424(b)(3)
333-155348
MONY Life Insurance Company of America
SUPPLEMENT DATED AUGUST 27, 2010 TO THE CURRENT PROSPECTUSES FOR
MONY VARIABLE ANNUITY
MONY CUSTOM MASTER
THE MONYMASTER
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This Supplement updates certain information in the most recent prospectus and
statement of additional information you received and in any supplements to that
prospectus and statement of additional information (collectively, the
"Prospectus"). You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the
Prospectus and retain it for future reference. Unless otherwise indicated, all
other information included in the Prospectus remains unchanged. The terms and
section headings we use in this Supplement have the same meaning as in the
Prospectus. We will send you another copy of any prospectus or supplement
without charge upon request. Please contact the customer service group
referenced in the Prospectus.
The purpose of this Supplement is to provide you with information regarding
certain changes to the Prospectus. As applicable to your contract please, note
the following changes described below.
CHANGES TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS
Effective August 1, 2010, under "Distribution of the Contracts," the seventh
paragraph is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The Distributors receive 12b-1 fees from affiliated portfolios for providing
certain distribution and/or shareholder support services. The Distributors
or their affiliates may also receive payments from the advisers of the
Portfolios or their affiliates to help defray expenses for sales meetings or
seminar sponsorships that may relate to the contracts and/or the advisers'
respective portfolios.
The Company and its affiliates may directly or indirectly receive payments
from certain unaffiliated portfolios, their advisers, sub-advisers,
distributors or affiliates thereof, for providing certain administrative,
marketing, distribution and/or shareholder support services. The Company and
its affiliates may receive the following types of payments:
12B-1 FEES. The Company indirectly receives 12b-1 fees from certain
unaffiliated portfolios that range from 0.10% to 0.25% of the average
daily assets of the Portfolios that are attributable to the contracts and
certain other variable life and annuity contracts that our affiliates and
we issue.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FEES. The Company also receives administrative
services fees from the adviser, sub-advisers, administrator or distributor
(or affiliates thereof) of certain unaffiliated portfolios. The fees paid
to the Company range from 0% to 0.35% of the assets of the unaffiliated
portfolios attributable to the contract and to certain other variable life
and annuity contracts that our affiliates and we issue.
CHANGES TO THE UIF GLOBAL VALUE EQUITY PORTFOLIO (FOR MONY VARIABLE ANNUITY
ONLY)
A. SUBACCOUNT NAME CHANGE
Effective June 1, 2010, the name of UIF Global Value Equity Portfolio was
changed. The new name of the subaccount is Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global
Value Equity Portfolio. Accordingly, all references to the corresponding
subaccount are hereby replaced in the Prospectus.
B. SUBACCOUNT SUB-ADVISER CHANGE
Effective June 1, 2010, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (sub-advised by Invesco
Asset Management Limited) replaced Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Inc. (sub-advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited) as
sub-adviser to the Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Portfolio.
Accordingly, all references to Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
(sub-advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited) are hereby
deleted from the Prospectus.
CO-DISTRIBUTED BY AFFILIATES AXA ADVISORS, LLC AND AXA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, 1290
AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY 10104.
COPYRIGHT 2010 AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
MONY Life Insurance Company of America
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
212-554-1234
MONY-01-10 (8/10) Catalog No. 145397 (8/10)
MONY VA, Custom Master, MONYMaster IF (SAR) x03273