Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. 

Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan 

Effective January 1, 2023 
  

 Table of Contents 

 

									
	 Preamble
	  	 	1	 
		
	 Article 1—General
	  	 	1-1	 
				
		  	1.1.	  	Plan	  	 	1-1	 
	         
	  	1.2.	  	Effective Dates	  	 	1-1	 
		
	 Article 2—Definitions
	  	 	2-1	 
				
		  	2.1.	  	Account	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.2.	  	Administrator	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.3.	  	Beneficiary	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.4.	  	Board or Directors	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.5.	  	Code	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.6.	  	Committee	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.7.	  	Common Stock	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.8.	  	Company	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.9.	  	Compensation	  	 	2-1	 
		  	2.10.	  	Exchange Act	  	 	2-2	 
		  	2.11.	  	Non-Employee Director	  	 	2-2	 
		  	2.12.	  	Participant	  	 	2-2	 
		  	2.13.	  	Plan	  	 	2-2	 
		  	2.14.	  	Plan Year	  	 	2-2	 
		  	2.15	  	Separation from Service	  	 	2-2	 
		  	2.16	  	Valuation Date	  	 	2-3	 
		
	 Article 3—Participation
	  	 	3-1	 
				
		  	3.1.	  	Participation	  	 	3-1	 

  

  

			
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	 Article 4—Participant Elections
	  	 	4-1	 
				
		  	4.1.	  	Deferral Agreement	  	 	4-1	 
	         
	  	4.2.	  	Amount of Deferral	  	 	4-1	 
		  	4.3.	  	Timing of Election to Defer	  	 	4-1	 
		  	4.4.	  	Election of Payment Schedule and Form of Payment	  	 	4-1	 
		
	 Article 5—Accounts and Credits
	  	 	5-2	 
				
		  	5.1.	  	Establishment of Account	  	 	5-2	 
		  	5.2.	  	Credits to Account	  	 	5-2	 
		
	 Article 6—Investment of Contributions
	  	 	6-1	 
				
		  	6.1.	  	Investment Options	  	 	6-1	 
		  	6.2.	  	Adjustment of Accounts	  	 	6-1	 
		
	 Article 7—Right to Benefits
	  	 	7-1	 
				
		  	7.1.	  	Vesting	  	 	7-1	 
		  	7.2.	  	Death	  	 	7-1	 
		
	 Article 8—Distribution of Benefits
	  	 	8-1	 
				
		  	8.1.	  	Amount of Benefits	  	 	8-1	 
		  	8.2.	  	Method and Timing of Distributions	  	 	8-1	 
		  	8.3.	  	Payment Election Overrides	  	 	8-1	 
		  	8.4.	  	Cashouts of Amounts Not Exceeding Stated Limit	  	 	8-1	 
		  	8.5.	  	Permissible Delays in Payment	  	 	8-2	 
		  	8.6.	  	Permitted Acceleration of Payment	  	 	8-2	 
		
	 Article 9—Amendment and Termination
	  	 	9-1	 
				
		  	9.1.	  	Amendment by Company	  	 	9-1	 
		  	9.2.	  	Plan Termination Following Change in Control or Corporate Dissolution	  	 	9-1	 
		  	9.3.	  	Other Plan Terminations	  	 	9-1	 

  

			
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	 Article 10—Plan Administration
	  	 	10-1	 
				
		  	10.1.	  	Powers and Responsibilities of the Administrator	  	 	10-1	 
		  	10.2.	  	Plan Administrative Costs	  	 	10-1	 
		
	 Article 11.—Miscellaneous
	  	 	11-1	 
				
		  	11.1.	  	Unsecured General Creditor of the Company	  	 	11-1	 
	         
	  	11.2.	  	Company’s Liability	  	 	11-1	 
		  	11.3.	  	Limitation of Rights	  	 	11-1	 
		  	11.4.	  	Anti-Assignment	  	 	11-1	 
		  	11.5.	  	Facility of Payment	  	 	11-2	 
		  	11.6.	  	Notices	  	 	11-2	 
		  	11.7.	  	Tax Withholding	  	 	11-2	 
		  	11.8.	  	Indemnification	  	 	11-3	 
		  	11.9.	  	Successors	  	 	11-4	 
		  	11.10.	  	Disclaimer	  	 	11-4	 
		  	11.11	  	Remedies	  	 	11-4	 
		  	11.12.	  	Governing Law	  	 	11-4	 

  

  

			
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 Preamble 

The Plan is intended to conform with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the final regulations issued thereunder and shall be
interpreted, implemented, and administered in a manner consistent therewith. 

  

			
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 Article 1—General 
  

	1.1.	 Plan 

The Plan will be referred to as the “Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Non-Employee Directors Deferral
Plan”. 
  

	1.2.	 Effective Date 

The Effective Date is January 1, 2023. 

  

			
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 Article 2—Definitions 

Wherever used herein, the following terms have the meanings set forth below, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context: 

 

	2.1.	 Account 

“Account” means an account and any subaccounts established for the purpose of recording amounts credited on behalf of a Participant
and any earnings, expenses, gains, losses, or distributions included thereon. The Account shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be utilized solely as a device for the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant or
to the Participant’s Beneficiary pursuant to the Plan. 
  

	2.2.	 Administrator 

“Administrator” means the Compensation Committee of the Directors of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. or the person or persons designated
by the Committee to serve as Administrator. 
  

	2.3.	 Beneficiary 

“Beneficiary” means the persons, trusts, estates, or other entities entitled under Section 7.2 to receive benefits under the
Plan upon the death of a Participant. 
  

	2.4.	 Board or Directors 

“Board” or “Directors” means the Directors of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. 

 

	2.5.	 Code 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

 

	2.6.	 Committee 

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Directors of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., or any successor committee designated
by the Board. 
  

	2.7.	 Common Stock 

“Common Stock” means the Series A common stock of the Company. 

 

	2.8.	 “Company” 

“Company” means Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. or any successor by merger, consolidation or otherwise. 

 

	2.9.	 Compensation 

“Compensation” or “Director Compensation” shall mean all compensation paid to
Non-Employee Directors of the Company for service as a member of the Board, including annual cash retainers for Board service, annual cash retainers for service on a Board committee, and annual stock retainers
for Board service which may be delivered in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), restricted stock, Common Stock or such other form of equity as the Board may determine from time to time. 

  

			
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 2.10. Exchange Act 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.
Reference to any specific Exchange Act section shall include any successor section. 
  

	2.11.	 Non-Employee Director 

“Non-Employee Director” means a non-employee member
of the Board. 
  

	2.12.	 Participant 

“Participant” means a Non-Employee Director who commences participation in the Plan in
accordance with Article 3. 
  

	2.13.	 Plan 

“Plan” means the unfunded plan of deferred compensation set forth herein, as adopted by the Company, and as amended from time to
time. 
  

	2.14.	 Plan Year 

“Plan Year” means the calendar year period from January 1 through December 31. 

 

	2.15.	 Separation from Service 

Each Non-Employee Director is deemed for purposes of Section 409A of the Code to be an independent
contractor. Unless a Non-Employee Director also provides services as an independent contractor to the Company or another service recipient within the same controlled group as the Company (as determined for
purposes of Section 409A). a Non-Employee Director will have a Separation from Service when his or her service as a Non-Employee Director ceases. If a Non-Employee Director is also performing other services as an independent contractor he or she will have experienced a Separation from Service for purposes of the Plan at the later of (i) the date upon which
his or her service as a Non-Employee Director ceases and (ii) the expiration of the contract (or, in the case of more than one contract, all contracts) under which such other services are performed, if
the expiration constitutes a good-faith and complete termination of the contractual relationship. 
 If a Participant provides services both
as an employee and as a member of the Directors of the Company, the services provided as an employee are not taken into account in determining whether the Participant has experienced a Separation from Service as a
Non-Employee Director for purposes of any nonqualified deferred compensation plan, including the Plan, in which the Participant participates as a Non-Employee Director
that is not aggregated under Code Section 409A with any plan in which the Participant participates as an employee. 
 All determinations
of whether a Separation from Service has occurred will be made in a manner consistent with Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder. 

  

			
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	2.16.	 Valuation Date 

“Valuation Date” means each business day of the Plan Year that the Nasdaq Stock Market is open. 

  

			
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 Article 3—Participation 

 

	3.1.	 Participation 

The Participants in the Plan shall be each Non-Employee Director of the Company who has entered into a
deferral agreement pursuant to Section 4.1 and who has not had his or her entire account balance under the Plan distributed in accordance with the provisions of Article 8. 

  

			
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 Article 4—Participant Elections 

 

	4.1.	 Deferral Agreement 

Each Non-Employee Director may elect to defer his or her Compensation by executing in writing or
electronically, a deferral agreement in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator and the provisions of this Article 4. 

A new deferral agreement, which specifies the time and form of payment for amounts deferred in respect of such Plan Year, must be timely
executed for each Plan Year with respect to which the Non-Employee Director desires to defer Compensation. A Non-Employee Director who does not timely execute a deferral
agreement with respect to a Plan Year shall be deemed to have elected zero deferrals of Compensation for such Plan Year. 
 A deferral
agreement may be changed or revoked during the period specified by the Administrator in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder. Except as provided in Section 9.3, a deferral agreement
becomes irrevocable at the close of the specified period. 
  

	4.2.	 Amount of Deferral 

Subject to such rules, procedures and limitations, including establishing the distribution options available with respect to each election, as
the Administrator may establish from time to time, a Non-Employee Director may elect to defer up to 100% of his or her Compensation with respect to a specific Plan Year. 

 

	4.3.	 Timing of Election to Defer 

Except as otherwise provided below, each Non-Employee Director who desires to defer Compensation
otherwise payable during a Plan Year must execute a deferral agreement within the period preceding the Plan Year specified by the Administrator. 

A Non-Employee Director who first becomes eligible to participate during a Plan Year may elect to defer
Compensation otherwise payable during the remainder of such Plan Year in accordance with the rules of this Section 4.3 by executing a deferral agreement within the thirty (30) day period beginning on the date the Non-Employee Director is elected to the Board. If Compensation is based on a specified performance period that begins before the Non-Employee Director executes his or her
deferral agreement, the election will be deemed to apply to the portion of such Compensation equal to the total amount of Compensation for the performance period multiplied by the ratio of the number of days remaining in the performance period after
the election becomes irrevocable and effective over the total number of days in the performance period. The rules of this paragraph shall not apply unless the Non-Employee Director can be treated as initially
eligible in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a)(7). 
  

	4.4.	 Election of Payment Schedule and Form of Payment 

All elections of a payment schedule and a form of payment will be made in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator
and the provisions of this Section 4.4. At the time a Non-Employee Director completes a deferral agreement, the Non-Employee Director must elect a distribution
event (which includes a specified time) and a form of payment for the Compensation subject to the deferral agreement from among the 

  

			
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options the Company has made available for this purpose. If a Non-Employee Director fails to elect a distribution event, he or she shall be deemed to have
elected Separation from Service as the distribution event. If he or she fails to elect a form of payment, he or she shall be deemed to have elected a lump sum form of payment. 

Article 5—Accounts and Credits 
  

	5.1.	 Establishment of Account 

For accounting and computational purposes only, the Administrator will establish and maintain an Account on behalf of each Participant which
will reflect the credits made pursuant to Section 5.2, distributions or withdrawals therefrom, along with the earnings, expenses, gains and losses allocated thereto, attributable to the hypothetical investments made with the amounts in the
Account as provided in Article 6. The Administrator may establish and maintain such other records and accounts, as it decides in its discretion to be reasonably required or appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan. 

 

	5.2.	 Credits to Account 

A Participant’s Account will be credited for each Plan Year with the amount of his or her elective deferrals under Section 4.1 at the
time the amount subject to the deferral election would otherwise have been payable to the Participant. 

  

			
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 Article 6—Investment of Contributions 

 

	6.1.	 Investment Options 

The amount credited to each Account shall be treated as invested in the investment options designated for this purpose by the Administrator.

  

	6.2.	 Adjustment of Accounts 

The amount credited to each Account shall be adjusted for hypothetical investment earnings, expenses, gains or losses in an amount equal to the
earnings, expenses, gains or losses attributable to the investment options selected from among the investment options provided in Section 6.1. A Participant (or the Participant’s Beneficiary after the death of the Participant) may, in
accordance with rules and procedures established by the Administrator, select the investments from among the options provided in Section 6.1 to be used for the purpose of calculating future hypothetical investment adjustments to the Account or
to future credits to the Account under Section 5.2 effective as of the Valuation Date coincident with or next following notice to the Administrator. Each Account shall be adjusted as of each Valuation Date to reflect: (a) the hypothetical
earnings, expenses, gains, and losses described above; (b) amounts credited pursuant to Section 5.2; and (c) distributions or withdrawals. In addition, each Account may be adjusted for its allocable share of the hypothetical costs and
expenses associated with the maintenance of the hypothetical investments provided in Section 6.1. 

  

			
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 Article 7—Right to Benefits 

 

	7.1.	 Vesting 

A Participant, at all times, has a 100% nonforfeitable interest in the amounts credited to his or her Account attributable to his or her
elective deferrals made in accordance with Section 4.1. 
  

	7.2.	 Death 

A Participant may designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, or change any prior designation of Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, in accordance with
rules and procedures established by the Administrator. Whenever a Participant designates a new Beneficiary, all former Beneficiary designations by such Participant shall be revoked automatically. If a Participant and the Participant’s spouse
divorce, any designations of the spouse as Beneficiary shall become null and void. The former spouse shall be treated as the Beneficiary under the Plan only if (i) after the divorce is final, the Participant expressly re-designates the former spouse as the Participant’s Beneficiary or (ii) the Administrator has received a court order directing that the former spouse be designated as a Beneficiary of the Participant as
to all or a portion of the Participant’s Account. 
 A copy of the death notice or other sufficient documentation must be filed with and
approved by the Administrator. If upon the death of the Participant there is, in the opinion of the Administrator, no designated Beneficiary for part or all of the Participant’s vested Account, such amount will be paid to his or her estate
(such estate shall be deemed to be the Beneficiary for purposes of the Plan) in accordance with the provisions of Article 8. 

  

			
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 Article 8—Distribution of Benefits 

 

	8.1.	 Amount of Benefits 

The vested amount credited to a Participant’s Account as determined under Articles 5, 6, and 7 shall determine and constitute the basis
for the value of benefits payable to the Participant under the Plan. 
  

	8.2.	 Method and Timing of Distributions 

Except as otherwise provided in this Article 8, distributions under the Plan shall be made in accordance with the elections made or deemed made
by the Participant under Article 4. Except as expressly provided in this Section 8.2, distributions shall be made upon, or if so stated in the applicable election, based upon a schedule following, the distribution date or event, as applicable,
specified in a Participant’s deferral election made in accordance with Article 4. All distributions related to a designated payment date or event shall be made no later than the time prescribed by Treas. Reg. Sec.
1.409A-3(d). Subject to such rules, procedures and limitations, including the specifying the distribution options available with respect to each such election, as the Administrator may establish from time to
time, a Participant may elect, at least twelve months before a scheduled distribution event, to delay the payment date of any previously deferred compensation for a minimum period of sixty months from the originally scheduled date of payment,
provided the election does not take effect for at least twelve months from the date on which the election is made. Any distribution election change must be made in accordance with procedures, rules and limitations established by the Administrator.
The Participant may, at the same time the date of payment is deferred in accordance with this Section 8.2, change the form of payment so long as such change in the form of payment does not effect an acceleration of payment in violation of Code
Section 409A or the provisions of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(b). For purposes of this Section 8.2, a series of installment payments is always treated as a single payment and not as a series of
separate payments. 
  

	8.3.	 Payment Election Overrides 

Upon the death of a Participant, the remaining vested amount credited to the Participant’s Account shall be paid in a lump sum to the
Participant’s Beneficiary regardless of whether the Participant had made different elections of time and/or form of payment or whether the Participant was receiving installment payments at the time of the event. In no event shall any amount
payable following the death of a Participant be paid later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant dies. 
  

	8.4.	 Cashouts of Amounts Not Exceeding Stated Limit 

If the vested amount credited to the Participant’s Account does not exceed $25,000 at the time he or she incurs a Separation from Service
for any reason, the Company shall distribute such amount to the Participant as soon as administratively feasible following the distribution event but in no event later than the time prescribed by Treas. Reg. Sec.
1.409A-3(d) in a single lump sum cash payment following such Separation from Service regardless of whether the Participant had made different elections of time or form of payment as to the vested amount
credited to his or her Account or whether the Participant was receiving installments at the time of such termination. 

  

			
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	8.5.	 Permissible Delays in Payment 

Distributions may be delayed beyond the date payment would otherwise occur in accordance with the provisions of Articles 7 and 8 in any of the
following circumstances (as long as the Company treats all payments to similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis): 
  

	 	(a)	 The Company may delay payment if it reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will violate federal
securities laws or other applicable laws provided payment is made at the earliest date on which the Company reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment will not cause such violation. 

 

	 	(b)	 The Company reserves the right to amend the Plan to provide for a delay in payment upon such other events and
conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. 

  

	8.6.	 Permitted Acceleration of Payment 

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, permit acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment or amount scheduled to be paid
pursuant to a payment under the Plan provided such acceleration would be permitted by the provisions of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(j)(4), including the following events: 

 

	 	(a)	 Compliance with Ethics Agreement and Legal Requirements. A payment may be accelerated as may be
necessary to comply with ethics agreements with the Federal government or as may be reasonably necessary to avoid the violation of Federal, state, local or foreign ethics law or conflicts of laws, in accordance with the requirements of Code
Section 409A. 

  

	 	(b)	 De Minimis Amounts. A payment may be accelerated if (i) the amount of the payment is not greater
than the applicable dollar amount under Code Section 402(g)(1)(B), and (ii) at the time the payment is made the amount constitutes the Participant’s entire interest under the Plan and all other plans that are aggregated with the Plan
under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(c)(2). 

  

	 	(c)	 Section 409A Additional Tax. A payment may be accelerated if the Plan fails to meet
the requirements of Code Section 409A; provided that such payment may not exceed the amount required to be included in income as a result of the failure to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A. 

 

	 	(d)	 Other Events. A payment may be accelerated in the Administrator’s discretion in connection with
such other events and conditions as permitted by Code Section 409A. 

  

			
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 Article 9—Amendment and Termination 

 

	9.1.	 Amendment by Company 

The Company reserves the right to amend the Plan through action of its Directors or its delegate. No amendment can directly or indirectly
deprive any current or former Participant or Beneficiary of all or any portion of his or her Account which had accrued and vested prior to the amendment. 
  

	9.2.	 Plan Termination Following Change in Control or Corporate Dissolution 

The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan and distribute all amounts credited to all Participant Accounts within the 30 days
preceding or the twelve months following a Change in Control as determined in accordance with the rules set forth in the regulations promulgated under Section 409A. For this purpose, the Plan will be treated as terminated only if all
agreements, methods, programs and other arrangements sponsored by the Company immediately after the Change in Control which are treated as a single plan under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(c)(2) are also
terminated so that all Participants under the Plan and all participants under all similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts deferred under the terminated arrangements within twelve months of the date the Company irrevocably takes all
necessary action to terminate the arrangements. In addition, the Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan within twelve months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331 or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant
to 11 U. S. C. Section 503(b)(1)(A) provided that amounts deferred under the Plan are included in the gross incomes of Participants in the latest of (a) the calendar year in which the termination and liquidation occurs, (b) the first
calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or (c) the first calendar year in which payment is administratively practicable. 

 

	9.3.	 Other Plan Terminations 

The Company retains the discretion to terminate the Plan if (a) all arrangements sponsored by the Company that would be aggregated with
any terminated arrangement under Code Section 409A and Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated, (b) no payments other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the arrangements
if the termination had not occurred are made within twelve months of the termination of the arrangements, (c) all payments are made within twenty-four months of the date the Company takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate and
liquidate the arrangements, (d) the Company does not adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder at any time within the three year period following
the date of termination of the arrangement, and (e) the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Company. The Company also reserves the right to amend the Plan to provide that termination of the Plan
will occur under such conditions and events as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. 

  

			
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 Article 10—Plan Administration 

10.1. Powers and Responsibilities of the Administrator 

The Administrator has the full power and the full responsibility to administer the Plan in all of its details. The Administrator’s powers
and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 
  

	 	(a)	 To make and enforce such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or proper for the efficient administration
of the Plan; 

  

	 	(b)	 To interpret the Plan, its interpretation thereof to be final on all persons claiming benefits under the Plan;

  

	 	(c)	 To decide all questions concerning the Plan and the eligibility of any person to participate in the Plan;

  

	 	(d)	 To administer, review and resolve any claims made under the Plan; 

 

	 	(e)	 To compute the amount of benefits which will be payable to any Participant, former Participant or Beneficiary
in accordance with the provisions of the Plan; 

  

	 	(f)	 To determine the person or persons to whom such benefits will be paid; 

 

	 	(g)	 To authorize the payment of benefits; 

 

	 	(h)	 To make corrections and recover the overpayment of any benefits; 

 

	 	(i)	 To appoint such agents, counsel, accountants, and consultants as may be required to assist in administering the
Plan; 

  

	 	(j)	 By written instrument, to allocate and delegate its responsibilities, including the formation of an
Administrative Committee to administer the Plan. 

 10.2. Plan Administrative Costs 

All reasonable costs and expenses (including legal, accounting, and employee communication fees) incurred by the Administrator in administering
the Plan shall be paid by the Plan to the extent not paid by the Company. 

  

			
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 Article 11—Miscellaneous 

11.1. Unsecured General Creditor of the Company 

Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors, and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interests or claims in any
property or assets of the Company. For purposes of the payment of benefits under the Plan, any and all of the Company’s assets shall be, and shall remain, the general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company’s obligation
under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money in the future. 
 11.2. Company’s Liability 

The Company’s liability for the payment of benefits under the Plan shall be defined only by the Plan and by the deferral agreements
entered into between a Participant and the Company. The Company shall have no obligation or liability to a Participant under the Plan except as provided by the Plan and a deferral agreement or agreements. 

11.3. Limitation of Rights 

Neither the establishment of the Plan, nor any amendment thereof, nor the creation of any fund or account, nor the payment of any benefits,
will be construed as giving to the Participant or any other person any legal or equitable right against the Company, the Plan or the Administrator, except as provided herein; and in no event will the terms of employment or service of the Participant
be modified or in any way affected hereby. 
 11.4. Anti-Assignment 

Except as may be necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order within the meaning of Code Section 414(p), none of the benefits or rights
of a Participant or any Beneficiary of a Participant shall be subject to the claim of any creditor. In particular, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all such benefits and rights shall be free from attachment, garnishment, or any other legal or
equitable process available to any creditor of the Participant and his or her Beneficiary. Neither the Participant nor his or her Beneficiary shall have the right to alienate, anticipate, commute, pledge, encumber, or assign any of the payments
which he or she may expect to receive, contingently or otherwise, under the Plan, except the right to designate a Beneficiary to receive death benefits provided hereunder. Notwithstanding the preceding, the benefit payable from a Participant’s
Account may be reduced, at the discretion of the Administrator, to satisfy any debt or liability to the Company. 

  

			
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 11.5. Facility of Payment 

If the Administrator determines, on the basis of medical reports or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrator, that the recipient of any
benefit payments under the Plan is incapable of handling his or her affairs by reason of minority, illness, infirmity or other incapacity, the Administrator may direct the Company to disburse such payments to a person or institution designated by a
court which has jurisdiction over such recipient or a person or institution otherwise having the legal authority under State law for the care and control of such recipient. The receipt by such person or institution of any such payments therefore,
and any such payment to the extent thereof, shall discharge the liability of the Company, the Plan and the Administrator for the payment of benefits hereunder to such recipient. 

11.6. Notices 
 Any notice or other
communication to the Company or Administrator in connection with the Plan shall be deemed delivered in writing if addressed to the Company at Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. 230 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003 and if either actually delivered at
said address or, in the case or a letter, five business days shall have elapsed after the same shall have been deposited in the United States mails, first-class postage prepaid and registered or certified. 

11.7. Tax Withholding 
 If the
Company concludes that tax withholding is required at law with respect to any deferral or payment hereunder, the Company shall withhold such amounts from any payments due the Participant or from amounts deferred, as permitted by law, or otherwise
make appropriate arrangements with the Participant or his or her Beneficiary for satisfaction of such obligation. Tax, for purposes of this Section 11.7 means any federal, state, local or any other governmental income tax, employment or payroll
tax, excise tax, or any other tax or assessment owing with respect to amounts deferred, any earnings thereon, and any payments made to Participants under the Plan. 

  

			
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Directors Deferral Plan
	  	Article 11-2

 11.8. Indemnification 

 

	 	(a)	 Each Indemnitee (as defined in Section 11.8(e)) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company for
all actions taken by him or her and for all failures to take action (regardless of the date of any such action or failure to take action), to the fullest extent permitted by the law of the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated, against
all expense, liability, and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, taxes, penalties, and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the Indemnitee in connection with any
Proceeding (as defined in subsection (e)). No indemnification pursuant to this Section shall be made, however, in any case where (1) the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is determined by a court to have
constituted willful misconduct or recklessness or (2) there is a settlement to which the Company does not consent. 

  

	 	(b)	 The right to indemnification provided in this Section shall include the right to have the expenses incurred by
the Indemnitee in defending any Proceeding paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted by the law of the jurisdiction in which the Company is incorporated; provided that, if such law
requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding shall be made only on delivery to the Company of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so
advanced without interest if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section or otherwise. 

  

	 	(c)	 Indemnification pursuant to this Section shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be such and shall
inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, and administrators. The Company agrees that the undertakings made in this Section shall be binding on its successors or assigns and shall survive the termination, amendment, or restatement of the
Plan. 

  

	 	(d)	 The foregoing right to indemnification shall be in addition to such other rights as the Indemnitee may enjoy as
a matter of law or by reason of insurance coverage of any kind and is in addition to and not in lieu of any rights to indemnification to which the Indemnitee may be entitled pursuant to the by-laws of the
Company. 

  

	 	(e)	 For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply: 

 

	 	(i)	 “Indemnitee” shall mean each person serving as an Administrator (or any other person who is an
employee, member of the Directors, or officer of the Company) who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in, any Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was performing administrative
functions under the Plan. 

  

	 	(ii)	 “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding (including,
without limitation, an action, suit, or proceeding by or in the right of the Company), whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or through arbitration. 

  

			
	 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
 Non-Employee
Directors Deferral Plan
	  	Article 11-3

 11.9. Successors 

The provisions of the Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Company and their successors and assigns and the Participant
and the Participant’s designated Beneficiaries. 
 11.10. Disclaimer 

It is the Company’s intention that the Plan comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Company shall not have any
liability to any Participant should any provision of the Plan fail to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A. 
 11.11. Remedies

 In the event that, after written demand is made therefore, the Company fails to pay any Participant or Beneficiary promptly any
amount due under Article 8 hereof, in addition to (and not in limitation of) any other rights and remedies that may otherwise be available at applicable law, such Participant or Beneficiary shall also be entitled to the same rights and remedies that
would be available under Section 198 of the New York Labor Law (or any successor statute thereto) if the amount payable hereunder were wages payable to an employee employed in the State of New York. 

11.12. Governing Law 
 The Plan
will be construed, administered, and enforced according to the laws of the State of Delaware, but giving effect to the remedies specified in Section 11.11. 

  

			
	 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
 Non-Employee
Directors Deferral Plan
	  	Article 11-4Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

    [PO Box 561

    Minneapolis, MN 55440-0561]

    [800.624.0197]

    

    

    

    

    Individual Flexible Purchase Payment Variable Deferred
      Annuity Contract

    

    

    

    

    Purchase Payments we receive for this contract accumulate to provide Annuity Payments or a Death
      Benefit. This is a variable annuity contract with Contract Value increasing or decreasing depending on the experience of the Variable Account and Index Options. This
      contract is nonparticipating, with no dividends payable. Benefits available under this contract are not less than those required by statute of the state in which this contract is issued.

    

    

    Signed for the Company at its home office on the Issue Date.

    

    

    Allianz Life Insurance Company

    Of North America

    

    

    By: /s/ GRETCHEN CEPEK

    [Gretchen Cepek]

    Secretary

    

    

    By: /s/ JASMINE M. JIRELE

    [Jasmine M. Jirele]

    President and CEO

    

    

    

    

    RIGHT TO EXAMINE: This contract can
      be returned within 10 calendar days after you receive it. It can be mailed or delivered to either us or the financial professional who sold it. Return of this contract by mail is effective on being postmarked, properly addressed and postage paid. We
      promptly refund the Contract Value. This may be more or less than the Purchase Payments. We have the right to allocate Purchase Payments to the Interim Fund(s) until the end of the Right to Examine period. The Interim Fund(s) are listed on the
      Contract Schedule. If we so allocate Purchase Payments, we refund the greater of the Purchase Payments less any Withdrawals, or the Contract Value.

    

    

    

    

    This is a legal contract between you and the Company.

    

    

    Read this contract carefully.

    
      
        	
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    Contract Schedule 3

    Definitions 4

    Purchase Payments6

    Variable Account7

    Contract Value7

    Transfers8

    Contract Charges8

    Withdrawals9

    Annuity Payments10

    Death Benefit12

    Ownership13

    General Provisions14

    
      
        	
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    Some of the terms found in this contract are defined below. Additional terms are defined throughout this contract where they are used. Section
      titles, provision titles, and terms used on the Contract Schedule are also capitalized to help you easily recognize them.

    

    

    We, Our, Us, and the Company

    Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. The terms We, Our, and Us may not be capitalized throughout this contract.

    

    

    You, Your

    The Owner of this contract. The terms You and Your may not be capitalized throughout this contract. The term Contract Owner
      may also be used to mean Owner in some endorsements or riders.

    

    

    Accumulation Phase

    The period of time beginning on the Issue Date and before you begin Annuity Payments. The Accumulation
      Phase ends on the earliest of the following.

    
      	
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              The Business Day that the Service Center receives a Valid Claim from all Beneficiaries upon the death of an Owner (or Annuitant if
                the Owner is a non-individual), unless this contract is continued by the deceased Owner’s Spouse.

            

    

    

    

    Age

    An individual’s age on his or her most recent birthday, unless otherwise specified.

    

    

    Annuitant

    An individual whose Age determines the Annuity Payments under Annuity Options with lifetime Annuity Payments. You may be an
      Annuitant or you may name someone else. The Annuitant is shown on the Contract Schedule.

    

    

    Annuity Date

    The date Annuity Payments begin.

    

    

    Annuity Phase

    The period of time beginning on the Annuity Date during which we make Annuity Payments. The Annuity Phase terminates on the
      earliest of the following.

    
      	
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              Under Annuity Options F and G, the death of the last surviving Joint Annuitant.

            

    

    

    

    Authorized Request

    A request that is received by the Service Center in good order within any timelines provided.

    

    

    Beneficiary

    An individual or non-individual entitled to the Death Benefit under this contract.

    

    

    Business Day

    Each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Our Business Day ends when regular
      trading on the New York Stock Exchange ends, which is usually at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. We process any instructions received at or after the end of any Business Day on the next Business Day. If any calculations or Contract Charges fall on a day that
      is not a Business Day, they will be processed on the next Business Day, unless otherwise specified.

    
      
        	
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    Cash Value

    The Cash Value is equal to the Contract Value minus any Withdrawal Charges minus any final Contract Charges.

    

    

    Charge Base

    If your contract has a Product Fee, we base the Product Fee on the Charge Base. On the Issue Date,
      the Charge Base is equal to the Initial Purchase Payment. On each Quarterly Contract Anniversary, the Charge Base is equal to the Contract Value at the end of the Business Day after we process any Additional Purchase Payments, Withdrawals including
      any Withdrawal Charges, Contract Charges and, if this is also an Index Anniversary, after we apply any credits.

    

    

    At the end of each Business Day, we:

    
      	
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                and Contract Charges.

            

    

    

    

    Contract Anniversary

    A twelve-month anniversary of the Issue Date or any subsequent twelve-month Contract Anniversary.

    

    

    Contract Year

    A period of 12 months. The first Contract Year begins on the Issue Date. Subsequent Contract Years
      begin on the Contract Anniversaries.

    

    

    Index Anniversary

    A twelve-month anniversary of the Index Effective Date or any subsequent twelve-month Index Anniversary.

    

    

    Index Effective Date

    The first day of the first Index Year. The Index Effective Date is shown on your Index Options
      statement. The Index Effective Date can be any Business Day from the Issue Date up to and including the first Quarterly Contract Anniversary. However, it cannot be the 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month. If the Index
      Effective Date would occur on the 29th, 30th, or 31st of a month, or on a day that is not a Business Day, we change the Index Effective Date to be the next available Business Day.

    

    

    Index Options

    The Index Options available to you are shown on the Index Options Contract Schedule(s). If the term Allocation Options is used
      in any attached amendment, endorsement or rider, the term shall have the same meaning as Index Options.

    

    

    Index Year

    A period of 12 months. The first Index Year begins on the Index Effective Date. Subsequent Index Years
      begin on the Index Anniversaries.

    

    

    Issue Date

    The first day this contract is effective. The Issue Date is shown on the Contract Schedule.

    

    

    Joint Annuitant

    You can add a Joint Annuitant for the Annuity Phase subject to our approval. If we allow Joint Annuitants, we determine
      Annuity Payments using the Ages of both Joint Annuitants.

    

    

    Joint Owner

    Joint Owners have equal contract Ownership rights and must authorize the exercise of these rights in
      writing, unless otherwise allowed by us. If Joint Owners are named, all references to Owner shall mean Joint Owners.

    

    

    Maximum Annuity Date

    The latest date by which Annuity Payments must begin. The Maximum Annuity Date is shown on the Contract Schedule.

    

    

    Owner

    A purchaser of this contract, who is entitled to the ownership rights described in this contract. Owners are shown on the
      Contract Schedule.

    
      
        	
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    Payee

    The individual or non-individual to whom we make Annuity Payments. Generally we require the Owner to be the Payee, but we may
      allow you to name a different Payee subject to our approval.

    

    

    Purchase Payment

    Any payment you make that we accept into this contract. We do not accept Purchase Payments received on
      the same Business Day as a Full Withdrawal or Right to Examine Request.

    Quarterly Contract Anniversary

    A three-month anniversary of the Issue Date or any subsequent three-month Quarterly Contract Anniversary.

    Service Center

    The office shown at the top of the first page of your contract.

    Spouse

    An individual who is recognized as a spouse under federal law.

    Valid Claim

    An Authorized Request of the Death Benefit payment option, due proof of death, and any required governmental forms. Due proof
      of death includes a certified copy of the death certificate, a decree of court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death, or any other proof satisfactory to us. Due proof of death is required only if we have not already received it.

    Variable Account Value

    The sum of the values in the Interim Fund(s).

    

    

    Purchase Payments

    

    

    

    

    Initial Purchase Payment

    The Initial Purchase Payment is all Purchase Payments we receive on the Issue Date and is shown on the Contract Schedule. The
      Initial Purchase Payment cannot be greater than the Maximum Total Purchase Payments shown on the Contract Schedule without our approval.

    Additional Purchase Payments

    Additional Purchase Payments are Purchase Payments we receive during the Accumulation Phase and before
      the first Valid Claim. Additional Purchase Payments must be greater than or equal to the Minimum Additional Purchase Payment shown on the Contract Schedule. We may decline any Additional Purchase Payment. Each Index Year during the Accumulation Phase
      total Purchase Payments cannot be greater than the total amount of Purchase Payments received before the first Quarterly Contract Anniversary. You may pay Additional Purchase Payments up to that amount for the remainder of the first Index Year. Total
      Purchase Payments cannot be greater than the Maximum Total Purchase Payments without our prior approval.

    No Default

    This contract is not in default if you do not make Additional Purchase Payments.

    Allocation of Purchase Payments

    We place Purchase Payments in the Interim Fund(s) until the Index Effective Date. If the Issue Date is the Index Effective
      Date, we then allocate Purchase Payments to one or more of the Index Options according to your allocation instructions. However, if we exercise our right to allocate to the Interim Fund(s) during the Right to Examine Period, we will allocate the
      Initial Purchase Payment to the Interim Fund(s) until the end of the Right to Examine Period. If your requested Index Effective Date would occur during this time, we change your Index Effective Date to the next Business Day after the Right to Examine
      Period that is not the 29th, 30th or 31st of the month. We will then allocate your Contract Value among your selected Index Options according to your allocation instructions on the Index Effective Date.

    If the Issue Date is not the Index Effective Date, any Purchase Payment that we receive before the
      Index Effective Date, we place in the Interim Fund(s) until the Index Effective Date. We will then allocate your Contract Value among your selected Index Options according to your allocation instructions on the Index Effective Date.

    
      
        	
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    We will place any Additional Purchase Payments we receive after the Index Effective Date in the Interim Fund(s) until the
      next Index Anniversary. On the next Index Anniversary, we will allocate the Variable Account Value held in the Interim Fund(s) and any Additional Purchase Payments we receive before the end of the Business Day on the Index Anniversary among your
      selected Index Options according to your allocation instructions. If the Index Anniversary is not a Business Day, we must receive the Additional Purchase Payments before the end of the Business Day prior to the Index Anniversary.

    If at any time we have more than one Interim Fund available, you may elect which Interim Fund to which you would like to have
      your Initial and any Additional Purchase Payments allocated.

    Your allocation instructions must comply with the Allocation Guidelines shown on the Contract Schedules.

    

    

    Variable Account

    

    

    

    

    

    

    The Variable Account is shown on the Contract Schedule. It consists of assets we have set aside and
      have kept separate from the rest of our assets and those of our other separate accounts. The assets of the Variable Account, equal to reserves and other liabilities of this contract and all other contracts issued through the Variable Account, will
      not be charged with liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct.

    

    

    The Variable Account assets are divided into subaccounts which invest in the Interim Fund(s).

    

    

    Contract Value

    

    

    

    

    

    

    The Contract Value is equal to the sum of the Index Option Values and the Variable Account Value. The Index Option Values
      are the values in a selected Index Option as discussed in the attached riders.

    

    

    How the Variable Account Value increases and decreases

    The Variable Account Value increases and decreases based on Purchase Payments, transfers out of the subaccounts, Withdrawals
      (including any Withdrawal Charges), the deduction of Contract Charges, and the investment performance of the Interim Fund(s).

    

    

    We place Purchase Payments you allocate to the Index Options into subaccounts of the Variable Account.
      Each subaccount invests exclusively in one Interim Fund. We use Accumulation Units to account for all amounts allocated to or withdrawn from each subaccount as a result of Purchase Payments, Withdrawals (including any Withdrawal Charges), transfers
      out of the subaccounts, or the deduction of Contract Charges. We determine the Variable Account Value by multiplying the number of subaccount Accumulation Units by the subaccount’s Accumulation Unit Value and then adding these results together.

    

    

    Number of Accumulation Units

    On the Issue Date, the number of Accumulation Units in each subaccount is equal to the Initial Purchase Payment amount
      allocated to that subaccount, divided by that subaccount’s Accumulation Unit Value.

    

    

    At the end of each Business Day, we adjust the number of Accumulation Units in each subaccount as follows. Additional
      Purchase Payments will increase the number of Accumulation Units. Withdrawals (including any Withdrawal Charges), transfers out of subaccounts, and the deduction of any Contract Charges will decrease the number of Accumulation Units. The change in
      the number of Accumulation Units is equal to the net amount allocated to or deducted from the subaccount, divided by that subaccount’s Accumulation Unit Value.

    

    

    Accumulation Unit Value

    We arbitrarily set the initial Accumulation Unit Value for each subaccount. At
      the end of each Business Day for each subaccount, we multiply the Accumulation Unit Value at the end of the prior Business Day by the percentage change in price of an Interim Fund(s) since the prior Business Day. The percentage change includes the
      market performance of the Interim Fund(s).

    
      
        	
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    During the Accumulation Phase, you can transfer the Contract Value in an Index Option into another Index Option by providing
      an Authorized Request. Transfers can only occur on the Index Effective Date and on subsequent Index Anniversaries by providing an Authorized Request.

    All Transfers are subject to the following:

    
      	
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              Any Transfer request must comply with the Allocation Guidelines shown on the Contract Schedule.

            

    

    Suspension of Payments or Transfers

    We may suspend or postpone Transfers or payments for Withdrawals for any period when:

    
      	
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              The New York Stock Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings.

            

    

    
      	
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              An emergency, as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, exists as a result of which disposal of the Interim Fund(s)
                shares are not reasonably practicable or we cannot reasonably value the Interim Fund(s) shares.

            

    

    
      	
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    Contract Charges

    

    

    

    

    Product Fee

    If your contract has a Product Fee, it is shown on the Contract Schedule.

    The Product Fee is assessed as a percentage of the Charge Base as an annualized rate that we accrue
      each day during the Accumulation Phase and when paying the Death Benefit as noted under Death Benefit Payment Options. If any day that we are to accrue this charge is not a Business Day, we use the Charge Base at the end of the previous Business Day.
      We deduct the Product Fee for each quarter on the earlier of the following: (a) the next Quarterly Contract Anniversary, or the next Business Day if the next Quarterly Contract Anniversary is not a Business Day; or (b) when we deduct the final
      Product Fee. We deduct the Product Fee from the Contract Value on each Quarterly Contract Anniversary (or the next Business Day if the Quarterly Contract Anniversary is not on a Business Day) before we use that Contract Value to compute any
      guaranteed value(s) under this contract.

    When we deduct the Product Fee, we deduct it proportionately from each Index Option and Interim Fund(s). The deduction of the
      Product Fee reduces the Contract Value, but is not subject to a Withdrawal Charge and does not reduce the Withdrawal Charge Basis(es). The deduction of the Product Fee does not reduce the amount we use to determine the Free Withdrawal Privilege or
      the Withdrawal Charge Basis, and is not treated as a Withdrawal when we compute any guaranteed value(s) under this contract.

    We deduct the final Product Fee on the Business Day you withdraw the total Contract Value, the last Business Day before the
      Annuity Date, or when paying a Death Benefit as noted under the “Death Benefit Payment Options” provision. However, if on a Quarterly Contract Anniversary the Contract Value is less than the Product Fee, we deduct any remaining Contract Value to
      cover the final Product Fee and reduce the Contract Value to zero.

    Contract Maintenance Charge

    Your annual Contract Maintenance Charge is shown on the Contract Schedule. During the Accumulation
      Phase, we deduct the Contract Maintenance Charge from the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary. If the Contract Anniversary is not a Business Day, we deduct the charge on the next Business Day. If you take a Full Withdrawal from your contract
      (other than on a Contract Anniversary), we deduct the Contract Maintenance Charge. We deduct the Contract Maintenance Charge proportionately from each Index Option and Interim Fund(s). During the Annuity Phase, we deduct the Contract Maintenance
      Charge proportionately from each Annuity Payment.

    The deduction of the Contract Maintenance Charge is not subject to a Withdrawal Charge and does not reduce the Withdrawal
      Charge Basis(es).

    We waive the Contract Maintenance Charge as follows:

    
      	
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                least equal to the Contract Maintenance Charge Waiver Minimum.

            

    

    
      	
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                Contract Maintenance Charge Waiver Minimum.

            

    

    
      	
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                the last Business Day before the Annuity Date.

            

    

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    During the Accumulation Phase and before the first Valid Claim, you can request a Full or Partial Withdrawal from this
      contract by providing an Authorized Request. We pay the amount of any Withdrawal within seven days of receipt of an Authorized Request unless the Suspension of Payments or Transfers provision of this contract is in effect.

    Full Withdrawal

    A Full Withdrawal is a request for the total Cash Value. We process a Full Withdrawal on the Business Day we receive an
      Authorized Request, based on the values at the end of the Business Day. This contract terminates upon a Full Withdrawal.

    Partial Withdrawals

    A Partial Withdrawal is a request for an amount less than the total Cash Value. Each Partial Withdrawal
      must be greater than or equal to the Minimum Partial Withdrawal shown on the Contract Schedule prior to the application of the Withdrawal Charge. When you request a Partial Withdrawal, the total Contract Value will decrease at the end of the Business
      Day by the amount you request, plus any Withdrawal Charge. We withdraw from your Contract Value an amount that, after application of any Withdrawal Charge to the amount withdrawn, will provide the amount you requested.

    We deduct Partial Withdrawals proportionately from the Index Options and Interim Fund. We deduct a Partial Withdrawal from
      the Contract Value at the end of the Business Day that we process the Withdrawal request.

    If the Contract Value after a Partial Withdrawal and any Withdrawal Charge would be less than the
      Minimum Required Value shown on the Contract Schedule, we treat your request as a Full Withdrawal.

    Withdrawal Charge

    Upon a Full or Partial Withdrawal of this contract we assess a Withdrawal Charge. A Withdrawal Charge
      applies if any part of a Withdrawal comes from a Purchase Payment that is still within the Withdrawal Charge period. We assess the Withdrawal Charge for each Purchase Payment against its Withdrawal Charge Basis, which is equal to the amount of the
      Purchase Payment, less any portion of the Purchase Payments withdrawn (excluding any Penalty-Free Withdrawals), and less any Withdrawal Charges as outlined below. Penalty-Free Withdrawals include Withdrawals under the Free Withdrawal Privilege and
      Waiver of Withdrawal Charge Rider, and if applicable, withdrawals taken as a Required Minimum Distribution. We do not reduce the Withdrawal Charge Basis(es) for Penalty- Free Withdrawals and amounts we deduct to pay Contract Charges. For purposes of
      calculating any Withdrawal Charge we withdraw Purchase Payments on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis. We calculate the charge at the time of each Withdrawal and the total Withdrawal Charge is equal to the sum of the Withdrawal Charges for each
      Purchase Payment withdrawn. We take each Withdrawal from your contract in the following order.

    
      	
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              Purchase Payments that are beyond the Withdrawal Charge period shown in the Withdrawal Charge Percentages Table. These Purchase
                Payments no longer have a Withdrawal Charge Basis and are not subject to a Withdrawal Charge.

            

    

    
      	
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              Amounts that are available as Penalty-Free Withdrawals. These Withdrawals are not subject to a Withdrawal Charge, and do not reduce
                the Withdrawal Charge Basis(es).

            

    

    
      	
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              Withdrawal Charge Basis(es) that are within the Withdrawal Charge period shown in the Withdrawal Charge Percentages Table on a FIFO basis. These
                Withdrawals are subject to a Withdrawal Charge, which is equal to the Withdrawal Charge Basis for the portion of each Purchase Payment being withdrawn multiplied by its applicable Withdrawal Charge percentage. The total Withdrawal Charge is
                equal to the sum of the Withdrawal Charges for each Withdrawal Charge Basis. These Withdrawals reduce the Withdrawal Charge Basis(es).

            

    

    
      	
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    The Withdrawal Charge Percentages Table is shown on the Contract Schedule. The Withdrawal Charge does not apply to Annuity
      Payments or death benefit payments.

    Free Withdrawal Privilege

    Each Contract Year you can take multiple Withdrawals up to the Free Withdrawal Amount shown on the Contract Schedule without
      incurring a Withdrawal Charge. Any unused Free Withdrawal Privilege in one Contract Year is not added to the Free Withdrawal Amount available in the next year. If you take a Full Withdrawal, we assess a Withdrawal Charge with no reductions for the
      Free Withdrawal Privilege.

    
      
        	
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    Required Minimum Distributions

    If this contract is an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA) or owned by a qualified retirement plan, you
      may be required by the Internal Revenue Code to take Required Minimum Distributions. To satisfy such requirement for this contract only, you may take a withdrawal as a Required Minimum Distribution by providing us an Authorized Request. Such
      withdrawal may not be greater than the Required Minimum Distribution of the current calendar year less any amount previously withdrawn as a Required Minimum Distribution or Partial Withdrawal. If you take a Required Minimum Distribution, it does not
      reduce the Withdrawal Charge Basis(es) and is not subject to a Withdrawal Charge, but it will reduce your Free Withdrawal Amount and any other contract values accordingly. If you take a withdrawal and do not indicate through an Authorized Request
      that it is a Required Minimum Distribution, it will be treated as a Partial Withdrawal.

    

    

    Annuity Payments

    

    

    

    

    

    

    This contract provides for Annuity Payments.

    

    

    How Annuity Payments Begin

    You may begin Annuity Payments by providing an Authorized Request. If you do not begin Annuity Payments
      before the Maximum Annuity Date, we will begin Annuity Payments on the Maximum Annuity Date if the Contract Value on that date is greater than zero. Your requested Annuity Date must be on an Index Anniversary, is subject to our approval and cannot be
      earlier than two years after the Issue Date or later than the last Annuity Date permitted by applicable state or federal law.

    

    

    We make Annuity Payments according to the Annuity Option and payment frequency you select. You can select a monthly,
      quarterly, semi-annual, or annual payment frequency. We send Annuity Payments to the Payee. For Annuity Payments to begin, we may require that Annuity Payments be greater than or equal to the Minimum Annuity Payment shown on the Contract Schedule. If
      your selected payment frequency results in Annuity Payments that are less than the Minimum Annuity Payment, we will update your payment frequency to comply with the Minimum Annuity Payment requirement. If we are unable to satisfy the Minimum Annuity
      Payment requriement, we may ask you to select a different Annuity Option. If the Annuity Payments would not be greater than or equal to the Minimum Annuity Payment under any Annuity Option or payment frequency, we reserve the right to require you to
      take a Full Withdrawal and your contract will then terminate.

    

    

    If you do not select an Annuity Option or payment frequency before the Maximum Annuity Date, we will make monthly Annuity
      Payments according to Option C – Life with a guaranteed period of 10 years.

    

    

    We may require proof of the Age and gender of an Annuitant before making any Annuity Payments. During the Annuity
      Phase, you cannot change the Annuity Option or the payment frequency.

    If a sole Owner dies during the Annuity Phase, and we are still required to make Annuity Payments under
      the terms of the selected Annuity Option, the Beneficiary(ies) becomes the Owner(s) of this contract. If a Joint Owner dies during the Annuity Phase, and we are still required to make Annuity Payments under the terms of the selected Annuity Option,
      the surviving Joint Owner becomes the sole Owner of this contract. Any remaining Annuity Payments will continue at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution in effect at such Owner’s death.

    

    

    Under Annuity Options B, F, and G, if all Annuitants die on or after the Annuity Date and before we send the first Annuity
      Payment, we will cancel the Annuity Payments and upon receipt of a Valid Claim we will pay the Contract Value determined on the Annuity Date to the surviving individual Owner, or the Beneficiary(ies) if there is no surviving Owner. If the Owner is a
      non-individual, we pay the Owner.

    

    

    Under Annuity Options A and C, if the Annuitant dies before the end of the selected guaranteed period, we make Annuity
      Payments during the remaining guaranteed period in the following order based on who is still alive: the Payee, any surviving Owner, the last surviving Owner’s Beneficiary(ies), or to the last surviving Owner’s estate if there are no remaining or
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    How we calculate Annuity Payments

    We calculate Annuity Payments on the Annuity Date using the Contract Value and current purchase rates for the Annuity Option
      you select. We deduct the final Product Fee, if applicable, before calculating the Annuity Payments, but we do not deduct the Contract Maintenance Charge. Current purchase rates cannot be less than the rates in the Guaranteed Purchase Rate Table
      shown on the Contract Schedule. The Guaranteed Purchase Rates are based on the Annuity Mortality Table and the Minimum Annual Annuity Payment Rate shown on the Contract Schedule. You may contact us at any time to get the current purchase rates that
      we would use if you were to begin Annuity Payments at that time.

    

    

    Annuity Payments are equal to the Contract Value, divided by $1,000, and then multiplied by the applicable purchase rate
      for the Annuity Option you select. Annuity Payments will not change, unless as described in Annuity Option G – Joint and 2/3 Survivor.

    

    

    Annuity Options

    

    

    Option A – Guaranteed period

    We will pay Annuity Payments for a guaranteed period of 10 years. At the end of the guaranteed period, Annuity Payments will terminate. The
      Guaranteed Purchase Rates for Option A are shown in Table 1.

    

    

    Option B – Life

    We will pay Annuity Payments as long as the Annuitant is living. The last Annuity Payment will be the one that is due before
      the Annuitant’s death. When the Annuitant dies, Annuity Payments will terminate. The Guaranteed Purchase Rates for select ages for Option B are shown in Table 2.

    

    

    Option C – Life with a guaranteed period

    We will pay Annuity Payments as long as the Annuitant is living. If the Annuitant dies before the end of
      the guaranteed period, Annuity Payments will continue until the end of the guaranteed period. At the end of the guaranteed period, Annuity Payments will terminate. The guaranteed period must be 5 or 10 years. The Guaranteed Purchase Rates for select
      ages for Option C are shown in Table 2.

    

    

    Option F – Joint and survivor

    You must name Joint Annuitants for this annuity option. We will pay Annuity Payments as long as either Joint Annuitant is
      living. The last Annuity Payment will be the one that is due before the last surviving Joint Annuitant’s death. When both Joint Annuitants have died, Annuity Payments will terminate. The Guaranteed Purchase Rates for select ages for Option F are
      shown in Table 3.

    

    

    Option G – Joint and 2/3 survivor

    You must name Joint Annuitants for this annuity option. We will pay Annuity Payments as long as both
      Joint Annuitants are living. After the death of one Joint Annuitant, two-thirds of the original Annuity Payment amount will continue as long as the surviving Joint Annuitant is living. The last Annuity Payment will be the one that is due before the
      last surviving Joint Annuitant’s death. When both Annuitants have died, Annuity Payments will terminate. The Guaranteed Purchase Rates for select ages for Option G are shown in Table 4.

    
      
        	
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    Death Benefit

    

    

    

    

    

    

    Who receives the Death Benefit

    If the sole Owner dies during the Accumulation Phase, we pay the Death Benefit to the Beneficiary(ies).

    

    

    If a Joint Owner dies during the Accumulation Phase, the surviving Joint Owner automatically becomes the sole primary
      Beneficiary and we pay the Death Benefit to the surviving Joint Owner.

    

    

    If the Owner is a non-individual and the Annuitant dies during the Accumulation Phase, we pay the Death
      Benefit to the Beneficiary(ies).

    

    

    If a Beneficiary predeceases you, or dies within 120 hours of you, that Beneficiary’s interest in this contract ends,
      unless your Beneficiary designation specifies otherwise. For multiple Beneficiaries, any surviving Beneficiaries receive equal portions of the Death Benefit unless your Beneficiary designation specifies unequal percentages. If you specify unequal
      percentages, we pay the deceased Beneficiary’s percentage of the Death Benefit to the surviving Beneficiaries proportionally, unless you have specified otherwise.

    

    

    If there are no surviving primary Beneficiaries, we pay the Death Benefit to the contingent Beneficiaries who survive
      you. If there are no surviving Beneficiaries or if there is no named Beneficiary, we pay the Death Benefit to your estate or the Owner (if the Owner is a non-individual).

    

    

    Death Benefit

    During the Accumulation Phase, the Death Benefit is each surviving Beneficiary’s portion of the
      Contract Value less any final Contract Charges, determined at the end of the Business Day we receive his or her Valid Claim.

    

    

    Each Beneficiary’s portion of the Death Benefit remains in the Index Options until we receive his or
      her Valid Claim and we either pay the Death Benefit or we receive alternate allocation instructions from the Beneficiary. If any portion of the Death Benefit is in the Interim Fund(s) on an Index Anniversary, we then allocate the Contract Value in
      the Interim Fund(s) among the selected Index Options.

    

    

    Payment of the Death Benefit

    We require a Valid Claim before we pay any Death Benefit.

    

    

    All Death Benefits are paid in accordance with applicable law or regulation governing Death Benefit payments under
      Option A, B, or C.

    

    

    Continuation of Contract by the Surviving Spouse

    During the Accumulation Phase, the surviving Spouse of the deceased Owner who is a primary
      Beneficiary may choose to continue their portion of this contract as the sole Owner instead of receiving payment of the Death Benefit. Continuation may be elected by providing us a Valid Claim, and this continuation will be effective when we receive
      a Valid Claim.

    If a Joint Owner is the surviving Spouse of the deceased Owner, he or she is eligible to continue this
      contract as the sole Owner because the surviving Spouse automatically becomes the sole primary Beneficiary of the deceased Owner.

    If this contract is owned by a qualified retirement plan or an IRA held by a third party custodian, the surviving Spouse of
      the deceased Annuitant is eligible to continue this contract as the Annuitant through a direct rollover or transfer to his or her own IRA if the qualified retirement plan or IRA third party custodian is designated as the primary Beneficiary under
      this contract and the surviving Spouse is designated as the sole primary beneficiary under the qualified retirement plan or IRA.

    If a surviving Spouse continues this contract as the sole Owner, he or she may exercise all Ownership rights under this
      contract.

    
      
        	
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    Death Benefit Payment Options

    If death occurs during the Accumulation Phase, a Beneficiary must request that the Death Benefit be paid
      by one of the payment options below or with our written agreement under a payment option other than Option A, Option B or Option C listed below. We do not deduct the Contract Maintenance Charge under these payment options.

    

    

    Option A - A lump sum payment of the Death Benefit. We deduct
      the final Product Fee, if applicable, before calculating the Death Benefit.

    

    

    Option B - Deferral of
      payment of the Death Benefit for up to five years from the date of the death of any Owner. During the deferral period, the Beneficiary can make transfers on an Index Anniversary within their portion of the contract among the Index Options. At the end
      of the fifth year, any remaining Death Benefit is paid in a lump sum. If you select Option B, we continue to assess the Product Fee shown on the Contract Schedule, if applicable.

    

    

    Option C - If the Beneficiary is an
      individual, payment of the Death Benefit as Annuity Payments under Annuity Options A, B, or C paid over the lifetime of the Beneficiary or the guaranteed period as applicable. We deduct the final Product Fee, if applicable, before calculating Annuity
      Payments. For purposes of this Option C, Annuity Payments do not have to begin on an Index Anniversary. With our written consent, other options may be available for payment over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Beneficiary
      under which we continue to assess the Product Fee shown on the Contract Schedule.

    

    

    Any Beneficiary’s portion of the Death Benefit not applied to Annuity Payments under an Annuity Option within one year of the date of the Owner’s
      death must be distributed within five years of the date of death.

    

    

    If a Beneficiary requests a lump sum payment, we pay the amount from the Variable Account within seven days of receipt of a
      Valid Claim from the Beneficiary, unless the Suspension of Payments or Transfers provision in this contract is in effect.

    

    

    In cases of multiple Beneficiaries, we will continue to assess the Product Fee shown on the Contract Schedule, if applicable, after receiving
      the first Valid Claim from any one Beneficiary until there has been a complete distribution of the Death Benefit.

    

    

    Ownership

    

    

    

    

    

    

    Assignment of this Contract

    During the Accumulation Phase only, you may, by Authorized Request, assign or otherwise transfer specific rights under this
      contract. We will record the assignment as of the date the Authorized Request is signed by you, unless you specify otherwise. We will not consent if the assignment or transfer would violate or result in noncompliance with any applicable state or
      federal law or regulation. We will not be responsible for the validity or effect of the assignment, including the tax consequences of such assignment. We will not be liable to the assignee for any actions we take or payments we make before we consent
      and record the assignment or transfer.

    

    

    An absolute assignment is a change of Ownership. If you assign specific rights under this contract, you can exercise those
      specific rights only with the written consent of the assignee. An assignment does not change the Annuitant or Beneficiary(ies). An assignment that is not an absolute assignment does not change the Owner.

    

    

    Change of Ownership

    During the Accumulation Phase only, you may, by Authorized Request and our written consent, change
      ownership of this contract to a new Owner. We may refuse to consent to any change of ownership at any time on a non-discriminatory basis. We will not consent if the change in ownership would violate or result in noncompliance with any applicable
      state or federal law or regulation. Upon consent, we will record the change of ownership, subject to our approval guidelines at the time of the request. An Ownership change will take effect as of the date you signed the Authorized Request. We will
      not be responsible for the validity or effect of the change of ownership, including the tax consequences of such transfer. We will not be liable to the new Owner for any actions we take or payments we make before we consent and record the change of
      ownership.

    

    

    A change of ownership does not change the Annuitant or Beneficiary(ies). The new Owner can request a change of Annuitant or Beneficiary by
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    Change of Annuitant

    For individually owned non-qualified contracts, you may, upon Authorized Request, change the Annuitant during the
      Accumulation Phase.

    

    

    For solely owned individual contracts, where the sole Owner is not the Annuitant, the sole Owner
      automatically becomes the Annuitant if the Annuitant dies during the Accumulation Phase. The Owner may name another Annuitant at any time.

    

    

    For jointly owned contracts, where neither Joint Owner is the Annuitant, the younger Joint Owner automatically becomes the
      Annuitant if the Annuitant dies during the Accumulation Phase. The Joint Owners may name another Annuitant at any time. If instead the deceased Annuitant was also a Joint Owner, the Joint Owners were Spouses, and the surviving Joint Owner continues
      the Contract, the surviving Joint Owner automatically becomes the Annuitant and may name another Annuitant at any time.

    

    

    For non-individually owned contracts, the Annuitant may not be changed, except as described in the Continuation of Contract by the Surviving
      Spouse provision.

    

    

    An Annuitant change takes effect as of the date you signed the Authorized Request, subject to our
      approval guidelines at that time. We will not be liable for any actions we take or payments we make before the Service Center receives the Authorized Request.

    

    

    Change of Beneficiary

    You may, upon Authorized Request, change the Beneficiary(ies) subject to the following limitations.

    

    

    For solely owned individual or non-individual contracts, you may change the Beneficiary(ies) at any time before an Owner’s
      death, if individually owned, or before an Annuitant’s death, if non-individually owned.

    

    

    For jointly owned contracts, you may change the contingent Beneficiary(ies) at any time. Upon the first Joint Owner’s
      death, the surviving Joint Owner is the sole primary Beneficiary and may not be changed.

    

    

    An irrevocable Beneficiary must give written consent before we will change the Beneficiary.

    

    

    If an estate is the Beneficiary, the estate must be the sole primary Beneficiary, unless the Spouse is the sole primary
      Beneficiary. If the Spouse is the sole primary Beneficiary, then an estate can be a contingent Beneficiary.

    

    

    A Beneficiary change takes effect as of the date you signed the Authorized Request. We are not liable for any actions we take or payments we make
      before the Service Center receives the Authorized Request.

    

    

    General Provisions

    

    

    

    

    

    

    Entire Contract

    We have issued this contract in consideration of the application and Initial Purchase Payment we receive. This contract,
      any amendments, any endorsements, and any riders together are the Entire Contract.

    

    

    All statements made by or for you are considered representations and not warranties.

    

    

    Incontestability of this Contract

    We will not contest this contract, except as described in the “Misstatement of Age or Gender” provision.

    
      
        	
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    Misstatement of Age or Gender

    If there is a misstatement of Age or gender of the Owner or Annuitant, we will correct the applicable Age or gender, except
      as further described below.

    

    

    Before Annuity Payments begin, if there is a misstatement of the Age of the Owner or Annuitant and this contract was issued after the Maximum
      Issue Age, we will refund Purchase Payments paid minus any prior withdrawals, and we will void this contract. The Maximum Issue Age is shown on the Contract Schedule.

    

    

    After the Annuity Date, if there is a misstatement of the Age or gender of the Annuitant, we recalculate the Annuity
      Payments based on the correct Age and gender. If the misstatement caused an underpayment, we pay the Payee the difference in one payment. If the misstatement caused an overpayment, we reduce the next payment by the amount of the difference. If the
      amount of the difference is larger than the next payment, we reduce the subsequent payment, and so on until the entire difference has been subtracted. If the future payments are insufficient to cover the difference, we bill the Payee for the amount
      due. Any underpayment or overpayment will not include interest.

    

    

    Annual Report

    At least once each calendar year during the Accumulation Phase, we send you a report that shows contract activity and the
      Contract Value.

    No Dividends are Payable

    This contract is nonparticipating. This contract does not participate in our profits or surplus.

    Changes to an Index or Interim Fund

    We will send notice to you and any assignee of record at your last known address if we add an Index or an Interim Fund. We
      will send notice to you and any assignee of record at your last known address if we substitute an Index or Interim Fund, and any portion of your Contract Value is allocated to the Index or Interim Fund being substituted. An Index or Interim Fund may
      be substituted with a new Index or Interim Fund because:

    
      	
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    If required, we will seek regulatory approval prior to substituting an Index. If an Index or Interim Fund is renamed, we
      will send notice of the new name to you and any assignee of record at your last known address.

    If an Index or Interim Fund is Restricted from New Allocation

    We may discontinue accepting new allocations into a specific Index Option or Interim Fund at any time.
      We may discontinue accepting new allocations into an Interim Fund only if we offer more than one Interim Fund at a time. We will send notice to you and any assignee of record at your last known address if we discontinue accepting new allocations into
      a specific Index Option and any portion of your Contract Value is allocated to the Index Option or Interim Fund, which we are restricting.

    

    

    Who can make changes in this contract

    Only our President together with our Secretary has the authority to make any changes to this contract or waive any provisions
      of this contract. Any change must be in writing.

    
      
        	
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    Taxes

    Taxes paid to any governmental entity results in an amount equivalent to the tax being charged against the Contract Value.

    

    

    We may establish a provision for premium tax if we determine, in our sole discretion, whether taxes
      have resulted from our receipt of Purchase Payments, or commencement of Annuity Payments. We may, at our discretion, pay taxes when due and deduct that amount from the Contract Value at a later date. This will not waive any right we may have to
      deduct previously paid amounts at a later date.

    We may establish a provision for federal income taxes, excise taxes or foreign withholding taxes not recovered if we
      determine, in our sole discretion, that we will incur such tax as a result of the operation or investment experience of the Variable Account. We may deduct from the Contract Value for any income taxes incurred as a result of the operation of the
      Variable Account.

    We deduct any federal or state income withholding taxes from any payment we make, as required by applicable law.

    Divorce

    If Spouses divorce on or after the Issue Date, we will treat any request to transfer or divide benefits
      under the contract as a request for a Full or Partial Withdrawal payable to you. The Full or Partial Withdrawal will be subject to any applicable taxes and Withdrawal Charges. The Full Withdrawal will also be subject to any final Contract Charges. If
      we receive notice of divorce as an Authorized Request, we will remove one former Spouse from the contract as an Owner, Joint Owner, Annuitant and/or Beneficiary.

    Protection of the Death Benefit

    To the extent permitted by law, the Death Benefit will not be subject to claims of creditors.

    Evidence of Survival

    Where any benefits under this contract are contingent on a person being alive on a given date, we may require proof
      satisfactory to us that the condition has been met.

    Termination

    The contract terminates when:

    
      	
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    The contract provisions that do not apply to our Annuity Payment obligations terminate on the Annuity Date.

    Amendments

    We may amend this contract as follows:

    
      	
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    Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

    [PO Box 561]

    [Minneapolis, MN 55440-0561]

    

    

    [800.624.0197]

    

    

    

    

    Individual Flexible Purchase Payment Variable Deferred Annuity Contract

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    Purchase Payments we receive for this contract accumulate to provide Annuity Payments or a Death Benefit. This is a variable annuity contract with Contract Value increasing or decreasing depending on the experience of the Variable Account and Index Options. This contract is nonparticipating, with no
      dividends payable. Benefits available under this contract are not less than those required by statute of the state in which this contract is issued.

    
      	
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