core Property Fund, LP.  |
|  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Core Property Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Core Property Fund GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife <br> Core Property Fund, LP (the "Fund"). A substantial majority of the limited partnership interests in the Fund <br> are held by third parties. The following affiliates hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan <br> Life Insurance Company owns 14.40%, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (on behalf of Separate Account <br> 746) owns 2.09%, MetLife Insurance Company of Korea Limited owns 1.52%, MetLife Insurance KK owns 8.1%, <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company owns 0.04% and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (on <br> behalf of Separate Account 152) owns 3.85%.  |
|  | 3) | MetLife Core Property REIT, LLC (DE)  |

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|  | 4) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Core Property Holdings, LLC (DE) - MetLife Core Property Holdings, LLC also holds, directly or <br> indirectly, the following limited liability companies (partial and/or indirect ownership indicated in <br> parenthesis): MCP Alley24 East, LLC; MCPF Foxborough, LLC (100%); MCP One Westside, LLC; MCP 7 <br> Riverway, LLC; MCPF Acquisition, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Springdale, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – <br> Concourse, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Kellwood, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Redondo, LLC; MCP SoCal <br> Industrial – Fullerton, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Loker, LLC; MCP Paragon Point, LLC; MCP The Palms <br> at Doral, LLC; MCP EnV Chicago, LLC; MCP Financing, LLC; MCP 1900 McKinney, LLC; MCP 550 West <br> Washington, LLC; MCP 3040 Post Oak, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – LAX, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial - <br> Anaheim, LLC; MCP West Fork, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Bernardo, LLC; MCP Ashton South End, LLC; <br> MCP Main Street Village, LLC; MCP Trimble Campus, LLC; MCP Stateline, LLC; MCP Broadstone, LLC; ; MCP <br> Buford Logistics Center Bldg B, LLC; MCP 22745 & 22755 Relocation Drive, LLC; MCP 9020 Murphy Road, LLC; <br> MCP Northyards Holdco, LLC; MCP Northyards Owner, LLC (100%); MCP Northyards Master Lessee, LLC <br> (100%); MCP VOA Holdings, LLC; MCP VOA I & III, LLC (100%); MCP VOA II, LLC (100%); MCP West Broad <br> Marketplace, LLC; MCP Grapevine, LLC; MCP Union Row, LLC; MCP Fife Enterprise Center, LLC; MCP 2 Ames, <br> LLC; MCP 2 Ames Two, LLC (100%); MCP 2 Ames One, LLC (100%); MCP 2 Ames Owner, LLC (100%); MCP 350 <br> Rohlwing, LLC; MCP- Wellington, LLC; MCP Onyx, LLC; MCP SP Self Storage Member, LLC; MCP Stablewood <br> Member, LLC: MCP Valley Forge, LLC; MCP Valley Forge Two, LLC (100%); MCP Valley Forge One, LLC (100%); <br> MCP Valley Forge Owner, LLC (100%); MCP MA Property REIT, LLC; MCPF - Needham, LLC (100%); 60 11th <br> Street, LLC (100%); MCP-English Village, LLC;; Des Moines Creek Business Park Phase II, LLC; MCP Magnolia <br> Park Member, LLC; MCP Denver Pavilions Member, LLC; MCP Seattle Gateway Industrial I, LLC; MCP Seattle <br> Gateway Industrial II, LLC; MCP Seventh and Osborn Retail Member, LLC; MCP Astor at Osborn, LLC; MCP <br> Burnside Member, LLC; MCP Key West, LLC; MCP Vance Jackson, LLC; MCP Mountain Technology Center <br> Member TRS, LLC; MCP Vineyard Avenue Member, LLC; MCP Shakopee, LLC; MCP 93 Red River Member, LLC; <br> MCP Frisco Office, LLC; MCP Center Avenue Industrial Member, LLC; MCP 220 York, LLC; MCP 1500 Michael, <br> LLC; MCP Sleepy Hollow Member, LLC; MCP Clawiter Innovation Member, LLC; MCP Bradford, LLC; MCP <br> 50-60 Binney, LLC; MCP Hub I, LLC; MCP Hub I Property, LLC (100%); MCP Dillon, LLC; MCP Dillon <br> Residential, LLC; MCP Optimist Park Member, LLC; MCP 38th West Highland, LLC; MCP Longhaven Estates <br> Member, LLC, Mountain Technology Center A, LLC; Mountain Technology Center B, LLC; Mountain Technology <br> Center C, LLC; Mountain Technology Center D, LLC; Mountain Technology Center E, LLC; MCP Frisco Office <br> Two, LLC; MCP Gateway Commerce Center 5, LLC; MCP Allen Creek Member, LLC; Center Avenue Industrial, <br> LLC (81.28%); Center Avenue Industrial Venture, LLC (81.28%); MCP HH Hotel LB Trust (100%); Vineyard <br> Avenue Industrial Venture, LLC (79.81%) and Vineyard Avenue Industrial, LLC (79.81%); MCP 122 E. Sego Lilly, <br> LL MCP HH Hotel LB, LLC; MCP HH Hotel LB Trust (100%) MCP HH Hotel TRS, LB, LLC (100%); MCP Block 23 <br> Residential Owner, LLC; MCP Rausch Creek Logistics Center Member I, LLC; MCP Rausch Creek Logistics <br> Center Member II, LLC; MCP 249 Industrial Business Park, LLC (100%); MCP Alder Avenue Industrial Member, <br> LLC (100%); MCP Valley Boulevard Industrial Member, LLC (100%); MCP Ranchero Village MHC Member, LLC; <br> MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 1, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 2, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 3, <br> LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 4, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 5, LLC; 93 Red River, LP; HM Sleepy <br> Hollow LLC (100%); Sleepy Hollow Residences LLC (100%); Clawiter Investors LLC; Clawiter Innovation LLC; <br> Clawiter Industrial LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Core Property Holdings, LLC (DE) - MetLife Core Property Holdings, LLC also holds, directly or <br> indirectly, the following limited liability companies (partial and/or indirect ownership indicated in <br> parenthesis): MCP Alley24 East, LLC; MCPF Foxborough, LLC (100%); MCP One Westside, LLC; MCP 7 <br> Riverway, LLC; MCPF Acquisition, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Springdale, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – <br> Concourse, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Kellwood, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Redondo, LLC; MCP SoCal <br> Industrial – Fullerton, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Loker, LLC; MCP Paragon Point, LLC; MCP The Palms <br> at Doral, LLC; MCP EnV Chicago, LLC; MCP Financing, LLC; MCP 1900 McKinney, LLC; MCP 550 West <br> Washington, LLC; MCP 3040 Post Oak, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – LAX, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial - <br> Anaheim, LLC; MCP West Fork, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Bernardo, LLC; MCP Ashton South End, LLC; <br> MCP Main Street Village, LLC; MCP Trimble Campus, LLC; MCP Stateline, LLC; MCP Broadstone, LLC; ; MCP <br> Buford Logistics Center Bldg B, LLC; MCP 22745 & 22755 Relocation Drive, LLC; MCP 9020 Murphy Road, LLC; <br> MCP Northyards Holdco, LLC; MCP Northyards Owner, LLC (100%); MCP Northyards Master Lessee, LLC <br> (100%); MCP VOA Holdings, LLC; MCP VOA I & III, LLC (100%); MCP VOA II, LLC (100%); MCP West Broad <br> Marketplace, LLC; MCP Grapevine, LLC; MCP Union Row, LLC; MCP Fife Enterprise Center, LLC; MCP 2 Ames, <br> LLC; MCP 2 Ames Two, LLC (100%); MCP 2 Ames One, LLC (100%); MCP 2 Ames Owner, LLC (100%); MCP 350 <br> Rohlwing, LLC; MCP- Wellington, LLC; MCP Onyx, LLC; MCP SP Self Storage Member, LLC; MCP Stablewood <br> Member, LLC: MCP Valley Forge, LLC; MCP Valley Forge Two, LLC (100%); MCP Valley Forge One, LLC (100%); <br> MCP Valley Forge Owner, LLC (100%); MCP MA Property REIT, LLC; MCPF - Needham, LLC (100%); 60 11th <br> Street, LLC (100%); MCP-English Village, LLC;; Des Moines Creek Business Park Phase II, LLC; MCP Magnolia <br> Park Member, LLC; MCP Denver Pavilions Member, LLC; MCP Seattle Gateway Industrial I, LLC; MCP Seattle <br> Gateway Industrial II, LLC; MCP Seventh and Osborn Retail Member, LLC; MCP Astor at Osborn, LLC; MCP <br> Burnside Member, LLC; MCP Key West, LLC; MCP Vance Jackson, LLC; MCP Mountain Technology Center <br> Member TRS, LLC; MCP Vineyard Avenue Member, LLC; MCP Shakopee, LLC; MCP 93 Red River Member, LLC; <br> MCP Frisco Office, LLC; MCP Center Avenue Industrial Member, LLC; MCP 220 York, LLC; MCP 1500 Michael, <br> LLC; MCP Sleepy Hollow Member, LLC; MCP Clawiter Innovation Member, LLC; MCP Bradford, LLC; MCP <br> 50-60 Binney, LLC; MCP Hub I, LLC; MCP Hub I Property, LLC (100%); MCP Dillon, LLC; MCP Dillon <br> Residential, LLC; MCP Optimist Park Member, LLC; MCP 38th West Highland, LLC; MCP Longhaven Estates <br> Member, LLC, Mountain Technology Center A, LLC; Mountain Technology Center B, LLC; Mountain Technology <br> Center C, LLC; Mountain Technology Center D, LLC; Mountain Technology Center E, LLC; MCP Frisco Office <br> Two, LLC; MCP Gateway Commerce Center 5, LLC; MCP Allen Creek Member, LLC; Center Avenue Industrial, <br> LLC (81.28%); Center Avenue Industrial Venture, LLC (81.28%); MCP HH Hotel LB Trust (100%); Vineyard <br> Avenue Industrial Venture, LLC (79.81%) and Vineyard Avenue Industrial, LLC (79.81%); MCP 122 E. Sego Lilly, <br> LL MCP HH Hotel LB, LLC; MCP HH Hotel LB Trust (100%) MCP HH Hotel TRS, LB, LLC (100%); MCP Block 23 <br> Residential Owner, LLC; MCP Rausch Creek Logistics Center Member I, LLC; MCP Rausch Creek Logistics <br> Center Member II, LLC; MCP 249 Industrial Business Park, LLC (100%); MCP Alder Avenue Industrial Member, <br> LLC (100%); MCP Valley Boulevard Industrial Member, LLC (100%); MCP Ranchero Village MHC Member, LLC; <br> MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 1, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 2, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 3, <br> LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 4, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 5, LLC; 93 Red River, LP; HM Sleepy <br> Hollow LLC (100%); Sleepy Hollow Residences LLC (100%); Clawiter Investors LLC; Clawiter Innovation LLC; <br> Clawiter Industrial LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Core Property Holdings, LLC (DE) - MetLife Core Property Holdings, LLC also holds, directly or <br> indirectly, the following limited liability companies (partial and/or indirect ownership indicated in <br> parenthesis): MCP Alley24 East, LLC; MCPF Foxborough, LLC (100%); MCP One Westside, LLC; MCP 7 <br> Riverway, LLC; MCPF Acquisition, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Springdale, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – <br> Concourse, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Kellwood, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Redondo, LLC; MCP SoCal <br> Industrial – Fullerton, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Loker, LLC; MCP Paragon Point, LLC; MCP The Palms <br> at Doral, LLC; MCP EnV Chicago, LLC; MCP Financing, LLC; MCP 1900 McKinney, LLC; MCP 550 West <br> Washington, LLC; MCP 3040 Post Oak, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – LAX, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial - <br> Anaheim, LLC; MCP West Fork, LLC; MCP SoCal Industrial – Bernardo, LLC; MCP Ashton South End, LLC; <br> MCP Main Street Village, LLC; MCP Trimble Campus, LLC; MCP Stateline, LLC; MCP Broadstone, LLC; ; MCP <br> Buford Logistics Center Bldg B, LLC; MCP 22745 & 22755 Relocation Drive, LLC; MCP 9020 Murphy Road, LLC; <br> MCP Northyards Holdco, LLC; MCP Northyards Owner, LLC (100%); MCP Northyards Master Lessee, LLC <br> (100%); MCP VOA Holdings, LLC; MCP VOA I & III, LLC (100%); MCP VOA II, LLC (100%); MCP West Broad <br> Marketplace, LLC; MCP Grapevine, LLC; MCP Union Row, LLC; MCP Fife Enterprise Center, LLC; MCP 2 Ames, <br> LLC; MCP 2 Ames Two, LLC (100%); MCP 2 Ames One, LLC (100%); MCP 2 Ames Owner, LLC (100%); MCP 350 <br> Rohlwing, LLC; MCP- Wellington, LLC; MCP Onyx, LLC; MCP SP Self Storage Member, LLC; MCP Stablewood <br> Member, LLC: MCP Valley Forge, LLC; MCP Valley Forge Two, LLC (100%); MCP Valley Forge One, LLC (100%); <br> MCP Valley Forge Owner, LLC (100%); MCP MA Property REIT, LLC; MCPF - Needham, LLC (100%); 60 11th <br> Street, LLC (100%); MCP-English Village, LLC;; Des Moines Creek Business Park Phase II, LLC; MCP Magnolia <br> Park Member, LLC; MCP Denver Pavilions Member, LLC; MCP Seattle Gateway Industrial I, LLC; MCP Seattle <br> Gateway Industrial II, LLC; MCP Seventh and Osborn Retail Member, LLC; MCP Astor at Osborn, LLC; MCP <br> Burnside Member, LLC; MCP Key West, LLC; MCP Vance Jackson, LLC; MCP Mountain Technology Center <br> Member TRS, LLC; MCP Vineyard Avenue Member, LLC; MCP Shakopee, LLC; MCP 93 Red River Member, LLC; <br> MCP Frisco Office, LLC; MCP Center Avenue Industrial Member, LLC; MCP 220 York, LLC; MCP 1500 Michael, <br> LLC; MCP Sleepy Hollow Member, LLC; MCP Clawiter Innovation Member, LLC; MCP Bradford, LLC; MCP <br> 50-60 Binney, LLC; MCP Hub I, LLC; MCP Hub I Property, LLC (100%); MCP Dillon, LLC; MCP Dillon <br> Residential, LLC; MCP Optimist Park Member, LLC; MCP 38th West Highland, LLC; MCP Longhaven Estates <br> Member, LLC, Mountain Technology Center A, LLC; Mountain Technology Center B, LLC; Mountain Technology <br> Center C, LLC; Mountain Technology Center D, LLC; Mountain Technology Center E, LLC; MCP Frisco Office <br> Two, LLC; MCP Gateway Commerce Center 5, LLC; MCP Allen Creek Member, LLC; Center Avenue Industrial, <br> LLC (81.28%); Center Avenue Industrial Venture, LLC (81.28%); MCP HH Hotel LB Trust (100%); Vineyard <br> Avenue Industrial Venture, LLC (79.81%) and Vineyard Avenue Industrial, LLC (79.81%); MCP 122 E. Sego Lilly, <br> LL MCP HH Hotel LB, LLC; MCP HH Hotel LB Trust (100%) MCP HH Hotel TRS, LB, LLC (100%); MCP Block 23 <br> Residential Owner, LLC; MCP Rausch Creek Logistics Center Member I, LLC; MCP Rausch Creek Logistics <br> Center Member II, LLC; MCP 249 Industrial Business Park, LLC (100%); MCP Alder Avenue Industrial Member, <br> LLC (100%); MCP Valley Boulevard Industrial Member, LLC (100%); MCP Ranchero Village MHC Member, LLC; <br> MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 1, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 2, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 3, <br> LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 4, LLC; MCP MCFA Additional PropCo 5, LLC; 93 Red River, LP; HM Sleepy <br> Hollow LLC (100%); Sleepy Hollow Residences LLC (100%); Clawiter Investors LLC; Clawiter Innovation LLC; <br> Clawiter Industrial LLC.  |
|  |  | (1) | MCP Property Management, LLC (DE)  | MCP Property Management, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | (2) | MetLife Core Property TRS, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Core Property TRS, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | (b) | MCP ESG TRS, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | (c) | MCP COMMON DESK TRS, LLC (DE)  |
| m. | MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending Finco, LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC is the General <br> Partner of MetLife Senior Direct Lending Finco, LLC. MetLife Insurance K.K. is the sole member. This entity in <br> turn invests in the MetLife Senior Direct Lending Holdings, LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending Finco, LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC is the General <br> Partner of MetLife Senior Direct Lending Finco, LLC. MetLife Insurance K.K. is the sole member. This entity in <br> turn invests in the MetLife Senior Direct Lending Holdings, LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending Finco, LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC is the General <br> Partner of MetLife Senior Direct Lending Finco, LLC. MetLife Insurance K.K. is the sole member. This entity in <br> turn invests in the MetLife Senior Direct Lending Holdings, LP.  |
|  | 2) | MetLife Senior Direct Lending Holdings, LP (DE)  | MetLife Senior Direct Lending Holdings, LP (DE)  | MetLife Senior Direct Lending Holdings, LP (DE)  |
|  | 3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MLJ US Feeder LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC is the Manager of MLJ US Feeder LLC. <br> MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) is the sole member. This entity in turn invests in the MetLife Senior Direct <br> Lending Holdings, LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MLJ US Feeder LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC is the Manager of MLJ US Feeder LLC. <br> MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) is the sole member. This entity in turn invests in the MetLife Senior Direct <br> Lending Holdings, LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MLJ US Feeder LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP, LLC is the Manager of MLJ US Feeder LLC. <br> MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) is the sole member. This entity in turn invests in the MetLife Senior Direct <br> Lending Holdings, LP.  |
| n. | MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund GP, LLC (DE)  |

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|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund GP, LLC is <br> the general partner of MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund, LP (the "Fund"). A majority of the limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund are held by third parties. The following affiliates hold limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company owns 27.35%, MetLife Insurance Company of <br> Korea Limited owns 1.04%, and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company owns 3.62%.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund GP, LLC is <br> the general partner of MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund, LP (the "Fund"). A majority of the limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund are held by third parties. The following affiliates hold limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company owns 27.35%, MetLife Insurance Company of <br> Korea Limited owns 1.04%, and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company owns 3.62%.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund GP, LLC is <br> the general partner of MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund, LP (the "Fund"). A majority of the limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund are held by third parties. The following affiliates hold limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company owns 27.35%, MetLife Insurance Company of <br> Korea Limited owns 1.04%, and Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company owns 3.62%.  |
|  | a) | MetLife Commercial Mortgage REIT, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Commercial Mortgage REIT, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Commercial Mortgage REIT, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | (1) | MetLife Commercial Mortgage Originator, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Commercial Mortgage Originator, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | (a) | MCMIF Holdco I, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | (b) | MCMIF Holdco II, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | (c) | MCMIF Holdco III, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (2) | MCMIF Holdco IV, LLC (DE)  | MCMIF Holdco IV, LLC (DE)  | MCMIF Holdco IV, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (3) | MCMIF TRS II, LLC (DE)  | MCMIF TRS II, LLC (DE)  | MCMIF TRS II, LLC (DE)  |
| o. | MIM Campus at SGV Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Campus at SGV Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Campus at SGV Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Campus at SGV Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| p. | MIM Clal General Partner 2.0, LLC (DE)  | MIM Clal General Partner 2.0, LLC (DE)  | MIM Clal General Partner 2.0, LLC (DE)  | MIM Clal General Partner 2.0, LLC (DE)  |
| q. | MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund GP, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund, LP (the "Fund"). The following affiliates committed to hold <br> limited partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (46.88%) and Metropolitan <br> Tower Life Insurance Company (26.04%). The remainder is held by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund GP, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund, LP (the "Fund"). The following affiliates committed to hold <br> limited partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (46.88%) and Metropolitan <br> Tower Life Insurance Company (26.04%). The remainder is held by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund GP, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Strategic Hotel Debt Fund, LP (the "Fund"). The following affiliates committed to hold <br> limited partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (46.88%) and Metropolitan <br> Tower Life Insurance Company (26.04%). The remainder is held by a third-party.  |
|  | a) | MetLife Strategic Hotel Originator, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Strategic Hotel Originator, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Strategic Hotel Originator, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | (1) | MSHDF Holdco I, LLC (DE)  | MSHDF Holdco I, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | (2) | MSHDF Holdco II, LLC (DE)  | MSHDF Holdco II, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | (3) | MSHDF Holdco III, LLC (DE)  | MSHDF Holdco III, LLC (DE)  |
| r. | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Ultimate GP, LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners <br> Ultimate GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). <br> The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Ultimate GP, LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners <br> Ultimate GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). <br> The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Ultimate GP, LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners <br> Ultimate GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners GP, L.P. (the "Fund"). <br> The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  |
|  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners GP, L.P. <br> is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners, L.P. (the "Fund"). The GP holds <br> 0.0001% of the interests in the Fund and the remainder is held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners GP, L.P. <br> is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners, L.P. (the "Fund"). The GP holds <br> 0.0001% of the interests in the Fund and the remainder is held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners GP, L.P. <br> is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners, L.P. (the "Fund"). The GP holds <br> 0.0001% of the interests in the Fund and the remainder is held by third parties.  |
|  | b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners (Feeder), LP (CYM) - MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners GP, L.P. is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners (Feeder), L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners (Feeder), LP (CYM) - MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners GP, L.P. is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners (Feeder), L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners (Feeder), LP (CYM) - MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners GP, L.P. is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners (Feeder), L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  |
|  | 2) | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners GP, LP is the General Partner of (i) MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II, LP and (ii) <br> MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Acquisition Co, LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners GP, LP is the General Partner of (i) MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II, LP and (ii) <br> MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Acquisition Co, LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners GP, LP is the General Partner of (i) MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II, LP and (ii) <br> MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Acquisition Co, LP.  |
|  | b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners <br> II Ultimate GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP (the <br> "Fund"). Certain MetLife employees are limited partners in the Fund.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners <br> II Ultimate GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP (the <br> "Fund"). Certain MetLife employees are limited partners in the Fund.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP (DE) - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners <br> II Ultimate GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP (the <br> "Fund"). Certain MetLife employees are limited partners in the Fund.  |
|  | c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II (Feeder), LP (CYM) - "MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners II GP, LP is the general partner (the "GP") of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II <br> (Feeder), LP (the "Fund"). The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II (Feeder), LP (CYM) - "MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners II GP, LP is the general partner (the "GP") of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II <br> (Feeder), LP (the "Fund"). The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II (Feeder), LP (CYM) - "MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners II GP, LP is the general partner (the "GP") of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II <br> (Feeder), LP (the "Fund"). The interests in the Fund are held exclusively by third parties.  |
|  |  | (1) | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Acquisition Co, LLP (DE)  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Acquisition Co, LLP (DE)  |
| s. | MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC (DE)  |

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|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Single Family Rental Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Single Family Rental Fund, LP (the "Fund"). The following affiliates directly hold limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (7.69%) and Metropolitan Tower Life <br> Insurance Company (30.77%). Additionally, a wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife Core Property Fund, LP, a <br> private fund Controlled by MetLife Investment Management, LLC, directly holds 25.64% of the limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund.  |
|  | (a) | MSFR Sawdust Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (b) | MSFR Acquisition, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (c) | MSFR Meridian McCordsville Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (d) | MSFR Jimmy Deloach Preferred Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (e) | MSFR Jimmy Deloach Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (f) | MSFR Smith Cline Farm Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (g) | MSFR Desert Vistas Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (h) | MSFR Midway Row House Owner, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (i) | MSFR Sandy Springs Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Single Family Rental Feeder A, LP (DE) - MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Single Family Rental Feeder A, LP (the "Fund"). The limited partnership interests in the <br> Fund are held exclusively by third parties. The Fund invests all of its assets in MetLife Single Family Rental <br> Holdings A, LP, which invests all of its assets in MetLife Single Family Rental Fund, LP."  |
|  | 3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Single Family Rental Feeder J, LLC (DE) - MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC is the manager <br> of MetLife Single Family Rental Feeder J, LLC (the "Fund"). MetLife Insurance K.K. holds 100% of the <br> membership interests issued by the Fund. The Fund invests all of its assets in MetLife Single Family Rental <br> Fund, LP.  |
|  | 4) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Single Family Rental Holdings A, LP (DE) - MetLife Single Family Rental Fund GP, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Single Family Rental Holdings A, LP (the "Fund"). The limited partnership interests in the <br> Fund are held exclusively by MetLife Single Family Rental Feeder A, LP, and the Fund invests all of its assets in <br> MetLife Single Family Rental Fund, LP."  |
|  | 5) | MSFR Custer 121 Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 6) | MSFR Horizon Uptown Member, LLC (DE)  |
| t. | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP - MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Ultimate <br> GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II GP, LP (the "Fund"). Certain <br> MetLife employees are limited partners in the fund.  |
|  | (a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II (Feeder), LP (CYM) - MetLife Investment Private Equity <br> Partners II GP, LP is the general partner (the "GP") of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II, LP <br> (the "Fund"). The GP holds 0.0866% of the interests in the Fund and the remainder is held by third <br> parties.  |
|  |  | MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners II Acquisition Co, LP (DE)  |
| u. | MetLife Loan Asset Management LLC (DE)  | MetLife Loan Asset Management LLC (DE)  |
| v. | 225 6th Street Manager LLC (DE)  | 225 6th Street Manager LLC (DE)  |
| w. | MIM CM Syndicator LLC (DE)  | MIM CM Syndicator LLC (DE)  |
| x. | MAV G1 Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  | MAV G1 Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  |
| y. | MAV H1 Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  | MAV H1 Trust Holdings LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | MAV H1 (DE)  |
| z. | MAV G1 (DE)  | MAV G1 (DE)  |
| aa. | MIM MPMF Manager LLC (DE)  | MIM MPMF Manager LLC (DE)  |
| bb. | ML - URS Port Chester SC Manager, LLC (DE)  | ML - URS Port Chester SC Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| cc. | Hampden Square Manager LLC (DE)  | Hampden Square Manager LLC (DE)  |

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| dd. | MIM Penrose Southstone Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Penrose Southstone Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| ee. | MLIA SBAF Manager LLC (DE)  | MLIA SBAF Manager LLC (DE)  |
| ff. | MLIA SBAF Colony Manager LLC (DE)  | MLIA SBAF Colony Manager LLC (DE)  |
| gg. | MIM Property Management, LLC (DE)  | MIM Property Management, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | MIM Property Management of Georgia 1, LLC (DE)  |
| hh. | ML Terminal 106 Manager, LLC (DE)  | ML Terminal 106 Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| ii. | MIM Steel House Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Steel House Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| jj. | MIM Rincon Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Rincon Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| kk. | MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Parallel GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Parallel GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Parallel Fund, LP (CYM) - MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Parallel <br> GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Parallel Fund, LP. The following affiliate <br> holds a limited partnership interest in the Fund: MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) (100%).  |
|  | 2) | MMPDPF Brewer Blocker, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 3) | MMPDF Gloves Holdings, LP (DE)  |
|  | 4) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MMPDFII Aero Blocker, LLC(DE) - MetLife Investment Management, LLC is the Manager. The sole member is <br> MetLife Middle Market Private Debt II Investment Fund, LP.  |
| ll. | MetLife MMPD II Special, LLC (DE)  | MetLife MMPD II Special, LLC (DE)  |
| mm. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC is the general partner of <br> MetLife Senior Direct Lending Fund II, LP (the "Fund"). The Fund is currently offered to third parties. 0.06% of the <br> Fund is held by MetLife employees. The remainder of the Fund is held by a feeder fund that has a third-party <br> general partner."  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC is the general partner of <br> MetLife Senior Direct Lending Fund II, LP (the "Fund"). The Fund is currently offered to third parties. 0.06% of the <br> Fund is held by MetLife employees. The remainder of the Fund is held by a feeder fund that has a third-party <br> general partner."  |
|  | 1) | MetLife Senior Direct Lending Fund II, LP  |
| nn. | MetLife Enhanced Core Property Fund GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Enhanced Core Property Fund GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Enhanced Core Property Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Enhanced Core Property Fund GP is the general <br> partner of MetLife Enhanced Core Property Fund LP (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund: 33.3328% is held by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and 33.3328% is <br> held by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company. The remainder is held by third parties.  |
|  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Enhanced Core Property REIT, LLC (DE) - MetLife Enhanced Core Property Fund, LP is the <br> manager of MetLife Enhanced Core Property REIT, LLC (the "Fund") and holds 99.9% of the membership <br> interests in the Fund. The remainder is held by third parties.  |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Enhanced Core Property Holdings, LLC (DE) - also holds, directly or indirectly, the following <br> limited liability companies (partial and/or indirect ownership indicated in parenthesis): MetLife <br> Enhanced Core TRS, LLC; MEC Patriot Park 5 LLC; MEC Fillmore Cherry Creek, LLC; MEC 7001 <br> Arlington, LLC; MEC Salt Lake City Hotel Owner, LLC; MEC Salt Lake City TRS Lessee, LLC (100%); <br> MEC 83 Happy Valley Member, LLC; MEC Rivard Road Member, LLC; MEC Heritage Creekside Owner, <br> LLC; MEC Burlington Woods Biocenter, LLC; MEC Property Management, LLC; MEC Whiteland <br> Logistics, LLC MEC Chapel Hills East Member, LLC; MEC The Overlook LLC.  |
|  | b) | MEC ESG TRS, LLC (DE)  |
| oo. | Commonwealth ML Manager LLC (DE)  | Commonwealth ML Manager LLC (DE)  |
| pp. | GV Venture Manager LLC (DE)  | GV Venture Manager LLC (DE)  |
| qq. | MetLife Japan GV GP LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan GV GP LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Japan GHV (Hotel) Fund LP (DE) - MetLife Japan GV GP LLC is the general partner of MetLife Japan <br> GHV (Hotel) Fund LP. MetLife Japan GHV (Hotel) Fund LP is owned (i) 55.865222% by MetLife GV Owner LLC, <br> (ii) 10.027182 % by MTL GV Owner LLC, and (iii) 34.107596% by MetLife Japan Owner (Blocker) LLC.  |
|  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Japan GMV (Mall) Fund LP (DE) - MetLife Japan GV GP LLC is the general partner of MetLife Japan <br> GMV (Mall) Fund LP. MetLife Japan GMV (Mall) Fund LP is owned (i) 55.845714% by MetLife GV Owner LLC, <br> (ii) 10.058134% by MTL GV Owner LLC, and (iii) 34.096152% by MetLife Japan Owner (Blocker) LLC.  |

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| rr. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP II, LLC (DE) - MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP II, LLC is the <br> general partner of MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Fund II, LP (the "Fund"). .16% of the Fund is held by <br> MetLife employees. The remainder of the Fund is held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP II, LLC (DE) - MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP II, LLC is the <br> general partner of MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Fund II, LP (the "Fund"). .16% of the Fund is held by <br> MetLife employees. The remainder of the Fund is held by third parties.  |
|  | 1) | MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Fund II, LP (DE)  |
| ss. | CW Property Manager LLC (DE)  | CW Property Manager LLC (DE)  |
| tt. | MIM OMD Manager LLC (DE)  | MIM OMD Manager LLC (DE)  |
| uu. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Japan US Equity Fund GP LLC (DE) - MetLife Japan US Equity Fund GP, LLC is general partner of MetLife <br> Japan US Equity Fund ("Fund"). The following affiliates hold a limited partnership interest in the Fund: 51% is <br> owned by MetLife Japan US Equity Owners LLC and 49% by MetLife Japan US Equity Owners (Blocker) LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Japan US Equity Fund GP LLC (DE) - MetLife Japan US Equity Fund GP, LLC is general partner of MetLife <br> Japan US Equity Fund ("Fund"). The following affiliates hold a limited partnership interest in the Fund: 51% is <br> owned by MetLife Japan US Equity Owners LLC and 49% by MetLife Japan US Equity Owners (Blocker) LLC.  |
|  | 1) | MetLife Japan US Equity Fund LP (DE)  |
|  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Japan US Equity Owners (Blocker) LLC (DE) - MetLife Japan US Equity Fund GP, LLC is the <br> manager of MetLife Japan US Equity Owners (Blocker) LLC. MetLife Insurance K.K. (Japan) is the sole <br> member.  |
|  |  | MetLife ConSquare Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | MREF 425 MKT, LLC (DE)  |
| vv. | MetLife Japan Water Tower GP LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan Water Tower GP LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Japan Water Tower Fund LP (DE) - MetLife Japan Water Tower GP LLC is the general partner of <br> MetLife Japan Water Tower Fund LP. MetLife Japan Water Tower Fund LP is owned approximately 68.7% by <br> MetLife Water Tower Owner LLC and 31.3% by MetLife Japan Water Tower Owner (Blocker) LLC.  |
| ww. | MIM Alder Avenue Industrial Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Alder Avenue Industrial Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| xx. | MIM Valley Boulevard Industrial Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Valley Boulevard Industrial Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| yy.. | MIM Intersect Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Intersect Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| zz. | Water Tower Manager LLC (DE)  | Water Tower Manager LLC (DE)  |
| aaa. | MMIP Manager, LLC (DE)  | MMIP Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| bbb. | MIM Rausch Creek Logistics Center Manager I, LLC (DE)  | MIM Rausch Creek Logistics Center Manager I, LLC (DE)  |
| ccc. | MIM Rausch Creek Logistics Center Manager II, LLC (DE)  | MIM Rausch Creek Logistics Center Manager II, LLC (DE)  |
| ddd. | MIM Cooperative Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Cooperative Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| eee. | MIM EMD GP, LLC (DE)  | MIM EMD GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Emerging Market Debt Blend Fund (Insurance Rated), L.P. (DE) - MIM EMD GP, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Emerging Market Debt Blend Fund (Insurance Rated), L.P. (the "Fund"). Metropolitan Life <br> Insurance Company owns 73.66% of the Fund.  |
|  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Emerging Market Debt, LP (DE) - MIM EMD GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Emerging <br> Market Debt, LP (the "Fund"). The fund is offered to third parties.  |
| fff. | MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Fund, LP (DE) - MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP, LLC is the <br> general partner of MetLife Middle Market Private Debt Fund, L.P (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold <br> limited partnership interests in the Fund: 30.25% is held by MetLife Private Equity Holdings, LLC, 30.25% is <br> held by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 3.46% is held by MetLife Middle Market Private Debt GP, LLC. <br> The remainder is held by a third party.  |
| ggg. | Commonwealth ML Manager LLC (DE)  | Commonwealth ML Manager LLC (DE)  |
| hhh. | MIM Founders Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Founders Manager, LLC (DE)  |
| iii. | MIM SK Manager LLC (DE)  | MIM SK Manager LLC (DE)  |
| jjj. | MIM Clal General Partner 2.0, LLC (DE)  | MIM Clal General Partner 2.0, LLC (DE)  |
| kkk. | MAG Manager LLC (DE)  | MAG Manager LLC (DE)  |
| lll. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MIM FRF I GP, LLC (DE) - MIM FRF I GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Floating Rate Fund I, LP (the <br> "Fund"). The fund is offered to third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MIM FRF I GP, LLC (DE) - MIM FRF I GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Floating Rate Fund I, LP (the <br> "Fund"). The fund is offered to third parties.  |

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|  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Floating Rate Fund I, LP (DE) - MIM FRF I GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Floating Rate <br> Fund I, LP (the "Fund"). The fund is offered to third parties.  |
|  | mmm. | MSFR Acquisition, LLC (DE)  | MSFR Acquisition, LLC (DE)  |
|  | nnn. | MSFR Meridian McCordsville Member, LLC (DE)  | MSFR Meridian McCordsville Member, LLC (DE)  |
|  | ooo. | MetLife Single Family Rental Feeder A, LP (DE)  | MetLife Single Family Rental Feeder A, LP (DE)  |
|  | ppp. | MetLife Single Family Rental Holdings A, LP (DE)  | MetLife Single Family Rental Holdings A, LP (DE)  |
|  | qqq. | 1960 Grand Manager LLC (DE)  | 1960 Grand Manager LLC (DE)  |
|  | rrr. | 1960 Grand GP LLC (DE)  | 1960 Grand GP LLC (DE)  |
|  | sss. | MetLife Japan 1960 Grand Blocker LLC (DE)  | MetLife Japan 1960 Grand Blocker LLC (DE)  |
|  | ttt. | ML 1960 Grand LLC (DE)  | ML 1960 Grand LLC (DE)  |
|  | uuu. | 240 West 35th GP LLC (DE)  | 240 West 35th GP LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; 240 West 35th Fund LP (DE) - 240 West 35th GP LLC is the general partner of 240 West 35th Fund LP. 240 West <br> 35th Fund LP is owned (i) 60.060058% by MetLife Japan 240 West 35th Owner (Blocker) LLC, and (ii) <br> 39.939942% by ML 240 West 35th Owner LLC.  |
|  | vvv. | 240 West 35th Manager LLC (DE)  | 240 West 35th Manager LLC (DE)  |
|  | www. | MIM Shea Residences Manager, LLC (DE)  | MIM Shea Residences Manager, LLC (DE)  |
|  | xxx. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund GP, LLC (DE) - MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund GP, LLC <br> is the general partner of MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund, LP (the "Fund"). The following affiliates <br> committed to hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (68%), <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (15%) and MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd. (17%). The <br> Fund is currently being offered to third parties for investment.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund GP, LLC (DE) - MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund GP, LLC <br> is the general partner of MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund, LP (the "Fund"). The following affiliates <br> committed to hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (68%), <br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (15%) and MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd. (17%). The <br> Fund is currently being offered to third parties for investment.  |
|  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Feeder Fund, LP (CYM) - MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt <br> Fund GP, LLC is the general partner of MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund, LP (the "Fund"). The <br> following affiliates committed to hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: Metropolitan Life Insurance <br> Company (56.7%), Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (12.5%) and MetLife Reinsurance Company of <br> Hamilton, Ltd. (14.2%). The Fund is currently being offered to third parties for investment.  |
|  |  | 2) | MetLife Opportunistic Real Estate Debt Fund, LP (DE)  |
|  |  |  | MORE Originator, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  |  | MORE Holdco I, LLC (DE)  |
|  | yyy. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC is the general partner of <br> MetLife Senior Direct Lending II, LP (the "Fund"). 100% of the Fund is held by MetLife employees. The Fund is <br> currently being offered to third parties for investment.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC is the general partner of <br> MetLife Senior Direct Lending II, LP (the "Fund"). 100% of the Fund is held by MetLife employees. The Fund is <br> currently being offered to third parties for investment.  |
|  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Senior Direct Lending Fund II, LP (DE) - MetLife Senior Direct Lending GP II, LLC is the general <br> partner of MetLife Senior Direct Lending Fund II, LP (the "Fund"). The Fund is currently offered to third <br> parties. 0.06% of the Fund is held by MetLife employees. The remainder of the Fund is held by a feeder fund <br> that has a third-party general partner.  |
|  |  | 2) | MetLife MMPD II Special, LLC (DE)  |
|  | zzz. | MetLife SDLF II Special, LLC (DE)  | MetLife SDLF II Special, LLC (DE)  |
|  | aaaa. | &nbsp;&nbsp; MMPDFII Guard Blocker, LLC (DE) - MetLife Investment Management, LLC is the Manager. The sole member is <br> MetLife Middle Market Private Debt II Investment Fund, LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; MMPDFII Guard Blocker, LLC (DE) - MetLife Investment Management, LLC is the Manager. The sole member is <br> MetLife Middle Market Private Debt II Investment Fund, LP.  |
|  | bbbb. | &nbsp;&nbsp; 4000 MacArthur Manager, LLC (DE) - MetLife Investment Management, LLC owns 100% of 4000 MacArthur <br> Manager LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; 4000 MacArthur Manager, LLC (DE) - MetLife Investment Management, LLC owns 100% of 4000 MacArthur <br> Manager LLC.  |
|  | cccc. | MIM Markham Manager, LLC (DE) - The Entity is 100% owned by MetLife Investment Management, LLC.  | MIM Markham Manager, LLC (DE) - The Entity is 100% owned by MetLife Investment Management, LLC.  |
|  | dddd. | Beachwood Place Manager LLC (DE)  | Beachwood Place Manager LLC (DE)  |
| 5. | PineBridge Investments Holdings US LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings US LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Investments Holdings US LLC (DE)  |
|  | a. | PineBridge HS Manager LLC (DE)  | PineBridge HS Manager LLC (DE)  |
|  | b. | PineBridge International Services LLC (DE)  | PineBridge International Services LLC (DE)  |

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| c. | PineBridge Investments LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Investments LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Investments LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1) | PineBridge Aggregator General Partner, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Aggregator General Partner, LLC (DE)  |
|  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Ski Holdings, L.P. (DE) - Pineridge Aggregator General Partner, LLC is the general partner of <br> PineBridge Ski Holdings, L.P. (the "Fund"). 46.68% of the limited partnership interests of Fund are held by <br> third parties, 51.10% are held by PineBridge Private Credit, L.P., and 2.22% are held by PineBridge Private <br> Credit Parallel, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Ski Holdings, L.P. (DE) - Pineridge Aggregator General Partner, LLC is the general partner of <br> PineBridge Ski Holdings, L.P. (the "Fund"). 46.68% of the limited partnership interests of Fund are held by <br> third parties, 51.10% are held by PineBridge Private Credit, L.P., and 2.22% are held by PineBridge Private <br> Credit Parallel, L.P.  |
|  | 2) | PineBridge Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund LLC (DE)  |
|  | 3) | PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit GP LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit GP LLC (DE)  |
|  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund (Cayman) LP (CYM) - PineBridge Global Opportunistic <br> DM Credit GP LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund (Cayman) <br> LP (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund (Cayman) LP (CYM) - PineBridge Global Opportunistic <br> DM Credit GP LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund (Cayman) <br> LP (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund LP (DE) - PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit <br> GP LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund LP (the "Fund"). 100% <br> of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund LP (DE) - PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit <br> GP LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Fund LP (the "Fund"). 100% <br> of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Master Fund LP (CYM) - PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM <br> Credit GP LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Master Fund LP (the <br> "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Master Fund LP (CYM) - PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM <br> Credit GP LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Global Opportunistic DM Credit Master Fund LP (the <br> "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | 4) | PineBridge Private Capital Holdings LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Private Capital Holdings LLC (DE)  |
|  | 5) | PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC (DE)  |
|  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 42.54% of the limited <br> partnership interests of Fund are held by employees and 57.46% are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 42.54% of the limited <br> partnership interests of Fund are held by employees and 57.46% are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit (Feeder A), L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit (Feeder A), L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit Rated Feeder, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold <br> limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. holds <br> 1.07%, PB PC Blocker A, Inc. holds 12.16%, PineBridge Private Credit Rated Feeder, L.P. holds 84.28%, <br> and 0.06% are held by employees. The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third <br> parties.  |
|  |  | (3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. is the general <br> partner of PineBridge Private Credit, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P. holds 1.07%, PB PC <br> Blocker A, Inc. holds 12.16%, PineBridge Private Credit Rated Feeder, L.P. holds 84.28%, and 0.06% <br> are held by employees. The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | (a) | PineBridge Private Credit Holdings I, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | (b) | PBPC I Ski, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit Parallel (Feeder), L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit Parallel (Feeder), L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit Parallel (Feeder), L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit Parallel (Feeder), L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | (1) | PB PC Blocker Parallel, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit Parallel, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit Parallel, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by PB PC Blocker Parallel, Inc.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit Parallel, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit Parallel, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by PB PC Blocker Parallel, Inc.  |
|  |  | (1) | PBPC I Parallel Ski, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | 6) | PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC (DE)  |

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| a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 60% of the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by employees. The remaining limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 60% of the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by employees. The remaining limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II Parallel, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, L.P. is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II Parallel, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates <br> hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, L.P. <br> holds 0.04%, PineBridge Private Credit II Parallel RFF, L.P. holds 75.44%, and PineBridge Private <br> Credit II Blocker Series B, LLC hold 9.43%. The remaining interests are held by third parties.  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, L.P. is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, l.P. hold 2.08%, <br> PineBridge Private Credit II RFF, L.P. holds 90.16%, and PineBridge Private Credit II Blocker Series <br> A, LLC holds 2.50%. The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
|  | (a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit Holdings II, LLC (DE) - 100.00% of the votig interests of PineBridge <br> Private Credit Holdings II, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit II, L.P. 100.00% of the <br> non-voting interests of PineBridge Private Credit Holdings II, LLC are held by PineBridge Private <br> Credit Parallel, L.P.  |
|  | (b) | PineBridge Private Credit II Holdings Lev, LLC (DE)  |
| b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II Parallel RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II Parallel RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II Parallel RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II Parallel RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests in the Fund are held by third parties.  |
| c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II RFF, L.P. (the Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II RFF, L.P. (the Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund are held by third parties.  |
| d) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II Series Feeder, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC <br> is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II Series Feeder, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit II Series Feeder, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit II General Partner, LLC <br> is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit II Series Feeder, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | PineBridge Private Credit II Blocker Series, LLC (DE)  |
| 7) | PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC (DE)  |
| a) | PineBridge Private Credit III Blocker (V) Member, L.P. (DE)  | PineBridge Private Credit III Blocker (V) Member, L.P. (DE)  |
| b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 60% of <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by PB Employees and the remaining limited <br> partnership interests are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 60% of <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by PB Employees and the remaining limited <br> partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. <br> is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following <br> affiliates hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit III General <br> Partner, L.P. hold 0.02%, PineBridge Private Credit III Blocker Series LLC (Series B) holds 9.98%, <br> PineBridge Private Credit III Blocker Series, LLC (Series C) holds 3.06%, PineBridge Private Credit <br> III Parallel RFF, L.P. holds 63.87%, and PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF (A), L.P. holds <br> 20.08%. The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold <br> limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. holds <br> 1.51%, PineBridge Private Credit III Blocker Series, LLC (Series A) holds 8.67%, PineBridge Private <br> Credit III Blocker Series, LLC (Series D) holds 14.45%, PineBridge Private Credit III RFF, L.P. holds <br> 69.41%, and 0.29% is held by employees. The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third <br> parties.  |
|  | (a) | PineBridge Private Credit III Holdings Lev, LLC (DE)  |
| c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder (S), L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General <br> Partner, LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder (S), L.P. (the "Fund"). <br> 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder (S), L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General <br> Partner, LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder (S), L.P. (the "Fund"). <br> 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |

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| d) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder Blocker, LLC (DE) - 100 of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Private Credit III Parallel Feeder Blocker, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, <br> LLC. 97.9% of the non-voting interests of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder Blocker, LLC are <br> held by PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder (S) LP, and 2.10% by PineBridge Private Credit III <br> Blocker (V) Member LP.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder Blocker, LLC (DE) - 100 of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Private Credit III Parallel Feeder Blocker, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, <br> LLC. 97.9% of the non-voting interests of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder Blocker, LLC are <br> held by PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder (S) LP, and 2.10% by PineBridge Private Credit III <br> Blocker (V) Member LP.  |
| e) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Pinebridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF (A), L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF (A), L.P. (the "Fund"). 30.43% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder <br> Blocker LLC. The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Pinebridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF (A), L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF (A), L.P. (the "Fund"). 30.43% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel Feeder <br> Blocker LLC. The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
| f) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC <br> is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC <br> is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Parallel RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
| g) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
| h) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Series Feeder, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC <br> is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Series Feeder, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Series Feeder, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, LLC <br> is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit III Series Feeder, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit III Blocker Series, LLC (DE) - 100% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Private Credit III Blocker Series, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit III Series Feeder, L.P. <br> 1.06% of non-voting interests of PineBridge Private Credit III Blocker Series, LLC is owned by <br> PineBridge Private Credit III General Partner, L.P. and 98.94% is owned by PineBridge Private Credit <br> III Series Feeder, L.P.  |
| 8) | PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC (DE)  |
| a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Holdings, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Holdings, L.P. (the "Fund") 100% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Series <br> Blocker, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Holdings, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Holdings, L.P. (the "Fund") 100% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Series <br> Blocker, LLC.  |
| b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC (DE) - 100% of the voting interests of PineBridge Private <br> Credit IV Aggregator, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC. 4.78% of <br> non-voting interest PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC is held by PineBridge Private Credit IV, <br> L.P. 87.14% of PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC is held by PineBridge Private Credit IV <br> Parallel, L.P. 8.08% of PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC is held by PineBridge Private Credit IV <br> Offshore Holdings, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC (DE) - 100% of the voting interests of PineBridge Private <br> Credit IV Aggregator, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC. 4.78% of <br> non-voting interest PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC is held by PineBridge Private Credit IV, <br> L.P. 87.14% of PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC is held by PineBridge Private Credit IV <br> Parallel, L.P. 8.08% of PineBridge Private Credit IV Aggregator, LLC is held by PineBridge Private Credit IV <br> Offshore Holdings, L.P.  |
| c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Pinebridge Private Credit IV Blocker Series, LLC (DE) - 100% of the voting interests of Pinebridge Private <br> Credit IV Blocker Series, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC. 100% of <br> non-voting securities of Pinebridge Private Credit IV Blocker Series, LLC are held by PineBridge Private <br> Credit IV Series Feeder, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Pinebridge Private Credit IV Blocker Series, LLC (DE) - 100% of the voting interests of Pinebridge Private <br> Credit IV Blocker Series, LLC are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC. 100% of <br> non-voting securities of Pinebridge Private Credit IV Blocker Series, LLC are held by PineBridge Private <br> Credit IV Series Feeder, L.P.  |
| d) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 65% of the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by employees. The remaining limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. (the "Fund"). 65% of the <br> limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by employees. The remaining limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Parallel, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV Parallel, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates <br> hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. <br> owns 0.02%, and PineBridge Private Credit IV Parallel RFF, L.P. owns 90.89%. The remaining limited <br> partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold <br> limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P. owns <br> 0.33%, and PineBridge Private Credit IV RFF, L.P. owns 99.44%. The remaining limited partnership <br> interests are held by employees.  |
|  | (a) | PineBridge Private Credit IV Holdings Lev, LLC (DE)  |

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| e) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Parallel RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV Parallel RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Parallel RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV Parallel RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
| f) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV RFF, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Private Credit IV RFF, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership <br> interests of the Fund are held by third parties.  |
| g) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Pinebridge Private Credit IV Series Feeder, L.P. (DE) - This entity currently not in operation and no LPs <br> invested in it yet.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Pinebridge Private Credit IV Series Feeder, L.P. (DE) - This entity currently not in operation and no LPs <br> invested in it yet.  |
| 9) | PineBridge Vantage Partners LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Vantage Partners LLC (DE)  |
| a) | PineBridge Co-Investment Feeder, Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge Co-Investment Feeder, Ltd. (CYM)  |
| b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Vantage Partners GP, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Vantage Partners LLC is the general partner of <br> PineBridge Vantage Partners GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the <br> Fund GP are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Vantage Partners GP, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Vantage Partners LLC is the general partner of <br> PineBridge Vantage Partners GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the <br> Fund GP are held by third parties.  |
| 10) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Dynamic Absolute Return Fund LLC (DE) - PineBridge Investments LLC hold 100% of the <br> voting interest of PineBridge Global Dynamic Absolute Return Fund LLC (the "Fund"). 99.75% of the <br> non-voting interests of the Fund are held by third parties and 0.25% are held by PineBridge Investments LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Dynamic Absolute Return Fund LLC (DE) - PineBridge Investments LLC hold 100% of the <br> voting interest of PineBridge Global Dynamic Absolute Return Fund LLC (the "Fund"). 99.75% of the <br> non-voting interests of the Fund are held by third parties and 0.25% are held by PineBridge Investments LLC.  |
| 11) | PineBridge Highstar (SPE) LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Highstar (SPE) LLC (DE)  |
| 12) | PineBridge Investments Management LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Investments Management LLC (DE)  |
| 13) | PineBridge European Real Estate GP, LLC (CYM)  | PineBridge European Real Estate GP, LLC (CYM)  |
| a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge European Real Estate SPV, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge European Real Estate GP, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge European Real Estate SPV, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of Fund are held third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge European Real Estate SPV, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge European Real Estate GP, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge European Real Estate SPV, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited <br> partnership interests of Fund are held third parties.  |
| 14) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Senior Secured Loan US Fund LLC (DE) - PineBridge Investments LLC hold 100% of the voting <br> interest of PineBridge Senior Secured Loan US Fund LLC. 100% of the non-voting interests of the Fund are held <br> by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Senior Secured Loan US Fund LLC (DE) - PineBridge Investments LLC hold 100% of the voting <br> interest of PineBridge Senior Secured Loan US Fund LLC. 100% of the non-voting interests of the Fund are held <br> by third parties.  |
| 15) | PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC (DE)  |
| a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General <br> Partner III LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). 16.51% of the limited partnership interest of Fund are held by current and former employees and <br> 83.49% held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General <br> Partner III LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). 16.51% of the limited partnership interest of Fund are held by current and former employees and <br> 83.49% held by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Arch AIV I, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P.is the general <br> partner of PSC III Arch AIV I, L.P. (the "AIV"). 99.21% of the limited partnership interests of the AIV <br> are held by PSC III Arch EP Blocker Inc and 0.79% held by PineBridge Structured Capital General <br> Partner III, L.P.  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore III-A, L.P.(CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital <br> General Partner III, L.P. is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore <br> III-A, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: <br> PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P. holds 0.79%. The remaining limited <br> partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
| b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General <br> Partner III LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of Fund are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General <br> Partner III LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P. (the <br> "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of Fund are held by third parties.  |
| c) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following <br> affiliates hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: PSC III Splitter 1 LP holds 41.10%, and <br> PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P. holds 4.61%. The remaining limited partnership <br> interests are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III <br> LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following <br> affiliates hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: PSC III Splitter 1 LP holds 41.10%, and <br> PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III, L.P. holds 4.61%. The remaining limited partnership <br> interests are held by third parties.  |
|  | (1) | PB Riveron Blocker, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | (2) | PB Riveron-A Blocker, Inc. (DE)  |

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|  | (3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III AIV I, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III, L.P. is the general partner of <br> PSC III AIV I, L.P. (the "AIV"). 54.29% of the limited partnership interests of the AIV are held by third <br> parties, 41.10% are held by PSC III Splitter 1, L.P., and 4.61% are held by PineBridge Structured <br> Capital General Partner III, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III AIV I, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III, L.P. is the general partner of <br> PSC III AIV I, L.P. (the "AIV"). 54.29% of the limited partnership interests of the AIV are held by third <br> parties, 41.10% are held by PSC III Splitter 1, L.P., and 4.61% are held by PineBridge Structured <br> Capital General Partner III, L.P.  |
| d) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. (the "Feeder Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interest of <br> Feeder Fund are held by PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore III-A L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. (the "Feeder Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interest of <br> Feeder Fund are held by PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore III-A L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. (the "Feeder Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interest of <br> Feeder Fund are held by PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore III-A L.P.  |
|  | (1) | PSC III Arch EP Blocker, Inc. (DE)  | PSC III Arch EP Blocker, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III EP Blocker, Inc. (DE) - 100% of the voting interests of PSC III EP Blocker, Inc. are held by <br> PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. 100% of the non-voting interest of PSC III EP Blocker, Inc. are held by <br> PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III EP Blocker, Inc. (DE) - 100% of the voting interests of PSC III EP Blocker, Inc. are held by <br> PSC III Arch Feeder I, L.P. 100% of the non-voting interest of PSC III EP Blocker, Inc. are held by <br> PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P.  |
| e) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Blocker, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Blocker, L.P. (the "Blocker"). 100% of the limited partnership interest of the Blocker are <br> held by PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Blocker, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Blocker, L.P. (the "Blocker"). 100% of the limited partnership interest of the Blocker are <br> held by PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Blocker, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Blocker, L.P. (the "Blocker"). 100% of the limited partnership interest of the Blocker are <br> held by PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III (Feeder), L.P.  |
| f) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Splitter 1, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Splitter 1, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of Fund are held <br> by PSC III Blocker, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Splitter 1, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Splitter 1, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of Fund are held <br> by PSC III Blocker, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PSC III Splitter 1, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner III LLC is the general <br> partner of PSC III Splitter 1, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of Fund are held <br> by PSC III Blocker, L.P.  |
| 16) | PineBridge Structured Capital II GP, LLC (DE) -  | PineBridge Structured Capital II GP, LLC (DE) -  | PineBridge Structured Capital II GP, LLC (DE) -  |
| a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, LP - PineBridge Structured Capital II GP, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, LP (the "Fund"). 80% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by current and former employees and 20% are held by third <br> parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, LP - PineBridge Structured Capital II GP, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, LP (the "Fund"). 80% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by current and former employees and 20% are held by third <br> parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, LP - PineBridge Structured Capital II GP, LLC is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, LP (the "Fund"). 80% of the limited <br> partnership interests of the Fund are held by current and former employees and 20% are held by third <br> parties.  |
|  | (1) | PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC (DE)  |
|  | (a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore II, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital <br> General Partner Offshore II, LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital <br> Partners Offshore II, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited partnership interests <br> in the Fund: PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC holds 0.67%. The <br> remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore II, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured Capital <br> General Partner Offshore II, LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital <br> Partners Offshore II, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited partnership interests <br> in the Fund: PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC holds 0.67%. The <br> remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | i. | PB SC II BN Blocker, Inc. (DE)  |
|  |  | ii. | PB SC II UCC Blocker, Inc. (DE)  |
|  |  | iii. | PG Investment Corp II, Inc. (DE)  |
|  |  | iv. | &nbsp;&nbsp; RP BN Blocker, Inc. (DE) - 100.00% of the voting interests of RP BN Blocker, Inc. areheld by <br> PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshre II, L.P. 100.00% of the non-voting interests <br> of RP BN Blocker, Inc. are held by third parties.  |
|  | (b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore II-A, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured <br> Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital <br> Partners Offshore II-A, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund: PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC holds <br> 0.67%. The remaining limited partneship interests are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Offshore II-A, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge Structured <br> Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital <br> Partners Offshore II-A, L.P. (the "Fund"). The following affiliates hold limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund: PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner Offshore II, LLC holds <br> 0.67%. The remaining limited partneship interests are held by third parties.  |
|  |  | i. | PB SC II-A BN Blocker, Inc. (DE)  |
|  |  | ii. | PB SC II-A UCC Blocker Inc. (DE)  |
|  |  | iii. | PG Investment Corp II-A, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners II, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner <br> II, LP is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital Partners II, L.P. (the "Fund"). The <br> following affiliates hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Structured Capital II <br> Sponsor, LLC holds 43.02%, and PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, L.P. holds 1.556%. <br> The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Structured Capital Partners II, L.P. (DE) - PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner <br> II, LP is the general partner of PineBridge Structured Capital Partners II, L.P. (the "Fund"). The <br> following affiliates hold limited partnership interests in the Fund: PineBridge Structured Capital II <br> Sponsor, LLC holds 43.02%, and PineBridge Structured Capital General Partner II, L.P. holds 1.556%. <br> The remaining limited partnership interests are held by third parties.  |
| 17) | PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC (DE)  |
| a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC (CYM) - 100.00% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC are held by PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC. 100.00% <br> of the non-voting interests of PineBridge Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC (CYM) - 100.00% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC are held by PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC. 100.00% <br> of the non-voting interests of PineBridge Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC (CYM) - 100.00% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC are held by PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC. 100.00% <br> of the non-voting interests of PineBridge Flexible Credit Offshore Fund, LLC are held by third parties.  |

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|  |  | b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC (DE) - 100.00% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC are held by PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC. 99.46% of <br> the non-voting interests of PineBridge Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC are held by third parties. 0.54% <br> of the non-voting interests of PineBridge Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC are held by PineBridge <br> Investments Holdings US LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC (DE) - 100.00% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC are held by PineBridge Flexible Credit Implementation, LLC. 99.46% of <br> the non-voting interests of PineBridge Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC are held by third parties. 0.54% <br> of the non-voting interests of PineBridge Flexible Credit Onshore Fund, LLC are held by PineBridge <br> Investments Holdings US LLC.  |
|  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PB PC Blocker A, Inc. (DE) - 100% of the voting securities of PB PC Blocker A, Inc. are held by PineBridge <br> Investments LLC. 99.80% of the non-voting securities of PB PC Blocker A, Inc. are held by PineBridge Private <br> Credit (Feeder A), L.P. and 0.20% by PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PB PC Blocker A, Inc. (DE) - 100% of the voting securities of PB PC Blocker A, Inc. are held by PineBridge <br> Investments LLC. 99.80% of the non-voting securities of PB PC Blocker A, Inc. are held by PineBridge Private <br> Credit (Feeder A), L.P. and 0.20% by PineBridge Private Credit General Partner, L.P.  |
|  |  | 1) | PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore GP, S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg)  | PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore GP, S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg)  |
|  |  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore SLP (Luxembourg) - 100.00% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Private Credit IV Offshore SLP are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore GP, S.a.r.l. 100% of the <br> economic interests of PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore SLP are held by third parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore SLP (Luxembourg) - 100.00% of the voting interests of PineBridge <br> Private Credit IV Offshore SLP are held by PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore GP, S.a.r.l. 100% of the <br> economic interests of PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore SLP are held by third parties.  |
|  |  |  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Blocker Series, LLC (DE) - 97.99% of PineBridge Private Credit <br> IV Offshore Blocker Series, LLC is owned by PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore SLP and 2.01% is <br> held by PineBridge Private Credit IV General Partner, L.P.  |
|  |  |  | (2) | PineBridge Private Credit IV Offshore Blocker Series, LLC (DE)  |
|  | d. | PineBridge Private Credit Agent LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Private Credit Agent LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Private Credit Agent LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | 1) | PineBridge Highstar (SPE) LLC  | PineBridge Highstar (SPE) LLC  |
|  |  | 2) | PineBridge Investments Management LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Investments Management LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | a) | PineBridge Senior Secured Loan Fund Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge Senior Secured Loan Fund Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  | e. | PineBridge Securities LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Securities LLC (DE)  | PineBridge Securities LLC (DE)  |
| 6. | PineBridge Investments IP Holdings Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Investments IP Holdings Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Investments IP Holdings Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Investments IP Holdings Limited (CYM)  |
| 7. | PineBridge Investments Americas Holdings Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Investments Americas Holdings Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Investments Americas Holdings Limited (CYM)  | PineBridge Investments Americas Holdings Limited (CYM)  |
|  | a. | PineBridge GEM II G.P., Co. (CYM)  | PineBridge GEM II G.P., Co. (CYM)  | PineBridge GEM II G.P., Co. (CYM)  |
|  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II G.P., L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM II G.P., Co. is the general partner of PineBridge GEM II <br> G.P., L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 62.62% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by third parties, <br> 0.19% are held by PineBridge GEM II G.P., Co. and 37.19% are held by current or former employees.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II G.P., L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM II G.P., Co. is the general partner of PineBridge GEM II <br> G.P., L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 62.62% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by third parties, <br> 0.19% are held by PineBridge GEM II G.P., Co. and 37.19% are held by current or former employees.  |
|  |  | a) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II (Alberta) GP, L.P (Canada) - PineBridge GEM II G.P., L.P. is the general partner of <br> PineBridge GEM II (Alberta) GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 100.00% of the limited partnership interests of <br> Fund GP are held by current and former employees.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II (Alberta) GP, L.P (Canada) - PineBridge GEM II G.P., L.P. is the general partner of <br> PineBridge GEM II (Alberta) GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 100.00% of the limited partnership interests of <br> Fund GP are held by current and former employees.  |
|  |  |  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Lauren Holdings, LP (Canada) - Lauren Holdings, L.P. (the "AIV") is an AIV of PineBridge GEM II <br> (Alberta) GP, L.P. 98.07% of the limited partnership interests of the AIV are held by third parties. <br> 1.93% of the limited partnership interests in the AIV are held by PineBridge GEM II (Alberta) GP, L.P.  |
|  |  |  | (2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Oliver Investments, LP (Canada) - Oliver Investments, LP (the "AIV") is an AIV of PineBridge GEM II <br> (Alberta) GP, L.P. 98.07% of the limited partnership interests of the AIV are held by third parties. <br> 1.93% of the limited partnership interests in the AIV are held by PineBridge GEM II (Alberta) GP, L.P.  |
|  |  |  | (3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; Victoria Capital, LP (Canada) - Victoria Capital, LP (the "AIV") is an AIV of PineBridge GEM II <br> (Alberta) GP, L.P. 98.07% of the limited partnership interests of the AIV are held by third parties and <br> 1.93% are held by PineBridge GEM II (Alberta) GP, L.P.  |
|  |  | b) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II Feeder, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM II G.P., L.P. is the general partner of PineBridge <br> GEM II Feeder, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third <br> parties.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II Feeder, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM II G.P., L.P. is the general partner of PineBridge <br> GEM II Feeder, L.P. (the "Fund"). 100% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third <br> parties.  |
|  |  |  | (1) | PineBridge GEM II Feeder Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  |  | c) | PineBridge GEM II GP Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge GEM II GP Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  |  |  | (1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Emerging Markets Partners II, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM II GP Ltd. is the <br> general partner of PineBridge Global Emerging Markets Partners II, L.P. (the "Fund"). 98.07% of the <br> limited partnership interests in of the Fund are held by third parties, and 1.93% are held by <br> PineBridge GEM II G.P., L.P.  |
|  |  |  | (a) | Aditi Investment Holdings Limited (Mauritius)  |

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|  |  | b. | PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution GP, Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution GP, Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution GP, Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  |  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution GP, Ltd. is the <br> general partner of PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution, L.P. (the "Fund"). 66.67% of the limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund are held by PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution G.P., Ltd and 33.33% are held by <br> current and former employees.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution GP, Ltd. is the <br> general partner of PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution, L.P. (the "Fund"). 66.67% of the limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund are held by PineBridge GEM II Special Distribution G.P., Ltd and 33.33% are held by <br> current and former employees.  |
|  |  | c. | PineBridge GEM II, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge GEM II, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge GEM II, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | d. | PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, Co. (CYM)  | PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, Co. (CYM)  | PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, Co. (CYM)  |
|  |  |  | 1) | AIG GEM Viaduct Media Holdings Bermuda, Ltd. (CYM)  | AIG GEM Viaduct Media Holdings Bermuda, Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  |  |  | 2) | AIG GEM Viaduct Media Holdings Singapore, Ltd. (CYM)  | AIG GEM Viaduct Media Holdings Singapore, Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  |  |  | 3) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, Co. is the general partner of PineBridge <br> GEM Viaduct GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 76.43% of the limited partnership interests of Fund GP are held by third <br> parties 0.67% are held by PineBridge GEM Viaduct G P, Co., and 22.90% are held by current or former <br> employees.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, Co. is the general partner of PineBridge <br> GEM Viaduct GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 76.43% of the limited partnership interests of Fund GP are held by third <br> parties 0.67% are held by PineBridge GEM Viaduct G P, Co., and 22.90% are held by current or former <br> employees.  |
|  |  |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Emerging Markets Partners Viaduct, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, L.P. is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Global Emerging Markets Partners Viaduct, L.P. (the "Fund"). 99.00% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties and 1.00% are held by PineBridge <br> GEM Viaduct G.P., L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge Global Emerging Markets Partners Viaduct, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge GEM Viaduct GP, L.P. is <br> the general partner of PineBridge Global Emerging Markets Partners Viaduct, L.P. (the "Fund"). 99.00% of <br> the limited partnership interests of the Fund are held by third parties and 1.00% are held by PineBridge <br> GEM Viaduct G.P., L.P.  |
|  |  |  |  | (1) | PineBridge Eurasia Financial Investments S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg)  |
|  |  | e. | PineBridge GEM Viaduct Manager, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge GEM Viaduct Manager, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge GEM Viaduct Manager, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | f. | PineBridge New Europe GP, Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge New Europe GP, Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge New Europe GP, Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  |  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe GP, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe GP, Ltd. is the general partner of PineBridge <br> New Europe GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 100.00% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by <br> current and former employees.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe GP, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe GP, Ltd. is the general partner of PineBridge <br> New Europe GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 100.00% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP are held by <br> current and former employees.  |
|  |  | g. | PineBridge New Europe II GP, Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge New Europe II GP, Ltd. (CYM)  | PineBridge New Europe II GP, Ltd. (CYM)  |
|  |  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe II GP, Ltd. is the general partner of <br> PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 55.40% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP <br> are held by third parties, 44.40% are held by current or former employees, and 0.20% are held by PineBridge <br> New Europe II GP, Ltd.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe II GP, Ltd. is the general partner of <br> PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. (the "Fund GP"). 55.40% of the limited partnership interests of the Fund GP <br> are held by third parties, 44.40% are held by current or former employees, and 0.20% are held by PineBridge <br> New Europe II GP, Ltd.  |
|  |  |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe Partners II, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. is the general partner <br> of PineBridge New Europe Partners II, L.P. (the "Fund"). 99.05% of the limited partnership interests of the <br> Fund are held by third parties and 0.95% are held by PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe Partners II, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. is the general partner <br> of PineBridge New Europe Partners II, L.P. (the "Fund"). 99.05% of the limited partnership interests of the <br> Fund are held by third parties and 0.95% are held by PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P.  |
|  |  |  |  | (1) | NEF Cable Holdings S.à r.l. (Luxembourg)  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Polynifin B.V. (Netherlands)  |
|  |  |  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe Partners II-A, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. is the general <br> partner of PineBridge New Europe Partners II-A, L.P. (the "Fund"). 98.24% of the limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund are held by third parties and 1.76% are held by PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe Partners II-A, L.P. (CYM) - PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P. is the general <br> partner of PineBridge New Europe Partners II-A, L.P. (the "Fund"). 98.24% of the limited partnership <br> interests in the Fund are held by third parties and 1.76% are held by PineBridge New Europe II GP, L.P.  |
|  |  |  |  | (1) | Frégate Investments S.à r.l. (Luxembourg)  |
|  |  |  |  | (2) | Kingscote S.à r.l. (Luxembourg)  |
|  |  |  |  | (3) | Ratiocino Limited (Cyprus)  |
|  |  | h. | PineBridge New Europe II Manager, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge New Europe II Manager, LLC (DE)  | PineBridge New Europe II Manager, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe Manager, Ltd. (CYM) - 70% of the interests in PineBridge New Europe Manager, Ltd. is held <br> by PineBridge Investments Americas Holdings Limited. The remaining 30% is held by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe Manager, Ltd. (CYM) - 70% of the interests in PineBridge New Europe Manager, Ltd. is held <br> by PineBridge Investments Americas Holdings Limited. The remaining 30% is held by a third-party.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; PineBridge New Europe Manager, Ltd. (CYM) - 70% of the interests in PineBridge New Europe Manager, Ltd. is held <br> by PineBridge Investments Americas Holdings Limited. The remaining 30% is held by a third-party.  |
| I. | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  |
| J. | Cova Life Management Company (DE)  | Cova Life Management Company (DE)  | Cova Life Management Company (DE)  | Cova Life Management Company (DE)  | Cova Life Management Company (DE)  |
| K. | MetLife Consumer Services, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Consumer Services, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Consumer Services, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Consumer Services, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Consumer Services, Inc. (DE)  |
| L. | MetLife Global, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Global, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Global, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Global, Inc. (DE)  | MetLife Global, Inc. (DE)  |
|  | 1) | MetLife Global Bermuda, Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Global Bermuda, Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Global Bermuda, Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Global Bermuda, Ltd. (Bermuda)  |
| M. | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd. (Bermuda)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Hamilton, Ltd. (Bermuda)  |

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| N. | MetLife Global Benefits, Ltd. (CYM)  | MetLife Global Benefits, Ltd. (CYM)  | MetLife Global Benefits, Ltd. (CYM)  |
| O. | Newbury Insurance Company, Limited (DE)  | Newbury Insurance Company, Limited (DE)  | Newbury Insurance Company, Limited (DE)  |
| P. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada (CHL) - 99.99946% of Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada is owned by MetLife, <br> Inc., 0.000535% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC. and 0.0000054% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada (CHL) - 99.99946% of Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada is owned by MetLife, <br> Inc., 0.000535% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC. and 0.0000054% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada (CHL) - 99.99946% of Inversiones MetLife Holdco Dos Limitada is owned by MetLife, <br> Inc., 0.000535% is owned by MetLife International Holdings, LLC. and 0.0000054% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings, LLC.  |
| Q. | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Charleston (SC)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Charleston (SC)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Charleston (SC)  |
| R. | MetLife Capital Trust IV (DE)  | MetLife Capital Trust IV (DE)  | MetLife Capital Trust IV (DE)  |
| S. | MetLife Home Loans, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Home Loans, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Home Loans, LLC (DE)  |
| T. | MetLife Pet Insurance Solutions, LLC (KY)  | MetLife Pet Insurance Solutions, LLC (KY)  | MetLife Pet Insurance Solutions, LLC (KY)  |
| U. | Metropolitan General Insurance Company (RI)  | Metropolitan General Insurance Company (RI)  | Metropolitan General Insurance Company (RI)  |
| V. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Chariot Holding Company, LP (BMU) - MetLife, Inc. holds an approximate 23% interest in the non-voting limited partnership <br> interests of Chariot Holding Company, LP, a Bermuda exempted limited partnership. The remaining interests are held by third <br> parties. The Nebraska Department of Insurance has approved MetLife's application to disclaim affiliation with Chariot Holding <br> Company, LP and its subsidiaries.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Chariot Holding Company, LP (BMU) - MetLife, Inc. holds an approximate 23% interest in the non-voting limited partnership <br> interests of Chariot Holding Company, LP, a Bermuda exempted limited partnership. The remaining interests are held by third <br> parties. The Nebraska Department of Insurance has approved MetLife's application to disclaim affiliation with Chariot Holding <br> Company, LP and its subsidiaries.  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Chariot Holding Company, LP (BMU) - MetLife, Inc. holds an approximate 23% interest in the non-voting limited partnership <br> interests of Chariot Holding Company, LP, a Bermuda exempted limited partnership. The remaining interests are held by third <br> parties. The Nebraska Department of Insurance has approved MetLife's application to disclaim affiliation with Chariot Holding <br> Company, LP and its subsidiaries.  |
|  | 1. | Chariot MidCo, LLC (DE)  | Chariot MidCo, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 2. | Chariot Reinsurance, Ltd. (BMU)  | Chariot Reinsurance, Ltd. (BMU)  |
| W. | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (NY)  |
| X. | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Vermont (VT)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Vermont (VT)  | MetLife Reinsurance Company of Vermont (VT)  |
| Y. | MetLife Group, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Group, Inc. (NY)  | MetLife Group, Inc. (NY)  |
|  | 1. | MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Services and Solutions, LLC (DE)  |
|  |  | MetLife Solutions Pte. Ltd. (SGP)  | MetLife Solutions Pte. Ltd. (SGP)  |
|  |  | 1) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Services East Private Limited (IND) - 57.279332% of MetLife Services East Private Limited is owned by <br> MetLife Global Operations Support Center Private Limited, 42.720666% is owned by MetLife Solutions Pte. <br> Limited, and 0.000002% is owned by Natiloportem Holdings LLC.  |
|  |  | 2) | &nbsp;&nbsp; MetLife Global Operations Support Center Private Limited (IND) - 99.99999% of MetLife Global Operations <br> Support Center Private Limited is owned by MetLife Solutions Pte. Ltd. and 0.00001% is owned by Natiloportem <br> Holdings, LLC.  |
| Z. | MetLife Investors Group, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investors Group, LLC (DE)  | MetLife Investors Group, LLC (DE)  |
|  | 1. | MetLife Investors Distribution Company (MO)  | MetLife Investors Distribution Company (MO)  |
|  | 2. | MetLife Investments Securities, LLC (DE) | MetLife Investments Securities, LLC (DE) |

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1) The voting securities (excluding directors' qualifying shares, if any) of each subsidiary shown on the organizational chart are 100% owned by their respective parent corporation, unless otherwise indicated.

2) The Metropolitan Money Market Pool and MetLife Intermediate Income Pool are pass-through investment pools, of which Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates are general partners.

3) The MetLife, Inc. organizational chart does not include real estate joint ventures and partnerships of which MetLife, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries is an investment partner. In addition, certain inactive subsidiaries have also been omitted.

4) MetLife Services EEIG is a cost-sharing mechanism used in the EU for EU-affiliated members.

**ITEM 33. INDEMNIFICATION**

As described in their respective governing documents, MetLife, Inc. (the ultimate parent of the Depositor and MetLife Investors Distribution Company, the Registrant's principal underwriter (the "Underwriter"), which is incorporated in the state of Missouri) and the Depositor, which is incorporated in the state of New York, shall indemnify any person who is made or is threatened to be made a party to any civil or criminal suit, or any administrative or investigative proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the respective company, under certain circumstances, against liabilities and expenses incurred by such person.

MetLife, Inc. also has adopted a policy to indemnify employees ("MetLife Employees") of MetLife, Inc. or its affiliates ("MetLife"), including any MetLife Employees serving as directors or officers of the Depositor or the Underwriter. Under the policy, MetLife, Inc. will, under certain circumstances, indemnify MetLife Employees for losses and expenses incurred in connection with legal actions

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threatened or brought against them as a result of their service to MetLife. The policy excludes MetLife directors and others who are not MetLife Employees, whose rights to indemnification, if any, are as described in the charter, bylaws or other arrangement of the relevant company.

MetLife, Inc. also maintains a Directors and Officers Liability and Corporate Reimbursement Insurance Policy under which the Depositor and the Underwriter, as well as certain other subsidiaries of MetLife, are covered. MetLife, Inc. also has secured a Financial Institutions Bond.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company, pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company 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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company 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 34. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS**

(a) MetLife Investors Distribution Company also serves as principal underwriter and distributor of the Contracts. MetLife Investors Distribution Company is the principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

General American Separate Account Eleven

General American Separate Account Twenty-Eight

General American Separate Account Twenty-Nine

General American Separate Account Two

Metropolitan Life Separate Account E

Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL

Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II

Metropolitan Tower Life Separate Account One

Metropolitan Tower Life Separate Account Two

New England Life Retirement Investment Account

New England Variable Annuity Fund I

Paragon Separate Account A

Paragon Separate Account B

Paragon Separate Account C

Paragon Separate Account D

Separate Account No. 13S

(b) Management. MetLife Investors Distribution Company is the principal underwriter for the Contracts. The following persons are officers and directors of MetLife Investors Distribution Company. The principal business address for MetLife Investors Distribution Company is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Name and Principal Business Address** | **Positions and Offices With Underwriter** |
| Jessica T. Good<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Kelli Buford<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Secretary |
| Michael J. McDermott<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director and Senior Vice President |
| Michael Yick<br> 1 MetLife Way<br> Whippany, NJ 07981<br>| Vice President and Treasurer |

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Name and Principal Business Address** | **Positions and Offices With Underwriter** |
| Alexis Kuchinsky<br> One MetLife Way<br> Whippany, NJ 07981<br>| Chief Compliance Officer |
| Geoffrey Fradkin<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Vice President |
| Gabriel Lopez<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director and Senior Vice President |
| Dan P. Antilley, Jr.<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer |
| Thomas J. Schuster<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director and Senior Vice President |
| Peter Gruppuso<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Assistant Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Geeta Alphonso-Napoli<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Chief Legal Officer |
| Anika Wall<br> 200 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10166<br>| Director and Vice President |

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(c) Compensation from the Registrant.

The following aggregate amount of commissions and other compensation was received by the Distributor, directly or indirectly, from the Registrant, during their last fiscal year.

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| | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **NAME OF PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER** | **NET UNDERWRITING**<br> **DISCOUNTS**<br> **AND**<br> **COMMISSIONS**<br>| **COMPENSATION ON**<br> **REDEMPTION**<br>| **BROKERAGE**<br> **COMMISSIONS**<br>| **COMPENSATION** |
| MetLife Investors Distribution Company | $9849445 | $0 | $0 | $0 |

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**ITEM 35. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS**

Accounts and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules thereunder are maintained by the following companies:

(a) Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

MetLife GVUL; Suite 600; 11330 Olive Boulevard; St. Louis, Mo 63141

(b) MetLife Investors Distribution Company

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166.

(c) Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

(d) Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

18210 Crane Nest Road

Tampa, FL 33647

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**ITEM 36. MANAGEMENT SERVICES**

All management contracts are discussed in Part A or Part B.

**ITEM 37. FEE REPRESENTATION**

Depositor hereby makes the following representation:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Policies offered and sold pursuant to this Registration Statement, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Policies.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis, and State of Missouri, on this 22<sup>nd</sup> day of April, 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Paragon Separate Account B<br> (Registrant) | Paragon Separate Account B<br> (Registrant) |
| By: | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company<br> (Depositor)<br>|
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth Rich |
|  | Elizabeth Rich<br> Assistant Vice President<br> Metropolitan Life Insurance Company<br>|

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company<br> (Depositor) | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company<br> (Depositor) |
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth Rich |
|  | Elizabeth Rich<br> Assistant Vice President<br> Metropolitan Life Insurance Company<br>|

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons, in the capacities indicated, on April 22, 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** |
| \* |  |
| R. Glenn Hubbard | Chairman of the Board and Director |
| \* |  |
| Michel A. Khalaf | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| \* |  |
| John D. McCallion | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| \* |  |
| Toby Srihiran-Brown | Executive Vice President and Interim Chief Accounting Officer |
| \* |  |
| Daniel S. Glaser | Director |
| \* |  |
| Michelle Seitz | Director |
| \* |  |
| Carlos M. Gutierrez | Director |
| \* |  |
| Carla A. Harris | Director |
| \* |  |
| Laura J. Hay | Director |
| \* |  |
| David L. Herzog | Director |
| \* |  |
| Jeh C. Johnson | Director |
| \* |  |
| Edward J. Kelly, III | Director |
| \* |  |
| William E. Kennard | Director |

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** |
| \* |  |
| Diana McKenzie | Director |
| \* |  |
| Denise M. Morrison | Director |
| \* |  |
| Mark A. Weinberger | Director |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| \*By: | /s/ Heather Harker |
|  | Heather Harker<br> Attorney-in-Fact<br> April 22, 2026<br>|

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\*

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Executed by Heather Harker, on behalf of those indicated pursuant to powers of attorney.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis, and the State of Missouri, on April 22, 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company<br> (Guarantor) | Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company<br> (Guarantor) |
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth Rich |
|  | Elizabeth Rich<br> Vice President<br> Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company<br>|

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons, in the capacities indicated, on April 22, 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** |
| \* |  |
| Graham Cox | President, Presiding Officer of the Board and Director |
| \* |  |
| Charles Scully | Executive Vice President, Executive Investment Officer and Director |
| \* |  |
| Kim Gordon | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
| \* |  |
| Dan P. Antilley, Jr. | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer |
| \* |  |
| William J. Turner Jr. | Senior Vice President |
| \* |  |
| Yafei Huang | Vice President and Controller |
| \* |  |
| Dimitri Lorenzon | Senior Vice President and Director |
| \* |  |
| Tara Wolf | Senior Vice President and Director |
| \* |  |
| Kevin Mackay | Director |
| \* |  |
| Michael Borowski | Director |
| \* |  |
| Susan N. Flannery | Director |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| By: | /s/ Heather Harker |
|  | Heather Harker<br> Attorney-in-Fact<br> April 22, 2026<br>|

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\*

Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company. Executed by Heather Harker, on behalf of those indicated pursuant to powers of attorney.

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## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Ix)

![LOGO](g71690g1030092841813.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CERTIFICATE RIDER** 

**Group Contract no.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

The certificate is changed as follows:

"The Legal Services Benefit Certificate Rider is changed by adding the following:

A Digital Estate Planning Platform is included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for this Platform to be provided by a MetLife affiliate. The Platform will be made available to Employees and their Spouses so they can create estate planning documents through legalplans.com/estateplanning.

**The Digital Estate Planning Platform** includes:

• Creation of estate planning documents by answering questions through a guided electronic experience. The estate planning documents available include simple wills, living wills, revocable living trusts, transfer of deeds and durable powers of attorney.

• Online notary, witnesses, and remote identity verification where available: This process includes authenticating the user via online identity verification and a secure two-way video session with a notary and witnesses. The process also provides for the application of electronic signatures, secure storage of tamper-proof versions of all documents, and recorded audio and video of the session as evidence of the transaction.

• Access to educational estate planning materials.

The Digital Estate Planning Platform and more information on how to access it is available at legalplans.com/estateplanning."

**The Effective Date of this rider is the later of the Effective Date shown above or the effective date of your Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance.** 

**This rider is to be attached to and made a part of the Certificate.** 

**GCR20-06 NY l/destp**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(X)

![LOGO](g61879g1030163042417.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CERTIFICATE RIDER** 

**Group Contract no.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

The certificate is changed as follows:

"A Digital Estate Planning Platform is included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for this Platform to be provided by a MetLife affiliate. The Platform will be made available to Employees and their Spouses so they can create estate planning documents through legalplans.com/estateplanning."

The Effective Date of this rider is the later of the Effective Date shown above or Your original Certificate Date shown in the Certificate.

**This rider is to be attached to and made a part of the Certificate.** 

**GCR20-04 l/destp**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xi)

![LOGO](g66420g98y11.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CONTACT ENDORSEMENT** 

**Group Contract no.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"), a stock company, issues this endorsement to add the disclosure shown below to the above referenced group contract:

"A Digital Estate Planning Platform is included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for this platform to be provided by a MetLife affiliate. This platform will be made available to Employees and their Spouses through legalplans.com/estateplanning and includes facilitation of the selection, completion and execution of common estate planning documents."

This endorsement is to be attached to and made a part of the contract. This endorsement is subject to the terms and provisions of the contract.

<u>/s/ Michel Khalaf</u> <br>Michel Khalaf<br> President<br>

**GPEND20-03 l/destp**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xii)

![LOGO](g666624g1030110102100.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CERTIFICATE RIDER** 

**Group Contract no.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

The certificate is changed as follows:

"Bereavement Services are included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided by a third-party provider, The Empathy Project, INC. These Bereavement Services are available to Beneficiaries for 12 months from the date the Beneficiary initiates services with The Empathy Project, INC.

"Certificateholder" means the person to whom a life insurance certificate is issued under the Group Contract.

The Bereavement Services includes:

• Personalized obituary writing service which can be accessed by either a mobile application, an online portal or consultation via email or telephone with the Customer Care Team.

• Creation of a personalized checklist for funeral services, estate settlement, probate tasks, applying for benefits, identity theft protection, taxes, managing accounts, property (including the home of the deceased) and assets and personal belongings. The personalized checklist will be based on answers provided by the Beneficiary including whether or not the Beneficiary is the executor/administrator of the estate. Beneficiaries can access their personalized checklist through a mobile app or online web portal. Beneficiaries can access the checklist for 12 months from the date that they activated their account.

• Access to a secure site to store documents. The secured document site is part of the digital experience and available when a beneficiary creates their account. The secured document site is accessible via a mobile app or online web portal. Beneficiaries can access the secured documents for 12 months from the date that they activated their account. Storage is limited to 500 MB.

• Grief support via an online journal, online meditations, and telephone consultations (with no limit on the length or number of calls) with the Customer Care Team. Grief support includes emotional support provided by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• telephone consultation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• email consultation; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• online communication through the online portal.

Emotional support provided by Care Managers includes non-clinical support which is designed to offer practical advice. Care Managers help individuals understand and manage their grief, offering compassionate listening, validation, and providing referrals for professional counseling services when more specialized or long-term support is needed. Empathy does not offer clinical therapy nor any other professional licensure services.

The Beneficiary can choose the preferred method of communication.

An online journal is an online personal repository/tool where the Beneficiary can document the grieving process/journey as a way of assuaging grief after a significant death or loss. It also includes helpful prompts and scheduling reminders. Online meditations are online exercises to help the Beneficiary meditate as a means of relaxation, relieving stress and coping with the grieving process.

**GCR23-04 l/bv** 

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• Online tools and a Customer Care Team to assist with closing accounts including financial, social media, and monthly memberships.

• Help with clearing the Certificateholder's property; including taking inventory and providing assistance with locating professionals such as appraisers and brokers.

• Educational materials for probate, taxes, identity theft protection, bills, and debt, which can be accessed by either a mobile application, an online portal or via email with the Customer Care Team.

Bereavement Services and more information on how to access the service is available through an online web portal, or mobile application. These services can also be accessed by contacting the Customer Care Team at 201-720-1584.

The Customer Care Team is made up of experienced professionals known as Care Managers, with backgrounds in a variety of fields, including licensed social workers, hospice nurses, psychologists, chaplains, and more, all of whom are trained to support families in matters related to the loss of a loved one."

**The Effective Date of this rider is the later of the Effective Date shown above or Your original Certificate Date shown in the Certificate Specifications.** 

**This rider is to be attached to and made a part of the Certificate.** 

**GCR23-04 l/bv**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xiii)

![LOGO](g69862g1030110102100.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CONTRACT ENDORSEMENT** 

**Group Contract no.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"), a stock company, issues this endorsement to:

1.) add Certificate Rider form GCR23-04 l/bv to all Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance certificates under the above referenced group contract; and

2.) add the following to the above referenced group contract as follows:

"Bereavement Services are included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided by a third-party provider, The Empathy Project, INC. These Bereavement Services are available to Beneficiaries for 12 months from the date the Beneficiary initiates services with The Empathy Project, INC.

"Certificateholder" means the person to whom a life insurance certificate is issued under the Group Contract.

The Bereavement Services includes:

• Personalized obituary writing service which can be accessed by either a mobile application, an online portal or consultation via email or telephone with the Customer Care Team.

• Creation of a personalized checklist for funeral services, estate settlement, probate tasks, applying for benefits, identity theft protection, taxes, managing accounts, property (including the home of the deceased) and assets and personal belongings. The personalized checklist will be based on answers provided by the Beneficiary including whether or not the Beneficiary is the executor/administrator of the estate. Beneficiaries can access their personalized checklist through a mobile app or online web portal. Beneficiaries can access the checklist for 12 months from the date that they activated their account.

• Access to a secure site to store documents. The secured document site is part of the digital experience and available when a beneficiary creates their account. The secured document site is accessible via a mobile app or online web portal. Beneficiaries can access the secured documents for 12 months from the date that they activated their account. Storage is limited to 500 MB.

• Grief support via an online journal, online meditations, and telephone consultations (with no limit on the length or number of calls) with the Customer Care Team. Grief support includes emotional support provided by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• telephone consultation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• email consultation; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• online communication through the online portal.

Emotional support provided by Care Managers includes non-clinical support which is designed to offer practical advice. Care Managers help individuals understand and manage their grief, offering compassionate listening, validation, and providing referrals for professional counseling services when more specialized or long-term support is needed. Empathy does not offer clinical therapy nor any other professional licensure services.

**GPEND23-04** 

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The Beneficiary can choose the preferred method of communication.

An online journal is an online personal repository/tool where the Beneficiary can document the grieving process/journey as a way of assuaging grief after a significant death or loss. It also includes helpful prompts and scheduling reminders. Online meditations are online exercises to help the Beneficiary meditate as a means of relaxation, relieving stress and coping with the grieving process.

• Online tools and a Customer Care Team to assist with closing accounts including financial, social media, and monthly memberships.

• Help with clearing the Certificateholder's property; including taking inventory and providing assistance with locating professionals such as appraisers and brokers.

• Educational materials for probate, taxes, identity theft protection, bills and debt, which can be accessed by either a mobile application, an online portal or via email with the Customer Care Team.

Bereavement Services and more information on how to access the service is available through an online web portal, or mobile application. These services can also be accessed by contacting the Customer Care Team at 201-720-1584.

The Customer Care Team is made up of experienced professionals known as Care Managers, with backgrounds in a variety of fields, including licensed social workers, hospice nurses, psychologists, chaplains, and more, all of whom are trained to support families in matters related to the loss of a loved one."

This endorsement is to be attached to and made a part of the contract. This endorsement is subject to the terms and provisions of the contract.

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| |
|:---|
|  <u>/s/ Michel Khalaf</u>  |
|  Michel Khalaf |
|  President |

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**GPEND23-04**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xiv)

![LOGO](g845711g1030125602196.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CERTIFICATE RIDER** 

**Group Contract no.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

The certificate is changed as follows:

The following statement is added to the Certificate Specifications:

"Certain non-insured Grief Counseling Services are included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance and provided at no additional cost. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided by LifeWorks US Inc, a third-party service provider, to help beneficiaries cope with the death of covered persons whose lives are the subject of Group Life Insurance under the Group Contract. If the certificate would otherwise end due to the death of the covered person, the Grief Counseling Services will remain in effect.

**Grief Counseling Services** include intake, assessment and counseling services as follows: 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Telephone intake by a licensed mental health professional for assessment and appropriate referral to identified licensed
counselors with at least a master's degree in counseling, psychology or sociology based upon the beneficiary's specific grief counseling needs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 24-hour availability of grief counseling clinical services, via a toll-free
telephone line three hundred sixty-five days a year;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A maximum of five 50 minute face-to-face, telephonic, and video grief counseling sessions per loss event;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Courtesy follow-up with beneficiaries using the Grief Counseling Services; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Access to educational materials and self-assessments as it pertains to the loss experienced by the beneficiaries.

Access to the Grief Counseling Services and more information on how to access Grief Counseling Services can be obtained by contacting LifeWorks at 866-307-1405, 201 – 17th Street NW, Suite 630, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30363 and metlifebene.lifeworks.com."

**The Effective Date of this rider is the later of the Effective Date shown above or Your original Certificate Date shown in the Certificate Specifications.** 

**This rider is to be attached to and made a part of the Certificate.** 

**GCR19-01 l/gc**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xv)

![LOGO](g63097g10z31.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CONTRACT ENDORSEMENT** 

**Group Contract No.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"), a stock company, issues this endorsement to change the following:

1.) Add Certificate Rider form GCR19-01 l/gc to Certificates under the above referenced group contract.

2.) Add the disclosures shown below to the above referenced group contract:

"Certain non-insured Grief Counseling Services are included with Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance and provided at no additional premium. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided by LifeWorks US Inc, a third-party service provider, to help beneficiaries cope with the death of Covered Persons whose lives are the subject of Group Life Insurance under this Group Contract. If the certificate would otherwise end due to the death of the Covered Person, the Grief Counseling Services will remain in effect.

**Grief Counseling Services** include intake, assessment and counseling services as follows: 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Telephone intake by a licensed mental health professional for assessment and appropriate referral to identified licensed
counselors with at least a master's degree in counseling, psychology or sociology based upon the beneficiary's specific grief counseling needs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 24-hour availability of grief counseling clinical services, via a toll-free
telephone line three hundred sixty-five days a year;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A maximum of five 50 minute face-to-face, telephonic, and video grief counseling sessions per loss event;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Courtesy follow-up with beneficiaries using the Grief Counseling Services; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Access to educational materials and self-assessments as it pertains to the loss experienced by the beneficiaries.

Access to the Grief Counseling Services and more information on how to access Grief Counseling Services can be obtained by contacting LifeWorks at 866-307-1405, 201 – 17th Street NW, Suite 630, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30363 and metlifebene.lifeworks.com."

This endorsement is to be attached to and made a part of the contract. This endorsement is subject to the terms and provisions of the contract.

<u>/s/ Michel Khalaf</u> <br>Michel Khalaf<br> President<br>

**GPEND16-01 I/gc**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xvi)

![LOGO](g96961g1030092841813.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CONTRACT ENDORSEMENT** 

**Group Contract No.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"), a stock company, issues this endorsement to add the disclosure shown below to the above referenced group contract:

"Certain non-insured grief counseling services are included with Group Variable Universal Life(GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance coverage and provided at no additional premium. MetLife has arranged for these services to be provided to Employees through a third-party service provider. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider."

This endorsement is to be attached to and made a part of the contract. This endorsement is subject to the terms and provisions of the contract.

 <u>/s/ Michel Khalaf</u> <br>Michel Khalaf<br> President<br>

**GPEND13-06 l/gc**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xvii)

![LOGO](g69889g1030035149163.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CERTIFICATE RIDER** 

**Group Contract no.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

The certificate is changed as follows:

"This non-insurance benefit does not constitute an insurance funded prearrangement contract, pursuant to RCW 18.39.255.

Employees who become insured for MetLife Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance under the Group Contract are eligible to receive discounts of up to 10% off the service provider's standard price for certain funeral services including funeral, cremation and cemetery products and services provided by a third-party national network of funeral and funeral planning providers while such insurance remains in effect. Employees who become insured for MetLife Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance will also have access to funeral planning resources including funeral planning tools and concierge services provided by the same national network of providers. MetLife has arranged for these services and discounts to be provided to Employees and their spouses and children for no additional premium. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

The discounts and planning services are not available in all jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory approval."

**The Effective Date of this rider is the later of the Effective Date shown above or Your original Certificate Date shown in the Certificate.** 

**This rider is to be attached to and made a part of the Certificate.** 

**GPEND16-01 l/gc**

## Ex-99.(D)(3)(Xviii)

![LOGO](g79630g1030092841813.jpg)

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

**CONTRACT ENDORSEMENT** 

**Group Contract No.:** 

**Contractholder:** 

**Effective Date: September 1, 2025** 

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"), a stock company, issues this endorsement to add the disclosures shown below to the above referenced group contract:

"Employees who become insured for MetLife Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance under the Group Contract are eligible to receive discounts of up to 10% off the service provider's standard price for certain funeral services including funeral, cremation and cemetery products and services provided by a third-party national network of funeral and funeral planning providers while such insurance remains in effect. Employees who become insured for MetLife Group Variable Universal Life (GVUL) or Group Universal Life (GUL) Insurance will also have access to funeral planning resources including funeral planning tools and concierge services provided by the same national network of providers. MetLife has arranged for these services and discounts to be provided to Employees and their spouses and children for no additional premium. MetLife is not responsible for providing or failing to provide these services nor is it liable for any negligence in the provision of such services by the third-party service provider.

In Washington, this non-insurance benefit does not constitute an insurance funded prearrangement contract, pursuant to RCW 18.39.255.

The discounts and planning services are not available in all jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory approval."

This endorsement is to be attached to and made a part of the contract. This endorsement is subject to the terms and provisions of the contract.

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|  <u>/s/ Michel Khalaf</u>  |
|  Michel Khalaf |
|  President |

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**GPEND16-01 l/gc**

## Ex-99.(N)

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement File Nos. 333-133671/811-07534 on Form N-6 of our report dated March 27, 2026 relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of each of the divisions of Paragon Separate Account B and our report dated March 10, 2026 relating to the financial statements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, both appearing on Form N-VPFS of Paragon Separate Account B for the year ended December 31, 2025. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

April 22, 2026

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**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR** 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement File Nos. 333-133671/811-07534 on Form N-6 of our report dated March 24, 2026, relating to the statutory-basis financial statements of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, appearing on Form N-VPFS of Paragon Separate Account B for the year ended December 31, 2025. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Independent Auditor" in the Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, New York

April 22, 2026

## Ex-99.(S)(3)

**METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY** 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Charles Scully

Executive Vice President, Executive Investment Officer and Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Charles Scully, Executive Vice President, Executive Investment Officer and Director of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, a Nebraska company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, and Lawrence Wolff, as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the registration statements to be filed on Forms N-4, N-6 and S-6, as the case may be (the "Registration Statements") and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 pertaining to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Two (SEC File No. 811-02162)

File No. 333-224515 Group and Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Eleven (SEC File No. 811-04901)

File No. 333-224524 Flexible Life VUL 95;

File No. 333-224525 Variable General Select Plus & Russell Insurance Funds;

File No. 333-224526 Flexible Life VUL 100;

File No. 333-224527 Flexible Life VUL 98/00;

File No. 333-224528 American Vision Series VUL 2002;

File No. 333-224529 Destiny Variable Life;

File No. 333-224513 GenAm Vision Series;

File No. 333-224512 GenAm Destiny;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Twenty-Eight (SEC File No. 811-07248)

File No. 333-224517 Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Twenty-Nine (SEC File No. 811-07252)

File No. 333-224519 Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Tower Separate Account One (SEC File No. 811-03617)

File No. 002-80749 Variable Life Insurance;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Tower Separate Account Two (SEC File No. 811-04189)

File No. 002-95019 Flexible Premium Multifunded Life Insurance Policies;

File No. 033-12302 Single Premium Multifunded Life SPMLI;

and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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***And Furthermore,***

I, Charles Scully, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, and Lawrence Wolff, as my attomey-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the post-effective amendments to existing registration statements to be filed on Forms N-4, N-6 and S-6, as the case may be (the "Amendments"), by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company as "Guarantor," with such Amendments being filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company or a prior affiliate of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY, under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as applicable), and any of all amendments thereto as the guarantor of certain insurance contracts registered on the following existing registration statements:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 033-74174 First COVA VA, Custom Select, Russell Select and Class VA, Class AA and Class B;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-96777 Class XC;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-96785 Class L and Class L – 4 Year;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account A (SEC File No. 811-05382)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-133674 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (AFIS);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-133699 Group American Plus;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account B (SEC File No. 811-07534)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-133671 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS C), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Morgan Stanley), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Putnam), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (MFS), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager Ill);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-133675 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS D), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D II), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager D), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager II);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account C (SEC File No. 811-07982)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-133673 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity C);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-133678 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity D);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account D (SEC File No. 811-08385)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life Insurance 50414 (IVUL);

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File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor Variable Universal Life 50415 (JSVUL);

and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of March, 2026.

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| /s/ Charles Scully |
| Charles Scully |

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**METROPOLITAN TOWER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY** 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

William J. Turner, Jr.

Senior Vice President

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, William J. Turner, Jr., Senior Vice President of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, a Nebraska company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, and Lawrence Wolff, as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the registration statements to be filed on Forms N-4, N-6 and S-6, as the case may be (the "Registration Statements") and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 pertaining to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Two (SEC File No. 811-02162)

File No. 333-224515 Group and Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Eleven (SEC File No. 811-04901)

File No. 333-224524 Flexible Life VUL 95;

File No. 333-224525 Variable General Select Plus & Russell Insurance Funds;

File No. 333-224526 Flexible Life VUL 100;

File No. 333-224527 Flexible Life VUL 98/00;

File No. 333-224528 American Vision Series VUL 2002;

File No. 333-224529 Destiny Variable Life;

File No. 333-224513 GenAm Vision Series;

File No. 333-224512 GenAm Destiny;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Twenty-Eight (SEC File No. 811-07248)

File No. 333-224517 Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• General American Separate Account Twenty-Nine (SEC File No. 811-07252)

File No. 333-224519 Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Tower Separate Account One (SEC File No. 811-03617)

File No. 002-80749 Variable Life Insurance;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Tower Separate Account Two (SEC File No. 811-04189)

File No. 002-95019 Flexible Premium Multifunded Life Insurance Policies;

File No. 033-12302 Single Premium Multifunded Life SPMLI;

and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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***And Furthermore,***

I, William J. Turner, Jr., do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, and Lawrence Wolff, as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the post-effective amendments to existing registration statements to be filed on Forms N-4, N-6 and S-6, as the case may be (the "Amendments"), by Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company as "Guarantor," with such Amendments being filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company or a prior affiliate of Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY, under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as applicable), and any of all amendments thereto as the guarantor of certain insurance contracts registered on the following existing registration statements:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account B

File No. 033-74174 First COVA VA, Custom Select, Russell Select and Class VA, Class AA and Class B;

File No. 333-96777 Class XC;

File No. 333-96785 Class L and Class L – 4 Year;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account A (SEC File No. 811-05382)

File No. 333-133674 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (AFIS);

File No. 333-133699 Group American Plus;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account B (SEC File No. 811-07534)

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| File | No. 333-133671 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS C), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Morgan Stanley), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Putnam), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (MFS), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager Ill);  |

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| File | No. 333-133675 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS D), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D II), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager D), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager II);  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account C (SEC File No. 811-07982)

File No. 333-133673 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity C);

File No. 333-133678 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity D);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account D (SEC File No. 811-08385)

File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life Insurance 50414 (IVUL);

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File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor Variable Universal Life 50415 (JSVUL);

and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 23 day of March, 2026.

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| /s/ William J. Turner, Jr. |
| William J. Turner, Jr. |

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## Ex-99.(S)(4)

**METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY** 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Daniel S. Glaser

Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Daniel S. Glaser, Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker and Lawrence Wolff, as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the registration statements to be filed on Forms N-4, N-6 and S-6 as the case may be (the "Registration Statements") and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 pertaining to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Life Separate Account E (SEC File No. 811-04001)

File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Deferred and Income Annuity Contracts (BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Annuity Contracts (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account Variable Annuity Contracts;

Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Annuity Contracts (CPPA), Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Annuity Contracts (APPA) and Metropolitan Life Separate Account E VestMet Group and Individual Annuity Contracts;

File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan;

File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select<sup>®</sup> Variable Annuity Contracts B Class, Bonus Class, C Class and L Class;

File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder;

File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus;

File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select<sup>®</sup> B, L, C, e and eBonus Class;

File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Income Advantage;

File No. 333-122897 Personal lncomePlus<sup>®</sup>;

File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier <sup>®</sup> Variable Annuity Contracts (offered from December 12, 2008 through October 7, 2011);

File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

File No. 333-162586 MLIC Growth and Income;

File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier<sup>®</sup> Variable Annuity Contracts (offered after October 7, 2011);

File Nos. 333-190296 and 333-268428 combination Gold Track Select Prospectus and Registered Fixed Account Option;

File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity;

File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect<sup>SM</sup> -Standard Version and MetLife Investment Portfolio Architecta<sup>SM</sup> -C Share Option;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL (SEC File No. 811-06025)

File No. 033-32813 UL II Flexible Premium Multifunded Life Insurance Policies;

File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and Flexible Premium Multifunded Life Insurance Policy;

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File No. 033-57320 MetFlex Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy and MetFlex C Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy;

File No. 033-91226 Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies ("Group Policies");

File No. 333-40161 The Equity Options (Equity Additions and Equity Enricher) Life Insurance Policy Riders;

File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II (SEC File No 811-08628)

File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity;

File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity;

File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B);

File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• New England Life Retirement Investment Account (SEC File No. 811-03285)

File No. 333-11133 Preference;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• New England Variable Annuity Fund I (SEC File No. 811-01930)

File No. 333-11137 New England Variable Annuity Fund I;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account A (SEC File No. 811-05382)

File No. 333-133674 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (AFIS);

File No. 333-133699 Group American Plus;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account B (SEC File No. 811-07534)

File No. 333-133671 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS C), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Morgan Stanley), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Putnam), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (MFS), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager IlI);

File No. 333-133675 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS D), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D 11), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager D), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager II);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account C (SEC File No. 811-07982)

File No. 333-133673 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity C);

File No. 333-133678 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity D);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account D (SEC File No. 811-08385)

File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life Insurance 50414 (IVUL);

File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor Variable Universal Life 50415 (JSVUL); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Separate Account No. 13S (SEC File No. 811-08938)

File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life

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and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confinning all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 24 day of February, 2026.

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| /s/ Daniel S. Glaser |
| <br> Daniel S. Glaser |

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**METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY** 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Michelle Seitz

Director

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Michelle Seitz, Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker and Lawrence Wolff, as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the registration statements to be filed on Forms N-4, N-6 and S-6 as the case may be (the "Registration Statements") and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 pertaining to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Life Separate Account E (SEC File No. 811-04001)

File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Deferred and Income Annuity Contracts (BPPA), Enhanced

Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Annuity Contracts (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account Variable Annuity Contracts ;

Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Annuity Contracts (CPPA), Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Account Variable Annuity Contracts (APPA) and Metropolitan Life Separate Account E VestMet Group and Individual Annuity Contracts;

File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan;

File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select<sup>®</sup> Variable Annuity Contracts B Class, Bonus Class, C Class and L

Class;

File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder;

File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus;

File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select<sup>®</sup> B, L, C, e and eBonus Class;

File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus<sup>®</sup> Income Advantage;

File No. 333-122897 Personal IncomePlus<sup>®</sup>;

File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier <sup>®</sup> Variable Annuity Contracts (offered from December 12, 2008 through

October 7, 2011);

File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator Individual Variable Annuity Contracts;

File No. 333-162586 MLIC Growth and Income;

File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier<sup>®</sup> Variable Annuity Contracts (offered after October 7, 2011);

File Nos. 333-190296 and 333-268428 combination Gold Track Select Prospectus and Registered Fixed Account

Option;

File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity;

File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect<sup>SM</sup> -Standard Version and MetLife Investment Portfolio

Architect<sup>SM</sup> -C Share Option;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL (SEC File No. 811-06025)

File No. 033-32813 UL II Flexible Premium Multifunded Life Insurance Policies;

File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and Flexible Premium Multifunded Life Insurance Policy;

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File No. 033-57320 MetFlex Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy and MetFlex C Flexible Premium Variable

Life Insurance Policy;

File No. 033-91226 Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies ("Group Policies");

File No. 333-40161 The Equity Options (Equity Additions and Equity Enricher) Life Insurance Policy Riders;

File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II (SEC File No 811-08628)

File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity ;

File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity;

File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B);

File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• New England Life Retirement Investment Account (SEC File No. 811-03285)

File No. 333-11133 Preference;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• New England Variable Annuity Fund I (SEC File No. 811-01930)

File No. 333-11137 New England Variable Annuity Fund I;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account A (SEC File No. 811-05382)

File No. 333-133674 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (AFIS);

File No. 333-133699 Group American Plus;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account B (SEC File No. 811-07534)

File No. 333-133671 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS C), Group

Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager C), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Morgan Stanley), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Putnam), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (MFS), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager III);

File No. 333-133675 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (DWS D), Group

Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D), Group Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies and Certificates (MetFlex GVUL D II), Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager D), and Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Multi Manager II);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account C (SEC File No. 811-07982)

File No. 333-133673 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity C);

File No. 333-133678 Group and Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policies (Fidelity D);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Paragon Separate Account D (SEC File No. 811-08385)

File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life Insurance 50414 (IVUL);

File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor Variable Universal Life 50415 (JSVUL); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Separate Account No. 13S (SEC File No. 811-08938)

File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life

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and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this <u>24</u> day of February, 2026.

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| /s/ Michelle Seitz |
| Michelle Seitz |

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