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SUNLIFE
OF CANADA (U.S.)
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada


EXECUTIVE OFFICE:              HOME OFFICE:           ANNUITY SERVICE MAILING ADDRESS
One Sun Life Executive Park    Wilmington, Delaware   Sun Life Annuity Service Center
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02181                  P.0. Box 1024
                                                      Boston, Massachusetts 02103



                                   C[LOGO]OMPASS-G

     Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (the "Company") will pay an
annuity commencing on the Annuity Commencement Date to the Annuitant if then
living, by applying the adjusted value of the Participant's Account in
accordance with the Settlement Provisions. If the Participant dies while the
Contract is in effect and before the Annuity Commencement Date, the Company will
pay a death benefit to the Beneficiary upon receipt of due proof of death of the
Participant.

     All payments will be made to the persons and in the manner set forth in
this Contract. Provisions and endorsements printed or written by the Company on
the following pages form part of the Contract.

     Signed by the Company at its Executive Office, Wellesley Hills,
Massachusetts on the Issue Date.


     /s/ Donald A. Stewart                        /s/ Margaret Sears Mead

         Donald A. Stewart                            Margaret Sears Mead
         President                                    Secretary

FLEXIBLE PAYMENT DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACT
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
NONPARTICIPATING

ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT WHEN BASED ON THE IN VESTMENT
EXPERIENCE OF A VARIABLE ACCOUNT ARE VARIABLE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO
DOLLAR AMOUNT

USE OF CONTRACT. This Contract is available for use in connection with employer,
association and other group retirement plans which may qualify as retirement
programs under Section 401 (including Section 401(k)), Section 403, Sections
408(c) or 408(k) or Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code and non-qualified
deferred compensation plans and other non-qualified group programs such as
payroll savings plans (collectively the "Plans").


 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Contract Specifications Page                                               4
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Application
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Definitions                                                                5
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Fixed and Variable Accounts                                                7
   Fixed Account                                                           7
   Variable Account and Sub-Accounts                                       7
   Ownership of Assets                                                     7
   Investments of the Sub-Accounts                                         7
   Substitution                                                            7
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Purchase Payments                                                          8
   Payments                                                                8
   Amount                                                                  8
   Account Continuation                                                    8
   Net Purchase Payments and Their Allocation                              8
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Contract Values During Accumulation Period                                 8
   Accumulation Account                                                    8
   Participant's Account                                                   9
   Variable Accumulation Value                                             9
   Crediting Variable Accumulation Units                                   9
   Variable Accumulation Unit Value                                        9
   Variable Accumulation Value                                             9
   Net Investment Factor                                                   9
   Fixed Accumulation Value                                               10
   Initial and Subsequent Guarantee Periods                               10
   Initial and Subsequent Guarantee Rates                                 10
   Crediting Fixed Accumulation Units                                     10
   Fixed Accumulation Unit Value                                          10
   Fixed Accumulation Value                                               11
   Conversion of Accumulation Units                                       11
   Account Fee                                                            11
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Cash Withdrawals, Withdrawal Charges, Market Value Adjustment and
Loan Provision                                                            12
   Cash Withdrawals                                                       12
   Withdrawal Charges                                                     13
   Market Value Adjustment                                                13
   Loans--Qualified Contracts Only                                        14
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Death Benefit                                                             14
   Death Benefit Provided by the Contract                                 14
   Election and Effective Date of Election                                15
   Payment of Death Benefit                                               15
   Amount of Death Benefit                                                16


 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS--(CONTINUED)
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Settlement Provisions
   General                                                                16
   Election and Effective Date of Election                                16
   Determination of Amount                                                16
   Effect of Annuity Commencement Date on Participant's Account           17
   Annuity Commencement Date                                              17
   Fixed Annuity Payments                                                 17
   Variable Annuity Payments                                              17
   Annuity Unit Value                                                     17
   Exchange of Variable Annuity Units                                     18
   Account Fee                                                            18
   Description of Annuity Options                                         18
   Amounts Payable on Death of Payee                                      19
   Annuity Payment Rates                                                  19
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Ownership Provisions                                                      21
   Owner                                                                  21
   Change of Ownership                                                    21
   Voting of Fund Shares                                                  21
   Periodic Reports                                                       22
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Beneficiary Provision                                                     22
   Designation and Change of Beneficiary                                  22
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General Provisions                                                        22
   Age                                                                    22
   Contract                                                               23
   Currency                                                               23
   Determination of Values                                                23
   Discontinuance of New Participants                                     23
   Guarantees                                                             23
   Incontestability                                                       23
   Modification                                                           23
   Nonparticipating                                                       24
   Payments by the Company                                                24
   Proof of Age                                                           24
   Splitting Units                                                        24
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Qualified Plan Provisions                                                 24
Non-Qualified Plan Provisions                                             27

 
 

 

DEFINITIONS

     ACCOUNT YEARS AND ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARIES: The first Account Year shall be the period of twelve (12) months plus a part of a month as measured from the Date of Coverage for each Participant to the first day of the calendar month which follows the calendar month of coverage. All Account Years and Anniversaries thereafter shall be twelve (12) month periods based upon such first day of the calendar month which follows the calendar month of coverage. If, for example, the Date of Coverage is in March, the first Account Year will be determined from the Date of Coverage but will end on the last day of March in the following year; all other Account Years and all Account Anniversaries will be measured from April 1.

     ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT: An account established for the Contract.

     ACCUMULATION PERIOD: The period before the Annuity Commencement Date and during the lifetime of the Participant.

     ACCUMULATION UNIT: A unit of measure used in the calculation of the value of the Accumulation Account and the Participant's Account. There are two types of Accumulation Units: Variable Accumulation Units and Fixed Accumulation Units.

     *ANNUITANT: The Participant named in each Certificate.

     *ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE: The date on which the first annuity payment under each Certificate is to be made.

     *ANNUITY OPTION: The method for making annuity payments.

     ANNUITY UNIT: A unit of measure used in the calculation of the second and each subsequent variable annuity payment from the Variable Account.

     APPLICATION: The document signed by the Owner that serves as the Owner's application to the Company for this Contract.

     *BENEFICIARY: The person or entity having the right to receive the death benefit set forth in each Certificate.

     CERTIFICATE: The document for each Participant which evidences the coverage of the Participant under the Contract.

     CURRENT RATE: As of a particular date, the interest rate for a Guarantee Period that would be credited on a compound annual basis on Payments allocated to the Fixed Account on that date. The Current Rate for a particular Guarantee Period is contained in a schedule of rates published by the Company from time to time, but in no event is the Current Rate less than four percent (4%), compounded annually.

     DATE OF COVERAGE: The date on which a Participants Account becomes effective.

     DUE PROOF OF DEATH: An original certified copy of an official death certificate, an original certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death, or any other proof satisfactory to the Company.

     FIXED ACCOUNT: The Fixed Account consists of all assets of the Company other than those allocated to a separate account of the Company.

     FIXED ANNUITY: An annuity with payments which do not vary as to dollar amount.

     GUARANTEE PERIOD: The period for which an Initial Guarantee Rate or Subsequent Guarantee Rate is credited. There are two types of Guarantee Periods: an Initial Guarantee Period and a Subsequent Guarantee Period.

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* As specified in the Participant Enrollment Form, unless changed.

 
 

 

     GUARANTEE RATE: The rate of interest credited by the Company on a compound annual basis during any Initial or Subsequent Guarantee Period on Payments allocated to the Fixed Account.

     ISSUE DATE: The date on which the Contract becomes effective.

     LOAN ANNIVERSARY: The date which is one calendar year as measured from the date of a loan and that same date in each succeeding year while any portion of the loan is outstanding.

     NET LOAN INTEREST: Loan interest due the Company, less any interest credited by the Company on the principal amount of the loan and any unpaid interest thereon.

     NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACT: A Contract used in connection with a retirement plan which does not receive favorable federal income tax treatment under Sections 401, 403, 408 or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code.

     *OWNER: The employer, association or other bona fide group entitled to the ownership rights stated in the Contract and in whose name or names the Contract is issued. The Owner may designate a trustee or custodian of a retirement plan which meets the requirements of Section 401, Section 408(c), Section 408(k) or Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code to serve as legal owner of Plan assets, but the term "Owner" as used herein, shall refer to the organization entering into the Contract.

     PARTICIPANT: An eligible employee, member or other person named in the Certificate who is entitled to benefits under the Plan as determined and reported to the Company by the Owner.

     PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT FORM: The document signed by each Participant that serves as his or her application for enrollment under this Contract.

     PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT: An account established for each Participant to which net Purchase Payments are credited in the form of Variable Accumulation Units and/or Fixed Accumulation Units.

     PAYEE: A recipient of annuity payments under the Contract. The term includes an Annuitant or a Beneficiary who becomes entitled to benefits upon the death of the Annuitant.

     PURCHASE PAYMENT (PAYMENT): An amount paid to the Company as consideration for the benefits provided by the Contract.

     QUALIFIED CONTRACT: A Contract used in connection with a retirement plan which receives favorable federal income tax treatment under Sections 401, 403, 408(c), 408(k) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended ("Code").

     SUB-ACCOUNT: That portion of the Variable Account which invests in shares of a specific mutual fund or in shares of a specific series of a series fund.

     *SUCCESSOR BENEFICIARY: The person or persons named to become the Beneficiary if the Beneficiary is not alive.

     VALUATION PERIOD: The period of time from one determination of Accumulation Unit and Annuity Unit values to the next subsequent determination of these values. Such determination shall be made as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on each day the Exchange is open for trading and on such other days on which there is a sufficient degree of trading in the portfolio securities of the Variable Account so that the values of the Variable Account's Accumulation Units and Annuity Units might be materially affected.

     VARIABLE ACCOUNT: A separate account of the Company consisting of assets set aside by the Company, the investment performance of which is kept separate from that of the general assets of the Company.

     VARIABLE ANNUITY: An annuity with payments which vary as to dollar amount
in relation to the investment performance of specified Sub-Accounts of the
Variable Account.

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* As specified in the Participant Enrollment Form, unless changed.

FIXED AND VARIABLE ACCOUNTS

FIXED ACCOUNT

     The Fixed Account consists of all assets of the Company other than those
allocated to any separate account of the Company.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT AND SUB-ACCOUNTS

     The Variable Account to which the variable accumulation values and
variable annuity payments, if any, under this Contract relate is entitled "Sun
Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account D". It was established by the Company on
August 20,1985, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors and is
registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
That portion of the assets of the Variable Account equal to the reserves and
other contract liabilities with respect to the Variable Account shall not be
chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business the Company may
conduct.

     The assets of the Variable Account are divided into Sub-Accounts. Each
Sub-Account invests exclusively in shares of a specific mutual fund or in shares
of a designated series of a series fund. The values of the Variable Accumulation
Units and the Annuity Units described in this Contract reflect the investment
performance of the Sub-Accounts.

     At the Company's election and subject to any necessary vote by persons
having the right to give instructions with respect to the voting of mutual fund
shares held by the Sub-Accounts, the Variable Account may be operated as a
management company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or it may be
deregistered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 in the event registration
is no longer required. In the event of any change in the operation of the
Variable Account pursuant to this provision. The Company may make appropriate
endorsement in this and other contracts providing benefits which vary in
accordance with the investment performance of Sub-Accounts to reflect the change
and take such other action as may be necessary and appropriate to effect the
change.

OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS

     The Company shall have exclusive and absolute ownership and control of its
assets, including all assets of the Sub-Accounts.

INVESTMENTS OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS

     Any amounts allocated to a Sub-Account will be used to purchase shares of
a mutual fund or shares of a specific series of a series fund ("Fund" or
"Funds") as specified in the Participant Enrollment Form or as subsequently
changed, at the net asset value next computed following receipt by the Company
of the Purchase Payment to which the particular amount allocated is
attributable. The Funds available on the Issue Date are shown on the Contract
Specifications Page; more Funds may be subsequently added. The Funds are
open-end investment companies or "mutual funds" registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940. Any and all distributions made by a Fund with respect to
the Fund shares held by a Sub-Account will be reinvested to purchase additional
shares of that Fund at net asset value. Deductions from the Sub-Accounts will,
in effect, be made by redeeming a number of Fund shares at net asset value equal
in total value to the amount to be deducted. Each Sub-Account will be fully
invested in Fund shares at all times.

SUBSTITUTION

     Shares of any of the particular Funds may not always be available for
purchase by the Sub-Accounts or the Company may decide that further investment
in any such Fund's shares is no longer appropriate in view of the purposes of
the Variable Account. In either event, shares of another registered open-end
investment company may be substituted both for Fund shares already purchased by
the Sub-Account and/or as the security to be purchased in the future, provided
that any such substitution has been

approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the event of any
substitution pursuant to this provision, the Company may make appropriate
endorsement in this and other contracts providing benefits which vary in
accordance with the investment performance of the Sub-Accounts to reflect
the substitution.

                                  PURCHASE PAYMENTS

PAYMENTS

     All Purchase Payments are to be paid to the Company at its Annuity Service
Mailing Address. Unless the Owner has surrendered the Contract, or the
particular Participant's Account has been withdrawn, Purchase Payments may be
made to a Participant's Account at any time during the life of the particular
Participant and before the particular Participant's Annuity Commencement Date.

AMOUNT

     The Initial Purchase Payment is shown on the Certificate Specifications
Page. Subsequent Payments may vary; however, the Company will not accept
Purchase Payments to be allocated to a Participant's Account which, on an
annualized basis, are less than $300 for the first Account Year, and each
Purchase Payment must be at least $25. In addition, the prior approval of the
Company is required before it will accept a Purchase Payment which would cause
the value of a Participant's Account to exceed $1,000,000. If the value of a
Participant's Account exceeds $1,000,000, no additional Purchase Payments will
be accepted for that Participant's Account without the prior approval of the
Company.

ACCOUNT CONTINUATION

     A Participant's Account shall be continued automatically in full force
during the lifetime of the Participant until the Annuity Commencement Date or
until the Participant's Account is withdrawn or the Contract is surrendered. The
Participant's Account will not be in default, even if no additional Purchase
Payments are made.

NET PURCHASE PAYMENTS AND THEIR ALLOCATION

     The net Purchase Payment is that portion of a Purchase Payment which
remains after deduction of any applicable premium or similar tax. Each net
Purchase Payment will be allocated to the Participant's Account, upon receipt by
the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address, either to Sub-Accounts or to
the Fixed Account or to both Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account in accordance
with the allocation factors specified in the Participant's Enrollment Form or as
subsequently changed.

     The allocation factors for new Payments between the Fixed Account and the
Variable Account and among the Sub-Accounts may be changed by the Owner at any
time by giving written notice of the change to the Company at its Annuity
Service Mailing Address. Any change will take effect with the first Purchase
Payment received with or after the receipt of the notice of the change by the
Company and will continue in effect until subsequently changed.

                      CONTRACT VALUES DURING ACCUMULATION PERIOD

ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT

     The Company will establish an Accumulation Account for the Contract and
will maintain the Accumulation Account during the Accumulation Period. The
Contract's Accumulation Account value for any Valuation Period is equal to the
sum of the variable accumulation values, if any, plus the fixed accumulation
values, if any, of all Participants' Accounts under the Contract for that
Valuation Period.


PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT

     The Company will establish a Participant's Account for each Participant
under the Contract and will maintain the Participant's Account during the
Accumulation Period. The Participant's Account value for any Valuation Period is
equal to the sum of the variable accumulation value, if any, plus the fixed
accumulation value, if any, of the Participant's Account for that Valuation
Period.

VARIABLE ACCUMULATION VALUE

CREDITING VARIABLE ACCUMULATION UNITS

     Upon receipt of a Purchase Payment by the Company at its Annuity Service
Mailing Address, all or that portion, if any, of the net Purchase Payment which
is allocated to the Sub-Accounts will be credited to the Participant's Account
in the form of Variable Accumulation Units. The number of particular Variable
Accumulation Units to be credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount
allocated to the particular Sub-Account by the Variable Accumulation Unit value
for the particular Sub-Account for the Valuation Period during which the
Purchase Payment is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing
Address.

VARIABLE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE

     The Variable Accumulation Unit value for each Sub-Account was established
at $10.00 for the first Valuation Period of the particular Sub-Account. The
Variable Accumulation Unit value for the particular Sub-Account for any
subsequent Valuation Period is determined by methodology which is the
mathematical equivalent of multiplying the Variable Accumulation Unit value for
the particular Sub-Account for the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the
Net Investment Factor for the particular Sub-Account for such subsequent
Valuation Period. The Variable Accumulation Unit value for each Sub-Account for
any Valuation Period is the value determined as of the end of the particular
Valuation Period and may increase, decrease or remain constant from Valuation
Period to Valuation Period.

VARIABLE ACCUMULATION VALUE

     The variable accumulation value of the Contract, if any, for any Valuation
Period is equal to the sum of the variable accumulation values of all
Participants' Accounts under the Contract for such Valuation Period.

     The variable accumulation value of a Participant's Account, if any, for
any Valuation Period is equal to the sum of the variable accumulation values of
each Sub-Account credited to the Participant's Account for such Valuation
Period. The variable accumulation value for each Sub-Account is determined by
multiplying the number of Variable Accumulation Units, if any, credited to each
Sub-Account by the Variable Accumulation Unit value of the particular
Sub-Account for such Valuation Period.

NET INVESTMENT FACTOR

     The Net Investment Factor is an index applied to measure the investment
performance of a Sub-Account from one Valuation Period to the next. The Net
Investment Factor may be greater than, less than or equal to one; therefore, the
value of a Variable Accumulation Unit may increase, decrease or remain the same.

     The Net Investment Factor for any Sub-Account for any Valuation Period is
determined by dividing (a) by (b) and then subtracting (c) from the result
where:

          (a) is the net result of:

               (1) the net asset value of a Fund share held in the Sub-Account
          determined as of the end of the Valuation Period, plus
               (2) the per share amount of any dividend or other distribution
          declared by the Fund issuing the shares held in the Sub-Account if the
          "ex-dividend" date occurs during the Valuation Period, plus or minus
               (3) a per share credit or charge with respect to any taxes paid,
          or reserved for by the Company during the Valuation Period which are
          determined by the Company to be attributable to the operation of the
          Sub-Account;

          (b) is the net asset value of a Fund share held in the Sub-Account
     determined as of the end of the preceding Valuation Period; and

          (c) is the risk charge factor determined by the Company for the
     Valuation Period to reflect the charge for assuming the mortality and
     expense risks.

     The risk charge factor for any Valuation Period is equal to the daily risk
charge factor multiplied by the number of 24 hour periods in the Valuation
Period. The daily risk charge factor will be determined by the Company annually,
but in no event may it exceed the Maximum Daily Risk Charge Factor specified on
the Certificate Specifications Page.

FIXED ACCUMULATION VALUE

INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT GUARANTEE PERIODS

     The Owner elects an Initial Guarantee Period(s) from among those made
available by the Company. The period(s) elected will determine the Initial
Guarantee Rate(s) and the Purchase Payment, or the portion thereof allocated to
the particular Initial Guarantee Period, will earn interest, compounded
annually, at the Initial Guarantee Rate during the Initial Guarantee Period.
Initial Guarantee Periods begin on the day a Purchase Payment is allocated to
the Fixed Account and end the number of calendar years in the Guarantee Period
elected from the end of the month in which the Purchase Payment was allocated to
the Fixed Account. Subsequent Guarantee Periods begin on the first day of the
month following the end of either an Initial Guarantee Period or a previous
Subsequent Guarantee Period.

     A Subsequent Guarantee Period will commence automatically at the end of an
Initial Guarantee Period or another Subsequent Guarantee Period. Each Subsequent
Guarantee Period will be of the same duration as the previous Initial or
Subsequent Guarantee Period unless the Owner elects, within the thirty (30) day
period prior to the end of any Initial or Subsequent Guarantee Period, a
different Subsequent Guarantee Period from among those being offered by the
Company at such time.

INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT GUARANTEE RATES

     The Company periodically will establish applicable Initial and Subsequent
Guarantee Rates for the Guarantee Periods. Those rates will be guaranteed for
the respective Guarantee Periods.

     No Initial Guarantee Rate or Subsequent Guarantee Rate shall be less than
four percent (4%) per year, compounded annually.

CREDITING FIXED ACCUMULATION UNITS

     Upon receipt of a Purchase Payment by the Company at its Annuity Service
Mailing Address, all or that portion, if any, of the net Purchase Payment which
is allocated to the Fixed Account will be credited to the Participant's Account
in the form of Fixed Accumulation Units. Fixed Accumulation Units are
established and valued separately for each Guarantee Period. The number of
particular Fixed Accumulation Units to be credited to the Participant's Account
is determined by dividing the dollar amount allocated to a Guarantee Period by
the Fixed Accumulation Unit Value of the particular type of Fixed Accumulation
Unit for the Valuation Period during which the Purchase Payment is received by
the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address.

FIXED ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE

     The Fixed Accumulation Unit Value for each type of Fixed Accumulation Unit
is established at $10.00 for the first Valuation Period of the calendar month in
which a Purchase Payment is credited to the Participant's Account and will
increase for each successive Valuation Period as interest is accrued.

     At the end of the Initial Guarantee Period the Fixed Accumulation Units
credited to a Participant's Account will be exchanged for a second type of Fixed
Accumulation Unit with an equal aggregate value. The value of this second type
of Fixed Accumulation Unit will increase for each Valuation Period during each
Subsequent Guarantee Period as interest is accrued at the Subsequent Guarantee
Rate which shall have been determined by the Company prior to the first day of
each Subsequent Guarantee Period.

FIXED ACCUMULATION VALUE

     The fixed accumulation value of the Contract, if any, for any Valuation
Period is equal to the sum of the values of all Fixed Accumulation Units
credited to all Participants' Accounts under the Contract for such Valuation
Period.

     The fixed accumulation value of a Participant's Account, if any, for any
Valuation Period is equal to the sum of the value of all Fixed Accumulation
Units credited to the Participant's Account for such Valuation Period.

CONVERSION OF ACCUMULATION UNITS

     During the Accumulation Period the Owner may, upon written request
received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address, convert the
value of a designated number of Fixed Accumulation Units then credited to a
Participant's Account into other Fixed Accumulation Units having an equal
aggregate value but having a different Guarantee Period or into Variable
Accumulation Units of particular Sub-Accounts having an equal aggregate value,
or convert the value of a designated number of Variable Accumulation Units then
credited to the Participant's Account into other Variable Accumulation Units
and/or Fixed Accumulation Units having an equal aggregate value. These
conversions shall, however, be subject to the following conditions: (1) not more
than six (6) conversions may be made in any Account Year, except for conversions
made under an automatic asset allocation system acceptable to the Company in
which up to twelve (12) conversions may be made in any Account Year; and (2) the
value of Accumulation Units converted may not be less than $1,000 unless all of
the Fixed Accumulation Units and/or Variable Accumulation Units credited to the
Participant's Account are being converted; (3) conversions involving Fixed
Accumulation Units with Guarantee Periods greater than one (1) year will be
subject to the Market Value Adjustment described in this Contract and (4)
conversions involving Variable Accumulation Units shall be subject to such terms
and conditions as may be imposed by each Fund. Any conversion shall be made
using the Accumulation Unit values for the Valuation Period during which the
request for conversion is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing
Address.

ACCOUNT FEE

     Prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, on each Account Anniversary, the
Company will deduct from the value of each Participant's Account an annual
account administration fee ("Account Fee") to reimburse it for administrative
expenses relating to the Contract and the Participant's Account. If a
Participant's Account is surrendered for its full value on other than an Account
Anniversary, the Account Fee will be deducted in full at the time of such
surrender. The Account Fee will be deducted in equal amounts from the Fixed
Account and each Sub-Account in which the Participant has Accumulation Units at
the time of such deduction. In no event will the portion of the Account Fee that
is deducted from the Fixed Account cause the Participant's Account's fixed
accumulation value (adjusted for any withdrawals and loans) to increase by less
than four percent (4%) per year.

     On the Annuity Commencement Date, the value of the Participant's Account
will be reduced by a proportionate amount of the Account Fee to reflect the time
elapsed between the last Account Anniversary and the day before the Annuity
Commencement Date. After the Annuity Commencement Date, the Account Fee will be
deducted pro rata from each annuity payment made during the year.

     The amount of the Account Fee assessed against each Participant's Account
is based on total Purchase Payments credited to all Participants' Accounts under
the Contract in accordance with the following schedule:

                    PURCHASE PAYMENTS               ACCOUNT FEE
                    -----------------               -----------
                 $         up to 250,000               $25
                    250,000 to 1,499,999                18
                  1,500,000 to 4,999,999                15
                  5,000,000 and over                    12

     The level of Purchase Payments credited to all Participants' Accounts
under the Contract is reviewed semi-annually and the Account Fee to be assessed
against Participants' Accounts during the next six (6) month period is
determined. Once Purchase Payments credited to all Participants' Accounts under
the Contract reach a level which produces a lower Account Fee, the Account Fee
applicable to existing Participants' Accounts under the Contract will not be
increased irrespective of subsequent withdrawals from Participants' Accounts
under the Contract.

CASH WITHDRAWALS, WITHDRAWAL CHARGES
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT AND LOAN PROVISION

CASH WITHDRAWALS

     At any time before the Annuity Commencement Date and during the lifetime
of the Participant, the Owner may elect a cash withdrawal payment from the
Company by filing with the Company a written election in such form as the
Company may require. Any such election shall specify the amount of the
withdrawal and will be effective on the date that it is received by the Company
at its Annuity Service Mailing Address. For withdrawals in excess of $5,000, the
signature of the Owner must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York,
American, Boston, Midwest, Philadelphia, or Pacific Stock Exchange, or by a
commercial bank (not a savings bank), which is a member of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, or in certain cases, by a member firm of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. which has entered into an appropriate
agreement with the Company. In some cases (for example, requests by a
corporation, partnership, agent, or fiduciary) the Company will require
additional documentation of a customary nature.

     The amount of the cash withdrawal payment may be equal to the total value
of a Participant's Account at the end of the Valuation Period during which the
election becomes effective less the Account Fee and any applicable withdrawal
charge and/or unpaid Net Loan Interest and, if applicable, plus or minus any
Market Value Adjustment (a "full surrender"), or it may be for a lesser amount
(a "partial withdrawal"). If a partial withdrawal is requested which would leave
a Participant's Account value less than the Account Fee, then such partial
withdrawal will be treated as a full surrender. Partial withdrawals may be
restricted by the maximum loan provision.

     The withdrawal will result in the cancellation of Accumulation Units in
the particular Participant's Account with an aggregate value equal to the dollar
amount of the cash withdrawal payment plus, if applicable, the Account Fee and
any withdrawal charge and/or unpaid Net Loan Interest plus or minus any Market
Value Adjustment. The Account Fee and any applicable withdrawal charge and/or
unpaid Net Loan Interest will be deducted from the Participant's Account before
the application of the Market Value Adjustment. Unless instructed to the
contrary, the Company will cancel Fixed Accumulation Units and Variable
Accumulation Units of the particular Sub-Accounts in the same proportion that
the total value of Fixed Accumulation Units and Variable Accumulation Units of
the particular Sub-Accounts then credited to the Participant's Account at the
end of the Valuation Period during which the election becomes effective. Any
cash withdrawal payment generally will be paid within seven (7) days from the
date the election becomes effective, except as the Company may be permitted to
defer such payment of amounts withdrawn from the Variable Account in accordance
with the Investment Company Act of

1940. The Company reserves the right to defer the payment of amounts withdrawn
from the Fixed Account for a period not to exceed six (6) months from the date
written request for such withdrawal is received by the Company at its Annuity
Service Mailing Address.

Withdrawal Charges

     If a cash withdrawal payment is made, a withdrawal charge may be assessed
by the Company. Up to ten percent (10%) of Purchase Payments credited to a
Participant's Account for less than seven (7) years may be withdrawn in any
Account Year on a non-cumulative basis without the imposition of a withdrawal
charge. Amounts withdrawn from a Participant's Account in excess of ten percent
(10%) will be subject to a withdrawal charge assessed against Purchase
Payments credited to the Participant's Account as follows:

                           NUMBER OF
                       YEARS PAYMENTS IN
                     PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT      WITHDRAWAL CHARGE
                     ---------------------      -----------------
                               1                       6%
                               2                       6%
                               3                       5%
                               4                       4%
                               5                       3%
                               6                       2%
                               7                       1%
                               8                       0%

     For purposes of a full surrender or partial withdrawal, the oldest
previously unliquidated Payment will be deemed to have been liquidated first,
then the next oldest and so forth. Once all old and new Payments have been
withdrawn, additional amounts withdrawn will be attributed to the accumulated
value of the Participant's Account.

     No withdrawal charge is imposed upon amounts withdrawn to purchase an
annuity, (provided that the payment under the Annuity Option elected is over a
period of at least five (5) years), nor is any withdrawal charge imposed upon
amounts withdrawn after a Participant's Account has been established for twelve
(12) years irrespective of when a Purchase Payment or cash withdrawal payment is
made.

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT

     Any cash withdrawal from the Fixed Account of amounts with a Guarantee
Period greater than one (1) year will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment
("MVA"), except in the case of payment of a guaranteed death benefit, or in the
event of annuitization over a payout period of at least five (5) years. The MVA
will be applied to the amount being withdrawn after deduction of any applicable
Account Fee, withdrawal charge and/or unpaid Net Loan Interest.

     The MVA will reflect the relationship between the Current Rate for the
Guarantee Period of the amount being surrendered and the Guarantee Rate
applicable to the amount being surrendered.

     The Market Value Adjustment is determined by the application of the
     following formula:

          .75(A-B) x C/12 where:

          A = interest rate being credited to the amount being surrendered
(Guarantee Rate);

          B = the rate the Company has established at the time of surrender on
     allocations to Initial or Subsequent Guarantee Periods with the same
     Guarantee Period as that of the amount being surrendered (Current Rate); and

          C = the months remaining in the Guarantee Period of the amount being
surrendered.

LOANS--QUALIFIED CONTRACTS ONLY

     At any time before the Annuity Commencement Date and during the lifetime
of the Participant, the Owner of a Qualified Contract may request a loan from
the Company by filing with the Company a written request in such form and
containing such terms and conditions as the Company may require. Any such
request shall specify the amount of the loan and will be effective on the date
that it is received by the Company at its Annuity Mailing Address. For loans in
excess of $5,000 the signature of the Owner must be guaranteed by a member firm
of the New York, American, Boston, Midwest, Philadelphia or Pacific Stock
Exchange, or by a commercial bank (not a savings bank) which is a member of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or, in certain cases, by a member firm of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. which has entered into an
appropriate agreement with the Company. In some cases (for example, requests by
a corporation, partnership, agent or fiduciary) the Company may require
additional documentation of a customary nature.

     Loans will be secured by a security interest in the Contract. Loans are
subject to plan restrictions and applicable retirement plan legislation and
their taxation is determined under the federal income tax laws.

     The maximum loan amount is 80% of the value of the Participant's Account,
reduced by any prior outstanding loan and interest due thereon. The minimun loan
that may be made at any time is $1,000.

     The loan will result in the cancellation of Accumulation Units in the
particular Participant's Account with an aggregate value equal to the dollar
amount of the loan plus or minus, if applicable, any Market Value Adjustment.
Unless instructed to the contrary, the Company will cancel Fixed Accumulation
Units and Variable Accumulation Units of the particular Sub-Accounts in the same
proportion that the total value of Fixed Accumulation Units and Variable
Accumulation Units of the particular Sub-Accounts then credited to the
Participant's Account bear to the value of the Participant's Account at the end
of the Valuation Period during which the loan request is received by the Company
at its Annuity Service Mailing Address. An amount equal to the loan proceeds
will be placed in a loan account in the Company's Fixed Account where it will be
credited with interest, compounded annually, at a specified rate below the
then-current loan interest rate.

     Interest on loans will accrue daily at a rate established by the Company
and specified in the loan document, and will become due and payable on each Loan
Anniversary and whenever a loan repayment is made. Any unpaid interest will be
added to the principal amount of the loan and will result in a cancellation of
Accumulation Units in the Participant's Account in the same manner as described
above. Interest will accrue on the unpaid interest at the same rate and in the
same manner as on the principal amount of the loan.

     At any time while the Participant is living and prior to the Annuity
Commencement Date, all or part of any outstanding loan may be repaid. Repayment
will result in the purchase of Fixed Accumulation Units and Variable
Accumulation Units in accordance with the allocation factors for new Payments to
the Participant's Account in effect on the date of such loan repayment.

     A loan shall be repaid within five (5) years from the date of the loan,
unless the loan is being used to acquire, construct, reconstruct or
substantially rehabilitate a dwelling which is used or is to be used within a
reasonable period of time as the principal residence of the Participant or a
member of the Participant's family. In such event the loan shall be repaid
within ten (10) years.

DEATH BENEFIT

DEATH BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACT

     If the Participant dies while the Participant's Account is in effect and
before the Annuity Commencement Date, the Company, upon receipt of due proof of
death of the Participant, will pay a

death benefit to the Beneficiary in accordance with this "Death Benefit"
provision. If there is no designated Beneficiary living on the date of death of
the Participant, the Company will pay the death benefit upon receipt of due
proof of the death of both the Participant and the designated Beneficiary in one
sum to the estate of the Participant. If the death of the Participant occurs on
or after the Annuity Commencement Date, no death benefit will be payable under
the Contract except as may be provided under the form of annuity elected.

ELECTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION

     During the lifetime of the Participant and prior to the Annuity
Commencement Date, the Owner may elect to have the value of the Participant's
Account applied under one or more of the Annuity Options in accordance with the
Settlement Provisions to effect a Variable Annuity or a Fixed Annuity or a
combination of both for the Beneficiary as Payee after the death of the
Participant. This election may be made or subsequently revoked by filing with
the Company a written election or revocation of an election in such form as the
Company may require. Any election or revocation of an election of a method of
settlement of the death benefit by the Owner will become effective on the date
it is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address. If no
election of a method of settlement of the death benefit by the Owner is in
effect on the date of death of the Participant, the Beneficiary may elect (a) to
receive the death benefit in the form of a cash payment in which event the
Participant's Account will be cancelled; or (b) to have the value of the
Participant's Account applied under one or more of the Annuity Options in
accordance with the Settlement Provisions to effect, on the Annuity Commencement
Date determined in the section "Payment of Death Benefit" below, a Variable
Annuity or a Fixed Annuity or a combination of both for the Beneficiary as
Payee. This election may be made by filing with the Company a written election
in such form as the Company may require. Any written election of a method of
settlement of the death benefit by the Beneficiary will become effective on the
later of: (a) the date the election is received by the Company at its Annuity
Service Mailing Address; or (b) the date due proof of the death of the
Participant and any required release or consent from any inheritance taxing
authority, or surviving spouse, if applicable, is received by the Company at its
Annuity Service Mailing Address. If a written election by the Beneficiary is not
received by the Company within sixty (60) days following the date due proof of
the death of the Participant and any required release or consent is received by
the Company, the Beneficiary shall be deemed to have elected a cash payment as
of the last day of the sixty (60) day period.

PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFIT

     If the death benefit is to be paid in cash to the Beneficiary, payment
will be made within seven (7) days of the date the election becomes effective or
is deemed to become effective, except as the Company may be permitted to defer
any such payment of amounts derived from the Variable Account in accordance with
the Investment Company Act of 1940. If the death benefit is to be paid in one
sum to the estate of the deceased Participant, payment will be made within seven
(7) days of the date due proof of the death of the Participant and the
Beneficiary is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address.
If settlement under one or more of the Annuity Options is elected by the Owner,
the Annuity Commencement Date will be the first day of the second calendar month
following the date due proof of the death of the Participant and the
Beneficiary, if any, is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing
Address. If settlement under one or more of the Annuity Options is elected by
the Beneficiary, the Annuity Commencement Date will be the first day of the
second calendar month following the effective date of the election. The Owner or
Beneficiary, as applicable, may elect an Annuity Commencement Date later than
that specified above provided that such date is (a) the first day of a calendar
month, and (b) not later than the first day of the first month following the
85th birthday of the Beneficiary. If a later Annuity Commencement Date has been
elected and the Beneficiary dies before this later Annuity Commencement Date,
the Participant's Account's accumulated value will be paid in cash to the estate
or beneficiary, as appropriate of the Beneficary.

AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT

     The death benefit is equal to the greater of (a) the value of the
Participant's Account or (b) the sum of all Purchase Payments made with respect
to the Participant's Account, less the sum of all withdrawals and loans. If (b)
is operative, the Participant's Account value will be increased by the excess of
(b) over (a) and the amount of the increase will be allocated to the Fixed
Account and the Sub-Accounts based on the respective values of the Fixed Account
and the Sub-Accounts on the date the amount of the death benefit is determined.
The death benefit will be reduced by any unpaid Net Loan Interest.

     The Accumulation Unit values used in determining the amount of the death
benefit will be the values for the Valuation Period during which due proof of
the death of the Participant is received by the Company at its Annuity Service
Mailing Address if settlement is elected by the Owner under one or more of the
Annuity Options or, if no election by the Owner is in effect, either the values
for the Valuation Period during which an election by the Beneficiary either
becomes effective or is deemed effective, or the values for the Valuation Period
during which due proof of the death of both the Participant and the designated
Beneficiary is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address if
the amount of the death benefit is to be paid in one sum to the deceased
Participant's estate.

SETTLEMENT PROVISIONS

GENERAL

     On the Annuity Commencement Date, the adjusted value of the Participant's
Account as determined in accordance with the "Determination of Amount" provision
will be applied, as specified by the Owner with respect to the Participant,
under one or more of the Annuity Options provided in the Contract or under such
other settlement options as may be agreed to by the Company.


ELECTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION

     During the lifetime of the Participant and prior to the Annuity
Commencement Date, the Owner may elect to have the adjusted value of the
Accumulation Account applied on the Annuity Commencement Date under one or more
of the Annuity Options provided in the Contract. The Owner may also change any
election but any election or change of election must be effective at least
thirty (30) days prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. This election or change
of election may be made by filing with the Company a written election or change
of election in such form as the Company may require. Any such election or change
of election will become effective on the date it is received by the Company at
its Annuity Service Mailing Address. If no such election is in effect on the
30th day prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, the adjusted value of the
Participant's Account will be applied under Annuity Option B, for a Life Annuity
with 120 monthly payments certain.

     Any such election may specify the proportion of the adjusted value of the
Participant's Account to be applied to the Fixed Account and the various
Sub-Accounts. In the event the election does not so specify, then the portion of
the adjusted value of the Participant's Account to be applied to the Fixed
Account and the various Sub-Accounts will be determined on a pro rata basis from
the composition of the Participant's Account on the Annuity Commencement Date.

     The Annuity Options in the Contract may also be elected by the Owner or
the Beneficiary as provided in the section of the Contract entitled "Death
Benefit".

DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT

     The adjusted value of the Participant's Account to be applied to provide a
Variable Annuity or a Fixed Annuity or a combination of both, shall be equal to
the value of the Participant's Account for the Valuation Period which ends
immediately preceding the Annuity Commencement Date, minus the sum of any applicable
premium or similar tax, a proportionate amount of the Account Fee to reflect the time
elapsed between the last Account Anniversary and the day before the Annuity Commencement
Date, and any applicable withdrawal charge and/or unpaid Net Loan Interest and plus
or minus any applicable Market Value Adjustment.

EFFECT OF ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE ON PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT

     On the Annuity Commencement Date the Participant's Account will be
cancelled.

ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE

     The Annuity Commencement Date is set forth on the Certificate
Specifications Page. This date may be changed from time to time by the Owner,
provided that each change is effective at least thirty (30) days prior to the
then current Annuity Commencement Date and the new Annuity Commencement Date is
a date which is: (1) at least thirty (30) days after the effective date of the
change; (2) the first day of a month; and (3) not later than the first day of
the first month following the Participant's 85th birthday. Any change of the
Annuity Commencement Date may be made by filing with the Company a written
designation of a new Annuity Commencement Date in such form as the Company may
require. Any such change will become effective on the date the designation is
received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address.

     The Annuity Commencement Date may also be changed by an election of a
settlement option as provided in the section of the Contract entitled "Death
Benefit".

FIXED ANNUITY PAYMENTS

     The dollar amount of each fixed annuity payment shall be determined in
accordance with the Annuity Payment Rates found in the Contract which are based
on the minimum guaranteed interest rate of four percent (4%) per year or, if
more favorable to the Payee(s), in accordance with the Single Premium Immediate
Settlement Rates published by the Company and in use on the Annuity Commencement
Date.

VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENTS

     The dollar amount of the first variable annuity payment shall be
determined in accordance with the Annuity Payment Rates found in the Contract
which are based on an assumed interest rate of four percent (4%) per year.

     All variable annuity payments other than the first are determined by means
of Annuity Units credited to the Contract with respect to the particular Payee.
The number of Annuity Units to be credited in respect of a particular
Sub-Account is determined by dividing that portion of the first variable annuity
payment attributable to that Sub-Account by the Annuity Unit value of that
Sub-Account for the Valuation Period which ends immediately preceding the
Annuity Commencement Date. The number of Annuity Units of each particular
Sub-Account credited to the Contract with respect to the particular Payee then
remains fixed unless an exchange of Annuity Units is made pursuant to the
"Exchange of Annuity Units" section. The dollar amount of each variable annuity
payment after the first may increase, decrease or remain constant, and is equal
to the sum of the amounts determined by multiplying the number of Annuity Units
of a particular Sub-Account credited to the Contract with respect to the
particular Payee by the Annuity Unit value for the particular Sub-Account for
the Valuation Period which ends immediately preceding the due date of each
subsequent payment.

ANNUITY UNIT VALUE

     The Annuity Unit value for each Sub-Account was established at $10.00 for
the first Valuation Period of the particular Sub-Account. The Annuity Unit value
for the particular Sub-Account for any subsequent Valuation Period is determined
by multiplying the Annuity Unit value for the particular Sub-Account for the
immediately preceding Valuation Period by the Net Investment Factor for the
particular Sub-Account for the current Valuation Period and then multiplying
that product by a factor to neutralize the assumed interest rate of four percent
(4%) per year used to establish the Annuity Payment Rates found in the Contract.
The factor is 0.99989255 for a one day Valuation Period.

EXCHANGE OF VARIABLE ANNUITY UNITS

     After the Annuity Commencement Date the Payee may, by filing a written
request with the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address, exchange the
value of a designated number of Annuity Units of particular Sub-Accounts then
credited to the Contract with respect to the particular Payee into other Annuity
Units, the value of which would be such that the dollar amount of an annuity
payment made on the date of the exchange would be unaffected by the exchange. No
more than four (4) exchanges may be made within each Account Year.

     Exchanges may be made within the Variable Account only. Exchanges shall be
made using the Annuity Unit Values for the Valuation Period during which the
request for exchange is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing
Address.

ACCOUNT FEE

     After the Annuity Commencement Date an Account Fee will be deducted pro
rata from each annuity payment made during the year, as provided in the section
of the Contract entitled "Contract Values During Accumulation Period."

DESCRIPTION OF ANNUITY OPTIONS

     Annuity Options A, B and C are available to provide either a Fixed Annuity
or a Variable Annuity. Annuity Options D and E are available only to provide a
Fixed Annuity.

     Annuity Option A. Life Annuity: Monthly payments during the lifetime of
the Payee.

     Annuity Option B. Life Annuity with 60, 120, 180 or 240 Monthly Payments
Certain: Monthly payments during the lifetime of the Payee and in any event for
sixty (60), one hundred twenty (120), one hundred eighty (180), or two hundred
forty (240) months certain as elected.

     Annuity Option C. Joint and Survivor Annuity: Monthly payments payable
during the joint lifetime of the Payee and a designated second person and during
the lifetime of the survivor. During the lifetime of the survivor, variable
monthly payments, if any, will be determined using the percentage chosen at the
time of the election of this option of the number of each type of Annuity Unit
credited to the Contract with respect to the Payee. Fixed monthly payments, if
any, will be equal to the same percentage of the fixed monthly payment payable
during the joint lifetime of the Payee and the designated second person.

     Annuity Option D. Fixed Payments for a Specified Period Certain: Fixed
monthly payments for any specified period of time (at least five (5) years in
the case of a Non-Qualified Contract and at least three (3) years in the case of
a Qualified Contract, but not exceeding thirty (30) years in the case of both a
Qualified Contract and Non-Qualified Contract), as elected.

     Annuity Option E. Fixed Payments: The amount applied to provide fixed
payments in accordance with this Annuity Option will be held by the Company at
interest. Fixed payments will be made in such amounts and at such times (at
least over a period of five (5) years in the case of a Non-Qualified Contract)
as may be agreed upon with the Company and will continue until the amount held
by the Company with interest is exhausted. The final payment will be for the
balance remaining and may be less than the amount of each preceding payment.
Interest will be credited yearly on the amount remaining unpaid at a rate which
shall be determined by the Company from time to time but which shall not be less
than four percent (4%) per year compounded annually. The rate so determined
may be changed at any time and as often as may be determined by the Company,
provided, however, that the rate may not be reduced more frequently than once
during each calendar year.

AMOUNTS PAYABLE ON DEATH OF PAYEE

     In the event of the death of the Annuitant on or after the Annuity
Commencement Date, the Company will pay the Beneficiary any remaining payments
under any Annuity Option then in effect as they become due. If there is no
designated Beneficiary then living, the Company will pay the amount specified in
the Schedule below for any Annuity Option then in effect in one sum to the
deceased Annuitant's estate. Any Beneficiary who becomes entitled to any
remaining payments under any Annuity Option may elect to receive the amount
specified in the Schedule below for such option in one sum. In the event of the
death of a Beneficiary who has become entitled to receive any remaining payments
under any Annuity Option, the Company will pay the amount specified for such
option in the Schedule below in one sum to the deceased Beneficiary's estate.
All payments made in one sum by the Company as provided in this paragraph are
made in lieu of paying any remaining payments under any Annuity Option then in
effect.

        OPTION                              AMOUNT
        ------                              ------

          B    The discounted value of the remaining payments, if any, for the
               certain period.
          D    The discounted value of the remaining payments, if any, for the
               certain period.
          E    The unpaid balance of the proceeds and interest.

     In the case of Option B the discounted value will be based, for payments
being made on a variable basis, on interest compounded annually at the assumed
interest rate, and for payments being made on a fixed basis, at the interest
rate initially used in determining the amount of each payment. For Variable
Annuity payments this calculation will also be based on the assumptions that the
particular Annuity Unit values applicable to the remaining payments will be the
particular Annuity Unit values for the Valuation Period which ends on the day
before the date of the determination and that this value will remain unchanged
thereafter. In the case of Option D the discounted value will be based on the
interest rate initially used in determining the amount of each payment.

ANNUITY PAYMENT RATES

     This Contract contains unisex annuity payment rates for each option. The
Annuity Payment Rates below show, for each $1,000 applied, the dollar amount of
both (a) the first monthly Variable Annuity payment based on the assumed
interest rate of four percent (4%) and (b) the monthly Fixed Annuity payment,
when this payment is based on the minimum guaranteed interest rate of four
percent (4%) per year.

     The mortality table used in determining the Annuity Payment Rates for
Options A, B and C is the 1971 Individual Annuitant Mortality Table. In using
this mortality table, ages of Annuitants will be reduced by one year for Annuity
Commencement Dates occurring during the 1980's, reduced two years for Annuity
Commencement Dates occurring during the 1990's, and so on.

     The Annuity Payment Rates in the tables shown below already reflect rates
of mortality appropriate for Annuity Commencement Dates occurring during the
1980's. Thus, for Annuity Commencement Dates occurring during the 1980's the
term "Adjusted Age", as used in the table below, means actual age. "Adjusted
Age" shall mean actual age less one year for Annuity Commencement Dates
occurring during the 1990's, actual age less two years for Annuity Commencement
Dates occurring in the decade 2000-2009, and so on.

     Adjusted ages will be determined based on the actual age(s) of
Annuitant(s), in completed years and months, as of the Annuity Commencement
Date. The tables below show Annuity Payment Rates for exact Adjusted Ages; rates
for Adjusted Ages expressed in completed years and months will be based on
straight line interpolation between the appropriate Annuity Payment Rates.

     The dollar amount of annuity payment for any Adjusted Age or combination
of Adjusted Ages not shown below or for any other form of Annuity Option agreed
to by the Company will be quoted by the Company on request.

               AMOUNT OF FIRST MONTHLY ANNUITY PAYMENT PER $1,000
                               SINGLE LIFE ANNUITY

               OPTION A                       OPTION B
             LIFE ANNUITY         LIFE ANNUITY WITH PAYMENTS CERTAIN

  ADJUSTED                     60        120          180         240
    AGE                     PAYMENTS   PAYMENTS    PAYMENTS    PAYMENTS
     20          3.68         3.68      3.67         3.67        3.67
     25          3.77         3.77      3.77         3.76        3.76
     30          3.89         3.89      3.89         3.88        3.87
     35          4.04         4.04      4.04         4.02        4.01
     40          4.24         4.24      4.23         4.21        4.18
     45          4.50         4.49      4.47         4.43        4.38
     50          4.82         4.81      4.77         4.71        4.62
     55          5.25         5.22      5.15         5.04        4.90
     60          5.79         5.75      5.63         5.44        5.20
     65          6.52         6.45      6.23         5.91        5.51
     70          7.58         7.43      7.01         6.42        5.77
     75          9.14         8.80      7.93         6.88        5.93
     80         11.49        10.65      8.86         7.18        5.99
     85         15.11        12.95      9.56         7.30        6.00

                                    OPTION C

                           JOINT AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY*

                                    ADJUSTED AGE OF SURVIVOR
     ADJUSTED AGE    --------------------------------------------------
       OF PAYEE       55         60         65          70         75
       --------
         55          5.00       5.22       5.46       5.73        6.03
         60          5.22       5.48       5.77       6.10        6.46
         65          5.46       5.77       6.12       6.53        6.99
         70          5.73       6.10       6.53       7.04        7.63
         75          6.03       6.46       6.99       7.63        8.40

                                    OPTION D

                 FIXED PAYMENTS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD CERTAIN

        YEARS       AMOUNT      YEARS      AMOUNT     YEARS      AMOUNT
          3          29.40       13         8.17        22        5.64
          4          22.47       14         7.72        23        5.49
          5          18.32       15         7.34        24        5.35
          6          15.56       16         7.00        25        5.22
          7          13.59       17         6.71        26        5.10
          8          12.12       18         6.44        27        5.00
          9          10.97       19         6.21        28        4.90
         10          10.06       20         6.00        29        4.80
         11           9.31       21         5.81        30        4.72
         12           8.69

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* Table Based on Assumed Election of Joint and Two-Thirds Survivor Annuity.

OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS

OWNER

     The Contract shall belong to the Owner. All Contract rights and privileges
may be exercised by the Owner without the consent of the Participant or the
Beneficiary or any other person, except as the Owner may have provided under the
Plan or other appropriate documents. Such rights and privileges may be
exercised, with respect to a particular Participant, only during the lifetime of
the Participant and prior to the Participant's Annuity Commencement Date, except
as otherwise provided in the Contract. Each Participant becomes the Payee on and
after the Annuity Commencement Date. The Beneficiary becomes the Payee on the
death of the Participant.

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

     Ownership of a Qualified Contract may not be transferred except to: (1)
the Participant or Beneficiary; (2) a trustee or successor trustee of a pension
or profit sharing trust which is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal
Revenue Code; (3) the employer of the Participant provided that the Qualified
Contract after transfer is maintained under the terms of a retirement plan
qualified under Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for the benefit of
the Participant; (4) the trustee of an individual retirement account plan
qualified under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code; or (5) as otherwise
permitted from time to time by laws and regulations governing the retirement,
deferred compensation or other programs for which a Qualified Contract may be
issued. Subject to the foregoing, a Qualified Contract may not be sold,
assigned, transferred, discounted or pledged as collateral for a loan or as
security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose to any
person other than the Company.

     The Owner of a Non-Qualified Contract may change the ownership of the
Contract during the lifetime of any Participant and prior to the last remaining
Participant's Annuity Commencement Date.

     A change of ownership will not be binding upon the Company until written
notification is received by the Company at its Annuity Service Mailing Address.
When is it so received, the change will be effective as of the date on which the
request for change was signed by the Owner, but the change will be without
prejudice to the Company on account of any payment made or any aciton taken by
the Company prior to receiving the change. The Company may require that the
signature of the Owner be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York, American,
Boston, Midwest, Philadelphia or Pacific Stock Exchange, or by a commerical bank
(not a savings bank) which is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or, in certain cases, by a member firm of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. which has entered into an appropriate agreement with
the Company.

VOTING OF FUND SHARES

     The Company will vote Fund shares held by the Sub-Accounts at meetings of
shareholders of the Fund(s), but will follow voting instructions received at
least one day prior to each such meeting from persons having the right to give
voting instructions. The Owner is the person having the right to give voting
instructions prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. On or after the Annuity
Commencement Date the Payee is the person having such voting rights. Any shares
attributable to the Company and Fund shares for which no timely voting
instructions are received will be voted by the Company in the same proportion as
the shares for which instructions are received from persons having such voting
rights.

     Neither the Variable Account nor the Company is under any duty to provide
information concerning the voting instruction rights of persons who may have
such rights under Plans, other than rights afforded by the Investment Company
Act of 1940, nor any duty to inquire as to the instructions received or the
authority of Owners or others to instruct the voting of Fund shares. Except as
the Variable Account or the Company has actual knowledge to the contrary, the
instructions given by Owners and Payees will be valid as they affect the
Variable Account, the Company and any others having voting instruction rights
with respect to the Variable Account.

     All Fund proxy material, together with an appropriate form to be used to
give voting instructions, will be provided to each Owner and each Payee having
the right to give voting instructions at least ten (10) days prior to each
meeting of the shareholders of the particular Fund. The number of particular
Fund shares as to which each such person is entitled to give instructions will
be determined by the Company on a date not more than ninety (90) days prior to
each such meeting. Prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, the number of
particular Fund shares as to which voting instructions may be given to the
Company is determined by dividing the value of all of the Variable Accumulation
Units of the particular Sub-Account credited to the Contract's Accumulation
Account by the net asset value of one particular Fund share as of the same date.
On or after the Annuity Commencement Date, the number of particular Fund shares
as to which such instructions may be given by a Payee is determined by dividing
the reserve held by the Company in the particular Sub-Account for the Contract
with respect to the particular Payee by the net asset value of the particular
Fund share as of the same date.

PERIODIC REPORTS

     The Company will send the Owner and the Participant, at least once during
each year, a statement showing the number, type and value of the Accumulation
Units or Annuity Units credited to the Contract or the Participant's Account, as
the case may be, which statement shall be accurate as of a date not more than
two (2) months previous to the date of mailing. In addition, every person having
voting rights will receive such reports or prospectuses concerning the Variable
Account and the particular Fund(s) as may be required by the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and the Securities Act of 1933. The Company will also send such
statements reflecting transactions in the Contract's Accumulation Account and
each Participant's Account as may be required by applicable laws, rules and
regulations.

BENEFICIARY PROVISION

DESIGNATION AND CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY

     The Beneficiary designation contained in a Participant Enrollment Form
will remain in effect until changed. The interest of any Beneficiary is subject
to the particular Beneficiary surviving the Participant.

     Subject to the rights of an irrevocably designated Beneficiary, the Owner
may change or revoke the designation of a Beneficiary at any time while the
Participant is living by filing with the Company a written beneficiary
designation or revocation in such form as the Company may require. The change or
revocation will not be binding upon the Company until it is received at the
Annuity Service Mailing Address. When it is so received the change or revocation
will be effective as of the date on which the beneficiary designation or
revocation was signed, but the change or revocation will be without prejudice to
the Company on account of any payment made or any action taken by the Company
prior to receiving the change or revocation.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

AGE

     If any date of birth has been misstated in the Participant Enrollment
Form, or elsewhere, the amounts payable pursuant to the Contract will be the
amounts which would have been provided using the correct age. Any deficiency in
the payments already made by the Company shall be paid immediately and any
excess in the payments already made by the Company shall be charged against the
benefits falling due after adjustment.


CONTRACT

     The Contract is issued in consideration of the Application and payment of
the first Purchase Payment. The Contract and the Application, a copy of which is
attached, constitute the entire Contract. All statements made in the Application
will, in the absence of fraud, be deemed representations and not warranties, and
no statement will void the Contract or be used in defense to a claim under the
Contract unless it is contained in the Application and a copy of the Application
is attached at issue. Only the President, a Vice President, the Actuary or the
Secretary of the Company has authority to agree on behalf of the Company to any
alteration of the Contract or to any waiver of the rights or requirements of the
Company.

CURRENCY

     All amounts due under the Contract are payable in United States Dollars,
lawful money of the United States of America.

DETERMINATION OF VALUES

     The method of determination by the Company of the Net Investment Factor
and the number and value of Accumulation Units and Annuity Units shall be
conclusive upon the Owner, the Participant, any Payee and any Beneficiary.

DISCONTINUANCE OF NEW PARTICIPANTS

     The Company, by giving thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the
Owner, may limit or discontinue the acceptance of new Participant Enrollment
Forms under this Contract. Such limitation or discontinuance shall have no
effect on rights or benefits with respect to any Participant Account established
prior to the effective date of such limitation or discontinuance.

GUARANTEES

     Subject to the Net Investment Factor provision, the Company guarantees
that the dollar amount of Variable Annuity payments made during the lifetime of
the Payee(s) will not be adversely affected by the actual mortality experience
of the Company or by the actual expenses incurred by the Company in excess of
the expense deductions provided for in this and other Contracts providing
benefits which vary in accordance with the investment performance of the
Sub-Accounts.

INCONTESTABILITY

     This Contract is incontestable.

MODIFICATION

     Upon notice to the Owner, or the Payee(s) during the annuity period, the
Contract may be modified by the Company, but only if such modification: (i) is
necessary to make the Contract or the Variable Account comply with any law or
regulation issued by a governmental agency to which the Company or the Variable
Account is subject or; (ii) is necessary to assure continued qualification of
the Contract under Internal Revenue Code or other federal or state laws relating
to retirement annuities or annuity contracts or; (iii) is necessary to reflect a
change in the operation of the Variable Account or the Sub-Account(s); or (iv)
provides additional Variable Account and/or fixed accumulation options. In the
event of any such modification, the Company may make appropriate endorsement in
this Contract to reflect the modification.

     In addition, upon notice to the Owner the Contract may be modified by the
Company to change the withdrawal charges, Account Fees, mortality and expense
risk charges, the tables used in determining the amount of the first monthly
Variable Annuity and Fixed Annuity payments and the formula used to calculate
the Market Value Adjustment provided that such modification shall apply only
to Participant Accounts established after the effective date of any such
modification. The Company shall provide the Owner with sixty (60) days' prior
written notice of any such modification. All of the charges and the annuity
tables which are provided in the Contract prior to any such modification
will remain in effect permanently, unless improved by the Company, with
respect to Participant Accounts established prior to the effective date of
such modification.

NONPARTICIPATING

     The Contract is nonparticipating and will not share in any surplus
earnings of the Company.

PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY

     All sums payable by the Company pursuant to the Contract are payable only
at its Executive Office or such other place as may be designated by the Company.
The Company may require surrender of the Contract upon final payment of all sums
payable by the Company pursuant to the Contract.

PROOF OF AGE

     The Company shall have the right to require evidence of the age of any
Payee under Annuity Options A, B and C prior to the Annuity Commencement Date.

SPLITTING UNITS

     The Company reserves the right to split or combine the value of the
Variable Accumulation Units, Fixed Accumulation Units, Annuity Units or any of
them. In effecting any such change of unit values, strict equity will be
preserved and any change will have no material effect on the benefits or other
provisions of this Contract.

QUALIFIED PLAN PROVISIONS

(1) Special Provisions applicable to Individual Retirement Annuities, Simplified
Employee Pension Individual Retirement Annuities, Terminal Funding Annuities and
Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuities.

     The following special provisions shall apply and take precedence over
contrary Contract provisions if the Application for this Contract indicates it
is a Qualified Contract to be issued; (a) as an Individual Retirement Annuity
under Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) as a Simplified Employee
Pension Individual Retirement Annuity under Section 408(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code; (c) as a "Terminal Funding" Annuity; or (d) as a Tax Sheltered
Annuity under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code:

          (a) The Owner and Annuitant of this Contract is the participant in
     the applicable retirement plan.

          (b) The Annuitant's entire interest in this Contract is nonforfeitable.

          (c) This Contract is amended as follows:

               (i) Any payments under Annuity Option A, if applicable, shall
          be measured only by the life of the Annuitant.

               (ii) Any payments under Annuity Option B, if applicable, shall
          be made only to the Annuitant and Beneficiary of the Annuitant and
          the guaranteed period of payment shall not exceed the life
          expectancy of the Annuitant at the time the first payment is due.

(2) Special Provisions applicable to Individual Retirement Annuities and
Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Annuities.

     The following provisions shall apply, in addition to those previously set
forth herein, and shall take precedence over contrary Contract provisions, if
the Application for this Contract indicates this Contract is to be issued as an
Individual Retirement Annuity under Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,
or as a Simplified Employee Pension Individual Retirement Annuity under Section
408(k) of the Internal Revenue Code:

          (a) Except in the case of a rollover contribution (Internal Revenue
      Code Section 408(d)(3)) the total annual Purchase Payments will not exceed
      the dollar limitation for an Individual Retirement Annuity or a Simplified
      Employee Pension Individual Retirement Annuity. For an Individual
      Retirement Annuity, such dollar limitation shall not exceed an amount
      equal to 100% of the compensation includable in an Annuitant's gross
      income for any taxable year or $2,000, whichever is less, or the then
      applicable limitation. For a Simplified Employee Pension Individual
      Retirement Annuity, such dollar limitation shall not exceed an amount
      equal to 15% of the compensation (not to exceed $200,000) includable in an
      Annuitant's gross income for any taxable year or $30,000, whichever is
      less, or the then applicable limitation. In the case of a self-employed
      individual participating in these plans, the term "compensation" means
      earned income as defined in Section 401(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue
      Code.

          (b) The Annuity Commencement Date shall be no later than April 1 of
      the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Annuitant
      attains age 70 1/2.

          (c) Except in the case of the Annuitant's death or disability (as
      defined in Section 72(m) of the Internal Revenue Code) or attainment of
      age 59 1/2, before the Company makes any payment under the terms of this
      Contract, the Annuitant must furnish the Company with a declaration of the
      Annuitant's intention as to the disposition of the amount to be paid.

          (d) The entire interest of the Annuitant will be distributed to the
      Annuitant or will begin to be distributed not later than April 1 of the
      calendar year following the calendar year in which the Annuitant attains
      age 70 1/2, over the life of such Annuitant or the lives of such Annuitant
      and the Annuitant's Beneficiary, in equal or substantially equal amounts,
      or a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of such Annuitant and
      the Annuitant's Beneficiary, in equal or substantially equal amounts.
      However, if the Joint and Survivor Annuity, as described in the Contract,
      is elected, such substantially equal payments will be reduced by the
      appropriate percentage at the death of the first spouse.

          (e) If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the Annuity
      Commencement Date, the Death Benefit shall be distributed to the
      Beneficiary within five (5) years after the Annuitant's death, except to
      the extent that a Beneficiary elects to receive an Annuity Option in
      accordance with (i) or (ii) below:

               (i) Payments to the Beneficiary must commence under either
            Annuity Option A, B or D no later than one (1) year after the
            Annuitant's death (or such later date as the Secretary of the
            Treasury may prescribe by reguations) and be made over the life of
            the Beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life
            expectancy of such Beneficiary.

               (ii) If the Beneficiary is the surviving spouse, the date
            payments are required to commence in accordance with (i) above shall
            not be earlier than the date on which the Annuitant would have
            attained age 70 1/2, and if the spouse dies before payments
            commence, subsequent payments shall be made as if the spouse had
            been the Annuitant.

     If the death of the Annuitant occurs on or after the Annuity Commencement
Date, the Company will pay the Beneficiary any remaining payments under any
Annuity Option then in effect as they become due.

(3) Special Provisions applicable to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a),
401(k) and 403(a) pension and profit sharing plans.

     The following special provisions shall apply and shall take precedence
over contrary Contract provisions, if the Application for this Contract is to be
issued in connection with a retirement plan qualified under Section 401 or
Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code:

          (a) The Annuitant shall be the applicable participant under the plan
      and the Owner of the Contract shall be the Trustee of the plan (or, with
      respect to Section 403(a) plans, the employer or the Annuitant).

          (b) If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the Annuity
      Commencement Date, the Death Benefit shall be paid to the trustee of the
      plan (or, with respect to Section 403(a) plans, to the employer) to be
      disposed of in accordance with the terms thereof. If the trustee of the
      plan is the First National Bank of Boston ("Bank of Boston"), Bank of
      Boston shall pay the Death Benefit to the Annuitant's designated
      beneficiary at the direction of the employer or the plan administrator.

          (c) An annuity shall be paid under Annuity Option C, with the
      continuing benefit of the Annuitant's spouse established at fifty percent
      (50%), unless the trustee or the plan administrator directs the Company to
      provide an annuity under such other settlement option as may be agreed to
      by the Company.

          (d) To the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the benefits,
      payments or proceeds of the Contract shall be subject to any claim or
      legal process by a creditor of the Annuitant or of the Beneficiary or in
      any way alienated, commuted or assigned by the Annuitant or by the
      Beneficiary.

          (e) The Annuity Commencement Date shall be no later than April 1 of
      the calendar year following the later of the calendar year in which the
      Annuitant attains age 70 1/2 or, in the case of an Annuitant other than a
      five (5) percent owner, the calendar year in which the Annuitant retires.

          (f) The entire interest of the Annuitant will be distributed to the
      Annuitant or will begin to be distributed, not later than the Annuity
      Commencement Date required by the preceding paragraph, over the life of
      such Annuitant or the lives of such Annuitant and the Annuitant's
      Beneficiary, in equal or substantially equal amounts, or a period not
      extending beyond the life expectancy of such Annuitant and the Annuitant's
      Beneficiary, in equal or substantially equal amounts. However, if the
      Joint and Survivor Annuity, as described in the Contract, is elected, such
      substantially equal payments will be reduced by the appropriate percentage
      at the death of the first spouse.

          (g) If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the Annuity
      Commencement Date, the Death Benefit shall be distributed to the
      Beneficiary within five (5) years after the Annuitant's death, except to
      the extent that a Beneficiary elects to receive an Annuity Option in
      accordance with (i) or (ii) below:

               (i) Payments to the Beneficiary must commence under Annuity
            Option A, B or D no later than one (1) year after the Annuitant's
            death (or such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may
            prescribe by regulations) and be made over the life of the
            Beneficiary or over a period of not extending beyond the life
            expectancy of such Beneficiary.

               (ii) If the Beneficiary is the surviving spouse, the date
            payments are required to commence in accordance with (i) above shall
            not be earlier than the date on which the Annuitant would have
            attained age 70 1/2, and if the spouse dies before payments
            commence, subsequent payments shall be made as if the spouse had
            been the Annuitant.

If the death of the Annuitant occurs on or after the Annuity Commencement Date,
the Company will pay the Beneficiary any remaining payments under any Annuity
Option then in effect as they become due.

(4) Special Provisions applicable to Terminal Funding Annuitites.

     In addition to the special provisions previously set forth, if the
Contract was purchased by a trustee/custodian and distributed to an individual
as a "Terminal Funding" Annuity, in the event of a partial withdrawal of the
Contract's Accumulation Account Value, redeposits will not be permitted.

(5) The words "life expectancy" as used above shall mean expectation of life as
determined according to the individual mortality tables in use by the Company as
of the date on which the first annuity payment is due.

(6) All of the foregoing provisions are irrevocable unless this Contract is
amended from time to time as required to reflect any change in the Internal
Revenue Code, Internal Revenue Service regulations, published revenue rulings or
applicable case law.

NON-QUALIFIED PLAN PROVISIONS

     The following special provisions shall apply and take precedence over
contrary Contract provisions if this Contract is a Non-Qualified Contract:

          (1) If the Participant or other holder of a Certificate dies on or
      after the Annuity Commencement Date and before the entire interest in such
      Certificate has been distributed, the remaining portion of such interest
      must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of
      distribution being used on the date of such Annuitant's or other holder's
      death, unless a different method of distribution is permitted under
      Section 72(s) of the Internal Revenue Code.

          (2) If the Participant or other holder of a Certificate dies before
      the Annuity Commencement Date, the entire interest in such Certificate
      must be distributed within five (5) years after the death of such
      Participant or other holder, unless a different method of distribution is
      permitted under Section 72(s) of the Internal Revenue Code.






 
 

 

SUNLIFE
OF CANADA (U.S.)
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada


EXECUTIVE OFFICE:             HOME OFFICE:           ANNUITY SERVICE MAILING ADDRESS
One Sun Life Executive Park   Wilmington, Delaware   Sun Life Annuity Service Center
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02181                 P.0. Box 1024
                                                     Boston, Massachusetts 02103











FLEXIBLE PAYMENT DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACT
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
NONPARTICIPATING





ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT
EXPERIENCE OF A VARIABLE ACCOUNT ARE VARIABLE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO
DOLLAR AMOUNT


CONT/CG-86

                                                                          SL 315

 
 

 

SUNLIFE
OF CANADA (U.S.)
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada


EXECUTIVE OFFICE:               HOME OFFICE:         SUN LIFE ANNUITY SERVICE CENTER
One Sun Life Executive Park     Wilmington, Delaware P.0. Box 1024
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02181                 Boston, Massachusetts 02102-9933






C[LOGO]OMPASS-G-TM-






     This is the Certificate which evidences the interest of the Participant
named in the attached Certificate Specifications page in the Combination
Fixed/Variable Group Annuity Contract ("Contract") issued by Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada (U.S.) ("the Company"). This Certificate is not a contract but
you should keep it and the documents that the Company has attached to it in a
safe place, so that you can refer to them when you need to. You will want to
file with it any notices which are sent to you about the Contract. If you have
any questions, contact the Owner of the Contract at the above address.

     Attached to this Certificate is a copy of the Contract which has been
issued to the Owner. Also attached is a copy of the Participant Enrollment Form
and the Certificate Specifications page applicable to this Certificate.

     Subject to the provisions of the Contract, the Company will pay the
benefits described therein to the person(s) entitled to them.


 /s/ Donald A. Stewart                          /s/ Margaret Sears Mead

     Donald A. Stewart                              Margaret Sears Mead
     President                                      Secretary





CERTIFICATE FOR
COMBINATION FIXED/VARIABLE GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACT
ISSUED BY
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)


ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT
EXPERIENCE OF A VARIABLE ACCOUNT ARE VARIABLE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO
DOLLAR AMOUNT



CERT/CG-86                                                      SL 312 Rev. 5/96