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Exhibit

	
	
	[PRUDENTIAL LOGO]                           Pruco Life Insurance Company 
                                            2999 North 44th Street, Suite 250 
                                            Phoenix, Arizona 85014 
 
                                            a stock Prudential Financial company

This is an annuity contract. Subject to the provisions of the Contract, and in consideration of any Purchase Payments you make and we accept, we will make Annuity Payments starting on the Annuity Date shown on the Contract Data pages.
Please read the Contract carefully; it is a legal contract between you and Pruco Life Insurance Company. Expense charges applicable to the Contract are shown on the Contract Data pages. If you have a question about the Contract, or a claim, see your representative or contact the Annuity Service Center.
BENEFITS AND VALUES UNDER THIS CONTRACT MAY BE ON A VARIABLE BASIS. AMOUNTS DIRECTED INTO ONE OR MORE OF THE VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS WILL REFLECT THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THOSE INVESTMENT OPTIONS. THEY ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BOTH UP AND DOWN AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT. AMOUNTS DIRECTED INTO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT OPTION MAY BE ADJUSTED UPWARD OR DOWNWARD BY THE APPLICATION OF A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT FORMULA. THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT APPLIES TO WITHDRAWALS AND AMOUNTS APPLIED TO PURCHASE AN ANNUITY. HOWEVER, SUCH PAYMENTS MADE BY US WITHIN THE 30 DAYS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE END OF A GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE PERIOD, PAYMENT OF THE CHARGE-FREE AMOUNT, AND A DEATH BENEFIT PAID DURING THE ACCUMULATION PHASE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT. SEE THE "MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT (MVA) OPTION" PROVISION FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FORMULA, AND THE VALUES AVAILABLE WITHOUT AN ADJUSTMENT.
RIGHT TO CANCEL CONTRACT
This Contract may be returned within 10 days (20 days in Idaho and North Dakota; 30 days in California if you are 60 years of age or older) after you receive it. It can be mailed or delivered to either the Annuity Service Center, or the representative who sold it to you. Return of this Contract by mail is effective on being postmarked, properly addressed and postage prepaid. The returned Contract will be canceled upon our receipt, and we will return your money in accordance with applicable law. A Market Value Adjustment will not be applied to the amount paid during the Right to Cancel period. Under certain circumstances, we have the right to allocate Purchase Payment(s) to the Money Market Subaccount until the expiration of the Right to Cancel period. If we so allocate Purchase Payment(s), we will refund the Purchase Payments(s), less any withdrawals, in the event of cancellation under the terms of this paragraph.
READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY
Signed for Pruco Life Insurance Company, an Arizona Corporation.

	
	
	/s/ Signature                             /s/ Signature 
Secretary                                 President 
 
    INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT 
                                NONPARTICIPATING

ANNUITY PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT. MVA OPTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENTS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	
	
	CONTRACT DATA PAGES .......................................................   [3 
 
DEFINITIONS ...............................................................    4 
 
PURCHASE PAYMENTS .........................................................    8 
 
CONTRACT VALUE ............................................................    8 
 
CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHARGE ...............................................    9 
 
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT .................................................    9 
 
FIXED RATE ACCOUNT ........................................................   10 
 
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA) FIXED RATE INVESTMENT OPTION ..................   11 
 
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT (MVA) OPTION ......................................   12 
 
TRANSFERS .................................................................   14 
 
WITHDRAWALS ...............................................................   15 
 
[CREDIT ELECTION] .........................................................   16 
 
GUARANTEED MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT ..........................................   17 
 
SPOUSAL CONTINUANCE .......................................................   20 
 
ANNUITY AND SETTLEMENT OPTIONS ............................................   21 
 
BENEFICIARY ...............................................................   22 
 
SUSPENSION OR DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS OR TRANSFERS ...........................   22 
 
GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................   23 
 
VALUES AND BENEFITS .......................................................   24 
 
ANNUITY SETTLEMENT TABLES .................................................   24]

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CONTRACT DATA

	
	
	OWNER:            [John Doe]       SEX:   [M]       AGE AT ISSUE:     [35] 
JOINT OWNER:      [Mary Doe]       SEX:   [F]       AGE AT ISSUE:     [35] 
ANNUITANT:        [John Doe]       SEX:   [M]       AGE AT ISSUE:     [35] 
CO-ANNUITANT:     [Mary Doe]       SEX:   [F]       AGE AT ISSUE:     [35]

	
	
	CONTRACT NUMBER:  [12345]                 CONTRACT DATE:  [May 1, 2003] 
PLAN TYPE:        [Non-Qualified]         ANNUITY DATE:   [May 1, 2063]

PURCHASE PAYMENTS:
INITIAL PURCHASE PAYMENT: [$10,000.00]
MINIMUM SUBSEQUENT PURCHASE PAYMENT: $500. A lesser Minimum Subsequent Purchase Payment may apply to any available payroll deduction plan or other automatic purchase plan.
ANNUAL PURCHASE PAYMENT LIMITS: The total of all Purchase Payments made into this Contract in the first Contract Year may not exceed $20,000,000. The total of all Purchase Payments made into this Contract in any Contract Year after the first Contract Year may not exceed $2,000,000. Purchase Payments of greater value may be allowed with our prior approval.
AGGREGATE PURCHASE PAYMENT LIMIT: The total of all Purchase Payments made into this Contract may not exceed $20,000,000. Purchase Payments of greater value may be allowed with our prior approval.
BENEFICIARY:
[As designated by Owner at Contract Date unless changed in accordance with the Contract provisions.]
INSURANCE CHARGE:
The Insurance Charge depends on whether you have elected the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit ("GMDB") feature and on the GMDB Protected Value option that you have elected. This charge is deducted daily from the assets in each of the Subaccounts. If you do not elect the GMDB feature, your death benefit is equal to the base death benefit as described in the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit section of the Contract.
[ ] You have not elected the GMDB feature. The daily rate is 
[0.00448376%], which is equivalent to an annual rate of [1.65%].
[ ] You have elected the GMDB feature and the GMDB Protected Value option of the GMDB Roll-Up. The daily rate is [0.00515678%], which is equivalent to an annual rate of [1.90%].
[ ] You have elected the GMDB feature and the GMDB Protected Value option of the GMDB Step-Up. The daily rate is [0.00515678%], which is equivalent to an annual rate of [1.90%].
[ ] You have elected the GMDB feature and the GMDB Protected Value option of the greater of the GMDB Roll-Up and the GMDB Step-Up. The daily rate is 
[0.00542552%], which is equivalent to an annual rate of [2.00%].
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CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHARGE
If your Contract Value is less than [$100,000], we will charge a Contract Maintenance Charge of the lesser of [$50] or 2% of the Contract Value. The charge is deducted on the Contract Anniversary and when a surrender of the Contract occurs, if the Contract Value at the time is then less than 
[$100,000]. We reserve the right to raise the maximum Contract Maintenance Charge we may charge in a Contract Year, but it will not exceed $60. We also reserve the right to raise the Contract Value amount over which we will waive the Contract Maintenance Charge.
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT: [The Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account]
INTEREST RATE INVESTMENT OPTIONS:
The following interest rate investment options are currently available. We may add other options in the future.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA) FIXED RATE INVESTMENT OPTION: 
MINIMUM GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE: [3%]
INITIAL INTEREST SEGMENT INTEREST RATE: [7% for the 6-month DCA Interest Segment]
FIXED RATE ACCOUNT:
MINIMUM GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE: [2% annually on all amounts allocated or transferred to a Fixed Rate Account interest segment prior to the tenth Contract Anniversary; 3% annually on all amounts allocated or transferred to a Fixed Rate Account interest segment on or after the tenth Contract Anniversary.]
INITIAL INTEREST SEGMENT INTEREST RATE: [5%] INITIAL BASE INTEREST CREDITING RATE: [4%] INITIAL ADDITIONAL INTEREST CREDITING RATE: [1%]
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT (MVA) OPTION: 
MINIMUM GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE: [3%]

	
	
	INITIAL GUARANTEED     INITIAL GUARANTEED 
MVA OPTION         INTEREST RATE PERIOD      INTEREST RATE 
----------         --------------------      ------------- 
[[ ] 1 Year              1 Year                   X% 
[ ] 2 Years              2 Years                  X% 
[ ] 3 Years              3 Years                  X% 
[ ] 4 Years              4 Years                  X% 
[ ] 5 Years              5 Years                  X% 
[ ] 6 Years              6 Years                  X% 
[ ] 7 Years              7 Years                  X% 
[ ] 8 Years              8 Years                  X% 
[ ] 9 Years              9 Years                  X% 
[ ] 10 Years            10 Years                  X%]

ALLOCATION GUIDELINES:
Currently, you may select any Allocation Option which is available at the time the Purchase Payment or transfer is made. Allocations to the DCA Fixed Rate Investment Option may only be made from the Initial Purchase Payment and must be at least $2,000. Allocations to any MVA Option must be at least $1,000. Allocations to any other Allocation Option must be at least 1% of the Invested Purchase Payment. Allocations made pursuant to automatic rebalancing or dollar cost averaging (not part of the DCA Program) are not subject to these limitations. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the Allocation Options, if necessary, in order to comply with federal or state law.
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WITHDRAWALS:
[WITHDRAWAL CHARGE: The Withdrawal Charge is a percentage of the amount withdrawn that is subject to a charge, and depends on the Contract Year in which the withdrawal is made.

	
	
	Contract Year                     Withdrawal Charge 
-------------                     ----------------- 
     [1                                   7% 
     2                                    7% 
     3                                    7% 
     4 or later                           0%]]

[CHARGE-FREE AMOUNT: A certain amount (the Charge-Free Amount) may be withdrawn during the Withdrawal Charge Period without incurring a Withdrawal Charge. The Withdrawal Charge Period is the maximum number of Contract Years during which a Withdrawal Charge will apply, as shown in the above table. Prior to the first Contract Anniversary, the Charge-Free Amount is equal to [10% of the initial Purchase Payment]. The Charge-Free Amount available in any subsequent Contract Year during the Withdrawal Charge Period is calculated as of the immediately preceding Contract Anniversary date, and is equal to [10% of the sum of gross Purchase Payments as of that Contract Anniversary date].]
MINIMUM AMOUNT WHICH MAY BE WITHDRAWN: The minimum amount which may be withdrawn is [$250]. The minimum amount which may be withdrawn under a systematic withdrawal plan is [$100].
MINIMUM CONTRACT VALUE WHICH MUST REMAIN IN THE CONTRACT AFTER A WITHDRAWAL: The minimum Contract Value which must remain in the Contract in order to keep the Contract in force after a withdrawal is [$2,000].
[CREDIT
If you elect to receive the Credit, we will add a Credit Amount to your Contract Value. The Credit Amount is equal to [X%] of the Contract Value on the applicable Credit Date.
If you elect to receive the Credit at your First Credit Date, we will make this same offer again prior to your Second Credit Date. IF YOU DO NOT ELECT TO RECEIVE THE CREDIT AT THE FIRST CREDIT DATE, WE WILL NOT MAKE THIS OFFER AGAIN, AND ANY SUBSEQUENT CREDIT OFFERS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
FIRST CREDIT DATE: [Third Contract Anniversary] SECOND CREDIT DATE: [Sixth Contract Anniversary]
CREDIT ELECTION WITHDRAWAL CHARGE: A percentage of the amount withdrawn after a Credit Date that is subject to a charge, and depends on the number of Contract years that have elapsed since the most recent Credit Date.

	
	
	Contract Years Since Credit Date               Credit Election Withdrawal Charge 
--------------------------------               --------------------------------- 
             [0                                                7% 
              1                                                7% 
              2                                                7% 
              3                                                0%]

The Credit is not available if the Annuitant or Co-Annuitant is age [81] or older on the Contract Date, or if your Contract has been continued under the "Spousal Continuance" provision.]
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TRANSFERS:
NUMBER OF TRANSFERS PERMITTED: You will always be allowed at least 12 transfers among Allocation Options in a Contract Year. We may allow more transfers. If we do so, we will notify you in writing.
TRANSFER CHARGE: The Maximum Transfer Charge for each transfer after the first 12 in a Contract Year is $30. Transfer Charges are taken pro-rata from the Allocation Options from which the transfer is made. Transfers made due to automatic rebalancing and dollar cost-averaging (whether or not part of a DCA Program) will not be counted for purposes of the Transfer Charge. Transfers from an MVA Option within 30 days after maturity of that MVA Option will not be subject to a Transfer Charge.
MINIMUM AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERRED: Subject to the restrictions contained in the Contract on transfers, the minimum transfer amount is [$250] or your entire interest in any Allocation Option, if less. This requirement is waived if the transfer is pursuant to automatic rebalancing. The minimum monthly transfer amount for amounts transferred pursuant to the dollar cost averaging feature or from the DCA Fixed Rate Investment Option under a DCA Program is [$100].
ENDORSEMENTS:
[Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement]
ANNUITY SERVICE CENTER:
[Annuity Service Center 
P.O. Box 7960 
Philadelphia, PA 19101 
1-888-PRU-2888]
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DEFINITIONS
ACCUMULATION PERIOD: The period from, and including, the Contract Date to, but excluding, the Annuity Date.
ADDITIONAL INTEREST CREDITING RATE: A rate of interest credited to any portion of the Initial Purchase Payment allocated to the Fixed Rate Account. The Additional Interest Crediting Rate will only be credited for one year from the date the allocation is made. The Additional Interest Crediting Rate will not apply to subsequent Purchase Payments or to amounts transferred to the Fixed Rate Account from any other Allocation Option.
ADJUSTED CONTRACT VALUE: The Contract Value as of the Annuity Date, adjusted for any Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable Premium Tax Charge [, Withdrawal Charge and Credit Election Withdrawal Charge]. The applicable Annuity Table is applied to this amount to determine the initial Annuity Payment.
ALLOCATION OPTIONS: Those investment options available under the Contract as of any given time to which Contract Value may be allocated.
ANNUITANT: The person named on the first page upon whose continuation of life any Annuity Payment involving life contingencies depends. You may only change the Annuitant with our prior approval. If the Annuitant dies before the Annuity Date, the Co-Annuitant, if applicable, becomes the Annuitant, if the requirements for changing the Annuity Date are met (see definition of Annuity Date). If there is no surviving or eligible Co-Annuitant, and the Annuitant was not the Owner, the Owner becomes the Annuitant. You then have 60 days from the date we receive due proof of death of the Annuitant or Co-Annuitant to name a new Annuitant. If no new Annuitant is named during that 60-day period, the Owner will remain the Annuitant.
ANNUITY DATE: The date the first Annuity or Settlement Payment to the Payee is due. The Annuity Date is shown on the original Contract Data pages. You may change the Annuity Date only with our permission. After the first Contract Year, any such changed Annuity Date must be earlier than the date shown on the Contract Data pages, cannot precede the third Contract Anniversary, and must be consistent with applicable law at the time. If there is a new Annuitant due to the death of the Annuitant or the assignment of the Contract, and the new Annuitant is older than the prior Annuitant, the Annuity Date will be based on the age of the new Annuitant; however any such changed Annuity Date must be earlier than the date shown on the Contract Data pages, cannot be later than the Contract Anniversary next following the new Annuitant's 95th birthday and must be consistent with applicable law at the time. The maximum annuity age is 95.
ANNUITY OR SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS: The series of payments made to you or any named payee after the Annuity Date as described under the Annuity or Settlement Option selected.
ANNUITY PERIOD: The period of time, beginning on the Annuity Date, during which Annuity or Settlement Payments are made.
ANNUITY SERVICE CENTER: The office indicated on the Contract Data pages to which notices, requests and Purchase Payments must be sent. The Annuity Service Center address may be changed at any time. You will be notified in advance and in writing of any change in address.
BASE INTEREST CREDITING RATE: A rate of interest credited to amounts allocated or transferred to the Fixed Rate Account. The Base Interest Crediting Rate will be declared on or before the date on which allocations or transfers are made.
BENEFICIARY: The person(s) or entity(ies) who has the right to receive the death benefit upon the death of the first to die of the Owner or Joint Owner. The Owner must be the primary Beneficiary of the Joint Owner, and the Joint Owner must be the primary Beneficiary of the Owner.
BUSINESS DAY: Any day the New York Stock Exchange and the Company are open for business.
[CHARGE-FREE AMOUNT: The Charge-Free Amount is a portion of the Contract Value that may be withdrawn without incurring a Withdrawal Change.]
CO-ANNUITANT: The person shown on the Contract Data pages who becomes the Annuitant upon the death of the Annuitant before the Annuity Date. No Co-Annuitant may be designated if the Owner is a non-natural person.
COMPANY: Pruco Life Insurance Company, an Arizona corporation.
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CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY: The same day and month as the Contract Date in each later year.
CONTRACT DATE: The date shown on the Contract Data pages on which the first Contract Year begins.
CONTRACT SURRENDER VALUE: The Contract Value, adjusted for any Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable Premium Tax Charge, [Withdrawal Charge, Credit Election Withdrawal Charge,] Contract Maintenance Charge, or charge for any optional benefit added by endorsement.
CONTRACT VALUE: The dollar value as of any Business Day prior to the Annuity Date of all amounts accumulated under this Contract.
CONTRACT YEAR: A year which starts on the Contract Date or on a Contract Anniversary.
[CREDIT: An amount we add to your Contract Value if you elect to receive a Credit.]
[CREDIT ELECTION: Your election to have a Credit amount added to your Contract Value in accordance with the "Credit" provision of this Contract. At least 30 calendar days prior to the applicable Credit Date, we will notify you of your option to make a Credit Election. In order to have the Credit amount added to your Contract Value, we must receive your Credit Election in Good Order no later than the applicable Credit Date.]
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA) FIXED RATE INVESTMENT OPTION: A portion of the General Account into which you may allocate all or part of the Initial Purchase Payment. It does not share in the investment experience of any Subaccount of the Variable Separate Account.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA) INTEREST SEGMENT: A DCA Interest Segment is a portion of the DCA Option that is created if you allocate all or part of the Initial Purchase Payment to the DCA Option.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA) PROGRAM: A DCA Program permits you to allocate all or part of the Initial Purchase Payment to the DCA Option and automatically transfer amounts on a monthly basis from the DCA Option to selected Allocation Options for a given period of time.
DUE PROOF OF DEATH: An original certified copy of an official death certificate, an original certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death, and/or any other proof of death satisfactory to us.
EARNINGS: The excess of the Contract Value over the sum of all Purchase Payments made and not yet withdrawn.
ELIGIBLE HOSPITAL: An institution that meets either of the following requirements:
1. It is accredited as a hospital under the Hospital Accreditation Program of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization; or
2. It is legally operated, has 24-hour a day supervision by a staff of doctors, has 24-hour a day nursing service by registered graduate nurses, and either:
(a) It mainly provides general inpatient medical care and treatment of sick and injured persons by use of medical, diagnostic and major surgical facilities. All such facilities are located in it or are under its control; or
(b) It mainly provides specialized inpatient medical care and treatment of sick or injured persons by the use of medical and diagnostic facilities (including x-ray and laboratory). All such facilities are located in it, are under its control, or are available to it under a written agreement with a hospital (as defined above) or with a specialized provider of these facilities.
An eligible hospital is not an institution, or part of one, that: (a) furnishes mainly homelike or custodial care, or training in the routines of daily living; or (b) is mainly a school.
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ELIGIBLE NURSING HOME: An institution or special nursing unit of a hospital that meets at least one of the following requirements:
1. It is Medicare approved as a provider of skilled nursing care services;
2. It is licensed as a skilled nursing home or as an intermediate care facility by the state it is located in; or
3. It meets all of the following requirements:
(a) It is licensed as a nursing home by the state it is located in;
(b) Its main function is to provided skilled, intermediate, or custodial nursing care;
(c) It is engaged in providing continuous room and board accommodations to 3 or more persons;
(d) It is under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN);
(e) It maintains a daily medical record of each patient; and
(f) It maintains control and records for all medications dispensed.
FIXED RATE ACCOUNT: A portion of the General Account into which you may allocate Invested Purchase Payments or transfer Contract Value. It does not share in the investment experience of any Subaccount of the Variable Separate Account. The Fixed Rate Account is only available during the Accumulation Period.
GENERAL ACCOUNT: Our general investment account which contains all of our assets with the exception of the Variable Separate Account and other segregated asset accounts.
GOOD ORDER: Any instruction received at the Annuity Service Center, utilizing such forms, signatures and datings as we require, that is sufficiently complete and clear that we do not need to exercise any discretion to follow such instructions. We will notify you if an instruction is not in Good Order.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE (GIR): The interest rate applicable to an amount allocated or transferred to a Market Value Adjustment Option. The Guaranteed Interest Rate will never be less than the Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate for an MVA Option, as shown on the Contract Data pages.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE (GIR) PERIOD: The number of years for which a particular Guaranteed Interest Rate is applicable to an amount allocated or transferred to an MVA Option.
INTEREST RATE INVESTMENT OPTIONS: Those interest rate option(s) available under the Contract as of any given time. Interest Rate Investment Option(s) as of the Contract Date are shown on the Contract Data pages.
INTEREST SEGMENT INTEREST RATE: The rate at which interest is credited to a One-Year Interest Segment under the Fixed Rate Account. It is equal to the sum of the Base Interest Crediting Rate and any applicable Additional Interest Crediting Rate.
INVESTED PURCHASE PAYMENTS: The balance of each Purchase Payment after we make any applicable deduction for: (1) Premium Tax Charge; and (2) charge for any other type of tax (or component thereof) measured by or based upon the amount of the Purchase Payment we receive.
JOINT OWNER: The person, if named on the Contract Data pages as the Joint Owner, who shares ownership rights with the Owner, as defined under this Contract, and has the right to receive a death benefit upon the death of the Owner. You may add, change, or remove a Joint Owner, subject to our rules. The Contract may never have more than one Joint Owner. No Joint Owner is allowed for IRAs or other tax-qualified contracts. Unmarried persons who wish to own the Contract jointly should consult with their tax advisor.
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LICENSED PHYSICIAN: A person licensed in the United States to practice the healing arts acting within the scope of his or her license in treating an injury or illness. It does not include You, the Annuitant or an immediate family member.
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT OR MVA: The amount by which any portion of Contract Value in an MVA Option is adjusted if withdrawn, transferred or annuitized at any time other than the 30-day period immediately following the end of the Guaranteed Interest Rate Period. A Market Value Adjustment can be a positive or a negative adjustment. An MVA may be applied even if the Contract has been continued by a surviving spouse under the "Spousal Continuance" provision.
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT (MVA) OPTION: An interest rate option that credits a declared interest rate for a stipulated period of time. Withdrawals or transfers may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment, which can be a positive or a negative adjustment. We may offer multiple MVA Options at any one time, each with a different interest rate and guarantee period. Assets of MVA Options are held in a non-unitized Separate Account. They do not share in the investment experience of any Subaccount of the Variable Separate Account.
OWNER: The person or entity named on the Contract Data pages who has ownership rights as defined under the Contract provided that, if a Joint Owner is named, the Owner shares ownership rights with the Joint Owner, as defined under this Contract, and has the right to receive a death benefit upon the death of the Joint Owner. You may change the Owner subject to our rules. Any change of an Owner will be effective when we process the request.
PAYEE: The person who has a right to receive Annuity or Settlement Payments under the Annuity and Settlement Options provision of this Contract. The Payee can be designated as revocable or irrevocable at your discretion. If you do not designate a Payee at least 5 Business Days before the Annuity Date, the Owner will become the Payee.
PREMIUM TAX CHARGE: A charge which may be deducted from Purchase Payments or Contract Value for premium taxes owed by us to any governmental entity.
PURCHASE PAYMENT: A payment you make to this Contract.
SPOUSAL CONTINUANCE: A feature under the Contract that allows the surviving spouse of a deceased Owner to continue the Contract, in lieu of receiving a death benefit.
SUBACCOUNT: Variable Separate Account assets are divided in Subaccounts. Assets of each Subaccount will be invested in shares of Variable Investment Options.
TERMINALLY ILL: The Owner is Terminally Ill if a condition of the Owner occurs, beginning any time after the Contract Date, which a licensed physician certifies will reasonably be expected to result in the death of the Owner within 6 months or less.
VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTION: Those investment options available under the Contact through the Subaccounts as of any given time.
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT: A segregated asset account maintained by us to support this and certain other contracts. The segregated asset account(s) available as of the Contract Date is shown on the Contract Data pages.
WE, OUR AND US: Pruco Life Insurance Company.
[WITHDRAWAL CHARGES: A charge assessed on partial or full withdrawals or upon settlement (depending on the payout option chosen) during the Withdrawal Charge Period. The Withdrawal Charge equals a percentage, shown on the Contract Data pages, of the amount subject to the charge.]
[WITHDRAWAL CHARGE PERIOD: The number of Contract Years during which Withdrawal Charges are applied to withdrawals of amounts in the Contract. The Withdrawal Charge Period is shown on the Contract Data pages.]
YOU AND YOUR: The Owner of the Contract if there is no Joint Owner; if there is a Joint Owner; the Owner and Joint Owner acting jointly. If we receive written authorization from both the Owner and Joint Owner in Good Order, then, upon our consent, we will allow either to represent the entire ownership interest in the Contract, until that authorization has been revoked by either party. This Contract will treat the Owner as having contributed 100% of the Purchase Payments. Therefore, we will treat the Owner as the taxpayer with respect to all distributions made under the Contract while he or she is the Owner, whether or not a Joint Owner is also named.
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PURCHASE PAYMENTS
PURCHASE PAYMENTS: The initial Purchase Payment must be paid on the Contract Date. In general, subsequent Purchase Payments may be made at any time before the Annuity Date. However, no Purchase Payments may be made on or after the sole or older of the Owner's or Joint Owner's, or Annuitant's 85th birthday, and we reserve the right to decline any Purchase Payment. The Minimum Subsequent Purchase Payment, Annual Purchase Payment Limits and Aggregate Purchase Payment Limit are shown on the Contract Data pages.
ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PAYMENTS: Invested Purchase Payments are allocated to one or more of the Allocation Options in accordance with your selection. The allocation of the initial Invested Purchase Payment is made in accordance with your selection made on the Contract Date. You may change the allocation of future Invested Purchase Payments at any time. If, after the Initial Purchase Payment, we receive a Purchase Payment without allocations instructions, we will allocate the corresponding Invested Purchase Payment in the same proportion as the most recent Purchase Payment you made (unless that was a Purchase Payment you directed us to allocate on a one-time only basis.) If the only previous Purchase Payment made under the Contract was the Initial Purchase Payment and any part of it had been allocated to the DCA Option, then no part of the current Purchase Payment will be allocated to the DCA Option and the proportional allocation to the other Allocation Options will be adjusted to reflect this. Assuming that all other requirements are received in Good Order, we reserve the right to allocate your initial Invested Purchase Payment to the Money Market Subaccount until we receive your allocation selection. In addition, the Company has reserved the right to allocate the initial Invested Purchase Payment to the Money Market Subaccount under the Right to Cancel Contract provision shown on the cover page of this Contract. All allocations of Invested Purchase Payments are subject to the Allocation Guidelines shown on the Contract Data pages.
Currently, you may select as many of the available Allocation Options as you wish. However, we reserve the right to limit this in the future. If the Purchase Payment and forms required to issue a Contract are in Good Order, the initial Invested Purchase Payment will be credited to your Contract within two (2) Business Days after receipt at the Annuity Service Center. Additional Invested Purchase Payments will be credited to your Contract as of the Business Day they are received.
CONTRACT VALUE
Your Contract Value is the total of all amounts credited to your Contract as of any Business Day as a result of your initial Invested Purchase Payment and the increases and decreases described below.
On the Contract Date, the Contract Value is equal to the initial Invested Purchase Payment. After that, the Contract Value as of any Business Day is determined by starting with the Contract Value at the end of the previous day and adjusting it for items that increase it or decrease it.
Items that increase the Contract Value are: Invested Purchase Payments, interest credited under any Interest Rate Investment Option, [any Credits,] positive investment performance in a Subaccount, any positive Market Value Adjustment associated with a transfer or withdrawal, and any Spousal Continuance adjustment.
Items that decrease the Contract Value are: withdrawals [and the charges associated with them], negative investment performance in a Subaccount, any negative Market Value Adjustment associated with a transfer or withdrawal, the Insurance Charge, and any Contract Maintenance Charge, Transfer Charge, charge for any optional benefit added by endorsement, Premium Tax Charge or other tax charge.
Investment results and interest credited under any Interest Rate Investment Option are applied daily. The Insurance Charge is deducted daily. The Contract Maintenance Charge is deducted annually as of the Contract Anniversary and upon a total withdrawal. Other charges are assessed only if the appropriate event occurs.
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CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHARGE
We deduct an annual Contract Maintenance Charge shown on the Contract Data pages. We determine your Contract Value as of your Contract Anniversary and make any deductions required on a pro-rata basis from all Allocation Options to which your Contact Value is allocated. If a total withdrawal is made on other than a Contract Anniversary, we will determine your Contract Value and make a deduction for the Contract Maintenance Charge the same as we would if it were a Contract Anniversary.
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
THE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT: The Variable Separate Account is designated on the Contract Data pages. 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 Separate Account, equal to reserves and other liabilities of your Contract and those of other owners, will not be charged with liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct.
The Variable Separate Account assets are divided into Subaccounts. The assets of the Subaccount are allocated to Variable Investment Options. We may restructure, eliminate or combine Subaccounts or add to or eliminate Variable Investment Option(s). You may be permitted to transfer your Contract Value or allocate Invested Purchase Payments to the additional Subaccount(s). However, the right to make such transfers or allocations will be limited by any terms and conditions we may impose.
Should the shares of any Variable Investment Option(s) become unavailable for investment by the Variable Separate Account, we deem further investment in the shares inappropriate, or if required for tax reasons, we may limit further purchase of such shares or substitute shares of another Variable Investment Option for shares already purchased.
VALUATION OF ASSETS: The value of the shares held by the Subaccounts in the Variable Investment Options will be based on the net asset value of the Investment Option on each Business Day.
INSURANCE CHARGE: Each Business Day, we deduct an Insurance Charge from the Subaccounts of the Variable Separate Account. The amount of the Insurance Charge is based on whether you have elected the GMDB feature and, if so, on the GMDB Protected Value option that you elected.
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FIXED RATE ACCOUNT
INTEREST RATES: The Initial Interest Segment Interest Rate applicable to the Fixed Rate Account on the Contract Date is shown on the Contract Data page. It is equal to the sum of the Initial Base Interest Crediting Rate and any applicable Initial Additional Interest Crediting Rate. The Initial Base Interest Crediting Rate and the Initial Additional Interest Crediting Rate are shown on the Contract Data page. We will credit interest to the portion of the initial Purchase Payment, if any, allocated to the Fixed Rate Account at the daily equivalent of these rates.
The Base Interest Crediting Rate is credited on allocations and transfers to the Fixed Rate Account. The rate will be declared when allocations or transfers are made. The declared Base Interest Crediting Rate will never be less than the Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate for the Fixed Rate Account, as shown on the Contract Data pages.
The Additional Interest Crediting Rate is in addition to the Base Interest Crediting Rate we credit. The Additional Interest Crediting Rate is credited on any portion of the Initial Purchase Payment allocated to the Fixed Rate Account. This rate will only be credited for one year from the date such allocation is made. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the Additional Interest Crediting Rate. Transfers or allocations of subsequent Purchase Payments to the Fixed Rate Account are not eligible to receive the Additional Interest Crediting Rate.
ONE-YEAR INTEREST SEGMENT: A one-year interest segment is created whenever you allocate or transfer an amount to the Fixed Rate Account. We credit interest to the amount in each interest segment daily at a specific rate declared for that interest segment until the earliest of: 1) the date it is withdrawn; 2) the date it is transferred to another Allocation Option; 3) the maturity date of the one-year interest segment; 4) the date as of which a death benefit is determined; and 5) the Annuity Date.
TRANSFERS FROM FIXED RATE ACCOUNT: At the maturity date of a one-year interest segment, you have 30 days during which you may elect to transfer the amount in that interest segment into any other Allocation Option available on that date, other than a DCA Option. Once you have made an election, and we have received it, it may not be reversed.
Amounts that you withdraw or transfer into another Allocation Option during the 30-day period will receive interest from the maturity date to the date of withdrawal or transfer at the rate that would have applied to those amounts had you taken no action within the 30-day period. If you do not make an election to transfer within 30 days following the maturity date of the interest segment, we will transfer the amount in the interest segment on the maturity date to another one-year interest segment. Amounts that are transferred to another one-year interest segment during the 30-day period will receive the rate that is effective as of the maturity date for that interest segment.
You may only make transfers from a one-year interest segment within the 30-day period immediately following the maturity date of that interest segment. However, we reserve the right to permit transfers from a one-year interest segment prior to the maturity date of that interest segment.
TRANSFERS INTO FIXED RATE ACCOUNT: At our discretion you may make transfers from any other Allocation Option into the Fixed Rate Account. Each transfer will create a new one-year interest segment. We credit interest to the amount in each interest segment daily at a specific rate declared for that interest segment. Transfers into the Fixed Rate Account from any of the other Allocation Options will not be eligible for an Additional Interest Crediting Rate amount.
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DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA) FIXED RATE INVESTMENT OPTION
DCA PROGRAM: If a DCA Program is elected, you may allocate all or part of the Initial Purchase Payment to the DCA Fixed Rate Investment Option ("DCA Option"). The DCA Program provides for a systematic transfer of the funds allocated to the DCA Option on a monthly basis from the DCA Option to selected Allocation Options for a given number of payments. However, you may not transfer any funds from the DCA Option to an MVA Option, and you may not transfer any funds to the DCA Option from the other Allocation Options.
INTEREST TO BE CREDITED: A DCA Interest Segment is a portion of the DCA Option that is created when you allocate all or part of the Initial Purchase Payment to the DCA Option. We credit interest to the amount in any DCA Interest Segment daily at the daily equivalent of a specific rate declared for that DCA Interest Segment until the earliest of: 1) the date the amount in the DCA Interest Segment is transferred out of the DCA Interest Segment; 2) the date the amount in the DCA Interest Segment is withdrawn; 3) the date as of which any death benefit payable is determined, and 4) the Annuity Date. The Initial Interest Segment Interest Rate applicable for any portion of the Initial Purchase Payment allocated to the DCA Option on the Contract Date is shown on the Contract Data pages. The Initial Interest Segment Interest Rate for a DCA Interest Segment will never be less than the Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate for the DCA Option, as shown on the Contract Data pages.
TRANSFERS: Invested Purchase Payments allocated to the DCA Option are transferred systematically on a monthly basis to the other Allocation Options that you have specified. We will transfer the amount allocated in a series of equal payments on each transfer date such that the amount of each payment corresponds to the number of payments for the period selected for the transfers. The final transfer includes the interest credited during the period (but see below for the effect of withdrawals). The first monthly transfer from the DCA Option is made as of the date of the allocation of the Initial Purchase Payment. Subsequent transfers are made monthly on the anniversary of the first transfer. The final transfer amount includes the interest credited during the elected period. Once the initial transfer has been processed, the transfer period may not be changed. The other Allocation Options to which the transfers are being made may be changed. Transfers from the DCA Option do not count toward the maximum number of free transfers permissible under the Contract.
EFFECT OF WITHDRAWALS ON TRANSFERS: Withdrawals from the DCA Option are permitted. We will recalculate the monthly transfer amount to reflect the reduction in the DCA Option caused by the withdrawal. This recalculation may include some or all of the interest credited to the date of the next scheduled transfer. Any interest that is not included in the recalculated transfer amount will be paid with the final transfer amount, unless there is another subsequent withdrawal. Deductions of the Contract Maintenance Charge, Insurance Charge, or charges for any optional benefits are treated as withdrawals for this purpose. If a withdrawal reduces the monthly transfer amount to below $100, the remaining balance in the DCA Option will be transferred to the other Allocation Options that you had most recently selected for the DCA Program on the next scheduled transfer date. If a withdrawal request does not specify the Allocation Options from which the withdrawal is to be made, we will take the withdrawals on a pro-rata basis from all Allocation Options to which your Contract Value is then allocated. Systematic withdrawals from the DCA Option are permitted.
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MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT (MVA) OPTION
INTEREST SEGMENT: An interest segment is created whenever you allocate or transfer an amount to an MVA Option. Amounts allocated or transferred to a Market Value Adjustment Option are held in the Separate Account identified on the Contract Data pages. You may have multiple interest segments associated with an MVA Option. We credit interest to the amount in each interest segment at the daily equivalent of the specific rate declared for that interest segment until the earliest of: 1) the date the Contract is surrendered; 2) the date the amount is withdrawn; 3) the date the amount is transferred; 4) the maturity date of the interest segment; 5) the Annuity Date; and 6) the date as of which a death benefit is determined.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE (GIR) PERIOD: When you allocate or transfer an amount to an MVA Option, the option will have a GIR Period, which is the number of years for which the Guaranteed Interest Rate is applicable to that amount. The Guaranteed Interest Rate will never be less than the Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate for an MVA Option, as shown on the Contract Data pages. The GIR Period will be a set number of years. We reserve the right to determine what MVA Options we will offer. You may not elect an MVA Option with a GIR Period that would mature after the Contract's Annuity Date.
Prior to the end of a GIR Period, we will notify you, at your last known address, of the available MVA Options, and the corresponding GIR Periods and Guaranteed Interest Rates offered by us at that time. You have 30 days immediately following the end of the current GIR Period to provide us a written request in Good Order to elect one of the following options:
1. elect that the amount in the interest segment be allocated to an MVA Option with the same or different GIR Period as your current GIR Period, provided that we are offering a GIR Period of that duration at that time;
2. transfer the amount to another Allocation Option; or
3. withdraw the amount from the Contract.
You may elect different options for different portions of an interest segment, subject to the minimum amount restrictions applicable to withdrawals and transfers. Withdrawals from a maturing interest segment during this 30-day period will not be subject to the MVA [, but will be subject to any applicable Withdrawal Charges]. Transfers from a maturing interest segment during this 30-day period will not be subject to Transfer Charges or the MVA.
If we do not receive a written request in Good Order during the 30-day period immediately following the end of a GIR Period, the amount in that interest segment will be transferred to the Money Market Subaccount at the end of the 30-day period. Amounts that you withdraw or transfer during the 30-day period will receive interest until the date of withdrawal or transfer. The interest rate will be the current interest rate available for an MVA Option with the same GIR Period as the maturing interest segment. If we do not offer such a period, the interest rate will be the current rate associated with the MVA Option with the shortest GIR Period available at the time.
ALLOCATIONS AND TRANSFERS TO MVA OPTIONS: You may allocate up to 100% of your Invested Purchase Payments to an MVA Option. You may transfer up to 100% of your Contract Value to an MVA Option, except that no transfers may be made from the DCA Option, and amounts held in the Fixed Rate Account are subject to the restrictions on transfers set forth in the "Fixed Rate Account" provision. You may invest in one MVA Option or a combination of MVA Options having different GIR Periods. The minimum allocation or transfer to any one MVA Option is $1,000.
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MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT (MVA): Amounts withdrawn from an MVA Option (including by transfer or annuitization), prior to the end of a GIR Period, may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment (MVA). The MVA is applied as a positive or negative adjustment to the applicable portion of the Contract Value by multiplying the withdrawal amount [before deduction of any applicable Withdrawal Charge] by the MVA factor.
The MVA factor is equal to:
[ l + i ] n/12 
[-------------] -1 
[l + j +.0025 ]

	
	
	where:   i =      is the Guaranteed Interest Rate currently credited to this 
                  interest segment at the time of the withdrawal, transfer, 
                  annuitization, or settlement; 
 
         j =      is the current credited interest rate at the time of the 
                  withdrawal, transfer, annuitization, or settlement for an MVA 
                  Option having a GIR Period equal to one (1) plus the number of 
                  whole years remaining in this interest segment's GIR Period; 
                  and 
 
         n =      is the number of months remaining in this interest segment's 
                  GIR Period (rounded up).

If we no longer offer a particular GIR Period, for the purpose of determining a rate for use in the MVA formula, we will use linear interpolation and the current rates of the GIR Periods closest in duration to those to be used in the formula. If we cannot interpolate, the current crediting rate for any GIR Period not being offered will be equal to:
1) the current Treasury spot rate for that GIR Period, plus
2) the current crediting rate for the next longer GIR Period then being offered, minus
3) the current Treasury spot rate for that next longer GIR Period.
If the current rate (j) in the MVA formula is higher than the guaranteed rate 
(i) for an interest segment, the value of that segment will experience a negative MVA upon withdrawal, transfer, annuitization, or settlement. If the current rate (j) in the MVA formula is lower than the guaranteed rate (i) for an interest segment, the value of that segment may experience a positive MVA upon withdrawal, transfer, annuitization or settlement.
A Market Value Adjustment will not be applied to a withdrawal, transfer, annuitization, or settlement within 30 days immediately following the end of a GIR Period.
A Market Value Adjustment will not be applied to any cancellation of the Contract under the "Right to Cancel Contract" provision on the cover page of the Contract.
A Market Value Adjustment will not be applied when the death benefit is payable.
If you request a withdrawal, we will not apply a Market Value Adjustment if we receive due proof that: (a) the Owner or Joint Owner is Terminally Ill, or has been confined to an Eligible Nursing Home or Eligible Hospital continuously for three months beginning after the Contract Date, and (b) such terminal illness or confinement continues on the date we receive the withdrawal request in Good Order.
WITHDRAWALS FROM MVA OPTIONS: A withdrawal from an interest segment associated with an MVA Option, within 30 days immediately following the end of its GIR Period, is not subject to the MVA. You may specify the interest segment or MVA Option from which you would like to make a withdrawal. If you specify an MVA Option, but not an interest segment, the withdrawal will be taken from the interest segment associated with that MVA Option that has the least time remaining until its maturity date. If you request a withdrawal from your Contract, and do not provide specific instructions, we will take the withdrawal on a pro-rata basis from all Allocation Options to which your Contract Value is allocated. In this situation, all funds in MVA Options will be summed and considered as one Allocation Option. The portion of the withdrawal associated with MVA Options will be taken from the interest segments with the least amount of time remaining until the maturity date, regardless of the GIR period. [A withdrawal from an MVA Option may be subject to an MVA, even if the withdrawal is not subject to a Withdrawal Charge because it is a Charge-Free Amount.]
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TRANSFERS FROM MVA OPTIONS: A transfer from an interest segment associated with an MVA Option is subject to an MVA unless made during the 30 days immediately following the end of its GIR Period. You may specify the interest segment or MVA Option from which you would like to make a transfer. If you specify an MVA Option, but not an interest segment, the transfer will be taken from the interest segment associated with that MVA Option that has the least time remaining until its maturity date. Transfers from an interest segment within the 30 days immediately following the end of a GIR Period do not count toward the maximum number of transfers which may be made under the Contract. Transfers from an MVA Option at any other time count toward the maximum number of transfers which may be made under the Contract and may be subject to a Transfer Charge. Any Transfer Charge will be deducted from the unadjusted Contract Value before any adjustment for the MVA. If a transfer is being made from more than one interest segment or MVA Option, the applicable Transfer Charge will be proportionally deducted from the Contract Value associated with each MVA Option or interest segment. Any deduction for Transfer Charges will be made prior to the transfer. If a Transfer Charge is applicable, and the full amount in an interest segment or an MVA Option is being transferred, the Transfer Charge will be deducted first from the Contract Value, and the remaining amount will then be transferred. If a Transfer Charge is applicable, and the amount in an interest segment or MVA Option is insufficient to pay the Transfer Charge and provide the requested transfer amount, the Transfer Charge will be deducted first from the unadjusted Contract Value, and the remaining amount will then be transferred.
TRANSFERS
TRANSFERS DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD: A transfer is subject to the following:
1. the maximum number of transfers which may be made, the maximum number of transfers which are not subject to a Transfer Charge and the minimum amount which may be transferred are shown on the Contract Data pages;
2. a Transfer Charge is deducted if a transfer exceeds the maximum number of free transfers. The Transfer Charge is shown on the Contract Data pages. The Transfer Charge is deducted from the amount which is transferred;
3. a transfer will be effected as of the end of the Business Day when we receive a request in Good Order;
4. we are not responsible for the consequences resulting from a transfer made in accordance with your instructions;
5. your right to make transfers is subject to modification if we determine, in our sole opinion, that the exercise of the right by one or more Owners is, or would be, to the disadvantage of other Owners or if required to do so by applicable laws or regulations. Restrictions may be applied in any manner reasonably designed to prevent any use of the transfer right which is considered by us to be to the disadvantage of other Owners or to ensure compliance with such laws or regulations. A modification could be applied to transfers to or from one or more of the Subaccounts and could include, but not limited to:
a. the requirement of a minimum time period between each transfer;
b. not accepting a transfer request of an agent acting under a power of attorney on behalf of more than one Owner;
c. limiting the dollar amount that may be transferred among the Subaccounts by an Owner at any one time; or
d. restricting the number of transfers per year.
No transfers are permitted after the Annuity Date.
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WITHDRAWALS
WITHDRAWALS: During the Accumulation Period, you may, upon a request in Good Order, make a total or partial withdrawal of the Contract Surrender Value. An MVA will apply if the withdrawal is made from an MVA Option at any time other than within 30 days immediately following the end of a GIR Period. [Any applicable Withdrawal Charge will be applied after any MVA.] You may specify the Allocation Option(s) from which a withdrawal will be taken. If you do not specify, we will take the withdrawal on a pro-rata basis from all Allocation Option(s) to which your Contract Value is allocated.
We will pay the amount of any withdrawal within 7 days of receipt of request in Good Order unless the "Suspension or Deferral of Payments or Transfers" provision is in effect.
Each partial withdrawal must be for an amount which is not less than the amount shown on the Contract Data pages. The minimum Contract Value which must remain in the Contract after a partial withdrawal in order to keep the Contract inforce is shown on the Contract Data pages. If the amount of the withdrawal requested would reduce the Contract Value below this minimum, we will give you the maximum amount available that, with [the Withdrawal Charge and] any applicable MVA, would not reduce the Contract Value below such minimum. Special rules may apply for IRAs.
[WITHDRAWAL CHARGE: A Withdrawal Charge may apply if you make a withdrawal during the Withdrawal Charge Period. The amount of the Withdrawal Charge is a percentage, shown on the Contract Data pages, of the amount withdrawn that is subject to the charge. If a withdrawal is effective on the day before a Contract Anniversary, the Withdrawal Charge percentage used will be the one as of the following Contract Anniversary. If you request a partial withdrawal, we will deduct an amount from the Contract Value that is sufficient to pay the Withdrawal Charge and any negative MVA, and provide you the amount requested.
In determining the Withdrawal Charge, withdrawals of the Charge-Free Amount will be taken first. Withdrawals in excess of the Charge-Free Amount may be subject to a Withdrawal Charge. Once all Purchase Payments have been withdrawn, further withdrawals will be taken from any Earnings. Earnings are not subject to Withdrawal Charges.
Even if a withdrawal is not subject to Withdrawal Charges because the amount withdrawn is not in excess of the Charge-Free Amount, it may be subject to an MVA if the withdrawal is made at any time other than within the 30-day period immediately following the end of a GIR Period.
When a withdrawal is taken from a tax-qualified Contract in order to satisfy a mandatory distribution requirement with respect to the Contract Value in this Contract, Withdrawal Charges will be waived on any amount that exceeds the Charge-Free Amount.
Withdrawal Charges will never be greater than that permitted by any applicable law or regulation. Depending on the Settlement Option selected, Withdrawal Charges may be assessed upon settlement.]
WAIVER OF [WITHDRAWAL CHARGES AND] MVA: If you request a withdrawal, we will waive [all Withdrawal Charges and] any MVA upon receipt of due proof that: (a) the Owner or Joint Owner is Terminally Ill, or has been confined to an Eligible Nursing Home or Eligible Hospital continuously for at least three months beginning after the Contract Date, and (b) such terminal illness or confinement continues on the date we receive the Owner's or Joint Owner's request for withdrawal in Good Order. This waiver is not available if the Contract has been assigned.
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[CREDIT
At least 30 calendar days prior to your First Credit Date shown on the Contract Data pages, we will notify you of your option to have a Credit added to your Contract Value.
If you elect to receive a Credit, it will be allocated to the Allocation Options in the same proportion as the Contract Value on the applicable Credit Date. If we do not receive a Credit Election request in Good Order by your applicable Credit Date, no Credit will be added to your Contract Value. If you do elect to receive the Credit at your First Credit Date, we will make this same offer again, at least 30 calendar days prior to your Second Credit Date.
If you do not elect to receive the Credit at the First Credit Date, we will not make this offer again and any subsequent Credit offers will not be available to you.
If you elect to receive a Credit, a new Withdrawal Charge Period will begin. You will be subject to a Credit Election Withdrawal Charge (as shown on the Contract Data pages) on withdrawals you make which are subject to the charge. The Charge-Free Amount will apply to withdrawals made on or after the applicable Credit Date, and will be calculated as described in the Contract Data pages. Withdrawals which do not exceed the Charge-Free Amount will not be subject to a Credit Election Withdrawal Charge, but, if applicable, will be subject to an MVA. Credits and any applicable earnings resulting from the Credits will be considered Earnings and are not subject to a Credit Election Withdrawal Charge.]
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GUARANTEED MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT
The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (GMDB) is a feature providing for the option to receive an enhanced death benefit upon the death of the sole Owner or the first to die of the Owner or Joint Owner during the Accumulation Period. The GMDB feature must be elected at the time you purchase your Contract. If you elect the GMDB feature, you must elect a GMDB Protected Value option. The GMDB Protected Value option can be equal to the GMDB Roll-Up, the GMDB Step-Up, or the greater of the GMDB Roll-Up and the GMDB Step-Up. The Contract Data pages indicate whether you have elected the GMDB feature and, if so, which GMDB Protected Value option you elected. The GMDB Protected Value is calculated daily.
GMDB ROLL-UP:
IF THE SOLE OWNER OR THE OLDER OF THE OWNER AND JOINT OWNER IS LESS THAN AGE 80 
ON THE CONTRACT DATE, the GMDB Roll-Up is equal to the Invested Purchase Payments made, increased daily at an effective annual interest rate of 5% starting on the date that each Invested Purchase Payment is made. The GMDB Roll-Up will be increased by subsequent Invested Purchase Payments and reduced by the effect of withdrawals.
We stop increasing the GMDB Protected Value by the effective annual interest rate on the later of: the Contract Anniversary coinciding with or next following the sole Owner's or older Owner's 80th birthday, or the 5th Contract Anniversary. However the GMDB Protected Value is still increased by subsequent Invested Purchase Payments and reduced by the effect of withdrawals.
The words "reduced by the effect of withdrawals" in the preceding two paragraphs mean that withdrawals from the Contract will first reduce the GMDB Protected Value on a dollar for dollar basis, by the same dollar amount of the withdrawal up to the first 5% of GMDB Protected Value calculated on the immediately preceding Contract Anniversary (in the first Contract Year, the Contract Date). Then we apply a proportional reduction to the GMDB Protected Value that equals the same percent that the withdrawal amount exceeding 5% of the GMDB Protected Value reduced the Contract Value.
To accomplish this, we will multiply the value of "A" by the value of "B" where:
A = GMDB Protected Value minus C
B = Contract Value minus withdrawal amount Contract Value minus C
C = 5% of GMDB Protected Value
* An amount up to 5% of the GMDB Protected Value withdrawn after the year in which the GMDB Roll-Up stops increasing, will reduce the GMDB Protected Value proportionally.
IF THE SOLE OWNER OR THE OLDER OF THE OWNER AND JOINT OWNER IS AGE 80 OR MORE ON THE CONTRACT DATE, the GMDB Roll-Up is equal to the Invested Purchase Payments made, increased daily at an effective annual interest rate of 3% starting on the date that each Invested Purchase Payment is made. The GMDB Roll-Up will be increased by subsequent Invested Purchase Payments and reduced by the effect of withdrawals.
We stop increasing the GMDB Protected Value by the effective annual interest rate on the 5th Contract Anniversary. However the GMDB Protected Value is still increased by subsequent Invested Purchase Payments and reduced by the effect of withdrawals.
The words "reduced by the effect of withdrawals" in the preceding two paragraphs mean that withdrawals from the Contract will first reduce the GMDB Protected Value on a dollar for dollar basis, by the same dollar amount of the withdrawal up to the first 3% of GMDB Protected Value calculated on the immediately preceding Contract Anniversary (in the first Contract Year, the Contract Date). Then we apply a proportional reduction to the GMDB Protected Value that equals the same percent that the withdrawal amount exceeding 3% of the GMDB Protected Value reduced the Contract Value.
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To accomplish this, we will multiply the value of "A" by the value of "B" where:
A = GMDB Protected Value minus C
B = Contract Value minus withdrawal amount Contract Value minus C
C = 3% of GMDB Protected Value
* An amount up to 3% of the GMDB Protected Value withdrawn after the year in which the GMDB Roll-Up stops increasing will reduce the GMDB Protected Value proportionally.
GMDB STEP-UP:
IF THE SOLE OWNER OR THE OLDER OF THE OWNER AND JOINT OWNER IS LESS THAN AGE 80 ON THE CONTRACT DATE, the GMDB Step-Up before the first Contract Anniversary is the initial Invested Purchase Payment increased by subsequent Invested Purchase Payments and proportionally reduced by the effect of withdrawals. The GMDB Step-Up on each Contract Anniversary will be the greater of the previous GMDB Step-Up and the Contract Value as of such Contract Anniversary. Between Contract Anniversaries, the GMDB Step-Up will be increased by Invested Purchase Payments and reduced by the effect of withdrawals.
We stop increasing the GMDB Protected Value by any appreciation in the Contract Value on the later of: the Contract Anniversary coinciding with or next following the sole or older Owner's 80th birthday, or the 5th Contract Anniversary. However we still increase the GMDB Protected Value by subsequent Invested Purchase Payments and reduce it by the effect of withdrawals.
IF THE SOLE OWNER OR THE OLDER OF THE OWNER AND JOINT OWNER IS AGE 80 OR MORE ON THE CONTRACT DATE, the GMDB Step-Up before the third Contract Anniversary is the sum of Invested Purchase Payments, reduced by the effect of withdrawals. On the third Contract Anniversary the GMDB Step-Up will be adjusted to the greater of the then current GMDB Step-Up or the Contract Value as of that Contract Anniversary. Thereafter the GMDB Protected Value is only increased by subsequent Invested Purchase Payments and reduced by the effect of withdrawals.
Where the words "reduced by the effect of withdrawals" are used in connection with the GMDB Step-Up, withdrawals from the Contract will reduce the GMDB Protected Value in the same proportion as they reduce the Contract Value. We calculate the proportion by dividing the Contract Value after the withdrawal by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal. The resulting percentage is multiplied by the GMDB Protected Value (before the withdrawal) in determining the GMDB Protected Value.
DEATH OF FIRST TO DIE OF THE OWNER AND JOINT OWNER DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD:
If you have elected the GMDB feature, and if the Owner or Joint Owner dies before Annuity Date, upon receipt of due proof of death and any other documentation we need, the beneficiary is entitled to receive a death benefit equal to the greater of:
(a) the Contract Value as of the date we receive due proof of death and any other documentation we need; and
(b) the GMDB Protected Value as of the date we receive due proof of death and any other documentation we need.
If you do not elect the GMDB feature, and if the Owner or Joint Owner dies before Annuity Date, upon receipt of due proof of death and any other documentation we need, the beneficiary is entitled to receive a base death benefit equal to the greater of:
(a) the Contract Value as of the date we receive due proof of death and any other documentation we need; and
(b) the sum of all Invested Purchase Payments, reduced by the effect of withdrawals.
If the ownership of the Contract changes as a result of an assignment, the value of the death benefit will be reset to the Contract Value as of the date of the assignment. Such value will be treated as a Purchase Payment made on that date for purposes of computing the death benefit.
The Beneficiary may, within 60 days of providing proof of death, elect to take the death benefit under one of the death benefit payout options listed below, provided that any payout option shall not include a period certain that exceeds the life expectancy of the Beneficiary. The Beneficiary will be the sole measuring life in determining the amount of any such payout option. If no payout option is selected within the 60 days, the death benefit will be payable as a lump sum.
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Spousal Continuance is available if: (1) there is only one Owner of the Contract and there is only one Beneficiary who is the Owner's spouse, or (2) there are an Owner and Joint Owner of the Contract and each is the other's spouse and Beneficiary under the Contract, on the date we receive due proof of the Owner's or Joint Owner's death. (See the "Spousal Continuance" provision of the Contract.)
If: (1) the spouse is not the sole primary Beneficiary of the sole Owner, or (2) the Owner and Joint Owner are not each other's spouse at the time we receive due proof of the Owner's or Joint Owner's death, the Contract will not continue, and the Beneficiary will be required to choose one of the death benefit payout options described below.
The death benefit payout options are:
Choice 1 - lump sum payment of the death benefit; or
Choice 2 - the payment of the entire death benefit within a period of 5 years from the date of death of the first to die of the Owner or Joint Owner. We will impose an MVA on any withdrawal from an MVA Option made during the 5-year period unless taken within the 30-day period following the end of a GIR Period. The entire death benefit will include any increases or losses resulting from the performance of the Allocation Options during this period. During this period the Beneficiary may: reallocate the Contract Value among the Allocation Options; name a Beneficiary to receive any remaining death benefit in the event of the Beneficiary's death; and make withdrawals from the Contract Value[, in which case, any such withdrawals will not be subject to any Withdrawal Charges]. However, the Beneficiary may not make any Purchase Payments to the Contract. During this 5 year period, existing charges and costs will be deducted from the death benefit as though the Contract had continued; or
Choice 3 - payment of the death benefit under an Annuity or Settlement Option over the lifetime of the Beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Beneficiary with distribution beginning within one year of the date of death of the first to die of the Owner or Joint Owner.
If the Owner and Joint Owner are spouses at the death of the first to die of the Owner and Joint Owner, any portion of the death benefit not applied under Choice 3 within one year of the date of death of the survivor must be distributed within 5 years of the survivor's date of death.
If the Owner and Joint Owner are not spouses at the death of the first to die of the Owner and Joint Owner:
- the payout described in Choice 2 and the beginning of the distribution described in Choice 3 will be based on the date of death of the first to die of the Owner or Joint Owner, and
- any portion of the death benefit not applied under Choice 3 within one year of the date of death of the first to die must be distributed within 5 years of the date of death of the first to die.
Once a death benefit becomes payable, the Payee's interest in any Annuity Benefit under the Contract will cease.
If a lump sum payment is requested, the amount will be paid within seven (7) days of receipt of proof of death and the election, unless the "Suspension or Deferral of Payments" provision is in effect.
DEATH OF ANNUITANT DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD: If the Annuitant dies before the Annuity Date, the Co-Annuitant, if applicable, becomes the Annuitant. If there is no surviving Co-Annuitant, and the Annuitant was not the Owner, the Owner becomes the Annuitant. You have right to name a new Annuitant within 60 days. If the Owner is a non-natural person, the death of the Annuitant will be treated as the death of the Owner, a new Annuitant may not be designated, and the Annuitant will be the Owner for purposes of determining the death benefit.
DEATH OF ANNUITANT DURING THE ANNUITY PERIOD: If the Annuitant dies on or after the Annuity Date, the Settlement Option then in effect will govern whether or not we will continue to make any payments. The death of a non-Annuitant Owner or Joint Owner has no effect on the payout during the Annuity Period.
PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFIT: We will require due proof of death and any other documentation we request in Good Order before any death benefit paid. All death benefits will be paid in accordance with applicable law or regulations governing death benefit payments.
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TAX CONSIDERATIONS: There are tax rules that apply to IRA and other qualified contracts during both the Accumulation Period and Annuity Period governing distributions upon the death of the Owner. These rules are contained in provisions in the attached endorsements and supersede any other distribution rules contained in the Contract.
The preceding provisions regarding the death of the Owner are intended to satisfy the distribution at death requirements of section 72(s) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We reserve the right to amend this Contract by subsequent endorsement as necessary to comply with applicable tax requirements, if any, which are subject to change from time to time. Such additional endorsements, if necessary to comply with amended tax requirements, will be mailed to you and become effective within 30 days of mailing, unless you notify us in writing, within that time frame, that you reject the endorsement.
If the Internal Revenue Service determines that the deductions for one or more benefits under this Contract, including, without limitation, the GMDB feature and any optional benefit added by endorsement, are taxable withdrawals, then the sole or surviving Owner may cancel the affected benefit(s) within 90 days after written notice from us.
SPOUSAL CONTINUANCE
This feature is available if, on the date we receive due proof of death in Good Order of: (1) the sole Owner, there is only one Beneficiary who is the Owner's spouse; or (2) the first to die of the Owner and Joint Owner, each is the other's spouse and primary Beneficiary under the Contract. In the case of (1) and (2) above, if the Annuitant is age 95 or less on the date we receive due proof of death, the surviving spouse will become the new sole Owner under the Contract. The surviving spouse can elect Spousal Continuance, but must do so no later than 60 days after furnishing due proof of death. If the surviving spouse does not elect Spousal Continuance within the 60-day period, the Contract will end and a lump sum death benefit will be paid.
[Under Spousal Continuance, we waive any potential Withdrawal Charges applicable to Purchase Payments made prior to or after activation of Spousal Continuance.]
Upon activation of Spousal Continuance, the Contract Value is adjusted to equal the amount of the death benefit to which the surviving spouse would have been entitled. The amount of the adjustment will be prorated among the Allocation Options to which your Contract Value is then allocated. The adjusted Contract Value will serve as the basis for calculating any death benefit payable upon the death of the surviving spouse.
IF YOU ELECTED THE BASE DEATH BENEFIT, then upon activation of Spousal Continuance, we will adjust the Contract Value to equal the greater of:
1. the Contract Value plus the amount of any applicable Earnings Appreciator Benefit, and
2. the sum of all Invested Purchase Payments (reduced by withdrawals) plus the amount of any applicable Earnings Appreciator Benefit.
IF YOU ELECTED THE GMDB FEATURE, we will adjust the Contract Value to equal the greater of:
1. the Contract Value plus the amount of any applicable Earnings Appreciator Benefit, and
2. the GMDB Protected Value originally elected plus the amount of any applicable Earnings Appreciator Benefit.
After we have made the adjustment to Contract Value described in the preceding paragraphs, we will continue to compute any applicable GMDB Protected Value under the surviving spousal Owner's Contract in accordance with the "Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit" provisions of the Contract. The attained age of the surviving spouse will be the basis used in determining the death benefit payable under the Contract.
DEATH OF THE SURVIVING SPOUSAL OWNER DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD AFTER ACTIVATING SPOUSAL CONTINUANCE -- If a surviving spousal Owner dies after activating Spousal Continuance but before the Annuity Date, a death benefit will be payable, based on the applicable death benefit option elected under the Contract.
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ANNUITY AND SETTLEMENT OPTIONS
GENERAL: On the Annuity Date, the Adjusted Contract Value will be applied under the Annuity or Settlement Option you have selected. If the payment under any option selected would be less than $20 per month, we reserve the right to pay out the Adjusted Contract Value in a lump sum. We guarantee that the dollar amount of each payment, once determined, will not be affected by variations in mortality or expense experience.
SELECTION OF AN ANNUITY OR SETTLEMENT OPTION: You may select an Annuity or Settlement Option by notifying us of the selected option in Good Order. If no Annuity or Settlement Option is selected, or if the chosen Option is not received in Good Order, Option 2, Life Income Annuity Option, will automatically be applied. You may, at any time prior to the Annuity Date, by a request in Good Order 30 days in advance, select and/or change the Annuity or Settlement Option.
ANNUITY AND SETTLEMENT OPTIONS: This Contract provides for payments under one of the Annuity or Settlement Options described below. Any other Annuity or Settlement Option acceptable to us may be selected.
OPTION 1 - FIXED PERIOD ANNUITY OPTION. We will make equal payments for a period you choose up to 25 years. At your choice, we will make such payments annually, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. Table 1 shows the minimum amounts we will pay.
OPTION 2 - LIFE INCOME ANNUITY OPTION. We will make payments for as long as the Annuitant lives, with payments certain for 120 months. At your choice, we will make such payments annually, semi-annually, quarterly or monthly. Table 2 shows the minimum amounts we will pay.
OPTION 3 - INTEREST PAYMENT SETTLEMENT OPTION: We will credit interest on the Adjusted Contract Value at the rate of at least 1.5% until you request payment of all or part of the Adjusted Contract Value. At your choice, we will pay interest on the Adjusted Contract Value not yet withdrawn annually, semi-annually, quarterly or monthly. You may request full or partial payment of the Adjusted Contract Value provided, however, that if a partial payment is requested, the amount of any Adjusted Contract Value remaining after such requested amount is paid must be at least $1,000. This option is not available for qualified contracts.
OTHER ANNUITY OR SETTLEMENT OPTIONS: We may offer or consent to other settlement options, including life income annuity options with payments certain for a period of other than 120 months. Contact the representative who sold you the Contract or call the toll-free number listed on your quarterly statement for information.
ANNUITY: Unless you designate another Payee, you will be the Payee of the Annuity Payments. The Adjusted Contract Value will be applied to the applicable Annuity Table contained in this Contract based upon the Annuity Option you have selected. The amount of the first payment for each $1,000 of Adjusted Contact Value is shown in the Annuity Tables. If when Annuity Payments begin we are using tables of annuity rates for these Contracts which result in larger Annuity Payments, we will use those tables instead. Annuity Payments will depend on the age and sex of the Annuitant, where permitted
[WITHDRAWAL CHARGES AND] MVA: [Any amount used to provide income under Option 1 for a period of 10 years or more, or under Option 2, will be applied without a Withdrawal Charge. Any amount used to provide income under Option 1 for a period of less than 10 years, or under Option 3 may be subject to a Withdrawal Charge. If you choose any other method of payment not described in this Contract, we will tell you if it is subject to a Withdrawal Charge.] If you begin Annuity Payments or take a Settlement Option at a time other than within the 30-day period immediately following the end of a GIR Period, we will adjust your Contract Value by an MVA.
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BENEFICIARY
BENEFICIARY: The Beneficiary designation in effect on the Contract Date will remain in effect until changed. The Beneficiary is entitled to receive the benefits to be paid at the death of the first to die of the Owner or Joint Owner during the Accumulation Period. The Owner must be the primary Beneficiary of the Joint Owner, and the Joint Owner must be the primary Beneficiary of the Owner. Other than primary Beneficiaries, Beneficiaries must be the same for both the Owner and Joint Owner.
When a Beneficiary is designated, any relationship shown is to the Owner unless otherwise specified.
To show priority among Beneficiaries, we will label the classes, so that the class with first priority is called the primary class, the class with next priority is called the secondary class, and so on. The following statements apply to Beneficiaries unless the Contract Data pages, Contract endorsement or any change request that we have processed specifies otherwise:
One who survives the first to die of the Owner and Joint Owner will have the right to be paid only if no one in a prior class survives the first to die of the Owner and Joint Owner.
One who has the right to be paid will be the only one paid if no one else in the same class survives the first to die of the Owner and Joint Owner.
Two or more in the same class who have the right to be paid in equal shares.
If no one survives the sole Owner, we will pay in one sum to the Owner's estate.
Where there is insufficient evidence to determine the order of death then, unless state law prohibits, we will deem the Owner to be the last survivor and make payment to the Owner's Beneficiary.
Before we make a payment, we have the right to decide what proof we need of the identity, age or any other facts about any persons designated as Beneficiaries. If Beneficiaries are not designated by name and we make payment(s) based on that proof, we will not have to make the payment(s) again.
CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY: To initiate a change of Beneficiary, call the toll-free number listed on your statement or contact the representative who sold you Contract. We may also ask you to send us the Contract. The change will take effect only when we process the request. Then, any previous Beneficiary's interest will end as of the date we receive the request in Good Order, even if the Owner or Joint Owner is not living when we process the request. We will not be liable for any payment made or action taken before we record the change.
SUSPENSION OR DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS OR TRANSFERS
FROM THE VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS: We reserve the right to suspend or defer payments from the Variable Investment Options for a withdrawal or transfer for any period when:
1. the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings);
2. trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted;
3. an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of shares of the Variable Investment Options held in the Separate Account is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of such shares; or
4. during any other period when the Securities and Exchange Commission, by order, so permits for the protection of Owners;
provided that applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission will govern as to whether the conditions described in (2) and (3) exist.
FROM THE INTEREST RATE INVESTMENT OPTIONS: We reserve the right to suspend or defer payments from the Interest Rate Investment Options for a withdrawal or transfer for the period permitted by law, but for not more than six months after a request in Good Order is received at the Annuity Service Center.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
THE CONTRACT: The entire Contract consists of this Contract, and any attached endorsement or riders. This Contract may be changed or altered only by our President or Secretary. Any change, modification or waiver must be made in writing. This Contract may not be modified by us without your consent except as may be required by applicable law, including changes necessary to comply with IRS requirements for annuity contracts, or as set forth in this Contract.
ASSIGNMENT OF A CONTRACT: A request in Good Order specifying the terms of an assignment of a Contract must be provided to the Annuity Service Center. We are under no obligation to verify the assignment's validity or sufficiency. We will not be liable for any payment made or action taken before we record the assignment. If any Owner is living on the Annuity Date and an assignment is in effect on that date, we have the right to pay the Contract Surrender Value in one lump sum to the assignee where notice in Good Order is received. Partial assignments, collateral or otherwise, are not allowed without our approval. We reserve the right to restrict or refuse any assignment.
An assignment which results in a change of ownership will affect the value of the death benefit. Please see the "Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits" provision for more information.
We will not be responsible for the validity or tax consequence of any assignment. Any assignment made after the death benefit has become payable will be valid only with our consent.
If the Contract is assigned, your rights may only be exercised with consent of the assignee of record.
NON-PARTICIPATING IN SURPLUS: This Contract does not share in any distribution of our profits or surplus.
INCONTESTABILITY: We will not contest this Contract. We will not contest any statement made in the application which is used as a basis for issuing this Contract. We consider all statements made in the application for this Contract to be representations, not warranties.
MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX: We may require proof of age of the Annuitant before making any life contingent Annuity Payment provided for by this Contract. If the age or sex of the Annuitant has been misstated, the amount payable will be the amount that the Contract Value would have provided at the true age or sex.
Once Annuity Payments have begun, any underpayments, with interest at 5% will be made up in one sum with the next Annuity Payment, and overpayments, with interest at 5%, will be deducted from the future Annuity Payments until the total is repaid.
CONTRACT SETTLEMENT: This Contract must be returned to us upon any settlement.
REPORTS: We will send you a report four times each calendar year until the Annuity Date showing your Contract Value and other relevant information about your Contract. We will also furnish an annual report of the Separate Account. These reports will be sent to your last known address.
TAXES: Any taxes, including any Premium Taxes and any other type of tax (or component thereof) measured by or based upon any portion of the Purchase Payment we receive, paid to any governmental entity will be charged against the Contract Value, unless a deduction was made for this tax in calculating the Invested Purchase Payment amount. We will, in our sole discretion, determine when taxes have resulted from: the investment experience of the Separate Account; receipt by us of the Purchase Payment(s); 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. Payment at an earlier date does not waive any right we may have to deduct amounts at a later date. We reserve the right to establish a provision for federal income taxes if we determine, in our sole discretion, that we will incur a tax as a result of the operation of the Separate Account. We will deduct for any income taxes incurred by it as a result of the operation of the Separate Account whether or not there was a provision for taxes and whether or not it was sufficient. We will deduct any withholding taxes required by applicable law.
EVIDENCE OF SURVIVAL: Before we make a payment, we have the right to require proof of continued life and any other documentation we need to make a payment. We can require this proof for any person whose life or death determines whether or to whom we must make the payment.
PROTECTION OF PROCEEDS: No beneficiary may commute, encumber, alienate, or assign any payments under this Contract before they are due. To the extent permitted by law, no payments will be subject to the debts, contracts or engagements of any Beneficiary or to any judicial process to levy upon or attach the same for payments thereof.
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VALUES AND BENEFITS
Any cash values, paid up annuities and death benefits that may be available under this Contract are not less than the minimum benefits required by the law of any state in which this Contract is delivered.
ANNUITY SETTLEMENT TABLES
Tables 1 and 2 below are applied to the Adjusted Contract Value to compute the minimum amount of the annuity payment. Table 1 is used to compute the minimum annuity payment under Option 1 (Fixed Period Annuity Option). Table 2 is used to compute the minimum annuity payment under Option 2 (Life Income Annuity Option). The rates in Table 1 and 2 are applied per $1,000 of Adjusted Contract Value. We used an interest rate of 1.5% per year in preparing Table 1, and an interest rate of 3% per year in preparing Table 2. Table 2 assumes 120 payments certain.
The annuity payments in Table 2 are based on the Annuitant's Adjusted Age and sex. The Adjusted Age is the Annuitant's age last birthday prior to the date on which the first Annuity payment is due, adjusted as shown in the "Translation of Adjusted Age" Table. When we computed the amounts shown in Table 2, we adjusted the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table to an age last birthday basis, less two years, with projected mortality improvements (modified Scale G).

	
	
	TABLE 1 
Number of      Monthly      Number of      Monthly       Number of        Monthly       Number of      Monthly 
  Years        Payment        Years        Payment         Years          Payment         Years        Payment 
  -----        -------        -----        -------         -----          -------         -----        ------- 
    1          $83.90           8         $11.04             14            $6.59           20          $4.81 
    2           42.26           9           9.89             15             6.20           21           4.62 
    3           28.39          10           8.96             16             5.85           22           4.44 
    4           21.45          11           8.21             17             5.55           23           4.28 
    5           17.28          12           7.58             18             5.27           24           4.13 
    6           14.51          13           7.05             19             5.03           25           3.99 
    7           12.53

In using Table 1, multiply the monthly payment by 2.996 for quarterly payments, 5.981 for semi-annual Payments, or 11.919 for annual payments
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	TABLE 2 
Adjusted                            Adjusted                               Adjusted 
 Age         Male      Female         Age           Male        Female         Age        Male       Female 
 ---         ----      ------         ---           ----        ------         ---        ----       ------ 
 41          $3.40      $3.25          61           $4.66        $4.32         81         $7.67       $7.33 
 42          3.44        3.29          62           4.76          4.41         82          7.85        7.53 
 43          3.48        3.32          63           4.87          4.50         83          8.02        7.73 
 44          3.53        3.35          64           4.98          4.60         84          8.18        7.93 
 45          3.57        3.39          65           5.10          4.71         85          8.33        8.12 
 46          3.62        3.43          66           5.23          4.82         86          8.48        8.29 
 47          3.67        3.47          67           5.36          4.94         87          8.62        8.46 
 48          3.72        3.51          68           5.49          5.06         88          8.75        8.61 
 49          3.77        3.56          69           5.64          5.19         89          8.87        8.75 
 50          3.83        3.61          70           5.78          5.33         90          8.98        8.88 
 51          3.88        3.66          71           5.94          5.48         91          9.08        8.99 
 52          3.95        3.71          72           6.10          5.63         92          9.16        9.09 
 53          4.01        3.76          73           6.26          5.79         93          9.24        9.18 
 54          4.08        3.82          74           6.43          5.96         94          9.32        9.26 
 55          4.15        3.88          75           6.60          6.14         95          9.38        9.33 
 56          4.22        3.94          76           6.78          6.33 
 57          4.30        4.01          77           6.95          6.52 
 58          4.38        4.08          78           7.13          6.71 
 59          4.47        4.16          79           7.31          6.92 
 60          4.56        4.24          80           7.49          7.12

Translation of Adjusted Age

	
	
	Calendar Year in Which First                               Calendar Year in Which First 
Payment Is Due                 Adjusted Age                Payment Is Due                 Adjusted Age 
--------------                 ------------                --------------                 ------------ 
Prior to 2010                  Actual Age                  2050 through 2059              Actual Age minus 5 
2010 through 2019              Actual Age minus 1          2060 through 2069              Actual Age minus 6 
2020 through 2029              Actual Age minus 2          2070 through 2079              Actual Age minus 7 
2030 through 2039              Actual Age minus 3          2080 through 2089              Actual Age minus 8 
2040 through 2049              Actual Age minus 4          2090 through 2099              Actual Age minus 9

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INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT. NON-PARTICIPATING. ANNUITY PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT. MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT OPTIONS SUBJECT TO MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENTS.
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Exhibit 10.7

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT
	
		
	Participant:    
	 

	Target Number of                                         
Performance Shares:    
Performance Cycle:   July 1, 20__ - June 30, 20__
	 

	Grant Date:    
	 

This Performance Share Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) evidences the grant to the Participant by Premier, Inc. (the “Company”) of the right to receive shares the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value (“Shares”) upon the terms and conditions provided for herein under the Premier, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  Except as specifically set forth herein, the rights granted under this Award Agreement (the “Award”) are expressly subject to all of the terms, definitions, and provisions of the Plan.  Capitalized terms in this Award Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein. 
1.Grant of Performance Shares.  Subject to the terms and provisions of this Award Agreement and the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant the right to be issued the number of Performance Shares that have been earned based on performance in the Performance Cycle as determined by the Committee under Exhibit A - Performance Terms, provided that the Participant has been continuously employed (subject to the provisions of Section 3) with the Company throughout the Performance Cycle.  The date on which the condition set forth above is satisfied is the “Vesting Date.”
2.Terms and Conditions.  The terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to this Award are specified in the Plan, this Award Agreement, including Exhibit A - Performance Terms and Exhibit B - Section 280G Rules, and the prospectus dated January 2017 and any applicable prospectus supplement (together, the “Prospectus”).  The terms, conditions and restrictions in the Plan and Prospectus include, but are not limited to, provisions relating to amendment, vesting, cancellation, and settlement, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Award Agreement to the extent not otherwise set forth herein.  
By accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus and that he or she has read and understands the Prospectus.
The Participant understands that this Award and all other incentive awards are entirely discretionary and that no right to receive an award exists absent a prior written agreement with the Company to the contrary.  The Participant also understands that the value that may be realized, if any, from this Award is contingent, and depends on, the future market price of the Shares, among other factors.  The Participant further confirms the Participant’s understanding that this Award is intended to promote employee retention and stock ownership and to align employees’ interests with those of shareholders, is subject to vesting conditions and will be cancelled if the vesting conditions are not satisfied.  Thus, the Participant understands that (a) any monetary value assigned to this Award in any communication regarding this Award is contingent, hypothetical, or for illustrative purposes only, and does not express or imply any promise or intent by the Company to deliver, directly or indirectly, any certain or determinable cash value to the Participant; (b) receipt of this Award or any incentive award in the past is neither an indication nor a guarantee that an incentive award of any type or amount will be made in the future, and that absent a written agreement to the contrary, the Company is free to change its practices and policies regarding incentive awards at any time; (c) vesting may be subject to confirmation and final determination by the Committee that the vesting conditions have been satisfied; and (d) Performance Shares shall be subject to lock-up restrictions as described in Section 16 of this Award Agreement.  The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares covered by this Award unless and until this Award is vested and settled in Shares.  
3.Termination of Employment.  Subject to the provisions that follow in this Section 3 and in the Plan with respect to a Change in Control, if at any time prior to the Vesting Date the Participant’s service with the Premier Group terminates, then notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, this Award will be forfeited and cancelled automatically as of the date of such termination, and no Shares will be issued hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant’s employment with the Premier Group terminates prior to the Vesting Date as a result of being a Good Leaver (as defined below), then the Award will continue in force following the date of such termination, and, subject to any then effective deferral election, a pro-rata portion of the Shares underlying the Performance Shares will be issued to the Participant (or if applicable his or her estate, heirs or beneficiaries) on the Payout Date reflecting the period of the Participant’s continued service with the Premier Group from and after the beginning of the Performance Cycle through the date of termination of the Participant’s service with the Premier Group.  The Committee will determine the pro-rata portion of the Performance Shares to be paid out under the following formula: total number of Shares issued on account of the Performance Shares (based upon the actual performance results) multiplied by the number of days of active service following the beginning of the Performance Cycle divided by 1,095.  A Participant is a “Good Leaver” on account of (a) terminating employment with the Premier Group due to death, Disability or an Approved Retirement 

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(as defined in Section 14 below) or (b) the termination of the Participant’s employment with the Premier Group Without Cause (as defined in Section 14 below).  
4.Change in Control.  As provided in Section 13.2 of the Plan, this Award shall be vested upon a Change in Control prior to the end of the Performance Cycle without any reduction for being employed for less than the entire Performance Cycle to the extent Performance Goals have been achieved after evaluating actual performance from the start of the Performance Cycle until the date of the Change in Control and the level of performance anticipated with respect to such Performance Goals as of the date of the Change in Control.
5.Settlement of Award.  Subject to Section 7 below, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to or on the behalf of the Participant and the Company will issue a Share for each Performance Share earned and vested on the Vesting Date to the Participant as soon as practicable following the Vesting Date, but in any event within sixty days after the Vesting Date (such date, the “Payout Date”).  No dividend equivalents shall apply with respect to any Performance Shares.  Vested Shares to be delivered due to death shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary designated according to the terms of the Plan. 
6.Compliance with Certain Obligations; Compensation Recovery.  The Performance Shares shall be subject to forfeiture as a result of the Participant’s violation of any obligations contained in any agreement between the Company and the Participant relating to non-competition, non-interference, non-solicitation and confidentiality (the “Employment Obligations”), and shall be subject to being recovered under any compensation recovery policy that may be adopted from time to time by the Company or any of its Affiliates.  For avoidance of doubt, compensation recovery rights to Performance Shares shall extend to the proceeds realized by the Participant due to the sale or other transfer of the Performance Shares.  The Participant’s prior execution of agreements containing the Employment Obligations and confirmation of such obligations was a material inducement for the Company’s grant of the Award under this Award Agreement.
7.Taxes; Limitation on Excess Parachute Payments.  The settlement of this Award is conditioned on the Participant making arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Company for the withholding of all applicable federal, state, local or foreign taxes as may be required under applicable law.  The Participant shall bear all expense of, and be solely responsible for, all federal, state, local or foreign taxes due with respect to any payment received under this Award Agreement.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, may satisfy the Participant’s withholding tax obligations by reducing the number of Performance Shares to which the Participant is entitled under the Award.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Award Agreement to the contrary, any payment or benefit received or to be received by the Participant in connection with a Change in Control or the termination of employment (whether payable under the terms of this Award Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with a member of the Premier Group (collectively, the “Payments”) that would constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion thereof shall be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), but only if, by reason of such reduction, the net after-tax benefit received by the Participant shall exceed the net after-tax benefit that would be received by the Participant if no such reduction was made.  Whether and how the limitation under this Section 7 is applicable shall be determined under the Section 280G Rules set forth in Exhibit B, which shall be enforceable as if set forth in this Award Agreement.  
8.Consent to Electronic Delivery.  In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other agreements, forms and communications) in connection with this and any other prior or future incentive award or program made or offered by the Company or its predecessors or successors.  Electronic delivery of a document to the Participant may be via a Company e-mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet site to which the Participant has access. 
9.Administration.  In administering the Plan, or to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, tax, or accounting requirements, it may be necessary for a member of the Premier Group to transfer certain Participant data to another member of the Premier Group, or to its outside service providers or governmental agencies.  By accepting the Award, the Participant consents, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the use and transfer, electronically or otherwise, of the Participant’s personal data to such entities for such purposes. 
10.Entire Agreement/Amendment/Survival/Assignment.  The terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in the Plan, this Award Agreement and the Prospectus constitute the entire understanding between the parties hereto regarding this Award and supersede all previous written, oral, or implied understandings between the parties hereto about the subject matter hereof.  This Award Agreement may be amended by a subsequent writing (including e-mail or other electronic form) agreed to between the Company and the Participant.  Section headings herein are for convenience only and have no effect on the interpretation of this Award Agreement.  The provisions of this Award Agreement that are intended to survive the Participant’s termination of employment 

Exhibit 10.7

shall survive such date.  The Company may assign this Award Agreement and its rights and obligations hereunder to any current or future member of the Premier Group.  
11.No Right to Employment.  The Participant agrees that nothing in this Award Agreement constitutes a contract of employment with a member of the Premier Group for a definite period of time.  The employment relationship is “at will,” which affords the Participant or a member of the Premier Group the right to terminate the relationship at any time for any reason or no reason not otherwise prohibited by applicable law.  The Premier Group retains the right to decrease the Participant’s compensation and/or benefits, transfer or demote the Participant or otherwise change the terms or conditions of the Participant’s employment.
12.Transfer Restrictions.  The Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber or otherwise alienate, hypothecate or dispose of this Award or the Participant’s right hereunder to receive Performance Shares, except as otherwise provided in the Committee’s sole discretion consistent with the Plan and applicable securities laws.  
13.Conflict.  This Award Agreement is subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to the adjustment provisions under Section 12 of the Plan.  In the event of a conflict between the Plan, this Award Agreement and/or the Prospectus, the documents shall control in that order (that is, the Plan, this Award Agreement and then the Prospectus).
14.Definitions.  For purposes of this Award Agreement, the following terms shall be as defined below:
(a)    “Approved Retirement” shall mean a Participant’s voluntary resignation from the Premier Group on or after attaining age 59 1⁄2 or age 55 with 5 or more years of service; provided that prior to such employment termination, the Participant has: (i) given the Company’s Senior Vice President of People (or such person performing a similar function) (“SVPP”) or the Participant’s immediate supervisor at least three months’ prior written notice (or such shorter period of time approved in writing by the SVPP or the Participant’s immediate supervisor) of the Participant’s intended retirement date; and (ii) completed transition duties and responsibilities as determined by the SVPP and/or the Participant’s immediate supervisor during the notice period in a satisfactory manner, as reasonably determined by either of them.
(b)    “Just Cause” means termination of the Participant’s employment with the Premier Group by a member of the Premier Group as a result of conduct by the Participant amounting to: (i) commission or omission of any act of dishonesty, moral turpitude, fraud, embezzlement, theft, misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, or breach of the duty of loyalty in connection with the Participant’s employment with a Premier Group member or against any Premier Group partner hospital, affiliated health care organization or customer; (ii) willful misconduct, insubordination, or repeated refusal or unwillingness to follow the reasonable directives of the Board of Directors / Managers of a Premier Group member and/or the Participant’s Premier Group employer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Participant’s Premier Group employer, or the Participant’s immediate supervisor(s); (iii) willful action or inaction with respect to the Participant’s performance of his or her employment duties that constitutes a violation of law or governmental regulations or that causes a Premier Group member to violate such law or regulation; (iv) a material breach of any securities or other law or regulation or any Premier Group policy governing inappropriate disclosures or “tipping” related to (or the trading or dealing of) securities, stock or investments; (v) excessive absenteeism not related to authorized sick leave, authorized family/medical leave, authorized disability leave, authorized vacation, authorized military or other authorized statutory leave within the parameters set forth in accordance with Premier Group policies and procedures regarding the same; (vi) a conviction, guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere by the Participant for any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty or for any felony; or (vii) material breach or violation of the terms of employment or other agreements to which the Participant and one or more members of the Premier Group are party; or (viii) breach or violation of material policies, rules, procedures or instructions of a Premier Group member.
For purposes of this definition only, no act or failure to act by a Participant shall be deemed “willful” if done or omitted to be done by the Participant in good faith and with the reasonable belief that the Participant’s act or omission was in the best interest of the Premier Group and consistent with Premier Group policies and applicable law. Further, any act or failure to act based on and consistent with (a) instructions pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors / Managers of a Premier Group member, (b) instructions of the applicable Board Chair as authorized by such Boards, or (c) the advice of Premier Group counsel shall be presumed to be done or omitted to be done by the Participant in good faith and in the best interests of the Premier Group.
(c)    “Disability” means any of the following: (i) the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of at least twelve months, or the Participant’s entitlement to and receipt of disability benefits under a disability insurance program that pays benefits on the basis of the foregoing definition; (ii) the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of at least twelve months, receiving either (a) income replacement benefits for a period of at least three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant’s Premier Group employer, or (b) disability benefits under 

Exhibit 10.7

a disability insurance program that pays benefits on the basis of the foregoing definition; or (iii) the Participant is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or Railroad Retirement Board.
(d)    “Good Reason” means a Participant’s resignation of employment from all applicable members of the Premier Group due to: (i) a material reduction of the Participant’s base salary without the Participant’s consent; (ii) a material reduction in the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities without the Participant’s consent, but excluding any such reductions made in good faith to conform with applicable law or accounting/public company standards; or (iii) a relocation of the Participant to a location outside a fifty (50) mile radius of the Participant’s primary office location. In all instances, a Participant must provide the Chair of the Board of Directors / Managers of the Participant’s Premier Group employer (in the case of the CEO) or the CEO of the Participant’s Premier Group employer (in the case of other Participants) written notice of the asserted instances constituting “Good Reason” within ninety (90) calendar days of the initial existence of the condition(s). Further, “Good Reason” shall not mean or include resignation by a Participant for conditions (i) - (iii) if cured or remedied by the appropriate Premier Group member(s) within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving the Participant’s notice.
(e)    “Premier Group” shall mean the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
(f)    “Termination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit B.
(g)    “Without Cause” means a termination of the Participant’s employment with the Premier Group by a member of the Premier Group for a reason other than death, Disability or for Just Cause.
15.Section 409A.  This Award shall be construed consistent with the intention that it be exempt from Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, “Section 409A”).  However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Award Agreement, if at any time the Committee determines that this Award (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Committee shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify the Participant or any other person for failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan or this Award Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate either for this Award to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.
16.Lock-up Restriction.  The Participant agrees that, if the Company proposes to offer for sale any Shares pursuant to a public offering under the Securities Act of 1933 and if requested by the Company and any underwriter engaged by the Company for a reasonable period of time specified by the Company or such underwriter following the date of any prospectus, offering memorandum or similar disclosure document used with respect to such offering (such period of time not to exceed the lock-up period applicable to the Company for such proposed offering), the Participant will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, contract to sell (including any short sale), grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company held by the Participant or enter into any Hedging Transaction (as defined below) relating to any securities of the Company held by the Participant.  For purposes of this Section, a “Hedging Transaction” means any short sale (whether or not against the box) or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index) that includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its value from the Shares.
17.Nature of Award.  This Award represents the Company’s unfunded and unsecured promise to issue Shares at a future date, subject to the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan.  The Participant has no rights under this Agreement other than the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.  The Participant shall have the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Performance Shares only to the extent that Shares on account of such Performance Shares are issued to the Participant in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan.
18.Governing Law.  This Award Agreement shall be legally binding and shall be executed and construed and its provisions enforced and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereunder.

Exhibit 10.7

Exhibit A - Performance Terms

Exhibit 10.7

Exhibit B - Section 280G Rules
To Performance Share Agreement
When you receive benefits in connection with a Change in Control 
The following rules shall apply for purposes of determining whether and how the limitations provided under Section 7 are applicable to the Participant.  
1.    The “net after-tax benefit” shall mean (i) the Payments (as defined in Section 7) which the Participant receives or is then entitled to receive from the Company or an Affiliate that would constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, less (ii) the amount of all federal, state and local income and employment taxes payable by the Participant with respect to the foregoing calculated at the highest marginal income tax rate for each year in which the foregoing shall be paid to the Participant (based on the rate in effect for such year as set forth in the Code as in effect at the time of the first payment of the foregoing), less (iii) the amount of Excise Tax imposed with respect to the payments and benefits described in (i) above.  
2.    All determinations under Section 7 of this Award Agreement and this Exhibit B will be made by an accounting firm or law firm that is selected for this purpose by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer prior to a Change in Control (the “280G Firm”).  All fees and expenses of the 280G Firm shall be borne by the Company.  The Company will direct the 280G Firm to submit any determination it makes under Section 7 of this Award Agreement and this Exhibit B and detailed supporting calculations to both the Participant and the Company as soon as reasonably practicable.  
3.    If the 280G Firm determines that one or more reductions are required under Section 7 of this Award Agreement, the 280G Firm shall also determine which Payments shall be reduced (first from cash payments and then from non-cash benefits) to the extent necessary so that no portion thereof shall be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, and the Company shall pay such reduced amount to the Participant.  The 280G Firm shall make reductions required under Section 7 of this Award Agreement in a manner that maximizes the net after-tax amount payable to the Participant.  
4.    As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 280G at the time that the 280G Firm makes its determinations under this Section, it is possible that amounts will have been paid or distributed to the Participant that should not have been paid or distributed (collectively, the “Overpayments”), or that additional amounts should be paid or distributed to the Participant (collectively, the “Underpayments”).  If the 280G Firm determines, based on either the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or the Participant, which assertion the 280G Firm believes has a high probability of success or controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an Overpayment has been made, the Participant must repay to the Company, without interest; provided, however, that no loan will be deemed to have been made and no amount will be payable by the Participant to the Company unless, and then only to the extent that, the deemed loan and payment would either reduce the amount on which the Participant is subject to tax under Section 4999 of the Code or generate a refund of tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.  If the 280G Firm determines, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an Underpayment has occurred, the 280G Firm will notify the Participant and the Company of that determination and the amount of that Underpayment will be paid to the Participant promptly by the Company.  
5.    The Participant will provide the 280G Firm access to, and copies of, any books, records, and documents in the Participant’s possession as reasonably requested by the 280G Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the 280G Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by Section 7 of this Award Agreement and this Exhibit B.

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