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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

SECOND AMENDMENT

TO THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN

(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011)

 

Pursuant to the authority delegated to him by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of American Express Company, the Senior Vice President Global Compensation & Benefits approves the following amendments to the Senior Executive Severance Plan (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2011) (the “Plan”), to be effective as of July 23, 2013:

 

1.           Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Plan are hereby renumbered Articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, respectively, and corresponding changes to the Sections in such Articles and cross references to such Articles and Sections are hereby approved.

 

2.           A new Article 5 entitled “Payment of Annual Incentive Award” is hereby added, which shall provide in its entirety as follows:

 

“5.1           Pro-Rated Bonus.  Subject to Section 5.4, if applicable, if an Employee is eligible to receive benefits under the Plan as a result of such Employee’s Separation from Service from an Employing Company pursuant to Article 2, then the Employee will be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of his or her Bonus for the Plan Year in which his or her Separation from Service occurs if: (a) the Employee signs the Agreement required by Section 3.5 on or after September 1, 2013; and (b) if the Employee is an Executive Officer, the Committee approves the payment of the Bonus to the extent required by Section 2.2.

 

5.2           Amount of Pro-Rata Bonus.  Subject to Section 5.4, if applicable, the amount of the pro-rata Bonus payable under Section 5.1 shall be an amount equal to a pro-rated portion of the Bonus received by the Employee for the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year in which the Separation from Service occurs.  Pro-ration shall be based on the number of days from the beginning of the Plan Year in which the Separation from Service occurs through the date of the Employee’s Separation from Service, over the total number of days in that Plan Year.  (For the avoidance of doubt, pro-ration shall not take into consideration any portion of an applicable Separation Period.)

 

5.3           Time and Form of Payment.  The payment of a pro-rata Bonus under this Article 5 shall be made at the time and in accordance with the normal payment terms applicable to the Bonus, which is usually in the first quarter of the following year.  Payment of the pro-rata Bonus under this Article 5 shall be made in cash.  For the avoidance of doubt, the pro-rata Bonus payable under this Article 5 shall not be considered severance pay for purposes of Article 4.

 

 

  

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5.4           Section 162(m) Exemption.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 5, if the Employee’s Bonus for the year in which the Employee Separates from Service was granted under the Company’s 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, or a successor plan thereto, so that the Bonus may qualify for the performance-based compensation exemption to the deduction limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code, then the payment of such pro-rata Bonus under this Article 5 shall require that (a) the performance goal(s) (or at least the threshold level of performance if the amount of the Bonus depends on the level of performance) required by the Bonus is satisfied, and (b) the Committee certifies satisfaction of such performance in writing.  In addition, the amount of a pro-rata Bonus subject to this Article 5 shall remain subject to the exercise of negative discretion by the Committee in accordance with the terms of the Bonus.  Bonuses subject to this Article 5 shall be administered and this Article 5 shall be interpreted consistent with the intention that the Bonus qualifies for the performance-based compensation exemption from the deduction limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

5.5           Tax Withholding.  The Employing Company shall deduct from the amount of any pro-rata Bonus payable under this Article 5 any amount required to be withheld by the Employing Company by reason of any law or regulation for the payment of taxes or otherwise to any federal, state, local or foreign government.  In determining the amount of any applicable tax, the Employing Company shall be entitled to rely on the number of personal exemptions on the official form(s) filed by the Employee with the Employing Company for purposes of income tax withholding on regular wages.

 

5.6           Administration, Interpretation and Limitations.  The payment of a pro-rata Bonus under this Article 5 is subject to the provisions of Section 3.6, Section 11.5 and Section 11.6.”

 

3.           Section 11.5 (as renumbered) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“11.5           Section 409A.  It is intended that the benefits under the Plan and the payment of a pro-rata Bonus under Article 5, if any, are either exempt from, or compliant with, the requirements of Section 409A, so as to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any benefits or pro-rata Bonus accrued hereunder in a taxable year prior to the taxable year or years in which such amounts would otherwise be actually distributed or made available to the Employees.  The Plan shall be administered and interpreted to the extent possible in a manner consistent with that intent and the Policy.  To the extent that a distribution or payment to an Employee is not exempt from Section 409A and is required to be delayed by six months pursuant to Section 409A, such distribution shall be made no earlier than the first day of the seventh month following the Employee’s Separation from Service, and any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Employee during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Separation from Service shall be paid to the Employee in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the Employee’s Separation from Service, or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, but in no event later than 90 days thereafter.”

 

 

 

 

Dated:  July 23, 2013

 

	  	
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

	  	  	  	  
	  	
By:

	
  /s/ David Kasiarz

	  
	  	 Its: 	
Senior Vice President Global Compensation & Benefits

 

 

 

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GUARANTEED MINIMUM WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT RIDER 
  
This rider is part of Your contract. All definitions, provisions, and exceptions of the contract apply to this 
rider unless specifically changed by this rider. This rider is available only if the Owner(s) and Covered 
Lives meet Our rider eligibility guidelines. 
  
The rider effective date is shown on the Data Page. In the event of a conflict between any provision in 
this rider and the contract, the provisions of this rider will control. The initial charge for this rider is shown 
on the Data Page. You may terminate this rider any time after it has been in force for five full Contract 
Years. 
  
RIDER BENEFITS 
  
This rider guarantees that You may take certain Withdrawals in each Contract Year for life, regardless of 
Your contract's accumulated value, subject to the terms and conditions of this rider. The purpose of the 
guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit provided under this rider is to provide security through available 
Withdrawals. The guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit will terminate upon assignment or a change in 
ownership of the contract unless the new assignee or Owner meets the qualifications specified in the 
COVERED LIFE CHANGE provision of this rider. 
  
DEFINITIONS 
  
COVERED LIFE or COVERED LIVES are the natural person(s) upon whose lives the Withdrawal 
Benefit Payments of this rider are based. There can be no more than two Covered Lives. 
  
EXCESS WITHDRAWAL is the portion of a Withdrawal that exceeds the Withdrawal Benefit 
Payment. 
  
OWNER is the person, including any Joint Owner, who owns all rights and privileges of this rider. If 
the Owner is not a natural person, for purposes of this rider, the term "Owner" shall mean the 
Annuitant(s). 
  
SPOUSE is the person recognized as the Owner's Spouse and eligible to make a spousal election 
under federal tax laws. 
  
WITHDRAWAL is any partial surrender of the contract accumulated value (including Surrender 
Charges, if the partial surrender exceeds the Free Surrender Amount) and/or any partial annuitization 
of the contract. 
  
WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT BASE (also referred to as For Life Withdrawal Benefit Base) is the amount 
on which a Withdrawal Benefit Payment is based. 
  
WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYMENT (also referred to as For Life Withdrawal Benefit Payment) is 
any amount guaranteed to be available for Withdrawal each Contract Year. 
  
GUARANTEED MINIMUM WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT (GMWB) 
  
This rider provides for guaranteed minimum Withdrawal Benefit Payments, up to an annual percentage of 
the For Life Withdrawal Benefit Base, on and after the Contract Anniversary following the date the oldest 
Owner attains age 59 1⁄2. The annual percentage is based on “Single Life” unless You have elected "Joint 
Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments as described in "SINGLE LIFE" AND "JOINT LIFE" WITHDRAWAL 
BENEFIT PAYMENTS. When calculating the For Life Withdrawal Benefit Base, all Withdrawals taken 

prior to the Contract Anniversary following the date the oldest Owner attains age 59 1⁄2 are treated as  Excess Withdrawals. 

You are not required to take Withdrawals, except as described in EFFECT ON RIDER BENEFITS IF 
CONTRACT ACCUMULATED VALUE IS ZERO. You may take Withdrawals when, and in any amount, 
You desire subject to the Minimum Unscheduled Partial Surrender amount shown on the Data Page. 
Anytime You take a Withdrawal, We adjust the For Life Withdrawal Benefit Payment and the For Life 
Withdrawal Benefit Base, as described in WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYMENT CALCULATION and 
WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT BASE CALCULATION. Withdrawals are deducted from the Investment Options 
in the same proportion as Your current premium payment allocations unless You direct otherwise. 
  
Note: Although this rider does not restrict Your Withdrawal rights under the contract, You need to know 
that the amount of Withdrawals that exceed the Withdrawal Benefit Payment have a negative effect 
on this rider's value as described in EFFECT OF EXCESS WITHDRAWALS ON RIDER 
BENEFITS. 
  
"SINGLE LIFE" AND "JOINT LIFE" WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS 
  
"Single Life" For Life Withdrawal Benefit Payments 
  
The Withdrawal Benefit Payments under this rider are automatically calculated as "Single Life", meaning 
based on one Covered Life. To be eligible for "Single Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments, the Covered 
Life:       
  
1 . must be either: 
    a. the Owner if there is only one Owner; or 
    b. the youngest Joint Owner if there are Joint Owners; and 
  
2 . must meet Our rider eligibility guidelines on the date named as a Covered Life. 
  
"Single Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments continue until the earlier of: 
  
1 . the death of the first Owner to die; or 
  
2 . the Withdrawal Benefit Base is zero. 
  
The "Single Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage is locked in as of the date of Your first 
Withdrawal and is set out in the table on the Data Page. 
  
"Joint Life" For Life Withdrawal Benefit Payments 
  
Anytime on or before Your first Withdrawal, You may elect to take Withdrawal Benefit Payments on a 
"Joint Life" basis, meaning based on two Covered Lives. You may only elect "Joint Life" Withdrawal 
Benefit Payments if there are two eligible Covered Lives. The "Joint Life" election is not available if the 
Owner is not a natural person. 
  
In order to be eligible for "Joint Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments, the Covered Lives: 
  
1 . must be either: 
    a. if there is only one Owner, the Owner and the Owner's Spouse, provided the Spouse is 
              named as a primary beneficiary; or 
    b. the Joint Owners, provided the Joint Owners are each other's Spouse; and 
  

2 . must meet Our rider eligibility guidelines on the date named as Covered Lives. 
  
"Joint Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments continue until the earlier of: 
  
1 . the death of the last Covered Life to die, or 
  
2 . the Withdrawal Benefit Base is zero. 

The "Joint Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage is locked in as of the date of Your first 
Withdrawal and is set out in the table on the Data Page. 
  
Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Payment will always be based on "Single Life" unless You notify us that 
 You are electing "Joint Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments and You are eligible to make a "Joint 
  Life" election. At the time You take Your first Withdrawal, Your Withdrawal Benefit Payment is 
  locked in as either "Single Life" or "Joint Life", whichever is applicable. You may not change Your 
  Withdrawal Benefit Payment election after You have taken a Withdrawal. 
  
EFFECT ON RIDER BENEFITS IF CONTRACT ACCUMULATED VALUE IS ZERO 
  
If Your contract accumulated value is zero and rider benefits are available: 
  
1 . You will receive "Single Life" or "Joint Life" For Life Withdrawal Benefit Payments as described in 
 "SINGLE LIFE" AND "JOINT LIFE" WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS. You may elect the 
  frequency of Your Withdrawal Benefit Payment on a schedule that is acceptable to Us. 
  
2 . You will continue to receive the Withdrawal Benefit Payment under this rider according to the 
 rider terms, but all other rights and benefits under this rider and the contract, including death 
 benefits and the ability to make additional premium payments, will cease. 
  
WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYMENT CALCULATION 
  
We calculate the Withdrawal Benefit Payment on the rider effective date and on each Contract 
Anniversary thereafter. 
  
The Withdrawal Benefit Payment is calculated as a fixed percentage of the Withdrawal Benefit Base. The 
Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage is locked in as of the date of Your first Withdrawal as set out in 
the tables on the Data Page, and is automatically based on "Single Life" unless You are eligible and elect 
"Joint Life".   
  
You are not required to take a Withdrawal of any or all of a Withdrawal Benefit Payment in a Contract 
Year. If You do not take an available Withdrawal Benefit Payment in a Contract Year, that remaining 
Withdrawal Benefit Payment does not carry over to the next Contract Year. 
  
WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT BASE CALCULATION 
  
We calculate the Withdrawal Benefit Base on the rider effective date and on each Contract Anniversary 
this rider is in force. If the Contract Date and the rider effective date are the same, the Withdrawal Benefit 
Base equals premium payments made on that date. If the Contract Date and the rider effective date are 
different, the Withdrawal Benefit Base equals the contract accumulated value on the rider effective date. 
Additional premium payments made during any Contract Year plus any applicable GMWB Bonus will 
increase the Withdrawal Benefit Base on the next Contract Anniversary. 
  
Withdrawals during a Contract Year that are less than or equal to a Withdrawal Benefit Payment will not 

decrease the Withdrawal Benefit Base. Excess Withdrawals will reduce the Withdrawal Benefit Base in 
an amount equal to the greater of: 
  
1. the Excess Withdrawals; and 
  
2. the result of (a. divided by b.), multiplied by c., where: 
            a. is the amount withdrawn in excess of the Withdrawal Benefit Payment remaining prior to the 
Withdrawal; 
            b. is the contract accumulated value after the Withdrawal Benefit Payment is deducted, but prior 
to the Excess Withdrawal; and 
            c. is the Withdrawal Benefit Base prior to the adjustment for the Excess Withdrawal. 
  
Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Base cannot be withdrawn in a lump sum and is not payable as a death 
 benefit. 

GMWB BONUS 
  
We may credit a GMWB Bonus to the Withdrawal Benefit Base, provided that You have not taken a 
Withdrawal in any preceding Contract Year during the life of this rider. The GMWB Bonus, if any, is 
shown on the Data Page. 
  
Note: The GMWB Bonus is used only for purposes of calculating the Withdrawal Benefit Base. It is not 
 included in Your contract accumulated value. 
  
ANNUAL GMWB STEP-UP 
  
On each Contract Anniversary following the rider effective date, We will compare the contract 
accumulated value on the Contract Anniversary to the Withdrawal Benefit Base. If the contract 
accumulated value is greater than the Withdrawal Benefit Base, We will automatically increase ("Step- 
Up") the Withdrawal Benefit Base to the contract accumulated value if You are eligible for that Step-Up. 
  
You are eligible for a Step-Up to the Withdrawal Benefit Base if the following requirements are satisfied: 
  
1. the Contract Anniversary occurs before the later of: 
a. the Contract Anniversary following the date the oldest Owner attains age 80; or 
b. ten years after the rider effective date; 
  
2. You have not declined any increases in the rider charge; and 
  
3. You have not fully annuitized Your contract. 
  
So long as You remain eligible for the Step-Up feature of this rider, You will be charged the then current 
rider charge as described in RIDER CHARGE. You may avoid an increase in Your rider charge by 
declining the rider charge increase before the rider charge increase becomes effective. If You decline 
the increased charge, You are no longer eligible for the Step-Up feature. The feature may not be added 
later and You will not receive future Step-Ups. 
  
EFFECT OF EXCESS WITHDRAWALS ON RIDER BENEFITS 
  
Any Withdrawal, or portion thereof, when aggregated with all prior Withdrawals during that Contract Year, 
that exceeds the Withdrawal Benefit Payment is an Excess Withdrawal. As stated previously in 
GUARANTEED MINIMUM WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT (GMWB), all Withdrawals taken prior to the Contract 
Anniversary following the date the oldest Owner attains age 59 1⁄2 are treated as Excess Withdrawals. 

  
Excess Withdrawals will reduce the Withdrawal Benefit Base. This reduction may be greater than 
the dollar amount of the Excess Withdrawal when the contract accumulated value is less than the 
Withdrawal Benefit Base. For a description of how Excess Withdrawals impact the Withdrawal Benefit 
Base, see WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT BASE CALCULATION. For a description of how Excess 
Withdrawals impact the GMWB Death Benefit, see RIDER BENEFITS AT DEATH. 
  
REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS (RMD) 
  
Tax-qualified contracts are subject to certain federal tax rules requiring that RMD be taken on a calendar 
year basis (as opposed to a contract year basis), usually beginning after age 701⁄2. 
  
If You are eligible for and enroll in our RMD Program for GMWB, as discussed below, a Withdrawal taken 
to satisfy RMD for the contract (an "RMD amount") that exceeds a Withdrawal Benefit Payment for that 
Contract Year will not be deemed an Excess Withdrawal. 
  
RMD Program: Eligibility in the RMD Program for GMWB is determined by satisfaction of the following 
requirements: 
  
1. the amount required to be distributed each calendar year for purposes of satisfying the RMD rules 
of the Internal Revenue Code is based only on this contract (the "RMD amount"); and 
 
2. You have elected scheduled Withdrawal Payments. 
  
Note: Although enrollment in the RMD Program for GMWB does not prevent You from taking an 
 unscheduled Withdrawal, an unscheduled Withdrawal will cause You to lose the RMD Program 
 protections for the remainder of the Contract Year. This means that any Withdrawals (scheduled 
 or unscheduled) during the remainder of the Contract Year that exceed the Withdrawal Benefit 
 Payment will be treated as Excess Withdrawals, even if the purpose is to take the RMD amount. 
 You will automatically be re-enrolled in the RMD Program for GMWB on Your next Contract 
 Anniversary. 
  
We reserve the right to modify or eliminate the RMD Program for GMWB; for example, if there is a 
change to the Internal Revenue Code or Internal Revenue Service rules or interpretations relating to 
RMD, including the issuance of relevant IRS guidance. We will send You at least 30 days advance Notice 
of any change in or elimination of the RMD Program for GMWB. Any modifications or elimination of the 
RMD Program for GMWB will take effect after Notice. If We exercise our right to modify or eliminate the 
RMD Program for GMWB, then any scheduled or unscheduled Withdrawal in excess of a Withdrawal 
Benefit Payment after the effective date of the program's modification or elimination will be deemed an 
Excess Withdrawal. 
  
RIDER CHARGE 
  
There is an additional charge for this rider. The rider charge is computed quarterly based on the 
Withdrawal Benefit Base and is deducted from Your contract accumulated value at the end of each 
calendar quarter. The rider charge is deducted through the redemption of units from Your Separate 
Account Division(s) accumulated value and/or withdrawal from Your Fixed Account(s) Value in the same 
proportion as the surrender allocation percentages. If the surrender allocation percentages include the 
Fixed Account(s), We will not deduct charges from the Fixed Account(s) that reduce the credited interest 
amount below the guaranteed minimum interest amount. Any rider charges We cannot deduct from the 
Fixed Account(s) are pro-rated among Your remaining Separate Account Division(s) included in the 
surrender allocation percentages. If this rider is issued after the beginning of a calendar quarter, We will 
pro-rate the rider charge to reflect the number of days the rider is in effect during the calendar quarter. 

  
The initial rider charge is shown on the Data Page. We may increase the rider charge, but We guarantee 
that the increased charge will not exceed the maximum rider charge shown on the Data Page. Rider 
charge increases, if any, will automatically apply unless We receive Notice from You declining the 
increase prior to the effective date of the rider charge increase. 
  
Note: If You decline an increase in the rider charge, You will no longer be eligible for future Step-Ups and 
Your current rider charge will remain in effect for the remaining life of this rider. 
  
If this rider is terminated, We will pro-rate the rider charge to reflect the number of days that this rider was 
in effect during the calendar quarter. There will be no further deductions for the rider charge. 
  
INVESTMENT OPTION RESTRICTIONS 
  
While this rider is in effect, the Investment Options You may select are limited to the allocation models 
and/or Divisions that We designate ("GMWB Investment Options"). We may modify the GMWB 
Investment Options available with this rider from time to time. 
  
You may select only one GMWB Investment Option at a time and additional premiums will be applied in 
the same proportion as Your current premium payment allocations. You may transfer from one GMWB 
Investment Option to another by providing Us Notice. 

If You select a GMWB Investment Option which is an allocation model: 
  
1 . Your allocation percentages must match the percentages of the model You have selected; and 
  
2 . You direct us to automatically rebalance Your contract accumulated value on each calendar 
 quarter to match Your selected model. 
  
The Owner will be notified in writing at least 30 days (or longer if required by state and/or federal 
regulatory authorities) prior to any change in Investment Option restrictions. 
  
MAXIMUM TOTAL PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS 
  
The Maximum Total Premium Contributions You may make during the lifetime of the contract are shown 
on the Data Page. We reserve the right to treat all deferred variable annuity contracts issued by Us to 
You and/or Your Spouse with a guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit rider attached as one contract for 
purposes of determining the Maximum Total Premium Contributions. We reserve the right to limit 
additional premium payments while this rider is in force. 
  
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENTS 
  
Before Your contract accumulated value is reduced to zero, You may make additional premium 
payments, subject to the limitations described below. We will not accept additional premium payments 
once the contract accumulated value becomes zero. 
  
While this rider is in effect, We may limit or not accept additional premium payments if We determine that, 
as a result of the timing and amounts of Your additional premium payments and Withdrawals, a limitation 
is necessary for Us to manage the financial risks in providing the GMWB. We also reserve the right to 
limit or not accept additional premium payments if We are not then offering this benefit for new contracts, 
or if We are offering a modified version of this benefit for new contracts. We will exercise such 
reservation of right for all annuity Owners in the same class, in a non-discriminatory manner. 
  

EFFECT OF REACHING THE MAXIMUM ANNUITIZATION DATE 
  
On or before the maximum Annuitization Date, You must elect one of the contract or GMWB rider 
payment options described below. 
  
1 . Contract payment options: 
 a. payments resulting from applying the contract accumulated value to an annuity benefit 
   payment option, or 
b. payment of the contract accumulated value as a single payment. 
  
2 . GMWB rider payment option: 
 a. fixed scheduled payments each year in the amount of the For Life Withdrawal Benefit 
Payment, until the date of death of the last Covered Life. 
  
We will send You written Notice at least 30 days prior to the maximum Annuitization Date and ask You to 
select one of the available payment options listed above. If We have not received Your election as of the 
maximum Annuitization Date, We will automatically apply Your contract accumulated value to an annuity 
benefit payment option as described in the contract. 

RIDER BENEFITS AT DEATH 
  
While this rider is active, the GMWB Death Benefit replaces any other death benefit under the 
contract. The GMWB Death Benefit terminates when this rider terminates. 
  
If You die when the contract accumulated value is greater than zero: 
  
1 . If You are the only Owner, upon Your death, Your primary beneficiary may elect one of the 
following: 
a. receive the GMWB Death Benefit as set forth below; or 
b. if the primary beneficiary is Your Spouse, Your Spouse may continue the contract with or 
    without this rider as set forth in SPOUSAL CONTINUATION. 
    
2 . If there are Joint Owners, upon the death of the first Joint Owner to die, the surviving Joint Owner 
may elect one of the following: 
a. receive the GMWB Death Benefit as set forth below; or 
b. if the surviving Joint Owner is Your Spouse, Your Spouse may continue the contract with or 
    without this rider as set forth in SPOUSAL CONTINUATION. 
  
The GMWB Death Benefit is equal to the greatest of: 
  
1 . the contract accumulated value as of the Valuation Date on which We receive the proof of death 
and all required documents; 
  
2 . the total premium payments minus each Withdrawal taken on or before the Valuation Date on 
which We receive the proof of death and all required documents; 
  
3 . the contract accumulated value that was in effect on any prior Contract Anniversary that is 
divisible equally by 7, plus any premium payments made after that Contract Anniversary minus 
each Withdrawal taken after that Contract Anniversary. 
  
NOTE:   For 2. and 3. above, a Withdrawal that is not a "For Life" Excess Withdrawal will reduce the 
GMWB Death Benefit by the amount of the Withdrawal. Then, each "For Life" Excess 
 Withdrawal will proportionately reduce the GMWB Death Benefit by the ratio of the "For Life" 

 Excess Withdrawal taken to the contract accumulated value immediately prior to the "For Life" 
 Excess Withdrawal. 
  
If You die after the contract accumulated value has reduced to zero: 
  
1 . If You elected "Single Life" For Life Withdrawal Benefit Payments, all payments stop and the 
contract is terminated. 
  
2 . If You elected "Joint Life" For Life Withdrawal Benefit Payments, We will continue payments to 
the surviving Covered Life until the date of the surviving Covered Life's death. 
  
SPOUSAL CONTINUATION 
  
If You die while this rider is attached to Your contract, Your Spouse can NOT continue the contract with 
this rider if any of the following apply: 
  
1 . The contract accumulated value is zero. 
  
2 . The contract and this rider have been previously continued. 
  
3 . You were the sole Owner and Your Spouse is not a primary beneficiary. 
  
4 . There were Joint Owners and Your Spouse is not the surviving Joint Owner. 
    
5 . Your Spouse does not meet the minimum age requirement of Our rider eligibility guidelines on the 
date of the continuation election. 
   
6 . Withdrawals have been taken and You locked in "Single Life" For Life Withdrawal Benefit 
 Payments. As explained in "SINGLE LIFE" AND "JOINT LIFE" WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT 
 PAYMENTS, "Single Life" Withdrawals cease upon the death of the first Owner to die. 
   
7 . Withdrawals have been taken and You locked in "Joint Life" For Life Withdrawal Benefit 
 Payments and Your Spouse is not an eligible Covered Life. As explained in COVERED LIFE 
 CHANGE, after "Joint Life" Withdrawals have been taken, no one, including Your Spouse, may 
 become a new Covered Life. 

Note: Although spousal continuation may be available under the contract for a subsequent Spouse, this 
rider may only be continued once. 
 
Note: If Your Spouse is not eligible to continue this rider, or elects not to continue this rider, this rider and 
all rights, benefits and charges under the rider will terminate. 
 
If none of the statements above apply and Your Spouse elects to continue the contract with the rider: 
 
If Withdrawals have not been taken: 
   
1 . Withdrawal Benefit Payments will be calculated as "Single Life". 
   
2 . You will be removed as a Covered Life and Your Spouse will be the sole Covered Life. 
   
3 . Your Spouse can NOT add a new Covered Life or elect "Joint Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments. 
   
4 . The Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage will be based on Your Spouse's age and will lock in 

        at the "Single Life" percentage applicable on the date of Your Spouse's first Withdrawal. 
   
5 . Withdrawal Benefit Payments will continue to be available until the death of Your Spouse. 
   
6 . All other provisions of this rider will continue as in effect on the date of Your death. 
 
If Withdrawals have been taken and You have locked in "Joint Life" Withdrawal Benefit Payments: 
   
1 . The Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage will continue to be based on the original Covered 
        Lives. 
   
2 . Your Spouse can NOT add a new Covered Life. 
   
3 . Withdrawal Benefit Payments will continue to be available until the death of Your Spouse. 
   
4 . All other provisions of this rider will continue as in effect on the date of Your death. 
 
COVERED LIFE CHANGE 
 
Any ownership, beneficiary designation or other contract or rider change before the Annuitization Date 
which would cause a change in the Covered Life (a "Change") will result in termination of this rider, 
except for the following permissible Changes. 
   
1 . Spousal continuation of this rider as described above in SPOUSAL CONTINUATION. 
   
2 . If Withdrawals have not been taken and You have not previously elected to continue this rider as 
provided in SPOUSAL CONTINUATION: 
a. You may add a Joint Owner or primary beneficiary as a Covered Life, provided that the new 
    Joint Owner or primary beneficiary is an eligible Covered Life as set forth in "SINGLE LIFE" 
    AND "JOINT LIFE" WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS. 
b. You may remove a Joint Owner or primary beneficiary as a Covered Life.
c. The Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage will be calculated based on the age of the 
    Covered Lives and will lock in at the percentage applicable on the date of Your first 
    Withdrawal. 
  
3 . If Withdrawals have been taken and You have locked in "Single Life" Withdrawal Benefit 
Payments: 
a. You may remove a Joint Owner as a Covered Life and Withdrawal Benefit Payments will 
    cease upon Your death. 
b. You may add a primary beneficiary to Your contract; however, You may not add a primary 
     beneficiary as a Covered Life for purposes of this rider. 
 c. The Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage will remain locked at the percentage applicable 
     on the date of Your first Withdrawal and will not be reset to reflect the removal of the Covered 
     Life. 
  
4 . If Withdrawals have been taken and You have locked in "Joint Life" Withdrawal Benefit 
Payments: 
a. You may remove a Joint Owner or primary beneficiary as a Covered Life and Withdrawal 
    Benefit Payments will cease upon Your death. 
b. You may add a primary beneficiary to Your contract; however, You may not add a primary 
    beneficiary as a Covered Life for purposes of this rider. 
c. The Withdrawal Benefit Payment percentage will remain locked at the percentage applicable 
    on the date of Your first Withdrawal and will not be reset to reflect the removal of the Covered Life. 

  
5 . If You have previously elected to continue the Rider as provided in SPOUSAL CONTINUATION, 
You may add a primary beneficiary to Your contract; however, You may not add a primary 
 beneficiary as a Covered Life for purposes of this rider. 
  
No Change is effective until approved by Us in writing. Upon Our approval, the Change is effective as of 
the date You signed the Notice requesting the Change. 
  
An assignment of the contract or this rider shall be deemed a request for a Change. If the Change is not 
one of the above permissible Changes, this rider will be terminated as of the date of the assignment. 
  
EFFECT OF DIVORCE ON THE RIDER 
  
Generally, in the event of a divorce, the Spouse who retains ownership of the contract will continue to be 
entitled to all rights and benefits of this rider while the former Spouse will no longer have any such rights 
or be entitled to any benefits under this rider. If You take a Withdrawal to satisfy a court order to pay a 
portion of the contract to Your former Spouse, any portion of such Withdrawal that exceeds the available 
Withdrawal Benefit Payment shall be an Excess Withdrawal under this rider. 
  
TERMINATION 
  
You may terminate this rider anytime after this rider has been in force for five full Contract Years. 
  
We will terminate this rider when any of the following occurs: 
  
1 . the contract terminates; 
  
2 . You fully annuitize the contract; 
  
3 . the Withdrawal Benefit Base is zero; 

4 . there is a Change of Covered Life or Owner, except as permitted in COVERED LIFE CHANGE; 
or 
  
5 . Your surviving Spouse continues the contract without this rider. 
  
REINSTATEMENT 
  
If this rider terminates for any reason other than Your full surrender of Your contract, this rider may not be 
reinstated. 
  
If You surrender Your contract with this rider attached and the contract is later reinstated, this rider also 
must be reinstated. If the contract and rider are reinstated, this rider will be reinstated as of the date of 
the termination. At the time this rider is reinstated, We will deduct rider charges scheduled during the 
period of termination and make any other adjustments necessary to reflect any changes in the amount 
reinstated and the contract accumulated value as of the date of termination.

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