485APOS 1 rava-partc.txt IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ] Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 (File No. 333-79311) [X] and/or REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 Amendment No. 15 (File No. 811-07355) [X] --------- (Check appropriate box or boxes) IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant) IDS Life Insurance Company -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Depositor) 70100 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code (612) 671-3678 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Ellyn Minenko, 50607 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and Address of Agent for Service) It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) [ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 [ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 [X] on May 1, 2003 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 If appropriate, check the following box: [ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY(R) ISSUED BY: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PROSPECTUS MAY 1, 2003 INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED COMBINATION FIXED/VARIABLE ANNUITY NEW AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY(R) CONTRACTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED. IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 ISSUED BY: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (IDS LIFE) 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Telephone: (800) 862-7919 americanexpress.com This prospectus contains information that you should know before investing. Prospectuses are also available for: - American Express(R) Variable Portfolio Funds - Janus Aspen Series: Service Shares - AIM Variable Insurance Funds - Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. - American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. - MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust(SM) - Calvert Variable Series, Inc. - Putnam Variable Trust - Class IB Shares - Credit Suisse Trust (previously Credit Suisse Warburg Pincus Trust) - Royce Capital Fund - Fidelity(R) Variable Insurance Products - Service Class - Third Avenue Variable Series Trust - Franklin(R) Templeton(R) Variable Insurance Products Trust (FTVIPT) - Class 2 - Wanger Advisors Trust - Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (VIT) - Wells Fargo Variable Trust Funds
Please read the prospectuses carefully and keep them for future reference. The contract provides for purchase payment credits which we may reverse under certain circumstances. Surrender charges from contracts with purchase payment credits may be higher than surrender charges for contracts without such credits. The amount of the credit may be more than offset by additional surrender charges associated with the credit. THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. AN INVESTMENT IN THIS CONTRACT IS NOT A DEPOSIT OF A BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. AN INVESTMENT IN THIS CONTRACT INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISK INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. A Statement of Additional Information (SAI), dated the same date as this prospectus, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. It is filed with the SEC and is available without charge by contacting IDS Life at the telephone number and address listed above. The table of contents of the SAI is on the last page of this prospectus. The SEC maintains an Internet site. This prospectus, the SAI and other information about the product are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at (http://www.sec.gov). Variable annuities are complex investment vehicles. Be sure to ask your sales representative about the variable annuity's features, benefits, risks and fees. IDS Life and its affiliated insurance companies offer several different annuities which your sales representative may be authorized to offer to you. Each annuity has different features and benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your financial situation and needs, your age and how you intend to use the annuity. The different features and benefits may include the investment and fund manager options, variations in interest rate amount and guarantees, credits, surrender charge schedules and access to annuity account values. The fees and charges may also be different between each annuity. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY TERMS THE CONTRACT IN BRIEF EXPENSE SUMMARY CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMANCE INFORMATION THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT AND THE FUNDS THE FIXED ACCOUNT BUYING YOUR CONTRACT CHARGES VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CONTRACT SURRENDERS TSA-- SPECIAL SURRENDER PROVISIONS CHANGING OWNERSHIP BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEATH-- STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONAL BENEFITS THE ANNUITY PAYOUT PERIOD TAXES VOTING RIGHTS SUBSTITUTION OF INVESTMENTS ABOUT THE SERVICE PROVIDERS TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2 KEY TERMS These terms can help you understand details about your contract. ACCUMULATION UNIT: A measure of the value of each subaccount before annuity payouts begin. ANNUITANT: The person on whose life or life expectancy the annuity payouts are based. ANNUITY PAYOUTS: An amount paid at regular intervals under one of several plans. ASSUMED INVESTMENT RATE: The rate of return we assume your investments will earn when we calculate your initial annuity payout amount using the annuity table in your contract. The standard assumed investment rate we use is 5% but you may request we substitute an assumed investment rate of 3.5%. BENEFICIARY: The person you designate to receive benefits in case of the owner's or annuitant's death while the contract is in force. CLOSE OF BUSINESS: When the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closes, normally 4 p.m. Eastern time. CONTRACT: A deferred annuity contract that permits you to accumulate money for retirement by making one or more purchase payments. It provides for lifetime or other forms of payouts beginning at a specified time in the future. CONTRACT VALUE: The total value of your contract before we deduct any applicable charges. CONTRACT YEAR: A period of 12 months, starting on the effective date of your contract and on each anniversary of the effective date. FIXED ACCOUNT: An account to which you may allocate purchase payments. Amounts you allocate to this account earn interest at rates that we declare periodically. FUNDS: Investment options under your contract. You may allocate your purchase payments into subaccounts investing in shares of any or all of these funds. OWNER (YOU, YOUR): The person who controls the contract (decides on investment allocations, transfers, payout options, etc.). Usually, but not always, the owner is also the annuitant. The owner is responsible for taxes, regardless of whether he or she receives the contract's benefits. PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS: An addition we make to your contract value. We base the amount of the credit on the surrender charge schedule* you elect and/or total purchase payments. * The ten-year surrender charge is not available in Oregon. Contracts purchased in Oregon are only eligible for a 1% purchase payment credit if the initial purchase payment is at least $100,000. QUALIFIED ANNUITY: A contract that you purchase to fund one of the following tax-deferred retirement plans that is subject to applicable federal law and any rules of the plan itself: - Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) under Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) - Roth IRAs under Section 408A of the Code - SIMPLE IRAs under Section 408(p) of the Code - Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plans under Section 408(k) of the Code - Plans under Section 401(k) of the Code - Custodial and trusteed plans under Section 401(a) of the Code - Tax-Sheltered Annuities (TSAs) under Section 403(b) of the Code A qualified annuity will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral if it is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax deferred. All other contracts are considered NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES. RIDER EFFECTIVE DATE: The date you add a rider to your contract. SETTLEMENT DATE: The date when annuity payouts are scheduled to begin. SURRENDER VALUE: The amount you are entitled to receive if you make a full surrender from your contract. It is the contract value minus any applicable charges. VALUATION DATE: Any normal business day, Monday through Friday, that the NYSE is open. Each valuation date ends at the close of business. We calculate the value of each subaccount at the close of business on each valuation date. VARIABLE ACCOUNT: Consists of separate subaccounts to which you may allocate purchase payments; each invests in shares of one fund. The value of your investment in each subaccount changes with the performance of the particular fund. 3 THE CONTRACT IN BRIEF PURPOSE: The purpose of the contract is to allow you to accumulate money for retirement. You do this by making one or more purchase payments. You may allocate your purchase payments to the fixed account and/or subaccounts under the contract. These accounts, in turn, may earn returns that increase the value of the contract. Beginning at a specified time in the future called the settlement date, the contract provides lifetime or other forms of payouts of your contract value (less any applicable premium tax). Most annuities have a tax-deferred feature. So do many retirement plans under the Code. As a result, when you use an annuity to fund a retirement plan that is tax deferred, your annuity will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. But annuities do have features other than tax deferral that may help you reach your retirement goals. You should consult your tax advisor for an explanation of the tax implications to you. FREE LOOK PERIOD: You may return your contract to your sales representative or to our office within the time stated on the first page of your contract and receive a full refund of the contract value, less any purchase payment credits. (See "Valuing Your Investment -- Purchase payment credits.") We will not deduct any other charges. However, you bear the investment risk from the time of purchase until you return the contract; the refund amount may be more or less than the payment you made. (Exception: If the law requires, we will refund all of your purchase payments.) ACCOUNTS: Currently, you may allocate your purchase payments among any or all of: - the subaccounts, each of which invests in a fund with a particular investment objective. The value of each subaccount varies with the performance of the particular fund in which it invests. We cannot guarantee that the value at the settlement date will equal or exceed the total purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts. (p. ) - the fixed account, which earns interest at a rate that we adjust periodically. (p. ) BUYING YOUR CONTRACT: We no longer offer new contracts. However, you have the option of making additional purchase payments in the future. (p. ) MINIMUM ALLOWABLE PURCHASE PAYMENTS If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month If paying by any other method: $50 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ANNUAL PURCHASE PAYMENTS $100,000 up to age 85 $50,000 for ages 86 to 90 4 TRANSFERS: Subject to certain restrictions, you currently may redistribute your contract value among the accounts without charge at any time until annuity payouts begin, and once per contract year among the subaccounts after annuity payouts begin. You may establish automated transfers among the accounts. Fixed account transfers are subject to special restrictions. (p. ) SURRENDERS: You may surrender all or part of your contract value at any time before the settlement date. You also may establish automated partial surrenders. Surrenders may be subject to charges and tax penalties (including an IRS penalty if you surrender prior to your reaching age 59 1/2) and may have other tax consequences; also, certain restrictions apply.(p. ) CHANGING OWNERSHIP: You may change ownership of a nonqualified annuity by written instruction, but this may have federal income tax consequences. Restrictions apply to changing ownership of a qualified annuity. (p. ) BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEATH: If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin, we will pay the beneficiary an amount at least equal to the contract value. (p. ) OPTIONAL BENEFITS: This contract offers optional features that are available for additional charges if you meet certain criteria. (p. ) ANNUITY PAYOUTS: You can apply your contract value to an annuity payout plan that begins on the settlement date. You may choose from a variety of plans to make sure that payouts continue as long as you like. If you purchased a qualified annuity, the payout schedule must meet the requirements of the tax-deferred retirement plan. We can make payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or both. Total monthly payouts may include amounts from each subaccount and the fixed account. During the annuity payout period, you cannot be invested in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. (p. ) TAXES: Generally, your contract grows tax deferred until you surrender it or begin to receive payouts. (Under certain circumstances, IRS penalty taxes may apply.) Even if you direct payouts to someone else, you will be taxed on the income if you are the owner. (p. ) CHARGES: We assess certain charges in connection with your contract: - $30 annual contract administrative charge; - for nonqualified annuities a 0.95% mortality and expense risk fee (if you make allocations to one or more subaccounts); - for qualified annuities a 0.75% mortality and expense risk fee (if you make allocations to one or more subaccounts); - surrender charge; - any premium taxes that may be imposed on us by state or local governments (currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you make purchase payments or when you surrender your contract); - the operating expenses of the funds in which the subaccounts invest; - if you select the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit (MAV), an annual fee of 0.15% of the contract value; and - if you select the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit (EEB), an annual fee of 0.30% of the contract value. 5 EXPENSE SUMMARY The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the contract. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the contract or surrender the contract. State premium taxes also may be deducted. CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES Surrender charge: Contingent deferred sales load as a percentage of purchase payment surrendered. The owner selects either a seven-year or ten-year surrender charge schedule at the time of application.* Seven-year schedule Ten-year schedule* Years from purchase Surrender charge Years from purchase Surrender charge payment receipt percentage payment receipt percentage 1 7% 1 8% 2 7 2 8 3 7 3 8 4 6 4 7 5 5 5 7 6 4 6 6 7 2 7 5 Thereafter 0 8 4 9 3 10 2 Thereafter 0 * Ten-year surrender charge schedule is not available for contracts issued in Oregon. For contracts issued in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, surrender charges are waived after the tenth contract anniversary. A surrender charge also applies to payouts under certain annuity payout plans (see "Charges -- Surrender Charge" p. ___ and "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans" p. ___). The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the contract, not including fund fees and expenses. Annual contract administrative charge: $30** Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider (MAV) fee: 0.15% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense) Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider (EEB) fee: 0.30% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense) ANNUAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT EXPENSES (as a percentage of average subaccount value) Mortality and expense risk fee: 0.95% for nonqualified annuities 0.75% for qualified annuities ** We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary, except at full surrender. 6 ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS The next two tables describe the operating expenses of the funds. The first item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the policy. The second table shows the actual fees and expenses charged by each fund for the end of the last fiscal year. More detail concerning each fund's fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each fund. Annual fund operating expenses (including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses Minimum Maximum Total expenses before contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements Net expenses after contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements
Annual operating expenses of the funds (as a percentage of average daily net assets) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Blue Chip Advantage Fund Bond Fund Capital Resource Fund Cash Management Fund Diversified Equity Income Fund Emerging Markets Fund Equity Select Fund Extra Income Fund Federal Income Fund Global Bond Fund Growth Fund International Fund Managed Fund New Dimensions Fund(R) Partners Small Cap Value Fund S&P 500 Index Fund Small Cap Advantage Fund Stock Fund Strategy Aggressive Fund AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares Alliance VP AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. VP International, Class II VP Value Class II Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Balanced Portfolio Evergreen VA Capital Growth Fund - Class 2
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Annual operating expenses of the funds (as a percentage of average daily net assets) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses Fidelity(R) VIP Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 FTVIPT Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund Mid Cap Value Fund INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund Financial Service Fund Technology Fund Telecommunications Fund Janus Aspen Series Global Technology Portfolio: Institutional Shares International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares Lazard Retirement Series International Equity Portfolio MFS(R) Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class New Discovery Series - Service Class Utilities Series - Service Class Pioneer VCT Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Putnam Variable Trust Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares Strong Funds Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class Wanger International Small Cap U.S. Smaller Companies Wells Fargo VT Asset Allocation Fund International Equity Fund Small Cap Growth Fund
IDS Life has entered into certain arrangements under which it is compensated by the funds' advisers and/or distributors for the administrative services it provides to these funds. 8 Examples These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in these contracts with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include your transaction expenses, contract administrative charges*, variable account annual expenses and fund fees and expenses. These examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the contract for the time periods indicated. These examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year. Maximum Expenses. These examples assume the most expensive combination of contract features and benefits and the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds. They assume that you select both the optional MAV and EEB. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
If you do not surrender your contract If you surrender your contract or if you select an annuity payout plan at the end of the applicable time period: at the end of the applicable time period: Nonqualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA with a seven-year surrender charge schedule Qualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA with a seven-year surrender charge schedule
Minimum Expenses. These examples assume the least expensive combination of contract features and benefits and the minimum fees and expenses of any of the funds. They assume that you do not select any optional benefits. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
If you do not surrender your contract If you surrender your contract or if you select an annuity payout plan at the end of the applicable time period: at the end of the applicable time period: Nonqualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA with a seven-year surrender charge schedule Qualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA with a seven-year surrender charge schedule
* In these examples, the $30 contract administrative charge is approximated as a ____% charge determined by dividing the total amount of the contract administrative charges collected during the year that are attributable to each contract by the total average net assets that are attributable to that contract. 9 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) [to be filed by Amendment] 10 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS You can find our audited financial statements and the audited financial statements of the subaccounts in the SAI. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION Performance information for the subaccounts may appear from time to time in advertisements or sales literature. This information reflects the performance of a hypothetical investment in a particular subaccount during a specified time period. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in funds. However, we show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccount invested in them at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. Although we base performance figures on historical earnings, past performance does not guarantee future results. We include non-recurring charges (such as surrender charges) in total return figures, but not in yield quotations. Excluding non-recurring charges in yield calculations increases the reported value. Total return figures do not reflect any purchase payment credits. We may show total return quotations by means of schedules, charts or graphs. Total return figures reflect deduction of the following charges: - contract administrative charge, - applicable mortality and expense risk fee, - Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit fee, - Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider fee, and - applicable surrender charge (assuming a surrender at the end of the illustrated period). We may also show optional total return quotations that reflect deduction of the MAV or EEB fee. We also show optional total return quotations that do not reflect a surrender charge deduction (assuming no surrender), or fees for any of the optional features. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN is the average annual compounded rate of return of the investment over a period of one, five and ten years (or up to the life of the subaccount if it is less than ten years old). CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN is the cumulative change in the value of an investment over a specified time period. We assume that income earned by the investment is reinvested. Cumulative total return generally will be higher than average annual total return. ANNUALIZED SIMPLE YIELD (FOR SUBACCOUNTS INVESTING IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS) "annualizes" the income generated by the investment over a given seven-day period. That is, we assume the amount of income generated by the investment during the period will be generated each seven-day period for a year. We show this as a percentage of the investment. ANNUALIZED COMPOUND YIELD (FOR SUBACCOUNTS INVESTING IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS) is calculated like simple yield except that we assume the income is reinvested when we annualize it. Compound yield will be higher than the simple yield because of the compounding effect of the assumed reinvestment. ANNUALIZED YIELD (FOR SUBACCOUNTS INVESTING IN INCOME FUNDS) divides the net investment income (income less expenses) for each accumulation unit during a given 30-day period by the value of the unit on the last day of the period. We then convert the result to an annual percentage. You should consider performance information in light of the investment objectives, policies, characteristics and quality of the fund in which the subaccount invests and the market conditions during the specified time period. Advertised yields and total return figures include charges that reduce advertised performance. Therefore, you should not compare subaccount performance to that of mutual funds that sell their shares directly to the public. (See the SAI for a further description of methods used to determine total return and yield.) If you would like additional information about actual performance, please contact us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. 11 THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT AND THE FUNDS You may allocate purchase payments and transfers to any or all of the subaccounts of the variable account that invest in shares of the following funds:
SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BC1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term total return exceeding American BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund that of the U.S. stock market. Invests Express Financial Corporation (AEFC), primarily in blue chip stocks. Blue chip stocks investment adviser. are issued by companies with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion, an established management, a history of consistent earnings and a leading position within their respective industries. BD1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high level of current income while AEFC, BD2 Bond Fund conserving the value of the investment and investment adviser. continuing a high level of income for the longest time period. Invests primarily in bonds and other debt obligations. CR1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, CR2 Capital Resource Fund primarily in U.S. common stocks and other investment adviser. securities convertible into common stocks. CM1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: maximum current income consistent AEFC, CM2 Cash Management Fund with liquidity and stability of principal. investment adviser. Invests primarily in money market securities. DE1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: a high level of current income and, AEFC, DE2 Diversified Equity Income as a secondary goal, steady growth of capital. investment adviser. Fund Invests primarily in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. EM1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests AEFC, EM2 Emerging Markets Fund primarily in equity securities of companies in investment adviser; American Express emerging market countries. Asset Management International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. ES1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: growth of capital. Invests primarily AEFC, ES2 Equity Select Fund in equity securities of medium-sized companies. investment adviser. EI1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high current income, with capital AEFC, EI2 Extra Income Fund growth as a secondary objective. Invests investment adviser. primarily in high-yielding, high-risk corporate bonds (junk bonds) issued by U.S. and foreign companies and governments. FI1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: a high level of current income and AEFC, FI2 Federal Income Fund safety of principal consistent with an investment adviser. investment in U.S. government and government agency securities. Invests primarily in debt obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GB1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high total return through income and AEFC, GB2 Global Bond Fund growth of capital. Non-diversified fund that investment adviser. invests primarily in debt obligations of U.S. and foreign issuers. GR1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests AEFC, GR2 Growth Fund primarily in common stocks and securities investment adviser. convertible into common stocks that appear to offer growth opportunities. IE1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, IE2 International Fund primarily in common stocks or convertible investment adviser. American Express securities of foreign issuers that offer growth Asset Management International, Inc., a potential. wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. MF1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: maximum total investment return AEFC, MF2 Managed Fund through a combination of capital growth and investment adviser. current income. Invests primarily in a combination of common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, bonds and other debt securities. ND1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term growth of capital. AEFC, ND2 New Dimensions Fund(R) Invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. and investment adviser. foreign companies showing potential for significant growth. IV1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital appreciation. AEFC, IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund Non-diversified fund that invests primarily investment adviser. in securities that are expected to provide investment results that correspond to the performance of the S&P 500 Index. SC1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests AEFC, SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund primarily in equity stocks of small companies investment adviser; Kenwood Capital that are often included in the Russell 2000 Management LLC, sub-adviser. Index and/or have market capitalization under $2 billion. SA1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund primarily in common stocks of small- and investment adviser. medium-size companies. 1CA AIM V.I. Capital Objective: growth of capital. Invests A I M Advisors, Inc. 2CA Appreciation Fund, Series I principally in common stocks of companies likely to benefit from new or innovative products, services or processes as well as those with above-average growth and excellent prospects for future growth. 1CD AIM V.I. Capital Development Objective: long-term growth of capital. Invests A I M Advisors, Inc. 2CD Fund, Series I primarily in securities (including common stocks, convertible securities and bonds) of small- and medium-sized companies.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1IF American Century(R) VP Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests American Century Investment Management, 2IF International primarily in stocks of growing foreign Inc. companies in developed countries. 1VA American Century(R) VP Value Objective: long-term capital growth, with American Century Investment Management, 2VA income as a secondary objective. Invests Inc. primarily in stocks of companies that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. 1SR Calvert Variable Series, Objective: income and capital growth. Invests Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. 2SR Inc. Social Balanced primarily in stocks, bonds and money market (CAMCO), investment adviser. SSgA Portfolio instruments which offer income and capital Funds Management, Inc. and Brown growth opportunity and which satisfy the Capital Management are the investment investment and social criteria. subadvisers. 1EG Credit Suisse Trust - Objective: maximum capital appreciation. Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC 2EG Emerging Growth Portfolio Invests in U.S. equity securities of emerging-growth companies with growth characteristics such as positive earnings and potential for accelerated growth. 1GI Fidelity VIP Growth & Income Strategy: high total return through a Fidelity Management & Research Company 2GI Portfolio (Service Class) combination of current income and capital (FMR), investment manager; FMR U.K. and appreciation. Normally invests a majority of FMR Far East, sub-investment advisers. assets in common stocks with a focus on those that pay current dividends and show potential for capital appreciation. 1MP Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Strategy: long-term growth of capital. FMR, investment manager; FMR U.K., and 2MP Portfolio (Service Class) Normally invests at least 80% of assets in FMR Far East, sub-investment advisers. securities of companies with medium market capitalization common stocks. 1OS Fidelity VIP Overseas Strategy: long-term growth of capital. FMR, investment manager; FMR U.K., FMR 2OS Portfolio (Service Class) Invests primarily in common stocks of foreign Far East, Fidelity International securities. Investment Advisors (FIIA) and FIIA U.K., sub-investment advisers. 1RE FTVIPT Franklin Real Estate Objective: capital appreciation with a Franklin Advisers, Inc. 2RE Fund - Class 2 secondary goal to earn current income. Invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies operating in the real estate industry. The Fund invests primarily in equity real estate investment trusts (REITs).
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1SI FTVIPT Franklin Small Cap Objective: long-term total return. Invests at Franklin Advisory Services, LLC 2SI Value Securities Fund - least 80% of its net assets in investments of Class 2 small capitalization companies. For this Fund, small capitalization companies are those that have a market cap not exceeding $2.5 billion, at the time of purchase. Invests primarily in equity securities of companies the manager believes are selling substantially below the underlying value of their assets or their private market value. 1TF FTVIPT Templeton Foreign Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests at Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC 2TF Securities Fund - Class 2 least 80% of its net assets in foreign securities, including those in emerging markets. 1SE Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) Objective: seeks long-term growth of capital. Goldman Sachs Asset Management 2SE Small Cap Equity Fund Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments of U.S. issuers which are included in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of investment. 1UE Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) Objective: seeks long-term growth of capital Goldman Sachs Asset Management 2UE U.S. Equity Fund and dividend income. Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its total assets (not including securities lending collateral and any investment of that collateral) measured at time of purchase in a broadly diversified portfolio of large-cap and blue chip equity investments representing all major sectors of the U.S. economy. 1MC Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Objective: seeks long-term capital Goldman Sachs Asset Management 2MC Value Fund appreciation. Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in mid-capitalization issuers within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of investment.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1AG Janus Aspen Series Objective: long-term growth of capital. Janus Capital 2AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Non-diversified mutual fund that primarily Service Shares invests in common stocks selected for their growth potential and normally invests at least 50% of its equity assets in medium-sized companies. 1GT Janus Aspen Series Global Objective: long-term growth of capital. Janus Capital 2GT Technology Portfolio: Non-diversified mutual fund that invests, under Service Shares normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that the portfolio manager believes will benefit significantly from advances or improvements in technology. It implements this policy by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies selected for their growth potential. 1IG Janus Aspen Series Objective: long-term growth of capital. Janus Capital 2IG International Growth Invests, under normal circumstances, at least Portfolio: Service Shares 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers from at least five different countries, excluding the United States. Although the Portfolio intends to invest substantially all of its assets in issuers located outside the United States, it may at times invest in U.S. issuers and it may at times invest all of its assets in fewer than five countries or even a single country. 1IP Lazard Retirement Objective: long-term capital appreciation. Lazard Asset Management 2IP International Equity Invests primarily in equity securities, Portfolio principally common stocks, of relatively large non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australia and Far East (EAFE(R)) Index that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. 1MG MFS(R) Investors Growth Stock Objective: long-term growth of capital and MFS Investment Management(R) 2MG Series - Service Class future income. Invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and related securities of companies which MFS believes offer better than average prospects for long-term growth. 1MD MFS(R) New Discovery Series - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests MFS Investment Management(R) 2MD Service Class primarily in equity securities of emerging growth companies. 1IN Putnam VT International New Objective: long-term capital appreciation. The Putnam Investment Management, LLC 2IN Opportunities Fund - Class fund seeks its goal by investing in common IB Shares stock of companies outside the United States with a focus on growth stocks.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class Objective: capital appreciation. The fund seeks Putnam Investment Management, LLC 2VS IB Shares its goal by investing mainly in common stocks of U.S. companies with a focus on growth stocks. 1MI Royce Micro-Cap Portfolio Objective: long-term growth of capital. Invests Royce & Associates, LLC 2MI primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by micro-cap companies (companies with stock market capitalizations below $400 million). 1SV Third Avenue Value Portfolio Objective: long-term capital appreciation. EQSF Advisers, Inc. 2SV Invests primarily in common stocks of well financed, well managed companies at a substantial discount to what the Adviser believes is their true value. 1IT Wanger International Small Objective: long-term growth of capital. Invests Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 2IT Cap primarily in stocks of small- and medium-size non-U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $2 billion. 1SP Wanger U.S. Smaller Objective: long-term growth of capital. Invests Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 2SP Companies primarily in stocks of small- and medium-size U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $5 billion. 1AA Wells Fargo VT Asset Objective: long-term total return, consistent Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, 2AA Allocation Fund with reasonable risk. Invests primarily in the adviser; Wells Capital Management securities of various indexes to replicate the Incorporated, sub-adviser. total return of the index. We use an asset allocation model to allocate and reallocate assets among common stocks (S&P 500 Index), U.S. Treasury bonds (Lehman Brothers 20+ Treasury Bond Index) and money market instruments, operating from a target allocation of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. 1WI Wells Fargo VT International Objective: total return with an emphasis on Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, 2WI Equity Fund long-term capital appreciation. Invests adviser; Wells Capital Management primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. Incorporated, sub-adviser. companies based in developed foreign countries or emerging markets. 1SG Wells Fargo VT Small Cap Objective: long-term capital appreciation. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, 2SG Growth Fund Invests primarily in companies with above- adviser; Wells Capital Management average growth potential and whose market Incorporated, sub-adviser. capitalization falls within the range of the Russell 2000 Index, which is considered a small capitalization index.
17 A fund underlying your contract in which a subaccount invests may have a name, portfolio manager, objectives, strategies and characteristics that are the same or substantially similar to those of a publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Despite these similarities, an underlying fund is not the same as any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Each underlying fund will have its own unique portfolio holdings, fees, operating expenses and operating results. The results of each underlying fund may differ significantly from any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. The investment advisers cannot guarantee that the funds will meet their investment objectives. Please read the funds' prospectuses for facts you should know before investing. These prospectuses are also available by contacting us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. All funds are available to serve as the underlying investments for variable annuities. Some funds also are available to serve as investment options for variable life insurance policies and tax-deferred retirement plans. It is possible that in the future, it may be disadvantageous for variable annuity accounts and variable life insurance accounts and/or tax-deferred retirement plans to invest in the available funds simultaneously. Although the insurance company and the funds do not currently foresee any such disadvantages, the boards of directors or trustees of the appropriate funds will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between annuity owners, policy owners and tax-deferred retirement plans and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response to a conflict. If a board were to conclude that it should establish separate funds for the variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts, you would not bear any expenses associated with establishing separate funds. Please refer to the funds' prospectuses for risk disclosure regarding simultaneous investments by variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations relating to the diversification requirements under Section 817(h) of the Code. Each fund intends to comply with these requirements. The variable account was established under Minnesota law on Aug. 23, 1995, and the subaccounts are registered together as a single unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). This registration does not involve any supervision of our management or investment practices and policies by the SEC. All obligations arising under the contracts are general obligations of IDS Life. The variable account meets the definition of a separate account under federal securities laws. We credit or charge income, capital gains and capital losses of each subaccount only to that subaccount. State insurance law prohibits us from charging a subaccount with liabilities of any other subaccount or of our general business. The variable account includes other subaccounts that are available under contracts that are not described in this prospectus. The U.S. Treasury and the IRS indicated that they may provide additional guidance on investment control. This concerns how many variable subaccounts an insurance company may offer and how many exchanges among subaccounts it may allow before the contract owner would be currently taxed on income earned within subaccount assets. At this time, we do not know what the additional guidance will be or when action will be taken. We reserve the right to modify the contract, as necessary, so that the owner will not be subject to current taxation as the owner of the subaccount assets. We intend to comply with all federal tax laws so that the contract continues to qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. We reserve the right to modify the contract as necessary to comply with any new tax laws. THE FIXED ACCOUNT You also may allocate purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account. We back the principal and interest guarantees relating to the fixed account. These guarantees are based on the continued claims-paying ability of the company. The value of the fixed account increases as we credit interest to the account. Purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account become part of our general account. Interest is calculated and compounded daily based on a 365-day year so as to produce the annual effective rate which we declare. We do not credit interest on leap days (Feb. 29). The interest rate we apply to each purchase payment or transfer to the fixed account is guaranteed for one year. Thereafter, we will change the rates from time to time at our discretion. These rates will be based on various factors including, but not limited to, the interest rate environment, returns earned on investments backing these annuities, the rates currently in effect for new and existing company annuities, product design, competition, and the company's revenues and expenses. Interests in the fixed account are not required to be registered with the SEC. The SEC staff does not review the disclosures in this prospectus on the fixed account. Disclosures regarding the fixed account, however, may be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospectuses. (See "Making the Most of Your Contract -- Transfer Policies" for restrictions on transfers involving the fixed account.) 18 BUYING YOUR CONTRACT New contracts are not currently being offered. As the owner, you have all rights and may receive all benefits under the contract. You can own a nonqualified annuity in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship only in spousal situations. You cannot own a qualified annuity in joint tenancy. You can become an owner or an annuitant if you are 90 or younger. The contract provides for allocation of purchase payments to the subaccounts of the variable account and/or to the fixed account in even 1% increments. We applied your initial purchase payment within two business days after we received it at our office. However, we will credit additional purchase payments you make to your accounts on the valuation date we receive them. We will value additional payments at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your payments at our office. THE SETTLEMENT DATE Annuity payouts are scheduled to begin on the settlement date. When we process your application, we will establish the settlement date to the maximum age or date described below. You can also select a date within the maximum limits. You can align this date with your actual retirement from a job, or it can be a different future date, depending on your needs and goals and on certain restrictions. You also can change the date, provided you send us written instructions at least 30 days before annuity payouts begin. FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES AND ROTH IRAS, the settlement date must be: - no earlier than the 60th day after the contract's effective date; and - no later than the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if purchased after age 75. (In Pennsylvania, the maximum settlement date ranges from age 85 to 96 based on the annuitant's age when we issue the contract. See contract for details.) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES EXCEPT ROTH IRAS, to avoid IRS penalty taxes, the settlement date generally must be: - on or after the date the annuitant reaches age 59 1/2; and - for IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEPs, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70 1/2; or - for all other qualified annuities, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70 1/2, or, if later, retires (except that 5% business owners may not select a settlement date that is later than April 1 of the year following the calendar year when they reach age 70 1/2). If you take the minimum IRA or TSA distributions as required by the Code from another tax-qualified investment, or in the form of partial surrenders from this contract, annuity payouts can start as late as the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if later. (In Pennsylvania, the annuity payout ranges from age 85 to 96 based on the annuitant's age when the contract is issued. See contract for details.) BENEFICIARY If death benefits become payable before the settlement date while the contract is in force and before annuity payouts begin, we will pay your named beneficiary all or part of the contract value. If there is no named beneficiary, then you or your estate will be the beneficiary. (See "Benefits in Case of Death" for more about beneficiaries.) 19 PURCHASE PAYMENTS MINIMUM ALLOWABLE PURCHASE PAYMENTS(1) If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month If paying by any other method: $50 (1) Installments must total at least $600 in the first year. If you do not make any purchase payments for 24 months, and your previous payments total $600 or less, we have the right to give you 30 days' written notice and pay you the total value of your contract in a lump sum. This right does not apply to contracts sold to New Jersey residents. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ANNUAL PURCHASE PAYMENTS(2) $100,000 up to age 85 $50,000 for ages 86 to 90 (2) These limits apply in total to all IDS Life annuities you own. We reserve the right to increase maximum limits. For qualified annuities the tax-deferred retirement plan's or the Code's limits on annual contributions also apply. Except for TSAs, purchase payments are limited and may not be made after the third contract anniversary in Massachusetts, Washington and Oregon. We reserve the right to not accept purchase payments allocated to the fixed account for twelve months following either: 1. a partial surrender from the fixed account; or 2. a lump sum transfer from the fixed account to a subaccount. HOW TO MAKE PURCHASE PAYMENTS 1 BY LETTER: Send your check along with your name and contract number to: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 70200 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474 2 BY SCHEDULED PAYMENT PLAN: We can help you set up: - an automatic payroll deduction, salary reduction or other group billing arrangement; or - a bank authorization. 20 CHARGES CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE We charge this fee for establishing and maintaining your records. We deduct $30 from the contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this charge among the subaccounts and the fixed account in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary. If you surrender your contract, we will deduct the charge at the time of surrender regardless of the contract value or purchase payments made. We cannot increase the annual contract administrative charge and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK FEE We charge this fee daily to the subaccounts. The unit values of your subaccounts reflect this fee. For nonqualified annuities the fee totals 0.95% of the average daily net assets on an annual basis. For qualified annuities the fee totals 0.75% of the average daily net assets on an annual basis. This fee covers the mortality and expense risk that we assume. Approximately two-thirds of this amount is for our assumption of mortality risk, and one-third is for our assumption of expense risk. This fee does not apply to the fixed account. Mortality risk arises because of our guarantee to pay a death benefit and our guarantee to make annuity payouts according to the terms of the contract, no matter how long a specific annuitant lives and no matter how long our entire group of annuitants live. If, as a group, annuitants outlive the life expectancy we assumed in our actuarial tables, then we must take money from our general assets to meet our obligations. If, as a group, annuitants do not live as long as expected, we could profit from the mortality risk fee. Expense risk arises because we cannot increase the contract administrative charge and this charge may not cover our expenses. We would have to make up any deficit from our general assets. We could profit from the expense risk fee if future expenses are less than expected. The subaccounts pay us the mortality and expense risk fee they accrued as follows: - first, to the extent possible, the subaccounts pay this fee from any dividends distributed from the funds in which they invest; - then, if necessary, the funds redeem shares to cover any remaining fees payable. We may use any profits we realize from the subaccounts' payment to us of the mortality and expense risk fee for any proper corporate purpose, including, among others, payment of distribution (selling) expenses. We do not expect that the surrender charge, discussed in the following paragraphs, will cover sales and distribution expenses. MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (MAV DEATH BENEFIT) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it(1). If selected, we deduct 0.15% of your contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed accounts in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (EEB) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it(1). If selected, we deduct 0.30% of your contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed accounts in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change in ownership. If you chose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. (1) You may select either the MAV Death Benefit or EEB rider. Or you may select the MAV Death Benefit and the EEB. Riders may not be available in all states. The MAV Death Benefit and EEB are only available if you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue. 21 SURRENDER CHARGE If you surrender all or part of your contract, you may be subject to a surrender charge. A surrender charge applies if all or part of the surrender amount is from purchase payments we received within seven (7) or ten (10) years before surrender. You select the surrender charge period at the time of your application for the contract.* The surrender charge percentages that apply to you are shown in your contract. * The ten-year surrender charge schedule is not available in Oregon. For purposes of calculating any surrender charge, we treat amounts surrendered from your contract value in the following order: 1. First, we surrender any contract earnings (contract value less purchase payments received and not previously surrendered). We do not assess a surrender charge on contract earnings. NOTE: We determine contract earnings by looking at the entire contract value, not the earnings of any particular subaccount or the fixed account. 2. Next, in each contract year, we surrender amounts totaling up to 10% of your prior contract anniversary contract value, but only to the extent not included and surrendered in number one above. (Your initial purchase payment is considered the prior contract anniversary contract value during the first contract year.) We do not assess a surrender charge on this amount. 3. Next we surrender purchase payments received prior to the surrender charge period you selected and shown in your contract. We do not assess a surrender charge on these purchase payments. 4. Finally, if necessary, we surrender purchase payments received that are still within the surrender charge period you selected and shown in your contract. We surrender these payments on a "first-in, first-out" (FIFO) basis. We do assess a surrender charge on these payments. We determine your surrender charge by multiplying each of your payments surrendered by the applicable surrender charge percentage, and then adding the total surrender charges. The surrender charge percentage depends on the number of years since you made the payments that are surrendered, depending on the schedule you selected*:
SEVEN-YEAR SCHEDULE TEN-YEAR SCHEDULE* YEARS FROM PURCHASE SURRENDER CHARGE YEARS FROM PURCHASE SURRENDER CHARGE PAYMENT RECEIPT PERCENTAGE PAYMENT RECEIPT PERCENTAGE 1 7% 1 8% 2 7 2 8 3 7 3 8 4 6 4 7 5 5 5 7 6 4 6 6 7 2 7 5 Thereafter 0 8 4 9 3 10 2 Thereafter 0
For a partial surrender that is subject to a surrender charge, the amount we actually deduct from your contract value will be the amount you request plus any applicable surrender charge. The surrender charge percentage is applied to this total amount. We pay you the amount you requested. EXAMPLE: Assume you requested a surrender of $1,000 and there is a surrender charge of 7%. The total amount we actually deduct from your contract is $1,075.27. We determine this amount as follows: AMOUNT REQUESTED $1,000 ----------------------- OR ------ = $1,075.27 1.00 - SURRENDER CHARGE .93 By applying the 7% surrender charge to $1,075.27, the surrender charge is $75.27. We pay you the $1,000 you requested. If you make a full surrender of your contract, we also will deduct the applicable contract administrative charge and applicable prorated MAV Death Benefit or EEB charge. * The ten-year surrender charge schedule is not available in Oregon. For contracts issued in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, we waive surrender charges after the tenth contract anniversary. SURRENDER CHARGE UNDER ANNUITY PAYOUT PLAN E -- PAYOUTS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD: Under this payout plan, you can choose to take a surrender. The amount that you can surrender is the present value of any remaining variable payouts. For qualified contracts, the discount rate we use in the calculation will be 4.72% if the assumed investment rate is 3.5% and 6.22% if the assumed investment rate is 5%. For nonqualified contracts, the discount rate we use in the calculation will be 4.92% if the assumed investment rate is 3.5% and 6.42% if the 22 assumed investment rate is 5%. The surrender charge equals the present value of the remaining payouts using the assumed investment rate minus the present value of the remaining payouts using the discount rate. In no event would your surrender charge exceed 9% of the amount available for payouts under the plan. SURRENDER CHARGE CALCULATION EXAMPLE The following is an example of the calculation we would make to determine the surrender charge on a contract that contains a seven-year surrender charge schedule with this history: - The contract date is July 1, 2002 with a contract year of July 1 through June 30 and with an anniversary date of July 1 each year; and - We received these payments: -- $10,000 July 1, 2002; -- $ 8,000 Dec. 31, 2007; -- $ 6,000 Feb. 20, 2010; and - The owner surrenders the contract for its total surrender value of $26,500 on Aug. 5, 2011 and had not made any other surrenders during that contract year; and - The prior anniversary July 1, 2010 contract value was $28,000. SURRENDER CHARGE EXPLANATION $ 0 $2,500 is contract earnings surrendered without charge; and 0 $300 is 10% of the prior anniversary's contract value that is in excess of contract earnings surrendered without charge (from above). 10% of $28,000 = $2,800 - $2,500 = $300 0 $10,000 July 1, 2002 purchase payment was received eight or more years before surrender and is surrendered without surrender charge; and 480 $8,000 Dec. 31, 2007 purchase payment is in its fourth year from receipt, surrendered with a 6% surrender charge; and 420 $6,000 Feb. 20, 2010 purchase payment is in its second year ---- from receipt, surrendered with a 7% surrender charge. $900 WAIVER OF SURRENDER CHARGES We do not assess surrender charges for: - surrenders of any contract earnings; - surrenders of amounts totaling up to 10% of your prior contract anniversary contract value to the extent it exceeds contract earnings; - amounts surrendered after the tenth contract anniversary in Massachusetts, Washington and Oregon. - required minimum distributions from a qualified annuity (for those amounts required to be distributed from the contract described in this prospectus); - contracts settled using an annuity payout plan, unless an annuity payout Plan E is later surrendered; - amounts we refund to you during the free look period*; - death benefits*; and - surrenders you make under your contract's "Waiver of Surrender Charges for Nursing Home Confinement" provision*. To the extent permitted by state law, this provision applies when you are under age 76 at contract issue. We will waive surrender charges that we normally assess upon full or partial surrender if you provide proof satisfactory to us that, as of the date you request the surrender, you or the annuitant are confined to a nursing home and have been for the prior 90 days and the confinement began after the contract date. (See your contract for additional conditions and restrictions on this waiver.) * However, we will reverse certain purchase payment credits. (See "Valuing Your Investment -- Purchase payment credits.") OTHER INFORMATION ON CHARGES: AEFC makes certain custodial services available to some profit sharing, money purchase and target benefit plans funded by our annuities. Fees for these services start at $30 per calendar year per participant. AEFC will charge a termination fee for owners under age 59 1/2 (fee waived in case of death or disability). POSSIBLE GROUP REDUCTIONS: In some cases we may incur lower sales and administrative expenses due to the size of the group, the average contribution and the use of group enrollment procedures. In such cases, we may be able to reduce or eliminate the contract administrative and surrender charges. However, we expect this to occur infrequently. PREMIUM TAXES Certain state and local governments impose premium taxes on us (up to 3.5%). These taxes depend upon your state of residence or the state in which the contract was sold. Currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin, but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you surrender your contract. 23 VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT We value your accounts as follows: FIXED ACCOUNT We value the amounts allocated to the fixed account directly in dollars. The fixed account value equals: - the sum of your purchase payments and transfer amounts allocated to the fixed account; - plus any purchase payment credits allocated to the fixed account; - plus interest credited; - minus the sum of amounts surrendered (including any applicable surrender charges) and amounts transferred out; - minus any prorated portion of the contract administrative charge; - minus any prorated portion of the MAV Death Benefit Rider fee (if applicable); and - minus any prorated portion of the EEB fee (if applicable). SUBACCOUNTS We convert amounts you allocated to the subaccounts into accumulation units. Each time you make a purchase payment or transfer amounts into one of the subaccounts or we apply any purchase payment credits to a subaccount, we credit a certain number of accumulation units to your contract for that subaccount. Conversely, each time you take a partial surrender, transfer amounts out of a subaccount or we assess an administrative charge, surrender charge or any applicable charge for an optional benefit, we subtract a certain number of accumulation units from your contract. The accumulation units are the true measure of investment value in each subaccount during the accumulation period. They are related to, but not the same as, the net asset value of the fund in which the subaccount invests. The dollar value of each accumulation unit can rise or fall daily depending on the variable account expenses, performance of the fund and on certain fund expenses. Here is how we calculate accumulation unit values: NUMBER OF UNITS: to calculate the number of accumulation units for a particular subaccount we divide your investment by the current accumulation unit value. ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE: the current accumulation unit value for each subaccount equals the last value times the subaccount's current net investment factor. WE DETERMINE THE NET INVESTMENT FACTOR BY: - adding the fund's current net asset value per share, plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then - dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and - subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the accumulation unit value may increase or decrease. You bear all the investment risk in a subaccount. FACTORS THAT AFFECT SUBACCOUNT ACCUMULATION UNITS: accumulation units may change in two ways-- in number and in value. The number of accumulation units you own may fluctuate due to: - additional purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts; - any purchase payment credits allocated to the subaccounts; - transfers into or out of the subaccounts; - partial surrenders; - surrender charges; - a prorated portion of the contract administrative charge; - a prorated portion of the MAV Death Benefit Rider fee (if selected); and/or - a prorated portion of the EEB fee (if selected). Accumulation unit values will fluctuate due to: - changes in funds' net asset value; - dividends distributed to the subaccounts; - capital gains or losses of funds; - fund operating expenses; and/or - mortality and expense risk fees. 24 PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS We add a credit* to your contract in the amount of: - 1% of each purchase payment received: -- if you elect the ten-year surrender charge schedule for your contract; OR -- if you elect the seven-year surrender charge schedule for your contract AND your initial purchase payment to the contract is at least $100,000. - 2% of each purchase payment received if you elect the ten-year surrender charge schedule for your contract AND your initial purchase payment to the contract is at least $100,000. We fund the credit from our general account. We do not consider credits to be "investments" for income tax purposes. (See "Taxes.") We allocate each credit to your contract value when the applicable purchase payment is applied to your contract value. We allocate such credits to your contract value according to allocation instructions in effect for your purchase payments. We will reverse credits from the contract value for any purchase payment that is not honored. The amount returned to you under the free look provision also will not include any credits applied to your contract. (See "The Contract in Brief -- Free look period.") To the extent a death benefit or surrender payment includes purchase payment credits applied within twelve months preceding: (1) the date of death that results in a lump sum death benefit under this contract; or (2) a request for surrender charge waiver due to Nursing Home Confinement, we will assess a charge, similar to a surrender charge, equal to the amount of the purchase payment credits. The amount we pay to you under these circumstances will always equal or exceed your surrender value. This credit is available because of lower costs associated with larger sized contracts and lower compensation paid on the sales of these contracts. We reserve the right to increase the amount of the credit for the certain groups of contract owners. The increase will not be greater than 8% of total net payments. Increases in credit amounts are funded by reduced expenses expected from such groups. * The ten-year surrender charge is not available in Oregon. Contracts purchased in Oregon are only eligible for a 1% purchase payment credit if the initial purchase payment is at least $100,000. MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CONTRACT AUTOMATED DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING Currently, you can use automated transfers to take advantage of dollar-cost averaging (investing a fixed amount at regular intervals). For example, you might transfer a set amount monthly from a relatively conservative subaccount to a more aggressive one, or to several others, or from the fixed account to one or more subaccounts. There is no charge for dollar-cost averaging. This systematic approach can help you benefit from fluctuations in accumulation unit values caused by fluctuations in the market values of the funds. Since you invest the same amount each period, you automatically acquire more units when the market value falls and fewer units when it rises. The potential effect is to lower your average cost per unit. HOW DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING WORKS
NUMBER AMOUNT ACCUMULATION OF UNITS MONTH INVESTED UNIT VALUE PURCHASED By investing an equal number of dollars each month... Jan $100 $20 5.00 you automatically buy Feb 100 18 5.56 more units when the Mar 100 17 5.88 per unit market price is low...-----> Apr 100 15 6.67 May 100 16 6.25 Jun 100 18 5.56 and fewer units Jul 100 17 5.88 when the per unit Aug 100 19 5.26 market price is high ------> Sept 100 21 4.76 Oct 100 20 5.00
You paid an average price of only $17.91 per unit over the 10 months, while the average market price actually was $18.10. Dollar-cost averaging does not guarantee that any subaccount will gain in value nor will it protect against a decline in value if market prices fall. Because dollar-cost averaging involves continuous investing, your success will depend upon your willingness to continue to invest regularly through periods of low price levels. Dollar-cost averaging can be an effective way to help meet your long-term goals. For specific features contact your sales representative. 25 ASSET REBALANCING Subject to availability, you can ask us in writing to have the variable subaccount portion of your contract value allocated according to the percentages (in whole percentage amounts ) that you choose. We automatically will rebalance the variable subaccount portion of your contract value either quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. The period you select will start to run on the date we record your request. On the first valuation date of each of these periods, we automatically will rebalance your contract value so that the value in each subaccount matches your current subaccount percentage allocations. These percentage allocations must be in whole numbers. Asset rebalancing does not apply to the fixed account. There is no charge for asset rebalancing. The contract value must be at least $2,000. You can change your percentage allocations or your rebalancing period at any time by contacting us in writing. We will restart the rebalancing period you selected as of the date we record your change. You also can ask us in writing to stop rebalancing your contract value. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that currently are in place. For more information on asset rebalancing, contact your financial advisor. TRANSFERRING BETWEEN ACCOUNTS You may transfer contract value from any one subaccount, or the fixed account, to another subaccount before annuity payouts begin. (Certain restrictions apply to transfers involving the fixed account.) We will process your transfer on the valuation date we receive your request. We will value your transfer at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. There is no charge for transfers. Before making a transfer, you should consider the risks involved in changing investments. The contract is not designed for use by individuals, professional market timing organizations, or other entities that do "market timing," programmed transfers, frequent transfers, or transfers that are large in relation to the total assets of any fund underlying the contract. These and similar activities may adversely affect a fund's ability to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, may increase expenses and may harm other contract owners who allocated purchase payments to the fund regardless of their transfer activity. Accordingly, individuals and organizations that use market-timing investment strategies and make frequent transfers should not own this contract. We monitor the frequency of transfers, including the size of transfers in relation to fund assets in each underlying fund, and we take appropriate action as necessary. In order to prevent market timing activities that may harm or disadvantage other contract owners, we may apply modifications or restrictions in any reasonable manner to prevent a transfer. We may suspend transfer privileges at any time. We may also reject or restrict any specific payment or transfer request and impose specific limitations with respect to market timers, including restricting transfers by market timers to certain underlying funds. We may also apply other restrictions or modifications that could include, but not be limited to: - not accepting telephone or electronic transfer requests; - requiring a minimum time period between each transfer; - not accepting transfer requests of an agent acting under power of attorney on behalf of more than one contract owner; or - limiting the dollar amount that a contract owner may transfer at any one time. We agree to provide notice of our intent to restrict transfer privileges to contract owners who have engaged in disruptive activity. In addition, some of the underlying funds have reserved the right to temporarily or permanently refuse payments or transfer requests from us if, in the judgment of the fund's investment adviser, the fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective or policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. Accordingly, we may not be in a position to effect certain allocations or transfers requested by market timers and may refuse such requests without prior notice. Subject to state law, we reserve the right to impose, without prior notice, restrictions on allocations and transfers that we determine, in our sole discretion, will disadvantage or potentially hurt the rights or interests of other contract owners. For information on transfers after annuity payouts begin, see "Transfer Policies" below. 26 TRANSFER POLICIES - Before annuity payouts begin, you may transfer contract values between the subaccounts, or from the subaccounts to the fixed account at any time. However, if you made a transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts, you may not make a transfer from any subaccount back to the fixed account until the next contract anniversary. - You may transfer contract values from the fixed account to the subaccounts once a year during a 31-day transfer period starting on each contract anniversary (except for automated transfers, which can be set up at any time for certain transfer periods subject to certain minimums). - If we receive your request within 30 days before the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the anniversary. - If we receive your request on or within 30 days after the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the valuation date we receive it. - We will not accept requests for transfers from the fixed account at any other time. - Once annuity payouts begin, you may not make transfers to or from the fixed account, but you may make transfers once per contract year among the subaccounts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. HOW TO REQUEST A TRANSFER OR SURRENDER 1 BY LETTER: Send your name, contract number, Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number and signed request for a transfer or surrender to: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 70100 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474 MINIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire account balance MAXIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: Contract value or entire account balance 2 BY AUTOMATED TRANSFERS AND AUTOMATED PARTIAL SURRENDERS: Your sales representative can help you set up automated transfers among your subaccounts or fixed account or partial surrenders from the accounts. You can start or stop this service by written request or other method acceptable to us. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that are currently in place. - Automated transfers from the fixed account to any one of the subaccounts may not exceed an amount that, if continued, would deplete the fixed account within 12 months. - Automated surrenders may be restricted by applicable law under some contracts. - You may not make additional purchase payments if automated partial surrenders are in effect. - Automated partial surrenders may result in IRS taxes and penalties on all or part of the amount surrendered. - The balance in any account from which you make an automated transfer or automated partial surrender must be sufficient to satisfy your instructions. If not, we will suspend your entire automated arrangement until the balance is adequate. - If we must suspend your automated transfer or automated partial surrender arrangement for six months, we reserve the right to discontinue the arrangement in its entirety. MINIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: $50 MAXIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: None (except for automated transfers from the fixed account) 27 3 BY PHONE: Call between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Central time: (800) 862-7919 TTY service for the hearing impaired: (800) 285-8846 MINIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire account balance MAXIMUM AMOUNT Transfers: Contract value or entire account balance Surrenders: $100,000 We answer telephone requests promptly, but you may experience delays when the call volume is unusually high. If you are unable to get through, use the mail procedure as an alternative. We will honor any telephone transfer or surrender requests that we believe are authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm that they are. This includes asking identifying questions and tape recording calls. We will not allow a telephone surrender within 30 days of a phoned-in address change. As long as we follow the procedures, we (and our affiliates) will not be liable for any loss resulting from fraudulent requests. Telephone transfers or surrenders are automatically available. You may request that telephone transfers or surrenders not be authorized from your account by writing to us. SURRENDERS You may surrender all or part of your contract at any time before annuity payouts begin by sending us a written request or calling us. We will process your surrender request on the valuation date we receive it. For total surrenders, we will compute the value of your contract at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. We may ask you to return the contract. You may have to pay surrender charges (see "Charges -- Surrender Charge"), MAV Death Benefit charges (see "Charges -- Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider Fee"), EEB charges (see "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee"), and IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). You cannot make surrenders after annuity payouts begin except under Plan E (see "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans"). SURRENDER POLICIES If you have a balance in more than one account and you request a partial surrender, we will withdraw money from all your subaccounts and/or the fixed account in the same proportion as your value in each account correlates to your total contract value, unless you request otherwise. The minimum contract value after partial surrender is $600. RECEIVING PAYMENT 1 BY REGULAR OR EXPRESS MAIL: - payable to you; - mailed to address of record. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request express mail delivery. 2 BY WIRE: - request that payment be wired to your bank; - bank account must be in the same ownership as your contract; and - pre-authorization required. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request that payment be wired to your bank. For instructions, please contact your sales representative. Normally, we will send the payment within seven days after receiving your request. However, we may postpone the payment if: -- the surrender amount includes a purchase payment check that has not cleared; -- the NYSE is closed, except for normal holiday and weekend closings; -- trading on the NYSE is restricted, according to SEC rules; -- an emergency, as defined by SEC rules, makes it impractical to sell securities or value the net assets of the accounts; or -- the SEC permits us to delay payment for the protection of security holders. 28 TSA -- SPECIAL SURRENDER PROVISIONS PARTICIPANTS IN TAX-SHELTERED ANNUITIES The Code imposes certain restrictions on your right to receive early distributions from a TSA: - Distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions (plus earnings) made after Dec. 31, 1988, or to transfers or rollovers from other contracts, may be made from the TSA only if: -- you are at least age 59 1/2; -- you are disabled as defined in the Code; -- you separated from the service of the employer who purchased the contract; or -- the distribution is because of your death. - If you encounter a financial hardship (as provided by the Code), you may be eligible to receive a distribution of all contract values attributable to salary reduction contributions made after Dec. 31, 1988, but not the earnings on them. - Even though a distribution may be permitted under the above rules, it may be subject to IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). - The employer must comply with certain nondiscrimination requirements for certain types of contributions under a TSA contract to be excluded from taxable income. You should consult your employer to determine whether the nondiscrimination rules apply to you. - The above restrictions on distributions do not affect the availability of the amount credited to the contract as of Dec. 31, 1988. The restrictions also do not apply to transfers or exchanges of contract value within the contract, or to another registered variable annuity contract or investment vehicle available through the employer. - If the contract has a loan provision, the right to receive a loan is described in detail in your contract. CHANGING OWNERSHIP You may change ownership of your nonqualified annuity at any time by completing a change of ownership form we approve and sending it to our office. The change will become binding upon us when we receive and record it. We will honor any change of ownership request that we believe is authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm authenticity. If we follow these procedures, we will not take any responsibility for the validity of the change. Please consider carefully whether or not you wish to change ownership of your nonqualified annuity if you have elected the MAV Death Benefit or EEB.The terms of the EEB and the MAV Death Benefit will change due to a change of ownership. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the EEB will terminate. Otherwise, we will effectively "start over" the EEB. We will treat the EEB as if it is issued on the day the change of ownership is made, using the attained age of the new owner as the "issue age" to determine the benefit levels. The account value on the date of the ownership change will be treated as a "purchase payment" in determining future values of "earnings at death" under the EEB. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the MAV Death Benefit will terminate. If the MAV Death Benefit on the date of ownership change is greater than the account value on the date of the ownership change, the MAV Death Benefit will be set equal to the account value. Otherwise, the MAV Death Benefit value will not change due to a change in ownership. Please see the descriptions of these riders in "Optional Benefits." The rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force) for any rider that continues after a change of ownership. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you have a nonqualified annuity, you may incur income tax liability by transferring, assigning or pledging any part of it. (See "Taxes.") If you have a qualified annuity, you may not sell, assign, transfer, discount or pledge your contract as collateral for a loan, or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose except as required or permitted by the Code. However, if the owner is a trust or custodian, or an employer acting in a similar capacity, ownership of the contract may be transferred to the annuitant. 29 BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEATH -- STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT We will pay the death benefit to your beneficiary upon the earlier of your death or the annuitant's death. If a contract has more than one person as the owner, we will pay benefits upon the first to die of any owner or the annuitant. If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary as follows: If both you and the annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greatest of: - contract value; - purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders; or - the contract value as of the most recent sixth contract anniversary, preceding the date of death, plus any purchase payments since that anniversary, minus adjusted partial surrenders since that anniversary. If either you or the annuitant are age 81 or older on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greater of: - contract value; or - purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. ADJUSTED PARTIAL SURRENDERS PS x DB ------- CV PS = the partial surrender including any applicable surrender charge. DB = the death benefit on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. CV = the contract value on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. EXAMPLE OF STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT CALCULATION WHEN YOU AND ANNUITANT ARE AGE 80 OR YOUNGER - You purchase the contract with a payment of $20,000 on Jan. 1, 2003. - On Jan 1, 2009 (the sixth contract anniversary) the contract value grows to $30,000. - March 1, 2009 the contract value falls to $28,000 at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $26,500. We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2009 as follows: The contract value on the most recent sixth contract anniversary: $30,000.00 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: +0.00 minus adjusted partial surrenders taken since that anniversary calculated as: $1,500 x $30,000 -1,607.14 ---------------- ---------- $28,000 for a death benefit of: $28,392.86
IF YOU DIE BEFORE YOUR RETIREMENT DATE When paying the beneficiary, we will process the death claim on the valuation date our death claim requirements are fulfilled. We will determine the contract's value at the next accumulation unit value calculated after our death claim requirements are fulfilled. We pay interest, if any, at a rate no less than required by law. We will mail payment to the beneficiary within seven days after our death claim requirements are fulfilled. NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES If your spouse is sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your beneficiary is not your spouse, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless you give us other written instructions. We must fully distribute the death benefit within five years of your death. However, the beneficiary may receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: - the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and - payouts begin no later than one year after your death, or other date as permitted by the Code; and - the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. 30 QUALIFIED ANNUITIES The IRS has issued proposed regulations to take effect Jan. 1, 2002 which may affect distributions from your qualified annuity. Contact your tax advisor if you have any questions as to the impact of the new proposed rules on your situation. - SPOUSE BENEFICIARY: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may elect to receive payouts, or elect to treat the contract as his/her own. If your spouse elects a payout option, the payouts must begin no later than the year in which the annuitant would have reached age 70 1/2. If the annuitant attained age 70 1/2 at the time of death, payouts must begin no later than Dec. 31 of the year following the year of the annuitant's death. - NON-SPOUSE BENEFICIARY: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if death occurs prior to the year the annuitant would have attained age 70 1/2, the beneficiary may elect to receive payouts from the contract over a five year period. If the annuitant's death occurs after attaining age 70 1/2, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless the beneficiary elects to receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: - the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and - payouts begin no later than one year following the year of your death; and - the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. - ANNUITY PAYOUT PLAN: If you elect an annuity payout plan, the payouts to your beneficiary will continue pursuant to the annuity payout plan you elect. OPTIONAL BENEFITS MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT The Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit (MAV Death Benefit) is intended to provide additional death benefit protection in the event of fluctuating fund values. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges"). If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at the rider effective date, you may choose to add the MAV Death Benefit to your contract. Generally, you must elect the MAV Death Benefit at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the MAV Death Benefit may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the MAV Death Benefit for new contracts. We will determine the rider effective date for the MAV Death Benefit added after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. On the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date, we set the Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) equal to the highest of your (a) current contract value, or (b) total purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. Every contract anniversary after that, through age 80, we compare the previous anniversary's MAV plus subsequent purchase payments less subsequent adjusted partial surrenders to the current contract value and we reset the MAV if the current contract value is higher. We stop resetting the MAV after you or the annuitant reach age 81. However, we continue to add subsequent purchase payments and subtract adjusted partial surrenders from the MAV. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. TERMINATING THE MAV - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. - The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. EXAMPLE - You add the MAV Death Benefit on Jan. 1, 2003 when your contract value is $20,000. - On Jan. 1, 2004 (the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date) the contract value grows to $24,000. - On March 1, 2004 the contract value falls to $22,000, at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $20,500. 31 We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2004 as follows: The MAV immediately preceding the date of death plus any payments made since that anniversary minus adjusted partial surrenders: Greatest of your contract anniversary contract values: $24,000 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: +0 minus adjusted partial surrenders, calculated as: $1,500 x $24,000 -1,636 ---------------- = ------- $22,000 for a death benefit of: $22,364
NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner with the contract value equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV Death Benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit valuation date. QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may keep the contract as owner until the date on which the annuitant would have reached age 70 1/2, or any other date permitted by the Code. The contract value will be equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV death benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit valuation date. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT (EEB) The EEB is intended to provide an additional benefit to your beneficiary to help offset expenses after your death such as funeral expenses or federal and state taxes. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges - Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee"). The EEB provides reduced benefits if you or the annuitant is 70 or older at the rider effective date and it does not provide any additional benefit before the first contract anniversary. The EEB also may result in reduced benefits if you take required minimum distributions from your qualified annuity or any partial surrenders during the life of your contract, both of which may reduce contract earnings. This is because the benefit paid by the EEB is determined by the amount of earnings at death. Be sure to discuss with your sales representative whether or not the EEB is appropriate for your situation. If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at the rider effective date, you may choose to add the EEB to your contract. Generally, you must elect the EEB at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the EEB may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the EEB for new contracts. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. The EEB provides that if you or the annuitant dies after the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date, but before annuity payouts begin, and while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary: - the standard death benefit (see "Benefits in Case of Death - Standard Benefit") or the MAV death benefit, if applicable, PLUS - 40% of your earnings at death if you and the annuitant were under age 70 on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old; or - 15% of your earnings at death if you or the annuitant were 70 or older on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 37.5% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. Additional death benefits payable under EEB are not included in the adjusted partial surrender calculation. 32 Earnings at death for the EEB: If the rider effective date for the EEB is the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to: o the standard death benefit or the MAV death benefit, if applicable (the "death benefit amount") o minus purchase payments not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% of the purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. If the rider effective date for the EEB is AFTER the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to the death benefit amount o minus the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% multiplied by: o the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. TERMINATING THE EEB - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. - The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. EXAMPLE OF THE ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT - You purchased a RAVA contract on Jan. 1, 2003 with a purchase payment of $100,000. You add the EEB rider Jan. 1, 2005 when your contract value is $100,000 and you and the annuitant are under age 70. You selected the seven-year surrender charge schedule, the MAV Death Benefit and the EEB. - On July 1, 2005 the contract value grows to $105,000. The death benefit on July 1, 2005 equals the standard death benefit, which is the contract value, or $105,000. You have not reached the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date so the EEB does not provide any additional benefit at this time. - On Jan. 1, 2006 the contract value grows to $110,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2006 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (MAV death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000)= +4,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $114,000
- On Jan. 1, 2007 the contract value falls to $105,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2007 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $114,000
33 - On Feb. 1, 2007 the contract value remains at $105, 000 and you request a partial surrender, including the applicable 5% surrender charge, of $50,000. We will surrender $10,500 from your contract value free of charge (10% of your prior anniversary's contract value). The remainder of the surrender is subject to a 5% surrender charge because your payment is four years old, so we will surrender $39,500 ($37,525 + $1,975 in surrender charges) from your contract value. Altogether, we will surrender $50,000 and pay you $47,235. We calculate purchase payments not previously surrendered as $100,000 - $45,000 = $55,000 (remember that $5,000 of the partial surrender is contract earnings). The death benefit on Feb. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV adjusted for partial surrenders): ($50,000 x $110,000) $110,000 - -------------------- = $57,619 $105,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($57,619 - $55,000) = +1,048 --------- Total death benefit of: $58,667
- On Jan. 1, 2008 the contract value falls by $40,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2008 equals the death benefit paid on Feb. 1, 2007. The reduction in contract value has no effect. - On Jan. 1, 2014 the contract value grows to a new high of $200,000. Earnings at death reaches its maximum of 250% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2014 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $200,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) 0.40 x 2.50 x ($55,000) = +55,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $255,000
- On July 1, 2014 you make an additional purchase payment of $50,000 and your contract value grows to $250,000. The new purchase payment is less than one year old and so it has no effect on the EEB value. The death benefit on July 1, 2014 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) 0.40 x 2.50 x ($55,000) = +55,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $305,000
- On July 1, 2015 the contract value remains $250,000 and the "new" purchase payment is one year old. The value of the EEB changes. The death benefit on July 1, 2015 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the standard death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($250,000 - $105,000) = +58,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $308,000
If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and your spouse elects to continue the contract, we will pay an amount into the contract so that the contract value equals the total death benefit payable under the EEB. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the EEB rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the EEB. In this case, the following conditions will apply: - the rider will continue, but we will treat the new contract value on the date the ownership of the contract changes to your spouse (after the additional amount is paid into the contract) as if it is a purchase payment in calculating future values of "earnings at death." - the percentages of "earnings at death " payable will be based on your spouse's age at the time he or she elects to continue the contract. - the rider charges described in "Charges - Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force) . These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the EEB rider. NOTE: For special tax considerations associated with the EEB, see "Taxes." 34 THE ANNUITY PAYOUT PERIOD As owner of the contract, you have the right to decide how and to whom annuity payouts will be made starting at the settlement date. You may select one of the annuity payout plans outlined below, or we may mutually agree on other payout arrangements. We do not deduct any surrender charges under the payout plans listed below. You also decide whether we will make annuity payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or a combination of fixed and variable. The amount available to purchase payouts under the plan you select is the contract value on your settlement date (less any applicable premium tax). You may reallocate this contract value to the fixed account to provide fixed dollar payouts and/or among the subaccounts to provide variable annuity payouts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. AMOUNTS OF FIXED AND VARIABLE PAYOUTS DEPEND ON: - the annuity payout plan you select; - the annuitant's age and, in most cases, sex; - the annuity table in the contract; and - the amounts you allocated to the accounts at settlement. In addition, for variable payouts only, amounts depend on the investment performance of the subaccounts you select. These payouts will vary from month to month because the performance of the funds will fluctuate. (In the case of fixed annuities, payouts remain the same from month to month.) For information with respect to transfers between accounts after annuity payouts begin, see "Making the Most of Your Contract -- Transfer Policies." ANNUITY TABLES The annuity tables in your contract show the amount of the monthly payout for each $1,000 of contract value according to the age and, when applicable, the sex of the annuitant. (Where required by law, we will use a unisex table of settlement rates.) Table B shows the minimum amount of each fixed payout. Amounts in Table B are based on the guaranteed annual effective interest rate shown in your contract. We declare current payout rates that we use in determining the actual amount of your fixed payout. The current payout rates will equal or exceed the guaranteed payout rates shown in Table B. We will furnish these rates to you upon request. Table A shows the amount of the first variable payout assuming that the contract value is invested at the beginning of the annuity payout period and earns a 5% rate of return, which is reinvested and helps to support future payouts. If you ask us at least 30 days before the settlement date, we will substitute an annuity table based on an assumed 3.5% investment rate for the 5% Table A in the contract. The assumed investment rate affects both the amount of the first payout and the extent to which subsequent payouts increase or decrease. For example, annuity payouts will increase if the investment return is above the assumed investment rate and payouts will decrease if the return is below the assumed investment rate. Using the 5% Table A results in a higher initial payment, but later payouts will increase more slowly when annuity unit values rise and decrease more rapidly when they decline. ANNUITY PAYOUT PLANS You may choose any one of these annuity payout plans by giving us written instructions at least 30 days before contract values are used to purchase the payout plan: - PLAN A: LIFE ANNUITY -- NO REFUND: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death. Payouts end with the last payout before the annuitant's death. We will not make any further payouts. This means that if the annuitant dies after we made only one monthly payout, we will not make any more payouts. - PLAN B: LIFE ANNUITY WITH FIVE, TEN OR 15 YEARS CERTAIN: We make monthly payouts for a guaranteed payout period of five, ten or 15 years that you elect. This election will determine the length of the payout period to the beneficiary if the annuitant should die before the elected period expires. We calculate the guaranteed payout period from the settlement date. If the annuitant outlives the elected guaranteed payout period, we will continue to make payouts until the annuitant's death. - PLAN C: LIFE ANNUITY -- INSTALLMENT REFUND: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death, with our guarantee that payouts will continue for some period of time. We will make payouts for at least the number of months determined by dividing the amount applied under this option by the first monthly payout, whether or not the annuitant is living. - PLAN D: JOINT AND LAST SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY -- NO REFUND: We make monthly payouts while both the annuitant and a joint annuitant are living. If either annuitant dies, we will continue to make monthly payouts at the full amount until the death of the surviving annuitant. Payouts end with the death of the second annuitant. 35 - PLAN E: PAYOUTS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD: We make monthly payouts for a specific payout period of ten to 30 years that you elect. We will make payouts only for the number of years specified whether the annuitant is living or not. Depending on the selected time period, it is foreseeable that an annuitant can outlive the payout period selected. During the payout period, you can elect to have us determine the present value of any remaining variable payouts and pay it to you in a lump sum. We determine the present value of the remaining annuity payouts which are assumed to remain level at the initial payout. For qualified annuities, the discount rate we use in the calculation will vary between 4.72% and 6.22%, depending on the applicable assumed investment rate. For nonqualified annuities, the discount rate we use in the calculation will vary between 4.92% and 6.42%, depending on the applicable assumed investment rate. (See "Charges -- Surrender charge under Annuity Payout Plan E.") You can also take a portion of the discounted value once a year. If you do so, your monthly payouts will be reduced by the proportion of your surrender to the full discounted value. An IRS penalty tax could apply if you take a surrender. (See "Taxes.") ANNUITY PAYOUT PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If you purchased a qualified annuity, you have the responsibility for electing a payout plan that complies with your contract and with applicable law. The annuity payout plan options will meet certain IRS regulations governing required minimum distributions if the payout plan meets the incidental distribution benefit requirements, if any, and the payouts are made: - in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life of the annuitant or over the life of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or - in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or - over a period certain not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS: You must give us written instructions for the annuity payouts at least 30 days before the annuitant's retirement date. If you do not, we will make payouts under Plan B, with 120 monthly payouts guaranteed. Contract values that you allocated to the fixed account will provide fixed dollar payouts and contract values that you allocated among the subaccounts will provide variable annuity payouts. IF MONTHLY PAYOUTS WOULD BE LESS THAN $20: We will calculate the amount of monthly payouts at the time the contract value is used to purchase a payout plan. If the calculations show that monthly payouts would be less than $20, we have the right to pay the contract value to the owner in a lump sum or to change the frequency of the payouts. DEATH AFTER ANNUITY PAYOUTS BEGIN: If you or the annuitant die after annuity payouts begin, we will pay any amount payable to the beneficiary as provided in the annuity payout plan in effect. TAXES Generally, under current law, your contract has a tax-deferral feature. This means any increase in the value of the fixed account and/or subaccounts in which you invest is taxable to you only when you receive a payout or surrender (see detailed discussion below). Any portion of the annuity payouts and any surrenders you request that represent ordinary income are normally taxable. We will send you a tax information reporting form for any year in which we made a taxable distribution according to our records. Roth IRAs may grow and be distributed tax free if you meet certain distribution requirements. ANNUITY PAYOUTS UNDER NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES: A portion of each payout will be ordinary income and subject to tax, and a portion of each payout will be considered a return of part of your investment and will not be taxed. If the annuitant dies before your investment in the contract is fully recovered, the remaining portion of the unrecovered investment can be taken as a federal income tax deduction for the last taxable year of the annuitant. All amounts you receive after your investment in the contract is fully recovered will be subject to tax. Tax law requires that all nonqualified deferred annuities issued by the same company (and possibly its affiliates) to the same owner during a calendar year be taxed as a single, unified contract when you take distributions from any one of those contracts. QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: When your contract is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax deferred under the Code, the contract will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. If your contract is used to fund a 401(k) plan, your rights to benefits may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plan regardless of the terms of the contract. Adverse tax consequences may result if you do not ensure that contributions, distributions and other transactions under the contract comply with the law. Qualified annuities have minimum distribution rules that govern the timing and amount of distributions. You should refer to your retirement plan or adoption agreement or consult a tax advisor for more information about your distribution rules. ANNUITY PAYOUTS UNDER QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (EXCEPT ROTH IRAS): Under a qualified annuity, the entire payout generally is includable as ordinary income and is subject to tax except to the extent that contributions were made with non-deductible contributions or with after-tax dollars rolled from a retirement plan. If you or your employer invested in your contract with deductible or pre-tax dollars as part of a tax-deferred retirement plan, such amounts are not considered to be part of your investment in the contract and will be taxed when paid to you from the plan. 36 PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS: These are considered earnings and are taxed accordingly. SURRENDERS: For qualified annuities under 401(a) and 401(k) plans, we will surrender your annuity to the plan's trustee for the benefit of your account. For other qualified annuities and nonqualified annuities, if you surrender part or all of your contract before your annuity payouts begin, your surrender payment will be taxed to the extent that the value of your contract immediately before the surrender exceeds your investment. You also may have to pay an IRS penalty for surrenders you make before reaching age 59 1/2 unless certain exceptions apply. DEATH BENEFITS TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES: The death benefit under a contract is not tax exempt. Any amount your beneficiary receives that represents previously deferred earnings within the contract is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments. DEATH BENEFITS TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: The entire death benefit generally is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments from the plan. If, under your 401(k) plan you or your employer made after-tax contributions to your contract, the portion of any distribution from the plan that represents after-tax contributions are not taxable as ordinary income to your beneficiary. Death benefits under a Roth IRA generally are not taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary if certain distribution requirements are met. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IF YOU SELECT ONE OF THE DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS (MAV OR EEB): As of the date of this prospectus, we believe that charges related to these riders are not subject to current taxation. Therefore, we will not report these charges as partial surrenders from your contract. However, the IRS may determine that these charges should be treated as partial surrenders subject to taxation to the extent of any gain as well as the IRS tax penalty for surrenders before the age of 59 1/2, if applicable. We reserve the right to report charges for these riders as partial surrenders if we, as a withholding and reporting agent, believe that we are required to report them. In addition, we will report the benefits attributable to these riders on the death of you or annuitant as an annuity death benefit distribution, not as proceeds for life insurance. ANNUITIES OWNED BY CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS OR TRUSTS: For nonqualified annuities, any annual increase in the value of annuities held by such entities generally will be treated as ordinary income received during that year. This provision is effective for purchase payments made after Feb. 28, 1986. However, if the trust was set up for the benefit of a natural person only, the income will remain tax-deferred. PENALTIES: If you receive amounts from your contract (or, if applicable, from the plan) before reaching age 59 1/2, you may have to pay a 10% IRS penalty on the amount includable in your ordinary income. If you receive amounts from your SIMPLE IRA before reaching age 59 1/2, generally the IRS penalty provisions apply. However, if you receive these amounts before age 59 1/2 and within the first two years of your participation in the SIMPLE IRA plan, the IRS penalty will be assessed at a rate of 25% instead of 10%. However, this penalty will not apply to any amount received by you: - because of your death; - because you become disabled (as defined in the Code); - if the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or joint lives or life expectancies of you and your beneficiary); or - if it is allocable to an investment before Aug. 14, 1982 (except for qualified annuities). For qualified annuities under 401(a), 401(k) plans or TSA's, other exceptions may apply if you surrender your contract before your plan specifies that payouts can be made. WITHHOLDING, GENERALLY: If you receive all or part of the contract value, we may deduct withholding against the taxable income portion of the payment. Any withholding represents a prepayment of your tax due for the year. You take credit for these amounts on your annual tax return. If the payment is part of an annuity payout plan, we generally compute the amount of withholding using payroll tables. You may provide us with a statement of how many exemptions to use in calculating the withholding. As long as you've provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have any withholding occur. If the distribution is any other type of payment (such as a partial or full surrender), we compute withholding using 10% of the taxable portion. Similar to above, as long as you have provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have this withholding occur. Some states also impose withholding requirements similar to the federal withholding described above. If this should be the case, we may deduct state withholding from any payment from which we deduct federal withholding. The withholding requirements may differ if we are making payment to a non-U.S. citizen or if we deliver the payment outside the United States. 37 WITHHOLDING FROM QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If you receive directly all or part of the contract value from a qualified annuity (except an IRA, Roth IRA, SIMPLE IRA or SEP), mandatory 20% federal income tax withholding (and possibly state income tax withholding) generally will be imposed at the time the payout is made from the plan. This mandatory withholding is in place of the elective withholding discussed above. This mandatory withholding will not be imposed if: - instead of receiving the distribution check, you elect to have the distribution rolled over directly to an IRA or another eligible plan; - the payout is one in a series of substantially equal periodic payouts, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or the joint lives or life expectancies of you and your designated beneficiary) or over a specified period of 10 years or more; - the payout is a minimum distribution required under the Code; or - the payout is made on account of an eligible hardship. Payments we make to a surviving spouse instead of being directly rolled over to an IRA also may be subject to mandatory 20% income tax withholding. State withholding also may be imposed on taxable distributions. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF A NONQUALIFIED ANNUITY: If you transfer a nonqualified annuity without receiving adequate consideration, the transfer is a gift and also may be a surrender for federal income tax purposes. If the gift is a currently taxable event for income tax purposes, the original owner will be taxed on the amount of deferred earnings at the time of the transfer and also may be subject to the IRS penalty discussed earlier. In this case, the new owner's investment in the contract will be the value of the contract at the time of the transfer. COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF A NONQUALIFIED ANNUITY: If you collaterally assign or pledge your contract, earnings on purchase payments you made after Aug. 13, 1982 will be taxed to you like a surrender. You may not collaterally assign or pledge your qualified contracts. IMPORTANT: Our discussion of federal tax laws is based upon our understanding of current interpretations of these laws. Federal tax laws or current interpretations of them may change. For this reason and because tax consequences are complex and highly individual and cannot always be anticipated, you should consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about taxation of your contract. IDS LIFE'S TAX STATUS: IDS Life is taxed as a life insurance company under the Code. For federal income tax purposes, the subaccounts are considered a part of IDS Life, although their operations are treated separately in accounting and financial statements. Investment income from the subaccounts is reinvested and becomes part of the subaccounts' value. This investment income, including realized capital gains, is not taxed to IDS Life, and therefore no charge is made against the subaccounts for federal income taxes. IDS Life reserves the right to make such a charge in the future if there is a change in the tax treatment of variable annuities. TAX QUALIFICATION: We intend that the contract qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. To that end, the provisions of the contract are to be interpreted to ensure or maintain such tax qualification, in spite of any other provisions of the contract. We reserve the right to amend the contract to reflect any clarifications that may be needed or are appropriate to maintain such qualification or to conform the contract to any applicable changes in the tax qualification requirements. We will send you a copy of any amendments. VOTING RIGHTS As a contract owner with investments in the subaccounts, you may vote on important fund policies until annuity payouts begin. Once they begin, the person receiving them has voting rights. We will vote fund shares according to the instructions of the person with voting rights. Before annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is determined by applying your percentage interest in each subaccount to the total number of votes allowed to the subaccount. After annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is equal to: - the reserve held in each subaccount for your contract; divided by - the net asset value of one share of the applicable fund. As we make annuity payouts, the reserve for the contract decreases; therefore, the number of votes also will decrease. We calculate votes separately for each subaccount. We will send notice of shareholders' meetings, proxy materials and a statement of the number of votes to which the voter is entitled. We will vote shares for which we have not received instructions in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. We also will vote the shares for which we have voting rights in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. SUBSTITUTION OF INVESTMENTS We may substitute the funds in which the subaccounts invest if: - laws or regulations change; - the existing funds become unavailable; or - in our judgment, the funds no longer are suitable for the subaccounts. 38 If any of these situations occur, and if we believe it is in the best interest of persons having voting rights under the contract, we have the right to substitute the funds currently listed in this prospectus for other funds. We may also: - add new subaccounts; - combine any two or more subaccounts; - make additional subaccounts investing in additional funds; - transfer assets to and from the subaccounts or the variable account; and - eliminate or close any subaccounts. In the event of substitution or any of these changes, we may amend the contract and take whatever action is necessary and appropriate without your consent or approval. However, we will not make any substitution or change without the necessary approval of the SEC and state insurance departments. We will notify you of any substitution or change. ABOUT THE SERVICE PROVIDERS ISSUER AND PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER IDS Life issues and is the principal underwriter for the contracts. IDS Life is a stock life insurance company organized in 1957 under the laws of the State of Minnesota and is located at 70100 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. IDS Life conducts a conventional life insurance business. IDS Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Express Company, a financial services company headquartered in New York City. The AEFC family of companies offers not only insurance and annuities, but also mutual funds, investment certificates, and a broad range of financial management services. American Express Financial Advisors Inc. (AEFA) serves individuals and businesses through its nationwide network of more than _____ supervisory offices, more than ____ branch offices and more than _____ advisors. IDS Life pays commissions of up to 7% of the total purchase payments for sales of the contracts it receives. This revenue is used to cover distribution costs that include compensation to advisors and field leadership for the selling advisors. These commissions consist of a combination of time of sale and on-going service/trail commissions (which, when totaled, could exceed 7% of purchase payments). From time to time, IDS Life will pay or permit other promotional incentives, in cash or credit or other compensation. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [to be filed by Amendment] TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Performance Information p. Calculating Annuity Payouts p. Rating Agencies p. Principal Underwriter p. Independent Auditors p. Financial Statements p. 39 [AMERICAN EXPRESS (R) LOGO] IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 70100 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 S-6467 G (5/03) AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY(R) - BAND 3 ISSUED BY: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PROSPECTUS MAY 1, 2003 INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED COMBINATION FIXED/VARIABLE ANNUITY FOR: - current or retired employees of American Express Financial Corporation or its subsidiaries and their spouses (employees), - current or retired American Express financial advisors and their spouses (advisors), and - individuals investing an initial purchase payment of $1 million (other individuals). NEW AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY(R) - BAND 3 CONTRACTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED. IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 ISSUED BY: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (IDS LIFE) 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Telephone: (800) 862-7919 americanexpress.com This prospectus contains information that you should know before investing. - American Express(R) Variable Portfolio Funds - Janus Aspen Series: Service Shares - AIM Variable Insurance Funds - Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. - American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. - MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust(SM) - Calvert Variable Series, Inc. - Putnam Variable Trust - Class IB Shares - Credit Suisse Trust (previously Credit Suisse Warburg Pincus Trust) - Royce Capital Fund - Fidelity(R) Variable Insurance Products Funds - Service Class - Third Avenue Variable Series Trust - Franklin(R) Templeton(R) Variable Insurance Products Trust (FTVIPT) - Class 2 - Wanger Advisors Trust - Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (VIT) - Wells Fargo Variable Trust Funds
Please read the prospectuses carefully and keep them for future reference. THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. AN INVESTMENT IN THIS CONTRACT IS NOT A DEPOSIT OF A BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. AN INVESTMENT IN THIS CONTRACT INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISK INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. A Statement of Additional Information (SAI), dated the same date as this prospectus, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. It is filed with the SEC and is available without charge by contacting IDS Life at the telephone number and address listed above. The table of contents of the SAI is on the last page of this prospectus. The SEC maintains an Internet site. This prospectus, the SAI and other information about the product are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at (http://www.sec.gov). Variable annuities are complex investment vehicles. Be sure to ask your sales representative about the variable annuity's features, benefits, risks and fees. IDS Life and its affiliated insurance companies offer several different annuities which your sales representative may be authorized to offer to you. Each annuity has different features and benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your financial situation and needs, your age and how you intend to use the annuity. The different features and benefits may include the investment and fund manager options, variations in interest rate amount and guarantees, credits, surrender charge schedules and access to annuity account values. The fees and charges may also be different between each annuity. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY TERMS THE CONTRACT IN BRIEF EXPENSE SUMMARY CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMANCE INFORMATION THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT AND THE FUNDS THE FIXED ACCOUNT BUYING YOUR CONTRACT CHARGES VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CONTRACT SURRENDERS TSA -- SPECIAL SURRENDER PROVISIONS CHANGING OWNERSHIP BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEATH -- STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONAL BENEFITS THE ANNUITY PAYOUT PERIOD TAXES VOTING RIGHTS SUBSTITUTION OF INVESTMENTS ABOUT THE SERVICE PROVIDERS TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2 KEY TERMS THESE TERMS CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND DETAILS ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT. ACCUMULATION UNIT: A measure of the value of each subaccount before annuity payouts begin. ANNUITANT: The person on whose life or life expectancy the annuity payouts are based. ANNUITY PAYOUTS: An amount paid at regular intervals under one of several plans. ASSUMED INVESTMENT RATE: The rate of return we assume your investments will earn when we calculate your initial annuity payout amount using the annuity table in your contract. The standard assumed investment rate we use is 5% but you may request we substitute an assumed investment rate of 3.5%. BENEFICIARY: The person you designate to receive benefits in case of the owner's or annuitant's death while the contract is in force. CLOSE OF BUSINESS: When the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closes, normally 4 p.m. Eastern time. CONTRACT: A deferred annuity contract that permits you to accumulate money for retirement by making one or more purchase payments. It provides for lifetime or other forms of payouts beginning at a specified time in the future. CONTRACT VALUE: The total value of your contract before we deduct any applicable charges. CONTRACT YEAR: A period of 12 months, starting on the effective date of your contract and on each anniversary of the effective date. FIXED ACCOUNT: An account to which you may allocate purchase payments. Amounts you allocate to this account earn interest at rates that we declare periodically. FUNDS: Investment options under your contract. You may allocate your purchase payments into subaccounts investing in shares of any or all of these funds. OWNER (YOU, YOUR): The person who controls the contract (decides on investment allocations, transfers, payout options, etc.). Usually, but not always, the owner is also the annuitant. The owner is responsible for taxes, regardless of whether he or she receives the contract's benefits. QUALIFIED ANNUITY: A contract that you purchase to fund one of the following tax-deferred retirement plans that is subject to applicable federal law and any rules of the plan itself: - Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) under Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) - Roth IRAs under Section 408A of the Code - SIMPLE IRAs under Section 408(p) of the Code - Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plans under Section 408(k) of the Code - Plans under Section 401(k) of the Code - Custodial and trusteed plans under Section 401(a) of the Code - Tax-Sheltered Annuities (TSAs) under Section 403(b) of the Code A qualified annuity will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral if it is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax deferred. All other contracts are considered NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES. RIDER EFFECTIVE DATE: The date you add a rider to your contract. SETTLEMENT DATE: The date when annuity payouts are scheduled to begin. SURRENDER VALUE: The amount you are entitled to receive if you make a full surrender from your contract. It is the contract value minus any applicable charges. VALUATION DATE: Any normal business day, Monday through Friday, that the NYSE is open. Each valuation date ends at the close of business. We calculate the value of each subaccount at the close of business on each valuation date. VARIABLE ACCOUNT: Consists of separate subaccounts to which you may allocate purchase payments; each invests in shares of one fund. The value of your investment in each subaccount changes with the performance of the particular fund. 3 THE CONTRACT IN BRIEF PURPOSE: The purpose of the contract is to allow you to accumulate money for retirement. You do this by making one or more purchase payments. You may allocate your purchase payments to the fixed account and/or subaccounts under the contract. These accounts, in turn, may earn returns that increase the value of the contract. Beginning at a specified time in the future called the settlement date, the contract provides lifetime or other forms of payouts of your contract value (less any applicable premium tax). Most annuities have a tax-deferred feature. So do many retirement plans under the Code. As a result, when you use an annuity to fund a retirement plan that is tax deferred, your annuity will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. But annuities do have features other than tax deferral that may help you reach your retirement goals. You should consult your tax advisor for an explanation of the tax implications to you. FREE LOOK PERIOD: You may return your contract to your sales representative or to our office within the time stated on the first page of your contract and receive a full refund of the contract value. We will not deduct any charges. However, you bear the investment risk from the time of purchase until you return the contract; the refund amount may be more or less than the payment you made. (Exception: If the law requires, we will refund all of your purchase payments.) ACCOUNTS: Currently, you may allocate your purchase payments among any or all of: - the subaccounts, each of which invests in a fund with a particular investment objective. The value of each subaccount varies with the performance of the particular fund in which it invests. We cannot guarantee that the value at the settlement date will equal or exceed the total purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts. (p. ) - the fixed account, which earns interest at a rate that we adjust periodically. (p. ) BUYING YOUR CONTRACT: We no longer offer new contracts. However, you have the option of making additional purchase payments in the future. (p. ) MINIMUM ALLOWABLE PURCHASE PAYMENTS If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month If paying by any other method: $50 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ANNUAL PURCHASE PAYMENTS For employees/advisors: $100,000 up to age 85 $50,000 for ages 86 to 90 For other individuals: $100,000 TRANSFERS: Subject to certain restrictions, you currently may redistribute your contract value among the accounts without charge at any time until annuity payouts begin, and once per contract year among the subaccounts after annuity payouts begin. You may establish automated transfers among the accounts. Fixed account transfers are subject to special restrictions. (p. ) SURRENDERS: You may surrender all or part of your contract value at any time before the settlement date. You also may establish automated partial surrenders. Surrenders may be subject to charges and tax penalties (including an IRS penalty if you surrender prior to your reaching age 59 1/2) and may have other tax consequences; also, certain restrictions apply. (p. ) 4 CHANGING OWNERSHIP: You may change ownership of a nonqualified annuity by written instruction, but this may have federal income tax consequences. Restrictions apply to changing ownership of a qualified annuity. (p. ) BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEATH: If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin, we will pay the beneficiary an amount at least equal to the contract value. (p. ) OPTIONAL BENEFITS: This contract offers optional features that are available for additional charges if you meet certain criteria. (p. ) ANNUITY PAYOUTS: You can apply your contract value to an annuity payout plan that begins on the settlement date. You may choose from a variety of plans to make sure that payouts continue as long as you like. If you purchased a qualified annuity, the payout schedule must meet the requirements of the tax-deferred retirement plan. We can make payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or both. Total monthly payouts may include amounts from each subaccount and the fixed account. During the annuity payout period, you cannot be invested in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. (p. ) TAXES: Generally, your contract grows tax deferred until you surrender it or begin to receive payouts. (Under certain circumstances, IRS penalty taxes may apply.) Even if you direct payouts to someone else, you will be taxed on the income if you are the owner. (p. ) CHARGES: We assess certain charges in connection with your contract: - $30 annual contract administrative charge; - a 0.55% mortality and expense risk fee (if you make allocations to one or more subaccounts); - any premium taxes that may be imposed on us by state or local governments (currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you make purchase payments or when you surrender your contract); - the operating expenses of the funds in which the subaccounts invest; - if you select the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit (MAV), an annual fee of 0.15% of the contract value; and - if you select the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit (EEB), an annual fee of 0.30% of the contract value. Expense Summary The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the contract. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the contract or surrender the contract. State premium taxes also may be deducted. CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES Surrender charge: 0% The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the contract, not including fund fees and expenses. Annual contract administrative charge: $30* Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider (MAV) fee: 0.15% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense.) Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider (EEB) fee: 0.30% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense.) ANNUAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT EXPENSES (as a percentage of average subaccount value) Mortality and expense risk fee: 0.55% * We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary, except at full surrender. 5 ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS The next two tables describe the operating expenses of the funds. The first item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the policy. The second table shows the actual fees and expenses charged by each fund for the end of the last fiscal year. More detail concerning each fund's fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each fund. Annual fund operating expenses (including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses) Minimum Maximum Total expenses before contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements Net expenses after contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements
Annual operating expenses of the funds (as a percentage of average daily net assets) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Blue Chip Advantage Fund Bond Fund Capital Resource Fund Cash Management Fund Diversified Equity Income Fund Emerging Markets Fund Equity Select Fund Extra Income Fund Federal Income Fund Global Bond Fund Growth Fund International Fund Managed Fund New Dimensions Fund(R) Partners Small Cap Value Fund S&P 500 Index Fund Small Cap Advantage Fund Stock Fund Strategy Aggressive Fund AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares Alliance VP AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. VP International, Class II VP Value Class II Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Balanced Portfolio Evergreen VA Capital Growth Fund - Class 2
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Annual operating expenses of the funds (as a percentage of average daily net assets) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses Fidelity(R) VIP Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 FTVIPT Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 Goldman Sachs VIT CORESM U.S. Equity Fund Mid Cap Value Fund INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund Financial Service Fund Technology Fund Telecommunications Fund Janus Aspen Series Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares Lazard Retirement Series International Equity Portfolio MFS(R) Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class New Discovery Series - Service Class Utilities Series - Service Class Pioneer VCT Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Putnam Variable Trust Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares Strong Funds Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class Wanger International Small Cap U.S. Smaller Companies Wells Fargo VT Asset Allocation Fund International Equity Fund Small Cap Growth Fund
IDS Life has entered into certain arrangements under which it is compensated by the funds' advisers and/or distributors for the administrative services it provides to these funds. 7 Examples These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in these contracts with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include your transaction expenses, contract administrative charges*, variable account annual expenses and fund fees and expenses. These examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the contract for the time periods indicated. These examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year. Maximum Expenses. These examples assume the most expensive combination of contract features and benefits and the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds. They assume that you select the optional MAV and EEB. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Minimum Expenses. These examples assume the least expensive combination of contract features and benefits and the minimum fees and expenses of any of the funds. They assume that you do not select any optional benefits. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years * In these examples, the $30 contract administrative charge is approximated as a ____% charge determined by dividing the total amount of the contract administrative charges collected during the year that are attributable to each contract by the total average net assets that are attributable to that contract. 8 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) [to be filed by Amendment] FINANCIAL STATEMENTS You can find our audited financial statements and the audited financial statements of the subaccounts in the SAI. 9 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION Performance information for the subaccounts may appear from time to time in advertisements or sales literature. This information reflects the performance of a hypothetical investment in a particular subaccount during a specified time period. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in funds. However, we show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccounts invested in them existed at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. Although we base performance figures on historical earnings, past performance does not guarantee future results. We include non-recurring charges (such as surrender charges) in total return figures, but not in yield quotations. Excluding non-recurring charges in yield calculations increases the reported value. We may show total return quotations by means of schedules, charts or graphs. Total return figures reflect deduction of the following charges: - contract administrative charge, - mortality and expense risk fee, - Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider fee, and - Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider fee. We may also show optional total return quotations that reflect deduction of the MAV and/or EEB fee. We also show optional total return quotations that do not reflect fees for any of the optional features. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN is the average annual compounded rate of return of the investment over a period of one, five and ten years (or up to the life of the subaccount if it is less than ten years old). CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN is the cumulative change in the value of an investment over a specified time period. We assume that income earned by the investment is reinvested. Cumulative total return generally will be higher than average annual total return. ANNUALIZED SIMPLE YIELD (FOR SUBACCOUNTS INVESTING IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS) "annualizes" the income generated by the investment over a given seven-day period. That is, we assume the amount of income generated by the investment during the period will be generated each seven-day period for a year. We show this as a percentage of the investment. ANNUALIZED COMPOUND YIELD (FOR SUBACCOUNTS INVESTING IN MONEY MARKET FUNDS) is calculated like simple yield except that we assume the income is reinvested when we annualize it. Compound yield will be higher than the simple yield because of the compounding effect of the assumed reinvestment. ANNUALIZED YIELD (FOR SUBACCOUNTS INVESTING IN INCOME FUNDS) divides the net investment income (income less expenses) for each accumulation unit during a given 30-day period by the value of the unit on the last day of the period. We then convert the result to an annual percentage. You should consider performance information in light of the investment objectives, policies, characteristics and quality of the fund in which the subaccount invests and the market conditions during the specified time period. Advertised yields and total return figures include charges that reduce advertised performance. Therefore, you should not compare subaccount performance to that of mutual funds that sell their shares directly to the public. (See the SAI for a further description of methods used to determine total return and yield.) If you would like additional information about actual performance, please contact us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. 10 THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT AND THE FUNDS You may allocate purchase payments and transfers to any or all of the subaccounts of the variable account that invest in shares of the following funds:
SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ---------- ------------ ---------------------------------- ----------------------------- BC3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term total return Blue Chip Advantage Fund exceeding that of the U.S. stock American Express Financial market. Invests primarily in blue Corporation (AEFC), investment chip stocks. Blue chip stocks are adviser. issued by companies with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion, an established management, a history of consistent earnings and a leading position within their respective industries. BD3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high level of current Bond Fund income while conserving the value of AEFC, investment adviser. the investment and continuing a high level of income for the longest time period. Invests primarily in bonds and other debt obligations. CR3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Capital Resource Fund Invests primarily in U.S. common AEFC, investment adviser. stocks and other securities convertible into common stocks. CM3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: maximum current income Cash Management Fund consistent with liquidity and AEFC, investment adviser. stability of principal. Invests primarily in money market securities. DE3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: a high level of current Diversified Equity Income income and, as a secondary goal, AEFC, investment adviser. Fund steady growth of capital. Invests primarily in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. EM3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. Emerging Markets Fund Invests primarily in equity AEFC, investment adviser; securities of companies in emerging American Express Asset market countries. Management International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. ES3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: growth of capital. Equity Select Fund Invests primarily in equity AEFC, investment adviser. securities of medium-sized companies. EI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high current income, with Extra Income Fund capital growth as a secondary AEFC, investment adviser. objective. Invests primarily in high-yielding, high-risk corporate bonds (junk bonds) issued by U.S. and foreign companies and governments. FI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: a high level of current Federal Income Fund income and safety of principal AEFC, investment adviser. consistent with an investment in U.S. government and government agency securities. Invests primarily in debt obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ---------- ------------ ---------------------------------- ----------------------------- GB3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high total return through Global Bond Fund income and growth of capital. AEFC, investment adviser. Non-diversified fund that invests primarily in debt obligations of U.S. and foreign issuers. GR3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. Growth Fund Invests primarily in common stocks AEFC, investment adviser. and securities convertible into common stocks that appear to offer growth opportunities. IE3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. International Fund Invests primarily in common stocks AEFC, investment adviser. or convertible securities of foreign American Express Asset issuers that offer strong growth Management International, Inc., potential. a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. MF3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: maximum total investment Managed Fund return through a combination of AEFC, investment adviser. capital growth and current income. Invests primarily in a combination of common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, bonds and other debt securities. ND3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term growth of NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R) capital. Invests primarily in AEFC, investment adviser. common stocks showing potential for significant growth. IV3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital S&P 500 Index Fund appreciation. Non-diversified AEFC, investment adviser. fund that invests primarily in securities that are expected to provide investment results that correspond to the performance of the S&P 500 Index. SC3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. Small Cap Advantage Fund Invests primarily in equity stocks AEFC, investment adviser; of small companies that are often Kenwood Capital Management LLC, included in the Russell 2000 Index sub-adviser. and/or have market capitalization under $2 billion. SA3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Strategy Aggressive Fund Invests primarily in equity AEFC, investment adviser. securities of growth companies. 3CA AIM V.I. Capital Objective: growth of capital. A I M Advisors, Inc. Appreciation Fund, Series I Invests principally in common stocks of companies likely to benefit from new or innovative products, services or processes as well as those with above-average growth and excellent prospects for future growth. 3CD AIM V.I. Capital Development Objective: long-term growth of A I M Advisors, Inc. Fund, Series I capital. Invests primarily in securities (including common stocks, convertible securities and bonds) of small- and medium-sized companies.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ---------- ------------ ---------------------------------- ----------------------------- 3IF American Century(R) VP Objective: long-term capital growth. American Century Investment International Invests primarily in stocks of Management, Inc. growing foreign companies in developed countries. 3VA American Century(R) VP Value Objective: long-term capital growth, American Century Investment with income as a secondary Management, Inc. objective. Invests primarily in stocks of companies that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. 3SR Calvert Variable Series, Objective: income and capital Calvert Asset Management Inc. Social Balanced growth. Invests primarily in stocks, Company, Inc. (CAMCO), Portfolio bonds and money market instruments investment adviser. SSgA which offer income and capital Funds Management, Inc. and growth opportunity and which satisfy Brown Capital Management are the investment and social criteria. the investment subadvisers. 3EG Credit Suisse Trust - Objective: maximum capital Credit Suisse Asset Management, Emerging Growth Portfolio appreciation. Invests in U.S. equity LLC securities of emerging-growth companies with growth characteristics such as positive earnings and potential for accelerated growth. 3GI Fidelity VIP Growth & Income Strategy: high total return through Fidelity Management & Research Portfolio (Service Class) a combination of current income and Company (FMR), investment capital appreciation. Normally manager; FMR U.K. and FMR Far invests a majority of assets in East, sub-investment advisers. common stocks with a focus on those that pay current dividends and show potential for capital appreciation. 3MP Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Strategy: long-term growth of FMR, investment manager; FMR Portfolio (Service Class) capital. Normally invests at least U.K. and FMR Far East, 80% of assets in securities of sub-investment advisers. companies with medium market capitalization common stocks. 3OS Fidelity VIP Overseas Strategy: long-term growth of FMR, investment manager; FMR Portfolio (Service Class) capital. Invests primarily in U.K., FMR Far East, Fidelity common stocks of foreign securities. International Investment Advisors (FIIA) and FIIA U.K., sub-investment advisers. 3RE FTVIPT Franklin Real Estate Objective: capital appreciation with Franklin Advisers, Inc. Fund - Class 2 a secondary goal to earn current income. Invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies operating in the real estate industry. The Fund invests primarily in equity real estate investment trusts (REITs).
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ---------- ------------ ---------------------------------- ----------------------------- 3SI FTVIPT Franklin Small Cap Objective: long-term total return. Franklin Advisory Services, LLC Value Securities Fund - Invests at least 80% of its net Class 2 assets in investments of small capitalization companies. For this Fund, small capitalization companies are those that have a market cap not exceeding $2.5 billion, at the time of purchase. Invests primarily in equity securities of companies the manager believes are selling substantially below the underlying value of their assets or their private market value. 3TF FTVIPT Templeton Foreign Objective: long-term capital growth. Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC Securities Fund - Class 2 Invests at least 80% of its net assets in foreign securities, including those in emerging markets. 3SE Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) Objective: seeks long-term growth of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Small Cap Equity Fund capital. Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments of U.S. issuers which are included in the Russell 2000 Index at the time of investment. 3UE Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) Objective: seeks long-term growth of Goldman Sachs Asset Management U.S. Equity Fund capital and dividend income. Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its total assets (not including securities lending collateral and any investment of that collateral) measured at time of purchase in a broadly diversified portfolio of large-cap and blue chip equity investments representing all major sectors of the U.S. economy. 3MC Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Objective: seeks long-term capital Goldman Sachs Asset Management Value Fund appreciation. Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in mid-capitalization issuers within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of investment. 3AG Janus Aspen Series Objective: long-term growth of Janus Capital Aggressive Growth Portfolio: capital. Non-diversified mutual fund Service Shares that primarily invests in common stocks selected for their growth potential and normally invests at least 50% of its equity assets in medium-sized companies.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ---------- ------------ ---------------------------------- ----------------------------- 3GT Janus Aspen Series Global Objective: long-term growth of Janus Capital Technology Portfolio: capital. Non-diversified mutual Service Shares fund that invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that the portfolio manager believes will benefit significantly from advances or improvements in technology. It implements this policy by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies selected for their growth potential. 3IG Janus Aspen Series Objective: long-term growth of Janus Capital International Growth capital. Invests, under normal Portfolio: Service Shares circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers from at least five different countries, excluding the United States. Although the Portfolio intends to invest substantially all of its assets in issuers located outside the United States, it may at times invest in U.S. issuers and it may at times invest all of its assets in fewer than five countries or even a single country. 3IP Lazard Retirement Objective: long-term capital Lazard Asset Management International Equity appreciation. Invests primarily in Portfolio equity securities, principally common stocks, of relatively large non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australia and Far East (EAFE(R)) Index that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. 3MG MFS(R) Investors Growth Stock Objective: long-term growth of MFS Investment Management(R) Series - Service Class capital and future income. Invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and related securities of companies which MFS believes offer better than average prospects for long-term growth. 3MD MFS(R) New Discovery Series - Objective: capital appreciation. MFS Investment Management(R) Service Class Invests primarily in equity securities of emerging growth companies. 3IN Putnam VT International New Objective: long-term capital Putnam Investment Management, Opportunities Fund - Class appreciation. The fund seeks its LLC IB Shares goal by investing in common stock of companies outside the United States with a focus on growth stocks. 3VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class Objective: capital appreciation. The Putnam Investment Management, IB Shares fund seeks its goal by investing LLC mainly in common stocks of U.S. companies with a focus on growth stocks.
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SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES INVESTMENT ADVISER ---------- ------------ ---------------------------------- ----------------------------- 3MI Royce Micro-Cap Portfolio Objective: long-term growth of Royce & Associates, LLC. capital. Invests primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities issued by micro-cap companies (companies with stock market capitalizations below $400 million). 3SV Third Avenue Value Portfolio Objective: long-term capital EQSF Advisers, Inc. appreciation. Invests primarily in common stocks of well financed, well managed companies at a substantial discount to what the Adviser believes is their true value. 3IT Wanger International Small Objective: long-term growth of Liberty Wanger Asset Cap capital. Invests primarily in stocks Management, L.P. of small- and medium-size non-U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $2 billion.. 3SP Wanger U.S. Smaller Objective: long-term growth of Liberty Wanger Asset Companies capital. Invests primarily in stocks Management, L.P. of small- and medium-size U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $5 billion. 3AA Wells Fargo VT Asset Objective: long-term total return, Wells Fargo Funds Management, Allocation Fund consistent with reasonable risk. LLC, adviser; Wells Capital Invests primarily in the Management Incorporated, securities Fund Advisors, sub-adviser. sub-adviser. of various indexes to replicate the total return of the index. We use an asset allocation model to allocate and reallocate assets among common stocks (S&P 500 Index), U.S. Treasury bonds (Lehman Brothers 20+ Treasury Bond Index) and money market instruments, operating from a target allocation of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. 3WI Wells Fargo VT International Objective: total return with an Wells Fargo Funds Management, Equity Fund emphasis on long-term capital LLC, adviser; Wells Capital appreciation. Invests primarily Management Incorporated, in equity securities of non-U.S. sub-adviser. companies based in developed foreign countries or emerging markets. 3SG Wells Fargo VT Small Cap Objective: long-term capital Wells Fargo Funds Management, Growth Fund appreciation. Invests primarily in LLC, adviser; Wells Capital companies with above-average growth Management Incorporated, potential and whose market sub-adviser. capitalization falls within the range of the Russell 2000 Index, which is considered a small capitalization index.
16 A fund underlying your contract in which a subaccount invests may have a name, portfolio manager, objectives, strategies and characteristics that are the same or substantially similar to those of a publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Despite these similarities, an underlying fund is not the same as any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Each underlying fund will have its own unique portfolio holdings, fees, operating expenses and operating results. The results of each underlying fund may differ significantly from any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. The investment advisers cannot guarantee that the funds will meet their investment objectives. Please read the funds' prospectuses for facts you should know before investing. These prospectuses are also available by contacting us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. All funds are available to serve as the underlying investments for variable annuities. Some funds also are available to serve as investment options for variable life insurance policies and tax-deferred retirement plans. It is possible that in the future, it may be disadvantageous for variable annuity accounts and variable life insurance accounts and/or tax-deferred retirement plans to invest in the available funds simultaneously. Although the insurance company and the funds do not currently foresee any such disadvantages, the boards of directors or trustees of the appropriate funds will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between annuity owners, policy owners and tax-deferred retirement plans and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response to a conflict. If a board were to conclude that it should establish separate funds for the variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts, you would not bear any expenses associated with establishing separate funds. Please refer to the funds' prospectuses for risk disclosure regarding simultaneous investments by variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations relating to the diversification requirements under Section 817(h) of the Code. Each fund intends to comply with these requirements. The variable account was established under Minnesota law on Aug. 23, 1995, and the subaccounts are registered together as a single unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). This registration does not involve any supervision of our management or investment practices and policies by the SEC. All obligations arising under the contracts are general obligations of IDS Life. The variable account meets the definition of a separate account under federal securities laws. We credit or charge income, capital gains and capital losses of each subaccount only to that subaccount. State insurance law prohibits us from charging a subaccount with liabilities of any other subaccount or of our general business. The variable account includes other subaccounts that are available under contracts that are not described in this prospectus. The U.S. Treasury and the IRS indicated that they may provide additional guidance on investment control. This concerns how many variable subaccounts an insurance company may offer and how many exchanges among subaccounts it may allow before the contract owner would be currently taxed on income earned within subaccount assets. At this time, we do not know what the additional guidance will be or when action will be taken. We reserve the right to modify the contract, as necessary, so that the owner will not be subject to current taxation as the owner of the subaccount assets. We intend to comply with all federal tax laws so that the contract continues to qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. We reserve the right to modify the contract as necessary to comply with any new tax laws. THE FIXED ACCOUNT You also may allocate purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account. We back the principal and interest guarantees relating to the fixed account. These guarantees are based on the continued claims-paying ability of the company. The value of the fixed account increases as we credit interest to the account. Purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account become part of our general account. Interest is calculated and compounded daily based on a 365-day year so as to produce the annual effective rate which we declare. We do not credit interest on leap days (Feb. 29). The interest rate for your fixed account is guaranteed for 12 months from the contract issue date. Thereafter, we will change the rates from time to time at our discretion. These rates will be based on various factors including, but not limited to, the interest rate environment, returns earned on investments backing these annuities, the rates currently in effect for new and existing company annuities, product design, competition, and the company's revenues and expenses. Interests in the fixed account are not required to be registered with the SEC. The SEC staff does not review the disclosures in this prospectus on the fixed account. Disclosures regarding the fixed account, however, may be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospectuses. (See "Making the Most of Your Contract -- Transfer Policies" for restrictions on transfers involving the fixed account.) 17 BUYING YOUR CONTRACT New contracts are not currently being offered. As the owner, you have all rights and may receive all benefits under the contract. You can own a nonqualified annuity in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship only in spousal situations. You cannot own a qualified annuity in joint tenancy. You can become an owner or an annuitant if you are 90 or younger. The contract provides for allocation of purchase payments to the subaccounts of the variable account and/or to the fixed account in even 1% increments. We applied your initial purchase payment within two business days after we received it at our office. However, we will credit additional purchase payments you make to your accounts on the valuation date we receive them. We will value additional purchase payments at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your payments at our office. THE SETTLEMENT DATE Annuity payouts are scheduled to begin on the settlement date. When we process your application, we will establish the settlement date to the maximum age or date described below. You can also select a date within the maximum limits. You can align this date with your actual retirement from a job, or it can be a different future date, depending on your needs and goals and on certain restrictions. You also can change the date, provided you send us written instructions at least 30 days before annuity payouts begin. FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES AND ROTH IRAS, the settlement date must be: - no earlier than the 60th day after the contract's effective date; and - no later than the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if purchased after age 75. (In Pennsylvania, the maximum settlement date ranges from age 85 to 96 based on the annuitant's age when we issue the contract. See contract for details.) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES EXCEPT ROTH IRAS, to avoid IRS penalty taxes, the settlement date generally must be: - on or after the date the annuitant reaches age 59 1/2; and - for IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEPs, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70 1/2; or - or all other qualified annuities, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70 1/2, or, if later, retires (except that 5% business owners may not select a settlement date that is later than April 1 of the year following the calendar year when they reach age 70 1/2). If you take the minimum IRA or TSA distributions as required by the Code from another tax-qualified investment, or in the form of partial surrenders from this contract, annuity payouts can start as late as the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if later. (In Pennsylvania, the annuity payout ranges from age 85 to 96 based on the annuitant's age when the contract is issued. See contract for details). BENEFICIARY If death benefits become payable before the settlement date while the contract is in force and before annuity payouts begin, we will pay your named beneficiary all or part of the contract value. If there is no named beneficiary, then you or your estate will be the beneficiary. (See "Benefits in Case of Death" for more about beneficiaries.) PURCHASE PAYMENTS MINIMUM ALLOWABLE PURCHASE PAYMENTS(1) If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month If paying by any other method: $50 (1) Installments must total at least $600 in the first year. If you do not make any purchase payments for 24 months, and your previous payments total $600 or less, we have the right to give you 30 days' written notice and pay you the total value of your contract in a lump sum. This right does not apply to contracts sold to New Jersey residents. 18 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ANNUAL PURCHASE PAYMENTS(2) For employees/advisors: $100,000 up to age 85 $50,000 for ages 86 to 90 For other individuals: $100,000 (2) These limits apply in total to all IDS Life annuities you own. We reserve the right to increase maximum limits. For qualified annuities the tax-deferred retirement plan's or the Code's limits on annual contributions also apply. We reserve the right to not accept purchase payments allocated to the fixed account for twelve months following either: 1. a partial surrender from the fixed account; or 2. a lump sum transfer from the fixed account to a subaccount. HOW TO MAKE PURCHASE PAYMENTS 1 BY LETTER: Send your check along with your name and contract number to: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 70200 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474 2 BY SCHEDULED PAYMENT PLAN: FOR EMPLOYEES/ADVISORS ONLY We can help you set up: - an automatic payroll deduction, salary reduction or other group billing arrangement; or - a bank authorization. 19 CHARGES CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE We charge this fee for establishing and maintaining your records. We deduct $30 from the contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this charge among the subaccounts and the fixed account in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary. If you surrender your contract, we will deduct the charge at the time of surrender regardless of the contract value or purchase payments made. We cannot increase the annual contract administrative charge and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK FEE We charge this fee daily to the subaccounts. The unit values of your subaccounts reflect this fee and it totals 0.55% of their average daily net assets on an annual basis. This fee covers the mortality and expense risk that we assume. Approximately two-thirds of this amount is for our assumption of mortality risk, and one-third is for our assumption of expense risk. This fee does not apply to the fixed account. Mortality risk arises because of our guarantee to pay a death benefit and our guarantee to make annuity payouts according to the terms of the contract, no matter how long a specific annuitant lives and no matter how long our entire group of annuitants live. If, as a group, annuitants outlive the life expectancy we assumed in our actuarial tables, then we must take money from our general assets to meet our obligations. If, as a group, annuitants do not live as long as expected, we could profit from the mortality risk fee. Expense risk arises because we cannot increase the contract administrative charge and this charge may not cover our expenses. We would have to make up any deficit from our general assets. We could profit from the expense risk fee if future expenses are less than expected. The subaccounts pay us the mortality and expense risk fee they accrued as follows: - first, to the extent possible, the subaccounts pay this fee from any dividends distributed from the funds in which they invest; - then, if necessary, the funds redeem shares to cover any remaining fees payable. We may use any profits we realize from the subaccounts' payment to us of the mortality and expense risk fee for any proper corporate purpose, including, among others, payment of distribution (selling) expenses. MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (MAV DEATH BENEFIT) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it(1). If selected, we deduct 0.15% of your contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed accounts in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin or, if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (EEB) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it(1). If selected, we deduct 0.30% of your contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed accounts in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin or, if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change in ownership. If you chose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. (1) You may select either the MAV Death Benefit or EEB riders. Or you may select the MAV Death Benefit and the EEB. Riders may not be available in all states. The MAV Death Benefit and EEB are only available if you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue. OTHER INFORMATION ON CHARGES: AEFC makes certain custodial services available to some profit sharing, money purchase and target benefit plans funded by our annuities. Fees for these services start at $30 per calendar year per participant. AEFC will charge a termination fee for owners under age 59 1/2 (waived in case of death or disability). POSSIBLE GROUP REDUCTIONS: In some cases we may incur lower sales and administrative expenses due to the size of the group, the average contribution and the use of group enrollment procedures. In such cases, we may be able to reduce or eliminate the contract administrative and surrender charges. However, we expect this to occur infrequently. 20 PREMIUM TAXES Certain state and local governments impose premium taxes on us (up to 3.5%). These taxes depend upon the state of residence or the state in which the contract was sold. Currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin, but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you make purchase payments or when you surrender your contract. VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT We value your accounts as follows: FIXED ACCOUNT We value the amounts you allocated to the fixed account directly in dollars. The fixed account value equals: - the sum of your purchase payments and transfer amounts allocated to the fixed account; - plus interest credited; - minus the sum of amounts surrendered and amounts transferred out; - minus any prorated portion of the contract administrative charge; - minus any prorated portion of the MAV Death Benefit Rider fee (if applicable); and - minus any prorated portion of the EEB fee (if applicable). SUBACCOUNTS We convert amounts you allocated to the subaccounts into accumulation units. Each time you make a purchase payment or transfer amounts into one of the subaccounts, we credit a certain number of accumulation units to your contract for that subaccount. Conversely, each time you take a partial surrender, transfer amounts out of a subaccount, or we assess a contract administrative charge or any applicable charge for an optional benefit, we subtract a certain number of accumulation units from your contract. The accumulation units are the true measure of investment value in each subaccount during the accumulation period. They are related to, but not the same as, the net asset value of the fund in which the subaccount invests. The dollar value of each accumulation unit can rise or fall daily depending on the variable account expenses, performance of the fund and on certain fund expenses. Here is how we calculate accumulation unit values: NUMBER OF UNITS: to calculate the number of accumulation units for a particular subaccount we divide your investment by the current accumulation unit value. ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE: the current accumulation unit value for each subaccount equals the last value times the subaccount's current net investment factor. WE DETERMINE THE NET INVESTMENT FACTOR BY: - adding the fund's current net asset value per share, plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then - dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and - subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the accumulation unit value may increase or decrease. You bear all the investment risk in a subaccount. FACTORS THAT AFFECT SUBACCOUNT ACCUMULATION UNITS: accumulation units may change in two ways -- in number and in value. The number of accumulation units you own may fluctuate due to: - additional purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts; - transfers into or out of the subaccounts; - partial surrenders; - a prorated portion of the contract administrative charge; - a prorated portion of the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider fee (if selected); and/or - a prorated portion of the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider fee (if selected). Accumulation unit values will fluctuate due to: - changes in funds' net asset value; - dividends distributed to the subaccounts; - capital gains or losses of funds; - fund operating expenses; and/or - mortality and expense risk fees. 21 MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CONTRACT AUTOMATED DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING Currently, you can use automated transfers to take advantage of dollar-cost averaging (investing a fixed amount at regular intervals). For example, you might transfer a set amount monthly from a relatively conservative subaccount to a more aggressive one, or to several others, or from the fixed account to one or more subaccounts. There is no charge for dollar-cost averaging. This systematic approach can help you benefit from fluctuations in accumulation unit values caused by fluctuations in the market values of the funds. Since you invest the same amount each period, you automatically acquire more units when the market value falls and fewer units when it rises. The potential effect is to lower your average cost per unit. HOW DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING WORKS
NUMBER BY INVESTING AN EQUAL NUMBER AMOUNT ACCUMULATION OF UNITS OF DOLLARS EACH MONTH... MONTH INVESTED UNIT VALUE PURCHASED Jan $100 $20 5.00 you automatically buy Feb 100 18 5.56 more units when the Mar 100 17 5.88 per unit market price is low...-----> Apr 100 15 6.67 May 100 16 6.25 Jun 100 18 5.56 and fewer units Jul 100 17 5.88 when the per unit Aug 100 19 5.26 market price is high -----> Sept 100 21 4.76 Oct 100 20 5.00
You paid an average price of only $17.91 per unit over the 10 months, while the average market price actually was $18.10. Dollar-cost averaging does not guarantee that any subaccount will gain in value nor will it protect against a decline in value if market prices fall. Because dollar-cost averaging involves continuous investing, your success will depend upon your willingness to continue to invest regularly through periods of low price levels. Dollar-cost averaging can be an effective way to help meet your long-term goals. For specific features contact your sales representative. ASSET REBALANCING Subject to availability, you can ask us in writing to have the variable subaccount portion of your contract value allocated according to the percentages (in whole percentage amounts ) that you choose. We automatically will rebalance the variable subaccount portion of your contract value either quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. The period you select will start to run on the date we record your request. On the first valuation date of each of these periods, we automatically will rebalance your contract value so that the value in each subaccount matches your current subaccount percentage allocations. These percentage allocations must be in whole numbers. Asset rebalancing does not apply to the fixed account. There is no charge for asset rebalancing. The contract value must be at least $2,000. You can change your percentage allocations or your rebalancing period at any time by contacting us in writing. We will restart the rebalancing period you selected as of the date we record your change. You also can ask us in writing to stop rebalancing your contract value. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that currently are in place. For more information on asset rebalancing, contact your financial advisor. 22 TRANSFERRING BETWEEN ACCOUNTS You may transfer contract value from any one subaccount, or the fixed account, to another subaccount before annuity payouts begin. (Certain restrictions apply to transfers involving the fixed account.) We will process your transfer on the valuation date we receive your request. We will value your transfer at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. There is no charge for transfers. Before making a transfer, you should consider the risks involved in changing investments. The contract is not designed for use by individuals, professional market timing organizations, or other entities that do "market timing," programmed transfers, frequent transfers, or transfers that are large in relation to the total assets of any fund underlying the contract. These and similar activities may adversely affect a fund's ability to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, may increase expenses and may harm other contract owners who allocated purchase payments to the fund regardless of their transfer activity. Accordingly, individuals and organizations that use market-timing investment strategies and make frequent transfers should not own this contract. We monitor the frequency of transfers, including the size of transfers in relation to fund assets in each underlying fund, and we take appropriate action as necessary. In order to prevent market timing activities that may harm or disadvantage other contract owners, we may apply modifications or restrictions in any reasonable manner to prevent a transfer. We may suspend transfer privileges at any time. We may also reject or restrict any specific payment or transfer request and impose specific limitations with respect to market timers, including restricting transfers by market timers to certain underlying funds. We may also apply other restrictions or modifications that could include, but not be limited to: - not accepting telephone or electronic transfer requests; - requiring a minimum time period between each transfer; - not accepting transfer requests of an agent acting under power of attorney on behalf of more than one contract owner; or - limiting the dollar amount that a contract owner may transfer at any one time. We agree to provide notice of our intent to restrict transfer privileges to contract owners who have engaged in disruptive activity. In addition, some of the underlying funds have reserved the right to temporarily or permanently refuse payments or transfer requests from us if, in the judgment of the fund's investment adviser, the fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective or policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. Accordingly, we may not be in a position to effect certain allocations or transfers requested by market timers and may refuse such requests without prior notice. Subject to state law, we reserve the right to impose, without prior notice, restrictions on allocations and transfers that we determine, in our sole discretion, will disadvantage or potentially hurt the rights or interests of other contract owners. For information on transfers after annuity payouts begin, see "Transfer Policies" below. TRANSFER POLICIES - Before annuity payouts begin, you may transfer contract values between the subaccounts, or from the subaccounts to the fixed account at any time. However, if you made a transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts, you may not make a transfer from any subaccount back to the fixed account until the next contract anniversary. - You may transfer contract values from the fixed account to the subaccounts once a year during a 31-day transfer period starting on each contract anniversary (except for automated transfers, which can be set up at any time for certain transfer periods subject to certain minimums). - If we receive your request within 30 days before the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the anniversary. - If we receive your request on or within 30 days after the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the valuation date we receive it. - We will not accept requests for transfers from the fixed account at any other time. - Once annuity payouts begin, you may not make transfers to or from the fixed account, but you may make transfers once per contract year among the subaccounts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. 23 HOW TO REQUEST A TRANSFER OR SURRENDER 1 BY LETTER: Send your name, contract number, Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number and signed request for a transfer or surrender to: IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 70100 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474 MINIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire contract balance MAXIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: Contract value or entire account balance 2 BY AUTOMATED TRANSFERS AND AUTOMATED PARTIAL SURRENDERS: Your sales representative can help you set up automated transfers among your subaccounts or fixed account or partial surrenders from the accounts. You can start or stop this service by written request or other method acceptable to us. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that are currently in place. - Automated transfers from the fixed account to any one of the subaccounts may not exceed an amount that, if continued, would deplete the fixed account within 12 months. - Automated surrenders may be restricted by applicable law under some contracts. - You may not make additional purchase payments if automated partial surrenders are in effect. - Automated partial surrenders may result in IRS taxes and penalties on all or part of the amount surrendered. - The balance in any account from which you make an automated transfer or automated partial surrender must be sufficient to satisfy your instructions. If not, we will suspend your entire automated arrangement until the balance is adequate. - If we must suspend your automated transfer or automated partial surrender arrangement for six months, we reserve the right to discontinue the arrangement in its entirety. MINIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: $50 MAXIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: None (except for automated transfers from the fixed account) 3 BY PHONE: Call between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Central time: (800) 862-7919 TTY service for the hearing impaired: (800) 285-8846 MINIMUM AMOUNT Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire account balance MAXIMUM AMOUNT Transfers: Contract value or entire account balance Surrenders: $100,000 We answer telephone requests promptly, but you may experience delays when the call volume is unusually high. If you are unable to get through, use the mail procedure as an alternative. We will honor any telephone transfer or surrender requests that we believe are authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm that they are. This includes asking identifying questions and tape recording calls. We will not allow a telephone surrender within 30 days of a phoned-in address change. As long as we follow the procedures, we (and our affiliates) will not be liable for any loss resulting from fraudulent requests. Telephone transfers or surrenders are automatically available. You may request that telephone transfers or surrenders not be authorized from your account by writing to us. 24 SURRENDERS You may surrender all or part of your contract at any time before annuity payouts begin by sending us a written request or calling us. We will process your surrender request on the valuation date we receive it. For total surrenders, we will compute the value of your contract at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. We may ask you to return the contract. You may have to pay MAV Death Benefit Charges (see "Charges -- Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider Fee"), EEB charges (see "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee"), and IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). You cannot make surrenders after annuity payouts begin except under Plan E (see "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans"). SURRENDER POLICIES If you have a balance in more than one account and you request a partial surrender, we will withdraw money from all your subaccounts and/or the fixed account in the same proportion as your value in each account correlates to your total contract value, unless you request otherwise. The minimum contract value after partial surrender is $600. RECEIVING PAYMENT 1 BY REGULAR OR EXPRESS MAIL: - payable to you; - mailed to address of record. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request express mail delivery. 2 BY WIRE: - request that payment be wired to your bank; - bank account must be in the same ownership as your contract; and - pre-authorization required. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request that payment be wired to your bank. For instructions, please contact your sales representative. Normally, we will send the payment within seven days after receiving your request. However, we may postpone the payment if: -- the surrender amount includes a purchase payment check that has not cleared; -- the NYSE is closed, except for normal holiday and weekend closings; -- trading on the NYSE is restricted, according to SEC rules; -- an emergency, as defined by SEC rules, makes it impractical to sell securities or value the net assets of the accounts; or -- the SEC permits us to delay payment for the protection of security holders. TSA -- SPECIAL SURRENDER PROVISIONS PARTICIPANTS IN TAX-SHELTERED ANNUITIES The Code imposes certain restrictions on your right to receive early distributions from a TSA: - Distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions (plus earnings) made after Dec. 31, 1988, or to transfers or rollovers from other contracts, may be made from the TSA only if: -- you are at least age 59 1/2; -- you are disabled as defined in the Code; -- you separated from the service of the employer who purchased the contract; or -- the distribution is because of your death. - If you encounter a financial hardship (as provided by the Code), you may be eligible to receive a distribution of all contract values attributable to salary reduction contributions made after Dec. 31, 1988, but not the earnings on them. - Even though a distribution may be permitted under the above rules, it may be subject to IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). - The employer must comply with certain nondiscrimination requirements for certain types of contributions under a TSA contract to be excluded from taxable income. You should consult your employer to determine whether the nondiscrimination rules apply to you. - The above restrictions on distributions do not affect the availability of the amount credited to the contract as of Dec. 31, 1988. The restrictions also do not apply to transfers or exchanges of contract value within the contract, or to another registered variable annuity contract or investment vehicle available through the employer. - If the contract has a loan provision, the right to receive a loan is described in detail in your contract. 25 CHANGING OWNERSHIP You may change ownership of your nonqualified annuity at any time by completing a change of ownership form we approve and sending it to our office. The change will become binding upon us when we receive and record it. We will honor any change of ownership request that we believe is authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm authenticity. If we follow these procedures, we will not take any responsibility for the validity of the change. Please consider carefully whether or not you wish to change ownership of your nonqualified annuity if you have elected the MAV Death Benefit or EEB. The terms of the EEB and the MAV Death Benefit will change due to a change of ownership. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the EEB will terminate. Otherwise, we will effectively "start over" the EEB. We will treat the EEB as if it is issued on the day the change of ownership is made, using the attained age of the new owner as the "issue age" to determine the benefit levels. The account value on the date of the ownership change will be treated as a "purchase payment" in determining future values of "earnings at death" under the EEB. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the MAV Death Benefit will terminate. If the MAV Death Benefit on the date of ownership change is greater than the account value on the date of the ownership change, the MAV Death Benefit will be set equal to the account value. Otherwise, the MAV Death Benefit value will not change due to a change in ownership. Please see the descriptions of these riders in "Optional Benefits." The rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force) for any rider that continues after a change of ownership. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you have a nonqualified annuity, you may incur income tax liability by transferring, assigning or pledging any part of it. (See "Taxes.") If you have a qualified annuity, you may not sell, assign, transfer, discount or pledge your contract as collateral for a loan, or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose except as required or permitted by the Code. However, if the owner is a trust or custodian, or an employer acting in a similar capacity, ownership of the contract may be transferred to the annuitant. BENEFITS IN CASE OF DEATH -- STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT We will pay the death benefit to your beneficiary upon the earlier of your death or the annuitant's death. If a contract has more than one person as the owner, we will pay benefits upon the first to die of any owner or the annuitant. If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary as follows: If both you and the annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greatest of: - contract value; - purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders; or - the contract value as of the most recent sixth contract anniversary, preceding the date of death, plus any purchase payments since that anniversary, minus adjusted partial surrenders since that anniversary. If either you or the annuitant are age 81 or older on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greater of: - contract value; or - purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. ADJUSTED PARTIAL SURRENDERS PS x DB ------- CV PS = the partial surrender including any applicable surrender charge. DB = is the death benefit on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. CV = the contract value on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. 26 EXAMPLE OF STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT CALCULATION WHEN YOU AND ANNUITANT ARE AGE 80 OR YOUNGER: - You purchase the contract with a payment of $20,000 on Jan. 1, 2003. - On Jan 1, 2009 (the sixth contract anniversary) the contract value grows to $30,000. - March 1, 2009 the contract value falls to $28,000 at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $26,500. We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2009 as follows: The contract value on the most recent sixth contract anniversary: $30,000.00 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: +0.00 minus adjusted partial surrenders taken since that anniversary calculated as: $1,500 x $30,000 -1,607.14 ---------------- ---------- $28,000 for a death benefit of: $28,392.86 IF YOU DIE BEFORE YOUR RETIREMENT DATE When paying the beneficiary, we will process the death claim on the valuation date our death claim requirements are fulfilled. We will determine the contract's value at the next accumulation unit value calculated after our death claim requirements are fulfilled. We pay interest, if any, at a rate no less than required by law. We will mail payment to the beneficiary within seven days after our death claim requirements are fulfilled. NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES If your spouse is sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your beneficiary is not your spouse, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless you give us other written instructions. We must fully distribute the death benefit within five years of your death. However, the beneficiary may receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: - the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and - payouts begin no later than one year after your death, or other date as permitted by the Code; and - the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. QUALIFIED ANNUITIES The IRS has issued proposed regulations to take effect Jan. 1, 2002 which may affect distributions from your qualified annuity. Contact your tax advisor if you have any questions as to the impact of the new proposed rules on your situation. - SPOUSE BENEFICIARY: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may elect to receive payouts, or elect to treat the contract as his/her own. If your spouse elects a payout option, the payouts must begin no later than the year in which the annuitant would have reached age 70 1/2. If the annuitant attained age 70 1/2 at the time of death, payouts must begin no later than Dec. 31 of the year following the year of the annuitant's death. - NON-SPOUSE BENEFICIARY: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if death occurs prior to the year the annuitant would have attained age 70 1/2, the beneficiary may elect to receive payouts from the contract over a five year period. If the annuitant's death occurs after attaining age 70 1/2, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless the beneficiary elects to receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: - the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and - payouts begin no later than one year following the year of your death; and - the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. - ANNUITY PAYOUT PLAN: If you elect an annuity payout plan, the payouts to your beneficiary will continue pursuant to the annuity payout plan you elect. 27 OPTIONAL BENEFITS MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT The Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit (MAV Death Benefit) is intended to provide additional death benefit protection in the event of fluctuating fund values. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges"). If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at the rider effective date, you may choose to add the MAV Death Benefit to your contract. Generally, you must elect the MAV Death Benefit at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the MAV Death Benefit may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the MAV Death Benefit for new contracts. On the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date we set the Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) equal to the highest of your (a) current contract value, or (b) total purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. Every contract anniversary after that, through age 80, we compare the previous anniversary's MAV plus subsequent purchase payments less subsequent adjusted partial surrenders to the current contract value and we reset the MAV if the current contract value is higher. We stop resetting the MAV after you or the annuitant reach age 81. However, we continue to add subsequent purchase payments and subtract adjusted partial surrenders from the MAV. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. TERMINATING THE MAV - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. - The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. EXAMPLE - You add the MAV Death Benefit on Jan. 1, 2003 when your contract value is $20,000. - On Jan. 1, 2004 (the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date) the contract value grows to $24,000. - On March 1, 2004 the contract value falls to $22,000, at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $20,500. We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2004 as follows: The MAV immediately preceding the date of death plus any payments made since that anniversary minus adjusted partial surrenders: Greatest of your contract anniversary contract values: $24,000 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: +0 minus adjusted partial surrenders, calculated as: ($1,500 x $24,000) = -1,636 ------------------ ------- $22,000 for a death benefit of: $22,364 NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner with the contract value equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV Death Benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit. QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may keep the contract as owner until the date on which the annuitant would have reached age 70 1/2, or any other date permitted by the Code. The contract value will be equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV death benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the 28 total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT (EEB) The EEB is intended to provide an additional benefit to your beneficiary to help offset expenses after your death such as funeral expenses or federal and state taxes. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings D2eath Benefit Rider Fee"). The EEB provides reduced benefits if you or the annuitant is 70 or older at the rider effective date and it does not provide any additional benefit before the first contract anniversary. The EEB also may result in reduced benefits if you take required minimum distributions from your qualified annuity or any partial surrenders during the life of your contract, both of which may reduce contract earnings. This is because the benefit paid by the EEB is determined by the amount of earnings at death.Be sure to discuss with your sales representative whether or not the EEB is appropriate for your situation. If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at the rider effective date, you may choose to add the EEB to your contract. Generally, you must elect the EEB at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the EEB may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the EEB for new contracts. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. We will determine the rider effective date for the EEB added after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. The EEB provides that if you or the annuitant dies after the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date, but before annuity payouts begin, and while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary: - the standard death benefit (see "Benefits in Case of Death -- Standard Benefit") or the MAV death benefit, if applicable, PLUS - 40% of your earnings at death if you and the annuitant were under age 70 on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old; or - 15% of your earnings at death if you or the annuitant were 70 or older on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 37.5% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. Additional death benefits payable under EEB are not included in the adjusted partial surrender calculation. EARNINGS AT DEATH FOR THE EEB: If the rider effective date for the EEB is the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to: o the standard death benefit or the MAV death benefit, if applicable (the "death benefit amount") o minus purchase payments not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% of the purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. If the rider effective date for the EEB is AFTER the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to the death benefit amount o minus the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% multiplied by: o the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. 29 TERMINATING THE EEB - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary after the rider effective date. - The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. - The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. EXAMPLE OF THE ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT - You purchased a RAVA contract on Jan. 1, 2001 with a purchase payment of $100,000. You add the EEB rider on Jan. 1, 2003 and you and the annuitant are under age 70. You selected the MAV Death Benefit and the EEB. 2003 the contract value grows to $105,000. The death benefit on July 1, 2003 equals the standard death benefit, which is the contract value, or $105,000. You have not reached the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date, so the EEB does not provide any additional benefit at this time. - On Jan. 1, 2004 the contract value grows to $110,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2004 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (MAV death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 -------------------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 - On Jan. 1, 2005 the contract value falls to $105,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 - On Feb. 1, 2005 the contract value remains at $105, 000 and you request a partial surrender of $50,000. We calculate purchase payments not previously surrendered as $100,000 - $45,000 = $55,000 (remember that $5,000 of the partial surrender is contract earnings). The death benefit on Feb. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV adjusted for partial surrenders): ($50,000 x $110,000) $110,000 - -------------------- = $57,619 $105,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($57,619 - $55,000) = +1,048 -------- Total death benefit of: $58,667 - On Jan. 1, 2006 the contract value falls by $40,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2006 equals the death benefit paid on Feb. 1, 2006. The reduction in contract value has no effect. - On Jan. 1, 2012 the contract value grows to a new high of $200,000. Earnings at death reaches its maximum of 250% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $200,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 x 2.50 x ($55,000) = +55,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $255,000 30 - On July 1, 2012 you make an additional purchase payment of $50,000 and your contract value grows to $250,000. The new purchase payment is less than one year old and so it has no effect on the EEB value. The death benefit on July 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 x 2.50 x ($55,000) = +55,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $305,000 - On July 1, 2013 the contract value remains $250,000 and the "new" purchase payment is one year old. The value of the EEB changes. The death benefit on July 1, 2013 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the standard death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($250,000 - $105,000) = +58,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $308,000 If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and your spouse elects to continue the contract, we will pay an amount into the contract so that the contract value equals the total death benefit payable under the EEB. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the EEB rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the EEB. In this case, the following conditions will apply: - the rider will continue, but we will treat the new contract value on the date the ownership of the contract changes to your spouse (after the additional amount is paid into the contract) as if it is a purchase payment in calculating future values of "earnings at death." - the percentages of "earnings at death " payable will be based on your spouse's age at the time he or she elects to continue the contract. - the rider charges described in "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force) . These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the EEB rider. NOTE: For special tax considerations associated with the EEB, see "Taxes." THE ANNUITY PAYOUT PERIOD As owner of the contract, you have the right to decide how and to whom annuity payouts will be made starting at the settlement date. You may select one of the annuity payout plans outlined below, or we may mutually agree on other payout arrangements. We do not deduct any surrender charges under the payout plans listed below. You also decide whether we will make annuity payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or a combination of fixed and variable. The amount available to purchase payouts under the plan you select is the contract value on your settlement date (less any applicable premium tax). You may reallocate this contract value to the fixed account to provide fixed dollar payouts and/or among the subaccounts to provide variable annuity payouts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. AMOUNTS OF FIXED AND VARIABLE PAYOUTS DEPEND ON: - the annuity payout plan you select; - the annuitant's age and, in most cases, sex; - the annuity table in the contract; and - the amounts you allocated to the accounts at settlement. In addition, for variable payouts only, amounts depend on the investment performance of the subaccounts you select. These payouts will vary from month to month because the performance of the funds will fluctuate. (In the case of fixed annuities, payouts remain the same from month to month.) For information with respect to transfers between accounts after annuity payouts begin, see "Making the Most of Your Contract -- Transfer Policies." ANNUITY TABLES The annuity tables in your contract show the amount of the monthly payout for each $1,000 of contract value according to the age and, when applicable, the sex of the annuitant. (Where required by law, we will use a unisex table of settlement rates.) 31 Table B shows the minimum amount of each fixed payout. Amounts in Table B are based on the guaranteed annual effective interest rate shown in your contract. We declare current payout rates that we use in determining the actual amount of your fixed payout. The current payout rates will equal or exceed the guaranteed payout rates shown in Table B. We will furnish these rates to you upon request. Table A shows the amount of the first variable payout assuming that the contract value is invested at the beginning of the annuity payout period and earns a 5% rate of return, which is reinvested and helps to support future payouts. If you ask us at least 30 days before the settlement date, we will substitute an annuity table based on an assumed 3.5% investment rate for the 5% Table A in the contract. The assumed investment rate affects both the amount of the first payout and the extent to which subsequent payouts increase or decrease. For example, annuity payouts will increase if the investment return is above the assumed investment rate and payouts will decrease if the return is below the assumed investment rate. Using the 5% Table A results in a higher initial payment, but later payouts will increase more slowly when annuity unit values rise and decrease more rapidly when they decline. ANNUITY PAYOUT PLANS You may choose any one of these annuity payout plans by giving us written instructions at least 30 days before contract values are used to purchase the payout plan: - PLAN A: LIFE ANNUITY -- NO REFUND: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death. Payouts end with the last payout before the annuitant's death. We will not make any further payouts. This means that if the annuitant dies after we made only one monthly payout, we will not make any more payouts. - PLAN B: LIFE ANNUITY WITH FIVE, TEN OR 15 YEARS CERTAIN: We make monthly payouts for a guaranteed payout period of five, ten or 15 years that you elect. This election will determine the length of the payout period to the beneficiary if the annuitant should die before the elected period expires. We calculate the guaranteed payout period from the settlement date. If the annuitant outlives the elected guaranteed payout period, we will continue to make payouts until the annuitant's death. - PLAN C: LIFE ANNUITY -- INSTALLMENT REFUND: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death, with our guarantee that payouts will continue for some period of time. We will make payouts for at least the number of months determined by dividing the amount applied under this option by the first monthly payout, whether or not the annuitant is living. - PLAN D: JOINT AND LAST SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY -- NO REFUND: We make monthly payouts while both the annuitant and a joint annuitant are living. If either annuitant dies, we will continue to make monthly payouts at the full amount until the death of the surviving annuitant. Payouts end with the death of the second annuitant. - PLAN E: PAYOUTS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD: We make monthly payouts for a specific payout period of 10 to 30 years that you elect. We will make payouts only for the number of years specified whether the annuitant is living or not. Depending on the selected time period, it is foreseeable that an annuitant can outlive the payout period selected. During the payout period, you can elect to have us determine the present value of any remaining variable payouts and pay it to you in a lump sum. We determine the present value of the remaining annuity payouts which are assumed to remain level at the initial payout. The discount rate we use in the calculation will vary between 3.50% and 5.00% depending on the applicable assumed investment rate. You can also take a portion of the discounted value once a year. If you do so, your monthly payouts will be reduced by the proportion of your surrender to the full discounted value. An IRS penalty tax could apply if you take a surrender. (See "Taxes.") ANNUITY PAYOUT PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If you purchased a qualified annuity, you have the responsibility for electing a payout plan that complies with your contract and with applicable law. The annuity payout plan options will meet certain IRS regulations governing required minimum distributions if the payout plan meets the incidental distribution benefit requirements, if any, and the payouts are made: - in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life of the annuitant or over the life of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or - in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or - over a period certain not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS: You must give us written instructions for the annuity payouts at least 30 days before the annuitant's retirement date. If you do not, we will make payouts under Plan B, with 120 monthly payouts guaranteed. Contract values that you allocated to the fixed account will provide fixed dollar payouts and contract values that you allocated among the subaccounts will provide variable annuity payouts. IF MONTHLY PAYOUTS WOULD BE LESS THAN $20: We will calculate the amount of monthly payouts at the time the contract value is used to purchase a payout plan. If the calculations show that monthly payouts would be less than $20, we have the right to pay the contract value to the owner in a lump sum or to change the frequency of the payouts. DEATH AFTER ANNUITY PAYOUTS BEGIN: If you or the annuitant die after annuity payouts begin, we will pay any amount payable to the beneficiary as provided in the annuity payout plan in effect. 32 TAXES Generally, under current law, your contract has a tax-deferral feature. This means any increase in the value of the fixed account and/or subaccounts in which you invest is taxable to you only when you receive a payout or surrender (see detailed discussion below). Any portion of the annuity payouts and any surrenders you request that represent ordinary income are normally taxable. We will send you a tax information reporting form for any year in which we made a taxable distribution according to our records. Roth IRAs may grow and be distributed tax free if you meet certain distribution requirements. ANNUITY PAYOUTS UNDER NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES: A portion of each payout will be ordinary income and subject to tax, and a portion of each payout will be considered a return of part of your investment and will not be taxed. If the annuitant dies before your investment in the contract is fully recovered, the remaining portion of the unrecovered investment can be taken as a federal income tax deduction for the last taxable year of the annuitant. All amounts you receive after your investment in the contract is fully recovered will be subject to tax. Tax law requires that all nonqualified deferred annuities issued by the same company (and possibly its affiliates) to the same owner during a calendar year be taxed as a single, unified contract when you take distributions from any one of those contracts. QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: When your contract is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax deferred under the Code, the contract will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. If your contract is used to fund a 401(k) plan, your rights to benefits may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plan regardless of the terms of the contract. Adverse tax consequences may result if you do not ensure that contributions, distributions and other transactions under the contract comply with the law. Qualified annuities have minimum distribution rules that govern the timing and amount of distributions. You should refer to your retirement plan or adoption agreement or consult a tax advisor for more information about your distribution rules. ANNUITY PAYOUTS UNDER QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (EXCEPT ROTH IRAS): Under a qualified annuity, the entire payout generally is includable as ordinary income and is subject to tax except to the extent that contributions were made with non-deductible contributions or with after-tax dollars rolled from a retirement plan. If you or your employer invested in your contract with deductible or pre-tax dollars as part of a tax-deferred retirement plan, such amounts are not considered to be part of your investment in the contract and will be taxed when paid to you from the plan. SURRENDERS: For qualified annuities under 401(a) and 401(k) plans, we will surrender your annuity to the plan's trustee for the benefit of your account. For other qualified annuities and nonqualified annuities, if you surrender part or all of your contract before your annuity payouts begin, your surrender payment will be taxed to the extent that the value of your contract immediately before the surrender exceeds your investment. You also may have to pay an IRS penalty for surrenders you make before reaching age 59 1/2 unless certain exceptions apply. DEATH BENEFITS TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES: The death benefit under a contract is not tax exempt. Any amount your beneficiary receives that represents previously deferred earnings within the contract is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments. DEATH BENEFITS TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: The entire death benefit generally is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments from the plan. If, under your 401(k) plan you or your employer made after-tax contributions to your contract, the portion of any distribution from the plan that represents after-tax contributions are not taxable as ordinary income to your beneficiary. Death benefits under a Roth IRA generally are not taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary if certain distribution requirements are met. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IF YOU SELECT ONE OF THE DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS (MAV OR EEB): As of the date of this prospectus, we believe that charges related to these riders are not subject to current taxation. Therefore, we will not report these charges as partial surrenders from your contract. However, the IRS may determine that these charges should be treated as partial surrenders subject to taxation to the extent of any gain as well as the IRS tax penalty for surrenders before the age of 59 1/2, if applicable. We reserve the right to report charges for these riders as partial surrenders if we, as a withholding and reporting agent, believe that we are required to report them. In addition, we will report the benefits attributable to these riders on the death of you or annuitant as an annuity death benefit distribution, not as proceeds for life insurance. ANNUITIES OWNED BY CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS OR TRUSTS: For nonqualified annuities, any annual increase in the value of annuities held by such entities generally will be treated as ordinary income received during that year. This provision is effective for purchase payments made after Feb. 28, 1986. However, if the trust was set up for the benefit of a natural person only, the income will remain tax-deferred. 33 PENALTIES: If you receive amounts from your contract (or, if applicable, from the plan) before reaching age 59 1/2, you may have to pay a 10% IRS penalty on the amount includable in your ordinary income. If you receive amounts from your SIMPLE IRA before reaching age 59 1/2, generally the IRS penalty provisions apply. However, if you receive these amounts before age 59 1/2 and within the first two years of your participation in the SIMPLE IRA plan, the IRS penalty will be assessed at a rate of 25% instead of 10%. However, this penalty will not apply to any amount received by you: - because of your death; - because you become disabled (as defined in the Code); - if the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or joint lives or life expectancies of you and your beneficiary); or - if it is allocable to an investment before Aug. 14, 1982 (except for qualified annuities). For qualified annuities under 401(a), 401(k) plans or TSA's, other exceptions may apply if you surrender your contract before your plan specifies that payouts can be made. WITHHOLDING, GENERALLY: If you receive all or part of the contract value, we may deduct withholding against the taxable income portion of the payment. Any withholding represents a prepayment of your tax due for the year. You take credit for these amounts on your annual tax return. If the payment is part of an annuity payout plan, we generally compute the amount of withholding using payroll tables. You may provide us with a statement of how many exemptions to use in calculating the withholding. As long as you've provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have any withholding occur. If the distribution is any other type of payment (such as a partial or full surrender), we compute withholding using 10% of the taxable portion. Similar to above, as long as you have provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have this withholding occur. Some states also impose withholding requirements similar to the federal withholding described above. If this should be the case, we may deduct state withholding from any payment from which we deduct federal withholding. The withholding requirements may differ if we are making payment to a non-U.S. citizen or if we deliver the payment outside the United States. WITHHOLDING FROM QUALIFIED ANNUITIES: If you receive directly all or part of the contract value from a qualified annuity (except an IRA, Roth IRA, SIMPLE IRA or SEP), mandatory 20% federal income tax withholding (and possibly state income tax withholding) generally will be imposed at the time payout is made from the plan. This mandatory withholding is in place of the elective withholding discussed above. This mandatory withholding will not be imposed if: - instead of receiving the distribution check, you elect to have the distribution rolled over directly to an IRA or another eligible plan; - the payout is one in a series of substantially equal periodic payouts, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or the joint lives or life expectancies of you and your designated beneficiary) or over a specified period of 10 years or more; or - the payout is a minimum distribution required under the Code. Payments we make to a surviving spouse instead of being directly rolled over to an IRA also may be subject to mandatory 20% income tax withholding. State withholding also may be imposed on taxable distributions. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF A NONQUALIFIED ANNUITY: If you transfer a nonqualified annuity without receiving adequate consideration, the transfer is a gift and also may be a surrender for federal income tax purposes. If the gift is a currently taxable event for income tax purposes, the original owner will be taxed on the amount of deferred earnings at the time of the transfer and also may be subject to the IRS penalty discussed earlier. In this case, the new owner's investment in the contract will be the value of the contract at the time of the transfer. COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF A NONQUALIFIED ANNUITY: If you collaterally assign or pledge your contract, earnings on purchase payments you made after Aug. 13, 1982 will be taxed to you like a surrender. You may not collaterally assign or pledge your qualified contracts. IMPORTANT: Our discussion of federal tax laws is based upon our understanding of current interpretations of these laws. Federal tax laws or current interpretations of them may change. For this reason and because tax consequences are complex and highly individual and cannot always be anticipated, you should consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about taxation of your contract. TAX QUALIFICATION: We intend that the contract qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. To that end, the provisions of the contract are to be interpreted to ensure or maintain such tax qualification, in spite of any other provisions of the contract. We reserve the right to amend the contract to reflect any clarifications that may be needed or are appropriate to maintain such qualification or to conform the contract to any applicable changes in the tax qualification requirements. We will send you a copy of any amendments. 34 VOTING RIGHTS As a contract owner with investments in the subaccounts, you may vote on important fund policies until annuity payouts begin. Once they begin, the person receiving them has voting rights. We will vote fund shares according to the instructions of the person with voting rights. Before annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is determined by applying your percentage interest in each subaccount to the total number of votes allowed to the subaccount. After annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is equal to: - the reserve held in each subaccount for your contract; divided by - the net asset value of one share of the applicable fund. As we make annuity payouts, the reserve for the contract decreases; therefore, the number of votes also will decrease. We calculate votes separately for each subaccount. We will send notice of shareholders' meetings, proxy materials and a statement of the number of votes to which the voter is entitled. We will vote shares for which we have not received instructions in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. We also will vote the shares for which we have voting rights in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. SUBSTITUTION OF INVESTMENTS We may substitute the funds in which the subaccounts invest if: - laws or regulations change; - the existing funds become unavailable; or - in our judgment, the funds no longer are suitable for the subaccounts. If any of these situations occur, and if we believe it is in the best interest of persons having voting rights under the contract, we have the right to substitute the funds currently listed in this prospectus for other funds. We may also: - add new subaccounts; - combine any two or more subaccounts; - make additional subaccounts investing in additional funds; - transfer assets to and from the subaccounts or the variable account; and - eliminate or close any subaccounts. In the event of substitution or any of these changes, we may amend the contract and take whatever action is necessary and appropriate without your consent or approval. However, we will not make any substitution or change without the necessary approval of the SEC and state insurance departments. We will notify you of any substitution or change. ABOUT THE SERVICE PROVIDERS ISSUER AND PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER IDS Life issues and is the principal underwriter for the contracts. IDS Life is a stock life insurance company organized in 1957 under the laws of the State of Minnesota and is located at 70100 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. IDS Life conducts a conventional life insurance business. IDS Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Express Company, a financial services company headquartered in New York City. The AEFC family of companies offers not only insurance and annuities, but also mutual funds, investment certificates, and a broad range of financial management services. American Express Financial Advisors Inc. (AEFA) serves individuals and businesses through its nationwide network of more than 600 supervisory offices, more than 3,800 branch offices and more than 10,200 advisors. IDS Life pays commissions of up to 7% of the total purchase payments for sales of the contracts it receives. This revenue is used to cover distribution costs that include compensation to advisors and field leadership for the selling advisors. These commissions consist of a combination of time of sale and on-going service/trail commissions (which, when totaled, could exceed 7% of purchase payments). From time to time, IDS Life will pay or permit other promotional incentives, in cash or credit or other compensation. 35 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [to be filed by amendment] 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Performance Information p. Calculating Annuity Payouts p. Rating Agencies p. Principal Underwriter p. Independent Auditors p. Financial Statements p. 37 [AMERICAN EXPRESS LOGO] IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 70100 AXP FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 S-6477 G (5/03) American Express Retirement Advisor Advantage(R) Variable Annuity American Express Retirement Advisor Select(R) Variable Annuity Issued by: IDS Life Insurance Company Prospectus May 1, 2003 INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED COMBINATION FIXED/VARIABLE ANNUITIES IDS Life Variable Account 10 Issued by: IDS Life Insurance Company (IDS Life) 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Telephone: (800) 862-7919 americanexpress.com This prospectus contains information that you should know before investing in the Retirement Advisor Advantage(R) Variable Annuity (RAVA Advantage) or the Retirement Advisor Select(R) Variable Annuity (RAVA Select). Prospectuses are also available for: o American Express(R) Variable Portfolio Funds o AIM Variable Insurance Funds o Alliance Variable Products Series Fund o American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. o Calvert Variable Series, Inc. o Evergreen Variable Annuity Trust o Fidelity(R) Variable Insurance Products - Service Class Fund II, Inc. o Franklin(R) Templeton(R) Variable Insurance Products Trust (FTVIPT) - Class 2 o Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (VIT) o INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc. o Janus Aspen Series: Service Shares o Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. o MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust(SM) o Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust (VCT), Class II Shares o Putnam Variable Trust - Class IB Shares o Strong Opportunity o Wanger Advisors Trust o Wells Fargo Variable Trust Funds Please read the prospectuses carefully and keep them for future reference. The contracts provide for purchase payment credits which we may reverse under certain circumstances. Expenses and surrender charges from contracts with purchase payment credits may be higher than those for contracts without such credits. The amount of the credit may be more than offset by additional charges associated with the credit. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. An investment in this contract is not a deposit of a bank or financial institution and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. An investment in this contract involves investment risk including the possible loss of principal. A Statement of Additional Information (SAI), dated the same date as this prospectus, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. It is filed with the SEC and is available without charge by contacting IDS Life at the telephone number and address listed above. The table of contents of the SAI is on the last page of this prospectus. The SEC maintains an Internet site. This prospectus, the SAI and other information about the product are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at (http://www.sec.gov). IDS Life and its affiliated insurance companies offer several different annuities which your sales representative may be authorized to offer to you. Each annuity has different features and benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your financial situation and needs, your age and how you intend to use the annuity. The different features and benefits may include the investment and fund manager options, variations in interest rate amount and guarantees, credits, surrender charge schedules and access to annuity account values. The fees and charges may also be different between each annuity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Table of Contents Key Terms The Contract in Brief Expense Summary Condensed Financial Information (Unaudited) Financial Statements Performance Information The Variable Account and the Funds The Fixed Account Buying Your Contract Charges Valuing Your Investment Making the Most of Your Contract Surrenders TSA -- Special Surrender Provisions Changing Ownership Benefits in Case of Death -- Standard Death Benefit Optional Benefits The Annuity Payout Period Taxes Voting Rights Substitution of Investments About the Service Providers Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Key Terms These terms can help you understand details about your contract. Accumulation unit: A measure of the value of each subaccount before annuity payouts begin. Annuitant: The person on whose life or life expectancy the annuity payouts are based. Annuity payouts: An amount paid at regular intervals under one of several plans. Assumed investment rate: The rate of return we assume your investments will earn when we calculate your initial annuity payout amount using the annuity table in your contract. The standard assumed investment rate we use is 5% but you may request we substitute an assumed investment rate of 3.5%. Beneficiary: The person you designate to receive benefits in case of the owner's or annuitant's death while the contract is in force. Close of business: When the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closes, normally 4 p.m. Eastern time. Contract: A deferred annuity contract that permits you to accumulate money for retirement by making one or more purchase payments. It provides for lifetime or other forms of payouts beginning at a specified time in the future. Contract value: The total value of your contract before we deduct any applicable charges. Contract year: A period of 12 months, starting on the effective date of your contract and on each anniversary of the effective date. Fixed account: An account to which you may allocate purchase payments. Amounts you allocate to this account earn interest at rates that we declare periodically. Funds: Investment options under your contract. You may allocate your purchase payments into subaccounts investing in shares of any or all of these funds. Owner (you, your): The person who controls the contract (decides on investment allocations, transfers, payout options, etc.). Usually, but not always, the owner is also the annuitant. The owner is responsible for taxes, regardless of whether he or she receives the contract's benefits. Purchase payment credits: An addition we make to your contract value. We base the amount of the credit on the surrender charge schedule* you elect and/or total purchase payments. Qualified annuity: A contract that you purchase to fund one of the following tax-deferred retirement plans that is subject to applicable federal law and any rules of the plan itself: o Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) under Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) o Roth IRAs under Section 408A of the Code o SIMPLE IRAs under Section 408(p) of the Code o Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plans under Section 408(k) of the Code o Plans under Section 401(k) of the Code o Custodial and trusteed plans under Section 401(a) of the Code o Tax-Sheltered Annuities (TSAs) under Section 403(b) of the Code A qualified annuity will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral if it is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax-deferred. All other contracts are considered nonqualified annuities. Rider effective date: The date you add a rider to your contract. Settlement date: The date when annuity payouts are scheduled to begin. Surrender value: The amount you are entitled to receive if you make a full surrender from your contract. It is the contract value minus any applicable charges. Valuation date: Any normal business day, Monday through Friday, that the NYSE is open. Each valuation date ends at the close of business. We calculate the value of each subaccount at the close of business on each valuation date. Variable account: Consists of separate subaccounts to which you may allocate purchase payments; each invests in shares of one fund. The value of your investment in each subaccount changes with the performance of the particular fund. * The ten-year surrender charge under RAVA Advantage is not available in Oregon. Contracts purchased in Oregon are only eligible for a 1% purchase payment credit if the initial purchase payment is at least $100,000 under RAVA Advantage; $250,000 for RAVA Select. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS The Contract in Brief This prospectus describes two contracts. RAVA Advantage offers a choice of a seven-year or a ten-year surrender charge schedule and relatively lower expenses. RAVA Select offers a three-year surrender charge schedule and relatively higher expenses. Purpose: The purpose of each contract is to allow you to accumulate money for retirement. You do this by making one or more purchase payments. You may allocate your purchase payments to the fixed accounts and/or subaccounts under the contract. These accounts, in turn, may earn returns that increase the value of the contract. Beginning at a specified time in the future called the settlement date, the contract provides lifetime or other forms of payouts of your contract value (less any applicable premium tax). As in the case of other annuities, it may not be advantageous for you to purchase one of these contracts as a replacement for, or in addition to, an existing annuity or life insurance contract. Most annuities have a tax-deferred feature. So do many retirement plans under the Code. As a result, when you use one of these contracts to fund a retirement plan that is tax-deferred, your contract will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. But the contracts do have features other than tax deferral that may help you reach your retirement goals. You should consult your tax advisor prior to making a purchase for an explanation of the tax implications to you. Free look period: You may return your contract to your sales representative or to our office within the time stated on the first page of your contract. Under RAVA Advantage you will receive a full refund of the contract value, less the amount of any purchase payment credits. (See "Valuing Your Investment -- Purchase payment credits.") We will not deduct any other charges. However, you bear the investment risk from the time of purchase until you return the contract; the refund amount may be more or less than the payment you made. Under RAVA Select you will receive a refund of your contract value less the value of the purchase payment credit. (Exception: If the law requires, we will refund all of your purchase payments.) Accounts: Currently, you may allocate your purchase payments among any or all of: o the subaccounts, each of which invests in a fund with a particular investment objective. The value of each subaccount varies with the performance of the particular fund in which it invests. We cannot guarantee that the value at the settlement date will equal or exceed the total purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts. (p. __) o the fixed account, which earns interest at a rate that we adjust periodically. (p. __) Buying your contract: Your sales representative will help you complete and submit an application. Applications are subject to acceptance at our office. You may buy a nonqualified annuity or a qualified annuity. After your initial purchase payment, you have the option of making additional purchase payments in the future. (p. __) Minimum allowable purchase payments If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month RAVA Advantage RAVA Select If paying by any other method: initial payment for qualified annuities $1,000 $ 2,000 initial payment for nonqualified annuities 2,000 10,000 for any additional payments 50 50 Maximum allowable purchase payments based on the age of you or the annuitant, whoever is older, on the effective date of the contract: RAVA Advantage RAVA Select For the first year: up to age 85 $1,000,000 $999,999 for ages 86 to 90 100,000 100,000 For each subsequent year: up to age 85 100,000 100,000 for ages 86-90 50,000 50,000 Transfers: Subject to certain restrictions, you currently may redistribute your contract value among the accounts without charge at any time until annuity payouts begin, and once per contract year among the subaccounts after annuity payouts begin. You may establish automated transfers among the accounts. Fixed account transfers are subject to special restrictions. (p. __) Surrenders: You may surrender all or part of your contract value at any time before the settlement date. You also may establish automated partial surrenders. Surrenders may be subject to charges and tax penalties (including an IRS penalty if you surrender prior to your reaching age 59 1/2) and may have other tax consequences; also, certain restrictions apply. (p. __) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Changing ownership: You may change ownership of a nonqualified annuity by written instruction, but this may have federal income tax consequences. Restrictions apply to changing ownership of a qualified annuity. (p. __) Benefits in case of death: If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin, we will pay the beneficiary an amount at least equal to the contract value. (p. __) Optional benefits: This contract offers optional features that are available for additional charges if you meet certain criteria. (p. __) Annuity payouts: You can apply your contract value to an annuity payout plan that begins on the settlement date. You may choose from a variety of plans to make sure that payouts continue as long as you like. If you purchased a qualified annuity, the payout schedule must meet the requirements of the tax-deferred retirement plan. We can make payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or both. Total monthly payouts may include amounts from each subaccount and the fixed account. During the annuity payout period, you cannot be invested in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. (p. __) Taxes: Generally, your contract grows tax-deferred until you surrender it or begin to receive payouts. (Under certain circumstances, IRS penalty taxes may apply.) Even if you direct payouts to someone else, you will be taxed on the income if you are the owner. (p. __) Charges: We assess certain charges in connection with your contract: o $30 annual contract administrative charge; o for nonqualified annuities a 0.95% mortality and expense risk fee for RAVA Advantage and a 1.20% mortality and expense risk fee for RAVA Select (if you allocate money to one or more subaccounts); o for qualified annuities a 0.75% mortality and expense risk fee for RAVA Advantage and a 1.00% mortality and expense risk fee for RAVA Select (if you allocate money to one or more subaccounts); o surrender charge; o any premium taxes that may be imposed on us by state or local governments (currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you make purchase payments or when you surrender your contract); o the operating expenses of the funds in which the subaccounts invest; o if you select the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit (MAV) , an annual fee of 0.25%* of the contract value; o if you select the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit (EEB), an annual fee of 0.30% of the contract value; and o if you select the Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit (EEP), an annual fee of 0.40% of the contract value. * For contracts purchased before May 1, 2003, the MAV fee for RAVA Advantage and RAVA Select is 0.15%. Expense Summary The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the contract. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the contract or surrender the contract. State premium taxes also may be deducted. CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES Surrender charge for RAVA Advantage: Contingent deferred sales load as a percentage of purchase payment surrendered. The owner selects either a seven-year or ten-year surrender charge schedule at the time of application.** Seven-year schedule Ten-year schedule** Years from purchase Surrender charge Years from purchase Surrender charge payment receipt percentage payment receipt percentage 1 7% 1 8% 2 7 2 8 3 7 3 8 4 6 4 7 5 5 5 7 6 4 6 6 7 2 7 5 Thereafter 0 8 4 9 3 10 2 Thereafter 0 ** Ten-year surrender charge schedule is not available for contracts issued in Oregon. For contracts issued in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, surrender charges are waived after the tenth contract anniversary. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS A surrender charge also applies to payouts under certain annuity payout plans (see "Charges -- Surrender Charge" p. __ and "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans" p. __). Surrender charge for RAVA Select (except Texas): Contingent deferred sales load as a percentage of purchase payment surrendered. Surrender charge schedule Years from Surrender charge contract date percentage 1 7% 2 7 3 7 Thereafter 0 A surrender charge also applies to payouts under certain annuity payout plans (see "Charges -- Surrender Charge" p. __ and "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans" p. __). Surrender charge for RAVA Select in Texas: Contingent deferred sales load. Surrender charge percentage as a percentage of purchase payments surrendered) in contract year Payments made in contract year 1 2 3 Thereafter 1 8% 7% 6% 0% 2 8 7 0 3 8 0 Thereafter 0 A surrender charge also applies to payouts under certain annuity payout plans (see "Charges -- Surrender Charge" p. __ and "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans" p. __). The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the contract, not including fund fees and expenses.
RAVA Advantage RAVA Select Annual contract administrative charge: $30*** $30*** Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider (MAV) fee: 0.25%* 0.25%* (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense) Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider (EEB) fee: 0.30% 0.30% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense) Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider (EEP) fee: 0.40% 0.40% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense) ANNUAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT EXPENSES (as a percentage of average subaccount value) Mortality and expense risk fee: RAVA Advantage RAVA Select for nonqualified annuities 0.95% 1.20% for qualified annuities 0.75% 1.00%
* For contracts purchased before May 1, 2003, the MAV fee for RAVA Advantage and RAVA Select is 0.15%. *** We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary, except at full surrender. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS The next two tables describe the operating expenses of the funds. The first item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the policy. The second table shows the actual fees and expenses charged by each fund for the end of the last fiscal year. More detail concerning each fund's fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each fund. Annual fund operating expenses (including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses) Minimum Maximum Total expenses before contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements Net expenses after contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements
Annual operating expenses of the funds as a percentage of average daily net assets) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Blue Chip Advantage Fund Bond Fund Capital Resource Fund Cash Management Fund Diversified Equity Income Fund Emerging Markets Fund Equity Select Fund Extra Income Fund Federal Income Fund Global Bond Fund Growth Fund International Fund Managed Fund New Dimensions Fund(R) Partners Small Cap Value Fund S&P 500 Index Fund Small Cap Advantage Fund Stock Fund Strategy Aggressive Fund AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares Alliance VP AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. VP International, Class II VP Value Class II Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Balanced Portfolio Evergreen VA Capital Growth Fund - Class 2
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Annual operating expenses of the funds as a percentage of average daily net assets) (continued) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses Fidelity(R) VIP Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 FTVIPT Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund Mid Cap Value Fund INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund Financial Service Fund Technology Fund Telecommunications Fund Janus Aspen Series Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares Lazard Retirement Series International Equity Portfolio MFS(R) Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class New Discovery Series - Service Class Utilities Series - Service Class Pioneer VCT Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Putnam Variable Trust Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares Strong Funds Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class Wanger International Small Cap U.S. Smaller Companies
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Annual operating expenses of the funds as a percentage of average daily net assets) (continued) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses Wells Fargo VT Asset Allocation Fund International Equity Fund Small Cap Growth Fund
IDS Life has entered into certain arrangements under which it is compensated by the funds' advisers and/or distributors for the administrative services it provides to these funds. Examples These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in these contracts with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include your transaction expenses, contract administrative charges*, variable account annual expenses and fund fees and expenses. These examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the contract for the time periods indicated. These examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year. Maximum Expenses. These examples assume the most expensive combination of contract features and benefits and the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds. They assume that you select both the optional MAV and EEP. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
If you do not surrender your contract or if If you surrender your contract at the end you select an annuity payout plan at the of the applicable time period: end of the applicable time period: Nonqualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA Advantage with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Advantage with a seven-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Select RAVA Select - Texas
Qualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA Advantage with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Advantage with a seven-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Select RAVA Select - Texas
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If you do not surrender your contract or if If you surrender your contract at the end you select an annuity payout plan at the of the applicable time period: end of the applicable time period: Nonqualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA Advantage with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Advantage with a seven-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Select RAVA Select - Texas
Qualified Annuity 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years RAVA Advantage with a ten-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Advantage with a seven-year surrender charge schedule RAVA Select RAVA Select - Texas
* In these examples, the $30 contract administrative charge is approximated as a _____% charge for RAVA Advantage, a _____% charge for RAVA Select and a _____% charge for RAVA Select - Texas. These percentages were determined by dividing the total amount of the contract administrative charges collected during the year that are attributable to each contract by the total average net assets that are attributable to that contract. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Condensed Financial Information To be filed by amendment. Financial Statements You can find our audited financial statements and the audited financial statements of the subaccounts in the SAI. Performance Information Performance information for the subaccounts may appear from time to time in advertisements or sales literature. This information reflects the performance of a hypothetical investment in a particular subaccount during a specified time period. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in funds. However, we show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccounts invested in them at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. Although we base performance figures on historical earnings, past performance does not guarantee future results. We include non-recurring charges (such as surrender charges) in total return figures, but not in yield quotations. Excluding non-recurring charges in yield calculations increases the reported value. Total return figures do not reflect any purchase payment credits. We may show total return quotations by means of schedules, charts or graphs. Total return figures reflect deduction of the following charges: o contract administrative charge, o applicable mortality and expense risk fee, o Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider fee, o Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider fee, and o applicable surrender charge (assuming a surrender at the end of the illustrated period). We may also show optional total return quotations that reflect deduction of the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider fee. We also show optional total return quotations that do not reflect a surrender charge deduction (assuming no surrender), or fees for any of the optional features. Average annual total return is the average annual compounded rate of return of the investment over a period of one, five and ten years (or up to the life of the subaccount if it is less than ten years old). Cumulative total return is the cumulative change in the value of an investment over a specified time period. We assume that income earned by the investment is reinvested. Cumulative total return generally will be higher than average annual total return. Annualized simple yield (for subaccounts investing in money market funds) "annualizes" the income generated by the investment over a given seven-day period. That is, we assume the amount of income generated by the investment during the period will be generated each seven-day period for a year. We show this as a percentage of the investment. Annualized compound yield (for subaccounts investing in money market funds) is calculated like simple yield except that we assume the income is reinvested when we annualize it. Compound yield will be higher than the simple yield because of the compounding effect of the assumed reinvestment. Annualized yield (for subaccounts investing in income funds) divides the net investment income (income less expenses) for each accumulation unit during a given 30-day period by the value of the unit on the last day of the period. We then convert the result to an annual percentage. You should consider performance information in light of the investment objectives, policies, characteristics and quality of the fund in which the subaccount invests and the market conditions during the specified time period. Advertised yields and total return figures include charges that reduce advertised performance. Therefore, you should not compare subaccount performance to that of mutual funds that sell their shares directly to the public. (See the SAI for a further description of methods used to determine total return and yield.) If you would like additional information about actual performance, please contact us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS The Variable Account and the Funds You may allocate purchase payments and transfers to any or all of the subaccounts of the variable account that invest in shares of the following funds:
--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- BC1 BC2 BC4 BC5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: long-term total return exceeding American Express Financial Portfolio - Blue that of the U.S. stock market. Invests Corporation (AEFC), investment Chip Advantage primarily in blue chip stocks. Blue chip adviser. Fund stocks are issued by companies with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion, an established management, a history of consistent earnings and a leading position within their respective industries. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- BD1 BD2 BD4 BD5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: high level of current income AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - Bond while conserving the value of the investment Fund and continuing a high level of income for the longest time period. Invests primarily in bonds and other debt obligations. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- CR1 CR2 CR4 CR5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - primarily in U.S. common stocks and other Capital Resource securities convertible into common Fund stocks. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- CM1 CM2 CM4 CM5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: maximum current income consistent AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - Cash with liquidity and stability of principal. Management Fund Invests primarily in money market securities. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- DE1 DE2 DE4 DE5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: a high level of current income AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - and, as a secondary goal, steady growth Diversified capital. Invests primarily in Equity Income dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. Fund --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- EM1 EM2 EM4 EM5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - primarily in equity securities of companies American Express Asset Emerging Markets in emerging market countries. Management International, Inc., Fund a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ES1 ES2 ES4 ES5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: growth of capital. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - primarily in equity securities of Equity Select medium-sized companies. Fund --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- EI1 EI2 EI4 EI5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: high current income, with capital AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - growth as a secondary objective. Invests Extra Income Fund primarily in high-yielding, high-risk corporate bonds (junk bonds) issued by U.S. and foreign companies and governments. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- FI1 FI2 FI4 FI5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: a high level of current income AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - and safety of principal consistent with an Federal Income investment in U.S. government and government Fund agency securities. Invests primarily in debt obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- GB1 GB2 GB4 GB5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: high total return through income AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - and growth of capital. Non-diversified fund Global Bond Fund that invests primarily in debt obligations of U.S. and foreign issuers. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- GR1 GR2 GR4 GR5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - primarily in common stocks and securities Growth Fund convertible into common stocks that appear to offer growth opportunities. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- IE1 IE2 IE4 IE5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - primarily in common stocks or convertible American Express Asset International securities of foreign issuers that offer Management International, Inc., Fund strong growth potential. a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- MF1 MF2 MF4 MF5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: maximum total investment return AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - through a combination of capital growth and Managed Fund current income. Invests primarily in a combination of common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, bonds and other debt securities. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ND1 ND2 ND4 ND5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: long-term growth of capital. AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - New Invests primarily in common stocks showing Dimensions potential for significant growth. Fund(R) --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- SV1 SV2 SV4 SV5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: long term capital appreciation. AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - Non-diversified fund that invests primarily Royce & Associates, LLC, Partners Small in equity securities. Third Avenue Management LLC and Cap Value Fund National City Investment Management Company, sub-advisers. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- IV1 IV2 IV4 IV5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: long-term capital appreciation. AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - S&P Non-diversified fund that invests primarily 500 Index Fund in securities that are expected to provide investment results that correspond to the performance of the S&P 500 Index. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- SC1 SC2 SC4 SC5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: long-term capital growth. Invests AEFC, investment adviser; Portfolio - primarily in equity stocks of small Kenwood Capital Management LLC, Small Cap companies that are often included in the sub-adviser. Advantage Fund Russell 2000 Index and/or have market capitalization under $2 billion. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ST1 ST2 ST4 ST5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: current income and growth of AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - capital. Invests primarily in common stocks Stock Fund and securities convertible into common stock. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- SA1 SA2 SA4 SA5 AXP(R) Variable Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Portfolio - primarily in equity securities of growth Strategy companies. Aggressive Fund --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1AC 2AC 4AC 5AC AIM V.I. Capital Objective: growth of capital. Invests A I M Advisors, Inc. Appreciation principally in common stocks of companies Fund, Series II likely to benefit from new or innovative Shares products, services or processes as well as those with above-average long-term growth and excellent prospects for future growth. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1AD 2AD 4AD 5AD AIM V.I. Capital Objective: long term growth of capital. A I M Advisors, Inc. Development Invests primarily in securities (including Fund, Series II common stocks, convertible securities and Shares bonds) of small- and medium-sized companies. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1AB 2AB 4AB 5AB Alliance VP Objective: long-term growth of capital. Alliance Capital Management, AllianceBernstein Invests primarily in a diversified portfolio L.P. International of foreign equity securities. Value Portfolio (Class B) --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1AL 2AL 4AL 5AL Alliance VP Objective: reasonable current income and Alliance Capital Management, Growth and reasonable appreciation. Invests primarily L.P. Income Portfolio in dividend-paying common stocks of good (Class B) quality. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1AI 2AI 4AI 5AI American Objective: long term capital growth. Invests American Century Investment Century(R) VP primarily in stocks of growing foreign Management, Inc. International, companies in developed countries. Class II --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1AV 2AV 4AV 5AV American Objective: long-term capital growth, with American Century Investment Century(R) VP income as a secondary objective. Invests Management, Inc. Value, Class II primarily in stocks of companies that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1SR 2SR 4SR 5SR Calvert Variable Objective: income and capital growth. Calvert Asset Management Series, Inc. Invests primarily in stocks, bonds and money Company, Inc. (CAMCO), Social Balanced market instruments which offer income and investment adviser. SSgA Funds Portfolio capital growth opportunity and which satisfy Management, Inc. and Brown the investment and social criteria. Capital Management are the investment subadvisers. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1CG 2CG 4CG 5CG Evergreen VA Objective: long-term capital growth. The Evergreen Investment Management Capital Growth fund seeks to achieve its goal by investing Company, LLC. Pilgrim Baxter Fund - Class 2 primarily in common stocks of large U.S. Value Investors, Inc. is the companies, which the portfolio managers sub-investment adviser. believe have the potential for capital growth over the intermediate- and long-term. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1FG 2FG 4FG 5FG Fidelity(R) VIP Strategy: high total return through a Fidelity Management & Research Growth & Income combination of current income and capital Company (FMR), investment Portfolio appreciation. Normally invests a majority of manager; FMR U.K. and FMR Far Service Class 2 assets in common stocks with a focus on East, sub-investment advisers. those that pay current dividends and show potential for capital appreciation. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1FM 2FM 4FM 5FM Fidelity(R) VIP Strategy: long-term growth of capital. FMR, investment manager; FMR Mid Cap Normally invests at least 80% of assets in U.K. and FMR Far East, Portfolio companies with medium market capitalization sub-investment advisers. Service Class 2 common stocks. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1FO 2FO 4FO 5FO Fidelity(R) VIP Strategy: long-term growth of capital. FMR, investment manager; FMR Overseas Invests primarily in common stocks of U.K., FMR Far East, Fidelity Portfolio foreign securities. International Investment Service Class 2 Advisors (FIIA) and FIIA U.K., sub-investment advisers. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1RE 2RE 4RE 5RE FTVIPT Franklin Objective: capital appreciation with a Franklin Advisers, Inc. Real Estate Fund secondary goal to earn current income. - Class 2 Invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies operating in the real estate industry. The Fund invests primarily in equity real estate investment trusts (REITs). --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1SI 2SI 4SI 5SI FTVIPT Franklin Objective: long-term total return. Invests Franklin Advisory Services, LLC Small Cap Value at least 80% of its net assets in Securities Fund investments of small capitalization - Class 2 companies. For this Fund, small capitalization companies are those that have a market cap not exceeding $2.5 billion, at the time of purchase. Invests primarily in equity securities of companies manager believes are selling substantially below the underlying value of their assets or their private market value. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1MS 2MS 4MS 5MS FTVIPT Mutual Objective: capital appreciation with income Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC Shares as a secondary goal. Invests primarily in Securities Fund equity securities of companies that the - Class 2 manager believes are available at market prices less than their value based on certain recognized or objective criteria (intrinsic value). --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1UE 2UE 4UE 5UE Goldman Sachs Objective: seeks long-term growth of capital Goldman Sachs Asset Management VIT CORE(SM) and dividend income. Invests, under normal U.S. Equity Fund circumstances, at least 90% of its total assets (not including securities lending collateral and any investment of that collateral) measured at time of purchase, in a broadly diversified portfolio of large-cap and blue chip equity investments representing all major sectors of the U.S. economy. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1MC 2MC 4MC 5MC Goldman Sachs Objective: seeks long-term capital Goldman Sachs Asset Management VIT Mid Cap appreciation. Invests, under normal Value Fund circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in mid-capitalization issuers within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap Value index at the time of investment. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1ID 2ID 4ID 5ID INVESCO VIF - Objective: long-term growth of capital. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. Dynamics Fund Invests primarily in common stocks of mid-sized companies - companies included in the Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index at the time of purchase, or if not included in that Index, those with market capitalizations between $2.5 billion and $15 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund also has the flexibility to invest in other types of securities, including preferred stocks, convertible securities and bonds. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1FS 2FS 4FS 5FS INVESCO VIF - Objective: long-term growth of capital. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. Financial Aggressively managed. Invests at least 80% Services Fund of its assets in the equity securities and equity-related instruments of companies involved in the financial services sector. These companies include but are not limited to, banks, insurance companies, and investment and miscellaneous industries (asset managers, brokerage firms, government-sponsored agencies and suppliers to financial services companies). --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1TC 2TC 4TC 5TC INVESCO VIF - Objective: long-term growth of capital. The INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. Technology Fund Fund is aggressively managed. Invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and equity-related instruments of companies engaged in technology-related industries. These include, but are not limited to, applied technology, biotechnology, communications, computers, electronics, Internet, IT services and consulting, software, telecommunications equipment and services, IT infrastructure, and networking companies. Many of these products and services are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the market value of securities of the companies in this sector. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1TL 2TL 4TL 5TL INVESCO VIF - Objective: long-term growth of capital. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. Telecommunications Current income is a secondary objective. The Fund Fund is aggressively managed. Invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and equity-related instruments of companies involved in the design, development manufacture, distribution or sale of communications services and equipment, and companies that are involved in supplying equipment or services to such companies. The telecommunications sector includes companies that offer telephone services, wireless communications, satellite communications, television and movie programming, broadcasting and Internet access. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1GT 2GT 4GT 5GT Janus Aspen Objective: long-term growth of capital. Janus Capital Series Global Non-diversified mutual fund that invests, Technology under normal circumstances, at least 80% of Portfolio: its net assets in securities of companies Service Shares that the portfolio manager believes will benefit significantly from advances or improvements in technology. It implements this policy by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies selected for their growth potential. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1IG 2IG 4IG 5IG Janus Aspen Objective: long-term growth of capital. Janus Capital Series Invests, under normal circumstances, at International least 80% of its net assets in securities of Growth issuers from at least five different Portfolio: countries, excluding the United States. Service Shares Although the Portfolio intends to invest substantially all of its assets in issuers located outside the United States, it may at times invest in U.S. issuers and it may at times invest all of its assets in fewer than five countries or even a single country. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1IP 2IP 4IP 5IP Lazard Objective: long-term capital appreciation. Lazard Asset Management Retirement Invests primarily in equity securities, International principally common stocks of relatively Equity Portfolio large non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australia and Far East (EAFE(R)) Index that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1MG 2MG 4MG 5MG MFS(R) Investors Objective: long-term growth of capital and MFS Investment Management(R) Growth Stock future income. Invests at least 80% of its Series - Service total assets in common stocks and related Class securities of companies which MFS(R) believes offer better than average prospects for long-term growth. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1MD 2MD 4MD 5MD MFS(R) New Objective: capital appreciation. Invests MFS Investment Management(R) Discovery Series primarily in equity securities of emerging - Service Class growth companies. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1UT 2UT 4UT 5UT MFS(R) Utilities Objective: capital growth and current MFS Investment Management(R) Series - Service income. Invests primarily in equity and debt Class securities of domestic and foreign companies in the utilities industry. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1PE 2PE 4PE 5PE Pioneer Equity Objective: current income and long-term Pioneer Investment Management, Income VCT growth of capital from a portfolio Inc. Portfolio - consisting primarily of income producing Class II Shares equity securities of U.S. corporations. Invests primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks and interests in real estate investment trusts (REITs). Normally, the portfolio invests at least 80% of its total assets in income producing equity securities. The remainder of the portfolio may be invested in debt securities, most of which are expected to be convertible into common stocks. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1EU 2EU 4EU 5EU Pioneer Europe Objective: long-term growth of capital. Pioneer Investment Management, VCT Portfolio - Invests primarily in equity securities of Inc. Class II Shares European issuers including common stocks, preferred stocks, rights, depositary receipts, warrants and debt securities convertible into common stock. Normally, the portfolio invests 80% of its total assets in equity securities of European issuers. The portfolio may also purchase forward foreign currency contracts in connection with its investments. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1HS 2HS 4HS 5HS Putnam VT Health Objective: capital appreciation. The fund Putnam Investment Management, Sciences Fund - seeks its goal by investing at least 80% of LLC Class IB Shares its net assets in common stocks of U.S. companies in the health sciences industries, with a focus on growth stocks. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1PI 2PI 4PI 5PI Putnam VT Objective: capital appreciation. The fund Putnam Investment Management, International seeks its goal by investing mainly in common LLC Growth Fund - stocks of companies outside the United Class IB Shares States. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1VS 2VS 4VS 5VS Putnam VT Vista Objective: capital appreciation. The fund Putnam Investment Management, Fund - Class IB seeks its goal by investing mainly in common LLC Shares stocks of U.S. companies with a focus on growth stocks. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1SO 2SO 4SO 5SO Strong Objective: seeks capital growth. Invests Strong Capital Management, Inc. Opportunity Fund primarily in common stocks of medium II - Advisor capitalization companies that the Fund's Class managers believe are underpriced, yet have attractive growth prospects. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
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--------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Subaccount Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser for RAVA for RAVA Advantage Select --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1IT 2IT 4IT 5IT Wanger Objective: long-term growth of capital. Liberty Wanger Asset International Invests primarily in stocks of small- and Management, L.P. Small Cap medium-size non-U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $2 billion. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1SP 2SP 4SP 5SP Wanger U.S. Objective: long-term growth of capital. Liberty Wanger Asset Smaller Invests primarily in stocks of small- and Management, L.P. Companies medium-size U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $5 billion. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1AA 2AA 4AA 5AA Wells Fargo VT Objective: long-term total return consistent Wells Fargo Funds Management, Asset Allocation with reasonable risk. Invests in equity and LLC, adviser; Wells Capital Fund fixed-income securities in varying Management Incorporated, proportions, with "neutral" target sub-adviser. allocation of 60% equity securities and 40% fixed-income securities. The Fund invests its equity portion of assets in common stocks to replicate the S&P 500 Index and its fixed-income portion of assets in U.S. Treasury Bonds to replicate the Lehman Brothers 20+ Treasury Index. The Fund seeks to maintain a 95% or better performance correlation with the respective indexes. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1WI 2WI 4WI 5WI Wells Fargo VT Objective: total return with an emphasis on Wells Fargo Funds Management, International long-term capital appreciation. Invests LLC, adviser; Wells Capital Equity Fund primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. Management Incorporated, companies based in developed foreign sub-adviser. countries or emerging markets. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1SG 2SG 4SG 5SG Wells Fargo VT Objective: long-term capital appreciation. Wells Fargo Funds Management, Small Cap Growth Invests primarily in companies with LLC, adviser; Wells Capital Fund above-average growth potential and whose Management Incorporated, market capitalization falls within the range sub-adviser. of the Russell 2000 Index, which is considered a small capitalization index. --------------- ------------ ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
A fund underlying your contract in which a subaccount invests may have a name, portfolio manager, objectives, strategies and characteristics that are the same or substantially similar to those of a publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Despite these similarities, an underlying fund is not the same as any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Each underlying fund will have its own unique portfolio holdings, fees, operating expenses and operating results. The results of each underlying fund may differ significantly from any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. The investment advisers cannot guarantee that the funds will meet their investment objectives. Please read the funds' prospectuses for facts you should know before investing. These prospectuses are also available by contacting us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. All funds are available to serve as the underlying investments for variable annuities. Some funds also are available to serve as investment options for variable life insurance policies and tax-deferred retirement plans. It is possible that in the future, it may be disadvantageous for variable annuity accounts and variable life insurance accounts and/or tax-deferred retirement plans to invest in the available funds simultaneously. Although the insurance company and the funds do not currently foresee any such disadvantages, the boards of directors or trustees of the appropriate funds will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between annuity owners, policy owners and tax-deferred retirement plans and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response to a conflict. If a board were to conclude that it should establish separate funds for the variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts, you would not bear any -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS expenses associated with establishing separate funds. Please refer to the funds' prospectuses for risk disclosure regarding simultaneous investments by variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations relating to the diversification requirements under Section 817(h) of the Code. Each fund intends to comply with these requirements. The variable account was established under Minnesota law on Aug. 23, 1995, and the subaccounts are registered together as a single unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). This registration does not involve any supervision of our management or investment practices and policies by the SEC. All obligations arising under the contracts are general obligations of IDS Life. The variable account meets the definition of a separate account under federal securities laws. We credit or charge income, capital gains and capital losses of each subaccount only to that subaccount. State insurance law prohibits us from charging a subaccount with liabilities of any other subaccount or of our general business. The variable account includes other subaccounts that are available under contracts that are not described in this prospectus. The U.S. Treasury and the IRS indicated that they may provide additional guidance on investment control. This concerns how many variable subaccounts an insurance company may offer and how many exchanges among subaccounts it may allow before the contract owner would be currently taxed on income earned within subaccount assets. At this time, we do not know what the additional guidance will be or when action will be taken. We reserve the right to modify the contract, as necessary, so that the owner will not be subject to current taxation as the owner of the subaccount assets. We intend to comply with all federal tax laws so that the contract continues to qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. We reserve the right to modify the contract as necessary to comply with any new tax laws. The Fixed Account You also may allocate purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account. We back the principal and interest guarantees relating to the fixed account. These guarantees are based on the continued claims-paying ability of the company. The value of the fixed account increases as we credit interest to the account. Purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account become part of our general account. Interest is calculated and compounded daily based on a 365-day year so as to produce the annual effective rate which we declare. We do not credit interest on leap days (Feb. 29). The interest rate we apply to each purchase payment or transfer to the fixed account is guaranteed for one year. Thereafter, we will change rates from time to time at our discretion. These rates will be based on various factors including, but not limited to, the interest rate environment, returns earned on investments backing these annuities, the rates currently in effect for new and existing company annuities, product design, competition, and the company's revenues and expenses. Interests in the fixed account are not required to be registered with the SEC. The SEC staff does not review the disclosures in this prospectus on the fixed account. Disclosures regarding the fixed account, however, may be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospectuses. (See "Making the Most of Your Contract -- Transfer Policies" for restrictions on transfers involving the fixed account.) Buying Your Contract You can fill out an application and send it along with your initial purchase payment to our office. As the owner, you have all rights and may receive all benefits under the contract. You can own a nonqualified annuity in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship only in spousal situations. You cannot own a qualified annuity in joint tenancy. You can buy a contract or become an annuitant if you are 90 or younger. When you apply, you may select: o the optional Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider;(1) o the optional Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider;(1) o the optional Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider;(1) o the fixed account and/or subaccounts in which you want to invest; o how you want to make purchase payments; o a beneficiary; and o under RAVA Advantage, the length of the surrender charge period (seven or ten years).(2) (1) You may select any one of the MAV Death Benefit, EEB or EEP riders. Or you may select the MAV Death Benefit and either the EEB or the EEP. However, you cannot select both the EEB and EEP. Riders may not be available in all states. The MAV Death Benefit, EEB and EEP are only available if you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue. EEP is only available on contracts purchased through a transfer or exchange. (2) The ten-year surrender charge schedule under RAVA Advantage is not available for contracts issued in Oregon. For RAVA Advantage contracts issued in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, we waive surrender charges after the tenth contract anniversary. The contract provides for allocation of purchase payments to the subaccounts of the variable account and/or to the fixed account in even 1% increments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS If your application is complete, we will process it and apply your purchase payment to the fixed account and subaccounts you selected within two business days after we receive it at our office. If we accept your application, we will send you a contract. If your application is not complete, you must give us the information to complete it within five business days. If we cannot accept your application within five business days, we will decline it and return your payment unless you specifically ask us to keep the payment and apply it once your application is complete. We will credit additional purchase payments you make to your accounts on the valuation date we receive them. We will value the additional payments at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your payments at our office. THE SETTLEMENT DATE Annuity payouts are scheduled to begin on the settlement date. When we process your application, we will establish the settlement date to the maximum age or date described below. You can also select a date within the maximum limits. You can align this date with your actual retirement from a job, or it can be a different future date, depending on your needs and goals and on certain restrictions. You also can change the date, provided you send us written instructions at least 30 days before annuity payouts begin. For nonqualified annuities and Roth IRAs, the settlement date must be: o no earlier than the 60th day after the contract's effective date; and o no later than the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if purchased after age 75. For qualified annuities except Roth IRAs, to avoid IRS penalty taxes, the settlement date generally must be: o on or after the date the annuitant reaches age 59 1/2; and o for IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEPs, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70 1/2; or o for all other qualified annuities, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70 1/2, or, if later, retires (except that 5% business owners may not select a settlement date that is later than April 1 of the year following the calendar year when they reach age 70 1/2). If you take the minimum IRA or TSA distributions as required by the Code from another tax-qualified investment, or in the form of partial surrenders from this contract, annuity payouts can start as late as the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if later. BENEFICIARY If death benefits become payable before the settlement date while the contract is in force and before annuity payouts begin, we will pay your named beneficiary all or part of the contract value. If there is no named beneficiary, then you or your estate will be the beneficiary. (See "Benefits in Case of Death" for more about beneficiaries.) PURCHASE PAYMENTS Minimum allowable purchase payments* If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month RAVA Advantage RAVA Select If paying by any other method: initial payment for qualified annuities $1,000 $ 2,000 initial payment for nonqualified annuities 2,000 10,000 for any additional payments 50 50 * Installments must total at least $600 in the first year. If you do not make any purchase payments for 24 months, and your previous payments total $600 or less, we have the right to give you 30 days' written notice and pay you the total value of your contract in a lump sum. This right does not apply to contracts in New Jersey. Maximum allowable purchase payments** based on the age of you or the annuitant, whoever is older, on the effective date of the contract: RAVA Advantage RAVA Select For the first year: up to age 85 $1,000,000 $999,999 for ages 86 to 90 100,000 100,000 For each subsequent year: up to age 85 100,000 100,000 for ages 86-90 50,000 50,000 ** These limits apply in total to all IDS Life annuities you own. We reserve the right to increase maximum limits. For qualified annuities the tax-deferred retirement plan's or the Code's limits on annual contributions also apply. Except for TSAs, purchase payments are limited and may not be made after the third contract anniversary in Massachusetts, Washington and Oregon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS We reserve the right to not accept purchase payments allocated to the fixed account for twelve months following either: 1. a partial surrender from the fixed account; or 2. a lump sum transfer from the fixed account to a subaccount. HOW TO MAKE PURCHASE PAYMENTS 1 By letter: Send your check along with your name and contract number to: IDS Life Insurance Company 70200 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 2 By scheduled payment plan: We can help you set up: o an automatic payroll deduction, salary reduction or other group billing arrangement; or o a bank authorization. Charges CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE We charge this fee for establishing and maintaining your records. We deduct $30 from the contract value of RAVA Advantage or RAVA Select on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this charge among the subaccounts and the fixed account in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary. If you surrender your contract, we will deduct the charge at the time of surrender regardless of the contract value or purchase payments made. We cannot increase the annual contract administrative charge and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK FEE We charge this fee daily to the subaccounts. The unit values of your subaccounts reflect this fee. For nonqualified annuities the fee totals 0.95% for RAVA Advantage and 1.20% for RAVA Select of the average daily net assets on an annual basis. For qualified annuities the fee totals 0.75% for RAVA Advantage and 1.00% for RAVA Select of the average daily net assets on an annual basis. This fee covers the mortality and expense risk that we assume. Approximately two-thirds of this amount is for our assumption of mortality risk, and one-third is for our assumption of expense risk. This fee does not apply to the fixed account. Mortality risk arises because of our guarantee to pay a death benefit and our guarantee to make annuity payouts according to the terms of the contract, no matter how long a specific annuitant lives and no matter how long our entire group of annuitants live. If, as a group, annuitants outlive the life expectancy we assumed in our actuarial tables, then we must take money from our general assets to meet our obligations. If, as a group, annuitants do not live as long as expected, we could profit from the mortality risk fee. Expense risk arises because we cannot increase the contract administrative charge and this charge may not cover our expenses. We would have to make up any deficit from our general assets. We could profit from the expense risk fee if future expenses are less than expected. The subaccounts pay us the mortality and expense risk fee they accrued as follows: o first, to the extent possible, the subaccounts pay this fee from any dividends distributed from the funds in which they invest; o then, if necessary, the funds redeem shares to cover any remaining fees payable. We may use any profits we realize from the subaccounts' payment to us of the mortality and expense risk fee for any proper corporate purpose, including, among others, payment of distribution (selling) expenses. We do not expect that the surrender charge, discussed in the following paragraphs, will cover sales and distribution expenses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (MAV DEATH BENEFIT) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it(1). If selected, we deduct 0.25%(2) of your contract value of RAVA Advantage or RAVA Select on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed accounts in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin, if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date, and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (EEB) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it(1). If selected, we deduct 0.30% of your contract value of RAVA Advantage or RAVA Select on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed accounts in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin, if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change in ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. ENHANCED EARNINGS PLUS DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (EEP) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it(1). If selected, we deduct 0.40% of your contract value of RAVA Advantage or RAVA Select on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed accounts in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin, if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change in ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. (1) You may select any one of the MAV Death Benefit, EEB or EEP riders. Or you may select the MAV Death Benefit and either the EEB or the EEP. However, you cannot select both the EEB and the EEP. Riders may not be available in all states. The MAV Death Benefit, EEB and EEP are only available if you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue. EEP is only available on contracts purchased through a transfer or exchange. (2) For contracts purchased before May 1, 2003, the MAV fee for RAVA Advantage and RAVA Select is 0.15%. SURRENDER CHARGE If you surrender all or part of your contract, you may be subject to a surrender charge. For RAVA Advantage, a surrender charge applies if all or part of the surrender amount is from purchase payments we received within seven (7) or ten (10) years before surrender. You select the surrender charge period at the time of your application for the contract.* For RAVA Select, a surrender charge applies if you surrender all or part of your purchase payments in the first three (3) contract years. The surrender charge percentages that apply to you are shown in your contract. * The ten-year surrender charge schedule under RAVA Advantage is not available in Oregon. Surrender charge under RAVA Advantage: For purposes of calculating any surrender charge under RAVA Advantage, we treat amounts surrendered from your contract value in the following order: 1. First, we surrender any contract earnings (contract value less purchase payments received and not previously surrendered). We do not assess a surrender charge on contract earnings. NOTE: We determine contract earnings by looking at the entire contract value, not the earnings of any particular subaccount or the fixed account. 2. Next, in each contract year, we surrender amounts totaling up to 10% of your prior contract anniversary contract value, but only to the extent not included and surrendered in number one above. (Your initial purchase payment is considered the prior contract anniversary contract value during the first contract year.) We do not assess a surrender charge on this amount. 3. Next we surrender purchase payments received prior to the surrender charge period you selected and shown in your contract. We do not assess a surrender charge on these purchase payments. 4. Finally, if necessary, we surrender purchase payments received that are still within the surrender charge period you selected and shown in your contract. We surrender these payments on a "first-in, first-out" (FIFO) basis. We do assess a surrender charge on these payments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS We determine your surrender charge by multiplying each of your payments surrendered by the applicable surrender charge percentage, and then adding the total surrender charges. The surrender charge percentage depends on the number of years since you made the payments that are surrendered, depending on the schedule you selected*: Seven-year schedule Ten-year schedule* Years from purchase Surrender charge Years from purchase Surrender charge payment receipt percentage payment receipt percentage 1 7% 1 8% 2 7 2 8 3 7 3 8 4 6 4 7 5 5 5 7 6 4 6 6 7 2 7 5 Thereafter 0 8 4 9 3 10 2 Thereafter 0 Surrender charge under RAVA Select (except Texas): For purposes of calculating any surrender charge under RAVA Select, we treat amounts surrendered from your contract value in the following order: 1. First, we surrender any contract earnings (contract value less purchase payments received and not previously surrendered). We do not assess a surrender charge on contract earnings. NOTE: We determine contract earnings by looking at the entire contract value, not the earnings of any particular subaccount or the fixed account. 2. Next, in each contract year, we surrender amounts totaling up to 10% of your prior contract anniversary contract value, but only to the extent not included and surrendered in number one above. We do not assess a surrender charge on this amount. (Your initial purchase payment is considered the prior contract anniversary contract value during the first contract year.) 3. Finally, if necessary, we surrender purchase payments. We do assess a surrender charge on these payments during the first three contract years as follows: Contract year Surrender charge percentage 1 7% 2 7 3 7 Thereafter 0 * The ten-year surrender charge schedule under RAVA Advantage is not available in Oregon. For contracts issued in Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, we waive surrender charges after the tenth contract anniversary. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Surrender charge under RAVA Select in Texas: For purposes of calculating any surrender charge under RAVA Select in Texas, we treat amounts surrendered from your contract value in the following order: 1. First, we surrender any contract earnings (contract value less purchase payments received and not previously surrendered). We do not assess a surrender charge on contract earnings. NOTE: We determine contract earnings by looking at the entire contract value, not the earnings of any particular subaccount or the fixed account. 2. Next, in each contract year, we surrender amounts totaling up to 10% of your prior contract anniversary contract value, but only to the extent not included and surrendered in number one above. We do not assess a surrender charge on this amount. (Your initial purchase payment is considered the prior contract anniversary contract value during the first contract year.) 3. Finally, if necessary, we surrender purchase payments. We surrender amounts from the oldest purchase payments first. We do assess a surrender charge on these payments during the first three contract years as follows: Surrender charge percentage (as a percentage of purchase payments surrendered) in contract year Payments made in contract year 1 2 3 Thereafter 1 8% 7% 6% 0% 2 8 7 0 3 8 0 Thereafter 0 Partial surrenders under RAVA Advantage and RAVA Select For a partial surrender that is subject to a surrender charge, the amount we actually deduct from your contract value will be the amount you request plus any applicable surrender charge. The surrender charge percentage is applied to this total amount. We pay you the amount you requested. Example: Assume you requested a surrender of $1,000 and there is a surrender charge of 7%. The total amount we actually deduct from your contract is $1,075.27. We determine this amount as follows: Amount requested or $1,000 ------------------ ------ = $1,075.27 1.00 - surrender charge .93 By applying the 7% surrender charge to $1,075.27, the surrender charge is $75.27. We pay you the $1,000 you requested. If you make a full surrender of your contract, we also will deduct the applicable contract administrative charge and the applicable prorated MAV Death Benefit, EEB or EEP charge. Surrender charge under Annuity Payout Plan E -- Payouts for a specified period: Under this payout plan, you can choose to take a surrender. The amount that you can surrender is the present value of any remaining variable payouts. For qualified contracts, the discount rate we use in the calculation will be 4.72% if the assumed investment rate is 3.5% and 6.22% if the assumed investment rate is 5%. For nonqualified contracts, the discount rate we use in the calculation will be 4.92% if the assumed investment rate is 3.5% and 6.42% if the assumed investment rate is 5%. The surrender charge equals the present value of the remaining payouts using the assumed investment rate minus the present value of the remaining payouts using the discount rate. In no event would your surrender charge exceed 9% of the amount available for payouts under the plan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Surrender charge calculation example The following is an example of the calculation we would make to determine the surrender charge on a RAVA Advantage contract that contains a seven-year surrender charge schedule with this history: o The contract date is July 1, 2002 with a contract year of July 1 through June 30 and with an anniversary date of July 1 each year; and o We received these payments: -- $10,000 July 1, 2002; -- $ 8,000 Dec. 31, 2007; -- $ 6,000 Feb. 20, 2010; and o The owner surrenders the contract for its total surrender value of $26,500 on Aug. 5, 2011 and had not made any other surrenders during that contract year; and o The prior anniversary July 1, 2011 contract value was $28,000.
Surrender charge Explanation $ 0 $2,500 is contract earnings surrendered without charge; and 0 $300 is 10% of the prior anniversary contract value that is in excess of contract earnings surrendered without charge (from above). 10% of $28,000 = $2,800 - $2,500 = $300 0 $10,000 July 1, 2002 payment was received eight or more years before surrender and is surrendered without surrender charge; and 480 $8,000 Dec. 31, 2007 payment is in its fourth year from receipt, surrendered with a 6% surrender charge; and 420 $6,000 Feb. 20, 2010 payment is in its second year from receipt, surrendered with a 7% surrender charge. ---- $900
Waiver of surrender charges We do not assess surrender charges under RAVA Advantage or RAVA Select for: o surrenders of any contract earnings; o surrenders of amounts totaling up to 10% of your prior contract anniversary contract value to the extent it exceeds contract earnings; o amounts surrendered after the tenth contract anniversary in Massachusetts, Washington and Oregon. o required minimum distributions from a qualified annuity (for those amounts required to be distributed from the contract described in this prospectus); o contracts settled using an annuity payout plan, unless an annuity payout Plan E is later surrendered; o amounts we refund to you during the free look period*; o death benefits*; and o surrenders you make under your contract's "Waiver of Surrender Charges for Nursing Home Confinement" provision*. To the extent permitted by state law, this provision applies when you are under age 76 on the date that we issue the contract. Under this provision, we will waive surrender charges that we normally assess upon full or partial surrender. Under RAVA Advantage, you must provide proof satisfactory to us that, as of the date you request the surrender, you or the annuitant are confined to a nursing home and have been for the prior 90 days and the confinement began after the contract date. Under RAVA Select, you must provide proof satisfactory to us that, as of the date you request the surrender, you or your spouse are confined to a nursing home or hospital and have been for the prior 90 days and the confinement began after the contract date. (See your contract for additional conditions and restrictions on this waiver.) * However, we will reverse certain purchase payment credits. (See "Valuing Your Investment -- Purchase payment credits.") Other information on charges: AEFC makes certain custodial services available to some profit sharing, money purchase and target benefit plans funded by our annuities. Fees for these services start at $30 per calendar year per participant. AEFC will charge a termination fee for owners under age 59 1/2 (fee waived in case of death or disability). Possible group reductions: In some cases we may incur lower sales and administrative expenses due to the size of the group, the average contribution and the use of group enrollment procedures. In such cases, we may be able to reduce or eliminate the contract administrative and surrender charges. However, we expect this to occur infrequently. PREMIUM TAXES Certain state and local governments impose premium taxes on us (up to 3.5%). These taxes depend upon your state of residence or the state in which the contract was sold. Currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin, but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you surrender your contract. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Valuing Your Investment We value your accounts as follows: FIXED ACCOUNT We value the amounts you allocated to the fixed account directly in dollars. The fixed account value equals: o the sum of your purchase payments and transfer amounts allocated to the fixed account; o plus any purchase payment credits allocated to the fixed account; o plus interest credited; o minus the sum of amounts surrendered (including any applicable surrender charges) and amounts transferred out; o minus any prorated portion of the contract administrative charge; o minus any prorated portion of the MAV Death Benefit Rider fee (if applicable); o minus any prorated portion of the EEB fee (if applicable); and o minus any prorated portion of the EEP fee (if applicable). SUBACCOUNTS We convert amounts you allocated to the subaccounts into accumulation units. Each time you make a purchase payment or transfer amounts into one of the subaccounts or we apply any purchase payment credits to a subaccount, we credit a certain number of accumulation units to your contract for that subaccount. Conversely, each time you take a partial surrender, transfer amounts out of a subaccount, or we assess a contract administrative charge or a surrender charge, or any applicable charge for an optional death benefit, we subtract a certain number of accumulation units from your contract. The accumulation units are the true measure of investment value in each subaccount during the accumulation period. They are related to, but not the same as, the net asset value of the fund in which the subaccount invests. The dollar value of each accumulation unit can rise or fall daily depending on the variable account expenses, performance of the fund and on certain fund expenses. Here is how we calculate accumulation unit values: Number of units: to calculate the number of accumulation units for a particular subaccount we divide your investment by the current accumulation unit value. Accumulation unit value: the current accumulation unit value for each subaccount equals the last value times the subaccount's current net investment factor. We determine the net investment factor by: o adding the fund's current net asset value per share, plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then o dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and o subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the accumulation unit value may increase or decrease. You bear all the investment risk in a subaccount. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Factors that affect subaccount accumulation units: accumulation units may change in two ways -- in number and in value. The number of accumulation units you own may fluctuate due to: o additional purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts; o any purchase payment credits allocated to the subaccounts; o transfers into or out of the subaccounts; o partial surrenders; o surrender charges; o a prorated portion of the contract administrative charge; o a prorated portion of the MAV Death Benefit Rider fee (if selected); o a prorated portion of the EEB fee (if selected); and/or o a prorated portion of the EEP fee (if selected). Accumulation unit values will fluctuate due to: o changes in funds' net asset value; o dividends distributed to the subaccounts; o capital gains or losses of funds; o fund operating expenses; and/or o mortality and expense risk fees. Purchase payment credits under RAVA Advantage For RAVA Advantage, we add a credit* to your contract in the amount of: o 1% of each purchase payment received: -- if you elect the ten-year surrender charge schedule for your contract; or -- if you elect the seven-year surrender charge schedule for your contract and your initial purchase payment to the contract is at least $100,000. o 2% of each purchase payment received if you elect the ten-year surrender charge schedule for your contract and your initial purchase payment to the contract is at least $100,000. We fund the credits from our general account. We do not consider credits to be "investments" for income tax purposes. (See "Taxes.") We allocate each credit to your contract value when the applicable purchase payment is applied to your contract value. We allocate such credits to your contract value according to allocation instructions in effect for your purchase payments. We will reverse credits from the contract value for any purchase payment that is not honored. The amount returned to you under the free look provision also will not include any credits applied to your contract. (See "The Contract in Brief - Free look period.") To the extent a death benefit or surrender payment includes purchase payment credits applied within twelve months preceding: (1) the date of death that results in a lump sum death benefit under this contract; or (2) a request for surrender charge waiver due to Nursing Home Confinement, we will assess a charge, similar to a surrender charge, equal to the amount of the purchase payment credits. The amount we pay to you under these circumstances will always equal or exceed your surrender value. This credit is available because of lower costs associated with larger sized contracts and lower compensation paid on the sales of these contracts. We reserve the right to increase the amount of the credit for certain groups of contract owners. The increase will not be greater than 8% of total net payments. Increases in credit amounts are funded by reduced expenses expected from such groups. * The ten-year surrender charge under RAVA Advantage is not available in Oregon. RAVA Advantage contracts purchased in Oregon are only eligible for a 1% purchase payment credit if the initial purchase payment is at least $100,000. Purchase payment credits under RAVA Select For RAVA Select, we add a credit to your contract in the amount of 1% of each purchase payment received in the first contract year if your initial purchase payment to the contract is at least $250,000. We fund the credits from our general account. We do not consider credits to be "investments" for income tax purposes. (See "Taxes.") We allocate each credit to your contract value when the applicable purchase payment is applied to your contract value. We allocate such credits to your contract value according to allocation instructions in effect for your purchase payments. We will reverse credits from the contract value for any purchase payment that is not honored. The amount returned to you under the free look provision also will not include any credits applied to your contract. (See "The Contract in Brief - Free look period.") We will not assess a charge equal to the amount of the purchase payment credits upon payment of a death benefit or surrender. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Making the Most of Your Contract AUTOMATED DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING Currently, you can use automated transfers to take advantage of dollar-cost averaging (investing a fixed amount at regular intervals). For example, you might transfer a set amount monthly from a relatively conservative subaccount to a more aggressive one, or to several others, or from the fixed account to one or more subaccounts. There is no charge for dollar-cost averaging. This systematic approach can help you benefit from fluctuations in accumulation unit values caused by fluctuations in the market values of the funds. Since you invest the same amount each period, you automatically acquire more units when the market value falls and fewer units when it rises. The potential effect is to lower your average cost per unit. How dollar-cost averaging works Number Amount Accumulation of units Month invested unit value purchased By investing an equal number Jan $100 $20 5.00 of dollars each month ... Feb 100 16 6.25 Mar 100 9 11.11 you automatically buy Apr 100 5 20.00 more units when the May 100 7 14.29 per unit market price is low ... June 100 10 10.00 July 100 15 6.67 and fewer units Aug 100 20 5.00 when the per unit Sept 100 17 5.88 market price is high. Oct 100 12 8.33 You paid an average price of only $17.91 per unit over the 10 months, while the average market price actually was $18.10. Dollar-cost averaging does not guarantee that any subaccount will gain in value nor will it protect against a decline in value if market prices fall. Because dollar-cost averaging involves continuous investing, your success will depend upon your willingness to continue to invest regularly through periods of low price levels. Dollar-cost averaging can be an effective way to help meet your long-term goals. For specific features contact your sales representative. ASSET REBALANCING Subject to availability, you can ask to have the variable subaccount portion of your contract value allocated according to the percentages (in whole percentage amounts ) that you choose. We automatically will rebalance the variable subaccount portion of your contract value either quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. The period you select will start to run on the date we record your request. On the first valuation date of each of these periods, we automatically will rebalance your contract value so that the value in each subaccount matches your current subaccount percentage allocations. These percentage allocations must be in whole numbers. Asset rebalancing does not apply to the fixed account. There is no charge for asset rebalancing. The contract value must be at least $2,000. You can change your percentage allocations or your rebalancing period at any time by contacting us in writing. We will restart the rebalancing period you selected as of the date we record your change. You also can ask us in writing to stop rebalancing your contract value. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that currently are in place. For more information on asset rebalancing, contact your financial advisor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS TRANSFERRING BETWEEN ACCOUNTS You may transfer contract value from any one subaccount, or the fixed account, to another subaccount before annuity payouts begin. (Certain restrictions apply to transfers involving the fixed account.) We will process your transfer on the valuation date we receive your request. We will value your transfer at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. There is no charge for transfers. Before making a transfer, you should consider the risks involved in changing investments. The contract is not designed for use by individuals, professional market timing organizations, or other entities that do "market timing," programmed transfers, frequent transfers or excessive trading, or transfers that are large in relation to the total assets of any fund underlying the contract. These and similar activities may adversely affect a fund's ability to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, may increase expenses and may harm other contract owners who allocated purchase payments to the fund regardless of their transfer activity. Accordingly, individuals and organizations that use market-timing investment strategies and make frequent transfers should not own this contract. We monitor the frequency of transfers, including the size of transfers in relation to fund assets in each underlying fund, and we take appropriate action as necessary. In order to prevent market timing activities that may harm or disadvantage other contract owners, we may apply modifications or restrictions in any reasonable manner to prevent a transfer. We may suspend transfer privileges at any time. We may also reject or restrict any specific payment or transfer request and impose specific limitations with respect to market timers, including restricting transfers by market timers to certain underlying funds. We may also apply other restrictions or modifications that could include, but not be limited to: o not accepting telephone or electronic transfer requests; o requiring a minimum time period between each transfer; o not accepting transfer requests of an agent acting under power of attorney on behalf of more than one contract owner; or o limiting the dollar amount that a contract owner may transfer at any one time. We agree to provide notice of our intent to restrict transfer privileges to contract owners who have engaged in disruptive activity. In addition, some of the underlying funds have reserved the right to temporarily or permanently refuse payments or transfer requests from us if, in the judgment of the fund's investment adviser, the fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective or policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. Accordingly, we may not be in a position to effect certain allocations or transfers requested by market timers and may refuse such requests without prior notice. Subject to state law, we reserve the right to impose, without prior notice, restrictions on allocations and transfers that we determine, in our sole discretion, will disadvantage or potentially hurt the rights or interests of other contract owners. For information on transfers after annuity payouts begin, see "Transfer policies" below. Transfer policies o Before annuity payouts begin, you may transfer contract values between the subaccounts, or from the subaccounts to the fixed account at any time. However, if you made a transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts, you may not make a transfer from any subaccount back to the fixed account until the next contract anniversary. o You may transfer contract values from the fixed account to the subaccounts once a year during a 31-day transfer period starting on each contract anniversary (except for automated transfers, which can be set up at any time for certain transfer periods subject to certain minimums). o If we receive your request within 30 days before the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the anniversary. o If we receive your request on or within 30 days after the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the valuation date we receive it. o We will not accept requests for transfers from the fixed account at any other time. o Once annuity payouts begin, you may not make transfers to or from the fixed account, but you may make transfers once per contract year among the subaccounts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS HOW TO REQUEST A TRANSFER OR SURRENDER 1 By letter: Send your name, contract number, Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number and signed request for a transfer or surrender to: Regular mail: IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Minimum amount Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire account balance Maximum amount Transfers or surrenders: Contract value or entire account balance 2 By automated transfers and automated partial surrenders: Your sales representative can help you set up automated transfers among your subaccounts or fixed account or partial surrenders from the accounts. You can start or stop this service by written request or other method acceptable to us. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that are currently in place. o Automated transfers from the fixed account to any one of the subaccounts may not exceed an amount that, if continued, would deplete the fixed account within 12 months. o Automated surrenders may be restricted by applicable law under some contracts. o You may not make additional purchase payments if automated partial surrenders are in effect. o Automated partial surrenders may result in IRS taxes and penalties on all or part of the amount surrendered. o The balance in any account from which you make an automated transfer or automated partial surrender must be sufficient to satisfy your instructions. If not, we will suspend your entire automated arrangement until the balance is adequate. o If we must suspend your automated transfer or automated partial surrender arrangement for six months, we reserve the right to discontinue the arrangement in its entirety. Minimum amount Transfers or surrenders: $50 Maximum amount Transfers or surrenders: None (except for automated transfers from the fixed account) 3 By phone: Call between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Central time: (800) 862-7919 TTY service for the hearing impaired: (800) 285-8846 Minimum amount Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire account balance Maximum amount Transfers: Contract value or entire account balance Surrenders: $100,000 We answer telephone requests promptly, but you may experience delays when the call volume is unusually high. If you are unable to get through, use the mail procedure as an alternative. We will honor any telephone transfer or surrender requests that we believe are authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm that they are. This includes asking identifying questions and tape recording calls. We will not allow a telephone surrender within 30 days of a phoned-in address change. As long as we follow the procedures, we (and our affiliates) will not be liable for any loss resulting from fraudulent requests. Telephone transfers or surrenders are automatically available. You may request that telephone transfers or surrenders not be authorized from your account by writing to us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Surrenders You may surrender all or part of your contract at any time before annuity payouts begin by sending us a written request or calling us. We will process your surrender request on the valuation date we receive it. For total surrenders, we will compute the value of your contract at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. We may ask you to return the contract. You may have to pay surrender charges (see "Charges -- Surrender Charge,") MAV Death Benefit charges (see "Charges - Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider Fee"), EEB charges (see "Charges - Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee"), EEP charges (see "Charges - Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Fee"), and IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). You cannot make surrenders after annuity payouts begin except under Plan E (see "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans"). SURRENDER POLICIES If you have a balance in more than one account and you request a partial surrender, we will withdraw money from all your subaccounts and/or the fixed account in the same proportion as your value in each account correlates to your total contract value, unless you request otherwise. The minimum contract value after partial surrender is $600. RECEIVING PAYMENT 1 By regular or express mail: o payable to you; o mailed to address of record. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request express mail delivery. 2 By wire: o request that payment be wired to your bank; o bank account must be in the same ownership as your contract; and o pre-authorization required. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request that payment be wired to your bank. For instructions, please contact your sales representative. Normally, we will send the payment within seven days after receiving your request. However, we may postpone the payment if: -- the surrender amount includes a purchase payment check that has not cleared; -- the NYSE is closed, except for normal holiday and weekend closings; -- trading on the NYSE is restricted, according to SEC rules; -- an emergency, as defined by SEC rules, makes it impractical to sell securities or value the net assets of the accounts; or -- the SEC permits us to delay payment for the protection of security holders. TSA -- Special Surrender Provisions PARTICIPANTS IN TAX-SHELTERED ANNUITIES The Code imposes certain restrictions on your right to receive early distributions from a TSA: o Distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions (plus earnings) made after Dec. 31, 1988, or to transfers or rollovers from other contracts, may be made from the TSA only if: -- you are at least age 59 1/2; -- you are disabled as defined in the Code; -- you severed employment with the employer who purchased the contract; or -- the distribution is because of your death. o If you encounter a financial hardship (as provided by the Code), you may be eligible to receive a distribution of all contract values attributable to salary reduction contributions made after Dec. 31, 1988, but not the earnings on them. o Even though a distribution may be permitted under the above rules, it may be subject to IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). o The employer must comply with certain nondiscrimination requirements for certain types of contributions under a TSA contract to be excluded from taxable income. You should consult your employer to determine whether the nondiscrimination rules apply to you. o The above restrictions on distributions do not affect the availability of the amount credited to the contract as of Dec. 31, 1988. The restrictions also do not apply to transfers or exchanges of contract value within the contract, or to another registered variable annuity contract or investment vehicle available through the employer. o If the contract has a loan provision, the right to receive a loan is described in detail in your contract. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Changing Ownership You may change ownership of your nonqualified annuity at any time by completing a change of ownership form we approve and sending it to our office. The change will become binding upon us when we receive and record it. We will honor any change of ownership request that we believe is authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm authenticity. If we follow these procedures, we will not take any responsibility for the validity of the change. Please consider carefully whether or not you wish to change ownership of your nonqualified annuity if you have elected the MAV Death Benefit, EEB or EEP. If you change ownership of your contract, we will terminate the EEP. This includes both the EEP Part I benefits and the EEP Part II benefits. (See the description of these terms in "Optional Benefits".) In addition, the terms of the EEB and the MAV Death Benefit will change due to a change of ownership. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the EEB will terminate. Otherwise, we will effectively "start over" the EEB. We will treat the EEB as if it is issued on the day the change of ownership is made, using the attained age of the new owner as the "issue age" to determine the benefit levels. The account value on the date of the ownership change will be treated as a "purchase payment" in determining future values of "earnings at death" under the EEB. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the MAV Death Benefit will terminate. If the MAV Death Benefit on the date of ownership change is greater than the account value on the date of the ownership change, the MAV Death Benefit will be set equal to the account value. Otherwise, the MAV Death Benefit value will not change due to a change in ownership. Please see the descriptions of these riders in "Optional Benefits." The rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force) for any rider that continues after a change of ownership. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you have a nonqualified annuity, you may incur income tax liability by transferring, assigning or pledging any part of it. (See "Taxes.") If you have a qualified annuity, you may not sell, assign, transfer, discount or pledge your contract as collateral for a loan, or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose except as required or permitted by the Code. However, if the owner is a trust or custodian, or an employer acting in similar capacity, ownership of the contract may be transferred to the annuitant. Benefits in Case of Death -- Standard Death Benefit We will pay the death benefit to your beneficiary upon the earlier of your death or the annuitant's death. If a contract has more than one person as the owner, we will pay benefits upon the first to die of any owner or the annuitant. If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary as follows: If both you and the annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greatest of: o contract value; o purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders; or o the contract value as of the most recent sixth contract anniversary, plus purchase payments and minus adjusted partial surrenders since that anniversary. If either you or the annuitant are age 81 or older on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greater of: o contract value; or o purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. Adjusted partial surrenders: PS x DB ---------- CV PS = the partial surrender including any applicable surrender charge. DB = the death benefit on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. CV = the contract value on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Example of standard death benefit calculation when the owner and annuitant are age 80 or younger: o You purchase the contract with a payment of $20,000 on Jan. 1, 2003. o On Jan 1, 2009 (the sixth contract anniversary) the contract value grows to $30,000. o March 1, 2009 the contract value falls to $28,000 at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $26,500. We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2009 as follows: The contract value on the most recent sixth contract anniversary: $30,000 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: 0 minus "adjusted partial surrenders" taken since that anniversary calculated as: $1,500 X $30,000 ---------------- = -1,607 $28,000 ------- for a death benefit of: $28,393 IF YOU DIE BEFORE YOUR RETIREMENT DATE When paying the beneficiary, we will process the death claim on the valuation date that our death claim requirements are fulfilled. We will determine the contract's value using the next accumulation unit value. We pay interest, if any, at a rate no less than required by law. We will mail payment to the beneficiary within seven days after our death claim requirements are fulfilled. Nonqualified annuities If your spouse is sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your beneficiary is not your spouse, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless you give us other written instructions. We must fully distribute the death benefit within five years of your death. However, the beneficiary may receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: o the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and o payouts begin no later than one year after your death, or other date as permitted by the Code; and o the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. Qualified annuities The IRS has issued proposed regulations to take effect Jan. 1, 2002 which may affect distributions from your qualified annuity. Contact your tax advisor if you have any questions as to the impact of the new proposed rules on your situation. o Spouse beneficiary: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may elect to receive payouts, or elect to treat the contract as his/her own. If your spouse elects a payout option, the payouts must begin no later than the year in which the annuitant would have reached age 70 1/2. If the annuitant attained age 70 1/2 at the time of death, payouts must begin no later than Dec. 31 of the year following the year of the annuitant's death. o Non-spouse beneficiary: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if death occurs prior to the year the annuitant would have attained age 70 1/2, the beneficiary may elect to receive payouts from the contract over a five year period. If the annuitant's death occurs after attaining age 70 1/2, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless the beneficiary elects to receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: o the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and o payouts begin no later than one year following the year of your death; and o the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. o Annuity payout plan: If you elect an annuity payout plan, the payouts to your beneficiary will continue pursuant to the annuity payout plan you elect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Optional Benefits MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT The Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit (MAV Death Benefit) is intended to provide additional death benefit protection in the event of fluctuating fund values. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges"). If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue, you may choose to add the MAV Death Benefit to your contract. Generally, you must elect the MAV Death Benefit at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the MAV Death Benefit may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the MAV Death Benefit for new contracts. On the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date we set the Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) equal to the highest of your (a) current contract value, or (b) total purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. Every contract anniversary after that, through age 80, we compare the previous anniversary's MAV plus subsequent purchase payments less subsequent adjusted partial surrenders to the current contract value and we reset the MAV if the current contract value is higher. We stop resetting the MAV after you or the annuitant reach age 81. However, we continue to add subsequent purchase payments and subtract adjusted partial surrenders from the MAV. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. Terminating the MAV o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary. o The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. o The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. Example o You purchase the contract with a payment of $20,000 on Jan. 1, 2003. o On Jan. 1, 2004 (the first contract anniversary) the contract value grows to $24,000. o On March 1, 2004 the contract value falls to $22,000, at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $20,500. We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2004 as follows: The MAV immediately preceding the date of death plus any payments made since that anniversary minus adjusted partial surrenders: Greatest of your contract anniversary contract values: $24,000 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: +0 minus adjusted partial surrenders, calculated as: $1,500 X $24,000 ---------------- = -1,636 $22,000 ------- for a death benefit of: $22,364 Nonqualified Annuities: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner with the contract value equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV Death Benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit valuation date. Qualified Annuities: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may keep the contract as owner until the date on which the annuitant would have reached age 70 1/2, or any other date permitted by the Code. The contract value will be equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV death benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit valuation date. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT (EEB) The EEB is intended to provide an additional benefit to your beneficiary to help offset expenses after your death such as funeral expenses or federal and state taxes. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges"). The EEB provides for reduced benefits if you or the annuitant is 70 or older at the rider effective date and it does not provide any additional benefit before the first contract anniversary. The EEB also may result in reduced benefits if you take required minimum distributions from your qualified annuity or any partial surrenders during the life of your contract, both of which may reduce contract earnings. This is because the benefit paid by the EEB is determined by the amount of earnings at death. Be sure to discuss with your sales representative and your tax advisor whether or not the EEB is appropriate for your situation. If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at the rider effective date, you may choose to add the EEB to your contract. Generally, you must elect the EEB at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the EEB may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. You may not select this rider if you select the EEP. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the EEB for new contracts. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. The EEB provides that if you or the annuitant dies after the first contract anniversary, but before annuity payouts begin, and while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary: o the standard death benefit (see "Benefits in Case of Death - Standard Benefit") or the MAV death benefit, if applicable, PLUS o 40% of your earnings at death if you and the annuitant were under age 70 on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old; or o 15% of your earnings at death if you or the annuitant were 70 or older on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 37.5% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. Additional death benefits payable under EEB are not included in the adjusted partial surrender calculation. Earnings at death for the EEB and EEP: If the rider effective date for the EEB or EEP is the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to: o the standard death benefit or the MAV death benefit, if applicable (the "death benefit amount") o minus purchase payments not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% of the purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. If the rider effective date for the EEB is AFTER the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to the death benefit amount o minus the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% multiplied by: o the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Terminating the EEB o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. o The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. Example of the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit o You purchase the contract with a payment of $100,000 on Jan. 01, 2003 and you and the annuitant are under age 70. You select the seven-year surrender charge schedule, the MAV death benefit and the EEB. o On July 1, 2003 the contract value grows to $105,000. The death benefit on July 1, 2003 equals the standard death benefit, which is the contract value, or $105,000. You have not reached the first contract anniversary so the EEB does not provide any additional benefit at this time. o On Jan. 1, 2004 the contract value grows to $110,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2004 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (MAV death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 X ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 o On Jan. 1, 2005 the contract value falls to $105,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 X ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 o On Feb. 1, 2005 the contract value remains at $105, 000 and you request a partial surrender, including the applicable 7% surrender charge, of $50,000. We will surrender $10,500 from your contract value free of charge (10% of your prior anniversary's contract value). The remainder of the surrender is subject to a 7% surrender charge because your payment is two years old, so we will surrender $39,500 ($36,735 + $2,765 in surrender charges) from your contract value. Altogether, we will surrender $50,000 and pay you $47,235. We calculate purchase payments not previously surrendered as $100,000 - $45,000 = $55,000 (remember that $5,000 of the partial surrender is contract earnings). The death benefit on Feb. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV adjusted for partial surrenders): ($50,000 X $110,000) $110,000 - -------------------- = $57,619 $105,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 X ($57,619 - $55,000) = +1,048 ------- Total death benefit of: $58,667 o On Jan. 1, 2006 the contract value falls by $40,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2006 equals the death benefit paid on Feb. 1, 2005. The reduction in contract value has no effect. o On Jan. 1, 2012 the contract value grows to a new high of $200,000. Earnings at death reaches its maximum of 250% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $200,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) 0.40 X 2.50 X ($55,000) = +55,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $255,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS o On July 1, 2012 you make an additional purchase payment of $50,000 and your contract value grows to $250,000. The new purchase payment is less than one year old and so it has no effect on the EEB value. The death benefit on July 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) 0.40 X 2.50 X ($55,000) = +55,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $305,000 o On July 1, 2013 the contract value remains $250,000 and the "new" purchase payment is one year old. The value of the EEB changes. The death benefit on July 1, 2013 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the standard death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 X ($250,000 - $105,000) = +58,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $308,000 If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and your spouse elects to continue the contract, we will pay an amount into the contract so that the contract value equals the total death benefit payable under the EEB. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the EEB rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the EEB. In this case, the following conditions will apply: o the rider will continue, but we will treat the new contract value on the date the ownership of the contract changes to your spouse (after the additional amount is paid into the contract) as if it is a purchase payment in calculating future values of "earnings at death." o the percentages of "earnings at death" payable will be based on your spouse's age at the time he or she elects to continue the contract. o the rider charges described in "Charges - Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the EEB rider. NOTE: For special tax considerations associated with the EEB, see "Taxes." ENHANCED EARNINGS PLUS DEATH BENEFIT (EEP) The EEP is intended to provide an additional benefit to your beneficiary to help offset expenses after your death such as funeral expenses or federal and state taxes. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges"). The EEP provides for reduced benefits if you or the annuitant is 70 or older at the rider effective date, it does not provide any additional benefit before the first contract anniversary and it does not provide any benefit beyond what is offered under the EEB during the second contract year. The EEP also may result in reduced benefits if you take required minimum distributions from your qualified annuity or any partial surrenders during the life of your contract, both of which may reduce contract earnings. This is because part of the benefit paid by the EEP is determined by the amount of earnings at death. Be sure to discuss with your sales representative and your tax advisor whether or not the EEP is appropriate for your situation. If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue, you may choose to add the EEP to your contract. You must elect the EEP at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. This rider is only available under annuities purchased through an exchange. You may not select this rider if you select the EEB. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the EEP for new contracts. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS The EEP provides that if you or the annuitant dies after the first contract anniversary, but before annuity payouts begin, and while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary: o EEP Part I benefits, which equal the benefits payable under the EEB described above; PLUS o EEP Part II benefits, which equal a percentage of exchange purchase payments identified at issue not previously surrendered as follows:
Percentage if you and the annuitant are Percentage if you or the annuitant are Contract year under age 70 on the rider effective date 70 or older on the rider effective date One and Two 0% 0% Three and Four 10% 3.75% Five or more 20% 7.5%
Additional death benefits payable under EEP are not included in the adjusted partial surrender calculation. If after 6 months, no exchange purchase payments have been received, we will contact you and you will have an additional 30 days to follow-up on exchange purchase payments identified at issue but not received by us. If after these 30 days, we have not received any exchange purchase payments, we will convert the EEP rider into an EEB. Another way to describe the benefits payable under the EEP rider is as follows: o the standard death benefit (see "Benefits in Case of Death - Standard Death Benefit") or the MAV death benefit, if applicable PLUS
If you and the annuitant are under age 70 If you or the annuitant are age 70 Contract year on the rider effective date, add... or older on the rider effective date, add... 1 Zero Zero 2 40% X earnings at death (see above) 15% X earnings at death 3 & 4 40% X (earnings at death + 25% of exchange 15% X (earnings at death + 25% of exchange purchase payment*) purchase payment*) 5+ 40% X (earnings at death + 50% of exchange 15% X (earnings at death + 50% of exchange purchase payment*) purchase payment*)
* Exchange purchase payments are purchase payments exchanged from another contract that are identified at issue and not previously surrendered. The company is not responsible for identifying exchange purchase payments if we did not receive proper notification from the company from which the purchase payments are exchanged. Terminating the EEP o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary. o The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. o The rider will terminate in the case of an ownership change. o The rider will terminate in the case of the spousal continuation if the new owner is age 76 or older. Example of the Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit o You purchase the contract with an exchange purchase payment of $100,000 on Jan. 01, 2003 and you and the annuitant are under age 70. You select the seven-year surrender charge schedule, the MAV death benefit and the EEP. o On July 1, 2003 the contract value grows to $105,000. The death benefit on July 1, 2003 equals the standard death benefit, which is the contract value, or $105,000. You have not reached the first contract anniversary so neither the EEP Part I nor Part II provides any additional benefit at this time. o On Jan. 1, 2004 the contract value grows to $110,000. You have not reached the second contract anniversary so the EEP-Part II does not provide any additional benefit at this time. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2004 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $110,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the MAV death benefit minus purchase payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 X ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS o On Jan. 1, 2005 the contract value falls to $105,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV): $110,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 X ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 plus the EEP Part II which in the third contract year equals 10% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.10 X $100,000 = +10,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $124,000 o On Feb. 1, 2005 the contract value remains at $105,000 and you request a partial surrender, including the applicable 7% surrender charge, of $50,000. We will surrender $10,500 from your contract value free of charge (10% of your prior anniversary's contract value). The remainder of the surrender is subject to a 7% surrender charge because your payment is two years old, so we will surrender $39,500 ($36,735 + $2,765 in surrender charges) from your contract value. Altogether, we will surrender $50,000 and pay you $47,235. We calculate purchase payments not previously surrendered as $100,000 - $45,000 = $55,000 (remember that $5,000 of the partial surrender is contract earnings). The death benefit on Feb. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV adjusted for partial surrenders): $110,000 - ($50,000 X $110,000) -------------------- = $57,619 $105,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 X ($57,619 - $55,000) = +1,048 plus the EEP Part II which in the third contract year equals 10% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.10 X $55,000 = +5,500 -------- Total death benefit of: $64,167 o On Jan. 1, 2006 the contract value falls by $40,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2006 equals the death benefit paid on Feb. 1, 2005. The reduction in contract value has no effect. o On Jan. 1, 2012 the contract value grows to a new high of $200,000. Earnings at death reaches its maximum of 250% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. Because we are beyond the fourth contract anniversary the EEP also reaches its maximum of 20%. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $200,000 plus the EEP Part I (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 X (2.50 X $55,000) = +55,000 plus the EEP Part II which after the fourth contract year equals 20% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.20 X $55,000 = +11,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $266,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS o On July 1, 2012 you make an additional purchase payment of $50,000 and your contract value grows to $250,000. The new purchase payment is less than one year old and so it has no effect on either the EEP Part I or EEP Part II values. The death benefit on July 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEP Part I (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 X (2.50 X $55,000)= +55,000 plus the EEP Part II, which after the fourth contract year equals 20% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.20 X $55,000 = +11,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $316,000 o On July 1, 2013 the contract value remains $250,000 and the "new" purchase payment is one year old. The value of the EEP Part I changes but the value of the EEP Part II remains constant. The death benefit on July 1, 2013 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the MAV death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 X ($250,000 - $105,000) = +58,000 plus the EEP Part II, which after the fourth contract year equals 20% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.20 X $55,000 = +11,000 -------- Total death benefit of: $319,000 If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and your spouse elects to continue the contract, we will pay an amount into the contract so that the contract value equals the total death benefit payable under the EEP. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the EEP rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she cannot continue the EEP. However, he or she may choose to convert the EEP rider into an EEB. In this case, the following conditions will apply: o the EEB rider will treat the new contract value on the date the ownership of the contract changes to your spouse (after the additional amount is paid into the contract) as if it is a purchase payment in calculating future values of "earnings at death." o the percentages of "earnings at death" payable will be based on your spouse's age at the time he or she elects to continue the contract. o the rider charges described in "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the EEB rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the EEP rider. If your spouse chooses not to convert the EEP rider into an EEB, the standard death benefit (or the MAV death benefit, if applicable) will apply. NOTE: For special tax considerations associated with the EEP, see "Taxes." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS The Annuity Payout Period As owner of the contract, you have the right to decide how and to whom annuity payouts will be made starting at the settlement date. You may select one of the annuity payout plans outlined below, or we may mutually agree on other payout arrangements. We do not deduct any surrender charges under the payout plans listed below. You also decide whether we will make annuity payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or a combination of fixed and variable. The amount available to purchase payouts under the plan you select is the contract value on your settlement date (less any applicable premium tax). You may reallocate this contract value to the fixed account to provide fixed dollar payouts and/or among the subaccounts to provide variable annuity payouts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. Amounts of fixed and variable payouts depend on: o the annuity payout plan you select; o the annuitant's age and, in most cases, sex; o the annuity table in the contract; and o the amounts you allocated to the accounts at settlement. In addition, for variable payouts only, amounts depend on the investment performance of the subaccounts you select. These payouts will vary from month to month because the performance of the funds will fluctuate. (In the case of fixed annuities, payouts remain the same from month to month.) For information with respect to transfers between accounts after annuity payouts begin, see "Making the Most of Your Contract -- Transfer policies." ANNUITY TABLES The annuity tables in your contract show the amount of the monthly payout for each $1,000 of contract value according to the age and, when applicable, the sex of the annuitant. (Where required by law, we will use a unisex table of settlement rates.) Table B shows the minimum amount of each fixed payout. Amounts in Table B are based on the guaranteed annual effective interest rate shown in your contract. We declare current payout rates that we use in determining the actual amount of your fixed payout. The current payout rates will equal or exceed the guaranteed payout rates shown in Table B. We will furnish these rates to you upon request. Table A shows the amount of the first variable payout assuming that the contract value is invested at the beginning of the annuity payout period and earns a 5% rate of return, which is reinvested and helps to support future payouts. If you ask us at least 30 days before the settlement date, we will substitute an annuity table based on an assumed 3.5% investment rate for the 5% Table A in the contract. The assumed investment rate affects both the amount of the first payout and the extent to which subsequent payouts increase or decrease. For example, annuity payouts will increase if the investment return is above the assumed investment rate and payouts will decrease if the return is below the assumed investment rate. Using the 5% Table A results in a higher initial payment, but later payouts will increase more slowly when annuity unit values rise and decrease more rapidly when they decline. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS ANNUITY PAYOUT PLANS You may choose any one of these annuity payout plans by giving us written instructions at least 30 days before contract values are used to purchase the payout plan: o Plan A: Life annuity -- no refund: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death. Payouts end with the last payout before the annuitant's death. We will not make any further payouts. This means that if the annuitant dies after we made only one monthly payout, we will not make any more payouts. o Plan B: Life annuity with five, ten or 15 years certain: We make monthly payouts for a guaranteed payout period of five, ten or 15 years that you elect. This election will determine the length of the payout period to the beneficiary if the annuitant should die before the elected period expires. We calculate the guaranteed payout period from the settlement date. If the annuitant outlives the elected guaranteed payout period, we will continue to make payouts until the annuitant's death. o Plan C: Life annuity -- installment refund: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death, with our guarantee that payouts will continue for some period of time. We will make payouts for at least the number of months determined by dividing the amount applied under this option by the first monthly payout, whether or not the annuitant is living. o Plan D: Joint and last survivor life annuity -- no refund: We make monthly payouts while both the annuitant and a joint annuitant are living. If either annuitant dies, we will continue to make monthly payouts at the full amount until the death of the surviving annuitant. Payouts end with the death of the second annuitant. o Plan E: Payouts for a specified period: We make monthly payouts for a specific payout period of ten to 30 years that you elect. We will make payouts only for the number of years specified whether the annuitant is living or not. Depending on the selected time period, it is foreseeable that an annuitant can outlive the payout period selected. During the payout period, you can elect to have us determine the present value of any remaining variable payouts and pay it to you in a lump sum. We determine the present value of the remaining annuity payouts which are assumed to remain level at the initial payout. For qualified annuities, the discount rate we use in the calculation will vary between 4.72% and 6.22%, depending on the applicable assumed investment rate. For nonqualified annuities, the discount rate we use in the calculation will vary between 4.92% and 6.42%, depending on the applicable assumed investment rate. (See "Charges -- Surrender charge under Annuity Payout Plan E.") You can also take a portion of the discounted value once a year. If you do so, your monthly payouts will be reduced by the proportion of your surrender to the full discounted value. An IRS penalty tax could apply if you take a surrender. (See "Taxes.") Annuity payout plan requirements for qualified annuities: If you purchased a qualified annuity, you have the responsibility for electing a payout plan that complies with your contract and with applicable law. The payout plan options will meet certain IRS regulations governing required minimum distributions if the payout plan meets the incidental distribution benefit requirements, if any, and the payouts are made: o in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life of the annuitant or over the life of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or o in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or o over a period certain not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary. If we do not receive instructions: You must give us written instructions for the annuity payouts at least 30 days before the annuitant's retirement date. If you do not, we will make payouts under Plan B, with 120 monthly payouts guaranteed. Contract values that you allocated to the fixed account will provide fixed dollar payouts and contract values that you allocated among the subaccounts will provide variable annuity payouts. If monthly payouts would be less than $20: We will calculate the amount of monthly payouts at the time the contract value is used to purchase a payout plan. If the calculations show that monthly payouts would be less than $20, we have the right to pay the contract value to the owner in a lump sum or to change the frequency of the payouts. Death after annuity payouts begin: If you or the annuitant die after annuity payouts begin, we will pay any amount payable to the beneficiary as provided in the annuity payout plan in effect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Taxes Generally, under current law, your contract has a tax-deferral feature. This means any increase in the value of the fixed account and/or subaccounts in which you invest is taxable to you only when you receive a payout or surrender (see detailed discussion below). Any portion of the annuity payouts and any surrenders you request that represent ordinary income are normally taxable. We will send you a tax information reporting form for any year in which we made a taxable distribution according to our records. Roth IRAs may grow and be distributed tax free if you meet certain distribution requirements. Annuity payouts under nonqualified annuities: A portion of each payout will be ordinary income and subject to tax, and a portion of each payout will be considered a return of part of your investment and will not be taxed. If the annuitant dies before your investment in the contract is fully recovered, the remaining portion of the unrecovered investment can be taken as a federal income tax deduction for the last taxable year of the annuitant. All amounts you receive after your investment in the contract is fully recovered will be subject to tax. Tax law requires that all nonqualified deferred annuities issued by the same company (and possibly its affiliates) to the same owner during a calendar year be taxed as a single, unified contract when you take distributions from any one of those contracts. Qualified annuities: When your contract is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax deferred under the Code, the contract will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. If your contract is used to fund a 401(k) plan, your rights to benefits may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plan regardless of the terms of the contract. Adverse tax consequences may result if you do not ensure that contributions, distributions and other transactions under the contract comply with the law. Qualified annuities have minimum distribution rules that govern the timing and amount of distributions. You should refer to your retirement plan or adoption agreement or consult a tax advisor for more information about your distribution rules. Annuity payouts under qualified annuities (except Roth IRAs): Under a qualified annuity, the entire payout generally is includable as ordinary income and is subject to tax except to the extent that contributions were made with non-deductible contributions or with after-tax dollars rolled from a retirement plan. If you or your employer invested in your contract with deductible or pre-tax dollars as part of a tax-deferred retirement plan, such amounts are not considered to be part of your investment in the contract and will be taxed when paid to you from the plan. Purchase payment credits: These are considered earnings and are taxed accordingly. Surrenders: For qualified annuities under 401(a) and 401(k) plans, we will surrender your annuity to the plan's trustee for the benefit of your account. For other qualified annuities and nonqualified annuities, if you surrender part or all of your contract before your annuity payouts begin, your surrender payment will be taxed to the extent that the value of your contract immediately before the surrender exceeds your investment. You also may have to pay an IRS penalty for surrenders you make before reaching age 59 1/2 unless certain exceptions apply. Death benefits to beneficiaries under nonqualified annuities: The death benefit under a contract is not tax exempt. Any amount your beneficiary receives that represents previously deferred earnings within the contract is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments. Death benefits to beneficiaries under qualified annuities: The entire death benefit generally is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments from the plan. If, under your 401(k) plan you or your employer made after-tax contributions to your contract, the portion of any distribution from the plan that represents after-tax contributions are not taxable as ordinary income to your beneficiary. Death benefits under a Roth IRA generally are not taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary if certain distribution requirements are met. Special considerations if you select one of the death benefit riders (MAV, EEB or EEP): As of the date of this prospectus, we believe that charges related to these riders are not subject to current taxation. Therefore, we will not report these charges as partial surrenders from your contract. However, the IRS may determine that these charges should be treated as partial surrenders subject to taxation to the extent of any gain as well as the IRS tax penalty for surrenders before the age of 59 1/2, if applicable. We reserve the right to report charges for these riders as partial surrenders if we, as a withholding and reporting agent, believe that we are required to report them. In addition, we will report the benefits attributable to these riders on the death of you or annuitant as an annuity death benefit distribution, not as proceeds for life insurance. Annuities owned by corporations, partnerships or trusts: For nonqualified annuities any annual increase in the value of annuities held by such entities generally will be treated as ordinary income received during that year. This provision is effective for purchase payments made after Feb. 28, 1986. However, if the trust was set up for the benefit of a natural person only, the income will remain tax-deferred. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS Penalties: If you receive amounts from your contract (or, if applicable, from the plan) before reaching age 59 1/2, you may have to pay a 10% IRS penalty on the amount includable in your ordinary income. If you receive amounts from your SIMPLE IRA before reaching age 59 1/2, generally the IRS penalty provisions apply. However, if you receive these amounts before age 59 1/2 and within the first two years of your participation in the SIMPLE IRA plan, the IRS penalty will be assessed at a rate of 25% instead of 10%. However, this penalty will not apply to any amount received by you: o because of your death; o because you become disabled (as defined in the Code); o if the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or joint lives or life expectancies of you and your beneficiary); or o if it is allocable to an investment before Aug. 14, 1982 (except for qualified annuities). For qualified annuities under 401(a), 401(k) plans or TSA's, other exceptions may apply if you surrender your contract before your plan specifies that payouts can be made. Withholding, generally: If you receive all or part of the contract value, we may deduct withholding against the taxable income portion of the payment. Any withholding represents a prepayment of your tax due for the year. You take credit for these amounts on your annual tax return. If the payment is part of an annuity payout plan, we generally compute the amount of withholding using payroll tables. You may provide us with a statement of how many exemptions to use in calculating the withholding. As long as you've provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have any withholding occur. If the distribution is any other type of payment (such as a partial or full surrender), we compute withholding using 10% of the taxable portion. Similar to above, as long as you have provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have this withholding occur. Some states also impose withholding requirements similar to the federal withholding described above. If this should be the case, we may deduct state withholding from any payment from which we deduct federal withholding. The withholding requirements may differ if we are making payment to a non-U.S. citizen or if we deliver the payment outside the United States. Withholding from qualified annuities: If you receive directly all or part of the contract value from a qualified annuity (except an IRA, Roth IRA, SIMPLE IRA or SEP), mandatory 20% federal income tax withholding (and possibly state income tax withholding) generally will be imposed at the time the payout is made from the plan. This mandatory withholding is in place of the elective withholding discussed above. This mandatory withholding will not be imposed if: o instead of receiving the distribution check, you elect to have the distribution rolled over directly to an IRA or another eligible plan; o the payout is one in a series of substantially equal periodic payouts, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or the joint lives or life expectancies of you and your designated beneficiary) or over a specified period of 10 years or more; o the payout is a minimum distribution required under the Code; or o the payout is made on account of an eligible hardship. Payments we make to a surviving spouse instead of being directly rolled over to an IRA also may be subject to mandatory 20% income tax withholding. State withholding also may be imposed on taxable distributions. Transfer of ownership of a nonqualified annuity: If you transfer a nonqualified annuity without receiving adequate consideration, the transfer is a gift and also may be a surrender for federal income tax purposes. If the gift is a currently taxable event for income tax purposes, the original owner will be taxed on the amount of deferred earnings at the time of the transfer and also may be subject to the IRS penalty discussed earlier. In this case, the new owner's investment in the contract will be the value of the contract at the time of the transfer. Collateral assignment of a nonqualified annuity: If you collaterally assign or pledge your contract, earnings on purchase payments you made after Aug. 13, 1982 will be taxed to you like a surrender. You may not collaterally assign or pledge your qualified contracts. Important: Our discussion of federal tax laws is based upon our understanding of current interpretations of these laws. Federal tax laws or current interpretations of them may change. For this reason and because tax consequences are complex and highly individual and cannot always be anticipated, you should consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about taxation of your contract. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS IDS Life's tax status: IDS Life is taxed as a life insurance company under the Code. For federal income tax purposes, the subaccounts are considered a part of IDS Life, although their operations are treated separately in accounting and financial statements. Investment income from the subaccounts is reinvested and becomes part of the subaccounts' value. This investment income, including realized capital gains, is not taxed to IDS Life, and therefore no charge is made against the subaccounts for federal income taxes. IDS Life reserves the right to make such a charge in the future if there is a change in the tax treatment of variable annuities. Tax qualification: We intend that the contract qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. To that end, the provisions of the contract are to be interpreted to ensure or maintain such tax qualification, in spite of any other provisions of the contract. We reserve the right to amend the contract to reflect any clarifications that may be needed or are appropriate to maintain such qualification or to conform the contract to any applicable changes in the tax qualification requirements. We will send you a copy of any amendments. Voting Rights As a contract owner with investments in the subaccounts, you may vote on important fund policies until annuity payouts begin. Once they begin, the person receiving them has voting rights. We will vote fund shares according to the instructions of the person with voting rights. Before annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is determined by applying your percentage interest in each subaccount to the total number of votes allowed to the subaccount. After annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is equal to: o the reserve held in each subaccount for your contract; divided by o the net asset value of one share of the applicable fund. As we make annuity payouts, the reserve for the contract decreases; therefore, the number of votes also will decrease. We calculate votes separately for each subaccount. We will send notice of shareholders' meetings, proxy materials and a statement of the number of votes to which the voter is entitled. We will vote shares for which we have not received instructions in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. We also will vote the shares for which we have voting rights in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. Substitution of Investments We may substitute the funds in which the subaccounts invest if: o laws or regulations change; o the existing funds become unavailable; or o in our judgment, the funds no longer are suitable for the subaccounts. If any of these situations occur, and if we believe it is in the best interest of persons having voting rights under the contract, we have the right to substitute the funds currently listed in this prospectus for other funds. We may also: o add new subaccounts; o combine any two or more subaccounts; o make additional subaccounts investing in additional funds; o transfer assets to and from the subaccounts or the variable account; and o eliminate or close any subaccounts. In the event of substitution or any of these changes, we may amend the contract and take whatever action is necessary and appropriate without your consent or approval. However, we will not make any substitution or change without the necessary approval of the SEC and state insurance departments. We will notify you of any substitution or change. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS About the Service Providers ISSUER AND PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER IDS Life issues and is the principal underwriter for the contracts. IDS Life is a stock life insurance company organized in 1957 under the laws of the State of Minnesota and is located at 70100 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. IDS Life conducts a conventional life insurance business. IDS Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Express Company, a financial services company headquartered in New York City. The AEFC family of companies offers not only insurance and annuities, but also mutual funds, investment certificates, and a broad range of financial management services. American Express Financial Advisors Inc. (AEFA) serves individuals and businesses through its nationwide network of more than 600 supervisory offices, more than 3,800 branch offices and more than 9,900 advisors. IDS Life pays commissions for sales of the contracts of up to 7% of the total purchase payments received. This revenue is used to cover distribution costs that include compensation to advisors and field leadership for the selling advisors. These commissions consist of a combination of time of sale and on-going service/trail commissions (which, when totaled, could exceed 7% of purchase payments). From time to time, IDS Life will pay or permit other promotional incentives, in cash or credit or other compensation. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS To be filed by amendment. Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information Performance Information p. Calculating Annuity Payouts p. Rating Agencies p. Principal Underwriter p. Independent Auditors p. Financial Statements p. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE / RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY -- PROSPECTUS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (logo) AMERICAN EXPRESS (R) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 S-6406 F (5/03) American Express Retirement Advisor Advantage(R) Variable Annuity - Band 3 Issued by: IDS Life Insurance Company American Express Retirement Advisor Advantage(R) Variable Annuity - Band 3 Prospectus May 1, 2003 INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED COMBINATION FIXED/VARIABLE ANNUITY FOR: o current or retired employees of American Express Financial Corporation or its subsidiaries and their spouses (employees), o current or retired American Express financial advisors and their spouses (advisors), and o individuals investing an initial purchase payment of $1 million (other individuals). IDS Life Variable Account 10 Issued by: IDS Life Insurance Company (IDS Life) 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Telephone: (800) 862-7919 americanexpress.com
This prospectus contains information that you should know before investing. Prospectuses are also available for: o American Express(R) Variable Portfolio Funds o INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc. o AIM Variable Insurance Funds o Janus Aspen Series: Service Shares o Alliance Variable Products Series Fund o Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. o American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. o MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust(SM) o Calvert Variable Series, Inc. o Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust (VCT), Class II Shares o Evergreen Variable Annuity Trust o Putnam Variable Trust - Class IB Shares o Fidelity(R) Variable Insurance Products - Service Class 2 o Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc. o Franklin(R) Templeton(R) Variable Insurance o Wanger Advisors Trust Products Trust (FTVIPT) - Class 2 o Wells Fargo Variable Trust Funds o Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust (VIT)
Please read the prospectuses carefully and keep them for future reference. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. An investment in this contract is not a deposit of a bank or financial institution and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. An investment in this contract involves investment risk including the possible loss of principal. A Statement of Additional Information (SAI), dated the same date as this prospectus, is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. It is filed with the SEC and is available without charge by contacting IDS Life at the telephone number and address listed above. The table of contents of the SAI is on the last page of this prospectus. The SEC maintains an Internet site. This prospectus, the SAI and other information about the product are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC's Internet site at (http://www.sec.gov). Variable annuities are complex investment vehicles. Before you invest, be sure to ask your sales representative about the variable annuity's features, benefits, risks and fees, and whether the variable annuity is appropriate for you, based upon your financial situation and objectives. IDS Life and its affiliated insurance companies offer several different annuities which your sales representative may be authorized to offer to you. Each annuity has different features and benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your financial situation and needs, your age and how you intend to use the annuity. The different features and benefits may include the investment and fund manager options, variations in interest rate amount and guarantees, credits and access to annuity account values. The fees and charges may also be different between each annuity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Table of Contents Key Terms The Contract in Brief Expense Summary Condensed Financial Information (Unaudited) Financial Statements Performance Information The Variable Account and the Funds The Fixed Account Buying Your Contract Charges Valuing Your Investment Making the Most of Your Contract Surrenders TSA -- Special Surrender Provisions Changing Ownership Benefits in Case of Death -- Standard Death Benefit Optional Benefits The Annuity Payout Period Taxes Voting Rights Substitution of Investments About the Service Providers Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Key Terms These terms can help you understand details about your contract. Accumulation unit: A measure of the value of each subaccount before annuity payouts begin. Annuitant: The person on whose life or life expectancy the annuity payouts are based. Annuity payouts: An amount paid at regular intervals under one of several plans. Assumed investment rate: The rate of return we assume your investments will earn when we calculate your initial annuity payout amount using the annuity table in your contract. The standard assumed investment rate we use is 5% but you may request we substitute an assumed investment rate of 3.5%. Beneficiary: The person you designate to receive benefits in case of the owner's or annuitant's death while the contract is in force. Close of business: When the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closes, normally 4 p.m. Eastern time. Contract: A deferred annuity contract that permits you to accumulate money for retirement by making one or more purchase payments. It provides for lifetime or other forms of payouts beginning at a specified time in the future. Contract value: The total value of your contract before we deduct any applicable charges. Contract year: A period of 12 months, starting on the effective date of your contract and on each anniversary of the effective date. Fixed account: An account to which you may allocate purchase payments. Amounts you allocate to this account earn interest at rates that we declare periodically. Funds: Investment options under your contract. You may allocate your purchase payments into subaccounts investing in shares of any or all of these funds. Owner (you, your): The person who controls the contract (decides on investment allocations, transfers, payout options, etc.). Usually, but not always, the owner is also the annuitant. The owner is responsible for taxes, regardless of whether he or she receives the contract's benefits. Qualified annuity: A contract that you purchase to fund one of the following tax-deferred retirement plans that is subject to applicable federal law and any rules of the plan itself: o Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) under Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) o Roth IRAs under Section 408A of the Code o SIMPLE IRAs under Section 408(p) of the Code o Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plans under Section 408(k) of the Code o Plans under Section 401(k) of the Code o Custodial and trusteed plans under Section 401(a) of the Code o Tax-Sheltered Annuities (TSAs) under Section 403(b) of the Code A qualified annuity will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral if it is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax-deferred. All other contracts are considered nonqualified annuities. Rider effective date: The date you add a rider to your contract. Settlement date: The date when annuity payouts are scheduled to begin. Surrender value: The amount you are entitled to receive if you make a full surrender from your contract. It is the contract value minus any applicable charges. Valuation date: Any normal business day, Monday through Friday, that the NYSE is open. Each valuation date ends at the close of business. We calculate the value of each subaccount at the close of business on each valuation date. Variable account: Consists of separate subaccounts to which you may allocate purchase payments; each invests in shares of one fund. The value of your investment in each subaccount changes with the performance of the particular fund. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS The Contract in Brief Purpose: The purpose of the contract is to allow you to accumulate money for retirement. You do this by making one or more purchase payments. You may allocate your purchase payments to the fixed account and/or subaccounts under the contract. These accounts, in turn, may earn returns that increase the value of the contract. Beginning at a specified time in the future called the settlement date, the contract provides lifetime or other forms of payout of your contract value (less any applicable premium tax). Most annuities have a tax-deferred feature. So do many retirement plans under the Code. As a result, when you use an annuity to fund a retirement plan that is tax deferred, your annuity will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. But annuities do have features other than tax deferral that may help you reach your retirement goals. You should consult your tax for an explanation of the tax implications to you. Free look period: You may return your contract to your sales representative or to our office within the time stated on the first page of your contract and receive a full refund of the contract value. We will not deduct any charges. However, you bear the investment risk from the time of purchase until you return the contract; the refund amount may be more or less than the payment you made. (Exception: If the law requires, we will refund all of your purchase payments.) Accounts: Currently, you may allocate your purchase payments among any or all of: o the subaccounts, each of which invests in a fund with a particular investment objective. The value of each subaccount varies with the performance of the particular fund in which it invests. We cannot guarantee that the value at the settlement date will equal or exceed the total purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts. (p. __) o the fixed account, which earns interest at a rate that we adjust periodically. (p. __) Buying your contract: Your sales representative will help you complete and submit an application. Applications are subject to acceptance at our office. You may buy a nonqualified annuity or a qualified annuity. After your initial purchase payment, you have the option of making additional purchase payments in the future. (p. __) Minimum allowable purchase payments For employees/advisors: If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month If paying by any other method: $1,000 initial payment for qualified annuities $2,000 initial payment for nonqualified annuities $50 for any additional payments For other individuals: $1 million Maximum allowable purchase payments For employees/advisors: For the first year: $2,000,000 for issue ages up to 85 $100,000 for issue ages 86 to 90 For each subsequent year: $100,000 for issue ages up to 85 $50,000 for issue ages 86 to 90 For other individuals: For the first year: $2,000,000 for issue ages up to 85 $1,000,000 for issue ages 86 to 90 For each subsequent year: $100,000 Transfers: Subject to certain restrictions, you currently may redistribute your contract value among the accounts without charge at any time until annuity payouts begin, and once per contract year among the subaccounts after annuity payouts begin. You may establish automated transfers among the accounts. Fixed account transfers are subject to special restrictions. (p. __) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Surrenders: You may surrender all or part of your contract value at any time before the settlement date. You also may establish automated partial surrenders. Surrenders may be subject to charges and tax penalties (including an IRS penalty if you surrender prior to your reaching age 59-1/2) and may have other tax consequences; also, certain restrictions apply. (p. __) Changing ownership: You may change ownership of a nonqualified annuity by written instruction, but this may have federal income tax consequences. Restrictions apply to changing ownership of a qualified annuity. (p. __) Benefits in case of death: If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin, we will pay the beneficiary an amount at least equal to the contract value. (p. __) Optional benefits: This contract offers optional features that are available for additional charges if you meet certain criteria. (p. __) Annuity payouts: You can apply your contract value to an annuity payout plan that begins on the settlement date. You may choose from a variety of plans to make sure that payouts continue as long as you like. If you purchased a qualified annuity, the payout schedule must meet the requirements of the tax-deferred retirement plan. We can make payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or both. Total monthly payouts may include amounts from each subaccount and the fixed account. During the annuity payout period, you cannot be invested in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. (p. __) Taxes: Generally, your contract grows tax deferred until you surrender it or begin to receive payouts. (Under certain circumstances, IRS penalty taxes may apply.) Even if you direct payouts to someone else, you will be taxed on the income if you are the owner. (p. __) Charges: We assess certain charges in connection with your contract: o $30 annual contract administrative charge; o a 0.55% mortality and expense risk fee (if you make allocations to one or more subaccounts); o any premium taxes that may be imposed on us by state or local governments (currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you make purchase payments or when you surrender your contract); o the operating expenses of the funds in which the subaccounts invest; o if you select the Maximum Anniversary Death Benefit (MAV), an annual fee of 0.25%** of the contract value; o if you select the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit (EEB), an annual fee of 0.30% of the contract value; and o if you select the Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit (EEP), an annual fee of 0.40% of the contract value. Expense Summary The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the contract. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the contract or surrender the contract. State premium taxes also may be deducted. CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES Surrender charge: 0% The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the contract, not including fund fees and expenses. Annual contract administrative charge: $30* Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider (MAV) fee: 0.25%** (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense.) Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider (EEB) fee: 0.30% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense.) Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider (EEP) fee: 0.40% (As a percentage of the contract value charged annually at the contract anniversary. This is an optional expense.) * We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary, except at full surrender. ** For contracts purchased before May 1, 2003, the MAV fee is 0.15%. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS ANNUAL VARIABLE ACCOUNT EXPENSES (as a percentage of average subaccount value) Mortality and expense risk fee: 0.55% ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS The next two tables describe the operating expenses of the funds. The first item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the policy. The second table shows the actual fees and expenses charged by each fund for the end of the last fiscal year. More detail concerning each fund's fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each fund. Annual fund operating expenses (including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other expenses) Minimum Maximum Total expenses before contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements Net expenses after contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements Annual operating expenses of the funds (as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Blue Chip Advantage Fund Bond Fund Capital Resource Fund Cash Management Fund Diversified Equity Income Fund Emerging Markets Fund Equity Select Fund Extra Income Fund Federal Income Fund Global Bond Fund Growth Fund International Fund Managed Fund New Dimensions Fund(R) Partners Small Cap Value Fund S&P 500 Index Fund Small Cap Advantage Fund Stock Fund Strategy Aggressive Fund AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares Alliance VP AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B)
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Annual operating expenses of the funds (as a percentage of average daily net assets) (continued) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses American Century(R) Variable Portfolios, Inc. VP International, Class II VP Value Class II Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Balanced Portfolio Evergreen VA Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 Fidelity(R) VIP Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 FTVIPT Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund Mid Cap Value Fund INVESCO VIF Dynamics Fund Financial Service Fund Technology Fund Telecommunications Fund Janus Aspen Series Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares Lazard Retirement Series International Equity Portfolio MFS(R) Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class New Discovery Series - Service Class Utilities Series - Service Class Pioneer VCT Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares Putnam Variable Trust Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares Strong Funds Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class
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Annual operating expenses of the funds (as a percentage of average daily net assets) (continued) Gross total Management 12b-1 Other annual fees fees expenses expenses Wanger International Small Cap U.S. Smaller Companies Wells Fargo VT Asset Allocation Fund International Equity Fund Small Cap Growth Fund
IDS Life has entered into certain arrangements under which it is compensated by the funds' advisers and/or distributors for the administrative services it provides to these funds. Examples These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in these contracts with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include your transaction expenses, contract administrative charges*, variable account annual expenses and fund fees and expenses. These examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the contract for the time periods indicated. These examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year. Maximum Expenses. These examples assume the most expensive combination of contract features and benefits and the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds. They assume that you select the optional MAV and EEP. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years Minimum Expenses. These examples assume the least expensive combination of contract features and benefits and the minimum fees and expenses of any of the funds. They assume that you do not select any optional benefits. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be: 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years * In these examples, the $30 contract administrative charge is approximated as a ______% charge determined by dividing the total amount of the contract administrative charges collected during the year that are attributable to each contract by the total average net assets that are attributable to that contract. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Condensed Financial Information (Unaudited) To be filed by Amendment. Financial Statements You can find our audited financial statements and the audited financial statements of the subaccounts in the SAI. Performance Information Performance information for the subaccounts may appear from time to time in advertisements or sales literature. This information reflects the performance of a hypothetical investment in a particular subaccount during a specified time period. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in funds. We also show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccounts invested in them at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. Although we base performance figures on historical earnings, past performance does not guarantee future results. We include non-recurring charges (such as surrender charges) in total return figures, but not in yield quotations. Excluding non-recurring charges in yield calculations increases the reported value. We may show total return quotations by means of schedules, charts or graphs. Total return figures reflect deduction of the following charges: o contract administrative charge, o applicable mortality and expense risk fee, o MAV Death Benefit Rider fee, and o EEP fee. We may also show optional total return quotations that reflect deduction of the EEB fee. We also show optional total return quotations that do not reflect fees for any of the optional features. Average annual total return is the average annual compounded rate of return of the investment over a period of one, five and ten years (or up to the life of the subaccount if it is less than ten years old). Cumulative total return is the cumulative change in the value of an investment over a specified time period. We assume that income earned by the investment is reinvested. Cumulative total return generally will be higher than average annual total return. Annualized simple yield (for subaccounts investing in money market funds) "annualizes" the income generated by the investment over a given seven-day period. That is, we assume the amount of income generated by the investment during the period will be generated each seven-day period for a year. We show this as a percentage of the investment. Annualized compound yield (for subaccounts investing in money market funds) is calculated like simple yield except that we assume the income is reinvested when we annualize it. Compound yield will be higher than the simple yield because of the compounding effect of the assumed reinvestment. Annualized yield (for subaccounts investing in income funds) divides the net investment income (income less expenses) for each accumulation unit during a given 30-day period by the value of the unit on the last day of the period. We then convert the result to an annual percentage. You should consider performance information in light of the investment objectives, policies, characteristics and quality of the fund in which the subaccount invests and the market conditions during the specified time period. Advertised yields and total return figures include charges that reduce advertised performance. Therefore, you should not compare subaccount performance to that of mutual funds that sell their shares directly to the public. (See the SAI for a further description of methods used to determine total return and yield.) If you would like additional information about actual performance, please contact us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS
The Variable Account and the Funds You may allocate payments to any or all of the subaccounts of the variable account that invest in shares of the following funds: --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- BC3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term total return American Express Financial Blue Chip Advantage Fund exceeding that of the U.S. stock market. Corporation (AEFC), investment Invests primarily in blue chip stocks. adviser. Blue chip stocks are issued by companies with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion, an established management, a history of consistent earnings and a leading position within their respective industries. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- BD3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high level of current income AEFC, investment adviser. Bond Fund while conserving the value of the investment and continuing a high level of income for the longest time period. Invests primarily in bonds and other debt obligations. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- CR3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Capital Resource Fund primarily in U.S. common stocks and other securities convertible into common stocks. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- CM3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: maximum current income AEFC, investment adviser. Cash Management Fund consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Invests primarily in money market securities. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- DE3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: a high level of current income AEFC, investment adviser. Diversified Equity Income Fund and, as a secondary goal, steady growth of capital. Invests primarily in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- EM3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. AEFC, investment adviser; Emerging Markets Fund Invests primarily in equity securities of American Express Asset companies in emerging market countries. Management International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ES3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: growth of capital. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Equity Select Fund primarily in equity securities of medium-sized companies. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- EI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high current income, with AEFC, investment adviser. Extra Income Fund capital growth as a secondary objective. Invests primarily in high-yielding, high-risk corporate bonds (junk bonds) issued by U.S. and foreign companies and governments. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- FI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: a high level of current income AEFC, investment adviser. Federal Income Fund and safety of principal consistent with an investment in U.S. government and government agency securities. Invests primarily in debt obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- GB3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: high total return through AEFC, investment adviser. Global Bond Fund income and growth of capital. Non-diversified mutual fund that invests primarily in debt obligations of U.S. and foreign issuers. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- GR3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. AEFC, investment adviser. Growth Fund Invests primarily in common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks that appear to offer growth opportunities. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- IE3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. International Fund primarily in common stocks or convertible American Express Asset securities of foreign issuers that offer Management International, Inc., strong growth potential. a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, is the sub-adviser. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- MF3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: maximum total investment AEFC, investment adviser. Managed Fund return through a combination of capital growth and current income. Invests primarily in a combination of common and preferred stocks, convertible securities, bonds and other debt securities. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ND3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term growth of capital. AEFC, investment adviser. New Dimensions Fund(R) Invests primarily in common stocks showing potential for significant growth. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- SV3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital AEFC, investment adviser; Royce Partners Small Cap Value Fund appreciation. Non-diversified fund that & Associates, LLC and EQSF invests primarily in equity securities. Advisers, Inc., sub-advisers. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- IV3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital AEFC, investment adviser. S&P 500 Index Fund appreciation. Non-diversified fund that invests primarily in securities that are expected to provide investment results that correspond to the performance of the S&P 500 Index. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- SC3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: long-term capital growth. AEFC, investment adviser; Small Cap Advantage Fund Invests primarily in equity stocks of Kenwood Capital Management LLC, small companies that are often included sub-adviser. in the Russell 2000 Index and/or have market capitalization under $2 billion. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ST3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: current income and growth of AEFC, investment adviser. Stock Fund capital. Invests primarily in common stocks and securities convertible into common stock. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- SA3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests AEFC, investment adviser. Strategy Aggressive Fund primarily in equity securities of growth companies. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3AC AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Objective: growth of capital. Invests A I M Advisors, Inc. Fund, Series II principally in common stocks of companies likely to benefit from new or innovative products, services or processes as well as those with above-average growth and excellent prospects for future growth. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3AD AIM V.I. Capital Development Objective: long term growth of capital. A I M Advisors, Inc. Fund, Series II Invests primarily in securities (including common stocks, convertible securities and bonds) of small- and medium-sized companies. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3AB Alliance VP AllianceBernstein Objective: long-term growth of capital. Alliance Capital Management, L.P. International Value Portfolio Invests primarily in a diversified (Class B) portfolio of foreign equity securities. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3AL Alliance VP Growth and Income Objective: reasonable current income and Alliance Capital Management, L.P. Portfolio (Class B) reasonable appreciation. Invests primarily in dividend-paying common stocks of good quality. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3AI American Century(R) VP Objective: long term capital growth. American Century Investment International, Class II Invests primarily in stocks of growing Management, Inc. foreign companies in developed countries. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3AV American Century(R) VP Value, Objective: long-term capital growth, with American Century Investment Class II income as a secondary objective. Invests Management, Inc. primarily in stocks of companies that management believes to be undervalued at the time of purchase. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3SR Calvert Variable Series Inc. Objective: income and capital growth. Calvert Asset Management Social Balanced Portfolio Invests primarily in stocks, bonds and Company, Inc. (CAMCO), money market instruments which offer investment adviser. SSgA Funds income and capital growth opportunity and Management, Inc. and Brown which satisfy the investment and social Capital Management are the criteria. investment subadvisers. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3CG Evergreen VA Capital Growth Objective: long-term capital growth. The Evergreen Investment Management Fund, Class L Shares fund seeks to achieve its goal by Company, LLC. Pilgrim Baxter investing primarily in common stocks of Value Investors, Inc. is the large U.S. companies, which the portfolio sub-investment adviser. managers believe have the potential for capital growth over the intermediate- and long-term. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3FG Fidelity VIP Growth & Income Strategy: high total return through a Fidelity Management & Research Portfolio (Service Class 2) combination of current income and capital Company (FMR), investment appreciation. Normally invests a majority manager; FMR U.K. and FMR Far of assets in common stocks with a focus East, sub-investment advisers. on those that pay current dividends and show potential for capital appreciation. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3FM Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Strategy: long-term growth of capital. FMR, investment manager; FMR Portfolio (Service Class 2) Normally invests at least 80% of assets U.K. and FMR Far East, in securities of companies with medium sub-investment advisers. market capitalization common stocks. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3FO Fidelity VIP Overseas Strategy: long-term growth of capital. FMR, investment manager; FMR Portfolio (Service Class 2) Invests primarily in common stocks of U.K., FMR Far East, Fidelity foreign securities. International Investment Advisors (FIIA) and FIIA U.K., sub-investment advisers. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3RE FTVIPT Franklin Real Estate Objective: capital appreciation with a Franklin Advisers, Inc. Fund - Class 2 secondary goal to earn current income. Invests at least 80% of its net assets in investments of companies operating in the real estate industry. The Fund invests, primarily in equity real estate investment trusts (REITs). --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3SI FTVIPT Franklin Small Cap Objective: long-term total return. Franklin Advisory Services, LLC Value Securities Fund - Class Invests at least 80% of its net assets in 2 investments of small capitalization companies. For this fund, small capitalization companies are those that have a market cap not exceeding $2.5 billion, at the time of purchase. Invests primarily in equity securities of companies the manager believes are selling substantially below the underlying value of their assets or their private market value. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3MS FTVIPT Mutual Shares Objective: capital appreciation with Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC Securities Fund - Class 2 income as a secondary goal. Invests primarily in equity securities of companies that the manager believes are available at market prices less than their value based on certain recognized or objective criteria (intrinsic value). --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3UE Goldman Sachs VIT CORE(SM) Objective: seeks long-term growth of Goldman Sachs Asset Management U.S. Equity Fund capital and dividend income. Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its total assets (not including securities lending collateral and any investment of that collateral) measured at time of purchase in a broadly diversified portfolio of large-cap and blue chip equity investments representing all major sectors of the U.S. economy. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3MC Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Objective: seeks long-term capital Goldman Sachs Asset Management Value Fund appreciation. Invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowing for investment purposes (measured at time of purchase) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in mid-capitalization issuers within the range of the market capitalization of companies constituting the Russell Midcap Value Index at the time of investment. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3ID INVESCO VIF - Dynamics Fund Objective: long-term growth of capital. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. Invests primarily in common stocks of mid-sized companies -- companies included in the Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index at the time of purchase, or if not included in that Index, those with market capitalizations between $2.5 billion and $15 billion at the time of purchase. The Fund also has the flexibility to invest in other types of securities, including preferred stocks, convertible securities and bonds. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3FS INVESCO VIF - Financial Objective: long-term growth of capital. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. Services Fund Aggressively managed. Invests at least 80% of its assets in the equity securities and equity related instruments of companies involved in the financial services sector. These companies include, but are not limited to, banks, insurance companies, and investment and miscellaneous industries (asset managers, brokerage firms, and government-sponsored agencies and suppliers to financial services companies). --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3TC INVESCO VIF - Technology Fund Objective: long-term growth of capital. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. The Fund is aggressively managed. Invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities and equity related instruments of companies engaged in technology-related industries. These include, but are not limited to, applied technology, biotechnology, communications, computers, electronics, Internet, IT services and consulting, software, telecommunications equipment and services, IT infrastructure, and networking companies. Many of these products and services are subject to rapid obsolescence, which may lower the market value of securities of the companies in this sector. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3TL INVESCO VIF - Objective: long-term growth of capital. INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. Telecommunications Fund Current income is a secondary objective. The Fund is aggressively managed. Invests primarily in equity securities of companies involved in the design, development, manufacture, distribution or sale of communications services and equipment, and companies that are involved in supplying equipment or services to such companies. The telecommunications sector includes companies that offer telephone services, wireless communications, satellite communications, television and movie programming, broadcasting and Internet access. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3GT Janus Aspen Series Global Objective: long-term growth of capital. Janus Capital Technology Portfolio: Service Non-diversified mutual fund that invests, Shares under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that the portfolio manager believes will benefit significantly from advances or improvements in technology. It implements this policy by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies selected for their growth potential. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3IG Janus Aspen Series Objective: long-term growth of capital. Janus Capital International Growth Invests, under normal circumstances, at Portfolio: Service Shares least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers from at least five different countries, excluding the United States. Although the Portfolio intends to invest substantially all of its assets in issuers located outside the United States, it may at times invest in U.S. issuers and it may at times invest all of its assets in fewer than five countries or even a single country. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3IP Lazard Retirement Objective: long-term capital Lazard Asset Management International Equity Portfolio appreciation. Invests primarily in equity securities, principally common stocks of relatively large non-U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australia and Far East (EAFE(R)) Index that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued based on their earnings, cash flow or asset values. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3MG MFS(R) Investors Growth Stock Objective: long-term growth of capital MFS Investment Management(R) Series - Service Class and future income. Invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and related securities of companies which MFS believes offer better than average prospects for long-term growth. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3MD MFS(R) New Discovery Series - Objective: capital appreciation. Invests MFS Investment Management(R) Service Class primarily in equity securities of emerging growth companies. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3UT MFS(R) Utilities Series - Objective: capital growth and current MFS Investment Management(R) Service Class income. Invests primarily in equity and debt securities of domestic and foreign companies in the utilities industry. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Objective: current income and long-term Pioneer Portfolio - Class II Shares growth of capital from a portfolio consisting primarily of income producing equity securities of U.S. corporations. Invests primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks and interests in real estate investment trusts (REITs). Normally, the portfolio invests at least 80% of its total assets in income producing equity securities. The remainder of the portfolio may be invested in debt securities, most of which are expected to be convertible into common stocks. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio Objective: long-term growth of capital. Pioneer - Class II Shares Invests primarily in equity securities of European issuers including common stocks, preferred stocks, rights, depositary receipts, warrants and debt securities convertible into common stock. Normally, the portfolio invests 80% of its total assets in equity securities of European issuers. The portfolio may also purchase forward foreign currency contracts in connection with its investments. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Objective: capital appreciation. The fund Putnam Investment Management, LLC Fund - Class IB Shares seeks its goal by investing at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of U.S. companies in the health sciences industries, with a focus on growth stocks. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3PI Putnam VT International Objective: capital appreciation. The fund Putnam Investment Management, LLC Growth Fund - Class IB Shares seeks its goal by investing mainly in common stocks outside the United States. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class Objective: capital appreciation. The fund Putnam Investment Management, LLC IB Shares seeks its goal by investing mainly in common stocks of U.S. companies with a focus on growth stocks. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Objective: seeks capital growth. Invests Strong Capital Management, Inc. Advisor Class primarily in common stocks of medium capitalization companies that the Fund's managers believe are underpriced, yet have attractive growth prospects. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3IT Wanger International Small Cap Objective: long-term growth of capital. Liberty Wanger Asset Management, Invests primarily in stocks of small- and L.P. medium-size non-U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $2 billion. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3SP Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies Objective: long-term growth of capital. Liberty Wanger Asset Management, Invests primarily in stocks of small- and L.P. medium-size U.S. companies with capitalizations of less than $5 billion. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3AA Wells Fargo VT Asset Objective: long-term total return, Wells Fargo Funds Management, Allocation Fund consistent with reasonable risk. Invests LLC, adviser; Wells Capital primarily in the securities of various Management Incorporated, indexes to replicate the total return of sub-adviser. the index. We use an asset allocation model to allocate and reallocate assets among common stocks (S&P 500 Index), U.S. Treasury bonds (Lehman Brothers 20+ Treasury Index) and money market instruments, operating from a target allocation of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
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--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Subaccount Investing In Investment Objectives and Policies Investment Adviser --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3WI Wells Fargo VT International Objective: total return with an emphasis Wells Fargo Funds Management, Equity Fund on capital appreciation over the LLC, adviser; Wells Capital long-term. Invests primarily in equity Management Incorporated, securities of non-U.S. companies. sub-adviser. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3SG Wells Fargo VT Small Cap Objective: long-term capital Wells Fargo Funds Management, Growth Fund appreciation. Invests primarily in common LLC, adviser; Wells Capital stocks issued by companies whose market Management Incorporated, capitalization falls within the range of sub-adviser. the Russell 2000 Index, which is considered a small capitalization index. --------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
A fund underlying your contract in which a subaccount invests may have a name, portfolio manager, objectives, strategies and characteristics that are the same or substantially similar to those of a publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Despite these similarities, an underlying fund is not the same as any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. Each underlying fund will have its own unique portfolio holdings, fees, operating expenses and operating results. The results of each underlying fund may differ significantly from any publicly-traded retail mutual fund. The investment advisers cannot guarantee that the funds will meet their investment objectives. Please read the funds' prospectuses for facts you should know before investing. These prospectuses are also available by contacting us at the address or telephone number on the first page of this prospectus. All funds are available to serve as the underlying investments for variable annuities. Some funds also are available to serve as investment options for variable life insurance policies and tax-deferred retirement plans. It is possible that in the future, it may be disadvantageous for variable annuity accounts and variable life insurance accounts and/or tax-deferred retirement plans to invest in the available funds simultaneously. Although the insurance company and the funds do not currently foresee any such disadvantages, the boards of directors or trustees of the appropriate funds will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between annuity owners, policy owners and tax-deferred retirement plans and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response to a conflict. If a board were to conclude that it should establish separate funds for the variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts, you would not bear any expenses associated with establishing separate funds. Please refer to the funds' prospectuses for risk disclosure regarding simultaneous investments by variable annuity, variable life insurance and tax-deferred retirement plan accounts. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations relating to the diversification requirements under Section 817(h) of the Code. Each fund intends to comply with these requirements. The variable account was established under Minnesota law on Aug. 23, 1995, and the subaccounts are registered together as a single unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). This registration does not involve any supervision of our management or investment practices and policies by the SEC. All obligations arising under the contracts are general obligations of IDS Life. The variable account meets the definition of a separate account under federal securities laws. We credit or charge income, capital gains and capital losses of each subaccount only to that subaccount. State insurance law prohibits us from charging a subaccount with liabilities of any other subaccount or of our general business. The variable account includes other subaccounts that are available under contracts that are not described in this prospectus. The U.S. Treasury and the IRS indicated that they may provide additional guidance on investment control. This concerns how many variable subaccounts an insurance company may offer and how many exchanges among subaccounts it may allow before the contract owner would be currently taxed on income earned within subaccount assets. At this time, we do not know what the additional guidance will be or when action will be taken. We reserve the right to modify the contract, as necessary, so that the owner will not be subject to current taxation as the owner of the subaccount assets. We intend to comply with all federal tax laws so that the contract continues to qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. We reserve the right to modify the contract as necessary to comply with any new tax laws. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS The Fixed Account You also may allocate purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account. We back the principal and interest guarantees relating to the fixed account. These guarantees are based on the continued claims-paying ability of the company. The value of the fixed account increases as we credit interest to the account. Purchase payments and transfers to the fixed account become part of our general account. Interest is calculated and compounded daily based on a 365-day year so as to produce the annual effective rate which we declare. We do not credit interest on leap days (Feb. 29). The interest rate for your fixed account is guaranteed for 12 months from the contract issue date. Thereafter, we will change rates from time to time at our discretion. These rates will be based on various factors including, but not limited to, the interest rate environment, returns earned on investments backing these annuities, the rates currently in effect for new and existing company annuities, product design, competition, and the company's revenues and expenses. Interests in the fixed account are not required to be registered with the SEC. The SEC staff does not review the disclosures in this prospectus on the fixed account. Disclosures regarding the fixed account, however, may be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospectuses. (See "Making the Most of Your Contract - Transfer Policies" for restrictions on transfers involving the fixed account.) Buying Your Contract You can fill out an application and send it along with your initial purchase payment to our office. As the owner, you have all rights and may receive all benefits under the contract. You can own a nonqualified annuity in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship only in spousal situations. You cannot own a qualified annuity in joint tenancy. You can buy a contract or become an annuitant if you are 90 or younger. When you apply, you may select: o the optional Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider*; o the optional Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider*; o the optional Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider*; o the fixed account and/or subaccounts in which you want to invest; o how you want to make purchase payments; and o a beneficiary. * You may select any one of the following: MAV, EEB or EEP riders. Or you may select the MAV Death Benefit and either the EEB or the EEP. However, you cannot select both the EEB and EEP. Riders may not be available in all states. The MAV Death Benefit, EEB and EEP are only available if you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue. EEP is only available on contracts purchased through a transfer or exchange. The contract provides for allocation of purchase payments to the subaccounts of the variable account and/or to the fixed account in even 1% increments. If your application is complete, we will process it and apply your purchase payment to the fixed account and subaccounts you selected within two business days after we receive it at our office. If we accept your application, we will send you a contract. If your application is not complete, you must give us the information to complete it within five business days. If we cannot accept your application within five business days, we will decline it and return your payment unless you specifically ask us to keep the payment and apply it once your application is complete. We will credit additional purchase payments you make to your accounts on the valuation date we receive them. We will value the additional payments at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your payments at our office. THE SETTLEMENT DATE Annuity payouts are scheduled to begin on the settlement date. When we process your application, we will establish the settlement date to the maximum age or date described below. You can also select a date within the maximum limits. You can align this date with your actual retirement from a job, or it can be a different future date, depending on your needs and goals and on certain restrictions. You also can change the date, provided you send us written instructions at least 30 days before annuity payouts begin. For nonqualified annuities and Roth IRAs, the settlement date must be: o no earlier than the 60th day after the contract's effective date; and o no later than the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if purchased after age 75. (In Pennsylvania, the maximum settlement date ranges from age 85 to 96 based on the annuitant's age when we issue the contract. See contract for details.) For qualified annuities except Roth IRAs, to avoid IRS penalty taxes, the settlement date generally must be: o on or after the date the annuitant reaches age 59-1/2; and o for IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and SEPs, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70-1/2; or o or all other qualified annuities, by April 1 of the year following the calendar year when the annuitant reaches age 70-1/2, or, if later, retires (except that 5% business owners may not select a settlement date that is later than April 1 of the year following the calendar year when they reach age 70-1/2). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS If you take the minimum IRA or TSA distributions as required by the Code from another tax-qualified investment, or in the form of partial surrenders from this contract, annuity payouts can start as late as the annuitant's 85th birthday or the tenth contract anniversary, if later. (In Pennsylvania, the annuity payout ranges from age 85 to 96 based on the annuitant's age when the contract is issued. See contract for details). BENEFICIARY If death benefits become payable before the settlement date while the contract is in force and before annuity payouts begin, we will pay your named beneficiary all or part of the contract value. If there is no named beneficiary, then you or your estate will be the beneficiary. (See "Benefits in Case of Death" for more about beneficiaries.) PURCHASE PAYMENTS Minimum allowable purchase payments(1) For employees/advisors If paying by installments under a scheduled payment plan: $23.08 biweekly, or $50 per month If paying by any other method: $1,000 initial payment for qualified annuities $2,000 initial payment for nonqualified annuities $50 for any additional payments For other individuals: $1 million (1) Installments must total at least $600 in the first year. If you do not make any purchase payments for 24 months, and your previous payments total $600 or less, we have the right to give you 30 days' written notice and pay you the total value of your contract in a lump sum. This right does not apply to contracts sold to New Jersey residents. Maximum allowable purchase payments(2) For employees/advisors For the first year: $2,000,000 for issue ages up to 85 $100,000 for issue ages 86 to 90 For each subsequent year: $100,000 for issue ages up to 85 $50,000 for issue ages 86 to 90 For other individuals For the first year: $2,000,000 for issue ages up to 85 $1,000,000 for issue ages 86 to 90 For each subsequent year: $100,000 (2) These limits apply in total to all IDS Life annuities you own. We reserve the right to increase maximum limits. For qualified annuities the tax-deferred retirement plan's or the Code's limits on annual contributions also apply. We reserve the right to not accept purchase payments allocated to the fixed account for twelve months following either: 1. a partial surrender from the fixed account; or 2. a lump sum transfer from the fixed account to a subaccount. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS HOW TO MAKE PURCHASE PAYMENTS 1 By letter Send your check along with your name and contract number to: IDS Life Insurance Company 70200 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 2 By scheduled payment plan For employees/advisors only We can help you set up: o an automatic payroll deduction, salary reduction or other group billing arrangement; or o a bank authorization. Charges CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE We charge this fee for establishing and maintaining your records. We deduct $30 from the contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this charge among the subaccounts and the fixed account in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. We will waive this charge when your contract value, or total purchase payments less any payments surrendered, is $50,000 or more on the current contract anniversary. If you surrender your contract, we will deduct the charge at the time of surrender regardless of the contract value or purchase payments made. We cannot increase the annual contract administrative charge and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK FEE We charge this fee daily to the subaccounts. The unit values of your subaccounts reflect this fee and it totals 0.55% of their average daily net assets on an annual basis. This fee covers the mortality and expense risk that we assume. Approximately two-thirds of this amount is for our assumption of mortality risk, and one-third is for our assumption of expense risk. This fee does not apply to the fixed account. Mortality risk arises because of our guarantee to pay a death benefit and our guarantee to make annuity payouts according to the terms of the contract, no matter how long a specific annuitant lives and no matter how long our entire group of annuitants live. If, as a group, annuitants outlive the life expectancy we assumed in our actuarial tables, then we must take money from our general assets to meet our obligations. If, as a group, annuitants do not live as long as expected, we could profit from the mortality risk fee. Expense risk arises because we cannot increase the contract administrative charge and this charge may not cover our expenses. We would have to make up any deficit from our general assets. We could profit from the expense risk fee if future expenses are less than expected. The subaccounts pay us the mortality and expense risk fee they accrued as follows: o first, to the extent possible, the subaccounts pay this fee from any dividends distributed from the funds in which they invest; o then, if necessary, the funds redeem shares to cover any remaining fees payable. We may use any profits we realize from the subaccounts' payment to us of the mortality and expense risk fee for any proper corporate purpose, including, among others, payment of distribution (selling) expenses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (MAV DEATH BENEFIT) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it.(1) If selected, we deduct 0.25%(2) of your contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed account in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (EEB) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it.(1) If selected, we deduct 0.30% of your contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed account in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin, if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. ENHANCED EARNINGS PLUS DEATH BENEFIT RIDER (EEP) FEE We charge a fee for the optional feature only if you select it.(1) If selected, we deduct 0.40% of your contract value on your contract anniversary at the end of each contract year. We prorate this fee among the subaccounts and fixed account in the same proportion your interest in each account bears to your total contract value. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, we will deduct this fee, adjusted for the number of calendar days coverage was in place. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change in ownership. If you choose to drop this rider on an anniversary (subject to the restrictions given in "Optional Benefits"), we will deduct this fee on that anniversary. We cannot increase this annual fee after the rider effective date and it does not apply after annuity payouts begin or when we pay death benefits. Other information on charges: AEFC makes certain custodial services available to some profit sharing, money purchase and target benefit plans funded by our annuities. Fees for these services start at $30 per calendar year per participant. AEFC will charge a termination fee for owners under age 59-1/2 (fee waived in case of death or disability). Possible group reductions: In some cases we may incur lower sales and administrative expenses due to the size of the group, the average contribution and the use of group enrollment procedures. In such cases, we may be able to reduce or eliminate the contract administrative charges. However, we expect this to occur infrequently. PREMIUM TAXES Certain state and local governments impose premium taxes on us (up to 3.5%). These taxes depend upon the state of residence or the state in which the contract was sold. Currently, we deduct any applicable premium tax when annuity payouts begin, but we reserve the right to deduct this tax at other times such as when you make purchase payments or when you surrender your contract. (1) You may select any one of the MAV Death Benefit, EEB or EEP riders. Or you may select the MAV Death Benefit and either the EEB or the EEP. However, you cannot select both the EEB and EEP. Riders may not be available in all states. The MAV Death Benefit, EEB and EEP are only available if you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue. EEP is only available on contracts purchased through a transfer or exchange. (2) For contracts purchased before May 1, 2003, the MAV fee is 0.15%. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Valuing Your Investment We value your accounts as follows: FIXED ACCOUNT We value the amounts you allocated to the fixed account directly in dollars. The fixed account value equals: o the sum of your purchase payments and transfer amounts allocated to the fixed account; o plus interest credited; o minus the sum of amounts surrendered and amounts transferred out; o minus any prorated contract administrative charge; o minus any prorated portion of the MAV Death Benefit Rider fee (if applicable); o minus any prorated portion of the EEB fee (if applicable); and o minus any prorated portion of the EEP fee (if applicable). SUBACCOUNTS We convert amounts you allocated to the subaccounts into accumulation units. Each time you make a purchase payment or transfer amounts into one of the subaccounts, we credit a certain number of accumulation units to your contract for that subaccount. Conversely, we subtract a certain number of accumulation units from your contract each time you take a partial surrender, transfer amounts out of a subaccount, or we assess a contract administrative charge, or an applicable charge for optional benefits. The accumulation units are the true measure of investment value in each subaccount during the accumulation period. They are related to, but not the same as, the net asset value of the fund in which the subaccount invests. The dollar value of each accumulation unit can rise or fall daily depending on the variable account expenses, performance of the fund and on certain fund expenses. Here is how we calculate accumulation unit values: Number of units: to calculate the number of accumulation units for a particular subaccount we divide your investment by the current accumulation unit value. Accumulation unit value: the current accumulation unit value for each subaccount equals the last value times the subaccount's current net investment factor. We determine the net investment factor by: o adding the fund's current net asset value per share, plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then o dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and o subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the accumulation unit value may increase or decrease. You bear all the investment risk in a subaccount. Factors that affect subaccount accumulation units: accumulation units may change in two ways -- in number and in value. The number of accumulation units you own may fluctuate due to: o additional purchase payments you allocate to the subaccounts; o transfers into or out of the subaccounts; o partial surrenders; o a prorated portion of the contract administrative charge; o a prorated portion of the MAV Death Benefit Rider fee (if selected); o a prorated portion of the EEB fee (if selected); and o a prorated portion of the EEP fee (if selected). Accumulation unit values will fluctuate due to: o changes in funds' net asset value; o dividends distributed to the subaccounts; o capital gains or losses of funds; o fund operating expenses; and/or o mortality and expense risk fees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Making the Most of Your Contract AUTOMATED DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING Currently, you can use automated transfers to take advantage of dollar-cost averaging (investing a fixed amount at regular intervals). For example, you might transfer a set amount monthly from a relatively conservative subaccount to a more aggressive one, or to several others, or from the fixed account to one or more subaccounts. There is no charge for dollar-cost averaging. This systematic approach can help you benefit from fluctuations in accumulation unit values caused by fluctuations in the market values of the funds. Since you invest the same amount each period, you automatically acquire more units when the market value falls and fewer units when it rises. The potential effect is to lower your average cost per unit. How dollar-cost averaging works Number By investing an equal number Amount Accumulation of units of dollars each month ... Month invested unit value purchased Jan $100 $20 5.00 you automatically buy Feb 100 18 5.56 more units when the Mar 100 17 5.88 per unit market price is low ... Apr 100 15 6.67 May 100 16 6.25 Jun 100 18 5.56 and fewer units Jul 100 17 5.88 when the per unit Aug 100 19 5.26 market price is high. Sept 100 21 4.76 Oct 100 20 5.00 You paid an average price of only $17.91 per unit over the 10 months, while the average market price actually was $18.10. Dollar-cost averaging does not guarantee that any subaccount will gain in value nor will it protect against a decline in value if market prices fall. Because dollar-cost averaging involves continuous investing, your success will depend upon your willingness to continue to invest regularly through periods of low price levels. Dollar-cost averaging can be an effective way to help meet your long-term goals. For specific features contact your sales representative. ASSET REBALANCING You can ask us in writing to have the variable subaccount portion of your contract value allocated according to the percentages (in whole percentage amounts ) that you choose. We automatically will rebalance the variable subaccount portion of your contract value either quarterly, semiannually, or annually. The period you select will start to run on the date we record your request. On the first valuation date of each of these periods, we automatically will rebalance your contract value so that the value in each subaccount matches your current subaccount percentage allocations. These percentage allocations must be in whole numbers. Asset rebalancing does not apply to the fixed account. There is no charge for asset rebalancing. The contract value must be at least $2,000. You can change your percentage allocations or your rebalancing period at any time by contacting us in writing. We will restart the rebalancing period you selected as of the date we record your change. You also can ask us in writing to stop rebalancing your contract value. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that currently are in place. For more information on asset rebalancing, contact your sales representative. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS TRANSFERRING BETWEEN ACCOUNTS You may transfer contract value from any one subaccount, or the fixed account, to another subaccount before annuity payouts begin. (Certain restrictions apply to transfers involving the fixed account.) We will process your transfer on the valuation date we receive your request. We will value your transfer at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. There is no charge for transfers. Before making a transfer, you should consider the risks involved in changing investments. The contract is not designed for use by individuals, professional market timing organizations, or other entities that do "market timing," programmed transfers, frequent transfers or excessive trading, or transfers that are large in relation to the total assets of any fund underlying the contract. These and similar activities may adversely affect a fund's ability to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, may increase expenses and may harm other contract owners who allocated purchase payments to the fund regardless of their transfer activity. Accordingly, individuals and organizations that use market-timing investment strategies and make frequent transfers should not own this contract. We monitor the frequency of transfers, including the size of transfers in relation to fund assets in each underlying fund, and we take appropriate action as necessary. In order to prevent market timing activities that may harm or disadvantage other contract owners, we may apply modifications or restrictions in any reasonable manner to prevent a transfer. We may suspend transfer privileges at any time. We may also reject or restrict any specific payment or transfer request and impose specific limitations with respect to market timers, including restricting transfers by market timers to certain underlying funds. We may also apply other restrictions or modifications that could include, but not be limited to: o not accepting telephone or electronic transfer requests; o requiring a minimum time period between each transfer; o not accepting transfer requests of an agent acting under power of attorney on behalf of more than one contract owner; or o limiting the dollar amount that a contract owner may transfer at any one time. We agree to provide notice of our intent to restrict transfer privileges to contract owners who have engaged in disruptive activity. In addition, some of the underlying funds have reserved the right to temporarily or permanently refuse payments or transfer requests from us if, in the judgment of the fund's investment adviser, the fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective or policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. Accordingly, we may not be in a position to effect certain allocations or transfers requested by market timers and may refuse such requests without prior notice. Subject to state law, we reserve the right to impose, without prior notice, restrictions on allocations and transfers that we determine, in our sole discretion, will disadvantage or potentially hurt the rights or interests of other contract owners. For information on transfers after annuity payouts begin, see "Transfer Policies" below. TRANSFER POLICIES o Before annuity payouts begin, you may transfer contract values between the subaccounts, or from the subaccounts to the fixed account at any time. However, if you made a transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts, you may not make a transfer from any subaccount back to the fixed account until the next contract anniversary. o You may transfer contract values from the fixed account to the subaccounts once a year during a 31-day transfer period starting on each contract anniversary (except for automated transfers, which can be set up at any time for certain transfer periods subject to certain minimums). o If we receive your request within 30 days before the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the anniversary. o If we receive your request on or within 30 days after the contract anniversary date, the transfer from the fixed account to the subaccounts will be effective on the valuation date we receive it. o We will not accept requests for transfers from the fixed account at any other time. o Once annuity payouts begin, you may not make transfers to or from the fixed account, but you may make transfers once per contract year among the subaccounts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS HOW TO REQUEST A TRANSFER OR SURRENDER 1 By letter Send your name, contract number, Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number and signed request for a transfer or surrender to: IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Minimum amount Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire account balance Maximum amount Transfers or surrenders: Contract value or entire account balance 2 By automated transfers and automated partial surrenders Your sales representative can help you set up automated transfers among your subaccounts or fixed account or partial surrenders from the accounts. You can start or stop this service by written request or other method acceptable to us. You must allow 30 days for us to change any instructions that are currently in place. o Automated transfers from the fixed account to any one of the subaccounts may not exceed an amount that, if continued, would deplete the fixed account within 12 months. o Automated surrenders may be restricted by applicable law under some contracts. o You may not make additional purchase payments if automated partial surrenders are in effect. o Automated partial surrenders may result in IRS taxes and penalties on all or part of the amount surrendered. o The balance in any account from which you make an automated transfer or automated partial surrender must be sufficient to satisfy your instructions. If not, we will suspend your entire automated arrangement until the balance is adequate. o If we must suspend your automated transfer or automated partial surrender arrangement for six months, we reserve the right to discontinue the arrangement in its entirety. Minimum amount Transfers or surrenders: $50 Maximum amount Transfers or surrenders: None (except for automated transfers from the fixed account) 3 By phone Call between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Central time: (800) 862-7919 TTY service for the hearing impaired: (800) 285-8846 Minimum amount Transfers or surrenders: $250 or entire account balance Maximum amount Transfers: Contract value or entire account balance Surrenders: $100,000 We answer telephone requests promptly, but you may experience delays when the call volume is unusually high. If you are unable to get through, use the mail procedure as an alternative. We will honor any telephone transfer or surrender requests that we believe are authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm that they are. This includes asking identifying questions and tape recording calls. We will not allow a telephone surrender within 30 days of a phoned-in address change. As long as we follow the procedures, we (and our affiliates) will not be liable for any loss resulting from fraudulent requests. Telephone transfers or surrenders are automatically available. You may request that telephone transfers or surrenders not be authorized from your account by writing to us. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Surrenders You may surrender all or part of your contract at any time before annuity payouts begin by sending us a written request or calling us. We will process your surrender request on the valuation date we receive it. For total surrenders, we will compute the value of your contract at the next accumulation unit value calculated after we receive your request. We may ask you to return the contract. You may have to pay MAV Death Benefit charges (see "Charges -- Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider (MAV Death Benefit) Fee"), EEB charges (see "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee"), EEP charges (see "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Fee"), and IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). You cannot make surrenders after annuity payouts begin except under Plan E (see "The Annuity Payout Period -- Annuity Payout Plans"). SURRENDER POLICIES If you have a balance in more than one account and you request a partial surrender, we will withdraw money from all your subaccounts and/or the fixed account in the same proportion as your value in each account correlates to your total contract value, unless you request otherwise. The minimum contract value after partial surrender is $600. RECEIVING PAYMENT 1 By regular or express mail o payable to you; o mailed to address of record. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request express mail delivery. 2 By wire o request that payment be wired to your bank; o bank account must be in the same ownership as your contract; and o pre-authorization required. NOTE: We will charge you a fee if you request that payment be wired to your bank. For instructions, please contact your sales representative. Normally, we will send the payment within seven days after receiving your request. However, we may postpone the payment if: -- the surrender amount includes a purchase payment check that has not cleared; -- the NYSE is closed, except for normal holiday and weekend closings; -- trading on the NYSE is restricted, according to SEC rules; -- an emergency, as defined by SEC rules, makes it impractical to sell securities or value the net assets of the accounts; or -- the SEC permits us to delay payment for the protection of security holders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS TSA -- Special Surrender Provisions PARTICIPANTS IN TAX-SHELTERED ANNUITIES The Code imposes certain restrictions on your right to receive early distributions from a TSA: o Distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions (plus earnings) made after Dec. 31, 1988, or to transfers or rollovers from other contracts, may be made from the TSA only if: -- you are at least age 59-1/2; -- you are disabled as defined in the Code; -- you separated from the service of the employer who purchased the contract; or -- the distribution is because of your death. o If you encounter a financial hardship (as provided by the Code), you may be eligible to receive a distribution of all contract values attributable to salary reduction contributions made after Dec. 31, 1988, but not the earnings on them. o Even though a distribution may be permitted under the above rules, it may be subject to IRS taxes and penalties (see "Taxes"). o The employer must comply with certain nondiscrimination requirements for certain types of contributions under a TSA contract to be excluded from taxable income. You should consult your employer to determine whether the nondiscrimination rules apply to you. o The above restrictions on distributions do not affect the availability of the amount credited to the contract as of Dec. 31, 1988. The restrictions also do not apply to transfers or exchanges of contract value within the contract, or to another registered variable annuity contract or investment vehicle available through the employer. o If the contract has a loan provision, the right to receive a loan is described in detail in your contract. Changing Ownership You may change ownership of your nonqualified annuity at any time by completing a change of ownership form we approve and sending it to our office. The change will become binding upon us when we receive and record it. We will honor any change of ownership request that we believe is authentic and we will use reasonable procedures to confirm authenticity. If we follow these procedures, we will not take any responsibility for the validity of the change. Please consider carefully whether or not you wish to change ownership of your nonqualified annuity if you have elected the MAV Death Benefit, EEB or EEP. If you change ownership of your contract, we will terminate the EEP. This includes both the EEP Part I benefits and the EEP Part II benefits. (See the description of these terms in "Optional Benefits.") In addition, the terms of the EEB and the MAV Death Benefit will change due to a change of ownership. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the EEB will terminate. Otherwise, we will effectively "start over" the EEB. We will treat the EEB as if it is issued on the day the change of ownership is made, using the attained age of the new owner as the "issue age" to determine the benefit levels. The account value on the date of the ownership change will be treated as a "purchase payment" in determining future values of "earnings at death" under the EEB. If the attained age of the older of the new owner and the annuitant is greater than 75, the MAV Death Benefit will terminate. If the MAV Death Benefit on the date of ownership change is greater than the account value on the date of the ownership change, the MAV Death Benefit will be set equal to the account value. Otherwise, the MAV Death Benefit value will not change due to a change in ownership. Please see the descriptions of these riders in "Optional Benefits." The rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force) for any rider that continues after a change of ownership. We reserve the right to assess charges for the number of days the rider was in force for any rider that is terminated due to a change of ownership. If you have a nonqualified annuity, you may incur income tax liability by transferring, assigning or pledging any part of it. (See "Taxes.") If you have a qualified annuity, you may not sell, assign, transfer, discount or pledge your contract as collateral for a loan, or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose except as required or permitted by the Code. However, if the owner is a trust or custodian, or an employer acting in similar capacity, ownership of the contract may be transferred to the annuitant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Benefits in Case of Death -- Standard Death Benefit We will pay the death benefit to your beneficiary upon the earlier of your death or the annuitant's death. If a contract has more than one person as the owner, we will pay benefits upon the first to die of any owner or the annuitant. If you or the annuitant die before annuity payouts begin while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary as follows: If both you and the annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greatest of: o contract value; o purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders; or o the contract value as of the most recent sixth contract anniversary, plus purchase payments and minus adjusted partial surrenders since that anniversary. If either you or the annuitant is age 81 or older on the date of death, the beneficiary receives the greater of: o contract value; or o purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. Adjusted partial surrenders = PS x DB ------- CV PS = the partial surrender. DB = the death benefit on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. CV = contract value on the date of (but prior to) the partial surrender. Example of standard death benefit calculation when the owner and annuitant are age 80 or younger o You purchase the contract with a payment of $20,000 on Jan. 1, 2003. o On Jan 1, 2009 (the sixth contract anniversary) the contract value grows to $30,000. o March 1, 2009 the contract value falls to $28,000 at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $26,500. We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2009 as follows: The contract value on the most recent sixth contract anniversary: $30,000 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: +0 minus adjusted partial surrenders taken since that anniversary calculated as: ($1,500 x $30,000) = -1,607 ------------------ -------- $28,000 for a death benefit of: $28,393 IF YOU DIE BEFORE YOUR RETIREMENT DATE When paying the beneficiary, we will process the death claim on the valuation date our death claim requirements are fulfilled. We will determine the contract's value at the next accumulation unit value calculated after our death claim requirements are fulfilled. We pay interest, if any, at a rate no less than required by law. We will mail payment to the beneficiary within seven days after our death claim requirements are fulfilled. Nonqualified annuities If your spouse is sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your beneficiary is not your spouse, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless you give us other written instructions. We must fully distribute the death benefit within five years of your death. However, the beneficiary may receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: o the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and o payouts begin no later than one year after your death, or other date as permitted by the Code; and o the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Qualified annuities The IRS has issued proposed regulations to take effect Jan. 1, 2002 which may affect distributions from your qualified annuity. Contact your tax advisor if you have any questions as to the impact of the new proposed rules on your situation. o Spouse beneficiary: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may elect to receive payouts, or elect to treat the contract as his/her own. If your spouse elects a payout option, the payouts must begin no later than the year in which the annuitant would have reached age 70-1/2. If the annuitant attained age 70-1/2 at the time of death, payouts must begin no later than Dec. 31 of the year following the year of the annuitant's death. o Non-spouse beneficiary: If you have not elected an annuity payout plan, and if death occurs prior to the year the annuitant would have attained age 70-1/2, the beneficiary may elect to receive payouts from the contract over a five year period. If the annuitant's death occurs after attaining age 70-1/2, we will pay the beneficiary in a single sum unless the beneficiary elects to receive payouts under any annuity payout plan available under this contract if: o the beneficiary asks us in writing within 60 days after we receive proof of death; and o payouts begin no later than one year following the year of your death; and o the payout period does not extend beyond the beneficiary's life or life expectancy. o Annuity payout plan: If you elect an annuity payout plan, the payouts to your beneficiary will continue pursuant to the annuity payout plan you elect. Optional Benefits MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT The Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit (MAV Death Benefit) is intended to provide additional death benefit protection in the event of fluctuating fund values. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges"). If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue, you may choose to add the MAV Death Benefit to your contract. Generally, you must elect the MAV Death Benefit at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the MAV Death Benefit may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the MAV Death Benefit for new contracts. On the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date we set the Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) equal to the highest of your (a) current contract value, or (b) total purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders. Every contract anniversary after that, through age 80, we compare the previous anniversary's MAV plus subsequent purchase payments less subsequent adjusted partial surrenders to the current contract value and we reset the MAV if the current contract value is higher. We stop resetting the MAV after you or the annuitant reach age 81. However, we continue to add subsequent purchase payments and subtract adjusted partial surrenders from the MAV. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. Terminating the MAV o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary. o The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. o The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. Example o You purchase the contract with a payment of $20,000 on Jan. 1, 2003. o On Jan. 1, 2004 (the first contract anniversary) the contract value grows to $24,000. o On March 1, 2004 the contract value falls to $22,000, at which point you take a $1,500 partial surrender, leaving a contract value of $20,500. We calculate the death benefit on March 1, 2004 as follows: The MAV immediately preceding the date of death plus any payments made since that anniversary minus adjusted partial surrenders: Greatest of your contract anniversary contract values: $24,000 plus purchase payments made since that anniversary: +0 minus adjusted partial surrenders, calculated as: ($1,500 x $24,000) = -1,636 ------------------- ------- $22,000 for a death benefit of: $22,364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Nonqualified Annuities: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and you die before the retirement date, your spouse may keep the contract as owner with the contract value equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must, within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV Death Benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit valuation date. Qualified Annuities: If your spouse is the sole beneficiary, your spouse may keep the contract as owner until the date on which the annuitant would have reached age 70-1/2, or any other date permitted by the Code. The contract value will be equal to the death benefit that would otherwise have been paid under the MAV Death Benefit. To do this your spouse must within 60 days after we receive proof of death, give us written instructions to keep the contract in force. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the MAV death benefit rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider. In this case, the rider charges described in "Charges" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the MAV Death Benefit rider. If, at the time he or she elects to continue the contract, your spouse has not yet reached age 76 and chooses not to continue the MAV Death Benefit rider, the contract value will be increased to the MAV death benefit amount if it is greater than the contract value on the death benefit valuation date. ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT (EEB) The EEB is intended to provide an additional benefit to your beneficiary to help offset expenses after your death such as funeral expenses or federal and state taxes. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee"). The EEB provides reduced benefits if you or the annuitant is 70 or older at the rider effective date and it does not provide any additional benefit before the first contract anniversary. The EEB also may result in reduced benefits if you take required minimum distributions from your qualified annuity or any partial surrenders during the life of your contract, both of which may reduce contract earnings. This is because the benefit paid by the EEB is determined by the amount of earnings at death. Be sure to discuss with your sales representative whether or not the EEB is appropriate for your situation. If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at the rider effective date, you may choose to add the EEB to your contract. Generally, you must elect the EEB at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. In some instances the rider effective date for the EEB may be after we issue the contract according to terms determined by us and at our sole discretion. You may not select this rider if you select the EEP. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the EEB for new contracts. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. The EEB provides that if you or the annuitant dies after the first contract anniversary, but before annuity payouts begin, and while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary: o the standard death benefit (see "Benefits in Case of Death -- Standard Death Benefit") or the MAV death benefit, if applicable, PLUS o 40% of your earnings at death if you and the annuitant were under age 70 on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old; or o 15% of your earnings at death if you or the annuitant were 70 or older on the rider effective date, up to a maximum of 37.5% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. Additional death benefits payable under EEB are not included in the adjusted partial surrender calculation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Earnings at death for the EEB and EEP: If the rider effective date for the EEB or EEP is the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to: o the standard death benefit or the MAV death benefit, if applicable (the "death benefit amount") o minus purchase payments not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% of the purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. If the rider effective date for the EEB is AFTER the contract issue date, earnings at death is an amount equal to the death benefit amount o minus the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered. The earnings at death may not be less than zero and may not be more than 250% multiplied by: o the greater of: o the contract value as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that contract value since the rider effective date; or o an amount equal to the death benefit amount as of the rider effective date (determined before we apply any purchase payment or purchase payment credit), less any surrenders of that death benefit amount since the rider effective date o plus any purchase payments made on or after the rider effective date not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. Terminating the EEB o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. o The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation or ownership change if the new owner is age 76 or older. Example of the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit o You purchase the contract with a payment of $100,000 on Jan. 1, 2003 and you and the annuitant are under age 70. You select the MAV death benefit and the EEB. o On July 1, 2003 the contract value grows to $105,000. The death benefit on July 1, 2003 equals the standard death benefit, which is the contract value, or $105,000. You have not reached the first contract anniversary so the EEB does not provide any additional benefit at this time. o On Jan. 1, 2004 the contract value grows to $110,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2004 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (MAV death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 o On Jan. 1, 2005 the contract value falls to $105,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV): $110,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS o On Feb. 1, 2005 the contract value remains at $105, 000 and you request a partial surrender of $50,000. We calculate purchase payments not previously surrendered as $100,000 - $45,000 = $55,000 (remember that $5,000 of the partial surrender is contract earnings). The death benefit on Feb. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV adjusted for partial surrenders): $110,000 - ($50,000 x $110,000) = $57,619 -------------------- $105,000 plus the EEB benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($57,619 - $55,000) = +1,048 -------- Total death benefit of: $58,667 o On Jan. 1, 2006 the contract value falls by $40,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2006 equals the death benefit paid on Feb. 1, 2005. The reduction in contract value has no effect. o On Jan. 1, 2012 the contract value grows to a new high of $200,000. Earnings at death reaches its maximum of 250% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $200,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 x 2.50 x ($55,000) = +55,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $255,000 o On July 1, 2012 you make an additional purchase payment of $50,000 and your contract value grows to $250,000. The new purchase payment is less than one year old and so it has no effect on the EEB value. The death benefit on July 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 x 2.50 x ($55,000) = +55,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $305,000 o On July 1, 2013 the contract value remains $250,000 and the "new" purchase payment is one year old. The value of the EEB changes. The death benefit on July 1, 2013 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEB benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the standard death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($250,000 - $105,000) = +58,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $308,000 If your spouse is the sole beneficiary and your spouse elects to continue the contract, we will pay an amount into the contract so that the contract value equals the total death benefit payable under the EEB. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the EEB rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she may choose to continue the EEB. In this case, the following conditions will apply: o the rider will continue, but we will treat the new contract value on the date the ownership of the contract changes to your spouse (after the additional amount is paid into the contract) as if it is a purchase payment in calculating future values of "earnings at death." o the percentages of "earnings at death " payable will be based on your spouse's age at the time he or she elects to continue the contract. o the rider charges described in "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the EEB rider. NOTE: For special tax considerations associated with the EEB, see "Taxes." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS ENHANCED EARNINGS PLUS DEATH BENEFIT (EEP) The EEP is intended to provide an additional benefit to your beneficiary to help offset expenses after your death such as funeral expenses or federal and state taxes. This is an optional benefit that you may select for an additional annual charge (see "Charges"). The EEP provides reduced benefits if you or the annuitant are 70 or older at the rider effective date, it does not provide any additional benefit before the first contract anniversary and it does not provide any benefit beyond what is offered under the EEB during the second contract year. The EEP also may result in reduced benefits if you take required minimum distributions from your qualified annuity or any partial surrenders during the life of your contract, both of which may reduce contract earnings. This is because part of the benefit paid by the EEP is determined by the amount of earnings at death. Be sure to discuss with your sales representative whether or not the EEP is appropriate for your situation. If this rider is available in your state and both you and the annuitant are 75 or younger at contract issue, you may choose to add the EEP to your contract. You must elect the EEP at the time you purchase your contract and your rider effective date will be the contract issue date. This rider is only available under annuities purchased through an exchange. You may not select this rider if you select the EEB. We reserve the right to discontinue offering the EEP for new contracts. When annuity payouts begin, or if you terminate the contract for any reason other than death, this rider will terminate. The EEP provides that if you or the annuitant dies after the first contract anniversary, but before annuity payouts begin, and while this contract is in force, we will pay the beneficiary: o EEP Part I benefits, which equal the benefits payable under the EEB described above; PLUS o EEP Part II benefits, which equal a percentage of exchange purchase payments identified at issue not previously surrendered as follows:
Percentage if you and the annuitant are Percentage if you or the annuitant are Contract year under age 70 on the rider effective date 70 or older on the rider effective date One and Two 0% 0% Three and Four 10% 3.75% Five or more 20% 7.5%
Additional death benefits payable under EEP are not included in the adjusted partial surrender calculation. If after 6 months, no exchange purchase payments have been received, we will contact you and you will have an additional 30 days to follow-up on exchange purchase payments identified at issue but not received by us. If after these 30 days, we have not received any exchange purchase payments, we will convert the EEP rider into an EEB. Another way to describe the benefits payable under the EEP rider is as follows: o the standard death benefit (see "Benefits in Case of Death -- Standard Death Benefit") or the MAV death benefit, if applicable PLUS
If you and the annuitant are under age 70 If you or the annuitant are age 70 Contract year on the rider effective date, add... or older on the rider effective date, add... 1 Zero Zero 2 40% x earnings at death (see above) 15% x earnings at death 3 & 4 40% x (earnings at death + 10% 15% x (earnings at death + 3.75% of exchange purchase payment*) of exchange purchase payment*) 5+ 40% x (earnings at death + 20% 15% x (earnings at death + 7.5% of exchange purchase payment*) of exchange purchase payment*)
* Exchange purchase payments are purchase payments exchanged from another contract that are identified at issue and not previously surrendered. The company is not responsible for identifying exchange purchase payments if we did not receive proper notification from the company from which the purchase payments are exchanged. Terminating the EEP o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of the first contract anniversary after the rider effective date. o You may terminate the rider within 30 days of any contract anniversary beginning with the seventh contract anniversary. o The rider will terminate when you make a full surrender from the contract or when annuity payouts begin. o The rider will terminate in the case of an ownership change. o The rider will terminate in the case of spousal continuation if the new owner is age 76 or older. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Example of the Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit o You purchase the contract with an exchanged purchase payment of $100,000 on Jan. 1, 2003 and you and the annuitant are under age 70. You select the MAV death benefit and the EEP. o On July 1, 2003 the contract value grows to $105,000. The death benefit on July 1, 2003 equals the standard death benefit, which is the contract value, or $105,000. You have not reached the first contract anniversary so neither the EEP Part I nor Part II provides any additional benefit at this time. o On Jan. 1, 2004 the contract value grows to $110,000. You have not reached the second contract anniversary so the EEP Part II does not provide any additional benefit at this time. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2004 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $110,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the MAV death benefit minus purchase payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $114,000 o On Jan. 1, 2005 the contract value falls to $105,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV): $110,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($110,000 - $100,000) = +4,000 plus the EEP Part II which in the third contract year equals 10% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.10 x $100,000 = +10,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $124,000 o On Feb. 1, 2005 the contract value remains at $105, 000 and you request a partial surrender of $50,000. We calculate purchase payments not previously surrendered as $100,000 - $45,000 = $55,000 (remember that $5,000 of the partial surrender is contract earnings). The death benefit on Feb. 1, 2005 equals: MAV death benefit (MAV adjusted for partial surrenders): $110,000 - ($50,000 x $110,000) = $57,619 -------------------- $105,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit (40% of earnings at death): 0.40 x ($57,619 - $55,000) = +1,048 plus the EEP Part II which in the third contract year equals 10% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.10 x $55,000 = +5,500 --------- Total death benefit of: $64,167 o On Jan. 1, 2006 the contract value falls by $40,000. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2006 equals the death benefit paid on Feb. 1, 2005. The reduction in contract value has no effect. o On Jan. 1, 2012 the contract value grows to a new high of $200,000. Earnings at death reaches its maximum of 250% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old. Because we are beyond the fourth contract anniversary the EEP also reaches its maximum of 20%. The death benefit on Jan. 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $200,000 plus the EEP Part I (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 x (2.50 x $55,000) = +55,000 plus the EEP Part II which after the fourth contract year equals 20% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.20 x $55,000 = +11,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $266,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS o On July 1, 2012 you make an additional purchase payment of $50,000 and your contract value grows to $250,000. The new purchase payment is less than one year old and so it has no effect on either the EEP Part I or EEP Part II values. The death benefit on July 1, 2012 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEP Part I (40% of earnings at death, up to a maximum of 100% of purchase payments not previously surrendered that are one or more years old) .40 x (2.50 x $55,000) = +55,000 plus the EEP Part II, which after the fourth contract year equals 20% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.20 x $55,000 = +11,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $316,000 o On July 1, 2013 the contract value remains $250,000 and the "new" purchase payment is one year old. The value of the EEP Part I changes but the value of the EEP Part II remains constant. The death benefit on July 1, 2013 equals: MAV death benefit (contract value): $250,000 plus the EEP Part I benefit which equals 40% of earnings at death (the MAV death benefit minus payments not previously surrendered): 0.40 x ($250,000 - $105,000) = +58,000 plus the EEP Part II, which after the fourth contract year equals 20% of exchange purchase payments identified at issue and not previously surrendered: 0.20 x $55,000 = +11,000 --------- Total death benefit of: $319,000 If your spouse is sole beneficiary and your spouse elects to continue the contract, we will pay an amount into the contracts that the contract value equals the total death benefit payable under the EEP. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has reached age 76, the EEP rider will terminate. If your spouse at the time he or she elects to continue the contract has not yet reached age 76, he or she cannot continue the EEP. However, he or she may choose to convert the EEP rider into an EEB. In this case, the following conditions will apply: o the EEB rider will treat the new contract value on the date the ownership of the contract changes to your spouse (after the additional amount is paid into the contract) as if it is a purchase payment in calculating future of "earnings at death." o the percentages of "earnings at death" payable will be based on your spouse's age at the time he or she elects to continue the contract. o the rider charges described in "Charges -- Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider Fee" will be assessed at the next contract anniversary (and all future anniversaries when the EEB rider is in force). These charges will be based on the total contract value on the anniversary, including the additional amounts paid into the contract under the EEP rider. If your spouse chooses not to convert the EEP rider into an EEB, the standard death benefit (or the MAV death benefit, if applicable) will apply. NOTE: For special tax considerations associated with the EEP, see "Taxes." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS The Annuity Payout Period As owner of the contract, you have the right to decide how and to whom annuity payouts will be made starting at the settlement date. You may select one of the annuity payout plans outlined below, or we may mutually agree on other payout arrangements. We do not deduct any surrender charges under the payout plans listed below. You also decide whether we will make annuity payouts on a fixed or variable basis, or a combination of fixed and variable. The amount available to purchase payouts under the plan you select is the contract value on your settlement date (less any applicable premium tax). You may reallocate this contract value to the fixed account to provide fixed dollar payouts and/or among the subaccounts to provide variable annuity payouts. During the annuity payout period, you cannot invest in more than five subaccounts at any one time unless we agree otherwise. Amounts of fixed and variable payouts depend on: o the annuity payout plan you select; o the annuitant's age and, in most cases, sex; o the annuity table in the contract; and o the amounts you allocated to the accounts at settlement. In addition, for variable payouts only, amounts depend on the investment performance of the subaccounts you select. These payouts will vary from month to month because the performance of the funds will fluctuate. (In the case of fixed annuities, payouts remain the same from month to month.) For information with respect to transfers between accounts after annuity payouts begin, see "Making the Most of Your Contract -- Transfer Policies." ANNUITY TABLES The annuity tables in your contract show the amount of the monthly payout for each $1,000 of contract value according to the age and, when applicable, the sex of the annuitant. (Where required by law, we will use a unisex table of settlement rates.) Table B shows the minimum amount of each fixed payout. Amounts in Table B are based on the guaranteed annual effective interest rate shown in your contract. We declare current payout rates that we use in determining the actual amount of your fixed payout. The current payout rates will equal or exceed the guaranteed payout rates shown in Table B. We will furnish these rates to you upon request. Table A shows the amount of the first variable payout assuming that the contract value is invested at the beginning of the annuity payout period and earns a 5% rate of return, which is reinvested and helps to support future payouts. If you ask us at least 30 days before the settlement date, we will substitute an annuity table based on an assumed 3.5% investment rate for the 5% Table A in the contract. The assumed investment rate affects both the amount of the first payout and the extent to which subsequent payouts increase or decrease. For example, annuity payouts will increase if the investment return is above the assumed investment rate and payouts will decrease if the return is below the assumed investment rate. Using the 5% Table A results in a higher initial payment, but later payouts will increase more slowly when annuity unit values rise and decrease more rapidly when they decline. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS ANNUITY PAYOUT PLANS You may choose any one of these annuity payout plans by giving us written instructions at least 30 days before contract values are used to purchase the payout plan: o Plan A: Life annuity -- no refund: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death. Payouts end with the last payout before the annuitant's death. We will not make any further payouts. This means that if the annuitant dies after we made only one monthly payout, we will not make any more payouts. o Plan B: Life annuity with five, ten or 15 years certain: We make monthly payouts for a guaranteed payout period of five, ten or 15 years that you elect. This election will determine the length of the payout period to the beneficiary if the annuitant should die before the elected period expires. We calculate the guaranteed payout period from the settlement date. If the annuitant outlives the elected guaranteed payout period, we will continue to make payouts until the annuitant's death. o Plan C: Life annuity -- installment refund: We make monthly payouts until the annuitant's death, with our guarantee that payouts will continue for some period of time. We will make payouts for at least the number of months determined by dividing the amount applied under this option by the first monthly payout, whether or not the annuitant is living. o Plan D: Joint and last survivor life annuity -- no refund: We make monthly payouts while both the annuitant and a joint annuitant are living. If either annuitant dies, we will continue to make monthly payouts at the full amount until the death of the surviving annuitant. Payouts end with the death of the second annuitant. o Plan E: Payouts for a specified period: We make monthly payouts for a specific payout period of 10 to 30 years that you elect. We will make payouts only for the number of years specified whether the annuitant is living or not. Depending on the selected time period, it is foreseeable that an annuitant can outlive the payout period selected. During the payout period, you can elect to have us determine the present value of any remaining variable payouts and pay it to you in a lump sum. We determine the present value of the remaining annuity payouts which are assumed to remain level at the initial payout. The discount rate we use in the calculation will vary between 3.50% and 5.00% depending on the applicable assumed investment rate. You can also take a portion of the discounted value once a year. If you do so, your monthly payouts will be reduced by the proportion of your surrender to the full discounted value. An IRS penalty tax could apply if you take a surrender. (See "Taxes.") Annuity payout plan requirements for qualified annuities: If you purchased a qualified annuity, you have the responsibility for electing a payout plan that complies with your contract and with applicable law. The annuity payout plan options will meet certain IRS regulations governing required minimum distributions if the payout plan meets the incidental distribution benefit requirements, if any, and the payouts are made: o in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life of the annuitant or over the life of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or o in equal or substantially equal payments over a period not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary; or o over a period certain not longer than the life expectancy of the annuitant or over the life expectancy of the annuitant and designated beneficiary. If we do not receive instructions: You must give us written instructions for the annuity payouts at least 30 days before the annuitant's retirement date. If you do not, we will make payouts under Plan B, with 120 monthly payouts guaranteed. Contract values that you allocated to the fixed account will provide fixed dollar payouts and contract values that you allocated among the subaccounts will provide variable annuity payouts. If monthly payouts would be less than $20: We will calculate the amount of monthly payouts at the time the contract value is used to purchase a payout plan. If the calculations show that monthly payouts would be less than $20, we have the right to pay the contract value to the owner in a lump sum or to change the frequency of the payouts. Death after annuity payouts begin: If you or the annuitant die after annuity payouts begin, we will pay any amount payable to the beneficiary as provided in the annuity payout plan in effect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Taxes Generally, under current law, your contract has a tax deferral feature. This means any increase in the value of the fixed account and/or subaccounts in which you invest is taxable to you only when you receive a payout or surrender (see detailed discussion below). Any portion of the annuity payouts and any surrenders you request that represent ordinary income are normally taxable. We will send you a tax information reporting form for any year in which we made a taxable distribution according to our records. Roth IRAs may grow and be distributed tax free if you meet certain distribution requirements. Annuity payouts under nonqualified annuities: A portion of each payout will be ordinary income and subject to tax, and a portion of each payout will be considered a return of part of your investment and will not be taxed. If the annuitant dies before investment in the contract is fully recovered, the remaining portion of the unrecovered investment can be taken as a federal income tax deduction for the last taxable year of the annuitant. All amounts you receive after your investment in the contract is fully recovered will be subject to tax. Tax law requires that all nonqualified deferred annuities issued by the same company (and possibly its affiliates) to the same owner during a calendar year be taxed as a single, unified contract when you take distributions from any one of those contracts. Qualified annuities: When your contract is used to fund a retirement plan that is already tax deferred under the Code, the contract will not provide any necessary or additional tax deferral for that retirement plan. If your contract is used to fund a 401(k) plan, your rights to benefits may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plan regardless of the terms of the contract. Adverse tax consequences may result if you do not ensure that contributions, distributions and other transactions under the contract comply with the law. Qualified annuities have minimum distribution rules that govern the timing and amount of distributions. You should refer to your retirement plan or adoption agreement or consult a tax advisor for more information about your distribution rules. Annuity payouts under qualified annuities (except Roth IRAs): Under a qualified annuity, the entire payout generally is includable as ordinary income and is subject to tax except to the extent that contributions were made with non-deductible contributions or with after-tax dollars rolled from a retirement plan. If you or your employer invested in your contract with deductible or pre-tax dollars as part of a tax-deferred retirement plan, such amounts are not considered to be part of your investment in the contract and will be taxed when paid to you from the plan. Surrenders: For qualified annuities under 401(a) and 401(k) plans, we will surrender your annuity to the plan's trustee for the benefit of your account. For other qualified annuities and nonqualified annuities, if you surrender part or all of your contract before your annuity payouts begin, your surrender payment will be taxed to the extent that the value of your contract immediately before the surrender exceeds your investment. You also may have to pay an IRS penalty for surrenders you make before reaching age 59-1/2 unless certain exceptions apply. Death benefits to beneficiaries under nonqualified annuities: The death benefit under a contract is not tax exempt. Any amount your beneficiary receives that represents previously deferred earnings within the contract is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments. Death benefits to beneficiaries under qualified annuities: The entire death benefit generally is taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year he or she receives the payments from the plan. If, under your 401(k) plan you or your employer made after-tax contributions to your contract, the portion of any distribution from the plan that represents after-tax contributions are not taxable as ordinary income to your beneficiary. Death benefits under a Roth IRA generally are not taxable as ordinary income to the beneficiary if certain distribution requirements are met. Special considerations if you select one of the death benefit riders (MAV, EEB or EEP): As of the date of this prospectus, we believe that charges related to these riders are not subject to current taxation. Therefore, we will not report these charges as partial surrenders from your contract. However, the IRS may determine that these charges should be treated as partial surrenders subject to taxation to the extent of any gain as well as the IRS tax penalty for surrenders before the age of 59-1/2, if applicable. We reserve the right to report charges for these riders as partial surrenders if we, as a withholding and reporting agent, believe that we are required to report them. In addition, we will report the benefits attributable to these riders on the death of you or annuitant as an annuity death benefit distribution, not as proceeds for life insurance. Annuities owned by corporations, partnerships or trusts: For nonqualified annuities any annual increase in the value of annuities held by such entities generally will be treated as ordinary income received during that year. This provision is effective for purchase payments made after Feb. 28, 1986. However, if the trust was set up for the benefit of a natural person only, the income will remain tax-deferred. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Penalties: If you receive amounts from your contract (or, if applicable, from the plan) before reaching age 59-1/2, you may have to pay a 10% IRS penalty on the amount includable in your ordinary income. If you receive amounts from your SIMPLE IRA before reaching age 59-1/2, generally the IRS penalty provisions apply. However, if you receive these amounts before age 59-1/2 and within the first two years of your participation in the SIMPLE IRA plan, the IRS penalty will be assessed at a rate of 25% instead of 10%. However, this penalty will not apply to any amount received by you: o because of your death; o because you become disabled (as defined in the Code); o if the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or joint lives or life expectancies of you and your beneficiary); or o if it is allocable to an investment before Aug. 14, 1982 (except for qualified annuities). For qualified annuities under 401(a), 401(k) plans or TSA's, other exceptions may apply if you surrender your contract before your plan specifies that payouts can be made. Withholding, generally: If you receive all or part of the contract value, we may deduct withholding against the taxable income portion of the payment. Any withholding represents a prepayment of your tax due for the year. You take credit for these amounts on your annual tax return. If the payment is part of an annuity payout plan, we generally compute the amount of withholding using payroll tables. You may provide us with a statement of how many exemptions to use in calculating the withholding. As long as you've provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have any withholding occur. If the distribution is any other type of payment (such as a partial or full surrender), we compute withholding using 10% of the taxable portion. Similar to above, as long as you have provided us with a valid Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, you can elect not to have this withholding occur. Some states also impose withholding requirements similar to the federal withholding described above. If this should be the case, we may deduct state withholding from any payment from which we deduct federal withholding. The withholding requirements may differ if we are making payment to a non-U.S. citizen or if we deliver the payment outside the United States. Withholding from qualified annuities: If you receive directly all or part of the contract value from a qualified annuity (except an IRA, Roth IRA, SIMPLE IRA or SEP), mandatory 20% federal income tax withholding (and possibly state income tax withholding) generally will be imposed at the time payout is made from the plan. This mandatory withholding is in place of the elective withholding discussed above. This mandatory withholding will not be imposed if: o instead of receiving the distribution check, you elect to have the distribution rolled over directly to an IRA or another eligible plan; o the payout is one in a series of substantially equal periodic payouts, made at least annually, over your life or life expectancy (or the joint lives or life expectancies of you and your designated beneficiary) or over a specified period of 10 years or more; o the payout is a minimum distribution required under the Code; or o the payout is made on account of an eligible hardship. Payments we make to a surviving spouse instead of being directly rolled over to an IRA also may be subject to mandatory 20% income tax withholding. State withholding also may be imposed on taxable distributions. Transfer of ownership of a nonqualified annuity: If you transfer a nonqualified annuity without receiving adequate consideration, the transfer is a gift and also may be a surrender for federal income tax purposes. If the gift is a currently taxable event for income tax purposes, the original owner will be taxed on the amount of deferred earnings at the time of the transfer and also may be subject to the 10% IRS penalty discussed earlier. In this case, the new owner's investment in the contract will be the value of the contract at the time of the transfer. Collateral assignment of a nonqualified annuity: If you collaterally assign or pledge your contract, earnings on purchase payments you made after Aug. 13, 1982 will be taxed to you like a surrender. You may not collaterally assign or pledge your qualified contracts. Important: Our discussion of federal tax laws is based upon our understanding of current interpretations of these laws. Federal tax laws or current interpretations of them may change. For this reason and because tax consequences are complex and highly individual and cannot always be anticipated, you should consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about taxation of your contract. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS IDS Life's tax status: IDS Life is taxed as a life insurance company under the Code. For federal income tax purposes, the subaccounts are considered a part of IDS Life, although their operations are treated separately in accounting and financial statements. Investment income from the subaccounts is reinvested and becomes part of the subaccounts' value. This investment income, including realized capital gains, is not taxed to IDS Life, and therefore no charge is made against the subaccounts for federal income taxes. IDS Life reserves the right to make such a charge in the future if there is a change in the tax treatment of variable annuities. Tax qualification: We intend that the contract qualify as an annuity for federal income tax purposes. To that end, the provisions of the contract are to be interpreted to ensure or maintain such tax qualification, in spite of any other provisions of the contract. We reserve the right to amend the contract to reflect any clarifications that may be needed or are appropriate to maintain such qualification or to conform the contract to any applicable changes in the tax qualification requirements. We will send you a copy of any amendments. Voting Rights As a contract owner with investments in the subaccounts, you may vote on important fund policies until annuity payouts begin. Once they begin, the person receiving them has voting rights. We will vote fund shares according to the instructions of the person with voting rights. Before annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is determined by applying your percentage interest in each subaccount to the total number of votes allowed to the subaccount. After annuity payouts begin, the number of votes you have is equal to: o the reserve held in each subaccount for your contract; divided by o the net asset value of one share of the applicable fund. As we make annuity payouts, the reserve for the contract decreases; therefore, the number of votes also will decrease. We calculate votes separately for each subaccount. We will send notice of shareholders' meetings, proxy materials and a statement of the number of votes to which the voter is entitled. We will vote shares for which we have not received instructions in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. We also will vote the shares for which we have voting rights in the same proportion as the votes for which we received instructions. Substitution of Investments We may substitute the funds in which the subaccounts invest if: o laws or regulations change; o the existing funds become unavailable; or o in our judgment, the funds no longer are suitable for the subaccounts. If any of these situations occur, and if we believe it is in the best interest of persons having voting rights under the contract, we have the right to substitute the funds currently listed in this prospectus for other funds. We may also: o add new subaccounts; o combine any two or more subaccounts; o make additional subaccounts investing in additional funds; o transfer assets to and from the subaccounts or the variable account; and o eliminate or close any subaccounts. In the event of substitution or any of these changes, we may amend the contract and take whatever action is necessary and appropriate without your consent or approval. However, we will not make any substitution or change without the necessary approval of the SEC and state insurance departments. We will notify you of any substitution or change. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS About the Service Providers ISSUER AND PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER IDS Life issues and is the principal underwriter for the contracts. IDS Life is a stock life insurance company organized in 1957 under the laws of the State of Minnesota and is located at 70100 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. IDS Life conducts a conventional life insurance business. IDS Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEFC, which itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Express Company, a financial services company headquartered in New York City. The AEFC family of companies offers not only insurance and annuities, but also mutual funds, investment certificates, and a broad range of financial management services. American Express Financial Advisors Inc. (AEFA) serves individuals and businesses through its nationwide network of more than ____ supervisory offices, more than ______ branch offices and more than _______ advisors. IDS Life pays commissions for sales of the contracts of up to 7% of the total purchase payments it receives. This revenue is used to cover distribution costs that include compensation to advisors and field leadership for the selling advisors. These commissions consist of a combination of time of sale and on-going service/trail commissions (which, when totaled, could exceed 7% of purchase payments). From time to time, IDS Life will pay or permit other promotional incentives, in cash or credit or other compensation. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS To be filed by Amendment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information Performance Information p. Calculating Annuity Payouts p. Rating Agencies p. Principal Underwriter p. Independent Auditors p. Financial Statements p. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 -- AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 -- PROSPECTUS IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 S-6407 D (5/03) STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY(R) IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 MAY 1, 2003 IDS Life Variable Account 10 is a separate account established and maintained by IDS Life Insurance Company (IDS Life). This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. It should be read together with the prospectus dated the same date as this SAI, which may be obtained by writing or calling us at the address and telephone number below. IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 Table of Contents Performance Information............................p. Calculating Annuity Payouts........................p. Rating Agencies....................................p. Principal Underwriter..............................p. Independent Auditors...............................p. Financial Statements 2 Performance Information The subaccounts may quote various performance figures to illustrate past performance. We base total return and current yield quotations (if applicable) on standardized methods of computing performance as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). An explanation of the methods used to compute performance follows below. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN We will express quotations of average annual total return for the subaccounts in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the contract over a period of one, five and ten years (or, if less, up to the life of the subaccounts), calculated according to the following formula: P(1+T)(to the power of n) = ERV where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 T = average annual total return n = number of years ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof) We calculated the following performance figures on the basis of historical performance of each fund. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in the funds. We also show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccounts invested in them at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. Although we base performance figures on historical earnings, past performance does not guarantee future results. 3
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS AND THE TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 1CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 1VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 1EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99)(b) FIDELITY VIP 1GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 1MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 1OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 1IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS AND THE TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h)(4.50%) 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 1MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 1SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
5 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.30% annual EEB fee, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 6
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS AND THE SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 1CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 1VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 1EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 1GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 1MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 1OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 1IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
7
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS AND THE SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 1MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 1SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
8 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.30% annual EEB fee, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 9
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITHOUT SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 1CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 1VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 1EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 1GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 1MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 1OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87) FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 1IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
10
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITHOUT SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 1MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 1SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
11 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.30% annual EEB fee, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 12
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 1CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 1VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 1EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 1GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 1MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 1OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87) FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 1IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
13
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 1MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 1SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
14 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 15
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 1CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 1VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 1EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 1GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 1MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 1OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 1IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
16
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 1MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 1SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
17 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 18
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITHOUT SURRENDER FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 1CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 1VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 1EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 1GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 1MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 1OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 1IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f) 19
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR NONQUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITHOUT SURRENDER FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 1MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 1SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
20 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 21
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV DEATH BENEFIT RIDER AND THE TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 2CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 2VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 2EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 2GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 2MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 2OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 2IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
22
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV DEATH BENEFIT RIDER AND THE TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares(5/00; 1/00)(j) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares(5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 2MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 2SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
23 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 24
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV DEATH BENEFIT RIDER AND THE SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 2CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 2VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 2EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 2GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 2MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 2OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 2IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
25
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV DEATH BENEFIT RIDER AND THE SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 2MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 2SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
26 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge,a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 27
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITHOUT SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV BENEFIT RIDER FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 2CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 2VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 2EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 2GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 2MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 2OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 2IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f) 28
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITHOUT SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF MAV BENEFIT RIDER FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 2MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 2SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
29 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, and a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 30
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 2CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 2VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 2EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 2GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 2MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 2OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 2IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
31
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A TEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 2MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 2SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
32 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 33
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 2CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 2VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 2EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 2GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 2MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 2OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 2IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
34
VERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 2MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 2SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
35 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee, and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 36
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITHOUT SURRENDER FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 2CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 2VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST 2EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 2GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 2MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 2OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 2IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
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VERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITIES (WITHOUT PURCHASE PAYMENT CREDITS) WITH SURRENDER AND SELECTION OF A SEVEN-YEAR SURRENDER CHARGE SCHEDULE FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 2MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 2SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
38 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 39 Notes to performance tables [to be filed by Amendment.] 40 CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN Cumulative total return represents the cumulative change in the value of an investment for a given period (reflecting change in a subaccount's accumulation unit value). We compute cumulative total return by using the following formula: ERV - P ------- P where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof). Total return figures reflect the deduction of the surrender charge which assumes you withdraw the entire contract value at the end of the one, five and ten year periods (or, if less, up to the life of the subaccount). We also may show performance figures without the deduction of a surrender charge. In addition, total return figures reflect the deduction of all other applicable charges including the contract administrative charge and mortality and expense risk fee. ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN A MONEY MARKET FUND Annualized Simple Yield For a subaccount investing in a money market fund, we base quotations of simple yield on: (a) the change in the value of a hypothetical subaccount (exclusive of capital changes and income other than investment income) at the beginning of a particular seven-day period; (b) less a pro rata share of the subaccount expenses accrued over the period; (c) dividing this difference by the value of the subaccount at the beginning of the period to obtain the base period return; and (d) raising the base period return to the power of 365/7. The subaccount's value includes: o any declared dividends, o the value of any shares purchased with dividends paid during the period, and o any dividends declared for such shares. It does not include: o the effect of any applicable surrender charge, or o any realized or unrealized gains or losses. Annualized Compound Yield We calculate compound yield using the base period return described above, which we then compound according to the following formula: Compound Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)(to the power of 365/7)] - 1 You must consider (when comparing an investment in subaccounts investing in money market funds with fixed annuities) that fixed annuities often provide an agreed-to or guaranteed yield for a stated period of time, whereas the subaccount's yield fluctuates. In comparing the yield of the subaccount to a money market fund, you should consider the different services that the contract provides.
Annualized Yield Based on the Seven-Day Period Ended Dec. 31, 2002 Subaccount Investing In: Simple Yield Compound Yield CM1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund % % CM2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund
41 ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN AN INCOME FUND For the subaccounts investing in income funds, we base quotations of yield on all investment income earned during a particular 30-day period, less expenses accrued during the period (net investment income) and compute it by dividing net investment income per accumulation unit by the value of an accumulation unit on the last day of the period, according to the following formula: YIELD = 2[( a - b + 1)(to the power of 6) - 1] ----- cd where: a = dividends and investment income earned during the period b = expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements) c = the average daily number of accumulation units outstanding during the period that were entitled to receive dividends d = the maximum offering price per accumulation unit on the last day of the period The subaccount earns yield from the increase in the net asset value of shares of the fund in which it invests and from dividends declared and paid by the fund, which are automatically invested in shares of the fund. Annualized Yield Based on the 30-Day Period Ended Dec. 31, 2002 Subaccount Investing in: Yield BD1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Bond Fund % BD2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Bond Fund EI1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Extra Income Fund EI2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Extra Income Fund FI1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Federal Income Fund FI2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Federal Income Fund GB1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund GB2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund The yield on the subaccount's accumulation unit may fluctuate daily and does not provide a basis for determining future yields. Independent rating or statistical services or publishers or publications such as those listed below may quote subaccount performance, compare it to rankings, yields or returns, or use it in variable annuity accumulation or settlement illustrations they publish or prepare. The Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Barron's, Business Week, CDA Technologies, Donoghue's Money Market Fund Report, Financial Services Week, Financial Times, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Global Investor, Institutional Investor, Investor's Business Daily, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Lipper Analytical Services, Money, Morningstar, Mutual Fund Forecaster, Newsweek, The New York Times, Personal Investor, Stanger Report, Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and Wiesenberger Investment Companies Service. 42 Calculating Annuity Payouts THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT We do the following calculations separately for each of the subaccounts of the variable account. The separate monthly payouts, added together, make up your total variable annuity payout. Initial Payout: To compute your first monthly payment, we: o determine the dollar value of your contract on the valuation date and then deduct any applicable premium tax; then o apply the result to the annuity table contained in the contract or another table at least as favorable. The annuity table shows the amount of the first monthly payment for each $1,000 of value which depends on factors built into the table, as described below. Annuity Units: We then convert the value of your subaccount to annuity units. To compute the number of units credited to you, we divide the first monthly payment by the annuity unit value (see below) on the valuation date. The number of units in your subaccount is fixed. The value of the units fluctuates with the performance of the underlying fund. Subsequent Payouts: To compute later payouts, we multiply: o the annuity unit value on the valuation date; by o the fixed number of annuity units credited to you. Annuity Unit Values: We originally set this value at $1 for each subaccount. To calculate later values we multiply the last annuity value by the product of: o the net investment factor; and o the neutralizing factor. The purpose of the neutralizing factor is to offset the effect of the assumed rate built into the annuity table. With an assumed investment rate of 5%, the neutralizing factor is 0.999866 for a one day valuation period. Net Investment Factor: We determine the net investment factor by: o adding the fund's current net asset value per share plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then o dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and o subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the net investment factor may be greater or less than one, and the annuity unit value may increase or decrease. You bear this investment risk in a subaccount. THE FIXED ACCOUNT We guarantee your fixed annuity payout amounts. Once calculated, your payout will remain the same and never change. To calculate your annuity payouts we: o take the value of your fixed account at the retirement date or the date you selected to begin receiving your annuity payouts; then o using an annuity table, we apply the value according to the annuity payout plan you select. The annuity payout table we use will be the one in effect at the time you choose to begin your annuity payouts. The values in the table will be equal to or greater than the table in your contract. 43 Rating Agencies We receive ratings from independent rating agencies. These agencies evaluate the financial soundness and claims-paying ability of insurance companies based on a number of different factors. This information does not relate to the management or performance of the subaccounts of the contract. This information relates only to the fixed account and reflects our ability to make annuity payouts and to pay death benefits and other distributions from the contract. For detailed information on the agency ratings given to IDS Life, refer to the American Express Web site at (americanexpress.com/advisors) or contact your financial advisor. Or view our current ratings by visiting the agency Web sites directly at: A.M. Best www.ambest.com Fitch www.fitchratings.com Moody's www.moodys.com/insurance A.M. Best -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. Fitch (formerly Duff & Phelps) -- Rates insurance companies for their claims-paying ability. Moody's -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. Principal Underwriter IDS Life serves as principal underwriter for the contract, which it offers on a continuous basis. IDS Life is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. IDS Life is ultimately controlled by American Express Company. IDS Life currently pays underwriting commissions for its role as principal underwriter of all variable annuities associated with this variable account. For the past three years, the aggregate dollar amount of underwriting commissions paid in its role as principal underwriter has been: 20__: $__________; 20__: $__________; and 20__: $___________. IDS Life retains no underwriting commission from the sale of the contract. Independent Auditors The financial statements appearing in this SAI have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP (1400 Pillsbury Center, 220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402) independent auditors, as stated in their report appearing herein. Financial Statements [To be filed by Amendment] S-6467-20 G (5/03) STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY(R)- BAND 3 IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 MAY 1, 2003 IDS Life Variable Account 10 is a separate account established and maintained by IDS Life Insurance Company (IDS Life). This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. It should be read together with the prospectus dated the same date as this SAI, which may be obtained by writing or calling us at the address and telephone number below. IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY(R) - BAND 3 IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS Performance Information p. Calculating Annuity Payouts p. Rating Agencies p. Principal Underwriter p. Independent Auditors p. Financial Statements p.
2 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION The subaccounts may quote various performance figures to illustrate past performance. We base total return and current yield quotations (if applicable) on standardized methods of computing performance as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). An explanation of the methods used to compute performance follows below. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN We will express quotations of average annual total return for the subaccounts in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the contract over a period of one, five and ten years (or, if less, up to the life of the subaccounts), calculated according to the following formula: P(1 + T)TO THE POWER OF n = ERV where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 T = average annual total return n = number of years ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof) We calculated the following performance figures on the basis of historical performance of each fund. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in the funds. We also show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccounts invested in them at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. Although we base performance figures on historical earnings, past performance does not guarantee future results. 3
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) WITH SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC3 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD3 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR3 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM3 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE3 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM3 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES3 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI3 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI3 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB3 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR3 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE3 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF3 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND3 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R)(9/99; 5/96) IV3 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC3 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA3 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 3CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 3CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 3IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 3VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 3SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST - 3EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 3GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 3MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 3OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 3RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 3SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 3TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2) (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 3IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) WITH SELECTION OF MAV AND EEB DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 3SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 3UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 3MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 3AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 3GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 3IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 3IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 3MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 3MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 3IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 3VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 3MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 3SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 3IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 3SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 3AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 3WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 3SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
5 (a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, 0.15% annual MAV fee, 0.30% annual EEB fee and a 0.55% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 6
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC3 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD3 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR3 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM3 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE3 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM3 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES3 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI3 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI3 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB3 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR3 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE3 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF3 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND3 NEW DIMENSIONS FUND(R) (9/99; 5/96) IV3 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC3 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) SA3 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 3CA Capital Appreciation Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/93) 3CD Capital Development Fund, Series I (9/99; 5/98) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 3IF VP International (9/99; 5/94) 3VA VP Value (9/99; 5/96) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 3SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) CREDIT SUISSE TRUST - 3EG Emerging Growth Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) FIDELITY VIP 3GI Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/96)(e) 3MP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 12/98)(e) 3OS Overseas Portfolio (Service Class) (9/99; 1/87)(e) FTVIPT 3RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(f) 3SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(f) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 3TF Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2 (3/02; 5/92)(g) (previously FTVIPT Templeton International Securities Fund - Class 2) 3IS Templeton International Smaller Companies Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/96)(f) 7
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN(a) FOR PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 2002 (CONTINUED) PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBACCOUNT OF THE FUND SINCE SINCE SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN: 1 YEAR COMMENCEMENT 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS COMMENCEMENT GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 3SE CORE(SM) Small Cap Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 3UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(h) 3MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 3AG Aggressive Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 9/93)(i) 3GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(j) 3IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(i) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 3IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 3MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(k) 3MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(k) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 3IN Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) 3VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(l) ROYCE CAPITAL FUND 3MI Micro-Cap Portfolio (9/99; 12/96) THIRD AVENUE 3SV Value Portfolio (9/99; 9/99) WANGER 3IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 3SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 3AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(m) 3WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 3SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(n)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 0.55% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. 9 Notes to performance tables [to be filed by Amendment.] 10 CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN Cumulative total return represents the cumulative change in the value of an investment for a given period (reflecting change in a subaccount's accumulation unit value). We compute cumulative total return by using the following formula: ERV - P ------- P where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof). All total return figures reflect the deduction of the following charges: the contract administrative charge, the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider fee, the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider fee and mortality and expense risk fee. ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN A MONEY MARKET FUND ANNUALIZED SIMPLE YIELD For a subaccount investing in a money market fund, we base quotations of simple yield on: (a) the change in the value of a hypothetical subaccount (exclusive of capital changes and income other than investment income) at the beginning of a particular seven-day period; (b) less a pro rata share of the subaccount expenses accrued over the period; (c) dividing this difference by the value of the subaccount at the beginning of the period to obtain the base period return; and (d) raising the base period return to the power of 365/7. The subaccount's value includes: - any declared dividends, - the value of any shares purchased with dividends paid during the period, and - any dividends declared for such shares. It does not include any realized or unrealized gains or losses. ANNUALIZED COMPOUND YIELD We calculate compound yield using the base period return described above, which we then compound according to the following formula: Compound Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)TO THE POWER OF 365/7] - 1 You must consider (when comparing an investment in subaccounts investing in money market funds with fixed annuities) that fixed annuities often provide an agreed-to or guaranteed yield for a stated period of time, whereas the subaccount's yield fluctuates. In comparing the yield of the subaccount to a money market fund, you should consider the different services that the contract provides.
ANNUALIZED YIELD BASED ON THE SEVEN-DAY PERIOD ENDED DEC. 31, 2002 VARIABLE ACCOUNT INVESTING IN: SIMPLE YIELD COMPOUND YIELD CM3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund % %
ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN AN INCOME FUND For the subaccounts investing in income funds, we base quotations of yield on all investment income earned during a particular 30-day period, less expenses accrued during the period (net investment income) and compute it by dividing net investment income per accumulation unit by the value of an accumulation unit on the last day of the period, according to the following formula: YIELD = 2[(a - b + 1)TO THE POWER OF 6 - 1] ----- cd where: a = dividends and investment income earned during the period b = expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements) c = the average daily number of accumulation units outstanding during the period that were entitled to receive dividends d = the maximum offering price per accumulation unit on the last day of the period The subaccount earns yield from the increase in the net asset value of shares of the fund in which it invests and from dividends declared and paid by the fund, which are automatically invested in shares of the fund. 11 ANNUALIZED YIELD BASED ON 30-DAY PERIOD ENDED DEC. 31, 2002
SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN YIELD BD3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Bond Fund % EI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Extra Income Fund FI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Federal Income Fund GB3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund
The yield on the subaccount's accumulation unit may fluctuate daily and does not provide a basis for determining future yields. Independent rating or statistical services or publishers or publications such as those listed below may quote subaccount performance, compare it to rankings, yields or returns, or use it in variable annuity accumulation or settlement illustrations they publish or prepare. The Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Barron's, Business Week, CDA Technologies, Donoghue's Money Market Fund Report, Financial Services Week, Financial Times, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Global Investor, Institutional Investor, Investor's Business Daily, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Lipper Analytical Services, Money, Morningstar, Mutual Fund Forecaster, Newsweek, The New York Times, Personal Investor, Stanger Report, Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and Wiesenberger Investment Companies Service. CALCULATING ANNUITY PAYOUTS THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT We do the following calculations separately for each of the subaccounts of the variable account. The separate monthly payouts, added together, make up your total variable annuity payout. INITIAL PAYOUT: To compute your first monthly payment, we: - determine the dollar value of your contract on the valuation date and then deduct any applicable premium tax; then - apply the result to the annuity table contained in the contract or another table at least as favorable. The annuity table shows the amount of the first monthly payment for each $1,000 of value which depends on factors built into the table, as described below. ANNUITY UNITS: We then convert the value of your subaccount to annuity units. To compute the number of units credited to you, we divide the first monthly payment by the annuity unit value (see below) on the valuation date. The number of units in your subaccount is fixed. The value of the units fluctuates with the performance of the underlying fund. SUBSEQUENT PAYOUTS: To compute later payouts, we multiply: - the annuity unit value on the valuation date; by - the fixed number of annuity units credited to you. ANNUITY UNIT VALUES: We originally set this value at $1 for each subaccount. To calculate later values we multiply the last annuity value by the product of: - the net investment factor; and - the neutralizing factor. The purpose of the neutralizing factor is to offset the effect of the assumed rate built into the annuity table. With an assumed investment rate of 5%, the neutralizing factor is 0.999866 for a one day valuation period. NET INVESTMENT FACTOR: We determine the net investment factor by: - adding the fund's current net asset value per share plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then - dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and - subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the net investment factor may be greater or less than one, and the annuity unit value may increase or decrease. You bear this investment risk in a subaccount. 12 THE FIXED ACCOUNT We guarantee your fixed annuity payout amounts. Once calculated, your payout will remain the same and never change. To calculate your annuity payouts we: - take the value of your fixed account at the retirement date or the date you selected to begin receiving your annuity payouts; then - using an annuity table, we apply the value according to the annuity payout plan you select. The annuity payout table we use will be the one in effect at the time you choose to begin your annuity payouts. The values in the table will be equal to or greater than the table in your contract. RATING AGENCIES We receive ratings from independent rating agencies. These agencies evaluate the financial soundness and claims-paying ability of insurance companies based on a number of different factors. This information does not relate to the management or performance of the subaccounts of the contract. This information relates only to the fixed account and reflects our ability to make annuity payouts and to pay death benefits and other distributions from the contract. For detailed information on the agency ratings given to IDS Life, refer to the American Express Web site at (americanexpress.com/advisors) or contact your financial advisor. Or view our current ratings by visiting the agency Web sites directly at: A.M. Best www.ambest.com Fitch www.fitchratings.com Moody's www.moodys.com/insurance A.M. Best -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. Fitch (formerly Duff & Phelps) -- Rates insurance companies for their claims-paying ability. Moody's -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER IDS Life serves as principal underwriter for the contract, which it offers on a continuous basis. IDS Life is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. IDS Life is ultimately controlled by American Express Company. IDS Life currently pays underwriting commissions for its role as principal underwriter of all variable annuities associated with this variable account. For the past three years, the aggregate dollar amount of underwriting commissions paid in its role as principal underwriter for the variable account has been: 2002: ; 2001: $ ; and 2000: $ . IDS Life retains no underwriting commission from the sale of the contract. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The financial statements appearing in this SAI have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP (1400 Pillsbury Center, 220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402) independent auditors, as stated in their report appearing herein. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS [To be filed by Amendment.] 13 S-6477-20 G (5/03) STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY/AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR SELECT(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 MAY 1, 2003 IDS Life Variable Account 10 is a separate account established and maintained by IDS Life Insurance Company (IDS Life). This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. It should be read together with the prospectus dated the same date as this SAI, which may be obtained by writing or calling us at the address and telephone number below. IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 Table of Contents Performance Information p. Calculating Annuity Payouts p. Rating Agencies p. Principal Underwriter p. Independent Auditors p. Financial Statements p. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT Performance Information The subaccounts may quote various performance figures to illustrate past performance. We base total return and current yield quotations (if applicable) on standardized methods of computing performance as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). An explanation of the methods used to compute performance follows below. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN We will express quotations of average annual total return for the subaccounts in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the contract over a period of one, five and ten years (or, if less, up to the life of the subaccounts), calculated according to the following formula: P(1 + T)(to the power of n) = ERV where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 T = average annual total return n = number of years ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof) We calculated the following performance figures on the basis of historical performance of each fund. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in the funds. We also show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccounts invested in them at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. 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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV1 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST1 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 1AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 1AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 1AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 1AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 1CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 1FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 1FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 1FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 1ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 1FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 1TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 1TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 1UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 1PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 1EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 1PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 1SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV1 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST1 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 1AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 1AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 1AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 1AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 1CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 1FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 1FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 1FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 1ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 1FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 1TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 1TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 1UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 1PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 1EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 1PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 1SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV1 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST1 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 1AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 1AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 1AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 1AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 1CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 1FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 1FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 1FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 1ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 1FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 1TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 1TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 1UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 1PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 1EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 1PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 1SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee and a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV1 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST1 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 1AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 1AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 1AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 1AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 1CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 1FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 1FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 1FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 1ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 1FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 1TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 1TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 1UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 1PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 1EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 1PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 1SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV1 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST1 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 1AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 1AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 1AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 1AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 1CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 1FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 1FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 1FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 1ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 1FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 1TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 1TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 1UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 1PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 1EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 1PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 1SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC1 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD1 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR1 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM1 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE1 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM1 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES1 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI1 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI1 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB1 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR1 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE1 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF1 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND1 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV1 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV1 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC1 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST1 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA1 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 1AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 1AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 1AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 1AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 1AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 1AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 1SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 1CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 1FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 1FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 1FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 1RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 1SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 1MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 1UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 1MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 1ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 1FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 1TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 1TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 1GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 1IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 1IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 1MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 1MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 1UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 1PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 1EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 1HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 1PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 1VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 1SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 1IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 1SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 1AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 1WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 1SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 0.95% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Period Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV2 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST2 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 2AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 2AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 2AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 2AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 2CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 2FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 2FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 2FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 2ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 2FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 2TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 2TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 2UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 2PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 2EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 2PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 2SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV2 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST2 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 2AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 2AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 2AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 2AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 2CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 2FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 2FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 2FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 2ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 2FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 2TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 2TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 2UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 2PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 2EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 2PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 2SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders and the Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV2 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST2 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 2AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 2AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 2AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 2AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 2CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 2FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 2FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 2FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 2ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 2FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 2TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 2TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 2UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 2PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 2EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 2PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 2SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee and a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV2 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST2 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 2AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 2AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 2AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 2AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 2CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 2FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 2FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 2FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 2ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 2FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 2TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 2TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 2UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 2PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 2EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 2PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 2SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Ten-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV2 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST2 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 2AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 2AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 2AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 2AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 2CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 2FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 2FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 2FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 2ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 2FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 2TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 2TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 2UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 2PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 2EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 2PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 2SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of a Seven-Year Surrender Charge Schedule For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC2 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD2 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR2 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM2 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE2 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM2 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES2 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI2 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI2 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB2 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR2 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE2 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF2 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND2 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV2 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV2 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC2 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST2 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA2 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 2AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/93)(e) 2AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 2AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 2AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 2AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(h) 2AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 2SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 2CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 2FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/96)(j) 2FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 12/98)(j) 2FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (8/01; 1/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 2RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(k) 2SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 2MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 2UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(l) 2MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 2ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 2FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 2TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 2TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 2GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(m) 2IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 2IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 2MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(n) 2MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(n) 2UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 2PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(o) 2EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 2HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(q) 2PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(r) 2VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 2SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(s)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Advantage (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance Performance of the subaccount of the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 2IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 2SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 2AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(t) 2WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 2SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 0.75% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC4 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD4 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR4 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM4 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE4 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM4 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES4 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI4 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI4 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB4 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR4 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE4 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF4 Managed Fund (02/02; 04/86) ND4 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV4 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV4 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC4 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST4 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA4 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 4AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 4AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 4AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 4AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 4AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 4AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 4SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 4CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 03/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 4FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 4FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 4FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 4RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 4SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 4MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 4UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 02/98)(l) 4MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 4ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 4FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 4TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 4TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 4GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 4IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 4IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 4MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 4MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 4UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 4PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 03/95)(o) 4EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 4HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 04/98)(q) 4PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) 4VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 4SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 4IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 4SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 4AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 04/94)(t) 4WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 07/00) 4SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 1.20% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC4 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD4 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR4 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM4 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE4 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM4 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES4 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI4 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI4 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB4 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR4 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE4 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF4 Managed Fund (02/02; 4/86) ND4 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV4 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV4 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC4 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST4 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA4 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 4AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 4AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 4AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 4AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 4AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 4AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 4SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 4CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 4FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 4FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 4FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 4RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 4SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 4MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 4UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 2/98)(l) 4MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 4ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 4FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 4TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 4TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 4GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 4IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 4IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 4MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 4MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 4UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 4PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 3/95)(o) 4EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 4HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 4/98)(q) 4PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 1/97)(r) 4VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 4SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 4IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 4SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 4AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 4/94)(t) 4WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 7/00) 4SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 1.20% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC4 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD4 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR4 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM4 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE4 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM4 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES4 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI4 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI4 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB4 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR4 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE4 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF4 Managed Fund (02/02; 04/86) ND4 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV4 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV4 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC4 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST4 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA4 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 4AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 4AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 4AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 4AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 4AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 4AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 4SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 4CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 03/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 4FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 4FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 4FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 4RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 4SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 4MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 4UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 02/98)(l) 4MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 4ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 4FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 4TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 4TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 4GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 4IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 4IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 4MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 4MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 4UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 4PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 03/95)(o) 4EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 4HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 04/98)(q) 4PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) 4VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 4SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 4IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 4SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 4AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 04/94)(t) 4WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 07/00) 4SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee and a 1.20% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC4 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD4 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR4 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM4 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE4 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM4 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES4 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI4 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI4 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB4 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR4 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE4 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF4 Managed Fund (02/02; 04/86) ND4 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV4 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV4 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC4 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST4 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA4 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 4AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 4AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 4AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 4AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 4AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 4AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 4SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 4CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 03/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 4FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 4FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 4FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 4RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 4SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 4MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 4UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 02/98)(l) 4MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 4ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 4FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 4TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 4TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 4GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 4IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 4IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 4MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 4MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 4UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 4PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 03/95)(o) 4EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 4HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 04/98)(q) 4PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) 4VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 4SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 4IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 4SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 4AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 04/94)(t) 4WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 07/00) 4SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 1.20% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC4 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD4 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR4 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM4 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE4 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM4 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES4 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI4 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI4 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB4 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR4 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE4 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF4 Managed Fund (02/02; 4/86) ND4 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV4 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV4 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC4 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST4 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA4 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 4AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 4AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 4AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 4AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 4AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 4AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 4SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 4CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 4FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 4FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 4FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 4RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 4SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 4MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 4UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 2/98)(l) 4MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 4ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 4FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 4TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 4TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 4GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 4IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 4IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 4MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 4MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 4UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 4PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 3/95)(o) 4EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 4HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 4/98)(q) 4PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 1/97)(r) 4VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 4SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 4IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 4SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 4AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 4/94)(t) 4WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 7/00) 4SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 1.20% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC4 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD4 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR4 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM4 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE4 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM4 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES4 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI4 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI4 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB4 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR4 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE4 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF4 Managed Fund (02/02; 04/86) ND4 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV4 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV4 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC4 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST4 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA4 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 4AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 4AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 4AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 4AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 4AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 4AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 4SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 4CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 03/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 4FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 4FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 4FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Nonqualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 4RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 4SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 4MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 4UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 02/98)(l) 4MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 4ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 4FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 4TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 4TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 4GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 4IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 4IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 4MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 4MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 4UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 4PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 03/95)(o) 4EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 4HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 04/98)(q) 4PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) 4VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 4SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 4IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 4SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 4AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 04/94)(t) 4WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 07/00) 4SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 1.20% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC5 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD5 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR5 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM5 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE5 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM5 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES5 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI5 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI5 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB5 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR5 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE5 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF5 Managed Fund (02/02; 4/86) ND5 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV5 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV5 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC5 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST5 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA5 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 5AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 5AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 5AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 5AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 5AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 5AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 5SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 5CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 5FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 5FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 5FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 5RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 5SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 5MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 5UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 2/98)(l) 5MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 5ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 5FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 5TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 5TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 5GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 5IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 5IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 5MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 5MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 5UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 5PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 3/95)(o) 5EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 5HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 4/98)(q) 5PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 1/97)(r) 5VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 5SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 5IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 5SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 5AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 4/94)(t) 5WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 7/00) 5SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 1.00% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC5 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD5 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR5 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM5 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE5 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM5 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES5 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI5 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI5 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB5 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR5 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE5 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF5 Managed Fund (02/02; 4/86) ND5 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV5 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV5 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC5 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST5 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA5 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 5AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 5AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 5AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 5AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 5AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 5AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 5SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 5CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 5FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 5FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 5FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 5RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 5SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 5MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 5UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 2/98)(l) 5MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 5ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 5FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 5TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 5TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 5GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 5IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 5IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 5MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 5MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 5UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 5PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 3/95)(o) 5EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 5HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 4/98)(q) 5PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 1/97)(r) 5VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 5SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 5IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 5SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 5AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 4/94)(t) 5WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 7/00) 5SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, a 1.00% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC5 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD5 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR5 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM5 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE5 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM5 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES5 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI5 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI5 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB5 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR5 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE5 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF5 Managed Fund (02/02; 4/86) ND5 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV5 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV5 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC5 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST5 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA5 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 5AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 5AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 5AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 5AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 5AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 5AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 5SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 5CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 5FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 5FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 5FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender and Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 5RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 5SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 5MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 5UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 2/98)(l) 5MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 5ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 5FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 5TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 5TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 5GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 5IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 5IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 5MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 5MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 5UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 5PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 3/95)(o) 5EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 5HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund, Class IB Shares (02/02; 4/98)(q) 5PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 1/97)(r) 5VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 5SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 5IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 5SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 5AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 4/94)(t) 5WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 7/00) 5SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% annual MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee and a 1.00% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC5 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD5 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR5 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM5 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE5 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM5 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES5 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI5 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI5 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB5 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR5 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE5 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF5 Managed Fund (02/02; 04/86) ND5 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV5 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV5 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC5 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST5 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA5 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 5AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 5AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 5AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 5AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 5AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 5AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 5SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 5CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 03/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 5FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 5FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 5FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 5RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 5SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 5MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 5UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 02/98)(l) 5MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 5ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 5FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 5TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 5TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 5GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 5IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 5IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 5MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 5MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 5UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 5PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 03/95)(o) 5EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 5HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 04/98)(q) 5PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) 5VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 5SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 5IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 5SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 5AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 04/94)(t) 5WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 07/00) 5SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 1.00% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC5 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD5 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR5 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM5 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE5 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM5 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES5 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI5 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI5 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB5 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR5 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE5 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF5 Managed Fund (02/02; 4/86) ND5 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV5 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV5 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC5 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST5 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA5 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 5AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 5AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 5AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 5AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 5AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 5AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 5SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 5CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 3/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 5FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 5FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 5FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) With Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 5RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 5SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 5MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 5UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 2/98)(l) 5MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 5ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 5FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 5TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 5TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 5GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 5IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 5IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 5MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 5MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 5UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 5PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 3/95)(o) 5EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 5HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 4/98)(q) 5PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 1/97)(r) 5VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 5SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 5IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 5SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 5AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 4/94)(t) 5WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 7/00) 5SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 1.00% annual mortality and expense risk fee and applicable surrender charges. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC5 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99)(c) BD5 Bond Fund (02/02; 10/81) CR5 Capital Resource Fund (02/02; 10/81) CM5 Cash Management Fund (02/02; 10/81) DE5 Diversified Equity Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) EM5 Emerging Markets Fund (02/02; 05/00) ES5 Equity Select Fund (02/02; 05/01) EI5 Extra Income Fund (02/02; 05/96) FI5 Federal Income Fund (02/02; 09/99) GB5 Global Bond Fund (02/02; 05/96) GR5 Growth Fund (02/02; 09/99) IE5 International Fund (02/02; 01/92) MF5 Managed Fund (02/02; 04/86) ND5 New Dimensions Fund(R) (02/02; 05/96) SV5 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (02/02; 08/01) IV5 S&P 500 Index Fund (02/02; 05/00) SC5 Small Cap Advantage Fund (02/02; 09/99) ST5 Stock Fund (02/02; 08/01) SA5 Strategy Aggressive Fund (02/02; 01/92) AIM V.I. 5AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/93)(e) 5AD Capital Development Fund, Series II Shares (02/02; 05/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 5AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 05/01)(f) 5AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (02/02; 01/91)(g) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 5AI VP International, Class II (02/02; 05/94)(h) 5AV VP Value, Class II (02/02; 05/96)(h) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 5SR Social Balanced Portfolio (02/02; 09/86) EVERGREEN VA 5CG Capital Growth Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 03/98)(i) FIDELITY(R) VIP 5FG Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/96)(j) 5FM Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 12/98)(j) 5FO Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2 (02/02; 01/87)(j)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Qualified Annuities Under RAVA Select and RAVA Select in Texas (Without Purchase Payment Credits) Without Surrender For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of the fund(b) Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 5RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 01/89)(k) 5SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 05/98)(k) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 5MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (02/02; 11/96)(k) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 5UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (02/02; 02/98)(l) 5MC Mid Cap Value Fund (02/02; 05/98) INVESCO VIF 5ID Dynamics Fund (02/02; 08/97) 5FS Financial Services Fund (02/02; 09/99) 5TC Technology Fund (02/02; 05/97) 5TL Telecommunications Fund (02/02; 09/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 5GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 01/00)(m) 5IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (02/02; 05/94)(m) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 5IP International Equity Portfolio (02/02; 09/98) MFS(R) 5MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/99)(n) 5MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (02/02; 05/98)(n) 5UT Utilities Series - Service Class (02/02; 01/95)(n) PIONEER VCT 5PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 03/95)(o) 5EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (02/02; 10/98)(p) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 5HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 04/98)(q) 5PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) 5VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (02/02; 01/97)(r) STRONG FUNDS 5SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (02/02; 05/92)(s) WANGER 5IT International Small Cap (02/02; 05/95) 5SP U.S. Smaller Companies (02/02; 05/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 5AA Asset Allocation Fund (02/02; 04/94)(t) 5WI International Equity Fund (02/02; 07/00) 5SG Small Cap Growth Fund (02/02; 05/95)(u)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 1.00% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes and purchase payment credits are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT Notes to performance tables To be filed by Amendment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN Cumulative total return represents the cumulative change in the value of an investment for a given period (reflecting change in a subaccount's accumulation unit value). We compute cumulative total return by using the following formula: ERV - P ------- P where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof). Total return figures reflect the deduction of the surrender charge which assumes you withdraw the entire contract value at the end of the one, five and ten year periods (or, if less, up to the life of the subaccount). We also may show performance figures without the deduction of a surrender charge. In addition, total return figures reflect the deduction of the following charges: the contract administrative charge, the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider fee, the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider fee, the Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider fee and mortality and expense risk fee. We also show return figures without deduction of the Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider fee, the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Value Rider fee and the Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider fee. ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN A MONEY MARKET FUND Annualized Simple Yield For a subaccount investing in a money market fund, we base quotations of simple yield on: (a) the change in the value of a hypothetical subaccount (exclusive of capital changes and income other than investment income) at the beginning of a particular seven-day period; (b) less a pro rata share of the subaccount expenses accrued over the period; (c) dividing this difference by the value of the subaccount at the beginning of the period to obtain the base period return; and (d) multiplying the base period return by 365/7. The subaccount's value includes: o any declared dividends, o the value of any shares purchased with dividends paid during the period, and o any dividends declared for such shares. It does not include: o the effect of any applicable surrender charge, or o any realized or unrealized gains or losses. Annualized Compound Yield We calculate compound yield using the base period return described above, which we then compound according to the following formula: Compound Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)365/7] - 1 You must consider (when comparing an investment in subaccounts investing in money market funds with fixed annuities) that fixed annuities often provide an agreed-to or guaranteed yield for a stated period of time, whereas the subaccount's yield fluctuates. In comparing the yield of the subaccount to a money market fund, you should consider the different services that the contract provides.
Annualized Yield for RAVA Advantage Based on the Seven-Day Period Ended Dec. 31, 2002 Subaccount Investing in: Simple yield Compound yield CM1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund CM2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN AN INCOME FUND For the subaccounts investing in income funds, we base quotations of yield on all investment income earned during a particular 30-day period, less expenses accrued during the period (net investment income) and compute it by dividing net investment income per accumulation unit by the value of an accumulation unit on the last day of the period, according to the following formula: YIELD = 2[( a - b + 1)(to the power of 6) - 1] ----- cd where: a = dividends and investment income earned during the period b = expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements) c = the average daily number of accumulation units outstanding during the period that were entitled to receive dividends d = the maximum offering price per accumulation unit on the last day of the period The subaccount earns yield from the increase in the net asset value of shares of the fund in which it invests and from dividends declared and paid by the fund, which are automatically invested in shares of the fund. Annualized Yield for RAVA Advantage Based on the 30-Day Period Ended Dec. 31, 2002 Subaccount Investing in: Yield BD1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Bond Fund BD2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Bond Fund EI1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Extra Income Fund EI2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Extra Income Fund FI1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Federal Income Fund FI2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Federal Income Fund GB1 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund GB2 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund The yield on the subaccount's accumulation unit may fluctuate daily and does not provide a basis for determining future yields. Independent rating or statistical services or publishers or publications such as those listed below may quote subaccount performance, compare it to rankings, yields or returns, or use it in variable annuity accumulation or settlement illustrations they publish or prepare. The Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Barron's, Business Week, CDA Technologies, Donoghue's Money Market Fund Report, Financial Services Week, Financial Times, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Global Investor, Institutional Investor, Investor's Business Daily, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Lipper Analytical Services, Money, Morningstar, Mutual Fund Forecaster, Newsweek, The New York Times, Personal Investor, Stanger Report, Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and Wiesenberger Investment Companies Service. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT Calculating Annuity Payouts THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT We do the following calculations separately for each of the subaccounts of the variable account. The separate monthly payouts, added together, make up your total variable annuity payout. Initial Payout: To compute your first monthly payment, we: o determine the dollar value of your contract on the valuation date and then deduct any applicable premium tax; then o apply the result to the annuity table contained in the contract or another table at least as favorable. The annuity table shows the amount of the first monthly payment for each $1,000 of value which depends on factors built into the table, as described below. Annuity Units: We then convert the value of your subaccount to annuity units. To compute the number of units credited to you, we divide the first monthly payment by the annuity unit value (see below) on the valuation date. The number of units in your subaccount is fixed. The value of the units fluctuates with the performance of the underlying fund. Subsequent Payouts: To compute later payouts, we multiply: o the annuity unit value on the valuation date; by o the fixed number of annuity units credited to you. Annuity Unit Values: We originally set this value at $1 for each subaccount. To calculate later values we multiply the last annuity value by the product of: o the net investment factor; and o the neutralizing factor. The purpose of the neutralizing factor is to offset the effect of the assumed rate built into the annuity table. With an assumed investment rate of 5%, the neutralizing factor is 0.999866 for a one day valuation period. Net Investment Factor: We determine the net investment factor by: o adding the fund's current net asset value per share plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then o dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and o subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the net investment factor may be greater or less than one, and the annuity unit value may increase or decrease. You bear this investment risk in a subaccount. THE FIXED ACCOUNT We guarantee your fixed annuity payout amounts. Once calculated, your payout will remain the same and never change. To calculate your annuity payouts we: o take the value of your fixed account at the retirement date or the date you selected to begin receiving your annuity payouts; then o using an annuity table, we apply the value according to the annuity payout plan you select. The annuity payout table we use will be the one in effect at the time you choose to begin your annuity payouts. The values in the table will be equal to or greater than the table in your contract. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT Rating Agencies We receive ratings from independent rating agencies. These agencies evaluate the financial soundness and claims-paying ability of insurance companies based on a number of different factors. This information does not relate to the management or performance of the subaccounts of the contract. This information relates only to the fixed account and reflects our ability to make annuity payouts and to pay death benefits and other distributions from the contract. For detailed information on the agency ratings given to IDS Life, refer to the American Express Web site at americanexpress.com/advisors or contact your financial advisor. Or view our current ratings by visiting the agency Web sites directly at: A.M. Best www.ambest.com Fitch (formerly Duff and Phelps) www.fitchratings.com Moody's www.moodys.com/insurance A.M. Best -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. Fitch -- Rates insurance companies for their claims-paying ability. Moody's -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. Principal Underwriter IDS Life serves as principal underwriter for the contract, which it offers on a continuous basis. IDS Life is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. IDS Life is ultimately controlled by American Express Company. IDS Life currently pays underwriting commissions for its role as principal underwriter of all variable annuities associated with this variable account. For the past three years, the aggregate dollar amount of underwriting commissions paid in its role as principal underwriter for the variable account has been: 2002: $________; 2001 $_________; and 2000: $________. IDS Life retains no underwriting commission from the sale of the contract. Independent Auditors The financial statements appearing in this SAI have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP (1400 Pillsbury Center, 220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402) independent auditors, as stated in their report appearing herein. Financial Statements To be filed by Amendment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUINT 10 -- RAVA ADVANTAGE / RAVA SELECT S-6406-20 F (5/03) STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 MAY 1, 2003 IDS Life Variable Account 10 is a separate account established and maintained by IDS Life Insurance Company (IDS Life). This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus. It should be read together with the prospectus dated the same date as this SAI, which may be obtained by writing or calling us at the address and telephone number below. IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 (800) 862-7919 Table of Contents Performance Information p. Calculating Annuity Payouts p. Rating Agencies p. Principal Underwriter p. Independent Auditors p. Financial Statements p. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 Performance Information The subaccounts may quote various performance figures to illustrate past performance. We base total return and current yield quotations (if applicable) on standardized methods of computing performance as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). An explanation of the methods used to compute performance follows below. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN We will express quotations of average annual total return for the subaccounts in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in the contract over a period of one, five and ten years (or, if less, up to the life of the subaccounts), calculated according to the following formula: P(1 + T)(to the power of n) = ERV where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 T = average annual total return n = number of years ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof) We calculated the following performance figures on the basis of historical performance of each fund. We show actual performance from the date the subaccounts began investing in the funds. We also show performance from the commencement date of the funds as if the subaccounts invested in them at that time, which, in some cases, they did not. Although we base performance figures on historical earnings, past performance does not guarantee future results. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3
Average Annual Total Return(a) With Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of Performance of the subaccount the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC3 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD3 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR3 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM3 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE3 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM3 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES3 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI3 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI3 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB3 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR3 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE3 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF3 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND3 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV3 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV3 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC3 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST3 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA3 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 3AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II (8/01; 5/93)(e) 3AD Capital Development Fund, Series II (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 3AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 3AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(f) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 3AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(g) 3AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(g) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 3SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 3CG Capital Growth Fund, Class L Shares (8/01; 3/98)(h) FIDELITY VIP 3FG Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class 2) (8/01; 12/96)(i) 3FM Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class 2) (8/01; 12/98)(i) 3FO Overseas Portfolio (Service Class 2) (8/01; 1/87)(i)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) With Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of Performance of the subaccount the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 3RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(b),(j) 3SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(j) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 3MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(j) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 3UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(k) 3MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 3ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 3FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 3TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 3TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 3GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(l) 3IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(l) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 3IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 3MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(m) 3MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(m) 3UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(m) PIONEER VCT 3PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(n) 3EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(o) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 3HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(p) 3PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(q) 3VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(q) STRONG FUNDS 3SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(r)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) With Selection of MAV and EEP Death Benefit Riders For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of Performance of the subaccount the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 3IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 3SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 3AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(s) 3WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 3SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(t)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge, a 0.15% MAV fee, a 0.40% annual EEP fee, and a 0.55% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3
Average Annual Total Return(a) For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 Performance of Performance of the subaccount the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement AXP(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - BC3 Blue Chip Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99)(b) BD3 Bond Fund (9/99; 10/81) CR3 Capital Resource Fund (9/99; 10/81) CM3 Cash Management Fund (9/99; 10/81) DE3 Diversified Equity Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) EM3 Emerging Markets Fund (5/00; 5/00) ES3 Equity Select Fund (5/01; 5/01) EI3 Extra Income Fund (9/99; 5/96) FI3 Federal Income Fund (9/99; 9/99) GB3 Global Bond Fund (9/99; 5/96) GR3 Growth Fund (9/99; 9/99) IE3 International Fund (9/99; 1/92) MF3 Managed Fund (9/99; 4/86) ND3 New Dimensions Fund(R) (9/99; 5/96) SV3 Partners Small Cap Value Fund (8/01; 8/01) IV3 S&P 500 Index Fund (5/00; 5/00) SC3 Small Cap Advantage Fund (9/99; 9/99) ST3 Stock Fund (8/01; 8/01) SA3 Strategy Aggressive Fund (9/99; 1/92) AIM V.I. 3AC Capital Appreciation Fund, Series II (8/01; 5/93)(e) 3AD Capital Development Fund, Series II (8/01; 5/98)(e) ALLIANCE VP 3AB AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 5/01)(f) 3AL Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B) (8/01; 1/91)(f) AMERICAN CENTURY(R) VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. 3AI VP International, Class II (8/01; 5/94)(g) 3AV VP Value, Class II (8/01; 5/96)(g) CALVERT VARIABLE SERIES, INC. 3SR Social Balanced Portfolio (5/00; 9/86) EVERGREEN VA 3CG Capital Growth Fund, Class L Shares (8/01; 3/98)(h) FIDELITY VIP 3FG Growth & Income Portfolio (Service Class 2) (8/01; 12/96)(i) 3FM Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class 2) (8/01; 12/98)(i) 3FO Overseas Portfolio (Service Class 2) (8/01; 1/87)(i)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of Performance of the subaccount the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement FTVIPT 3RE Franklin Real Estate Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 1/89)(b),(j) 3SI Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2 (9/99; 5/98)(j) (previously FTVIPT Franklin Value Securities Fund - Class 2) 3MS Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2 (8/01; 11/96)(j) GOLDMAN SACHS VIT 3UE CORE(SM) U.S. Equity Fund (9/99; 2/98)(k) 3MC Mid Cap Value Fund (9/99; 5/98) INVESCO VIF 3ID Dynamics Fund (8/01; 8/97) 3FS Financial Services Fund (8/01; 9/99) 3TC Technology Fund (8/01; 5/97) 3TL Telecommunications Fund (8/01; 9/99) JANUS ASPEN SERIES 3GT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 1/00)(l) 3IG International Growth Portfolio: Service Shares (5/00; 5/94)(l) LAZARD RETIREMENT SERIES 3IP International Equity Portfolio (9/99; 9/98) MFS(R) 3MG Investors Growth Stock Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/99)(m) 3MD New Discovery Series - Service Class (5/00; 5/98)(m) 3UT Utilities Series - Service Class (8/01; 1/95)(m) PIONEER VCT 3PE Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 3/95)(n) 3EU Pioneer Europe VCT Portfolio - Class II Shares (8/01; 10/98)(o) PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST 3HS Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 4/98)(p) 3PI Putnam VT International Growth Fund - Class IB Shares (8/01; 1/97)(q) 3VS Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB Shares (9/99; 1/97)(q) STRONG FUNDS 3SO Strong Opportunity Fund II - Advisor Class (8/01; 5/92)(r)
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Average Annual Total Return(a) For Periods Ending Dec. 31, 2002 (continued) Performance of Performance of the subaccount the fund Since Since Subaccount Investing in: 1 year commencement 1 year 5 years 10 years commencement WANGER 3IT International Small Cap (9/99; 5/95) 3SP U.S. Smaller Companies (9/99; 5/95) (previously Wanger U.S. Small Cap) WELLS FARGO VT 3AA Asset Allocation Fund (5/01; 4/94)(s) 3WI International Equity Fund (5/01; 7/00) 3SG Small Cap Growth Fund (5/01; 5/95)(t)
(a) Current applicable charges deducted from fund performance include a $30 annual contract administrative charge and a 0.55% annual mortality and expense risk fee. Premium taxes are not reflected in these total returns. See accompanying notes to performance tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 Notes to performance tables To be filed by Amendment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN Cumulative total return represents the cumulative change in the value of an investment for a given period (reflecting change in a subaccount's accumulation unit value). We compute cumulative total return by using the following formula: ERV - P ------- P where: P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 ERV = Ending Redeemable Value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period, at the end of the period (or fractional portion thereof). All total return figures reflect the deduction of all applicable charges including the contract administrative charge and mortality and expense risk fee. ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN A MONEY MARKET FUND Annualized Simple Yield For a subaccount investing in a money market fund, we base quotations of simple yield on: (a) the change in the value of a hypothetical subaccount (exclusive of capital changes and income other than investment income) at the beginning of a particular seven-day period; (b) less a pro rata share of the subaccount expenses accrued over the period; (c) dividing this difference by the value of the subaccount at the beginning of the period to obtain the base period return; and (d) raising the base period return to the power of 365/7. The subaccount's value includes: o any declared dividends, o the value of any shares purchased with dividends paid during the period, and o any dividends declared for such shares. It does not include any realized or unrealized gains or losses. Annualized Compound Yield We calculate compound yield using the base period return described above, which we then compound according to the following formula: Compound Yield = [(Base Period Return + 1)365/7] - 1 You must consider (when comparing an investment in subaccounts investing in money market funds with fixed annuities) that fixed annuities often provide an agreed-to or guaranteed yield for a stated period of time, whereas the subaccount's yield fluctuates. In comparing the yield of the subaccount to a money market fund, you should consider the different services that the contract provides.
Annualized Yield Based on the Seven-Day Period Ended Dec. 31, 2002 Variable account Investing in: Simple yield Compound yield CM3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund
ANNUALIZED YIELD FOR A SUBACCOUNT INVESTING IN AN INCOME FUND For the subaccounts investing in income funds, we base quotations of yield on all investment income earned during a particular 30-day period, less expenses accrued during the period (net investment income) and compute it by dividing net investment income per accumulation unit by the value of an accumulation unit on the last day of the period, according to the following formula: YIELD = 2[(a - b + 1)(to the power of 6) - 1] ----- cd where: a = dividends and investment income earned during the period b = expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements) c = the average daily number of accumulation units outstanding during the period that were entitled to receive dividends d = the maximum offering price per accumulation unit on the last day of the period The subaccount earns yield from the increase in the net asset value of shares of the fund in which it invests and from dividends declared and paid by the fund, which are automatically invested in shares of the fund. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 Annualized Yield Based on 30-Day Period Ended Dec. 31, 2002 Subaccount Investing in Yield BD3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Bond Fund EI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Extra Income Fund FI3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Federal Income Fund GB3 AXP(R) Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund The yield on the subaccount's accumulation unit may fluctuate daily and does not provide a basis for determining future yields. Independent rating or statistical services or publishers or publications such as those listed below may quote subaccount performance, compare it to rankings, yields or returns, or use it in variable annuity accumulation or settlement illustrations they publish or prepare. The Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Barron's, Business Week, CDA Technologies, Donoghue's Money Market Fund Report, Financial Services Week, Financial Times, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Global Investor, Institutional Investor, Investor's Business Daily, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Lipper Analytical Services, Money, Morningstar, Mutual Fund Forecaster, Newsweek, The New York Times, Personal Investor, Stanger Report, Sylvia Porter's Personal Finance, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and Wiesenberger Investment Companies Service. Calculating Annuity Payments THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT We do the following calculations separately for each of the subaccounts of the variable account. The separate monthly payouts, added together, make up your total variable annuity payout. Initial Payout: To compute your first monthly payment, we: o determine the dollar value of your contract on the valuation date and then deduct any applicable premium tax; then o apply the result to the annuity table contained in the contract or another table at least as favorable. The annuity table shows the amount of the first monthly payment for each $1,000 of value which depends on factors built into the table, as described below. Annuity Units: We then convert the value of your subaccount to annuity units. To compute the number of units credited to you, we divide the first monthly payment by the annuity unit value (see below) on the valuation date. The number of units in your subaccount is fixed. The value of the units fluctuates with the performance of the underlying fund. Subsequent Payouts: To compute later payouts, we multiply: o the annuity unit value on the valuation date; by o the fixed number of annuity units credited to you. Annuity Unit Values: We originally set this value at $1 for each subaccount. To calculate later values we multiply the last annuity value by the product of: o the net investment factor; and o the neutralizing factor. The purpose of the neutralizing factor is to offset the effect of the assumed rate built into the annuity table. With an assumed investment rate of 5%, the neutralizing factor is 0.999866 for a one day valuation period. Net Investment Factor: We determine the net investment factor by: o adding the fund's current net asset value per share plus the per share amount of any accrued income or capital gain dividends to obtain a current adjusted net asset value per share; then o dividing that sum by the previous adjusted net asset value per share; and o subtracting the percentage factor representing the mortality and expense risk fee from the result. Because the net asset value of the fund may fluctuate, the net investment factor may be greater or less than one, and the annuity unit value may increase or decrease. You bear this investment risk in a subaccount. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 THE FIXED ACCOUNT We guarantee your fixed annuity payout amounts. Once calculated, your payout will remain the same and never change. To calculate your annuity payouts we: o take the value of your fixed account at the retirement date or the date you selected to begin receiving your annuity payouts; then o using an annuity table, we apply the value according to the annuity payout plan you select. The annuity payout table we use will be the one in effect at the time you choose to begin your annuity payouts. The values in the table will be equal to or greater than the table in your contract. Rating Agencies We receive ratings from independent rating agencies. These agencies evaluate the financial soundness and claims-paying ability of insurance companies based on a number of different factors. This information does not relate to the management or performance of the subaccounts of the contract. This information relates only to the fixed account and reflects our ability to make annuity payouts and to pay death benefits and other distributions from the contract. For detailed information on the agency ratings given to IDS Life, refer to the American Express Web site at (americanexpress.com/advisors) or contact your financial advisor. Or view our current ratings by visiting the agency Web sites directly at: A.M. Best www.ambest.com Fitch www.fitchratings.com Moody's www.moodys.com/insurance A.M. Best -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. Fitch (formerly Duff & Phelps) -- Rates insurance companies for their claims-paying ability. Moody's -- Rates insurance companies for their financial strength. Principal Underwriter IDS Life serves as principal underwriter for the contract, which it offers on a continuous basis. IDS Life is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. IDS Life is ultimately controlled by American Express Company. IDS Life currently pays underwriting commissions for its role as principal underwriter of all variable annuities associated with this variable account. For the past three years, the aggregate dollar amount of underwriting commissions paid in its role as principal underwriter for the variable account has been: 2002: $_________; 2001: $_________; and 2000: $_________. IDS Life retains no underwriting commission from the sale of the contract. Independent Auditors The financial statements appearing in this SAI have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP (1400 Pillsbury Center, 220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402) independent auditors, as stated in their report appearing herein. Financial Statements To be filed by Amendment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 -- IDS LIFE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10 - AMERICAN EXPRESS RETIREMENT ADVISOR ADVANTAGE(R) VARIABLE ANNUITY - BAND 3 S-6407-20 D (5/03) PART C. Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits To be filed by Amendment. (b) Exhibits: 1.1 Resolution of the Board of Directors of IDS Life Insurance Company establishing the IDS Life Variable Account 10 dated August 23, 1995, filed electronically as Exhibit 1 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 1.2 Resolution of the Board of Directors of IDS Life Insurance Company establishing 105 additional subaccounts within the separate account, filed electronically as Exhibit 1.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 filed on or about Aug. 10, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference. 1.3 Resolution of the Board of Directors of IDS life Insurance Company establishing 25 additional subaccounts within the separate account, filed electronically as Exhibit 1.3 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 1.4 Resolution of the Board of Directors of IDS Life Insurance Company establishing 12 additional subaccounts within the separate account, filed electronically as Exhibit 1.3 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 1.5 Resolution of the Board of Directors of IDS Life Insurance Company establishing 69 additional subaccounts within the separate account, filed electronically as Exhibit 1.5 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 1.6 Resolution of the Board of Directors of IDS Life Insurance Company establishing 112 additional subaccounts within the separate account, dated Feb. 11, 2002, filed electronically as Exhibit 1.6 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 1.7 Resolution of the Board of Directors of IDS Life Insurance Company establishing 3 additional subaccounts within the separate account, dated Feb. 28, 2002, filed electronically as Exhibit 1.7 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 2. Not applicable. 3. Not applicable. 4.1 Form of Deferred Annuity Contract for non-qualified contracts (form 31043) filed electronically as Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 333-79311, filed on or about May 26, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.2 Form of Deferred Annuity Contract for tax qualified contracts (form 31044) filed electronically as Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 333-79311, filed on or about May 26, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.3 Form of Deferred Annuity Contract for IRA contracts (form 31045-IRA) filed electronically as Exhibit 4.3 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 333-79311, filed on or about May 26, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.4 Form of Deferred Annuity Contract for non-qualified contracts (form 31046) filed electronically as Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 333-79311, filed on or about May 26, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.5 Form of Deferred Annuity Contract for tax qualified contracts (form 31047) filed electronically as Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 333-79311, filed on or about May 26, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.6 Form of Deferred Annuity Contract for IRA contracts (form 31048-IRA) filed electronically as Exhibit 4.6 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 333-79311, filed on or about May 26, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.7 Form of TSA Endorsement (form 31049), filed electronically as Exhibit 4.7 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 filed on or about Aug. 10, 1999 is incorporated herein by reference. 4.8 Form of Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Rider, filed electronically as Exhibit 4.8 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.9 Form of Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider, filed electronically as Exhibit 4.9 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 4.10 Form of Enhanced Earnings Plus Death Benefit Rider, filed electronically as Exhibit 4.10 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 5. Form of Variable Annuity Application (form 31063), filed electronically as Exhibit 5 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 filed on or about Aug. 10, 1999 is incorporated herein by reference. 6.1 Certificate of Incorporation of IDS Life dated July 24, 1957, filed electronically as Exhibit 6.1 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 6.2 Amended By-Laws of IDS Life filed electronically as Exhibit 6.2 to Registrant's Initial Registration Statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 7. Not applicable. 8.1(a) Copy of Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company and AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. and AIM Distributors, Inc., dated March 4,1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.1(b) Copy of Participation Agreement By and Among AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc., A I M Distributors, Inc., and IDS Life Insurance Company, on Behalf of Itself and Its Separate Accounts, dated Oct. 7, 1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.1(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.2 Copy of Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company and TCI Portfolios, Inc., dated April 24, 1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.5 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.3(a) Copy of Participation Agreement By and Among Calvert Variable Series, Inc. and Calvert Asset Management Co. and Calvert Distributors Inc. and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated April 14, 2000, filed as Exhibit 8.7 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.3(b) Copy of Amendment dated January 1, 2002 to Participation Agreement By and Among Calvert Variable Series, Inc. and Calvert Asset Management Co. and Calvert Distributors Inc. and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated April 14, 2000 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.3(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.4(a) Copy of Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company and Warburg Pincus Trust and Warburg Pincus Counselors, Inc. and Counselors Securities Inc., dated March 1, 1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.4(b) Copy of Amendment No.1 dated April 30, 1999 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company and Warburg Pincus Trust and Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC and Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc. and Counselors Securities Inc., filed electronically as Exhibit 8.6(b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference 8.4(c) Copy of Amendment dated December 10, 2001 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company and Credit Suisse Warburg Pincus Trust, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Inc. and Credit Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc. dated March 1, 1996 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.4(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.5(a) Copy of Participation Agreement by and between Evergreen Variable Annuity Trust and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated August 13, 2001 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.5(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.5(b) Copy of Amendment dated February 13, 2002 to Participation Agreement by and between Evergreen Variable Annuity Trust and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated August 13, 2001 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.5(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(a) Copy of Participation Agreement among Variable Insurance Products Fund, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated Sept. 1, 1999, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.8(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(b) Copy of Participation Agreement among Variable Insurance Products Fund III, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated Sept. 1, 1999, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.8(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(c) Copy of Amendment No. 1 dated April 30, 2001 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company, Variable Insurance Products Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation dated September 1, 1999 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.6(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(d) Copy of Amendment No. 1 dated April 30, 2001 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company, Variable Insurance Products Fund III and Fidelity Distributors Corporation dated September 1, 1999 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.6(d) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(e) Copy of Amendment No. 2 dated June 29, 2001 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company, Variable Insurance Products Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation dated September 1, 1999 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.6(e) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(f) Copy of Amendment No. 2 dated June 29, 2001 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company, Variable Insurance Products Fund III and Fidelity Distributors Corporation dated September 1, 1999 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.6(f) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(g) Copy of Amendment No. 3 dated February 27, 2002 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company, Variable Insurance Products Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation dated September 1, 1999 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.6(g) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.6(h) Copy of Amendment No. 3 dated February 27, 2002 to Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company, Variable Insurance Products Fund III and Fidelity Distributors Corporation dated September 1, 1999 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.6(h) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.7 Copy of Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company and Templeton Variable Products Series Fund and Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. dated March 1, 1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.8 Copy of Participation Agreement By and Between Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated September 1, 1999, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.9 Copy of Participation Agreement between IDS Life Insurance Company and INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc, and INVESCO Distributors, Inc., dated August 13, 2001 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.9 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.10(a) Copy of Participation Agreement Between Janus Aspen Series and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated April 21, 2000, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.10 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.10(b) Copy of Amendment to Participation Agreement dated July 27, 2001 by and among Janus Aspen Series and IDS Life Insurance Company dated April 21, 2000 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.10(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.10(c) Copy of Amendment to Participation Agreement dated February 13, 2002 by and among Janus Aspen Series and IDS Life Insurance Company dated April 21, 2000 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.10(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.11 Copy of Participation Agreement by and among IDS Life Insurance Company, Lazard Asset Management and Lazard Retirement Series, Inc., dated September 1, 1999, filed as Exhibit 8.11 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.12(a) Copy of Participation Agreement Among MFS Variable Insurance Trust, IDS Life Insurance Company and Massachusetts Financial Services Company, dated March 1, 2000, filed as Exhibit 8.12 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.12(b) Copy of Amendment dated June 29, 2001 to Participation Agreement by and among MFS Variable Insurance Trust, Massachusetts Financial Services Company and IDS Life Insurance Company dated March 1, 2000 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.12(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.12(c) Copy of Amendment dated February 13, 2002 to Participation Agreement by and among MFS Variable Insurance Trust, Massachusetts Financial Services Company and IDS Life Insurance Company dated March 1, 2000 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.12(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.13(a) Copy of Participation Agreement among Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust, IDS Life Insurance Company, Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. and Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc. dated August 13, 2001 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.13(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.13(b) Copy of Amendment dated February 13, 2002 to Participation Agreement among Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust, IDS Life Insurance Company, Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. and Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc. dated August 13, 2001 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.13(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.14(a) Copy of Participation Agreement by and among IDS Life Insurance Company and Putnam Capital Manager Trust and Putnam Mutual Funds Corp., dated March 1, 1996, filed electronically as Exhibit 8.1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-62407 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.14(b) Copy of Amendment 1 dated April 30, 1999 to Participation Agreement by and among IDS Life Insurance Company and Putnam Capital Manager Trust and Putnam Mutual Funds Corp., filed electronically as Exhibit 8.4(b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 filed on or about August 10, 1999 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.14(c) Copy of Amendment 2 dated February 27, 2002 to Participation Agreement among Putnam Variable Trust, Putnam Retail Management, L.P. and IDS Life Insurance Company dated October 7, 1996 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.14(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.15 Copy of Participation Agreement by and among Royce Capital Fund and Royce & Associates, Inc. and IDS Life Insurance Company, dated September 1, 1999, filed as Exhibit 8.5 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311 is incorporated herein by reference. 8.16 Copy of Participation Agreement by and among IDS Life Insurance Company and Strong Opportunity Fund II, Inc. and Strong Investor Services, Inc. and Strong Investments, Inc. dated August 13, 2001 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.16 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.17 Copy of Participation Agreement by and among Wanger Advisors Trust and Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. and IDS Life Insurance Company dated August 30, 1999 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.17 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.18(a) Copy of Participation Agreement by and among Wells Fargo Variable Trust and IDS Life Insurance Company and Stephens Inc. dated May 1, 2000 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.18(a) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 8.18(b) Copy of Amendment dated February 13, 2002 to Participation Agreement by and among Wells Fargo Variable Trust and IDS Life Insurance Company and Stephens Inc. dated May 1, 2000 filed electronically as Exhibit 8.18(b) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. 9. Opinion of counsel and consent to its use as the legality of the securities being registered will be filed by Amendment. 10. Consent of Independent Auditors will be filed by Amendment. 11. None. 12. Not applicable. 13. Schedule for computation of each performance quotation provided in the Registration Statement in response to Item 21 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13 of Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on or about May 1, 2000. 14. Not applicable. 15. Power of Attorney to sign Amendment to this Registration Statement, dated April 9, 2002 filed electronically as Exhibit 15 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated herein by reference. Item 25.
Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor (IDS Life Insurance Company) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Principal Business Address* Position and Offices with Depositor ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- Gumer C. Alvero Director and Executive Vice President - Annuities Timothy V. Bechtold Director and President Barbara H. Fraser Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Lorraine R. Hart Vice President, Investments Stephen M. Lobo Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Eric L. Marhoun Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Timothy S. Meehan Secretary Mary Ellyn Minenko Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Barry J. Murphy Director Teresa J. Rasmussen Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Stephen W. Roszell Director Bridget Sperl Executive Vice President - Client Service John T. Sweeney Director and Executive Vice President - Finance Philip C. Wentzel Vice President and Controller
* Unless otherwise noted, the business address is 70100 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. Item 26. Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant (Continued) The following list includes the names of major subsidiaries of American Express.
Jurisdiction of Name of Subsidiary Incorporation I. Travel Related Services American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. New York II. International Banking Services American Express Bank Ltd. Connecticut III. Companies engaged in Financial Services Advisory Capital Income, LLC Minnesota Advisory Capital Partners LLC Minnesota Advisory Capital Strategies Group Inc. Minnesota Advisory Select LLC Delaware American Centurion Life Assurance Company New York American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. Minnesota American Enterprise Life Insurance Company Indiana American Enterprise REO 1, LLC Minnesota American Express Asset Management Group Inc. Minnesota American Express Asset Management International Inc. Minnesota American Express Asset Management International (Japan) Ltd. Japan American Express Asset Management Ltd. England American Express Certificate Company Delaware American Express Client Service Corporation Minnesota American Express Corporation Delaware American Express Company New York American Express Financial Advisors Inc. Delaware American Express Financial Advisors Japan Inc. Delaware American Express Financial Corporation Delaware American Express Insurance Agency of Alabama Inc. Alabama American Express Insurance Agency of Arizona Inc. Arizona American Express Insurance Agency of Idaho Inc. Idaho American Express Insurance Agency of Maryland Inc. Maryland American Express Insurance Agency of Massachusetts Inc. Massachusetts American Express Insurance Agency of Nevada Inc. Nevada American Express Insurance Agency of New Mexico Inc. New Mexico American Express Insurance Agency of Oklahoma Inc. Oklahoma American Express Insurance Agency of Texas Inc. Texas American Express Insurance Agency of Wyoming Inc. Wyoming American Express Personal Trust Services, FSB Federal American Express Property Casualty Insurance Agency of Kentucky Inc. Kentucky American Express Property Casualty Insurance Agency of Maryland Inc. Maryland American Express Property Casualty Insurance Agency of Mississippi Inc. Mississippi American Express Property Casualty Insurance Agency of Pennsylvania Inc. Pennsylvania American Express Property Casualty Insurance Agency of Wisconsin Inc. Wisconsin American Express Service Corporation Delaware American Express Travel Related Services, Inc. New York American Express Trust Company Minnesota American Partners Life Insurance Company Arizona AMEX Assurance Company Illinois IDS Cable Corporation Minnesota IDS Cable II Corporation Minnesota IDS Capital Holdings Inc. Minnesota IDS Futures Brokerage Group Minnesota IDS Futures Corporation Minnesota IDS Insurance Agency of Utah Inc. Utah IDS Life Insurance Company Minnesota IDS Life Insurance Company of New York New York IDS Management Corporation Minnesota IDS Partnership Services Corporation Minnesota IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company Wisconsin IDS Realty Corporation Minnesota Kenwood Capital Management LLC Delaware Northwinds Marketing Group, LLC Delaware
Item 27. Number of Contract owners As of Dec. 31, 2002, there were 154,911 non-qualified contract owners and 194,893 qualified contract owners in the IDS Life Variable Account 10. Item 28. Indemnification The By-Laws of the depositor provide that it shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of this Corporation, or is or was serving at the direction of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, wherever brought, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Minnesota, as now existing or hereafter amended, provided that this Article shall not indemnify or protect any such director, officer, employee or agent against any liability to the Corporation or its security holders to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence, in the performance of his duties or by reason of his reckless disregard of his obligations and duties. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to director, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. Item 29. Principal Underwriters Item 29 Principal Underwriter (IDS Life Insurance Company) (a) IDS Life is the principal underwriter, depositor, sponsor or investment adviser for IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A, IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B, IDS Life Series Fund, Inc., AXP Variable Portfolio - Income Series, Inc., AXP Variable Portfolio - Investment Series, Inc., AXP Variable Portfolio - Managed Series, Inc., AXP Variable Portfolio - Money Market Series, Inc., AXP Variable Portfolio - Partners Series, Inc., IDS Life Account MGA, IDS Life Account SBS, IDS Life Accounts F, G, H, IZ, JZ, KZ, LZ, MZ, N, PZ, QZ, RZ, SZ and TZ, IDS Life Variable Account 10, IDS Life Variable Life Separate Account and IDS Life Variable Account for Smith Barney. (b) As to each director, officer, or partner of the principal underwriter: Name and Principal Business Address* Position and Offices with Underwriter ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- Gumer C. Alvero Director and Executive Vice President - Annuities Timothy V. Bechtold Director and President Barbara H. Fraser Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Lorraine R. Hart Vice President, Investments Stephen M. Lobo Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Eric L. Marhoun Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Timothy S. Meehan Secretary Mary Ellyn Minenko Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Barry J. Murphy Director Teresa J. Rasmussen Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Stephen W. Roszell Director Bridget Sperl Executive Vice President - Client Service John T. Sweeney Director and Executive Vice President - Finance Philip C. Wentzel Vice President and Controller * Unless otherwise noted, the business address is 70100 AXP Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474. (c) Name of Net Underwriting Principal Discounts and Compensation on Brokerage Underwriter Commissions Redemption Commissions Compensation ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------ IDS Life Insurance $41,792,624 None None None Company
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records IDS Life Insurance Company 70100 AXP Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 Item 31. Management Services Not applicable. Item 32. Undertakings (a) Registrant undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the registration statement are never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity contracts may be accepted. (b) Registrant undertakes to include either (1) as part of any application to purchase a contract offered by the prospectus, a space that an applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information, or (2) a post card or similar written communication affixed to or included in the prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional Information. (c) Registrant undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial statements required to be made available under this Form promptly upon written or oral request. (d) Registrant represents that it is relying upon the no-action assurance given to the American Council of Life Insurance (pub. avail. Nov. 28, 1988). Further, Registrant represents that it has complied with the provisions of paragraphs (1)-(4) of that no-action letter. (e) The sponsoring insurance company represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contract, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by the insurance company. SIGNATURES As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, IDS Life Insurance Company, on behalf of the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Minneapolis, and State of Minnesota, on the 28th day of February, 2003. IDS LIFE VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT 10 ------------------------------------ (Registrant) By IDS Life Insurance Company ------------------------------------ (Sponsor) By /s/ Timothy V. Bechtold* ---------------------------------- Timothy V. Bechtold President As required by the Securities Act of 1933, Amendment to this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 28th day of February, 2003. Signature Title /s/ Gumer C. Alvero* Director and Executive Vice President ------------------------------------ - Annuities Gumer C. Alvero /s/ Timothy V. Bechtold* Director and President ------------------------------------ Timothy V. Bechtold /s/ Timothy S. Meehan* Secretary ----------------------------------- Timothy S. Meehan /s/ Barry J. Murphy* Director ------------------------------------ Barry J. Murphy /s/ Teresa J. Rasmussen* Vice President and General ------------------------------------ Counsel Teresa J. Rasmussen /s/ Stephen W. Roszell* Director ------------------------------------ Stephen W. Roszell /s/ John T. Sweeney* Director and Executive ------------------------------------ Vice President - Finance John T. Sweeney /s/ Philip C. Wentzel* Vice President and Controller ------------------------------------ Philip C. Wentzel * Signed pursuant to Power of Attorney dated April 9, 2002, filed electronically as Exhibit 15 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 333-79311, is incorporated by reference. /s/ Mary Ellyn Minenko ------------------ Mary Ellyn Minenko Counsel CONTENTS OF POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT This Post-Effective Amendment is comprised of the following papers and documents: The Cover Page. Part A. The Prospectuses. Part B. Statements of Additional Information. Part C. Other Information. The signatures. Exhibits.