TRANSAMERICA ASSET ALLOCATION VARIABLE FUNDS

present), TIS (2014-2015); Tax Manager, TFS (2012 – present); and Assistant Mutual Fund Tax Manager, Invesco (2007 – 2012).

Scott M. Lenhart (1961)

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Since 2014

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Transamerica Funds, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2014 – present), TIS (2014-2015); TAM Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2014 – present), Senior Compliance Officer (2008 – 2014), TAM; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, TFS (2014 – present); Director of Compliance, Transamerica Investments & Retirement (2014 – present); Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. (1999 – 2006); and Assistant Chief Compliance Officer, Raymond James Financial, Inc., Robert Thomas Securities, Inc. (1989 – 1998).

Prospectus

TRANSAMERICA PARTNERS VARIABLE FUNDS

TRANSAMERICA ASSET ALLOCATION VARIABLE FUNDS

GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS

Sections 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), 408(IRA), 457 and NQDC

Issued By

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (“TFLIC”)
440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, New York 10528; (800) 755-5801

This prospectus describes group variable annuity contracts (called Contracts) that are designed and offered as funding vehicles for retirement plans maintained by state educational organizations, certain tax-exempt organizations, IRA contractholders, and taxed organizations in the case of the Section 401(a) and/or Section 401(k) contracts and corporate nonqualified deferred compensation contracts.

Participants may allocate amounts contributed and remitted to TFLIC on their behalf under the Contracts (called purchase payments) to one of two segregated investment accounts of TFLIC: the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds and the Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds.

Participants may allocate purchase payments directed to the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Account to subaccounts that invest in corresponding underlying mutual funds. Currently, twelve subaccounts are available: Money Market Subaccount, High Quality Bond Subaccount, Inflation-Protected Securities Subaccount, Core Bond Subaccount, High Yield Bond Subaccount, Balanced Subaccount, Large Value Subaccount, Large Core Subaccount, Large Growth Subaccount, Small Core Subaccount, International Equity Subaccount and Calvert Subaccount. Each Subaccount, other than the Calvert Subaccount, invests in a corresponding mutual fund that is a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios. The Calvert Subaccount invests only in the Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio, a series of Calvert Variable Series, Inc.

Participants may allocate purchase payments directed to the Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds Account to subaccounts that invest in combinations of subaccounts of the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Account. Currently, three subaccounts are available: Transamerica Asset Allocation — Short Horizon Subaccount, the Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate Horizon Subaccount, and the Transamerica Asset Allocation —Intermediate/Long Horizon Subaccount.

To learn more about the Contracts, the segregated investment accounts and their underlying investments, you can obtain a copy of the accounts’ annual and semi-annual reports or a copy of the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated the date of this prospectus. The SAI has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated into this prospectus by reference. The SAI’s table of contents can be found in this prospectus. You may obtain these documents from TFLIC without charge upon written request to the above address or by telephoning (800) 755-5801. You can also obtain copies of these documents from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

This prospectus sets forth the basic information that you should know before investing. Please keep this prospectus for future reference.

This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Contracts in any jurisdiction in which such may not be lawfully made. No person is authorized to make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, nor any State Securities Commission has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy of this prospectus, and any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

May 1, 2016

Glossary

The following is a glossary of key terms used in this Prospectus.

Accumulation Account: an account maintained for each Participant in which is recorded the number of Units held for his/her credit.

Accumulation Period: the accumulation period for each Participant is the period during which Purchase Payments may be made on his/her behalf. It begins when the Participant begins participation under the Plan and ends as of his/her Annuity Purchase Date, or earlier termination of his/her Accumulation Account.

Annuity Purchase Date: the date a Participant elects to purchase a Fixed Annuity.

Asset Allocation Funds Account: a segregated investment account of TFLIC which has been designated Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds and to which Purchase Payments may be allocated.

Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts: those Subaccounts of the Asset Allocation Funds Account that are made available under the Contracts.

Balanced Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Calvert Series: the Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio, a series of Calvert Variable Series, Inc., an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Code: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Contractholder: the individual employer, trust or association to which an annuity contract has been issued.

Contract Year: a period of 12 months measured from the date of the Contract issued to or adopted by the Contractholder, and anniversaries thereof.

Contracts: the group variable annuity contracts offered by TFLIC to Contractholders, as described in this Prospectus.

Core Bond Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Fixed Annuity: an annuity with payments which remain fixed throughout the payment period and which do not reflect the investment experience of a separate account.

High Quality Bond Portfolio: Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

High Yield Bond Portfolio: Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

International Equity Portfolio: Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

IRA: an Individual Retirement Account within the meaning of Section 408 or Section 408A of the Code.

Large Core Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Large Growth Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Large Value Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Managing Board: the Managing Board of the Transamerica Asset Allocations Funds Account.

Money Market Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

NQDC: Non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement available to taxed organizations only.

Participant: an employee participating under a Contract issued to or adopted by his/her employer or an individual participating under a Contract issued to an IRA Contractholder.

Plan: a retirement plan or program under which benefits are to be provided pursuant to a Contract described herein from amounts contributed by the Plan sponsor or by Plan participants.

Portfolios: the series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios described herein.

Purchase Payment: the amount contributed and remitted to TFLIC on behalf of a Participant.

Small Core Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio, a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

TAM: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and an affiliate of TFLIC.

TCI: Transamerica Capital, Inc., a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and an affiliate of TFLIC.

Transamerica Partners Portfolios: an open-end diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Unit: the measure by which the value of an investor’s interest in each Subaccount is determined.

Valuation Date: each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

Valuation Period: the period between the ending of two successive Valuation Dates.

Variable Funds Account: a segregated investment account of TFLIC which has been designated Transamerica Partners Variable Funds and to which Purchase Payments may be allocated.

Variable Funds Bond Subaccounts: the High Quality Bond, Inflation-Protected Securities, Core Bond and High Yield Bond Subaccounts of the Variable Funds Account, each of which invests in a corresponding series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Variable Funds Money Market Subaccount: the Money Market Subaccount of the Variable Funds Account, which invests in the Money Market Portfolio of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Variable Funds Stock Subaccounts: the Large Value, Large Core, Large Growth, Small Core, and International Equity Subaccounts of the Variable Funds Account, each of which invests in a corresponding series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Variable Funds Subaccounts: those Subaccounts of the Variable Funds Account that are made available under the Contracts.

Summary of Contract Expenses

Fee Tables

The following tables describe the various costs and expenses that you will pay, directly or indirectly, if you invest in the Variable Funds Account or the Asset Allocation Funds Account. State premium taxes may also be deducted upon the purchase of a Fixed Annuity under the Contract.

Transamerica Partners Variable Funds

The following table shows the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you invest in the Variable Funds Account, not including the fees and expenses of the underlying Portfolios (or the Calvert Series).

Annual Contract Fee (maximum)	$50 ⁽¹⁾
Annual Contract Fee (current)	None ⁽¹⁾
Separate Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of average account value)
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees (maximum)	1.25% ⁽²⁾
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees (current)	1.10% ⁽²⁾
Management Fees	None ⁽³⁾
Other Expenses	None ⁽³⁾
Total Separate Account Annual Expenses	1.10% ⁽³⁾

(1)	TFLIC reserves the right to deduct an annual contract charge from a Participant’s Accumulation Account in accordance with the provisions of the Contracts. TFLIC has no present intention to impose such a charge, but it may do so in the future.
(2)	TFLIC reserves the right to charge maximum mortality and expense risk fees of up to 1.25% upon notice.
(3)	No management fees are charged directly to the Variable Funds Subaccounts. However, your investment in each Variable Funds Subaccount will bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the Portfolio or Calvert Series in which it invests. See the table below for the fees and expenses of each Portfolio. Total Separate Account Annual Fees for each Portfolio (prior to waiver and/or expense reimbursement) are equal to the Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses of that Portfolio (listed in the table below) plus the Mortality and Expense Risk Fees (listed above).

Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds

The following table shows the fees and expenses that you will periodically pay during the time that you invest in the Asset Allocation Funds Account:

	Short Horizon Subaccount	Intermediate Horizon Subaccount	Intermediate/ Long Horizon Subaccount
Annual Contract Fee	None	None	None
Annual Expenses (as a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fees	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees (maximum)	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mortality and Expense Risk Fees (current)	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses⁽²⁾	1.53%	1.64%	1.69%
Total Annual Expenses	1.73%	1.84%	1.89%

(1)

TFLIC currently charges mortality and expense risk fees of 1.10% and reserves the right to charge maximum mortality and expense risk fees of up to 1.25% upon notice. These Mortality and Expense Fees are charged to the underlying Variable Funds Subaccounts and are reflected under “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.” Each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount will bear, indirectly, its pro rata share of the mortality and expense risk fees charged at the Variable Funds Subaccount level.

(2)

Each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount also bears, indirectly, its pro rata share of the expenses of the Portfolios in which it invests through the various Variable Funds Subaccounts as reflected under “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses.”

Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses

The following table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios and the Calvert Series that you may pay periodically during the time that you invest under a Contract.

	Minimum	Maximum
Expenses that are deducted from the assets of the Portfolios (or the Calvert Series), including management fees and other expenses	0.28%	0.84%

The following table shows the estimated fees and expenses you may pay if you invest in a Portfolio, and reflects expenses incurred by the Portfolio during its fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. Actual expenses may vary significantly. Your investment in each Variable Funds Subaccount or Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount will bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the Portfolio or Calvert Series in which it invests. Details concerning the fees and expenses of the Calvert Series are contained in the prospectus for the Calvert Series.

	Money Market Portfolio⁽¹⁾	High Quality Bond Portfolio	Inflation- Protected Securities Portfolio	Core Bond Portfolio	High Yield Bond Portfolio	Balanced Portfolio*
Management Fees	0.25%	0.35%	0.35%	0.35%	0.55%	0.45%
Other Expenses	0.03%	0.03%	0.08%	0.02%	0.03%	0.09%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses	0.28%	0.38%	0.43%	0.37%	0.58%	0.54%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement⁽²⁾	0.00%	0.00%	(0.03)%	0.00%	0.00%	(0.04)%
Net Expenses	0.28%	0.38%	0.40%	0.37%	0.58%	0.50%

	Large Value Portfolio	Large Core Portfolio	Large Growth Portfolio	Small Core Portfolio	International Equity Portfolio	Calvert Series*
Management Fees	0.45%	0.60%	0.62%	0.80%	0.74%	0.53% ⁽³⁾
Other Expenses	0.02%	0.03%	0.02%	0.04%	0.08%	0.17%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses	0.47%	0.63%	0.64%	0.84%	0.82%	0.70%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement⁽²⁾	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Net Expenses	0.47%	0.63%	0.64%	0.84%	0.82%	0.70%

(1)

In order to avoid a negative yield, the Portfolio’s adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc., or any of its affiliates may waive fees or reimburse expenses of the Money Market Portfolio. Any such waiver or expense reimbursement would be voluntary, could be discontinued at any time, and is subject in certain circumstances to reimbursement by the Portfolio to Transamerica Asset Management or its affiliates. There is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to avoid a negative yield.

(2)

The investment adviser to each Portfolio has contractually agreed to reimburse certain Portfolio expenses. Each of these agreements is in effect through May 1, 2017.

(3) Management fees are restated to reflect current contractual fees rather than the fees paid during the previous fiscal year.

*	The Balanced Subaccount and the Calvert Series Subaccount are not available to Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts.

Transamerica Partners Variable Funds

Examples

These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include separate account annual expenses and the fees and expenses of the Portfolios (or the Calvert Series).

If you (i) surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period, (ii) annuitize at the end of the applicable period or (iii) do not surrender your Contract, you would pay the following expenses on a $10,000 investment. These examples assume a 5% return each year (this assumption is required by the SEC and is not a prediction of any subaccount’s future performance). These examples should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses, and actual expenses may be greater or lesser than those shown.

The following example is based on fees after waivers and reimbursements and reflects the imposition of the 1.10% mortality and expense risk charge presently in effect.

Subaccount	After 1 Year	After 3 Years	After 5 Years	After 10 Years
Money Market	140	436	753	1,654
High Quality	151	468	808	1,769
Inflation-Protected Securities	153	474	819	1,791
Core Bond	150	466	805	1,762
High Yield	171	529	911	1,984
Balanced	163	505	871	1,900
Large Value	160	496	856	1,870
Large Core	176	544	938	2,039
Large Growth	177	549	945	2,055
Small Core	197	609	1,046	2,263
International Equity	195	604	1,038	2,245

Subaccount	After 1 Year	After 3 Years	After 5 Years	After 10 Years
Calvert Series	183	566	975	2,116

The following example is based on fees after waivers and reimbursements and reflects the imposition of the maximum mortality and expense risk charge of 1.25% which may be imposed by TFLIC.

Subaccount	After 1 Year	After 3 Years	After 5 Years	After 10 Years
Money Market	155	482	832	1,820
High Quality	166	514	887	1,934
Inflation-Protected Securities	168	520	897	1,955
Core Bond	165	512	883	1,926
High Yield	186	575	989	2,145
Balanced	178	551	949	2,062
Large Value	175	543	935	2,033
Large Core	191	590	1,015	2,199
Large Growth	192	595	1,023	2,214
Small Core	212	654	1,123	2,419
International Equity	210	649	1,114	2,402
Calvert Series	198	612	1,052	2,275

Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds

Examples

If you (i) surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period, (ii) annuitize at the end of the applicable time period or (iii) do not surrender your Contract, you would pay the following expenses on a $10,000 investment. These examples assume a 5% return each year (this assumption is required by the SEC and is not a prediction of any subaccount’s future performance). These examples should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses, and actual expenses may be greater or lesser than those shown.

The following example reflects fees charged at the Asset Allocation Funds Account, Variable Funds Account and Portfolio levels after waivers and reimbursements and reflects the imposition of the mortality and expense risk charge of 1.10% presently in effect.

Subaccount	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Short Horizon	$176	$545	$ 939	$2,041
Intermediate Horizon	$187	$579	$ 995	$2,159
Intermediate/Long Horizon	$192	$594	$1,021	$2,212

The following example reflects fees charged at the Asset Allocation Funds Account, Variable Funds Account and Portfolio levels after waivers and reimbursements and reflects the imposition of the maximum mortality and expense risk charge of 1.25% which may be imposed by TFLIC.

Subaccount	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Short Horizon	$191	$591	$1,016	$2,201
Intermediate Horizon	$202	$624	$1,073	$2,317
Intermediate/Long Horizon	$207	$640	$1,098	$2,369

Financial Information

The following tables contain financial information about the Accounts and are included in the Accounts’ Annual Reports.

Condensed Financial Information

Transamerica Partners Variable Funds
Accumulation Unit Values

	Unit Value
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2007	Dec. 31, 2006
Money Market	$21.09	$21.09	$21.09	$21.09	$21.09	$21.09	$21.09	$21.09	$20.82	$20.01
High Quality Bond	$17.60	$17.68	$17.73	$17.85	$17.53	$17.35	$16.84	$15.50	$15.59	$14.96
Inflation-Protected Securities	$26.15	$26.96	$26.46	$29.17	$27.55	$24.79	$23.60	$21.67	$22.39	$20.55
Core Bond	$44.68	$44.96	$42.76	$43.65	$40.76	$38.81	$36.24	$32.47	$33.44	$31.70
High Yield Bond	$28.80	$30.38	$29.77	$28.00	$24.59	$23.69	$20.68	$13.32	$18.94	$18.77
Balanced	$61.48	$61.81	$56.30	$48.10	$42.85	$41.87	$37.12	$30.43	$41.98	$41.70
Large Value	$78.16	$79.31	$73.01	$53.45	$46.03	$45.48	$40.11	$34.80	$61.71	$63.51
Large Core	$43.55	$44.38	$38.96	$28.69	$24.72	$24.16	$21.84	$17.91	$28.60	$28.32
Large Growth	$90.98	$84.25	$76.91	$57.46	$50.55	$52.03	$45.10	$33.66	$56.61	$50.99
Small Core	$50.97	$56.93	$55.23	$41.79	$36.72	$37.96	$29.54	$23.40	$37.03	$39.20
International Equity	$20.44	$21.20	$23.22	$20.61	$17.76	$20.76	$18.26	$14.57	$29.43	$26.64
Calvert	$41.13	$42.52	$39.22	$33.60	$30.74	$29.72	$26.80	$21.63	$31.85	$31.34

	Units Outstanding
	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2015	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2014	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2013	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2012	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2011	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2010	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2009	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2008	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2007	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2006
Money Market	1,157,569	1,159,587	1,216,710	1,332,079	1,456,546	1,779,359	1,971,933	2,376,434	2,081,050	1,942,788
High Quality Bond	645,636	963,439	1,005,353	1,129,305	1,195,546	1,312,947	1,333,612	1,361,996	1,867,571	1,825,981
Inflation-Protected Securities	817,049	883,062	939,156	1,121,761	1,179,590	1,217,101	1,370,421	1,535,657	1,150,281	1,195,685
Core Bond	980,764	1,048,016	1,083,951	1,225,478	1,262,836	1,395,699	1,455,100	1,604,834	1,968,992	1,978,729
High Yield Bond	102,182	110,385	341,904	331,482	331,782	387,285	385,582	414,144	326,612	315,785
Balanced	791,471	904,088	968,107	1,049,908	1,150,747	1,277,554	1,423,108	1,609,422	1,851,943	1,998,021
Large Value	2,318,977	2,580,928	2,777,833	2,984,545	3,820,529	4,176,439	4,700,464	5,015,122	5,610,743	6,151,482
Large Core	2,240,527	2,404,654	2,537,137	2,692,936	2,905,909	3,182,210	3,508,174	3,809,873	4,496,932	4,957,141
Large Growth	2,127,774	2,299,722	2,479,699	2,740,535	3,006,201	3,304,889	3,753,316	3,070,002	3,409,227	3,834,162
Small Core	1,498,582	1,654,225	1,794,429	1,917,461	2,112,743	2,295,142	2,543,454	2,772,927	2,863,516	3,279,983
International Equity	2,412,910	2,553,260	2,647,256	2,826,643	3,107,649	3,392,150	3,732,340	4,223,027	4,219,583	4,116,402
Calvert	346,681	377,287	416,027	468,704	499,077	531,180	732,870	827,856	1,075,971	1,346,851

Condensed Financial Information

Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds Account
Per Accumulation Unit Income And Capital Changes

	Short Horizon Subaccount
	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2015	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2014	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2013	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2012	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2011	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2010	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2009	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2008	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2007	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2006
Net Investment Income (Loss)^(a)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on affiliated investment companies	$ (0.31)	$ 0.68	$ 0.19	$ 1.42	$ 0.79	$ 1.33	$ 2.32	$ (1.59)	$ 0.72	$ 0.71
Net increase (decrease) in accumulation unit value	$ (0.35)	$ 0.64	$ 0.15	$ 1.38	$ 0.75	$ 1.29	$ 2.29	$ (1.62)	$ 0.69	$ 0.68
Accumulation unit value at beginning of year	$21.16	$20.52	$20.37	$18.99	$18.24	$16.95	$ 14.66	$16.28	$ 15.59	$ 14.91
Accumulation unit value at end of year	$20.81	$21.16	$20.52	$20.37	$18.99	$18.24	$ 16.95	$14.66	$ 16.28	$ 15.59
Total return	(1.66)%	3.13%	0.73%	7.30%	4.07%	7.65%	15.62%	(9.95)%	4.43%	4.56%
Net assets, end of year (000’s)	$6,385	$7,068	$6,832	$8,227	$8,884	$9,608	$10,112	$9,450	$11,097	$10,205
Expenses to average net assets^(b)	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
Net investment loss to average net assets	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%
Portfolio turnover rate^(c)	51%	36%	63%	51%	46%	36%	28%	125%	55%	86%
Number of accumulation units outstanding at end of period (000’s)	306.8	333.9	333	404	468	527	597	645	682	654

(a)	Calculated based upon average units outstanding.
(b)	Ratios exclude expenses incurred by the underlying affiliated investment companies in which the Subaccounts invest.
(c)	Does not include the Portfolio activity of the underlying affiliated investment companies.

	Intermediate Horizon Subaccount
	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2015	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2014	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2013	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2012	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2011	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2010	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2009	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2008	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2007	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2006
Net Investment Income (Loss)^(a)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on affiliated investment companies	$ (0.30)	$ 0.79	$ 2.67	$ 1.97	$ 0.08	$ 1.94	$ 2.79	$ (4.67)	$ 0.76	$ 1.36
Net increase (decrease) in accumulation unit value	$ (0.35)	$ 0.74	$ 2.63	$ 1.93	$ 0.04	$ 1.91	$ 2.76	$ (4.70)	$ 0.72	$ 1.33
Accumulation unit value at beginning of year	$ 23.47	$ 22.73	$ 20.10	$ 18.17	$ 18.13	$ 16.22	$ 13.46	$ 18.16	$ 17.44	$ 16.11
Accumulation unit value at end of year	$ 23.12	$ 23.47	$ 22.73	$ 20.10	$ 18.17	$ 18.13	$ 16.22	$ 13.46	$ 18.16	$ 17.44
Total return	(1.48)%	3.24%	13.07%	10.67%	0.19%	11.81%	20.51%	(25.88)%	4.13%	8.26%
Net assets, end of year (000’s)	$18,196	$19,435	$20,774	$19,718	$21,599	$24,180	$24,295	$21,990	$32,583	$29,956
Expenses to average net assets^(b)	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
Net investment loss to average net assets	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%
Portfolio turnover rate^(c)	23%	29%	54%	37%	42%	25%	34%	111%	18%	55
Number of accumulation units outstanding at end of period (000’s)	787	828	914	981	1,189	1,334	1,498	1,633	1,794	1,718

(a)	Calculation is based on average number of units outstanding.
(b)	Ratios exclude expenses incurred by the underlying affiliated investment companies in which the Subaccounts invest.
(c)	Does not include the Portfolio activity of the underlying affiliated investment companies.

	Intermediate/Long Horizon Subaccount
	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2015	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2014	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2013	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2012	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2011	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2010	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2009	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2008	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2007	Year Ending Dec. 31, 2006
Net Investment Income (Loss)^(a)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on affiliated investment companies	$ (0.29)	$ 0.82	$ 3.81	$ 2.27	$ (0.25)	$ 2.24	$ 2.92	$ (6.38)	$ 0.78	$ 1.72
Net increase (decrease) in accumulation unit value	$ (0.34)	$ 0.77	$ 3.77	$ 2.23	$ (0.29)	$ 2.21	$ 2.89	$ (6.41)	$ 0.74	$ 1.69
Accumulation unit value at beginning of year	$ 24.47	$ 23.70	$ 19.93	$ 17.70	$ 17.99	$ 15.78	$ 12.89	$ 19.30	$ 18.56	$ 16.87
Accumulation unit value at end of year	$ 24.13	$ 24.47	$ 23.70	$ 19.93	$ 17.70	$ 17.99	$ 15.78	$ 12.89	$ 19.30	$ 18.56
Total return	(1.40)%	3.28%	18.93%	12.60%	(1.66)%	14.05%	22.42%	(33.21)%	3.99%	10.02%
Net assets, end of year (000’s)	$ 28,993	$30,627	$30,602	$27,794	$28,003	$30,991	$30,478	$33,453	$52,704	$47,293
Expenses to average net assets^(b)	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
Net investment loss to average net assets	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%	(0.20)%
Portfolio turnover rate^(c)	16%	17%	32%	3.0%	34%	23%	54%	105%	21%	63%
Number of accumulation units outstanding at end of period (000’s)	1,201.5	1,251	1,292	1,395	1,583	1,722	1,932	2,596	2,731	2,548

(a)	Calculation is based on average number of units outstanding.
(b)	Ratios exclude expenses incurred by the underlying affiliated investment companies in which the Subaccounts invest.
(c)	Does not include the Portfolio activity of the underlying affiliated investment companies.

The Contracts

The Group Variable Annuity Contracts (the “Contracts”) described in this Prospectus are designed and offered as funding vehicles for retirement Plans maintained by state educational organizations, certain tax-exempt organizations, and IRA Contractholders and for taxed organizations in the case of the Section 401(a) and/or Section 401(k) Contracts and corporate nonqualified deferred compensation (“NQDC”) Contracts. The Section 401(k) Contract will fund the benefits for tax-qualified pension and profit-sharing plans of taxed organizations and tax-exempt organizations eligible to maintain such Plans. The Section 403(b) Contract will provide tax-deferred annuities for employees of non-governmental tax-exempt and state educational organizations. The Section 457 Contract will provide deferred compensation to employees of governmental tax-exempt organizations. The Section 401(a) Contract will fund benefits for tax-qualified pension and profit-sharing Plans of such tax-exempt organizations as well as taxed subsidiaries of these organizations and stand-alone taxed organizations; the NQDC Contracts will fund benefits for select employees of taxed organizations. The Section 408 IRA Contract is a Group Variable Annuity Contract which will provide for on-going or rollover contributions from individuals who are eligible under Section 408 to make such contributions.

Insofar as possible, the provisions of the Contracts are identical, and the information provided in this Prospectus is generally applicable to all Contracts. However, whenever statutory or administrative considerations require significant differences among the Contracts, such differences are explained separately for each.

With respect to the Section 401(a), Section 401(k) and NQDC Contracts, the employer and/or the employee will make contributions pursuant to the terms and conditions of the underlying retirement Plan. As to the Section 403(b) and Section 457 Contracts, the employer will make Purchase Payments for each participating employee pursuant to either a salary reduction agreement or an agreement to forego a salary increase under which the employee decides the level and number of Purchase Payments to his/her Accumulation Account. In the case of the Section 408 IRA Contract, Purchase Payments will be made by the employer on behalf of and as determined by each participating employee pursuant to a salary reduction agreement or by the Participant.

The Accounts

Purchase Payments under the Contracts are allocated to one of two segregated investment accounts of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, which have been designated the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds (the “Variable Funds Account”) and the Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (the “Asset Allocation Funds Account,” and, together with the Variable Funds Account, the “Accounts”).

The Variable Funds Account

The Variable Funds Account is divided into twelve Subaccounts (the “Variable Funds Subaccounts”), eleven of which correspond to Transamerica Partners Portfolios’ Government Money Market, High Quality Bond, Inflation-Protected Securities, Core Bond, High Yield Bond, Balanced, Large Value, Large Core, Large Growth, Small Core, and International Equity Portfolios, respectively. The Calvert Series Subaccount invests in the Calvert Series. The assets in each Variable Funds Subaccount are invested in the corresponding series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios or the Calvert Series at their net asset value.

Transamerica Partners Portfolios is an open-end, diversified management investment company which has eleven series with differing investment objectives available under the Contracts. Each series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios is managed by TAM, an affiliate of TFLIC. TCI, an affiliate of TFLIC, is the principal placement agent.

The Calvert Series is a series of Calvert Variable Series, Inc. (“Calvert”), an open-end management investment company whose investment adviser is Calvert Investment Management, Inc. The Calvert Series is an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds, and money market instruments which offer income and capital growth opportunity and which satisfy the investment criteria, including financial, sustainability, and social responsibility factors. A copy of the Calvert Series Summary Prospectus appears at the end of this Prospectus.

The value of a Participant’s Accumulation Account maintained in a Variable Funds Subaccount will vary based upon the investment experience of the corresponding Portfolio or Calvert Series to which Purchase Payments are allocated.

The Asset Allocation Funds Account

The Asset Allocation Funds Account is divided into three Subaccounts (the “Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts”), the Transamerica Asset Allocation — Short Horizon Subaccount, the Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate Horizon Subaccount and the Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate/Long Horizon Subaccount.

TAM is the investment adviser to each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount and seeks to achieve the investment objective of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount by investing in a diversified portfolio of units issued by the Variable Funds Subaccounts. There are currently ten Variable Funds Subaccounts with varying investment objectives available for investment by the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts; the Balanced Subaccount and the Calvert Series Subaccount are currently not available to the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts. As noted above, the assets in each Variable Funds Subaccount are invested in a corresponding series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

The value of a Participant’s Accumulation Account maintained in an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount will vary based upon the investment experience of the various Variable Funds Subaccounts and their corresponding Portfolios to which Purchase Payments are allocated.

Charges

TFLIC makes daily charges against the net assets of the Variable Funds Subaccounts at a maximum annual rate of 1.25%, consisting of 0.80% for mortality risks and 0.45% for administrative expense risks. The annual rate charged is 1.10% consisting of 0.70% for mortality risks and 0.40% for administrative expense risk. However, TFLIC reserves the right to charge a maximum fee of 1.25% upon notice thereof. See “Charges — Charges for Mortality and Expense Risks.”

TAM, as investment adviser to each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount, imposes a charge against the net assets of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount, computed daily, at an annual rate of 0.20% for investment advisory and other services.

In addition, TFLIC reserves the right to deduct an annual contract charge not to exceed $50 from a Participant’s Accumulation Account. See “Charges — Annual Contract Charge.”

In addition to the charges set forth above, TAM, which serves as an investment adviser to each Portfolio, and Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., which serves as investment adviser to the Calvert Series, impose a charge against the net asset value of each Portfolio or the Calvert Series, as appropriate, computed daily, for investment advisory services and other expenses.

Premium taxes may be payable on the purchase of a Fixed Annuity.

Credit and Allocation of Purchase Payments

Each Participant must direct Purchase Payments to the Variable Funds Account or the Asset Allocation Funds Account, or a combination of the two. Each Participant must also designate Subaccounts within each Account to which Purchase Payments will be directed. Purchase Payments will be credited to the Subaccounts designated by the Participant in the form of Units. The number of Units credited will not change but the dollar value of a Unit will vary depending upon the investment experience of the underlying Portfolio or the Calvert Series, as appropriate, and, in the case of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts, the investment experience of the Variable Funds Subaccounts in which the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts invest.

Redemption

A Participant may redeem at any time prior to the time an annuity benefit takes effect and prior to his/her death all or a portion of the Units credited to his/her Accumulation Account without any charge, subject to any limitations in the underlying Plan. There are no redemption charges.

A penalty tax may be payable under the Code upon the redemption of amounts from an Accumulation Account under the Contract and other significant withdrawal restrictions may be imposed by the Code. See “Federal Income Tax Status.”

Transfers

A Participant may transfer Units back and forth between the Variable Funds Account and the Asset Allocation Funds Account. A participant also may transfer Units among the various Variable Funds Subaccounts and among the various Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts to the extent permitted under the transfer or exchange procedures of any Portfolio in which a Variable Funds Subaccount or Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount is invested. In any case, no transfer charges are imposed, and there is no limit to the number of transfers, subject to the limitations described in the following section. TFLIC may impose transfer charges at a later date. Transfers may be made in writing or by telephone by calling (800) 755-5801. TFLIC reserves the right to discontinue allowing telephone transfers.

Frequent Allocations of Purchase Payments

Frequent purchases and redemptions of mutual fund shares may interfere with the efficient management of a mutual fund’s portfolio by its portfolio manager, increase portfolio transaction costs, and may also have a negative effect on the long term participants in the segregated investment accounts that invest in the underlying mutual funds. For example, in order to handle large flows of cash into and out of the underlying mutual fund, the portfolio manager may need to allocate more assets to cash or other short-term investments or sell securities, rather than maintaining full investment in securities selected to achieve the fund’s investment objective. Frequent trading

may cause a fund to sell securities at less favorable prices. Transaction costs, such as brokerage commissions and market spreads, can detract from a fund’s performance. In addition, the return received by long term participants may be reduced when allocations by other participants are made in an effort to take advantage of certain pricing discrepancies, when, for example, it is believed that a fund’s share price, which is determined at the close of the NYSE on each trading day, does not accurately reflect the value of the fund’s portfolio securities. Funds investing in foreign securities have been particularly susceptible to this form of arbitrage, but other funds could also be affected.

Because of the potential harm to the Variable Funds and Asset Allocation Funds Accounts and their long term participants, the Adviser has approved policies and procedures that are intended to discourage and prevent excessive trading and market timing abuses through the use of various surveillance techniques. Under these policies and procedures, an Account may limit additional allocations of purchase payments directed to the Accounts by Participants who are believed by the manager to be engaged in these abusive trading activities. The intent of the policies and procedures is not to inhibit legitimate strategies, such as asset allocation, dollar cost averaging, or similar activities that may nonetheless result in frequent allocations of purchase payments. For this reason, the Adviser has not adopted any specific restrictions on allocations of purchase payments, but each Account reserves the right to reject any allocation with or without prior notice to the account holder. In cases where surveillance of a particular account establishes what the Adviser believes to be market timing, the Adviser will seek to block future allocations of purchase payments by that account. Where surveillance of a particular account indicates activity that the Adviser believes could be either abusive or for legitimate purposes, the Account may permit the account holder to justify the activity.

The Accounts’ policies provide for ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of current policies and surveillance tools, and the Boards reserve the right to modify these or adopt additional policies and restrictions in the future. Participants should be aware, however, that any surveillance techniques currently employed by the Accounts or other techniques that may be adopted in the future, may not be effective. Shares of the Accounts are offered exclusively to fund certain insurance contracts, and insurance companies typically hold shares for a number of insurance contracts in a single account.

As noted above, if an Account is unable to detect and deter trading abuses, the Account’s performance, and its long term Participants, may be harmed. In addition, because the Accounts have not adopted any specific limitations or restrictions on allocations of purchase payments, Participants may be harmed by the extra costs and portfolio management inefficiencies that result from frequent allocations of purchase payments, even when the allocations are not for abusive purposes. The Accounts will provide advance notice to Participants and prospective Contract holders of any specific restrictions on allocations of purchase payments that the Accounts may adopt in the future. Because the Accounts apply their policies in a discretionary manner, different account holders may be treated differently, which could result in some account holders being able to engage in frequent trading while others bear the costs and effects of that trading.

Additionally, the Accounts have adopted policies and procedures to prevent the selective release of information about the underlying mutual funds' portfolio holdings, as such information may be used for market-timing and similar abusive practices. A description of the Accounts’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio securities is contained in the SAI.

Payment Options

Unless a Fixed Annuity is elected, a Participant will receive a lump sum payment at the end of the Accumulation Period. The Contracts may provide for several Fixed Annuity options: Life Annuity, Life Annuity With Period Certain, Specified Fixed Period Annuity, Contingent Annuity and Contingent Annuity With Period Certain. For NQDC, an installment payment option may also be available.

Voting Rights

To the extent required by law, TFLIC will vote the interests in the Portfolios and the Calvert Series held in the Variable Funds Subaccounts in accordance with the instructions received from Contractholders. Similarly, to the extent required by law, TFLIC will vote the interests in the Variable Funds Subaccounts held in the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts in accordance with the instructions received from Contractholders. In each case, the Contractholders will instruct TFLIC in accordance with the instructions received from Participants. See “Voting Rights”.

Death Benefit

If a Participant dies before the Annuity Purchase Date, subject to the terms of any underlying Plan , the Accumulation Account value will be paid to his/her beneficiary in a lump sum.

Distribution of the Contracts

TCI will be the principal underwriter and distributor of the Contracts which will be wholesaled and distributed by registered representatives who are also licensed insurance agents of TFLIC. The Contracts may also be sold through registered representatives of other broker-dealers authorized by TCI and applicable law who may be insurance agents licensed by an insurance company other than TFLIC. See “Distribution of the Contracts.”

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York on October 3, 1947. It is engaged in the sale of life and health insurance and annuity policies. The Company is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Transamerica Corporation which conducts most of its operations through subsidiary companies engaged in the insurance business or in providing non-insurance financial services. All of the stock of Transamerica Corporation is indirectly owned by Aegon N.V. of The Netherlands, the securities of which are publicly traded. Aegon N.V., a holding company, conducts its business through subsidiary companies engaged primarily in the insurance business. The Company is licensed in all states and the District of Columbia.

All obligations arising under the policies, including the promise to make annuity payments, are general corporate obligations of the Company. Accordingly no financial institution, brokerage firm or insurance agency is responsible for the financial obligations of the Company arising under the policies.

TFLIC’s principal place of business is 440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528; (800) 755-5801.

Transamerica Partners Variable Funds

Transamerica Partners Variable Funds (the “Variable Funds Account”) was established by TFLIC under New York Insurance Law on November 30, 1993 as a separate account. The Variable Funds Account will hold assets that are segregated from all of TFLIC’s other assets and at present are used only to support Contracts for which Purchase Payments have been allocated to the Variable Funds Account. TFLIC is the legal holder of the assets in the Variable Funds Account and will at all times maintain assets in the Variable Funds Account with a total market value at least equal to the contract liabilities for the Variable Funds Account. The obligations under the Contracts are obligations of TFLIC. Income, gains, and losses, whether or not realized, from assets allocated to the Variable Funds Account, are, in accordance with the Contracts, credited to or charged against the Variable Funds Account without regard to other income, gains, or losses of TFLIC. The assets in the Variable Funds Account may not be charged with liabilities which arise from any other business TFLIC conducts. The Variable Funds Account assets may include accumulation of the charges TFLIC makes against a Contract participating in the Variable Funds Account. From time to time, any such additional assets may be transferred in cash to TFLIC’s general account.

The Variable Funds Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a unit investment trust, which is a type of investment company. This does not involve any supervision by the SEC of the management or investment policies or practices of the Variable Funds Account. For state law purposes, the Variable Funds Account is treated as a part or division of TFLIC.

There are currently twelve Subaccounts within the Variable Funds Account which are available for allocation of Purchase Payments under the Contracts. The Calvert Series Subaccount invests only in the Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio (the “Calvert Series”), a series of Calvert Variable Series, Inc. (“CVS”), an open-end management investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. The other Variable Funds Subaccounts invest in corresponding series (the “Portfolios”) of Transamerica Partners Portfolios, an open-end diversified management investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. Set forth below is a brief description of the Calvert Series and the Portfolios. A description of the Calvert Series, its investment objectives, policies and restrictions, its expenses, the risks attendant in investing therein and other aspects of its operations are contained in the accompanying Summary Prospectus for the Calvert Series. Descriptions of the Portfolios, their investment objectives, policies and restrictions, their expenses, the risks attendant to investing therein and other aspects of their operations are set forth herein under “Transamerica Partners Portfolios”. Further disclosure appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Each Participant should periodically consider his/her allocation among the Variable Funds Subaccounts in light of current market conditions and the investment risks attendant to investment in the various Portfolios and the Calvert Series.

Calvert Series

The Calvert Series is a series of CVS, a Maryland corporation registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company, whose investment adviser is Calvert Investment Management, Inc. The shares of CVS are currently sold only to insurance companies for allocation to their separate accounts to fund the benefits under certain variable annuity and variable life insurance policies issued by such companies. For additional risk disclosure, see the Calvert Series Summary Prospectus which follows this Prospectus. The Calvert Series Subaccount of the Variable Funds Account will purchase and redeem shares from the Calvert Series at net asset value.

The investment objective of the Calvert Series is set forth in the prospectus for the Calvert Series which appears at the end of this Prospectus. Briefly, the objective is to achieve a competitive total return through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments which offer income and capital growth opportunity and which satisfy the investment criteria, including financial, sustainability, and social responsibility factors. There can be no assurance that the objective of the Calvert Series will be realized.

Transamerica Partners Portfolios

Each of the other eleven Variable Funds Subaccounts invests exclusively in a corresponding Portfolio, as set forth below:

Variable Funds Subaccount	Series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Government Money Market Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds High Quality Bond Subaccount	Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Inflation-Protected Securities Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Core Bond Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds High Yield Bond Subaccount	Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Balanced Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Large Value Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Large Core Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Large Growth Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Small Core Subaccount	Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds International Equity Subaccount	Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio

Transamerica Partners Portfolios is registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as an open-end diversified management investment company. This registration does not involve supervision by the SEC of the management or investment practices or policies of Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

TAM acts as investment adviser to each Portfolio. TAM has contracted with one or more subadvisers for certain investment advisory services for each Portfolio. The investment objectives of the Portfolios currently available under the Contracts through Variable Funds Subaccounts are described briefly below. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of any of the Portfolios will be met.

Money Market Portfolio: Seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.

High Quality Bond Portfolio: Seeks to provide a high risk-adjusted return while focusing on the preservation of capital.

Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio: Seeks maximum real return consistent with the preservation of capital.

Core Bond Portfolio: Seeks to achieve maximum total return.

High Yield Bond Portfolio: Seeks to provide a high level of current income.

Balanced Portfolio: Seeks to provide a high total investment return through investments in a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

Large Value Portfolio: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation through investments in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of large-capitalization companies; current income is a secondary goal.

Large Core Portfolio: Seeks to provide capital appreciation and current income.

Large Growth Portfolio: Seeks to provide a high level of capital appreciation through investments in a diversified portfolio of common stocks with potential for above-average growth in earnings; current income is a secondary goal.

Small Core Portfolio: Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

International Equity Portfolio: Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

See “Appendix B - Transamerica Partners Portfolios” and the Statement of Additional Information for more information on each of the Portfolios described above.

Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds

Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (the “Asset Allocation Funds Account”) was established by TFLIC under New York Insurance Law on April 15, 1996 as a non-diversified separate account. The Asset Allocation Funds Account will hold assets that are segregated from all of TFLIC’s other assets and at present are used only to support Contracts for which Purchase Payments have been allocated to the Asset Allocation Funds Account. TFLIC is the legal holder of the assets in the Asset Allocation Funds Account and will at all times maintain assets in the Asset Allocation Funds Account with a total market value at least equal to the contract liabilities for the Asset Allocation Funds Account. The obligations under the Contracts are obligations of TFLIC. Income, gains, and losses, whether or not realized, from assets allocated to the Asset Allocation Funds Account, are, in accordance with the Contracts, credited to or charged against the Asset Allocation Funds Account without regard to other income, gains, or losses of TFLIC. The assets in the

Asset Allocation Funds Account may not be charged with liabilities which arise from any other business TFLIC conducts. The Asset Allocation Funds Account assets may include accumulation of the charges TFLIC makes against a Contract participating in the Asset Allocation Funds Account. From time to time, any such additional assets may be transferred in cash to TFLIC’s general account.

The Asset Allocation Funds Account is registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as a management investment company, which is a type of investment company. This does not involve any supervision by the SEC of the management or investment policies or practices of the Asset Allocation Funds Account. For state law purposes, the Asset Allocation Funds Account is treated as a part or division of TFLIC.

The investment objectives of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts currently available under the Contracts are described briefly below. There can be no assurance that the investment objectives of any of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts will be met. Each of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s objectives may be changed without the approval of a majority of interest holders.

Short Horizon Subaccount: Seeks to provide a high level of income and preservation of capital.

Intermediate Horizon Subaccount: Seeks to achieve long-term returns from a combination of investment income and capital appreciation with slightly less than average volatility as compared to other balanced funds.

Intermediate/Long Horizon Subaccount: Seeks to achieve long-term returns from a combination of investment income and capital appreciation with slightly more than average volatility as compared to other balanced funds.

As a fundamental policy, each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount offers a professionally managed asset allocation investment program by investing in a combination of the Variable Funds Subaccounts (other than the Calvert Series Subaccount) described above. These Variable Funds Subaccounts in turn invest in the Portfolios. TAM selects the combination and amount of underlying Variable Funds Subaccounts to invest in based on the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s investment objective. Each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s share price will fluctuate with changing market conditions and the value of the Variable Funds Subaccounts in which it invests. Purchase Payments should not be allocated to the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts for short-term financial needs nor used to play short-term swings in the stock or bond markets. The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts cannot guarantee that they will achieve their objectives.

As noted above, each Variable Funds Subaccount is a subaccount of the Variable Funds Account. Each Variable Funds Subaccount available under the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in a corresponding Portfolio. See “Transamerica Partners Variable Funds” above and the Statement of Additional Information for more information on the Variable Funds Subaccounts. See “Appendix B - Transamerica Partners Portfolios” and the Statement of Additional Information for more information on the Portfolios.

The following chart shows approximately how much of the assets of each Variable Funds Subaccount are invested in the Bond, Stock and Money Market Subaccounts. These allocations reflect TAM’s present strategy for asset allocation during normal market conditions and may be changed at any time without notice to, and without the approval of contract holders. These allocations may be unsuccessful in maximizing an Asset Allocation Fund Subaccount’s return and/or avoiding investment losses. In the short term, actual asset allocations may vary due to short term changes in cash flows caused by transfers into and out of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts. TAM may allocate the assets of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount without limit to the Variable Funds Money Market Subaccount in attempting to respond to adverse market or other conditions or to process a large transfer into or out of an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount. For more information on allocations to the underlying Subaccounts, see “Appendix A – Transamerica Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts.”

	Normal Approximate Allocations
	Bond Subaccounts	Stock Subaccounts	Money Market Subaccount
Short Horizon	89.8%	10%	0.2%
Intermediate Horizon	49.8%	50%	0.2%
Intermediate/Long Horizon	29.8%	70%	0.2%

TAM allocates an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s assets among various underlying Variable Funds Subaccounts. These allocations may be unsuccessful in maximizing an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s return and/or avoiding investment losses, and may cause the Subaccount to underperform other investments with a similar strategy. An Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely on the performance of the underlying subaccounts in which it invests. Each of the underlying subaccounts in which an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount may invest has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the underlying subaccount and therefore the value of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s investments. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any underlying subaccount will be achieved. To the extent that an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount invests more of its assets in one underlying subaccount than in another, the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount will have greater exposure to the risks of that underlying subaccount.

In addition, an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of the underlying Subaccounts in which it invests, and it is subject to business and regulatory developments affecting the underlying Subaccounts.

Management

Subject to such policies as the Board of Directors of TFLIC may determine and pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with TFLIC with respect to the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts, TAM manages the assets of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount in accordance with the investment policies approved by the Board of Directors of TFLIC. Subject to such policies, TAM provides general investment advice to each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount. TAM is also the investment adviser of each of the Portfolios. For its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement, TAM receives from each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount fees accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equal to 0.20% of the average daily net assets. Investment management decisions are taken by a committee of TAM’s personnel and not by a particular individual.

TAM is directly owned by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company (“TPLIC”) (77%) and AUSA Holding, LLC (“AUSA”) (23%), both of which are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Aegon N.V. TPLIC is wholly owned by Commonwealth General Corporation (“Commonwealth”). Commonwealth and AUSA are wholly owned by Transamerica Corporation, a financial services holding company whose primary emphasis is on life and health insurance, and annuity and investment products. Transamerica Corporation is wholly owned by The Aegon Trust, which is wholly owned by Aegon International B.V., which is wholly owned by Aegon N.V., a Netherlands corporation, and a publicly traded international insurance group.

Christopher A. Staples, CFA, is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services at TAM and has been with TAM since 2004. Mr. Staples is Lead Portfolio Manager of the Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds since 2007.

Kane S. Cotton, CFA, is a Senior Investment Analyst and has been with TAM since 2014. Mr. Cotton has been Associate Portfolio Manager of the Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds since 2014.

The management of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s business and affairs is the responsibility of the Board of Directors of TFLIC. The Board of Directors of TFLIC has established a managing board (the “Managing Board”) and has delegated certain responsibilities for the operation of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts to the Managing Board. A majority of the members of the Managing Board will be non-interested persons as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. However, the members of the Managing Board also serve in similar positions with the Portfolios. Thus, if the interests of an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount and the Portfolios were ever to become divergent, it is possible that a conflict of interest could arise and affect how these persons fulfill their fiduciary duties to that Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount and the Portfolios. The Managing Board believes they have structured each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount to avoid these concerns. However, it is conceivable that a situation could occur where proper action for an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount could be adverse to the interests of a Portfolio, or vice versa. If such a possibility arises, the Trustees/Directors and Officers of the affected funds and TAM will carefully analyze the situation and take all steps they believe reasonable to minimize and, where possible, eliminate the potential conflict.

Before approving any advisory contract, the Managing Board, including a majority of the members who are not “interested persons” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, must find that advisory fees charged under such contract are based on services provided that are in addition to, rather than duplicative of, services provided pursuant to any Portfolio advisory contract.

Investment Restrictions

The Statement of Additional Information contains a list of specific investment restrictions which govern the investment policies of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts. Under its investment restrictions, each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount may borrow money in an amount not to exceed 30% of the Subaccount’s assets. If a percentage or rating restriction (other than a restriction as to borrowing) is adhered to at the time an investment is made, a later change in percentage or rating resulting from changes in a Subaccount’s securities is not a violation of policy.

Charges

Following is a discussion of various charges relating to an investment in either the Variable Funds Account or the Asset Allocation Funds Account. To the extent that charges are made against the Variable Funds Subaccounts, a pro rata share of these charges will ultimately be borne by Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts investing in the Variable Funds Subaccounts.

Charges for Mortality and Expense Risks

The maximum daily charges against the Variable Funds Subaccounts for mortality and expense risks assumed by TFLIC are computed and deducted from the value of the net assets of the Variable Funds Subaccounts. The maximum daily charge will be at the rate of 0.003425% (equivalent to an annual rate of 1.25%) of the average daily net assets of the Variable Funds Subaccounts. The daily charge will be deducted from the net asset value of each Variable Funds Subaccount on each Valuation Date. Where the previous day (or days) was not a Valuation Date, the maximum deduction on the Valuation Date will be 0.003425% multiplied by the number of days since

the last Valuation Date. The sum of these charges on an annual basis will not exceed 1.25% of the average net assets invested in the Variable Funds Subaccounts. Of this charge, TFLIC estimates that 0.80% is for mortality risk and 0.45% is for expense risk. The daily charge from the Variable Funds Subaccounts, based on an annual mortality and expense risk rate of 1.10% (0.70% for mortality risks and 0.40% for administrative expense risks) is 0.0030137%.

The mortality risk is that individuals may live for a longer period of time than projected and therefore a greater amount of annuity benefits than projected will be payable. The expense risk is that expenses incurred in issuing and administering the Contract will exceed the administrative expense charge provided in the Contract. TFLIC believes that this level of charge is within the range of industry practice for comparable group variable annuity contracts.

Sales distribution expenses and any other expenses in excess of the described charges will be paid from TFLIC’s general account and not directly from any Subaccount or from the mortality and expense risk charges. However, asset charges for TFLIC’s assumption of mortality and expense risks might be a source of contribution to the surplus in TFLIC’s general account.

Annual Contract Charge

TFLIC reserves the right to deduct an annual contract charge from a Participant’s Accumulation Account to reimburse TFLIC for administrative expenses relating to the maintenance of the Contracts. TFLIC has no present intention to impose such a charge; however, TFLIC may, in the future, impose such a charge in accordance with the provisions of the Contracts. Any such annual charge will not exceed $50. TFLIC also reserves the right, if such a charge is imposed, to waive, on a temporary or permanent basis, all or part of such charge for certain classes of Contracts or for certain new classes of Contracts which may be sold in the future where circumstances exist that result in differences in TFLIC’s costs or in the services required from TFLIC. For example, waivers may be granted for Contractholders with large numbers of participants with large account balances or for Contractholders which assume certain administrative expenses which TFLIC would otherwise bear. If imposed, this charge would represent reimbursement for administrative costs expected to be incurred over the life of the Contracts. TFLIC does not anticipate any profit from this charge.

Investment Management Fees

The Variable Funds Subaccounts

Because the Variable Funds Subaccounts purchase interests in the Portfolios and the Calvert Series, the net assets of the Variable Funds Subaccounts will reflect the investment management fee and other expenses incurred by the Portfolios and the Calvert Series, as applicable.

TAM serves as the investment adviser to each Portfolio. For information with respect to the arrangements under which TAM provides such advisory services, including charges and arrangements with subadvisers, see “Appendix B- Management of Transamerica Partners Portfolios”.

Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (“CIM”) (4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814) is the investment adviser to the Calvert Series and provides day-to-day investment management services to the Calvert Series. It has been managing mutual funds since 1976. As of March 31, 2016, CIM was the investment adviser for 42 mutual fund portfolios and had approximately $12 billion in assets under management.

CIM uses a team approach to its management of the Calvert Series. Information about the Calvert Series’ portfolio management team, as well as the investment management fees charged by CIM is contained in the accompanying Summary Prospectus of the Calvert Series.

CVS has obtained an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission to permit the Calvert Series, pursuant to approval by the Board of Directors, to enter into and materially amend contracts with the Calvert Series’ subadvisers without shareholder approval.

The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts

For its services as investment adviser to the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts, TAM receives fees, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount.

Because the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts purchase interests in the Variable Funds Subaccounts, which, in turn, purchase interests in the Portfolios, the net assets of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts will reflect the investment management fee and other expenses incurred by the Portfolios. TAM serves as the investment adviser to each Portfolio. For information with respect to the arrangements under which TAM provides such advisory services, including charges and arrangements with subadvisers, see “Appendix B - Management of Transamerica Partners Portfolios”.

Premium Tax

Under the laws of certain jurisdictions, premium taxes are payable upon the purchase of a Fixed Annuity under the Contract. Any charges for applicable premium taxes will generally be deducted when the Accumulation Account under a Contract is applied to purchase an annuity. Under present laws, the range of premium taxes is from 0% to 3.5%. The laws of the various jurisdictions relating to annuity taxes and the interpretations of such laws are subject to changes which may affect the deductions, if any, under the Contracts for such taxes.

Summary of the Contracts

Eligible Purchasers

Each form of Contract is available for purchase by organizations eligible to maintain the particular type of underlying Plan. The purchaser is responsible for determining its eligibility to maintain any particular type of underlying Plan. Governmental tax-exempt organizations may purchase a Section 457 Contract. State educational organizations and organizations that qualify for tax-exempt status under Code Section 501(c)(3), including associations thereof that qualify for tax-exempt status under Code Section 501(c)(3), are eligible purchasers of 403(b) Contracts. In addition, any organization qualifying as an IRA Contractholder may purchase or hold an IRA Contract. Any type of tax-exempt organization as well as taxed subsidiaries of tax-exempt organizations and taxed stand-alone organizations may purchase a Section 401(a) Contract but generally only non-governmental tax-exempt organizations as well as taxed organizations may purchase a Section 401(k) or an NQDC Contract.

Ownership

The organization purchasing or holding a Contract is the owner of the Contract for the benefit of the Participants. The Contract will cover all eligible Participants under a Plan. Each Participant will receive a certificate at the time his/her first annuity payment becomes payable, or earlier, if required by applicable law. The certificate summarizes the Participant’s benefits under the Contract.

Purchase Payments

The Section 401(a), Section 401(k), Section 457 and NQDC Contracts will accept employer and/or employee contributions pursuant to the terms and conditions of the underlying retirement Plan. As to the Section 403(b) Contract, the employer will make Purchase Payments in accordance with a salary reduction agreement or an agreement to forego a salary increase, except with respect to employer-sponsored Section 403(b) Plans under which the employer will make contributions pursuant to the underlying retirement Plan. In the case of the Section 408 IRA Contract, Purchase Payments will be made by the employer on behalf of and as determined by each participating employee pursuant to a salary reduction agreement or by the Participant. An Accumulation Account will be established for each Participant which will record the number of Units held in each Subaccount. Purchase Payments to the Variable Funds Account may be allocated among any of the Variable Funds Subaccounts. Similarly, Purchase Payments to the Asset Allocation Funds Account may be allocated among any of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts.

All Purchase Payments credited to an Accumulation Account are vested and nonforfeitable. However, Purchase Payments made by employers, including all such payments made under a Section 401(a) Contract, which are not the result of a reduction in salary or a give up in salary agreement, under an employer-sponsored Plan may be forfeitable but are generally subject to the vesting requirements, where applicable, of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. In general, all Purchase Payments made to NQDC and Section 457 Contracts may be forfeitable even though partially or fully vested.

Employer Sponsored Plan Requirements

Since the Contracts are intended to implement the Plans of eligible purchasing organizations and since such Plans may be sponsored by employers or associations who may have their own desires regarding certain Plan details and the manner in which the Plan is to be administered, there will be some variations in details in the Contract and Plan to reflect such desires. Reference to the provisions of the Plan in which the individual is a Participant must be made in all cases for additional information.

Rights of the Participant Under the Contract

There are no required Purchase Payments to be made under the Contract, and there is no specified limitation on the amount of Purchase Payments that may be so made. Except for the 15 days prior to a Participant’s Annuity Purchase Date during which no Purchase Payments will be accepted by TFLIC, during a Participant’s Accumulation Period Purchase Payments may be made in the amount authorized by the Participant or the terms of the underlying Plan. The Contract permits the Participant to elect his/her Annuity Purchase Date, to allocate Purchase Payments, to redeem all or a portion of the Units in his/her Accumulation Account, to designate beneficiaries, and to elect Fixed Annuity options, except that employer-sponsored Plans may affect these rights.

During a Participant’s Accumulation Period, one’s rights and those of the Contractholder or IRA Contractholder shall be as set forth in the Contract and Plan. On and after the Annuity Purchase Date, or on the Participant’s death, if earlier, all rights, as specified in the Contract and Plan, shall belong to the Participant or beneficiary as the case may be.

Rights Upon Suspension of Contract or Termination of Plan

403(b) Contract

In the event that the making or receipt of all Purchase Payments under certain 403(b) Contracts is discontinued or a Contractholder terminates its Plan or discontinues Purchase Payments for a Participant, TFLIC shall give written notice thereof to the appropriate Participant(s) together with notice of the right of the Participant to elect to have the value of his/her Accumulation Account applied under one of the following options: (1) to be held and distributed by TFLIC in accordance with the terms of the Contract, (2) to be paid to him/her in cash, or (3) in the event of suspension of the Contract or termination of the Plan, to be transferred to an alternate funding agency (e.g., another insurance company). Certain other 403(b) Contracts require the Contractholder, not TFLIC, to give written notice thereof to Participants.

401(a) Contract/401(k) Contract and NQDC Contracts

If the Contractholder terminates its Plan or discontinues Purchase Payments, it is the Contractholder’s responsibility, and not TFLIC’s, to give written notice thereof to the affected Participants. In such cases, the Contractholder shall elect to have the entire balance held under the Contract applied under one of the following options: (1) to be held and distributed by TFLIC in accordance with the terms of the Contract; (2) to be transferred to an alternate funding agency (e.g., another insurance company); or (3) to purchase deferred, paid-up life annuity benefits for Participants.

457 and 408(IRA) Contracts

If the Contractholder or IRA Contractholder terminates its Plan or discontinues Purchase Payments for a Participant, TFLIC shall give written notice thereof to the appropriate Participant(s) together with notice of the right of the Participant to elect to have the value of his/her Accumulation Account applied under either of the following options: (1) to be held and distributed by TFLIC in accordance with the terms of the Contract or (2) to be paid to him/her in cash, except that, under the terms of certain 457 Contracts, the Contractholder, not TFLIC, shall give notice to affected Participants.

Failure of Qualification

In the event that a Plan, Contractholder or IRA Contractholder or a Participant thereunder becomes ineligible for any previously applicable tax benefits under the Code, TFLIC upon notice thereof shall refuse during the period of such ineligibility to accept Purchase Payments with respect to that Plan or Participant.

Transfers

No transfers may be made between any of the Contracts; however, the following transfers are permissible with respect to each Contract.

401(a), 401(k), 403(b), 457, 408(IRA) and NQDC Contracts

A Participant may transfer all or a portion of his/her Accumulation Account in the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds or the Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds among the various Subaccounts of that Account. No transfer charges are imposed, and there is no limit to the number of transfers permitted, subject to applicable restrictions designed to prevent market timing activity. While TFLIC has no present intention to do so, TFLIC reserves the right to impose transfer charges at a later date.

Transfers from the Section 403(b), 401(a) and (k) and NQDC Group Fixed Annuity Contracts to a Participant’s Accumulation Account under the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Contracts may be limited to the Subaccounts which invest in the Balanced Portfolio, Large Value Portfolio, Large Core Portfolio, Large Growth Portfolio, Small Core Portfolio, Calvert Series or International Equity Portfolio. Transfers from the Section 403(b), 401(a) and (k) and NQDC Group Fixed Annuity Contracts to a Participant’s Accumulation Account under the Transamerica Asset Allocation Funds Contracts may be limited to the Intermediate Horizon Subaccount or the Intermediate/Long Horizon Subaccount.

Certain other restrictions which apply to transfers from the TFLIC Section 403(b), Section 401(a), Section 401(k), NQDC and Section 408(IRA) Group Fixed Annuity Contracts to the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Contracts or the Transamerica Asset Allocation Funds Contracts are contained in the TFLIC Section 403(b) and Section 401(a) and NQDC and 408(IRA) Group Fixed Annuity Contracts.

Transfers may be made in writing or by telephoning (914) 627-3000. Transfers are effective within 48 hours of receipt of instructions. All Participants should be aware that a transfer authorized by telephone and reasonably believed to be genuine by TFLIC may subject the Participant to risk of loss if such instruction is subsequently found not to be genuine. TFLIC will employ reasonable procedures,

including requiring Participants to give certain identification information and tape recording of telephone instructions, to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. To the extent that TFLIC fails to use reasonable procedures to verify the genuineness of telephone instructions, TFLIC may be liable for any losses due to telephone instructions that prove to be fraudulent or unauthorized.

Rights Reserved by TFLIC

Subject to compliance with applicable laws and, when required by law, approval of the Contractholders, IRA Contractholders, NQDC Contractholders and/or Participants and any appropriate regulatory authority, TFLIC reserves the right to make the following changes:

(1)	To operate Transamerica Partners Variable Funds and the Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds in any form permitted under the 1940 Act or in any other form permitted by law;
(2)	To take any action necessary to comply with or obtain and continue any exemptions from the 1940 Act;
(3)	To transfer any assets in a Subaccount to another Subaccount or to one or more separate accounts, or to TFLIC’s general account to the extent permitted by law or to add, combine or remove Subaccounts in a separate account;
(4)	To substitute, for the interests in a Portfolio or the Calvert Series held in any Variable Funds Subaccount, interests in another Portfolio or interests in another investment company or any other investment permitted by law; and
(5)	To make any necessary technical changes in the Contracts in order to conform with any of the above-described actions or as may be required or permitted by applicable laws affecting Transamerica Partners Variable Funds, Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds or the Contracts.

TFLIC will exercise its right to make any of these changes when, in TFLIC’s judgment, such change is in the best interests of Contractholders and Participants and/or such change is required under applicable law. Contractholders will be notified of any changes and Participants will be notified of any changes that result in a material change in their Contract or in the investment options thereunder.

Credit of Purchase Payments

A Participant’s initial Purchase Payment will be credited to the Participant’s Accumulation Account to provide Units as of a Valuation Date for the Valuation Period, not later than (2) two business days after receipt of the Purchase Payment by TFLIC at 440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, New York 10528, if the contract application and/or Participant’s enrollment form is complete upon receipt, or (2) two business days after an application and/or enrollment form which is incomplete upon receipt by TFLIC is made complete, provided that if such information is not made complete within five business days after receipt, (i) the prospective Participant will be informed of the reasons for the delay, and (ii) the initial Purchase Payment will be returned immediately and in full, unless the prospective Participant specifically consents to TFLIC retaining the Purchase Payment until such information is made complete.

Subsequent Purchase Payments will be credited to the Participant’s Accumulation Account to provide Units as of the Valuation Date for the Valuation Period in which the Purchase Payment is received in good order by TFLIC.

Allocation of Purchase Payments

Upon receipt of a Purchase Payment, it will be credited to the Account and the Subaccount or Subaccounts thereof designated by the Participant in the form of Units. The number of Units to be credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount allocated to the particular Subaccount(s) by the Unit value of that Subaccount for the Valuation Date for the Valuation Period on which the Purchase Payment is received. The number of Units shall not be changed by any subsequent change in the value of a Unit, but the dollar allocation value of a Unit will vary in amount depending upon the investment experience of the applicable Subaccount.

Allocation instructions may be changed at any time by providing TFLIC with a correctly completed allocation form. Any change in allocations will be effective within 10 business days following receipt of the allocation form by TFLIC. If an allocation form is incorrectly completed, Purchase Payments will be credited in accordance with the most recent allocation form on record. TFLIC reserves the right to limit a Participant’s right to change allocation instructions to four times a calendar year.

Determination of Unit Value

The Variable Funds Subaccounts

The Unit value for a Variable Funds Subaccount for any Valuation Date is determined by subtracting (b) from (a) and dividing the result by (c), where

(a)	is the aggregate net asset value on the Valuation Date of all investments by the Variable Funds Subaccount in the Portfolio or the Calvert Series in which the Variable Funds Subaccount invests; and

(b)	is the mortality and expense risk charge accrued as of that Valuation Date; and
(c)	is the total number of Units held in the Variable Funds Subaccount on the Valuation Date before the purchase or redemption of any Units on that Date.

The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts

The Unit value for an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount for any Valuation Date is determined by subtracting (b) from (a) and dividing the result by (c), where

(a)	is the aggregate net asset value on the Valuation Date of all investments by the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount in the Variable Funds Subaccounts; and
(b)	is the investment advisory fee accrued as of that Valuation Date; and
(c)	is the total number of Units held in the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount on the Valuation Date before the purchase or redemption of any Units on that Date.

TFLIC values the investment of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount at the respective unit values of the Variable Funds Subaccounts in which it invests. The unit values of such Variable Funds Subaccounts are, in turn, determined by the valuation practices of the underlying Portfolios. The Portfolios value the securities of the Money Market Portfolio based on the amortized cost method of valuation. Securities of other Portfolios are valued based on their current market value when market quotations are available. Where market quotations are not available or when a significant event is believed to have occurred between the time at which a market price is determined but prior to which the Portfolio’s net asset value is determined (for example, where securities are primarily traded on a foreign exchange that has closed before the Portfolio’s net asset value is calculated), assets are valued using fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Portfolios. Debt obligations with 60 days or less remaining to maturity may be valued by the amortized cost method, which the Board of Trustees of the Portfolios has determined to constitute fair value for such securities. For more information on the valuation of portfolio securities, see “Appendix B - Transamerica Partners Portfolios” and the Statement of Additional Information.

Death Benefit

Under Section 403(b), Section 457, and 408(IRA) Contracts, if a Participant dies before the Annuity Purchase Date, the value of his/her Accumulation Account will be paid to the beneficiary in a lump sum or, if the beneficiary is under the age of 75 at the time of the Participant’s death, the beneficiary may elect to have the Accumulation Amount applied to provide a Fixed Annuity. A lump sum payment to some extent may be taxed as ordinary income to the beneficiary in the year received. A beneficiary should consider the possible tax advantages to electing an annuity. Under Section 401(a) and/or Section 401(k) Contracts, however, the underlying tax-qualified Plan is generally required to provide that in the case of a married Participant, a survivorship annuity death benefit will be paid to the surviving spouse if the Participant dies prior to retirement. In each case involving Section 401(a) and/or Section 401(k) Contracts, reference must be made to the underlying Plan for additional information.

If the Participant dies before the Annuity Purchase Date, his/her entire interest must generally be distributed within five years after the date of death, or if payable to a designated beneficiary must be annuitized over the life of that designated beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of that beneficiary, within one year after the date of death. If the beneficiary is the Participant’s spouse, distributions are not required to be made until the April 1st after the end of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70½; if the spouse dies before distributions begin, the rules discussed above will apply as if the spouse were the Participant (owner).

If a lump sum payment is elected, the Accumulation Account value will be determined on the Valuation Date for the Valuation Period in which a certified copy of the death certificate evidencing the Participant’s death is received by TFLIC. If the beneficiary is under age 75 at the time of the Participant’s death and elects a Fixed Annuity, the Accumulation Account value will be determined on the Valuation Date for the Valuation Period of the beneficiary’s Annuity Purchase Date. For Section 401(a) and/or Section 401(k) and NQDC Contracts, the underlying Plan should be consulted to determine the options available.

For NQDC Contracts, the remaining value will be paid to a designated beneficiary. If no such beneficiary is so designated or in existence, subject to the terms of any underlying Plan the remaining value will be paid in the following order: Participant’s (1) spouse, (2) children, (3) parents, (4) siblings and (5) estate.

For all Contracts except NQDC Contracts, the death benefit is guaranteed to be not less than the total amount of all contributions, less any withdrawals, made by the Participant.

Redemption During the Accumulation Period

For Section 403(b), Section 457 and Section 408(IRA) Contracts and subject to applicable federal tax law restrictions, a Participant at any time during his/her Accumulation Period and prior to his/her death may redeem all or a portion of the Units credited to the Accumulation Account. There is no redemption charge.

The Accumulation Account value redeemed or the Units remaining after a partial redemption will be determined on the Valuation Date for the Valuation Period in which a written request for a redemption on a form approved by TFLIC is received by TFLIC. The Accumulation Account will be reduced by the lesser of the number of Units obtained by dividing the amount of the redemption request by the Unit value for that day or the number of Units remaining in the Accumulation Account.

A full or partial redemption payment will be made within seven days after receipt of the written request. A request for a partial redemption must specify the Subaccount(s) from which the partial withdrawal is to be made. Payment may be postponed as permitted by the 1940 Act. Currently, deferment is permissible only when the New York Stock Exchange is closed or trading is restricted, when an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the interests in the Portfolios or the Calvert Series held by Variable Funds Subaccounts is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to determine fairly the value of these assets, or when the SEC has provided for such deferment for the protection of Participants.

A withdrawal will generally have federal income tax consequences which may include penalties. See “Federal Income Tax Status”.

With respect to Section 401(a), Section 401(k) and NQDC Contracts, the ability to withdraw funds during the Accumulation Period is generally more limited. In each instance the underlying Plan document should be consulted to determine what options, if any, are available.

Payment Options

With respect to Section 403(b), Section 457 and Section 408(IRA) Contracts, unless a Fixed Annuity as described below is elected, payment to the Participant shall be made at the end of his/her Accumulation Period in a lump sum calculated in the same manner as if a total withdrawal request of one’s Accumulation Account had been received by TFLIC on his/her Annuity Purchase Date. See above for “Redemption During the Accumulation Period”. However, Section 401(a), Section 401(k) and NQDC Contracts provide the funding for the Plans and reference to the particular Plan must be made in each case for details. For example, tax-qualified Plans must generally provide by law that in the case of a married Participant who does not properly elect otherwise, retirement annuity benefits will be paid in the form of a contingent annuity with a survivorship annuity benefit for the surviving spouse at least equal to 50% of the amount which would have been payable if the Participant were living. For NQDC Contracts, the employer may also provide for installment payments without the purchase of an annuity.

Annuity Purchase Date

The Annuity Purchase Date is the first day of the month coincident with or following the receipt by TFLIC of written notice, submitted through the Participant’s employer, of the Participant’s retirement (i.e., the termination of employment with his/her employer). Subject to the terms of the Plan, a Participant may elect to retire at any time and receive annuity benefits. As a general rule, benefits must begin no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the Participant attains age 70½ or, except in the case of 408(IRA) Contracts, retires at which time an election to receive an annuity or lump sum benefit must be made.

In the case of a beneficiary who elects a Fixed Annuity, the Annuity Purchase Date will be the first day of the month following receipt by TFLIC of the election of a Fixed Annuity; however, if any election is received during the last 15 days of a month, the Annuity Purchase Date will be the first day of the second month after receipt of the election.

For Section 408(IRA) Contracts, the Annuity Purchase Date is the date the annuity first begins under the terms of the IRA Contract.

Fixed Annuity

Fixed Annuity payments are not made from the Variable Funds Account or the Asset Allocation Funds Account but are made from the general account of TFLIC which supports insurance and annuity obligations. Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, Fixed Annuity payments and interests in the general account have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “1933 Act”) , nor is the general account registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, neither the general account nor any interests therein are generally subject to the provisions of the 1933 or 1940 Acts. The SEC staff has not reviewed the disclosures in this Prospectus that relate to the Fixed Annuity payments and interests in the general account. Disclosures regarding Fixed Annuity payments and the general account in this Prospectus, 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.

A Fixed Annuity may not be elected if the initial monthly payment under the form elected would be less than $20. Fixed Annuity payments will be made monthly unless the annuitant elects to receive payments annually, semi-annually or quarterly. Any such election must be made at the same time that the annuitant elects to receive a Fixed Annuity and cannot be changed during the annuity period. Once a Fixed Annuity takes effect, it may not be redeemed, surrendered or changed to any other form of annuity.

Fixed Annuity Options

The following Fixed Annuity options may be available:

(i)	Life Annuity — Annuity payments will be made during the lifetime of the annuitant. It would be possible for the annuitant to receive no annuity payment if the annuitant died prior to the date of the first annuity payment.
(ii)	Life Annuity With Period Certain — Annuity payments will be made during the lifetime of the annuitant with the guarantee that if the annuitant dies before a period certain elected, the beneficiary will receive payments for the duration of the period. The period certain may be 5, 10, 15 or 20 years.
(iii)	Specified Fixed Period Annuity — Annuity payments will be made for a specified fixed period selected by the annuitant. If the annuitant dies during the specified fixed period, the annuity payments for the remainder of the period will be paid to the beneficiary. No annuity payments are made after the expiration of the specified fixed period even if the annuitant survives. The specified fixed period may be for 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years.
(iv)	Contingent Annuity — Annuity payments will be made during the joint lifetimes of the annuitant and a designated second person (“contingent annuitant”) with payments continued during the remaining lifetime of the contingent annuitant. At the time of electing a contingent annuity, the participant may elect that the annuity payments to the contingent annuitant be made in the same amount paid while both annuitants lived or a lesser percentage (such as 50%) of this amount. For Section 401(a) and/or Section 401(k) Contracts, in the absence of a proper election by the Participant, a contingent annuity with a survivorship annuity benefit for the surviving spouse at least equal to 50% of the amount which would have been payable if the Participant were living will be the normal form of benefit.
	If the contingent annuitant dies before the first annuity payment to the annuitant, the contingent annuity election will be void and the annuitant will receive a Life Annuity. If the contingent annuitant dies after the first annuity payment to the annuitant, but before the death of the annuitant, annuity payments under the Contingent Annuity election will be made to the annuitant during his/her lifetime. If the annuitant and the contingent annuitant die before the date of the first annuity payment, no annuity payments will be made.
(v)	Contingent Annuity With Period Certain — Annuity payments will be made during the joint lifetimes of the annuitant and a designated second person (“contingent annuitant”). At the time of electing a Contingent Annuity, the participant may elect that the annuity payments to the contingent annuitant be made in the same amount paid while both annuitants lived or a lesser percentage (such as 50%) of this amount. Annuity payments will be made for a period certain of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. In the event both annuitants die before the end of the period certain, payments will be made to the designated beneficiary for the remainder of the period.

The Life Annuity With Period Certain, the Specified Fixed Period Annuity, and the Contingent Annuity with Period Certain, may only be elected for a number of years that will not exceed an annuitant’s life expectancy. The annuity benefit option elected by the Participant will affect the level of annuity payments the Participant will receive. The longer annuity payments are projected to continue based upon actuarial possibilities, the lower annuity payments will be.

The annuity purchase rates for these Fixed Annuity benefits shall not exceed, during the initial period set forth in the Contract, the maximum rates set forth in the Contract. Thereafter, the annuity purchase rate will be the rate in effect as declared by TFLIC on the Annuity Purchase Date. The guaranteed level of Fixed Annuity payments will be determined based upon (i) a Participant’s Accumulation Account value on the Annuity Purchase Date, (ii) the applicable annuity purchase rate on the Annuity Purchase Date which will reflect the age of the Participant and (iii) the type of Fixed Annuity option elected.

If there has been a misstatement of the age and/or sex of a Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or another beneficiary, or a misstatement of any other fact relating to the calculation of Fixed Annuity options, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to make adjustments to any charges, guarantees, or other values under the Contract to reasonably conform to the correct facts.

Payments to a Beneficiary Following the Annuitant’s Death

If any annuity payment is payable to the beneficiary after the death of an annuitant on or after his/her Annuity Purchase Date but during a period certain, it shall be payable as each payment becomes due to the beneficiary. If the benefit is payable to more than one beneficiary, it shall be paid in equal shares to such beneficiaries, the survivors or survivor, unless the annuitant has elected otherwise. Upon the death of the last surviving beneficiary, TFLIC shall pay the commuted value of any remaining payments in a lump sum cash payment to the estate of such last surviving beneficiary in lieu of any further income payments.

The annuitant’s beneficiary may direct in writing to TFLIC that any income payable after the death of the annuitant or contingent annuitant be terminated and a single commuted value be paid to the beneficiary. The commuted values referred to above shall be based upon the value of the payments for the balance of the period certain determined as of the date TFLIC receives written notice of the beneficiary’s election to receive the commuted value on the basis of the interest rate (compounded annually) inherent in the annuity purchase rate applied to provide the annuitant’s Fixed Annuity.

Unclaimed or Abandoned Property. Every state has unclaimed property laws that generally provide for escheatment to the state of unclaimed property (including proceeds of annuity, life and other insurance contracts) under various circumstances. In addition to the state unclaimed property laws, we may be required to escheat property pursuant to regulatory demand, finding, agreement or settlement. To help prevent such escheatment, it is important that you keep your contact and other information on file with us up to date, including the names, contact information and identifying information for owners, insureds, annuitants, beneficiaries and other payees. Such updates should be communicated in a form and manner satisfactory to us.

Voting Rights

The Variable Funds Subaccounts

The assets held in the Variable Funds Subaccounts will be invested in the Portfolios or the Calvert Series, as applicable. TFLIC is the legal holder of the interests and shares held in a Variable Funds Subaccount and as such has the right to vote to elect the governing boards of Transamerica Partners Portfolios and Calvert, Inc., to vote upon certain matters that are required by the 1940 Act to be approved or ratified by the shareholders of a mutual fund, and to vote upon any other matter that may be voted upon at a shareholders’ meeting. To the extent required by law, TFLIC will vote at regular and special shareholder meetings in accordance with the instructions received from Contractholders. TFLIC will furnish Contractholders with the proper forms to enable them to give these instructions. The record date for any such vote shall be selected by the governing boards of Transamerica Partners Portfolios or the Calvert Series.

Each Contractholder will have the equivalent of one vote per $100 of the dollar value of the Accumulation Accounts in a Contract held in each Variable Funds Subaccount, with fractional votes for amounts less than $100. These votes are converted into a proportionate number of votes in beneficial interests in a Portfolio or shares of the Calvert Series. Interests held in each Variable Funds Subaccount for which no timely instructions from Contractholders are received will be voted by TFLIC in the same proportion as those interests in that Subaccount for which instructions are received. Should applicable federal securities laws or regulations permit, TFLIC may elect to vote in its own right.

A Participant will have the right to instruct the Contractholder with respect to interests in the Portfolio or the Calvert Series attributable to his/her portion of the Accumulation Account held in each Variable Funds Subaccount. Each Participant under the Contract shall receive a statement of the amount attributable to his/her participation in each Variable Funds Subaccount and stating his/her right to instruct the Contractholder as to how to vote such interest. TFLIC will provide voting instruction materials to the Contractholder and to the Participants.

The Contractholder shall provide voting instructions to TFLIC with respect to interests attributable to the Accumulation Account values held in each Variable Funds Subaccount in accordance with instructions received by Participants. For interests for which no timely instructions from Participants are received, the Contractholder will instruct TFLIC to vote these interests in the same proportion as those shares for which instructions from Participants are received.

Matters on which the Contractholder may give voting instructions include the following: (1) election of the governing boards of Transamerica Partners Portfolios or Calvert, Inc.; (2) ratification of the independent accountant of a Portfolio or the Calvert Series corresponding to the Contractholder’s selected Subaccount(s); (3) approval of changes in the Investment Advisory Agreement for a Portfolio or the Calvert Series corresponding to the Contractholder’s selected Subaccount(s) with certain exceptions; (4) any change in the fundamental investment policies of a Portfolio or the Calvert Series corresponding to the Contractholder’s selected Subaccount(s); and (5) any other matter requiring a vote of the investors of Transamerica Partners Portfolios or the Calvert Series. With respect to approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements or any change in a fundamental investment policy, Contractholders participating in the affected Subaccount will vote separately on the matter pursuant to the requirements of Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act.

Transamerica Partners Portfolios has obtained an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission to permit the Portfolios, pursuant to approval by the Board of Trustees, under certain circumstances to enter into and materially amend contracts with subadvisers without the approval of the investors of the applicable Portfolio. Investors in all of the Portfolios (including the applicable Variable Funds Subaccounts) have approved the exemptive order.

The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts

The assets held in the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts will be invested in units of the Variable Funds Subaccounts. TFLIC is the legal holder of the units in the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts and as such has the right to vote upon any matter that may be voted upon by holders of units. To the extent required by law, TFLIC will vote at regular and special meetings in accordance with the instructions received from Contractholders. TFLIC will furnish Contractholders with the proper forms to enable them to give these instructions.

Each Contractholder will have the equivalent of one vote per $100 of the dollar value of the Accumulation Accounts in a Contract held in each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount, with fractional votes for amounts less than $100. Interests held in each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount for which no timely instructions from Contractholders are received will be voted by TFLIC in the same proportion as those interests in that Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount for which instructions are received. Should applicable federal securities laws or regulations permit, TFLIC may elect to vote in its own right.

A Participant will have the right to instruct the Contractholder with respect to interests in Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts attributable to his/her portion of the Accumulation Account. Each Participant under the Contract shall receive a statement of the amount attributable to his/her participation in each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount and stating his/her right to instruct the Contractholder as to how to vote such interest. TFLIC will provide voting instruction materials to the Contractholder and to the Participants.

The Contractholder shall provide voting instructions to TFLIC with respect to interests attributable to the Accumulation Account values held in an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount in accordance with instructions received by Participants. For interests for which no timely instructions from Participants are received, the Contractholder will instruct TFLIC to vote these interests in the same proportion as those shares for which instructions from Participants are received.

Matters on which the Contractholder may give voting instructions include the following: (1) approval of any change in the Investment Advisory Agreement corresponding to the Contractholder’s selected Subaccount(s); (2) any change in the fundamental investment policies of the Contractholder’s selected Subaccount(s); and (3) any other matter requiring a vote of the unitholders of a Subaccount. With respect to approval of the Investment Advisory Agreements or any change in a fundamental investment policy, Contractholders participating in the affected Subaccount will vote separately on the matter pursuant to the requirements of Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act. On matters submitted for consideration by holders of units of the underlying Variable Funds Subaccounts, TFLIC will vote in proportion to the vote of all other holders of units in that underlying Variable Funds Subaccount.

General

TFLIC may, if required by state insurance officials, disregard voting instructions if those instructions would require voting to cause a change in the subclassification or investment objectives or policies of one or more of the Portfolios, the Calvert Series or the Variable Funds Subaccounts, or to approve or disapprove an investment adviser or principal underwriter for one or more of the Variable Funds Subaccounts. In addition, TFLIC may disregard voting instructions that would require changes in the investment objectives or policies of any of the Portfolios, the Calvert Series or the Variable Funds Subaccounts or in an investment adviser or principal underwriter, if TFLIC reasonably disapproves those changes in accordance with applicable federal regulations. If TFLIC disregards voting instructions, it will advise Contractholders and Participants of that action and its reasons for the action in the next semiannual report to Contractholders and Participants.

Distribution of the Contracts

TCI will act as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Contracts. TCI or other authorized broker-dealers that enter into an agreement with TCI will perform sales and marketing functions relative to the Contracts which participate in the Variable Funds Account or the Asset Allocation Funds Account. TCI is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The principal business address of TCI is 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202. The Contracts are wholesaled and distributed by individuals who are registered representatives of TCI and who are also licensed as insurance agents for TFLIC. The Contracts may also be sold through registered representatives of other broker-dealers authorized by TCI and applicable law who may be insurance agents licensed by an insurance company other than TFLIC. TCI has authorized its affiliated broker-dealer, Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation (“TISC”) to sell the Contracts and also to perform certain distribution functions on behalf of TCI. TISC may also enter into selling agreements with other broker-dealers for the sale of the Contracts.

Broker-dealers who sell the Contracts may receive compensation in the form of commissions for transactions in the Contracts, which are used to fund retirement plans. This type of commission compensation is typically paid upfront and based directly on the amount of assets invested in the Contract by the applicable retirement plan. For the Contracts, the commission typically ranges between 1% and 7%, and will not exceed 8% of Purchase Payments.

Broker-dealers may also be paid trailing commissions by TCI, TISC or another affiliated broker-dealer. Trailing commissions are ongoing payments that are based on the value of the Plan’s continued investment in the Contracts. Trailing commissions are paid for ongoing distribution and retirement plan servicing that the broker-dealer may provide. Such retirement plan servicing may, if requested by the retirement plan sponsor, include (i) conducting participant enrollment meetings; (ii) providing general education to retirement plan participants regarding the terms and operation of the retirement plan and the investment options under the plan; and (iii) providing general education to the plan sponsor or its investment committee regarding the investment options under the plans. The trail compensation is payable under the agreement with the selling broker-dealer whether or not the broker-dealer or its representatives provide any such particular services to the plans or their participants. For the Contracts, the trailing commission paid is typically between 0.05% and 1.25%.

In addition, although not in connection with any particular retirement plan customer, broker-dealers who sell the Contracts may receive the following compensation from TCI, TISC or another affiliated broker-dealer: gifts valued at less than $100 annually, an occasional dinner or ticket to a sporting or entertainment event, or reimbursement in connection with attendance at educational meetings, financial advisor workshops or other events sponsored by TCI, TISC or their affiliates. TCI, TISC or their affiliated broker-dealers may also pay for, or reimburse a selling broker-dealer for, the costs associated with such selling broker-dealer’s marketing and sales force education and training efforts, including costs of national sales and education conferences. These payments offset a portion of a selling broker-dealer’s costs for such training and education conferences.

Federal Income Tax Status

The ultimate effect of federal income taxes on payments and on the economic benefit to the Participant, annuitant, payee and beneficiary depends on the tax and employment status of the individual concerned.

The discussion which follows on the treatment of TFLIC and of the Contracts under U.S. federal income tax law is general in nature, is based upon TFLIC’s understanding of current federal income tax laws, and is not intended as tax advice. No representation is made regarding the likelihood of continuation of the present federal income tax law or of the current interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service. No attempt is made to consider any applicable state or other tax laws. Each Contractholder and Participant contemplating investment in the Contracts should consult a qualified tax adviser.

Tax Treatment of TFLIC

TFLIC is taxed as a life insurance company under the Code.

Investment income and gains from the assets of the Variable Funds Account and each Variable Funds Subaccount are reinvested and taken into account in determining the value of the Variable Funds Account and that Variable Funds Subaccount. Under existing federal income tax law, TFLIC is generally entitled to deductions for increases in reserves; those deductions offset any taxable income generated by the Variable Funds Account.

Investment income and gains from the assets of the Asset Allocation Funds Account and each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount are reinvested and taken into account in determining the value of the Asset Allocation Funds Account and that Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount. Under existing federal income tax law, TFLIC is generally entitled to deductions for increases in reserves; those deductions offset any taxable income generated by the Asset Allocation Funds Account.

Taxation of Transamerica Partners Portfolios

Transamerica Partners Portfolios has determined that each of its series is properly treated as a separate partnership for federal income tax purposes. Since each series is treated as a partnership, the series generally will not be subject to federal income tax. TFLIC, as an investor in a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios, will be taxable on its share (as determined in accordance with the governing instruments of Transamerica Partners Portfolios) of such series’ ordinary income and capital gain in determining its federal income tax liability. The determination of such share will be made in accordance with the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder. See “Tax Treatment of TFLIC” above.

Section 403(b) Annuities

Purchase Payments made under a Contract meeting the requirements of Section 403(b) of the Code afford certain federal income tax benefits to employees of state educational organizations, and organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code.

The employer may make contributions to the Contract or the employer may agree with the Participant that in return for employer contributions to the Contract, the Participant will take a reduction in salary or give up a salary increase. The agreement may not be changed with respect to earnings of the Participant while the agreement is in effect. The Participant can only make one agreement with his/her employer during the year, but the Participant may terminate the agreement at any time with respect to amounts not yet earned. No federal income tax is payable by the Participant on increases in the value of his/her Accumulation Account until payments are received by the Participant.

Purchase Payments meeting the requirements of Sections 402(g), Section 403(b) and Section 415 of the Code are not includable in the gross income of the Participant at the time they are made. Under Section 402(g) of the Code, Purchase Payments made under a reduction in salary or a give up in salary increase agreement (“elective deferrals”) are excluded from a Participant’s gross income to the extent of $18,000 in 2016 (this limit is currently scheduled to be adjusted annually for inflation). The Section 402(g) limit will be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by employee pre-tax elective deferrals made by that individual under a Section 401(k) Plan, a simplified employee pension plan, or other tax deferred annuity. All Purchase Payments under a Section 403(b) Contract are subject to the requirements of Section 415 of the Code, which in general limit contributions by or on behalf of a Participant to the lesser of $53,000 in 2016 (an amount subject to indexation for inflation) or 100% of the Participant’s annual compensation. Participants under a Section 403(b) Contract who have attained age 50 may be entitled to exceed the limits of Sections 402(g) and 415 by up to $6,000 in 2016 (an amount to be adjusted annually for inflation) and certain Participants with 15 or more years of service with their Plan sponsor may be eligible for an increase of up to $3,000 per year in the Section 415 limit (subject to a lifetime maximum of $15,000). The availability of the foregoing increases in limits will be subject to and may be limited by the terms of any underlying retirement Plan.

When Fixed Annuity payments commence, or if the Participant obtains a partial or full redemption of the Units credited to his/her Accumulation Account under the Contract, the amount received will be includable as ordinary income in the year received, except that such portion of any amount received as is deemed to represent a return of Purchase Payments originally included as gross income by the Participant will not be taxed. Full redemptions do not qualify for any special tax treatment which might otherwise be applicable to qualified plan lump sum distributions.

However, a Participant may delay including certain distributions in income by making a rollover transfer, subject to requirements set by the Code, to an Individual Retirement Account (or IRA), Section 403(b) annuity or an employer’s Section 401(a)/401(k) Plan or a governmental employer’s Section 457 Plan eligible and willing to accept such a rollover. A Participant may not rollover hardship distributions, distributions part of a series of installments or any required minimum distributions made after age 70½, however.

If the Participant receives any amount under the Contract that does not qualify under one of the exceptions listed in the next sentence, the Participant must pay an additional tax of 10% of the amount of the distribution includable in gross income for the taxable year. The additional tax does not apply to distributions which are (1) made on or after the date on which the Participant attains age 59½, (2) made to a beneficiary on or after the death of the Participant, (3) attributable to the Participant’s becoming permanently disabled, (4) made in a series of substantially equal periodic payments made for the life (or life expectancy) of the Participant or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Participant and his beneficiary, (5) made to a Participant after separation of service after attainment of age 55, (6) made to a Participant for medical care (not to exceed the amount deductible by the Participant), (7) paid to alternate payees under a qualified domestic relations order or (8) paid to the IRS pursuant to a levy to collect unpaid taxes.

Restrictions on Withdrawals of Elective Contributions. Any funds in the Participant’s account balance other than funds attributable to assets held at the close of the last year beginning before January 1, 1989 will be restricted from withdrawal except upon attainment of age 59½, severance from employment, death, disability or hardship (hardship withdrawals are to be limited to the amount of the Participant’s own contributions exclusive of earnings). However, any funds in the Participant’s account balance attributable to employer contributions, if any, and the earnings thereon will not be restricted unless specifically provided for by the employer’s plan.

In tax years beginning after 1988, Section 403(b) Plans (other than church plans) will be subject to nondiscrimination and coverage requirements, as well as special rules with respect to minimum distributions.

Section 401(a) Plans

An employer maintaining a pension or profit sharing Plan which satisfies the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code may make contributions to the Contract which are generally currently deductible by the employer and are not currently taxed to the Participants. The Code prescribes various limitations on the maximum amount which may be contributed on behalf of any Participant. Generally, annual contributions on behalf of a Participant may not exceed the Section limits, i.e. the lesser of the $53,000 in 2016 (as indexed) or 100% of such Participant’s compensation. In the case of a 401(k) plan, the annual deferral limit for the Participant’s elective contributions under Section 402(g) of the Code is $18,000 in 2016 (this limit is currently scheduled to be adjusted annually for inflation). In addition, Participants may make after-tax contributions to the Contract if their Section 401(a) Plan permits subject to the Section 415 limits and Participants who have attained age 50 may be entitled to exceed the dollar limits of Sections 402(g) and 415 by up to $6,000 in 2016 (an amount currently scheduled to be adjusted annually for inflation). The availability of the foregoing increases in limits will be subject to and may be limited by the terms of the underlying Section 401(a) Plan.

When Fixed Annuity payments commence, or if the Participant obtains a partial redemption of the Units credited to his/her Accumulation Account under the Contract, the amount received will be includable as ordinary income in the year received, except that such portion of any amount received as is deemed to represent a return of Participant after-tax Purchase Payments will not be taxed. Full redemptions to participants born before 1936 may qualify for 10 year income averaging (using 1986 tax rates) and/or partial treatment as capital gains for amounts attributable to pre-1974 service if the payment constitutes a “lump sum distribution,” as that term is defined in the Code, and if certain conditions are met.

The rules governing rollovers of distributions from a Section 401(a) Plan are parallel to those dealing with distributions from Section 403(b) annuities. If the Participant receives a direct distribution from the plan, automatic withholding of 20% will be made on the distribution — even though it is rendered not currently taxable by the Participant’s subsequent rollover or transfer of the gross amount to an IRA, Section 403(b) annuity or an employer’s Section 401(a)/401(k) Plan or a governmental employer’s Section 457 Plan eligible and willing to accept such a rollover. Alternatively, the Participant may avoid the automatic 20% withholding by directing the plan to transfer the amount involved directly to an IRA, Section 403(b) annuity or an employer’s Section 401(a)/401(k) Plan or a governmental employer’s Section 457 Plan eligible and willing to accept such a rollover. See “Income Tax Withholding.” In addition, the 10% penalty on premature distributions from Section 403(b) annuities is also applicable to Section 401(a) Plan distributions.

Section 408 (IRA) Contracts

An individual, participating under a Contract which satisfies the requirements of Section 408 of the Code, may make contributions to the Contract. The Code prescribes various limitations on the maximum amounts which may be contributed by or on behalf of the Participant and on the deductibility of the contributions for federal income tax purposes. No federal income tax is payable by the Participant on increases in the value of his/her Accumulation Account until payments are received by the Participant.

When Fixed Annuity payments commence, or if the Participant obtains a partial redemption of the Units credited to his/her Accumulation Account under the Contract, the amount received will be includable as ordinary income in the year received, except that such portion of any amount received which is deemed to represent a return of Participant non-deductible Purchase Payments will not be taxed. Full or partial redemptions do not qualify for special capital gains treatment nor 10-year income averaging applicable to certain qualified plan distributions. Any full or partial redemption will not be includable in ordinary income if the Participant rolls over the distribution within 60 days to an IRA, Section 403(b) annuity or an employer’s Section 401(a)/401(k) Plan or a governmental employer’s Section 457 Plan eligible and willing to accept such a rollover. Only one rollover per year is permitted between IRAs.

If the Participant receives any amount under the Contract prior to attainment of age 59½, the Participant must pay an additional excise tax of 10% of the amount of the distribution includable in gross income for the taxable year. The additional tax does not apply to distributions which are (1) made to a beneficiary on or after the death of the Participant, (2) attributable to the Participant’s becoming permanently disabled, (3) made in a series of substantially equal periodic payments made for the life (or life expectancy) of the Participant or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Participant and his/her beneficiary, (4) in amounts not exceeding certain expenses in the year distributed, including deductible medical care expenses, qualified higher education expenses, qualified first-time home buyer costs (subject to a $10,000 maximum) and health insurance premiums paid by persons after receiving at least 12 weeks of unemployment compensation insurance payments, or (5) made in certain other circumstances.

Minimum Distribution Requirements

If the actual distributions from an IRA, Section 403(b) annuity or an employer’s Section 401(a)/401(k) Plan or Section 457 Plan are less than the minimum required to be distributed commencing by April 1 in the calendar year following the year the Participant attains age 70½ or, in any case other than an IRA distribution and if still employed at that age, the year in which he retires (see “Annuity Purchase Date”) the difference is considered to be an excess accumulation and the IRS may impose a 50% excise tax on this excess amount.

Minimum distributions are also required upon the death of the participant. These required distributions depend on the beneficiary designated under the Plan or IRA and whether the Participant died before or on or after his or her required beginning date.

Section 457 Plans

Section 457 of the Code allows employees of or independent contractors who furnish services to a state or local government or other tax-exempt employer to establish a deferred compensation plan allowing the deferral of certain limited amounts of compensation. Generally, the annual deferral limit is the lesser of $18,000 in 2016 (this limit is currently scheduled to be adjusted annually for inflation) or 100% of the Participant’s includable compensation. Depending on plan terms, Section 457 Plans may also allow contributions in the three years before reaching normal retirement age, after reaching age 50, or both. State and local government includes a state, a political subdivision of a state, any agency or instrumentality of either of them, a tax-exempt rural electric cooperative or its tax-exempt affiliates. All amounts deferred and property bought with those amounts or income earned on those amounts under Section 457 Plans of non-governmental tax-exempt employers must remain the property of the employer and are subject to the claims of its general creditors. The assets of Section 457 Plans of state and local governments must be held in trust for the “exclusive benefit” of the Participants (and their beneficiaries). Distributions from a Section 457 Plan are subject to Section

401(a)(9) of the Code in addition to the rules applicable under Section 457 of the Code and must begin no later than the April 1st of the calendar year following the year in which the participant attains age 70½ or, if later, the year in which he retires. Distributions from Section 457 Plans are generally taxable as ordinary income when paid or, in the case of distributions from Section 457 Plans of non-governmental tax-exempt employers, when made available. Distributions may be directly transferred without tax to a Section 457 Plan or, if paid by the Section 457 Plan of a governmental employer, rolled over under the same rules as govern rollovers of distributions from Section 403(b) plans. Distributions from Section 457 Plans are not subject to the special 10% excise tax for early distribution unless attributable to amounts rolled into that Plan from another type of Plan (such as an employer’s Section 401(a) Plan) the distributions would be subject to the excise tax.

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Contracts

Taxable employers may establish a non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement funded by non-qualified deferred compensation contracts. Such arrangements include, but are not limited to, excess benefit plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, and plans maintained by an employer primarily for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. Taxable employers for these non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements include corporations, partnerships, S corporations and any of their affiliates or subsidiaries. Contributions are determined on the arrangement’s definition of compensation. All amounts deferred, and any income earned thereon, remain the property of the employer and are subject to the claims of its general creditors, although the employer may place funds in a “rabbi” or “secular” trust. These arrangements can be subject to Code Section 409A, which requires that distributions be made only upon the occurrence of certain events, including separation from service, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, or at a specified time or pursuant to a fixed schedule. In general, under Code Section 72(u) the annual increase in the value of the annuity contract is currently taxable to the employer. Further, no deduction is available to the employer until paid out. As a general rule, the Participant is subject to taxation upon receipt of the funds. However, if an arrangement fails to comply with Code section 409A, additional interest and income tax may apply to the Participant.

Income Tax Withholding

Unless the Participant or payee elects to have no withholding, the taxable portion of distributions under a Contract will be subject to income tax withholding under federal and certain state laws. TFLIC will notify recipients of taxable distributions under a Contract of their right to elect not to have withholding apply, if available.

For NQDC Contracts and Section 457 Plans of non-governmental tax-exempt employers, Form W-2 withholding by the employer may be required.

For other Contracts other than under IRAs, mandatory 20% federal income tax withholding applies unless the distributions either are:

1.	Part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (at least annually) for the participant’s life or life expectancy, the joint lives or life expectancies of the participant and his/her beneficiary, or a period certain of not less than 10 years, or
2.	Required by the Code upon the participant’s attainment of age 70½ (or retirement) or death, or
3.	Made on account of hardship.

Such withholding will apply even if the distribution is rolled over into another plan qualified to receive the same, including an IRA. The withholding can be avoided if the participant’s interest is directly transferred to that other plan. A direct transfer to the new plan can be made only in accordance with the terms of the old plan. If withholding is not avoided, the amount withheld may be subject to income tax and penalties unless an equivalent amount is rolled over.

Performance Data

From time to time the performance of one or more of the Subaccounts may be advertised. The performance data contained in these advertisements is based upon historical earnings and is not indicative of future performance. The data for each Variable Funds Subaccount reflects the results of the corresponding Portfolio or the Calvert Series and recurring charges and deductions borne by or imposed on the Variable Funds Subaccount and on the corresponding Portfolio or the Calvert Series. The data for each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount reflects the results of the underlying Variable Funds Subaccounts invested in and the corresponding Portfolios and recurring charges and deductions borne by or imposed on the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount, the underlying Variable Funds Subaccounts and the corresponding Portfolios. Set forth below for each Subaccount is the manner in which the data contained in such advertisements will be calculated.

Variable Funds Money Market Subaccount

The performance data for this Subaccount will reflect “yield,” “effective yield” and “total return”. The “yield” of the Subaccount refers to the income generated by an investment in the Subaccount over the seven day period stated in the advertisement. This income is “annualized,” that is, the amount of income generated by the investment during that week is assumed to be generated each week over a

52-week period and is shown as a percentage of the investment. The “effective yield” is calculated similarly, but, when annualized, the income earned by an investment in the Subaccount is assumed to be reinvested. The “effective yield” will be slightly higher than the “yield” because of the compounding effect of this assumed reinvestment. The total return is calculated as shown below.

Other Variable Funds Subaccounts

The performance data for these Subaccounts will reflect “yield” and “total return”. The “yield” of each of these Subaccounts refers to the income generated by an investment in that Subaccount over the 30 day period stated in the advertisement and is the result of dividing that income by the value of the Subaccount. The value of each Subaccount is the average daily number of Units outstanding multiplied by the Unit Value on the last day of the period. The “yield” reflects deductions for all charges, expenses, and fees of both the underlying Portfolio or Calvert Series, as applicable, and the Subaccount itself. “Annualized total return” for each of these Subaccounts and the Variable Funds Money Market Subaccount refers to the return a Contractholder would receive during the period indicated if a $1,000 Purchase Payment was made the indicated number of years ago. It reflects historical investment results less charges and deductions of both the Portfolio or Calvert Series, as applicable, and the Subaccount itself, with the distribution being made in cash rather than in the form of one of the settlement options, at the close of the period for which the “annualized total return” data is given.

Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts

The performance data for the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts will reflect “yield” and “total return.” The “yield” of each of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts refers to the income generated by an investment in that Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount over the 30 day period stated in the advertisement and is the result of dividing that income by the value of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount. The value of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount is the average daily number of Units outstanding multiplied by the Unit Value on the last day of the period. The “yield” reflects deductions for all charges, expenses, and fees. “Annualized total return” for each of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts refers to the return a Contractholder would receive during the period indicated if a $1,000 Purchase Payment was made the indicated number of years ago. It reflects historical investment results less charges and deductions, with the distribution being made in cash rather than in the form of one of the settlement options, at the close of the period for which the “annualized total return” data is given.

Information Relating To All Subaccounts

Total return is historical in nature and is not intended to indicate future performance. Total return will be quoted for the most recent one-year period, and annualized total return will be quoted for the most recent five-and ten-year periods, or the period from the commencement of operations of the Subaccount (or its corresponding Portfolio or predecessor separate account), if shorter.

Actual total return quotations may also be advertised for other specified periods, such as calendar years and calendar quarters. Cumulative total return for periods of more than one year may also be quoted. These figures will be accompanied by the standard, annualized total return quotations.

From time to time, information may be provided concerning general economic conditions and supplying comparative performance data and rankings, with respect to comparable investments for the same period, for unmanaged market indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard and Poor’s 500, and from recognized independent sources such as Money, Forbes, Barron’s, Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Frank Russell Universe Data and Morningstar.

In addition, reference may be made in advertisements to various indices including, without limitation, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, Barclays Capital Aggregate Index, and Russell 1000 Index, in order to provide the reader a basis of comparison for performance.

Please note that the investment results of each Subaccount will fluctuate over time.

Average Annual Total Returns

The annualized total return for the Subaccounts is shown for the periods ended December 31, 2015 indicated in the table below.

Subaccount Name	Inception Date⁽¹⁾	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	Since Inception
Money Market⁽²⁾	Dec-78	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.90%	4.59%
High Quality Bond⁽²⁾	Jul-90	–0.41%	-0.47%	0.29%	1.96%	3.69%
Inflation-Protected Securities⁽³⁾	Aug-90	-3.01%	–3.58%	1.07%	2.67%	4.13%
Core Bond⁽²⁾	Jan-78	-0.64%	0.78%	2.86%	3.80%	6.33%
High Yield Bond	Sep-95	-5.18%	0.94%	3.98%	5.45%	5.73%
Balanced ⁽²⁾	Dec-92	-0.53%	8.52%	8.01%	5.00%	6.36%
Large Value⁽²⁾	Jan-78	-1.45%	13.50%	11.43%	3.92%	9.59%

Subaccount Name	Inception Date⁽¹⁾	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years	Since Inception
Large Core⁽²⁾	Jan-86	-1.87%	14.93%	12.52%	5.45%	8.12%
Large Growth⁽²⁾	Mar-93	7.98%	16.56%	11.82%	6.27%	6.98%
Small Core⁽²⁾	Jan-86	-10.47%	6.84%	6.07%	3.70%	9.11%
International Equity⁽²⁾	Dec-92	–3.55%	-0.27%	-0.31%	-0.34%	4.91%
Calvert Series	Sep-86	-3.27%	6.97%	6.71%	3.51%	6.16%
Short Horizon	Jan-97	-1.66%	0.72%	2.67%	3.39%	3.93%
Intermediate Horizon	Jan-97	-1.48%	4.77%	4.98%	3.68%	4.51%
Intermediate/Long Horizon	Jan-97	-1.40%	6.59%	6.04%	3.65%	4.74%

(1)	Inception date refers to the commencement of operations of each Subaccount except that where indicated by footnote 2, inception date refers to commencement of operations of a predecessor separate account.
(2)	Each of the corresponding Pooled Separate Accounts of MONY set forth below contributed all of its assets to, and thereby established, the Portfolios in which the corresponding Variable Funds Subaccounts invest their assets:

Portfolio	MONY Pooled Separate Account
Money Market	Pooled Account No. 4
High Quality Bond	Pooled Account No. 15
Core Bond	Pooled Account No. 5
Balanced	Pooled Account No. 14
Large Value	Pooled Account No. 6
Large Growth	Pooled Account No. 1
Large Core	Pooled Account No. 10a
Small Core	Pooled Account No. 10b
International Equity	Pooled Account No. 12

Total returns calculated for any period for each of the Money Market, High Quality Bond, Core Bond, Balanced, Large Value, Large Core, Large Growth, Small Core and International Equity Subaccounts reflect the performance of the corresponding Pooled Separate Account for any period prior to its establishment and the performance of the corresponding Portfolio thereafter. Such total returns calculated for each of the Subaccounts reflect the performance of the corresponding Pooled Separate Account only from the date that such corresponding Pooled Separate Account adopted investment objectives, policies and practices substantially similar to those of the corresponding Portfolio invested in by the Subaccount. Total return percentages for the Subaccounts and the Portfolios reflect the historical rates of return for the applicable period. Total return percentages for the corresponding Pooled Separate Accounts reflect historical rates of return after giving effect to a one-time adjustment to reflect charges, expenses and fees in effect at the time the Portfolios commenced operations. The corresponding Pooled Separate Accounts were not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and, therefore, were not subject to certain investment restrictions imposed by the Act. If the corresponding Pooled Separate Accounts had been registered under the Act, investment performance might have been adversely affected.

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Prior to May 1, 2007, the Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio (the underlying Portfolio in which the Inflation-Protected Securities Subaccount invests) had a different investment objective and strategy and was named Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio. The Subaccount performance prior to May 1, 2007 does not necessarily represent results that would have been obtained had the current investment objective and strategy for the Portfolio been in effect for all periods.

The table above assumes that a $1,000 payment was made to each Subaccount at the beginning of the period shown, that no further payments were made, that any distribution from the corresponding series (or its predecessor investment vehicle) were reinvested, and that a Contractholder surrendered the Contract for cash, rather than electing commencement of annuity benefits in the form of one of the Settlement Options available, at the end of the period shown. The average annual total return percentages shown in the table reflect the annualized historical rates of return and deductions for all charges, expenses, and fees which would be imposed on the payment assumed by both the corresponding Portfolio or Calvert Series, as applicable, and the corresponding Subaccount.

Legal Proceedings

We, like other life insurance companies, are subject to regulatory and legal proceedings, including class action lawsuits, in the ordinary course of our business. Such legal and regulatory matters include proceedings specific to us and other proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industry in which we operate. In some lawsuits and regulatory proceedings involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made. Although the outcome of any litigation or regulatory proceeding cannot be predicted with certainty, at the present time, we believe that there are no pending or threatened proceedings or lawsuits that are likely to have a material adverse impact on the separate account, on TCI’s ability to perform under its principal underwriting agreement, or on our ability to meet our obligations under the Contract.

We are currently being audited on behalf of multiple states’ treasury and controllers’ offices for compliance with laws and regulations concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed benefits or abandoned Portfolios. The audits focus on insurance company processes and procedures for identifying unreported death claims, and their use of the Social Security Master Death File to identify deceased policy and contract holders. In addition, we are the subject of multiple state Insurance Department inquiries and market conduct examinations with a similar focus on the handling of unreported claims and abandoned property. The audits and related examination activity have resulted in or may result in additional payments to beneficiaries, escheatment of funds deemed

abandoned, administrative penalties and changes in our procedures for the identification of unreported claims and handling of escheatable property. We do not believe that any regulatory actions or agreements that have resulted from or will result from these examinations has had or will have a material adverse impact on the separate account, on TCI’s ability to perform under its principal underwriting agreement, or on our ability to meet our obligations under the Contract.

Cyber Security Risks

We rely heavily on interconnected computer systems and digital data to conduct our variable product business activities. Because our variable product business is highly dependent upon the effective operation of our computer systems and those of our business partners, our business is potentially vulnerable to disruptions from utility outages and other problems, and susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from information systems failure (e.g., hardware and software malfunctions) and cyber-attacks. These risks include, among other things, the theft, misuse, corruption and destruction of data maintained online or digitally, interference with or denial of service, attacks on websites and other operational disruption and unauthorized release of confidential customer information. Such systems failures and cyber-attacks affecting us, any third party administrator, the underlying funds, intermediaries and other affiliated or third-party service providers may adversely affect us and your Contract value. For instance, cyber-attacks may: interfere with our processing of Contract transactions, including the processing of orders from our website or with the underlying funds; cause the release and possible destruction of confidential customer or business information; impede order processing; subject us and/or our service providers and intermediaries to regulatory fines and financial losses; and/or cause reputational damage. Cyber security risks may also affect the issuers of securities in which the underlying funds invest, which may cause the underlying funds to lose value. There can be no assurance that we, the underlying funds or our service providers will avoid losses affecting your Contract that result from cyber-attacks or information security breaches in the future.

For a complete description regarding the Company’s policies for its websites, including the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for such websites, please visit: transamerica.com/individual/privacy-policy and transamerica.com/individual/terms-of-use.

Statutory Basis Financial Statements

The statutory basis financial statements for TFLIC, included in the Statement of Additional Information, should be distinguished from the financial statements of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds and Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of TFLIC to meet its obligations under the Contracts. The statutory basis financial statements of TFLIC should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in Transamerica Partners Variable Funds or Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds.

Additional Information

This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement, certain portions of which have been omitted (including statutory basis financial statements relating to TFLIC) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. The omitted information may be obtained from the SEC’s principal office in Washington, DC, upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission.

For further information with respect to TFLIC and the Contracts offered by this Prospectus, including the Statement of Additional Information (which includes statutory basis financial statements relating to TFLIC), contact TFLIC at its address or phone number set forth on the cover of this Prospectus.

For further information with respect to the Calvert Series, CVS or Calvert Investment Management, Inc., including the Calvert Series’ Statement of Additional Information, contact CVS at 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, or call (301) 951-4820.

Miscellaneous

The Accounts are separate registered accounts of TFLIC. There is a possibility that one Account might become liable for a misstatement in this Prospectus about another Account. TFLIC believes this possibility is remote.

Householding

The Company may send only a single copy of prospectuses and shareholder reports to Participants residing in the same household in lieu of sending a copy to each individual Participant. A Participant may elect to receive an individual copy of prospectuses and shareholder reports by contacting the Company at its address or phone number set forth on the cover of this Prospectus.

Appendix A – Transamerica Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts

TRANSAMERICA ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS SUBACCOUNTS

As described in the prospectus, under normal market conditions the assets of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount are invested in Bond, Stock, and Money Market Subaccounts approximately as follows:

	Normal Approximate Allocations
	Bond Subaccounts	Stock Subaccounts	Money Market Subaccount
Short Horizon	89.8%	10%	0.2%
Intermediate Horizon	49.8%	50%	0.2%
Intermediate/Long Horizon	29.8%	70%	0.2%

TAM selects the underlying Subaccounts and the relative amounts to be invested in them. The Bond Subaccounts reflect a mix of short-term bonds, intermediate-term bonds, and high yield bonds. The Stock Subaccounts reflect a mix of large, mid, and small cap domestic stocks as well as international stocks.

Currently, TAM seeks to allocate an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s bond investments among sub-asset classes according to the following target percentages, under normal market conditions:

Sub-Asset Class	Potential Asset Allocation Range	Underlying Subaccounts Available
Intermediate-term bonds	55-90%	Core Bond Subaccount Inflation-Protected Securities Subaccount
Short-term bonds	0-25%	High Quality Bond Subaccount
High-yield bonds	0-25%	High Yield Bond Subaccount

Currently, TAM seeks to allocate an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s stock investments among sub-asset classes according to the following target percentages, under normal market conditions:

Sub-Asset Class	Potential Asset Allocation Range	Underlying Subaccounts Available
Large cap stocks	35-70%	Large Core Subaccount Large Value Subaccount Large Growth Subaccount
Small and mid cap stocks	10-40%	Small Core Subaccount
International stocks	10-40%	International Equity Subaccount

In the short term, actual asset allocations may vary due to short term changes in cash flows caused by transfers into and out of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts. Under normal circumstances each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount invests in the Money Market Subaccount in minimal amounts for cash management and liquidity purposes. However, TAM may allocate the assets of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount without limit to the Money Market Subaccount in attempting to respond to adverse market, political or other conditions or to process a large transfer into or out of an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount.

The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts are not required to invest in all of the underlying subaccounts available, nor are they required to invest in any particular underlying subaccount. TAM may change the overall asset allocations between Bond and Stock Subaccounts at any time to reflect its current strategy for asset allocation, and also may change the relative amounts invested in a particular sub-asset class, at any time. From time to time, TAM may select new or different underlying subaccounts than those listed on this Appendix A, without prior approval or notice to contractholders.

Information about contracts can also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You can get information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Portfolios are available in the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

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Appendix B – Transamerica Partners Portfolios & Summary Prospectus of Calvert Series

TRANSAMERICA PARTNERS PORTFOLIOS

The Variable Funds Subaccounts, other than the Calvert Series Subaccount, invest exclusively in corresponding series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios. The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccounts invest exclusively in Variable Funds Subaccounts. Transamerica Partners Portfolios is a trust organized on September 1, 1993 under the laws of the State of New York and is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end, diversified management investment company.

Each of the Variable Funds Subaccounts seeks its investment objective by investing all of its assets in a corresponding Portfolio. The investment objective of each Portfolio may be changed without the approval of investors in that Portfolio, but not without written notice thereof to its investors (including the applicable Subaccount) 30 days prior to implementing the change. TFLIC may withdraw the investment of a Subaccount from its Portfolio on any Portfolio Business Day. See “Other Information Regarding Transamerica Partners Portfolios – Purchase and Redemption of Interests in Transamerica Partners Portfolios.” Upon any such withdrawal, TFLIC would consider what action might be taken, including investment of the assets of the Subaccount in another pooled investment entity having the same investment objective.

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Investment Objective: Seeks to provide a high total investment return through investments in a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

Portfolio Turnover: The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate was 50% of the average value of the Portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio has two sub-advisers. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (the “equity sub-adviser”) manages the equity component of the Portfolio and Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC (the “fixed-income sub-adviser”) manages the fixed-income component of the Portfolio.

The Portfolio varies the percentage of assets invested in any one type of security in accordance with its sub-advisers’ interpretation of economic and market conditions, fiscal and monetary policy, and underlying securities values. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests approximately 60% of its net assets in equity securities and approximately 40% of its net assets in fixed-income securities (investing at least 25% of its net assets in fixed-income senior securities). The Portfolio’s investment adviser, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc., monitors the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets between the equity sub-adviser and the fixed-income sub-adviser and rebalances the allocation periodically to maintain these approximate allocations.

Equity Component – The equity sub-adviser seeks to achieve the Portfolio’s objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the equity component’s net assets in equity securities of large- and medium-capitalization U.S. companies. The Portfolio may invest in foreign companies. The equity sub-adviser will normally keep the equity component as fully invested in equity securities as practicable. Industry by industry, the Portfolio’s weightings are generally similar to those of the S&P 500 Index^®. The equity sub-adviser normally does not look to overweight or underweight industries. Holdings by industry sector will normally approximate those of the S&P 500 Index^®.

Fixed-income component – Under normal circumstances, the fixed-income component of the Portfolio is invested primarily in investment grade debt securities, which may include: investment grade corporate debt securities, U.S. government obligations, mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, and private residential mortgage-backed securities. The fixed-income component’s portfolio weighted average duration will typically range from 3 to 10 years.

The fixed income sub adviser may also invest the Portfolio’s assets in U.S. Treasury and agency securities, municipal bonds, asset-backed securities (including collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”s), collateralized bond obligations (“CBO”s) and collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”s)), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), high quality short-term debt obligations and repurchase agreements. The fixed-income sub-adviser’s investments for the Portfolio may include debt securities of foreign issuers, including emerging market debt securities. The Portfolio fixed-income sub-adviser may invest the Portfolio’s assets in securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars and in foreign currencies.

The Portfolio may invest up to 10% of the fixed-income component’s net assets in emerging market debt securities and up to 10% of the fixed-income component’s net assets in high-yield debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), but may invest no more than 15% of the fixed-income component’s net assets in emerging market debt securities and high-yield debt securities combined. Investment grade debt securities carry a rating of at least BBB from Standard & Poor’s or Fitch or Baa from Moody’s or are of comparable quality as determined by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser.

In managing the Portfolio’s fixed-income component, the fixed-income sub-adviser uses a combination of a global “top down” analysis of the macroeconomic and interest rate environment and a “bottom up” research of corporate and government debt, and other debt instruments. In the fixed-income sub-adviser’s qualitative “top down” approach, the fixed-income sub-adviser analyzes various fundamental, technical, sentiment and valuation factors that affect the movement of markets and securities prices worldwide. In its proprietary “bottom up” analysis, the fixed-income sub-adviser considers various fundamental and other factors such

as creditworthiness, capital structure, covenants, cash flows and, as applicable, collateral. The fixed-income sub-adviser uses this combined approach to determine sector, security, yield curve positioning, and duration positions for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may, but is not required to, engage in certain investment strategies involving derivatives, such as options, futures, forward currency contracts and swaps, including, but not limited to, interest rate, total return and credit default swaps. These investment strategies may be employed as a hedging technique, as a means of altering investment characteristics of the Portfolio’s portfolio (such as shortening or lengthening duration), in an attempt to enhance returns or for other purposes.

The Portfolio may purchase securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis.

Principal Risks: Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the Portfolio’s performance. There is no assurance the Portfolio will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Portfolio, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Portfolio or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The Portfolio may take temporary defensive positions; in such a case, the Portfolio will not be pursuing its principal investment strategies. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the Portfolio. You may lose money if you invest in this Portfolio.

Active Trading – The Portfolio is actively managed and may purchase and sell securities without regard to the length of time held. Active trading may have a negative impact on performance by increasing transaction costs and may generate greater amounts of net short-term capital gains, which, for shareholders holding shares in taxable accounts, would be subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates upon distribution.

Counterparty – The Portfolio will be subject to credit risk (that is, where changes in an issuer’s financial strength or credit rating may affect an instrument’s value) with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to derivatives, repurchase agreements and other financial contracts entered into by the Portfolio or held by special purpose or structured vehicles. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its

obligations due to financial difficulties, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may decline.

Credit – If an issuer or other obligor (such as a party providing insurance or other credit enhancement) of a security held by the Portfolio or a counterparty to a financial contract with the Portfolio defaults or is downgraded, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment will typically decline. Below investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) have a higher risk of default and are considered speculative. Subordinated securities are more likely to suffer a credit loss than non-subordinated securities of the same issuer and will be disproportionately affected by a default, downgrade or perceived decline in creditworthiness.

Currency – The value of the investment in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by, among other factors such as, general economic conditions the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

Currency Hedging – The Portfolio may hedge its currency risk using currency futures, forwards or options. However, these instruments may not always work as intended, and a Portfolio may be worse off than if it had not used a hedging instruments.

Derivatives – Using derivatives exposes the Portfolio to additional risks and can increase portfolio losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates, currencies, or the derivatives themselves, behave in a way not anticipated by the Portfolio. Using derivatives also can have a leveraging effect and increase portfolio volatility. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value, and the counterparty may default on its obligations to the Portfolio. Use of derivatives may have different tax consequences for the Portfolio than an investment in the underlying security, and those differences may affect the amount, timing and character of income distributed to shareholders. The U.S. government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory

clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets. For additional information regarding derivatives, see “More on Risks of Investing in the Portfolios—More on Principal Risks: Derivatives” in the prospectus. In addition, the SEC has proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the Portfolio. If the proposed rule takes effect, it could limit the ability of the Portfolio to invest in derivatives.

Dollar Rolls – The use of dollar rolls is a speculative technique involving leverage, and can have an economic effect similar to borrowing money for investment purposes. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Portfolio is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities. If the broker/dealer to whom the Portfolio sells securities becomes insolvent, the Portfolio’s right to purchase or repurchase securities may be restricted.

Emerging Markets – Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign investments risks. These risks are greater for investments issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. Emerging market securities are often particularly sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.

Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the Portfolio fall, the value of your investment in the Portfolio will decline.

Extension – When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these fixed income securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the Portfolio’s share price to be more volatile.

Fixed-Income Securities – The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. In addition, the market value of a fixed income security may decline if the issuer or other obligor of the security fails to pay principal and/or interest, otherwise defaults or has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The value of your investment will generally go down when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

Focused Investing – To the extent the Portfolio invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the Portfolio will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets.

Foreign Investments – Investing in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involves additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, political or financial instability or other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and weaker accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.

Growth Stocks – Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks may be particularly susceptible to larger price swings or to adverse developments. Growth stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “value” stocks.

Hedging – The Portfolio may buy and sell futures contracts, put and call options, and forward contracts as a hedge. Some hedging strategies could hedge the Portfolio’s portfolio against price fluctuations. Other hedging strategies would tend to increase the Portfolio’s exposure to the securities market. Forward contracts could be used to try to manage foreign currency risks on the Portfolio’s foreign investments. The Portfolio’s hedging strategies may not work as intended, and the Portfolio may be in a less favorable position than if it had not used a hedging instrument.

High-Yield Debt Securities – High-yield debt securities, commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” are securities that are rated below “investment grade” or, if unrated, determined to be below investment grade by the sub-adviser. Changes in interest rates, the market’s perception of the issuers and the creditworthiness of the issuers may significantly affect the value of these bonds. Junk bonds are considered speculative, have a higher risk of default, tend to be less liquid and may be more difficult to value than higher grade securities. Junk bonds tend to be volatile and more susceptible to adverse events and negative sentiments.

Inflation-Protected Securities – Inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities and tend to react to changes in “real” interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation. Also, the inflation index utilized by a particular inflation-protected security may not accurately reflect the true rate of inflation, in which case the market value of the security could be adversely affected.

interest rates rise, and therefore the value of your investment in the Portfolio may also go down. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

Legal and Regulatory – Legal and regulatory changes could occur that may adversely affect the Portfolio, its investments, and its ability to pursue its investment strategies and/or increase the costs of implementing such strategies. Certain changes have already been proposed and additional changes are expected. New or revised laws or regulations may be imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Federal Reserve or other governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations that could adversely affect the Portfolio. The Portfolio also may be adversely affected by changes in the enforcement or interpretation of existing statutes and rules by governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations.

Leveraging – The value of your investment may be more volatile to the extent that the Portfolio borrows or uses derivatives or other investments that have a leveraging effect on the Portfolio. Other risks also will be compounded. This is because leverage generally magnifies the effect of a change in the value of an asset and creates a risk of loss of value on a larger pool of assets than the Portfolio would otherwise have had. The use of leverage is considered to be a speculative investment practice and may result in the loss of a substantial amount, and possibly all, of the Portfolio’s assets. The Portfolio also may have to sell assets at inopportune times to satisfy its obligations.

Liquidity – The Portfolio may make investments that are illiquid or that become illiquid after purchase. Investment may become illiquid due to the lack of an active market, a reduced number of traditional market participants, or reduced capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in securities. The liquidity and value of investments can deteriorate rapidly and those investments may be difficult or impossible to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. These illiquid investments may also be difficult to value. If the Portfolio is forced to sell an illiquid investment to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Portfolio may be forced to sell at a loss. The Portfolio may not receive its proceeds from the sale of certain securities

for an extended period (for example, several weeks or even longer).

Loans – Loans are subject to the credit risk of nonpayment of principal or interest. Economic downturns or increases in interest rates may cause an increase in defaults, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. Loans may or may not be collateralized at the time of acquisition, and any collateral may be relatively illiquid or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. In the event of bankruptcy of a borrower, the Portfolio could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a loan. Junior loans, which have a lower place in the borrower’s capital structure than senior loans and may be unsecured, involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the same borrower. The Portfolio’s investments in loans are also subject to prepayment or call risk. Loans may have settlement periods in excess of seven days. Failure to receive sales proceeds on a timely basis may constrain the Portfolio’s ability to meet its obligations (including obligations to redeeming shareholders).

Management – The Portfolio is subject to the risk that the investment manager’s or sub-adviser’s judgments and decisions may be incorrect or otherwise may not produce the desired results. The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield or value of, or market trends affecting, a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates, is incorrect. The Portfolio may also suffer losses if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools, resources, information and data used, or the analyses employed or relied on, by the subadviser, or if the sub-adviser’s investment style is out of favor or otherwise fails to produce the desired results. The Portfolio’s investment strategies designed by the investment manager may not work as intended. In addition, the Portfolio’s investment strategies or policies may change from time to time. Those changes may not lead to the results intended by the investment manager and could have an adverse effect on the value or performance of the Portfolio. Any of these things could cause the Portfolio to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

Market – The market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such

as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The Portfolio may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. In the past several years, financial markets in the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread.

The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and their central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates at historically low levels. This and other government intervention may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results. The Federal Reserve recently has reduced its market support activities. Further reduction or withdrawal of Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or central bank support, including interest rate increases, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of certain securities in which the Portfolio invests. Policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation and may in some instances may contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not the Portfolio invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments may be negatively affected.

Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities – The value of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities will be influenced by factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset values, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by private issuers, by government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or by agencies of the U.S. government, such as Ginnie Mae. Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Unlike mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government or government-sponsored entities, mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee (but may have other credit enhancement), and may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics. Asset-backed securities represent participations in, or are secured by and payable from, assets such as installment sales or loan contracts, leases, credit card receivables and other categories of receivables. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment or call and extension risks. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less information available than for other types of debt securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the Portfolio may become the holder of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss.

lower revenues to issuers of municipal securities potentially resulting in defaults. The value of municipal securities can also be adversely affected by changes in the financial condition of one or more individual municipal issuers or insurers of municipal issuers, regulatory and political developments, tax law changes or other legislative actions, and by uncertainties and public perceptions concerning these and other factors. To the extent the Portfolio invests significantly in a single state or in securities the payments on which are dependent upon a single project or source of revenues, or that relate to a sector or industry, the Portfolio will be more susceptible to associated risks and developments. In recent periods an increasing number of municipal issuers have defaulted on obligations, commenced insolvency proceedings, or suffered credit downgrading. Financial difficulties of municipal issuers may continue or get worse.

Preferred Stock – Preferred stock’s right to dividends and liquidation proceeds is junior to the rights of a company’s debt securities. The value of preferred stock may be subject to factors that affect fixed income and equity securities, including changes in interest rates and in a company’s creditworthiness. The value of preferred stock tends to vary more with fluctuations in the underlying common stock and less with fluctuations in interest rates and tends to exhibit greater volatility. Shareholders of preferred stock may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid and have limited voting rights.

Prepayment or Call – Many issuers have a right to prepay their securities. If interest rates fall, an issuer may exercise this right. If this happens, the Portfolio will not benefit from the rise in market price that normally accompanies a decline in interest rates, and will be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on the prepaid security. The Portfolio also may lose any premium it paid on the security.

Repurchase Agreements – If the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligation, the Portfolio may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security and the market value declines, the Portfolio could lose money. If the seller becomes insolvent and subject to liquidation or reorganization under applicable bankruptcy or other laws, the Portfolio’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities may be restricted.

Small and Medium Capitalization Companies – The Portfolio will be exposed to additional risks as a result of its investments in the securities of small or medium capitalization companies. Small or medium capitalization companies may be more at risk than large capitalization companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on a limited management group. The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

Sovereign Debt – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that the governmental entity may delay or fail to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There may be no established legal process for collecting sovereign debt that a government does not pay, nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

U.S. Government Agency Obligations – Government agency obligations have different levels of credit support and, therefore, different degrees of credit risk. Securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. generally present a lesser degree of credit risk than securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. government that are supported only by the issuer’s right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury and securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. government that are supported only by the credit of the issuing agencies. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) in the past, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government sponsored entities in the future.

Valuation – The sales price the Portfolio could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Portfolio’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets that are priced based upon valuations provided by third-party pricing services that use matrix or evaluated pricing systems, or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The Portfolio’s ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Value Investing – The prices of securities the sub-adviser believes are undervalued may not appreciate as anticipated or may go down. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.

Yield – The amount of income received by the Portfolio will go up or down depending on day-to-day variations in short-term interest rates, and when interest rates are very low the Portfolio’s expenses could absorb all or a significant portion of the Portfolio’s income. If interest rates increase, the Portfolio’s yield may not increase proportionately.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC.


Portfolio Managers:
Brian W. Westhoff, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Doug Weih, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Matthew Q. Buchanan, CFA	Portfolio Manager	Since 2015
Bradley D. Doyle, CFA	Portfolio Manager	Since 2015
Tyler A. Knight, CFA	Portfolio Manager	Since 2015
Sub-Adviser: J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
Aryeh Glatter	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Steven Lee	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Tim Snyder, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2013
Raffaele Zingone, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2010

Investment Objective: Seeks to achieve maximum total return.

Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests primarily in investment grade debt securities, which may include: investment grade corporate securities, U.S. government obligations, mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, and private residential mortgage-backed securities. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Portfolio’s portfolio weighted average duration will typically range from 3 to 10 years. The Portfolio may also invest in U.S. Treasury and agency securities, municipal bonds, asset-backed securities (including collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”s), collateralized bond obligations (“CBO”s) and collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”s)), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), high quality short-term debt obligations and repurchase agreements. The Portfolio’s investments may include debt securities of foreign issuers, including emerging market debt securities. The Portfolio may invest in securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars and in foreign currencies.

The Portfolio may invest up to 10% of its net assets in emerging market debt securities and up to 10% of its net assets in high-yield debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), but may invest no more than 15% of its net assets in emerging market debt securities and high-yield debt securities combined. Investment grade debt securities carry a rating of at least BBB- from Standard & Poor’s or Fitch or Baa from Moody’s or are of comparable quality as determined by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser.

and government debt, and other debt instruments. In the sub-adviser’s qualitative “top down” approach, the sub-adviser analyzes various fundamental, technical, sentiment and valuation factors that affect the movement of markets and securities prices worldwide. In its proprietary “bottom up” research, the sub-adviser considers various fundamental and other factors, such as creditworthiness, capital structure, covenants, cash flows and, as applicable, collateral. The sub-adviser uses this combined approach to determine sector, security, yield curve positioning, and duration positions for the Portfolio.

The Portfolio may purchase securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis.

Principal Risks: Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the Portfolio’s performance. There is no assurance the Portfolio will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Portfolio, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Portfolio or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The Portfolio may take temporary defensive positions; in such case, the Portfolio will not be pursuing its principal investment strategies. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the Portfolio. You may lose money if you invest in this Portfolio.

Currency – The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by factors such as, general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

unwind or value, and the counterparty may default on its obligations to the Portfolio. Use of derivatives may have different tax consequences for the Portfolio than an investment in the underlying security, and those differences may affect the amount, timing and character of income distributed to shareholders. The U.S. government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets. For additional information regarding derivatives, see “More on Risks of Investing in the Portfolios—More on Principal Risks: Derivatives” in the prospectus. In addition, the SEC has proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the Portfolio. If the proposed rule takes effect, it could limit the ability of the Portfolio to invest in derivatives.

Extension – When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective

duration of these fixed income securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the Portfolio’s share price to be more volatile.

Fixed-Income Securities – The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. In addition, the market value of a fixed income security may decline if the issuer or other obligor of the security fails to pay principal and/or interest, otherwise defaults or has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The value of your Investment will generally go down when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

Interest Rate – Interest rates in the U.S. have been at historically low levels so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The value of fixed income securities generally goes down when interest rates rise, and therefore the value of your investment in the Portfolio may also go down. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

or interpretation of existing statutes and rules by governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations.

Liquidity – The Portfolio may make investments that are illiquid or that become illiquid after purchase. The liquidity and value of investments can deteriorate rapidly and those investments may be difficult or impossible to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. These illiquid investments may also be difficult to value. If the Portfolio is forced to sell an illiquid investment to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Portfolio may be forced to sell at a loss. The Portfolio may not receive its proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period (for example, several weeks or even longer).

Market – The market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The Portfolio may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. In the past several years, financial markets in the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread.

intervention may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results. The Federal Reserve recently has reduced its market support activities. Further reduction or withdrawal of Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or central bank support, including interest rate increases, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of certain securities in which the Portfolio invests. Policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation and may in some instances may contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

assets such as installment sales or loan contracts, leases, credit card receivables and other categories of receivables. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment or call and extension risks. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less information available than for other types of debt securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the Portfolio may become the holder of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss.

Municipal Securities – Municipal issuers may be adversely affected by rising health care costs, increasing unfunded pension liabilities, and by the phasing out of federal programs providing financial support. Unfavorable conditions and developments relating to projects financed with municipal securities can result in lower revenues to issuers of municipal securities, potentially resulting in defaults. The value of municipal securities can also be adversely affected by changes in the financial condition of one or more individual municipal issuers or insurers of municipal issuers, regulatory and political developments, tax law changes or other legislative actions, and by uncertainties and public perceptions concerning these and other factors. To the extent the Portfolio invests significantly in a single state or in securities the payments on which are dependent upon a single project or source of revenues, or that relate to a sector or industry, the Portfolio will be more susceptible to associated risks and developments. In recent periods an increasing number of municipal issuers have defaulted on obligations, commenced insolvency proceedings, or suffered credit downgrading. Financial difficulties of municipal issuers may continue or get worse.

security. The Portfolio also may lose any premium it paid on the security.

U.S. Government Agency Obligations – Government agency obligations have different levels of credit support and, therefore, different degrees of credit risk. Securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. generally present a lesser degree of credit risk than securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. government that are supported only by the issuer’s right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury and securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. government that are supported only by the credit of the issuing agencies. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) in the past, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government sponsored entities in the future.

Valuation – The sales price the Portfolio could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Portfolio’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets, that are priced based upon valuations provided by third party pricing services that use matrix or evaluated pricing systems, or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The Portfolio’s ability to value its investments may be

impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC

Portfolio Managers:


Brian W. Westhoff, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Doug Weih, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Matthew Q. Buchanan, CFA	Portfolio Manager	Since 2015
Bradley D. Doyle, CFA	Portfolio Manager	Since 2015
Tyler A. Knight, CFA	Portfolio Manager	Since 2015

Investment Objective: Seeks to provide a high risk-adjusted return while focusing on the preservation of capital.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio normally invests primarily in high quality debt securities with short and intermediate maturities, such as corporate bonds and notes, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, U.S. Treasury and government agency obligations, securities of foreign issuers (such as Yankee bonds) and repurchase agreements. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high quality bonds and other investments with similar economic characteristics.

The dollar-weighted average effective maturity of the Portfolio generally does not exceed three years under normal circumstances. Individual securities held by the Portfolio may have longer maturities. Short-term debt securities generally fluctuate less in price, and have lower yields, than longer-term securities of comparable quality. The Portfolio’s duration generally is between one and three years. Duration is a way of measuring the Portfolio’s overall sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations. The net asset value of a Portfolio with a shorter duration will generally fluctuate less in response to interest rate changes than that of a Portfolio with a longer duration.

The Portfolio considers securities rated BBB- or better by Standard and Poor’s or Fitch or Baa3 or better by Moody’s (and securities that the Portfolio’s sub-adviser believes are of comparable quality) to be high quality. Investments in higher quality instruments may result in a lower yield than would be available from investments in lower quality instruments.

The portfolio managers of the Portfolio use a “bottom-up” analysis, focusing on the relative value of individual securities. They also analyze the yield curve under multiple market conditions in making

maturity and duration decisions for portfolio securities. The managers of the Portfolio then attempt to select securities that will enable the Portfolio to maintain a stable share price and at the same time to achieve a high level of income. The managers use the same bottom-up approach when deciding which securities to sell. Securities are sold when the Portfolio needs cash to meet redemptions, or when the managers believe that better opportunities exist or that particular securities no longer fit within the overall strategy for achieving the Portfolio’s goal.

Principal Risks: Risk is inherent in all investing. Many factors affect the Portfolio’s performance. There is no assurance the Portfolio will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Portfolio, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Portfolio or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The Portfolio may take temporary defensive position in such case, the Portfolio will not be pursuing its principals investment strategies. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the Portfolio. You may lose money if you invest in this Portfolio.

Currency – The value of factors such as, general economic conditions, securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are

affected by, investments in the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

Fixed-Income Securities – The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. In addition, the market value of a fixed income security may decline if the issuer or other obligor of the security fails to pay principal and/or interest, otherwise defaults or has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The value of your investment will generally go down when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rate may rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

of an inflation-protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation. Also, the inflation index utilized by a particular inflation-protected security may not accurately reflect the true rate of inflation, in which case the market value of the security could be adversely affected.

Interest Rate – Interest rates in the U.S. have been at historically low levels and so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The value of fixed income securities generally goes down when interest rates rise, and therefore the value of your investment in the Portfolio may also go down. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

relatively illiquid or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. In the event of bankruptcy of a borrower, the Portfolio could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a loan. Junior loans, which have a lower place in the borrower’s capital structure than senior loans and may be unsecured, involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the same borrower. The Portfolio’s investments in loans are also subject to prepayment or call risk.

elsewhere have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread.

from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Unlike mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government or government-sponsored entities, mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee (but may have other credit enhancement), and may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics. Asset-backed securities represent participations in, or are secured by and payable from, assets such as installment sales or loan contracts, leases, credit card receivables and other categories of receivables. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment or call and extension risks. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less information available than for other types of debt securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the Portfolio may become the holder of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss.

that are supported only by the credit of the issuing agencies. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) in the past, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government sponsored entities in the future.

Valuation – The sales price the Portfolio could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Portfolio’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets that are priced based upon valuations provided by third party pricing services that use matrix or evaluated pricing systems, or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The Portfolio’s ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: Merganser Capital Management, LLC

Portfolio Managers:


Peter S. Kaplan, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 1990
Jennifer K. Wynn, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2016

Investment Objective: Seeks to provide a high level of current income.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio’s sub-adviser, Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC (the “sub-adviser”), seeks to achieve the Portfolio’s objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Portfolio’s net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in high-yield bonds (commonly known as “junk bonds”). The Portfolio normally invests primarily in U.S. securities. Junk bonds are high risk debt securities rated below investment grade (that is, securities rated below BBB by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch or below Baa by Moody’s or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser). The sub-adviser’s strategy is to seek to achieve high returns for the Portfolio while maintaining a reasonable risk profile.

In managing the Portfolio’s assets, the sub-adviser uses a combination of a global “top down” analysis of the macroeconomic and interest rate environment and proprietary “bottom up” research of corporate and sovereign debt, stressed and distressed securities, and other debt instruments. In the sub-adviser’s qualitative “top-down” approach, the sub-adviser analyzes various fundamental, technical, sentiment, and valuation factors that affect the movement of markets and securities prices worldwide. This “top-down” analysis assists the sub-adviser in analyzing portfolio risk and allocating assets among sectors, industries, and credit quality categories. In its proprietary “bottom-up” research, the sub-adviser considers various fundamental and other factors, such as creditworthiness, capital structure, and from a quantitative perspective, analyzes historical cash flows and financial data.

The Portfolio has no maturity or duration requirements or limitations. The Portfolio may invest in foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net asset in emerging market securities.

To a lesser extent the Portfolio may invest in investment grade bonds, bank loans, asset backed and mortgage backed securities, preferred equity securities, common equity securities (received in connection with exchanges or restructurings) and cash equivalents.

Active Trading – The Portfolio is actively managed and may purchase and sell securities without regard to the length of time held. Active trading may have a negative impact on performance by increasing transaction costs and may generate amounts of net short-term capital gains, which, for shareholders holding shares in taxable accounts, would be subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates upon distribution.

Bank Obligations – To the extent the Portfolio invests in U.S. bank obligations, the Portfolio will be more susceptible to negative events affecting the U.S. banking industry. Banks are sensitive to changes in money market and general economic conditions. Banks are highly regulated. Decisions by regulators may limit the loans banks make and the interest rates and fees they charge, and may reduce bank profitability.

Credit – If an issuer or other obligor (such as a party providing insurance or other credit enhancement of a security held by the Portfolio or a counterparty to a financial contract with the Portfolio defaults or is downgraded, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment typically will decline. Below investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) have a higher risk of default and are considered speculative. Subordinated securities are more likely to suffer a credit loss than non-subordinated securities of the same issuer and will be disproportionately affected by a default, downgrade or perceived decline in creditworthiness.

Currency – The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

Distressed or Defaulted Securities – Investments in defaulted securities and obligations of distressed issuers, including securities that are, or may be, involved in reorganizations or other financial restructurings, either out of court or in bankruptcy, involve substantial risks and are considered speculative. The Portfolio may suffer significant losses if the reorganization or restructuring is not completed as anticipated. The Portfolio will generally not receive interest payments on the distressed securities and may incur costs to protect its investment. Repayment of defaulted securities and obligations of distressed issuers is subject to significant uncertainties.

Emerging Markets – Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign investments risks. These risks are greater for investments in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. Emerging market securities are often particularly sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.

Fixed-Income Securities – The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. In addition, the market value of a fixed income security may decline if the issuer or other obligor of the security fails to pay principal and/or interest, otherwise defaults or has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The value of your investment will generally go down when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rate may rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.

High-Yield Debt Securities – High-yield debt securities, commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” are securities that are rated below “investment grade”, or, if unrated, determined to be below investment grade by the sub-adviser. Changes in interest rates, the market’s perception of the issuers and the creditworthiness of the issuers may significantly affect the value of these bonds. Junk bonds are considered speculative, have a higher risk of default, tend to be less liquid and may be more difficult to value than higher grade securities. Junk bonds tend to be volatile and more susceptible to adverse events and negative sentiments.

Interest Rate – Interest rates in the U.S. have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The value of fixed income securities generally goes down when interest rates rise, and therefore the value of your investment in the Portfolio may also go down. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which would adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Portfolio.

times of market turmoil. These illiquid investments may also be difficult to value. If the Portfolio is forced to sell an illiquid investment to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Portfolio may be forced to sell at a loss.

The value of preferred stock tends to vary more with fluctuations in the underlying common stock and less with fluctuations in interest rates and tends to exhibit greater volatility. Shareholders of preferred stock may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid and have limited voting rights.

Valuation – The sales price the Portfolio could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Portfolio’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets that are priced based upon valuations provided by third party pricing services that use matrix of evaluated pricing systems, or are valued using a fair value methodology. The Portfolios ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC

Portfolio Managers:


Kevin Bakker, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Benjamin D. Miller, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
James K. Schaeffer, Jr.	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Derek Thoms	Portfolio Manager	Since 2016

Investment Objective: Seeks maximum real return consistent with the preservation of capital.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio normally invests primarily in inflation-protected securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities. The Portfolio also invests in inflation-protected securities of U.S. issuers, foreign governments, and other foreign issuers. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in inflation-protected securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics.

The Portfolio may also invest in securities that pay nominal rates of interest (i.e., that are not inflation-protected), including U.S. Treasury and agency securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, floating rate securities, high quality, short-term obligations, and repurchase agreements. The Portfolio may invest in securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars and in foreign currencies.

The Portfolio invests primarily in investment-grade securities, but may also invest in lower quality securities. The Portfolio may not invest more than 10% of its net assets in below investment-grade securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). Investment grade debt securities carry a rating of at least BBB from Standard & Poor’s or Fitch or Baa from Moody’s or are of comparable quality as determined by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser.

The Portfolio seeks to maintain an average portfolio duration that is within ±20% of the duration of the Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Index, an index of inflation-protected securities. As of March 31, 2016, the duration of the index was 7.77 years. The Portfolio may invest in securities of any maturity.

The portfolio managers of the Portfolio use both “top down” and “bottom up” analysis to determine

security and duration positions for the Portfolio. These factors are jointly determined and are interdependent. Security sales decisions are driven by the same criteria as purchase decisions.

The Portfolio may, but is not required to, engage in certain investment strategies involving derivatives, such as options, futures, forward currency contracts and swaps, including, but not limited to, interest rate, total return and credit default swaps. These investment strategies may be employed to attempt to alter investment characteristics of the Portfolio (including to attempt to mitigate risk of loss in some fashion, or “hedge”), but they also may be used to generate income.

CFTC Regulation – The Investment Adviser has registered as a “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its service as investment adviser to the Portfolio. The Investment Adviser is therefore subject to dual regulation by the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), and is a member of the National Futures Association and is also subject to its rules. Regulation of commodity investing continues, to change, and additional compliance and other expenses may be incurred.

Credit – If an issuer or other obligor (such as a party Providing insurance or other credit enhancement) of a security held by the Portfolio of a security held by the Portfolio or a counterparty to a financial contract with the Portfolio defaults or is downgraded, or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or if the value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment will typically decline. Below investment grade, high-yield debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) have a higher risk of default and are considered speculative. Subordinated securities are more likely to suffer a credit loss than non-subordinated securities of the same issuer and will be disproportionately affected by a default, downgrade or perceived decline in creditworthiness.

Currency – The value of the investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by factors such as, general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

those differences may affect the amount, timing and character of income distributed to shareholders. The U.S. government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets. For additional information regarding derivatives, see “More on Risks of Investing in the Portfolios—More on Principal Risks: Derivatives” in the prospectus. In addition, the SEC has proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the Portfolio. If the proposed rule takes effect, it could limit the ability of the Portfolio to invest in derivatives.

Fixed-Income Securities – The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down sometimes rapidly and unpredictably due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. In addition, the market value of a fixed income security may decline if the issuer or other obligor of the security fails to pay principal and/or interest, otherwise defaults or has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The values will down when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

Foreign Investments – Investing in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involves additional risk. Foreign

countries in which the Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, political or financial instability or other adverse economic or political developments. Lack of information and weaker accounting standards also may affect the value of these securities.

Interest Rate – Interest rates in the U.S. recently have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The value of fixed income securities generally goes down when interest rates rise, and therefore the value of your investment in the Portfolio may also go down. Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity

of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Portfolio.

experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a loan. Junior loans, which have a lower place in the borrower’s capital structure than senior loans and may be unsecured, involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the same borrower. The Portfolio’s investments in loans are also subject to prepayment or call risk. Failure to receive sales proceeds on a timely basis may constrain the Portfolio’s ability to meet its obligations (including obligations to redeeming shareholders).

financial markets in the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread.

participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Unlike mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government or government-sponsored entities, mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee (but may have other credit enhancement), and may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics. Asset-backed securities represent participations in, or are secured by and payable from, assets such as installment sales or loan contracts, leases, credit card receivables and other categories of receivables. The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment or call and extension risks. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less information available than for other types of debt securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the Portfolio may become the holder of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss.

instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. government that are supported only by the credit of the issuing agencies. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) in the past, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government sponsored entities in the future.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Portfolio Managers:


Gargi Chaudhuri	Portfolio Manager	since 2014
Martin Hegarty	Portfolio Manager	since 2010

Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The Portfolio’s sub-adviser, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (the “sub-adviser”) currently anticipates investing in at least 12 countries other than the United States. The sub-adviser will emphasize established companies in individual foreign markets and will attempt to stress companies and markets that it believes are undervalued. The Portfolio expects capital growth to be the predominant component of its total return.

Generally, the Portfolio will invest primarily in common stocks of companies listed on foreign securities exchanges, but it may also invest in depositary receipts including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”). Although the Portfolio will emphasize larger, more seasoned or established companies, it may invest in companies of varying size as measured by assets, sales or market capitalization. The Portfolio will invest primarily in securities of companies domiciled in developed countries, but may invest up to 30% of its assets in securities of companies in developing countries. It is expected that investments will be diversified throughout the world and within markets in an effort to minimize specific country and currency risks.

The sub-adviser employs a relative value process utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods based on a four-factor valuation screen designed to outperform the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index. The sub-adviser’s analysts also perform rigorous fundamental analysis. A portfolio composed of approximately 80-110 stocks

is selected as a result of this process. The sub-adviser generally limits its investment universe to those companies with a minimum of three years of operating history. The sub-adviser employs a consistent sell discipline which includes a significant negative earnings revision, a stock being sold when the catalyst is no longer valid or another stock presents a more attractive opportunity.

Currency – The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by such as factors, general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

Depositary Receipts – Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.

Emerging Markets – Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets are subject to foreign investments risks. These risks are greater for investments in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic, political and legal systems that are less fully developed and are less stable than those of more developed countries. Emerging market securities are often particular sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility.

already been proposed and additional changes are expected. New or revised laws or regulations may be imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Federal Reserve or other governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations that could adversely affect the Portfolio. The Portfolio also may be adversely affected by changes in the enforcement or interpretation of existing statutes and rules by governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations.

currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The Portfolio may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. In the past several years, financial markets in the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread.

capitalization companies because, among other things, they may have limited product lines, operating history, market or financial resources, or because they may depend on a limited management group. The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

Valuation – The sales price the Portfolio could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Portfolio’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets, that are priced based upon valuations provided by third-party pricing services that use matrix or evaluated pricing systems, or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The Portfolio’s ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Portfolio Manager:


Brandon H. Harrell, CFA			Portfolio Manager				since 2013

Investment Objective: Seeks to provide capital appreciation and current income.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio normally invests primarily in issuers listed on U.S. exchanges that the Portfolio’s sub-adviser, AJO, LP, believes are seasoned, liquid and low priced, with effective management, positive momentum, and favorable sentiment. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in securities of large-cap companies and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The Portfolio considers large cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, exceed the market capitalization of the smallest company included in the Russell 1000^® Index¹. As of December 31, 2015, the market capitalization of the smallest company in the Russell 1000^® Index was $383 million.

Equity Securities – Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a

¹ Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell indexes. Russell^® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

company’s capital structure and consequently may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by the Portfolio fall, the value of your investment in the Portfolio will decline.

investment manager may not work as intended. In addition, the Portfolio’s investment strategies or policies may change from time to time. Those changes may not lead to the results intended by the investment manager and could have an adverse effect on the value or performance of the Portfolio. Any of these things could cause the Portfolio to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

Investment Objective: Seeks to provide a high level of capital appreciation through investments in a diversified portfolio of common stocks with a potential for above-average growth in earnings. Current income is a secondary goal.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio normally invests primarily in common stocks of companies that its sub-advisers, Jennison Associates LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP, believe have the potential for above average growth in earnings and dividends. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowing, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of large cap companies and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The Portfolio considers large cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, exceed the market capitalization of the smallest company included in the Russell 1000^® Index¹. As of March 31, 2016, the market capitalization of the smallest company in the Russell 1000^® Index was $171 million. The Portfolio emphasizes common and preferred stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange and other U.S. securities exchanges and, to a lesser extent, equity securities that are listed on foreign securities exchanges and those traded over-the-counter. The Portfolio uses multiple sub-advisers to try to control the volatility often associated with growth portfolios, but there can be no assurance that this strategy will succeed.

¹ Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell indexes. Russell^® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Portfolio or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. The Portfolio may take temporary defensive positions; in such a case, the Portfolio will not be pursuing its principal investment strategies. The following is a summary description of principal risks (in alphabetical order) of investing in the Portfolio. You may lose money if you invest in this Portfolio.

Growth Stocks – Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks

may be particularly susceptible to larger price swings or to adverse developments. Growth stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “value” stocks.

companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses.

Warrants and Rights – Warrants and rights may be considered more speculative than certain other types of investments because they do not entitle a holder to the dividends or voting rights for the securities that may be purchased. They do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company, and cease to have value if not exercised prior to the expiration date.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: Jennison Associates LLC,

Portfolio Managers:


Michael A. Del Balso	Lead Portfolio Manager	since 2009
Blair A. Boyer	Portfolio Manager	since 2009
Spiros “Sig” Segalas	Portfolio Manager	since 2009
Sub-Adviser: Wellington Management Company, LLP Portfolio Managers:
Mammen Chally, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2014

Investment Objective: Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation through investments in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of large-capitalization companies. Current income is a secondary goal.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio normally invests primarily in issuers listed on U.S. exchanges that the Portfolio’s sub-adviser, AJO, LP, believes are seasoned, liquid and low priced, with effective management positive momentum, and favorable sentiment. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowing, if any, for investment purposes) in securities of large-cap companies and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The Portfolio considers large cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase exceed the market capitalization of the smallest company included in the Russell 1000^® Index.¹ As of December 31, 2015, the market capitalization of the smallest company in the Russell 1000^® Index was $383 million.

¹ Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell indexes. Russell^® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group.

alphabetical order) of investing in the Portfolio. You may lose money if you invest in this Portfolio.

investment manager and could have an adverse effect on the value or performance of the Portfolio. Any of these things could cause the Portfolio to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As

a result, whether or not the Portfolio invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments may be negatively affected.

Management:

Investment Adviser: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Sub-Adviser: AJO, LP

Portfolio Managers:


Theodore R. Aronson	Portfolio Manager	since 2009
Stefani Cranston	Portfolio Manager	since 2009
Gina Marie N. Moore	Portfolio Manager	since 2009
Gregory J. Rogers	Portfolio Manager	since 2012
Christopher J. W. Whitehead	Portfolio Manager	since 2009

Investment Objective: Seeks to provide as high a level of income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.

Principal Investment Strategies The Portfolio is a government money market fund. The Portfolio seeks to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share by investing in:

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High quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities;

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repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. government securities or cash; and

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cash

The Portfolio invests at least 99.5% of its total assets in U.S. government securities, cash, and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized as described above. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. government securities. U.S. government securities in which the Portfolio may invest include obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. federal government, its agencies, instrumentalities or sponsored enterprises. Some U.S. government securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. These include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued by Ginnie Mae. A second category of U.S. government securities are those supported by the right of the agency, instrumentality or sponsored enterprise to borrow from the U.S. government to meet its obligations. These include securities issued by Federal Home Loan Banks. A third category of U.S. government securities are those supported by only the credit of the issuing agency, instrumentality or sponsored enterprise. These include securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Portfolio will enter into repurchase agreements only with financial institutions that the sub-adviser determines are creditworthy. A financial institution must furnish collateral to the Portfolio at least equal in value to the amount of its repurchase obligation. This collateral must consist of U.S. government securities or cash. The sub-adviser is responsible for

ensuring that each repurchase agreement is eligible for purchase by the Portfolio.

In managing the Portfolio’s assets, the sub-adviser starts with a global “top down” analysis and then considers various fundamental factors, such as creditworthiness, duration, yield, interest rate and liquidity.

The Portfolio invests in accordance with the credit quality, maturity, liquidity and diversification requirements applicable to money market funds. The Portfolio invests in securities that, at the time of purchase, are rated in the highest short-term rating category for short-term debt by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined to be of equivalent credit quality by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser. Where required by applicable regulations, the Portfolio’s sub-adviser or Board of Trustees will decide whether the security should be held or sold in the event of credit downgrades or certain other events occurring after purchase.

The Portfolio invests exclusively in securities with a maximum remaining maturity of 397 days and maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less.

The Portfolio may invest in other government money market funds to the extent permitted by law.

As prevailing market conditions warrant, and at the discretion of the sub-adviser, the Portfolio may hold cash uninvested and, if so, may be subject to risk with respect to the depository institution holding the cash. Cash assets are not income-generating and would impact the Portfolio’s current yield.

Principal Risks: An investment in the Portfolio is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Many factors affect the Portfolio’s performance. The value of your investment in the Portfolio, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment, may fluctuate from day to day and over time. There is no assurance that the Portfolio will meet its investment objectives. The Portfolio could underperform other short-term debt instruments or money market funds, or you could lose money, as a result of risks (in alphabetical order) such as:

Credit – An issuer or other obligor (such as a party providing insurance or other credit enhancement of a security held by the Portfolio or a counterparty to a financial contract with the Portfolio may default or its credit may be downgraded, or the value of assets underlying a security may decline.

Interest Rate – The interest rates on short-term obligations Portfolio will vary, rising or falling with short-term interest rates generally. Interest rates in the United States have recently been at historically low levels. The Portfolio’s yield will tend to lag behind general changes in interest rates. The ability of the Portfolio’s yield to reflect current market rates will depend on how quickly the obligations in its portfolio mature and how much money is available for investment at current market rates.

Management – The Portfolio is subject to the risk that the Investment Manager’s or sub-adviser’s judgments and decisions may be incorrect or otherwise may not produce the desired results. The sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield or value of, or market trends affecting, a particular security or issuer, industry or sector, or about the economy or interest rates, may be incorrect. The Portfolio is also subject to the risk of imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools, resources, information and data used, or the analyses employed or relied on, by the sub-adviser, or if the sub-adviser’s investment style fails to produce the desired results. The Portfolio’s investment strategies designed by the Investment Manager may not work as intended. In addition, the fund’s investment strategies or policies may change from time to time. Those changes may not lead to the results intended by the Investment Manager and could have an adverse effect on the performance of the fund. Any of these things could cause the Portfolio to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors, industries or issuers. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The Portfolio may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security. In the past several years, financial markets in the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread.

Money Market Fund Reform – The Portfolio operates as a “government” money market fund under new federal regulations. The Portfolio continues to use the special pricing and valuation

conventions that currently facilitate a stable share price of $1.00, although there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to maintain a $1.00 share price. The Portfolio does not currently intend to avail itself of the ability to impose “liquidity fees” and/or “gates” on fund redemptions, as permitted under the new regulations. However, the Board reserves the right, with notice to shareholders, to change this policy, thereby permitting the Portfolio to impose such fees and gates in the future. value (a floating net asset value). Retail money market funds and institutional U.S. government money market funds will not be subject to the floating net asset value requirement. The new rules will also permit or require both retail and institutional money market funds to impose liquidity fees and suspend redemptions temporarily in certain circumstances. As a result, money market funds will be required to implement changes that will impact and may adversely affect the funds and their investors.

Mortgage-Related Securities – The value of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities will be influenced by factors affecting the housing market. As a result, during periods of declining asset values, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by private issuers, by government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or by agencies of the U.S. government, such as Ginnie Mae. Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment or call and extension risks. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less information available than for other types of debt securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the Portfolio may become the holder of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss.

Redemption – The Portfolio may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the

Portfolio to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Portfolio has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the fund could have an adverse impact on the remaining shareholders in the Portfolio. In addition, the Portfolio may suspend redemptions when permitted by applicable regulations.

Underlying Government Money Market Funds – The Portfolio may invest in other government money market funds. Each of the underlying government money market funds in which the Portfolio may invest has its own investment risks. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any underlying government money market fund will be achieved. In addition, the Portfolio will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of the underlying government money market funds in which it invests.

Investment Objective: Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Principal Investment Strategies: The Portfolio normally invests primarily in stocks of companies with small market capitalizations which, in the opinion of the Portfolio’s sub-adviser, Systematic Financial Management, L.P. (the “sub-adviser”), present an opportunity for significant increases in value, without consideration for current income. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations (or small-cap companies) and other investments with similar economic characteristics. The Portfolio considers small-cap companies to be companies with market capitalizations that, at the time of initial purchase, are within the general range of capitalization of the companies that are included in the Russell 2000^® Index¹ over time. As of December 31, 2015, the market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2000^® Index ranged from $15 million to $5.9 billion. Over time, the capitalizations of the companies in the Russell 2000^® Index will change. As they do, the size of the companies in which the Portfolio invests may change.

The Portfolio may invest in sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts and/or foreign securities trading on U.S. exchanges, which generally stay under 10% of portfolio assets. An issuer that is a Russell 2000^® Index constituent shall not be considered a foreign issuer, regardless of the issuer’s domicile or headquarters. The Portfolio may also invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”).

Portfolio construction and management are rules-based. Generally, securities are purchased and sold when they meet defined ranking levels. Companies in

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the Portfolio are also sold if they fall outside the general market capitalization range of the Russell 2000^® Index. The Portfolio is rebalanced periodically with securities qualifying for purchase or sale added or removed at such time. The process yields a Portfolio with exposure to all economic sectors through approximately equally weighted positions in about 250 to 400 companies. The Portfolio may also invest its assets in cash, cash equivalent securities or short-term debt securities, repurchase agreements and money market instruments. Generally, 5% or less of Portfolio assets will be invested in cash and cash equivalents.

Currency – The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile, and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

Growth Stocks – Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks may be particularly susceptible to large price swings or to adverse developments. Growth stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “value” stocks.

Model and Data – If quantitative models, algorithms or calculations (whether proprietary and developed by the sub-adviser or supplied by third parties) (“Models”) or information or data supplied by third parties (“Data”) prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made, in whole or part, in reliance thereon expose the Portfolio to additional risks. Models can be predictive in nature. The use of predictive Models has inherent risks. The success of relying on or otherwise using Models depends on a number of factors, including the validity, accuracy and completeness of the Model’s development, implementation and maintenance, the Model’s assumptions, factors, algorithms and methodologies, and the accuracy and reliability of the supplied

historical or other Data. Models rely on, among other things, correct and complete Data inputs. If incorrect Data is entered into even a well-founded Model.

REITs – Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) involves unique risks. When the Portfolio invests in REITs, it is subject to risks generally associated with investing in real estate. A REIT’s performance depends on the types and locations of the properties it owns, how well it manages those properties and cash flow. REITs may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. In addition to its own expenses, the Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests. U.S. REITs are subject to a number of highly technical tax-related rules and requirements; and a U.S. REITs failure to qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally available to U.S. REITs could result in corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return on an investment to the Portfolio.

Valuation – The sales price the Portfolio could receive for any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Portfolio’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets, that are priced based upon valuations provided by third-party pricing services that use matrix or evaluated pricing systems, or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The Portfolio’s ability to value its investments may be

The following provides additional information regarding the Portfolios’ strategies and investments described at the front of the prospectus. Except as otherwise expressly stated for a particular Portfolio in this prospectus or in the statement of additional information or as required by law, there is no limit on the amount of a Portfolio’s assets that may be invested in a particular type of security or investment.

Under normal circumstances, the fixed-income component of the Portfolio is invested primarily in investment grade debt securities (rated at least BBB from Standard & Poor’s or Fitch or Baa from Moody’s or are of comparable quality as determined by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser), which may include: investment grade corporate debt securities, U.S. government obligations, mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, and private residential mortgage-backed securities. Credit ratings and determinations of credit quality are only the opinions of the companies issuing them and are not guarantees as to quality.

The Portfolio may but is not required to, engage in certain investment strategies involving derivatives, such as options, futures, forward currency contracts and swaps, including, but not limited to, interest rate, total return and credit default swaps. These investment strategies may be employed as a hedging technique, as a means of altering investment characteristics of the Portfolio’s portfolio (such as shortening or lengthening duration), in an attempt to enhance returns or for other purposes.

Fixed income securities may bear fixed, fixed and contingent, or variable rates of interest and may involve equity features, such as conversion or exchange rights or warrants for the acquisition of stock of the same or a different issuer or participations based on revenues, sales or profits. Changes in interest rates will generally cause bigger changes in prices of longer-term securities than in prices of shorter-term securities.

Certain of the Bond Portfolios may use derivatives such as options, futures, swaps and forward currency contracts. Such Portfolios generally use derivatives to attempt to alter the investment characteristics of the Portfolios, but they also may be used to generate income. Derivatives may have economic characteristics similar to the securities held by a Portfolio. Derivatives may increase the Portfolio’s volatility and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk being taken.

Each of the Bond Portfolios (except High Yield Bond Portfolio) invests primarily in investment grade securities. However, credit ratings and determinations of credit quality are only the opinions of the companies issuing them and are not guarantees as to quality.

Each of the Bond Portfolios will use short-term debt and money market instruments, including short-term U.S. government and corporate obligations, commercial paper, bank obligations and repurchase agreements, in varying amounts for liquidity and cash management, and as a risk management tool. Each Portfolio also may lend its securities to generate income.

Compliance with any policy or limitation for a Portfolio that is expressed as a percentage of assets is determined at the time of purchase of portfolio securities. The policy will not be violated if these limitations are exceeded because of changes in the market value of the Portfolio’s assets or for any other reason. If the credit quality of an investment deteriorates after purchase, the portfolio managers will decide whether the security should be held or sold.

Each of the Bond Portfolios’ policy of investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in the securities and related investments identified above may be changed without shareholder approval. However, each Portfolio will provide its shareholders with prior notice of any changes in that policy in accordance with applicable law.

The Money Market Portfolio is a government money market fund. The Portfolio seeks to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share by investing in:

The Portfolio invests exclusively in securities with a maximum remaining maturity of 397 days and maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 60 days or less.

The Portfolio may invest in other government money market funds to the extent permitted by law.

If the Portfolio takes a temporary defensive position, it will be more difficult for the Portfolio to achieve its investment objective. Although the sub-adviser has the ability to take defensive positions, it may choose not to do so for a variety of reasons, even during volatile market conditions.

The portfolio managers of the Large Value Portfolio use a “bottom up” value-oriented approach in selecting investments for the Portfolios. When portfolio managers use a “bottom up” approach, they look primarily at individual companies against the context of broader market factors. A value-oriented approach attempts to identify companies that appear to be trading below their true worth. The managers use the same bottom up approach when deciding which securities to sell. Securities are sold when the Portfolio needs cash to meet

redemptions, or when the managers believe that better opportunities exist or that particular securities no longer fit within the overall strategy for achieving the Portfolio’s goals.

Portfolio managers of the Large Core, Large Growth, and Small Core Portfolios use a “bottom up” approach in selecting securities, relying primarily on stock selection against the context of broader market factors. These managers look for companies that they believe are in dynamic high growth sectors of the world economy, and that are thought to have dominant or strong competitive positions within their sectors. They also look for companies that are expected to have strong earnings growth potential. The managers use the same bottom up approach when deciding which securities to sell. Securities are sold when a Portfolio needs cash to meet redemptions, or when the managers believe that better opportunities exist or that particular securities no longer fit within the overall strategy for achieving the Portfolio’s goal. Other managers utilize a quantitative approach with respect to security investment decisions.

Certain of the Stock Portfolios may use derivatives such as options, futures, swaps and forward currency contracts. Such Portfolios generally use derivatives to attempt to alter the investment characteristics of the Portfolios, but they also may be used to generate income. Derivatives may have economic characteristics similar to the securities held by a Portfolio. In that case, derivative investments will be considered related investments for the purposes of a Portfolio’s policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets in the securities and related investments described above. Derivatives may increase a Portfolio’s volatility and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk being taken.

Each of the Stock Portfolios may also invest in bonds and short-term obligations as well as securities convertible into common stocks, preferred stocks, debt securities and short-term obligations. These Portfolios use short-term obligations and money market securities, including commercial paper, bank obligations and repurchase agreements, in varying amounts for liquidity and cash management, and as a risk management tool. Each Portfolio also may lend its securities to generate income.

Although the policy of each Stock Portfolio, under normal circumstances, of investing at least 80% of its net assets in the securities and related investments identified above may be changed without shareholder approval, each Portfolio will provide its shareholders with prior notice of any change in that policy in accordance with applicable law.

Under adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, each Portfolio may take temporary defensive positions in cash and short-term debt securities without limit. Although the Portfolio would do this only in seeking to avoid losses, the Portfolio may be unable to pursue its investment objective during that time, and it could reduce the benefit from any upswing in the market. To the extent that the Portfolio has any uninvested cash, the Portfolio would also be subject to risk with respect to the depository institution holding the cash.

The following provides additional information regarding the principal risks of investing in each Portfolio as described earlier in the prospectus.

Active Trading: Certain Portfolios are actively managed and may purchase and sell securities without regard to the length of time held. Active trading may have a negative impact on performance by increasing transaction costs and may generate greater amounts of net short-term capital gains, which, for shareholders holding shares in taxable accounts, would be subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates upon distribution. Derivative instruments and instruments with a maturity of one year or less at the time of acquisition are excluded from a Portfolio’s turnover rate.

Asset Class Variation: Certain Portfolios may invest in underlying funds. The underlying funds invest principally in the securities constituting their asset class (i.e., equity or fixed income). However, under normal market conditions, an underlying fund may vary the percentage of its assets in these securities (subject to any applicable regulatory requirements). Depending upon the percentage of securities in a particular asset class held by the underlying funds at any given time, and the percentage of the Portfolio’s assets invested in various underlying funds, the Portfolio’s actual exposure to the securities in a particular asset class may vary substantially from its target allocation for that asset class.

CFTC Regulation: The Investment Adviser has registered as a “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to its service as investment adviser to certain Portfolios. The Investment Adviser is therefore subject to dual regulation by the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), and is a member of the National Futures Association and is also subject to its rules. Regulation of commodity investing continues to change, and additional compliance and other expenses may be incurred.

Convertible Securities: Convertible securities share investment characteristics of both fixed income and equity securities. However, the value of these securities tends to vary more with fluctuations in the value of the underlying common stock than with fluctuations in interest rates. The value of convertible securities also tends to exhibit lower volatility than the underlying common stock. Convertible securities may include corporate notes or preferred stock, but ordinarily are a long-term debt obligation of the issuer convertible at a stated exchange rate into common stock of the issuer. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. The Portfolio could lose money if the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt.

Counterparty: The Portfolio will be subject to credit risk (that is, where changes in an issuer’s financial strength or credit rating may affect an instrument’s value) with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to derivatives, repurchase agreements and other financial contracts entered into by the Portfolio or held by special purpose or structured vehicles. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may decline.

Credit: If an issuer or other obligor (such as a party providing insurance or other credit enhancement) may fail to make the required payments on securities held by a Portfolio. Debt securities also go up or down in value based on the perceived creditworthiness of their issuer or other obligors. If an obligor for a security held by a Portfolio fails to pay, otherwise defaults or is perceived to be less creditworthy, becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, a security’s credit rating is downgraded, or the value of any underlying assets declines, the value of your investment in the Portfolio could decline significantly, particularly in certain market environments. If a single entity provides credit enhancement to more than one Portfolio’s investments, the adverse effects resulting from the downgrade or default will increase the adverse effects on a Portfolio. If a Portfolio enters into financial contracts (such as certain derivatives, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and when-issued, delayed delivery and forward commitment transactions), the Portfolio will be subject to the credit risk presented by the counterparty. In addition, a Portfolio may incur expenses in an effort to protect the Portfolio’s interests or to enforce its rights. Credit risk is broadly gauged by the credit ratings of the securities in which a Portfolio invests. However, ratings are only the opinions of the companies issuing them and are not guarantees as to

quality. Securities rated in the lowest category of investment grade (Baa/BBB or Baa-/BBB-) may possess certain speculative characteristics.

A Portfolio is subject to greater levels of credit risk to the extent it invests in below investment grade debt securities (that is, securities rated below the Baa/BBB categories or unrated securities of comparable quality), or “junk bonds”. These securities have a higher risk of issuer default because, among other reasons, issuers of junk bonds often have more debt in relation to total capitalization than issuers of investment grade securities. Junk bonds are considered speculative, tend to be less liquid and are more difficult to value than higher rated securities and may involve significant risk of exposure to adverse conditions and negative sentiments. These securities may be in danger of default as to principal and interest. Unrated securities of comparable quality share these risks.

A Portfolio may invest in securities which are subordinated to more senior securities of the issuer, or which represent interests in pools of such subordinated securities. A Portfolio is more likely to suffer a credit loss on subordinated securities than on non-subordinated securities of the same issuer. If there is a default, bankruptcy or liquidation of the issuer, most subordinated securities are paid only if sufficient assets remain after payment of the issuer’s non-subordinated securities. In addition, any recovery of interest or principal may take more time. As a result, even a perceived decline in creditworthiness of the issuer is likely to have a greater impact on subordinated securities.

Currency: The value of investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies increases or decreases as the rates of exchange between those currencies and the U.S. dollar change. Currency conversion costs and currency fluctuations could reduce or eliminate investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency exchange rates can be volatile and are affected by factors such as general economic conditions, the actions of the U.S. and foreign governments or central banks, the imposition of currency controls, and speculation.

Depositary Receipts: Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.

Derivatives: Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to a Portfolio. Using derivatives can increase losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates or currencies, or the derivatives themselves, behave in a way not anticipated by a Portfolio, especially in abnormal market conditions. Using derivatives can have a leveraging effect, which may increase investment losses and may increase Portfolio volatility, which is the degree to which the Portfolio’s share price may fluctuate within a short time period. Even a small investment in derivatives can have a disproportionate impact on Portfolio. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment. The other parties to derivatives transactions present the same types of credit risk as issuers of fixed-income securities. Derivatives also tend to involve greater liquidity risk and they may be difficult to value. A Portfolio may be unable to terminate or sell its derivative positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivatives will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. A Portfolio’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. The U.S. government is in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing and on-facility execution of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make them more costly, may limit their availability, may disrupt markets or may otherwise adversely affect their value or performance. For derivatives that are required to be cleared by a regulated clearinghouse, a Portfolio may be exposed to risks arising from its relationship with a brokerage firm through which it would submit derivatives trades for clearing. A Portfolio would also be exposed to counterparty risk with respect to the clearinghouse.

Using derivatives, especially for non-hedging purposes, may involve greater risks to a Portfolio than investing directly in securities, particularly as these instruments may be very complex and may not behave in the manner anticipated by the Portfolio. Risks associated with the use of derivatives are magnified to the extent that a large portion of the Portfolio’s assets are committed to derivatives in general or are invested in just one or a few types of derivatives.

When a Portfolio enters into derivative transactions, it may be required to segregate assets, or enter into offsetting positions, in accordance with applicable regulations. Such segregation will not limit the Portfolio’s exposure to loss, however, and the Portfolio will have investment risk with respect to both the derivative itself and the assets that have been segregated to cover the Portfolio’s derivative exposure. If the segregated assets represent a large portion of the Portfolio’s portfolio, this may impede portfolio management or the Portfolio’s ability to meet redemption requests or other current obligations.

Some derivatives may be difficult to value, or may be subject to the risk that changes in the value of the instrument may not correlate well with the underlying asset, rate or index. In addition, derivatives may be subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. A Portfolio could lose the entire amount of its investment in a derivative and, in some cases, could lose more than the principal amount invested. Also, suitable derivative instruments may not be available in all circumstances or at reasonable prices. A Portfolio’s sub-adviser may not make use of derivatives for a variety of reasons.

Risks associated with the use of derivatives are magnified to the extent that an increased portion of a Portfolio’s assets are committed to derivatives in general or are invested in just one or a few types of derivatives.

Distressed or Defaulted Securities: Investments in defaulted securities and obligations of distressed issuers, including securities that are, or may be, involved in reorganizations or other financial restructurings, either out of court or in bankruptcy, involve substantial risks and are considered speculative. A Portfolio may suffer significant losses if a reorganization or restructuring is not completed as anticipated. A Portfolio will generally not receive interest payments on the distressed securities and may incur costs to protect its investment. Repayment of defaulted securities and obligations of distressed issuers is subject to significant uncertainties. Distressed or defaulted securities and any securities received in an exchange for such securities may be subject to restrictions on resale.

Dollar Rolls: The use of dollar rolls is a speculative technique involving leverage, and can have an economic effect similar to borrowing money for investment purposes. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Portfolio is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities. If the broker/dealer to whom the Portfolio sells securities becomes insolvent, the Portfolio’s right to purchase or repurchase securities may be restricted.

Emerging Markets: Investments in the securities of issuers located in or principally doing business in emerging markets bear foreign investments risks. The risks associated with investing in emerging markets are greater than investing in developed foreign markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and that can be expected to be less stable. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by foreigners or that prevent foreign investors from withdrawing their money at will. Emerging market securities are often particularly sensitive to market movements because their market prices tend to reflect speculative expectations. Some emerging market countries are especially vulnerable to economic conditions in other countries. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and in extreme price volatility. A Portfolio investing in emerging market countries may be required to

establish special custody or other arrangements before investing. An investment in emerging market securities should be considered speculative.

Equity Securities: Equity securities represent an ownership interest in an issuer, rank junior in a company’s capital structure and, consequently, may entail greater risk of loss than debt securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. Because a company’s equity securities rank junior in priority to the interests of bond holders and other creditors, a company’s equity securities will usually react more strongly than its bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. If the market prices of the equity securities owned by a Portfolio fall, the value of your investment in the Portfolio will decline.

Extension: When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these fixed income securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the Portfolio’s share price to be more volatile.

Fixed-Income Securities: The market prices of fixed-income securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. In addition, the market value of a fixed income security may decline if the issuer or other obligor of the security fails to pay principal and/or interest, otherwise defaults or has its credit rating downgraded or is perceived to be less creditworthy, or the credit quality or value of any underlying assets declines. When market prices fall, the value of your investment will go down. The value of your investment will generally go down when interest rates rise. Interest rates have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities.

If interest rates rise, repayments of fixed-income securities may occur more slowly than anticipated by the market. This may drive the prices of these securities down because their interest rates are lower than the current interest rate and they remain outstanding longer. This is sometimes referred to as extension risk.

Many issuers have a right to prepay their securities. If interest rates fall, an issuer may exercise this right. If this happens, a Portfolio will be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on the prepaid security. This is sometimes referred to as prepayment or call risk.

Focused Investing: To the extent a Portfolio invests in one or more countries, regions, sectors or industries, or in a limited number of issuers, the Portfolio will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those countries, regions, sectors, industries or issuers. Local events, such as political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters may disrupt a country’s or region’s securities markets. Geographic risk is especially high in emerging markets.

Foreign Investments: Investments in securities of foreign issuers (including those denominated in U.S. dollars) or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets are subject to additional risks. Foreign countries in which a Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of a Portfolio’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuers as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, political or financial instability or other adverse economic or political developments. Values may also be affected by restrictions on receiving the investment proceeds from a foreign country.

Less information may be publicly available about foreign companies than about U.S. companies. Foreign companies are generally not subject to the same accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards as are U.S. companies. Some securities issued by non-U.S. governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of such governments. Even where a security is backed by the full faith and credit of a government, it may be difficult for the Portfolio to pursue its rights against

the government. Some non-U.S. governments have defaulted on principal and interest payments. In addition, a Portfolio’s investments in foreign securities may be subject to the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets, imposition of currency exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of foreign currency, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability and adverse diplomatic developments. Dividends or interest on, or proceeds from the sale of, foreign securities may be subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes, and special U.S. tax considerations may apply.

American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) are generally subject to the same risks as direct investments in foreign securities.

Growth Stocks: Returns on growth stocks may not move in tandem with returns on other categories of stocks or the market as a whole. Growth stocks may be particularly susceptible to larger price swings or to adverse developments. Growth stocks can be volatile for several reasons. Since growth companies usually reinvest a high proportion of their earnings in their own businesses, they may lack the dividends often associated with the value stocks that could cushion their decline in a falling market. Also, since investors buy growth stocks because of their expected superior earnings growth, earnings disappointments often result in sharp price declines. Certain types of growth stocks, particularly technology stocks, can be extremely volatile and subject to greater price swings than the broader market. Growth stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “value” stocks.

High-Yield Debt Securities: High-yield debt securities, commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” are securities that are rated below “investment grade” (that is, securities rated below Baa/BBB) or, if unrated, are determined to be below investment grade by the sub-adviser. High-yield debt securities have a higher risk of issuer default because, among other reasons, issuers of junk bonds often have more debt in relation to total capitalization than issuers of investment grade securities. These securities are considered speculative, tend to be less liquid and are more difficult to value than higher rated securities and may involve major risk of exposure to adverse conditions and negative sentiments. These securities may be in default or in danger of default as to principal and interest. High-yield debt securities range from those for which the prospect for repayment of principal and interest is predominantly speculative to those which are currently in default on principal or interest payments or in bankruptcy. A Portfolio with high-yield debt securities may be more susceptible to credit risk and market risk than a Portfolio that invests only in higher quality debt securities because these lower-rated debt securities are less secure financially and more sensitive to downturns in the economy. High-yield securities are not generally meant for short-term investing. Unrated securities of comparable quality share these risks.

Industry Concentration: Certain Portfolios may concentrate their investments in specific industries. Concentration in a particular industry subjects a Portfolio to the risks associated with that industry. As a result, the Portfolio may be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss as a result of adverse economic, business or other developments affecting that industry than Portfolios investing in a broader range of industries.

Inflation-Protected Securities: Inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities and tend to react to changes in “real” interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation. Also, the inflation index utilized by a particular inflation-protected security may not accurately reflect the true rate of inflation, in which case the market value of the security could be adversely affected.

Interest Rate (Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio): The interest rates on short-term obligations held in the Portfolio will vary, rising or falling with short-term interest rates generally. Interest rates in the United States have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. The Portfolio’s yield will tend to lag behind general changes in interest rates. The ability of the Portfolio’s yield to reflect current market rates will depend on how quickly the obligations in its portfolio mature and how much money is available for investment at current market rates. A general rise in interest rates may cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which could adversely affect the price and liquidity of fixed income securities and could also result in increased redemptions from the Portfolio.

Interest Rate: Interest rates in the United States have been at historically low levels, so the Portfolio faces a heightened risk that interest rates may rise. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities will generally fall. A change in interest rates will not have the same impact on all fixed-income securities. Generally, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed-income security, the greater the impact of a rise in interest rates on the security’s value. In addition, different interest rate measures (such as short- and long-term interest rates and U.S. and foreign interest rates), or interest rates on different types of securities or securities of different issuers, may not necessarily change in the same amount or in the same direction. When interest rates go down, the income received by a Portfolio, and the Portfolio’s yield, may decline.

Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed-income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations. Similarly, a Portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration will generally be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a Portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration. By way of example, the price of a bond fund with an average duration of five years would be expected to fall approximately 5% if interest rates rose by one percentage point.

Certain fixed-income securities pay interest at variable or floating rates. Variable rate securities tend to reset at specified intervals, while floating rate securities may reset whenever there is a change in a specified index rate. In most cases, these reset provisions reduce the impact of changes in market interest rates on the value of the security. However, some securities do not track the underlying index directly, but reset based on formulas that may produce a leveraging effect; others may also provide for interest payments that vary inversely with market rates. The market prices of these securities may fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. A Portfolio’s yield may decline due to a decrease in market in rates.

Inflation protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities and tend to react to changes in “real” interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise, when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation.

Legal and Regulatory: Legal and regulatory changes could occur that may adversely affect a Portfolio, its investments, and its ability to pursue its investment strategies and/or increase the costs of implementing such strategies. Certain changes have already been proposed and additional changes are expected. New or revised laws or regulations may be imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Federal Reserve or other governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations that could adversely affect a Portfolio. A Portfolio also may be adversely affected by changes in the enforcement or interpretation of existing statutes and rules by governmental regulatory authorities or self-regulatory organizations.

Leveraging: The value of your investment may be more volatile to the extent the Portfolio borrows or uses derivatives or other investments that have a leveraging effect on the Portfolio. Other risks also will be compounded. This is because leverage generally magnifies the effect of a change in the value of an asset and creates a risk of loss of value on a larger pool of assets than the Portfolio would otherwise have had, potentially resulting in the loss of all assets. The Portfolio also may have to sell assets at inopportune times to satisfy its obligations. The use of leverage is considered to be a speculative investment practice that may result in the loss of a substantial amount, and possibly all, of the Portfolio’s assets.

Liquidity: A Portfolio may make investments that are illiquid or that become illiquid after purchase. The liquidity and value of investments can deteriorate rapidly and those investments may be difficult or impossible to sell, particularly during times of market turmoil. These illiquid investments may also be difficult to value. If a Portfolio is forced to sell an illiquid investment to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, the Portfolio may be forced to sell at a loss. The Portfolio may not receive its proceeds from the sale of certain securities for an extended period (for example, several weeks or even longer).

Loans: Loans are subject to the credit risk of nonpayment of principal or interest. Economic downturns or increases in interest rates may cause an increase in defaults, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. Loans may or may not be collateralized at the time of acquisition, and any collateral may be relatively illiquid or lose all or substantially all of its value subsequent to investment. In the event of bankruptcy of a borrower, a Portfolio could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a loan.

A Portfolio may invest in certain commercial loans, including loans generally known as “syndicated bank loans,” by acquiring participations or assignments in such loans. The lack of a liquid secondary market for such securities may have an adverse impact on the value of the securities and a Portfolio’s ability to dispose of particular assignments or participations when necessary to meet redemptions of shares or to meet a Portfolio’s liquidity needs. When purchasing participation, a Portfolio may be subject to the credit risks of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. When purchasing a loan assignment, a Portfolio acquires direct rights against the borrowers, but only to the extent of those held by the assigning lender. Investment in loans through a direct assignment from the financial institution’s interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks to a Portfolio.

Junior loans, which have a lower place in the borrower’s capital structure than senior loans and may be unsecured, involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the same borrower. Second lien loans are secured by the assets of the issuer. In a typical structure, the claim on collateral and right of payment of second lien loans are junior to those of first-lien loans. Subordinated bridge loans are loans that are intended to provide short-term financing to provide a “bridge” to an asset sale, bond offering, stock offering, or divestiture. Generally, bridge loans are provided by arrangers as part of an overall financing package. Typically, the issuer will agree to increasing interest rates if the loan is not repaid as expected. A subordinated bridge loan is junior to a senior bridge loan in right of payment.

There may be no active trading market for loans. Loans may have settlement periods in excess of seven days. Failure to receive sales proceeds on a timely basis may constrain a Portfolio’s ability to meet its obligations (including obligations to redeeming shareholders).

Certain courts have determined that loans are not securities and, therefore, purchasers such as a Portfolio may not be entitled to the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws, including the prohibitions on insider trading.

Management: The Portfolio is subject to the risk that the investment manager’s or sub-adviser’s judgments and decisions may be incorrect or otherwise may not produce the desired results. The value of your investment may decrease if the sub-adviser’s judgment about the quality, relative yield or value of, or market trends affecting, a particular security or issuer, industry, sector, region or market segment, or about the economy or interest rates, is incorrect. The Portfolio may also suffer losses if there are imperfections, errors or limitations in the tools, resources, information and data used, or the analyses employed or relied on, by the subadviser, or if the sub-adviser’s investment style is out of favor or otherwise fails to produce the desired results. The Portfolio’s investment strategies designed by the investment manager may not work as intended. In addition, the Portfolio’s investment strategies or policies may change from time to time. Those changes may not lead to the results intended by the investment manager and could have an adverse effect on the value or performance of the Portfolio. Any of these things could cause the Portfolio to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

Market: The market prices of the Portfolio’s securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Portfolio fall, the value of your investment in the Portfolio will decline. The value of a security may fall due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates or currency rates, lack of liquidity in the markets or adverse investor sentiment. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Market prices of securities also may go down due to events or conditions that affect particular sectors or issuers. The Portfolio may experience a substantial or complete loss on any individual security.

In the past several years financial markets, such as those in the United States, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure, their debts. These market conditions may continue, worsen or spread.

The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve, as well as certain foreign governments and central banks have taken steps to support financial markets, including keeping interest rates at historically low levels. This and other government intervention may not work as intended, particularly if the efforts are perceived by investors as being unlikely to achieve the desired results. The Federal Reserve recently has reduced its market support activities. Further reduction or withdrawal of Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or central bank support, including interest rate increases, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of securities in which a Portfolio invests.

Policy and legislative changes in the United States and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and may in some instances contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Portfolio invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of a Portfolio’s investments may be negatively affected.

Medium Capitalization Companies: Investing in medium capitalization companies involves greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile and are more likely to be adversely affected by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of medium capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses. Such companies usually do not pay significant dividends that could cushion returns in a falling market.

Model and Data: Certain sub-advisers may utilize quantitative models, algorithms or calculations (whether proprietary and developed by the sub-adviser or supplied by third parties) (“Models”) or information or data supplied by third parties (“Data”). Models and Data are used to construct sets of transactions and investments, to provide risk management insights, and to assist in hedging the Portfolio’s investments.

If Models and Data prove to be incorrect or incomplete, any decisions made, in whole or part, in reliance thereon expose a Portfolio to additional risks. For example, by utilizing Models or Data, a sub-adviser may buy certain investments at prices that are priced too high, to sell certain other investments at prices that are too low, or to miss favorable opportunities altogether. Similarly, any hedging based on faulty Models and Data may prove to be unsuccessful. A Portfolio bears the risk that Models or Data used by its sub-adviser will not be successful in determining the size, direction, and/or weighting of investment positions that will enable the Portfolio to achieve its investment objective.

Models can be predictive in nature. The use of predictive Models has inherent risks. For example, such Models may incorrectly forecast future behavior, leading to potential losses on a cash flow and/or a mark-to-market basis. In addition, in unforeseen or certain low-probability scenarios (often involving a market disruption of some kind), such Models may produce unexpected results, which can result in losses for a Portfolio. Furthermore, the success of relying on or otherwise using Models depends on a number of factors, including the validity, accuracy and completeness of the Model’s development, implementation and maintenance, the Model’s assumptions, factors, algorithms and methodologies, and the accuracy and reliability of the supplied historical or other Data.

Models rely on, among other things, correct and complete Data inputs. If incorrect Data is entered into even a well-founded Model, the resulting information will be incorrect. However, even if Data is input correctly, Model prices may differ substantially from market prices, especially for securities with complex characteristics. Investments selected with the use of Models may perform differently than expected as a result of the design of

the Model, inputs into the Model or other factors. To address these issues, a sub-adviser evaluates the performance of the Models utilized, including Model prices and outputs versus recent transactions or similar securities, and as a result, such Models may be modified from time to time. There can be no assurance that the use of Models will result in effective investment decisions for a Portfolio.

Money Market Funds: An investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit, and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other government agency. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

Money Market Fund Reform: Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio operates as a “government” money market fund under new federal regulations. The Portfolio continues to use the special pricing and valuation conventions that currently facilitate a stable share price of $1.00, although there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to maintain a $1.00 share price. The Portfolio does not currently intend to avail itself of the ability to impose “liquidity fees” and/or “gates” on fund redemptions, as permitted under the new regulations. However, the Board reserves the right, with notice to shareholders, to change this policy, thereby permitting the Portfolio to impose such fees and gates in the future.

Mortgage-Related and Asset-Backed Securities: The value of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities will be influenced by factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset values, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. Mortgage-backed securities may be issued by private issuers, by government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae (formally known as Federal National Mortgage Association) or Freddie Mac (formally known as Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) or by agencies of the U.S. government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”). Mortgage-backed securities represent direct or indirect participations in, or are collateralized by and payable from, mortgage loans secured by real property. Unlike mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government or government-sponsored entities, mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee (but may have other credit enhancement), and may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics. Asset-backed securities represent participations in, or are secured by and payable from, assets such as installment sales or loan contracts, leases, credit card receivables and other categories of receivables. Certain asset-backed securities present a heightened level of risk because, in the event of default, the liquidation value of the underlying assets may be inadequate to pay any unpaid principal or interest.

Asset-backed securities represent participations in, or are secured by and payable from, assets such as installment sales or loan contracts, leases, credit card receivables and other categories of receivables. Certain asset-backed securities present a heightened level of risk because, in the event of default, the liquidation value of the underlying assets may be inadequate to pay any unpaid principal or interest.

The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities may be affected by changes in credit quality or value of the mortgage loans or other assets that support the securities. Some of these securities may receive little or no collateral protection from the underlying assets. The risk of default is generally higher in the case of mortgage-backed investments that include so-called “sub-prime” mortgages. For mortgage-backed securities, when market conditions result in an increase in the default rates on the underlying mortgages and the foreclosure values of the underlying real estate are below the outstanding amount of the underlying mortgages, collection of the full amount of accrued interest and principal on these investments may be doubtful.

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment or call and extension risks. The structure of some of these securities may be complex and there may be less available information than for other types of debt securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the Portfolio may become the holder of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss.

In response to the financial crisis that began in 2008, the Federal Reserve attempted to keep mortgage rates low by acting as a buyer of mortgage-backed assets. This support has recently ended. As a result, mortgage rates may

rise and prices of mortgage-backed securities may fall. To the extent a Portfolio’s assets are invested in mortgage-backed securities, returns to Portfolio’s investors may decline.

Municipal Securities: Issuers of municipal securities tend to derive a significant portion of their revenue from taxes, particularly property and income taxes, and decreases in personal income levels and property values and other unfavorable economic factors, such as a general economic recession, adversely affect municipal securities. Municipal issuers may also be adversely affected by rising health care costs, increasing unfunded pension liabilities and by the phasing out of federal programs providing financial support. Where municipal securities are issued to finance particular projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation, housing, water or sewer and utilities, issuers often depend on revenues from those projects to make principal and interest payments. Adverse conditions and developments in those sectors can result in lower revenues to issuers of municipal securities and can also have an adverse effect on the broader municipal securities market. To the extent the Portfolio invests significantly in a single state, or in securities the payments on which are dependent upon a single project or source of revenues, or that relate to a sector or industry, such as health care, the Portfolio will be more susceptible to associated risks and developments. In recent periods an increasing number of municipal issuers have defaulted on obligations commenced, insolvency proceedings or suffered credit downgrading. Financial difficulties of municipal issuers may continue to get worse.

There may be less public information available on municipal issuers or projects than other issuers, and valuing municipal securities may be more difficult. In addition, the secondary market for municipal securities is less well developed and liquid than other markets, and dealers may be less willing to offer and sell municipal securities in times of market turbulence. Changes in the financial condition of one or more individual municipal issuers (or one or more insurers of municipal issuers), or one or more defaults by municipal issuers or insurers, can adversely affect liquidity and valuations in the overall market for municipal securities. The value of municipal securities can also be adversely affected by regulatory and political developments affecting the ability of municipal issuers to pay interest or repay principal, actual or anticipated tax law changes or other legislative actions, and by uncertainties and public perceptions concerning these and other factors.

The rate of interest paid on municipal securities normally is lower than the rate of interest paid on fully taxable securities. Some municipal securities, such as general obligation issues, are backed by the issuer’s taxing authority, while other municipal securities, such as revenue issues, are backed only by revenues from certain facilities or other sources and not by the issuer itself.

The municipal market can be susceptible to unusual volatility, particularly for lower-rated and unrated securities. Liquidity can be reduced unpredictably in response to overall economic conditions or credit tightening.

To the extent that the Portfolio invests in municipal securities whose issuers are located in a single state, such as California, the Portfolio will be more susceptible to economic, political and other developments that may adversely affect issuers in that state than are Portfolios whose portfolios are more geographically diverse. These developments may include state or local legislation or policy changes, voter-passed initiatives, erosion of the tax base or reduction in revenues of the state or one or more local governments, the effects of terrorist acts or the threat of terrorist acts, the effects of possible natural disasters, or other economic or credit problems affecting the state generally or any individual locality. The major sources of revenues for local government, property taxes and sales taxes, as well as fees based on real estate development, are all adversely affected by the recent economic recession. Unfavorable developments in any economic sector may adversely affect a particular state’s overall municipal market. Historically, California’s economy has been more volatile than that of the nation as a whole. Although California has a relatively diversified economy, California has concentrations in high technology, trade, entertainment, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, construction, government and services.

Non-Diversification: A Portfolio that is classified as “non-diversified” means it may invest a larger percentage of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified portfolio. To the extent the Portfolio invests its assets in a smaller number of issuers, it may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence or other negative events affecting those issuers than a diversified portfolio.

Preferred Stock: Preferred stock represents an interest in a company that generally entitles the holder to receive, in preference to the holders of the company’s common stock, dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds

resulting from any liquidation of the company. Preferred stock’s right to dividends and liquidation proceeds is junior to the rights of a company’s debt securities. Preferred stocks may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. The value of preferred stock may be subject to factors that affect fixed income and equity securities, including changes in interest rates and in a company’s creditworthiness. The value of preferred stock tends to vary more with fluctuations in the underlying common stock and less with fluctuations in interest rates and tends to exhibit greater volatility. Shareholders of preferred stock may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid. Preferred stock does not generally carry voting rights.

Prepayment or Call: Many fixed income securities give the issuer the option to repay or call the security prior to its maturity date. Issuers often exercise this right when interest rates fall. Accordingly, if a Portfolio holds a fixed income security subject to prepayment or call risk, it will not benefit fully from the increase in value that other fixed income securities generally experience when interest rates fall. Upon prepayment of the security, a Portfolio would also be forced to reinvest the proceeds at then current yields, which would be lower than the yield of the security that was paid off. This may adversely affect a Portfolio’s net asset value. In addition, if a Portfolio purchases a fixed income security at a premium (at a price that exceeds its stated par or principal value), the Portfolio may lose the amount of the premium paid in the event of prepayment.

Redemption (Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio): The Portfolio may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Portfolio to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that the Portfolio has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in the Portfolio could hurt performance and/or cause the remaining shareholders in the Portfolio to lose money. In addition, the Portfolio may suspend redemptions when permitted by applicable regulations.

REITs: Investing in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) involves unique risks. When a Portfolio invests REITs, it is subject to risks generally associated with investing in real estate. A REIT’s performance depends on the types and locations of the properties it owns, how well it manages those properties and cash flow. A decline in rental income could occur because of extended vacancies, increased competition from other properties, tenants’ failure to pay rent or poor management. A REIT’s performance also depends on the company’s ability to finance property purchases and renovations and manage its cash flows. Because REITs are typically invested in a limited number of projects or in a particular market segment, they are more susceptible to adverse developments affecting a single project or market segment than more broadly diversified investments. REITs may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. In addition to its own expenses, the Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management and other expenses paid by REITs in which it invests. REITs are subject to a number of highly technical tax-related rules and requirements. A failure to qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally available to U.S. REITs, or changes in the treatment of U.S. REITs under the federal tax law, could adversely affect the value of a particular REIT or the market for REITs as a whole.

Repurchase Agreements: Under a repurchase agreement, the seller agrees to repurchase a security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. If the other party to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligation, a Portfolio may suffer delays and incur costs or lose money in exercising its rights under the agreement. If the seller fails to repurchase the security and the market value declines, a Portfolio could lose money. If the seller becomes insolvent and subject to liquidation or reorganization under applicable bankruptcy or other laws, a Portfolio’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities may be restricted.

Small and Medium Capitalization Companies: Investing in small- and medium-sized companies involves greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of small and medium capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of large capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than large capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small and medium capitalization companies may underperform large capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses. Smaller capitalization

companies often have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources and their management may lack depth and experience. Such companies usually do not pay significant dividends that could cushion returns in a falling market.

Small Capitalization Companies: Investing in small capitalization companies involves greater risk than is customarily associated with more established companies. The prices of securities of small capitalization companies generally are more volatile than those of larger capitalization companies and are more likely to be adversely affected than larger capitalization companies by changes in earnings results and investor expectations or poor economic or market conditions. Securities of small capitalization companies may underperform larger capitalization companies, may be harder to sell at times and at prices the portfolio managers believe appropriate and may offer greater potential for losses. Small capitalization companies often have limited product lines, markets, or financial resources and their management may lack depth and experience. Such companies usually do not pay significant dividends that could cushion returns in a falling market.

Underlying Funds: Because the Portfolio invests its assets in various underlying funds, its ability to achieve its investment objective depends largely on the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests. Each of the underlying funds in which the Portfolio may invest has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the underlying funds’ shares and therefore the value of the Portfolio’s investments. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any underlying fund will be achieved. To the extent that the Portfolio invests more of its assets in one underlying fund than in another, the Portfolio will have greater exposure to the risks of that underlying fund. In addition, the Portfolio will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests.

Underlying Government Money Market Funds (Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio): The Portfolio may invest in other government money market funds. Each of the underlying government money market funds in which the Portfolio may invest has its own investment risks. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of any underlying government money market fund will be achieved. In addition, the Portfolio will bear a pro rata portion of the operating expenses of the underlying government money market funds in which it invests.

U.S. Government Agency Obligations: Government agency obligations have different levels of credit support and, therefore, different degrees of credit risk. Securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, such as the Federal Housing Administration and Ginnie Mae, present little credit risk. Other securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. government that are supported only by the issuer’s right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, subject to certain limitations, such as securities issued by Federal Home Loan Banks and securities issued by agencies and instrumentalities sponsored by the U.S. government that are supported only by the credit of the issuing agencies, such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Although the U.S. government has provided financial support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the past, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government sponsored entities in the future.

Valuation: Many factors may influence the price at which the Portfolio could sell any particular portfolio investment. The sales price may well differ — higher or lower — from the Portfolio’s last valuation, and such differences could be significant, particularly for illiquid securities, securities priced based upon valuations provided by third-party pricing services that use matrix or evaluated pricing systems, and securities that trade in relatively thin markets and/or markets that experience extreme volatility. If market conditions make it difficult to value some investments, the Portfolio may value these investments using more subjective methods, such as fair value methodologies. Investors who purchase or redeem Portfolio shares on days when the Portfolio is holding fair-valued securities may receive a greater or lesser number of shares, or greater or lower redemption proceeds, than they would have received if the Portfolio had not fair-valued the security or had used a different valuation methodology. The value of foreign securities, certain fixed income securities and currencies, as applicable, may be materially affected by events after the close of the markets on which they are traded, but before a Portfolio determines its net asset value. The Portfolio’s ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

Value Investing: The value approach carries the risk that the market will not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long time, or that a stock considered to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. A Portfolio may underperform other equity funds that use different investing styles. A Portfolio may also underperform other equity funds using the value style. Value stocks as a group may be out of favor and underperform the overall equity market for a long period of time, for example, while the market favors “growth” stocks.

Warrants and Rights: Warrants and rights may be considered more speculative than certain other types of investments because they do not entitle a holder to the dividends or voting rights for the securities that may be purchased. They do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. Also, the value of a warrant or right does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities. A warrant or right ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to the expiration date.

Yield (Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio): A money market fund invests in short-term money market instruments. As a result, the amount of income received by the money market fund will go up or down depending on day-to-day variations in short-term interest rates. Investing in high quality, short-term instruments may result in a lower yield (the income on your investment) than investing in lower quality or longer-term instruments. When interest rates are very low, the money market Portfolio’s expenses could absorb all or a significant portion of the money market fund’s income. If interest rates increase, a money market Portfolio’s yield may not increase proportionately. For example, TAM may discontinue any temporary voluntary fee limitation or recoup expenses previously forgone or reimbursed. A money market fund is also, required to maintain greater liquidity levels based on the characteristics and anticipated liquidity needs of its shareholders and a fund with greater liquidity needs may have a lower yield than money market funds with a different shareholder base.

Zero Coupon Bonds: Zero coupon bonds pay no interest during the life of the obligation but trade at prices below their stated maturity value. Although these securities lock in a rate of return to maturity, they may be subject to greater fluctuations in market value than securities that pay interest periodically.

The following provides additional risk information regarding investing in the Portfolios.

Absence of Regulation: Certain Portfolios may engage in over the counter (“OTC”) transactions, which trade in a dealer network, rather than on an exchange. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges. Transactions in the OTC markets are also subject to the credit risk of the counterparty.

Cash Management and Defensive Investing: The value of investments held by the Portfolio for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate. Like other fixed income securities, cash and cash equivalent securities are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the Portfolio holds cash uninvested, the Portfolio will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash, it will not earn income on the cash and the Portfolio’s yield will go down. If a significant amount of the Portfolio’s assets are used for cash management of defensive investing purposes, it may not achieve its investment objective.

Conflicts of Interest: Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM” or the “Investment Adviser”) and its affiliates are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Portfolios. The broad range of activities and interests of TAM and its affiliates gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Portfolios and their shareholders.

TAM serves as investment adviser to certain funds of funds that invest in affiliated underlying funds and is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating the funds of funds’ assets among the underlying funds. TAM may have an incentive to allocate the fund of fund’s assets to those underlying funds for which the net advisory fees payable to TAM are higher than the fees payable by other underlying funds or to those underlying funds for which an affiliate of TAM serves as the sub-adviser.

TAM may have a financial incentive to implement certain changes to the Portfolios. TAM may, from time to time, recommend a change in sub-adviser or a Portfolio combination. TAM will benefit to the extent that an affiliated sub-adviser replaces an unaffiliated sub-adviser or additional assets are combined into a Portfolio having a higher net advisory fee payable to TAM and/or that is sub-advised by an affiliate of TAM. TAM will also benefit to the extent that it replaces a sub-adviser with a new sub-adviser with a lower sub-advisory fee. The aggregation of assets of multiple Portfolios for purposes of calculating breakpoints in sub-advisory fees may also give rise to conflicts of interest.

Expenses: Your actual costs of investing in a Portfolio may be higher than the expenses shown in this prospectus for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if overall net assets decrease, or if a fee limitation is changed or terminated, or with respect to a newly offered Portfolio or class, if average net assets are lower than estimated. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Portfolio expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile.

Inflation: The value of assets or income from investment may be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of a Portfolio’s assets can decline as can the value of the Portfolio’s distributions.

Redemption: A Portfolio may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause the Portfolio to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value, particularly during periods of declining or illiquid markets. In that event, the value of your investment in the Portfolio would go down. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that a Portfolio has investors with large shareholdings, short investment horizons, or unpredictable cash flow needs. In addition, redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil. The redemption by one or more large shareholders of their holdings in a Portfolio could hurt performance and/or cause the remaining shareholders in the Portfolio to lose money. Further, if one decision maker exercises control over Portfolio shares owned by other Portfolio shareholders, including clients or affiliates of the Investment Adviser and/or sub-advisers, redemptions by these shareholders may further increase the impact on the Portfolio.

Regulatory: The U.S. government is in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin, reporting and registration requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional U.S. or other regulations may make derivatives more costly, may limit the availability of derivatives, or may otherwise adversely affect the value or performance of derivatives. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act (the “Reform Act”) substantially increases regulation of the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives market and participants in that market, including imposing clearing and reporting requirements on transactions involving instruments that fall within the Reform Act’s definition of “swap” and “security-based swap,” which terms generally include OTC derivatives, and imposing registration and potential substantive requirements on certain swap and security-based swap market participants. In addition, under the Reform Act, a Portfolio may be subject to additional recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Other future regulatory developments may also impact a Portfolio’s ability to invest or remain invested in certain derivatives. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which a Portfolio itself is regulated. The impact of any new governmental regulation that may be implemented on the ability of a Portfolio to use swaps or any other financial derivative product is not known at this time, and there can be no assurance that any new governmental regulation will not adversely affect the Portfolio’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Securities Lending: Each Portfolio, except as noted below, and each of the Asset Allocation Funds, may lend securities to other financial institutions that provide cash or other securities as collateral. When a Portfolio lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned, and the Portfolio will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. Securities lending involves the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. As a result, a Portfolio may lose money and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. A Portfolio could also lose money if it does not recover the securities and/or the value of the collateral falls, including the value of investments made with cash collateral. These events could trigger adverse tax consequences for a Portfolio.

Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio does not participate in securities lending.

Strategy: Securities and investment strategies with different characteristics tend to shift in and out of favor depending upon market and economic conditions as well as investor sentiment. A Portfolio may outperform or underperform other portfolios that employ a different style or strategy. A Portfolio may employ a combination of styles that impact its risk characteristics.

Investments by Asset Allocation Subaccounts: Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate Horizon, Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate/Long Horizon, and Transamerica Asset Allocation — Short Horizon are asset allocation subaccounts (the “Asset Allocation Subaccounts”) that invest in a combination of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds Subaccounts, which in turn invest in the applicable Transamerica Partners Portfolios. Transactions by the Asset Allocation Subaccounts may be disruptive to the management of an underlying Portfolio. An underlying Portfolio may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions by the Asset Allocation Subaccounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on an underlying Portfolio’s performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, an underlying Portfolio could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase an underlying Portfolio’s brokerage and/or other transaction costs. In addition, when the Asset Allocation Subaccounts own a substantial portion of the Variable Funds Subaccounts, which in turn own an underlying Portfolio’s shares, a large redemption by an Asset Allocation Subaccount could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the underlying Portfolio’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the underlying Portfolio’s expense ratio.

Redemptions of underlying Portfolio shares could also accelerate the realization of taxable capital gains in an underlying Portfolio if sales of securities result in capital gains. The impact of these transactions is likely to be greater when an Asset Allocation Subaccount purchases, redeems, or owns a substantial portion of the Variable Funds Subaccounts, which in turn own an underlying Portfolio’s shares.

When possible, TAM will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful.

Transamerica Partners Portfolio’s Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the management and business affairs of Transamerica Partners Portfolios. It oversees the operation of Transamerica Partners Portfolio by its officers. It also reviews the management of the Portfolios’ assets by the investment adviser and sub-advisers. Information about the Trustees and executive officers of Transamerica Partners Portfolios is contained in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”), located at 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202, serves as investment adviser for Transamerica Partners Portfolios. TAM provides continuous and regular investment advisory services. TAM is responsible for the day-to-day management of Transamerica Asset Allocation – Intermediate Horizon, Transamerica Asset Allocation – Intermediate/Long Horizon, Transamerica Asset, and Transamerica Asset Allocation – Short Horizon. For each of the underlying Transamerica Partners Portfolios in the Transamerica Partner Variable Funds, TAM currently acts as a “manager of managers” and hires investment sub-advisers to furnish investment advice and recommendations and has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with each Portfolio’s sub-adviser. In acting as a manager of managers, TAM provides investment management services that include, without limitation, selection, proactive oversight and monitoring of sub-advisers, daily monitoring of the sub-advisers’ buying and selling of securities for the Portfolios and regular review and evaluation of sub-adviser performance and adherence to investment style and process. TAM’s management services include, among other things, the provision of supervisory, compliance and administrative services to each Portfolio. More information on the investment management services rendered by TAM is included in the SAI. TAM is paid investment advisory and administrative fees for its service as investment manager to each Portfolio. These fees are calculated on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio.

TAM has been a registered investment adviser since 1996. As of December 31, 2015, TAM has approximately $74 billion in total assets under management. TAM is also registered as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio. The remaining Portfolios are operated by TAM pursuant to an exclusion from registration as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act.

TAM acts as a manager of managers for the Portfolios pursuant to an exemptive order from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (Release IC- 23379 dated August 5, 1998). TAM has responsibility, subject to oversight by the Board of Trustees, to, among other matters, oversee and monitor sub-advisers, recommend selection of sub-advisers and recommend changes to sub-advisers where it believes appropriate or advisable. The exemptive order permits TAM, subject to certain conditions including the approval of the Board of Trustees, but without the approval of the applicable Portfolio’s shareholders, to:

Pursuant to the exemptive order, each Portfolio has agreed to provide certain information about new sub-advisers and new sub-advisory agreements to its shareholders.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, each Portfolio paid the following advisory fee as a percentage of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets:

Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio: Effective May 1, 2016, the advisory fee is 0.25% of the first $1 billion; 0.24% over $1 billion up to $3 billion; and 0.23% in excess of $3 billion of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

A discussion regarding the Board of Trustees’ approval of each Portfolio’s investment advisory agreement is available in each Portfolio’s semi-annual report for the period ended June 30, 2015.

Pursuant to an Investment Sub-advisory Agreement between TAM and each sub-adviser on behalf of the respective Portfolio, each sub-adviser shall make investment decisions, buy and sell securities for the Portfolio, conduct research that leads to these purchase and sale decisions, and pay broker-dealers a commission for these trades (which can include payments for research and brokerage services).

Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC, a wholly-owned and indirect subsidiary of Aegon N.V., has been a registered investment adviser since December 2001. As of December 31, 2015, Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC has approximately $122 billion in total assets under management.

AJO, LP has been a registered investment adviser since 1984. As of December 31, 2015, AJO, LP has approximately $26.3 billion in total assets under management.

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. a wholly owned and indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., has been a registered investment adviser since 1988. As of December 31, 2015, BlackRock, Inc. has approximately $4.64 trillion in total assets under management.

Jennison Associates LLC is organized under the laws of Delaware as a single member limited liability company whose sole member is Prudential Investment Management, Inc., which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Asset Management Holding Company LLC, which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. Jennison Associates LLC (including its predecessor, Jennison Associates Capital Corp.), has been a registered investment adviser since 1969. As of December 31, 2015, Jennison Associates LLC has approximately $174 billion in total assets under management.

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a bank holding company. As of December 31, 2015, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and its affiliates has $1.7 trillion in assets under management.

Merganser Capital Management, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Providence Equity Partners, has been a registered investment adviser since 1984. As of December 31, 2015, Merganser Capital Management, LLC has approximately $9.6 billion in total assets under management.

Systematic Financial Management, L.P. has been a registered investment adviser since 1982. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG), a publicly traded asset management company, holds a majority interest in Systematic Financial Management, L.P. through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Titan NJ LP Holdings LLC. As of December 31, 2015, Systematic Financial Management, L.P. has approximately $9.4 billion in total assets under management.

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of OMAM, a indirectly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual plc., has been a registered investment adviser since 1970. As of December 31, 2015, Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC has approximately $14.5 billion in total assets under management.

Wellington Management Company, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is a professional investment counseling firm which provides investment services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management Company LLP and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 80 years. Wellington Management Company LLP is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. As of December 31, 2015, Wellington Management Company, LLP had investment management authority with respect to approximately $926 billion in client assets.

Each Portfolio is managed by the portfolio manager(s) listed below. The SAI provides additional information about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager, and the portfolio manager’s ownership in each Portfolio they manage.

Beneficial interests in the Portfolios described in this Prospectus are currently being offered by TCI to TFLIC for allocation to the appropriate Variable Funds Subaccount to fund benefits payable under the Contracts. Investments in the Portfolios may only be made by investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any beneficial interests in any of the Portfolios.

The net asset value of each Portfolio is determined each day during which the Advisers of that Portfolio are open for business (“Portfolio Business Day”). This determination is made once each day as of 4:00 p.m., New York time (the “Valuation Time”).

Each investor in a Portfolio may add to or reduce its investment in such Portfolio on each Portfolio Business Day. As of the Valuation Time on each such day, the value of each investor’s beneficial interest in a Portfolio will be determined by multiplying the net asset value of the Portfolio by the percentage, effective for that day, which represents that investor’s share of the aggregate beneficial interests in the Portfolio. Any additions or reductions, which are to be effected as of the Valuation Time on such day, will then be effected. The investor’s percentage of the aggregate beneficial interests in a Portfolio will then be recomputed as the percentage equal to the fraction (i) the numerator of which is the value of such investor’s investment in the Portfolio as of the Valuation Time on such day plus or minus, as the case may be, the amount of net additions to or reductions in the investor’s investment in the Portfolio effected as of the Valuation Time, and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate net asset value of the Portfolio as of the Valuation Time on such day, plus or minus, as the case may be, the amount of net additions to or reductions in the aggregate net asset value of the Portfolio as of the Valuation Time on such day, plus or minus as the case may be, the amount of net additions to or reductions in the aggregate investments in the Portfolio by all investors in such Portfolio. The percentage so determined will then be applied to determine the value of the investor’s interest in the Portfolio as of the Valuation time on the following Portfolio Business Day.

An investor in a Portfolio may withdraw all or any portion of its investment at the net asset value next determined if a withdrawal request in proper form is furnished by the investor to Transamerica Partners Portfolios by the designated cut-off time for each accredited investor. The proceeds of a reduction or a withdrawal will be paid by Transamerica Partners Portfolios in federal funds normally on the Portfolio Business Day the withdrawal is effected, but in any event within seven days. Transamerica Partners Portfolios, on behalf of each of its Portfolios, reserves the right to pay redemptions in kind. Unless requested by an investor, Transamerica Partners Portfolios will not make a redemption in kind to the investor, except in situations where that investor may make redemptions in kind. Transamerica Partners Portfolios, on behalf of each of its Portfolios, has elected, however, to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, as a result of which Transamerica Partners Portfolios is obligated to redeem beneficial interests in each Portfolio with respect to any one investor during any 90 day period, solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the Portfolio at the beginning of the period. Investments in a Portfolio may not be transferred.

The right to redeem beneficial interests or to receive payment with respect to any redemption may be suspended only (i) for any period during which trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission or when the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings), (ii) for any period during which an emergency exists as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of which disposal of a Portfolio’s securities or determination of the net asset value of each Portfolio is not reasonably practicable, and (iii) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of investors in any Portfolio.

Securities of the Transamerica Partners Portfolios are generally valued based on market prices or quotations. When market prices or quotations are not readily available or are believed to be not reliable, a Portfolio’s securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Transamerica Partners Portfolios’ Board of Trustees. A Portfolio may also use fair value procedures to price securities if it determines that a significant event has occurred between the time at which a market price is determined but prior to the time at which the Portfolio’s net asset value is calculated (for example, where securities are primarily traded on a foreign exchange that has closed before the Portfolio’s net asset value is calculated). When a Portfolio uses fair value procedures to price securities it may value those securities higher or lower than actual market quotations or higher or lower than other funds using their own fair value procedures to price the same securities. The market price for certain debt obligations and derivative securities is generally the price supplied by an independent third party pricing service. Such a pricing service may use market prices or quotations, or a variety of fair value techniques and methodologies, to provide a price for a debt obligation or a derivative. The prices that each Portfolio uses may differ from the amounts that would be realized if the securities were sold and the differences could be significant, particularly for securities that trade in relatively thin markets and/or markets that experience extreme volatility. Short-term investments that have a maturity of more than 60 days generally are valued based on market prices or quotations. Short-term investments that have a maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost. Using this method, each Portfolio constantly amortizes over the remaining life of a security the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and the cost of the security to the Portfolio. For more information on the valuation of portfolio securities, see “Transamerica Partners Portfolios” in the Statement of Additional Information.

Taxation of Transamerica Partners Portfolios and Holders of Interests Therein

Instead, any investor in a series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios must take into account, in computing its federal income tax liability, its share of that series’ income, gains, losses, deductions, credits and tax preference items, without regard to whether that investor has received any cash distributions from Transamerica Partners Portfolios. The determination of such share will be made in accordance with the Code, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Withdrawals by any investor in Transamerica Partners Portfolios from its corresponding Portfolio generally will not result in recognizing any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes, except that (1) gain will be recognized to the extent that any cash or, under certain circumstances, the value of any marketable securities distributed exceeds the basis of such investor’s interest in the Portfolio prior to the distribution, (2) income or gain may be realized if such investor receives a disproportionate distribution of any unrealized receivables held by the Portfolio and (3) loss may be recognized if the distribution is in liquidation of such investor’s entire interest and consists solely of cash and/or unrealized receivables. The basis of any investor’s interest in Transamerica Partners Portfolios generally equals the amount of cash and the basis of any property that such investor invests in a Portfolio, increased by such investor’s share of income from that Portfolio and by such investor’s share of Portfolio debt, decreased by the amount of any cash and the basis of any property distributed from that Portfolio, and further decreased by such investor’s share of losses from that Portfolio. Transamerica Partners Portfolios is organized as a New York trust. It has determined that each of its series is properly treated as a separate partnership for New York State income tax purposes. Accordingly, neither the Trust nor any Portfolio is subject to any income or franchise tax in the State of New York.

Transamerica Partners Portfolios is organized as a series trust under the laws of the State of New York. Under the Declaration of Trust, the Trustees are authorized to issue beneficial interests in one or more series (referred to herein as “Portfolios”). Investments in each Portfolio may not be transferred, but an investor may withdraw all or any portion of its investment at any time at net asset value. Investors in a Portfolio (e.g., investment companies, insurance company separate accounts and common and commingled trust funds) will each be liable for all obligations of that Portfolio (and of no other Portfolio). However, the risk of an investor in a Portfolio incurring financial loss on account of such liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance existed and the Portfolio itself was unable to meet its obligations. Investments in each Portfolio have no preemptive or conversion rights and are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth below.

Each investor is entitled to a vote in proportion to the amount of its investment in each Portfolio. Investors in a Portfolio will vote as a separate class, except as to voting for election of Trustees of Transamerica Partners Portfolios, as otherwise required by the 1940 Act, or if determined by the Trustees of Transamerica Partners Portfolios to be a matter which affects all Portfolios. As to any matter which does not affect a particular Portfolio, only investors in the one or more affected Portfolios are entitled to vote. Transamerica Partners Portfolios is not required and has no current intention of holding annual meetings of investors, but special meetings of investors will be held when in the judgment of the Trustees of Transamerica Partners Portfolios it is necessary or desirable to submit matters for an investor vote. Changes in fundamental policies will be submitted to investors for approval, or otherwise voted on in accordance with applicable law. Investors under certain circumstances (e.g., upon application and submission of certain specified documents to the Trustees by a specified number of investors) have the right to communicate with other investors in connection with requesting a meeting of investors for the purpose of removing one or more Trustees of Transamerica Partners Portfolios. Investors also have the right to remove one or more Trustees of Transamerica Partners Portfolios without a meeting by a declaration in writing by a specified number of investors. Upon liquidation of a Portfolio, investors would be entitled to share pro rata in the net assets of that Portfolio (and no other Portfolio) available for distribution to investors. See “Voting Rights.”

Each Portfolio determines its net income and realized capital gains, if any, on each Portfolio Business Day as defined above and allocates all such income and gain pro rata among the investors in such Portfolio at the time of such determination.

The “net income” of each Portfolio shall consist of (i) all income accrued, less the amortization of any premium, on the assets of the Portfolio, less (ii) all actual and accrued expenses of the Portfolio determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Interest income includes discount earned (including both original issue and market discount) on discount paper accrued ratably to the date of maturity and any net realized gains or losses on the assets of a Portfolio. All the net income of each Portfolio is allocated pro rata among the investors in the Portfolio (and no other Portfolio).

Inquiries regarding Transamerica Partners Portfolios may be directed to TFLIC at 440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, New York 10528 (914-627-3000).

Transamerica Partners Variable Funds, Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is NOT a prospectus, but it relates to, and should be read in conjunction with, the prospectus dated May 1, 2016, and supplemented from time to time (the “Prospectus”), for the Group Variable Annuity Contracts issued by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”) which invest in Transamerica Partners Variable Funds (the “Variable Funds Account”) or Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (the “Asset Allocation Funds Account”, and, together with the Variable Funds Account, the “Accounts”). The Prospectus is available, at no charge, by writing TFLIC at 440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, New York 10528 or by calling (800) 755-5801.

A separate SAI is available without charge for Calvert Variable Series, Inc. (“CVS”) of which the Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio is part by writing to CVS at 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 or by calling (301) 951-4820.

This SAI includes information which may be of interest to investors but which is not necessarily included in the Prospectus.

There are twelve Subaccounts of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds (the “Variable Funds Subaccounts”) and three Subaccounts of Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (the “Asset Allocation Subaccounts”) that are presently available for investment under the Contracts. Each Variable Funds Subaccount, other than the Variable Funds Subaccount which invests in the Calvert Series, invests in a corresponding series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios. Those series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios (the “Portfolios”) are described in this Statement of Additional Information. Each Asset Allocation Subaccount invests in a combination of the Variable Funds Subaccounts (other than the Variable Funds Subaccounts which invest in the Balanced Portfolio and the Calvert Series), and the Variable Funds Subaccounts, in turn, invest in the Portfolios. This Statement of Additional Information also provides additional information about the Asset Allocation Subaccounts. References to “Portfolio/AA Subaccount” refer to both the Portfolios and the Asset Allocation Subaccounts.

Description of Transamerica Partners Portfolios and Asset Allocation Variable Funds Subaccounts

This section of the Statement of Additional Information describes each Portfolio, including the Money Market Portfolio, the High Quality Bond Portfolio, the Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio, the Core Bond Portfolio, the High Yield Bond Portfolio, the Balanced Portfolio, the Large Value Portfolio, the Large Core Portfolio, the Large Growth Portfolio, the Small Core Portfolio, and the International Equity Portfolio. Certain information relating to the Asset Allocation Subaccounts is also provided in this section.

Interests (also referred to sometimes as “shares”) of Transamerica Partners Portfolios (the “Trust” or ), a management investment company that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) is currently divided into separate series (each a “Portfolio” or together, the “Portfolios”) described herein. The Trust may create additional series and classes from time to time. Transamerica Partners Portfolios is a series trust organized under the laws of New York. Transamerica Partners Portfolios was organized on September 1, 1993.

Each Portfolio issues shares of beneficial interest only in private placement transactions that do not involve a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). Only “accredited investors”, as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, may invest in the Portfolios. Accredited investors include investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds, or other similar organizations or entities.

During the last five years, none of the Portfolios’ names have changed, except for the Transamerica Partners Money Market Portfolio which changed its name to Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio effective on May 1, 2016.

The Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds account (“Asset Allocation Account”) is also registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as a management investment company. The Asset Allocation Account was established by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”) under New York Insurance Law on April 15, 1996.

Each of the Variable Funds Subaccounts seeks its investment objective by investing all of its assets in an underlying master fund (called a “Portfolio”), which are series of the Transamerica Partners Portfolios, having the same investment objectives and policies as the applicable Variable Funds Subaccounts. The Variable Funds Subaccounts and their corresponding Portfolios are set forth below.

Each of the Asset Allocation Subaccounts seeks its investment objective by investing in a combination of the Money Market, Bond and Stock Variable Funds Subaccounts, which in turn, invest in the applicable Portfolios.

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM” or the “Investment Manager”) is the investment manager for each Portfolio and the Asset Allocation Variable Subaccounts.

Each Portfolio is diversified. Each Asset Allocation Subaccount is non-diversified.

For certain purposes herein, the Portfolios and Asset Allocation Subaccounts are grouped as follows:

Money Market Portfolio: Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio

Bond Portfolios: Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio; Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio; Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio and Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio

Stock Portfolios: Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio; Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio; Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio; Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio; and Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio

Asset Allocation Subaccounts: Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate Horizon, Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate/Long Horizon, and Transamerica Asset Allocation — Short Horizon

The investment objective of each Portfolio/AA Subaccount and the strategies each Portfolio/AA Subaccount employs to achieve its objective are described in the prospectus. There can be no assurance that a Portfolio/AA Subaccount will achieve its objective.

Each Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s investment objective and, unless otherwise noted, its investment policies and techniques may be changed by the Board without approval of shareholders. A change in the investment objective or policies of a Portfolio/AA Subaccount may result in the Portfolio/AA Subaccount having an investment objective or policies different from those which a shareholder deemed appropriate at the time of investment.

Whenever a Variable Funds or Asset Allocation Subaccount is requested to vote on a fundamental policy of a Portfolio, the Company will follow the procedures described in the prospectus under the section entitled “Voting Rights.”

Fundamental investment policies of each Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount, defined under the 1940 Act as the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount present at a shareholder/investor meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount.

Each Portfolio and Asset Allocation Subaccount has adopted the following fundamental policies:

The Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted, modified or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not engage in the business of underwriting the securities of other issuers except as permitted by the 1940 Act.

The Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted, modified or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not issue any senior security, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted, modified or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not purchase or sell real estate except as permitted by the 1940 Act.

The Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, and as interpreted, modified or otherwise permitted by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

The Portfolio/AA Subaccount may not make any investment if, as a result, the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s investments will be concentrated in any one industry, as the relevant terms are used in the 1940 Act, as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

Solely for purposes of the above fundamental investment policies, the “1940 Act” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as amended from time to time, or other successor law governing the regulation of investment companies, or interpretations or modifications thereof by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the SEC staff or other authority, or exemptive or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

The following provides additional information about each of the fundamental investment policies. This information does not form part of the fundamental investment policies.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to borrowing money set forth in (1) above, the 1940 Act permits a Portfolio/AA Subaccount to borrow money in amounts of up to one-third of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount total assets from banks for any purpose, and to borrow up to 5% of the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s total assets from banks or other lenders for temporary purposes (the Portfolio/AA Subaccount total assets include the amounts being borrowed). To limit the risks attendant to borrowing, the 1940 Act requires the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s to maintain at all times an “asset coverage” of at least 300% of the amount of its borrowings. Asset coverage means the ratio that the value of the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s total assets (including amounts borrowed), minus liabilities other than borrowings, bears to the aggregate amount of all borrowings.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to underwriting set forth in (2) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a Portfolio/AA Subaccount from engaging in the underwriting business or from underwriting the securities of other issuers; in fact, the 1940 Act permits a Portfolio/AA Subaccount to have underwriting commitments of up to 25% of its assets under certain circumstances. Those circumstances currently are that the amount of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount’s underwriting commitments, when added to the value of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount’s investments in issuers where the Portfolio/AA Subaccount owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of those issuers, cannot exceed the 25% cap. A Portfolio/AA Subaccount engaging in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of portfolio securities may be considered to be an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Under the 1933 Act, an underwriter may be liable for material omissions or misstatements in an issuer’s registration statement or prospectus. Securities purchased from an issuer and not registered for sale under the 1933 Act are considered restricted securities. If these securities are registered under the 1933 Act, they may then be eligible for sale but participating in the sale may subject the seller to underwriter liability. Although it is not believed that the application of the 1933 Act provisions described above would cause a Portfolio/AA Subaccount to be engaged in the business of underwriting, the policy in (2) above will be interpreted not to prevent the Portfolio/AA Subaccount from engaging in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of portfolio securities, regardless of whether the Portfolio/AA Subaccount may be considered to be an underwriter under the 1933 Act.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to lending set forth in (3) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a Portfolio/AA Subaccount from making loans; however, SEC staff interpretations currently prohibit funds from lending more than one-third of their total assets. Each Portfolio/AA Subaccount will be permitted by this policy to make loans of money, including to other funds, Portfolios/AA Subaccounts, portfolio securities or other assets. A Portfolio/AA Subaccount would have to obtain exemptive relief from the SEC to make loans of money to other funds and Portfolios/AA Subaccounts.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to issuing senior securities set forth in (4) above, “senior securities” are defined as Portfolio/AA Subaccount obligations that have a priority over the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s shares with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s assets. The 1940 Act prohibits a Portfolio/AA Subaccount from issuing senior securities, except that the Portfolio/AA Subaccount may borrow money in amounts of up to one-third of the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s total assets from banks for any purpose. A Portfolio/AA Subaccount also may borrow up to 5% of the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s total assets from banks or other lenders for temporary purposes, and these borrowings are not considered senior securities. The issuance of senior securities by a Portfolio/AA Subaccount can increase the speculative character of the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s outstanding shares through leveraging.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to real estate set forth in (5) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a Portfolio/AA Subaccount from owning real estate; however, a Portfolio/AA Subaccount is limited in the amount of illiquid assets it may purchase. To the extent that investments in real estate are considered illiquid, the current SEC staff position generally limits a Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s purchases of illiquid securities to 15% of net assets. The policy in (5) above will be interpreted not to prevent a Portfolio/AA Subaccount from investing in real estate-related companies, companies whose businesses consist in whole or in part of investing in real estate, mortgage-backed securities instruments (like mortgages) that are secured by real estate or interests therein, or real estate investment trust securities. Investing in real estate may involve risks, including that real estate is generally considered illiquid and may be difficult to value and sell. In addition, owners of real estate may be subject to various liabilities, including environmental liabilities.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to commodities set forth in (6) above, the 1940 Act does not prohibit a Portfolio/AA Subaccount from owning commodities, whether physical commodities and contracts related to physical commodities (such as oil or grains and related futures contracts), or financial commodities and contracts related to financial commodities (such as currencies and, possibly, currency futures). However, a Portfolio/AA Subaccount is limited in the amount of illiquid assets it may purchase. To the extent that investments in commodities are considered illiquid, the current SEC staff position generally limits a Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s purchases of illiquid securities to 15% of net assets.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to concentration set forth in (7) above, the 1940 Act does not define what constitutes “concentration” in an industry. The SEC staff has taken the position that investment of 25% or more of a Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s total assets in one or more issuers conducting their principal activities in the same industry or group of industries constitutes concentration. It is possible that interpretations of concentration could change in the future. The policy in (7) above will be interpreted to refer to concentration as that term may be interpreted from time to time. The policy also will be interpreted to permit investment without limit in the following: securities of the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities; securities of state, territory, possession or municipal governments and their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; securities of foreign governments; repurchase agreements collateralized by any such obligations; and counterparties in foreign currency transactions. Accordingly, issuers of the foregoing securities will not be considered to be members of any industry. There also will be no limit on investment in issuers domiciled in a single jurisdiction or country as an issuer’s domicile will not be considered an industry for purposes of the policy. A type of investment will not be considered to be an industry under the policy. The policy also will be interpreted to give broad authority to a Portfolio/AA Subaccount as to how to classify issuers within or among industries.

The Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s fundamental policies are written and will be interpreted broadly. For example, the policies will be interpreted to refer to the 1940 Act and the related rules as they are in effect from time to time, and to interpretations and modifications of or relating to the 1940 Act by the SEC, its staff and others as they are given from time to time. When a policy provides that an investment practice may be conducted as permitted by the 1940 Act, the practice will be considered to be permitted if either the 1940 Act permits the practice or the 1940 Act does not prohibit the practice.

Except for the fundamental policy on borrowing set forth in (1) above, if any percentage restriction described above is complied with at the time of an investment, a later increase or decrease in the percentage resulting from a change in values or assets will not constitute a violation of such restriction.

The investment practices described above involve risks. Please see the prospectus and this SAI for a description of certain of these risks.

The Portfolios have adopted the following non-fundamental policies, which may be changed by the Board of the Trust, as relevant, without shareholder approval.

Each Portfolio will not, as a matter of operating policy, acquire any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(F) or Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act. This policy does not prevent a Portfolio from investing in securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on any other provision of applicable law or regulation.

The Asset Allocation Subaccounts have adopted the following non-fundamental policies, which may be changed by the Board without investor approval.

Each Asset Allocation Subaccount may invest more than 5% of its assets in any one Variable Funds Subaccount, and each Asset Allocation Subaccount may invest substantially all of its assets, collectively, in Variable Funds Subaccounts.

Because of their investment objectives and policies, the Asset Allocation Subaccounts will each concentrate more than 25% of their assets in the investment company industry. In accordance with the Asset Allocation Subaccounts’ investment programs set forth in the Prospectus, each of the Asset Allocation Subaccounts may invest more than 25% of its assets in certain of the Variable Funds Subaccounts. However, each of the Portfolios in which each Variable Funds Subaccount will invest will not concentrate more than 25% of its total assets in any one industry (except that the Money Market Portfolio reserves the right to concentrate 25% or more of its assets in obligations of domestic branches of domestic banks).

Each Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s principal investment strategies are set forth in the prospectus. This section further explains policies and strategies utilized by the Portfolios. Please refer to the prospectus and investment restrictions for the policies and strategies pertinent to a particular Portfolio.

Unless otherwise indicated, all limitations applicable to Portfolio investments (as stated in the prospectus and elsewhere in this SAI) apply only at the time a transaction is entered into. If a percentage limitation is complied with at the time of an investment, any subsequent change in percentage resulting from a change in values or assets, or a change in credit quality, will not constitute a violation of that limitation. There is no limit on the ability of a Portfolio to make any type of investment or to invest in any type of security, except as expressly stated in the prospectus or in this SAI or as imposed by law.

In the past several years, financial markets, such as those in the United States, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, have experienced increased volatility, depressed valuations, decreased liquidity and heightened uncertainty. Governmental and non-governmental issuers defaulted on, or were forced to restructure, their debts. These market conditions may continue to worsen or spread.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected. As a result, whether or not a Portfolio invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to countries experiencing economic and financial difficulties, the value and liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments may be negatively affected.

Europe: A number of countries in Europe have experienced severe economic and financial difficulties. Many non-governmental issuers, and even certain governments, have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts; many other issuers have faced difficulties obtaining credit or refinancing existing obligations; financial institutions have in many cases required government or central bank support, have needed to raise capital, and/or have been impaired in their ability to extend credit; and financial markets in Europe and elsewhere have experienced extreme volatility and declines in asset values and liquidity. These difficulties may continue, worsen or spread within and without Europe. Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. In addition, one or more countries may abandon the euro, the common currency of the European Union, and/or withdraw from the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far-reaching. Whether or not a Portfolio invests in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Portfolio’s investments.

Debt securities include securities such as corporate bonds and debentures; commercial paper; trust preferreds, debt securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities; or foreign governments; asset-backed securities; collateralized-mortgage obligations (“CMOs”); zero coupon bonds; floating rate, inverse floating rate and index obligations; “strips”; structured notes; and pay-in-kind and step securities.

Fixed-income investing is the purchase of a debt security that maintains a level of income that does not change, at least for some period of time. When a debt security is purchased, the Portfolio owns “debt” and becomes a creditor to the company or government.

Consistent with each Portfolio’s investment policies, a Portfolio may invest in debt securities, which may be referred to as fixed income instruments. These may include securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or government-sponsored enterprises; corporate debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including convertible securities and corporate commercial paper; mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities; inflation-indexed bonds issued both by governments and corporations; structured notes, including hybrid or “indexed” securities, event-linked bonds and loan participations; delayed funding loans and revolving credit facilities; bank certificates of deposit (“CD’s”), fixed time deposits and bankers’ acceptances; repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements; debt securities issued by state or local governments and their agencies, authorities and other government-sponsored enterprises; obligations of non-U.S. governments or their subdivisions, agencies and government-sponsored enterprises; and obligations of international agencies or supranational entities. Consistent with its investment policies, a Portfolio may invest in derivatives based on fixed income instruments.

Generally, the Portfolios use the terms “debt security,” “bond,” “fixed income instrument” and “fixed income security” interchangeably, and these terms are interpreted broadly by the Portfolios and include instruments that are intended to provide one or more of the characteristics of a direct investment in one or more debt securities. As new debt securities are developed, a Portfolio may invest in those securities as well.

Maturity and Duration: The maturity of a fixed income security is a measure of the time remaining until the final payment on the security is due. For simple fixed income securities, duration indicates the average time at which the security’s cash flows are to be received. For simple fixed income securities with interest payments occurring prior to the payment of principal, duration is always less than maturity. For example, a current coupon bullet bond with a maturity of 3.5 years will have a duration of approximately three years. In general, the lower the stated or coupon rate of interest of a fixed income security, the closer its duration will be to its final maturity; conversely, the higher the stated or coupon rate of interest of a fixed income security, the shorter its duration will be compared to its final maturity. The determination of duration becomes more complex when fixed income securities with features like floating coupon payments, optionality, prepayments, and structuring are evaluated. There are differing methodologies for computing effective duration prevailing in the industry. As a result, different investors may estimate duration differently.

Debt and fixed-income securities share three principal risks. First, the level of interest income generated by a Portfolio’s fixed income investments may decline due to a decrease in market interest rates. If rates decline, when a Portfolio’s fixed income securities mature or are sold, they may be replaced by lower-yielding investments. Second, the values of fixed income securities fluctuate with changes in interest rates. A decrease in interest rates will generally result in an increase in the value of a Portfolio’s fixed income investments. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the value of a Portfolio’s fixed income investments will generally decline. However, a change in interest rates will not have the same impact on all fixed rate securities. For example, the magnitude of these fluctuations will generally be greater when a Portfolio’s duration or average maturity is longer. Third, certain fixed income securities are subject to credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer of securities will be unable to pay principal and interest when due, or that the value of the security will suffer because investors believe the issuer is unable to pay.

Mortgage-backed securities may be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or private issuers such as banks, insurance companies, and savings and loans. Some of these securities, such as Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) certificates, are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury while others, such as Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) and Federated National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) certificates, are not. The U.S. government has provided recent financial support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored entities in the future.

Mortgage-backed securities represent interests in a pool of mortgages. Principal and interest payments made on the mortgages in the underlying mortgage pool are passed through to the Portfolio. These securities are often subject to more rapid repayment than their stated maturity dates would indicate as a result of principal prepayments on the underlying loans. This can result in significantly greater price and yield volatility than with traditional fixed-income securities. During periods of declining interest rates, prepayments can be expected to accelerate which will shorten these securities’ weighted average life and may lower their return. Conversely, in a rising interest rate environment, a declining prepayment rate will extend the weighted average life of these securities which generally would cause their values to fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates.

The value of these securities also may change because of changes in the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the federal agency or private institution that issued or guarantees them. In addition, the mortgage securities market in general may be adversely affected by changes in governmental regulation or tax policies.

Mortgage-backed securities that are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, are not subject to the Portfolios’ industry concentration restrictions, by virtue of the exclusion from that test available to all U.S. government securities. In the case of privately issued mortgage-related securities, the Portfolios take the position that mortgage-related securities do not represent interests in any particular “industry” or group of industries.

As noted above, there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government that issue mortgage related securities and among the securities that they issue. Mortgage-related securities issued by GNMA include GNMA Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (also known as “Ginnie Maes”) which are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. GNMA is a wholly owned U.S. government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA certificates also are supported by the authority of GNMA to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under its guarantee. Mortgage-related securities issued by Fannie Mae include Fannie Mae Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (also known as “Fannie Maes”) which are solely the obligations of Fannie Mae and are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States. Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored organization owned entirely by private stockholders. Fannie Maes are guaranteed as to the timely payment of the principal and interest by Fannie Mae. Mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac include Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates (also known as “Freddie Macs” or “PCs”). Freddie Mac is a corporate instrumentality of the United States, created pursuant to an Act of Congress, which is owned entirely by Federal Home Loan Banks. Freddie Macs are not guaranteed by the United States or by any Federal Home Loan Banks and do not constitute a debt or obligation of the United States or of any Federal Home Loan Bank. Freddie Macs entitle the holder to the timely payment of interest, which is guaranteed by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac guarantees either ultimate collection or the timely payment of all principal payments on the underlying mortgage loans. When Freddie Mac does not guarantee timely payment of principal, Freddie Mac may remit the amount due on account of its guarantee of ultimate payment of principal at any time after default on an underlying mortgage, but in no event later than one year after it becomes payable.

CMOs, which are debt obligations collateralized by mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities, provide the holder with a specified interest in the cash flow of a pool of underlying mortgages or other mortgage-backed securities. Issuers of CMOs frequently elect to be taxed as a pass-through entity known as real estate mortgage investment conduits. CMOs are issued in multiple classes, each with a specified fixed or floating interest rate and a final distribution date. The relative payment rights of the various CMO classes may be structured in many ways. In most cases, however, payments of principal are applied to the CMO classes in the order of their respective stated maturities, so that no principal payments will be made on a CMO class until all other classes having an earlier stated maturity date are paid in full. The classes may include accrual certificates (also known as “Z-Bonds”), which only accrue interest at a specified rate until other specified classes have been retired and are converted thereafter to interest-paying securities. They may also include planned amortization classes which generally require, within certain limits, that specified amounts of principal be applied on each payment date, and generally exhibit less yield and market volatility than other classes. In many cases, CMOs are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities or may be collateralized by a Portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-related securities guaranteed by such an agency or instrumentality. Certain CMOs in which a Portfolio may invest are not guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS may be issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government, or by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans, including savings and loan associations, mortgage banks, commercial banks, investment banks and special purpose entities of the foregoing.

SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. A common type of SMBS will have one class receiving some of the interest and most of the principal from the mortgage assets, while the other class will receive most of the interest and the remainder of the principal. In the most extreme case, one class will receive all of the interest (the “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on a Portfolio’s yield to maturity from these securities. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Portfolio may fail to recoup some or all of its initial investment in these securities even if the security is in one of the highest rating categories.

The repayment of certain mortgage-related securities depends primarily on the cash collections received from the issuer’s underlying asset portfolio and, in certain cases, the issuer’s ability to issue replacement securities (such as asset-backed commercial paper). As a result, a Portfolio could experience losses in the event of credit or market value deterioration in the issuer’s underlying portfolio, mismatches in the timing of the cash flows of the underlying asset interests and the repayment obligations of maturing securities, or the issuer’s inability to issue new or replacement securities. This is also true for other asset-backed securities. Upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or defaults, the investors in a security held by a Portfolio may become the holders of underlying assets at a time when those assets may be difficult to sell or may be sold only at a loss. If mortgage-backed securities or asset-backed securities are bought at a discount, however, both scheduled payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments will increase current and total returns and will accelerate the recognition of income.

Unlike mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its sponsored entities, mortgage-backed securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee, but may have credit enhancement provided by external entities such as banks or financial institutions or achieved through the structuring of the transaction itself. Examples of such credit support arising out of the structure of the transaction include the issue of senior and subordinated securities (e.g., the issuance of securities by a special purpose vehicle in multiple classes or “tranches,” with one or more classes being senior to other subordinated classes as to the payment of principal and interest, with the result that defaults on the underlying mortgage loans are borne first by the holders of the subordinated class); creation of “reserve funds” (in which case cash or investments, sometimes funded from a portion of the payments on the

underlying mortgage loans, are held in reserve against future losses); and “over-collateralization” (in which case the scheduled payments on, or the principal amount of, the underlying mortgage loans exceeds that required to make payment of the securities and pay any servicing or other fees). However, there can be no guarantee that credit enhancements, if any, will be sufficient to prevent losses in the event of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans. A Portfolio may also buy mortgage-backed securities without insurance or guarantees.

If a Portfolio purchases subordinated mortgage-backed securities, the payments of principal and interest on the Portfolio’s subordinated securities generally will be made only after payments are made to the holders of securities senior to the Portfolio’s securities. Therefore, if there are defaults on the underlying mortgage loans, a Portfolio will be less likely to receive payments of principal and interest, and will be more likely to suffer a loss. Privately issued mortgage-backed securities are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, mortgage-backed securities held in a Portfolio may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.

In addition, mortgage-backed securities that are issued by private issuers are not subject to the underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-backed securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying private mortgage-backed securities may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Privately issued pools more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value mortgages and manufactured housing loans. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a private-label mortgage-backed securities pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had, in many cases, higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements.

The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-backed securities that are backed by mortgage pools that contain subprime loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic turndown, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate, or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable rate mortgages.

Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in the underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. The pool of assets generally represents the obligations of a number of different parties.

Asset-backed securities have many of the same characteristics and risks as the mortgage-backed securities described above, except that asset-backed securities may be backed by non-real-estate loans, leases or receivables such as auto, credit card or home equity loans.

Non-mortgage asset-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or government-sponsored entities; however, the payment of principal and interest on such obligations may be guaranteed up to certain amounts and for a certain time period by a letter of credit issued by a financial institution (such as a bank or insurance company) which may be affiliated or unaffiliated with the issuers of such securities. In addition, such securities generally will have remaining estimated lives at the time of purchase of five years or less.

Asset-backed securities frequently carry credit protection in the form of extra collateral, subordinated certificates, cash reserve accounts, letters of credit or other enhancements. For example, payments of principal and interest may be guaranteed up to certain amounts and for a certain time period by a letter of credit or other enhancement issued by a financial institution. Assets which, to date, have been used to back asset-backed securities include motor vehicle installment sales contracts or installment loans secured by motor vehicles, and receivables from revolving credit (credit card) agreements. Other types of asset-backed securities include those that represent interest in pools of corporate bonds (such as collateralized bond obligations or “CBOs”), bank loans (such as collateralized loan obligations or “CLOs”) and other debt obligations (such as collateralized debt obligations or “CDOs”).

Asset-backed security values may also be affected by factors such as changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans, or the financial institution providing any credit enhancement and the exhaustion of any credit enhancement. The risks of investing in asset-backed securities depend upon payment of the underlying loans by the individual borrowers (i.e., the backing asset). In its capacity as purchaser of an asset-backed security, a Portfolio would generally have no recourse to the entity that originated the loans in the event of default by the borrower. If a letter of credit or other form of credit enhancement is exhausted or otherwise unavailable, holders of asset-backed securities may experience delays in payments or losses if the full amounts due on underlying assets are not realized. Asset-backed securities may also present certain additional risks related to the particular type of collateral. For example, credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. Asset-backed securities are also subject to prepayment risk, which may shorten the weighted average life of such securities and may lower their return. In addition, asset backed securities are subject to risks similar

to those associated with mortgage-backed securities, as well as additional risks associated with the nature of the assets and the servicing of those assets.

Asset-backed securities may be subject to greater risk of default during periods of economic downturn than other securities, which could result in possible losses to a Portfolio. In addition, the secondary market for asset-backed securities may not be as liquid as the market for other securities which may result in a Portfolio’s experiencing difficulty in selling or valuing asset-backed securities.

Corporate debt securities exist in great variety, differing from one another in quality, maturity, and call or other provisions. Lower-grade bonds, whether rated or unrated, usually offer higher interest income, but also carry increased risk of default. Corporate bonds may be secured or unsecured, senior to or subordinated to other debt of the issuer, and, occasionally, may be guaranteed by another entity. In addition, they may carry other features, such as those described under “Convertible Securities” and “Variable or Floating Rate Securities,” or have special features such as the right of the holder to shorten or lengthen the maturity of a given debt instrument, rights to purchase additional securities, rights to elect from among two or more currencies in which to receive interest or principal payments, or provisions permitting the holder to participate in earnings of the issuer or to participate in the value of some specified commodity, financial index, or other measure of value.

Commercial paper refers to short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by commercial and industrial corporations to finance their current operations. Commercial paper may be issued at a discount and redeemed at par, or issued at par with interest added at maturity. The interest or discount rate depends on general interest rates, the credit standing of the issuer, and the maturity of the note, and generally moves in tandem with rates on large certificates of deposits (“CDs”) and Treasury bills. An established secondary market exists for commercial paper, particularly that of stronger issuers which are rated by Moody’s and S&P. Investments in commercial paper are subject to the risks that general interest rates will rise, that the credit standing or rating of the issuer will fall, or that the secondary market in the issuer’s notes will become too limited to permit their liquidation at a reasonable price.

Commercial paper includes asset-backed commercial paper (“ABCP”) that is issued by structured investment vehicles or other conduits. These conduits may be sponsored by mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies, hedge funds, private equity firms and special purpose finance entities. ABCP typically refers to a debt security with an original term to maturity of up to 270 days, the payment of which is supported by cash flows from underlying assets, or one or more liquidity or credit support providers, or both. Assets backing ABCP, which may be included in revolving pools of assets with large numbers of obligors, include credit card, car loan and other consumer receivables and home or commercial mortgages, including subprime mortgages. The repayment of ABCP issued by a conduit depends primarily on the cash collections received from the conduit’s underlying asset portfolio and the conduit’s ability to issue new ABCP. Therefore, there could be losses to a Portfolio investing in ABCP in the event of credit or market value deterioration in the conduit’s underlying portfolio, mismatches in the timing of the cash flows of the underlying asset interests and the repayment obligations of maturing ABCP, or the conduit’s inability to issue new ABCP. To protect investors from these risks, ABCP programs may be structured with various protections, such as credit enhancement, liquidity support, and commercial paper stop-issuance and wind-down triggers. However, there can be no guarantee that these protections will be sufficient to prevent losses to investors in ABCP.

Some ABCP programs provide for an extension of the maturity date of the ABCP if, on the related maturity date, the conduit is unable to access sufficient liquidity through the issue of additional ABCP. This may delay the sale of the underlying collateral, and a Portfolio may incur a loss if the value of the collateral deteriorates during the extension period. Alternatively, if collateral for ABCP deteriorates in value, the collateral may be required to be sold at inopportune times or at prices insufficient to repay the principal and interest on the ABCP. ABCP programs may provide for the issuance of subordinated notes as an additional form of credit enhancement. The subordinated notes are typically of a lower credit quality and have a higher risk of default. A Portfolio purchasing these subordinated notes will therefore have a higher likelihood of loss than investors in the senior notes.

Bank obligations include dollar-denominated CDs, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances and other short-term debt obligations issued by domestic banks, foreign subsidiaries or foreign branches of domestic banks, domestic and foreign branches of foreign banks, domestic savings and loan associations and other banking institutions. CDs are short-term, unsecured, negotiable obligations of commercial banks. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banks for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers’ acceptances are negotiable time drafts drawn on commercial banks usually in connection with international transactions.

Domestic commercial banks organized under federal law are supervised and examined by the Comptroller of the Currency and are required to be members of the Federal Reserve System and to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Domestic banks organized under state law are supervised and examined by state banking authorities, but are members of the Federal Reserve System only if they elect to join. Most state institutions are insured by the FDIC (although such insurance may not be of material benefit to a Portfolio, depending upon the principal amount of obligations of each held by the Portfolio) and are subject to federal examination and to a substantial body of federal law and regulation. As a result of federal and state laws and regulations, domestic banks are, among other things, generally

required to maintain specified levels of reserves and are subject to other supervision and regulation designed to promote financial soundness. However, not all of such laws and regulations apply to the foreign branches of domestic banks.

Obligations of foreign branches and subsidiaries of domestic banks and domestic and foreign branches of foreign banks, such as CDs and time deposits, may be general obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and governmental regulation. Such obligations are subject to different risks than are those of domestic banks or domestic branches of foreign banks. These risks include foreign economic and political developments, foreign governmental restrictions that may adversely affect payment of principal and interest on the obligations, foreign exchange controls and foreign withholding and other taxes on interest income. Foreign branches of domestic banks and foreign branches of foreign banks are not necessarily subject to the same or similar regulatory requirements that apply to domestic banks, such as mandatory reserve requirements, loan limitations and accounting, auditing and financial recordkeeping requirements. In addition, less information may be publicly available about a foreign branch of a domestic bank or about a foreign bank than about a domestic bank.

Obligations of domestic branches of foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank, in addition to the issuing branch, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by state and federal regulation as well as governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head office. A domestic branch of a foreign bank with assets in excess of $1 billion may or may not be subject to reserve requirements imposed by the Federal Reserve System or by the state in which the branch is located if the branch is licensed in that state. In addition, branches licensed by the Comptroller of the Currency and branches licensed by certain states (“State Branches”) may or may not be required to: (i) pledge to the regulator, by depositing assets with a designated bank within the state; and (ii) maintain assets within the state in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the aggregate amount of liabilities of the foreign bank payable at or through all of its agencies or branches within the state. The deposits of State Branches may not necessarily be insured by the FDIC. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a domestic branch of a foreign bank than about a domestic bank.

Bank Capital Securities: Bank capital securities are issued by banks to help fulfill their regulatory capital requirements. There are two common types of bank capital: Tier I and Tier II. Bank capital is generally, but not always, of investment grade quality. Tier I securities often take the form of trust preferred securities. Tier II securities are commonly thought of as hybrids of debt and preferred stock, are often perpetual (with no maturity date), callable and, under certain conditions, allow for the issuer bank to withhold payment of interest until a later date.

Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured securities. CBOs and CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CBO is a trust or other special purpose entity (“SPE”) which is typically backed by a diversified pool of fixed income securities (which may include high-risk, below-investment-grade securities). A CLO is a trust or other SPE that is typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. Although certain CDOs may receive credit enhancement in the form of a senior-subordinate structure, over-collateralization or bond insurance, such enhancement may not always be present, and may fail to protect a Portfolio against the risk of loss on default of the collateral. Certain CDOs may use derivatives contracts to create “synthetic” exposure to assets rather than holding such assets directly. CDOs may charge management fees and administrative expenses, which are in addition to those of a Portfolio.

For both CBOs and CLOs, the cash flows from the SPE are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the “equity” tranche, which bears the first loss from defaults from the bonds or loans in the SPE and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default (though such protection is not complete). Since it is partially protected from defaults, a senior tranche from a CBO trust or CLO trust typically has higher ratings and lower yields than its underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CBO or CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of subordinate tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as investor aversion to CBO or CLO securities as a class. Interest on certain tranches of a CDO may be paid in kind (paid in the form of obligations of the same type rather than cash), which involves continued exposure to default risk with respect to such payments.

The risks of an investment in a CDO depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the CDO in which a Portfolio invests. Normally, CBOs, CLOs and other CDOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CDOs may be characterized by a Portfolio as illiquid securities. However, an active dealer market may exist for CDOs allowing a CDO to qualify for Rule 144A transactions. In addition to the risks typically associated with fixed income securities discussed elsewhere in this SAI and the prospectus (e.g., interest rate risk and credit risk), CDOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) a Portfolio may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results; and (v) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.

Zero Coupon, Step Coupon, Deferred Payment, Stripped and Pay-In-Kind Securities

Zero coupon bonds are issued and traded at a discount from their face values. They do not entitle the holder to any periodic payment of interest prior to maturity. Step coupon bonds are issued and trade at a discount from their face values and pay coupon interest. The coupon rate typically is low for an initial period and then increases to a higher coupon rate thereafter. Deferred payment securities are securities that remain zero coupon securities until a predetermined date, at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective and interest becomes payable at regular intervals. The discount from the face amount or par value depends on the time remaining until cash payments begin, prevailing interest rates, liquidity of the security and the perceived credit quality of the issuer. Stripped securities are securities that are stripped of their interest after the securities are issued, but otherwise are comparable to zero coupon bonds. Pay-in-kind securities may pay all or a portion of their interest or dividends in the form of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities.

Federal income tax law requires holders of zero coupon, step coupon and deferred payment securities to report the portion of the original issue discount on such securities that accrues that year as interest income, even if prior to the receipt of the corresponding cash payment.

Generally, the market prices of zero coupon, step coupon, deferred payment, stripped and pay-in-kind securities are more volatile than the prices of securities that pay interest periodically and in cash and are likely to respond to changes in interest rates to a greater degree than other types of debt securities having similar maturities and credit quality. Investments in zero coupon and step coupon bonds may be more speculative and subject to greater fluctuations in value because of changes in interest rates than bonds that pay interest currently.

In a repurchase agreement, a Portfolio purchases a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date within a number of days (usually not more than seven) from the date of purchase. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which typically is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security and represents compensation to the seller for use of the purchased security. A repurchase agreement involves the obligation of the seller to pay the agreed-upon price, which obligation is in effect secured by the value (at least equal to the amount of the agreed-upon resale price and marked-to-market daily) of the underlying security or collateral. All repurchase agreements entered into by a Portfolio are fully collateralized at all times during the period of the agreement.

Repurchase agreements involve the risk that the seller will fail to repurchase the security, as agreed. In that case, a Portfolio will bear the risk of market value fluctuations until the security can be sold and may encounter delays and incur costs in liquidating the security. Repurchase agreements involve risks in the event of default or insolvency of the other party, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Portfolio’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities, the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period in which the Portfolio seeks to assert its right to them, the risk of incurring expenses associated with asserting those rights and the risk of losing all or part of the income from the agreement.

A Portfolio may, together with other registered investment companies managed by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser or its affiliates, transfer uninvested cash balances into a single joint account, the daily aggregate balance of which will be invested in one or more repurchase agreements, including tri-party subcustody repurchase arrangements.

Convertible securities are fixed income securities that may be converted at either a stated price or stated rate into underlying shares of common stock. Convertible securities have general characteristics similar to both fixed income and equity securities. Although to a lesser extent than with fixed income securities generally, the market value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, tends to increase as interest rates decline. In addition, because of the conversion feature, the market value of convertible securities tends to vary with fluctuations in the market value of the underlying common stocks and, therefore, also will react to variations in the general market for equity securities. A significant feature of convertible securities is that as the market price of the underlying common stock declines, convertible securities tend to trade increasingly on a yield basis, and so they may not experience market value declines to the same extent as the underlying common stock. When the market price of the underlying common stock increases, the prices of the convertible securities tend to rise as a reflection of the value of the underlying common stock.

As fixed income securities, convertible securities provide for a stream of income. The yields on convertible securities generally are higher than those of common stocks. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. However, a convertible security offers the potential for capital appreciation through the conversion feature, enabling the holder to benefit from increases in the market price of the underlying common stock.

Convertible securities generally are subordinated to other similar but non-convertible securities of the same issuer, although convertible bonds, as corporate debt obligations, enjoy seniority in right of payment to all equity securities, and convertible preferred stock is senior to common stock of the same issuer. Because of the subordination feature, however, convertible securities typically have lower ratings than similar non-convertible securities.

DECS (“Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock,” or “Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock” when-issued as a debt security) offer a substantial dividend advantage with the possibility of unlimited upside potential if the price of the underlying common stock exceeds a certain level. DECS convert to common stock at maturity. The amount received is dependent on the price of the common stock at the time of maturity. DECS contain two call options at different strike prices. The DECS participate with the common stock up to the first call price. They are effectively capped at that point unless the common stock rises above a second price point, at which time they participate with unlimited upside potential.

PERCS (“Preferred Equity Redeemable Stock,” convert into an equity issue that pays a high cash dividend, has a cap price and mandatory conversion to common stock at maturity) offer a substantial dividend advantage, but capital appreciation potential is limited to a predetermined level. PERCS are less risky and less volatile than the underlying common stock because their superior income mitigates declines when the common stock falls, while the cap price limits gains when the common stock rises.

In evaluating investment in a convertible security, primary emphasis will be given to the attractiveness of the underlying common stock. The convertible debt securities in which a Portfolio may invest are subject to the same rating criteria as the Portfolio’s investment in non-convertible debt securities.

Unlike a convertible security which is a single security, a synthetic convertible security is comprised of two distinct securities that together resemble convertible securities in certain respects. Synthetic convertible securities are created by combining non-convertible bonds or preferred shares with common stocks, warrants or stock call options. The options that will form elements of synthetic convertible securities will be listed on a securities exchange or on NASDAQ. The two components of a synthetic convertible security, which will be issued with respect to the same entity, generally are not offered as a unit, and may be purchased and sold by a Portfolio at different times. Synthetic convertible securities differ from convertible securities in certain respects, including that each component of a synthetic convertible security has a separate market value and responds differently to market fluctuations. Investing in synthetic convertible securities involves the risk normally involved in holding the securities comprising the synthetic convertible security.

Debt securities rated below investment grade (lower than Baa as determined by Moody’s, lower than BBB as determined by S&P or Fitch, Inc.) or, if unrated, determined to be below investment grade by a Portfolio’s sub-adviser, are commonly referred to as “lower grade debt securities” or “junk bonds.” Generally, such securities offer a higher current yield than is offered by higher rated securities, but also are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligations. The market values of certain of these securities also tend to be more sensitive to individual corporate developments and changes in economic conditions than higher quality bonds. In addition, medium and lower rated securities and comparable unrated securities generally present a higher degree of credit risk. Lower grade debt securities generally are unsecured and frequently subordinated to the prior payment of senior indebtedness. In addition, the market value of securities in lower rated categories is more volatile than that of higher quality securities, and the markets in which medium and lower rated securities are traded are more limited than those in which higher rated securities are traded. The existence of limited markets may make it more difficult for a Portfolio to obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing its securities and calculating its net asset value. Moreover, the lack of a liquid trading market may restrict the availability of securities for a Portfolio to purchase and may also have the effect of limiting the ability of a Portfolio to sell securities at their fair value either to meet redemption requests or to respond to changes in the economy or the financial markets.

Lower rated debt securities also present risks based on payment expectations. If an issuer calls the obligation for redemption, a Portfolio may have to replace the security with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for investors. Also, the principal value of bonds moves inversely with movements in interest rates; in the event of rising interest rates, the value of the securities held by a Portfolio may decline more than a portfolio consisting of higher rated securities. If a Portfolio experiences unexpected net redemptions, it may be forced to sell its higher rated bonds, resulting in a decline in the overall credit quality of the securities held by the Portfolio and increasing the exposure of the Portfolio to the risks of lower rated securities.

Subsequent to its purchase by a Portfolio, an issue of securities may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced below the minimum required for purchase by a Portfolio. Neither event will require sale of these securities by a Portfolio, but a sub-adviser will consider the event in determining whether the Portfolio should continue to hold the security.

Distressed debt securities are debt securities that are purchased in the secondary market and are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise in default as to the repayment of principal and/or interest at the time of acquisition by a Portfolio or are rated in the lower rating categories (Ca or lower by Moody’s and CC or lower by S&P) or which, if unrated, are in the judgment of a sub-adviser of equivalent quality. Investment in distressed debt securities is speculative and involves significant risk. The risks associated with high-yield securities are heightened by investing in distressed debt securities.

A Portfolio will generally make such investments only when the Portfolio’s sub-adviser believes it is reasonably likely that the issuer of the distressed debt securities will make an exchange offer or will be the subject of a plan of reorganization pursuant to which the Portfolio will receive new securities (e.g., equity securities). However, there can be no assurance that such an exchange offer will be made or that such a plan of reorganization will be adopted. In addition, a significant period of time may pass between the time at which a Portfolio makes its

investment in distressed debt securities and the time that any such exchange offer or plan of reorganization is completed. During this period, it is unlikely that the Portfolio will receive any interest payments on the distressed debt securities, the Portfolio will be subject to significant uncertainty as to whether or not the exchange offer or plan will be completed and the Portfolio may be required to bear certain extraordinary expenses to protect or recover its investment. Even if an exchange offer is made or plan of reorganization is adopted with respect to the distressed debt securities held by a Portfolio, there can be no assurance that the securities or other assets received by the Portfolio in connection with such exchange offer or plan of reorganization will not have a lower value or income potential than may have been anticipated when the investment was made. Moreover, any securities received by the Portfolio upon completion of an exchange offer or plan of reorganization may be restricted as to resale. As a result of a Portfolio’s participation in negotiations with respect to any exchange offer or plan of reorganization with respect to an issuer of distressed debt securities, the Portfolio may be restricted from disposing of such securities.

Defaulted securities are debt securities on which the issuer is not currently making interest payments. Generally, a Portfolio will invest in defaulted securities only when its sub-adviser believes, based upon analysis of the financial condition, results of operations and economic outlook of an issuer, that there is potential for resumption of income payments, that the securities offer an unusual opportunity for capital appreciation or that other advantageous developments appear likely in the future. Notwithstanding a sub-adviser’s belief as to the resumption of income payments, however, the purchase of any security on which payment of interest or dividends is suspended involves a high degree of risk. Such risk includes, among other things, the following:

Investments in securities that are in default involve a high degree of financial and market risks that can result in substantial, or at times even total, losses. Issuers of defaulted securities may have substantial capital needs and may become involved in bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings. Among the problems involved in investments in such issuers is the fact that it may be difficult to obtain information about the condition of such issuers. The market prices of such securities also are subject to abrupt and erratic movements and above average price volatility, and the spread between the bid and asked prices of such securities may be greater than normally expected.

The Portfolios will limit holdings of any such securities to amounts that their respective sub-advisers believes could be readily sold, and its holdings of such securities would, in any event, be limited so as not to limit the Portfolios’ ability to readily dispose of securities to meet redemptions.

“Structured” notes and other related instruments are privately negotiated debt obligations where the principal and/or interest is determined by reference to the performance of a benchmark asset, market or interest rate (an “embedded index”), such as selected securities, an index of securities or specified interest rates, or the differential performance of two assets or markets, such as indexes reflecting bonds. Structured instruments may be issued by corporations, including banks, as well as by governmental agencies and frequently are assembled in the form of medium-term notes, but a variety of forms is available and may be used in particular circumstances. The terms of such structured instruments normally provide that their principal and/or interest payments are to be adjusted upwards or downwards (but ordinarily not below zero) to reflect changes in the embedded index while the instruments are outstanding. As a result, the interest and/or principal payments that may be made on a structured product may vary widely, depending on a variety of factors, including the volatility of the embedded index and the effect of changes in the embedded index on principal and/or interest payments. The rate of return on structured notes may be determined by applying a multiplier to the performance or differential performance of the referenced index(es) or other asset(s). Application of a multiplier involves leverage that will serve to magnify the potential for gain and the risk of loss. Investment in indexed securities and structured notes involves certain risks, including the credit risk of the issuer and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates. Further, in the case of certain indexed securities or structured notes, a decline in the reference instrument may cause the interest rate to be reduced to zero, and any further declines in the reference instrument may then reduce the principal amount payable on maturity. Finally, these securities may be less liquid than other types of securities, and may be more volatile than their underlying reference instruments.

U.S. Government obligations generally include direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury (such as U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds) and obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities. Examples of the types of U.S. Government securities that a Portfolio may hold include the Federal Housing Administration, Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Federal Farm Credit Banks, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, and Maritime Administration. U.S. Government securities may be supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (such as securities of the Small Business Administration); by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury (such as securities of the Federal Home Loan Bank); by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations (such as securities of the Federal National Mortgage Association); or only by the credit of the issuing agency.

Examples of agencies and instrumentalities which may not always receive financial support from the U.S. Government are: Federal Land Banks; Central Bank for Cooperatives; Federal Intermediate Credit Banks; Federal Home Loan Banks; Farmers Home Administration; and Federal National Mortgage Association.

Obligations guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities include issues by non-government-sponsored entities (like financial institutions) that carry direct guarantees from U.S. government agencies as part of government initiatives in response to the market crisis or otherwise. In the case of obligations not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, a Portfolio must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments. Neither the U.S. government nor any of its agencies or instrumentalities guarantees the market value of the securities they issue. Therefore, the market value of such securities will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates.

On August 5, 2011, S&P lowered the long-term sovereign credit rating assigned to the United States to AA+ with a negative outlook. On June 10, 2013, S&P revised the negative outlook to a stable outlook. The long-term impact of the downgrade or the impact of any potential future downgrades are unknown and could negatively impact the Portfolios.

Variable and floating rate securities provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the obligations. The terms of such obligations provide that interest rates are adjusted periodically based upon an interest rate adjustment index as provided in the respective obligations. The adjustment intervals may be regular, and range from daily up to annually, or may be event-based, such as based on a change in the prime rate.

The interest rate on a floating rate debt instrument (a “floater”) is a variable rate which is tied to another interest rate, such as a corporate bond index or Treasury bill rate. The interest rate on a floater resets periodically, typically every six months. Because of the interest rate reset feature, floaters may provide a Portfolio with a certain degree of protection against rising interest rates, although a Portfolio will participate in any declines in interest rates as well. A credit spread trade is an investment position relating to a difference in the prices or interest rates of two bonds or other securities or currencies, where the value of the investment position is determined by movements in the difference between the prices or interest rates, as the case may be, of the respective securities or currencies.

The interest rate on an inverse floating rate debt instrument (an “inverse floater”) resets in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floater is indexed. An inverse floating rate security may exhibit greater price volatility than a fixed rate obligation of similar credit quality.

A floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in the index rate of interest. The higher degree of leverage inherent in some floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values.

Such instruments may include variable amount master demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. The absence of an active secondary market with respect to particular variable and floating rate instruments could make it difficult for a Portfolio to dispose of a variable or floating rate note if the issuer defaulted on its payment obligation or during periods that a Portfolio is not entitled to exercise its demand rights, and a Portfolio could, for these or other reasons, suffer a loss with respect to such instruments. In determining average-weighted portfolio maturity, an instrument will be deemed to have a maturity equal to either the period remaining until the next interest rate adjustment or the time a Portfolio involved can recover payment of principal as specified in the instrument, depending on the type of instrument involved.

Variable rate master demand notes are unsecured commercial paper instruments that permit the indebtedness there- under to vary and provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate. Because variable rate master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between a Portfolio and the issuer, they are not normally traded.

Although no active secondary market may exist for these notes, a Portfolio may demand payment of principal and accrued interest at any time or may resell the note to a third party. While the notes are not typically rated by credit rating agencies, issuers of variable rate master demand notes must satisfy a sub-adviser that the ratings are within the two highest ratings of commercial paper.

In addition, when purchasing variable rate master demand notes, a sub-adviser will consider the earning power, cash flows, and other liquidity ratios of the issuers of the notes and will continuously monitor their financial status and ability to meet payment on demand.

In the event an issuer of a variable rate master demand note defaulted on its payment obligations, a Portfolio might be unable to dispose of the note because of the absence of a secondary market and could, for this or other reasons, suffer a loss to the extent of the default.

Municipal securities generally include debt obligations (bonds, notes or commercial paper) issued by or on behalf of any of the 50 states and their political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities, certain other governmental issuers (such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam) or other qualifying issuers, participation or other interests in these securities and other related investments. A shareholder in a Portfolio will generally excluded from gross income, its allocable share of the interest the Portfolio receives on municipal securities.

Municipal securities are issued to obtain funds for various public purposes, including the construction of a wide range of public facilities, such as airports, bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets, water and sewer works, gas, and electric utilities. They may also be issued to refund outstanding obligations, to obtain funds for general operating expenses, or to obtain funds to loan to other public institutions and facilities and in anticipation of the receipt of revenue or the issuance of other obligations.

The two principal classifications of municipal securities are “general obligation” securities and “limited obligation” or “revenue” securities. General obligation securities are secured by a municipal issuer’s pledge of its full faith, credit, and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. Accordingly, the capacity of the issuer of a general obligation bond as to the timely payment of interest and the repayment of principal when due is affected by the issuer’s maintenance of its tax base. Revenue securities are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific revenue source. Accordingly, the timely payment of interest and the repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the revenue security is a function of the economic viability of the facility or revenue source. Revenue securities include private activity bonds (described below) which are not payable from the unrestricted revenues of the issuer. Consequently, the credit quality of private activity bonds is usually directly related to the credit standing of the corporate user of the facility involved. Municipal securities may also include “moral obligation” bonds, which are normally issued by special purpose public authorities. If the issuer of moral obligation bonds is unable to meet its debt service obligations from current revenues, it may draw on a reserve fund the restoration of which is a moral commitment but not a legal obligation of the state or municipality which created the issuer.

Private Activity Bonds: Private activity bonds are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to provide funds, usually through a loan or lease arrangement, to a private entity for the purpose of financing construction of privately operated industrial facilities, such as warehouse, office, plant and storage facilities and environmental and pollution control facilities. Such bonds are secured primarily by revenues derived from loan repayments or lease payments due from the entity, which may or may not be guaranteed by a parent company or otherwise secured. Private activity bonds generally are not secured by a pledge of the taxing power of the issuer of such bonds. Therefore, repayment of such bonds generally depends on the revenue of a private entity. The continued ability of an entity to generate sufficient revenues for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds will be affected by many factors, including the size of the entity, its capital structure, demand for its products or services, competition, general economic conditions, government regulation and the entity’s dependence on revenues for the operation of the particular facility being financed.

Interest income on certain types of private activity bonds issued after August 7, 1986 to finance non-governmental activities is a specific tax preference item for purposes of the federal individual and corporate alternative minimum tax (“AMT”). Bonds issued in 2009 and 2010 generally are not treated as private activity bonds, and interest earned on such bonds generally is not treated as a tax preference item. Investors may be subject to a federal AMT to the extent the Portfolio derives interest from private activity bonds. Although exempt-interest dividends derived from interest income on tax-exempt municipal obligations are generally a component of the “current earnings” adjustment item for purposes of the federal corporate AMT, exempt-interest dividends derived from interest income on municipal obligations issued in 2009 and 2010 generally are not included in the current earnings adjustment.

Industrial Development Bonds: Industrial development bonds (“IDBs”) are issued by public authorities to obtain funds to provide financing for privately-operated facilities for business and manufacturing, housing, sports, convention or trade show facilities, airport, mass transit, port and parking facilities, air or water pollution control facilities, and certain facilities for water supply, gas, electricity or sewerage or solid waste disposal. Although IDBs are issued by municipal authorities, the payment of principal and interest on IDBs is dependent solely on the ability of the user of the facilities financed by the bonds to meet its financial obligations and the pledge, if any, of the real and personal property being financed as security for such payments. IDBs are considered municipal securities if the interest paid is exempt from regular federal income tax. Interest earned on IDBs may be subject to the federal AMT.

Municipal Notes: Municipal notes are short-term debt obligations issued by municipalities which normally have a maturity at the time of issuance of six months to three years. Such notes include tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes and project notes. Notes sold in anticipation of collection of taxes, a bond sale or receipt of other revenues are normally obligations of the issuing municipality or agency.

Municipal Commercial Paper: Municipal commercial paper is short-term debt obligations issued by municipalities. Although done so infrequently, municipal commercial paper may be issued at a discount (sometimes referred to as Short-Term Discount Notes). These obligations are issued to meet seasonal working capital needs of a municipality or interim construction financing and are paid from a municipality’s general revenues or refinanced with long-term debt. Although the availability of municipal commercial paper has been limited, from time to time the amounts of such debt obligations offered have increased, and this increase may continue.

Participation Interests: A participation interest in municipal obligations (such as private activity bonds and municipal lease obligations) gives a Portfolio an undivided interest in the municipal obligation in the proportion that the Portfolio’s participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the municipal obligation. Participation interests in municipal obligations may be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of, or a right to put to, a bank (which may be the bank issuing the participation interest, a bank issuing a confirming letter of credit to that of the issuing bank, or a bank serving as agent of the issuing bank with respect to the possible repurchase of the participation interest) or insurance policy of an insurance company. A Portfolio has the right to sell the participation interest back to the institution or draw on the letter of credit or insurance after a specified period of notice, for all or any part of the full principal amount of the Portfolio’s participation in the security, plus accrued interest. Purchase of a participation interest may involve the risk that a Portfolio will not be deemed to be the owner of the underlying municipal obligation for purposes of the ability to claim tax exemption of interest paid on that municipal obligation.

Variable Rate Obligations: The interest rate payable on a variable rate municipal obligation is adjusted either at predetermined periodic intervals or whenever there is a change in the market rate of interest upon which the interest rate payable is based. A variable rate obligation

may include a demand feature pursuant to which a Portfolio would have the right to demand prepayment of the principal amount of the obligation prior to its stated maturity. The issuer of the variable rate obligation may retain the right to prepay the principal amount prior to maturity.

Municipal Lease Obligations: Municipal lease obligations may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase or a conditional sales contract. Municipal lease obligations are issued by state and local governments and authorities to acquire land, equipment and facilities such as state and municipal vehicles, telecommunications and computer equipment, and other capital assets. Interest payments on qualifying municipal leases are exempt from federal income taxes. A Portfolio may purchase these obligations directly, or they may purchase participation interests in such obligations. Municipal leases are generally subject to greater risks than general obligation or revenue bonds. State laws set forth requirements that states or municipalities must meet in order to issue municipal obligations; and such obligations may contain a covenant by the issuer to budget for, appropriate, and make payments due under the obligation. However, certain municipal lease obligations may contain “non-appropriation” clauses which provide that the issuer is not obligated to make payments on the obligation in future years unless funds have been appropriated for this purpose each year. Accordingly, such obligations are subject to “non-appropriation” risk. While municipal leases are secured by the underlying capital asset, it may be difficult to dispose of such assets in the event of non-appropriation or other default.

Residual Interest Bonds: Residual Interest Bonds (sometimes referred to as inverse floaters) (“RIBs”) are created by brokers by depositing a Municipal Bond in a trust. The trust in turn issues a variable rate security and RIBs. The interest rate on the short-term component is reset by an index or auction process normally every seven to 35 days, while the RIB holder receives the balance of the income from the underlying Municipal Bond less an auction fee. Therefore, rising short-term interest rates result in lower income for the RIB, and vice versa. An investment in RIBs typically will involve greater risk than an investment in a fixed rate bond. RIBs have interest rates that bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. Because increases in the interest rate on the other security or index reduce the residual interest paid on a RIB, the value of a RIB is generally more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. RIBs have interest rate adjustment formulas that generally reduce or, in the extreme, eliminate the interest paid to a Portfolio when short-term interest rates rise, and increase the interest paid to the Portfolios when short-term interest rates fall. RIBs have varying degrees of liquidity that approximate the liquidity of the underlying bond(s), and the market price for these securities is volatile. RIBs can be very volatile and may be less liquid than other Municipal Bonds of comparable maturity. These securities will generally underperform the market of fixed rate bonds in a rising interest rate environment, but tend to outperform the market of fixed rate bonds when interest rates decline or remain relatively stable.

Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper: Tax-exempt commercial paper is a short-term obligation with a stated maturity of 270 days or less. It is issued by state and local governments or their agencies to finance seasonal working capital needs or as short term financing in anticipation of longer term financing. While tax-exempt commercial paper is intended to be repaid from general revenues or refinanced, it frequently is backed by a letter of credit, lending arrangement, note repurchase agreement or other credit facility agreement offered by a bank or financial institution.

Custodial Receipts and Certificates: Custodial receipts or certificates underwritten by securities dealers or banks evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain municipal obligations. The underwriter of these certificates or receipts typically purchases municipal obligations and deposits the obligations in an irrevocable trust or custodial account with a custodian bank, which then issues receipts or certificates that evidence ownership of the periodic unmatured coupon payments and the final principal payment on the obligations. Although under the terms of a custodial receipt, a Portfolio would be typically authorized to assert its rights directly against the issuer of the underlying obligation, a Portfolio could be required to assert through the custodian bank those rights as may exist against the underlying issuer. Thus, in the event the underlying issuer fails to pay principal and/or interest when due, the Portfolio may be subject to delays, expenses and risks that are greater than those that would have been involved if the Portfolio had purchased a direct obligation of the issuer. In addition, in the event that the trust or custodial account in which the underlying security has been deposited is determined to be an association taxable as a corporation, instead of a non-taxable entity, the yield on the underlying security would be reduced in recognition of any taxes paid.

Stand-By Commitments: Under a stand-by commitment a dealer agrees to purchase, at the Portfolio’s option, specified municipal obligations held by the Portfolio at a specified price and, in this respect, stand-by commitments are comparable to put options. A stand-by commitment entitles the holder to achieve same day settlement and to receive an exercise price equal to the amortized cost of the underlying security plus accrued interest, if any, at the time of exercise. The Portfolio will be subject to credit risk with respect to an institution providing a stand-by commitment and a decline in the credit quality of the institution could cause losses to the Portfolio.

Tender Option Bonds: A tender option bond is a municipal bond (generally held pursuant to a custodial arrangement) having a relatively long maturity and bearing interest at a fixed rate substantially higher than prevailing short-term tax-exempt rates, that has been coupled with the agreement of a third party, such as a financial institution, pursuant to which such institution grants the security holders the option, at periodic intervals, to tender their securities to the institution and receive the face value thereof. As consideration for providing the option, the institution generally receives periodic fees equal to the difference between the municipal bond’s fixed coupon rate and the rate, as determined by a remarketing or similar agent, that would cause the securities, coupled with the tender option, to trade at par. Thus, after payment of this fee, the security holder would effectively hold a demand obligation that bears interest at the prevailing short-term tax-exempt rate.

Loan participations typically represent direct participation in a loan to a corporate borrower, and generally are offered by banks or other financial institutions or lending syndicates. A Portfolio may participate in such syndications, or can buy part of a loan, becoming a lender. A Portfolio’s investment in a loan participation typically will result in the Portfolio having a contractual relationship only with the lender and not with the borrower. A Portfolio will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing a participation, a Portfolio generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any right of set-off against the borrower, and the Portfolio may not directly benefit from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, a Portfolio may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling a participation, a Portfolio may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower. Some loans may be secured in whole or in part by assets or other collateral. In other cases, loans may be unsecured or may become undersecured by declines in the value of assets or other collateral securing such loan.

When a Portfolio purchases a loan assignment from lenders, it will acquire direct rights against the borrowers on the loan. Because assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, however, the rights and obligations acquired by a Portfolio as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender.

Certain of the participations or assignments acquired by a Portfolio may involve unfunded commitments of the lenders or revolving credit facilities under which a borrower may from time to time borrow and repay amounts up to the maximum amount of the facility. In such cases, the Portfolio would have an obligation to advance its portion of such additional borrowings upon the terms specified in the loan documentation. A Portfolio may acquire loans of borrowers that are experiencing, or are more likely to experience, financial difficulty, including loans of borrowers that have filed for bankruptcy protection. Although loans in which a Portfolio may invest generally will be secured by specific collateral, there can be no assurance that liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the borrower’s obligation in the event of nonpayment of scheduled interest or principal, or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. In the event of bankruptcy of a borrower, a Portfolio could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of the collateral securing a senior loan.

Because there is no liquid market for commercial loans, the Portfolios anticipate that such securities could be sold only to a limited number of institutional investors. The lack of a liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the value of such securities and a Portfolio’s ability to dispose of particular assignments or participations when necessary to meet redemptions of Portfolio shares, to meet the Portfolio’s liquidity needs or when necessary in response to a specific economic event, such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower. The lack of a liquid secondary market also may make it more difficult for a Portfolio to assign a value to those securities for purposes of valuing the Portfolio’s investments and calculating its net asset value.

Investments in loans through a direct assignment of the financial institution’s interests with respect to the loan may involve additional risks to a Portfolio. For example, if a loan is foreclosed, a Portfolio could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, a Portfolio could be held liable as co-lender. It is unclear whether loans and other forms of direct indebtedness offer securities law protections against fraud and misrepresentation. In the absence of definitive regulatory guidance, a Portfolio relies on its sub-adviser’s research in an attempt to avoid situations where fraud or misrepresentation could adversely affect the Portfolio.

Subordinated securities are subordinated or “junior” to more senior securities of the issuer, or which represent interests in pools of such subordinated or junior securities. Such securities may include so-called “high yield” or “junk” bonds (i.e., bonds that are rated below investment grade by a rating agency or that are determined by a Portfolio’s sub-adviser to be of equivalent quality) and preferred stock. Under the terms of subordinated securities, payments that would otherwise be made to their holders may be required to be made to the holders of more senior securities, and/or the subordinated or junior securities may have junior liens, if they have any rights at all, in any collateral (meaning proceeds of the collateral are required to be paid first to the holders of more senior securities). As a result, subordinated or junior securities will be disproportionately adversely affected by a default or even a perceived decline in creditworthiness of the issuer.

A participation interest gives a Portfolio an undivided interest in the security in the proportion that the Portfolio’s participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the security. These instruments may have fixed, floating or variable rates of interest, with remaining maturities of 13 months or less. If the participation interest is unrated, or has been given a rating below that which is permissible for purchase by a Portfolio, the participation interest will be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of a bank, or the payment obligation otherwise will be collateralized by U.S. government securities, or, in the case of unrated participation interests, the Portfolio’s sub-adviser must have determined that the instrument is of comparable quality to those instruments in which the Portfolio may invest. For certain participation interests, a Portfolio will have the right to demand payment, on not more than seven days’ notice, for all or any part of the Portfolio’s participation interest in the security, plus accrued interest. As to these instruments, a Portfolio intends to exercise its right to

demand payment only upon a default under the terms of the security, as needed to provide liquidity to meet redemptions, or to maintain or improve the quality of its investment fund.

A Portfolio also may purchase unsecured promissory notes which are not readily marketable and have not been registered under the 1933 Act, provided such investments are consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objective.

A Portfolio may invest in guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) issued by insurance companies. Pursuant to such contracts, a Portfolio makes cash contributions to a deposit portfolio of the insurance company’s general account. The insurance company then credits to the portfolio guaranteed interest. The GICs provide that this guaranteed interest will not be less than a certain minimum rate. The insurance company may assess periodic charges against a GIC for expenses and service costs allocable to it, and the charges will be deducted from the value of the deposit portfolio. Because a Portfolio may not receive the principal amount of a GIC from the insurance company on seven days’ notice or less, the GIC is considered an illiquid investment. In determining average weighted portfolio maturity, a GIC will be deemed to have a maturity equal to the longer of the period of time remaining until the next readjustment of the guaranteed interest rate or the period of time remaining until the principal amount can be recovered from the issuer through demand.

Credit-linked securities are issued by a limited purpose trust or other vehicle that, in turn, invests in a basket of derivative instruments, such as credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and other securities, in order to provide exposure to certain high yield or other fixed income markets. For example, a Portfolio may invest in credit-linked securities as a cash management tool in order to gain exposure to the high yield markets and/or to remain fully invested when more traditional income producing securities are not available. Like an investment in a bond, investments in credit-linked securities represent the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the security. However, these payments are conditioned on the trust’s receipt of payments from, and the trust’s potential obligations to, the counterparties to the derivative instruments and other securities in which the trust invests. For instance, the trust may sell one or more credit default swaps, under which the trust would receive a stream of payments over the term of the swap agreements provided that no event of default has occurred with respect to the referenced debt obligation upon which the swap is based. If a default occurs, the stream of payments may stop and the trust would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. This, in turn, would reduce the amount of income and principal that a Portfolio would receive as an investor in the trust. A Portfolio’s investments in these instruments are indirectly subject to the risks associated with derivative instruments, including, among others, credit risk, default or similar event risk, counterparty risk, interest rate risk, leverage risk and management risk. It is expected that the securities will be exempt from registration under the 1933 Act. Accordingly, there may be no established trading market for the securities and they may constitute illiquid investments.

Certain issuers of structured products may be deemed to be investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, the Portfolios’ investments in these structured products may be subject to limits applicable to investments in investment companies and may be subject to restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

A Portfolio may invest a portion of its net assets in “event-linked bonds,” which are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of specific “trigger” event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other physical or weather-related phenomenon. Some event-linked bonds are commonly referred to as “catastrophe bonds.” If a trigger event causes losses exceeding a specific amount in the geographic region and time period specified in a bond, a Portfolio investing in the bond may lose a portion or all of its principal invested in the bond. If no trigger event occurs, the Portfolio will recover its principal plus interest. For some event-linked bonds, the trigger event or losses may be based on company-wide losses, index-portfolio losses, industry indices, or readings of scientific instruments rather than specified actual losses. Often the event-linked bonds provide for extensions of maturity that are mandatory, or optional at the discretion of the issuer, in order to process and audit loss claims in those cases where a trigger event has, or possibly has, occurred. An extension of maturity may increase volatility. In addition to the specified trigger events, event-linked bonds also may expose a Portfolio to certain unanticipated risks including but not limited to issuer risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk, and adverse tax consequences.

Equity securities, such as common stock, generally represent an ownership interest in a company. While equity securities have historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, equity securities have also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of a particular equity security held by a Portfolio. Also, the prices of equity securities, particularly common stocks, are sensitive to general movements in the stock market. A drop in the stock market may depress the price of equity securities held by a Portfolio.

Holders of equity securities are not creditors of the issuer. As such, if an issuer liquidates, holders of equity securities are entitled to their pro rata share of the issuer’s assets, if any, after creditors (including the holders of fixed income securities and senior equity securities) are paid.

There may be little trading in the secondary market for particular equity securities, which may adversely affect a Portfolio’s ability to value accurately or dispose of such equity securities. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the value and/or liquidity of equity securities.

Common Stocks: Common stocks are the most prevalent type of equity security. Common stockholders receive the residual value of the issuer’s earnings and assets after the issuer pays its creditors and any preferred stockholders. As a result, changes in an issuer’s earnings directly influence the value of its common stock.

Preferred Stocks: A Portfolio may purchase preferred stock. Preferred stock pays dividends at a specified rate and has preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of an issuer’s assets but is junior to the debt securities of the issuer in those same respects. Preferred stock generally pays quarterly dividends. Preferred stocks may differ in many of their provisions. Among the features that differentiate preferred stocks from one another are the dividend rights, which may be cumulative or non-cumulative and participating or non-participating, redemption provisions, and voting rights. Such features will establish the income return and may affect the prospects for capital appreciation or risks of capital loss.

The market prices of preferred stocks are subject to changes in interest rates and are more sensitive to changes in an issuer’s creditworthiness than are the prices of debt securities. Shareholders of preferred stock may suffer a loss of value if dividends are not paid. Under ordinary circumstances, preferred stock does not carry voting rights.

Investments in Initial Public Offerings: A Portfolio may invest in initial public offerings of equity securities. The market for such securities may be more volatile and entail greater risk of loss than investments in more established companies. Investments in initial public offerings may represent a significant portion of a Portfolio’s investment performance. A Portfolio cannot assure that investments in initial public offerings will continue to be available to the Portfolio or, if available, will result in positive investment performance. In addition, as a Portfolio’s portfolio grows in size, the impact of investments in initial public offerings on the overall performance of the Portfolio is likely to decrease.

A Portfolio may invest in warrants and rights. A warrant is a type of security that entitles the holder to buy a given number of common stock at a specified price, usually higher than the market price at the time of issuance, for a period of years or to perpetuity. The purchaser of a warrant expects the market price of the security will exceed the purchase price of the warrant plus the exercise price of the warrant, thus resulting in a profit. Of course, because the market price may never exceed the exercise price before the expiration date of the warrant, the purchaser of the warrant risks the loss of the entire purchase price of the warrant. In contrast, rights, which also represent the right to buy common shares, normally have a subscription price lower than the current market value of the common stock and are offered during a set subscription period.

Warrants and rights are subject to the same market risks as common stocks, but may be more volatile in price. An investment in warrants or rights may be considered speculative. In addition, the value of a warrant or right does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities and a warrant or right ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date.

The following investments are subject to limitations as set forth in each Portfolio’s investment restrictions and policies.

A Portfolio may utilize options, futures contracts (sometimes referred to as “futures”), options on futures contracts, forward contracts, swaps, swaps on futures contracts, caps, floors, collars, indexed securities, various mortgage-related obligations, structured or synthetic financial instruments and other derivative instruments (collectively, “Financial Instruments”). A Portfolio may use Financial Instruments for any purpose, including as a substitute for other investments, to attempt to enhance its portfolio’s return or yield and to alter the investment characteristics of its portfolio (including to attempt to mitigate risk of loss in some fashion, or “hedge”). A Portfolio may choose not to make use of derivatives for a variety of reasons, and no assurance can be given that any derivatives strategy employed will be successful.

The U.S. government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make them more costly, limit their availability, or utility, otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets. In December 2015, the SEC proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as the Portfolios. If the proposed rule is adopted and goes into effect, it could limit the ability of a fund to invest or remain invested in derivatives.

The use of Financial Instruments may be limited by applicable law and any applicable regulations of the SEC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), or the exchanges on which some Financial Instruments may be traded. (Note, however, that some Financial Instruments that a Portfolio may use may not be listed on any exchange and may not be regulated by the SEC or the CFTC.) In addition, a Portfolio’s ability to use Financial Instruments may be limited by tax considerations.

In addition to the instruments and strategies discussed in this section, a sub-adviser may discover additional opportunities in connection with Financial Instruments and other similar or related techniques. These opportunities may become available as a sub-adviser develops new techniques, as regulatory authorities broaden the range of permitted transactions and as new Financial Instruments or other techniques are developed. A sub-adviser may utilize these opportunities and techniques to the extent that they are consistent with a Portfolio’s investment objective and permitted by its investment limitations and applicable regulatory authorities. These opportunities and techniques may involve risks different from or in addition to those summarized herein.

This discussion is not intended to limit a Portfolio’s investment flexibility, unless such a limitation is expressly stated, and therefore will be construed by a Portfolio as broadly as possible. Statements concerning what a Portfolio may do are not intended to limit any other activity. Also, as with any investment or investment technique, even when the prospectus or this discussion indicates that a Portfolio may engage in an activity, it may not actually do so for a variety of reasons, including cost considerations.

The use of Financial Instruments involves special considerations and risks, certain of which are summarized below, and may result in losses to a Portfolio. In general, the use of Financial Instruments may increase the volatility of a Portfolio and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk or exposure assumed. Even a small investment in derivatives may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to a Portfolio. As noted above, there can be no assurance that any derivatives strategy will succeed.

Hedging: As stated above, the term “hedging” often is used to describe a transaction or strategy that is intended to mitigate risk of loss in some fashion. Hedging strategies can be broadly categorized as “short hedges” and “long hedges.” A short hedge is a purchase or sale of a Financial Instrument intended partially or fully to offset potential declines in the value of one or more investments held in a Portfolio. In a short hedge, a Portfolio takes a position in a Financial Instrument whose price is expected to move in the opposite direction of the price of the investment being hedged.

Conversely, a long hedge is a purchase or sale of a Financial Instrument intended partially or fully to offset potential increases in the acquisition cost of one or more investments that a Portfolio intends to acquire. Thus, in a long hedge, a Portfolio takes a position in a Financial Instrument whose price is expected to move in the same direction as the price of the prospective investment being hedged. A long hedge is sometimes referred to as an anticipatory hedge. In an anticipatory hedge transaction, a Portfolio does not own a corresponding security and, therefore, the transaction does not relate to the portfolio security that a Portfolio owns. Rather, it relates to a security that a Portfolio intends to acquire. If a Portfolio does not complete the hedge by purchasing the security it anticipated purchasing, the effect on the Portfolio’s portfolio is the same as if the transaction were entered into for speculative purposes.

In hedging transactions, Financial Instruments on securities (such as options and/or futures) generally are used to attempt to hedge against price movements in one or more particular securities positions that a Portfolio owns or intends to acquire. Financial Instruments on indices, in contrast, generally are used to attempt to hedge against price movements in market sectors in which a Portfolio has invested or expects to invest. Financial Instruments on debt securities generally are used to hedge either individual securities or broad debt market sectors.

Options – Generally: A call option gives the purchaser the right to buy, and obligates the writer to sell, the underlying investment at the agreed-upon price during the option period. A put option gives the purchaser the right to sell, and obligates the writer to buy, the underlying investment at the agreed-upon price during the option period. Purchasers of options pay an amount, known as a premium, to the option writer in exchange for the right under the option contract.

Exchange-traded options in the United States are issued by a clearing organization affiliated with the exchange on which the option is listed that, in effect, guarantees completion of every exchange-traded option transaction. In contrast, OTC options are contracts between a Portfolio and its counterparty (usually a securities dealer or a bank) with no clearing organization guarantee. Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. When a Portfolio purchases an OTC option, it relies on the counterparty from whom it purchased the option to make or take delivery of the underlying investment upon exercise of the option. Failure by the counterparty to do so would result in the loss of any premium paid by a Portfolio as well as the loss of any expected benefit of the transaction.

Writing put or call options can enable a Portfolio to enhance income or yield by reason of the premiums paid by the purchasers of such options. However, a Portfolio may also suffer a loss. For example, if the market price of the security underlying a put option written by a Portfolio declines to less than the exercise price of the option, minus the premium received, it can be expected that the option will be exercised and a Portfolio would be required to purchase the security at more than its market value. If a security appreciates to a price higher than the exercise price of a call option written by a Portfolio, it can be expected that the option will be exercised and a Portfolio will be obligated to sell the security at less than its market value.

The value of an option position will reflect, among other things, the current market value of the underlying investment, the time remaining until expiration, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price of the underlying investment, the historical price volatility of the underlying investment and general market conditions. Options purchased by a Portfolio that expire unexercised have no value, and the Portfolio will realize a loss in the amount of the premium paid and any transaction costs. If an option written by a Portfolio expires unexercised, the Portfolio realizes a gain equal to the premium received at the time the option was written. Transaction costs must be included in these calculations.

A Portfolio may effectively terminate its right or obligation under an option by entering into a closing transaction. For example, a Portfolio may terminate its obligation under a call or put option that it had written by purchasing an identical call or put option; this is known as a closing purchase transaction. Conversely, a Portfolio may terminate a position in a put or call option it had purchased by writing an identical put or call option; this is known as a closing sale transaction. Closing transactions permit a Portfolio to realize profits or limit losses on an option position prior to its exercise or expiration. There can be no assurance that it will be possible for a Portfolio to enter into any closing transaction.

A type of put that a Portfolio may purchase is an “optional delivery standby commitment,” which is entered into by parties selling debt securities to a Portfolio. An optional delivery standby commitment gives a Portfolio the right to sell the security back to the seller on specified terms. This right is provided as an inducement to purchase the security.

Options on Indices: Puts and calls on indices are similar to puts and calls on securities (described above) or futures contracts (described below) except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss depends on changes in the index in question rather than on price movements in individual securities or futures contracts. When a Portfolio writes a call on an index, it receives a premium and agrees that, prior to the expiration date, the purchaser of the call, upon exercise of the call, will receive from a Portfolio an amount of cash if the closing level of the index upon which the call is based is greater than the exercise price of the call. The amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple (“multiplier”), which determines the total dollar value for each point of such difference. When a Portfolio buys a call on an index, it pays a premium and has the same rights as to such call as are indicated above. When a Portfolio buys a put on an index, it pays a premium and has the right, prior to the expiration date, to require the seller of the put, upon the Portfolio’s exercise of the put, to deliver to the Portfolio an amount of cash if the closing level of the index upon which the put is based is less than the exercise price of the put, which amount of cash is determined by the multiplier, as described above for calls. When a Portfolio writes a put on an index, it receives a premium and the purchaser of the put has the right, prior to the expiration date, to require the Portfolio to deliver to it an amount of cash equal to the difference between the closing level of the index and exercise price times the multiplier if the closing level is less than the exercise price.

Options on indices may, depending on the circumstances, involve greater risk than options on securities. Because index options are settled in cash, when a Portfolio writes a call on an index it may not be able to provide in advance for its potential settlement obligations by acquiring and holding the underlying securities.

Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract sale creates an obligation by the seller to deliver the type of Financial Instrument or, in the case of index and similar futures, cash, called for in the contract in a specified delivery month for a stated price. A financial futures contract purchase creates an obligation by the purchaser to take delivery of the asset called for in the contract in a specified delivery month at a stated price. Options on futures give the purchaser the right to assume a position in a futures contract at the specified option exercise price at any time during the period of the option.

Futures strategies can be used to change the duration of a Portfolio’s portfolio. If a sub-adviser wishes to shorten the duration of the Portfolio’s portfolio, a Portfolio may sell a debt futures contract or a call option thereon, or purchase a put option on that futures contract. If a sub-adviser wishes to lengthen the duration of a Portfolio’s portfolio, the Portfolio may buy a debt futures contract or a call option thereon, or sell a put option thereon.

Futures contracts may also be used for other purposes, such as to simulate full investment in underlying securities while retaining a cash balance for portfolio management purposes, as a substitute for direct investment in a security, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs, or to seek higher investment returns when a futures contract or option is priced more attractively than the underlying security or index.

No price is paid upon entering into a futures contract. Instead, at the inception of a futures contract a Portfolio is required to deposit “initial margin.” Margin must also be deposited when writing a call or put option on a futures contract, in accordance with applicable exchange rules. Under certain circumstances, such as periods of high volatility, a Portfolio may be required by an exchange to increase the level of its initial margin payment, and initial margin requirements might be increased generally in the future by regulatory action.

Subsequent “variation margin” payments are made to and from the futures broker daily as the value of the futures position varies, a process known as “marking-to-market.” Daily variation margin calls could be substantial in the event of adverse price movements. If a Portfolio has insufficient cash to meet daily variation margin requirements, it might need to sell securities at a disadvantageous time or price.

Although some futures and options on futures call for making or taking delivery of the underlying securities, currencies or cash, generally those contracts are closed out prior to delivery by offsetting purchases or sales of matching futures or options (involving the same index, currency or underlying security and delivery month). If an offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, a Portfolio realizes a gain, or if it is more, a Portfolio realizes a loss. If an offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, a Portfolio realizes a gain, or if it is less, a Portfolio realizes a loss. A Portfolio will also bear transaction costs for each contract, which will be included in these calculations. Positions in futures and options on futures may be closed only on an exchange or board of trade that provides a secondary market. However, there can be no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for a particular contract at a particular time. In such event, it may not be possible to close a futures contract or options position.

Under certain circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of a futures contract or an option on a futures contract can vary from the previous day’s settlement price; once that limit is reached, no trades may be made that day at a price

beyond the limit. Daily price limits do not limit potential losses because prices could move to the daily limit for several consecutive days with little or no trading, thereby preventing liquidation of unfavorable positions.

If a Portfolio were unable to liquidate a futures contract or an option on a futures position due to the absence of a liquid secondary market, the imposition of price limits or otherwise, it could incur substantial losses. A Portfolio would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the position. In addition, except in the case of purchased options, a Portfolio would continue to be required to make daily variation margin payments and might be required to maintain the position being hedged by the future or option or to maintain cash or securities in a segregated account.

If an index future is used for hedging purposes the risk of imperfect correlation between movements in the price of index futures and movements in the price of the securities that are the subject of the hedge increases as the composition of a Portfolio’s portfolio diverges from the securities included in the applicable index. The price of the index futures may move more than or less than the price of the securities being hedged. To compensate for the imperfect correlation of movements in the price of the securities being hedged and movements in the price of the index futures, a Portfolio may buy or sell index futures in a greater dollar amount than the dollar amount of the securities being hedged if the historical volatility of the prices of such securities being hedged is more than the historical volatility of the prices of the securities included in the index. It is also possible that, where a Portfolio has sold index futures contracts to hedge against a decline in the market, the market may advance and the value of the securities held in the Portfolio may decline. If this occurred, a Portfolio would lose money on the futures contract and also experience a decline in value of its portfolio securities.

Where index futures are purchased to hedge against a possible increase in the price of securities before a Portfolio is able to invest in them in an orderly fashion, it is possible that the market may decline instead. If a sub-adviser then concludes not to invest in them at that time because of concern as to possible further market decline or for other reasons, a Portfolio will realize a loss on the futures contract that is not offset by a reduction in the price of the securities it had anticipated purchasing.

Non-U.S. Currency Strategies: A Portfolio may invest in securities that are denominated in non-U.S. currencies and may engage in a variety of non-U.S. currency exchange transactions to protect against uncertainty in the level of future exchange rates or to earn additional income. A Portfolio may use options and futures contracts, swaps and indexed notes relating to non-U.S. currencies and forward currency contracts to attempt to hedge against movements in the values of the non-U.S. currencies in which the Portfolio’s securities are denominated or to attempt to enhance income or yield. Currency hedges can protect against price movements in a security that a Portfolio owns or intends to acquire that are attributable to changes in the value of the currency in which it is denominated. Such hedges do not, however, protect against price movements in the securities that are attributable to other causes.

The value of Financial Instruments on non-U.S. currencies depends on the value of the underlying currency relative to the U.S. dollar. Because non-U.S. currency transactions occurring in the interbank market might involve substantially larger amounts than those involved in the use of such Financial Instruments, a Portfolio could be disadvantaged by having to deal in the odd lot market (generally consisting of transactions of less than $1 million) for the underlying non-U.S. currencies at prices that are less favorable than for round lots.

There is no systematic reporting of last sale information for non-U.S. currencies or any regulatory requirement that quotations available through dealers or other market sources be firm or revised on a timely basis. Quotation information generally is representative of very large transactions in the interbank market and thus might not reflect odd-lot transactions where rates might be less favorable. The interbank market in non-U.S. currencies is a global, round-the-clock market. To the extent the U.S. options or futures markets are closed while the markets for the underlying currencies remain open, significant price and rate movements might take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the markets for the Financial Instruments until they reopen.

Settlement of transactions involving non-U.S. currencies might be required to take place within the country issuing the underlying currency. Thus, a Portfolio might be required to accept or make delivery of the underlying non-U.S. currency in accordance with any U.S. or non-U.S. regulations regarding the maintenance of non-U.S. banking arrangements by U.S. residents and might be required to pay any fees, taxes and charges associated with such delivery assessed in the issuing country.

Generally, OTC non-U.S. currency options used by a Portfolio are European-style options. This means that the option is only exercisable immediately prior to its expiration. This is in contrast to American-style options, which are exercisable at any time prior to the expiration date of the option.

Forward Currency Contracts: A Portfolio may enter into forward currency contracts to purchase or sell non-U.S. currencies for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or another non-U.S. currency. A forward currency contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date, which may be any fixed number of days (term) from the date of the forward currency contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the forward currency contract. These forward currency contracts are traded directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.

The cost to a Portfolio of engaging in forward currency contracts varies with factors such as the currency involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing. Because forward currency contracts are usually entered into on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved. When a Portfolio enters into a forward currency contract, it relies on the counterparty to make or take delivery of the underlying currency at the maturity of the contract. Failure by the counterparty to do so would result in the loss of any expected benefit of the transaction.

As is the case with futures contracts, parties to forward currency contracts can enter into offsetting closing transactions, similar to closing transactions on futures contracts, by selling or purchasing, respectively, an instrument identical to the instrument purchased or sold. Secondary markets generally do not exist for forward currency contracts, with the result that closing transactions generally can be made for forward currency contracts only by negotiating directly with the counterparty.

If a Portfolio engages in a forward currency contract with respect to particular securities, the precise matching of forward currency contract amounts and the value of the securities involved generally will not be possible because the value of such securities, measured in the non-U.S. currency, will change after the forward currency contract has been established. Thus, a Portfolio might need to purchase or sell non-U.S. currencies in the spot (cash) market to the extent such non-U.S. currencies are not covered by forward currency contracts.

Swaps, Caps, Floors and Collars: A Portfolio may enter into swaps, caps, floors and collars to preserve a return or a spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, to protect against any increase in the price of securities the Portfolio anticipates purchasing at a later date, to attempt to enhance yield or total return, or as a substitute for other investments. A swap typically involves the exchange by a Portfolio with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive cash flows, e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed-rate payments. The purchase of a cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds a predetermined value, to receive payments on a notional principal amount from the party selling the cap. The purchase of a floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined value, to receive payments on a notional principal amount from the party selling the floor. A collar combines elements of a cap and a floor.

Swap agreements, including caps, floors and collars, can be individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Depending on their structure, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a Portfolio’s investments and its share price and yield because, and to the extent, these agreements affect a Portfolio’s exposure to long- or short-term interest rates, non-U.S. currency values, mortgage-backed or other security values, corporate borrowing rates or other factors such as security prices or inflation rates.

Swap agreements will tend to shift a Portfolio’s investment exposure from one type of investment to another. Caps and floors have an effect similar to buying or writing options.

If a counterparty’s creditworthiness declines, the value of the agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.

A Portfolio may enter into credit default swap contracts for investment purposes. As the seller in a credit default swap contract, a Portfolio would be required to pay the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation to the counterparty in the event of a default by a third party, such as a U.S. or a non-U.S. corporate issuer, on the debt obligation. In return, a Portfolio would receive from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, a Portfolio would keep the stream of payments and would have no payment obligations. As the seller, a Portfolio would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap which may be significantly larger than a Portfolio’s cost to enter into the credit default swap.

A Portfolio may purchase credit default swap contracts in order to hedge against the risk of default of debt securities held in its portfolio, in which case a Portfolio would function as the counterparty referenced in the preceding paragraph. This would involve the risk that the investment may expire worthless and would only generate income in the event of an actual default by the issuer of the underlying obligation (or, as applicable, a credit downgrade or other indication of financial instability). It would also involve credit risk — that the seller may fail to satisfy its payment obligations to a Portfolio in the event of a default.

The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Portfolio’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap will be accrued on a daily basis, depending on whether a threshold amount (if any) is exceeded, and an amount of cash or liquid assets having an aggregate net asset value approximately equal to the accrued excess will be earmarked or set aside as cover, as described below. A Portfolio will also maintain collateral with respect to its total obligations under any swaps that are not entered into on a net basis, including segregating assets to cover any potential obligation under a credit default swap sold by it, and will maintain cover as required by SEC guidelines from time to time with respect to caps and floors written by a Portfolio.

Combined Positions: A Portfolio may purchase and write options in combination with each other, or in combination with other Financial Instruments, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of its overall position. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

Cover: Transactions using Financial Instruments may involve obligations which if not covered could be construed as “senior securities.” A Portfolio will comply with SEC guidelines regarding cover for these instruments and will, if the guidelines so require, segregate, set aside or earmark on its books cash or liquid assets in the prescribed amount as determined daily. A Portfolio may cover such transactions using other methods permitted under the 1940 Act, orders or releases issued by the SEC thereunder, or no-action letters or other guidance of the SEC staff. Although SEC guidelines on cover are designed to limit the transactions involving Financial Instruments that a Portfolio may be engaged in at any time, the segregation of assets does not reduce the risks to a Portfolio of entering into transactions in Financial Instruments.

Turnover: A Portfolio’s derivatives activities may affect its turnover rate and brokerage commission payments. The exercise of calls or puts written by a Portfolio, and the sale or purchase of futures contracts, may cause it to sell or purchase related investments, thus increasing its turnover rate. Once a Portfolio has received an exercise notice on an option it has written, it cannot effect a closing transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver or receive the underlying securities at the exercise price. The exercise of puts

purchased by a Portfolio may also cause the sale of related investments, also increasing turnover; although such exercise is within a Portfolio’s control, holding a protective put might cause it to sell the related investments for reasons that would not exist in the absence of the put. A Portfolio will pay a brokerage commission each time it buys or sells a put or call or purchases or sells a futures contract. Such commissions may be higher than those that would apply to direct purchases or sales.

The following investments are subject to limitations as set forth in each Portfolio’s investment restrictions and policies.

A Portfolio may invest in foreign securities through the purchase of securities of foreign issuers or of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and Fiduciary Depositary Receipts (“FDRs”) or other securities representing underlying shares of foreign companies.

The risks of investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers or issuers with significant exposure to non-U.S. markets may be related, among other things, to (i) differences in size, liquidity and volatility of, and the degree and manner of regulation of, the securities markets of certain non-U.S. markets compared to the securities markets in the U.S.; (ii) economic, political and social factors; and (iii) foreign exchange matters, such as restrictions on the repatriation of capital, fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which a Portfolio’s portfolio securities are quoted or denominated, exchange control regulations and costs associated with currency exchange. The political and economic structures in certain foreign countries, particularly emerging markets and frontier markets, are expected to undergo significant evolution and rapid development, and such countries may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristic of more developed countries.

Unanticipated political or social developments may affect the values of a Portfolio’s investments in such countries. The economies and securities and currency markets of many emerging markets have experienced significant disruption and declines. There can be no assurances that these economic and market disruptions will not continue.

Securities of some foreign companies are less liquid, and their prices are more volatile, than securities of comparable domestic companies. Certain foreign countries are known to experience long delays between the trade and settlement dates of securities purchased or sold resulting in increased exposure of a Portfolio to market and foreign exchange fluctuations brought about by such delays, and to the corresponding negative impact on Portfolio liquidity.

The interest payable on a Portfolio’s foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, which will reduce the Portfolio’s return on its investments. In addition, the operating expenses of a Portfolio making such investment can be expected to be higher than those of an investment company investing exclusively in U.S. securities, since the costs of investing in foreign securities, such as custodial costs, valuation costs and communication costs, are higher than the costs of investing exclusively in U.S. securities.

There may be less publicly available information about non-U.S. markets and issuers than is available with respect to U.S. securities and issuers. Non-U.S. companies generally are not subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies. The trading markets for most non-U.S. securities are generally less liquid and subject to greater price volatility than the markets for comparable securities in the U.S. The markets for securities in frontier markets and certain emerging markets are in the earliest stages of their development. Even the markets for relatively widely traded securities in certain non-U.S. markets, including emerging countries, may not be able to absorb, without price disruptions, a significant increase in trading volume or trades of a size customarily undertaken by institutional investors in the U.S. In addition, market making and arbitrage activities are generally less extensive in such markets, which may contribute to increased volatility and reduced liquidity. The less liquid a market, the more difficult it may be for a Portfolio to accurately price its portfolio securities or to dispose of such securities at the times determined by a sub-adviser to be appropriate. The risks associated with reduced liquidity may be particularly acute in situations in which a Portfolio’s operations require cash, such as in order to meet redemptions and to pay its expenses.

A Portfolio may invest in securities of emerging market and frontier market countries. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and that can be expected to be less stable. Frontier market countries generally have smaller economies and even less developed capital markets than emerging markets countries. These securities may be U.S. dollar denominated or non-U.S. dollar denominated and include: (a) debt obligations issued or guaranteed by foreign national, provincial, state, municipal or other governments with taxing authority or by their agencies or instrumentalities, including Brady Bonds; (b) debt obligations of supranational entities; (c) debt obligations (including dollar and non-dollar denominated) and other debt securities of foreign corporate issuers; and (d) non-dollar denominated debt obligations of U.S. corporate issuers. A Portfolio may also invest in securities denominated in currencies of emerging market or frontier market countries. There is no minimum rating criteria for a Portfolio’s investments in such securities.

Certain non-U.S. countries, including emerging markets and frontier markets, may be subject to a greater degree of economic, political and social instability. Such instability may result from, among other things: (i) authoritarian governments or military involvement in political and economic decision making; (ii) popular unrest associated with demands for improved economic, political and social conditions; (iii) internal insurgencies; (iv) hostile relations with neighboring countries; and (v) ethnic, religious and racial disaffection and conflict. Such economic, political and social instability could significantly disrupt the financial markets in such countries and the ability of the issuers in such countries to repay their obligations. In addition, it may be difficult for the Portfolio to pursue claims against a foreign issuer in the courts of a

foreign country. Investing in emerging countries also involves the risk of expropriation, nationalization, confiscation of assets and property or the imposition of restrictions on foreign investments and on repatriation of capital invested. In the event of such expropriation, nationalization or other confiscation in any emerging country, a Portfolio could lose its entire investment in that country. Certain emerging market countries restrict or control foreign investment in their securities markets to varying degrees. These restrictions may limit a Portfolio’s investment in those markets and may increase the expenses of a Portfolio. In addition, the repatriation of both investment income and capital from certain markets in the region is subject to restrictions such as the need for certain governmental consents. Even where there is no outright restriction on repatriation of capital, the mechanics of repatriation may affect certain aspects of a Portfolio’s operation. Economies in individual non-U.S. countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross domestic product, rates of inflation, currency valuation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions. Many non-U.S. countries have experienced substantial, and in some cases extremely high, rates of inflation for many years. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, very negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging countries. Economies in emerging countries generally are dependent heavily upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be affected adversely by trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. These economies also have been, and may continue to be, affected adversely and significantly by economic conditions in the countries with which they trade.

Custodian services and other costs relating to investment in international securities markets generally are more expensive than in the U.S. Such markets have settlement and clearance procedures that differ from those in the U.S. In certain markets there have been times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to conduct such transactions. The inability of a Portfolio to make intended securities purchases because of settlement problems could cause a Portfolio to miss attractive investment opportunities. Inability to dispose of a portfolio security caused by settlement problems could result either in losses to a Portfolio because of a subsequent decline in value of the portfolio security or could result in possible liability to the Portfolio. In addition, security settlement and clearance procedures in some emerging countries may not fully protect a Portfolio against loss or theft of its assets.

A Portfolio may be subject to taxes, including withholding taxes imposed by certain non-U.S. countries on income (possibly including, in some cases, capital gains) earned with respect to the Portfolio’s investments in such countries. These taxes will reduce the return achieved by a Portfolio. Treaties between the U.S. and such countries may reduce the otherwise applicable tax rates.

The value of the securities quoted or denominated in foreign currencies may be adversely affected by fluctuations in the relative currency exchange rates and by exchange control regulations. A Portfolio’s investment performance may be negatively affected by a devaluation of a currency in which the Portfolio’s investments are quoted or denominated. Further, a Portfolio’s investment performance may be significantly affected, either positively or negatively, by currency exchange rates because the U.S. dollar value of securities quoted or denominated in another currency will increase or decrease in response to changes in the value of such currency in relation to the U.S. dollar.

The rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and other currencies is determined by the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets. Changes in the exchange rate may result over time from the interaction of many factors directly or indirectly affecting economic conditions and political developments in other countries. Of particular importance are rates of inflation, interest rate levels, the balance of payments and the extent of government surpluses or deficits in the United States and the particular foreign country. All these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of the United States and other foreign countries important to international trade and finance. Government intervention may also play a significant role. National governments rarely voluntarily allow their currencies to float freely in response to economic forces. Sovereign governments use a variety of techniques, such as intervention by a country’s central bank or imposition of regulatory controls or taxes, to affect the exchange rates of their currencies.

ADRs, EDRs and GDRs: A Portfolio may also purchase ADRs, American Depositary Debentures, American Depositary Notes, American Depositary Bonds, EDRs, GDRs and FDRs, or other securities representing underlying shares of foreign companies. ADRs are publicly traded on exchanges or over-the-counter in the United States and are issued through “sponsored” or “unsponsored” arrangements. In a sponsored ADR arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes the obligation to pay some or all of the depository’s transaction fees, whereas under an unsponsored arrangement, the foreign issuer assumes no obligation and the depository’s transaction fees are paid by the ADR holders. In addition, less information is available in the United States about an unsponsored ADR than about a sponsored ADR, and the financial information about a company may not be as reliable for an unsponsored ADR as it is for a sponsored ADR. A Portfolio may invest in ADRs through both sponsored and unsponsored arrangements. EDRs and GDRs are securities that are typically issued by foreign banks or foreign trust companies, although U.S. banks or U.S. trust companies may issue them. EDRs and GDRs are structured similarly to the arrangements of ADRs. EDRs, in bearer form, are designed for use in European securities markets.

Eurodollar or Yankee Obligations: Eurodollar bank obligations are dollar denominated debt obligations issued outside the U.S. capital markets by foreign branches of U.S. banks and by foreign banks. Yankee obligations are dollar denominated obligations issued in the U.S. capital markets by foreign issuers. Eurodollar (and to a limited extent, Yankee) obligations are subject to certain sovereign risks. One such risk is the possibility that a foreign government might prevent dollar denominated funds from flowing across its borders. Other risks include: adverse political and economic developments in a foreign country; the extent and quality of government regulation of financial markets and institutions; the imposition of foreign withholding taxes; and expropriation or nationalization of foreign issuers.

Sovereign Government and Supranational Debt: A Portfolio may invest in all types of debt securities of governmental issuers in all countries, including emerging markets. These sovereign debt securities may include: debt securities issued or guaranteed by governments, governmental agencies or instrumentalities and political sub-divisions located in emerging market countries; debt securities issued by government owned, controlled or sponsored entities located in emerging market countries; interests in entities organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of instruments issued by any of the above issuers; Brady Bonds, which are debt securities issued under the framework of the Brady Plan as a means for debtor nations to restructure their outstanding external indebtedness; participations in loans between emerging market governments and financial institutions; or debt securities issued by supranational entities such as the World Bank or the European Economic Community. A supranational entity is a bank, commission or company established or financially supported by the national governments of one or more countries to promote reconstruction or development.

Sovereign debt is subject to risks in addition to those relating to non-U.S. investments generally. As a sovereign entity, the issuing government may be immune from lawsuits in the event of its failure or refusal to pay the obligations when due. The debtor’s willingness or ability to repay in a timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its non-U.S. reserves, the availability of sufficient non-U.S. exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the sovereign debtor’s policy toward principal international lenders and the political constraints to which the sovereign debtor may be subject. Sovereign debtors may also be dependent on disbursements or assistance from foreign governments or multinational agencies, the country’s access to trade and other international credits, and the country’s balance of trade. Assistance may be dependent on a country’s implementation of austerity measures and reforms, which measures may limit or be perceived to limit economic growth and recovery. Some sovereign debtors have rescheduled their debt payments, declared moratoria on payments or restructured their debt to effectively eliminate portions of it, and similar occurrences may happen in the future. There is no bankruptcy proceeding by which sovereign debt on which governmental entities have defaulted may be collected in whole or in part.

An illiquid security is any security which may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the value at which the security is being carried on the Portfolio’s books. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value, and a Portfolio may have difficulty disposing of such securities promptly.

Certain restricted securities can be traded freely among qualified purchasers in accordance with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. The SEC has stated that an investment company’s board of directors, or its investment adviser acting under authority delegated by the board, may determine that a security eligible for trading under this rule is “liquid.” The Board has delegated to the Portfolios’ sub-advisers authority to determine whether particular securities eligible for trading under Rule 144A are and continue to be “liquid.” Investing in these restricted securities could have the effect of increasing a Portfolio’s illiquidity, however, if qualified purchasers become uninterested in buying these securities.

The sale of illiquid securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the OTC markets. A Portfolio may be restricted in its ability to sell such securities at a time when a Portfolio’s sub-adviser deems it advisable to do so. In addition, in order to meet redemption requests, a Portfolio may have to sell other assets, rather than such illiquid securities, at a time that is not advantageous.

Each Portfolio monitors the portion of the Portfolio’s total assets that are invested in illiquid securities on an ongoing basis, not only at the time of the investment in such securities.

Investments in the Real Estate Industry and Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”)

REITs are pooled investment vehicles which invest primarily in income producing real estate, or real estate related loans or interests. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. REITs are not taxed on income distributed to shareholders provided they comply with the applicable requirements of the Code. Debt securities issued by REITs, for the most part, are general and unsecured obligations and are subject to risks associated with REITs.

Investing in REITs involves certain unique risks in addition to those risks associated with investing in the real estate industry in general. An equity REIT may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying properties owned by the REIT. A mortgage REIT may be affected by changes in interest rates and the ability of the issuers of its portfolio mortgages to repay their obligations. REITs are dependent upon the skills of their managers and are not diversified. REITs are generally dependent upon maintaining cash flows to repay borrowings and to make distributions to shareholders and are subject to the risk of default by lessees or borrowers. REITs whose underlying assets are concentrated in properties used by a particular industry, such as health care, are also subject to industry related risks.

REITs (especially mortgage REITs) are also subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates decline, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to rise. Conversely, when interest rates rise, the value of a REIT’s investment in fixed rate obligations can be expected to decline. If the REIT invests in adjustable rate mortgage loans the interest rates on which are reset periodically, yields on a

REIT’s investments in such loans will gradually align themselves to reflect changes in market interest rates. This causes the value of such investments to fluctuate less dramatically in response to interest rate fluctuations than would investments in fixed rate obligations. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in a limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than larger company securities. Historically, REITs have been more volatile in price than the larger capitalization stocks included in S&P 500 Index.

Certain Portfolios may invest in foreign real estate companies, which are similar to entities organized and operated as REITs in the United States. Foreign real estate companies may be subject to laws, rules and regulations governing those entities and their failure to comply with those laws, rules and regulations could negatively impact the performance of those entities. In addition, investments in REITs and foreign real estate companies may involve duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, and a Portfolio indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by REITs and foreign real estate companies in which it invests.

Commodities may include, among other things, oil, gas, timber, farm products, minerals, precious metals, for example, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, and other natural resources. Certain Portfolios may invest in companies (such as mining, dealing or transportation companies) with substantial exposure to, or instruments that result in exposure to, commodities markets. Commodities generally and particular commodities have, at times been subject to substantial price fluctuations over short periods of time and may be affected by unpredictable monetary and political policies such as currency devaluations or revaluations, economic and social conditions within a country, trade imbalances, or trade or currency restrictions between countries. The prices of commodities may be, however, less subject to local and company-specific factors than securities of individual companies. As a result, commodity prices may be more or less volatile in price than securities of companies engaged in commodity-related businesses. Investments in commodities can present concerns such as delivery, storage and maintenance, possible illiquidity, and the unavailability of accurate market valuations.

A Portfolio may seek to provide exposure to the investment returns of real assets that trade in the commodity markets through investments in commodity-linked investments, including commodities futures contracts, commodity-linked derivatives, and commodity-linked notes. Real assets are assets such as oil, gas, industrial and precious metals, livestock, and agricultural or meat products, or other items that have tangible properties, as compared to stocks or bonds, which are financial instruments. The value of commodity-linked investments held by a Portfolio may be affected by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of particular industries or commodities, such as weather, disease, embargoes, acts of war or terrorism, or political and regulatory developments.

The prices of commodity-linked investments may move in different directions than investments in traditional equity and debt securities when the value of those traditional securities is declining due to adverse economic conditions. As an example, during periods of rising inflation, debt securities have historically tended to decline in value due to the general increase in prevailing interest rates. Conversely, during those same periods of rising inflation, the prices of certain commodities, such as oil and metals, have historically tended to increase. Of course, there cannot be any guarantee that these investments will perform in that manner in the future, and at certain times the price movements of commodity-linked investments have been parallel to those of debt and equity securities. Commodities have historically tended to increase and decrease in value during different parts of the business cycle than financial assets. Nevertheless, at various times, commodities prices may move in tandem with the prices of financial assets and thus may not provide overall Portfolio diversification benefits. Under favorable economic conditions, a Portfolio’s commodity-linked investments may be expected to underperform an investment in traditional securities.

Hybrid instruments combine the elements of futures contracts or options with those of debt, preferred equity or a depository instrument. Often these hybrid instruments are indexed to the price of a commodity, particular currency, or a domestic or foreign debt or equity securities index. Hybrid instruments may take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, debt instruments with interest or principal payments or redemption terms determined by reference to the value of a currency or commodity or securities index at a future point in time, preferred stock with dividend rates determined by reference to the value of a currency, or convertible securities with the conversion terms related to a particular commodity. Hybrid instruments may bear interest or pay dividends at below-market (or even relatively nominal) rates. Under certain conditions, the redemption value of such an instrument could be zero. Hybrid instruments are normally at the bottom of an issuer’s debt capital structure. As such, they may be more sensitive to economic changes than more senior debt securities. These securities may also be viewed as more equity-like by the market when the issuer or its parent company experience financial problems. Hybrid instruments can have volatile prices and limited liquidity, and their use may not be successful.

Trade claims are non-securitized rights of payment arising from obligations that typically arise when vendors and suppliers extend credit to a company by offering payment terms for products and services. If the company files for bankruptcy, payments on these trade claims stop and the claims are subject to compromise along with the other debts of the company. Trade claims may be purchased directly from the creditor or through brokers. There is no guarantee that a debtor will ever be able to satisfy its trade claim obligations. Trade claims are speculative and are subject to the risks associated with low-quality obligations.

Certain foreign entities called passive foreign investment companies have been the only or primary way to invest in certain countries. In addition to bearing their proportionate share of a Portfolio’s expenses (management fees and operating expenses), shareholders will also indirectly bear similar expenses of passive foreign investment companies in which the Portfolio invests. Capital gains on the sale of such holdings are considered ordinary income regardless of how long the Portfolio held its investment. In addition, the shareholders may be subject to corporate income tax and an interest charge on certain dividends and capital gains earned by a Portfolio from these investments.

To avoid such tax and interest, each Portfolio generally intends to treat these securities as sold on the last day of its fiscal year and recognize any gains for tax purposes at that time; deductions for losses are allowable only to the extent of any gains resulting from these deemed sales for prior taxable years. Such gains and losses will be treated as ordinary income.

Master Limited Partnership (“MLPs”) are limited partnerships whose shares (or units) are listed and traded on a U.S. securities exchange, just like common stock. To qualify for tax treatment as a partnership, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as natural resource activities. Natural resource activities include the exploration, development, mining, production, processing, refining, transportation, storage and marketing of mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. The general partner, which is generally a major energy company, investment Portfolio or the management of the MLP, typically controls the MLP through a 2% general partner equity interest in the MLP plus common units and subordinated units. Limited partners own the remainder of the partnership, through ownership of common units, and have a limited role in the partnership’s operations and management.

MLPs are typically structured such that common units have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to an established minimum quarterly dividend (“MQD”). Common units also accrue arrearages in distributions to the extent the MQD is not paid. Once common units have been paid, subordinated units receive distributions of up to the MQD, but subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. Distributable cash in excess of the MQD paid to both common and subordinated units is distributed to both common and subordinated units generally on a pro rata basis. The general partner is also eligible to receive incentive distributions if the general partner operates the business in a manner which maximizes value to unit holders. As the general partner increases cash distributions to the limited partners, the general partner receives an increasingly higher percentage of the incremental cash distributions. A common arrangement provides that the general partner can reach a tier where the general partner is receiving 50% of every incremental dollar paid to common and subordinated unit holders. By providing for incentive distributions the general partner is encouraged to streamline costs and acquire assets in order to grow the partnership, increase the partnership’s cash flow, and raise the quarterly cash distribution in order to reach higher tiers. Such results benefit all security holders of the MLP.

MLP I-Shares: I-Shares represent an ownership interest issued by an affiliated party of an MLP. The MLP affiliate issuing the I-Shares is structured as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. I-Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the NYSE AMEX. The MLP affiliate uses the proceeds from the sale of I-Shares to purchase limited partnership interests in the MLP in the form of i-units. i-units generally receive no allocations of income, gain, loss or deduction unless and until the MLP is liquidated. In addition, rather than receiving cash distributions, the MLP affiliate receives additional i-units based on a formula. Similarly, holders of I-Shares will receive additional I-Shares, in the same proportion as the MLP affiliates’ receipt of i-units, rather than cash distributions. Distributions of additional i-units and of additional I-shares generally are not taxable events for the MLP affiliate and the holder of the I-Shares, respectively. I-Shares themselves have limited voting rights which are similar to those applicable to MLP common units.

Energy Infrastructure Companies: Companies engaged in the energy infrastructure sector principally include publicly-traded MLPs and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships, MLP affiliates, Canadian income trusts and their successor companies, pipeline companies, utilities, and other companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from operating or providing services in support of infrastructure assets such as pipelines, power transmission and petroleum and natural gas storage in the petroleum, natural gas and power generation industries (collectively, “Energy Infrastructure Companies”).

Energy Infrastructure Companies may be directly affected by energy commodity prices, especially those Energy Infrastructure Companies which own the underlying energy commodity. Commodity prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in market and economic conditions, the impact of weather on demand, levels of domestic production and imported commodities, energy conservation, domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation and the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems.

A decrease in the production or availability of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, coal or other energy commodities or a decrease in the volume of such commodities available for transportation, processing, storage or distribution may adversely impact the financial performance of Energy Infrastructure Companies. In addition, Energy Infrastructure Companies engaged in the production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal are subject to the risk that their commodity reserves naturally deplete over time.

Energy Infrastructure Companies are subject to significant federal, state and local government regulation in virtually every aspect of their operations, including how facilities are constructed, maintained and operated, environmental and safety controls, and the prices they may charge for products and services. Various governmental authorities have the power to enforce compliance with these regulations and the

permits issued under them and violators are subject to administrative, civil and criminal penalties, including civil fines, injunctions or both. Stricter laws, regulations or enforcement policies could be enacted in the future which would likely increase compliance costs and may adversely affect the financial performance of Energy Infrastructure Companies.

Natural disasters, such as hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, also may impact Energy Infrastructure Companies.

Subject to applicable statutory and regulatory limitations, a Portfolio may invest in shares of other investment companies, including shares of other mutual funds, closed-end funds, and unregistered investment companies. Pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC or under a statutory exemption or an exemptive rule adopted by the SEC, a Portfolio may invest in other investment companies beyond the statutory limits prescribed by the 1940 Act.

Investments in other investment companies are subject to the risk of the securities in which those investment companies invest. In addition, to the extent a Portfolio invests in securities of other investment companies, Portfolio shareholders would indirectly pay a portion of the operating costs of such companies in addition to the expenses of a Portfolio’s own operation. These costs include management, brokerage, shareholder servicing and other operational expenses.

Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”): ETFs are typically registered investment companies whose securities are traded over an exchange at their market price. ETFs generally represent a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market index or other group of securities. Other ETFs are actively managed and seek to achieve a stated objective by investing in a portfolio of securities and other assets. A Portfolio may purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market pending the purchase of individual securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities, although the potential lack of liquidity of an ETF could result in it being more volatile. There is also a risk that the general level of securities prices may decline, thereby adversely affecting the value of ETFs invested in by a Portfolio. Moreover, a Portfolio’s investments in index-based ETFs may not exactly match the performance of a direct investment in the respective indices or portfolios of securities to which they are intended to correspond due to the temporary unavailability of certain index securities in the secondary market or other factors, such as discrepancies with respect to the weighting of securities. Additionally, ETFs have management fees which increase their costs.

Unlike shares of typical mutual funds or unit investment trusts, shares of ETFs are designed to be traded throughout a trading day, bought and sold based on market values and not at net asset value. For this reason, shares could trade at either a premium or discount to net asset value. However, the portfolios held by index-based ETFs are publicly disclosed on each trading day, and an approximation of actual net asset value is disseminated throughout the trading day. Because of this transparency, the trading prices of index based ETFs tend to closely track the actual net asset value of the underlying portfolios and a Portfolio will generally gain or lose value depending on the performance of the index. However, gains or losses on a Portfolio’s investment in ETFs will ultimately depend on the purchase and sale price of the ETF. A Portfolio may invest in ETFs that are actively managed. Actively managed ETFs do not have the transparency of index-based ETFs, and also therefore, are more likely to trade at a discount or premium to actual net asset values.

ETNs are generally notes representing debt of the issuer, usually a financial institution. ETNs combine both aspects of bonds and ETFs. An ETN’s returns are based on the performance of one or more underlying assets, reference rates or indexes, minus fees and expenses. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN’s maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the specific asset, index or rate (“reference instrument”) to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees. Unlike regular bonds, ETNs do not make periodic interest payments, and principal is not protected. ETNs are not registered or regulated as investment companies under the 1940 Act.

The value of an ETN may be influenced by, among other things, time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying markets, changes in the applicable interest rates, the performance of the reference instrument, changes in the issuer’s credit rating and economic, legal, political or geographic events that affect the reference instrument. An ETN that is tied to a reference instrument may not replicate the performance of the reference instrument. ETNs also incur certain expenses not incurred by their applicable reference instrument. Some ETNs that use leverage can, at times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to purchase or sell at a fair price. Levered ETNs are subject to the same risk as other instruments that use leverage in any form. While leverage allows for greater potential return, the potential for loss is also greater. Finally, additional losses may be incurred if the investment loses value because, in addition to the money lost on the investment, the loan still needs to be repaid.

Because the return on the ETN is dependent on the issuer’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations, the value of the ETN may change due to a change in the issuer’s credit rating, despite no change in the underlying reference instrument. The market value of ETN shares may differ from the value of the reference instrument. This difference in price may be due to the fact that the supply and demand in the market for ETN shares at any point in time is not always identical to the supply and demand in the market for the assets underlying the reference instrument that the ETN seeks to track.

There may be restrictions on a Portfolio’s right to redeem its investment in an ETN, which are generally meant to be held until maturity. The Portfolio’s decision to sell its ETN holdings may be limited by the availability of a secondary market. An investor in an ETN could lose some or all of the amount invested. The timing and character of income and gains derived from ETNs is under consideration by the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service and may also be affected by future legislation.

“Dollar roll” transactions consist of the sale by a Portfolio to a bank or broker-dealer (the “counterparty”) of Ginnie Mae certificates or other mortgage-backed securities together with a commitment to purchase from the counterparty similar, but not identical, securities at a future date. The counterparty receives all principal and interest payments, including prepayments, made on the security while it is the holder. A Portfolio receives a fee from the counterparty as consideration for entering into the commitment to purchase. Dollar rolls may be renewed over a period of several months with a different repurchase price and a cash settlement made at each renewal without physical delivery of securities. Moreover, the transaction may be preceded by a firm commitment agreement pursuant to which a Portfolio agrees to buy a security on a future date.

A Portfolio will not use such transactions for leveraging purposes and will segregate liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet its purchase obligations under the transactions.

The entry into dollar rolls involves potential risks of loss that are different from those related to the securities underlying the transactions. For example, if the counterparty becomes insolvent, a Portfolio’s right to purchase from the counterparty might be restricted. In addition, the value of such securities may change adversely before a Portfolio is able to purchase them. Similarly, a Portfolio may be required to purchase securities in connection with a dollar roll at a higher price than may otherwise be available on the open market. Since, as noted above, the counterparty is required to deliver a similar, but not identical, security to a Portfolio, the security that the Portfolio is required to buy under the dollar roll may be worth less than an identical security. Finally, there can be no assurance that a Portfolio’s use of the cash that it receives from a dollar roll will provide a return that exceeds the transaction costs.

In short selling transactions, a Portfolio sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the price of the security will decline. The Portfolio must borrow the same security and deliver it to the buyer to complete the sale. The Portfolio will incur a profit or a loss, depending upon whether the market price of the security decreases or increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Portfolio must replace the borrowed security. Unlike taking a long position in a security by purchasing the security, where potential losses are limited to the purchase price, possible losses from short sales may, theoretically, be unlimited (e.g., if the price of a stock sold short rises) and a Portfolio may be unable to replace a borrowed security sold short. A Portfolio also may be unable to close out an established short position at an acceptable price and may have to sell long positions at disadvantageous times to cover its short positions.

Short sales also involve other costs. A Portfolio may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities and is often obligated to turn over any payments received on such borrowed securities to the lender of the securities. A Portfolio secures its obligation to replace the borrowed security by depositing collateral with the lender or its custodian or qualified sub-custodian, usually in cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities similar to those borrowed. All short sales will be fully collateralized.

A Portfolio may sell securities “short against the box.” In short sales “against the box,” the Portfolio, at all times when the short position is open, owns an equal amount of the securities sold short or has the right to obtain, at no added cost, securities identical to those sold short. When selling short against the box, if the price of such securities were to increase rather than decrease, the Portfolio would forgo the potential realization of the increased value of the shares sold short.

Each Portfolio may sell securities short only “against the box.” As a non-fundamental operating policy, it is not expected that more than 40% of a Portfolio’s total assets would be involved in short sales against the box.

Bonds, notes or Eurobonds of international agencies include securities issued by the Asian Development Bank, the European Economic Community, and the European Investment Bank. A Portfolio may also purchase obligations of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development which, while technically not a U.S. government agency or instrumentality, has the right to borrow from the participating countries, including the United States.

Securities may be purchased and sold on a “when-issued,” “delayed settlement” or “forward (delayed) delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “forward delivery” refers to securities whose terms are available, and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. When-issued or forward delivery transactions may be expected to occur a month or more before delivery is due.

A Portfolio may engage in when-issued or forward delivery transactions to obtain what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield at the time of the transaction. When a Portfolio engages in when-issued or forward delivery transactions, it will do so consistent with its investment objective and policies and not for the purpose of investment leverage (although leverage may result). “Delayed settlement” is a term used to describe settlement of a securities transaction in the secondary market that will occur sometime in the future. No payment or

delivery is made by a Portfolio until it receives payment or delivery from the other party to any of the above transactions. A Portfolio will segregate with its custodian cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid assets at least equal to the value or purchase commitments (alternatively, liquid assets may be earmarked on the Portfolio’s records) until payment is made. Typically, no income accrues on securities purchased on a delayed delivery basis prior to the time delivery of the securities is made, although a Portfolio may earn income on securities it has segregated to collateralize its delayed delivery purchases.

New issues of stocks and bonds, private placements and U.S. government securities may be sold in this manner.

At the time of settlement, the market value and/or the yield of the security may be more or less than the purchase price. A Portfolio bears the risk of such market value fluctuations. These transactions also involve the risk that the other party to the transaction may defaults on its obligation to make payment or delivery. As a result, a Portfolio may be delayed or prevented from completing the transaction and may incur additional costs as a consequence of the delay.

At times a Portfolio’s sub-adviser may judge that conditions in the securities markets make pursuing the Portfolio’s typical investment strategy inconsistent with the best interest of its shareholders. At such times, a sub-adviser may temporarily use alternative strategies, primarily designed to reduce fluctuations in the value of the Portfolio’s assets. In implementing these defensive strategies, a Portfolio may invest without limit in securities that a sub-adviser believes present less risk to a Portfolio, including equity securities, debt and fixed income securities, preferred stocks, U.S. government and agency obligations, cash or money market instruments, CDs, demand and time deposits, bankers’ acceptance or other securities a sub-adviser considers consistent with such defensive strategies, such as, but not limited to, options, futures, warrants or swaps. During periods in which such strategies are used, the duration of a Portfolio may diverge from the duration range for that Portfolio disclosed in its prospectus (if applicable). It is impossible to predict when, or for how long, a Portfolio will use these alternative strategies. As a result of using these alternative strategies, a Portfolio may not achieve its investment objective.

A Portfolio may engage in borrowing transactions as a means of raising cash to satisfy redemption requests, for other temporary or emergency purposes or, to the extent permitted by its investment policies, to raise additional cash to be invested by the Portfolio’s portfolio managers in other securities or instruments in an effort to increase the Portfolio’s investment returns.

When a Portfolio invests borrowing proceeds in other securities, the Portfolio will bear the risk that the market value of the securities in which the proceeds are invested goes down and is insufficient to repay borrowed proceeds. Like other leveraging risks, this makes the value of an investment in a Portfolio more volatile and increases the Portfolio’s overall investment exposure. In addition, if a Portfolio’s return on its investment of the borrowing proceeds does not equal or exceed the interest that a Portfolio is obligated to pay under the terms of a borrowing, engaging in these transactions will lower the Portfolio’s return.

A Portfolio may be required to liquidate portfolio securities at a time when it would be disadvantageous to do so in order to make payments with respect to its borrowing obligations. This could adversely affect the portfolio managers’ strategy and result in lower Portfolio returns. Interest on any borrowings will be a Portfolio expense and will reduce the value of a Portfolio’s shares.

A Portfolio may borrow on a secured or on an unsecured basis. If a Portfolio enters into a secured borrowing arrangement, a portion of the Portfolio’s assets will be used as collateral. During the term of the borrowing, the Portfolio will remain at risk for any fluctuations in the market value of these assets in addition to any securities purchased with the proceeds of the loan. In addition, a Portfolio may be unable to sell the collateral at a time when it would be advantageous to do so, which could adversely affect the portfolio managers’ strategy and result in lower Portfolio returns. The Portfolio would also be subject to the risk that the lender may file for bankruptcy, become insolvent, or otherwise default on its obligations to return the collateral to the Portfolio. In the event of a default by the lender, there may be delays, costs and risks of loss involved in a Portfolio’s exercising its rights with respect to the collateral or those rights may be limited by other contractual agreements or obligations or by applicable law.

The 1940 Act requires the Portfolio to maintain at all times an “asset coverage” of at least 300% of the amount of its borrowings. Asset coverage means the ratio that the value of the Portfolio’s total assets, minus liabilities other than borrowings, bears to the aggregate amount of all borrowings. Although complying with this guideline would have the effect of limiting the amount that the Portfolio may borrow, it does not otherwise mitigate the risks of entering into borrowing transactions.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: A reverse repurchase agreement has the characteristics of a secured borrowing and creates leverage. In a reverse repurchase transaction, a Portfolio sells a portfolio instrument to another person, such as a financial institution or broker/dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, a Portfolio agrees to repurchase the instrument at an agreed-upon time and at a price that is greater than the amount of cash that the Portfolio received when it sold the instrument, representing the equivalent of an interest payment by the Portfolio for the use of the cash. During the term of the transaction, a Portfolio will continue to receive any principal and interest payments (or the equivalent thereof) on the underlying instruments.

A Portfolio may engage in reverse repurchase agreements as a means of raising cash to satisfy redemption requests or for other temporary or emergency purposes. Unless otherwise limited in the prospectus or this SAI, a Portfolio may also engage in reverse repurchase agreements to the extent permitted by its fundamental investment policies in order to raise additional cash to be invested by the Portfolio’s portfolio managers in other securities or instruments in an effort to increase the Portfolio’s investment returns.

During the term of the transaction, a Portfolio will remain at risk for any fluctuations in the market value of the instruments subject to the reverse repurchase agreement as if it had not entered into the transaction. When a Portfolio reinvests the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement in other securities, the Portfolio will bear the risk that the market value of the securities in which the proceeds are invested goes down and is insufficient to satisfy the Portfolio’s obligations under the reverse repurchase agreement. Like other leveraging risks, this makes the value of an investment in a Portfolio more volatile and increases the Portfolio’s overall investment exposure. This could also result in the Portfolio having to dispose of investments at inopportune times and at disadvantageous amounts. In addition, if a Portfolio’s return on its investment of the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement does not equal or exceed the implied interest that it is obligated to pay under the reverse repurchase agreement, engaging in the transaction will lower the Portfolio’s return.

When a Portfolio enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it is subject to the risk that the buyer under the agreement may file for bankruptcy, become insolvent, or otherwise default on its obligations to the Portfolio. In the event of a default by the counterparty, there may be delays, costs and risks of loss involved in a Portfolio’s exercising its rights under the agreement, or those rights may be limited by other contractual agreements or obligations or by applicable law.

In addition, a Portfolio may be unable to sell the instruments subject to the reverse repurchase agreement at a time when it would be advantageous to do so, or may be required to liquidate portfolio securities at a time when it would be disadvantageous to do so in order to make payments with respect to its obligations under a reverse repurchase agreement. This could adversely affect the portfolio managers’ strategy and result in losses. At the time a Portfolio enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, the Portfolio is required to set aside or earmark on its books cash or other appropriate liquid securities in the amount of the Portfolio’s obligation under the reverse repurchase agreement or take certain other actions in accordance with SEC guidelines, which may affect a Portfolio’s liquidity and ability to manage its assets. Although complying with SEC guidelines would have the effect of limiting the amount of Portfolio assets that may be committed to reverse repurchase agreements and other similar transactions at any time, it does not otherwise mitigate the risks of entering into reverse repurchase agreements.

Consistent with applicable regulatory requirements and the limitations as set forth in each Portfolio’s investment restrictions and policies, the Portfolio may lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations meeting capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Board. Loans of securities will be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents, or U.S. government obligations maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Cash collateral received by a Portfolio will be invested in high quality short-term instruments, or in one or more Portfolios maintained by the lending agent for the purpose of investing cash collateral. During the term of the loan, a Portfolio will continue to have investment risk with respect to the security loaned, as well as risk with respect to the investment of the cash collateral. Either party has the right to terminate a loan at any time on customary industry settlement notice (which will not usually exceed three business days). During the existence of a loan, a Portfolio will continue to receive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned and, with respect to cash collateral, will receive any income generated by the Portfolio’s investment of the collateral (subject to a rebate payable to the borrower and a percentage of the income payable to the lending agent). Where the borrower provides a Portfolio with collateral other than cash, the borrower is also obligated to pay the Portfolio a fee for use of the borrowed securities. A Portfolio does not have the right to vote any securities having voting rights during the existence of the loan, but would retain the right to call the loan in anticipation of an important vote to be taken among holders of the securities or of the giving or withholding of their consent on a material matter affecting the investment. As with other extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. In addition, a Portfolio could suffer loss if the loan terminates and the Portfolio is forced to liquidate investments at a loss in order to return the cash collateral to the buyer. Loans may not be considered “securities” for certain purposes and therefore may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws.

No Portfolio enters into any portfolio security lending arrangements having a duration longer than one year.

From time to time, a Portfolio may voluntarily participate in actions (for example, rights offerings, conversion privileges, exchange offers, credit event settlements, etc.) where the issuer or counterparty offers securities or instruments to holders or counterparties, such as a Portfolio, and the acquisition is determined to be beneficial to Portfolio shareholders (“Voluntary Action”). Notwithstanding any percentage investment limitation listed under this section or any percentage investment limitation of the 1940 Act or rules thereunder, if a Portfolio has the opportunity to acquire a permitted security or instrument through a Voluntary Action, and the Portfolio will exceed a percentage investment limitation following the acquisition, it will not constitute a violation if, after announcement of the offering, but prior to the receipt of the securities or instruments, the Portfolio sells an offsetting amount of assets that are subject to the investment limitation in question at least equal to the value of the securities or instruments to be acquired.

With the increased use of technologies such as the Internet to conduct business, a Portfolio is susceptible to operational, information security and related risks through breaches in cybersecurity. In general, a breach in cybersecurity can result from deliberate attacks or unintentional events. Cyber attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems (e.g., through “hacking” or malicious software coding) for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational disruption. Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Cyber incidents affecting a Portfolio’s investment adviser, sub-adviser and other service providers (including, but not limited to, Portfolio accountants, custodians, transfer agents and financial intermediaries) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference with a Portfolio’s ability to calculate its NAV, impediments to trading, the inability of Portfolio shareholders to transact business, violations of applicable.

Portfolio turnover rate is, in general, the percentage calculated by taking the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities (excluding short-term securities) for a year and dividing it by the monthly average of the market value of such securities held during the year.

Changes in security holdings are made by a Portfolio’s sub-adviser when it is deemed necessary. Such changes may result from: liquidity needs; securities having reached a price or yield objective; anticipated changes in interest rates or the credit standing of an issuer; or developments not foreseen at the time of the investment decision.

A sub-adviser may engage in a significant number of short-term transactions if such investing serves a Portfolio’s objective. The rate of portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor when such short-term investing is considered appropriate. Increased turnover results in higher brokerage costs or mark-up charges for a Portfolio, these charges are ultimately borne by the shareholders.

In computing the portfolio turnover rate, securities whose maturities or expiration dates at the time of acquisition are one year or less are excluded. Subject to this exclusion, the turnover rate for a Portfolio is calculated by dividing (a) the lesser of purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the fiscal year by (b) the monthly average of portfolio securities owned by the Portfolio during the fiscal year.

There are no fixed limitations regarding the portfolio turnover rates of the Portfolios. Portfolio turnover rates are expected to fluctuate under constantly changing economic conditions and market circumstances. Higher turnover rates tend to result in higher brokerage fees. Securities initially satisfying the basic policies and objective of each Portfolio may be disposed of when they are no longer deemed suitable.

Historical turnover rates are included in the Financial Highlights tables in each prospectus.

The following Portfolios had a significant variation in their portfolio turnover rates over the two most recently completed fiscal years.

Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate/Long Horizon Portfolio and Transamerica Asset Allocation — Short Horizon Portfolio were impacted by cash flow fluctuations, which led to an increase in the turnover rate in 2014, as compared to 2015.

Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio and Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio underwent sub-adviser changes in 2014 leading to a higher turnover rate for that year.

It is the policy of the Portfolios to protect the confidentiality of their holdings and prevent the selective disclosure of non-public information about portfolio holdings. The Portfolios’ service providers are required to comply with this policy. No non-public information concerning the portfolio holdings may be disclosed to any unaffiliated third party, except as provided below. Each Board has adopted formal procedures governing compliance with these policies.

The Portfolios, or their duly authorized service providers, may publicly disclose holdings in accordance with regulatory requirements, such as periodic portfolio disclosure in filings with the SEC. A summary or list of a Portfolio’s completed purchases and sales may only be made available after the public disclosure of portfolio holdings.

The Portfolios generally make publicly available their complete portfolio holdings no sooner than 25 days after month-end. Typically the portfolios achieve public disclosure by publishing all holdings on their website at www.transamericapartners.com/content/performance.aspx. Such information generally remains online for 6 months, or as otherwise consistent with applicable regulations. Following public disclosure, the Portfolios may then forward the information to investors and consultants requesting it.

Each month, Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio files a schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-MFP. The information filed on Form N-MFP is made available to the public by the SEC 60 days after the end of the month to which the information pertains. A schedule of portfolio holdings for Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio is posted each month to the Portfolios’ website in accordance with Rule 2a-7(c)(12) under the 1940 Act.

There are numerous mutual fund evaluation services and due diligence departments of broker-dealers and wire-houses that regularly analyze the holdings of mutual funds and portfolios in order to monitor and report on various attributes including style, capitalization, maturity, yield, beta, etc. These services and departments then distribute the results of their analysis to the public, paid subscribers and/or in-house brokers.

In order to facilitate the review of the Portfolios by these services and departments, the Portfolios may distribute (or authorize their service providers to distribute) holdings to such services and departments before their public disclosure is required or authorized provided that: (i) the recipient does not distribute the holdings or results of the analysis to third parties, other departments or persons who are likely to use the information for purposes of purchasing or selling the Portfolios before the holdings or results of the analysis become public information; and (ii) the recipient signs a written confidentiality agreement. Persons and entities unwilling to execute an acceptable confidentiality agreement may only receive portfolio holdings information that has otherwise been publicly disclosed. Neither the Portfolios nor their service providers receive any compensation from such services and departments. Subject to such departures as the Portfolios’ investment manager and compliance department believe reasonable and consistent with reasonably protecting the confidentiality of the portfolio information, each confidentiality agreement should provide that, among other things: the portfolio information is the confidential property of the Portfolios (and their service providers, if applicable) and may not be shared or used directly or indirectly for any purpose except as expressly provided in the confidentiality agreement. The recipient of the portfolio information agrees to limit access to the portfolio information to its employees (and agents) who, on a need to know basis, are (1) authorized to have access to the portfolio information and (2) subject to a duty of confidentiality, including duties not to share the non-public information with an unauthorized source and not to trade on non-public information. Upon written request, the recipient agrees to promptly return or destroy, as directed, the portfolio information.

The Portfolios (or their authorized service providers) may disclose portfolio information before their public disclosure based on the criteria described above. The frequency with which such information may be disclosed, and the length of the lag, if any, between the disclosure date of the information and the date on which the information is publicly disclosed, varies based on the terms of the applicable confidentiality agreement. The Portfolios currently provide portfolio information to the following third parties at the stated frequency as part of ongoing arrangements that include the release of portfolio holdings information in accordance with the policy:

Portfolio holdings information may also be provided at any time (and as frequently as daily) to the Portfolios’ service providers and others who generally need access to such information in the performance of their contractual duties and responsibilities, such as TAM, the sub-advisers, the custodian, administrator, sub-administrator, independent public accountants, attorneys, and the Portfolios’ officers and trustees, subject to a duty of confidentiality with respect to any portfolio holdings information. TAM also receives portfolio holdings information to assist in the selection of underlying portfolios for certain asset allocation funds and subaccounts.

In addition to these ongoing arrangements, the policy permits the release by the Portfolios (or their authorized service providers) of the following information concerning a Portfolio before disclosure of full portfolio holdings is made publicly available, provided that the information has been publicly disclosed:

The Board and an appropriate officer of the Investment Manager’s compliance department or the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) may, on a case-by-case basis, impose additional restrictions on the dissemination of portfolio information and waive certain requirements. Any exceptions to the policy must be consistent with the purposes of the policy. The CCO reports to the Board material compliance violations of the Portfolios’ policies and procedures on disclosure of portfolio holdings.

In addition, separate account and unregistered product clients of TAM, the sub-advisers of the Portfolios, or their respective affiliates generally have access to information regarding the portfolio holdings of their own accounts.

Prospective clients may also have access to representative portfolio holdings. These clients and prospective clients are not subject to the portfolio holdings disclosure policies described above. Some of these separate accounts and unregistered product clients have substantially similar or identical investment objectives and strategies to certain Portfolios, and therefore may have substantially similar or nearly identical portfolio holdings as those Portfolios.

Certain information in the above section may not apply to the Trust and may instead apply to other funds/trusts managed by the Investment Manager.

The Investment Manager has registered as a “commodity pool operator” (“CPO”) under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) with respect to its service as investment manager to Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio. Compliance with applicable Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) disclosure, reporting and recordkeeping regulations is expected to increase portfolio expenses.

The Investment Manager relies on CFTC Rule 4.12(c)(3) with respect to Transamerica Inflation Protected Securities, which relieves the Investment Manager from certain CFTC recordkeeping, reporting and disclosure requirements.

The remaining Portfolios are operated by the Investment Manager pursuant to an exclusion from registration as a CPO with respect to such Portfolios under the CEA, and therefore, are not subject to registration or regulation with respect to the Portfolios under the CEA. These Portfolios are limited in their ability to enter into commodity interests positions subject to CFTC jurisdiction.

The Portfolios and the Investment Manager are continuing to analyze the effect of these rules changes on the Portfolios.

Each Portfolio is supervised by the Board of Trustees of Transamerica Partners Portfolios. The management of each Asset Allocation Subaccount’s business and affairs is the responsibility of the Board of Directors of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”). The Board of Directors of TFLIC has established a managing board (the “Managing Board”) and has delegated certain responsibilities for the operation of the Asset Allocation Subaccounts to the Managing Board. The members of the Managing Board and officers of the Asset Allocation Variable Funds Account also serve as Trustees and officers of the Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Interested Board Member means a board member who may be deemed an “interested person” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust because of his current or former service with TAM or an affiliate of TAM. Interested Board Members may also be referred to herein as “Interested Trustees.” Independent Board Member means a Board Member who is not an “interested person” (as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Trust and may also be referred to herein as an “Independent Trustee.”

The Board governs each Portfolio and is responsible for protecting the interests of the shareholders. The Board Members are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the business affairs of each Portfolio and the operation of each Portfolio by its officers. The Board also reviews the management of each Portfolio’s assets by the investment manager and its respective sub-adviser.

The Portfolios are among the portfolios/funds advised and sponsored by TAM (collectively, “Transamerica Mutual Funds”). The Transamerica Mutual Funds consist of Transamerica Funds (“TF”), Transamerica Series Trust (“TST”), Transamerica Partners Funds Group (“TPFG”), Transamerica Partners Funds Group II (“TPFG II”), Transamerica Partners Portfolios (“TPP”) and Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds (“TAAVF”) and consists of 179 funds/portfolios as of the date of this SAI.

The mailing address of each Board Member is c/o Secretary, 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, Colorado 80202.

The Board Members of the Trust, their year of birth, their positions with the Trust, and their principal occupations for the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period) the number of funds/portfolios in Transamerica Mutual Funds the Board oversees, and other board memberships they hold are set forth in the table below. The length of time served is provided from the date a Trustee became a Trustee of either of the Trust or Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

The mailing address of each officer is c/o Secretary, 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202. The following table shows information about the officers, including their year of birth, their positions held with the Trust and their principal occupations during the past five years (their titles may have varied during that period). Each officer will hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected or appointed or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

If an officer has held offices for different funds for different periods of time, the earliest applicable date is shown. No officer of the Trust, except for the Chief Compliance Officer, receives any compensation from the Trust.

Each of the Board Members, other than Mr. Jennings, Mr. Smit and Mr. Warrick, previously served as a trustee or director of the TAM, Diversified or Premier fund family, and each Board Member was thus initially selected by the board of the applicable predecessor fund family. In connection with the consolidation of all “manager of managers” investment advisory services within Transamerica in 2007, a single board was established to oversee the TAM and Diversified fund families, and each of the Board Members, other than Ms. Bane, Mr. Jennings, Mr. Warrick and Mr. Smit, joined the Board at that time. The Board was established with a view both to ensuring continuity of representation by board members of the TAM and Diversified fund families on the Board and in order to establish a Board with experience in and focused on overseeing various types of funds, which experience would be further developed and enhanced over time. Ms. Bane joined the Board in 2008 when the Premier fund family was consolidated into Transamerica Mutual Funds. Mr. Jennings joined the Board in 2009. Mr. Warrick joined the Board in 2012. Mr. Smit joined the Board in 2014.

The Board believes that each Board Member’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Board Members lead to the conclusion that the Board possesses the requisite skills and attributes. The Board believes that the Board Members’ ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with TAM, the sub-advisers, other services providers, counsel and independent auditors, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties, support this conclusion. The Board also has considered the following experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills, among others, of its members in reaching its conclusion: his or her character and integrity; such person’s service as a board member of a predecessor fund family (other than Mr. Jennings, Mr. Smit and Mr. Warrick); such person’s willingness to serve and willingness and ability to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a Board Member; the fact that such person’s service would be consistent with the requirements of the retirement policies of the Trust; as to each Board Member other than Mr. Smit and Mr. Warrick, his or her status as not being an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act; as to Mr. Smit, his status as a representative of TAM; and, as to Mr. Warrick, his former service in various executive positions for certain affiliates of TAM. In addition, the following specific experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills apply as to each Board Member: Ms. Bane, accounting experience and experience as a board member of multiple organizations; Mr. Hill, financial and entrepreneurial experience as an executive, owner and consultant; Mr. Jennings, investment management experience as an executive of investment management organizations and portfolio manager; Mr. Kimball, business experience as an executive; Ms. Sawyer, management consulting and board experience; Mr. Waechter, securities industry and fund accounting and fund compliance experience, legal experience and board experience; Mr. Smit, investment management and insurance experience as an executive and leadership roles with TAM and affiliated entities; and Mr. Warrick, financial services industry experience as an executive and consultant with various TAM affiliates and other entities. References to the qualifications, attributes and skills of Board Members are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out of the Board or any Board Member as having any special expertise or experience, and shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

The Board is responsible for overseeing the management and operations of the Portfolios. Mr. Smit serves as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Smit is an interested person of the Portfolios. Independent Board Members constitute more than 75% of the Board.

The Board currently believes that an interested Chairman is appropriate and is in the best interests of the Portfolios and their shareholders, and that its committees, as further described below, help ensure that the Portfolios have effective and independent governance and oversight. The Board believes that an interested Chairman has a professional interest in the quality of the services provided to the Portfolios and that the Chairman is best equipped to provide oversight of such services on a day-to-day basis because of TAM’s sponsorship of the Portfolios and TAM’s ongoing monitoring of the investment sub-advisers that manage the assets of each Portfolio. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Board Members from management. The Independent Board Members also believe that they can effectively act independently without having an Independent Board Member act as Chairman. Among other reasons, this belief is based on the fact that the Independent Board Members represent over 75% of the Board.

The Board has two standing committees: the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee. Both the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee are chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of all of the Independent Board Members. In addition, the Board has a Lead Independent Board Member.

The Lead Independent Board Member and the chairs of the Audit and Nominating Committees work with the Chairman to set the agendas for Board and committee meetings. The Lead Independent Board Member also serves as a key point person for dealings between management and the Independent Board Members. Through the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts’ board committees, the Independent Board Members consider and address important matters involving the Portfolios/Subaccount, including those presenting conflicts or potential conflicts of interest for management, and they believe they can act independently and effectively. The Board believes that its leadership structure is appropriate and facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the Independent Board Members from management.

The Audit Committee, among other things, oversees the accounting and reporting policies and practices and internal controls of each Trust, oversees the quality and integrity of the financial statements of each Trust, approves, prior to appointment, the engagement of each Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm, reviews and evaluates the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, independence and performance, and approves the compensation of the independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee also approves all audit and permissible non-audit services provided to each Portfolio by the independent registered public accounting firm and all permissible non-audit services provided by each Portfolio’s independent registered public accounting firm to TAM and any affiliated service providers if the engagement relates directly to each Portfolio’s operations and financial reporting.

The Nominating Committee is a forum for identifying, considering, selecting and nominating, or recommending for nomination by the Board, candidates to fill vacancies on the Board. The Nominating Committee may consider diversity in identifying potential candidates, including differences of viewpoint, professional experience and skill, as well as such other individual qualities and attributes as it may deem relevant. The Nominating Committee has not adopted a formal procedure for the implementation, or for assessing the effectiveness, of its policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying potential candidates.

When addressing vacancies, the Nominating Committee sets any necessary standards or qualifications for service on the Board and may consider nominees recommended by any source it deems appropriate, including management and shareholders. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send recommendations to the Trust’s Secretary that include all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of Board Members. A recommendation must be accompanied by a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by the Board and to serve if elected by the shareholders. The Nominating Committee will consider all submissions meeting the applicable requirements stated herein that are received by December 31 of the most recently completed calendar year.

The Nominating Committee also identifies potential nominees through its network of contacts and may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The committee meets to discuss and consider such candidates’ qualifications and then chooses a candidate by majority vote. The committee does not have specific, minimum qualifications for nominees, nor has it established specific qualities or skills that it regards as necessary for one or more of the Board Members to possess (other than any qualities or skills that may be required by applicable law, regulation or listing standard). The committee has, however, established (and reviews from time to time as it deems appropriate) certain desired qualities and qualifications for nominees, including certain personal attributes and certain skills and experience.

Through its oversight of the management and operations of the Portfolios/Subaccounts, the Board also has a risk oversight function, which includes (without limitation) the following: (i) requesting and reviewing reports on the operations of the Portfolios/Subaccounts (such as reports about the performance of the Portfolios/Subaccounts); (ii) reviewing compliance reports and approving compliance policies and procedures of the Portfolios/Subaccounts and their service providers; (iii) meeting with management to consider areas of risk and to seek assurances that adequate resources are available to address risks; (iv) meeting with service providers, including Portfolio/AA Subaccount auditors, to review Portfolio/AA Subaccount activities; and (v) meeting with the Chief Compliance Officer and other officers of the Portfolios/Subaccounts and their service providers to receive information about compliance, and risk assessment and management matters. Such oversight is exercised primarily through the Board and its Audit Committee but, on an ad hoc basis, also can be exercised by the Independent Board Members during executive sessions. The Board has emphasized to TAM and the sub-advisers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Portfolios/Subaccounts can be identified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Portfolios/Subaccounts’ goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, reports received by the Board Members as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the Portfolios/Subaccounts’ investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through TAM, its affiliates, the sub-advisers and other service providers each of which has an independent interest in risk management but whose policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Portfolios/Subaccounts’ and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the

Board’s risk management oversight is subject to substantial limitations. In addition, some risks may be beyond the reasonable control of the Board, the Portfolios/ Subaccounts, TAM, its affiliates, the sub-advisers or other service providers.

In addition, it is important to note that each Portfolio/AA Subaccount is designed for investors that are prepared to accept investment risk, including the possibility that as yet unforeseen risks may emerge in the future.

Both the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee are composed of all of the Independent Board Members. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the Audit Committee met 8 times and the Nominating Committee met 3 times.

The table below gives the dollar range of shares of each Portfolio/AA Subaccount, as well as the aggregate dollar range of shares of all funds and Portfolios/Subaccounts in the Transamerica Mutual Funds owned by each current Trustee as of December 31, 2015.

As of December 31, 2015, none of the Independent Board Members nor their immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any securities of TAM, sub-advisers or Distributor of the funds or Portfolios, or in a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with TAM, sub-advisers or Distributor of the funds and Portfolios.

As of January 1, 2016, Independent Board compensation is determined as follows: Independent Board Members receive a total annual retainer fee of $190,000 from the funds/portfolios that make up the Transamerica Mutual Funds, as well as $9,000 for each regularly scheduled meeting attended and each special meeting requiring an in-person quorum (whether attended in-person or telephonically). The Independent Board Members receive $2,500 for each telephonic meeting attended. Additionally, each member of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee receives a total annual retained fee of $40,000.

Each Trust pays a pro rata share of these fees allocable to each series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios based on the relative assets of the series.

As of January 1, 2016, the Lead Independent Trustee of the Board receives an additional retainer of $48,000 per year. The Audit Committee Chairperson receives an additional retainer of $23,000 per year and the Nominating Committee Chairperson receives an additional retainer of $12,000 per year. Each Trust also pays a pro rata share allocable to each series of Transamerica Partners Funds Group and Transamerica Partners Funds Group II based on the relative assets of the series for the Lead Independent Trustee, Audit Committee Chairperson and Nominating Committee Chairperson retainers.

Any fees and expenses paid to an Interested Trustee and officers are paid by TAM or an affiliate and not the Trusts, except for the Chief Compliance Officer.

Under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan effective January 1, 1996, as amended and restated January 1, 2010 (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), available to the Board Members, compensation may be deferred that would otherwise be payable by the Trust to an Independent Board Member on a current basis for services rendered as a Board Member. Deferred compensation amounts will accumulate based on the value of the investment opiton, as elected by the Board Members.

Amounts deferred and accrued under the Deferred Compensation Plan are unfunded and unsecured claims against the general assets of the Trust.

The following table provides compensation amounts paid to the Independent Trustees by the Trust for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. Interested Trustees are not compensated by the Portfolios. Messrs. Smit and Warrick are compensated for their Board service by TAM or an affiliate of TAM.

The Board Members of the Trust and Account (collectively “Trusts” for this section) have adopted these procedures by which investors of the Trust and Account (collectively, “shareholders”) may send written communications to the Board. Investors may mail written communications to the Board, addressed to the care of the Secretary of the Trust (“Secretary”), as follows:

Transamerica Partners Portfolios or Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds

Each shareholder communication must (i) be in writing and be signed by the shareholder, (ii) identify the underlying series of the Trust to which it relates, and (iii) identify the class (if applicable) held by the shareholder. The Secretary is responsible for collecting, reviewing and organizing all properly submitted shareholder communications. Usually, with respect to each properly submitted shareholder communication, the Secretary shall either (i) provide a copy of the communication to the Board at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting or (ii) if the Secretary determines that the communication requires more immediate attention, forward the communication to the Board promptly after receipt. The Secretary may, in good faith, determine that a shareholder communication should not be provided to the Board because the communication (i) does not reasonably relate to a series of the Trust or its operation, management, activities, policies, service providers, Board, officers, shareholders or other matters relating to an investment in the Trust, or (ii) is ministerial in nature (such as a request for Trust literature, share data or financial information). These Procedures shall not apply to (i) any communication from an officer or Board Member of the Trust, (ii) any communication from an employee or agent of the Trust, unless such communication is made solely in such employee’s or agent’s capacity as a shareholder, (iii) any shareholder proposal submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or any communication made in connection with such a proposal, or (iv) any communication that reasonably may be considered to be a complaint regarding the Trust or shareholder services, which complaint shall instead be promptly forwarded to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Trustees are not required to attend each Trust’s shareholder meetings, if any, or to otherwise make themselves available to shareholders for communications, other than pursuant to these Procedures.

The Trust, the Account, TAM, each sub-adviser and TCI have each adopted a Code of Ethics as required by applicable law, which is designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, Account, TAM, each sub-adviser and TCI from engaging in deceptive, manipulative, or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts (which may also be held by persons subject to a code of ethics). There can be no assurance that the codes of ethics will be effective in preventing such activities.

Pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, the Portfolios, TAM, the sub-advisers and the distributor each have adopted a code of ethics that permits its personnel to invest in securities for their own accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Portfolio. All personnel must place the interests of clients first, must not act upon non-public information, must not take inappropriate advantage of their positions, and are required to fulfill their fiduciary obligations. All personal securities transactions by employees must adhere to the requirements of the codes of ethics and must be conducted in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest, the appearance of such a conflict, or the abuse of an employee’s position of trust and responsibility.

TAM exercises voting discretion for the Asset Allocation Subaccounts. The proxy voting policies and procedures of the respective sub-advisers are used to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held by the remainder of the Portfolios. The proxy voting policies and procedures of TAM and each sub-adviser are attached hereto in Appendix A.

TAM’s proxy voting policy and procedures address material conflicts of interest that may arise between TAM or its affiliates and the Portfolios/Subaccounts by either: (i) providing for voting in accordance with the recommendation of an independent third party or the Board; or (ii) obtaining the consent of the Board (or a Board Committee) with full disclosure of the conflict.

The Trust files SEC Form N-PX, with the complete proxy voting records of the Portfolios for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Form is available without charge: (1) upon request by calling 1-888-233-4339; and (2) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Portfolios seek to assure that proxies received by the Portfolios are voted in the best interests of the Portfolios’ stockholders and have accordingly adopted these procedures.

Each Portfolio delegates the authority to vote proxies related to portfolio securities to TAM, as investment manager to each Portfolio, which in turn delegates proxy voting authority for most Portfolios of the Trust to the Sub-Adviser retained to provide day-to-day portfolio management for that Portfolio. The Board of Trustees (“Board”) of each Portfolio adopts the proxy voting policies and procedures of TAM and Sub-Advisers as the proxy voting policies and procedures (each a “Proxy Voting Policy”) that will be used by each of these respective entities when exercising voting authority on behalf of the Portfolio. These policies and procedures are herein.

No less frequently than once each calendar year, the Proxy Voting Administrator will request each Sub-Adviser to provide a current copy of its Proxy Voting Policy, or certify that there have been no material changes to its Proxy Voting Policy or that all material changes have been previously provided for review, and verify that such Proxy Voting Policy is consistent with those of the Portfolios and TAM. Any inconsistency between the Sub-Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policy and that of the Portfolios or TAM shall be reconciled by the Proxy Voting Administrator before presentation for approval by the Board.

The Proxy Voting Administrator will provide an electronic copy of each Board approved Proxy Voting Policy to the legal department for inclusion in applicable SEC filings.

The Board has authorized TAM, in conjunction with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), located at One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, to lend portfolio securities on behalf of the Portfolios. Securities on loan generally are voted by the borrower of such securities. Should a Sub-Adviser to the Portfolio wish to exercise its vote for a particular proxy, TAM will immediately contact State Street and terminate the loan.

TAM and its affiliate provide investment management and other services to the Portfolios. Subject to the supervision of the Portfolios’ Board, TAM and its affiliate are responsible for the design and implementation of each Portfolio’s investment program, the oversight of each Portfolio’s business affairs and the provision of other administrative services, and the provision of transfer agency services to the Portfolios.

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”), on behalf of each Portfolio with TAM. TAM, located at 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, Colorado 80202, provides continuous and regular investment management services to the Portfolios. TAM supervises each respective Portfolio’s investments and conducts its investment program and provides supervisory compliance and administrative services to each Portfolio.

TAM is responsible for the day to day management of the Asset Allocation Fund Subaccounts. For each of the other Portfolios, TAM currently acts as a “manager of managers” and hires sub-advisers to furnish day-to-day investment advice and recommendations. TAM may, in the future, determine to provide the day-to-day management of any such Portfolio without the use of a sub-adviser. When acting as a manager of managers, TAM provides management services that include, without limitation, the design and development of each Portfolio and its investment strategy and the ongoing review and evaluation of that investment strategy including recommending changes in strategy where it believes appropriate or advisable; the selection of one or more sub-advisers for each Portfolio employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative screens, research, analysis and due diligence; oversight and monitoring of sub-advisers and recommending changes to sub-advisers where it believes appropriate or advisable; recommending Portfolio combinations and liquidations where it believes appropriate or advisable; regular supervision of the funds’ investments; regular review and evaluation of sub-adviser performance; daily monitoring of the sub-advisers’ buying and selling of securities for the Portfolios; regular review of holdings; ongoing trade oversight and analysis; development and introduction of new share classes; regular monitoring to ensure adherence to investment process; risk management oversight and analysis; design, development, implementation and regular monitoring of the valuation process; design, development, implementation and regular monitoring of the compliance process; review of proxies voted by sub-advisers; oversight of preparation, and review, of materials for meetings of the Portfolios’ Board, participation in these meetings and preparation of regular communications with the Board; oversight of preparation, and review, of prospectuses, shareholder reports and other disclosure materials and regulatory filings for the Portfolios; oversight of other service providers to the Portfolios, such as the custodian, the transfer agent, the Portfolios’ independent accounting firm and legal counsel; supervision of the performance of recordkeeping and shareholder relations functions for the Portfolios; and ongoing cash management services. TAM uses a variety of quantitative and qualitative tools to carry out its investment management services.

TAM has agreed, under each Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s Advisory Agreement, to regularly provide the Portfolio/AA Subaccount with investment advisory services, including management, supervision and investment research and advice and shall furnish a continuous investment program for the Portfolio’s/Subaccount’s portfolio of securities and other investments consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in the Portfolio’s prospectus and SAI. TAM is permitted to enter into contracts with sub-advisers, subject to the Board’s approval. TAM has entered into sub-advisory agreements for the Portfolios, as described below.

As compensation for services performed, each Portfolio/AA Subaccount pays TAM a fee computed daily at an annual rate of the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s average daily net assets as described below. TAM bears all expenses incurred by it in the performance of its duties under a Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount Advisory Agreement. A Portfolio/AA Subaccount bears all expenses not expressly assumed by TAM incurred in the operation of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount and the offering of its shares.

The Advisory Agreement for a Portfolio/AA Subaccount will terminate, unless sooner terminated as set forth therein, two years from its effective date, and will continue in effect from year to year thereafter, if continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Board Members who are not parties thereto or interested persons of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the terms of renewal, and by (ii) either the Board or the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Portfolio/AA Subaccount.

Each Advisory Agreement provides that TAM may render services to others. Under each Portfolio/AA Subaccount’s Advisory Agreement, TAM assumes no responsibility other than to render the services called for by the Advisory Agreement in good faith, and TAM and its affiliates will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law, or for any loss arising out of any investment or for any act or omission in the execution of securities transactions for the Portfolio. TAM and its affiliates are not protected, however, against any liability to a Portfolio/AA Subaccount to which TAM or an affiliate would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the Advisory Agreement.

Each Advisory Agreement provides that it may be terminated with respect to any Portfolio/AA Subaccount at any time, without the payment of any penalty, upon 60 days’ written notice to TAM, or by TAM upon 60 days’ written notice to the Portfolio. A Portfolio/AA Subaccount may effect termination by action of the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio/AA Subaccount, accompanied by appropriate notice. The Advisory Agreement terminates automatically in the event of its “assignment” (as defined in the 1940 Act).

TAM receives compensation calculated daily and paid monthly from the Portfolios/Subaccounts. The Advisory fees each Portfolio/AA Subaccount paid during the most recently ended fiscal year, as a percentage of each Portfolio/AA Subaccount’s average daily net assets, are included in the prospectus.

The following tables set forth the total amounts the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts paid to TAM (after waivers/expense reimbursements), and Advisory Fees Waived/Expenses Reimbursed by TAM to the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts, if any, for the last three fiscal years.

TAM has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Trust on behalf of certain Portfolios, pursuant to which TAM has agreed to reimburse a Portfolio’s expenses whenever the Portfolio’s total operating expenses exceed a certain percentage of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets, excluding interest expense, brokerage commissions, any and all extraordinary, non-recurring expenses, such as expenses of litigation, and any and all expenses related to the organization of a particular series (“expense cap”).

Each expense limitation agreement continues automatically until May 1, 2017 unless TAM ceases to serve as investment adviser of the Portfolio.

In addition, TAM or any of its affiliates may waive fees or reimburse expenses of the Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio in order to avoid a negative yield. Any such waiver or expense reimbursement would be voluntary, could be discontinued at any time, and is subject in certain circumstances to reimbursement by the Portfolio to TAM or its affiliates. There is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to avoid a negative yield.

TAM has agreed to waive its investment advisory fees to the extent necessary to limit the total operating expenses of each Portfolio to a specified level. TAM also may contribute to the Portfolios from time to time to help them maintain competitive expense ratios. These arrangements are voluntary and may be terminated at any time.

The applicable expense caps for each of the Portfolios are listed in the following table.

TAM and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and personnel (collectively, for purposes of this section, “Transamerica”), including the entities and personnel who may be involved in the management, operations or distribution of the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts are engaged in a variety of businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts. The broad range of activities and interests of Transamerica gives rise to actual, potential and perceived conflicts of interest that could affect the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts and their investors.

Transamerica manages or advises other funds and products in addition to the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). In some cases Transamerica oversees sub-advisers who provide the day-to-day investment advice and recommendations with respect to the Other Accounts, and in other cases Transamerica itself performs the day-to-day management. Certain Other Accounts have investment objectives similar to those of the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts and/or engage in transactions in the same types of securities and instruments as the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts. Such transactions could affect the prices and availability of the securities and instruments in which a Portfolio/AA Subaccount invests, and could have an adverse impact on the Portfolio/AA Subaccount’s performance. Other Accounts may buy or sell positions while the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts are undertaking the same or a differing, including potentially opposite, strategy, which could disadvantage the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts. A position taken by Transamerica, on behalf of one or more Other Accounts, may be contrary to a position taken on behalf of a Portfolio/AA Subaccount or may be adverse to a company or issuer in which the Portfolio/AA Subaccount has invested.

The results of the investment activities of the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts may differ significantly from the results achieved for Other Accounts. Transamerica may give advice, and take action, with respect to any current or future Other Accounts that may compete or conflict with advice TAM may give to, or actions TAM may take for, the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts. Transamerica may receive more compensation with respect to certain Other Accounts than that received with respect to the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts or may receive compensation based on the performance of certain Other Accounts. Transamerica personnel may have greater economic and other interests in certain Other Accounts promoted or managed by such personnel as compared to the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts.

Transamerica and other financial service providers have conflicts associated with their promotion of the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts or other dealings with the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts that would create incentives for them to promote the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts. Transamerica may directly or indirectly receive a portion of the fees and commissions charged to the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts or their shareholders. Transamerica will also benefit from increased amounts of assets under management. This differential in compensation may create a financial incentive on the part of Transamerica to recommend the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts over other accounts or products or to effect transactions differently in the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts as compared to other accounts or products. Transamerica has an

interest in increasing Portfolio assets, including in circumstances when that may not be in the Portfolio/AA Subaccounts’ or their investors’ interests.

Transamerica and/or the Portfolios’ sub-advisers (or their affiliates), out of their past profits and other available sources, provide cash payments or non-cash compensation to brokers and other financial intermediaries to promote the distribution of the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts and Other Accounts or the variable insurance contracts that invest in certain Other Accounts. These arrangements are sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing” arrangements. The amount of revenue sharing payments is substantial and may be substantial to any given recipient. The presence of these payments and the basis on which an intermediary compensates its registered representatives or salespersons may create an incentive for a particular intermediary, registered representative or salesperson to highlight, feature or recommend the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts or Other Accounts, at least in part, based on the level of compensation paid. Revenue sharing payments benefit Transamerica to the extent the payments result in more assets being invested in the Portfolios/AA Subaccounts and Other Accounts on which fees are being charged.

Certain Other Accounts are offered as investment options through variable insurance contracts offered and sold by Transamerica insurance companies. TAM also acts as an investment manager with respect to an asset allocation program offered for use in certain variable insurance contracts issued by Transamerica insurance companies. The performance of the Other Accounts and/or asset allocation models may impact Transamerica’s financial exposure under guarantees that the Transamerica insurance companies provide as issuers of the variable insurance contracts. TAM’s investment decisions and the design of the Other Accounts may be influenced by these factors. For example, the Other Accounts or the models being managed or designed in a more conservative fashion may help reduce potential losses and/or mitigate financial risks to the Transamerica insurance companies that provide the guarantees, and facilitate the provision of those guaranteed benefits, including by making more predictable the costs of the guarantees and by reducing the capital needed to provide them. In addition, certain asset allocation models may include Other Accounts as investment options, and Transamerica will receive more revenue if TAM selects such Other Accounts to be included in the models.

TAM serves as investment advisor to and is responsible for the day-to-day investment advice and management of certain Other Accounts which operate as fund of funds and asset allocation accounts that invest in affiliated underlying Other Accounts, and TAM is subject to conflicts of interest in allocating the funds of fund’s/asset allocation account’s assets among the underlying Other Accounts. TAM will receive more revenue when it selects an affiliated fund rather than an unaffiliated fund for inclusion in a fund of funds/asset allocation accounts. This conflict may provide an incentive for TAM to include affiliated funds as investment options for funds of funds/asset allocation accounts and to cause investments by funds of funds/asset allocation accounts in affiliated funds that perform less well than unaffiliated funds. The inclusion of affiliated funds will also permit TAM and/or the sub-adviser to make increased revenue sharing payments, including to Transamerica. TAM may have an incentive to allocate the fund of fund’s/asset allocation account’s assets to those underlying Other Accounts for which the net advisory fees payable to TAM are higher than the fees payable by other underlying Other Accounts or to those underlying Other Accounts for which an affiliate of TAM serves as the sub-adviser.

TAM may have a financial incentive to implement certain changes to the Portfolios or Other Accounts. TAM may, from time to time, recommend a change in sub-adviser or a Portfolio combination. Transamerica will benefit to the extent that an affiliated sub-adviser replaces an unaffiliated sub-adviser or additional assets are combined into a Portfolio or Other Account having a higher net advisory fee payable to TAM and/or that is sub-advised by an affiliate of TAM. TAM will also benefit to the extent that it replaces a sub-adviser with a new sub-adviser with a lower sub-advisory fee. Any recommendation to the Board concerning the appointment of or continued service of an affiliated sub-adviser for a Portfolio or a Portfolio combination, is subject to TAM’s fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of a fund and its shareholders. Moreover, TAM’s “manager of managers” exemptive order from the SEC requires shareholder approval of any sub-advisory agreement appointing an affiliated sub-adviser as the sub-adviser to a Portfolio (in the case of a new Portfolio, the initial sole shareholder of the Portfolio, typically an affiliate of Transamerica, may provide this approval).

The aggregation of assets of multiple Portfolios or Other Accounts for purposes of calculating breakpoints in advisory or sub-advisory fees, as applicable, may give rise to actual, potential and/or perceived conflicts of interest that could disadvantage the Portfolios and their shareholders. Such aggregation of assets may create incentives for TAM to select sub-advisers where the selection may serve to lower a sub-advisory fee and possibly increase the advisory fee retained by TAM or may provide a disincentive for TAM to recommend the termination of a sub-adviser from a Portfolio if the termination may cause the sub-advisory fee payable by TAM to increase on a Portfolio or Other Account that aggregates its assets with the Portfolio. TAM is a fiduciary for shareholders in the Portfolios and must act in their best interests. As a fiduciary, TAM must put the interests of the Portfolios ahead of its own interests (or the interests of its affiliates), and must conduct the affairs of the Portfolios as would prudent and experienced money managers. Any decision by TAM to recommend the hiring, retention or termination of a sub-adviser for a Portfolio to the Portfolio’s Board and, if required, Portfolio shareholders/investors, must serve the interests of shareholders in that Portfolio without taking into account any potential benefit or harm to any other Portfolio or Other Account or Transamerica.

Each sub-adviser listed below serves, pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between TAM and such sub-adviser, as sub-adviser to the applicable Portfolio. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreements, each sub-adviser carries out and effectuates the investment strategy designed for the Portfolio(s) by TAM. Subject to review by the TAM and the Board of Trustees, the sub-advisers are responsible for the day-to-day investment advice and recommendations for the Portfolio that TAM assigns to them and for making decisions to buy, sell or hold a particular security. Each sub-adviser bears all of its expenses in connection with the performance of its services under its Sub-Advisory Agreement, such as compensating its officers and employees connected with investment and economic research, trading and investment management of the Portfolio(s) and furnishing them office space.

Each sub-advisory agreement will terminate, unless sooner terminated as set forth therein, two years from its effective date, and will continue in effect from year to year thereafter, if continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Board Members who are not parties thereto or interested persons of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval of the terms of renewal, and by (ii) either the Board or the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the particular portfolio.

Each of the sub-advisers also serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser to other funds and/or private accounts that may have investment objectives identical or similar to those of the Portfolios. Securities frequently meet the investment objectives of one or all of these portfolios, the other funds and the private accounts. In such cases, a sub-adviser’s decision to recommend a purchase to one Portfolio, or account rather than another is based on a number of factors as set forth in the sub-advisers’ allocation procedures. The determining factors in most cases are the amounts available for investment by each Portfolio or account, the amount of securities of the issuer then outstanding, the value of those securities and the market for them. Another factor considered in the investment recommendations is other investments which each Portfolio or account presently has in a particular industry.

It is possible that at times identical securities will be held by more than one Portfolio or account. However, positions in the same issue may vary and the length of time that any Portfolio or account may choose to hold its investment in the same issue may likewise vary. To the extent that more than one of the Portfolios, funds or private accounts served by a sub-adviser seeks to acquire or sell the same security at about the same time, either the price obtained by the Portfolio(s) or the amount of securities that may be purchased or sold by a Portfolio at one time may be adversely affected. On the other hand, if the same securities are bought or sold at the same time by more than one Portfolio or account, the resulting participation in volume transactions could produce better executions for the portfolios. In the event more than one portfolio, Portfolio or account purchases or sells the same security on a given date, the purchase and sale transactions are allocated among the Portfolio(s), the other funds and the private accounts in a manner believed by the sub-advisers to be equitable to each.

Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC, located at 4333 Edgewood Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52499, is a registered investment adviser. Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Aegon NV, a Netherlands corporation and publicly traded international insurance group, and is an affiliate of TAM.

TAM, not the Portfolios, is responsible for paying the sub-advisers for their respective services, and sub-advisory fees are TAM’s expense. As a matter of administrative convenience, sub-advisory fees may be deducted directly from a Portfolio’s bank account, in which case payments to TAM would be net of amounts paid to the applicable sub-adviser.

Each sub-adviser receives monthly or quarterly compensation from TAM at the annual rate of a specified percentage, indicated below, of a Portfolio’s average daily net assets set forth in such Portfolio’s sub-advisory agreement.

The following table sets forth the total amounts of sub-advisory fee paid by TAM to each sub-adviser for the last three fiscal years.

Information regarding other accounts for which any portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day investment advice and management or recommendations, a description of any material conflict of interest that may arise in connection with the portfolio manager’s management of the Portfolio’s/AA Subaccount’s investments, the structure of, and method used to determine, the compensation of each portfolio manager and the dollar range of equity securities in the Portfolio or AA Subaccount that invests in a Portfolio beneficially owned by each portfolio manager are provided in Appendix B of this SAI.

TAM provides supervisory and administrative services to the Transamerica Partners Portfolios and the Asset Allocation Account pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Portfolios. TAM provides each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount with certain administrative services, including: maintaining records, and registering and qualifying each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s units under federal and state laws; monitoring the financial, accounting, and administrative functions of each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount; maintaining liaison with the agents employed by each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount such as the custodian; assisting each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount in the coordination of such agents’ activities; and permitting TAM’s employees to serve as officers, managing board members, and committee members of the Asset Allocation Account without cost to the Asset Allocation Funds Account. The agreement provides that TAM may render services to others as administrator. In addition, the agreement terminates automatically if it is assigned and may be terminated without penalty by a majority vote of the investors in Transamerica Partners Portfolios (with the vote of each being in proportion to its interest). The agreement also provides that neither TAM nor its personnel shall be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any act or omission in connection with any Portfolio, except for willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its or their duties or by reason of reckless disregard of its or their duties or obligations under said agreements.

State Street, located at One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02116, serves as the Trust’s custodian.

State Street, among other things, maintains a custody account or accounts in the name of each Portfolio, receives and delivers all assets for the Portfolios upon purchase and upon sale or maturity, collects and receives all income and other payments and distributions on account of the assets of the Portfolios and makes disbursements on behalf of the Portfolios. State Street neither determines the Portfolios’ investment policies nor decides which securities the Portfolios will buy or sell. For its services, State Street receives a monthly fee based upon the daily average market value of securities held in custody and also receives securities transaction charges, including out-of-pocket expenses. The Portfolios may also periodically enter into arrangements with other qualified custodians with respect to certain types of securities or other transactions such as repurchase agreements or derivatives transactions. State Street may also act as the Portfolios’ securities lending agent and in that case would receive a share of the income generated by such activities.

Ernst & Young LLP, located at 200 Clarendon Street, 16th floor, Boston, MA 02116, serves as the independent registered accounting firm to Transamerica Partners Portfolios.

Beneficial interests in the Portfolios described in this SAI are currently being offered by TCI to TFLIC for allocation to the appropriate Variable Funds Subaccount to fund benefits payable under the Contracts. Investments in the Portfolios may only be made by investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, common or commingled trust funds or similar organizations or entities that are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. This SAI does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any beneficial interests in any of the Portfolios.

the case may be, the amount of net additions to or reductions in the aggregate net asset value of the Portfolio as of the Valuation Time on such day, plus or minus as the case may be, the amount of net additions to or reductions in the aggregate investments in the Portfolio by all investors in such Portfolio. The percentage so determined will then be applied to determine the value of the investor’s interest in the Portfolio as of the Valuation time on the following Portfolio Business Day.

The right to redeem beneficial interests or to receive payment with respect to any redemption may be suspended only (i) for any period during which trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission or when the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary week-end and holiday closings), (ii) for any period during which an emergency exists as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of which disposal of a Portfolio’s securities or determination of the net asset value of each Portfolio is not reasonably practicable, and (iii) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of investors in any Portfolio.

TFLIC determines the unit value of each Subaccount each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. The unit value is not determined in days when the NYSE is closed (generally, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.) This daily determination of unit value is made as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, currently 4:00 p.m., New York time unless the NYSE closes earlier, by dividing the total assets of a Subaccount less all of its liabilities, by the total number of units outstanding at the time the determination is made. Purchases and redemptions will be effected at the time of determination of unit value next following the receipt of any purchase or redemption order deemed to be in good order.

Units of each Variable Funds Subaccount are valued based upon the valuation of the securities held by the corresponding underlying Portfolio in which the assets of the particular Variable Funds Subaccount are invested. Units of each Asset Allocation Subaccount are valued based upon the valuation of the units of each Variable Funds Subaccount in which the assets of the particular Asset Allocation Subaccount are invested. Therefore, the valuation of units in both the Variable Funds Subaccounts and the Asset Allocation Subaccounts depends on the valuation policies of the underlying Portfolios. The following discussion describes the valuation policies of the Portfolios.

As stated above, beneficial interests in each Portfolio are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.

The price at which shares are purchased or redeemed is the NAV that is next calculated following receipt and acceptance of a purchase order in good order or receipt of a redemption request in good order by us.

The NAV of all Portfolios is determined on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business. The NAV is not determined on days when the NYSE is closed (generally New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas). Foreign securities may trade in their primary markets on weekends or other days when a Portfolio does not price its shares (therefore, the value of a Portfolio’s foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to buy or sell shares of the Portfolios). These securities will be valued pursuant to the portfolios’ Pricing and Valuation procedures for such securities.

Purchase orders received in good order and accepted, and redemption orders received in good order, before the close of business of the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, receive the NAV determined as of the close of the NYSE that day (plus any applicable sales charges). Purchase and redemption requests received after the NYSE is closed receive the NAV determined as of the close of the NYSE the next day the NYSE is open.

The NAV of each Portfolio is calculated by taking the value of its net assets and dividing by the number of shares of the Portfolio that are then outstanding.

The Board of Trustees has approved procedures to be used to value the Portfolios’ securities for the purpose of determining the Portfolios’ NAV. The valuation of the securities of the Portfolios is determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board. While the Board has primary responsibility to shareholders/investors for valuation of portfolio securities, the Board has delegated certain valuation functions for the Portfolios to TAM.

In general, securities and other investments (including shares of ETFs) are valued based on market prices at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Portfolio securities (including shares of ETFs) listed or traded on domestic securities exchanges or the NASDAQ/NMS, including dollar-denominated foreign securities or ADRs, are valued at the closing price on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded. With respect to securities traded on the NASDAQ/NMS, such closing price may be the last reported sale price or the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If there have been no sales for that day on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded, then the value should be determined with reference to the last sale price, or the NOCP, if applicable, on any other exchange or system. If there have been no sales for that day on any exchange or system, a security is valued at the closing bid quotes on the exchange or system where the security is principally traded, or at the NOCP, if applicable. Foreign securities traded on U.S. exchanges are generally priced using last sale price regardless of trading activity. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the last bid price. The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third party pricing service, which may use market prices or quotations or a variety of fair value techniques and methodologies. Short-term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. The prices that the Portfolio uses may differ from the amounts that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be significant, particularly for securities that trade in relatively thin markets and/or markets that experience extreme volatility. Foreign securities generally are valued based on quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, and are converted from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Market quotations for securities prices may be obtained from automated pricing services. Shares of open-end funds (other than ETF shares) are generally valued at the NAV reported by that investment company. ETF shares are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price on the exchange on which they are traded.

When a market quotation for a security is not readily available (which may include closing prices deemed to be unreliable because of the occurrence of a subsequent event), a valuation committee appointed by the Board of Trustees may, in good faith, establish a value for the security in accordance with fair valuation procedures adopted by the Board. The Board reviews all fair value determinations typically at its regularly scheduled meetings. The types of securities for which such fair value pricing may be required include, but are not limited to: foreign securities, where a significant event occurs after the close of the foreign market on which such security principally trades that is likely to have changed the value of such security, or the closing value is otherwise deemed unreliable; securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring; securities whose trading has been halted or suspended; fixed-income securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market value quotation; and securities that are restricted as to transfer or resale. The Portfolios use a fair value model developed by an independent third party pricing service to price foreign equity securities on days when there is a certain percentage change in the value of a domestic equity security index, as such percentage may be determined by TAM from time to time.

Valuing securities in accordance with fair value procedures involves greater reliance on judgment than valuing securities based on readily available market quotations. The valuation committee makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the Portfolios’ valuation procedures. Fair value determinations can also involve reliance on quantitative models employed by a fair value pricing service. There can be no assurance that a Portfolio could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Portfolio determines its NAV.

Subject to policies established by the Board and TAM, and each Portfolio’s sub-adviser are responsible for placement of a Portfolio’s securities transactions. In placing orders, it is the policy of a Portfolio to seek to obtain the most favorable price and execution available, except to the extent it may be permitted to pay higher brokerage commissions as described below. In seeking the most favorable price and execution, TAM or the sub-adviser, as applicable, having in mind the Portfolio’s best interests, considers all factors it deems relevant, including: the size of the transaction; the nature of the market for the security; the amount of the commission; the timing of the transaction taking into account market prices and trends; the reputation, experience and financial stability of the broker-dealer involved and the quality of service rendered by the broker-dealer in that or other transactions; trade confidentiality including anonymity; and research products and services provided, which include: (i) furnishing advice, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities, the advisability of purchasing or selling specific securities and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities and (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends and portfolio strategy and products and other services (such as third party publications, reports and analyses, and computer and electronic access, equipment, software, information and accessories) that assist each sub-adviser in carrying out its responsibilities

Decisions as to the selection of broker-dealers and the assignment of fund brokerage business for a Portfolio and negotiation of its commission rates are made by TAM or the sub-adviser, as applicable, whose policy is to seek to obtain “best execution” (prompt and reliable execution at the most favorable security price) of all Portfolio transactions. In doing so, a Portfolio may pay higher commission rates than the lowest available when its sub-adviser believes it is reasonable to do so in light of the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the broker effecting the transaction, as discussed below.

There is generally no stated commission in the case of fixed-income securities and other securities traded on a principal basis in the over-the-counter markets, but the price paid by a Portfolio usually includes an undisclosed dealer commission or mark-up. In underwritten offerings, the price paid by a Portfolio includes a disclosed, fixed commission or discount retained by the underwriter or dealer. Transactions on U.S. stock exchanges and other agency transactions involve the payment by a Portfolio of negotiated brokerage commissions. Such commissions vary among different brokers. Also, a particular broker may charge different commissions according to such factors as the difficulty and size of the transaction. Transactions in foreign securities generally involve the payment of fixed brokerage commissions, which are generally higher than those in the United States.

It has for many years been a common practice in the investment advisory business for advisers of investment companies and other institutional investors to receive research and brokerage products and services (together, “services”) from broker-dealers that execute portfolio transactions for the clients of such advisers. Consistent with this practice, the sub-advisers may receive services from many broker-dealers with which the sub-advisers place the Portfolio’s transactions. These services, which in some cases may also be purchased for cash, may include, among other things, such items as general economic and security market reviews, industry and company reviews, evaluations of securities, recommendations as to the purchase and sale of securities, and services related to the execution of securities transactions. The services obtained through brokers or dealers will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the services required to be performed by a sub-adviser. The expenses of a sub-adviser will not necessarily be reduced as a result of the receipt of such supplemental information. A sub-adviser may use such services in servicing other accounts in addition to the respective Portfolio. Conversely, services provided to a sub-adviser by broker-dealers in connection with trades executed on behalf of other clients of the sub-adviser may be useful to the sub-adviser in managing the Portfolio, although not all of these services may be necessarily useful and of value to the sub-adviser in managing such other clients. The receipt of such services enables a sub-adviser to avoid the additional expenses that might otherwise be incurred if it were to attempt to develop comparable information through its own staff.

In reliance on the “safe harbor” provided by Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act and the SEC’s interpretive guidance thereunder, a sub-adviser may cause a Portfolio to pay a broker-dealer that provides “brokerage and research services” (as defined for purposes of Section 28(e)) to the Sub-Adviser an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction for the Portfolio in excess of the commission that another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the sub-adviser determines in good faith that the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by the broker-dealer. If a sub-adviser determines that any research product or service has a mixed use, such that it also serves functions that do not assist in the investment decision-making process, the sub-adviser will allocate the costs of such service or product accordingly. The portion of the product or service that a sub-adviser determines will assist it in the investment decision-making process may be paid for in brokerage commission dollars. Such allocation may create a conflict of interest for the sub-adviser. Conversely, such supplemental information obtained by the placement of business for a sub-adviser will be considered by and may be useful to the sub-adviser in carrying out its obligations to a Portfolio.

A sub-adviser may place transactions for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities with affiliates of TAM or the sub-adviser. A sub-adviser may place transactions with a broker-dealer that is an affiliate of TAM or the sub-adviser where, in the judgment of the sub-adviser, such firm will be able to obtain a price and execution at least as favorable as other qualified broker-dealers. Pursuant to rules of the SEC, a broker-dealer that is an affiliate of TAM or the sub-adviser may receive and retain compensation for effecting portfolio transactions for the Portfolio on a securities exchange if the commissions paid to such an affiliated broker-dealer by the Portfolio do not exceed “usual and customary brokerage commissions.” The rules define “usual and customary” commissions to include amounts that are “reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time.”

A sub-adviser to a Portfolio, to the extent consistent with the best execution and with TAM’s usual commission rate policies and practices, may place security transactions with broker/dealers with which the Trust has established a Commission Recapture Program. A Commission Recapture Program is any arrangement under which a broker/dealer applies a portion of the commissions received by such broker/dealer on the security transactions to the Portfolios. In no event will commissions paid by a Portfolio be used to pay expenses that would otherwise be borne by any other Portfolio in the Trust, or by any other party. These commissions are not used for promoting or selling Portfolio shares or otherwise related to the distribution of Portfolio shares.

Securities held by a Portfolio may also be held by other separate accounts, mutual funds or other accounts for which TAM or a sub-adviser serves as an adviser, or held by TAM or a sub-adviser for their own accounts. Because of different investment objectives or other factors, a particular security may be bought by TAM or a sub-adviser for one or more clients when one or more clients are selling the same security. If purchases or sales of securities for a Portfolio or other entities for which they act as investment adviser or for their advisory clients arise for consideration at or about the same time, transactions in such securities will be made, insofar as feasible, for the respective entities and clients in a manner deemed equitable to all. To the extent that transactions on behalf of more than one client of

TAM or a sub-adviser during the same period may increase the demand for securities being purchased or the supply of securities being sold, there may be an adverse effect on price.

On occasions when TAM or a sub-adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interests of a Portfolio as well as other accounts or companies, it may to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, but will not be obligated to, aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for the Portfolio with those to be sold or purchased for such other accounts or companies in order to obtain favorable execution and lower brokerage commissions. In that event, allocation of the securities purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by TAM or the sub-adviser in the manner it considers to be most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Portfolio and to such other accounts or companies. In some cases this procedure may adversely affect the size of the position obtainable for a Portfolio.

The Board of the Trust reviews on a quarterly basis the brokerage placement practices of each sub-adviser on behalf of the Portfolios, and reviews the prices and commissions, if any, paid by the Portfolios to determine if they were reasonable.

The following Portfolios paid the aggregate brokerage commissions indicated for the last three fiscal years:

There were no brokerage commissions paid to affiliated brokers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

The following table provides an estimate brokerage commissions that were directed to brokers for brokerage and research services provided during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

The estimates above are based upon custody data provided to CAPIS and were calculated using the following methodology: Total Commissions minus transactions executed at discounted rates and/or directed to the Portfolios’ commission recapture program equals total research commissions. USD transactions executed at commission rates below $.02 per share, non-USD developed market transactions executed at 8 basis points and below, and non-USD emerging market transactions executed at 12 basis points and below are considered to be executed at discounted rates. For example, Commission paid on USD transactions at rates at or above $.02 per share and not directed for commission recapture are assumed to be paid to brokers that provide research and brokerage services within the scope of Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act. Commissions paid on fixed price offerings and transactions in futures and options are not included in this analysis.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the Portfolios purchased securities issued by the following regular broker-dealers of the Portfolios, which had the following values as of December 31, 2015.

As of April 1, 2016, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Inc. (“TFLIC”), Transamerica Retirement Solutions Collective Trust (“TRS CIT”)(formerly, Diversified Investment Advisors Collective Trust), each at 440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, New York, NY 10528, and Transamerica Asset Management Collective Investment Trust (“TAM CIT”), at 1801 California Street, Suite 5200, Denver, CO 80202, owned the following percentage interests of the outstanding beneficial interests of the Portfolios indicated (all such interests being held in separate accounts of TFLIC or funds in TRS CIT or TAM CIT):

Any shareholder who holds beneficially 25% or more of a Portfolio may be deemed to control the Portfolio until such time as it holds beneficially less than 25% of the outstanding common shares of the Portfolio. Any shareholder controlling a Portfolio may be able to determine the outcome of issues that are submitted to shareholders for vote, and may be able to take action regarding the Portfolio without the consent or approval of the other shareholders.

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company is organized in New York and is wholly owned by Aegon USA, LLC, which is wholly owned by Aegon U.S. Holding Corporation, which is wholly owned by Transamerica Corporation, which is wholly owned by The Aegon Trust.

As of April 1, 2016, the shareholders who held beneficially 25% or more of a Portfolio were as follows: Unless otherwise noted the address of each investor is c/o TAM, 1801 California Street., Suite 5200, Denver, Colorado 80202.

As of April 1, 2016, the Trustees and officers as a group owned less than 1% of each Portfolio’s outstanding shares.

The Trust is organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York. New York law provides a statutory framework for the powers, duties, rights and obligations of the Trustees and holders of the Trust, while the more specific powers, duties, rights and obligations of the Trustees and the holders are determined by the Trustees as set forth in the Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (“Declaration”) dated as of December 10, 2015, and the Trust’s by-laws, as may be amended from time. Every holder, by virtue of purchasing interests and becoming a holder, agrees to be bound by the terms of the Declaration. Some of the more significant provisions of the Declaration are described below.

Holder Voting: The Trust’s Declaration provides for holder voting as required by the 1940 Act or other applicable laws but otherwise permits, consistent with New York law, actions by the Trustees without seeking the consent of holders.

The portfolios are not required to hold an annual meeting of holders, but will call special meetings of holders whenever required by the 1940 Act or by the terms of the Declaration. The Declaration provides that a holder’s voting power is proportionate to such holder’s book capital account as recorded on the books of the Trust (which in the case of a holder that holds interests in more than one series shall be the sum of the holder’s book capital accounts with respect to each series) determined at the close of business on the record date. All holders of record of all series of the Trust vote together, except where required by the 1940 Act to vote separately by series, or when the Trustees have determined that a matter affects only the interests of one or more series of interests. There is no cumulative voting on any matter submitted to a vote of the holders.

Election and Removal of Trustees: The Declaration provides that the Trustees may establish the number of Trustees and that vacancies on the Board may be filled by a vote of the remaining Trustees, except when election of Trustees by the holders is required under the 1940 Act. Trustees are then elected by a plurality of votes cast by holders at a meeting at which a quorum is present. The Declaration also provides that a mandatory retirement age may be set by action of two-thirds of the Trustees and that any Trustee may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of holders holding two-thirds of the voting power of the Trust, or by a vote of two-thirds of the remaining Trustees. The provisions of the Declaration relating to the election and removal of Trustees may not be amended without the approval of two-thirds of the Trustees.

Amendments to the Declaration: The Trustees are authorized to amend the Declaration without the vote of holders, but no amendment may be made that impairs the exemption from personal liability granted in the Declaration to persons who are or have been holders, Trustees, officers or, employees of the Trust, that limits the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance provided in the Declaration with respect to actions or omissions of persons entitled to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance under the Declaration prior to the amendment.

Purchase and Decrease or Withdrawal of Interests: Interests may be sold by the Trust only to institutional investors (including, without limitation, any Institutional Investor in which a Trustee, officer or agent of the Trust has an interest), as may be approved by the Trustees, for cash or other consideration acceptable to the Trustees, subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, at such time or times and on such terms as the Trustees, from time to time, may deem advisable.

Holders are not entitled to any appraisal, preemptive, conversion, exchange or similar rights, except as the Trustees may determine. The Trustees may, in their discretion, require the Trust to decrease in part or withdraw any holder’s interest for any reason at any time.

Disclosure of Holder Holdings: The Declaration specifically requires holders, upon demand, to disclose in writing to a portfolio information with respect to the direct and indirect ownership of interests in order to comply with various laws or regulations, and a portfolio may disclose such ownership if required by law or regulation, or as the Trustees otherwise decide.

Holder, Trustee and Officer Liability: The Declaration provides that holders are not personally liable for the obligations of a portfolio and requires the portfolio to indemnify a holder against any loss or expense arising from any such liability. A portfolio will assume the defense of any claim against a holder for personal liability at the request of the holder. The Declaration further provides that a Trustee acting in his or her capacity as Trustee is not personally liable to any person other than the Trust or any series, in connection with the affairs of the Trust. The Declaration also provides that no Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust owes any duty to any person (including without limitation any holder), other than the Trust or any series. The Trustee is required to perform his or her duties in good faith and in a manner he or she believes to be in the best interests of the Trust. All actions and omissions of Trustees are presumed to be in accordance with the foregoing standard of performance, and any person alleging the contrary has the burden of proving that allegation. The Declaration requires the Trust to indemnify any persons who are or who have been Trustees, officers or employees of the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and expenses in connection with any claim or proceeding in which he or she is involved by virtue of having been a Trustee, officer or employee. In making any determination as to whether any person is entitled to the advancement of expenses in connection with a claim for which indemnification is sought, such person is entitled to a rebuttable presumption that he or she did not engage in conduct for which indemnification is not available.

The Declaration provides that any Trustee who serves as chair of the Board, a member or chair of a committee of the Board, lead independent Trustee, audit committee financial expert, or in any other similar capacity will not be subject to any greater standard of care or liability because of such position.

Derivative and Direct Actions: The Declaration provides a detailed process for the bringing of derivative or direct actions by holders in order to permit legitimate inquiries and claims while avoiding the time, expense, distraction, and other harm that can be caused to a portfolio or its holders as a result of spurious claims, demands and derivative actions. Prior to bringing a derivative action, the Declaration requires that a demand by holders must be made on the Trustees. The Declaration details information, certifications, undertakings and acknowledgements that must be included in the demand. The Trustees are not required to consider a demand that is not submitted in accordance with the requirements contained in the Declaration. The Declaration also requires that, in order to bring a derivative action, the complaining holders must be joined in the action by holders owning, at the time of the alleged wrongdoing, at the time of demand, and at the time the action is commenced, interests representing at least 5% of the voting power of the affected portfolios. The Trustees have a period of 90 days, which may be extended by up to an additional 60 days, to consider the demand. If a majority of the Trustees who are considered independent for the purposes of considering the demand (or a committee comprised of some or all of such Trustees), with the assistance of counsel who may be retained by such Trustees on behalf and at the expense of the Trust, determine that a suit should be maintained, then the Trust will commence the suit and the suit generally will proceed directly and not derivatively. If a majority of the independent Trustees determines that maintaining the suit would not be in the best interests of the portfolios, the Trustees are required to reject the demand and the complaining holders may not proceed with the derivative action unless the holders are able to sustain the burden of proof to a court that the decision of the Trustees not to pursue the requested action was not consistent with the standard of performance required of the Trustees in performing their duties. If a demand is rejected, each complaining holder will be responsible, jointly and severally with any and all other complaining holders, for the costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trust in connection with the consideration of the demand, if, in the judgment of the independent Trustees, the demand was made without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose.

The Declaration provides that no holder may bring a direct action claiming injury as a holder of the Trust, or any series thereof, where the matters alleged (if true) would give rise to a claim by the Trust or by the Trust on behalf of a series, unless the holder has suffered an injury distinct from that suffered by the holders of the Trust, or the series, generally. Under the Declaration, a holder bringing a direct claim must be a holder of the series with respect to which the direct action is brought at the time of the injury complained of, or have acquired the interests afterwards by operation of law from a person who was a holder at that time.

If a derivative or direct action is brought in violation of the Declaration, each holder who commences or maintains such action will be required, jointly and severally, to reimburse the Trust for the costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trust in connection with the action if the action is dismissed on the basis of the failure to comply with the Declaration. In addition, if a court determines that any derivative action has been brought without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose, the costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trust in connection with the action will be borne, jointly and severally, by each holder who commenced the action.

The Declaration further provides that a portfolio shall be responsible for payment of attorneys’ fees and legal expenses incurred by a complaining holder bringing a derivative or direct claim only if required by law, and any attorneys’ fees that the portfolio is obligated to pay shall be calculated using reasonable hourly rates. The Declaration also requires that actions by holders against a portfolio be brought only in federal court in the Southern District of New York, or if not permitted to be brought in that court, then in the New York Supreme Court sitting in New York County with assignment to the Commercial Division to the extent such assignment is permitted under applicable court rules, and that the right to jury trial be waived to the full extent permitted by law.

Series: The Declaration provides that the Trustees may establish series in addition to those currently established and that the Trustees may determine the rights and preferences, limitations and restrictions, including qualifications for ownership, conversion and exchange features, minimum purchase and account size, expenses and charges, and other features of the series.

An interest of a portfolio, as a series of the Trust, represents an interest in the portfolio only and not in the assets of any other series of the Trust.

Federal Taxation of the Portfolios: Under interpretations of the Internal Revenue Service, the Trust expects that each Portfolio will be treated for federal income tax purposes as a partnership that is not a publicly traded partnership. If a Portfolio is treated for tax purposes as a partnership as expected, it will not be subject to federal income taxation. Instead, each Portfolio will take into account, in computing its federal income tax liability, its share of the income, gains, losses, deductions, credits and tax preference items of each portfolio in which it invests, without regard to whether it has received any cash distributions from the portfolio.

Foreign Withholding Taxes: Income received by a Portfolio from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. If more than 50% of the total assets of a Portfolio at the close of any taxable year consist of stock or securities of foreign corporations, that Portfolio may elect to pass through to its shareholders their pro rata shares of qualified foreign taxes paid by the Portfolio for that taxable year. If at least 50% of a Portfolio’s total assets at the close of each quarter of a taxable year consist of interests in other registered investment companies (“RICs”), the Portfolio may make the same election and pass through to its shareholders their pro rata shares of qualified foreign taxes paid by those other RICs and passed through to the Portfolio for that taxable year. If a Portfolio so elects, its shareholders would be required to include the passed-through taxes in their gross incomes (in addition to dividends and distributions), would treat such taxes as foreign taxes paid by them, and may be entitled to a tax deduction for such taxes or a tax credit, subject to a holding period requirement and other limitations under the Code.

The Portfolios (other than the Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio) do not expect to satisfy the requirements for passing through to their shareholders any share of foreign taxes paid by the Portfolios, with the result that shareholders in such Portfolios will not include such taxes in their gross incomes and will not be entitled to a tax deduction or credit for such taxes. It is impossible to determine a Portfolio’s effective rate of foreign tax in advance since the amount of assets to be invested in various countries is not known.

Certain State Taxation: Transamerica Partners Portfolios is organized as a New York trust. Transamerica Partners Portfolios is not subject to any income or franchise tax in the State of New York. The investment by certain investors in a Portfolio does not cause that Portfolio to be liable for any income or franchise tax in the State of New York. Investors are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in a Portfolio.

An investor in a Portfolio must take into account, in computing its federal income tax liability, its share of the Portfolio’s income, gains, losses, deductions, credits and tax preference items, without regard to whether the investor has received any cash distributions from the Portfolio.

Withdrawals by any investor in Transamerica Partners Portfolios from its corresponding Portfolio generally will not result in recognizing any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes, except that (1) gain will be recognized to the extent that any cash or, under certain circumstances, the value of any marketable securities distributed exceeds the adjusted basis of the investor’s interest in the Portfolio prior to the distribution, (2) income or gain may be realized if the investor receives a disproportionate distribution of any unrealized receivables held by the Portfolio, and (3) loss may be recognized if the distribution is in liquidation of the investor’s entire interest and consists solely of cash and/or unrealized receivables. The basis of an investor’s interest in a Portfolio generally equals the amount of cash and the basis of any property that the investor invests in the Portfolio, increased by the investor’s share of income from the Portfolio and by such investor’s share of Portfolio debt, decreased by the amount of any cash and the basis of any property distributed to that investor from the Portfolio, and further decreased by the investor’s share of losses from the Portfolio.

Each Portfolio’s taxable year-end will be December 31. Although, as described above, the Portfolios will not be subject to federal income tax, each will file appropriate income tax information returns.

Each Portfolio expects that investors that seek to qualify as RICs under the Code will be able to look through to their proportionate shares of the assets and income of such Portfolio for purposes of determining their compliance with the federal income tax requirements of Subchapter M of the Code. It is intended that each Portfolio’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that an investor in each Portfolio will be able to satisfy such requirements, assuming that such investor invested all of its assets in such Portfolio.

There are certain tax issues that will be relevant to only certain of the investors, such as investors that are segregated asset accounts and investors who contribute assets rather than cash to a Portfolio. Such investors are advised to consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of an investment in a Portfolio.

The foregoing should not be viewed as a comprehensive discussion of the items referred to nor as covering all provisions relevant to investors. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in a Portfolio.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”), which is an affiliate of TFLIC, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Contracts which will be sold by registered representatives who are also licensed insurance agents of TFLIC. The Contracts are offered to the public on a continuous basis. The Contracts may also be sold through other broker-dealers authorized by TCI and applicable law and who may be insurance agents licensed by an insurance company other than TFLIC. TCI is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

TCI will not receive underwriting commissions. Registration as a broker-dealer does not mean that the SEC has passed upon the financial standing, fitness or conduct of any broker or dealer, or upon the merits of any security offering or upon any other matter relating to the business of any broker or dealer.

For the seven day period ended December 31, 2015, the yield for the Variable Funds Money Market Subaccount (the “Money Market Subaccount”) was 0.00% and the effective yield was 0.00%.

The yield is calculated by dividing the result of subtracting the value of one Unit at the end of the seven day period (“Seventh Day Value”) from the value of one Unit at the beginning of the seven day period (“First Day Value”) by the First Day Value (the resulting quotient being the “Base Period Return”) and multiplying the Base Period Return by 365 divided by 7 to obtain the annualized yield.

The effective yield is calculated by compounding the Base Period Return calculated in accordance with the preceding paragraph, adding 1 to Base Period Return, raising that sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7 and subtracting 1 from the result.

As the Money Market Subaccount invests only in the Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Money Market Portfolio”) of Transamerica Partners Portfolios, the First Day Value reflects the net asset value of the interest in the Money Market Portfolio held in the Money Market Subaccount. The Seventh Day Value reflects increases or decreases in the net asset value of the interest in the Money Market Portfolio held in the Money Market Subaccount due to the declaration of dividends, net investment income and the daily charges and deductions from the Subaccount for mortality and expense risk. Net investment income reflects earnings on investments less expenses of the Money Market Portfolio including the investment management fee.

From time to time, quotations of an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s performance may be included in advertisements, sales literature or shareholder reports. These performance figures are calculated in the following manner for each Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount:

The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s total return will be calculated for certain periods by determining the average annual compounded rates of return over those periods that would cause an investment of $1,000 to reach the value of that investment at the end of the periods. The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount may also calculate total rates of return which represent aggregate performance over a period of year-by-year performance.

The Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s yield quotation will be based on the annualized net investment income per unit of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount over a 30-day period. The current yield for the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount is calculated by dividing the net investment income per unit of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount earned during the period by the net asset value per unit of the Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount on the last day of that period. The resulting figure is then annualized. Net investment income per unit is determined by dividing (i) the dividends and interest earned during the period, minus accrued expenses for the period, by (ii) the average number of units entitled to receive dividends during the period.

Comparison of the quoted non-standardized performance of various investments is useful only if performance is calculated in the same manner. Since there are different methods of calculating performance, investors should consider the effect of the methods used to calculate performance when comparing performance of an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount with performance quoted with respect to other investment companies or types of investments.

In connection with communicating its performance to current or prospective investors, an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount also may compare these figures to the performance of other funds tracked by fund rating services or to unmanaged indices which may assume reinvestment of dividends but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and management costs. An underlying Portfolio may invest in some instruments not eligible for inclusion in such an index, and may be prohibited from investing in some instruments included in this index. Evaluations of an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s performance made by independent sources may also be used in advertisements concerning an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount. Sources for an Asset Allocation Funds Subaccount’s performance information may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Asian Wall Street Journal, a weekly Asian newspaper that often reviews U.S. mutual funds investing internationally.

Barron’s, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. business and financial weekly that periodically reviews mutual fund performance data.

Business Week, a national business weekly that periodically reports the performance rankings and ratings of a variety of mutual funds investing abroad.

Changing Times, The Kiplinger Magazine, a monthly investment advisory publication that periodically features the performance of a variety of securities.

Consumer Digest, a monthly business/financial magazine that includes a “Money Watch” section featuring financial news.

Financial Times, Europe’s business newspaper, which features from time to time articles on international or country specific funds.

Financial World, a general business/financial magazine that includes a “Market Watch” department reporting on activities in the mutual fund industry.

Forbes, a national business publication that from time to time reports the performance of specific investment companies in the mutual fund industry.

Fortune, a national business publication that periodically rates the performance of a variety of mutual funds.

Investor’s Daily, a daily newspaper that features financial, economic and business news.

Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.’s Mutual Fund Performance Analysis, a weekly publication of industry-wide mutual fund averages by type of fund.

Money, a monthly magazine that from time to time features both specific funds and the mutual fund industry as a whole.

New York Times, a nationally distributed newspaper which regularly covers financial news.

U.S. News and World Report, a national business weekly that periodically reports mutual fund performance data.

Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones and Company, Inc. newspaper which regularly covers financial news.

Working Women, a monthly publication that features a “Financial Workshop” section reporting on the mutual fund/financial industry.

The performance of the Asset Allocation Funds Accounts may also be compared to benchmarks consisting of a combination of unmanaged indices, such as the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, the Russell 3000 Index, the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index and the MSCI World Ex-US Index. When an Asset Allocation Funds Account’s performance is compared to such a combined benchmark, the percentage of each unmanaged index included in the benchmark will be disclosed.

The financial statements of the Transamerica Partners Variable Funds and the statutory basis financial statements of TFLIC are included in Appendix F to this Statement of Additional Information. The statutory basis financial statements of TFLIC that are included in Appendix F are different from the financial statements of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds and Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds. The statutory basis financial statements of TFLIC should be considered only as bearing upon the ability of TFLIC to meet its obligations under the Contracts and should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in Transamerica Partners Variable Funds or Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds.

The statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the two years ended December 31, 2015, included in this Statement of Additional Information, have been so included in reliance on the report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and independent registered public accounting firm, given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The statutory-basis statement of operations, changes in capital and surplus and cash flow of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 2013, appearing herein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, 801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3000, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as set forth in their respective report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The statements of assets and liabilities of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds at December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods indicated within the financial statements, appearing herein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as set forth in their report thereon, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC (“AUIM”) hereby adopts these Proxy Voting Policies (“Policies”) pursuant to Rules 206(4)-6 and 206(4)-7 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to reasonably ensure that it votes proxies and other securities actions (“Proxies”) in its clients’ best interests.

Specifically, Rule 206(4)-6 requires each registered investment adviser that exercises securities voting (“Proxy Voting”) authority with respect to client securities to:

a. Adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the adviser votes client securities in the clients’ best interests. Such policies and procedures must address the manner in which the adviser will resolve material conflicts of interest that can arise during the proxy voting process;

b. Disclose to clients how they may obtain information from the adviser about how the adviser voted with respect to their securities; and

c. Describe to clients the adviser’s Proxy Voting policies and procedures and, upon request, furnish a copy of the policies and procedures.

AUIM is a fiduciary that owes each of its clients a duty of care and loyalty with respect to all services undertaken on the client’s behalf, including Proxy Voting. The duty of care generally requires AUIM to monitor corporate events and to vote Proxies, unless a client has agreed otherwise.

These Policies are also designed to comply with the books and records requirements prescribed in Rule 204-2(c)(2).

AUIM’s Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) or his designee is primarily responsible for administering and enforcing these Policies. The CIO may delegate certain policy responsibilities to other employees, including asset specialists, acting individually or collectively, for whom he shall retain supervision and oversight. The Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and/or his designees (collectively referred to as “Compliance” or the “Compliance team”) shall provide Policy administration, support, and monitoring.

AUIM managers, officers, employees, or other persons (collectively, “Employees”) who exercise Proxy Voting authority must vote client securities in accordance with these Policies and in the clients’ best interests.

AUIM recognizes and adheres to the principle that one of its fiduciary duties associated with owning a security is exercising the right to vote in the election of the company’s directors and on matters affecting the company’s structure and operations. AUIM endeavours to vote client securities in the best interest of its clients. In general, votes will be determined on a case-by-case basis, after taking into consideration all factors relevant to the issues presented. AUIM’s seeks to vote Proxies in a manner consistent with its fiduciary obligations and other contractual responsibilities.

AUIM votes on behalf of all client accounts for which it has the requisite discretionary authority except for situations in which any client notifies AUIM in writing that it has retained, and intends to exercise, the authority to vote its own securities. Clients may also ask AUIM to vote their securities in accordance with specific guidelines furnished by the client, in which case AUIM will vote such securities within the client’s guidelines.

AUIM primarily manages client portfolios of debt securities. For most fixed income clients, the issues for which AUIM votes fixed income securities generally involve amendments to loan documentation, borrower compliance with financial covenants, registration rights, prepayments, insolvency, and other distressed creditor situations. Because these and related fixed income issues are generally unique to each particular borrower and relevant fact situation, they do not lend themselves to broad characterization that can be addressed by standard Proxy Voting guidelines.

AUIM also votes Proxies related to equity securities in client portfolios. AUIM’s fixed income clients may occasionally receive equity interests resulting from the restructuring of debt security investments or in other special situations. AUIM also votes Proxies on the equity securities of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) held in portfolios of mutual funds that it sub-advises. Routine proxy matters associated with equity securities (including but not limited to electing board of directors, selecting auditors, shareholder rights, proxy contests, corporate governance matters, and executive and director compensation) are typically voted in accordance with its Equity Proxy Voting Guidelines (“Guidelines”) (see Appendix A). These Guidelines provide a roadmap for arriving at voting decisions on common or routine matters; they are not designed to be exhaustive or to address non-routine matters that may be raised in Proxy ballots or other voting opportunities. To the extent relevant and appropriate, AUIM may consider these Guidelines when voting client debt securities.

AUIM will use its best efforts to vote all client Proxies. There may be instances (e.g., when client securities have been loaned) that at the time the vote is due circumstances exist that impact or prevent AUIM’s ability to vote client Proxies.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in some situations, AUIM may determine that it is in the client’s best interest to abstain from voting Proxies. Accordingly, where AUIM believes the cost of voting Proxies outweighs the benefits of doing so, it will generally abstain. For example, AUIM will generally abstain from voting Proxies on international securities where personal appearance is required, or where it does not have sufficient information to vote the Proxy, and the cost or administrative burden of obtaining such information is not commensurate with the reasonably foreseeable impact of the matter being voted upon in the Proxy.

Because of the expertise of its staff with the issues upon which it votes client debt securities, AUIM will not generally seek the services of a qualified independent third party (“Independent Third Party”) to provide guidance on such matters.

AUIM will generally research and cast Proxy Votes based on its own Policies and Guidelines. In instances deemed appropriate by the CIO, particularly when AUIM has a material conflict of interest, or when AUIM lacks sufficient knowledge or resources, it may engage an Independent Third Party to, among other things, provide Proxy research and/or to make recommendations. When AUIM considers the research or recommendations provided by an Independent Third Party, it retains all Proxy Voting responsibilities.

Where client accounts are governed by ERISA, AUIM shall vote all Proxies unless the ERISA Plan documents (e.g. Plan, Trust, etc.) explicitly provide that AUIM is not to vote Proxies and/or another Plan fiduciary or the trustee retains Proxy Voting authority.

At least annually, the Securities Voting Committee (“Committee”) shall review and approve these Policies and any related Proxy Voting Guidelines. The Committee may seek and/or rely on the advice from counsel or other qualified internal and/or external sources. Any interim changes to the Guidelines shall be pre-approved by the Committee.

The Guidelines shall be distributed to Employees authorized to vote Proxies on at least an annual basis and following any substantive changes approved by the Committee. Newly appointed or authorized Employees shall receive the Guidelines promptly (generally within 10 days) following their appointment.

AUIM shall take reasonable efforts to ensure that all accounts where it has Proxy Voting responsibility are properly established and maintained in order for it to carry out these responsibilities. Furthermore, AUIM shall maintain controls reasonably designed to ensure that all applicable Proxies are received, considered, and votes cast in accordance with these Policies and/or related Guidelines. AUIM shall monitor and periodically report to the Committee on all votes cast and regarding any missed votes.

Authorized Employees identified in AUIM’s trading resolutions have the authority to vote client Proxies. The asset specialist of the strategy involved shall approve all Proxy Votes and is responsible for ensuring all votes are made in accordance with these Policies and/or the Guidelines.

The asset specialist may request Proxy Voting advice or recommendations from a credit analyst. The asset specialist shall determine how to vote the proxy and shall communicate the final vote to the trading assistant, who will cast the vote. The trading assistant shall retain documentation of the votes cast and all other relevant supporting documentation.

For all equity Proxy voting matters that fall outside of the Guidelines, the asset specialist may prescribe the appropriate vote by following the standards generally used to vote fixed income securities. The asset specialist should seek assistance or approval from the Committee, as s/he deems appropriate. Any non-routine Proxy voting matters that involve a conflict of interest must follow the standards set forth in these Policies. All non-routine equity Proxy votes must be routinely reported to and ratified by the Committee.

In fulfilling its Proxy voting responsibilities, AUIM may face conflicts of interest. Conflicts include any position or interest, financial or otherwise, which causes a division in or impairs AUIM’s independence or judgment concerning how to vote Proxies in the clients’ best interests. A material conflict of interest may arise between the self-interest of the firm, an Employee, the Committee, and AUIM’s clients.

For those proxies involving a conflict of interest, the Committee shall determine how it will vote. AUIM may retain an Independent Third Party to research the Proxy and to recommend a vote. Such actions and recommendations shall be ratified by the Committee. All Proxy Voting related matters shall be recorded in the Committee’s meeting minutes.

The Asset Specialist, with assistance from the CCO and others as mandated, will consider whether AUIM is subject to any conflicts of interest in connection with a Proxy Vote. Employees must notify the CCO and the Committee if they are aware of any conflict of interest associated with a Proxy Vote. It is not possible to anticipate all conflicts of interest that could arise in connection with Proxy Voting. The following examples are meant to help Employees identify potential conflicts:

a. AUIM or an affiliate has a financial interest in the outcome of a proxy vote, such as when AUIM is asked to vote on a change in Rule 12b-1 fees paid by a mutual fund to it or its affiliates;

b. An issuer or some other third party offers AUIM or an Employee compensation in exchange for voting a proxy in a particular way; and

c. An Employee, or a member of an Employee’s household, has a personal or business relationship with an issuer and AUIM receives a proxy solicitation from that issuer.

AUIM recognizes the potential for conflicts that may arise between its own interests and those of its clients. To address these concerns, AUIM, as advised by the Committee, will generally take one of the following steps to avoid any impropriety or the appearance of impropriety in any situation involving a conflict of interest:

a. Vote Proxies in accordance with the recommendation of an Independent Third Party;

c. Obtain the guidance from the client(s) whose account(s) is/are involved in the conflict; or

For those Proxies where AUIM overrides its Guidelines, the Asset Specialist shall document the reasons for the override and obtain Committee approval (in person or by written consent). Such actions shall be formally ratified by the Committee at its next quarterly meeting and recorded in the Committee’s meeting minutes.

a. A description of its Proxy Voting Policies and guidelines (this may be included in the Brochure);

On at least a quarterly basis, the Committee shall review and ratify, as needed:

e. Votes involving a conflict of interest and the actions taken to mitigate the conflicts.

On an annual basis, the Committee shall review and approve the Proxy Voting Policies and Equity Securities Voting Policy Guidelines.

Compliance may conduct periodic testing and/or surveillance of AUIM’s Proxy Voting activities. Issues, at the Compliance team’s discretion, may be escalated to the CIO, the Committee, and/or to the Risk and Control Committee

e. Any documents prepared by AUIM that were material to making a decision on how to vote or that memorialized the basis for the decision (e.g. Committee meeting minutes).

It is required by Rule 204-2 of the Investment Advisers Act that a copy of each proxy cast by AUIM on behalf of a client be maintained along with all proxy statements received, whether voted or not.

The following is a concise summary of AUIM’s securities voting policy guidelines.

Votes on director nominees should be made on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, examining the following factors: independence of the board and key board committees, attendance at board meetings, corporate governance provisions and takeover activity, long-term company performance, responsiveness to shareholder proposals, any egregious board actions, and any excessive non-audit fees or other potential auditor conflicts.

Vote FOR proposals to repeal classified boards and to elect all directors annually.

Vote on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals requiring that the positions of chairman and CEO be held separately. Because some companies have governance structures in place that counterbalance a combined position, certain factors should be taken into account in determining whether the proposal warrants support. These factors include the presence of a lead director, board and committee independence, governance guidelines, company performance, and annual review by outside directors of CEO pay.

Vote FOR shareholder proposals asking that a majority or more of directors be independent unless the board composition already meets the proposed threshold by AUIM’s definition of independence.

Vote FOR shareholder proposals asking that board audit, compensation, and/or nominating committees be composed exclusively of independent directors if they currently do not meet that standard.

Vote AGAINST proposals to restrict or prohibit shareholder ability to take action by written consent.

Vote FOR proposals to allow or make easier shareholder action by written consent.

Vote AGAINST proposals to restrict or prohibit shareholder ability to call special meetings.

Vote FOR proposals that remove restrictions on the right of shareholders to act independently of management.

Vote proposals to restore or permit cumulative voting on a CASE-BY-CASE basis relative to the company’s other governance provisions.

Vote FOR shareholder proposals requesting that corporations adopt confidential voting, use independent vote tabulators and use independent inspectors of election, as long as the proposal includes a provision for proxy contests as follows: In the case of a contested election, management should be permitted to request that the dissident group honor its confidential voting policy. If the dissidents agree, the policy remains in place. If the dissidents will not agree, the confidential voting policy is waived.

Votes in a contested election of directors must be evaluated on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, considering the factors that include the long-term financial performance, management’s track record, qualifications of director nominees (both slates), and an evaluation of what each side is offering shareholders.

Vote FOR shareholder proposals that ask a company to submit its poison pill for shareholder ratification. Review on a CASE-BY-CASE basis shareholder proposals to redeem a company’s poison pill and management proposals to ratify a poison pill.

Vote CASE-BY-CASE on mergers and corporate restructurings based on such features as the fairness opinion, pricing, strategic rationale, and the negotiating process.

Proposals to change a company’s state of incorporation should be evaluated on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, giving consideration to both financial and corporate governance concerns, including the reasons for reincorporating, a comparison of the governance provisions, and a comparison of the jurisdictional laws. Vote FOR reincorporation when the economic factors outweigh any neutral or negative governance changes.

Votes on proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance are determined on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

Vote on proposals at companies with dual-class capital structures to increase the number of authorized shares of the class of stock that has superior voting rights on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

Vote on proposals to approve increases beyond the allowable increase when a company’s shares are in danger of being delisted or if a company’s ability to continue to operate as a going concern is uncertain on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

Vote on proposals to create a new class of common stock with superior voting rights on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

Vote on proposals to create a new class of nonvoting or subvoting common stock on a CASE-BY-CASE basis, reviewing in particular if:

Votes with respect to compensation plans should be determined on a CASE-BY-CASE basis. AUIM reviews Executive and Director compensation plans (including broad-based option plans) in the context of the transfer of shareholder wealth. This review encompasses not only a comparison of a plan relative to peer companies, but also on an absolute basis, considering the cost of the plan vs. the operating income and overall profitability of the firm in question.

Vote AGAINST equity plans that explicitly permit repricing or where the company has a history of repricing without shareholder approval.

Votes on employee stock purchase plans should be determined on a CASE-BY-CASE basis.

Vote AGAINST employee stock purchase plans where any of the opposite conditions apply.

Vote on a CASE-BY-CASE basis for all other shareholder proposals regarding executive and director pay, taking into account company performance, pay level versus peers, pay level versus industry, and long term corporate outlook.

These issues cover a wide range of topics, including consumer and public safety, environment and energy, general corporate issues, labor standards and human rights, military business, and workplace diversity.

In general, vote CASE-BY-CASE. While a wide variety of factors goes into each analysis, the overall principal guiding all vote recommendations focuses on how the proposal will enhance the economic value of the company.

AJO, LP (AJO) exercises proxy voting responsibilities on behalf of many of its clients pursuant to express or implied authorization in the client’s investment management agreement; other clients retain this authority. In the case of ERISA accounts, AJO, as adviser to the plan, must vote all proxies for the securities managed by AJO, unless the authority to vote proxies is retained by another plan fiduciary.

Each client account is voted by the firm’s Proxy Manager, and AJO’s proxy voting is overseen by the firm’s Proxy Oversight Committee. AJO has adopted and implemented policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure proxies are voted in the best interests of clients, in accordance with AJO’s fiduciary duties and the requirements of ERISA and of SEC Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

AJO uses a quantitative approach to investment management, using publicly available data and a proprietary investment model. AJO’s quantitative model does not include subjective analysis of companies and their officers and directors. Therefore, for detailed analyses of proxy issues, AJO will rely primarily on one or more independent third-party proxy voting services, and we will generally vote proxies in accordance with the recommendations we receive from these services. AJO has procedures in place to ensure the advice we receive is impartial and in the best interests of our clients. AJO votes each proxy individually and on rare occasions we will not follow the third-party recommendation. AJO will only vote against the recommendation where it is in the portfolio’s best interests to do so and where AJO has no material conflict of interest (see “Conflicts of Interest,” below).

In some instances AJO may abstain from voting a client proxy, particularly when the effect on the client’s economic interest or the value to the portfolio is insignificant or the cost of voting the proxy outweighs the benefit to the portfolio.

Actual and potential conflicts of interest, including conflicts of interest of our third party proxy service, are monitored by AJO’s Proxy Oversight Committee. When a conflict is identified, the Committee first makes a determination as to whether the conflict is material. The Committee defines a material conflict as one reasonably likely to be viewed as important by the average shareholder. In the case of a material AJO conflict, we will vote the proxy in accordance with the recommendation of our proxy voting service, unless the client directs us otherwise or, in the case of an ERISA client, revokes our proxy voting authority in writing. If our primary proxy voting service has a conflict of interest that causes it to abstain from making a recommendation on the proxy, the Committee will determine how to vote the proxy. In making this determination the Committee may use the guidelines issued by our proxy voting service for similar proxy issues or may seek the recommendation of a secondary proxy voting service

AJO will maintain all required proxy voting records for six years or for such longer time as applicable law or client guidelines require. AJO may satisfy some of its record-keeping obligations by utilizing third-party service providers or by relying on records available on EDGAR, the SEC’s online document filing and retention system.

Each proxy voted by AJO for a client account is disclosed to the client quarterly. Clients may receive additional reports of proxies voted on their behalf by AJO by calling us collect at 215.546.7500.

AJO treats proxy votes as the property of the client and will generally not disclose proxy votes to third parties. AJO may be required by law or regulation to report or disclose to the SEC or to other regulatory bodies how AJO votes on certain proxy issues. Such disclosure may become publicly available.

BlackRock’s Corporate Governance Committee (the “Committee”), addresses proxy voting issues on behalf of BlackRock and its clients, including the Funds. The Committee is comprised of senior members of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management and Administration Groups and is advised by BlackRock’s Legal and Compliance Department.

BlackRock votes (or refrains from voting) proxies for each Fund in a manner that BlackRock, in the exercise of its independent business judgment, concludes are in the best economic interests of such Fund. In some cases, BlackRock may determine that it is in the best economic interests of a Fund to refrain from exercising the Fund’s proxy voting rights (such as, for example, proxies on certain non-U.S. securities that might impose costly or time-consuming in-person voting requirements). With regard to the relationship between securities lending and proxy voting, BlackRock’s approach is also driven by our clients’ economic interests. The evaluation of the economic desirability of recalling loans involves balancing the revenue producing value of loans against the likely economic value of casting votes. Based on our evaluation of this relationship, BlackRock believes that the likely economic value of casting a vote generally is less than the securities lending income, either because the votes will not have significant economic consequences or because the outcome of the vote would not be affected by BlackRock recalling loaned securities in order to ensure they are voted. Periodically, BlackRock analyzes the process and benefits of voting proxies for securities on loan, and will consider whether any modification of its proxy voting policies or procedures are necessary in light of any regulatory changes.

BlackRock will normally vote on specific proxy issues in accordance with BlackRock’s proxy voting guidelines. BlackRock’s proxy voting guidelines provide detailed guidance as to how to vote proxies on certain important or commonly raised issues. BlackRock may, in the exercise of its business judgment, conclude that the proxy voting guidelines do not cover the specific matter upon which a proxy vote is requested, or that an exception to the proxy voting guidelines would be in the best economic interests of a Fund. BlackRock votes (or refrains from voting) proxies without regard to the relationship of the issuer of the proxy (or any shareholder of such issuer) to the Fund, the Fund’s affiliates (if any), BlackRock or BlackRock’s affiliates. When voting proxies, BlackRock attempts to encourage companies to follow practices that enhance shareholder value and increase transparency and allow the market to place a proper value on their assets.

A full listing of BlackRock’s proxy voting policies and guidelines can be found at www.blackrock.com.

Jennison (or the “Company”) has adopted the following policy and related procedures to guide the voting of proxies in a manner that is consistent with Jennison’s fiduciary duties and the requirements of Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act.

In the absence of any written delegation or when proxy voting authority has been delegated in writing to Jennison by clients, Jennison will exercise this voting authority in each client’s best interests. The Company will not consider its own interests, or those of any affiliates, when voting proxies.

Unless otherwise specified by a client, “best interest” means the client’s best economic interest over the long term, as determined by Jennison’s portfolio managers and analysts (“Investment Professionals”) covering the issuer. Secondary consideration may be given to the public and social value of each issue, but absent specific client instructions, long term economic interests will be the primary basis for voting.

Jennison will disclose information about its proxy voting policies and procedures to clients, and will provide a copy of these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures upon request. The Company will also inform clients how they may obtain information about the votes cast on their behalf.

Jennison has adopted proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”) with respect to certain recurring issues. When Jennison is responsible for voting proxies, Jennison considers these guidelines except when Jennison accepts custom guidelines.

The Guidelines are reviewed as necessary by the Company’s Proxy Voting Committee and Investment Professionals, and are revised when a change is appropriate. The Proxy Team maintains the Guidelines and distributes copies to the Investment Professionals following any change. The Guidelines are meant to convey Jennison’s general approach to voting decisions on certain issues. Nevertheless, Investment Professionals are responsible for reviewing all proposals related to fundamental strategies individually and making final decisions based on the merits of each voting opportunity.

If an Investment Professional believes that Jennison should vote in a way that is different from the Guidelines, the Proxy Team is notified. In certain circumstances, an Investment Professional may conclude that different clients should vote in different ways, or that it is in the best interests of some or all clients to abstain from voting.

The Proxy Team is responsible for maintaining Investment Professionals’ reasons for deviating from the Guidelines.

Any client’s specific voting instructions must be communicated or confirmed by the client in writing, either through a provision in the investment advisory contract or through other written correspondence. Such instructions may call for Jennison to vote the client’s securities according to the client’s own voting guidelines, or may indicate that the Company is not responsible for voting the client’s proxies.

The Proxy Team reviews client specific voting instructions and approves operational implementation, and certain instructions may only be implemented on a best efforts basis. The Proxy Team is responsible for communicating such instructions to the third party vendor.

Jennison has engaged an independent third party proxy voting vendor that provides research and analytical services, operational implementation and recordkeeping and reporting services. The proxy voting vendor will cast votes in accordance with the Company’s Guidelines, unless instructed otherwise by the Investment Professionals.

There may be instances where Jennison’s interests conflict materially, or appear to conflict materially, with the interests of clients in connection with a proxy vote (a “Material Conflict”). Examples of potential Material Conflicts include, but are not limited to:

If an Investment Professional or any other employee perceives a Material Conflict, he or she must promptly report the matter to the Chief Compliance Officer. When a potential conflict has been identified, the Proxy Team will work with the Investment Professional covering the issuer to complete a Proxy Voting for Conflicts Documentation Form. The Proxy Team is responsible for retaining completed Proxy Voting for Conflicts Documentation Forms.

Jennison’s Proxy Voting Committee will review the Proxy Voting for Conflicts Documentation Form and will consider any other relevant facts to determine if there is a conflict. If the Proxy Voting Committee determines that a Material Conflict is present and if the Investment Professional is recommending a vote that deviates from the Guidelines, then the voting decision must be reviewed and approved by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Compliance Officer prior to casting the vote.

Jennison will not abstain from voting a proxy for the purpose of avoiding a Material Conflict.

In voting proxies for non-fundamental strategies such as quantitatively derived holdings and Jennison Managed Accounts (i.e. “wrap”) where the securities are not held elsewhere in the firm, proxies will be voted utilizing the Guidelines. Additionally, in those circumstances where no specific Guidelines exist, the Company will consider the recommendations of the proxy voting vendor.

Jennison will exercise opportunities to vote on international holdings on a best efforts basis. Such votes will be cast based on the same principles that govern domestic holdings.

In some countries casting a proxy vote can adversely affect a client, such as countries that restrict stock sales around the time of the proxy vote by requiring “share blocking” as part of the voting process. The Investment Professional covering the issuer will weigh the expected benefits of voting proxies on international holdings against any anticipated costs or limitations, such as those associated with share blocking. Jennison may abstain from voting if it anticipates that the costs or limitations associated with voting outweigh the benefits.

Jennison may be unable to vote proxies when the underlying securities have been lent out pursuant to a client’s securities lending program. The Company does not know when securities are on loan and are therefore not available to be voted. In rare circumstances, Investment Professionals may ask the Proxy Team to work with the client’s custodian to recall the shares so that Jennison can vote. Efforts to recall loaned securities are not always effective since such requests must be submitted prior to the record date for the upcoming proxy vote; therefore voting shares on loan is on a

best efforts basis. In determining whether to call back securities that are out on loan, the Investment Professional will consider whether the benefit to the client in voting the matter outweighs the benefit to the client in keeping the security out on loan.

Jennison will provide a copy of these Policies and Procedures and the Guidelines to any client upon request. The Company will also provide any client with information about how Jennison has voted that client’s proxies upon request. Any such requests should be forwarded to the Proxy Team, which is responsible for responding, and for documenting the correspondence.

Upon request, the Proxy Team will provide to each investment company board of directors or trustees for which Jennison acts as sub-adviser reporting needed to satisfy their regulatory and board requirements, including, but not limited to, information required for Form NP-X.

The Proxy Team periodically notifies each Investment Professional’s supervisor of any Guideline overrides authorized by that Investment Professional. The supervisor reviews the overrides to confirm that they appear to have been made based on clients’ best interests, and that they were not influenced by any Material Conflict.

The Proxy Voting Committee consists of representatives from Operations, Risk, Legal, and Compliance. It meets at least quarterly, and has the following responsibilities:

The ETMOC reviews all Guideline overrides on a quarterly basis to ensure proper override procedures were followed. The ETMOC also reviews any changes to the Guidelines. The ETMOC is comprised of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Head of Trading and the Head of Large Cap Growth.

Any concerns about aspects of the policy that lack specific escalation guidance may be reported to the reporting employee’s supervisor, the Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Ethics Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Executive Officer. Alternatively Jennison has an Ethics Reporting Hotline phone number and email address that enable employees to raise concerns anonymously. Information about the Ethics Reporting Hotline phone number and email address can be found on the Jennison intranet’s “Ethics” web page.

All Jennison employees are responsible for understanding and complying with the policies and procedures outlined in this policy. The procedures described in this policy are intended to ensure that Jennison and its employees act in full compliance with the law. Violations of this policy and related procedures will be communicated to your supervisor and to senior management through Jennison’s Compliance Council, and may lead to disciplinary action.

As an investment adviser within JPMorgan Asset Management, each of the entities listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each referred to individually as a “JPMAM Entity” and collectively as “JPMAM”) may be granted by its clients the authority to vote the proxies of the securities held in client portfolios. In such cases, JPMAM’s objective is to vote proxies in the best interests of its clients. To further that objective, JPMAM adopted these Procedures.¹

These Procedures incorporate detailed guidelines for voting proxies on specific types of issues (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines have been developed and approved by the relevant Proxy Committee (as defined below) with the objective of encouraging corporate action that enhances shareholder value. Because proxy proposals and individual company facts and circumstances may vary, JPMAM may not always vote proxies in accordance with the Guidelines.

To oversee the proxy-voting process on an ongoing basis, a Proxy Committee has been established for each global location where proxy-voting decisions are made. Each Proxy Committee is composed of a Proxy Administrator (as defined below) and senior officers from among the Investment, Legal, Compliance and Risk Management Departments. The primary functions of each Proxy Committee are to periodically review general proxy-voting matters; to determine the independence of any third-party vendor which it has delegated proxy voting responsibilities and to conclude that there are no conflicts of interest that would prevent such vendor from providing such proxy voting services prior to delegating proxy responsibilities; review and approve the Guidelines annually; and provide advice and recommendations on general proxy-voting matters as well as on specific voting issues to be implemented by the relevant JPMAM Entity. The Proxy Committee may delegate certain of its responsibilities to subgroups composed of 13 Proxy Committee members. The Proxy Committee meets at least semi-annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate.

JPMAM investment professionals monitor the corporate actions of the companies held in their clients’ portfolios. To assist JPMAM investment professionals with public companies’ proxy voting proposals, a JPMAM Entity may, but shall not be obligated to, retain the services of an independent proxy voting service (“Independent Voting Service”). The Independent Voting Service is assigned responsibility for various functions, which may include one or more of the following: coordinating with client custodians to ensure that all proxy materials are processed in a timely fashion; providing JPMAM with a comprehensive analysis of each proxy proposal and providing JPMAM with recommendations on how to vote each proxy proposal based on the Guidelines or, where no Guideline exists or where the Guidelines require a case-by-case analysis, on the Independent Voting Service’s analysis; and executing the voting of the proxies in accordance with Guidelines

Situations often arise in which more than one JPMAM client invests in the same company or in which a single client may invest in the same company but in multiple accounts. In those situations, two or more clients, or one client with different accounts, may be invested in strategies having different investment objectives, investment styles, or portfolio managers. As a result, JPMAM may cast different votes on behalf of different clients or on behalf of the same client with different accounts.

Each JPMAM Entity appoints a JPMAM professional to act as a proxy administrator (“Proxy Administrator”) for each global location of such entity where proxy-voting decisions are made. The Proxy Administrators are charged with oversight of these Procedures and the entire proxy-voting process. Their duties, in the event an Independent Voting Service is retained, include the following: evaluating the quality of services provided by the Independent Voting Service; escalating proposals identified by the Independent Voting Service as non-routine, but for which a Guideline exists (including, but not limited to, compensation plans, anti-takeover proposals, reincorporation, mergers, acquisitions and proxy-voting contests) to the attention of the appropriate investment professionals and confirming the Independent Voting Service’s recommendation with the appropriate JPMAM investment professional (documentation of those confirmations will be retained by the appropriate Proxy Administrator); escalating proposals identified by the Independent Voting Service as not being covered by the Guidelines (including proposals requiring a case-by-case determination under the Guidelines) to the appropriate investment professional and obtaining a recommendation with respect thereto; reviewing

recommendations of JPMAM investment professionals with respect to proposals not covered by the Guidelines (including proposals requiring a case-by-case determination under the Guidelines) or to override the Guidelines (collectively, “Overrides”); referring investment considerations regarding Overrides to the Proxy Committee, if necessary; determining, in the case of Overrides, whether a material conflict, as described below, exists; escalating material conflicts to the Proxy Committee; and maintaining the records required by these Procedures.

In the event investment professionals are charged with recommending how to vote the proxies, the Proxy Administrator’s duties include the following: reviewing recommendations of investment professionals with respect to Overrides; referring investment considerations regarding such Overrides to the Proxy Committee, if necessary; determining, in the case of such Overrides, whether a material conflict, as described below, exists; escalating material conflicts to the Proxy Committee; and maintaining the records required by these Procedures.

In the event a JPMAM investment professional makes a recommendation in connection with an Override, the investment professional must provide the appropriate Proxy Administrator with a written certification (“Certification”) which shall contain an analysis supporting his or her recommendation and a certification that he or she (A) received no communication in regard to the proxy that would violate either the J.P. Morgan Chase (“JPMC”) Safeguard Policy (as defined below) or written policy on information barriers, or received any communication in connection with the proxy solicitation or otherwise that would suggest the existence of an actual or potential conflict between JPMAM’S interests and that of its clients and (B) was not aware of any personal or other relationship that could present an actual or potential conflict of interest with the clients’ interests.

The U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 requires that the proxy-voting procedures adopted and implemented by a U.S. investment adviser include procedures that address material conflicts of interest that may arise between the investment adviser’s interests and those of its clients. To address such material potential conflicts of interest, JPMAM relies on certain policies and procedures. In order to maintain the integrity and independence of JPMAM’s investment processes and decisions, including proxy-voting decisions, and to protect JPMAM’s decisions from influences that could lead to a vote other than in its clients’ best interests, JPMC (including JPMAM) adopted a Safeguard Policy, and established formal informational barriers designed to restrict the flow of information from JPMC’s securities, lending, investment banking and other divisions to JPMAM investment professionals. The information barriers include, where appropriate: computer firewalls; the establishment of separate legal entities; and the physical separation of employees from separate business divisions. Material conflicts of interest are further avoided by voting in accordance with JPMAM’s predetermined Guidelines. When an Override occurs, any potential material conflict of interest that may exist is analyzed in the process outlined in these Procedures.

Examples of such material conflicts of interest that could arise include circumstances in which: (i) management of a JPMAM investment management client or prospective client, distributor or prospective distributor of its investment management products, or critical vendor, is soliciting proxies and failure to vote in favor of management may harm JPMAM’s relationship with such company and materially impact JPMAM’s business; or (ii) a personal relationship between a JPMAM officer and management of a company or other proponent of a proxy proposal could impact JPMAM’s voting decision.

When an Override occurs, the investment professional must complete the Certification and the Proxy Administrator will review the circumstances surrounding such Certification. When a potential material conflict of interest has been identified, the Proxy Administrator, in consultation with a subgroup of the Proxy Committee, will evaluate the potential conflict and determine whether an actual material conflict of interest exists. That subgroup shall include a Proxy Committee member from the Investment Department and one or more Proxy Committee members from the Legal, Compliance or Risk Management Departments. In the event that the Proxy Administrator and the subgroup of the Proxy Committee determine that an actual material conflict of interest exists, they shall make a recommendation on how the relevant JPMAM Entity shall vote the proxy. Sales and marketing professionals will be precluded from participating in the decision-making process.

Depending upon the nature of the material conflict of interest, JPMAM, in the course of addressing the material conflict, may elect to take one or more of the following measures, or other appropriate action:

The resolution of all potential and actual material conflict issues will be documented in order to demonstrate that JPMAM acted in the best interests of its clients.

JPMAM is required to maintain in an easily accessible place for seven (7) years all records relating to the proxy voting process. Those records include the following:

It should be noted that JPMAM reserves the right to use the services of the Independent Voting Service to maintain certain required records in accordance with all applicable regulations.

JPMAM is a global asset management organization with the capabilities to invest in securities of issuers located around the globe. Because the regulatory framework and the business cultures and practices vary from region to region, our proxy voting guidelines have been customized for each region to take into account such variations.

JPMAM currently has four sets of proxy voting guidelines covering the regions of (1) North America, (2) Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central America and South America (3) Asia (ex-Japan) and (4) Japan, respectively. Notwithstanding the variations among the guidelines, all of these guidelines have been designed with the uniform objective of encouraging corporate action that enhances shareholder value. As a general rule, in voting proxies of a particular security, each JPMAM Entity will apply the guidelines of the region in which the issuer of such security is organized.

In March 2007, JPMAM signed the Principles for Responsible Investment, an initiative of the UN Secretary-General.

Votes on director nominees should be made on a case-by-case (for) basis. Votes generally will be WITHHELD from directors who:

We recognize the importance of shareholder access to the ballot process as a means to ensure that boards do not become self-perpetuating and self-serving. However, we are also aware that some proposals may promote certain interest groups and could be disruptive to the nomination process.

Except as otherwise described above, we generally do not vote against a sitting CEO in recognition of the impact the vote may have on the management of the company.

Generally vote for shareholder proposals requesting companies to amend their by-laws in order to facilitate shareholders’ ability to nominate candidates for directors, as long as the minimum threshold of share ownership is 5% (defined as either a single shareholder or group of shareholders) and the minimum holding period of share ownership is 3 years. Generally, we will oppose proposals which restrict share ownership thresholds to a single shareholder.

Votes in a contested election of directors must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, considering the following factors: long-term financial performance of the subject company relative to its industry; management’s track record; background to the proxy contest; qualifications of director nominees (both slates); evaluation of what each side is offering shareholders as well as the likelihood that the proposed objectives and goals can be met; and stock ownership positions.

Decisions to provide full reimbursement for dissidents waging a proxy contest should be made on a case by-case basis.

Vote for proposals to ratify auditors, unless an auditor has a financial interest in or association with the company, and is therefore not independent; or there is reason to believe that the independent auditor has rendered an opinion that is neither accurate nor indicative of the company’s financial position.

Generally vote against auditor ratification and withhold votes from Audit Committee members if non-audit fees exceed audit fees.

Vote case-by-case on auditor Rotation Proposals: tenure of Audit Firm; establishment and disclosure of a renewal process whereby the auditor is regularly evaluated for both audit quality and competitive price; length of the rotation period advocated in the proposal; significant audit related issues; and number of annual Audit Committee meetings held and the number of financial experts that serve on the Audit Committee.

Generally vote against auditor indemnification and limitation of liability; however we recognize there may be situations where indemnification and limitations on liability may be appropriate.

Proposals regarding classified boards will be voted on a case-by-case basis. Classified boards normally will be supported if the company’s governing documents contain each of the following provisions:

Vote against proposals that provide that directors may be removed only for cause.

Vote for proposals to restore shareholder ability to remove directors with or without cause.

Vote against proposals that provide that only continuing directors may elect replacements to fill board vacancies.

Vote for proposals that permit shareholders to elect directors to fill board vacancies.

Cumulative voting proposals will be voted on a case-by-case basis. If there are other safeguards to ensure that shareholders have reasonable access and input into the process of nominating and electing directors, cumulative voting is not essential. Generally, a company’s governing documents must contain the following provisions for us to vote against restoring or providing for cumulative voting:

Vote against proposals to restrict or prohibit shareholder ability to call special meetings so long as the ability to call special meetings requires the affirmative vote of less than 15% of the shares outstanding. The ability to call special meetings enables shareholders to remove directors or initiate a shareholder resolution without having to wait for the next scheduled meeting, should require more than a de minimus number of shares to call the meeting and subject the company to the expense of a shareholder meeting.

Vote for proposals that remove restrictions on the right of shareholders to act independently of management.

We generally vote for proposals to restrict or prohibit shareholder ability to take action by written consent. The requirement that all shareholders be given notice of a shareholders’ meeting and matters to be discussed therein seems to provide a reasonable protection of minority shareholder rights.

We generally vote against proposals to allow or facilitate shareholder action by written consent.

Vote against proposals that give management the ability to alter the size of the board without shareholder approval.

Vote for shareholder proposals that ask a company to submit its poison pill for shareholder ratification.

Review on a case-by-case basis shareholder proposals to redeem a company’s poison pill. Studies indicate that companies with a rights plan secure higher premiums in hostile takeover situations.

Review on a case-by-case basis management proposals to ratify a poison pill. We generally look for shareholder friendly features including a two- to three-year sunset provision, a permitted bid provision, a 20 percent or higher flip-in provision, and the absence of dead-hand features.

If the board refuses to redeem the pill 90 days after an offer is announced, ten percent of the shares may call a special meeting or seek a written consent to vote on rescinding the pill.

Vote proposals to adopt fair price provisions on a case-by-case basis, evaluating factors such as the vote required to approve the proposed acquisition, the vote required to repeal the fair price provision, and the mechanism for determining the fair price.

Generally, vote against fair price provisions with shareholder vote requirements greater than a majority of disinterested shares.

Vote for proposals to adopt antigreenmail charter or bylaw amendments or otherwise restrict a company’s ability to make greenmail payments.

Generally, vote against dual-class recapitalizations as they offer an effective way for a firm to thwart hostile takeovers by concentrating voting power in the hands of management or other insiders.

Vote for dual-class recapitalizations when the structure is designed to protect economic interests of investors.

Vote against management proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote to approve charter and bylaw amendments. Supermajority provisions violate the principle that a simple majority of voting shares should be all that is necessary to effect change regarding a company.

Vote for shareholder proposals to lower supermajority shareholder vote requirements for charter and bylaw amendments.

Vote against management proposals to require a supermajority shareholder vote to approve mergers and other significant business combinations. Supermajority provisions violate the principle that a simple majority of voting shares should be all that is necessary to effect change regarding a company.

Vote for shareholder proposals to lower supermajority shareholder vote requirements for mergers and other significant business combinations.

We will generally vote for proposals looking to separate the CEO and Chairman roles unless the company has governance structures in place that can satisfactorily counterbalance a combined chairman and CEO/president post. Such a structure should include most or all of the following:

Additionally, the company should not have underperformed its peers and index on a one-year and three-year basis, unless there has been a change in the Chairman/CEO position within that time. Performance will be measured according to shareholder returns against index and peers.

In cases where the CEO and Chairman roles are combined, we will vote for the appointment of a “lead” (non-insider) director and for regular “executive” sessions (board meetings taking place without the CEO/Chairman present).

We generally vote for proposals that call for the board to be composed of a majority of independent directors. We believe that a majority of independent directors can be an important factor in facilitating objective decision making and enhancing accountability to shareholders.

Vote for shareholder proposals requesting that the board’s audit, compensation, and/or nominating committees include independent directors exclusively.

Vote for shareholder proposals requiring directors to own a minimum amount of company stock in order to qualify as a director or to remain on the board, so long as such minimum amount is not excessive or unreasonable. We support full disclosure of the policies of the company regarding pledging and/or hedging of company stocks by executives and board directors. We will vote FOR shareholder proposals which ask for disclosure of this policy. We will vote Case by Case for directors if it is determined that hedging and /or pledging of securities has occurred.

Vote against shareholder proposals to limit the tenure of outside directors. Term limits pose artificial and arbitrary impositions on the board and could harm shareholder interests by forcing experienced and knowledgeable directors off the board.

Proposals concerning director and officer indemnification and liability protection should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Vote against proposals to limit or eliminate director and officer liability for monetary damages for violating the relevant duty of care.

Vote against indemnification proposals that would expand coverage beyond legal expenses to acts, such as negligence, that are more serious violations of fiduciary obligations than mere carelessness.

Vote for proposals that provide such expanded coverage in cases when a director’s or officer’s legal defense was unsuccessful only if: (1) the director was found to have acted in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed was in the company’s best interests, and (2) the director’s legal expenses would be covered.

We would generally vote for proposals asking for the board to initiate the appropriate process to amend the company’s governance documents (certificate of incorporation or bylaws) to provide that director nominees shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders. We would generally review on a case-by-case basis proposals that address alternative approaches to a majority vote requirement.

Vote for shareholder proposals requesting that companies adopt confidential voting, use independent tabulators, and use independent inspectors of election as long as the proposals include clauses for proxy contests as follows: In the case of a contested election, management should be permitted to request that the dissident group honor its confidential voting policy. If the dissidents agree, the policy remains in place. If the dissidents do not agree, the confidential voting policy is waived.

Vote for shareholder proposals that would give significant company shareholders equal access to management’s proxy material in order to evaluate and propose voting recommendations on proxy proposals and director nominees and to nominate their own candidates to the board.

Review on a case-by-case basis bundled or “conditioned” proxy proposals. In the case of items that are conditioned upon each other, examine the benefits and costs of the packaged items. In instances where the joint effect of the conditioned items is not in shareholders’ best interests, vote against the proposals. If the combined effect is positive, support such proposals.

Vote against shareholder proposals regarding charitable contributions. In the absence of bad faith, self-dealing, or gross negligence, management should determine which contributions are in the best interests of the company.

Vote against shareholder proposals to change the date or location of the shareholders’ meeting. No one site will meet the needs of all shareholders.

Vote against shareholder proposals to include nonmanagement employees on the board. Constituency representation on the board is not supported, rather decisions are based on director qualifications.

Vote for proposals to adjourn the meeting when votes are insufficient. Management has additional opportunities to present shareholders with information about its proposals.

Vote for proposals allowing shareholders to bring up “other matters” at shareholder meetings.

Vote for shareholder proposals requesting that companies disclose the names of shareholder proponents. Shareholders may wish to contact the proponents of a shareholder proposal for additional information.

Generally, vote for management proposals which seek shareholder approval to make the state of incorporation the exclusive forum for disputes, if the company is a Delaware corporation; otherwise, vote on a case-by-case basis on management proposals which seek shareholder approval to make the state of incorporation, or another state, the exclusive forum for disputes.

Review proposals to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issue on a case-by-case basis.

Vote against proposals to increase the number of authorized shares of a class of stock that has superior voting rights in companies that have dual-class capital structure.

Vote for management proposals to increase common share authorization for a stock split, provided that the increase in authorized shares would not result in an excessive number of shares available for issuance given a company’s industry and performance as measured by total shareholder returns.

Vote for management proposals to implement a reverse stock split that also reduces the number of authorized common shares to a level where the number of shares available for issuance is not excessive given a company’s industry and performance in terms of shareholder returns.

Vote case-by-case on proposals to implement a reverse stock split that does not proportionately reduce the number of shares authorized for issue.

Vote against proposals authorizing the creation of new classes of preferred stock with unspecified voting, conversion, dividend distribution, and other rights (“blank check” preferred stock).

Vote for proposals to create “blank check” preferred stock in cases when the company expressly states that the stock will not be used as a takeover device.

Vote for proposals to authorize preferred stock in cases when the company specifies voting, dividend, conversion, and other rights of such stock and the terms of the preferred stock appear reasonable.

Vote case-by-case on proposals to increase the number of blank check preferred shares after analyzing the number of preferred shares available for issue given a company’s industry and performance as measured by total shareholder returns.

Vote for shareholder proposals to have blank check preferred stock placements, other than those shares issued for the purpose of raising capital or making acquisitions in the normal course of business, submitted for shareholder ratification.

Vote for management proposals to reduce the par value of common stock. The purpose of par value is to establish the maximum responsibility of a shareholder in the event that a company becomes insolvent.

Review proposals to increase common and/or preferred shares and to issue shares as part of a debt restructuring plan or if the company is in danger of being delisted on a case-by-case basis. Consider the following issues:

Vote for management proposals to institute open-market share repurchase plans in which all shareholders may participate on equal terms.

These shareholder proposals ask companies to seek stockholder approval before placing 10% or more of their voting stock with a single investor. The proposals are in reaction to the placement by various companies of a large block of their voting stock in an ESOP, parent capital fund or with a single friendly investor, with the aim of protecting themselves against a hostile tender offer. These proposals are voted on a case by case basis after reviewing the individual situation of the company receiving the proposal.

Votes with respect to compensation plans should be determined on a case-by-case basis. The analysis of compensation plans focuses primarily on the transfer of shareholder wealth (the dollar cost of pay plans to shareholders). Other matters included in our analysis are the amount of the company’s outstanding stock to be reserved for the award of stock options, whether the exercise price of an option is less than the stock’s fair market value at the date of the grant of the options, and whether the plan provides for the exchange of outstanding options for new ones at lower exercise prices.

In addition, we will assess the structure of the equity plan taking into consideration certain plan features as well as grant practices. Once the cost of the plan is estimated and other features are taken into consideration, the plan will be reviewed to determine if it is in the best interest of the shareholders. Problematic pay practices will have a bearing on whether we support the plan. We will consider the pay practices of other companies in the relevant industry and peer companies in this analysis.

Review case-by-case stock based plans for companies which rely heavily upon stock for incentive compensation, taking into consideration the factors mentioned above. These companies include high growth and financial services companies where the plan cost as measured by shareholder value transfer (SVT) appears to be high.

For companies in the Russell 3000 we will generally vote against a plan and/or withhold from members of the compensation committee, when there is a disconnect between the CEO’s pay and performance (an increase in pay and a decrease in performance), the main source for the pay increase is equity-based, and the CEO participates in the plan being voted on. Specifically, if the company has negative one- and three-year total shareholder returns, and its CEO also had an increase in total direct compensation from the prior year, it would signify a disconnect in pay and performance. If more than half of the increase in total direct compensation is attributable to the equity component, we would generally recommend against the equity plan in which the CEO participates.

Vote for cash or cash-and-stock bonus plans to exempt the compensation from limits on deductibility under the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code.

Generally, vote for shareholder proposals that seek additional disclosure of executive and director pay information.

Review on a case-by-case basis all other shareholder proposals that seek to limit executive and director pay.

Review on a case-by-case basis shareholder proposals for performance pay such as indexed or premium priced options if a company has a history of oversized awards and one-, two- and three-year returns below its peer group.

Generally, review on a case-by-case basis executive pay and practices as well as certain aspects of outside director compensation.

Where the company’s Say on Pay proposal received 60% or less support on its previous Say on Pay proposal, WITHHOLD votes for the compensation committee and or vote against the current Say on Pay proposal unless the company has demonstrated active engagement with shareholders to address the issue as well as the specific actions taken to address the low level of support.

In the case of externally-managed REITs, generally abstain from the advisory vote as there is a lack of transparency in both compensation structure and payout.

Review on a case-by-case basis all proposals to ratify or cancel golden or tin parachutes. Favor golden parachutes that limit payouts to two times base salary, plus guaranteed retirement and other benefits.

Change-in-control payments should only be made when there is a significant change in company ownership structure, and when there is a loss of employment or substantial change in job duties associated with the change in company ownership structure (“double-triggered”). Change-in-control provisions should exclude excise tax gross-up and eliminate the acceleration of vesting of equity awards upon a change in control unless provided under a double-trigger scenario.

Generally vote case-by-case for proposals calling companies to adopt a policy of obtaining shareholder approval for any future agreements and corporate policies that could oblige the company to make payments or awards following the death of a senior executive in the form of unearned salary or bonuses, accelerated vesting or the continuation in force of unvested equity grants, perquisites and other payments or awards made in lieu of compensation. This would not apply to any benefit programs or equity plan proposals for which the broad-based employee population is eligible.

Vote for qualified employee stock purchase plans with the following features: the purchase price is at least 85 percent of fair market value; the offering period is 27 months or less; and potential voting power dilution (shares allocated to the plan as a percentage of outstanding shares) is ten percent or less.

Vote for nonqualified employee stock purchase plans with the following features: broad-based participation (i.e., all employees of the company with the exclusion of individuals with five percent or more of beneficial ownership of the company); limits on employee contribution, which may be a fixed dollar amount or expressed as a percentage of base salary; company matching contribution up to 25 percent of the employee’s contribution, which is effectively a discount of 20 percent from market value; and no discount on the stock price on the date of purchase since there is a company matching contribution

In most cases, we take a negative view of option repricings and will, therefore, generally vote against such proposals. We do, however, consider the granting of new options to be an acceptable alternative and will generally support such proposals.

Generally vote against all proposals requiring executives to hold the stock received upon option exercise for a specific period of time.

Review on a case-by-case basis proposals to grant transferable stock options or otherwise permit the transfer of outstanding stock options, including cost of proposal and alignment with shareholder interests.

Vote case-by-case on shareholder proposals to recoup unearned incentive bonuses or other incentive payments made to senior executives if it is later determined that fraud, misconduct, or negligence significantly contributed to a restatement of financial results that led to the awarding of unearned incentive compensation.

Vote against proposals to adopt a two tiered compensation structure for board directors.

Review on a case-by-case basis proposals to reincorporate the company outside of the U.S.

Review on a case-by-case basis proposals to opt in or out of state takeover statutes (including control share acquisition statutes, control share cash-out statutes, freezeout provisions, fair price provisions, stakeholder laws, poison pill endorsements, severance pay and labor contract provisions, antigreenmail provisions, and disgorgement provisions).

Proposals to change a company’s state of incorporation should be examined on a case-by-case basis. Review management’s rationale for the proposal, changes to the charter/bylaws, and differences in the state laws governing the companies.

Votes on mergers and acquisitions should be considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account factors including the following: anticipated financial and operating benefits; offer price (cost vs. premium); prospects of the combined companies; how the deal was negotiated; and changes in corporate governance and their impact on shareholder rights.

Some companies have proposed a charter provision which specifies that the board of directors may examine the nonfinancial effect of a merger or acquisition on the company. This provision would allow the board to evaluate the impact a proposed change in control would have on employees, host communities, suppliers and/or others. We generally vote against proposals to adopt such charter provisions. We feel it is the directors’ fiduciary duty to base decisions solely on the financial interests of the shareholders.

Votes on corporate restructuring proposals, including minority squeezeouts, leveraged buyouts, “going private” proposals, spin-offs, liquidations, and asset sales, should be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Votes on spin-offs should be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the tax and regulatory advantages, planned use of sale proceeds, market focus, and managerial incentives.

Votes on asset sales should be made on a case-by-case basis after considering the impact on the balance sheet/working capital, value received for the asset, and potential elimination of diseconomies.

Votes on liquidations should be made on a case-by-case basis after reviewing management’s efforts to pursue other alternatives, appraisal value of assets, and the compensation plan for executives managing the liquidation.

Vote for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of appraisal. Rights of appraisal provide shareholders who are not satisfied with the terms of certain corporate transactions the right to demand a judicial review in order to determine a fair value for their shares.

We believe that a company’s environmental policies may have a long-term impact on the company’s financial performance. We believe that good corporate governance policies should consider the impact of company operations on the environment and the cost of compliance with laws and regulations relating to environmental matters, physical damage to the environment (including the costs of clean-ups and repairs), consumer preferences and capital investments related to climate change. Furthermore, we believe that corporate shareholders have a legitimate need for information to enable them to evaluate the potential risks and opportunities that climate change and other environmental matters pose to the company’s operations, sales and capital investments. We acknowledge that many companies disclose their practices relating to social and environmental issues and that disclosure is improving over time. We generally encourage a level of reporting that is not unduly costly or burdensome and which does not place the company at a competitive disadvantage, but which provides sufficient information to enable shareholders to evaluate the company’s environmental policies and performance. In general we support management disclosure practices except for those companies that have been involved in controversies, fines or litigation.

Vote case-by-case on disclosure reports that seek additional information on military-related operations.

Vote case-by-case on proposals to endorse international labor organization code of conducts.

Vote case-by-case on disclosure reports that seek additional information on company activities in this area.

Vote case-by-case on proposals to promote human rights in countries such as China, Nigeria, the Sudan and Burma.

Vote case-by-case on disclosure reports that seek additional information on company activities regarding human rights.

Vote case-by-case on proposals regarding equal employment opportunities and discrimination.

Vote case-by-case on disclosure reports that seek additional information about affirmative action efforts, particularly when it appears that companies have been unresponsive to shareholder requests.

Vote case-by-case on proposals that ask companies to end their production of legal, but socially questionable, products.

Vote case-by-case on disclosure reports that seek additional information regarding product integrity and marketing issues.

Vote case-by-case on resolutions requesting the disclosure and implementation of Internet privacy and censorship policies and procedures.

Vote case-by-case on proposals requesting the company to report on its policies, initiatives/procedures, oversight mechanisms related to toxic materials, including certain product line toxicities, and/or product safety in its supply chain.

Vote case-by-case on disclosure reports that seek additional information regarding human resources issues.

Vote case-by-case on proposals to link executive pay with the attainment of certain social and/or environmental criteria.

Vote case-by-case on disclosure reports that seek additional information regarding this issue.

Vote case-by-case on requests for the company to review and report on the financial and reputation risks associated with operations in “high risk” markets, such as a terrorism-sponsoring state or otherwise.

Generally vote against proposals asking the company to affirm political non-partisanship in the workplace.

Vote against proposals to publish the company’s political contributions taking into consideration recent, significant controversies, fines or litigation regarding the company’s political contributions or trade association spending.

Responsibility for voting non-U.S. proxies rests with our Proxy Voting Committee located in London. The Proxy Committee is composed of senior analysts and portfolio managers and officers of the Legal and Compliance Department. It is chaired by a Managing Director of the Firm. A copy of our policy for voting international proxies can be provided upon request.

From time to time, companies will seek to contact analysts, portfolio managers and others in advance of the formal proxy solicitation to solicit support for certain contemplated proposals. Such contact can potentially result in the recipient receiving material non-public information and result in the imposition of trading restrictions. Accordingly, pre-solicitation contact should occur only under very limited circumstances and only in accordance with the terms set forth herein.

The definition of material non-public information is highly subjective. The general test, however, is whether or not such information would reasonably affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold securities, or whether it would be likely to have a significant market impact. Examples of such information include, but are not limited to:

Pre-solicitation contact is any communication, whether oral or written, formal or informal, with the Company or a representative of the Company regarding proxy proposals prior to publication of the official proxy solicitation materials. This contact can range from simply polling investors as to their reaction to a broad topic, e.g., “How do you feel about dual classes of stock?”, to very specific inquiries, e.g., “Here’s a term sheet for our restructuring. Will you vote to approve this?”

Determining the appropriateness of the contact is a factual inquiry which must be determined on a case-by-case basis. For instance, it might be acceptable for us to provide companies with our general approach to certain issues. Promising our vote, however, is prohibited under all circumstances. Likewise, discussion of our proxy guidelines, in whole or in part, with a company or others is prohibited. In the event that you are contacted in advance of the publication of proxy solicitation materials, please notify the Legal/Compliance Department immediately. The Company or its representative should be instructed that all further contact should be with the Legal/Compliance Department.

It is also critical to keep in mind that as a fiduciary, we exercise our proxies solely in the best interests of our clients. Outside influences, including those from within J.P. Morgan Chase should not interfere in any way in our decision making process. Any calls of this nature should be referred to the Legal/Compliance Department for response.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that proxies are voted in accordance with our clients’ best interests or instructions.

Rule 275.206(4)-6 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 governs proxy voting by investment advisers. It requires advisers to implement written policies and procedures governing how they will vote proxies. It also requires them to disclose to clients, when requested, how they voted certain proxies and to furnish clients with a copy of the advisers’ policies and procedures on proxy voting.

Given the nature of fixed income securities, Merganser is rarely required to vote on proxies. The typical exception occurs with respect to Money Market Mutual Funds that are used as sweep vehicles by custodian banks.

Clients may delegate proxy voting authority over their account to Systematic in their investment management agreement or investment guidelines, or by other written direction to Systematic. Upon such delegation of proxy voting authority, Systematic will notify both its independent proxy-voting agent (“agent”) and the client’s custodian that Systematic’s agent will vote on behalf of Systematic for that client’s account. Systematic will also provide the client’s custodian with the appropriate instructions for delivery of proxy ballots for the client’s account. Systematic clients may revoke Systematic’s voting authority by providing written notice to Systematic

As stated above, Systematic has retained an independent proxy-voting agent (“agent”), and Systematic generally follows the agent’s proxy voting guidelines when voting proxies. The adoption of the agent’s proxy voting guidelines provides independent guidelines for voting proxies and is designed to remove conflicts of interest that could affect the outcome of a vote. The intent of this policy is to remove any discretion that Systematic may have to interpret how to vote proxies in cases where Systematic has a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Although under normal circumstances Systematic is not expected to exercise its voting discretion or to override the agent’s recommendation, Systematic’s Proxy Voting Committee will monitor any situation where Systematic believes it has a material conflict of interest, or where Systematic wishes to exercise its discretion or more closely review a particular matter. In these situations, the Proxy Voting Committee will provide the actual voting recommendation after a review of the vote(s) involved with such determination being based in the Committee’s determination of what is in the best interests of Systematic’s clients. Systematic uses consensus decisions when voting an issue and does not allow Portfolio Managers to vote proxies independently. Systematic’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) must approve any decision made on such vote prior to the vote being cast. In approving any such decision, the CCO will use his or her best judgment to ensure that the spirit of Systematic’s proxy voting guidelines is being followed. Systematic will maintain documentation of any such voting decision.

The agent has policies and procedures in place to mitigate potential conflicts of interest. The agent is obligated to notify Systematic, in advance of voting any proxies, in specific situations where it may have a material conflict of interest with a company whose proxy it is responsible for voting on behalf of a Systematic client. If this situation occurs, the agent will follow its procedures regarding conflicts of interest and Systematic will follow the same procedures it does for situations where it has a material conflict of interest, as described above.

Systematic maintains five sets of proxy voting guidelines: one based on AFL-CIO polices for Taft-Hartley Plan Sponsors, another for clients with Socially Responsible Investing guidelines, another for Public Plans, another for Catholic or other faith-based entities and the fifth being a General Policy for all other clients, covering U.S. and global proxies. Institutional clients may select which set of proxy guidelines they wish be used to vote their account’s proxies. In instances where the client does not select a voting policy, Systematic would typically apply the General Proxy Voting Policy when voting on behalf of the client. Systematic may process certain proxies without voting them, such as by making a decision to abstain from voting or take no action on such proxies (or on certain proposals within such proxies). Examples include, without limitation: proxies issued by companies that the firm has decided to sell, proxies issued for securities that the firm did not select for a client portfolio (such as securities selected by the client or a previous adviser, unsupervised securities held in a client’s account, money market securities or other securities selected by clients or their representatives other than Systematic), or proxies issued by foreign companies that impose burdensome or unreasonable voting, power of attorney or holding requirements such as with share blocking as further noted below.

Systematic also seeks to ensure that, to the extent reasonably feasible, proxies for which it receives ballots in good order and receives timely notice will be voted or otherwise processed (such as through a decision to abstain or take no action). Systematic may be unable to vote or otherwise process proxy ballots that are not received in a timely manner due to limitations of the proxy voting system, custodial limitations or other factors beyond the firm’s control. Such ballots may include, without limitation, ballots for securities out on loan under securities lending programs initiated by the client or its custodian, ballots not forwarded in a timely manner by a custodian, or ballots that were not received by Systematic from its proxy voting vendor on a timely basis.

In general, unless otherwise directed by the client, Systematic will make reasonable efforts to vote client proxies in accordance with the proxy voting recommendations of the Firm’s proxy voting service provider. Systematic will generally decline to vote proxies if to do so would cause a restriction

to be placed on Systematic’s ability to trade securities held in client accounts in “share blocking” countries. Accordingly, Systematic may abstain from votes in a share blocking country in favor of preserving its ability to trade any particular security at any time.

Systematic maintains written Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures as required by Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act. These policies and procedures, in addition to how Systematic voted proxies for securities held in your account(s), are available upon request.

Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (TS&W) acknowledges it has a fiduciary obligation to its clients that requires it to monitor corporate events and vote client proxies. TS&W has adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that proxies for domestic and foreign stock holdings are voted in the best interest of our clients on a best efforts basis. TS&W recognizes that it (i) has a fiduciary responsibility under the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act (ERISA) to vote proxies prudently and solely in the best interest of plan participants and beneficiaries (ii) will vote stock proxies in the best interest of the client (non-ERISA) when directed (together, our “clients”). TS&W has developed its policy to be consistent with, wherever possible, enhancing long-term shareholder value and leading corporate governance practices. TS&W has retained the services of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). ISS is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. As a leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance services with 20+ years of experience, ISS serves more than 1,700 institutions. ISS’s core business is to analyze proxies and issue informed research and objective vote recommendations for more than 38,000 companies across 115 markets worldwide. ISS provides TS&W proxy proposal research and voting recommendations and votes accounts on TS&W’s behalf under the guidance of ISS’s standard voting guidelines which include:

TS&W’s proxy coordinator is responsible for monitoring ISS’s voting procedures on an ongoing basis. TS&W’s general policy regarding the voting of proxies is as follows:

Routine and/or non-controversial, general corporate governance issues are normally voted with management; this would include the Approval of Independent Auditors.

Occasionally, ISS may vote against management’s proposal on a particular issue; such issues would generally be those deemed likely to reduce shareholder control over management, entrench management at the expense of shareholders, or in some way diminish shareholders’ present or future value. From time to time TS&W will receive and act upon the client’s specific instructions regarding proxy proposals. TS&W reserves the right to vote against any proposals motivated by political, ethical or social concerns. TS&W and ISS will examine each issue solely from an economic perspective.

A complete summary of ISS’s voting guidelines, domestic & foreign, are available at: http://www.issgovernance.com/policy.

Occasions may arise during the voting process in which the best interests of the clients conflicts with TS&W’s interests. Conflicts of interest generally include (i) business relationships where TS&W has a substantial business relationship with, or is actively soliciting business from, a company soliciting proxies (ii) personal or family relationships whereby an employee of TS&W has a family member or other personal relationship that is affiliated with a company soliciting proxies, such as a spouse who serves as a director of a public company. A conflict could also exist if a substantial business relationship exists with a proponent or opponent of a particular initiative. If TS&W determines that a material conflict of interest exists, TS&W will instruct ISS to vote using ISS’s standard policy guidelines which are derived independently from TS&W.

Upon timely receipt of proxy materials, ISS will automatically release vote instructions on client’s behalf as soon as custom research is completed. TS&W retains authority to override the votes (before cut-off date) if they disagree with the vote recommendation.

The Proxy Coordinator will monitor the voting process at ISS via Proxy Exchange website (ISS’s online voting and research platform). Records of which accounts are voted, how accounts are voted, and how many shares are voted are kept electronically with ISS.

For proxies not received at ISS, TS&W and ISS will make a best efforts attempt to receive ballots from the clients’ custodian.

TS&W will be responsible for account maintenance – opening and closing of accounts, transmission of holdings and account environment monitoring.

Order Implementation Manager (proxy oversight representative) will keep abreast of any critical or exceptional events or events qualifying as a conflict of interest via ISS Proxy Exchange website and email. TS&W has the ability to override vote instructions, and the Order Implementation Manager will consult with TS&W’s Investment Policy Committee or product managers in these types of situations.

Proactive communication takes place via regular meetings with ISS’s Client Relations Team.

While TS&W uses its best efforts to vote proxies, in certain circumstances it may be impractical or impossible for TS&W to do so. Identifiable circumstances include:

Limited Value: TS&W may abstain from voting in those circumstances where it has concluded to do so would have no identifiable economic benefit to the client-shareholder.

Unjustifiable Cost: TS&W may abstain from voting when the costs of or disadvantages resulting from voting, in TS&W’s judgment, outweigh the economic benefits of voting.

Securities Lending: Certain of TS&W’s clients engage in securities lending programs under which shares of an issuer could be on loan while that issuer is conducting a proxy solicitation. As part of the securities lending program, if the securities are on loan at the record date, the client lending the security cannot vote that proxy. Because TS&W generally is not aware of when a security may be on loan, it does not have an opportunity to recall the security prior to the record date. Therefore, in most cases, those shares will not be voted and TS&W may not be able fully to reconcile the securities held at record date with the securities actually voted.

Failure to Receive Proxy Statements: TS&W may not be able to vote proxies in connection with certain holdings, most frequently for foreign securities, if it does not receive the account’s proxy statement in time to vote the proxy.

The proxy information is maintained by ISS on TS&W’s behalf and includes the following: (i) name of the issuer, (ii) the exchange ticker symbol, (iii) the CUSIP number, (iv) the shareholder meeting date, (v) a brief description of the matter brought to vote; (vi) whether the proposal was submitted by management or a shareholder, (vii) how the proxy was voted (for, against, abstained), (viii) whether the proxy was voted for or against management, and (ix) documentation materials to make the decision. TS&W’s Proxy Coordinator coordinates retrieval and report production as required or requested.

Clients will be notified annually of their ability to request a copy of our proxy policies and procedures. A copy of how TS&W voted on securities held is available free of charge upon request from our clients or by calling us toll free at (800) 697-1056.

The TAM Proxy Policy is adopted in accordance with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and TAM’s fiduciary and other duties to its clients. The purpose of the TAM Proxy Policy is to ensure that where TAM exercises proxy voting authority with respect to client securities it does so in the best interests of the client, and that Sub-Advisers (as defined below) to TAM clients exercise voting authority with respect to TAM client securities in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Sub-Advisers under Rule 206(4)-6 and approved by the TAM client.

TAM acts as investment adviser to Transamerica Funds, Transamerica Partners Portfolios, Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds, and Transamerica Series Trust (collectively, the “Funds”). For most of the investment portfolios comprising the Funds, TAM has delegated day-to-day management of the portfolio, including the authority to buy, sell, or hold securities in the portfolio and to exercise proxy voting authority with respect to those securities, to one or more investment sub-advisers, pursuant to sub-advisory agreements entered into between TAM and each sub-adviser (each, a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”) and approved by the Board of Trustees/Directors of the client Fund (the “Board”). TAM serves as a “manager of managers” with respect to the Sub-Advisers and monitors their activities in accordance with the terms of an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (Release No. IC-23379, August 5, 1998).

TAM delegates the responsibility to exercise voting authority with respect to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios for which one or more Sub-Advisers has been retained to the Sub-Adviser(s) for each such portfolio, in accordance with each applicable Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy (as defined below). TAM will collect and review each Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy, together with a certification from the Sub-Adviser that the Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy complies with Rule 206(4)-6, and submit these materials to the Board for approval. In the event that TAM is called upon to exercise voting authority with respect to client securities, TAM generally will vote in accordance with the recommendation of Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC. (“Glass Lewis”) or another qualified independent third party, except that if TAM believes the recommendation would not be in the best interest of the relevant portfolio and its shareholders, TAM will consult the Board of the relevant Fund (or a Committee of the Board) and vote in accordance with instructions from the Board or Committee.

TAM delegates to each Sub-Adviser the responsibility to exercise voting authority with respect to securities held by the portfolio(s), or portion thereof, managed by the Sub-Adviser. Each Sub-Adviser is responsible for monitoring, evaluating and voting on all proxy matters with regard to investments the Sub-Adviser manages for the Funds in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures adopted to comply with Rule 206(4)-6 (each, a “Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy” and collectively, the “Sub-Adviser Proxy Policies”).

V. ADMINISTRATION, REVIEW AND SUBMISSION TO BOARD OF SUB-ADVISER PROXY POLICIES

TAM will appoint an officer to be responsible for collecting and reviewing the Sub-Adviser Proxy Policies and carrying out the other duties set forth herein (the “Proxy Administrator”).

2. The Proxy Administrator will review each Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy with a view to TAM making a recommendation to the Board. In conducting its review, TAM recognizes that the Securities and Exchange Commission has not adopted specific policies or procedures for advisers, or provided a list of approved procedures, but has left advisers the flexibility to craft policies and procedures suitable to their business and the nature of the conflicts they may face. As a consequence, Sub-Adviser Proxy Policies are likely to differ widely. Accordingly, the Proxy Administrator’s review of the Sub-Adviser Proxy Policies will be limited to addressing the following matters:

3. The Proxy Administrator will review the certification provided pursuant to paragraph 1(b) above for completeness, and will review the summary provided pursuant to paragraph 1(c) above for compliance with the requirements of Form N-1A.

4. TAM will provide to the Board (or a Board Committee), the materials referred to in Section V.B.1. and a recommendation pursuant to the Proxy Administrator’s review of the Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy provided for in Section V.B.2.

5. TAM will follow the same procedure in connection with the engagement of any new Sub-Adviser.

TAM will request that each Sub-Adviser provide TAM with prompt notice of any material change in its Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy. TAM will report any such changes at the next quarterly Board meeting of the applicable Fund. No less frequently than once each calendar year, TAM will request that each Sub-Adviser provide TAM with its current Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy, or certify that there have been no material changes to its Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy or that all material changes have been previously provided for review by TAM and approval by the relevant Board(s), and that the Sub-Adviser Proxy Policy continues to comply with Rule 206(4)-6.

The Proxy Administrator, or a third party as permitted by regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (such as Glass Lewis), will maintain a record of any proxy votes (including the information called for in Items 1(a) through (i) of Form N-PX) exercised by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of a portfolio of the Funds. The Proxy Administrator, or a third party as permitted by regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (such as Glass Lewis), will maintain a complete proxy voting record with respect to each Fund. If TAM utilizes the services of a third party for maintaining the records above specified, TAM shall obtain an undertaking from the third party that it will provide the records promptly upon request.

If TAM is called upon to exercise voting authority on behalf of a Fund client, TAM will vote in accordance with the recommendations of Glass Lewis or another qualified independent third party (the “Independent Third Party”), provided that TAM agrees that the voting recommendation issued by the Independent Third Party reflects the best interests of the relevant portfolio and its shareholders.

If, in its review of the Independent Third Party recommendation, TAM believes that the recommendation is not in the best interests of the Fund client, TAM will submit to the Board (or a Board Committee) its reasons for disagreeing with the Independent Third Party, as well as full disclosure of any conflict of interest between TAM or its affiliates and the Fund in connection with the vote, and seek consent of the Board (or Committee) with respect to TAM’s proposed vote.

For any asset allocation portfolio managed by TAM and operated, in whole or in part, as a “fund of funds”, TAM will vote proxies in accordance with the recommendations of the Board(s) of the Fund(s). If any such asset allocation portfolio holds shares of a registered investment company that is not a portfolio of a Fund, TAM will seek Board (or Committee) consent with respect to TAM’s proposed vote in accordance with the provisions of Section VI.B.

The TAM Proxy Voting Policy addresses material conflicts that may arise between TAM or its affiliates and the Funds by, in every case where TAM exercises voting discretion, either (i) providing for voting in accordance with the recommendation of the Independent Third Party or Board(s); or (ii) obtaining the consent of the Board (or a Board Committee) with full disclosure of the conflict.

In accordance with Rule 204-2(c)(2) under the Advisers Act, the Proxy Administrator shall cause TAM to maintain the following records:

In accordance with Rule 204-2(c)(2) under the Advisers Act, if TAM exercises proxy voting authority pursuant to Section VI above, TAM, or a third party as permitted by regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (such as ISS), shall make and maintain the following records:

If TAM utilizes the services of a third party for maintaining the records above specified, TAM shall obtain an undertaking from the third party that it will provide the records promptly upon request.

The Proxy Administrator will cause TAM and/or a third party as permitted by regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (such as ISS), to maintain the following records:

If TAM utilizes the services of a third party for maintaining the records above specified, TAM shall obtain an undertaking from the third party that it will provide the records promptly upon request.

All books and records required to maintain under this Section VIII will be maintained in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made on the record, the first two years in an appropriate office of TAM.

The Proxy Administrator will provide each Fund’s Board (or a Board Committee) a copy of the TAM Proxy Policy at least once each calendar year.

Upon a client’s written request, Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”) votes securities that are held in the client’s account in response to proxies solicited by the issuers of such securities. Wellington Management established these Global Proxy Voting Guidelines to document positions generally taken on common proxy issues voted on behalf of clients.

These guidelines are based on Wellington Management’s fiduciary obligation to act in the best economic interest of its clients as shareholders. Hence, Wellington Management examines and votes each proposal so that the long-term effect of the vote will ultimately increase shareholder value for our clients. Because ethical considerations can have an impact on the long-term value of assets, our voting practices are also attentive to these issues and votes will be cast against unlawful and unethical activity. Further, Wellington Management’s experience in voting proposals has shown that similar proposals often have different consequences for different companies. Moreover, while these Global Proxy Voting Guidelines are written to apply globally, differences in local practice and law make universal application impractical. Therefore, each proposal is evaluated on its merits, taking into account its effects on the specific company in question, and on the company within its industry. It should be noted that the following are guidelines, and not rigid rules, and Wellington Management reserves the right in all cases to vote contrary to guidelines where doing so is judged to represent the best economic interest of its clients.

Following is a list of common proposals and the guidelines on how Wellington Management anticipates voting on these proposals. The “(SP)” after a proposal indicates that the proposal is usually presented as a Shareholder Proposal.

We believe that shareholders’ ability to elect directors annually is the most important right shareholders have. We generally support management nominees, but will withhold votes from any director who is demonstrated to have acted contrary to the best economic interest of shareholders. We may also withhold votes from directors who failed to implement shareholder proposals that received majority support, implemented dead-hand or no-hand poison pills, or failed to attend at least 75% of scheduled board meetings.

We will also vote in favor of shareholder proposals seeking to declassify boards.

We generally support director and officer indemnification as critical to the attraction and retention of qualified candidates to the board. Such proposals must incorporate the duty of care.

We believe that, in the absence of a compelling counter-argument or prevailing market norms, at least 65% of a board should be comprised of independent directors, with independence defined by the local market regulatory authority. Our support for this level of independence may include withholding approval for non-independent directors, as well as votes in support of shareholder proposals calling for independence.

Key board committees are the Nominating, Audit, and Compensation Committees. Exceptions will be made, as above, in respect of local market conventions.

We will generally support management proposals to separate the Chair and CEO or establish a Lead Director.

We believe that the election of directors by a majority of votes cast is the appropriate standard for companies to adopt and therefore generally will support those proposals that seek to adopt such a standard. Our support for such proposals will extend typically to situations where the relevant company has an existing resignation policy in place for directors that receive a majority of “withhold” votes. We believe that it is important for majority voting to be defined within the company’s charter and not simply within the company’s corporate governance policy.

Generally we will not support proposals that fail to provide for the exceptional use of a plurality standard in the case of contested elections. Further, we will not support proposals that seek to adopt a majority of votes outstanding (i.e., total votes eligible to be cast as opposed to actually cast) standard.

In the US, Bonus Plans are customarily presented for shareholder approval pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1992 (“OBRA”). OBRA stipulates that certain forms of compensation are not tax-deductible unless approved by shareholders and subject to performance criteria. Because OBRA does not prevent the payment of subject compensation, we generally vote “for” these proposals. Nevertheless, occasionally these proposals are presented in a bundled form seeking 162 (m) approval and approval of a stock option plan. In such cases, failure of the proposal prevents the awards from being granted. We will vote against these proposals where the grant portion of the proposal fails our guidelines for the evaluation of stock option plans.

We may support value-neutral exchanges in which senior management is ineligible to participate.

We will oppose excessively generous arrangements, but may support agreements structured to encourage management to negotiate in shareholders’ best economic interest.

We believe that severance arrangements require special scrutiny, and are generally supportive of proposals that call for shareholder ratification thereof. But, we are also mindful of the board’s need for flexibility in recruitment and retention and will therefore oppose limitations on board compensation policy where respect for industry practice and reasonable overall levels of compensation have been demonstrated.

We follow the guidelines established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding permissible levels of non-audit fees payable to auditors.

We will generally support management’s choice of auditors, unless the auditors have demonstrated failure to act in shareholders’ best economic interest.

We are likely to support cumulative voting proposals at “controlled” companies (i.e., companies with a single majority shareholder), or at companies with two-tiered voting rights.

Also known as Poison Pills, these plans can enable boards of directors to negotiate higher takeover prices on behalf of shareholders. However, these plans also may be misused to entrench management. The following criteria are used to evaluate both management and shareholder proposals regarding shareholder rights plans.

Because boards generally have the authority to adopt shareholder rights plans without shareholder approval, we are equally vigilant in our assessment of requests for authorization of blank check preferred shares (see below).

We may support authorization requests that specifically proscribe the use of such shares for anti-takeover purposes.

We likely will support shareholder and management proposals to remove existing supermajority vote requirements.

We require such proposals to include a provision to suspend confidential voting during contested elections so that management is not subject to constraints that do not apply to dissidents.

We generally support requests for increases up to 100% of the shares currently authorized. Exceptions will be made when the company has clearly articulated a reasonable need for a greater increase. Conversely, at companies trading in less liquid markets, we may impose a lower threshold.

We approve stock splits and reverse stock splits that preserve the level of authorized, but unissued shares.

We expect portfolio companies to comply with applicable laws and regulations with regards to environmental and social standards. We evaluate shareholder proposals related to environmental and social issues on a case-by-case basis.

Wellington Management has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that it believes are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best economic interests of clients for whom it exercises proxy-voting discretion.

Wellington Management’s Proxy Voting Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) set forth broad guidelines and positions on common proxy issues that Wellington Management uses in voting on proxies. In addition, Wellington Management also considers each proposal in the context of the issuer, industry and country or countries in which the issuer’s business is conducted. The Guidelines are not rigid rules and the merits of a particular proposal may cause Wellington Management to enter a vote that differs from the Guidelines.

Investor and Counterparty Services (“ICS”) monitors regulatory requirements with respect to proxy voting and works with the firm’s Legal and Compliance Group and the Corporate Governance Committee to develop practices that implement those requirements. Day-to-day administration of the proxy voting process is the responsibility of ICS, which also acts as a resource for portfolio managers and research analysts on proxy matters, as needed. The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for oversight of the implementation of the Global Proxy Policy and Procedures, review and approval of the Guidelines and for providing advice and guidance on specific proxy votes for individual issuers.

Wellington Management uses the services of a third-party voting agent to manage the administrative aspects of proxy voting. The voting agent processes proxies for client accounts, casts votes based on the Guidelines and maintains records of proxies voted.

If a client requests that Wellington Management votes proxies on its behalf, the client must instruct its custodian bank to deliver all relevant voting material to Wellington Management or its voting agent.

Each public security proxy received by electronic means is matched to the securities eligible to be voted and a reminder is sent to any custodian or trustee that has not forwarded the proxies as due. Although proxies received for private securities, as well as those received in non-electronic format, are voted as received, Wellington Management is not able to reconcile these proxies to holdings, nor does it notify custodians of non-receipt.

In addition to proprietary investment research undertaken by Wellington Management investment professionals, ICS conducts proxy research internally, and uses the resources of a number of external sources to keep abreast of developments in corporate governance and of current practices of specific companies.

Following the reconciliation process, each proxy is compared against the Guidelines, and handled as follows:

Wellington Management reviews regularly the voting record to ensure that proxies are voted in accordance with these Global Proxy Policy and Procedures and the Guidelines; and ensures that documentation and reports, for clients and for internal purposes, relating to the voting of proxies are promptly and properly prepared and disseminated.

Material Conflict of Interest Identification and Resolution Processes: Wellington Management’s broadly diversified client base and functional lines of responsibility serve to minimize the number of, but not prevent, material conflicts of interest it faces in voting proxies. Annually, the Corporate Governance Committee sets standards for identifying material conflicts based on client, vendor, and lender relationships, and publishes those standards to individuals involved in the proxy voting process. In addition, the Corporate Governance Committee encourages all personnel to contact ICS about apparent conflicts of interest, even if the apparent conflict does not meet the published materiality criteria. Apparent conflicts are reviewed by designated members of the Corporate Governance Committee to determine if there is a conflict and if so whether the conflict is material.

If a proxy is identified as presenting a material conflict of interest, the matter must be reviewed by designated members of the Corporate Governance Committee, who will resolve the conflict and direct the vote. In certain circumstances, the designated members may determine that the full Corporate Governance Committee should convene.

In certain instances, Wellington Management may be unable to vote or may determine not to vote a proxy on behalf of one or more clients. While not exhaustive, the following list of considerations highlights some potential instances in which a proxy vote might not be entered.

In general, Wellington Management does not know when securities have been lent out pursuant to a client’s securities lending program and are therefore unavailable to be voted. Efforts to recall loaned securities are not always effective, but, in rare circumstances, Wellington Management may recommend that a client attempt to have its custodian recall the security to permit voting of related proxies.

Certain countries impose trading restrictions or requirements regarding re-registration of securities held in omnibus accounts in order for shareholders to vote a proxy. The potential impact of such requirements is evaluated when determining whether to vote such proxies.

LACK OF ADEQUATE INFORMATION, UNTIMELY RECEIPT OF PROXY MATERIALS, OR EXCESSIVE COSTS

Wellington Management may abstain from voting a proxy when the proxy statement or other available information is inadequate to allow for an informed vote, when the proxy materials are not delivered in a timely fashion or when, in Wellington Management’s judgment, the costs exceed the expected benefits to clients (such as when powers of attorney or consularization are required).

Additional Information: Wellington Management maintains records related to proxies pursuant to Rule 204-2 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and other applicable laws.

Wellington Management provides clients with a copy of its Global Proxy Policy and Procedures, including the Guidelines, upon written request. In addition, Wellington Management will make specific client information relating to proxy voting available to a client upon reasonable written request.

In addition to managing the assets of each Portfolio, a portfolio manager may have responsibility for managing other client accounts of the applicable adviser or its affiliates. The tables below show, per portfolio manager, the number and asset size of (1) SEC registered investment companies (or series thereof) other than each Portfolio, (2) pooled investment vehicles that are not registered investment companies and (3) other accounts (e.g., accounts managed for individuals or organizations) managed by a portfolio manager. Total assets attributed to a portfolio manager in the tables below include total assets of each account managed, although a portfolio manager may only manage a portion of such account’s assets. The tables also show the number of performance based fee accounts, as well as the total assets of the accounts for which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account. This information is provided as of each Portfolio’s most recent fiscal year end, except as otherwise noted.

AUIM individual portfolio managers may manage multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition to the sub-advisory management of the Portfolios, AUIM manages separate accounts for institutions, individuals, as well a various affiliated entities, which could create the potential for conflicts of interest. AUIM recognizes its fiduciary obligation to treat all clients, including the Portfolios, fairly and equitably. AUIM mitigates the potential for conflicts between accounts through its trade aggregation and allocation policy and procedures. To facilitate the fair treatment among all our client accounts, AUIM does not consider factors such as: account performance, account fees, or our affiliate relationships when aggregating and allocating orders. In addition to the trade aggregation and allocation policy and procedures, AUIM manages conflicts of interest between the Portfolios and other client accounts through compliance with AUIM’s Code of Ethics, internal review processes, and senior management oversight.

As of December 31, 2015, each portfolio manager’s compensation is provided directly by the Portfolio’s sub-adviser and not by the Portfolio. The portfolio manager’s compensation consists of a fixed base salary and a variable performance incentive. The performance incentive is based on the following factors: the economic performance of the overall relevant portfolio manager’s asset class, including the performance of the Portfolio’s assets; leadership and communication with clients; assisting with the sub-adviser’s strategic goals; and earning results from Aegon NV.

The portfolio managers may also participate in the sub-adviser’s deferred compensation plan, which is based on company performance factors, with payment after a three year vesting period, or may participate in a second sub-adviser’s deferred compensation plan based on the same performance factors as the short term variable performance incentive but with payment after a four year vesting period (depending on level of employee).

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio managers beneficially owned the dollar ranges shown below in shares of the Portfolios:

A team of portfolio managers is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio and the Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio. The team is led by Theodore R. Aronson, Stefani Cranston, Gina Marie N. Moore, Gregory J. Rogers, and Christopher J. W. Whitehead (the “AJO Team”).

Each of AJO’s portfolio managers is a principal of the firm. All principals are compensated through a fixed salary, equity-based cash distributions, and merit-based cash bonuses that are awarded entirely for contributions to the firm. Each calendar year-end, the managing principal of AJO, in consultation with the other senior partners, determines the bonus amounts for each portfolio manager. Bonuses can be a significant portion of a portfolio manager’s overall compensation. Bonus amounts are generally based on the following factors: net revenues and cash position of AJO; ownership percentage of the portfolio manager; and overall contributions of the portfolio manager to the operations of AJO. Portfolio managers may also be awarded non-cash compensation in the form of increased ownership in the firm. Although many of the firm’s fee arrangements are performance-based, no individual’s compensation is directly tied to account performance or to the value of the assets held in particular Portfolios, or even firm-wide assets. Presently AJO has no deferred compensation arrangements.

It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the portfolio managers’ management of the Portfolios alongside other accounts. For example, portfolio managers may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources, and investment opportunities among the Portfolios and other accounts advised by the portfolio managers. Differences between accounts may lead to additional conflicts – accounts may differ in terms of fee structure (fixed versus performance-based), size (and, hence, absolute fee), restrictions, or investment strategy.

AJO has policies and procedures in place to mitigate potential conflicts of interest. For example, AJO’s fixed-fee schedules are standardized and all fixed-fee accounts of similar size and similar mandate are subject to AJO’s most-favored-nation fee policy. Investment opportunities and aggregated trades are both subject to policies requiring fair treatment across accounts, without regard to account size or fee type. All material conflicts are disclosed in AJO’s Form ADV.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

The discussion below describes the portfolio managers’ compensation as of December 31, 2015.

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.

Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.

Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Portfolios or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the Portfolios and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed income portfolios is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Portfolio and other accounts are:

Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash and BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years. For some portfolio managers, discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage and that vest ratably over a number of years. The BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units, upon vesting, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Typically, the cash portion of the discretionary incentive compensation, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the portfolio managers. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in BlackRock, Inc. stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. Providing a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in deferred cash awards that notionally track the BlackRock investment products they manage provides direct alignment with investment product results.

Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards — From time to time long-term incentive equity awards are granted to certain key employees to aid in retention, align their interests with long-term shareholder interests and motivate performance. Equity awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. All of the portfolio managers of the Portfolios have unvested long-term incentive awards.

Deferred Compensation Program — A portion of the compensation paid to eligible United States-based BlackRock employees may be voluntarily deferred at their election for defined periods of time into an account that tracks the performance of certain of the firm’s investment products. Any portfolio manager who is either a managing director or director at BlackRock with compensation above a specified threshold is eligible to participate in the deferred compensation program.

Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base salary and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the IRS limit ($265,000 for 2015). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into a target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. All of the eligible portfolio managers are eligible to participate in these plans.

BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Portfolios, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Portfolios. In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Portfolios. BlackRock, or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Portfolios by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material nonpublic information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a Fund. It should also be noted that Mr. Hegarty, may be managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Mr. Hegarty may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts. As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

Jennison seeks to maintain a highly competitive compensation program designed to attract and retain outstanding investment professionals, which include portfolio managers and research analysts, and to align the interests of its investment professionals with those of its clients and overall firm results. Overall firm profitability determines the total amount of incentive compensation pool that is available for investment professionals. Investment professionals are compensated with a combination of base salary and cash bonus. In general, the cash bonus comprises the majority of the compensation for investment professionals. Jennison sponsors a profit sharing retirement plan for all eligible employees. The contribution to the profit sharing retirement plan for portfolio managers is based on a percentage of the portfolio manager’s total compensation, subject to a maximum determined by applicable law. In addition to eligibility to participate in retirement and welfare plans, senior investment professionals, including portfolio managers and senior research analysts, are eligible to participate in a deferred compensation program where all or a portion of the cash bonus can be invested in a variety of predominantly Jennison-managed investment strategies on a tax-deferred basis.

Investment professionals’ total compensation is determined through a subjective process that evaluates numerous qualitative and quantitative factors. There is no particular weighting or formula for considering the factors. Some portfolio managers may manage or contribute ideas to more than one product strategy, and the performance of the other product strategies is also considered in determining the portfolio manager’s overall compensation. The factors reviewed for the portfolio managers are listed below in order of importance.

The following primary quantitative factor is reviewed for the portfolio managers: one, three, five year and longer pre-tax investment performance of groupings of accounts managed by the portfolio manager in the same strategy (composite) relative to market conditions, pre-determined passive indices and industry peer group data for the product strategy (e.g., large cap growth, large cap value) for which the portfolio manager is responsible.

Performance for the composite of accounts that includes the Portfolio managed by the portfolio managers is measured against the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Individual factors such as years of experience and responsibilities specific to the individual’s role such as being a team leader or supervisor are also factored into the determination of an investment professional’s total compensation.

Jennison manages accounts with asset-based fees alongside accounts with performance-based fees. This side-by-side management can create an incentive for Jennison and its investment professionals to favor one account over another. Specifically, Jennison has the incentive to favor accounts for which it receives performance fees, and possibly take greater investment risks in those accounts, in order to bolster performance and increase its fees.

Other types of side-by-side management of multiple accounts can also create incentives for Jennison to favor one account over another. Examples are detailed below, followed by a discussion of how Jennison addresses these conflicts.

Jennison manages accounts in strategies that only hold long securities positions as well as accounts in strategies that are permitted to sell securities short. Jennison may hold a long position in a security in some client accounts while selling the same security short in other client accounts. For example, Jennison permits quantitatively hedged strategies to short securities that are held long in other strategies. Additionally, Jennison permits securities that are held long in quantitatively derived strategies to be shorted by other strategies. The strategies that sell a security short held long by another strategy could lower the price for the security held long. Similarly, if a strategy is purchasing a security that is held short in other strategies, the strategies purchasing the security could increase the price of the security held short.

Jennison may buy or sell, or may direct or recommend that one client buy or sell, securities of the same kind or class that are purchased or sold for another client, at prices that may be different. Jennison may also, at any time, execute trades of securities of the same kind or class in one direction for an account and in the opposite direction for another account, due to differences in investment strategy or client

direction. Different strategies effecting trading in the same securities or types of securities may appear as inconsistencies in Jennison’s management of multiple accounts side-by-side.

Jennison manages accounts for its affiliates and accounts in which it has an interest alongside unaffiliated accounts. Jennison could have an incentive to favor its affiliated accounts over unaffiliated accounts. Additionally, Jennison’s affiliates may provide initial funding or otherwise invest in vehicles managed by Jennison. When an affiliate provides “seed capital” or other capital for a Portfolio, it may do so with the intention of redeeming all or part of its interest at a particular future point in time or when it deems that sufficient additional capital has been invested in that Portfolio. Jennison typically requests seed capital to start a track record for a new strategy or product. Managing “seeded” accounts alongside “non-seeded” accounts can create an incentive to favor the “seeded” accounts to establish a track record for a new strategy or product. Additionally, Jennison’s affiliated investment advisers could allocate their asset allocation clients’ assets to Jennison. Jennison could favor accounts used by its affiliate for their asset allocation clients to receive more assets from the affiliate.

Jennison provides non-discretionary model portfolios to some clients and manages other portfolios on a discretionary basis. Recommendations for some non-discretionary models that are derived from discretionary portfolios are communicated after the discretionary portfolio has traded. The non-discretionary clients could be disadvantaged if Jennison delivers the model investment portfolio to them after Jennison initiates trading for the discretionary clients, or vice versa.

Jennison receives more revenues from (1) larger accounts or client relationships than smaller accounts or client relationships and from (2) managing discretionary accounts than advising nondiscretionary models and from (3) non-wrap fee accounts than from wrap fee accounts and from (4) charging higher fees for some strategies than others. The differences in revenue that Jennison receives could create an incentive for Jennison to favor the higher fee paying or higher revenue generating account or product or strategy over another.

The performance of one or more accounts managed by Jennison’s investment professionals is taken into consideration in determining their compensation. Jennison also manages accounts that are investment options in its employee benefit plans such as its defined contribution plans or deferred compensation arrangements and where its employees may have personally invested alongside other accounts where there is no personal interest. These factors could create an incentive for Jennison to favor the accounts where it has a personal interest over accounts where Jennison does not have a personal interest.

The conflicts of interest described above could create incentives for Jennison to favor one or more accounts or types of accounts over others in the allocation of investment opportunities, time, aggregation and timing of investments. Porfolios in a particular strategy with similar objectives are managed similarly to the extent possible. Accordingly, portfolio holdings and industry and sector exposure tend to be similar across a group of accounts in a strategy that have similar objectives, which tends to minimize the potential for conflicts of interest among accounts within a product strategy. While these accounts have many similarities, the investment performance of each account will be different primarily due to differences in guidelines, individual portfolio manager’s decisions, timing of investments, fees, expenses and cash flows.

Additionally, Jennison has developed policies and procedures that seek to address, mitigate and assess these conflicts of interest. Jennison cannot guarantee, however, that its policies and procedures will detect and prevent, or lead to the disclosure of, each and every situation in which a conflict may arise.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

JPMorgan’s portfolio managers participate in a competitive compensation program that is designed to attract, retain and motivate talented people and closely link the performance of investment professionals to client investment objectives. JPMorgan manages compensation on a total compensation basis, the components being base salary fixed from year to year and a variable discretionary incentive award. Base salaries are reviewed annually and awarded based on individual performance and business results talking into account level scope of position, experience and market competitiveness. The variable discretionary performance based incentive award consists of cash incentives and deferred compensation which includes mandatory notional investments (as described below) in selected mutual funds advised by JpMorgan or its affiliates (“Mandatory Investment Plan”). These elements reflect individual performance of JPMorgan’s business as a whole.

Each portfolio manager’s performance is formally evaluated annually based on a variety of factors including the aggregate size and blended performance of the portfolios such portfolio manager manages, individual contribution relative to client risk and return objectives, and adherence with JPMorgan’s compliance, risk and regulatory procedures. In evaluating each portfolio manager’s performance with respect to the mutual funds he or she manages, the pre-tax performance of the funds (or the portion of the funds managed by the portfolio manager) is compared to the appropriate market peer group and to the competitive indices JPMorgan has identified for the investment strategy over one, three and five year periods (or such shorter time as the portfolio manager has managed the funds). Investment performance is generally more heavily weighted to the long-term.

Deferred compensation granted as part of an employee’s annual incentive compensation comprises from 0% to 60% of a portfolio manager’s total performance based incentive. As the level of incentive compensation increases, the percentage of compensation awarded in deferred incentives also increases. JPMorgan’s portfolio managers are required to notionally invest a certain percentage of their deferred compensation (typically 20% to 50% depending on the level of compensation) into the selected funds they manage. The remaining portion of the non-cash incentive is elective and may be notionally invested in any of the other mutual funds available in the Mandatory Investment Plan or can be placed in restricted stock. When these awards vest over time, the portfolio manager receives cash equal to the market value of the notional investment in the selected mutual funds.

The potential for conflicts of interest exists when portfolio managers manage other accounts with similar investment objectives and strategies as the Portfolio (“Similar Accounts”). Potential conflicts may include, for example, conflicts between investment strategies and conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities. Responsibility for managing J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JP Morgan)‘s and its affiliates clients’ portfolios is organized according to investment strategies within asset classes. Generally, client portfolios with similar strategies are managed by portfolio managers in the same portfolio management group using the same objectives, approach and philosophy. Underlying sectors or strategy allocations within a larger portfolio are likewise managed by portfolio managers who use the same approach and philosophy as similarly managed portfolios. Therefore, portfolio holdings, relative position sizes and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar portfolios and strategies, which minimize the potential for conflicts of interest.

JPMorgan and/or its affiliates (“JPMorgan Chase”) perform investment services, including rendering investment advice, to varied clients. JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase and its or their directors, officers, agents, and/or employees may render similar or differing investment advisory services to clients and may give advice or exercise investment responsibility and take such other action with respect to any of its other clients that differs from the advice given or the timing or nature of action taken with respect to another client or group of clients. It is JPMorgan’s

policy, to the extent practicable, to allocate, within its reasonable discretion, investment opportunities among clients over a period of time on a fair and equitable basis. One or more of JPMorgan’s other client accounts may at any time hold, acquire, increase, decrease, dispose, or otherwise deal with positions in investments in which another client account may have an interest from time-to-time.

JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase, and any of its or their directors, partners, officers, agents or employees, may also buy, sell, or trade securities for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMorgan and/or JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan and/or JPMorgan Chase, within their discretion, may make different investment decisions and other actions with respect to their own proprietary accounts than those made for client accounts, including the timing or nature of such investment decisions or actions. Further, JPMorgan is not required to purchase or sell for any client account securities that it, JPMorgan Chase, and any of its or their employees, principals, or agents may purchase or sell for their own accounts or the proprietary accounts of JPMorgan, or JPMorgan Chase or its clients.

JP Morgan and/or its affiliates may receive more compensation with respect to certain Similar Accounts than that received with respect to the Portfolio or may receive compensation based in part on the performance of certain Similar Accounts. This may create a potential conflict of interest for JP Morgan and its affiliates or its portfolio managers by providing an incentive to favor these Similar Accounts when, for example, placing securities transactions. In addition, JP Morgan or its affiliates could be viewed as having a conflict of interest to the extent that JP Morgan or an affiliate has a proprietary investment in Similar Accounts, the portfolio managers have personal investments in Similar Accounts or the Similar Accounts are investment options in JP Morgan’s or its affiliate’s employee benefit plans. Potential conflicts of interest may arise with both the aggregation and allocation of securities transactions and allocation of investment opportunities because of market factors or investment restrictions imposed upon JP Morgan and its affiliates by law, regulation, contract or internal policies. Allocations of aggregated trades, particularly trade orders that were only partially completed due to limited availability and allocation of investment opportunities generally, could raise a potential conflict of interest, as JP Morgan or its affiliates may have an incentive to allocate securities that are expected to increase in value to favored accounts. Initial public offerings, in particular, are frequently of very limited availability. JP Morgan and its affiliates may be perceived as causing accounts they manages to participate in an offering to increase JP Morgan’s or its affiliates’ overall allocation of securities in that offering.

A potential conflict of interest also may be perceived to arise if transactions in one account closely follow related transactions in a different account, such as when a purchase increases the value of securities previously purchased by another account, or when a sale in one account lowers the sale price received in a sale by a second account. If JP Morgan or its affiliates manage accounts that engage in short sales of securities of the type in which the Portfolio invests, JP Morgan or its affiliates could be seen as harming the performance of the Portfolio for the benefit of the accounts engaging in short sales if the short sales cause the market value of the securities to fall.

As an internal policy matter, JP Morgan may from time to time maintain certain overall investment limitations on the securities positions or positions in other financial instruments JP Morgan or its affiliates will take on behalf of its various clients due to, among other things, liquidity concerns and regulatory restrictions. Such policies may preclude a Portfolio from purchasing particular securities or financial instruments, even if such securities or financial instruments would otherwise meet the Portfolio’s objectives.

The goal of JP Morgan and its affiliates is to meet their fiduciary obligation with respect to all clients. JP Morgan and its affiliates have policies and procedures that seek to manage conflicts. JP Morgan and its affiliates monitor a variety of areas, including compliance with Portfolio guidelines, review of allocation decisions and compliance with JP Morgan’s Codes of Ethics and JPMC’s Code of Conduct. With respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, JP Morgan and its affiliates also have certain policies designed to achieve fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its clients over time. For example:

Orders received in the same security and within a reasonable time period from a market event (e.g., a change in a security rating) are continuously aggregated on the appropriate trading desk so that new orders are aggregated with current outstanding orders, consistent with JPMorgan’s duty of best execution for its clients. However, there are circumstances when it may be appropriate to execute the second order differently due to other constraints or investment objectives. Such exceptions often depend on the asset class. Examples of these exceptions, particularly in the f ixed income area, are sales to meet redemption deadlines or orders related to less liquid assets.

If aggregated trades are fully executed, accounts participating in the trade will typically be allocated their pro rata share on an average price basis. Partially filled orders generally will be allocated among the participating accounts on a pro-rata average price basis, subject to certain limited exceptions., Use of average price for execution of aggregated trade orders is particularly true in the equity area. However, certain investment strategies, such as the use of derivatives, or asset classes, such as fixed income that use individual trade executions due to the nature of the strategy or supply of the security, may not be subject to average execution price policy and would receive the actual execution price of the transaction. Additionally, some accounts may be excluded from pro rata allocations.Accounts that would receive a de minimis allocation relative to their size may be excluded from the order. Another exception may occur when thin markets or price volatility require that an aggregated order be completed in multiple executions over several days. Deviations from pro rata allocations are documented by the business. JPMorgan attempts to mitigate any potential unfairness by basing non-pro rata allocations traded through a single trading desk or system upon an objective predetermined criteria for the selection of investments and a disciplined process for allocating securities with similar duration, credit quality and liquidity in the good faith judgment of JPMorgan so that fair and equitable allocation will occur over time.

As of December 31, 2015 the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

The compensation of Mr. Kaplan and Ms. Wynn consists of salary, bonus, and Unit Appreciation Rights (UAR) shares in Merganser Capital Management, LLC. Each manager’s salary is determined by his overall job performance and value to Merganser. Bonus awards and restricted share grants are discretionary, and are based on each employee’s individual job performance. The size of the bonus pool is determined annually based on the profitability of the firm. No portion of either manager’s compensation is based in any way on the assets of the High Quality Bond Portfolio or its performance.

The Code of Conduct has been established to communicate policies of professional conduct and ethical behavior applicable to all officers, directors and employees (“Employees”) of Merganser Capital Management, LLC (“Company”).

No set of rules or policies can presume to fully define “professional behavior” or “ethical conduct.” These terms, by definition, are broad concepts and subject to interpretation and personal bias. Nevertheless, a written set of policies will help to minimize misunderstandings about what is considered appropriate conduct by the Company. Also, in matters of personal behavior, there is no substitute for common sense. If there are doubts or questions about the appropriateness of a certain action, either do not pursue this course of action or seek guidance from the Chief Compliance Officer.

The Code of Conduct applies to all employees and extends to activities within and outside their duties at Merganser.

Employees shall not knowingly participate in, or assist any acts in violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation of any government, governmental agency, or regulatory organization governing the investment advisory industry.

Employees shall not enter into or engage in a security transaction or business activity or relationship, which may result in any financial or other conflict of interest between themselves, clients or Merganser. Employees shall also disclose to Merganser all matters that could reasonably be expected to interfere with their duty to Merganser, or with their ability to render unbiased and objective advice.

A “Chinese Wall” shall be in place so that Merganser will not provide access to its direct and indirect affiliates (i.e. Providence Equity Partners nor Benefit Street Partners) of any client portfolio transactions. The “Chinese Wall” shall also prevent Merganser staff from access to its direct and indirect affiliate’s portfolio transactions.

Employees shall conduct themselves in such a manner that transactions for clients and Merganser have priority over transactions in securities or other investments of which they are beneficial owners, and so that transactions in securities or other investments in which they have such beneficial ownership do not operate adversely to clients’ and Merganser’s interests.

Merganser forbids Employees from trading, either personally or on behalf of others (such as private accounts managed by Merganser), on material nonpublic information or communicating material non-public information to others in violation of the law. This conduct is frequently referred to as “insider trading.”

Employees shall not undertake independent practice, which could result in compensation or other benefit in competition with Merganser unless they have received written consent from both Merganser’s Chief Compliance Officer and the person, or entity for which they undertake independent employment or services.

Employees shall preserve the confidentiality of information communicated by a client concerning matters within the scope of the confidential relationship, unless they receive information concerning illegal activities on the part of the client. Information relating to illegal activities should be communicated as soon as practicable to the Chief Compliance Officer or designee.

The Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for the implementation of the Code of Conduct, and reports to the President. He is required to formally meet with the President once a year to review the status of compliance with this policy, but may meet with the President at any time to seek guidance or to discuss matters requiring immediate attention.

All Employees must read and acknowledge receipt of a copy of this Code of Conduct. Questions regarding the policy or its implementation should be reviewed with the Chief Compliance Officer or designee.

The purpose of this Policy is to ensure that Merganser’s employees do not violate the laws governing the use of insider information.

Merganser’s reputation and the respect of those with whom it deals are among its most important assets.

The purpose of these procedures is to establish what is considered insider information, what Merganser employees may and may not due when in possession of this information, and establish the penalties for “insider trading.”

The term “insider trading” is not defined in the federal securities law, but generally is used to refer to the use of material nonpublic information to trade in securities (whether or not one is an “insider”) or to communications of material nonpublic information to others.

The concept of “insider” is broad. It includes officers, directors, and employees of a company. In addition, a person can be a “temporary insider” if he or she enters into a special confidential relationship in the conduct of a company’s affairs and as a result is given access to information solely for the company’s purposes. A temporary insider can include, among others, a company’s attorneys, accountants, consultants, bank lending officers, and the employees of such organizations. In addition, Merganser may become a temporary insider of a company it advises or for which it performs other services. According to the Supreme Court, Merganser must expect the outsider to keep the disclosed nonpublic information confidential and the relationship must at least imply such a duty before the outsider will be considered an insider.

Information is nonpublic until it has been effectively communicated to the market place. One must be able to point to some fact to show that the information is generally public. For example, information found in a report filed with the SEC, or appearing in Dow Jones, Reuters Economic Services, The Wall Street Journal or other publications of general circulation would be considered public.

Trading on inside information is not a basis for liability unless the information is material. “Material information” generally is defined as information for which there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making his or her investment decisions, or information that is reasonably certain to have a substantial effect on the price of a company’s securities. Information that officers, directors, and employees should consider material includes, but is not limited to: dividend changes, earnings estimates, changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, major litigation, liquidation problems, and extraordinary management developments.

Material information does not have to relate to a company’s business. For example, in Carpenter v. U.S., 108 U.S. 316 (1987), the Supreme Court considered as material certain information about the contents of a forthcoming newspaper column that was expected to affect the market price of a security. In that case, a Wall Street Journal reporter was found criminally liable for disclosing to others the dates that reports on various companies would appear in the Journal and whether those reports would be favorable or not.

The following procedures have been established to aid the officers, directors, and employees of Merganser in avoiding insider trading, and to aid Merganser in preventing, detecting and imposing sanctions against insider trading.

Every officer, director and employee of Merganser must follow these procedures or risk serious sanctions, including dismissal, substantial personal liability and criminal penalties.

b. Is this information that the investor would consider important in making his or her investment decisions?

c. Is this information that would substantially affect the market price of the securities if generally disclosed?

f. Has the information been effectively communicated to the marketplace by being published in Reuters, The Wall Street Journal or other publications of general circulation?

b. Do not purchase or sell the securities on behalf of yourself or others, including investment companies or private accounts managed by the Company.

c. Do not communicate the information inside or outside the Company, other than to the Chief Compliance Officer.

d. After the Chief Compliance Officer has reviewed the information, you will either be instructed to continue the prohibitions against trading and communication or you will be allowed to trade and communicate the information.

d. Fines for the person who committed the violation of up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided, whether or not the person actually benefited, and

e. Fines for the employer or other controlling person up to the greater of $1,000 or three times the amount of the profit gained or loss avoided.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

Certain Systematic employees share equity ownership with AMG as Partners, which may serve to incentivize Systematic’s investment professionals to perform successfully.

The compensation package for portfolio managers Eoin E. Middaugh and D. Kevin McCreesh, both of whom are Managing Partners of Systematic, consists of a fixed base salary, and a share of the Firm’s profits based on each Partner’s respective individual ownership position in Systematic. Total compensation is influenced by Systematic’s overall profitability, and therefore is based in part on the aggregate performance of all of Systematic’s portfolios. Portfolio managers are not compensated based solely on the performance of, or the value of assets held in, any product managed by Systematic.

Moreover, the portfolio managers are provided with a benefits package, including health insurance, and participation in a company 401(K) plan, comparable to that received by other Systematic employees.

Portfolio managers of Systematic Financial Management, LP (“Systematic”) oversee the investment of various types of accounts in the same strategy, such as mutual Portfolios, pooled investment vehicles and separate accounts for individuals and institutions. The simultaneous management of these diverse accounts and specific client circumstances may create perceived conflicts of interest related to differences in the investment management fees charged and unequal time and attention devoted to certain accounts. However, Systematic recognizes its affirmative duty to treat all accounts fairly and equitably over time and maintains a series of controls in furtherance of this goal.

Generally, portfolio managers apply investment decisions to all accounts utilizing a particular strategy on a pro rata basis, while also accounting for varying client circumstances, including client objectives and preferences, instructions, restrictions, account size, cash availability and current specific needs. Nevertheless, during the normal course of managing assets for multiple clients of different types and asset levels, portfolio managers may encounter conflicts of interest that could, if not properly addressed, be harmful to one or more of our clients. Those of a material nature that are encountered most frequently involve, without limitation, investment security selection, employee personal securities trading, proxy voting and the allocation of investment opportunities. To mitigate these potential conflicts and ensure its clients are not negatively impacted by the adverse actions of Systematic or its employees, Systematic has implemented a series of policies and procedures that are overseen by compliance professionals and, in Systematic’s view, reasonably designed to prevent and detect conflicts.

For example, Systematic’s Code of Ethics restricts employees’ personal securities trading, forbids employees from giving, soliciting or accepting inappropriate gifts and entertainment and requires employees to receive explicit approval prior to serving as a board member or officer of a public company or rendering outside investment advice. Additionally, to effectively remove conflicts of interest related to voting proxies for accounts that have delegated such authority to Systematic, Systematic has a Proxy Voting Policy that provides for an independent third-party proxy voting agent, which agent’s pre-determined voting policy guidelines Systematic has adopted. Systematic’s Allocation and Aggregation and Trade Error Correction policies similarly seek to reduce potential conflicts of interest by promoting the fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among client accounts over time and the consistent resolution of trading errors.

Notably, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG), a publicly traded asset management company, holds a majority interest in Systematic through AMG’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Titan NJ LP Holdings LLC. Systematic operates independently as a separate, autonomous affiliate of AMG, which has equity investments in a group of investment management firms including Systematic. The AMG Affiliates do not formulate advice for Systematic’s clients and do not, in Systematic’s view, present any potential conflict of interest with Systematic’s clients.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

TS&W seeks to minimize actual or potential conflicts of interest that may arise from its management of the Portfolio and management of non-Portfolio accounts. TS&W has designed and implemented policies and procedures to address (although may not eliminate) potential conflicts of interest, including, among others, performance based fees; hedge Portfolios; aggregation, allocation, and best execution or orders; TS&W’s Code of Ethics which requires personnel to act solely in the best interest of their clients and imposes certain restrictions on the ability of Access Persons to engage in personal securities transactions for their own account(s), and procedures to ensure soft dollar arrangements meet the necessary requirements of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. TS&W seeks to treat all clients fairly and to put clients’ interests first.

For the portfolio manager, TS&W’s compensation structure includes the following components: base salary, annual incentive bonus, participation in an Employees’ Retirement Plan and the ability to participate in a voluntary income deferral plan.

The portfolio manager is eligible to participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees of TS&W.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio managers beneficially owned the dollar ranges shown below in shares of the Portfolios:

The portfolio managers are compensated through a fixed salary and cash bonuses that are awarded for contributions to the firm. Generally, annually, the executive officers of TAM, in consultation with the other senior management, determine the bonus amounts for each portfolio manager. Bonuses may be a significant portion of a portfolio manager’s overall compensation. Bonuses are not guaranteed. Presently we have no deferred compensation arrangements.

It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the portfolio managers’ management of the Portfolios on the one hand and other accounts for which the portfolio managers are responsible on the other.

TAM has policies and procedures in place to mitigate potential conflicts of interest.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

In connection with providing investment advisory services to our clients, Wellington Management has ongoing arrangements to disclose non-public portfolio holdings information to the following parties:

Copal Partners (UK) Limited performs certain investment guideline monitoring and coding activities, in addition to analytical and reporting functions on behalf of Wellington Management and has access to holdings information on a daily basis.

Wellington Management receives a fee based on the assets under management of each portfolio as set forth in the Investment Subadvisory Agreements between Wellington Management and Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. on behalf of the Portfolio. Wellington Management pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues, including the advisory fees earned with respect to the Portfolio. The following information relates to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

Wellington Management’s compensation structure is designed to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals necessary to deliver high quality investment management services to its clients. Wellington Management’s compensation of the Portfolio’s managers listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolios (“Investment Professionals”) includes a base salary and incentive components. The base salary for the Investment Professional who is a partner (a “Partner”) of Wellington Management Group LLP, the ultimate holding company of Wellington Management, is generally a fixed amount that is determined by the managing partners of Wellington Management Group LLP. Each Investment Professional is eligible to receive an incentive payment based on the revenues earned by Wellington Management from the relevant Portfolio managed by the Investment Professional and generally each other account managed by such Investment Professional. Each Investment Professional’s incentive payment relating to the relevant Portfolio is linked to the gross pre-tax performance of the portion of the Portfolio managed by the Investment Professional compared to the benchmark index and/or peer group identified below over one and three year periods, with an emphasis on three year results. In 2012, Wellington Management began placing increased emphasis on long-term performance and is phasing in a five-year performance comparison period, which will be fully implemented by December 31, 2016. Wellington Management applies similar incentive compensation structures (although the benchmarks or peer groups, time periods and rates may differ) to other accounts managed by the Investment Professionals, including accounts with performance fees.

Portfolio-based incentives across all accounts managed by an investment professional can, and typically do, represent a significant portion of an investment professional’s overall compensation; incentive compensation varies significantly by individual and can vary significantly from year to year. The Investment Professionals may also be eligible for bonus payments based on his overall contribution to Wellington Management’s business operations. Senior management at Wellington Management may reward individuals as it deems appropriate based on other factors. Each Partner of Wellington Management is eligible to participate in a Partner-funded tax-qualified retirement plan, the contributions to which are made pursuant to an actuarial formula.

Individual investment professionals at Wellington Management manage multiple accounts for multiple clients. These accounts may include mutual funds, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions, such as pension Portfolios, insurance companies, foundations, or separately managed account programs sponsored by financial intermediaries), bank common trust accounts, and hedge funds. Each Portfolio’s managers listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolios (“Investment Professionals”) generally manage accounts in several different investment styles. These accounts may have investment objectives, strategies, time horizons, tax considerations and risk profiles that differ from those of the Portfolios. The Investment Professionals make investment decisions for each account, including the relevant Portfolio, based on the investment objectives, policies, practices, benchmarks, cash flows, tax and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that account. Consequently, the Investment Professionals may purchase or sell securities, including IPOs, for one account and not another account, and the performance of securities purchased for one account may vary from the performance of securities purchased for other accounts. Alternatively, these accounts may be managed in a similar fashion to the relevant Portfolio and thus the accounts may have similar, and in some cases nearly identical, objectives, strategies and/or holdings to that of the relevant Fund.

An Investment Professional or other investment professionals at Wellington Management may place transactions on behalf of other accounts that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made on behalf of the relevant Portfolio, or make investment decisions that are similar to those made for the relevant Portfolio, both of which have the potential to adversely impact the relevant Portfolio depending on market conditions. For example, an investment professional may purchase a security in one account while appropriately selling that same security in another account. Similarly, an Investment Professional may purchase the same security for the relevant Portfolio and one or more other accounts at or about the same time. In those instances the other accounts will have access to their respective holdings prior to the public disclosure of the relevant Portfolio’s holdings. In addition, some of these accounts have fee structures, including performance fees, which are or have the potential to be higher, in some cases significantly higher, than the fees Wellington Management receives for managing the Portfolios. Because incentive payments paid by Wellington Management to the Investment Professionals are tied to revenues earned by Wellington Management and, where noted, to the performance achieved by the manager in each account, the incentives associated with any given account may be significantly higher or lower than those associated with other accounts managed by a given Investment Professional. Finally, the Investment Professionals may hold shares or investments in the other pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts identified above.

Wellington Management’s goal is to meet its fiduciary obligation to treat all clients fairly and provide high quality investment services to all of its clients. Wellington Management has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which it believes address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition, Wellington Management monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with primary account guidelines, the allocation of IPOs, and compliance with the firm’s Code of Ethics, and places additional investment restrictions on investment professionals who manage hedge funds and certain other accounts. Furthermore, senior investment and business personnel at Wellington Management periodically review the performance of Wellington Management’s investment professionals. Although Wellington Management does not track the time an investment professional spends on a single account, Wellington Management does periodically assess whether an investment professional has adequate time and resources to effectively manage the investment professional’s various client mandates.

As of December 31, 2015, the portfolio manager(s) did not beneficially own any shares of the Portfolio(s).

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At December 31, 2015


Assets:
Investment, at value	$	14,273,256
Receivable for units sold		1,147
Receivable for security sold		796

Total assets		14,275,199

Liabilities:
Payable for units redeemed		1,942
Accrued mortality and expense risk fees		13,596

Total liabilities		15,538


Net assets attributable to annuity contractholders	$	14,259,661

Accumulation units		346,681

Unit value	$	41.13

Investment, at cost	$	12,702,129

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2015


Investment income:
Dividend income	$	58,979
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk fees		172,128

Net investment income (loss)		(113,149	)

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment:
Net realized gains (losses) from investment		(13,523	)
Realized capital gain distributions		20,682
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment		(401,469	)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment		(394,310	)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	(507,459	)

Transamerica Partners Variable Funds (individually, a “Subaccount” and collectively, “TPVF”) is a separate investment account established on November 30, 1993, by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON USA, LLC (“AEGON”), under the laws of the State of New York. AEGON is a financial services holding company whose primary emphasis is life and health insurance and annuity and investment products. AEGON is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON NV, a corporation based in the Netherlands which is a publicly traded international insurance group.

TPVF operates as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. TPVF holds assets that are segregated from all of TFLIC’s other assets and, at present, is used as an investment vehicle under certain tax-deferred annuity contracts issued by TFLIC to fund retirement plans maintained by certain not-for-profit and other organizations (“Group Plans”). TFLIC is the legal holder of the assets in TPVF.

TPVF commenced operations on August 18, 1994. There are currently twelve Subaccounts within TPVF which are available to contractholders of Group Plans. Eleven of the Subaccounts invest in a corresponding series of Transamerica Partners Portfolios (the “Series Portfolios”). The twelfth Subaccount is a fund of fund that invests in the Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio (the “Calvert Portfolio”), a series of Calvert Variable Series, Inc. The financial statements of the Series Portfolios and the Calvert Portfolio should be read in conjunction with TPVF’s financial statements.

From time to time, TPVF may have a concentration of several contractholders holding a significant percentage of units outstanding. Investment activities of these unit holders could have a material impact on TPVF.

At December 31, 2015, the following percentage represents each of the Subaccount’s investment in its corresponding Series Portfolio’s net assets.

For information regarding the investments in the Series Portfolios or the Calvert Portfolio, please refer to the Schedule of Investments section of the Series Portfolios’ financial statements or the Statement of Net Assets section of the Calvert Portfolio’s financial statements, respectively.

In preparing the Subaccounts’ financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), estimates or assumptions (which could differ from actual results) may be used that affect reported amounts and disclosures. The Subaccounts apply investment company accounting and reporting guidance ASU 2013-08. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by TPVF.

Investments: The investments by TPVF in the Series Portfolio reflect TPVF’s proportionate interest in the net assets of each Series Portfolio. Valuation of securities held in each of the Series Portfolios is discussed in Note 2 of the Series Portfolios’ Notes to Financial Statements.

The investment in the Calvert Portfolio is valued at the net asset value per share determined as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically, 4:00 P.M. Eastern time) on the valuation date. A description of the portfolio valuation policy for the Calvert Portfolio can be found in Note A of the Calvert Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements.

Investment Income: Each Subaccount, except the Calvert Subaccount, is allocated its share of income and expenses of its corresponding Series Portfolio. All of the investment income and expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the corresponding Series Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the investors and are recorded by the Subaccounts on a daily basis.

For the Calvert Subaccount, dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and realized gains and losses from the sale of investments are determined on the basis of identified cost.

Contributions and Withdrawals: The unit value of each Subaccount is determined as of the close of the NYSE each day the NYSE is open for business. Participants may contribute to or withdraw from the Subaccounts at the stated unit value on a particular day based upon the terms described in the prospectus.

Federal Income Taxes: The operations of TPVF form a part of, and are taxed with, the operations of TFLIC. TFLIC does not expect, based upon current tax law, to incur any income tax upon the earnings or realized or unrealized capital gains attributable to TPVF. Based upon this expectation, no charges are currently being deducted from TPVF for federal income tax purposes. TFLIC identifies its major tax jurisdictions as US Federal, all fifty states and the District of Columbia.

TPVF recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. If applicable, TPVF recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax liabilities and related penalties as “tax expense” on the Statement of Operations. Management has evaluated TPVF’s tax provisions taken for all open tax years 2012-2014, as 2015 has not yet been filed, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in TPVF’s financial statements.

All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. The value of the investment in the Calvert Portfolio is valued at the net asset value per share at the close of business of the NYSE, each day the NYSE is open for business. The Calvert Subaccount utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investment on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three Levels of inputs are:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs, which may include management’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange.

(for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is generally greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different Levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the Level in the fair value hierarchy that is assigned to the fair value measurement of a security is determined based on the lowest Level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair value measurement: Investment company securities are valued at the net asset value of the underlying portfolio. These securities are actively traded and no valuation adjustments are applied. They are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The hierarchy classification of inputs used to value the Calvert Subaccount’s investment at December 31, 2015 were:

Transfers between levels, if any, are considered to have occurred at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers into or out of any levels described above during the year ended December 31, 2015.

All Subaccounts, except the Calvert Subaccount, purchase interests in the Series Portfolios. The net assets of those Subaccounts reflect the investment management fee charged by Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”) (an affiliate of TFLIC), the investment adviser, which provides investment advice and related services to the Series Portfolios. TAM is directly owned by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company (“TPLIC”) and AUSA Holding Company (“AUSA”), both of which are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of AEGON NV. TPLIC is owned by Commonwealth General Corporation (“Commonwealth”) and AEGON. Commonwealth and AUSA are wholly owned by AEGON. AEGON is wholly owned by AEGON US Holding Corporation, which is wholly owned by Transamerica Corporation (DE). Transamerica Corporation (DE) is wholly owned by the AEGON Trust, which is wholly owned by AEGON International BV, which is wholly owned by AEGON NV, a Netherlands corporation, and a publicly traded international insurance group.

TFLIC reserves the right to deduct an annual contract charge from a participant’s account to reimburse TFLIC for administrative expenses relating to the maintenance of the group variable annuity contracts. TFLIC has no present intention to impose such a charge but may do so in the future. Any such annual charge will not exceed $50.

Daily charges to TPVF for mortality and expense risk fees assumed by TFLIC were computed at an annual rate of 1.10%; however, TFLIC reserves the right to charge maximum fees of 1.25% of daily average net assets upon written notice. The mortality risk portion compensates TFLIC for assuming the risk that a participant will live longer than expected based on life expectancy tables, therefore causing TFLIC to pay greater than expected benefits. The expense risk portion compensates TFLIC for assuming the risk that the current charges will be insufficient in the future to cover the cost of administering the contract.

In order to avoid a negative yield in the Money Market Subaccount (“Money Market”), TFLIC may waive fees or reimburse expenses of Money Market. Any such waiver or expense reimbursement would be voluntary, could be discontinued at any time, and is subject to recapture by TFLIC during the calendar year in which it was waived. There were no amounts recaptured during the year ended December 31, 2015 and no amounts subject to recoupment in future years.

Waived expenses related to the maintenance of the yield are included in the Statement of Operations within the captions “Expenses reimbursed”. There is no guarantee that Money Market will be able to avoid a negative yield. The amount waived during the year ended December 31, 2015 was $264,815.

At December 31, 2015, the Calvert Subaccount held 7,154,514 shares of then Calvert Portfolio, with a fair value of 14,273,256. The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of shares in the Calvert Portfolio during the year ended December 31, 2015 were $595,630 and $1,965,812, respectively.

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-07, “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate NAV per Share (or its Equivalent)”. The guidance removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share practical expedient. Sufficient information must be provided to permit reconciliation of the fair value of assets categorized within the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The guidance is required to be presented for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the implication, if any, of the additional disclosure requirements and its impact on the Subaccounts’ financial statements.

To the Board of Directors of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company and the Contractholders of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds (comprising, respectively, Money Market Subaccount, High Quality Bond Subaccount, Inflation-Protected Securities Subaccount, Core Bond Subaccount, High Yield Bond Subaccount, Balanced Subaccount, Large Value Subaccount, Large Core Subaccount, Large Growth Subaccount, Small Core Subaccount, International Equity Subaccount and Calvert Subaccount) (collectively, the “Subaccounts”) as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Subaccounts’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Subaccounts’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Subaccounts’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the aforementioned twelve Subaccounts of Transamerica Partners Variable Funds at December 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have audited the accompanying statutory financial statements of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, which comprise the statutory balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statutory statements of operations and changes in capital and surplus, and cash flows for the years then ended.

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the financial statements are prepared by the Company on the basis of the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The effects on the financial statements of the variances between the statutory basis of accounting described in Note 1 and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material.

In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter discussed in the “Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for the years then ended.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the admitted assets, liabilities and surplus of the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services described in Note 1.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying Summary of Investments-Other Than Investments in Related Parties, Supplementary Insurance Information and Reinsurance as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years then ended are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements. The Summary of Investments-Other Than Investments in Related Parties, Supplementary Insurance Information and Reinsurance are the responsibility of management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements. The effects on the Summary of Investments-Other Than Investments in Related Parties, Supplementary Insurance Information and Reinsurance of the variances between the statutory basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material. As a consequence, the Summary of Investments-Other Than Investments in Related Parties, Supplementary Insurance Information and Reinsurance do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such information of the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years then ended. The Summary of Investments-Other Than Investments in Related Parties, Supplementary Insurance Information and Reinsurance have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves and other additional procedures, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the of Summary Investments-Other Than Investments in Related Parties, Supplementary Insurance Information and Reinsurance are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis financial statements of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, which comprise the statement of operations, changes in capital and surplus, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013, and the related notes to the financial statements. Our audit also included the statutory-basis financial statement schedules required by Regulation S-X, Article 7.

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York Department of Financial Services. Management also is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

As described in Note 1, to meet the requirements of New York the financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York Department of Financial Services, which practices differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The variances between such practices and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles are described in Note 1. The effects on the accompanying financial statements of these variances are not reasonably determinable but are presumed to be material.

In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter described in the preceding paragraph, the statutory-basis financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the results of operations or cash flows of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 2013.

However, in our opinion, the statutory-basis financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 2013 in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York Department of Financial Services. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (the Company) is a stock life insurance company and is majority owned by Transamerica Corporation (TA Corp) and minority owned by Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC). Both TA Corp and TLIC are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of AEGON N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands.

All outstanding shares of the Company are owned by TA Corp (87.9%), a holding company domiciled in the State of Delaware and TLIC (12.1%), an insurance company domiciled in the State of Iowa. On December 31, 2015, AEGON USA, LLC merged into TA Corp, a Delaware-domiciled non-insurance affiliate.

On July 1, 2014, the Company completed a merger with Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company of New York (TALICNY), which was wholly-owned by AEGON. The merger was accounted for in accordance with Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 68, Business Combinations and Goodwill, as a statutory merger. As such, financial statements for periods prior to the merger were combined and the recorded assets, liabilities and surplus of TALICNY were carried forward to the merged company. As a result of the merger, TALICNY’s common stock was deemed cancelled by operation of law. In exchange for its agreement to merge TALICNY into the Company, TA Corp received a proportionate number of TFLIC shares equal in value to the fair market value of TALICNY relative to the fair market value of the combined companies. Specifically, TA Corp received 676 shares of the Company’s common stock and 1,806 shares of the Company’s preferred stock.

Summarized audited financial information for the Company and TALICNY presented separately for periods prior to the merger is as follows:

The Company sells fixed and variable pension and annuity products, group life coverages, life insurance, investment contracts, structured settlements and guaranteed interest contracts and funding agreements. The Company is licensed in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Sales of the Company’s products are primarily through brokers.

The preparation of financial statements of insurance companies requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York Department of Financial Services (formerly known as the Department of Insurance of the State of New York), which practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The more significant variances from GAAP are:

Investments: Investments in bonds and mandatory redeemable preferred stocks are reported at amortized cost or fair value based on their National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) rating; for GAAP, such fixed maturity investments would be designated at purchase as held-to-maturity, trading or available-for-sale. Held-to-maturity fixed investments would be reported at amortized cost, and the remaining fixed maturity investments would be reported at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in earnings for those designated as trading and as a separate component of other comprehensive income (OCI) for those designated as available-for-sale. Fair value for GAAP is based on indices, third-party pricing services, brokers, external fund managers and internal models. For statutory reporting, the NAIC allows insurance companies to report the fair value determined by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (SVO) or determine the fair value by using a permitted valuation method.

All single class and multi-class mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities (e.g., CMOs) are adjusted for the effects of changes in prepayment assumptions on the related accretion of discount or amortization of premium of such securities using either the retrospective or prospective methods. If the fair value of the mortgage-backed/asset-backed security is less than amortized cost, an entity shall assess whether the impairment is other-than-temporary. An other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) is considered to have occurred if the fair value of the mortgage-backed/asset-backed security is less than its amortized cost basis and the entity intends to sell the security or

the entity does not have the intent and ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis. An OTTI is also considered to have occurred if the discounted estimated future cash flows are less than the amortized cost basis of the security.

If it is determined an OTTI has occurred as a result of the cash flow analysis, the security is written down to the discounted estimated future cash flows. If an OTTI has occurred due to intent to sell or lack of intent and ability to hold, the security is written down to fair value.

For GAAP, all securities, purchased or retained, that represent beneficial interests in securitized assets (e.g., CMO, CBO, CDO, CLO, MBS and ABS securities), other than high credit quality securities, are adjusted using the prospective method when there is a change in estimated future cash flows. If high credit quality securities are adjusted, the retrospective method is used. If it is determined that a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary and the entity intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current period credit loss, the OTTI should be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the amortized cost basis and its fair value at the impairment date. If the entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery, the OTTI should be separated into a) the amount representing the credit loss, which is recognized in earnings, and b) the amount related to all other factors, which is recognized in OCI, net of applicable taxes.

Derivative instruments used in hedging transactions that meet the criteria of an effective hedge are valued and reported in a manner that is consistent with the hedged asset or liability. Embedded derivatives are not accounted for separately from the host contract. Derivative instruments used in hedging transactions that do not meet or no longer meet the criteria of an effective hedge are accounted for at fair value, and the changes in the fair value are recorded in unassigned surplus as unrealized gains and losses. Under GAAP, the effective and ineffective portions of a single hedge are accounted for separately, and the change in fair value for cash flow hedges is credited or charged directly to a separate component of OCI rather than to income as required for fair value hedges, and an embedded derivative within a contract that is not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risk of the host contract is accounted for separately from the host contract and valued and reported at fair value.

Derivative instruments are also used in replication (synthetic asset) transactions. In these transactions, the derivative is valued in a manner consistent with the cash investment and replicated asset. For GAAP, the derivative is reported at fair value, with the changes in fair value reported in income.

Investments in real estate are reported net of related obligations rather than on a gross basis as for GAAP. Real estate owned and occupied by the Company is included in investments rather than reported as an operating asset as under GAAP, and investment income and operating expenses for statutory reporting include rent for the Company’s occupancy of those properties. Changes between depreciated cost and admitted amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to income as would be required under GAAP.

Valuation allowances are established for mortgage loans, if necessary, based on the difference between the net value of the collateral, determined as the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to obtain and sell, and the recorded investment in the mortgage loan. Under GAAP, such allowances are based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, if foreclosure is probable, on the estimated fair value of the collateral.

The initial valuation allowance and subsequent changes in the allowance for mortgage loans are charged or credited directly to unassigned surplus as part of the change in asset valuation reserve (AVR), rather than being included as a component of earnings as would be required under GAAP.

Valuation Reserves: Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers the portion of realized capital gains and losses on sales of fixed income investments, principally bonds and mortgage loans, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes those deferrals over the remaining period to maturity of the bond or mortgage loan based on groupings of individual securities sold in five year bands. That net deferral is reported as the interest maintenance reserve (IMR) in the accompanying balance sheets. Realized capital gains and losses are reported in income net of federal income tax and transfers to the IMR. Under GAAP, realized capital gains and losses are reported in the statement of operations on a pre-tax basis in the period that the assets giving rise to the gains or losses are sold.

The AVR provides a valuation allowance for invested assets. The AVR is determined by an NAIC prescribed formula with changes reflected directly in unassigned surplus; AVR is not recognized for GAAP.

Subsidiaries: Investments in subsidiaries, controlled and affiliated companies (SCA) companies are state in accordance with the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the NAIC SVO, as well as SSAP No. 97 – Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities, A Replacement of SSAP No. 88. Dividends or distributions received from an investee are recognized in investment income when declared to the extent that they are not in excess of the undistributed accumulated earnings attributable to an investee. Changes in investments in SCA’s are recorded as a change to the carrying value of the investment with a corresponding amount recorded directly to unrealized gain/loss (capital and surplus).

Policy Acquisition Costs: The costs of acquiring and renewing business are expensed when incurred. Under GAAP, incremental costs directly related to the successful acquisition of insurance and investment contracts are deferred. For traditional life insurance and certain long-duration accident and health insurance, to the extent recoverable from future policy revenues, acquisition costs would be deferred and amortized over the premium-paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing policy benefit reserves. For universal life insurance and investment products, to the extent recoverable from future gross profits, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized generally in proportion to the present value of expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment, mortality and expense margins.

Value of Business Acquired: Under GAAP, value of business acquired (VOBA) is an intangible asset resulting from a business combination that represents the excess of book value over the estimated fair value of acquired insurance, annuity, and investment-type contracts in-force at the acquisition date. The estimated fair value of the acquired liabilities is based on projections, by each block of business, of future policy contracts and contract charges, premiums, mortality and morbidity, separate account performance, surrenders, operation expenses, investment returns, nonperformance risk adjustment and other factors. VOBA is not recognized under the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual.

Separate Accounts with Guarantees: Some of the Company’s separate accounts provide policyholders with a guaranteed return. In accordance with the guarantees provided, if the investment proceeds are insufficient to cover the rate of return guaranteed for the product, the policyholder proceeds will be remitted by the general account. These separate accounts are included in the general account for GAAP due to the nature of the guaranteed return.

Nonadmitted Assets: Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted”, primarily net deferred tax assets and other assets not specifically identified as an admitted asset within the NAIC SAP, are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheet to the extent they are not impaired.

Universal Life and Annuity Policies: Revenues for universal life and annuity policies with mortality or morbidity risk (including annuities with purchase rate guarantees) consist of the entire premium received. Benefits incurred represent surrenders and death benefits paid and the change in policy reserves. Premiums received and benefits incurred for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk and guaranteed interest in group annuity contracts are recorded directly to a policy reserve account using deposit accounting, without recognizing premium income or benefits expense. Interest on these policies is reflected in other benefits. Under GAAP, for universal life policies, premiums received in excess of policy charges would not be recognized as premium revenue and benefits would represent interest credited to the account values and the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value. Under GAAP, for all annuity policies without significant mortality risk, premiums received and benefits paid would be recorded directly to the reserve liability using deposit accounting.

Benefit Reserves: Certain policy reserves are calculated based on statutorily required interest and mortality assumptions rather than on estimated expected experience or actual account balances as would be required under GAAP.

Reinsurance: Any reinsurance amounts deemed to be uncollectible have been written off through a charge to operations. In addition, a liability for reinsurance balances would be established for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to the liability are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, an allowance for amounts deemed uncollectible would be established through a charge to earnings.

Losses associated with an indemnity reinsurance transaction are reported within income when incurred rather than being deferred and amortized over the remaining life of the underlying reinsured contracts as would be required under GAAP.

Policy and contract liabilities ceded to reinsurers have been reported as reductions of the related reserves rather than as assets as would be required under GAAP.

Commissions allowed by reinsurers on business ceded are reported as income when incurred rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under GAAP.

Under GAAP, for certain reinsurance agreements whereby assets are retained by the ceding insurer (such as funds withheld or modified coinsurance) and a return is paid based on the performance of underlying investments, the liabilities for these reinsurance arrangements must be adjusted to reflect the fair value of the invested assets. The NAIC SAP does not contain a similar requirement.

Deferred Income Taxes: The Company computes deferred income taxes in accordance with SSAP No. 101, Income Taxes, A Replacement of SSAP No. 10R and SSAP No. 10. Under SSAP No. 101, admitted adjusted deferred income tax assets are limited to 1) the amount of federal income taxes paid in prior years that can be recovered through loss carrybacks for existing temporary differences that reverse during a timeframe corresponding with the Internal Revenue Service tax loss carryback provisions, not to exceed three years, plus 2) the amount of adjusted gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized within three years limited to an amount that is no greater than 15% of current period’s adjusted statutory capital and surplus, plus 3) the amount of remaining adjusted gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities after considering the character (i.e., ordinary versus capital) and reversal patterns of the deferred tax assets and liabilities. The remaining adjusted deferred income tax assets are nonadmitted. Deferred state income taxes are not recorded under SSAP No. 101, whereas under GAAP state income taxes are included in the computation of deferred income taxes.

Goodwill: Goodwill is admitted subject to an aggregate limitation of ten percent of the capital and surplus in the most recently filed annual statement excluding electronic data processing equipment, operating system software, net deferred income tax assets and net positive goodwill. Excess goodwill is nonadmitted. Goodwill is amortized over ten years. Under GAAP, goodwill is measured as the excess of the consideration transferred plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date as compared to the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is assessed for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that a possible impairment has occurred.

Policyholder Dividends: Policyholder dividends are recognized when declared rather than over the term of the related policies as would be required under GAAP.

Surplus Notes: Surplus notes are reported as surplus rather than liabilities as would be required under GAAP.

Statements of Cash Flow: Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in the statements of cash flow represent cash balances and investments with initial maturities of one year or less. Under GAAP, the corresponding caption of cash and cash equivalents includes cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

Securities Lending Assets and Liabilities: For securities lending programs, cash collateral received which may be sold or repledged by the Company is reflected as a one-line entry on the balance sheet (securities lending reinvested collateral assets) and a corresponding liability is established to record the obligation to return the cash collateral. Collateral received which may not be sold or repledged is not recorded on the Company’s balance sheet. Under GAAP, the reinvested collateral is included within invested assets (i.e. it is not one-line reported).

The effects of the foregoing variances from GAAP on the accompanying statutory-basis financial statements have not been determined by the Company, but are presumed to be material.

Investments in bonds, except those to which the SVO has ascribed an NAIC designation of 6, are reported at amortized cost using the interest method.

Hybrid securities, as defined by the NAIC, are securities designed with characteristics of both debt and equity and provide protection to the issuer’s senior note holders. These securities meet the definition of a bond, in accordance with SSAP No. 26, Bonds, excluding Loan-backed and Structured Securities and therefore, are reported at amortized cost or fair value based upon their NAIC rating.

Single class and multi-class mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities are valued at amortized cost using the interest method, including anticipated prepayments, except for those with an initial NAIC designation of 6, which are valued at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Prepayment assumptions are obtained from dealer surveys or internal estimates and are based on the current interest rate and economic environment. The retrospective adjustment method is used to value all such securities, except principal-only and interest-only securities, which are valued using the prospective method.

The Company closely monitors below investment grade holdings and those investment grade issuers where the Company has concerns. The Company also regularly monitors industry sectors. The Company considers relevant facts and circumstances in evaluating whether the impairment is other-than-temporary including: (1) the probability of the Company collecting all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security in effect at the date of acquisition; (2) the Company’s decision to sell a security prior to its maturity at an amount below its carrying amount; and (3) the Company’s ability to hold a structured security for a period of time to allow for recovery of the value to its carrying amount. Additionally, financial condition, near term prospects of the issuer and nationally

recognized credit rating changes are monitored. Non-structured securities in unrealized loss positions that are considered other-than-temporary are written down to fair value. Structured securities considered other-than-temporarily impaired are written down to discounted estimated cash flows if the impairment is the result of cash flow analysis. If the Company has an intent to sell or lack of ability to hold a structured security, it is written down to fair value. For structured securities, cash flow trends and underlying levels of collateral are monitored. The Company will record a charge to the statement of operations to the extent that these securities are determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

Investments in preferred stocks in good standing are reported at cost or amortized cost. Investments in preferred stocks are stated at amortized cost, except those with NAIC designations RP4 to RP6 and P4 to P6, which are reported at lower of amortized cost or fair value, and the related net unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes.

Common stocks of unaffiliated companies are reported at fair value and the related net unrealized capital gains or losses are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes.

If the Company determines that a decline in the fair value of a common stock or a preferred stock is other-than-temporary, the Company writes it down to fair value as the new cost basis and the amount of the write down is accounted for as a realized loss in the statement of operations. The Company considers the following factors in determining whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary: (a) the financial condition and prospects of the issuer; (b) whether or not the Company has made a decision to sell the investment; and (c) the length of time and extent to which the value has been below cost.

Common stocks of affiliated noninsurance subsidiaries are reported based on underlying audited GAAP equity. The net change in the subsidiaries’ equity is included in the change in net unrealized capital gains or losses, reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes.

The Company utilizes the look-through approach in valuing its investment in the following two entities.

The financial statements for these entities are not audited. Instead, under the look-through approach, the Company is using the value of the underlying investments owned by these entities, limited to those investments for which audited financial statements are

obtained. All liabilities, commitments, contingencies, guarantees or obligations of these entities, which are required to be recorded as liabilities, commitments, contingencies, guarantees or obligations under applicable accounting guidance, are reflected in the Company’s determination of the carrying value of the investment in REAP 2 and REAP 4 HR, if not already recorded in their financial statements.

Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one year or less at the time of acquisition and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Mortgage loans are reported at unpaid principal balances, less an allowance for impairment. A mortgage loan is considered to be impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage agreement. When management determines that the impairment is other-than-temporary, the mortgage loan is written down to realizable value and a realized loss is recognized.

The Company has minority ownership interests in joint ventures and limited partnerships. The Company carries these investments based on its interest in the underlying audited GAAP equity of the investee.

For a decline in the fair value of an investment in a joint venture or limited partnership which is determined to be other-than-temporary, the Company writes it down to fair value as the new cost basis and the amount of the write down is accounted for as a realized loss in the statement of operations. The Company considers an impairment to have occurred if it is probable that the Company will be unable to recover the carrying amount of the investment or if there is evidence indicating inability of the investee to sustain earnings which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

Investments in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties are valued at amortized cost. Tax credits are recognized in operations in the tax reporting year in which the tax credit is utilized by the Company. The carrying value is amortized over the life of the investment. Amortization is calculated as a ratio of the current year tax credits and tax benefits compared to the total expected tax credits and tax benefits over the life of the investment.

Other “admitted assets” are valued principally at cost, as required or permitted by New York Insurance Laws.

Realized capital gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are recorded net of related federal income taxes. Changes in admitted asset carrying amounts of bonds, mortgage loans, common and preferred stocks are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus.

Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. The Company does not accrue income on bonds in default, mortgage loans on real estate in default and/or foreclosure or which are delinquent more than twelve months, or real estate where rent is in arrears for more than three months. Income is also not accrued when collection is uncertain. In addition, accrued interest is excluded from investment income when payment exceeds 90 days past due. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company excluded investment income due and accrued of $410 and $546, respectively, with respect to such practices.

For dollar repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash collateral in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities transferred by the Company in the transaction as of the transaction date. Cash received as collateral will be invested as needed or used for general corporate purposes of the Company.

Overview: The Company may use various derivative instruments (options, caps, floors, swaps, foreign currency forwards and futures) to manage risks related to its ongoing business operations. On the transaction date of the derivative instrument, the Company designates the derivative as either (A) hedging (fair value, foreign currency fair value, cash flow, foreign currency cash flow, forecasted transactions or net investment in a foreign operation), (B) replication, (C) income generation or (D) held for other investment/risk management activities, which do not qualify for hedge accounting under SSAP No. 86, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SSAP No. 86).

Derivative instruments used in hedging relationships are accounted for on a basis that is consistent with the hedged item (amortized cost or fair value). Derivative instruments used in replication relationships are accounted for on a basis that is consistent with the cash instrument and the replicated asset (amortized cost or fair value). Derivative instruments used in income generation relationships are accounted for on a basis that is consistent with the associated covered asset or underlying interest to which the derivative relates (amortized cost or fair value). Derivative instruments held for other investment/risk management activities are measured at fair value with value adjustments recorded in unassigned surplus.

Derivative instruments are subject to market risk, which is the possibility that future changes in market prices may make the instruments less valuable. The Company uses derivatives as hedges, consequently, when the value of the derivative changes, the value of a corresponding hedged asset or liability will move in the opposite direction. Market risk is a consideration when changes in the value of the derivative and the hedged item do not completely offset (correlation or basis risk) which is mitigated by active measuring and monitoring.

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to derivative financial instruments, but it does not expect any counterparties to fail to meet their obligations given their high credit rating of ‘A’ or better. The credit exposure of interest rate swaps and currency swaps is represented by the fair value of contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a positive fair value at the reporting date. The Company has entered into collateral agreements with certain counterparties wherein the counterparty is required to post assets on the Company’s behalf. The posted amount is equal to the difference between the net positive fair value of the contracts and an agreed upon threshold that is based on the credit rating of the counterparty. Inversely, if the net fair value of all contracts with this counterparty is negative, then the Company is required to post assets instead.

Instruments: Interest rate swaps are the primary derivative financial instruments used in the overall asset/liability management process to modify the interest rate characteristics of the underlying asset or liability. These interest rate swaps generally provide for the exchange of the difference between fixed and floating rate amounts based on an underlying notional amount. Typically, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the swap contract and a single net payment is exchanged at each due date. Swaps that meet hedge accounting rules are carried in a manner consistent with the hedged item, generally at amortized cost, on the financial statements. If the swap is terminated prior to maturity, proceeds are exchanged equal to the fair value of the contract. These gains and losses may be included in IMR or AVR if the underlying instrument receives that treatment. Swaps not meeting hedge accounting rules are carried at fair value with fair value adjustments recorded in capital and surplus.

Cross currency swaps are utilized to mitigate risks when the Company holds foreign denominated assets or liabilities therefore converting the asset or liability to a U.S. dollar denominated security. These cross currency swap agreements involve the exchange of two principal amounts in two different currencies at the prevailing currency rate at contract inception. During the life of the swap, the counterparties exchange fixed or floating rate interest payments in the swapped currencies. At maturity, the principal amounts are again swapped at a pre-determined rate of exchange. Each asset or liability is hedged individually where the terms of the swap must meet the terms of the hedged instrument. For swaps qualifying for hedge accounting, the premium or discount is amortized into

income over the life of the contract and the foreign currency translation adjustment is recorded as unrealized gain/loss in capital and surplus. Swaps not meeting hedge accounting rules are carried at fair value with fair value adjustments recorded in capital and surplus. If a swap is terminated prior to maturity, proceeds are exchanged equal to the fair value of the contract. These gains and losses may be included in IMR or AVR if the hedged instrument receives that treatment.

Total return swaps are used in the asset/liability management process to mitigate the delta risk created when the company has issued minimum guarantee insurance contracts linked to an index. These total return swaps generally provide for the exchange of the difference between fixed leg (tied to the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) or other index) and floating leg (tied to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)) amounts based on an underlying notional amount (also tied to the underlying index). Typically, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the swap contract and a single net payment is exchanged each due date. Swaps that meet hedge accounting rules are carried in a manner consistent with the hedged item, generally at amortized cost, on the financial statements. If the swap is terminated prior to maturity, proceeds are exchanged equal to the fair value of the contract. These gains and losses may be included in IMR or AVR if the underlying instrument receives that treatment. Swaps not meeting hedge accounting rules are carried at fair value with fair value adjustments recorded in capital and surplus.

Futures contracts are used to hedge the liability risk associated with when the Company issues products providing the customer a return based on various global equity market indices. Futures are marked to market on a daily basis whereby a cash payment is made or received by the Company. These payments are recognized as realized gains or losses in the financial statements. These gains and losses may be included in IMR or AVR if the underlying instrument receives that treatment.

The Company may purchase foreign denominated assets or issue foreign denominated liabilities and use forward rate agreements to hedge foreign currency risk associated with these products. These forward agreements are marked to the current forward rate on the financial statements and cash payments and/or receipts are recognized as realized gains or losses. These gains and losses may be included in IMR or AVR if the underlying instrument receives that treatment.

A replication transaction is a derivative transaction entered into in conjunction with a cash instrument to reproduce the investment characteristics of an otherwise permissible investment. The Company replicates investment grade corporate bonds by combining a highly rated security as a cash component with a written credit default swap which, in effect, converts the high quality asset into a lower rated investment grade asset. The benefits of using the swap market to replicate credit include possible enhanced relative values as well as ease of executing larger transactions in a shortened time frame.

Generally, a premium is received by the Company on a periodic basis and recognized in investment income. In the event the representative issuer defaults on its debt obligation referenced in the contract, a payment equal to the notional amount of the contract will be made by the Company and recognized as a capital loss. Generally these swaps are carried at amortized cost with periodic interest payments beginning at a future date. Any early terminations are recognized as capital gains or losses. The Company complies with the specific rules established in AVR for replication transactions.

The majority of the separate accounts held by the Company represent funds which are administered for pension plans. The assets in the managed separate accounts consist of common stock, long-term bonds, real estate and short-term investments. The non-managed separate accounts are invested by the Company in a corresponding portfolio of Diversified Investors Portfolios. The portfolios are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as open-ended, diversified, management investment companies.

Except for some guaranteed separate accounts, which are carried at amortized cost, the assets are carried at fair value, and the investment risks associated with fair value changes are borne entirely by the policyholder. Some of the guaranteed separate accounts provide a guarantee of principal and some include an interest guarantee of 4% or less, so long as the contract is in effect. Separate account asset performance less than guaranteed requirements is transferred from the general account and reported in the statements of operations.

Assets held in trust for purchases of separate account contracts and the Company’s corresponding obligation to the contract owners are shown separately in the balance sheets. Income and gains and losses with respect to these assets accrue to the benefit of the contract owners and, accordingly, the operations of the separate accounts are not included in the accompanying financial statements.

The investment risks associated with fair value changes of the separate account are borne entirely by the contract owners except in cases where minimum guarantees exist. Income and gains and losses with respect to the assets in the separate accounts supporting modified guaranteed annuity contracts are included in the Company’s statements of operations as a component of net transfers from separate accounts.

The Company received variable contract premiums of $4,948,619, $4,687,960 and $4,481,938 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, the Company received $178,533, $168,948, and $150,473 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to fees associated with investment management, administration and contractual guarantees for separate accounts.

Separate account assets and liabilities reported in the accompanying financial statements consist of two types: non-indexed guaranteed and nonguaranteed. Non-indexed guaranteed separate accounts represent funds invested by the Company for the benefit of contract holders who are guaranteed certain returns as specified in the contracts. Separate account asset performance different than the guaranteed requirements is either transferred to or received from the general account and reported in the statements of operations. Non-indexed guaranteed separate account assets and liabilities are carried at amortized cost.

The non-guaranteed separate account assets and liabilities represent group annuity funds segregated by the Company for the benefit of contract owners, who bear the investment risks. The assets and liabilities of the nonguaranteed separate accounts are carried at estimated fair value.

Life, annuity and accident and health benefit reserves are developed by actuarial methods and are determined based on published tables using statutorily specified interest rates and valuation methods that will provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the minimum or guaranteed cash value, or the amount required by law.

Surrender values are not promised in excess of the legally computed reserves. For annual premium variable life insurance there is an extra premium charged to the policyholder before the premium is transferred to the Separate Accounts. An additional reserve for this policy is held in the General Account that is a multiple of the reserve that would otherwise be held.

The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon death of the insured and returns any portion of the final premium for periods beyond the date of death.

The aggregate policy reserves for life insurance policies are based principally upon the 1941, 1958, 1980 and 2001 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables. The reserves are calculated using interest rates ranging from 2.00 to 7.25 percent and are computed principally on the Net Level Premium Valuation and the Commissioner’s Reserve Valuation Method. Reserves for universal life policies are based on account balances adjusted for the Commissioner’s Reserve Valuation Method.

Additional premiums are charged or additional mortality charges are assessed for policies issued on substandard lives according to underwriting classification. Generally, mean

reserves are determined by computing the regular mean reserve for the plan at the true age and holding, in addition, one-half (1/2) of the extra premium charge for the year. For certain flexible premium and fixed premium universal life insurance products, reserves are calculated utilizing the Commissioner’s Reserve Valuation Method for universal life policies and recognizing any substandard ratings.

Deferred annuity reserves are calculated according to the Commissioner’s Annuity Reserve Valuation Method including excess interest reserves to cover situations where the future interest guarantees plus the decrease in surrender charges are in excess of the maximum valuation rates of interest. Reserves for immediate annuities and supplementary contracts with and without life contingencies are equal to the present value of future payments assuming interest rates ranging from 3.50 to 11.00 percent and mortality rates, where appropriate, from a variety of tables.

Annuity reserves also include guaranteed interest contracts (GICs) and funding agreements classified as life-type contracts as defined in SSAP No. 50, Classifications and Definitions of Insurance or Managed Care Contracts In Force. These liabilities have annuitization options at guaranteed rates and consist of floating interest rate and fixed interest rate contracts. The contract reserves are carried at the greater of the account balance or the value as determined for an annuity with a cash settlement option, on a change in fund basis, according to the Commissioner’s Annuity Reserve Valuation Method.

Accident and health policy reserves are equal to the greater of the gross unearned premiums or any required mid-terminal reserves plus net unearned premiums and the present value of amounts not yet due on both reported and unreported claims.

Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released and tabular cost have been determined by formula. On group annuity deposit funds not involving life contingencies, tabular interest has been determined by adjusting the interest credited to group annuity deposits. On other funds not involving life contingencies, tabular interest has been determined by formula.

Claim reserves represent the estimated accrued liability for claims reported to the Company and claims incurred but not yet reported through the balance sheet date. These reserves are estimated using either individual case-basis valuations or statistical analysis techniques. These estimates are subject to the effects of trends in claim severity and frequency. The estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary as experience develops or new information becomes available.

Deposit-type contracts do not incorporate risk from the death or disability of policyholders. These types of contracts may include GICs, funding agreements and other annuity contracts. Deposits and withdrawals on these contracts are recorded as a direct increase or decrease, respectively, to the liability balance, and are not reported as premiums, benefits or changes in reserves in the statement of operations.

Revenues for policies with mortality or morbidity risk (including annuities with purchase rate guarantees) consist of the entire premium received and are recognized over the premium paying periods of the related policies. Considerations received and benefits paid for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk are recorded using deposit accounting, and recorded directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium revenue.

Liabilities for losses and loss/claim adjustment expenses for accident and health contracts are estimated using statistical claim development models to develop best estimates of liabilities for medical expense business and using tabular reserves employing mortality/morbidity tables and discount rates meeting minimum regulatory requirements for other business.

Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and related processing costs net of reinsurance is summarized as follows:

The Company’s unpaid claims reserve was decreased by $7,098 and $3,470 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for health claims that were incurred prior to those balance sheet dates. The change in 2015 and 2014 resulted primarily from variances in the estimated frequency of claims and claim severity.

The balance in the liability for unpaid accident and health claim adjustment expenses as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $696 and $740, respectively. The Company incurred $1,268 and paid $1,312 of claim adjustment expenses during 2015, of which $657 of the paid amount was attributable to insured or covered events of prior years. The Company incurred $1,821 and paid $1,821 of claim adjustment expenses during 2014, of which $919 of the paid amount was attributable to insured or covered events of prior years. The Company did not increase or decrease the claim adjustment expense provision for insured events of prior years during 2015 or 2014.

Coinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements and reserves related to reinsured business are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Gains associated with reinsurance of in force blocks of business are included in unassigned surplus and amortized into income as earnings emerge on the reinsured block of business. Premiums ceded and recoverable losses have been reported as a reduction of premium income and benefits, respectively. Policy liabilities and accruals are reported in the accompanying financial statements net of reinsurance ceded.

Differences in tabular totals and references between footnotes are caused by rounding differences not considered to be significant to the financial statement presentation.

Effective January 1, 2015 the Company adopted guidance that moves wholly-owned, single member/single asset LLCs where the underlying asset is real estate, into the scope of SSAP No. 40, Real Estate Investments, when specific conditions are met, and clarifies in SSAP No. 48, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, that these types of investments are within the scope of SSAP No. 40. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the financial position and results of operations of the Company.

Effective December 31, 2014, the Company adopted revisions of SSAP No. 104R, Share-Based Payments, which provides guidance for share-based payments transactions with non-employees. The adoption of this revision did not impact the financial position and results of operations of the Company.

Effective December 15, 2014, the Company adopted SSAP No. 107, Accounting for Risk-Sharing Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, which establishes accounting treatment for the three risk sharing programs of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Disclosures related to the assets, liabilities and revenue elements by program, previously adopted in SSAP No. 35R, Guaranty Fund and Other Assessments – Revised, were moved to this SSAP. The adoption of this standard did not impact the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

Effective January 1, 2014, the Company adopted SSAP No. 106, Affordable Care Act Assessments, which adopted with modifications the guidance in Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-06: Other Expenses – Fees Paid to the Federal Government by Health Insurers and moves the ACA Section 9010 fee guidance from SSAP No. 35R, to SSAP No. 106. The adoption of this standard did not impact the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

Effective January 1, 2014, the Company adopted SSAP No. 105, Working Capital finance Investments, which allows working capital finance investments to be admitted assets if certain criteria are met. The adoption of this standard did not impact the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

Effective January 1, 2014, the Company adopted revisions to SSAP No. 30, Investments in Common Stock (excluding investments in common stock of subsidiary, controlled or affiliated entities), which requires Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) capital stock to be reported at par value and expands the disclosures related to FHLB capital stock, collateral pledged to the FHLB and borrowing from the FHLB. The adoption of this revision did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations, as the company has no FHLB agreements.

Effective December 31, 2013, the Company adopted revisions to SSAP No. 35R, Guaranty Fund and Other Assessments – Revised which incorporates subsequent event (Type II) disclosures for entities subject to Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act related to assessments payable. The adoption of this revision did not impact the financial position or results of operations of the Company as revisions relate to disclosures only. See Note 16 for further discussion.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted SSAP No. 92, Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, A Replacement of SSAP No. 14 and SSAP No. 102, Accounting for Pensions, A Replacement of SSAP No. 89. This guidance impacts accounting for defined benefit pension plans or other postretirement plans, along with related disclosures. SSAP No. 102 requires recognition of the funded status of the plan based on the projected benefit obligation instead of the accumulated benefit obligation as under SSAP No. 89. In addition, SSAP No. 92 and SSAP No. 102 require consideration of non-vested participants. The adoption of these standards did not impact the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures as the Company does not sponsor the pension plan and is not directly liable under the plan. See Note 11 for further discussion of the Company’s pension plan and other postretirement plans as sponsored by TA Corp.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted SSAP No. 103, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities which adopts with modifications the guidance in ASU 2009-16, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and supersedes SSAP No. 91R, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. The adoption of this standard did not impact the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted non-substantive revisions to SSAP No. 36, Troubled Debt Restructuring. These revisions adopt guidance from ASU 2011-02, Receivables – A Creditors’ Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring, which clarifies what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring and adopts with modification troubled debt restructuring disclosures for creditors from ASU 2010-20: Receivables (Topic 310), Disclosures About the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. The adoption of this revision did not impact the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

The New York Department of Financial Services recognizes only statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of New York for determining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company, and for determining its solvency under the New York Insurance Law.

The State of New York has adopted a prescribed accounting practice that differs from that found in the NAIC SAP related to the reported value of the assets supporting the Company’s guaranteed separate accounts. As prescribed by Section 1414 of the New York Insurance Law, the Commissioner found that the Company is entitled to value the assets of the guaranteed separate account at amortized cost, whereas the assets would be required to be reported at fair value under SSAP No. 56, Separate Accounts, of the NAIC SAP. There is no impact to the Company’s income or surplus as a result of utilizing this prescribed practice.

The Company had consistently reported reserves for all states using the Missouri Department of Insurance required modified 2001 CSO table in the valuation of certain limited underwriting policies. During 2015, Missouri rescinded this rule. The Company made a change in valuation bases relating to these policies to use the unmodified 2001 CSO table. This resulted in a decrease to reserves of $918 which has been reported on Exhibit 5A – Change in Bases of Valuation During the Year. Related to this change were decreases in the deferred premium asset of $274 and the uncollected premium asset of $7. These amounts were charged to surplus and are reported on the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles line.

During 2015, the Company made a change in valuation bases relating to its Long-Term Care business. A change was made to use a morbidity table that is consistent with leading industry practice where claims are determined using a first-site, first-principles approach. This change resulted in an increase in life reserves of $2,386 which has been reported on Exhibit 5A – Changes in Bases of Valuation During the Year.

During 2015, the Company identified simplifications and mapping errors in some of the valuation mortality tables used for the calculation of reinsurance reserve credits on certain universal life policies. The change in valuation process resulted in a decrease to reserves of $325 which has been reported on Exhibit 5A – Change in Bases of Valuation During the Year.

During 2013, the Company discovered an investment in a guaranteed investment contract within the Company’s separate account was not included in the calculation of the AVR as of December 31, 2012. The impact of this omission was an understatement of the asset valuation reserve and overstatement of capital and surplus of $5,080 as of December 31, 2012. This was corrected in 2013 and is reflected as a correction of an error in the capital and surplus accounts of the Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The fair values of financial instruments are determined by management after taking into consideration several sources of data. When available, the Company uses quoted market prices in active markets to determine the fair value of its investments. The Company’s valuation policy utilizes a pricing hierarchy which dictates that publicly available prices are initially sought from indices and third-party pricing services. In the event that pricing is not available from these sources, those securities are submitted to brokers to obtain quotes. Lastly, securities are priced using internal cash flow modeling techniques. These valuation methodologies commonly use reported trades, bids, offers, issuer spreads, benchmark yields, estimated prepayment speeds, and/or estimated cash flows.

To understand the valuation methodologies used by third-party pricing services, the Company reviews and monitors their applicable methodology documents. Any changes to their methodologies are noted and reviewed for reasonableness. In addition, the Company performs in-depth reviews of prices received from third-party pricing services on a sample basis. The objective for such reviews is to demonstrate that the Company can corroborate detailed information such as assumptions, inputs and methodologies used in pricing individual securities against documented pricing methodologies. Only third-party pricing services and brokers with a substantial presence in the market and with appropriate experience and expertise are used.

Each month, the Company performs an analysis of the information obtained from indices, third-party services, and brokers to ensure that the information is reasonable and produces a reasonable estimate of fair value. The Company considers both qualitative and quantitative factors as part of this analysis, including but not limited to, recent transactional activity for similar securities, review of pricing statistics and trends, and consideration of recent relevant market events. Other controls and procedures over pricing received from indices, third-party pricing services, or brokers include validation checks such as exception reports which highlight significant price changes, stale prices or un-priced securities.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified, for disclosure purposes, based on a hierarchy defined by SSAP No. 100 - Fair Value

Measurements. The hierarchy gives the highest ranking to fair values determined using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), and the lowest ranking to fair values determined using methodologies and models with unobservable inputs (Level 3). An asset’s or a liability’s classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to its measurement. For example, a Level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are both observable (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (Level 3). The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair values. Cash is not included in the below tables.

Short-Term Notes Receivable from Affiliates: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair value.

Bonds and Stocks: The NAIC allows insurance companies to report the fair value determined by the SVO or to determine the fair value by using a permitted valuation method. The fair values of bonds and stocks are reported or determined using the following pricing sources: indices, third-party pricing services, brokers, external fund managers and internal models.

Fair values for fixed maturity securities (including redeemable preferred stock) actively traded are determined from third-party pricing services, which are determined as discussed above in the description of Level 1 and Level 2 values within the fair value hierarchy. For fixed maturity securities (including redeemable preferred stock) not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from third-party pricing services, or are based on non-binding broker quotes or internal models. In the case of private placements, fair values are estimated by discounting the expected future cash flows using current market rates applicable to the coupon rate, credit and maturity of the investments.

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: The fair values for mortgage loans on real estate are estimated utilizing discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates reflective of current market conditions and the risk characteristics of the loans.

Other Invested Assets: The fair values for other invested assets, which include investments in surplus notes issued by other insurance companies and fixed or variable rate investments with underlying characteristics of bonds, were determined primarily by using indices, third-party pricing services and internal models.

Derivative Financial Instruments: The estimated fair values of interest rate caps and options are based upon the latest quoted market price at the balance sheet date. The estimated fair values of swaps, including interest rate and currency swaps are based on pricing models or formulas using current assumptions. The estimated fair value of credit default swaps are based upon active market data, including interest rate quotes, credit spreads, and recovery rates, which are then used to calculate probabilities of default for the fair value calculation. The Company accounts for derivatives that receive and pass hedge accounting in the same manner as the underlying hedged instrument. If that instrument is held at amortized cost, then the derivative is also held at amortized cost.

Policy Loans: The fair value of policy loans is equal to the book value of the loan, which is stated at unpaid principal balance.

Securities Lending Reinvested Collateral: The cash collateral from securities lending is reinvested in various short-term and long-term debt instruments. The fair values of these investments are determined using the methods described above under Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments and Bonds and Stocks.

Receivable From/Payable to Parents, Subsidiaries and Affiliates: The carrying amount of receivable from/payable to affiliates approximates their fair value.

Separate Account Assets and Annuity Liabilities: The fair value of separate account assets are based on quoted market prices when available. When not available, they are primarily valued either using third-party pricing services or are valued in the same manner as the general account assets as further described in this note. However, some separate account assets are valued using non-binding broker quotes, which cannot be corroborated by other market observable data, or internal modeling which utilizes input that are not market observable. The fair value of separate account annuity liabilities is based on the account value for separate accounts business without guarantees. For separate accounts with guarantees, fair value is based on discounted cash flows.

Investment Contract Liabilities: Fair value for the Company’s liabilities under investment contracts, which include deferred annuities and GICs, are estimated using discounted cash flow calculations. For those liabilities that are short in duration, carrying amount approximates fair value. For investment contracts with no defined maturity, fair value is estimated to be the present surrender value.

Deposit-Type Contracts: The carrying amounts of deposit-type contracts reported in the accompanying balance sheets approximate their fair values. These are included in the Investment Contract Liabilities.

Surplus Notes: Fair values for surplus notes are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

The Company accounts for its investments in affiliated common stock using the equity method of accounting; as such, they are not included in the following disclosures.

Fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment-type contracts (including separate account universal life liabilities) are not required to be disclosed. However, the fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the Company’s overall management of interest rate risk, such that the Company’s exposure to changing interest rates is minimized through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

The following tables set forth a comparison of the estimated fair values and carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including those not measured at fair value in the balance sheets, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

The following tables provide information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

Bonds classified in Level 2 are valued using inputs from third-party pricing services or broker quotes. Level 3 measurements for bonds are primarily those valued using non-binding broker quotes, which cannot be corroborated by other marketable observable data or internal modeling which utilize significant inputs that are not market observable.

Short-term investments are classified as Level 2 as they are carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Derivatives classified as Level 2 represent over-the-counter (OTC) contracts valued using pricing models based on the net present value of estimated future cash flows, directly observed prices from exchange-traded derivatives, other OTC trades or external pricing services.

Separate account assets in Level 2 are valued using inputs from third-party pricing services or are valued and classified in the same way as general account assets (described above).

During 2015 and 2014, there were no transfers between Level 1 and 2, respectively.

The following tables summarize the changes in assets classified in Level 3 for 2015 and 2014:

The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers in and out of levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Transfers out for bonds were the results of securities being carried at fair value at December 31, 2014, subsequently changing to being carried at amortized cost during 2015.

Transfers in for bonds were the result of a security being carried at amortized cost at December 31, 2013, subsequently changing to being carried at fair value during 2014.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair value of investments in bonds and preferred stocks are as follows:

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for bonds and preferred stocks that have been in a continuous loss position for greater than or equal to twelve months, the Company held 115 and 125 securities with a carrying amount of $600,374 and $707,205 and an unrealized loss of $81,176 and $43,513 with an average price of 86.5 and 93.9 (fair value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 77.25% and 90.89% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $49,579 and $28,814, respectively.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for bonds and preferred stocks that have been in a continuous loss position for less than twelve months, the Company held 396 and 150 securities with a carrying amount of $1,852,998 and $671,249 and an unrealized loss of $85,112 and $26,218 with an average price of 95.4 and 96.1 (fair value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 86.48% and 70.75% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $52,689 and $13,140, respectively.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not hold any common stocks that had been in continuous loss position for greater than or equal to twelve months.

At December 31, 2015, for common stocks that have been in a continuous loss position for less than twelve months, the Company held 1 security with a cost of $134 and an unrealized loss of $10 with an average price of 92.9 (fair value/cost). At December 31, 2014, the Company did not hold any common stocks that had been in a continuous loss position for less than twelve months.

The estimated fair value of bonds, preferred stocks and common stocks with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of bonds at December 31, 2015, by contractual maturity, is shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

For impairment policies related to non-structured and structured securities, refer to Note 1 under Investments.

At December 31, 2015, the Company’s Energy sector portfolio had investments in an unrealized loss position which had a fair value of $259,503 and a carrying value of $307,423, resulting in a gross unrealized loss of $47,920. The Energy Industry sector encompasses various sub-sectors including integrated oil and gas producers, independent oil and gas producers, midstream processing and transport, oil field services and drilling, and refining. The majority of the gross unrealized loss relates to midstream processing and transport, independent oil and gas producers, as well as oil field services and drilling.

Falling oil prices, and continued low natural gas prices, have reduced cash flow for upstream oil and gas producers. Oil field service and drilling companies have been pressured by the prospect of margin pressure resulting from new capacity additions and the prospect of lower capital spending by their upstream client base. Commodity price pressure stems from strong non-Organization of the Petroleum Countries (OPEC) supply growth, softening global demand, and shifting OPEC policy. Companies have responded with capital spending and cost reduction programs, but cash flow and credit metrics continue to weaken. Some issuers have also initiated debt exchange offers that have put additional pressure on security pricing. Midstream processing and transport companies have begun to be impacted by weaker volume growth, higher capital costs, counterparty concerns, and in some cases, commodity price exposure. Refiners have seen positive near term impacts from lower feedstock costs and stronger demand.

The Company evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss and does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2015.

There were no loan-backed securities with a recognized OTTI due to intent to sell or lack of intent and ability to hold during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The following tables provide the aggregate totals for loan-backed securities with a recognized OTTI due to the Company’s cash flow analysis, in which the security is written down to estimated future cash flows discounted at the security’s effective yield.

The following loan-backed and structured securities were held at December 31, 2015, for which an OTTI was recognized during the current reporting period:

The unrealized losses of loan-backed and structured securities where fair value is less than cost or amortized cost for which an OTTI has not been recognized in earnings as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

Proceeds from sales and other disposals (excluding maturities) of bonds and preferred stock and related gross realized capital gains and losses were as follows:

The Company had gross realized losses, which relate to losses recognized on other-than-temporary declines in the fair value of bonds and preferred stocks, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 of $8,067, $3,999 and $4,299, respectively.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had no recorded investment in restructured securities. The capital gains (losses) taken as a direct result of restructures in 2015, 2014 and 2013 were $0, $0 and $(16), respectively. The Company often has other-than-temporarily impaired a security prior to the restructure date. These other-than-temporary impairments are not included in the calculation of restructure related losses and are accounted for as a realized loss, reducing the cost basis of the security involved.

The changes in net unrealized capital gains and losses on investments, including the changes in net unrealized foreign capital gains and losses were as follows:

The credit quality of mortgage loans by type of property for the year ended December 31, 2015 was as follows:

The credit quality for commercial and farm mortgage loans was determined based on an internal credit rating model which assigns a letter rating to each mortgage loan in the portfolio as an indicator of the credit quality of the mortgage loan. The internal credit rating model was designed based on rating agency methodology, then modified for credit risk associated with the Company’s mortgage lending process, taking into account such factors as projected future cash flows, net operating income, and collateral value. The model produces a credit rating score and an associated letter rating which is intended to align with S&P ratings as closely as possible. Information supporting the credit risk rating process is updated at least annually.

During 2015, the Company issued mortgage loans with a maximum interest rate of 5.30% and a minimum interest rate of 3.51% for commercial loans. During 2014, the Company issued mortgage loans with a maximum interest rate of 8.00% and a minimum interest rate of 3.48% for commercial loans. The maximum percentage of any one mortgage loan to the value of the underlying real estate originated during the year ending December 31, 2015 at the time of origination was 73.00%. The maximum percentage of any one

mortgage loan to the value of the underlying real estate originated during the year ending December 31, 2014 at the time of origination was 76.00%. During 2015 and 2014, the Company did not reduce the interest rate on any outstanding mortgage loan.

The following tables provide the age analysis of mortgage loans aggregated by type:

The Company did not have any impaired loans at December 31, 2015 or 2014. The Company did not hold an allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans at December 31, 2015, 2014 or 2013.

The Company accrues interest income on impaired loans to the extent deemed collectible (delinquent less than 91 days) and the loan continues to perform under its original or restructured contractual terms. Interest income on nonperforming loans generally is recognized on a cash basis. The Company did not recognize any interest income on impaired loans for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 or 2013. The Company did not recognize any interest income on a cash basis for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 or 2013.

During 2015 and 2014, there were no mortgage loans that were foreclosed and transferred to real estate. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company held a mortgage loan loss reserve in the AVR of $9,171 and $6,067, respectively.

The Company’s mortgage loan portfolio is diversified by geographic region and specific collateral property type as follows:

During 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not recognize any impairment write-downs for its investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships.

At December 31, 2015, the Company had ownership interest in two LIHTC investments. The remaining years of unexpired tax credits ranged from one to nine and the properties were not subject to regulatory review. The length of time remaining for the holding period ranged from two to ten years. There are no contingent equity commitments expected to be paid in the future. There were no impairment losses, write-downs or reclassifications during the year related to any of these credits.

At December 31, 2014, the Company had ownership interest in two LIHTC investments. The remaining years of unexpired tax credits ranged from two to ten and the properties were not subject to regulatory review. The length of time remaining for the holding period ranged from three to eleven years. The amount of contingent equity commitments expected to be paid during 2015 to 2016 is $5,376. There were no impairment losses, write-downs or reclassifications during the year related to any of these credits.

The Company recognized net realized gains (losses) from futures contracts in the amount of $(8,677), $(25,113) and $(71,847) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had replicated assets with a fair value of $666,362 and $628,483, respectively, and credit default swaps with a fair value of $7,691 and $14,591, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized $23 and $676 in capital losses related to replication transactions.

The Company did not recognize any capital losses related to replication transactions in 2013.

As stated in Note 1, the Company replicates investment grade corporate bonds by writing credit default swaps. As a writer of credit swaps, the Company actively monitors the underlying asset, being careful to note any events (default or similar credit event) that would require the Company to perform on the credit swap. If such events would take place, the Company has recourse provisions from the proceeds of the bankruptcy settlement of the underlying entity or by the sale of the underlying bond. As of December 31, 2015, credit default swaps, used in replicating corporate bonds are as follows:

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of all derivative contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a positive fair value amounted to $77,911 and $61,054, respectively.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of all derivative contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a negative fair value amounted to $42,152 and $32,605, respectively.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s outstanding financial instruments with on and off-balance sheet risks, shown in notional amounts, are summarized as follows:

For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded unrealized gains (losses) of $17,627, $8,313 and $(31,862), respectively, for the component of derivative instruments utilized for hedging purposes that did not qualify for hedge accounting. This has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus as an unrealized gain (loss). The Company did not recognize any unrealized gains or losses during 2015, 2014 or 2013 that represented the component of derivative instruments gain or loss that was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

The following tables show the pledged or restricted assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

Assets pledged as collateral not captured in other categories includes invested assets with a carrying value of $35,958 and $19,996, respectively, in conjunction with derivative transactions as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Certain premiums and benefits are assumed from and ceded to other insurance companies under various reinsurance agreements. The Company reinsures portions of the risk on certain insurance policies which exceed its established limits, thereby providing a greater diversification of risk and minimizing exposure on larger risks. The Company remains contingently liable with respect to any insurance ceded, and this would become an actual liability in the event that the assuming insurance company became unable to meet its obligation under the reinsurance treaty.

Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded to affiliates at December 31, 2015 and 2014 of $1,579,551 and $1,562,793, respectively.

The Company received reinsurance recoveries in the amounts of $427,569, $447,903 and $470,789 during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, estimated amounts recoverable from reinsurers that have been deducted from policy and contract claim reserves totaled $156,350 and $141,534, respectively. The aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded at December 31, 2015 and 2014 of $2,079,702 and $2,076,818, respectively.

The Company did not enter into any new reinsurance agreements in which a reserve credit was taken during the years ended December 31, 2015 or 2014.

During 2013, the Company recaptured certain treaties associated with the divestiture of the Transamerica Reinsurance operations that were previously ceded to an affiliate, for which net consideration received was $122,047, life and claim reserves recaptured were $281,190 and other assets recaptured were $9,615, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $149,528 which was included in the statement of operations.

During 2013, the Company also recaptured certain treaties associated with the divestiture of the Transamerica Reinsurance operations that were previously ceded to a non-affiliate, for which net consideration paid was $5,456, life and claim reserves recaptured were $31,857, other assets recaptured were $6,677 and the unamortized gain related to these blocks was released into income from surplus of $2,244 ($1,458 after tax), resulting in a pre-tax loss of $28,392, which was included in the statement of operations.

Subsequent to certain 2013 recaptures, the Company novated certain treaties to a non-affiliate, in which consideration paid was $116,591, life and claim reserves released were $313,047 and other assets were transferred associated with the business of $16,292, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $180,164, which was included in the statement of operations.

The Company novated third-party assumed retrocession agreements during 2013 that were previously retroceded to a non-affiliate in which no net consideration was exchanged. Life and claim reserves were exchanged in the amount of $2,044, other assets were exchanged in the amount of $103 and other liabilities were exchanged in the amount of $256. As a result, there was no net financial impact from these transactions on a pre-tax basis, as assumed and ceded reserves along with other assets and other liabilities exchanged were impacted by equivalent amounts.

During 2015 and 2014, amortization of deferred gains associated with previously transacted agreements was released into income in the amount of $52,697 ($34,253 after tax) and $12,740 ($8,281 after tax), respectively.

During 2013, the Company recaptured certain treaties from a non-affiliate, for which net consideration received was $770, life and claim reserves recaptured were $1,215, and premiums recaptured were $255, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $190, which was included in the statement of operations.

During 2013, amortization of previously deferred gains associated with the divestiture of the Transamerica Reinsurance operations was released into income in the amount of $20,316 ($13,206 after tax).

The net deferred income tax asset at December 31, 2015 and 2014 is comprised of the following components:

The Company did not report a valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets as of December 31, 2015 or 2014.

As discussed in Note 1, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 the Company admits deferred income tax assets pursuant to SSAP No. 101. The amount of admitted adjusted gross deferred income tax assets under each component of SSAP No. 101 is as follows:

The impact of tax planning strategies at December 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

The Company’s tax planning strategies do not include the use of reinsurance-related tax planning strategies.

The Company’s current income tax incurred and change in deferred income tax differs from the amount obtained by applying the federal statutory rate of 35% to income before tax as follows:

The Company’s federal income tax return is consolidated with other affiliated companies. Please see attached listing of companies in the Appendix A. The method of allocation between the companies is subject to a written tax allocation agreement. Under the terms of the tax allocation agreement, allocations are based on separate income tax return calculations. The Company is entitled to recoup federal income taxes paid in the event the future losses and credits reduce the greater of the Company’s separately computed income tax liability or the consolidated group’s income tax liability in the year generated. The Company is also entitled to recoup federal income taxes paid in the event the losses and credits reduce the greater of the Company’s separately computed income tax liability or the consolidated group’s income tax liability in any carryback or carryforward year when so applied. Intercompany income tax balances are settled within thirty days of payment to or filing with the Internal Revenue Service. A tax return has not yet been filed for 2015.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had no operating loss, capital loss or tax credit carryforwards available for tax purposes.

The Company incurred income taxes during 2015, 2014 and 2013 of $58,874, $80,961 and $14,072, respectively, which will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses.

The amount of tax contingencies calculated for the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is $1,129 and $506, respectively. The total amount of tax contingencies that, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate is $1,129. The Company classifies interest and penalties related to income taxes as interest expense and penalty expense, respectively. The Company’s interest (benefit) expense related to income taxes for the years ending December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 is $28, $1 and $25, respectively. The total interest payable balance as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 is $29 and $1, respectively. The Company recorded no liability for penalties. It is not anticipated that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase within twelve months of the reporting date.

The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service and closing agreements have been executed through 2004. The examinations for the years 2005 through 2008 have been completed and resulted in tax return adjustments that have been approved by IRS Appeals. We expect the receivables and payables for those years to be settled in 2016. An examination is in progress for the years 2009 through 2013. The Company believes that there are adequate defenses against or sufficient provisions established related to any open or contested tax positions.

Participating life insurance policies were issued by the Company which entitle policyholders to a share in the earnings of the participating policies, provided that a dividend distribution, which is determined annually based on mortality and persistency experience of the participating policies, is authorized by the Company.

For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, there were no premiums for participating life insurance policies. The Company accounts for its policyholder dividends based on dividend scales and experience of the policies. The Company did not pay any dividends to policyholders during 2015, 2014 or 2013.

A portion of the Company’s policy reserves and other policyholders’ funds (including separate account liabilities) relates to liabilities established on a variety of the Company’s annuity and deposit fund products. There may be certain restrictions placed upon the amount of funds that can be withdrawn without penalty. The amount of reserves on these products, by withdrawal characteristics, is summarized as follows:

Separate account assets held by the Company represent contracts where the benefit is determined by the performance of the investments held in the separate account. Information regarding the separate accounts of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

A reconciliation of the amounts transferred to and from the Company’s separate accounts is presented below:

The legal insulation of separate account assets prevents such assets from being generally available to satisfy claims resulting from the general account. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s separate account statement included legally insulated assets of $22,337,000 and $21,723,006, respectively. The assets legally insulated from general account claims at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are attributed to the following products:

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company held separate account assets not legally insulated from the general account in the amount of $32,067 and $32,705, respectively, related to variable annuity products.

Some separate account liabilities are guaranteed by the general account. In accordance with the guarantees provided, if the investment proceeds are insufficient to cover the rate of return guaranteed for the product, the policyholder proceeds will be remitted by the general account. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the general account of the Company had a maximum guarantee for separate account liabilities of $116,723 and $57,781, respectively. To compensate the general account for the risk taken, the separate account paid risk charges of $42,677, $40,314, $33,770, $32,822, and $28,058 to the general account in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 the general account of the Company had paid $1,671, $530, $1,112, $1,449 and $2,433 respectively, toward separate account guarantees.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company reported guaranteed separate account assets at amortized cost in the amount of $6,144,712 and $6,283,094, respectively, based upon the prescribed practice granted by the State of New York as described in Note 2. These assets had a fair value of $6,113,061 and $6,302,605 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which would have resulted in an unrealized (loss) gain of $(31,651) and $19,510, respectively, had these assets been reported at fair value.

The Company participates in securities lending within the separate account. The Company follows the same policies and procedures as the general account for such transactions conducted from the separate account. See Note 10 for a discussion of securities lending policies and procedures. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, securities with a book value of $0 and $10,616, respectively, were on loan under securities lending agreements, which represents less than one percent of total separate account assets. The Company does not obtain approval or otherwise provide notification to contract holders regarding securities

lending transactions that occur with separate account assets. However, the Company requires that borrowers pledge collateral worth 102% of the value of the loaned securities. As of December 31, 2015, the Company did not have any collateral from securities lending transactions. This cash collateral is reinvested in a registered money market fund and is not available for general corporate purposes.

For variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits and variable annuities with minimum guaranteed death benefits the Company complies with Actuarial Guideline XLIII (AG 43), which replaces Actuarial Guidelines 34 and 39. AG 43 specifies statutory reserve requirements for variable annuity contracts with benefit guarantees (VACARVM) and without benefit guarantees and related products. The AG 43 reserve calculation includes variable annuity products issued after January 1, 1981. Examples of covered guaranteed benefits include guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits, return of premium death benefits, guaranteed minimum income benefits, guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits and guaranteed payout annuity floors. The aggregate reserve for contracts falling within the scope of AG 43 is equal to the conditional tail expectation (CTE) Amount, but not less than the standard scenario amount (SSA).

To determine the CTE Amount, the Company used 1,000 of the pre-packaged scenarios developed by the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA) produced in October 2005 and prudent estimate assumptions based on Company experience. The SSA was determined using the assumptions and methodology prescribed in AG 43 for determining the SSA.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had variable annuities with minimum guaranteed benefits as follows:

Reserves on the Company’s traditional life insurance products are computed using mean reserving methodologies. These methodologies result in the establishment of assets for the amount of the net valuation premiums that are anticipated to be received between the policies’ paid-through date to the policy’s next anniversary date. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the gross premium and loading amounts related to these assets (which are reported as premiums deferred and uncollected), are as follows:

The Company anticipates investment income as a factor in premium deficiency calculation, in accordance with SSAP No. 54, Individual and Group Accident and Health Contracts. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had insurance in force aggregating $5,092,695 and $7,495,007, respectively, in which the gross premiums are less than the net premiums required by the valuation standards established by the New York Department of Financial Services. The Company established policy reserves of $35,275 and $42,505 to cover these deficiencies as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company does not write any accident and health business that is subject to the Affordable Care Act risk sharing provisions. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has recorded a liability of $15 and $28, respectively, for the amount it has been assessed to fund the transitional reinsurance program.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had 45,981 shares of 6% non-voting, non-cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding. TA Corp owns 40,415 shares and TLIC owns 5,566 shares. Par value is $10 per share, and the liquidation value is $1,286.72 per share.

The preferred stock shareholders are entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends at the rate of 6% per year of an amount equal to the sum of (1) the par value plus (2) any additional paid-in capital for such preferred stock. Dividends are payable annually in December. The amount of dividends unpaid at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $0 and $3,550, respectively. The preferred shares have preference as to dividends and upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

The Company is subject to limitations, imposed by the State of New York, on the payment of dividends to its stockholders. Generally, dividends during any year may not be paid, without prior regulatory approval, in excess of the lesser of (1) 10 percent of the Company’s statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or (2) the Company’s statutory gain from operations before net realized capital gains on investments for the preceding year. Subject to the availability of unassigned surplus at the time of such a dividend, the maximum payment which may be made in 2016, without prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities, is $116,739.

The Company paid ordinary common stock dividends of $86,926 and $11,966 to its common stock shareholders, TA Corp and TLIC, respectively, on December 24, 2014. The Company paid extraordinary common stock dividends of $41,803 and $5,754 to its extraordinary common stock shareholders, TA Corp and TLIC, respectively, on December 24, 2014. The Company paid preferred stock dividends of $3,120, and $430, to its preferred stock shareholders, TA Corp and TLIC, respectively, on December 24, 2014.

Life and health insurance companies are subject to certain RBC requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under those requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by a life and health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31, 2015, the Company meets the minimum RBC requirements.

On May 2, 2008, the Company received $150,000 from TA Corp in exchange for surplus notes. The Company received approval from the Superintendent of Insurance of the New York Department of Financial Services prior to the issuance of the surplus notes, as well as the December 31, 2015 and 2014 interest payments. These notes are due 20 years from the date of issuance at an interest rate of 6.25% and are subordinate and junior in the right of payment to all obligations and liabilities of the Company. In the event of liquidation of the Company, full payment of the surplus notes shall be made before the holders of common stock become entitled to any distribution of the remaining assets of the Company.

Additional information related to the outstanding surplus notes at December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

The Company held special surplus funds in the amount of $8,653 and $8,759, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for annuitant mortality fluctuations as required under New York Regulation 47, Separate Account and Separate Account Annuities.

On January 1, 2015, the Company will be subject to an annual fee under section 9010 of the ACA. This annual fee will be allocated to individual health insurers based on the ratio of the amount of the entity’s net premiums written during the preceding calendar year to the amount of health insurance for any U.S. health risk that is written during the preceding calendar year. A health insurance entity’s portion of the annual fee becomes payable once the entity provides health insurance for any U.S. health risk for each calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, the Company has written health insurance subject to the ACA assessment, expects to conduct health insurance business in 2016, and estimates their portion of the annual health insurance industry fee payable on September 30, 2016 to be $53.

The Company participates in an agent-managed securities lending program. The Company receives collateral equal to 102% of the fair value of the loaned domestic securities as of the transaction date. If the fair value of the collateral is at any time less than 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities, the counterparty is mandated to deliver additional collateral, the fair value of which, together with the collateral already held in connection with the lending transaction, is at least equal to 102% of the fair value of the loaned domestic securities. In the event the Company loans a foreign security and the denomination of the currency of the collateral is other than the denomination of the currency of the loaned foreign security, the Company receives and maintains collateral equal to 105% of the fair value of the loaned security.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, securities in the amount of $419,588 and $417,669 were on loan under securities lending agreements. At December 31, 2015, the collateral the Company received from securities lending was in the form of cash and on open terms. This cash collateral is reinvested and is not available for general corporate purposes. The reinvested cash collateral has a fair value of $433,646 and $471,274 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The contractual maturities of the securities lending collateral positions are as follows:

The Company receives primarily cash collateral in an amount in excess of the fair value of the securities lent. The Company reinvests the cash collateral into higher yielding securities than the securities which the Company has lent to other entities under the arrangement.

The maturity dates of the reinvested securities lending collateral are as follows:

For securities lending, the Company’s sources of cash that it uses to return the cash collateral is dependent upon the liquidity of the current market conditions. Under current conditions, the Company has securities with a par value of $433,724 (fair value of $433,646) that are currently tradable securities that could be sold and used to pay for the $433,773 in collateral calls that could come due under a worst-case scenario.

The Company’s employees participate in a qualified defined benefit pension plan sponsored by TA Corp. The Company has no legal obligation for the plan. The Company recognizes pension expense equal to its allocation from TA Corp. The pension expense is allocated among the participating companies based on International Accounting Standards 19 (IAS 19), Accounting for Employee Benefits and based upon actuarial participant benefit calculations. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s eligible annual compensation. Pension expenses were $456, $637 and $9 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

The Company’s employees also participate in a defined contribution plan sponsored by TA Corp which is qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Employees of the Company who customarily work at least 1,000 hours during each calendar year and meet the other eligibility requirements are participants of the plan. Participants may elect to contribute up to twenty-five percent of their salary to the plan. The Company will match an amount up to three percent of the participant’s salary. Participants may direct all of their contributions and plan balances to be invested in a variety of investment options. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Company’s allocation of benefits expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $311, $261, and $6 for each year, respectively.

TA Corp sponsors supplemental retirement plans to provide the Company’s senior management with benefits in excess of normal pension benefits. The plans are noncontributory, and benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation level. The plans are unfunded and nonqualified under the Internal Revenue Service Code. In addition, TA Corp has established incentive deferred compensation plans for certain key employees of the Company. The Company’s allocation of expense for these plans for each of the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was insignificant. TA Corp also sponsors an employee stock option plan/stock appreciation rights for employees of the Company and a stock purchase plan for its producers, with the participating affiliated companies establishing their own eligibility criteria, producer contribution limits and company matching formula. These plans have been accrued or funded as deemed appropriate by management of TA Corp and the Company.

In addition to pension benefits, the Company participates in plans sponsored by TA Corp that provide postretirement medical, dental and life insurance benefits to employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. Portions of the medical and dental plans are contributory. The postretirement plan expenses are charged to affiliates in accordance with an intercompany cost sharing arrangement. The Company’s allocation of postretirement expenses was $89 and $143 for the year end December 31, 2015 and 2014 and was negligible for the year end December 31, 2013.

During December 2015, the Company offered select employees the opportunity to participate in the Transamerica Voluntary Separation Incentive Plan (VSIP). Eligible employees were given until January 18, 2016 to make a decision. Following SSAP No. 11, Postemployment Benefits and Compensated Absences, and SSAP No. 5R, Liabilities, Contingencies and Impairments of Assets, an expense was accrued in 2015 for the post-employment benefit in the amount of $3,853.

The Company shares certain officers, employees and general expenses with affiliated companies.

In accordance with an agreement between TA Corp and the Company, TA Corp will ensure the maintenance of certain minimum tangible net worth, operating leverage and liquidity levels of the Company, as defined in the agreement, through the contribution of additional capital by TA Corp as needed.

The Company is party to a service agreement with TLIC, in which the Company receives services, including accounting, data processing and other professional services, in consideration of reimbursement of the actual costs of services rendered. The Company is party to a Management and Administrative and Advisory agreement with Aegon USA Realty Advisors, Inc. (Advisor) whereby Advisor serves as the administrator and advisor for the Company’s mortgage loan operations. The Company is party to a common cost allocation service agreement between TA Corp companies in which various affiliated companies may perform specified administrative functions in connection with the operation of the Company, in consideration of reimbursement of actual costs of services rendered. Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC acts as a discretionary investment manager under an Investment Management Agreement with the Company. During 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company paid $32,914, $33,720 and $31,110, respectively, for these services, which approximates cost.

The Company has an administration service agreement with Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. to provide administrative services to the TA Corp/Transamerica Series Trust. The Company received $8,320, $6,843 and $4,380 for these services during 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. provides wholesaling distribution services for the Company under a distribution agreement. The Company incurred expenses under this agreement of $5,485, $11,760 and $9,341 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Payables to and receivables from affiliates and intercompany borrowings bear interest at the thirty-day commercial paper rate. During 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company paid (received) net interest of $6, $1 and $7, respectively, to (from) affiliates. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company reported a net amount of $26,230 and $20,647 payable to affiliates, respectively. Terms of settlement require that these amounts are settled within 90 days.

At December 31, 2015, the Company had short-term intercompany notes receivable of $175,000 as shown below. In accordance with SSAP No. 25, Accounting for and Disclosures about Transactions with Affiliates and Other Related Parties, these notes are reported in Schedule DA as short-term investments.

At December 31, 2014 the Company had no short-term intercompany notes receivable.

The aggregate balance sheet value for all subsidiary, controlled and affiliated (SCA) investments, except SCA insurance entities, are as follows:

The Company utilizes managing general agents and third-party administrators in its operations. Information regarding these entities is as follows:

For years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company had $48,811, $38,824 and $52,545, respectively, of direct premiums written by The Vanguard Group, Inc.

For years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 the Company had $16,899, $0 and $0, respectively, of direct premiums written by Affinion Group.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014 the Company has mortgage loan commitments of $9,735 and $10,000. The Company has contingent commitments of $13,781 and $17,763, at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, to provide additional funding for joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies, which includes LIHTC commitments of $0 and $5,376 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Private placement commitments outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $15,000 and $18,000, respectively.

Securities acquired on a “to be announced” (TBA) basis at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $79,280 and $0, respectively.

Cash collateral received from derivative counterparties as well as the obligation to return the collateral is recorded on the Company’s balance sheet. The amount of cash collateral

posted to the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, was $28,953 and $12,767. In addition, securities in the amount of $20,971 and $16,910 were also posted to the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were not included in the financials of the Company. Noncash collateral is not to be recognized by the recipient unless that collateral is sold or repledged or the counterparty defaults.

The Company is a party to legal proceedings involving a variety of issues incidental to its business. Lawsuits may be brought in nearly any federal or state court in the United States or in an arbitral forum. In addition, there continues to be significant federal and state regulatory activity relating to financial services companies. The Company’s legal proceedings are subject to many variables, and given its complexity and scope, outcomes cannot be predicted with certainty. Although legal proceedings sometimes include substantial demands for compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief, it is management’s opinion that damages arising from such demands will not be material to the Company’s financial position.

The Company is subject to insurance guaranty laws in the states in which it writes business. These laws provide for assessments against insurance companies for the benefit of policyholders and claimants in the event of insolvency of other insurance companies. Assessments are charged to operations when received by the Company except where right of offset against other taxes paid is allowed by law. Amounts available for future offsets are recorded as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet. The future obligation for known insolvencies has been accrued based on the most recent information available from the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. Potential future obligations for unknown insolvencies are not determinable by the Company and are not required to be accrued for financial reporting purposes. The Company has established a reserve of $191 and $193 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for its estimated share of future guaranty fund assessments related to several major insurer insolvencies. The Company had an offsetting premium tax benefit of $19 and $20 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The guaranty fund (benefit) expense was $(210), $3,865 and $3,437 for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

15. Sales, Transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities

The Company enters into dollar repurchase agreements in which securities are delivered to the counterparty once adequate collateral has been received. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had dollar repurchase agreements outstanding in the amount of $31,307 and $74,002, respectively. The Company had an outstanding liability for borrowed money in the amount $31,526 and $75,038 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively due to participation in dollar repurchase agreements which includes accrued interest.

The contractual maturities of the dollar repurchase agreement positions are as follows:

In the course of the Company’s asset management, securities are sold and reacquired within 30 days of the sale date to enhance the Company’s yield on its investment portfolio. The details by NAIC designation 3 or below of securities sold during 2015 and reacquired within 30 days of the sale date are:

The financial statements are adjusted to reflect events that occurred between the balance sheet date and the date when the financial statements are issued, provided they give evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date (Type I). Events that are indicative of conditions that arose after the balance sheet date are disclosed, but do not result in an adjustment of the financial statements themselves (Type II). The Company has not identified any Type I or Type II subsequent events for the year ended December 31, 2015 through April 27, 2016.


Portfolio	Sub-Adviser	Sub-Adviser Address
Transamerica Partners International Equity	Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC	6806 Paragon Place Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23230 New address effective August 15, 2016 6641 West Broad Street, Suite 600 Richmond, VA 23230
Transamerica Partners Large Growth	Wellington Management Company, LLP	280 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210

	Page
Glossary	4
Summary of Contract Expenses	6
Fee Tables	6
Financial Information	9
The Contracts	12
The Accounts	12
Charges	13
Credit and Allocation of Purchase Payments	13
Redemption	13
Transfers	13
Frequent Allocations of Purchase Payments	13
Payment Options	14
Voting Rights	14
Death Benefit	14
Distribution of the Contracts	14
Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company	15
Transamerica Partners Variable Funds	15
Calvert Series	15
Transamerica Partners Portfolios	16
Management	18
Investment Restrictions	18
Charges	18
Charges for Mortality and Expense Risks	18
Annual Contract Charge	19
Investment Management Fees	19
Premium Tax	20
Summary of the Contracts	20
Eligible Purchasers	20
Ownership	20
Purchase Payments	20
Employer Sponsored Plan Requirements	20
Rights of the Participant Under the Contract	20
Rights Upon Suspension of Contract or Termination of Plan	21
Failure of Qualification	21
Transfers	21
Rights Reserved by TFLIC	22
Credit of Purchase Payments	22
Allocation of Purchase Payments	22
Determination of Unit Value	22
Death Benefit	23
Redemption During the Accumulation Period	24
Payment Options	24
Annuity Purchase Date	24
Fixed Annuity	24
Fixed Annuity Options	25
Payments to a Beneficiary Following the Annuitant’s Death	26
Voting Rights	26

	Page
Description of Transamerica Partners Portfolios and Asset Allocation Variable Funds Subaccounts	1
Investment Objectives, Policies, Practices and Associated Risk Factors	2
Investment Policies	2
Additional Information Regarding Investment Practices of the Portfolios	5
Portfolio Turnover	35
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings	35
Management of the Trust and the Asset Allocation Account	37
Board Members and Officers	37
Trustee Ownership of Equity Securities	42
Trustee Compensation	43
Investor Communication Procedures with the Board	44
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures	44
Investment Management and Other Services	45
The Investment Manager	45
Conflicts of Interest	47
Sub-Advisers	49
Portfolio Manager Information	51
Administrative Services	51
Custodian	51
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares	53
Brokerage	58
Further Information about the Trust and Portfolio Interests	58
Taxes	60
Sale of Contracts/Principal Underwriter	61
Performance Information	61
Financial Statements	62
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	63
Appendix A — Proxy Voting Policies	A-1
Appendix B — Portfolio Managers	B-1
Appendix F — Financial Statements	F-1


Theodore R. Aronson	Portfolio Manager	since 2004
Stefani Cranston	Portfolio Manager	since 2007
Gina Marie N. Moore	Portfolio Manager	since 2004
Gregory J. Rogers	Portfolio Manager	since 2012
Christopher J. W. Whitehead	Portfolio Manager	since 2009


Eoin E. Middaugh, CFA	Lead Portfolio Manager	since 2013
D. Kevin McCreesh, CFA	Portfolio Manager	since 2013


Name of Portfolio	Percentage
Transamerica Partners Balanced		0.41	%
Transamerica Partners Core Bond		0.35	%
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond		0.35	%
Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond		0.55	%
Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities		0.32	%
Transamerica Partners International Equity		0.74	%
Transamerica Partners Large Core		0.60	%
Transamerica Partners Large Growth		0.62	%
Transamerica Partners Large Value		0.45	%
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market		0.25	%
Transamerica Partners Small Core		0.80	%


Name	Sub-Adviser	Positions Over Past Five Years
Brian W. Westhoff, CFA	Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2014; Portfolio Manager with Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC since 2011; Portfolio Manager with Transamerica Investment Management, LLC from 2005 – 2011
Doug Weih, CFA	Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2014; Portfolio Manager with Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC since 2003; Director of Public Securitized Bonds since 2009
Matthew Q. Buchanan, CFA	Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2015; Portfolio Manager with Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC since 2012; Co-Head of Investment Grade Credit; Bond Trader, Logan Circle Partners 2007-2012
Bradley D. Doyle, CFA	Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2015; Portfolio Manager with Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC since 2004; Co-Head of Investment Grade Credit
Tyler A. Knight, CFA	Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2015; Portfolio Manager with Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC since 2008
Aryeh Glatter	J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2014; Employee of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. since 2011; Executive Director; Portfolio Manager on the U.S. Disciplined Equity Team; Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein from 2000 to 2009
Steven G. Lee	J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2014; Employee of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. since 2004; Managing Director; Portfolio Manager on the U.S. Disciplined Equity Team
Tim Snyder, CFA	J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.	Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio since 2013; Employee of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. since 2003; Executive Director; Portfolio Manager on the U.S. Disciplined Equity Team; Specialties include Research Enhanced Index (REI) strategies


	Page
Description of Transamerica Partners Portfolios and Asset Allocation Variable Funds Subaccounts		1
Investment Objectives, Policies, Practices and Associated Risk Factors		2
Investment Policies		2
Additional Information Regarding Investment Practices of the Portfolios		5
Portfolio Turnover		35
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings		35
Management of the Trust and the Asset Allocation Account		37
Board Members and Officers		37
Trustee Ownership of Equity Securities		42
Trustee Compensation		43
Investor Communication Procedures With The Board		44
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures		44
Investment Management and Other Services		45
The Investment Manager		45
Conflicts of Interest		47
Sub-Advisers		49
Portfolio Manager Information		51
Administrative Services		51
Custodian		51
Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Shares		51
Brokerage		53
Further Information about the Trust and Portfolio Interests		58
Taxes		60
Sale of Contracts/Principal Underwriter		61
Performance Information		61
Financial Statements		62
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms		63
Appendix A – Proxy Voting Policies		A-1
Appendix B – Portfolio Managers		B-1
Appendix F – Financial Statements		F-1


Variable Funds Subaccount		Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Balanced Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Core Bond Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Subaccount		Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio
Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Subaccount		Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio
Transamerica Partners International Equity Subaccount		Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Large Core Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Large Growth Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Large Value Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio
Transamerica Partners Small Core Subaccount		Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio


Name		Frequency
Advent Software, Inc.		Daily
Evare		Daily
FactSet		Daily
Morningstar Investment Management, LLC		Daily
StarCompliance		Daily
Lipper, Inc.		Quarterly
Thompson Financial, Ltd.		Quarterly
Bloomberg		Quarterly


Interested Board Members

Name and Year of Birth	Position(s) Held with Trust	Term of Office and Length of Time Served*	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Funds/ Portfolios in Complex Overseen by Board Member	Other Directorships During the Past Five Years
Marijn P. Smit (1973)	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer	Since 2014	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, TF, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II, and TAAVF (2014 – present) and. (“TIS”) (2014-2015); Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“TAM”) and Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“TFS”) (2014 – present); President, Investment Solutions, Transamerica Investments & Retirement (2014 – present); Vice President, Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company (2010 – present); Vice President, Transamerica Life Insurance Company (2010 – present); Senior Vice President, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (2013 – present); Senior Vice President, Transamerica Retirement Advisors, Inc. (2013 – present); Senior Vice President, Transamerica Retirement Solutions Corporation (2012 – present); and President and Director, Transamerica Stable Value Solutions, Inc. (2010 – present)	179	Director, Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Company (since 2014)

Alan F. Warrick (1948)	Board Member	Since 2012	Board Member, TF, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2012 – present); Board Member, TIS (2012-2015); Consultant, Aegon USA (2010 – 2011); Senior Advisor, Lovell Minnick Equity Partners (2010 – present); Retired (2010 – present); and Managing Director for Strategic Business Development, Aegon USA (1994 – 2010).	179	First Allied Holdings Inc. (2013 – 2014)

Independent Board Members

Sandra N. Bane (1952)	Board Member	Since 2008	Retired (1999 – present); Board Member, TF, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2008 – present); Board Member, TIS (2008-2015); Board Member, Transamerica Investors, Inc. (“TII”) (2003 – 2010); and Partner, KPMG (1975 – 1999).	179	Big 5 Sporting Goods (2002 – present); AGL Resources, Inc. (energy services holding company) (2008 – present)

Leo J. Hill (1956)	Lead Independent Board Member	Since 2007	Principal, Advisor Network Solutions, LLC (business consulting) (2006 – present); Board Member, TST (2001 – present); Board Member, TF (2002 – present); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 – present); Board Member, TIS (2002-2015); Board Member, TII (2008 – 2010); Market President, Nations Bank of Sun Coast Florida (1998 – 1999); Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Barnett Banks of Treasure Coast Florida (1994 – 1998); Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer, Barnett Banks of Jacksonville, Florida (1991 – 1994); and Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Administration Officer, Wachovia Bank of Georgia (1976 – 1991).	179	Ameris Bancorp (2013 – present); Ameris Bank (2013 – present)

David W. Jennings (1946)	Board Member	Since 2009	Board Member, TF, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2009 – present); Board Member, TIS (2009-2015); Board Member, TII (2009 – 2010); Managing Director, Hilton Capital Management, LLC (2010 – present); Principal, Maxam Capital Management, LLC (2006 – 2008); and Principal, Cobble Creek Management LP (2004 – 2006).	179	N/A

Russell A. Kimball, Jr. (1944)	Board Member	2007	General Manager, Sheraton Sand Key Resort (1975 – present); Board Member, TST (1986 – present); Board Member, TF, (1986 – 1990), (2002 – present); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 – present); Board Member, TIS (2002 – 2015); and Board Member, TII (2008 – 2010).	179	N/A



Patricia L. Sawyer (1950)	Board Member	Since 1993	Retired (2007 – present); President/Founder, Smith & Sawyer LLC (management consulting) (1989 – 2007); Board Member, TF and TST (2007 – present); Board Member, TII (2008 – 2010); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (1993 – present); Board Member, TIS (2007-2015); and Trustee, Chair of Finance Committee and Chair of Nominating Committee (1987 – 1996), Bryant University.	179	Honorary Trustee, Bryant University (1996 – present)

John W. Waechter (1952)	Board Member	Since 2007	Partner, Englander Fischer (2016-present); Attorney, Englander Fischer (2008 – 2015); Retired (2004 – 2008); Board Member, TST (2004 – present); Board Member, TF(2005 – present); Board Member, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 – present); Board Member, TIS (2004-2015); Board Member, TII (2008 – 2010); Employee, RBC Dain Rauscher (securities dealer) (2004); Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, William R. Hough & Co. (securities dealer) (1979 – 2004); and Treasurer, The Hough Group of Funds (1993 – 2004).	179	Operation PAR, Inc. (2008 – present); West Central Florida Council – Boy Scouts of America (2008 – 2013); Remember Honor Support, Inc. (non-profit organization) (2013-present) Board Member, WRH Income Properties, Inc. (real estate) (2014 – present)


Name and Year of Birth	Position	Term of Office and Length of Time Served*	Principal Occupation(s) or Employment During Past Five Years
Marijn P. Smit (1973)	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer	Since 2014	See Table Above.

Tané T. Tyler (1965)	Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary	Since 2014	Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, TF, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II, and TAAVF (2014 – present); Director, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, TAM and TFS (2014 – present),TIS (2014-2015); Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, ALPS, Inc., ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. (2004 – 2013); and Secretary, Liberty All-Star Funds (2005-2013).

Christopher A. Staples (1970)	Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services	Since 2007	Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services (2007 – present), Senior Vice President – Investment Management (2006 – 2007), Vice President – Investment Management (2005 – 2006), TF and TST; Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2007 – present), TIS (2007-2015); Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2007 – 2010); Vice President – Investment Administration (2005 – 2007), TII; Director (2005 – present), Senior Vice President (2006 – present) and Chief Investment Officer, Advisory Services (2007 – present), TAM; Director, TFS (2005 – present); and Assistant Vice President, Raymond James & Associates (1999 – 2004).

Thomas R. Wald (1960)	Chief Investment Officer	Since 2014	Chief Investment Officer, TF, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II, TAAVF (2014 – present), TIS (2014-2015); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, TAM (2014 – present); Chief Investment Officer, Transamerica Investments & Retirement (2014 – present); Vice President and Client Portfolio Manager, Curian Capital, LLC (2012 – 2014); Portfolio Manager, Tactical Allocation Group, LLC (2010 – 2011); Mutual Fund Manager, Munder Capital Management (2005 – 2008); and Mutual Fund Manager, Invesco Ltd. (1997 – 2004).

Vincent J. Toner (1970)	Vice President and Treasurer	Since 2014	Vice President and Treasurer (2014 – present) TF, TST, TIS, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF; Vice President and Treasurer, TAM and TFS (2014 – present); Senior Vice President and Vice President, Fund Administration, Brown Brothers Harriman (2010 – 2014); and Vice President Fund Administration & Fund Accounting, OppenheimerFunds (2007 – 2010)

Matthew H. Huckman, Sr. (1968)	Tax Manager	Since 2014	Tax Manager, TF, TST, TPP, TPFG, TPFG II and TAAVF (2014 –


Transamerica Mutual Funds
Trustee	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities
Interested Trustees
Marijn P. Smit	over $	100,000
Alan F. Warrick		None
Independent Trustees
Sandra N. Bane		None
Leo J. Hill	over $	100,000
David W. Jennings		None
Russell A. Kimball, Jr	over $	100,000
Eugene M. Manella*		None
Patricia L. Sawyer	over $	100,000
John W. Waechter	over $	100,000


Name of Person, Position	Aggregate Compensation from the Trust		Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses*		Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement*		Total Compensation from Transamerica Mutual Funds (including the Trust)^()**
Sandra N. Bane, Trustee	$	14,803		N/A		N/A	$	242,667
Leo J. Hill, Trustee	$	17,552		N/A		N/A	$	287,833
David W. Jennings, Trustee	$	14,957		N/A		N/A	$	245,167
Russell A. Kimball, Jr., Trustee	$	14,957		N/A		N/A	$	245,167
Eugene M. Mannella, Trustee^(***)	$	14,957		N/A		N/A	$	245,167
Patricia L. Sawyer, Trustee	$	15,533		N/A		N/A	$	254,667
John W. Waechter, Trustee	$	16,011		N/A		N/A	$	262,500


	2015				2014				2013
Portfolios	Earned		Waived		Earned		Waived		Earned		Waived
Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio	$	646,881	$	69,684	$	601,538	$	101,549	$	515,645	$	145,288
Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio	$	4,738,736	$	0	$	4,733,961	$	0	$	4,900,783	$	0
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio	$	1,285,871	$	0	$	1,322,412	$	0	$	1,469,748	$	0
Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio	$	4,655,240	$	0	$	4,895,757	$	0	$	4,596,773	$	0
Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio	$	900,076	$	97,863	$	983,065	$	43,164	$	1,101,940	$	36,338
Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio	$	3,369,059	$	0	$	4,241,103	$	0	$	4,578,894	$	0
Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio	$	2,063,959	$	0	$	1,947,608	$	0	$	1,667,213	$	0
Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio	$	5,918,183	$	0	$	5,646,189	$	0	$	5,413,579	$	92,499
Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio	$	4,024,083	$	0	$	4,086,084	$	0	$	3,930,716	$	0
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio	$	2,084,241	$	0	$	2,142,204	$	0	$	2,320,573	$	0
Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio	$	2,196,290	$	0	$	2,556,022	$	0	$	2,528,790	$	0

	2015				2014				2013
Asset Allocation Subaccounts	Earned		Waived		Earned		Waived		Earned		Waived
Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate Horizon	$	38,556	$	0	$	40,067	$	0	$	39,711	$	0
Transamerica Asset Allocation — Intermediate/Long Horizon	$	60,601	$	0	$	61,226	$	0	$	58,474	$	0
Transamerica Asset Allocation — Short Horizon	$	13,835	$	0	$	14,028	$	0	$	14,851	$	0


Portfolio Name	Expense Cap
Transamerica Partners Balanced		0.50	%
Transamerica Partners Core Bond		0.40	%
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond		0.40	%
Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond		0.60	%
Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities		0.40	%
Transamerica Partners International Equity		0.90	%
Transamerica Partners Large Core		0.65	%
Transamerica Partners Large Growth		0.65	%
Transamerica Partners Large Value		0.50	%
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market		0.30	%
Transamerica Partners Small Core		0.85	%


Portfolio		Sub-Adviser

Transamerica Partners Balanced (1)		Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC

Transamerica Partners Core Bond (1)		Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC

Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond (2)		Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC

Transamerica Partners Government Money Market		Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC

Transamerica Partners Large Value (3)		AJO, LP

Transamerica Partners Large Core (4)		AJO, LP

Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities *		BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Transamerica Partners Large Growth (5)		Jennison Associates LLC

Transamerica Partners Balanced (6)		J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond		Merganser Capital Management, LLC

Transamerica Partners Small Core (7)		Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

Transamerica Partners International Equity (8)		Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Transamerica Partners Large Growth (9)		Wellington Management Company, LLP


	Brokerage Commissions Paid (Including Affiliated Brokerage)
Portfolio Name	2015		2014		2013
Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio	$	28,501	$	22,023	$	50,230
Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio	$	0	$	55,570	$	213,375
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio	$	0	$	0	$	0
Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio	$	0	$	319	$	782
Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio	$	28,557	$	33,721	$	26,821
Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio	$	290,541	$	458,964	$	658,480
Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio	$	106,950	$	137,947	$	157,654
Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio	$	270,998	$	1,102,271	$	340,231
Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio	$	324,541	$	390,682	$	470,310
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio	$	0	$	0	$	0
Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio	$	345,645	$	465,807	$	987,744


Portfolio Name	Paid as of December 31, 2015
Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio	$	4,607
Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio	$	0
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio	$	0
Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio	$	0
Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio	$	0
Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio	$	169,183
Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio	$	0
Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio	$	200,961
Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio	$	0
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio	$	0
Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio	$	0


Portfolio Name	Bank of America Corp- oration			Bank of New York			Barclays Capital, Inc.			Citigroup, Inc.			Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC			Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.			Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.			J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.			Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.			UBS Securities LLC			US Bank National Association			Wells Fargo & Co.
Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio		$	1,951,482		$	140,092		$	505,204		$	2,491,269		$	858,294		$	191,905		$	1,315,133		$	1,555,063		$	1,905,292		$	511,646		$	0		$	2,117,877
Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio		$	11,071,559		$	1,280,926		$	11,969,459		$	18,150,860		$	17,037,874		$	1,432,032		$	13,715,267		$	37,548,397		$	31,446,700		$	20,057,060		$	0		$	5,053,797
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio		$	18,000,000		$	0		$	33,750,000		$	0		$	14,983,125		$	0		$	19,000,000		$	19,930,078		$	0		$	0		$	35,500,000		$	18,000,000
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio		$	6,749,874		$	0		$	0		$	15,106,203		$	0		$	2,225,563		$	3,017,203		$	11,304,293		$	4,322,328		$	0		$	0		$	6,628,148
Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio		$	4,016,073		$	0		$	4,270,329		$	5,752,500		$	5,737,454		$	1,950,000		$	7,779,675		$	5,219,696		$	3,219,463		$	0		$	0		$	0
Transamerica Partners Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio		$	0		$	0		$	2,838,490		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	5,654,438		$	0		$	0
Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio		$	6,771,382		$	0		$	0		$	6,316,605		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	8,210,104		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	)
Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	4,315,433		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	4,225,513		$	0		$	0		$	0
Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio		$	25,446,623		$	0		$	0		$	22,964,063		$	0		$	0		$	3,657,768		$	33,237,970		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0


NAME	TFLIC			TRS CIT			TAM CIT
Balanced		35.57	%		1.22	%		0.00	%
Core Bond		12.82	%		22.63	%		4.84	%
High Quality Bond		14.57	%		30.23	%		8.29	%
High Yield Bond		5.55	%		19.43	%		18.12	%
Inflation-Protected Securities		9.97	%		10.23	%		4.61	%
International Equity		29.46	%		14.78	%		5.90	%
Large Core		58.25	%		5.84	%		4.28	%
Large Growth		43.80	%		13.61	%		2.45	%
Large Value		40.03	%		13.70	%		4.51	%
Money Market		3.32	%		7.34	%		0.03	%
Small Core		56.52	%		9.52	%		1.53	%


Name & Address	Portfolio Name	Percent Owned
Transamerica Partners Balanced Fund	Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio		59.35	%
Transamerica Partners Variable Balanced Subaccount 440 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, NY 10528	Transamerica Partners Balanced Portfolio		32.66	%
Transamerica Partners Institutional Core Bond Fund	Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio		29.09	%
Transamerica Partners Core Bond Fund	Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio		30.61	%
Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Fund	Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio		31.02	%
Transamerica Retirements Solutions High Quality Bond Collective Trust 440 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, NY 10528	Transamerica Partners High Quality Bond Portfolio		30.23	%
Transamerica Partners Institutional High Yield Bond Fund	Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio		41.52	%
Transamerica Partners Inflation Protected Securities Fund	Transamerica Partners Inflation Protected Securities Portfolio		44.87	%
Transamerica Partners Institutional Inflation Protected Securities Fund	Transamerica Partners Inflation Protected Securities Portfolio		30.31	%
Transamerica Partners International Equity Fund	Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio		38.58	%
Transamerica Partners Variable Large Core Subaccount 440 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, NY 10528	Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio		32.21	%
Transamerica Partners Large Core Fund	Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio		27.65	%
TFLIC Large Core Separate Account 440 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, NY 10528	Transamerica Partners Large Core Portfolio		26.04	%
Transamerica Partners Large Growth Fund	Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio		28.28	%
Transamerica Partners Large Value Fund	Transamerica Partners Large Value Portfolio		29.23	%
Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Fund	Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio		63.32	%
Transamerica Partners Institutional Government Money Market Fund	Transamerica Partners Government Money Market Portfolio		25.98	%
Transamerica Partners Variable Small Core Subaccount 440 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, NY 10528	Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio		33.30	%
Transamerica Partners Small Core Fund	Transamerica Partners Small Core Portfolio		27.07	%


Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies				Other Pooled Investment Vehicles				Other Accounts
Portfolio Manager	Number		Assets Managed		Number		Assets Managed		Number		Assets Managed
Brian W. Westhoff, CFA		7	$	6.85 billion		3	$	526 million		22	$	4.3 billion
Matthew Q. Buchanan, CFA		8	$	8.18 billion		2	$	153 million		20	$	42.44 billion
Doug Weih, CFA		6	$	3.28 billion		2	$	153 million		20	$	42.45 billion
Bradley D. Doyle, CFA		8	$	5.97 billion		1	$	0.06 million		10	$	14.29 billion
Tyler A. Knight, CFA		7	$	6.85 billion		1	$	153 million		13	$	15.04 billion

Fee Based Accounts (The number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account.)
Brian W. Westhoff, CFA		0	$	0		0	$	0		0	$	0
Matthew Q. Buchanan, CFA		0	$	0		0	$	0		0	$	0
Doug Weih, CFA		0	$	0		0	$	0		0	$	0
Bradley D. Doyle, CFA		0	$	0		0	$	0		0	$	0
Tyler A. Knight, CFA		0	$	0		0	$	0		0	$	0



Fee Based Accounts (The number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account.)
Benjamin D. Miller, CFA	0	$	0	0	$	0	1	$	490 million
Kevin Bakker, CFA	0	$	0	0	$	0	1	$	490 million
James K. Schaeffer, Jr.	0	$	0	0	$	0	5	$	1.97 billion
Derek Thoms	0	$	0	0	$	0	1	$	490 million


Portfolio Manager	Range of Securities Owned		Portfolio
Doug Weih		$10,001 - $50,000	Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio
Brian Westhoff		$10,001 - $50,000	Transamerica Partners Core Bond Portfolio
Benjamin D. Miller		$10,001 - $50,000	Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio
Kevin Bakker		$50,001 - $75,000	Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio
James K. Schaeffer		$50,001 - $75,000	Transamerica Partners High Yield Bond Portfolio


Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies				Other Pooled Investment Vehicles				Other Accounts
Portfolio Manager	Number		Assets Managed		Number		Assets Managed		Number		Assets Managed
Aryeh Glatter		8	$	10.16 billion		2	$	221 million		4	$	1.15 billion
Steven G. Lee		9	$	2.11 billion		0	$	0		2	$	770 million
Tim Snyder, CFA		13	$	3.27 billion		3	$	1.46 billion		16	$	10.31 million
Raffaele Zingone, CFA		26	$	13.78 billion		3	$	1.21 billion		22	$	12.23 billion

Fee Based Accounts (The number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts managed by each portfolio manager with respect to which the advisory fee is based on the performance of the account.)
Aryeh Glatter		0	$	0		0	$	0		2	$	257 million
Steven G. Lee		0	$	0		0	$	0		1	$	577 billion
Tim Snyder, CFA		0	$	0		0	$	0		2	$	1.52 billion
Raffaele Zingone, CFA		0	$	0		0	$	0		5	$	4.55 billion


Portfolio Manager	Range of Securities Owned	Portfolio
Brett P. Hawkins, CFA	$0 - $100,000	Transamerica Partners International Equity Portfolio


Portfolio		Benchmark Index and/or Peer Group for Incentive Period
Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio		Russell 1000^® Growth Index


	Money Market		High Quality Bond		Inflation- Protected Securities		Core Bond		High Yield Bond
Assets:
Investment in Series Portfolios, at value	$	24,425,423	$	11,375,939	$	21,381,805	$	43,862,309	$	2,945,958
Receivable for units sold		12,441		1,862		2,561		3,134		—
Receivable for fee reimbursements		20,515		—		—		—		—

Total assets		24,458,379		11,377,801		21,384,366		43,865,443		2,945,958

Liabilities:
Payable for units redeemed		18,827		1,420		1,940		1,915		—
Accrued mortality and expense risk fees		22,785		10,682		20,090		40,998		2,763

Total liabilities		41,612		12,102		22,030		42,913		2,763

Net assets attributable to annuity contractholders	$	24,416,767	$	11,365,699	$	21,362,336	$	43,822,530	$	2,943,195

Accumulation units		1,157,569		645,636		817,049		980,764		102,182

Unit value		21.09		17.60		26.15		44.68		28.80