PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                                 A Prudential Financial Company
                                        751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3777

 PRUDENTIAL PREMIER(R) RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY X SERIES/SM/ ("X SERIES")
 PRUDENTIAL PREMIER(R) RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY B SERIES/SM/ ("B SERIES")
 PRUDENTIAL PREMIER(R) RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY L SERIES/SM/ ("L SERIES")
 PRUDENTIAL PREMIER(R) RETIREMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY C SERIES/SM/ ("C SERIES")

 FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED ANNUITIES
 PROSPECTUS: MAY 1, 2010 AS AMENDED, JANUARY 24, 2011

 This prospectus describes four different flexible premium deferred annuity
 classes offered by Pruco Life Insurance Company ("Pruco Life", "we", "our", or
 "us"). For convenience in this prospectus, we sometimes refer to each of these
 annuity contracts as an "Annuity", and to the annuity contracts collectively
 as the "Annuities." We also sometimes refer to each class by its specific name
 (e.g., the "B Series"). Each Annuity may be offered as an individual annuity
 contract or as an interest in a group annuity. Each Annuity has different
 features and benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your financial
 situation, your age and how you intend to use the Annuity. There are
 differences among the Annuities that are discussed throughout the prospectus
 and summarized in Appendix B entitled "Selecting the Variable Annuity That's
 Right for You". Financial Professionals may be compensated for the sale of
 each Annuity. Selling broker-dealer firms through which each Annuity is sold
 may decline to make available to their customers certain of the optional
 features and Investment Options offered generally under the Annuity or may
 impose restrictions (e.g., a lower maximum issue age for certain Annuities
 and/or optional benefits). Selling broker-dealer firms may not offer all the
 Annuities and/or benefits described in this prospectus. Please speak to your
 Financial Professional for further details. EACH ANNUITY OR CERTAIN OF ITS
 INVESTMENT OPTIONS AND/OR FEATURES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES. Certain
 terms are capitalized in this prospectus. Those terms are either defined in
 the Glossary of Terms or in the context of the particular section. BECAUSE THE
 X SERIES ANNUITY GRANTS PURCHASE CREDITS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PURCHASE
 PAYMENTS YOU MAKE, THE EXPENSES OF THE X SERIES ANNUITY ARE HIGHER THAN
 EXPENSES FOR AN ANNUITY WITHOUT A PURCHASE CREDIT. IN ADDITION, THE AMOUNT OF
 THE PURCHASE CREDITS THAT YOU RECEIVE UNDER THE X SERIES ANNUITY MAY BE MORE
 THAN OFFSET BY THE ADDITIONAL FEES AND CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE
 CREDIT.

 THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
 The Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account is a Separate Account
 of Pruco Life, and is the investment vehicle in which your Purchase Payments
 invested in the Sub-accounts are held. Each Sub-account of the Pruco Life
 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account invests in an underlying mutual fund
 - see the following page for a complete list of the Sub-accounts. Currently,
 portfolios of Advanced Series Trust and Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance
 Products Trust are being offered.

 PLEASE READ THIS PROSPECTUS
 THIS PROSPECTUS SETS FORTH INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUITIES THAT YOU OUGHT TO
 KNOW BEFORE INVESTING. PLEASE READ THIS PROSPECTUS AND THE CURRENT PROSPECTUS
 FOR THE UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUNDS. KEEP THEM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. If you are
 purchasing one of the Annuities as a replacement for an existing variable
 annuity or variable life coverage, or a fixed insurance policy, you should
 consider any surrender or penalty charges you may incur and any benefits you
 may also be forfeiting when replacing your existing coverage and that this
 Annuity may be subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge if you elect to
 surrender the Annuity or take a partial withdrawal. You should consider your
 need to access the Annuity's Account Value and whether the Annuity's liquidity
 features will satisfy that need. Please note that if you are investing in this
 Annuity through a tax-advantaged retirement plan (such as an Individual
 Retirement Account or 401(k) plan), you will get no additional tax advantage
 through the Annuity itself.

 AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 We have also filed a Statement of Additional Information dated the same date
 as this prospectus that is available from us, without charge, upon your
 request. The contents of the Statement of Additional Information are described
 at the end of this prospectus - see Table of Contents. The Statement of
 Additional Information is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This
 prospectus is part of the registration statement we filed with the SEC
 regarding this offering. Additional information on us and this offering is
 available in the registration statement and the exhibits thereto. You may
 review and obtain copies of these materials at no cost to you by contacting
 us. These documents, as well as documents incorporated by reference, may also
 be obtained through the SEC's Internet Website (www.sec.gov) for this
 registration statement as well as for other registrants that file
 electronically with the SEC.

 THESE ANNUITIES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR ISSUED, GUARANTEED OR
 ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK, ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT,
 THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC), THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR
 ANY OTHER AGENCY. AN INVESTMENT IN AN ANNUITY INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISKS,
 INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF VALUE, EVEN WITH RESPECT TO AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO
 THE AST MONEY MARKET SUB-ACCOUNT.

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 THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
 EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION
 OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF
 THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 PRUDENTIAL, PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES AND THE ROCK LOGO ARE
 SERVICEMARKS OF THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA AND ITS
 AFFILIATES. OTHER PROPRIETARY PRUDENTIAL MARKS MAY BE DESIGNATED AS SUCH
 THROUGH USE OF THE /SM/ OR (R) SYMBOLS.
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     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: 1-888-PRU-2888 OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT
                      HTTP://WWW.PRUDENTIALANNUITIES.COM

              Prospectus dated: May 1,   Statement of Additional
              2010 as amended, January        Information dated:
              24, 2011                               May 1, 2010

 PLEASE SEE OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR IRA, ROTH IRA AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
           STATEMENTS ATTACHED TO THE BACK COVER OF THIS PROSPECTUS.



                          VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS

      (CERTAIN INVESTMENT OPTIONS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE WITH YOUR ANNUITY)
 ADVANCED SERIES TRUST
   AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio
   AST AllianceBernstein Core Value Portfolio
   AST AllianceBernstein Growth & Income Portfolio
   AST American Century Income & Growth Portfolio
   AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST BlackRock Value Portfolio
   AST Bond Portfolio 2017
   AST Bond Portfolio 2018
   AST Bond Portfolio 2019
   AST Bond Portfolio 2020
   AST Bond Portfolio 2021
   AST Bond Portfolio 2022
   AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST CLS Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST CLS Moderate Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio
   AST Federated Aggressive Growth Portfolio
   AST FI Pyramis(R) Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST First Trust Balanced Target Portfolio
   AST First Trust Capital Appreciation Target Portfolio
   AST Global Real Estate Portfolio
   AST Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth Portfolio
   AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
   AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio
   AST High Yield Portfolio
   AST Horizon Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST Horizon Moderate Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST International Growth Portfolio
   AST International Value Portfolio
   AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
   AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
   AST Jennison Large-Cap Value Portfolio
   AST JPMorgan International Equity Portfolio
   AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio
   AST Large-Cap Value Portfolio
   AST Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture Portfolio
   AST Marsico Capital Growth Portfolio
   AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio
   AST MFS Growth Portfolio
   AST Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
   AST Money Market Portfolio
   AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio
   AST Neuberger Berman Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
   AST Neuberger Berman Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
   AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
   AST PIMCO Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
   AST PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio
   AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio
   AST Schroders Multi-Asset World Strategies Portfolio
   AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio
   AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
   AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio
   AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond Portfolio
   AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
   AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio
   AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio

 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST
   Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund



                                   CONTENTS


                                                                              

GLOSSARY OF TERMS...............................................................  1

SUMMARY OF CONTRACT FEES AND CHARGES............................................  3

EXPENSE EXAMPLES................................................................ 11

SUMMARY......................................................................... 12

INVESTMENT OPTIONS.............................................................. 15

 VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS.................................................... 15
 MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT OPTIONS................................................ 27
 RATES FOR MVA OPTIONS.......................................................... 27
 MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT........................................................ 27
 LONG-TERM MVA OPTIONS.......................................................... 28
 DCA MVA OPTIONS................................................................ 28
 GUARANTEE PERIOD TERMINATION................................................... 28

FEES, CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS.................................................... 30

 MVA OPTION CHARGES............................................................. 31
 ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTION CHARGES................................................. 32
 EXCEPTIONS/REDUCTIONS TO FEES AND CHARGES...................................... 32

PURCHASING YOUR ANNUITY......................................................... 33

 REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING THE ANNUITY........................................ 33
 PURCHASE CREDITS UNDER THE X SERIES............................................ 34
 DESIGNATION OF OWNER, ANNUITANT, AND BENEFICIARY............................... 34
 RIGHT TO CANCEL................................................................ 36
 SCHEDULED PAYMENTS DIRECTLY FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT............................... 36
 SALARY REDUCTION PROGRAMS...................................................... 36

MANAGING YOUR ANNUITY........................................................... 37

 CHANGE OF OWNER, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS........................ 37

MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNT VALUE..................................................... 38

 DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAMS................................................. 38
 6 OR 12 MONTH DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM.................................... 38
 AUTOMATIC REBALANCING PROGRAMS................................................. 39
 FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL PERMISSION TO FORWARD TRANSACTION INSTRUCTIONS.......... 39
 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN INVESTMENT OPTIONS........................... 40

ACCESS TO ACCOUNT VALUE......................................................... 42

 TYPES OF DISTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU........................................ 42
 TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS............................................. 42
 FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNTS........................................................ 42
 SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS FROM MY ANNUITY DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD.......... 43
 SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS UNDER SECTIONS 72(t)/72(q) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 43
 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS................................................. 43

SURRENDERS...................................................................... 45

 SURRENDER VALUE................................................................ 45
 MEDICALLY-RELATED SURRENDERS................................................... 45

ANNUITY OPTIONS................................................................. 46

 CHOOSING THE ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTION............................................ 47

LIVING BENEFITS................................................................. 48

 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME/SM/ INCOME (HDI/SM/).................................... 49
 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR/SM/
   (HDI with LIA/SM/)........................................................... 59
 SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME/SM/ INCOME (SHDI/SM/)........................... 63
 GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION/SM/ PLUS II (GRO PLUS II)............................. 71
 HIGHEST DAILY/SM/ GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION/SM/ II (HD GRO II/SM/).............. 76


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MINIMUM DEATH BENEFITS AND OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS....................................................  81

 TRIGGERS FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT..................................................................  81
 MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT......................................................................................  81
 OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFITS....................................................................................  82
 PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS..................................................................................  84

VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT.....................................................................................  87

 VALUING THE SUB-ACCOUNTS...................................................................................  87
 PROCESSING AND VALUING TRANSACTIONS........................................................................  87

TAX CONSIDERATIONS..........................................................................................  89

OTHER INFORMATION...........................................................................................  98

 PRUCO LIFE AND THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT........................................................................  98
 LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THE UNDERLYING FUNDS.................................................................... 100
 DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUITIES OFFERED BY PRUCO LIFE............................................................ 101
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS....................................................................................... 103
 INDEMNIFICATION............................................................................................ 103
 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.......................................................................................... 103
 CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION........................................................ 104
 HOW TO CONTACT US.......................................................................................... 104

APPENDIX A - ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES....................................................................... A-1

APPENDIX B - SELECTING THE VARIABLE ANNUITY THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU............................................ B-1

APPENDIX C - HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS
  INCOME BENEFIT WITH LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME
  6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT - NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS EXCEPT IN CERTAIN STATES.................... C-1

APPENDIX D - FORMULA FOR GRO PLUS II - NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS, EXCEPT FOR ANNUITIES WITH AN
  APPLICATION SIGNED PRIOR TO JANUARY 24, 2011.............................................................. D-1

APPENDIX E - SPECIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS FOR ANNUITIES ISSUED IN CERTAIN STATES............................. E-1

APPENDIX F - MVA FORMULAS................................................................................... F-1

APPENDIX G - FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY GRO II - NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW ELECTIONS, EXCEPT FOR ANNUITIES
  WITH AN APPLICATION SIGNED PRIOR TO JANUARY 24, 2011...................................................... G-1

APPENDIX H - FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME
  WITH LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME............................... H-1


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                               GLOSSARY OF TERMS

  We set forth here definitions of some of the key terms used throughout this
 prospectus. In addition to the definitions here, we also define certain terms
             in the section of the prospectus that uses such terms.

 ACCOUNT VALUE: The total value of all allocations to the Sub-accounts and/or
 the MVA Options on any Valuation Day. The Account Value is determined
 separately for each Sub-account and for each MVA Option, and then totaled to
 determine the Account Value for your entire Annuity. The Account Value of each
 MVA Option will be calculated using any applicable MVA.

 ACCUMULATION PERIOD: The period of time from the Issue Date through the last
 Valuation Day immediately preceding the Annuity Date.

 ANNUITANT: The natural person upon whose life annuity payments made to the
 Owner are based.

 ANNUITIZATION: Annuitization is the process by which you "annuitize" your
 Account Value. When you annuitize, we apply the Unadjusted Account Value to
 one of the available annuity options to begin making periodic payments to the
 Owner.

 ANNUITY DATE: The date on which we apply your Unadjusted Account Value to the
 applicable annuity option and begin the payout period. As discussed in the
 Annuity Options section, there is an age by which you must begin receiving
 annuity payments, which we call the "Latest Annuity Date."

 ANNUITY YEAR: The first Annuity Year begins on the Issue Date and continues
 through and includes the day immediately preceding the first anniversary of
 the Issue Date. Subsequent Annuity Years begin on the anniversary of the Issue
 Date and continue through and include the day immediately preceding the next
 anniversary of the Issue Date.

 BENEFICIARY(IES): The natural person(s) or entity(ies) designated as the
 recipient(s) of the Death Benefit or to whom any remaining period certain
 payments may be paid in accordance with the annuity payout options section of
 this Annuity.

 BENEFICIARY ANNUITY: You may purchase an Annuity if you are a Beneficiary of
 an account that was owned by a decedent, subject to the requirements discussed
 in this prospectus. You may transfer the proceeds of the decedent's account
 into one of the Annuities described in this prospectus and continue receiving
 the distributions that are required by the tax laws. This transfer option is
 only available for purchase of an IRA, Roth IRA, or a non-qualified
 Beneficiary Annuity.

 CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the
 regulations promulgated thereunder.

 CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE (CDSC): This is a sales charge that may be
 deducted when you make a surrender or take a partial withdrawal from your
 Annuity. We refer to this as a "contingent" charge because it is imposed only
 if you surrender or take a withdrawal from your Annuity. The charge is a
 percentage of each applicable Purchase Payment that is being surrendered or
 withdrawn.

 DOLLAR COST AVERAGING ("DCA") MVA OPTION: An Investment Option that offers a
 fixed rate of interest for a specified period. The DCA MVA Option is used only
 with our 6 or 12 Month Dollar Cost Averaging Program, under which the Purchase
 Payments that you have allocated to that DCA MVA Option are transferred to the
 designated Sub-accounts over a 6 month or 12 month period. Withdrawals or
 transfers from the DCA MVA Option will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment
 if made other than pursuant to the 6 or 12 month DCA Program.

 DUE PROOF OF DEATH: Due Proof of Death is satisfied when we receive all of the
 following in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar documentation
 acceptable to us; (b) all representations we require or which are mandated by
 applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and the payment of
 death proceeds; and (c) any applicable election of the method of payment of
 the death benefit, if not previously elected by the Owner, by at least one
 Beneficiary.

 FREE LOOK: The right to examine your Annuity, during a limited period of time,
 to decide if you want to keep it or cancel it. The length of this time period,
 and the amount of refund, depends on applicable law and thus may vary. In
 addition, there is a different Free Look period that applies if your Annuity
 is held within an IRA. In your Annuity contract, your Free Look right is
 referred to as your "Right to Cancel."

 GOOD ORDER: Good Order is the standard that we apply when we determine whether
 an instruction is satisfactory. An instruction will be considered in Good
 Order if it is received at our Service Office: (a) in a manner that is
 satisfactory to us such that it is sufficiently complete and clear that we do
 not need to exercise any discretion to follow such instruction and complies
 with all relevant laws and regulations; (b) on specific forms, or by other
 means we then permit (such as via telephone or electronic submission); and/or
 (c) with any signatures and dates as we may require. We will notify you if an
 instruction is not in Good Order.

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 GUARANTEE PERIOD: The period of time during which we credit a fixed rate of
 interest to an MVA Option.

 INVESTMENT OPTION: A Sub-account or other option available as of any given
 time to which Account Value may be allocated.

 ISSUE DATE: The effective date of your Annuity.

 KEY LIFE: Under the Beneficiary Continuation Option, or the Beneficiary
 Annuity, the person whose life expectancy is used to determine the required
 distributions.

 MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT ("MVA"): A positive or negative adjustment used to
 determine the Account Value in an MVA Option.

 MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT OPTIONS ("MVA OPTIONS"): Investment Options to which a
 fixed rate of interest is credited for a specified Guarantee Period and to
 which an MVA may apply. The MVA Options consist of (a) the DCA MVA Option used
 with our 6 or 12 Month DCA Program and (b) the "Long-Term MVA Options", under
 which Guarantee Periods of different yearly lengths are offered.

 MATURITY DATE: With respect to an MVA Option, the last day in a Guarantee
 Period.

 OWNER: With an Annuity issued as an individual annuity contract, the Owner is
 either an eligible entity or person named as having ownership rights in
 relation to the Annuity. In certain states, with an Annuity issued as a
 certificate under a group annuity contract, the "Owner" refers to the person
 or entity who has the rights and benefits designated to the "participant" in
 the certificate. Thus, an Owner who is a participant has rights that are
 comparable to those of the Owner of an individual annuity contract.

 PURCHASE CREDIT: Under the X Series only, an amount that we add to your
 Annuity when you make a Purchase Payment during the first four Annuity Years.
 We are entitled to recapture Purchase Credits under certain circumstances.

 PURCHASE PAYMENT: A cash consideration in currency of the United States of
 America given to us in exchange for the rights, privileges, and benefits of
 the Annuity.

 SERVICE OFFICE: The place to which all requests and payments regarding the
 Annuity are to be sent. We may change the address of the Service Office at any
 time, and will notify you in advance of any such change of address. Please see
 the cover page of the Annuity contract for the Service Office address.

 SEPARATE ACCOUNT: Referred to as the "Variable Separate Account" in your
 Annuity, this is the variable Separate Account(s) shown in the Annuity.

 SUB-ACCOUNT: A division of the Separate Account.

 SURRENDER VALUE: The Account Value (which includes the effect of any MVA) less
 any applicable CDSC, any applicable tax charges, any charges assessable as a
 deduction from the Account Value for any optional benefits provided by rider
 or endorsement, and any Annual Maintenance Fee.

 UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE: The Unadjusted Account Value is equal to the Account
 Value prior to the application of any MVA.

 UNIT: A share of participation in a Sub-account used to calculate your Account
 Value prior to the Annuity Date.

 VALUATION DAY: Every day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading or
 any other day the Securities and Exchange Commission requires mutual funds or
 unit investment trusts to be valued.

 WE, US, OUR: Pruco Life Insurance Company.

 YOU, YOUR: The Owner(s) shown in the Annuity.

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                     SUMMARY OF CONTRACT FEES AND CHARGES

 The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when
 buying, owning, and surrendering one of the Annuities. The first table
 describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time you surrender an
 Annuity, take a partial withdrawal, or transfer Account Value between the
 Investment Options. State premium taxes also may be deducted.

                      -----------------------------------
                      ANNUITY OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
                      -----------------------------------

 CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE/ 1/
                                    X SERIES



                                                       PERCENTAGE APPLIED
                                                        AGAINST PURCHASE
                                                         PAYMENT BEING
       AGE OF PURCHASE PAYMENT BEING WITHDRAWN             WITHDRAWN
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    
        Less than one year old                                9.0%
        1 year old or older, but not yet 2 years old          9.0%
        2 years old or older, but not yet 3 years old         9.0%
        3 years old or older, but not yet 4 years old         9.0%
        4 years old or older, but not yet 5 years old         8.0%
        5 years old or older, but not yet 6 years old         8.0%
        6 years old or older, but not yet 7 years old         8.0%
        7 years old or older, but not yet 8 years old         5.0%
        8 years old or older, but not yet 9 years old         2.5%
        9 or more years old                                   0.0%


                                    B SERIES



                                                       PERCENTAGE APPLIED
                                                        AGAINST PURCHASE
                                                         PAYMENT BEING
       AGE OF PURCHASE PAYMENT BEING WITHDRAWN             WITHDRAWN
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    
        Less than one year old                                7.0%
        1 year old or older, but not yet 2 years old          7.0%
        2 years old or older, but not yet 3 years old         6.0%
        3 years old or older, but not yet 4 years old         6.0%
        4 years old or older, but not yet 5 years old         5.0%
        5 years old or older, but not yet 6 years old         5.0%
        6 years old or older, but not yet 7 years old         5.0%
        7 years old, or older                                 0.0%


                                    L SERIES



                                                       PERCENTAGE APPLIED
                                                        AGAINST PURCHASE
                                                         PAYMENT BEING
       AGE OF PURCHASE PAYMENT BEING WITHDRAWN             WITHDRAWN
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    
        Less than one year old                                7.0%
        1 year old or older, but not yet 2 years old          7.0%
        2 years old or older, but not yet 3 years old         6.0%
        3 years old or older, but not yet 4 years old         5.0%
        4 or more years old                                   0.0%


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                                    C SERIES
        There is no CDSC or other sales load applicable to the C Series.

 1  The years referenced in the above CDSC tables refer to the length of time
    since a Purchase Payment was made (i.e., the age of the Purchase Payment).
    Contingent Deferred Sales Charges are applied against the Purchase
    Payment(s) being withdrawn. Thus, the appropriate percentage is multiplied
    by the Purchase Payment(s) being withdrawn to determine the amount of the
    CDSC. For example, if with respect to the X Series on November 1, 2016 you
    withdrew a Purchase Payment made on August 1, 2011, that Purchase Payment
    would be between 5 and 6 years old, and thus subject to an 8% CDSC.

 For X Series Annuities issued in Connecticut, the CDSC amounts are different.
 See Appendix E.



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          FEE/CHARGE      X SERIES    B SERIES    L SERIES    C SERIES
       -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 
       TRANSFER FEE /1/     $10         $10         $10         $10
       -----------------------------------------------------------------
       TAX CHARGE        0% to 3.5%  0% to 3.5%  0% to 3.5%  0% to 3.5%
       (CURRENT) /2/
       -----------------------------------------------------------------


 1  Currently, we deduct the fee after the 20th transfer each Annuity Year.
 2  Currently, we only deduct the tax charge upon Annuitization in certain
    states. We reserve the right to deduct the charge either at the time the
    tax is imposed, upon a full surrender of the Annuity, or upon Annuitization.

 The following table provides a summary of the periodic fees and charges you
 will pay while you own your Annuity, excluding the underlying portfolio annual
 expenses. These fees and charges are described in more detail within this
 prospectus.



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                                             PERIODIC FEES AND CHARGES
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    FEE/CHARGE              X SERIES                B SERIES                L SERIES                C SERIES
                                                                                 
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE   Lesser of $50 or 2% of  Lesser of $50 or 2% of  Lesser of $50 or 2% of  Lesser of $50 or 2% of
FEE/ 1,3/              Unadjusted Account      Unadjusted Account      Unadjusted Account      Unadjusted Account
                             Value                   Value                   Value                   Value
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ANNUALIZED FEES/CHARGES
(assessed daily as a percentage of the net assets of the Sub-accounts)
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    FEE/CHARGE              X SERIES                B SERIES                L SERIES                C SERIES
MORTALITY & EXPENSE
RISK CHARGE:
DURING FIRST 9
ANNUITY YEARS                1.70%                   1.15%                   1.55%                   1.60%

AFTER 9TH ANNUITY
YEAR                         1.15%                   1.15%                   1.15%                   1.15%
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ADMINISTRATION
CHARGE                       0.15%                   0.15%                   0.15%                   0.15%
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TOTAL ANNUALIZED
INSURANCE CHARGE:
DURING FIRST 9
ANNUITY YEARS/ 2,3/          1.85%                   1.30%                   1.70%                   1.75%

AFTER 9TH ANNUITY
YEAR/ 2,3/                   1.30%                   1.30%                   1.30%                   1.30%
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 1  Assessed annually on the Annuity's anniversary date or upon surrender. Only
    applicable if the sum of the Purchase Payments at the time the fee is due
    is less than $100,000. Fee may differ in certain states.
 2  The Insurance Charge is the combination of Mortality & Expense Risk Charge
    and the Administration Charge.
    For the X Series, C Series, and L Series, on the Valuation Day immediately
    following the 9th Annuity Anniversary, the Mortality & Expense Risk Charge
    drops to 1.15% annually (the B Series is a constant 1.15% annually).
 3  For Beneficiaries who elect the Beneficiary Continuation Option, the Annual
    Maintenance Fee is the lesser of $30 or 2% of Unadjusted Account Value and
    is only applicable if Unadjusted Account Value is less than $25,000 at the
    time the fee is assessed. For Beneficiaries who elect the Beneficiary
    Continuation Option, the Mortality and Expense and Administration Charges
    do not apply. However, a Settlement Service Charge equal to 1.00% is
    assessed as a percentage of the daily net assets of the Sub-accounts as an
    annual charge.

                                      4



 The following table sets forth the charge for each optional benefit under the
 Annuity. These fees would be in addition to the periodic fees and transaction
 fees set forth in the tables above.



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                               YOUR OPTIONAL BENEFIT FEES AND CHARGES
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          OPTIONAL BENEFIT             ANNUALIZED    TOTAL        TOTAL        TOTAL        TOTAL
                                        OPTIONAL   ANNUALIZED   ANNUALIZED   ANNUALIZED   ANNUALIZED
                                        BENEFIT    CHARGE /2/   CHARGE /2/   CHARGE /2/   CHARGE /2/
                                          FEE/    FOR X SERIES FOR B SERIES FOR L SERIES FOR C SERIES
                                       CHARGE /1/
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HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME AND
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME
INCOME (ASSESSED AGAINST GREATER OF
UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND
PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE)
MAXIMUM CHARGE/ 3/                       1.50%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +1.50%       +1.50%       +1.50%       +1.50%
CURRENT CHARGE                           0.95%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +0.95%       +0.95%       +0.95%       +0.95%
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HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH
LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR (ASSESSED
AGAINST GREATER OF UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
VALUE AND PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE)
MAXIMUM CHARGE/ 3/                       2.00%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +2.00%       +2.00%       +2.00%       +2.00%
CURRENT CHARGE                           1.30%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +1.30%       +1.30%       +1.30%       +1.30%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6
PLUS (ASSESSED AGAINST GREATER OF
UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND
PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE)
MAXIMUM CHARGE /3/                       1.50%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +1.50%       +1.50%       +1.50%       +1.50%
CURRENT CHARGE                           0.85%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +0.85%       +0.85%       +0.85%       +0.85%
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HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH
LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR (ASSESSED
AGAINST GREATER OF UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
VALUE AND PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE)
MAXIMUM CHARGE /3/                       2.00%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +2.00%       +2.00%       +2.00%       +2.00%
CURRENT CHARGE                           1.20%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +1.20%       +1.20%       +1.20%       +1.20%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6
PLUS (ASSESSED AGAINST GREATER OF
UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND
PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE)
MAXIMUM CHARGE /3/                       1.50%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +1.50%       +1.50%       +1.50%       +1.50%
CURRENT CHARGE                           0.95%       1.85%        1.30%        1.70%        1.75%
                                                     +0.95%       +0.95%       +0.95%       +0.95%
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                               YOUR OPTIONAL BENEFIT FEES AND CHARGES
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          OPTIONAL BENEFIT             ANNUALIZED    TOTAL        TOTAL        TOTAL        TOTAL
                                        OPTIONAL   ANNUALIZED   ANNUALIZED   ANNUALIZED   ANNUALIZED
                                        BENEFIT    CHARGE /2/   CHARGE /2/   CHARGE /2/   CHARGE /2/
                                          FEE/    FOR X SERIES FOR B SERIES FOR L SERIES FOR C SERIES
                                       CHARGE /1/
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GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION PLUS II (GRO    0.60%       2.45%        1.90%        2.30%        2.35%
PLUS II) CHARGE/ 4/ (ASSESSED AS A
PERCENTAGE OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET
ASSETS OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HIGHEST DAILY GUARANTEED RETURN          0.60%       2.45%        1.90%        2.30%        2.35%
OPTION II (HD GRO II) CHARGE
/4/ (ASSESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE
AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE
SUB-ACCOUNTS)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH          0.40%       2.25%        1.70%        2.10%        2.15%
BENEFIT ("HAV") CHARGE /4/ (ASSESSED
AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE AVERAGE DAILY
NET ASSETS OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMBINATION 5% ROLL-UP AND HAV DEATH     0.80%       2.65%        2.10%        2.50%        2.55%
BENEFIT CHARGE /4/ (ASSESSED AS A
PERCENTAGE OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET
ASSETS OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 1  The charge for each of Highest Daily Lifetime Income, Highest Daily
    Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator, Spousal Highest Daily
    Lifetime Income, Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, Highest Daily Lifetime 6
    Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator, and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6
    Plus is assessed against the greater of Unadjusted Account Value and the
    Protected Withdrawal Value (PWV). The charge for each of GRO Plus II,
    Highest Daily GRO II, Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit, and
    Combination 5% Roll-Up and HAV Death Benefit is assessed as a percentage of
    the average daily net assets of the Sub-accounts.
 2  HOW THE OPTIONAL BENEFIT FEES AND CHARGES ARE DETERMINED FOR HIGHEST DAILY
    LIFETIME INCOME, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH LIA, SPOUSAL HIGHEST
    DAILY LIFETIME INCOME, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS, HIGHEST DAILY
    LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH LIA, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS:
    FOR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH LIA,
    SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS,
    HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH LIA, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME
    6 PLUS: The charge is taken out of the Sub-accounts. FOR B SERIES, in all
    Annuity Years, the optional benefit charge is in addition to the 1.30%
    annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts. FOR EACH OF THE
    L SERIES, X SERIES, AND C SERIES the annualized charge for the base Annuity
    drops after Annuity Year 9 as described below:
    HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME:
    0.95% optional benefit charge is in addition to 1.30% annualized charge of
    amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity
    Year.
    HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH LIA: 1.30% optional benefit charge is in
    addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts
    for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
    HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS: 0.85% optional benefit charge is in addition
    to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts for base
    Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
    HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH LIA: 1.20% optional benefit charge is in
    addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts
    for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
    SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS: 0.95% optional benefit charge is in
    addition to 1.30% annualized charge of amounts invested in the Sub-accounts
    for base Annuity after the 9th Annuity Year.
    FOR GRO PLUS II AND HIGHEST DAILY GRO II: FOR B SERIES, the optional
    benefit charge plus base Annuity charge is 1.90% in all Annuity Years. IN
    THE CASE OF L SERIES, X SERIES, AND C SERIES, the optional benefit charge
    plus base Annuity charge drops to 1.90% after the 9th Annuity Year.
    HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT: FOR B SERIES, the optional benefit
    charge plus base Annuity charge is 1.70% in all Annuity Years. IN THE CASE
    OF THE L SERIES, X SERIES, AND C SERIES, the optional benefit charge plus
    base Annuity charge drops to 1.70% after the 9th Annuity Year.
    COMBINATION 5% ROLL-UP AND HAV DEATH BENEFIT. FOR B SERIES, the optional
    benefit charge plus base Annuity charge is 2.10% in all Annuity Years. IN
    THE CASE OF THE L SERIES, X SERIES, AND C SERIES, total charge drops to
    2.10% after the 9th Annuity Year.
 3  We reserve the right to increase the charge to the maximum charge
    indicated, upon any step-up under the benefit. We also reserve the right to
    increase the charge to the maximum charge indicated if you elect or re-add
    the benefit post-issue.
 4  Because there is no higher charge to which we could increase the current
    charge, the current charge and maximum charge are one and the same. Thus,
    so long as you retain the benefit, we cannot increase your charge for the
    benefit.

                                      6



 The following table provides the range (minimum and maximum) of the total
 annual expenses for the underlying mutual funds ("portfolios") as of
 December 31, 2009. Each figure is stated as a percentage of the underlying
 portfolio's average daily net assets.



              ----------------------------------------------------
                  TOTAL ANNUAL PORTFOLIO OPERATING EXPENSES
              ----------------------------------------------------
                                                 MINIMUM  MAXIMUM
              ----------------------------------------------------
                                                    
              TOTAL PORTFOLIO OPERATING EXPENSE  0.62%    2.59%
              ----------------------------------------------------


 The following are the total annual expenses for each underlying portfolio as
 of December 31, 2009, except as noted. The "Total Annual Portfolio Operating
 Expenses" reflect the combination of the underlying portfolio's investment
 management fee, other expenses, any 12b-1 fees and certain other expenses.
 Each figure is stated as a percentage of the underlying portfolio's average
 daily net assets. There is no guarantee that actual expenses will be the same
 as those shown in the table. For certain of the underlying portfolios, a
 portion of the management fee has been waived and/or other expenses have been
 partially reimbursed. The existence of any such fee waivers and/or
 reimbursements have been reflected in the footnotes. The following expenses
 are deducted by the portfolio before it provides Pruco Life with the daily net
 asset value. The portfolio information was provided by the portfolios and has
 not been independently verified by us. See the prospectuses and or statements
 of additional information of the portfolios for further details.



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                                         UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES

                             (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               For the year ended December 31, 2009
                              -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         UNDERLYING                                                                                 Total
         PORTFOLIO                                                         Broker Fees  Acquired   Annual
                                                                Dividend   and Expenses Portfolio Portfolio  Fee Waiver
                              Management  Other   Distribution Expense on    on Short    Fees &   Operating  or Expense
                                 Fees    Expenses (12b-1) Fees Short Sales    Sales     Expenses  Expenses  Reimbursement
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    
 AST Academic Strategies
  Asset Allocation              0.72%     0.08%      0.00%        0.02%       0.00%       0.75%     1.57%       0.00%
 AST Advanced Strategies        0.85%     0.18%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.02%     1.05%       0.00%
 AST AllianceBernstein
  Core Value                    0.75%     0.20%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.95%       0.00%
 AST AllianceBernstein
  Growth & Income               0.75%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.88%       0.00%
 AST American Century
  Income & Growth               0.75%     0.19%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.94%       0.00%
 AST Balanced Asset
  Allocation                    0.15%     0.02%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.91%     1.08%       0.00%
 AST BlackRock Value            0.85%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.98%       0.00%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2017 /1/    0.64%     0.32%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.96%       0.00%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2018 /1/    0.64%     0.19%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.83%       0.00%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2019 /1/    0.64%     0.22%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.86%       0.00%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2020 /1/    0.64%     1.95%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     2.59%      -1.59%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2021 /1/    0.64%     0.32%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.96%       0.00%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2022/ 1/    0.65%     0.33%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.98%       0.00%
 AST Capital Growth Asset
  Allocation                    0.15%     0.02%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.94%     1.11%       0.00%
 AST CLS Growth Asset
  Allocation                    0.30%     0.06%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.90%     1.26%       0.00%
 AST CLS Moderate Asset
  Allocation                    0.30%     0.03%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.83%     1.16%       0.00%
 AST Cohen & Steers
  Realty                        1.00%     0.16%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.16%       0.00%
 AST Federated Aggressive
  Growth                        0.95%     0.19%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.14%       0.00%
 AST FI Pyramis(R) Asset
  Allocation /2/                0.85%     0.27%      0.00%        0.15%       0.00%       0.00%     1.27%       0.00%
 AST First Trust Balanced
  Target                        0.85%     0.14%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.99%       0.00%
 AST First Trust Capital
  Appreciation Target           0.85%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.98%       0.00%



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                                         UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES

                             (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                              -----------
         UNDERLYING
         PORTFOLIO            Net Annual
                                 Fund
                              Operating
                               Expenses
----------------------------------------
                           
 AST Academic Strategies
  Asset Allocation              1.57%
 AST Advanced Strategies        1.05%
 AST AllianceBernstein
  Core Value                    0.95%
 AST AllianceBernstein
  Growth & Income               0.88%
 AST American Century
  Income & Growth               0.94%
 AST Balanced Asset
  Allocation                    1.08%
 AST BlackRock Value            0.98%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2017 /1/    0.96%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2018 /1/    0.83%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2019 /1/    0.86%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2020 /1/    1.00%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2021 /1/    0.96%
 AST Bond Portfolio 2022/ 1/    0.98%
 AST Capital Growth Asset
  Allocation                    1.11%
 AST CLS Growth Asset
  Allocation                    1.26%
 AST CLS Moderate Asset
  Allocation                    1.16%
 AST Cohen & Steers
  Realty                        1.16%
 AST Federated Aggressive
  Growth                        1.14%
 AST FI Pyramis(R) Asset
  Allocation /2/                1.27%
 AST First Trust Balanced
  Target                        0.99%
 AST First Trust Capital
  Appreciation Target           0.98%


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                                        UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES

                            (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             For the year ended December 31, 2009
                            -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        UNDERLYING                                                                                Total
        PORTFOLIO                                                        Broker Fees  Acquired   Annual
                                                              Dividend   and Expenses Portfolio Portfolio  Fee Waiver
                            Management  Other   Distribution Expense on    on Short    Fees &   Operating  or Expense
                               Fees    Expenses (12b-1) Fees Short Sales    Sales     Expenses  Expenses  Reimbursement
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
 AST Global Real Estate       1.00%     0.23%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.23%       0.00%
 AST Goldman Sachs
  Concentrated Growth         0.90%     0.15%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.05%       0.00%
 AST Goldman Sachs Mid-
  Cap Growth                  1.00%     0.18%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.18%       0.00%
 AST Goldman Sachs
  Small-Cap Value             0.95%     0.24%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.01%     1.20%       0.00%
 AST High Yield               0.75%     0.16%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.91%       0.00%
 AST Horizon Growth
  Asset Allocation            0.30%     0.06%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.87%     1.23%       0.00%
 AST Horizon Moderate
  Asset Allocation            0.30%     0.04%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.82%     1.16%       0.00%
 AST International Growth     1.00%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.13%       0.00%
 AST International Value      1.00%     0.14%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.14%       0.00%
 AST Investment Grade
  Bond /1/                    0.64%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.77%       0.00%
 AST Jennison Large-Cap
  Growth                      0.90%     0.18%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.08%       0.00%
 AST Jennison Large-Cap
  Value                       0.75%     0.19%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.94%       0.00%
 AST JPMorgan
  International Equity        0.90%     0.18%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.08%       0.00%
 AST J.P. Morgan Strategic
  Opportunities               1.00%     0.14%      0.00%        0.17%       0.00%       0.00%     1.31%       0.00%
 AST Large-Cap Value          0.75%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.88%       0.00%
 AST Lord Abbett Bond-
  Debenture                   0.80%     0.16%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.96%       0.00%
 AST Marsico Capital
  Growth                      0.90%     0.12%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.02%       0.00%
 AST Mid-Cap Value            0.95%     0.19%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.14%       0.00%
 AST MFS Global Equity        1.00%     0.32%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.32%       0.00%
 AST MFS Growth               0.90%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.03%       0.00%
 AST Money Market /3/         0.50%     0.12%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.62%      -0.01%
 AST Neuberger Berman
  Mid-Cap Growth              0.90%     0.15%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.05%       0.00%
 AST Neuberger Berman /
  LSV Mid-Cap Value           0.90%     0.15%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.05%       0.00%
 AST Neuberger Berman
  Small-Cap Growth            0.95%     0.25%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.20%       0.00%
 AST Parametric Emerging
  Markets Equity              1.10%     0.36%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.01%     1.47%       0.00%
 AST PIMCO Limited
  Maturity Bond               0.65%     0.14%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.79%       0.00%
 AST PIMCO Total Return
  Bond                        0.65%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.78%       0.00%
 AST Preservation Asset
  Allocation                  0.15%     0.02%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.85%     1.02%       0.00%
 AST QMA US Equity
  Alpha                       1.00%     0.20%      0.00%        0.30%       0.30%       0.00%     1.80%       0.00%
 AST Schroders Multi-
  Asset World Strategies      1.10%     0.25%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.20%     1.55%       0.00%
 AST Small-Cap Growth         0.90%     0.17%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.07%       0.00%
 AST Small-Cap Value          0.90%     0.16%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.06%       0.00%
 AST T. Rowe Price Asset
  Allocation                  0.85%     0.16%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.01%       0.00%



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                                        UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES

                            (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
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                            -----------
        UNDERLYING
        PORTFOLIO           Net Annual
                               Fund
                            Operating
                             Expenses
--------------------------------------
                         
 AST Global Real Estate       1.23%
 AST Goldman Sachs
  Concentrated Growth         1.05%
 AST Goldman Sachs Mid-
  Cap Growth                  1.18%
 AST Goldman Sachs
  Small-Cap Value             1.20%
 AST High Yield               0.91%
 AST Horizon Growth
  Asset Allocation            1.23%
 AST Horizon Moderate
  Asset Allocation            1.16%
 AST International Growth     1.13%
 AST International Value      1.14%
 AST Investment Grade
  Bond /1/                    0.77%
 AST Jennison Large-Cap
  Growth                      1.08%
 AST Jennison Large-Cap
  Value                       0.94%
 AST JPMorgan
  International Equity        1.08%
 AST J.P. Morgan Strategic
  Opportunities               1.31%
 AST Large-Cap Value          0.88%
 AST Lord Abbett Bond-
  Debenture                   0.96%
 AST Marsico Capital
  Growth                      1.02%
 AST Mid-Cap Value            1.14%
 AST MFS Global Equity        1.32%
 AST MFS Growth               1.03%
 AST Money Market /3/         0.61%
 AST Neuberger Berman
  Mid-Cap Growth              1.05%
 AST Neuberger Berman /
  LSV Mid-Cap Value           1.05%
 AST Neuberger Berman
  Small-Cap Growth            1.20%
 AST Parametric Emerging
  Markets Equity              1.47%
 AST PIMCO Limited
  Maturity Bond               0.79%
 AST PIMCO Total Return
  Bond                        0.78%
 AST Preservation Asset
  Allocation                  1.02%
 AST QMA US Equity
  Alpha                       1.80%
 AST Schroders Multi-
  Asset World Strategies      1.55%
 AST Small-Cap Growth         1.07%
 AST Small-Cap Value          1.06%
 AST T. Rowe Price Asset
  Allocation                  1.01%


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                                        UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES

                            (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            For the year ended December 31, 2009
                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       UNDERLYING                                                                                Total
        PORTFOLIO                                                       Broker Fees  Acquired   Annual                 Net Annual
                                                             Dividend   and Expenses Portfolio Portfolio  Fee Waiver      Fund
                           Management  Other   Distribution Expense on    on Short    Fees &   Operating  or Expense   Operating
                              Fees    Expenses (12b-1) Fees Short Sales    Sales     Expenses  Expenses  Reimbursement  Expenses
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            
 AST T. Rowe Price Global
  Bond                       0.80%     0.19%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.99%       0.00%       0.99%
 AST T. Rowe Price Large
  Cap Growth                 0.90%     0.13%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.03%       0.00%       1.03%
 AST T. Rowe Price
  Natural Resources          0.90%     0.15%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     1.05%       0.00%       1.05%
 AST Western Asset Core
  Plus Bond                  0.70%     0.14%      0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       0.00%     0.84%       0.00%       0.84%
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  Founding Funds
  Allocation Fund -
  Class 4                    0.00%     0.12%      0.35%        0.00%       0.00%       0.70%     1.17%       0.02%       1.15%


                         FOOTNOTES APPEAR ON NEXT PAGE.

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 1  The Investment Managers (Prudential Investments LLC and AST Investment
    Services, Inc.) have contractually agreed to waive a portion of their
    investment management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses for the
    Portfolio so that the Portfolio's investment management fees plus other
    expenses (exclusive in all cases of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions,
    distribution fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary
    expenses) do not exceed 1.00% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets
    through April 30, 2011. This arrangement may not be terminated or modified
    prior to April 30, 2011, and may be discontinued or modified thereafter.
    The decision on whether to renew, modify or discontinue the arrangement
    after April 30, 2011 will be subject to review by the Investment Managers
    and the Fund's Board of Trustees.
 2  Pyramis is a registered service mark of FMR LLC. Used under license.
 3  The Investment Managers (Prudential Investments LLC and AST Investment
    Services, Inc.) have contractually agreed to waive .01% of their investment
    management fees for the Portfolio through April 30, 2011. This arrangement
    may not be terminated or modified prior to April 30, 2011, and may be
    discontinued or modified thereafter. The decision on whether to renew,
    modify or discontinue the arrangement after April 30, 2011 will be subject
    to review by the Investment Managers and the Fund's Board of Trustees.

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                               EXPENSE EXAMPLES

 These examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in one
 Pruco Life Annuity with the cost of investing in other Pruco Life Annuities
 and/or other variable annuities. Below are examples for each Annuity showing
 what you would pay cumulatively in expenses at the end of the stated time
 periods had you invested $10,000 in the Annuity and your investment has a 5%
 return each year. The examples reflect the following fees and charges for each
 Annuity as described in "Summary of Contract Fees and Charges."
   .   Insurance Charge
   .   Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (when and if applicable)
   .   Annual Maintenance Fee
   .   Optional benefit fees, as described below

 The examples also assume the following for the period shown:
   .   You allocate all of your Account Value to the Sub-account with the
       maximum gross total operating expenses for 2009, and those expenses
       remain the same each year*
   .   For each charge, we deduct the maximum charge rather than the current
       charge
   .   You make no withdrawals of Account Value
   .   You make no transfers, or other transactions for which we charge a fee
   .   No tax charge applies
   .   You elect the Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit or the Spousal
       Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit, and the Combination 5% Roll-Up
       and HAV Death Benefit (which is the maximum combination of optional
       benefit charges)
   .   For the X Series example, no Purchase Credit is granted under the
       Annuity. If Purchase Credits were reflected in the calculations,
       expenses would be higher, because the charges would have been applied to
       a larger Account Value.

 Amounts shown in the examples are rounded to the nearest dollar.

 *  Note: Not all Portfolios offered as Sub-accounts may be available depending
    on optional benefit selection, the applicable jurisdiction and selling firm.

 THE EXAMPLES ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY. THEY SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A
 REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES OF THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIOS. ACTUAL
 EXPENSES WILL BE LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN DEPENDING UPON WHICH OPTIONAL BENEFIT
 YOU ELECT OTHER THAN INDICATED IN THE EXAMPLES OR IF YOU ALLOCATE ACCOUNT
 VALUE TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS.

 EXPENSE EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:

 IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR ANNUITY AT THE END OF THE APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD:



                                1 YR  3 YRS  5 YRS  10 YRS
                     -------------------------------------
                                        
                     X SERIES  $1,615 $3,044 $4,369 $7,119
                     -------------------------------------
                     B SERIES  $1,364 $2,600 $3,847 $6,767
                     -------------------------------------
                     L SERIES  $1,401 $2,705 $3,509 $7,025
                     -------------------------------------
                     C SERIES    $706 $2,118 $3,529 $7,057
                     -------------------------------------


 IF YOU DO NOT SURRENDER YOUR ANNUITY, OR IF YOU ANNUITIZE YOUR ANNUITY:



                                1 YR 3 YRS  5 YRS  10 YRS
                      -----------------------------------
                                       
                      X SERIES  $715 $2,144 $3,569 $7,119
                      -----------------------------------
                      B SERIES  $664 $2,000 $3,347 $6,767
                      -----------------------------------
                      L SERIES  $701 $2,105 $3,509 $7,025
                      -----------------------------------
                      C SERIES  $706 $2,118 $3,529 $7,057
                      -----------------------------------


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                                    SUMMARY

 This Summary describes key features of the Annuities offered in this
 prospectus. It is intended to give you an overview, and to point you to
 sections of the prospectus that provide greater detail. You should not rely on
 the Summary alone for all the information you need to know before purchasing
 an Annuity. You should read the entire prospectus for a complete description
 of the Annuities. Your Financial Professional can also help you if you have
 questions.

 THE ANNUITY: The variable annuity contract issued by Pruco Life is a contract
 between you, the Owner, and Pruco Life, an insurance company. It is designed
 for retirement purposes, or other long-term investing, to help you save money
 for retirement, on a tax deferred basis, and provide income during your
 retirement. Although this prospectus describes key features of the variable
 annuity contract, the prospectus is a distinct document, and is not part of
 the contract.

 The Annuity offers various investment portfolios. With the help of your
 Financial Professional, you choose how to invest your money within your
 Annuity. Investing in a variable annuity involves risk and you can lose your
 money. On the other hand, investing in a variable annuity can provide you with
 the opportunity to grow your money through participation in "underlying"
 mutual funds.

 This prospectus describes four different Annuities. The Annuities differ
 primarily in the fees and charges deducted and whether the Annuity provides
 Purchase Credits in certain circumstances. With the help of your Financial
 Professional, you choose the Annuity based on your time horizon, liquidity
 needs, and desire for Purchase Credits.

 Please see Appendix B "Selecting the Variable Annuity That's Right For You,"
 for a side-by-side comparison of the key features of each of these Annuities.

 GENERALLY SPEAKING, VARIABLE ANNUITIES ARE INVESTMENTS DESIGNED TO BE HELD FOR
 THE LONG TERM. WORKING WITH YOUR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY
 CONSIDER WHETHER A VARIABLE ANNUITY IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU, GIVEN YOUR LIFE
 EXPECTANCY, NEED FOR INCOME, AND OTHER PERTINENT FACTORS.

 PURCHASE: Your eligibility to purchase is based on your age and the amount of
 your initial Purchase Payment. See your Financial Professional to complete an
 application.



                  ANNUITY   MAXIMUM AGE FOR  MINIMUM INITIAL
                            INITIAL PURCHASE PURCHASE PAYMENT
                  -------------------------------------------
                                       
                  X SERIES         80            $10,000
                  -------------------------------------------
                  B SERIES         85             $1,000
                  -------------------------------------------
                  L SERIES         85            $10,000
                  -------------------------------------------
                  C SERIES         85            $10,000
                  -------------------------------------------


 The "Maximum Age for Initial Purchase" applies to the oldest Owner as of the
 day we would issue the Annuity. If the Annuity is to be owned by an entity,
 the maximum age applies to the Annuitant as of the day we would issue the
 Annuity. For Annuities purchased as a Beneficiary Annuity, the maximum issue
 age is 70 and applies to the Key Life.

 After you purchase your Annuity, you will have a limited period of time during
 which you may cancel (or "Free Look") the purchase of your Annuity. Your
 request for a Free Look must be received in Good Order.

 Please see "Requirements for Purchasing One of the Annuities" for more detail.

 INVESTMENT OPTIONS: You may choose from a variety of variable Investment
 Options ranging from conservative to aggressive. Certain optional benefits may
 limit your ability to invest in the variable Investment Options otherwise
 available to you under the Annuity. Each of the underlying mutual funds is
 described in its own prospectus, which you should read before investing. There
 is no assurance that any variable Investment Option will meet its investment
 objective.

 You may also allocate money to an MVA Option that earns interest for a
 specific time period. In general, if you withdraw your money from this option
 more than 30 days prior to the end of the "Guarantee Period", you will be
 subject to a "Market Value Adjustment", which can either increase or decrease
 your Account Value. We also offer a 6 or 12 Month DCA Program under which your
 money is transferred monthly from a DCA MVA Option to the other Investment
 Options you have designated. Premature withdrawals from the DCA MVA Option may
 also be subject to a Market Value Adjustment.

 Please see "Investment Options," and "Managing Your Account Value" for
 information.

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 ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY: You can receive income by taking withdrawals or electing
 annuity payments. Please note that withdrawals may be subject to tax, and may
 be subject to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (discussed below). You may
 withdraw up to 10% of your Purchase Payments each year without being subject
 to a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.

 You may elect to receive income through annuity payments over your lifetime,
 also called "Annuitization". If you elect to receive annuity payments, you
 convert your Account Value into a stream of future payments. This means in
 most cases you no longer have an Account Value and therefore cannot make
 withdrawals. We offer different types of annuity options to meet your needs.

 Please see "Access to Account Value" and "Annuity Options" for more
 information.

 OPTIONAL LIVING BENEFITS
 GUARANTEED LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS. We offer optional living benefits,
 for an additional charge, that guarantee your ability to take withdrawals for
 life as a percentage of "Protected Withdrawal Value", even if your Account
 Value falls to zero. The Protected Withdrawal Value is not the same as your
 Account Value, and it is not available for a lump sum withdrawal. If you
 withdraw more than the allowable amount during any year (referred to as
 "Excess Income"), your future level of guaranteed withdrawals decreases.

 These benefits are:
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income

 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus *
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator*
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus*

 *  No longer available for new elections in a given State, once counterpart
    Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit is approved in that State.

 As part of these benefits you may invest only in certain permitted Investment
 Options. These benefits utilize a predetermined mathematical formula to help
 manage your guarantee through all market cycles. Under the pre-determined
 mathematical formula, your Account Value may be transferred between certain
 "permitted Sub-accounts" on the one hand and the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account on the other hand. Please see the applicable optional benefits
 section as well as the Appendices to this prospectus for more information on
 the formula.

 GUARANTEED MINIMUM ACCUMULATION BENEFITS. For Annuities issued with an
 application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to firm approval, we
 offer two optional benefits, for an additional charge, that guarantee your
 Account Value to a certain level after a stated period of years. As part of
 these benefits you may invest only in certain permitted Investment Options.
 These benefits utilize a predetermined mathematical formula to help manage
 your guarantee through all market cycles. Under the pre-determined
 mathematical formula, your Account Value may be transferred between certain
 "permitted Sub-accounts" on the one hand and a Sub-account within a group of
 bond portfolio Sub-accounts differing with respect to their target maturity
 date on the other hand. Please see the applicable optional benefits section as
 well as the Appendices to this prospectus for more information on the formula.

 These benefits are:
 Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option II*
 Guaranteed Return Option Plus II*

 *  No longer available for new elections, except for Annuities issued with an
    application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to firm approval

 Please see "Living Benefits" for more information.

 DEATH BENEFITS: You may name a Beneficiary to receive the proceeds of your
 Annuity upon your death. Your death benefit must be distributed within the
 time period required by the tax laws. Each of our Annuities offers a minimum
 death benefit. We also offer the following optional death benefits, for an
 additional charge:

 Combination 5% Roll-up and Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit
 Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit

 Each optional death benefit has certain age and investment restrictions.
 Please see "Death Benefits" for more information.

 PURCHASE CREDITS: We apply a "Purchase Credit" to your Annuity's Account Value
 with respect to certain Purchase Payments you make under the X Series Annuity.
 The Purchase Credit is equal to a percentage of each Purchase Payment. The
 amount of the Purchase Credit depends on your age at the time the Purchase
 Payment is made and the number of years that the Annuity has been

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 in force. Because the X Series Annuity grants Purchase Credits with respect to
 your Purchase Payments, the expenses of the X Series Annuity are higher than
 expenses for an Annuity without a Purchase Credit. In addition, the amount of
 the Purchase Credits that you receive under the X Series Annuity may be more
 than offset by the additional fees and charges associated with the Purchase
 Credit.

 FEES AND CHARGES: Each Annuity, and the optional living benefits and optional
 death benefits, are subject to certain fees and charges, as discussed in the
 "Summary of Contract Fees and Charges" table in the prospectus. In addition,
 there are fees and expenses of the underlying Portfolios.

 WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT MY ANNUITY IS "TAX-DEFERRED"? Variable annuities are
 "tax deferred", meaning you pay no taxes on any earnings from your Annuity
 until you withdraw the money. You may also transfer among your Investment
 Options without paying a tax at the time of the transfer. When you take your
 money out of the Annuity, however, you will be taxed on the earnings at
 ordinary income tax rates. If you withdraw money before you reach age 59 1/2,
 you also may be subject to a 10% federal tax penalty.

 You may also purchase one of our Annuities as a tax-qualified retirement
 investment such as an IRA, SEP-IRA, Roth IRA, 401(a) plan, or non-ERISA 403(b)
 plan. Although there is no additional tax advantage to a variable annuity
 purchased through one of these plans, the Annuity has features and benefits
 other than tax deferral that may make it an important investment for a
 qualified plan. You should consult your tax advisor regarding these features
 and benefits prior to purchasing a contract for use with a tax-qualified plan.

 MARKET TIMING: We have market timing policies and procedures that attempt to
 detect transfer activity that may adversely affect other Owners or portfolio
 shareholders in situations where there is potential for pricing inefficiencies
 or that involve certain other types of disruptive trading activity (i.e.,
 market timing). Our market timing policies and procedures are discussed in
 more detail in the section entitled "Restrictions on Transfers Between
 Investment Options."

 OTHER INFORMATION: Please see the section entitled "General Information" for
 more information about our Annuities, including legal information about Pruco
 Life, the Separate Account, and underlying funds.

                                      14



                              INVESTMENT OPTIONS

 The Investment Options under each Annuity consist of the Sub-accounts and the
 MVA Options. Each Sub-account invests in an underlying portfolio whose share
 price generally fluctuates each Valuation Day. The portfolios that you select,
 among those that are available, are your choice - we do not provide investment
 advice, nor do we recommend any particular portfolio. You bear the investment
 risk for amounts allocated to the portfolios.

 In contrast to the Sub-accounts, Account Value allocated to an MVA Option
 earns a fixed rate of interest during the Guarantee Period. We guarantee both
 the stated amount of interest and the principal amount of your Account Value
 in an MVA Option, so long as you remain invested in the MVA Option for the
 duration of the Guarantee Period. In general, if you withdraw Account Value
 prior to the end of the MVA Option's Guarantee Period, you will be subject to
 a Market Value Adjustment or "MVA", which can be positive or negative.

 As a condition of participating in the optional benefits, you may be
 restricted from investing in certain Sub-accounts or MVA Options. We describe
 those restrictions below. In addition, the optional living benefits (e.g.,
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus) employ a pre-determined mathematical formula,
 under which money is transferred between your chosen Sub-accounts and a bond
 portfolio (e.g., the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio). You should be aware
 that the operation of the formula could impact the expenses and performance of
 the portfolios. Specifically, because transfers to and from the portfolios can
 be frequent and the amount transferred can vary, the portfolios could
 experience the following effects, among others: (a) they may be compelled to
 hold a larger portion of assets in highly liquid securities than they
 otherwise would, which could diminish performance if the highly liquid
 securities underperform other securities (e.g., equities) that otherwise would
 have been held (b) they may experience higher portfolio turnover, which
 generally will increase the portfolios' expenses and (c) if they are compelled
 by the formula to sell securities that are thinly-traded, such sales could
 have a significant impact on the price of such securities. Please consult the
 prospectus for the applicable portfolio for additional information about these
 effects.

 In this section, we describe the portfolios. We then discuss the investment
 restrictions that apply if you elect certain optional benefits. Finally, we
 discuss the MVA Options.

 VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS
 Each variable Investment Option is a Sub-account of the Pruco Life Flexible
 Premium Variable Annuity Account (see "Pruco Life and the Separate Account"
 for more detailed information). Each Sub-account invests exclusively in one
 portfolio. You should carefully read the prospectus for any portfolio in which
 you are interested. The Investment Objectives/Policies Chart below classifies
 each of the portfolios based on our assessment of their investment style. The
 chart also provides a description of each portfolio's investment objective (in
 italics) and a short, summary description of their key policies to assist you
 in determining which Portfolios may be of interest to you.

 Not all portfolios offered as Sub-accounts may be available depending on
 optional benefit selection. Thus, if you selected particular optional
 benefits, you would be precluded from investing in certain portfolios and
 therefore would not receive investment appreciation (or depreciation)
 affecting those portfolios. Please see the Additional Information section,
 under the heading concerning "Service Fees Payable to Pruco Life" for a
 discussion of fees that we may receive from underlying mutual funds and/or
 their affiliates.

 The portfolios are not publicly traded mutual funds. They are only available
 as Investment Options in variable annuity contracts and variable life
 insurance policies issued by insurance companies, or in some cases, to
 participants in certain qualified retirement plans. However, some of the
 portfolios available as Sub-accounts under the Annuities are managed by the
 same portfolio advisor or sub-advisor as a retail mutual fund of the same or
 similar name that the portfolio may have been modeled after at its inception.
 Certain retail mutual funds may also have been modeled after a portfolio.
 While the investment objective and policies of the retail mutual funds and the
 portfolios may be substantially similar, the actual investments will differ to
 varying degrees. Differences in the performance of the funds can be expected,
 and in some cases could be substantial. You should not compare the performance
 of a publicly traded mutual fund with the performance of any similarly named
 portfolio offered as a Sub-account. Details about the investment objectives,
 policies, risks, costs and management of the portfolios are found in the
 prospectuses for the portfolios. THE CURRENT PROSPECTUSES AND STATEMENTS OF
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIOS CAN BE OBTAINED BY
 CALLING 1-888-PRU-2888. PLEASE READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.

 The name of the advisor/sub-advisor for each portfolio appears next to the
 description. Those portfolios whose name includes the prefix "AST" are
 portfolios of the Advanced Series Trust. The portfolios of the Advanced Series
 Trust are co-managed by AST Investment Services, Inc. and Prudential
 Investments LLC, both of which are affiliated companies of Pruco Life.
 However, one or more sub-advisors, as noted below, is engaged to conduct
 day-to-day management.

 You may select portfolios individually, create your own combination of
 portfolios, or select from among combinations of portfolios that we have
 created called "Prudential Portfolio Combinations." Under Prudential Portfolio
 Combinations, each Portfolio Combination consists of several asset allocation
 portfolios, each of which represents a specified percentage of your
 allocations. If

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 you elect to invest according to one of these Portfolio Combinations, we will
 allocate your initial Purchase Payment among the Sub-accounts within the
 Portfolio Combination according to the percentage allocations. You may elect
 to allocate additional Purchase Payments according to the composition of the
 Portfolio Combination, although if you do not make such an explicit election,
 we will allocate additional Purchase Payments as discussed below under
 "Additional Purchase Payments." Once you have selected a Portfolio
 Combination, we will not rebalance your Account Value to take into account
 differences in performance among the Sub-accounts. This is a static, point of
 sale model allocation. Over time, the percentages in each asset allocation
 portfolio may vary from the Portfolio Combination you selected when you
 purchased your Annuity based on the performance of each of the portfolios
 within the Portfolio Combination. However, you may elect to participate in an
 automatic rebalancing program, under which we would transfer Account Value
 periodically so that your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts is
 brought back to the exact percentage allocations stipulated by the Portfolio
 Combination you elected. Please see "Automatic Rebalancing Programs" below for
 details about how such a program operates. If you are participating in an
 optional living benefit (such as Highest Daily Lifetime Income) that makes
 transfers under a pre-determined mathematical formula, and you have opted for
 automatic rebalancing in addition to Prudential Portfolio Combinations, you
 should be aware that: (a) the AST bond portfolio used as part of the
 pre-determined mathematical formula will not be included as part of automatic
 rebalancing and (b) the operation of the formula may result in the rebalancing
 not conforming to the percentage allocations that existed originally as part
 of Prudential Portfolio Combinations.

 If you are interested in a Portfolio Combination, you should work with your
 Financial Professional to select the Portfolio Combination that is appropriate
 for you, in light of your investment time horizon, investment goals and
 expectations and market risk tolerance, and other relevant factors. In
 providing these Portfolio Combinations, we are not providing investment
 advice. You are responsible for determining which Portfolio Combination or
 Sub-account(s) is best for you. Asset allocation does not ensure a profit or
 protect against a loss.

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        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES      STYLE/         PORTFOLIO
                                            TYPE           ADVISOR/
                                                          SUB-ADVISOR
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
            ADVANCED SERIES TRUST
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST ACADEMIC STRATEGIES ASSET          ASSET        AlphaSimplex
     ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO: seeks long       ALLOCA     Group, LLC; First
     term capital appreciation. The         TION        Quadrant L.P.;
     Portfolio is a multi-asset class                 Jennison Associates
     fund that pursues both top-down                      LLC; Mellon
     asset allocation strategies and                        Capital
     bottom-up selection of securities,                   Management
     investment managers, and mutual                  Corporation; Pacific
     funds. Under normal circumstances,                   Investment
     approximately 60% of the assets will                 Management
     be allocated to traditional asset                    Company LLC
     classes (including US and                             (PIMCO);
     international equities and bonds)                 Prudential Bache
     and approximately 40% of the assets               Asset Management,
     will be allocated to nontraditional                 Incorporated;
     asset classes (including real                        Prudential
     estate, commodities, and alternative              Investments LLC;
     strategies). Those percentages are                  Quantitative
     subject to change at the discretion                  Management
     of the advisor.                                    Associates LLC;
                                                          AQR Capital
                                                       Management, LLC;
                                                       CNH Partners, LLC
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST ADVANCED STRATEGIES PORTFOLIO:     ASSET          LSV Asset
     seeks a high level of absolute         ALLOCA        Management;
     return. The Portfolio invests in       TION        Marsico Capital
     traditional and non-traditional                   Management, LLC;
     investment strategies and by                     Pacific Investment
     investing in domestic and foreign                    Management
     equity and fixed income securities,                  Company LLC
     derivative instruments and exchange               (PIMCO); T. Rowe
     traded funds. The asset allocation                Price Associates,
     generally provides for an allotment              Inc.; William Blair
     of 60% of the portfolio assets to a                & Company, LLC;
     combination of domestic and                         Quantitative
     international equity strategies and                  Management
     the remaining 40% of assets in a                   Associates LLC
     combination of U.S. fixed income,
     hedged international bond, real
     return assets and exchange-traded
     funds. The manager will allocate the
     assets of the portfolio across
     different investment categories and
     subadvisors.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CORE VALUE       LARGE      AllianceBernstein
     PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term capital     CAP              L.P.
     growth by investing primarily in       VALUE
     common stocks. The subadvisor
     expects that the majority of the
     Portfolio's assets will be invested
     in the common stocks of large
     companies that appear to be
     undervalued. Among other things, the
     Portfolio seeks to identify
     compelling buying opportunities
     created when companies are
     undervalued on the basis of investor
     reactions to near-term problems or
     circumstances even though their
     long-term prospects remain sound.
     The subadvisor seeks to identify
     individual companies with cash flow
     potential that may not be recognized
     by the market at large.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GROWTH &         LARGE      AllianceBernstein
     INCOME PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term      CAP              L.P.
     growth of capital and income while     VALUE
     attempting to avoid excessive
     fluctuations in market value. The
     Portfolio normally will invest in
     common stocks (and securities
     convertible into common stocks). The
     subadvisor will take a
     value-oriented approach, in that it
     will try to keep the Portfolio's
     assets invested in securities that
     are selling at reasonable valuations
     in relation to their fundamental
     business prospects.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST AMERICAN CENTURY INCOME & GROWTH   LARGE      American Century
     PORTFOLIO: seeks capital growth with   CAP           Investment
     current income as a secondary          VALUE      Management, Inc.
     objective. The Portfolio invests
     primarily in common stocks that
     offer potential for capital growth,
     and may, consistent with its
     investment objective, invest in
     stocks that offer potential for
     current income. The subadvisor
     utilizes a quantitative management
     technique with a goal of building an
     equity portfolio that provides
     better returns than the S&P 500
     Index without taking on significant
     additional risk and while attempting
     to create a dividend yield that will
     be greater than the S&P 500 Index.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES        STYLE/         PORTFOLIO
                                               TYPE          ADVISOR/
                                                            SUB-ADVISOR
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST BALANCED ASSET ALLOCATION            ASSET         Prudential
     PORTFOLIO: seeks to obtain total         ALLOCA      Investments LLC;
     return consistent with its specified      TION        Quantitative
     level of risk. The Portfolio                           Management
     primarily invests its assets in a                    Associates LLC
     diversified portfolio of other
     mutual funds, the underlying
     portfolios, of the Advanced Series
     Trust and certain affiliated money
     market funds. Under normal market
     conditions, the Portfolio will
     devote approximately 60% of its net
     assets to underlying portfolios
     investing primarily in equity
     securities (with a range of 52.5% to
     67.5%), and 40% of its net assets to
     underlying portfolios investing
     primarily in debt securities and
     money market instruments (with a
     range of 32.5% to 47.5%). The
     Portfolio is not limited to
     investing exclusively in shares of
     the underlying portfolios and may
     invest in securities and futures
     contracts, swap agreements and other
     financial and derivative instruments.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST BLACKROCK VALUE PORTFOLIO            LARGE          BlackRock
     (formerly AST Value Portfolio):           CAP          Investment
     seeks maximum growth of capital by       VALUE       Management LLC
     investing primarily in the value
     stocks of larger companies. The
     Portfolio pursues its objective,
     under normal market conditions, by
     primarily investing at least 80% of
     the value of its assets in the
     equity securities of large-sized
     companies included in the Russell
     1000(R) Value Index. The subadvisor
     employs an investment strategy
     designed to maintain a portfolio of
     equity securities which approximates
     the market risk of those stocks
     included in the Russell 1000(R)
     Value Index, but which attempts to
     outperform the Russell 1000(R) Value
     Index through active stock selection.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST BOND PORTFOLIOS 2017, 2018,          FIXED         Prudential
     2019, 2020, 2021 AND 2022: each AST      INCOME        Investment
     Bond Portfolio seeks the highest                     Management, Inc.
     potential total return consistent
     with its specified level of risk
     tolerance to meet the parameters
     established to support the GRO
     benefits and maintain liquidity to
     support changes in market conditions
     for the fixed maturity year
     indicated in its name. Please note
     that you may not make purchase
     payments to each Portfolio, and that
     each Portfolio is available only
     with certain living benefits.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AST CAPITAL GROWTH ASSET ALLOCATION      ASSET         Prudential
     PORTFOLIO: seeks to obtain total         ALLOCA      Investments LLC;
     return consistent with its specified      TION        Quantitative
     level of risk. The Portfolio                           Management
     primarily invests its assets in a                    Associates LLC
     diversified portfolio of other
     mutual funds, the underlying
     portfolios, of the Advanced Series
     Trust and certain affiliated money
     market funds. Under normal market
     conditions, the Portfolio will
     devote approximately 75% of its net
     assets to underlying portfolios
     investing primarily in equity
     securities (with a range of 67.5% to
     80%), and 25% of its net assets to
     underlying portfolios investing
     primarily in debt securities and
     money market instruments (with a
     range of 20.0% to 32.5%). The
     Portfolio is not limited to
     investing exclusively in shares of
     the underlying portfolios and may
     invest in securities and futures
     contracts, swap agreements and other
     financial and derivative instruments.
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     AST CLS GROWTH ASSET ALLOCATION          ASSET       CLS Investments,
     PORTFOLIO: seeks the highest             ALLOCA            LLC
     potential total return consistent         TION
     with its specified level of risk
     tolerance. Under normal
     circumstances, at least 90% of the
     Portfolio's assets will be invested
     in other portfolios of Advanced
     Series Trust (the underlying
     portfolios) while no more than 10%
     of the Portfolio's assets may be
     invested in exchange traded funds
     (ETFs). Under normal market
     conditions, the Portfolio will
     devote from 60% to 80% of its net
     assets to underlying portfolios and
     ETFs investing primarily in equity
     securities, and from 20% to 40% of
     its net assets to underlying
     portfolios and ETFs investing
     primarily in debt securities and
     money market instruments.
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     AST CLS MODERATE ASSET ALLOCATION        ASSET       CLS Investments,
     PORTFOLIO: seeks the highest             ALLOCA            LLC
     potential total return consistent         TION
     with its specified level of risk
     tolerance. Under normal
     circumstances, at least 90% of the
     Portfolio's assets will be invested
     in other portfolios of Advanced
     Series Trust (the underlying
     portfolios) while no more than 10%
     of the Portfolio's assets may be
     invested in exchange traded funds
     (ETFs). Under normal market
     conditions, the Portfolio will
     devote from 40% to 60% of its net
     assets to underlying portfolios and
     ETFs investing primarily in equity
     securities, and from 40% to 60% of
     its net assets to underlying
     portfolios and ETFs investing
     primarily in debt securities and
     money market instruments.
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     AST COHEN & STEERS REALTY PORTFOLIO:    SPECIALTY    Cohen & Steers
     seeks to maximize total return                           Capital
     through investment in real estate                    Management, Inc.
     securities. The Portfolio pursues
     its investment objective by
     investing, under normal
     circumstances, at least 80% of its
     net assets in common stocks and
     other equity securities issued by
     real estate companies, such as real
     estate investment trusts (REITs).
     Under normal circumstances, the
     Portfolio will invest substantially
     all of its assets in the equity
     securities of real estate companies,
     i.e., a company that derives at
     least 50% of its revenues from the
     ownership, construction, financing,
     management or sale of real estate or
     that has at least 50% of its assets
     in real estate. Real estate
     companies may include real estate
     investment trusts (REITs).
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      INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES       STYLE/           PORTFOLIO
                                            TYPE            ADVISOR/
                                                           SUB-ADVISOR
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   AST FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH         SMALL        Federated Equity
   PORTFOLIO: seeks capital growth. The     CAP            Management
   Portfolio pursues its investment        GROWTH          Company of
   objective by investing primarily in                    Pennsylvania/
   the stocks of small companies that                   Federated Global
   are traded on national security                         Investment
   exchanges, NASDAQ stock exchange and                 Management Corp.
   the over- the-counter-market. Small
   companies will be defined as
   companies with market
   capitalizations similar to companies
   in the Russell 2000 and S&P 600
   Small Cap Index.
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   AST FI PYRAMIS(R) ASSET ALLOCATION      ASSET         Pyramis Global
   PORTFOLIO: seeks to maximize            ALLOCA        Advisors, LLC a
   potential total return. In seeking       TION            Fidelity
   to achieve the Portfolio's                              Investments
   investment objective, the                                 company
   Portfolio's assets will be allocated
   across six uniquely specialized
   investment strategies (collectively,
   the Investment Strategies). The
   Portfolio will have four strategies
   that invest primarily in equity
   securities (i.e., the Equity
   Strategies), one fixed-income
   strategy (i.e., the Broad Market
   Duration Strategy), and one strategy
   designed to provide liquidity (i.e.,
   the Liquidity Strategy). Pyramis is
   a registered service mark of FMR
   LLC. Used under license.
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   AST FIRST TRUST BALANCED TARGET         ASSET       First Trust Advisors
   PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term capital      ALLOCA             L.P.
   growth balanced by current income.       TION
   The Portfolio seeks to achieve its
   objective by investing approximately
   65% in equity securities and
   approximately 35% in fixed income
   securities. The Portfolio allocates
   the equity portion of the portfolio
   across five uniquely specialized
   strategies - The Dow(R) Target
   Dividend, the Value Line(R) Target
   25, the Global Dividend Target 15,
   the NYSE(R) International Target 25,
   and the Target Small Cap. Each
   strategy employs a quantitative
   approach by screening common stocks
   for certain attributes and/or using
   a multi-factor scoring system to
   select the common stocks. The fixed
   income allocation is determined by
   the Dow Jones Income strategy which
   utilizes certain screens to select
   bonds from the Dow Jones Corporate
   Bond Index or like-bonds not in the
   index.
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   AST FIRST TRUST CAPITAL APPRECIATION    ASSET       First Trust Advisors
   TARGET PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term       ALLOCA             L.P.
   capital growth. The Portfolio seeks      TION
   to achieve its objective by
   investing approximately 80% in
   equity securities and approximately
   20% in fixed income securities. The
   portfolio allocates the equity
   portion of the portfolio across five
   uniquely specialized strategies -
   the Value Line(R) Target 25, the
   Global Dividend Target 15, the
   Target Small-Cap, the NASDAQ(R)
   Target 15, and the NYSE(R)
   International Target 25. Each
   strategy employs a quantitative
   approach by screening common stocks
   for certain attributes and/or using
   a multi-factor scoring system to
   select the common stocks. The fixed
   income allocation is determined by
   the Dow Jones Income strategy which
   utilizes certain screens to select
   bonds from the Dow Jones Corporate
   Bond Index or like-bonds not in the
   index.
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   AST GLOBAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO:      SPECIALTY      Prudential Real
   seeks capital appreciation and                       Estate Investors
   income. The Portfolio will normally
   invest at least 80% of its liquid
   assets (net assets plus any
   borrowing made for investment
   purposes) in equity-related
   securities of real estate companies.
   The Portfolio will invest in
   equity-related securities of real
   estate companies on a global basis
   and the Portfolio may invest up to
   15% of its net assets in ownership
   interests in commercial real estate
   through investments in private real
   estate.
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   AST GOLDMAN SACHS CONCENTRATED          LARGE          Goldman Sachs
   GROWTH PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term        CAP         Asset Management,
   growth of capital. The Portfolio        GROWTH             L.P.
   will pursue its objective by
   investing primarily in equity
   securities of companies that the
   subadvisor believes have the
   potential to achieve capital
   appreciation over the long-term. The
   Portfolio seeks to achieve its
   investment objective by investing,
   under normal circumstances, in
   approximately 30 - 45 companies that
   are considered by the subadvisor to
   be positioned for long-term growth.
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   AST GOLDMAN SACHS MID-CAP GROWTH       MID CAP         Goldman Sachs
   PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term growth of    GROWTH       Asset Management,
   capital. The Portfolio pursues its                         L.P.
   investment objective, by investing
   primarily in equity securities
   selected for their growth potential,
   and normally invests at least 80% of
   the value of its assets in
   medium-sized companies. Medium-sized
   companies are those whose market
   capitalizations (measured at the
   time of investment) fall within the
   range of companies in the Russell
   Mid-cap Growth Index. The subadvisor
   seeks to identify individual
   companies with earnings growth
   potential that may not be recognized
   by the market at large.
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        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES      STYLE/         PORTFOLIO
                                             TYPE           ADVISOR/
                                                          SUB-ADVISOR
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     AST GOLDMAN SACHS SMALL-CAP VALUE       SMALL       Goldman Sachs
     PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term capital       CAP       Asset Management,
     appreciation. The Portfolio will        VALUE            L.P.
     seek its objective through
     investments primarily in equity
     securities that are believed to be
     undervalued in the marketplace. The
     Portfolio will invest, under normal
     circumstances, at least 80% of the
     value of its assets plus any
     borrowings for investment purposes
     in small capitalization companies.
     The 80% investment requirement
     applies at the time the Portfolio
     invests its assets. The Portfolio
     generally defines small
     capitalization companies as
     companies with market
     capitalizations that are within the
     range of the Russell 2000 Value
     Index at the time of purchase.
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     AST HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO: seeks         FIXED        J.P. Morgan
     maximum total return, consistent       INCOME         Investment
     with preservation of capital and                   Management, Inc.;
     prudent investment management. The                    Prudential
     Portfolio will invest, under normal                   Investment
     circumstances, at least 80% of its                 Management, Inc.
     net assets plus any borrowings for                      (PIM)
     investment purposes (measured at
     time of purchase) in non-investment
     grade high yield, fixed-income
     investments which may be represented
     by forwards or derivatives such as
     options, futures contracts, or swap
     agreements. Non-investment grade
     investments are financial
     instruments rated Ba or lower by a
     Moody's Investors Services, Inc. or
     equivalently rated by Standard
     Poor's Corporation, or Fitch, or, if
     unrated, determined by the
     subadvisor to be of comparable
     quality.
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     AST HORIZON GROWTH ASSET ALLOCATION     ASSET          Horizon
     PORTFOLIO: seeks the highest            ALLOCA     Investments, LLC
     potential total return consistent       TION
     with its specified level of risk
     tolerance. Under normal
     circumstances, at least 90% of the
     Portfolio's assets will be invested
     in other portfolios of Advanced
     Series Trust (the underlying
     portfolios) while no more than 10%
     of the Portfolio's assets may be
     invested in exchange traded funds
     (ETFs). Under normal market
     conditions, the Portfolio will
     devote from 60% to 80% of its net
     assets to underlying portfolios and
     ETFs investing primarily in equity
     securities, and from 20% to 40% of
     its net assets to underlying
     portfolios and ETFs investing
     primarily in debt securities and
     money market instruments.
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     AST HORIZON MODERATE ASSET              ASSET          Horizon
     ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO: seeks the         ALLOCA     Investments, LLC
     highest potential total return          TION
     consistent with its specified level
     of risk tolerance. Under normal
     circumstances, at least 90% of the
     Portfolio's assets will be invested
     in other portfolios of Advanced
     Series Trust (the underlying
     portfolios) while no more than 10%
     of the Portfolio's assets may be
     invested in exchange traded funds
     (ETFs). Under normal market
     conditions, the Portfolio will
     devote from 40% to 60% of its net
     assets to underlying portfolios and
     ETFs investing primarily in equity
     securities, and from 40% to 60% of
     its net assets to underlying
     portfolios and ETFs investing
     primarily in debt securities and
     money market instruments.
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     AST INTERNATIONAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO:     INTER      Marsico Capital
     seeks long-term capital growth.        NATIONAL    Management, LLC;
     Under normal circumstances, the        EQUITY      William Blair &
     Portfolio invests at least 80% of                    Company, LLC
     the value of its assets in
     securities of issuers that are
     economically tied to countries other
     than the United States. Although the
     Portfolio intends to invest at least
     80% of its assets in the securities
     of issuers located outside the
     United States, it may at times
     invest in U.S. issuers and it may
     invest all of its assets in fewer
     than five countries or even a single
     country. The Portfolio looks
     primarily for stocks of companies
     whose earnings are growing at a
     faster rate than other companies or
     which offer attractive growth.
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     AST INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO:      INTER         LSV Asset
     seeks long-term capital                NATIONAL      Management;
     appreciation. The Portfolio normally   EQUITY         Thornburg
     invests at least 80% of the                           Investment
     Portfolio's assets in equity                       Management, Inc.
     securities. The Portfolio will
     invest at least 65% of its net
     assets in the equity securities of
     companies in at least three
     different countries, without limit
     as to the amount of assets that may
     be invested in a single country.
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     AST INVESTMENT GRADE BOND PORTFOLIO:    FIXED         Prudential
     seeks to maximize total return,        INCOME         Investment
     consistent with the preservation of                Management, Inc.
     capital and liquidity needs to meet
     the parameters established to
     support the Highest Daily Lifetime
     Income and Highest Daily Lifetime 6
     Plus benefits. Please note that you
     may not make purchase payments, or
     transfer Account Value to or from,
     this Portfolio, and that this
     Portfolio is available only with
     certain living benefits.
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       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES      STYLE/          PORTFOLIO
                                            TYPE            ADVISOR/
                                                          SUB-ADVISOR
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    AST JENNISON LARGE-CAP GROWTH           LARGE      Jennison Associates
    PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term growth of     CAP              LLC
    capital. Under normal market           GROWTH
    conditions, the Portfolio will
    invest at least 80% of its
    investable assets in the equity and
    equity-related securities of
    large-capitalization companies
    measured, at the time of purchase,
    to be within the market
    capitalization of the Russell
    1000(R) Index. In deciding which
    equity securities to buy, the
    subadvisor will use a growth
    investment style and will invest in
    stocks it believes could experience
    superior sales or earnings growth,
    or high returns on equity and
    assets. Stocks are selected on a
    company-by-company basis using
    fundamental analysis. The companies
    in which the subadvisor will invest
    generally tend to have a unique
    market niche, a strong new product
    profile or superior management.
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    AST JENNISON LARGE-CAP VALUE            LARGE      Jennison Associates
    PORTFOLIO: seeks capital                 CAP              LLC
    appreciation. Under normal market       VALUE
    conditions, the Portfolio will
    invest at least 80% of its
    investable assets in the equity and
    equity-related securities of
    large-capitalization companies
    measured, at the time of purchase,
    to be within the market
    capitalization of the Russell
    1000(R) Index. In deciding which
    equity securities to buy, the
    subadvisor will use a value
    investment style and will invest in
    common stocks that it believes are
    being valued at a discount to their
    true worth, as defined by the value
    of their earnings, free cash flow,
    the value of their assets, their
    private market value, or some
    combination of these factors. The
    subadvisor will look for catalysts
    that will help unlock a common
    stock's inherent value.
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    AST JPMORGAN INTERNATIONAL EQUITY       INTER         J.P. Morgan
    PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term capital     NATIONAL        Investment
    growth by investing in a diversified   EQUITY       Management, Inc.
    portfolio of international equity
    securities. The Portfolio seeks to
    meet its objective by investing,
    under normal market conditions, at
    least 80% of its assets in a
    diversified portfolio of equity
    securities of companies located or
    operating in developed non-U.S.
    countries and emerging markets of
    the world. The equity securities
    will ordinarily be traded on a
    recognized foreign securities
    exchange or traded in a foreign
    over-the-counter market in the
    country where the issuer is
    principally based, but may also be
    traded in other countries including
    the United States.
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    AST J.P. MORGAN STRATEGIC               ASSET         J.P. Morgan
    OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO (formerly       ALLOCA         Investment
    AST UBS Dynamic Alpha Portfolio):       TION        Management, Inc.
    seeks to maximize total return,
    consisting of capital appreciation
    and current income. The Portfolio
    invests in securities and financial
    instruments to gain exposure to
    global equity, global fixed income
    and cash equivalent markets,
    including global currencies. The
    Portfolio may invest in equity and
    fixed income securities of issuers
    located within and outside the
    United States or in open-end
    investment companies advised by J.P.
    Morgan Investment Management, Inc.,
    the Portfolio's subadvisor, to gain
    exposure to certain global equity
    and global fixed income markets.
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    AST LARGE-CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO: seeks    LARGE         Eaton Vance
    current income and long-term growth      CAP          Management;
    of income, as well as capital           VALUE      Hotchkis and Wiley
    appreciation. The Portfolio invests,                    Capital
    under normal circumstances, at least                Management, LLC
    80% of its net assets in common
    stocks of large capitalization
    companies. Large capitalization
    companies are those companies with
    market capitalizations within the
    market capitalization range of the
    Russell 1000 Value Index.
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    AST LORD ABBETT BOND-DEBENTURE          FIXED      Lord, Abbett & Co.
    PORTFOLIO: seeks high current income   INCOME             LLC
    and the opportunity for capital
    appreciation to produce a high total
    return. To pursue this objective
    under normal market conditions, the
    Fund will invest at least 80% of its
    net assets in bonds, debentures and
    other fixed income securities. The
    Fund's investments primarily include
    the following types of securities
    and other financial instruments:
    U.S. investment grade fixed income
    securities; U.S. high yield
    securities ("non-investment grade"
    or "junk" bonds); foreign securities
    (including emerging market
    securities); convertible securities;
    mortgage-related and other
    asset-backed securities; and equity
    securities. In addition, the Fund
    may invest in derivative
    instruments, such as options,
    futures contracts, forward contracts
    or swap agreements. The Fund may use
    such instruments in order seek to
    enhance returns, to attempt to hedge
    some of its investment risk, or as a
    substitute position for holding the
    underlying asset on which the
    derivative instrument is based. The
    duration of the Fund's portfolio of
    debt securities will normally be
    between three and seven years, with
    an average effective portfolio
    maturity of five to twelve years.
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       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES       STYLE/          PORTFOLIO
                                             TYPE           ADVISOR/
                                                           SUB-ADVISOR
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    AST MARSICO CAPITAL GROWTH               LARGE       Marsico Capital
    PORTFOLIO: seeks capital growth.          CAP        Management, LLC
    Income realization is not an            GROWTH
    investment objective and any income
    realized on the Portfolio's
    investments, therefore, will be
    incidental to the Portfolio's
    objective. The Portfolio will pursue
    its objective by investing primarily
    in common stocks of large companies
    that are selected for their growth
    potential. Large capitalization
    companies are companies with market
    capitalizations within the market
    capitalization range of the Russell
    1000 Growth Index. In selecting
    investments for the Portfolio, the
    subadvisor uses an approach that
    combines "top down" macroeconomic
    analysis with "bottom up" stock
    selection. The "top down" approach
    identifies sectors, industries and
    companies that may benefit from the
    trends the subadvisor has observed.
    The subadvisorthen looks for
    individual companies with earnings
    growth potential that may not be
    recognized by the market at large,
    utilizing a "bottom up" stock
    selection process. The Portfolio
    will normally hold a core position
    of between 35 and 50 common stocks.
    The Portfolio may hold a limited
    number of additional common stocks
    at times when the Portfolio manager
    is accumulating new positions,
    phasing out existing or responding
    to exceptional market conditions.
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    AST MFS GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO:         INTER        Massachusetts
    seeks capital growth. Under normal      NATIONAL    Financial Services
    circumstances the Portfolio invests     EQUITY           Company
    at least 80% of its assets in equity
    securities. The Portfolio may invest
    in the securities of U.S. and
    foreign issuers (including issuers
    in emerging market countries). While
    the portfolio may invest its assets
    in companies of any size, the
    Portfolio generally focuses on
    companies with relatively large
    market capitalizations relative to
    the markets in which they are traded.
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    AST MFS GROWTH PORTFOLIO: seeks          LARGE        Massachusetts
    long-term capital growth and future,      CAP       Financial Services
    rather than current income. Under       GROWTH           Company
    normal market conditions, the
    Portfolio invests at least 80% of
    its net assets in common stocks and
    related securities, such as
    preferred stocks, convertible
    securities and depositary receipts.
    The subadvisor uses a "bottom up" as
    opposed to a "top down" investment
    style in managing the Portfolio.
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    AST MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO: seeks      MID CAP     EARNEST Partners
    to provide capital growth by             VALUE         LLC; WEDGE
    investing primarily in                                   Capital
    mid-capitalization stocks that                       Management, LLP
    appear to be undervalued. The
    Portfolio generally invests, under
    normal circumstances, at least 80%
    of the value of its net assets in
    mid-capitalization companies.
    Mid-capitalization companies are
    generally those that have market
    capitalizations, at the time of
    purchase, within the market
    capitalization range of companies
    included in the Russell Midcap(R)
    Value Index during the previous
    12-months based on month-end data.
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    AST MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO: seeks        FIXED         Prudential
    high current income while               INCOME         Investment
    maintaining high levels of                          Management, Inc.
    liquidity. The Portfolio invests in
    high-quality, short-term, U.S.
    dollar denominated corporate, bank
    and government obligations. The
    Portfolio will invest in securities
    which have effective maturities of
    not more than 397 days.
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    AST NEUBERGER BERMAN/LSV MID-CAP        MID CAP         LSV Asset
    VALUE PORTFOLIO: seeks capital           VALUE         Management;
    growth. Under normal market                         Neuberger Berman
    conditions, the Portfolio invests at                 Management LLC
    least 80% of its net assets in the
    common stocks of medium
    capitalization companies. For
    purposes of the Portfolio, companies
    with market capitalizations that
    fall within the range of the Russell
    Midcap(R) Value Index at the time of
    investment are considered medium
    capitalization companies. Some of
    the Portfolio's assets may be
    invested in the securities of
    large-cap companies as well as in
    small-cap companies. subadvisor
    Neuberger Berman looks for
    well-managed companies whose stock
    prices are undervalued and that may
    rise in price before other investors
    realize their worth. LSV Asset
    Management (LSV) follows an active
    investment strategy utilizing a
    quantitative investment model to
    evaluate and recommend investment
    decisions for its portion of the
    Portfolio in a bottom-up, contrarian
    value approach
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      INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES       STYLE/           PORTFOLIO
                                            TYPE            ADVISOR/
                                                           SUB-ADVISOR
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   AST NEUBERGER BERMAN MID-CAP GROWTH     MID CAP      Neuberger Berman
   PORTFOLIO: seeks capital growth.        GROWTH        Management LLC
   Under normal market conditions, the
   Portfolio invests at least 80% of
   its net assets in the common stocks
   of mid-capitalization companies.
   Mid-capitalization companies are
   those companies whose market
   capitalization is within the range
   of market capitalizations of
   companies in the Russell Midcap(R)
   Growth Index. Using fundamental
   research and quantitative analysis,
   the subadvisor looks for
   fast-growing companies that are in
   new or rapidly evolving industries.
   The Portfolio may invest in foreign
   securities (including emerging
   markets securities).
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   AST NEUBERGER BERMAN SMALL-CAP           SMALL       Neuberger Berman
   GROWTH PORTFOLIO*: seeks maximum          CAP         Management LLC
   growth of investors' capital from a     GROWTH
   portfolio of growth stocks of
   smaller companies. The Portfolio
   pursues its objective, under normal
   circumstances, by primarily
   investing at least 80% of its total
   assets in the equity securities of
   small-sized companies included in
   the Russell 2000 Growth(R) Index.
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   AST PARAMETRIC EMERGING MARKETS          INTER      Parametric Portfolio
   EQUITY PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term       NATIONAL      Associates LLC
   capital appreciation. The Portfolio     EQUITY
   normally invests at least 80% of its
   net assets in equity securities of
   issuers (i) located in emerging
   market countries, which are
   generally those not considered to be
   developed market countries, or
   (ii) included (or considered for
   inclusion) as emerging markets
   issuers in one or more broad-based
   market indices. Emerging markets
   countries include countries in Asia,
   Latin America, the Middle East,
   Southern Europe, Eastern Europe,
   Africa and the region formerly
   comprising the Soviet Union. A
   company will be considered to be
   located in an emerging market
   country if it is domiciled in or
   derives more that 50% of its
   revenues or profits from emerging
   market countries. The Portfolio
   seeks to employ a top-down,
   disciplined and structured
   investment process that emphasizes
   broad exposure and diversification
   among emerging market countries,
   economic sectors and issuers.
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   AST PIMCO LIMITED MATURITY BOND          FIXED      Pacific Investment
   PORTFOLIO: seeks to maximize total      INCOME          Management
   return consistent with preservation                     Company LLC
   of capital and prudent investment                         (PIMCO)
   management. The Portfolio will
   invest, under normal circumstances,
   at least 80% of the value of its net
   assets in fixed- income investments,
   which may be represented by forwards
   or derivatives such as options,
   futures contracts, or swap
   agreements. The average portfolio
   duration normally varies within a
   one-to-three year time-frame based
   on the subadvisor's forecast of
   interest rates.
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   AST PIMCO TOTAL RETURN BOND              FIXED      Pacific Investment
   PORTFOLIO: seeks to maximize total      INCOME          Management
   return consistent with preservation                     Company LLC
   of capital and prudent investment                         (PIMCO)
   management. The Portfolio will
   invest, under normal circumstances,
   at least 80% of the value of its net
   assets in fixed income investments,
   which may be represented by forwards
   or derivatives such as options,
   futures contracts, or swap
   agreements. The average portfolio
   duration normally varies within two
   years (+/-) of the duration of the
   Barclay's Capital U.S. Aggregate
   Bond Index.
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   AST PRESERVATION ASSET ALLOCATION        ASSET          Prudential
   PORTFOLIO: seeks to obtain total         ALLOCA      Investments LLC;
   return consistent with its specified     TION          Quantitative
   level of risk. The Portfolio                            Management
   primarily invests its assets in a                     Associates LLC
   diversified portfolio of other
   mutual funds, the underlying
   portfolios, of the Advanced Series
   Trust and certain affiliated money
   market funds. Under normal market
   conditions, the Portfolio will
   devote approximately 35% of its net
   assets to underlying portfolios
   investing primarily in equity
   securities (with a range of 27.5% to
   42.5%), and 65% of its net assets to
   underlying portfolios investing
   primarily in debt securities and
   money market instruments (with a
   range of 57.5% to 72.5%). The
   Portfolio is not limited to
   investing exclusively in shares of
   the underlying portfolios and may
   invest in securities and futures
   contracts, swap agreements and other
   financial and derivative instruments.
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   AST QMA US EQUITY ALPHA PORTFOLIO:       LARGE         Quantitative
   seeks long term capital                   CAP           Management
   appreciation. The portfolio utilizes     BLEND        Associates LLC
   a long/short investment strategy and
   will normally invest at least 80% of
   its net assets plus borrowings in
   equity and equity related securities
   of US issuers. The benchmark index
   is the Russell 1000(R) which is
   comprised of stocks representing
   more than 90% of the market cap of
   the US market and includes the
   largest 1000 securities in the
   Russell 3000(R) index.
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        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES      STYLE/        PORTFOLIO
                                            TYPE           ADVISOR/
                                                         SUB-ADVISOR
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     AST SCHRODERS MULTI-ASSET WORLD        ASSET          Schroder
     STRATEGIES (formerly known as AST      ALLOCA        Investment
     American Century Strategic             TION       Management North
     Allocation Portfolio): seeks                        America Inc.
     long-term capital appreciation
     through a global flexible asset
     allocation approach. This asset
     allocation approach entails
     investing in traditional asset
     classes, such as equity and
     fixed-income investments, and
     alternative asset classes, such as
     investments in real estate,
     commodities, currencies, private
     equity, non-investment grade bonds,
     Emerging Market Debt and absolute
     return strategies. The sub-advisor
     seeks to emphasize the management of
     risk and volatility. Exposure to
     different asset classes and
     investment strategies will vary over
     time based upon the sub advisor's
     assessments of changing market,
     economic, financial and political
     factors and events.
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     AST SMALL-CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO:        SMALL        Eagle Asset
     seeks long-term capital growth. The     CAP       Management, Inc.
     Portfolio pursues its objective by     GROWTH
     investing, under normal
     circumstances, at least 80% of the
     value of its assets in
     small-capitalization companies.
     Small-capitalization companies are
     those companies with a market
     capitalization, at the time of
     purchase, no larger than the largest
     capitalized company included in the
     Russell 2000(R) Growth Index at the
     time of the Portfolio's investment.
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     AST SMALL-CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO: seeks   SMALL        ClearBridge
     to provide long-term capital growth     CAP      Advisors, LLC; J.P.
     by investing primarily in              VALUE     Morgan Investment
     small-capitalization stocks that                 Management, Inc.;
     appear to be undervalued. The                    Lee Munder Capital
     Portfolio invests, under normal                      Group, LLC
     circumstances, at least 80% of the
     value of its net assets in small
     capitalization stocks. Small
     capitalization stocks are the stocks
     of companies with market
     capitalization that are within the
     market capitalization range of the
     Russell 2000(R) Value Index.
     Securities of companies whose market
     capitalizations no longer meet the
     definition of small capitalization
     companies after purchase by the
     Portfolio will still be considered
     to be small capitalization companies
     for purposes of the Portfolio's
     policy of investing, under normal
     circumstances, at least 80% of the
     value of its assets in small
     capitalization companies.
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     AST T. ROWE PRICE ASSET ALLOCATION     ASSET       T. Rowe Price
     PORTFOLIO: seeks a high level of       ALLOCA     Associates, Inc.
     total return by investing primarily    TION
     in a diversified portfolio of equity
     and fixed income securities. The
     Portfolio normally invests
     approximately 60% of its total
     assets in equity securities and 40%
     in fixed income securities. This mix
     may vary depending on the
     subadvisor's outlook for the
     markets. The subadvisor concentrates
     common stock investments in larger,
     more established companies, but the
     Portfolio may include small and
     medium-sized companies with good
     growth prospects. The fixed income
     portion of the Portfolio will be
     allocated among investment grade
     securities, high yield or "junk"
     bonds, emerging market securities,
     foreign high quality debt securities
     and cash reserves.
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     AST T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL BOND          FIXED       T. Rowe Price
     PORTFOLIO: seeks to provide high       INCOME    International, Inc.
     current income and capital growth by
     investing in high-quality foreign
     and U.S. dollar-denominated bonds.
     The Portfolio will invest at least
     80% of its total assets in fixed
     income securities. The Portfolio
     invests in all types of bonds,
     including those issued or guaranteed
     by U.S. or foreign governments or
     their agencies and by foreign
     authorities, provinces and
     municipalities as well as investment
     grade corporate bonds,
     mortgage-related and asset- backed
     securities, and high-yield bonds of
     U.S. and foreign issuers. The
     Portfolio generally invests in
     countries where the combination of
     fixed-income returns and currency
     exchange rates appears attractive,
     or, if the currency trend is
     unfavorable, where the subadvisor
     believes that the currency risk can
     be minimized through hedging. The
     Portfolio may also invest in
     convertible securities, commercial
     paper and bank debt and loan
     participations. The Portfolio may
     invest up to 20% of its assets in
     the aggregate in below
     investment-grade, high-risk bonds
     ("junk bonds") and emerging market
     bonds. In addition, the Portfolio
     may invest up to 30% of its assets
     in mortgage-related (including
     mortgage dollar rolls and
     derivatives, such as collateralized
     mortgage obligations and stripped
     mortgage securities) and
     asset-backed securities. The
     Portfolio may invest in futures,
     swaps and other derivatives in
     keeping with its objective.
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       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES        STYLE/          PORTFOLIO
                                              TYPE           ADVISOR/
                                                            SUB-ADVISOR
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    AST T. ROWE PRICE LARGE-CAP GROWTH       LARGE         T. Rowe Price
    PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term growth of      CAP        Associates, Inc.
    capital by investing predominantly       GROWTH
    in the equity securities of a
    limited number of large, carefully
    selected, high-quality U.S.
    companies that are judged likely to
    achieve superior earnings growth.
    The Portfolio takes a growth
    approach to investment selection and
    normally invests at least 80% of its
    net assets in the common stocks of
    large companies. Large companies are
    defined as those whose market cap is
    larger than the median market cap of
    companies in the Russell 1000 Growth
    Index as of the time of purchase.
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    AST T. ROWE PRICE NATURAL RESOURCES     SPECIALTY      T. Rowe Price
    PORTFOLIO: seeks long-term capital                   Associates, Inc.
    growth primarily through investing
    in the common stocks of companies
    that own or develop natural
    resources (such as energy products,
    precious metals and forest products)
    and other basic commodities. The
    Portfolio invests, under normal
    circumstances, at least 80% of the
    value of its assets in natural
    resource companies. The Portfolio
    may also invest in non-resource
    companies with the potential for
    growth. The Portfolio looks for
    companies that have the ability to
    expand production, to maintain
    superior exploration programs and
    production facilities, and the
    potential to accumulate new
    resources. Although at least 50% of
    Portfolio assets will be invested in
    U.S. securities, up to 50% of total
    assets also may be invested in
    foreign securities.
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    AST WESTERN ASSET CORE PLUS BOND         FIXED         Western Asset
    PORTFOLIO: seeks to maximize total       INCOME         Management
    return, consistent with prudent                           Company
    investment management and liquidity
    needs. The Portfolio's current
    target average duration is generally
    2.5 to 7 years. The Portfolio
    pursues this objective by investing
    in all major fixed income sectors
    with a bias towards non- Treasuries.
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        FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE
          INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST
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    FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VIP FOUNDING         MODERATE     Franklin Templeton
    FUNDS ALLOCATION FUND: Seeks capital     ALLOCA        Services, LLC
    appreciation, with income as a            TION
    secondary goal. The Fund normally
    invests equal portions in Class 1
    shares of Franklin Income Securities
    Fund; Mutual Shares Securities Fund;
    and Templeton Growth Securities Fund.
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 *  AST NEUBERGER BERMAN SMALL-CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO. Effective on or about the
    close of business on April 29, 2011, and contingent upon shareholder
    approval and the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, the
    AST Neuberger Berman Small-Cap Growth Portfolio will be reorganized into
    the AST Federated Aggressive Growth Portfolio.

 LIMITATIONS WITH OPTIONAL BENEFITS
 As a condition to your participating in certain optional benefits, we limit
 the Investment Options to which you may allocate your Account Value. Broadly
 speaking, we offer two groups of "Permitted Sub-accounts". Under the first
 group (Group I), your allowable Investment Options are more limited, but you
 are not subject to mandatory quarterly re-balancing. We call the second group
 (Group II) our "Custom Portfolios Program." The Custom Portfolios Program
 offers a larger menu of portfolios, but you are subject to certain other
 restrictions. Specifically:
   .   you must allocate at least 20% of your Account Value to certain fixed
       income portfolios (currently, the AST PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio
       and the AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio); and
   .   you may allocate up to 80% in the portfolios listed in the table below;
       and
   .   on each benefit quarter (or the next Valuation Day, if the quarter-end
       is not a Valuation Day), we will automatically re-balance your
       Sub-accounts used with this Program, so that the percentages devoted to
       each portfolio remain the same as those in effect on the immediately
       preceding quarter-end, subject to the pre-determined mathematical
       formula inherent in the benefit. Note that on the first quarter-end
       following your participation in the Custom Portfolios Program, we will
       re-balance your Sub-accounts so that the percentages devoted to each
       portfolio remain the same as those in effect when you began the Custom
       Portfolios Program; and
   .   between quarter-ends, you may re-allocate your Account Value among the
       Investment Options permitted within this category. If you reallocate,
       the next quarterly rebalancing will restore the percentages to those of
       your most recent reallocation.

 While those who do not participate in any optional benefit generally may
 invest in any of the Investment Options described in the prospectus, only
 those who participate in the optional benefits listed in Group II below may
 participate in the Custom Portfolios Program. If you participate in the Custom
 Portfolios Program, you may not participate in other Automatic Rebalancing
 Programs. WE MAY MODIFY OR TERMINATE THE CUSTOM PORTFOLIOS PROGRAM AT ANY
 TIME. ANY SUCH MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION WILL (I) BE IMPLEMENTED ONLY AFTER
 WE HAVE NOTIFIED YOU IN ADVANCE, (II) NOT AFFECT THE GUARANTEES YOU HAD
 ACCRUED UNDER THE OPTIONAL BENEFIT OR YOUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE
 IN THOSE OPTIONAL BENEFITS, AND (III) NOT REQUIRE YOU TO TRANSFER ACCOUNT
 VALUE OUT OF ANY PORTFOLIO IN WHICH YOU PARTICIPATED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE
 MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION. If you are not

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 participating in the Custom Portfolios Program at the time of any modification
 or termination, or if you voluntarily transfer your Account Value out of the
 Custom Portfolios Program after any modification or termination, we may
 restrict your further eligibility to participate in the Custom Portfolios
 Program.

 In the following tables, we set forth the optional benefits that you may have
 if you also participate in the Group I or Group II programs.

 Group I: Allowable Benefit Allocations


                                                               
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income                                     AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator    AST Advanced Strategies
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income                             AST Balanced Asset Allocation
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus                                     AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA                            AST CLS Growth Asset Allocation
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus                             AST CLS Moderate Asset Allocation
 GRO Plus II                                                       AST FI Pyramis(R) Asset Allocation
 Highest Daily GRO II                                              AST First Trust Balanced Target
 Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit                           AST First Trust Capital Appreciation Target
 Combination 5% Roll-Up and HAV Death Benefit                      AST Horizon Growth Asset Allocation
                                                                   AST Horizon Moderate Asset Allocation
                                                                   AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities
                                                                   AST Preservation Asset Allocation
                                                                   AST Schroders Multi-Asset World Strategies
                                                                   AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation
                                                                   Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation
                                                                   Fund


 Group II: Custom Portfolios Program


                                                               
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income                                     AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator    AST Advanced Strategies
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income                             AST AllianceBernstein Core Value
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus                                     AST AllianceBernstein Growth & Income
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA                            AST American Century Income & Growth
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus                             AST Balanced Asset Allocation
 GRO Plus II                                                       AST BlackRock Value
 Highest Daily GRO II                                              AST CLS Growth Asset Allocation
 Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit                           AST CLS Moderate Asset Allocation
 Combination 5% Roll-Up and HAV Death Benefit                      AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation
                                                                   AST Cohen & Steers Realty
                                                                   AST Federated Aggressive Growth
                                                                   AST FI Pyramis(R) Asset Allocation
                                                                   AST First Trust Balanced Target
                                                                   AST First Trust Capital Appreciation Target
                                                                   AST Global Real Estate
                                                                   AST Goldman Sachs Concentrated Growth
                                                                   AST Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Growth
                                                                   AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value
                                                                   AST High Yield
                                                                   AST Horizon Growth Asset Allocation
                                                                   AST Horizon Moderate Asset Allocation
                                                                   AST International Growth
                                                                   AST International Value
                                                                   AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth
                                                                   AST Jennison Large-Cap Value
                                                                   AST JP Morgan International Equity
                                                                   AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities
                                                                   AST Large-Cap Value
                                                                   AST Lord Abbett Bond-Debenture
                                                                   AST Marsico Capital Growth
                                                                   AST MFS Global Equity
                                                                   AST MFS Growth
                                                                   AST Mid-Cap Value
                                                                   AST Money Market
                                                                   AST Neuberger Berman Mid-Cap Growth


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              AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value
              AST Neuberger Berman Small-Cap Growth
              AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity
              AST PIMCO Limited Maturity Bond
              AST PIMCO Total Return Bond
              AST Preservation Asset Allocation
              AST QMA US Equity Alpha
              AST Schroders Multi-Asset World Strategies
              AST Small-Cap Growth
              AST Small-Cap Value
              AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation
              AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond
              AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth
              AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources
              AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond
              Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund


 MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT OPTIONS
 When you allocate your Account Value to an MVA Option, you earn a fixed rate
 of interest over a set period of time called a Guarantee Period. There are two
 types of MVA Options available under each Annuity - the Long-Term MVA Options
 and the DCA MVA Options. We discuss each MVA Option below. In brief, under the
 Long-Term MVA Options, you earn interest over a multi-year time period that
 you have selected. Currently, the Guarantee Periods we offer are 3 years, 5
 years, 7 years, and 10 years. We reserve the right to eliminate any or all of
 these Guarantee Periods or offer Guarantee Periods of different durations.
 Under the DCA MVA Options, you earn interest over a 6 month or 12 month period
 while your Account Value in that option is systematically transferred monthly
 to the Sub-accounts you have designated.

 For the Long-Term MVA Option, a Guarantee Period for an MVA Option begins:
   .   when all or part of a Purchase Payment is allocated to that MVA Option;
   .   upon transfer of any of your Account Value to a Long-Term MVA Option for
       that particular Guarantee Period; or
   .   when you "renew" an MVA Option into a new Guarantee Period.

 RATES FOR MVA OPTIONS
 We do not have a single method for determining the fixed interest rates for
 the MVA Options. In general, the interest rates we offer for MVA Options will
 reflect the investment returns available on the types of investments we make
 to support our fixed rate guarantees. These investment types may include cash,
 debt securities guaranteed by the United States government and its agencies
 and instrumentalities, money market instruments, corporate debt obligations of
 different durations, private placements, asset-backed obligations and
 municipal bonds. In determining rates we also consider factors such as the
 length of the Guarantee Period for the MVA Option, regulatory and tax
 requirements, liquidity of the markets for the type of investments we make,
 commissions, administrative and investment expenses, our insurance risks in
 relation to the MVA Options, general economic trends and competition. We also
 take into consideration mortality, expense, administration, profit and other
 factors in determining the interest rates we credit to MVA Options, and
 therefore, we credit lower interest rates due to the existence of these
 factors than we otherwise would.

 The interest rate credited to an MVA Option is the rate in effect when the
 Guarantee Period begins and does not change during the Guarantee Period. The
 rates are an effective annual rate of interest. We determine the interest
 rates for the various Guarantee Periods. At the time that we confirm your MVA
 Option, we will advise you of the interest rate in effect and the date your
 MVA Option matures. We may change the rates we credit to new MVA Options at
 any time. To inquire as to the current rates for the MVA Options, please call
 1-888-PRU-2888. MVA Options may not be available in all States and are subject
 to a minimum rate.

 To the extent permitted by law, we may establish different interest rates for
 MVA Options offered to a class of Owners who choose to participate in various
 optional investment programs we make available. This may include, but is not
 limited to, Owners who elect to use DCA MVA Options.

 For any MVA Option, you will not be permitted to allocate or renew to the MVA
 Option if the Guarantee Period associated with that MVA Option would end after
 your Annuity Date. Thus, for example, we would not allow you to start a new
 Guarantee Period of 5 years if the Owner/Annuitant were aged 94, because the 5
 year period would end after the Latest Annuity Date.

 MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
 With certain exceptions, if you transfer or withdraw Account Value from an MVA
 Option prior to the end of the applicable Guarantee Period, you will be
 subject to a Market Value Adjustment or "MVA". We assess an MVA (whether
 positive or negative) upon:

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   .   any surrender, partial withdrawal (including a systematic withdrawal,
       Medically Related Surrender, or a withdrawal program under Sections
       72(t) or 72(q) of the Code), or transfer out of an MVA Option made
       outside the 30 days immediately preceding the maturity of the Guarantee
       Period; and
   .   your exercise of the Free Look right under your Annuity, unless
       prohibited by law.

 We will NOT assess an MVA (whether positive or negative) in connection with
 any of the following:
   .   withdrawals made to meet Required Minimum Distribution requirements
       under the Code in relation to your Annuity or a required distribution if
       your Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, but only if the Required
       Minimum Distribution or required distribution from Beneficiary Annuity
       is an amount that we calculate and is distributed through a program that
       we offer;
   .   transfers or withdrawals from an MVA Option during the 30 days
       immediately prior to the end of the applicable Guarantee Period,
       including the Maturity Date of the MVA option;
   .   transfers made in accordance with our 6 or 12 Month DCA Program;
   .   when a Death Benefit is determined;
   .   deduction of a Annual Maintenance Fee for the Annuity;
   .   Annuitization under the Annuity; and
   .   transfers made pursuant to a mathematical formula used with an optional
       benefit (e.g., Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus).

 The amount of the MVA is determined according to the formulas set forth in
 Appendix F. We use one formula for the Long-Term MVA Option and another
 formula for the DCA MVA Option. In general, the amount of the MVA is dependent
 on the difference between interest rates at the time your MVA Option was
 established and current interest rates for the remaining Guarantee Period of
 your MVA Option. For the Long-Term MVA Option, as detailed in the formula, we
 essentially (i) divide the current interest rate you are receiving under the
 Guarantee Period by the interest rate (plus a "liquidity factor") we are
 crediting for a Guarantee Period equal in duration to the time remaining under
 the Guarantee Period and (ii) raise that quotient by a mathematical power that
 represents the time remaining until the maturity of the Guarantee Period. That
 result produces the MVA factor. If we have no interest rate for a Guarantee
 Period equal in duration to the time remaining under the Guarantee Period, we
 may use certain US Treasury interest rates to calculate a proxy for that
 interest rate. All else being equal, the longer the time remaining until the
 maturity of the MVA Option from which you are making the withdrawal, the
 larger the mathematical power that is applied to the quotient in (i) above,
 and thus the larger the MVA itself. The formula for the DCA MVA Options works
 in a similar fashion, except that both interest rates used in the MVA formula
 are derived directly from the Federal Reserve's "Constant Maturity Treasury
 (CMT) rate." Under either formula, the MVA may be positive or negative, and a
 negative MVA could result in a loss of interest previously earned as well as
 some portion of your Purchase Payments.

 LONG-TERM MVA OPTIONS
 We offer Long-Term MVA Options, offering a range of durations. When you select
 this option, your payment will earn interest at the established rate for the
 applicable Guarantee Period. A new Long-Term MVA Option is established every
 time you allocate or transfer money into a Long-Term MVA Option. You may have
 money allocated in more than one Guarantee Period at the same time. This could
 result in your money earning interest at different rates and each Guarantee
 Period maturing at a different time. While the interest rates we credit to the
 MVA Options may change from time to time, the minimum interest rate is what is
 set forth in your Annuity.

 We retain the right to limit the amount of Account Value that may be
 transferred into a new or out of an existing a Long-Term MVA Option and/or to
 require advance notice for transfers exceeding a specified amount. In
 addition, we reserve the right to limit or restrict the availability of
 certain Guarantee Periods from time to time.

 DCA MVA OPTIONS
 In addition to the Long-Term MVA Options, we offer DCA MVA Options that are
 used with our 6 or 12 Month DCA Program. Amounts allocated to the DCA MVA
 Options earn the declared rate of interest while the amount is transferred
 over a 6 or 12 month period into the Sub-accounts that you have designated.
 Because the interest we credit is applied against a balance that declines as
 transfers are made periodically to the Subaccounts, you do not earn interest
 on the full amount you allocated initially to the DCA MVA Options. A dollar
 cost averaging program does not assure a profit, or protect against a loss.
 For a complete description of our 6 or 12 month DCA Program, see the
 applicable section of this prospectus within the section entitled "Managing
 Your Account Value."

 GUARANTEE PERIOD TERMINATION
 An MVA Option ends on the earliest of (a) the "Maturity Date" of the Guarantee
 Period (b) the date the entire amount in the MVA Option is withdrawn or
 transferred (c) the Annuity Date (d) the date the Annuity is surrendered and
 (e) the date as of which a Death Benefit is determined, unless the Annuity is
 continued by a spousal Beneficiary.

 We will notify you before the end of the Guarantee Period. You may elect to
 have the value of the Long-Term MVA Option on its Maturity Date transferred to
 any Investment Option, including any Long-Term MVA Option, we then make
 available. If we do not receive instructions from you in Good Order at our
 Service Office before the Maturity Date of the Long-Term MVA Option,

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 regarding how the Account Value in your maturing Long-Term MVA Option is to be
 allocated, we will allocate the Account Value in the maturing Long-Term MVA
 Option to the AST Money Market Sub-account, unless the Maturity Date is the
 Annuity Date. We will not assess an MVA if you choose to renew an MVA Option
 on its Maturity Date or transfer the Account Value to another Investment
 Option on the Maturity Date (or at any time during the 30 days immediately
 preceding the Maturity Date).

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                         FEES, CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS

 In this section, we provide detail about the charges you incur if you own the
 Annuity.

 The charges under each Annuity are designed to cover, in the aggregate, our
 direct and indirect costs of selling, administering and providing benefits
 under each Annuity. They are also designed, in the aggregate, to compensate us
 for the risks of loss we assume. If, as we expect, the charges that we collect
 from the Annuities exceed our total costs in connection with the Annuities, we
 will earn a profit. Otherwise we will incur a loss. For example, Pruco Life
 may make a profit on the Insurance Charge if, over time, the actual costs of
 providing the guaranteed insurance obligations and other expenses under an
 Annuity are less than the amount we deduct for the Insurance Charge. To the
 extent we make a profit on the Insurance Charge, such profit may be used for
 any other corporate purpose.

 The rates of certain of our charges have been set with reference to estimates
 of the amount of specific types of expenses or risks that we will incur. In
 general, a given charge under the Annuity compensates us for our costs and
 risks related to that charge and may provide for a profit. However, it is
 possible that with respect to a particular obligation we have under this
 Annuity, we may be compensated not only by the charge specifically tied to
 that obligation, but also from one or more other charges we impose.

 With regard to charges that are assessed as a percentage of the value of the
 Sub-accounts, please note that such charges are assessed through a reduction
 to the Unit value of your investment in each Sub-account, and in that way
 reduce your Account Value.

 CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE ("CDSC"): The CDSC reimburses us for expenses
 related to sales and distribution of the Annuity, including commissions,
 marketing materials, other promotional expenses and, in the case of the X
 Series, the cost of providing a Purchase Credit. We may deduct a CDSC if you
 surrender your Annuity or when you make a partial withdrawal (except that
 there is no CDSC on the C Series Annuity). The CDSC is calculated as a
 percentage of your Purchase Payment (not including any Purchase Credit applied
 on the X Series) being surrendered or withdrawn. The CDSC percentage varies
 with the number of years that have elapsed since each Purchase Payment being
 withdrawn was made. If a withdrawal is effective on the day before the
 anniversary of the date that the Purchase Payment being withdrawn was made,
 then the CDSC percentage as of the next following year will apply. The CDSC
 percentages for the X Series, the B Series, and the L Series are shown under
 "Summary of Contract Fees and Charges."

 With respect to a partial withdrawal, we calculate the CDSC by assuming that
 any available free withdrawal amount is taken out first (see "Free Withdrawal
 Amounts" later in this prospectus). If the free withdrawal amount is not
 sufficient, we then assume that withdrawals are taken from Purchase Payments
 that have not been previously withdrawn, on a first-in, first-out basis, and
 subsequently from any other Account Value in the Annuity. In a "gross"
 withdrawal, you request a specific withdrawal amount, with the understanding
 that the amount you actually receive is reduced by each applicable amount. In
 a "net" withdrawal, you request a withdrawal for an exact dollar amount, with
 the understanding that any amount deducted (e.g., for a CDSC) is taken from
 your remaining Unadjusted Account Value. If you request a gross withdrawal,
 you may receive less than the specified dollar amount, as any applicable CDSC
 and tax withholding would be deducted from the amount you requested (although
 any MVA will not be applied to the amount you receive, but instead will be
 applied to your Unadjusted Account Value). If you request a net withdrawal, a
 larger amount may be deducted from your Unadjusted Account Value in order for
 you to receive the specified dollar amount after any applicable CDSC, MVA and
 tax withholding is assessed. See "Free Withdrawal Amounts" below for further
 detail on net and gross withdrawals, as well as how this might affect an
 optional living benefit you may have.

 Upon surrender, we calculate a CDSC based on any Purchase Payments that have
 not been withdrawn. The Purchase Payments being withdrawn may be greater than
 your remaining Account Value. This is most likely to occur if you have made
 prior partial withdrawals or if your Account Value has declined in value due
 to negative market performance. Thus, for example, the CDSC could be greater
 than if it were calculated as percentage of remaining Account Value.

 We may waive any applicable CDSC under certain circumstances described herein.

 TRANSFER FEE: Currently, you may make twenty free transfers between Investment
 Options each Annuity Year. We may charge $10 for each transfer after the
 twentieth in each Annuity Year. We do not consider transfers made as part of a
 Dollar Cost Averaging, Automatic Rebalancing or Custom Portfolio Program when
 we count the twenty free transfers. All transfers made on the same day will be
 treated as one transfer. Renewals or transfers of Account Value from an MVA
 Option within the 30 days immediately preceding the end of its Guarantee
 Period are not subject to the Transfer Fee and are not counted toward the
 twenty free transfers. Similarly, transfers made under our 6 or 12 Month DCA
 Program and transfers made pursuant to a formula used with an optional benefit
 are not subject to the Transfer Fee and are not counted toward the twenty free
 transfers. Transfers made through any electronic method or program we specify
 are not counted toward the twenty free transfers. The transfer fee is deducted
 pro rata from all Sub-accounts in which you maintain Account Value immediately
 subsequent to the transfer.

 ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE: Prior to Annuitization, we deduct an Annual
 Maintenance Fee. The Annual Maintenance Fee is equal to $50 or 2% of your
 Unadjusted Account Value, whichever is less. This fee will be deducted
 annually on the anniversary of the Issue Date of your Annuity or, if you
 surrender your Annuity during the Annuity Year, the fee is deducted at the
 time of surrender

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 unless the surrender is taken within 30 days of most recently assessed Annual
 Maintenance Fee. The fee is taken out first from the Sub-accounts pro rata,
 and then from the MVA Options (if the amount in the Sub-accounts is
 insufficient to pay the fee). The Annual Maintenance Fee is only deducted if
 the sum of the Purchase Payments at the time the fee is deducted is less than
 $100,000. We do not impose the Annual Maintenance Fee upon Annuitization
 (unless Annuitization occurs on an Annuity anniversary), or the payment of a
 Death Benefit. For Beneficiaries that elect the Beneficiary Continuation
 Option, the Annual Maintenance Fee is the lesser of $30 or 2% of Unadjusted
 Account Value and is only assessed if the Unadjusted Account Value is less
 than $25,000 at the time the fee is assessed. The amount of the Annual
 Maintenance Fee may differ in certain states.

 TAX CHARGE: Some states and some municipalities charge premium taxes or
 similar taxes on annuities that we are required to pay. The amount of tax will
 vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and is subject to change. We reserve
 the right to deduct the tax either when Purchase Payments are received, upon
 surrender or upon Annuitization. If deducted upon Annuitization, we would
 deduct the tax from your Unadjusted Account Value. The Tax Charge is designed
 to approximate the taxes that we are required to pay and is assessed as a
 percentage of Purchase Payments, Surrender Value, or Account Value as
 applicable. The Tax Charge currently ranges up to 3.5%. We may assess a charge
 against the Sub-accounts and the MVA Options equal to any taxes which may be
 imposed upon the Separate Accounts.

 We will pay company income taxes on the taxable corporate earnings created by
 this Annuity. While we may consider company income taxes when pricing our
 products, we do not currently include such income taxes in the tax charges you
 pay under the Annuity. We will periodically review the issue of charging for
 these taxes, and we may charge for these taxes in the future.

 In calculating our corporate income tax liability, we may derive certain
 corporate income tax benefits associated with the investment of company
 assets, including Separate Account assets, which are treated as company assets
 under applicable income tax law. These benefits reduce our overall corporate
 income tax liability. We do not pass these tax benefits through to holders of
 the Separate Account annuity contracts because (i) the contract Owners are not
 the Owners of the assets generating these benefits under applicable income tax
 law and (ii) we do not currently include company income taxes in the tax
 charges you pay under the Annuity.

 INSURANCE CHARGE: We deduct an Insurance Charge daily based on the annualized
 rate shown in the "Summary of Contract Fees and Charges." The charge is
 assessed against the assets allocated to the Sub-accounts. The Insurance
 Charge is the combination of the Mortality & Expense Risk Charge and the
 Administration Charge. The Insurance Charge is intended to compensate Pruco
 Life for providing the insurance benefits under each Annuity, including each
 Annuity's basic Death Benefit that provides guaranteed benefits to your
 Beneficiaries even if your Account Value declines, and the risk that persons
 we guarantee annuity payments to will live longer than our assumptions. The
 charge also covers administrative costs associated with providing the Annuity
 benefits, including preparation of the contract and prospectus, confirmation
 statements, annual account statements and annual reports, legal and accounting
 fees as well as various related expenses. Finally, the charge covers the risk
 that our assumptions about the mortality risks and expenses under each Annuity
 are incorrect and that we have agreed not to increase these charges over time
 despite our actual costs. Each Annuity has a different Insurance Charge during
 the first 9 Annuity Years. However, for the L Series, X Series, and C Series,
 on the Valuation Day immediately following the 9th Annuity Anniversary, the
 Insurance Charge drops to 1.30% annually (the B Series Insurance Charge is a
 constant 1.30%).

 OPTIONAL BENEFITS FOR WHICH WE ASSESS A CHARGE: If you elect to purchase
 optional benefits, we will deduct an additional charge. For some optional
 benefits, the charge is assessed against your Account Value allocated to the
 Sub-accounts. These charges are included in the daily calculation of the Unit
 price for each Sub-account. For certain other optional benefits, such as
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit, the charge is assessed against the
 greater of the Unadjusted Account Value and the Protected Withdrawal Value and
 is taken out of the Sub-accounts quarterly. Please refer to the section
 entitled "Summary of Contract Fees and Charges" for the list of charges for
 each optional benefit.

 SETTLEMENT SERVICE CHARGE: If your Beneficiary takes the death benefit under a
 Beneficiary Continuation Option, the Insurance Charge no longer applies.
 However, we then begin to deduct a Settlement Service Charge which is assessed
 daily against the assets allocated to the Sub-accounts and is equal to an
 annualized charge of 1.00%.

 FEES AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE PORTFOLIOS: Each portfolio incurs total
 annualized operating expenses comprised of an investment management fee, other
 expenses and any distribution and service (12b-1) fees or short sale expenses
 that may apply. These fees and expenses are reflected daily by each portfolio
 before it provides Pruco Life with the net asset value as of the close of
 business each Valuation Day. More detailed information about fees and expenses
 can be found in the prospectuses for the portfolios.

 MVA OPTION CHARGES
 No specific fees or expenses are deducted when determining the rates we credit
 to an MVA Option. However, for some of the same reasons that we deduct the
 Insurance Charge against the Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts, we
 also take into consideration mortality, expense, administration, profit and
 other factors in determining the interest rates we credit to an MVA Option.

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 ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTION CHARGES
 If you select a fixed payment option, the amount of each fixed payment will
 depend on the Unadjusted Account Value of your Annuity when you elected to
 annuitize. There is no specific charge deducted from these payments; however,
 the amount of each annuity payment reflects assumptions about our insurance
 expenses. Also, a tax charge may apply.

 EXCEPTIONS/REDUCTIONS TO FEES AND CHARGES
 We may reduce or eliminate certain fees and charges or alter the manner in
 which the particular fee or charge is deducted. For example, we may reduce the
 amount of any CDSC or the length of time it applies, reduce or eliminate the
 amount of the Annual Maintenance Fee or reduce the portion of the total
 Insurance Charge that is deducted as an Administration Charge. We will not
 discriminate unfairly between Annuity purchasers if and when we reduce any
 fees and charges.

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                            PURCHASING YOUR ANNUITY

 REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASING THE ANNUITY
 INITIAL PURCHASE PAYMENT: An initial Purchase Payment is considered the first
 Purchase Payment received by us in Good Order. This is the payment that issues
 your Annuity. All subsequent Purchase Payments allocated to the Annuity will
 be considered Additional Purchase Payments. Unless we agree otherwise and
 subject to our rules, you must make a minimum initial Purchase Payment as
 follows: $1,000 for the B Series and $10,000 for the X Series, L Series, and C
 Series. However, if you decide to make payments under a systematic investment
 or an electronic funds transfer program, we may accept a lower initial
 Purchase Payment provided that, within the first Annuity Year, your subsequent
 Purchase Payments plus your initial Purchase Payment total the minimum initial
 Purchase Payment amount required for the Annuity purchased.

 We must approve any initial and additional Purchase Payments where the total
 amount of Purchase Payments equal $1,000,000 or more with respect to this
 Annuity and any other annuities you are purchasing from us (or that you
 already own) and/or our affiliates. WE MAY APPLY CERTAIN LIMITATIONS,
 RESTRICTIONS, AND/OR UNDERWRITING STANDARDS AS A CONDITION OF OUR ISSUANCE OF
 AN ANNUITY AND/OR ACCEPTANCE OF PURCHASE PAYMENTS. Applicable laws designed to
 counter terrorists and prevent money laundering might, in certain
 circumstances, require us to block an Annuity Owner's ability to make certain
 transactions, and thereby refuse to accept Purchase Payments or requests for
 transfers, partial withdrawals, total withdrawals, death benefits, or income
 payments until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator. We
 also may be required to provide additional information about you and your
 Annuity to government regulators.

 SPECULATIVE INVESTING: Do not purchase this Annuity if you, anyone acting on
 your behalf, and/or anyone providing advice to you plan to use it, or any of
 its riders, for speculation, arbitrage, viatication or any other type of
 collective investment scheme now or at any time prior to termination of the
 Annuity. Your Annuity may not be traded on any stock exchange or secondary
 market. By purchasing this Annuity, you represent and warrant that you are not
 using this Annuity, or any of its riders, for speculation, arbitrage,
 viatication or any other type of collective investment scheme.

 Currently, we will not issue an Annuity, permit changes in ownership or
 assignments to certain ownership types, including but not limited to:
 corporations, partnerships and endowments. Further, we will only issue an
 Annuity, allow changes of ownership and/or permit assignments to certain
 ownership types if the funds being used to purchase the Annuity are
 exclusively for the benefit of the designated annuitant. These rules are
 subject to state law. Additionally, we will not permit election or re-election
 of any optional death benefit or optional living benefit by certain ownership
 types. We may issue an Annuity in ownership structures where the annuitant is
 also the participant in a Qualified or Non-Qualified employer sponsored plan
 and the Annuity represents his or her segregated interest in such plan. We
 reserve the right to further limit, restrict and/or change to whom we will
 issue an Annuity in the future, to the extent permitted by state law. Further,
 please be aware that we do not provide administration for employer-sponsored
 plans and may also limit the number of plan participants that elect to use our
 Annuity as a funding vehicle.

 Except as noted below, Purchase Payments must be submitted by check drawn on a
 U.S. bank, in U.S. dollars, and made payable to Pruco Life. Purchase Payments
 may also be submitted via 1035 exchange or direct transfer of funds. Under
 certain circumstances, Purchase Payments may be transmitted to Pruco Life via
 wiring funds through your Financial Professional's broker-dealer firm.
 Additional Purchase Payments may also be applied to your Annuity under an
 electronic funds transfer, an arrangement where you authorize us to deduct
 money directly from your bank account. We may reject any payment if it is
 received in an unacceptable form. Our acceptance of a check is subject to our
 ability to collect funds.

 Once we accept your application, we invest your Purchase Payment in your
 Annuity according to your instructions. You can allocate Purchase Payments to
 one or more available Investment Options. Investment restrictions will apply
 if you elect optional benefits.

 AGE RESTRICTIONS: Unless we agree otherwise and subject to our rules, each of
 the Owner(s) and Annuitant(s) must not be older than a maximum issue age as of
 the Issue Date of the Annuity as follows: age 80 for the X Series and age 85
 for the B Series, L Series, and C Series. No additional Purchase Payments will
 be permitted after age 85 for any of the Annuities. If you purchase a
 Beneficiary Annuity, the maximum issue age is 70 based on the Key Life. The
 availability and level of protection of certain optional benefits may vary
 based on the age of the oldest Owner (or Annuitant, if entity owned) on the
 Issue Date of the Annuity or the date of the Owner's death. In addition, the
 broker-dealer firm through which you are purchasing an Annuity may impose a
 younger maximum issue age than what is described above - check with the
 broker-dealer firm for details.

 ADDITIONAL PURCHASE PAYMENTS: If allowed by applicable state law, you may make
 additional Purchase Payments, provided that the payment is at least $100 (we
 impose a $50 minimum for EFT purchases). We may amend this Purchase Payment
 minimum, and/or limit the Investment Options to which you may direct Purchase
 Payments. You may make additional Purchase Payments, unless the Annuity is
 held as a Beneficiary Annuity, at any time before the earlier of the Annuity
 Date and (i) for Annuities that are not entity-owned, the oldest Owner's
 86/th/ birthday or (ii) for entity-owned Annuities, the Annuitant's 86/th/
 birthday. However, Purchase Payments are not permitted after the Account Value
 is reduced to zero. WE MAY LIMIT OR REJECT ANY PURCHASE PAYMENT,

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 BUT WOULD DO SO ONLY ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS. Depending on the tax
 status of your Annuity (e.g, if you own the Annuity through an IRA), there may
 be annual contribution limits dictated by applicable law. Please see the Tax
 Considerations section for additional information on these contribution limits.

 Each additional Purchase Payment will be allocated to the Investment Options
 according to the instructions you provide with such Purchase Payment. You may
 not provide allocation instructions that apply to more than one additional
 Purchase Payment. Thus, if you have not provided allocation instructions with
 a particular additional Purchase Payment, we will allocate the Purchase
 Payment on a pro rata basis to the Sub-accounts in which your Account Value is
 then allocated, excluding Sub-accounts to which you may not electively
 allocate Account Value.

 PURCHASE CREDITS UNDER THE X SERIES
 As detailed below, we apply a "Purchase Credit" to your Annuity's Account
 Value with respect to certain Purchase Payments you make under the X Series
 Annuity. The Purchase Credit is equal to a percentage of each Purchase
 Payment. To determine the amount of the Purchase Credit, we multiply the
 amount of the Purchase Payment by the applicable Purchase Credit percentage.

 With respect to Purchase Payments (of any amount) received during Annuity
 Years 1 through 4, the credit percentage will equal 6%, so long as the oldest
 Owner (or Annuitant, if entity owned) of the Annuity is younger than 82 at the
 time the Purchase Payment is made. If the oldest Owner (or Annuitant, if
 entity owned) is aged 82-85 at the time the Purchase Payment (of any amount)
 is made, the credit percentage will equal 3% during Annuity Years 1-4. With
 respect to Purchase Payments received on the fourth anniversary of the Issue
 Date and thereafter, regardless of the Owner or Annuitant's age, the credit
 percentage will be 0%.

 Each Purchase Credit is allocated to your Account Value at the time the
 Purchase Payment is applied to your Account Value. The amount of the Purchase
 Credit is allocated to the Investment Options in the same ratio as the
 applicable Purchase Payment is applied.

 We do not consider the Purchase Credit as an "investment in the contract" for
 income tax purposes.

 EXAMPLE OF APPLYING THE PURCHASE CREDIT

 INITIAL PURCHASE PAYMENT
 Assume you are 65 years old and you make an initial Purchase Payment of
 $450,000. We would apply a 6.0% Purchase Credit to your Purchase Payment and
 allocate the amount of the Purchase Credit ($27,000 = $450,000 X .06) to your
 Account Value in the proportion that your Purchase Payment is allocated.

 RECAPTURE OF PURCHASE CREDITS. The amount of any Purchase Credit applied to
 your X Series Account Value can be recaptured by Pruco Life under certain
 circumstances:
   .   any Purchase Credit applied to your Account Value on Purchase Payments
       made within the period beginning 12 months prior to the Owner's date of
       death and ending on the date of Due Proof of Death will be recaptured.
       We do not currently recapture any Purchase Credits at the time of
       spousal assumption of the Annuity.
   .   the amount available under the medically-related surrender portion of
       the Annuity will not include the amount of any Purchase Credit
       associated with any Purchase Payments made within 12 months of the date
       the medically-related surrender is received in Good Order at our Service
       Office; and
   .   if you Free Look your Annuity, the amount returned to you will not
       include the amount of any Purchase Credit.

 The amount we recapture will equal the Purchase Credit, without adjustment up
 or down for investment performance. Therefore, any gain on the Purchase Credit
 amount will not be recaptured. But if there was a loss on the Purchase Credit,
 the amount we recapture will still equal the amount of the Purchase Credit.

 DESIGNATION OF OWNER, ANNUITANT, AND BENEFICIARY
 OWNER, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS: We will ask you to name the
 Owner(s), Annuitant and one or more Beneficiaries for your Annuity.

   .   Owner: The Owner(s) holds all rights under the Annuity. You may name up
       to two Owners in which case all ownership rights are held jointly.
       Generally, joint Owners are required to act jointly; however, if each
       Owner provides us with an instruction that we find acceptable, we will
       permit each Owner to act independently on behalf of both Owners. All
       information and documents that we are required to send you will be sent
       to the first named Owner. Co-ownership by entity Owners or an entity
       Owner and an individual is not permitted. Refer to the Glossary of Terms
       for a complete description of the term "Owner." Prior to Annuitization,
       there is no right of survivorship (other than any spousal continuance
       right that may be available to a surviving spouse).
   .   Annuitant: The Annuitant is the person upon whose life we make annuity
       payments. You must name an Annuitant who is a natural person. We do not
       accept a designation of joint Annuitants during the Accumulation Period.
       In limited circumstances and where allowed by law, we may allow you to
       name one or more "Contingent Annuitants" with our prior

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      approval. Generally, a Contingent Annuitant will become the Annuitant if
       the Annuitant dies before the Annuity Date. Please refer to the
       discussion of "Considerations for Contingent Annuitants" in the Tax
       Considerations section of the prospectus. For Beneficiary Annuities,
       instead of an Annuitant there is a "Key Life" which is used to determine
       the annual required distributions.
   .   Beneficiary: The Beneficiary is the person(s) or entity you name to
       receive the Death Benefit. Your Beneficiary designation should be the
       exact name of your Beneficiary, not only a reference to the
       Beneficiary's relationship to you. If you use a class designation in
       lieu of designating individuals (e.g. "surviving children"), we will pay
       the class of Beneficiaries as determined at the time of your death and
       not the class of Beneficiaries that existed at the time the designation
       was made. If no Beneficiary is named, the Death Benefit will be paid to
       you or your estate. For Beneficiary Annuities, instead of a Beneficiary,
       the term "Successor" is used.

 Your right to make certain designations may be limited if your Annuity is to
 be used as an IRA, Beneficiary Annuity or other "qualified" investment that is
 given beneficial tax treatment under the Code. You should seek competent tax
 advice on the income, estate and gift tax implications of your designations.

 "BENEFICIARY" ANNUITY
 You may purchase an Annuity if you are a Beneficiary of an account that was
 owned by a decedent, subject to the following requirements. You may transfer
 the proceeds of the decedent's account into one of the Annuities described in
 this prospectus and receive distributions that are required by the tax laws.
 This transfer option is not available if the proceeds are being transferred
 from an annuity issued by us or one of our affiliates and the annuity offers a
 "Beneficiary Continuation Option".

 Upon purchase, the Annuity will be issued in the name of the decedent for your
 benefit. You must take required distributions at least annually, which we will
 calculate based on the applicable life expectancy in the year of the
 decedent's death, using Table 1 in IRS Publication 590. We do not assess a
 CDSC (if applicable) on distributions from your Annuity if you are required by
 law to take such distributions from your Annuity at the time it is taken,
 provided the amount withdrawn is the amount we calculate and is paid out
 through a program of systematic withdrawals that we make available.

 For IRAs and Roth IRAs, distributions must begin by December 31 of the year
 following the year of the decedent's death. If you are the surviving spouse
 Beneficiary, distributions may be deferred until the decedent would have
 attained age 70 1/2, however if you choose to defer distributions, you are
 responsible for complying with the distribution requirements under the Code,
 and you must notify us when you would like distributions to begin. For
 additional information regarding the tax considerations applicable to
 Beneficiaries of an IRA or Roth IRA, see "Required Distributions Upon Your
 Death for Qualified Annuity Contracts" in the Tax Considerations section of
 this prospectus.

 For non-qualified Annuities, distributions must begin within one year of the
 decedent's death. For additional information regarding the tax considerations
 applicable to Beneficiaries of a non-qualified Annuity see "Required
 Distributions Upon Your Death for Nonqualified Annuity Contracts" in the Tax
 Considerations section of this prospectus.

 You may take withdrawals in excess of your required distributions, however
 such withdrawals may be subject to the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. Any
 withdrawals you take count toward the required distribution for the year. All
 applicable charges will be assessed against your Annuity, such as the
 Insurance Charge and the Annual Maintenance Fee.

 The Annuity provides a basic Death Benefit upon death, and you may name
 "successors" who may either receive the Death Benefit as a lump sum or
 continue receiving distributions after your death under the Beneficiary
 Continuation Option.

 Please note the following additional limitations for a Beneficiary Annuity:
..   No additional Purchase Payments are permitted. You may only make a one-time
    initial Purchase Payment transferred to us directly from another annuity or
    eligible account. You may not make your Purchase Payment as an indirect
    rollover, or combine multiple assets or death benefits into a single
    contract as part of this Beneficiary Annuity.
..   You may not elect any optional living or death benefits.
..   You may not annuitize the Annuity; no annuity options are available.
..   You may participate only in the following programs: Auto-Rebalancing,
    Dollar Cost Averaging (but not the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program), or
    Systematic Withdrawals.
..   You may not assign or change ownership of the Annuity, and you may not
    change or designate another life upon which distributions are based. A
    Beneficiary Annuity may not be co-owned.
..   If the Annuity is funded by means of transfer from another Beneficiary
    Annuity with another company, we require that the sending company or the
    beneficial Owner provide certain information in order to ensure that
    applicable required distributions have been made prior to the transfer of
    the contract proceeds to us. We further require appropriate information to
    enable us to accurately determine future distributions from the Annuity.
    Please note we are unable to accept a transfer of another Beneficiary
    Annuity where taxes are calculated based on an exclusion amount or an
    exclusion ratio of earnings to original investment. We are also unable to
    accept a transfer of an annuity that has annuitized.

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..   The beneficial Owner of the Annuity can be an individual, grantor trust,
    or, for an IRA or Roth IRA, a qualified trust. In general, a qualified
    trust (1) must be valid under state law; (2) must be irrevocable or became
    irrevocable by its terms upon the death of the IRA or Roth IRA Owner; and
    (3) the Beneficiaries of the trust who are Beneficiaries with respect to
    the trust's interest in this Annuity must be identifiable from the trust
    instrument and must be individuals. A qualified trust may be required to
    provide us with a list of all Beneficiaries to the trust (including
    contingent and remainder Beneficiaries with a description of the conditions
    on their entitlement), all of whom must be individuals, as of September
    30/th/ of the year following the year of death of the IRA or Roth IRA
    Owner, or date of Annuity application if later. The trustee may also be
    required to provide a copy of the trust document upon request. If the
    beneficial Owner of the Annuity is a grantor trust, distributions must be
    based on the life expectancy of the grantor. If the beneficial Owner of the
    Annuity is a qualified trust, distributions must be based on the life
    expectancy of the oldest Beneficiary under the trust.
..   If this Beneficiary Annuity is transferred to another company as a tax-free
    exchange with the intention of qualifying as a Beneficiary annuity with the
    receiving company, we may require certifications from the receiving company
    that required distributions will be made as required by law.
..   If you are transferring proceeds as Beneficiary of an annuity that is owned
    by a decedent, we must receive your transfer request at least 45 days prior
    to your first or next required distribution. If, for any reason, your
    transfer request impedes our ability to complete your required distribution
    by the required date, we will be unable to accept your transfer request.

 RIGHT TO CANCEL
 You may cancel (or "Free Look") your Annuity for a refund by notifying us in
 Good Order or by returning the Annuity to our Service Office or to the
 representative who sold it to you within 10 days after you receive it (or such
 other period as may be required by applicable law). The Annuity can be mailed
 or delivered either to us, at our Service Office, or to the representative who
 sold it to you. Return of the Annuity by mail is effective on being
 postmarked, properly addressed and postage prepaid. Unless required by
 applicable law, the amount of the refund will equal the Account Value as of
 the Valuation Day we receive the returned Annuity at our Service Office or the
 cancellation request in Good Order, plus any fees or tax charges deducted from
 the Purchase Payment. However, where we are required by applicable law to
 return Purchase Payments, we will return the greater of Account Value and
 Purchase Payments. With respect to the X Series, if you return your Annuity,
 we will not return any Purchase Credits we applied to your Annuity based on
 your Purchase Payments. If you had Account Value allocated to any MVA Option
 upon your exercise of the Free Look, we will calculate any applicable MVA with
 a zero "liquidity factor". See the section of this prospectus entitled "Market
 Value Adjustment Options."

 SCHEDULED PAYMENTS DIRECTLY FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT
 You can make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity by authorizing us to
 deduct money directly from your bank account and applying it to your Annuity,
 unless the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity. Investment restrictions
 will apply if you elect optional benefits. No additional Purchase Payments are
 permitted if you have elected the Beneficiary Annuity. We may suspend or
 cancel electronic funds transfer privileges if sufficient funds are not
 available from the applicable financial institution on any date that a
 transaction is scheduled to occur.

 SALARY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
 These types of programs are only available with certain types of qualified
 investments. If your employer sponsors such a program, we may agree to accept
 periodic Purchase Payments through a salary reduction program as long as the
 allocations are not directed to the MVA Options.

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                             MANAGING YOUR ANNUITY

 CHANGE OF OWNER, ANNUITANT AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS
 You may change the Owner, Annuitant and Beneficiary designations by sending us
 a request in Good Order, which will be effective upon receipt at our Service
 Office. However, if the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, the Owner
 may not be changed and you may not designate another Key Life upon which
 distributions are based. As of the Valuation Day we receive an ownership
 change, any automated investment or withdrawal programs will be canceled. The
 new Owner must submit the applicable program enrollment if they wish to
 participate in such a program. Where allowed by law, such changes will be
 subject to our acceptance. Any change we accept is subject to any transactions
 processed by us before we receive the notice of change at our Service Office.
 Some of the changes we will not accept include, but are not limited to:
..   a new Owner subsequent to the death of the Owner or the first of any
    co-Owners to die, except where a spouse-Beneficiary has become the Owner as
    a result of an Owner's death:
..   a new Annuitant subsequent to the Annuity Date if the annuity option
    includes a life contingency;
..   a new Annuitant prior to the Annuity Date if the Owner is an entity;
..   a new Owner such that the new Owner is older than the age for which we
    would then issue the Annuity as of the effective date of such change,
    unless the change of Owner is the result of spousal continuation;
..   a designation change if the change request is received at our Service
    Office after the Annuity Date; and
..   A change of Beneficiary designation if the change request is received at
    our Service Office after the Annuity Date.

 In general, you may change the Owner, Annuitant, and Beneficiary designations
 as indicated above, and also may assign the Annuity. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE
 RIGHT TO REJECT ANY PROPOSED CHANGE OF OWNER, ANNUITANT, OR BENEFICIARY, AS
 WELL AS ANY PROPOSED ASSIGNMENT OF THE ANNUITY. WE WILL IMPLEMENT THIS RIGHT
 ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS, BUT ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PROCESS YOUR REQUEST
 WITHIN ANY PARTICULAR TIME FRAME. There are restrictions on designation
 changes when you have elected certain optional benefits. We assume no
 responsibility for the validity or tax consequences of any change of ownership.

 DEATH BENEFIT SUSPENSION UPON CHANGE OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT. If there is a
 change of Owner or Annuitant, the change may affect the amount of the Death
 Benefit. See the Minimum Death Benefits and Optional Death Benefit Riders
 section of this prospectus for additional details.

 SPOUSAL DESIGNATIONS
 If an Annuity is co-owned by spouses, we will assume that the sole primary
 Beneficiary is the surviving spouse that was named as the co-Owner unless you
 elect an alternative Beneficiary designation.

 Depending on the state in which your annuity is issued, we may offer certain
 spousal benefits to civil union couples or same-sex marriages. You should be
 aware, however, that federal tax law does not recognize civil unions or
 same-sex marriages. Therefore, we cannot permit a civil union partner or
 same-sex spouse to continue the annuity within the meaning of the tax law upon
 the death of the first partner under the annuity's "spousal continuance"
 provision. Civil union couples and same-sex marriage spouses should consider
 that limitation before selecting a spousal benefit under the annuity.

 CONTINGENT ANNUITANT
 Generally, if an Annuity is owned by an entity and the entity has named a
 Contingent Annuitant, the Contingent Annuitant will become the Annuitant upon
 the death of the Annuitant, and no Death Benefit is payable. Unless we agree
 otherwise, the Annuity is only eligible to have a Contingent Annuitant
 designation if the entity which owns the Annuity is (1) a plan described in
 Internal Revenue Code Section 72(s)(5)(A)(i) (or any successor Code section
 thereto); (2) an entity described in Code Section 72(u)(1) (or any successor
 Code section thereto); or (3) a Custodial Account established to hold
 retirement assets for the benefit of the natural person Annuitant pursuant to
 the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any
 successor Code section thereto) ("Custodial Account").

 Where the Annuity is held by a Custodial Account, the Contingent Annuitant
 will not automatically become the Annuitant upon the death of the Annuitant.
 Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Custodial Account will have the choice,
 subject to our rules, to either elect to receive the Death Benefit or elect to
 continue the Annuity. If the Custodial Account elects to continue the Annuity,
 the Death Benefit payable will equal the Death Benefit described in spousal
 continuation section of the Minimum Death Benefits and Optional Death Benefit
 Riders section of this prospectus.

 See the section above entitled "Spousal Designations" for more information
 about how the Annuity can be continued by a Custodial Account.

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                          MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNT VALUE

 There are several programs we administer to help you manage your Account
 Value, as described in this section.

 DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAMS
 We offer Dollar Cost Averaging Programs during the Accumulation Period. In
 general, Dollar Cost Averaging allows you to systematically transfer an amount
 periodically from one Sub-account to one or more other Sub-accounts. You can
 choose to transfer earnings only, principal plus earnings or a flat dollar
 amount. You may elect a Dollar Cost Averaging program that transfers amounts
 monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually from Sub-accounts (if you make
 no selection, we will effect transfers on a monthly basis). In addition, you
 may elect the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program described below.

 There is no guarantee that Dollar Cost Averaging will result in a profit or
 protect against a loss in a declining market.

 6 OR 12 MONTH DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM (THE "6 OR 12 MONTH DCA PROGRAM")
 The 6 or 12 Month DCA Program is subject to our rules at the time of election
 and may not be available in conjunction with other programs and benefits we
 make available. We may discontinue, modify or amend this program from time to
 time. The 6 or 12 Month DCA Program may not be available in all states or with
 certain benefits or programs.

 CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM
..   You may only allocate Purchase Payments to the DCA MVA Options. You may not
    transfer Account Value into this program. To institute a program, you must
    allocate at least $2,000 to the DCA MVA Options.
..   As part of your election to participate in the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program,
    you specify whether you want 6 or 12 monthly transfers under the program.
    We then set the monthly transfer amount, by dividing the Purchase Payment
    you have allocated to the DCA MVA Options by the number of months. For
    example, if you allocated $6,000, and selected a 6 month DCA Program, we
    would transfer $1,000 each month. We will adjust the monthly transfer
    amount if, during the transfer period, the amount allocated to the DCA MVA
    Options is reduced. In that event, we will re-calculate the amount of each
    remaining transfer by dividing the amount in the DCA MVA Option (including
    any interest) by the number of remaining transfers. If the recalculated
    transfer amount is below the minimum transfer required by the program, we
    will transfer the remaining amount from the DCA MVA Option on the next
    scheduled transfer and terminate the program.
..   We impose no fee for your participation in the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program.
..   You may cancel the DCA Program at any time. If you do, we will transfer any
    remaining amount held within the DCA MVA Options according to your
    instructions, subject to any applicable MVA. If you do not provide any such
    instructions, we will transfer any remaining amount held in the DCA MVA
    Options on a pro rata basis to the Sub-accounts in which you are invested
    currently, excluding any Sub-accounts to which you are not permitted to
    electively allocate or transfer Account Value. If any such Sub-account is
    no longer available, we may allocate the amount that would have been
    applied to that Sub-account to the AST Money Market Sub-account.
..   We credit interest to amounts held within the DCA MVA Options at the
    applicable declared rates. We credit such interest until the earliest of
    the following (a) the date the entire amount in the DCA MVA Option has been
    transferred out; (b) the date the entire amount in the DCA MVA Option is
    withdrawn; (c) the date as of which any Death Benefit payable is
    determined, unless the Annuity is continued by a spouse Beneficiary (in
    which case we continue to credit interest under the program); or (d) the
    Annuity Date.
..   The interest rate earned in a DCA MVA Option will be no less than the
    minimum guaranteed interest rate. We may, from time to time, declare new
    interest rates for new Purchase Payments that are higher than the minimum
    guaranteed interest rate. Please note that the interest rate that we apply
    under the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program is applied to a declining balance.
    Therefore, the dollar amount of interest you receive will decrease as
    amounts are systematically transferred from the DCA MVA Option to the
    Sub-accounts, and the effective interest rate earned will therefore be less
    than the declared interest rate.

 DETAILS REGARDING PROGRAM TRANSFERS
..   Transfers made under this program are not subject to any MVA.
..   Any withdrawals, transfers, or fees deducted from the DCA MVA Options will
    reduce the amount in the DCA MVA Options. If you have only one 6 or 12
    Month DCA Program in operation, withdrawals, transfers, or fees may be
    deducted from the DCA MVA Options associated with that program. You may,
    however, have more than one 6 or 12 Month DCA Program operating at the same
    time (so long as any such additional 6 or 12 Month DCA Program is of the
    same duration). For example, you may have more than one 6 month DCA Program
    running, but may not have a 6 month Program running simultaneously with a
    12 month Program.
..   6 or 12 Month DCA transfers will begin on the date the DCA MVA Option is
    established (unless modified to comply with state law) and on each month
    following until the entire principal amount plus earnings is transferred.
..   We do not count transfers under the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program against the
    number of free transfers allowed under your Annuity.
..   The minimum transfer amount is $100, although we will not impose that
    requirement with respect to the final amount to be transferred under the
    program.

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..   If you are not participating in an optional benefit, we will make transfers
    under the 6 or 12 month DCA Program to the Sub-accounts that you specified
    upon your election of the Program. If you are participating in any optional
    benefit, we will allocate amounts transferred out of the DCA MVA Options in
    the following manner: (a) if you are participating in the Custom Portfolios
    Program, we will allocate to the Sub-accounts in accordance with the rules
    of that program (b) if you are not participating in the Custom Portfolios
    Program, we will make transfers under the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program to the
    Sub-accounts that you specified upon your election of the 6 or 12 Month DCA
    Program, provided those instructions comply with the allocation
    requirements for the optional benefit and (c) whether or not you
    participate in the Custom Portfolios Program, no portion of our monthly
    transfer under the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program will be directed initially to
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account used with the optional
    benefit (although the DCA MVA Option is treated as a "Permitted
    Sub-account" for purposes of transfers made by any predetermined
    mathematical formula associated with the optional benefit).
..   If you are participating in an optional benefit and also are participating
    in the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program, and the pre-determined mathematical
    formula under the benefit dictates a transfer from the Permitted
    Sub-accounts to the applicable AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
    Sub-account, then the amount to be transferred will be taken entirely from
    the Sub-accounts, provided there is sufficient Account Value in those
    Sub-accounts to meet the required transfer amount. Only if there is
    insufficient Account Value in those Sub-accounts will an amount be
    transferred from the DCA MVA Options associated with the 6 or 12 Month DCA
    Program. Amounts transferred from the DCA MVA Options under the formula
    will be taken on a last-in, first-out basis, without the imposition of a
    market value adjustment.
..   If you are participating in one of our automated withdrawal programs (e.g.,
    Systematic Withdrawals), we may include within that withdrawal program
    amounts held within the DCA MVA Options. If you have elected any optional
    living benefit, any withdrawals will be taken on a pro rata basis from your
    Sub-accounts and the DCA MVA Options. Such withdrawals will be assessed any
    applicable MVA.

 AUTOMATIC REBALANCING PROGRAMS
 During the Accumulation Period, we offer Automatic Rebalancing among the
 Sub-accounts you choose. You can choose to have your Account Value rebalanced
 monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. On the appropriate date, the
 Sub-accounts you choose are rebalanced to the allocation percentages you
 requested. With Automatic Rebalancing, we transfer the appropriate amount from
 the "overweighted" Sub-accounts to the "underweighted" Sub-accounts to return
 your allocations to the percentages you request. For example, over time the
 performance of the Sub-accounts will differ, causing your percentage
 allocations to shift. You may make additional transfers; however, the
 Automatic Rebalancing program will not reflect such transfers unless we
 receive instructions from you indicating that you would like to adjust the
 program. There is no minimum Account Value required to enroll in Automatic
 Rebalancing. All rebalancing transfers as part of an Automatic Rebalancing
 program are not included when counting the number of transfers each year
 toward the maximum number of free transfers. We do not deduct a charge for
 participating in an Automatic Rebalancing program. Participation in the
 Automatic Rebalancing program may be restricted if you are enrolled in certain
 other optional programs. Sub-accounts that are part of a systematic withdrawal
 program or Dollar Cost Averaging program will be excluded from an Automatic
 Rebalancing program.

 If you are participating in an optional living benefit (such as Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income) that makes transfers under a pre-determined mathematical
 formula, and you have opted for automatic rebalancing, you should be aware
 that: (a) the AST bond portfolio used as part of the pre-determined
 mathematical formula will not be included as part of automatic rebalancing and
 (b) the operation of the formula may result in the rebalancing not conforming
 to the percentage allocations that you specified originally as part of your
 Automatic Rebalancing Program.

 FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL PERMISSION TO FORWARD TRANSACTION INSTRUCTIONS
 Unless you direct otherwise, your Financial Professional may forward
 instructions regarding the allocation of your Account Value, and request
 financial transactions involving Investment Options. IF YOUR FINANCIAL
 PROFESSIONAL HAS THIS AUTHORITY, WE DEEM THAT ALL SUCH TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
 DIRECTED BY YOUR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ANNUITY HAVE BEEN
 AUTHORIZED BY YOU. You will receive a confirmation of any financial
 transaction involving the purchase or sale of Units of your Annuity. You must
 contact us immediately if and when you revoke such authority. We will not be
 responsible for acting on instructions from your Financial Professional until
 we receive notification of the revocation of such person's authority. We may
 also suspend, cancel or limit these authorizations at any time. In addition,
 we may restrict the Investment Options available for transfers or allocation
 of Purchase Payments by such Financial Professional. We will notify you and
 your Financial Professional if we implement any such restrictions or
 prohibitions.

 PLEASE NOTE: Contracts managed by your Financial Professional also are subject
 to the restrictions on transfers between Investment Options that are discussed
 in the section below entitled "RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN INVESTMENT
 OPTIONS." We may also require that your Financial Professional transmit all
 financial transactions using the electronic trading functionality available
 through our Internet website (www.prudentialannuities.com). Limitations that
 we may impose on your Financial Professional under the terms of an
 administrative agreement (e.g., a custodial agreement) do not apply to
 financial transactions requested by an Owner on their own behalf, except as
 otherwise described in this prospectus.

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 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN INVESTMENT OPTIONS
 During the Accumulation Period you may transfer Account Value between
 Investment Options subject to the restrictions outlined below. Transfers are
 not subject to taxation on any gain. We do not currently require a minimum
 amount in each Sub-account you allocate Account Value to at the time of any
 allocation or transfer. Although we do not currently impose a minimum transfer
 amount, we reserve the right to require that any transfer be at least $50.

 Transfers under this Annuity consist of those you initiate or those made under
 a systematic program, such as the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program, another dollar
 cost averaging program, or pursuant to a mathematical formula required as part
 of an optional benefit (e.g., Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus). The transfer
 restrictions discussed in this section apply only to the former type of
 transfer (i.e., a transfer that you initiate).

 Once you have made 20 transfers among the Sub-accounts during an Annuity Year,
 we will accept any additional transfer request during that year only if the
 request is submitted to us in writing with an original signature and otherwise
 is in Good Order. For purposes of this 20 transfer limit, we (i) do not view a
 facsimile transmission as a "writing", (ii) will treat multiple transfer
 requests submitted on the same Valuation Day as a single transfer, and
 (iii) do not count any transfer that solely involves Sub-accounts
 corresponding to the AST Money Market Portfolio and an MVA Option, or any
 transfer that involves one of our systematic programs, such as automated
 withdrawals.

 Frequent transfers among Sub-accounts in response to short-term fluctuations
 in markets, sometimes called "market timing," can make it very difficult for a
 portfolio manager to manage a portfolio's investments. Frequent transfers may
 cause the portfolio to hold more cash than otherwise necessary, disrupt
 management strategies, increase transaction costs, or affect performance. In
 light of the risks posed to Owners and other investors by frequent transfers,
 we reserve the right to limit the number of transfers in any Annuity Year for
 all existing or new Owners and to take the other actions discussed below. We
 also reserve the right to limit the number of transfers in any Annuity Year or
 to refuse any transfer request for an Owner or certain Owners if: (a) we
 believe that excessive transfer activity (as we define it) or a specific
 transfer request or group of transfer requests may have a detrimental effect
 on Unit Values or the share prices of the portfolios; or (b) we are informed
 by a portfolio (e.g., by the portfolio's portfolio manager) that the purchase
 or redemption of shares in the portfolio must be restricted because the
 portfolio believes the transfer activity to which such purchase and redemption
 relates would have a detrimental effect on the share prices of the affected
 portfolio. Without limiting the above, the most likely scenario where either
 of the above could occur would be if the aggregate amount of a trade or trades
 represented a relatively large proportion of the total assets of a particular
 portfolio. In furtherance of our general authority to restrict transfers as
 described above, and without limiting other actions we may take in the future,
 we have adopted the following specific restrictions:
..   With respect to each Sub-account (other than the AST Money Market
    Sub-account), we track amounts exceeding a certain dollar threshold that
    were transferred into the Sub-account. If you transfer such amount into a
    particular Sub-account, and within 30 calendar days thereafter transfer
    (the "Transfer Out") all or a portion of that amount into another
    Sub-account, then upon the Transfer Out, the former Sub-account becomes
    restricted (the "Restricted Sub-account"). Specifically, we will not permit
    subsequent transfers into the Restricted Sub-account for 90 calendar days
    after the Transfer Out if the Restricted Sub-account invests in a
    non-international portfolio, or 180 calendar days after the Transfer Out if
    the Restricted Sub-account invests in an international portfolio. For
    purposes of this rule, we (i) do not count transfers made in connection
    with one of our systematic programs, such as auto-rebalancing or under a
    pre-determined mathematical formula used with an optional living benefit;
    (ii) do not count any transfer that solely involves the AST Money Market
    Portfolio and an MVA Option; and (iii) do not categorize as a transfer the
    first transfer that you make after the Issue Date, if you make that
    transfer within 30 calendar days after the Issue Date. Even if an amount
    becomes restricted under the foregoing rules, you are still free to redeem
    the amount from your Annuity at any time.
..   We reserve the right to effect transfers on a delayed basis for all
    Annuities. That is, we may price a transfer involving the Sub-accounts on
    the Valuation Day subsequent to the Valuation Day on which the transfer
    request was received. Before implementing such a practice, we would issue a
    separate written notice to Owners that explains the practice in detail.

 If we deny one or more transfer requests under the foregoing rules, we will
 inform you or your Financial Professional promptly of the circumstances
 concerning the denial.

 There are contract Owners of different variable annuity contracts that are
 funded through the same Separate Account that may not be subject to the
 above-referenced transfer restrictions and, therefore, might make more
 numerous and frequent transfers than contract Owners who are subject to such
 limitations. Finally, there are contract Owners of other variable annuity
 contracts or variable life contracts that are issued by Pruco Life as well as
 other insurance companies that have the same underlying mutual fund portfolios
 available to them. Since some contract Owners are not subject to the same
 transfer restrictions, unfavorable consequences associated with such frequent
 trading within the underlying mutual fund (e.g., greater portfolio turnover,
 higher transaction costs, or performance or tax issues) may affect all
 contract Owners. Similarly, while contracts managed by a Financial
 Professional are subject to the restrictions on transfers between Investment
 Options that are discussed above, if the Financial Professional manages a
 number of contracts in the same fashion unfavorable consequences may be
 associated with management activity since it may involve the movement of a
 substantial portion of an underlying mutual fund's assets which may affect all

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 contract Owners invested in the affected options. Apart from
 jurisdiction-specific and contract differences in transfer restrictions, we
 will apply these rules uniformly (including contracts managed by a Financial
 Professional) and will not waive a transfer restriction for any Owner.

 ALTHOUGH OUR TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE
 TRANSFERS, THEY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF PREVENTING EVERY POTENTIAL OCCURRENCE OF
 EXCESSIVE TRANSFER ACTIVITY. The portfolios have adopted their own policies
 and procedures with respect to excessive trading of their respective shares,
 and we reserve the right to enforce any such current or future policies and
 procedures. The prospectuses for the portfolios describe any such policies and
 procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the policies and
 procedures we have adopted. Under SEC rules, we are required to: (1) enter
 into a written agreement with each portfolio or its principal underwriter or
 its transfer agent that obligates us to provide to the portfolio promptly upon
 request certain information about the trading activity of individual contract
 Owners (including an Annuity Owner's TIN number), and (2) execute instructions
 from the portfolio to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by
 specific contract Owners who violate the excessive trading policies
 established by the portfolio. In addition, you should be aware that some
 portfolios may receive "omnibus" purchase and redemption orders from other
 insurance companies or intermediaries such as retirement plans. The omnibus
 orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual
 Owners of variable insurance contracts and/or individual retirement plan
 participants. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the portfolios in
 their ability to apply their excessive trading policies and procedures. In
 addition, the other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may have
 different policies and procedures or may not have any such policies and
 procedures because of contractual limitations. For these reasons, we cannot
 guarantee that the portfolios (and thus contract Owners) will not be harmed by
 transfer activity relating to other insurance companies and/or retirement
 plans that may invest in the portfolios.

 A portfolio also may assess a short-term trading fee (redemption fee) in
 connection with a transfer out of the Sub-account investing in that portfolio
 that occurs within a certain number of days following the date of allocation
 to the Sub-account. Each portfolio determines the amount of the short-term
 trading fee and when the fee is imposed. The fee is retained by or paid to the
 portfolio and is not retained by us. The fee will be deducted from your
 Account Value, to the extent allowed by law. At present, no portfolio has
 adopted a short-term trading fee.

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                            ACCESS TO ACCOUNT VALUE

 TYPES OF DISTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU
 During the Accumulation Period you can access your Account Value through
 partial withdrawals, Systematic Withdrawals, and where required for tax
 purposes, Required Minimum Distributions. You can also surrender your Annuity
 at any time. Depending on your instructions, we may deduct a portion of the
 Account Value being withdrawn or surrendered as a CDSC. If you surrender your
 Annuity, in addition to any CDSC, we may deduct the Annual Maintenance Fee,
 any Tax Charge that applies and the charge for any optional benefits and may
 impose an MVA. Certain amounts may be available to you each Annuity Year that
 are not subject to a CDSC. These are called "Free Withdrawals." Unless you
 notify us differently as permitted, withdrawals are taken pro rata (i.e. "pro
 rata" meaning that the percentage of each Investment Option withdrawn is the
 same percentage that the Investment Option bears to the total Account Value).
 Each of these types of distributions is described more fully below.

 If you participate in any Lifetime Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit, and
 you take an excess withdrawal that brings your Unadjusted Account Value to
 zero, both the benefit and the Annuity itself will terminate.

 TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS

 PRIOR TO ANNUITIZATION
 For a non-qualified Annuity, a distribution prior to Annuitization is deemed
 to come first from any "gain" in your Annuity and second as a return of your
 "tax basis", if any. Distributions from your Annuity are generally subject to
 ordinary income taxation on the amount of any investment gain unless the
 distribution qualifies as a non-taxable exchange or transfer. If you take a
 distribution prior to the taxpayer's age 59 1/2, you may be subject to a 10%
 penalty in addition to ordinary income taxes on any gain. You may wish to
 consult a professional tax advisor for advice before requesting a distribution.

 DURING THE ANNUITIZATION PERIOD
 For a non-qualified Annuity, during the Annuitization period, a portion of
 each annuity payment is taxed as ordinary income at the tax rate you are
 subject to at the time of the payment. The Code and regulations have
 "exclusionary rules" that we use to determine what portion of each annuity
 payment should be treated as a return of any tax basis you have in your
 Annuity. Once the tax basis in your Annuity has been distributed, the
 remaining annuity payments are taxable as ordinary income. The tax basis in
 your Annuity may be based on the tax-basis from a prior contract in the case
 of a 1035 exchange or other qualifying transfer.

 For more information about non-qualified Annuities and for information about
 qualified Annuities, see "Tax Considerations".

 FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNTS
 You can make a full or partial withdrawal from any of the Annuities during the
 Accumulation Period, although a CDSC, MVA, and tax consequences may apply.
 There is no CDSC with respect to the C Series. A CDSC may apply to the X
 Series, B Series, and L Series, but each Annuity offers a "Free Withdrawal"
 amount that applies only to partial withdrawals. The Free Withdrawal amount is
 the amount that can be withdrawn from your Annuity each Annuity Year without
 the application of any CDSC. The Free Withdrawal amount during each Annuity
 Year is equal to 10% of all Purchase Payments (excluding Purchase Credits)
 that are currently subject to a CDSC. Withdrawals made within an Annuity Year
 reduce the Free Withdrawal amount available for the remainder of the Annuity
 Year. If you do not make a withdrawal during an Annuity Year, you are not
 allowed to carry over the Free Withdrawal amount to the next Annuity Year.
 With respect to the C Series, because any withdrawal is free of a CDSC, the
 concept of "free withdrawal" is not applicable.
   .   The Free Withdrawal amount is not available if you choose to surrender
       your Annuity. Amounts withdrawn as a Free Withdrawal do not reduce the
       amount of CDSC that may apply upon a subsequent withdrawal or surrender
       of your Annuity.
   .   You can also make withdrawals in excess of the Free Withdrawal amount.
       The minimum partial withdrawal you may request is $100.

 To determine if a CDSC applies to partial withdrawals, we:

 1. First determine what, if any, amounts qualify as a Free Withdrawal. These
    amounts are not subject to the CDSC.
 2. Next determine what, if any, remaining amounts are withdrawals of Purchase
    Payments. Amounts in excess of the Free Withdrawal amount will be treated
    as withdrawals of Purchase Payments unless all Purchase Payments have been
    previously withdrawn. These amounts may be subject to the CDSC. Purchase
    Payments are withdrawn on a first-in, first-out basis. We withdraw your
    oldest Purchase Payments first so that the lowest CDSC will apply to the
    amount withdrawn.
 3. Withdraw any remaining amounts from any other Account Value. These amounts
    are not subject to the CDSC.

 You may request a "gross" withdrawal, in which you ask for a specific
 withdrawal amount, with the understanding that the amount you actually receive
 is reduced by each applicable amount. If you request a gross withdrawal, you
 may receive less than the specified dollar amount, as any applicable CDSC and
 tax withholding would be deducted from the amount you requested (although

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 any MVA will not be applied to the amount you receive, but instead will be
 applied to your Unadjusted Account Value). In a "net" withdrawal, you request
 a withdrawal for an exact dollar amount, with the understanding that any
 amount deducted (e.g., for a CDSC) is taken from your remaining Unadjusted
 Account Value. If you do not provide instruction on how you want the
 withdrawal processed, we will process the withdrawal as a gross withdrawal. We
 will deduct the partial withdrawal from your Unadjusted Account Value in
 accordance with your instructions, although if you are participating in an
 optional living benefit, your withdrawal must be taken pro rata from each of
 your Investment Options. For purposes of calculating the applicable portion to
 deduct from the MVA Options, the Unadjusted Account Value in all your MVA
 Options is deemed to be in one Investment Option. If you provide no
 instructions, then (a) we will take the withdrawal from your Sub-accounts and
 MVA Options in the same proportion that each such Investment Option represents
 to your total Unadjusted Account Value; (b) with respect to MVA Options with
 different amounts of time remaining until maturity, we take the withdrawal
 from the MVA Option with the shortest remaining duration, followed by the MVA
 Option with the next-shortest remaining duration (if needed to satisfy the
 withdrawal request) and so forth; (c) with respect to multiple MVA Options
 that have the same duration remaining until maturity, we take the withdrawal
 first from the MVA Option with the shortest overall Guarantee Period and (d)
 with respect to multiple MVA Options that have both the same Guarantee Period
 length and duration remaining until the end of the Guarantee Period, we take
 the withdrawal pro rata from each such MVA Option.

 PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ALTHOUGH A GIVEN WITHDRAWAL MAY QUALIFY AS A FREE
 WITHDRAWAL FOR PURPOSES OF NOT INCURRING A CDSC, THE AMOUNT OF THE WITHDRAWAL
 COULD EXCEED THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT UNDER ONE OF THE HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME
 INCOME OR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS BENEFITS (OR THE LIA AMOUNT, UNDER
 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH LIA OR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH
 LIA). IN THAT SCENARIO, THE WITHDRAWAL WOULD BE DEEMED "EXCESS INCOME" -
 THEREBY REDUCING YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT (OR LIA AMOUNT) FOR FUTURE
 YEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT UNDER HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6
 PLUS WERE $2000 AND A $2500 WITHDRAWAL THAT QUALIFIED AS A FREE WITHDRAWAL
 WERE MADE, THE WITHDRAWAL WOULD BE DEEMED EXCESS INCOME, IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.

 SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS FROM MY ANNUITY DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD
 You can receive Systematic Withdrawals of earnings only, or a flat dollar
 amount. Systematic Withdrawals may be subject to any applicable CDSC and/or an
 MVA. We will determine whether a CDSC applies and the amount in the same way
 as we would for a partial withdrawal.

 Systematic Withdrawals can be made from Account Value allocated to the
 Sub-accounts or certain MVA Options. There is no minimum Surrender Value we
 require to allow you to begin a program of Systematic Withdrawals. The minimum
 amount for each Systematic Withdrawal is $100. If any scheduled Systematic
 Withdrawal is for less than $100 (which may occur under a program that
 provides payment of an amount equal to the earnings in your Annuity for the
 period requested), we may postpone the withdrawal and add the expected amount
 to the amount that is to be withdrawn on the next scheduled Systematic
 Withdrawal.

 We will withdraw systematic withdrawals from the Investment Options you have
 designated. Unless you notify us differently as permitted, withdrawals are
 taken pro rata based on the Account Value in the Investment Options at the
 time we pay out your withdrawal (i.e. "pro rata" meaning that the percentage
 of each Investment Option withdrawn is the same percentage that the Investment
 Option bears to the total Account Value). Please note that if you are
 participating in certain optional living benefits (e.g., Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus), systematic withdrawals must be taken pro rata.

 SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS UNDER SECTIONS 72(T)/72(Q) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
 If your Annuity is used as a funding vehicle for certain retirement plans that
 receive special tax treatment under Sections 401, 403(b), 408 or 408A of the
 Code, Section 72(t) of the Code may provide an exception to the 10% penalty
 tax on distributions made prior to age 59 1/2 if you elect to receive
 distributions as a series of "substantially equal periodic payments." For
 Annuities issued as non-qualified annuities, the Code may provide a similar
 exemption from penalty under Section 72(q) of the Code. Systematic withdrawals
 under Sections 72(t)/72(q) may be subject to a CDSC (except that no CDSC
 applies to the C Series) and/or an MVA. To request a program that complies
 with Sections 72(t)/72(q), you must provide us with certain required
 information in writing on a form acceptable to us. We may require advance
 notice to allow us to calculate the amount of 72(t)/72(q) withdrawals. There
 is no minimum Surrender Value we require to allow you to begin a program for
 withdrawals under Sections 72(t)/72(q). The minimum amount for any such
 withdrawal is $100 and payments may be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually
 or annually.

 You may also annuitize your Annuity and begin receiving payments for the
 remainder of your life (or life expectancy) as a means of receiving income
 payments before age 59 1/2 that are not subject to the 10% penalty.

 Please note that if a withdrawal under Sections 72(t) or 72(q) was scheduled
 to be effected between December 25/th/ and December 31/st/ of a given year,
 then we will implement the withdrawal on December 28 or on the last Valuation
 Day prior to December 28/th/ of that year.

 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 Required Minimum Distributions are a type of Systematic Withdrawal we allow to
 meet distribution requirements under Sections 401, 403(b) or 408 of the Code.
 Required Minimum Distribution rules do not apply to Roth IRAs during the
 Owner's lifetime. Under the Code, you may be required to begin receiving
 periodic amounts from your Annuity. In such case, we will allow you to

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 make Systematic Withdrawals in amounts that satisfy the minimum distribution
 rules under the Code. We do not assess a CDSC (if applicable) or an MVA on
 Required Minimum Distributions from your Annuity if you are required by law to
 take such Required Minimum Distributions from your Annuity at the time it is
 taken, provided the amount withdrawn is the amount we calculate as the
 Required Minimum Distribution and is paid out through a program of systematic
 withdrawals that we make available. However, a CDSC (if applicable) or an MVA
 may be assessed on that portion of a Systematic Withdrawal that is taken to
 satisfy the Required Minimum Distribution provisions in relation to other
 savings or investment plans under other qualified retirement plans.

 The amount of the Required Minimum Distribution for your particular situation
 may depend on other annuities, savings or investments. We will only calculate
 the amount of your Required Minimum Distribution based on the value of your
 Annuity. We require three (3) days advance written notice to calculate and
 process the amount of your payments. You may elect to have Required Minimum
 Distributions paid out monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. The $100
 minimum amount that applies to Systematic Withdrawals applies to monthly
 Required Minimum Distributions but does not apply to Required Minimum
 Distributions taken out on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis.

 You may also annuitize your Annuity and begin receiving payments for the
 remainder of your life (or life expectancy) as a means of receiving income
 payments and satisfying the Required Minimum Distribution provisions under the
 Code. Please see "Living Benefits" for further information relating to
 Required Minimum Distributions if you own a living benefit.

 In any year in which the requirement to take Required Minimum Distributions is
 suspended by law, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion and regardless
 of any position taken on this issue in a prior year, to treat any amount that
 would have been considered as a Required Minimum Distribution if not for the
 suspension as eligible for treatment as described herein.

 Please note that if a Required Minimum Distribution was scheduled to be
 effected between December 25/th/ and December 31/st/ of a given year, then we
 will implement the Required Minimum Distribution on December 28 or on the last
 Valuation Day prior to December 28/th/ of that year.

 No withdrawal taken as a Required Minimum Distribution for your Annuity under
 a program that we administer is subject to an MVA.

 See "Tax Considerations" for a further discussion of Required Minimum
 Distributions.

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                                  SURRENDERS

 SURRENDER VALUE
 During the Accumulation Period you can surrender your Annuity at any time, and
 will receive the Surrender Value. Upon surrender of your Annuity, you will no
 longer have any rights under the surrendered Annuity. Your Surrender Value is
 equal to the Account Value (which includes the effect of any MVA) less any
 applicable CDSC, any applicable tax charges, any charges assessable as a
 deduction from the Account Value for any optional benefits provided by rider
 or endorsement, and any Annual Maintenance Fee.

 MEDICALLY-RELATED SURRENDERS
 Where permitted by law, you may request to surrender all or part of your X
 Series, B Series, or L Series Annuity prior to the Annuity Date without
 application of any otherwise applicable CDSC upon occurrence of a
 medically-related "Contingency Event" as described below. The CDSC and this
 waiver are not applicable to the C Series.

 If you request a full surrender, the amount payable will be your Account Value
 minus the amount of any Purchase Credits applied within 12 months prior to
 your request in Good Order to surrender your Annuity under this provision.
 With respect to partial surrenders, we similarly reserve the right to
 recapture Purchase Credits. Any applicable MVA will apply to a
 medically-related surrender.

 This waiver of any applicable CDSC is subject to our rules in place at the
 time of your request, which currently include but are not limited to the
 following:
   .   If the Owner is an entity, the Annuitant must have been named or any
       change of Annuitant must have been accepted by us, prior to the
       "Contingency Event" described below in order to qualify for a
       medically-related surrender;
   .   If the Owner is an entity, the Annuitant must be alive as of the date we
       pay the proceeds of such surrender request;
   .   If the Owner is one or more natural persons, all such Owners must also
       be alive at such time;
   .   We must receive satisfactory proof of the Owner's (or the Annuitant's if
       entity-owned) confinement in a Medical Care Facility or Fatal Illness in
       writing on a form satisfactory to us; and
   .   no additional Purchase Payments can be made to the Annuity.

 We reserve the right to impose a maximum amount of a medically-related
 surrender. That is, if the amount of a partial medically-related withdrawal
 request, when added to the aggregate amount of medically-related surrenders
 you have taken previously under this Annuity and any other annuities we and/or
 our affiliates have issued to you exceeds a maximum amount that we may
 specify, we reserve the right to treat the amount exceeding that maximum as
 not an eligible medically-related surrender. A "Contingency Event" occurs if
 the Owner (or Annuitant if entity-owned) is:
   .   first confined in a "Medical Care Facility" after the Issue Date and
       while the Annuity is in force, remains confined for at least 90
       consecutive days, and remains confined on the date we receive the
       Medically Related surrender request at our Service Office; or
   .   first diagnosed as having a "Fatal Illness" after the Issue Date and
       while the Annuity is in force. We may require a second or third opinion
       (at our expense) by a physician chosen by us regarding a diagnosis of
       Fatal Illness. We will pay for any such second or third opinion.

 "Fatal Illness" means a condition (a) diagnosed by a licensed physician; and
 (b) that is expected to result in death within 24 months after the diagnosis
 in 80% of the cases diagnosed with the condition. "Medical Care Facility"
 means a facility operated and licensed pursuant to the laws of any United
 States jurisdiction providing medically-necessary in-patient care, which is
 (a) prescribed by a licensed physician in writing; (b) recognized as a general
 hospital or long-term care facility by the proper authority of the United
 States jurisdiction in which it is located; (c) recognized as a general
 hospital by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals; and
 (d) certified as a hospital or long-term care facility; OR (e) a nursing home
 licensed by the United States jurisdiction in which it is located and offers
 the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 24
 hours a day that maintains control of all prescribed medications dispensed and
 daily medical records. Specific details and definitions in relation to this
 benefit may differ in certain jurisdictions. This benefit may not be available
 in all states.

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                                ANNUITY OPTIONS

 We currently make annuity options available that provide fixed annuity
 payments. Fixed annuity payments provide the same amount with each payment.
 Please refer to the "Living Benefits" section below for a description of
 annuity options that are available when you elect one of the living benefits.
 Please note that Annuitization involves converting your Account Value to an
 annuity payment stream, the length of which depends on the terms of the
 applicable annuity option. Thus, once annuity payments begin, your death
 benefit is determined solely under the terms of the applicable annuity payment
 option, and you no longer participate in any optional living benefit (unless
 you have annuitized under that benefit).

 You may choose an Annuity Date, an annuity option, and the frequency of
 annuity payments. You may change your choices before the Annuity Date. The
 "Latest Annuity Date" must be no later than the first day of the calendar
 month next following the 95/th/ birthday of the oldest of any Owner and
 Annuitant (whichever occurs first). Certain annuity options may not be
 available depending on the age of the Annuitant. If needed, we will require
 proof in Good Order of the Annuitant's age before commencing annuity payments.
 Likewise, we may require proof in Good Order that an Annuitant is still alive,
 as a condition of our making additional annuity payments while the Annuitant
 lives. We will seek to recover life income annuity payments that we made after
 the death of the Annuitant.

 If the initial annuity payment would be less than $100, we will not allow you
 to annuitize (except as otherwise specified by applicable law). Instead, we
 will pay you your current Unadjusted Account Value in a lump sum and terminate
 your Annuity. Similarly, we reserve the right to pay your Unadjusted Account
 Value in a lump sum, rather than allow you to annuitize, if the Surrender
 Value of your Annuity is less than $2000 on the Annuity Date.

 Once annuity payments begin, you no longer receive benefits under any optional
 living benefit (unless you have annuitized under that benefit) or the Death
 Benefit(s) described below.

 Certain of these annuity options may be available to Beneficiaries who choose
 to receive the Death Benefit proceeds as a series of payments instead of a
 lump sum payment.

 Please note that you may not annuitize within the first three Annuity Years
 (except as otherwise specified by applicable law).

 For Beneficiary Annuities, no annuity payments are available and all
 references to an Annuity Date are not applicable.

 OPTION 1
 ANNUITY PAYMENTS FOR A PERIOD CERTAIN: Under this option, we will make equal
 payments for the period chosen, up to 25 years (but not to exceed life
 expectancy). The annuity payments may be made monthly, quarterly,
 semiannually, or annually, as you choose, for the fixed period. If the
 Annuitant dies during the income phase, payments will continue to the
 Beneficiary (or your estate if no Beneficiary is named) for the remainder of
 the period certain. If the Beneficiary so chooses, we will make a single lump
 sum payment. The amount of the lump sum payment is determined by calculating
 the present value of the unpaid future payments. This is done by using the
 interest rate used to compute the actual payments. We will not offer a period
 certain that exceeds the life expectancy of the Annuitant at the time the
 Annuity Option becomes effective, as computed under applicable IRS tables.

 OPTION 2
 LIFE INCOME ANNUITY OPTION WITH A PERIOD CERTAIN: Under this option, income is
 payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually for the number of years
 selected (the "period certain"), subject to our then current rules, and
 thereafter until the death of the Annuitant. Should the Annuitant die before
 the end of the period certain, the remaining period certain payments are paid
 to the named Beneficiary, or your estate if no Beneficiary is named, until the
 end of the period certain. If an annuity option is not selected by the Annuity
 Date, this is the option we will automatically select for you, using a period
 certain of 8 years, unless prohibited by applicable law. If the Annuitant's
 life expectancy is less than the period certain, we will institute a shorter
 period certain, determined according to applicable IRS tables. If the life
 income annuity option is prohibited by applicable law, then we will pay you a
 lump sum in lieu of this option.

 OTHER ANNUITY OPTIONS
 At the Annuity Date, we may make available other annuity options not described
 above. The additional options we currently offer are:
   .   Life Annuity Option. We currently make available an annuity option that
       makes payments for the life of the Annuitant. Under that option, income
       is payable periodically until the death of the Annuitant. The Annuitant
       is the person or persons upon whose life annuity payments are based. No
       additional annuity payments are made after the death of the Annuitant.
       Since no minimum number of payments is guaranteed, this option offers
       the largest potential number of periodic payments of the life contingent
       annuity options. It is possible that only one payment will be payable if
       the death of the Annuitant occurs before the date the second payment was
       due, and no other payments nor death benefits would be payable.

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   .   Joint Life Annuity Option. Under the joint lives option, income is
       payable periodically during the joint lifetime of two Annuitants,
       ceasing with the last payment prior to the survivor's death. No minimum
       number of payments is guaranteed under this option. It is possible that
       only one payment will be payable if the death of all the Annuitants
       occurs before the date the second payment was due, and no other payments
       or death benefits would be payable.
   .   Joint Life Annuity Option With a Period Certain. Under this option,
       income is payable monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually for the
       number of years selected (the "period certain"), subject to our current
       rules, and thereafter during the joint lifetime of two Annuitants,
       ceasing with the last payment prior to the survivor's death. Should the
       two Annuitants die before the end of the period certain, the remaining
       period certain payments are paid to the named Beneficiary, or to your
       estate if no Beneficiary is named, until the end of the period certain.
       If the Annuitants' joint life expectancy is less than the period
       certain, we will institute a shorter period certain, determined
       according to applicable IRS tables.

 We reserve the right to cease offering those life-only annuity options. If we
 cease offering any "Other Annuity Option", we will amend this prospectus to
 reflect the change.

 CHOOSING THE ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTION
 You have a right to choose your annuity start date, provided that it is no
 later than the Latest Annuity Date indicated above and no earlier than the
 earliest permissible Annuity Date. If you have not provided us with your
 Annuity Date or annuity payment option in writing, then your Annuity Date will
 be the Latest Annuity Date indicated above. Certain annuity options and/or
 periods certain may not be available, depending on the age of the Annuitant.
 If a CDSC is still remaining on your Annuity, any period certain must be at
 least 10 years (or the maximum period certain available, if life expectancy is
 less than 10 years).

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                                LIVING BENEFITS

 Pruco Life offers different optional living benefits, for an additional
 charge, that can provide investment protection for Owners while they are
 alive. No optional living benefit may be elected if your Annuity is held as a
 Beneficiary Annuity. Notwithstanding the additional protection provided under
 the optional living benefits, the additional cost has the impact of reducing
 net performance of the Investment Options. Each optional benefit offers a
 distinct type of guarantee, regardless of the performance of the Sub-accounts,
 that may be appropriate for you depending on the manner in which you intend to
 make use of your Annuity while you are alive. Depending on which optional
 living benefit you choose, you can have substantial flexibility to invest in
 the Sub-accounts while:
..   protecting a principal amount from decreases in value due to investment
    performance;
..   guaranteeing a minimum amount of growth to be used as the basis for
    lifetime withdrawals; or
..   providing spousal continuation of certain benefits.

 The "living benefits" are as follows:
..   Highest Daily Lifetime Income
..   Highest Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator
..   Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
..   Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income Benefit (HD6 Plus)*
..   Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator (HD6 Plus
    with LIA)*
..   Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income Benefit (SH6 Plus)*
..   Highest Daily Guaranteed Return Option II (HD GRO II) **
..   Guaranteed Return Option Plus II (GRO PLUS II)**

 *  No longer available for new elections in a given State, once counterpart
    Highest Daily Lifetime Income is approved in that State.
 ** No longer available for new elections, except for Annuities issued with an
    application signed prior to January 24, 2011, subject to firm approval.

 Each living benefit requires your participation in a pre-determined
 mathematical formula that may transfer your account value between the
 Sub-accounts you have chosen and certain bond portfolio Sub-accounts of AST.
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income, Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA, Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income, Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA, and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus use one
 pre-determined mathematical formula. GRO Plus II and HD GRO II each uses a
 separate and different pre-determined mathematical formula. Under the
 pre-determined mathematical formula used with the Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income and Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Income benefits, your Account Value
 may be transferred between certain "permitted Sub-accounts" on the one hand
 and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account on the other hand. Under each
 pre-determined mathematical formula used with GRO Plus II and HD GRO II, your
 Account Value may be transferred between certain "permitted Sub-accounts" on
 the one hand and a Sub-account within a group of bond portfolio Sub-accounts
 differing with respect to their target maturity date on the other hand. The
 formulas differ because of the nature of the underlying guarantees, and thus
 could result in different transfers of account value over time. We are not
 providing you with investment advice through the use of any of the formulas.

 Here is a general description of each kind of living benefit that exists under
 this Annuity:
 LIFETIME GUARANTEED MINIMUM WITHDRAWAL BENEFITS. These benefits are designed
 for someone who wants a guaranteed lifetime income stream through withdrawals
 over time, rather than by annuitizing. Please note that there is a Latest
 Annuity Date under your Annuity, by which date annuity payments must commence.
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income is one example of this type of benefit. Please
 note that Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with
 LIA, and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus are no longer available for new
 elections in a given State, once the counterpart Highest Daily Lifetime Income
 benefit is approved in that State. PLEASE SEE APPENDIX C OF THIS PROSPECTUS
 FOR COMPLETE DETAILS CONCERNING THE HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS SUITE OF
 BENEFITS.

 GUARANTEED MINIMUM ACCUMULATION BENEFITS. The common characteristic of these
 benefits is that your Account Value is guaranteed to be at least a specified
 amount at some point in the future. Thus, these benefits may be appropriate
 for an annuity Owner who wants a guaranteed minimum Account Value after a
 specified number of years. Because the guarantee inherent in the benefit does
 not take effect until a specified number of years into the future, you should
 elect such a benefit only if your investment time horizon is of at least that
 duration. HD GRO II is one example of this type of benefit. Please note that
 HD GRO II and GRO Plus II are no longer available for new elections, except
 for Annuities issued prior to January 24, 2011, subject to firm approval.

 PLEASE REFER TO THE BENEFIT DESCRIPTION THAT FOLLOWS FOR A COMPLETE
 DESCRIPTION OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF EACH OPTIONAL BENEFIT.
 SEE THE CHART IN THE "INVESTMENT OPTIONS" SECTION OF THE PROSPECTUS FOR A LIST
 OF INVESTMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND PERMITTED WITH EACH BENEFIT. You should
 consult with your Financial Professional to determine if any of these optional
 benefits may be appropriate for you based on your financial needs. As is the
 case with optional living benefits in general, the fulfillment of our
 guarantee under these benefits is dependent on our claims-paying ability.

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 TERMINATION OF EXISTING BENEFITS AND ELECTION OF NEW BENEFITS
 If you elect an optional living benefit, you may subsequently terminate the
 benefit and elect one of the then currently available benefits, subject to
 availability of the benefit at that time and our then current rules. There is
 currently no waiting period for such an election (you may elect a new benefit
 beginning on the next Valuation Day), provided that upon such an election,
 your Account Value must be allocated to the Investment Options prescribed for
 the optional benefit. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further
 limit availability and election frequencies in the future. Check with your
 Financial Professional regarding the availability of re-electing or electing a
 benefit and any waiting period. The benefit you re-elect or elect may not
 provide the same guarantees and/or may be more expensive than the benefit you
 are terminating. NOTE THAT ONCE YOU TERMINATE AN EXISTING BENEFIT, YOU LOSE
 THE GUARANTEES THAT YOU HAD ACCUMULATED UNDER YOUR EXISTING BENEFIT AND WILL
 BEGIN THE NEW GUARANTEES UNDER THE NEW BENEFIT YOU ELECT BASED ON YOUR
 UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AS OF THE DATE THE NEW BENEFIT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. You
 should carefully consider whether terminating your existing benefit and
 electing a new benefit is appropriate for you.

 No MVA Options are permitted if you elect any Optional Living Benefit. The DCA
 MVA Options are not available with GRO Plus II and HD GRO II.

 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME(R) BENEFIT
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income is a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal
 benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we guarantee your
 ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for life. We reserve the
 right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit, at any time.

 We offer a benefit that guarantees until the death of the single designated
 life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the "Annual
 Income Amount") equal to a percentage of an initial value (the "Protected
 Withdrawal Value") regardless of the impact of Sub-account performance on the
 Unadjusted Account Value, subject to our rules regarding the timing and amount
 of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to withdraw the Annual Income
 Amount for the rest of your life provided that you do not take withdrawals of
 Excess Income that resulted in your Unadjusted Account Value being reduced to
 zero. We also permit you to designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity
 as a one-time "Non-Lifetime Withdrawal". All other withdrawals from your
 Annuity are considered a "Lifetime Withdrawal" under the benefit. Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income may be appropriate if you intend to make periodic
 withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that Sub-account performance
 will not affect your ability to receive annual payments. You are not required
 to take withdrawals as part of the benefit - the guarantees are not lost if
 you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules
 of the benefit. An integral component of Highest Daily Lifetime Income is the
 predetermined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically transfer
 your Unadjusted Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account. See the section below entitled "How Highest Daily Lifetime Income
 Transfers Unadjusted Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the
 AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account."

 The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime Income currently is based on a
 single "designated life" who is at least 45 years old on the date that the
 benefit is acquired. Highest Daily Lifetime Income is not available if you
 elect any other optional living benefit, although you may elect any optional
 death benefit. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in effect, you
 must allocate your Unadjusted Account Value in accordance with the permitted
 Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a
 more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the
 "Investment Options" section.

 ALTHOUGH YOU ARE GUARANTEED THE ABILITY TO WITHDRAW YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT
 FOR LIFE EVEN IF YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE FALLS TO ZERO, IF YOU TAKE A
 WITHDRAWAL OF EXCESS INCOME THAT BRINGS YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE TO ZERO,
 YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT ALSO WOULD FALL TO ZERO, AND THE BENEFIT AND THE
 ANNUITY THEN WOULD TERMINATE. IN THAT SCENARIO, NO FURTHER AMOUNT WOULD BE
 PAYABLE UNDER HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME. AS TO THE IMPACT OF SUCH A
 SCENARIO ON ANY OTHER OPTIONAL BENEFIT YOU MAY HAVE, PLEASE SEE THE APPLICABLE
 SECTION IN THIS PROSPECTUS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE ANNUITY TERMINATES IN THIS
 SCENARIO, YOU WOULD NO LONGER HAVE ANY OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFIT THAT YOU MAY
 HAVE ELECTED (SEE THE OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFITS SECTION OF THIS PROSPECTUS).

 You may also participate in the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program if you elect Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income, subject to the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program's rules. See
 the section of this prospectus entitled "6 or 12 Month Dollar Cost Averaging
 Program" for details.

 KEY FEATURE - PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE
 The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income
 Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Unadjusted
 Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the
 effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your
 Unadjusted Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of
 your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal
 discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the "Periodic
 Value" described in the next paragraphs.

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 The "Periodic Value" initially is equal to the Unadjusted Account Value on the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the
 first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop
 determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day (the "Current Valuation
 Day"), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:

 (1) the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the "Prior
 Valuation Day") appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during the
 calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current Valuation Day
 (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than one calendar day
 for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or holidays), plus the
 amount of any Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits)
 made on the Current Valuation Day (the Periodic Value is proportionally
 reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal); and

 (2) the Unadjusted Account Value on the current Valuation Day.

 If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12/th/ Anniversary
 of the effective date of the benefit, your Periodic Value on the 12/th/
 Anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the greater of:
 (1) the Periodic Value described above, or
 (2) the sum of (a), (b) and (c) below proportionally reduced for any
 Non-Lifetime Withdrawals:
    (a)200% of the Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the
       benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated
       Purchase Credits) made on that day;
    (b)200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase
       Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the
       benefit; and
    (c)all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made
       after one year following the effective date of the benefit.

 In the rider for this benefit, we use slightly different terms for the
 calculation described above. We use the term "Guaranteed Base Value" to refer
 to the Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the benefit, plus the
 amount of any "adjusted" Purchase Payments made within one year after the
 effective date of the benefit. "Adjusted" Purchase Payments means Purchase
 Payments we receive, increased by any Purchase Credits applied to your Account
 Value in relation to Purchase Payments, and decreased by any fees or tax
 charges deducted from such Purchase Payments upon allocation to the Annuity.

 Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at
 any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the
 date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase
 Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for
 subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon
 any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any
 associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals
 (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading below
 entitled "Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions").

 KEY FEATURE - ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT UNDER HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME
 The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected
 Withdrawal Value. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant
 on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit.
 The percentages are: 3% for ages 45-54; 4% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 5%
 for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older. Under Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year
 are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your
 Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals
 will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that
 Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a
 dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity
 Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount ("Excess Income"), your Annual
 Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to
 Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by
 the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately
 prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess
 Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.

 AS DISCUSSED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, WHEN YOU MAKE A WITHDRAWAL THAT IS SUBJECT TO
 A CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING, WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT THAT INCLUDES NOT
 ONLY THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF THE CDSC AND/OR
 TAX WITHHOLDING, TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR WITHDRAWAL HAS EXCEEDED THE ANNUAL
 INCOME AMOUNT. WHEN YOU TAKE A WITHDRAWAL, YOU MAY REQUEST A "GROSS"
 WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT (E.G., $2000) BUT THEN HAVE ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING
 DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE
 APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR
 PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). THE PORTION OF A WITHDRAWAL THAT
 EXCEEDED

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 YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT (IF ANY) WOULD BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME AND THUS
 WOULD REDUCE YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU
 MAY REQUEST THAT A "NET" WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY BE PAID TO YOU (E.G.,
 $2000), WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (E.G.,
 $240) BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA
 MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT
 CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). IN THE LATTER SCENARIO,
 WE DETERMINE WHETHER ANY PORTION OF THE WITHDRAWAL IS TO BE TREATED AS EXCESS
 INCOME BY LOOKING TO THE SUM OF THE NET AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (E.G.,
 $2000) AND THE AMOUNT OF ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (IN THIS EXAMPLE, A
 TOTAL OF $2240). THE AMOUNT OF THAT SUM (E.G., THE $2000 YOU RECEIVED PLUS THE
 $240 FOR THE CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING) THAT EXCEEDS YOUR ANNUAL INCOME
 AMOUNT WILL BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME - THEREBY REDUCING YOUR ANNUAL INCOME
 AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

 You may use the Systematic Withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the
 Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime
 Withdrawal under this benefit.

 Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will
 (i) increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a
 percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits)
 based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal
 (the percentages are: 3% for ages 45 -54 ; 4% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2;
 5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 6% for ages 85 or older) and (ii) increase the
 Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including
 any associated Purchase Credits).

 If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any
 additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing
 and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual
 Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors
 we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to
 increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative
 size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept
 additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new
 elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity
 purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.

 HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 An automatic step-up feature ("Highest Daily Auto Step-Up") is part of Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto
 Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your
 first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the
 anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the "Annuity Anniversary")
 immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit.
 Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the
 Unadjusted Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately
 preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified
 the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for
 subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by
 a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity
 Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 3% for
 ages 45 - 54; 4% for ages 55 to less than 59 1/2; 5% for ages 59 1/2--84, and
 6% for ages 85 or older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income
 Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise,
 we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically
 increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new
 age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The Unadjusted Account
 Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of
 the Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on
 a Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary
 after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic
 step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar
 examination of the Unadjusted Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days
 during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater
 difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Unadjusted Account
 Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At
 the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your
 Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your
 step-up was based only if that results in an increase to the Protected
 Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a
 result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily
 Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new
 charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give
 you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive
 notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult
 with your Financial Professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of
 the step-up justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such
 increased charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the
 table entitled "Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges."

 If you are enrolled in a Systematic Withdrawal program, we will not
 automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the
 Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal
 amount of any Systematic Withdrawal program.

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 Highest Daily Lifetime Income does not affect your ability to take withdrawals
 under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take withdrawals that exceed the
 Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime Income, if your cumulative
 Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual
 Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent
 Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount
 on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your cumulative Lifetime
 Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual Income Amount, you
 cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income Amount to subsequent
 Annuity Years.

 Because each of the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount is
 determined in a way that is not solely related to Unadjusted Account Value, it
 is possible for the Unadjusted Account Value to fall to zero, even though the
 Annual Income Amount remains.

 Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest
 Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely
 hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the following
 for all three examples:
   .   The Issue Date is November 1, 2011
   .   Highest Daily Lifetime Income is elected on August 1, 2012
   .   The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily
       Lifetime Income

 EXAMPLE OF DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR REDUCTIONS
 On October 24, 2012, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in
 an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the
 ages of 59 1/2 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual
 Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of
 $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the
 remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including
 October 31, 2012) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar
 reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).

 EXAMPLE OF PROPORTIONAL REDUCTIONS
 Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000
 occurs on October 29, 2012 and the Unadjusted Account Value at the time and
 immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this
 withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The
 remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in
 future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the excess
 withdrawal to the Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the excess
 withdrawal. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity
 Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income
 Amount).

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                                      
Unadjusted Account Value before Lifetime withdrawal                      $118,000.00
Less amount of "non" excess withdrawal                                   $  3,500.00
Unadjusted Account Value immediately before excess withdrawal of $1,500  $114,500.00
Excess withdrawal amount                                                 $  1,500.00
Ratio                                                                           1.31%
Annual Income Amount                                                     $  6,000.00
Less ratio of 1.31%                                                      $     78.60
Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years                            $  5,921.40


 EXAMPLE OF HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the
 Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the
 Annuitant's age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since
 your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent
 years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including
 any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than the Annual Income Amount,
 adjusted for excess withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including
 any associated Purchase Credits).

 Continuing the same example as above, the Annual Income Amount for this
 Annuity Year is $6,000. However, the excess withdrawal on October 29 reduces
 the amount to $5,921.40 for future years (see above). For the next Annuity
 Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% (since the designated
 life is between 59 1/2 and 84 on the date of the potential step-up) of the
 highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments
 (including any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than $5,921.40. Here
 are the calculations for determining the daily values. Only the October 26
 value is being adjusted for excess withdrawals as the October 30 and
 October 31 Valuation Days occur after the excess withdrawal on October 29.

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                                  HIGHEST DAILY VALUE        ADJUSTED ANNUAL
                   UNADJUSTED   (ADJUSTED FOR WITHDRAWAL INCOME AMOUNT (5% OF THE
DATE*             ACCOUNT VALUE AND PURCHASE PAYMENTS)**   HIGHEST DAILY VALUE)
-----             ------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
                                                
October 26, 2012   $119,000.00        $119,000.00               $5,950.00
October 29, 2012   $113,000.00        $113,986.95               $5,699.35
October 30, 2012   $113,000.00        $113,986.95               $5,699.35
October 31, 2012   $119,000.00        $119,000.00               $5,950.00


 *  In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is November 1. The Valuation
    Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent
    Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day
    following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of
    November 1 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
 ** In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal
    is $119,000 on October 26, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of
    $5,950.00. This amount is adjusted on October 29 to reflect the $5,000
    withdrawal. The calculations for the adjustments are:
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value of $119,000 on October 26 is first reduced
       dollar-for-dollar by $3,500 ($3,500 is the remaining Annual Income
       Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Unadjusted Account Value of
       $115,500 before the excess withdrawal.
   .   This amount ($115,500) is further reduced by 1.31% (this is the ratio in
       the above example which is the excess withdrawal divided by the
       Unadjusted Account Value immediately preceding the excess withdrawal)
       resulting in a Highest Daily Value of $113,986.95.
   .   The adjusted October 29 Highest Daily Value, $113.986.98, is carried
       forward to the next Valuation Date of October 30. At this time, we
       compare this amount to the Unadjusted Account Value on October 30,
       $113,000. Since the October 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of
       $113,986.98 is higher than the October 30 value, we will continue to
       carry $113,986.98 forward to the next and final Valuation Day of
       October 31. The Unadjusted Account Value on October 31, $119,000.00,
       becomes the final Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $113,986.98
       carried forward.

 In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $119,000.00 is converted to
 an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable percentage of 5%, generating
 an Annual Income Amount of $5,950.00. Since this amount is higher than the
 current year's Annual Income Amount of $5,921.40 (adjusted for excess
 withdrawals), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on
 November 1, 2012 and continuing through October 31, 2013, will be stepped-up
 to $5,950.00.

 NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL FEATURE
 You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal ("Non-Lifetime Withdrawal")
 under Highest Daily Lifetime Income. It is an optional feature of the benefit
 that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. The amount of
 the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal cannot be more than the amount that would cause
 the Annuity to be taken below the minimum Surrender Value after a withdrawal
 for your Annuity. This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial
 Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value described above will continue to
 be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally
 reduce all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income. You must
 tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to
 be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income. If you don't elect the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal,
 the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that
 establishes your Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount. Once you
 elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no
 additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken.

 The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected
 Withdrawal Value and the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary
 of the benefit effective date, described above, by the percentage the total
 withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then
 current Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.

 If you are participating in a Systematic Withdrawal program, the first
 withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal.

 EXAMPLE - NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL (PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION)
 This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the
 benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to
 illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under
 this benefit.

 Assume the following:
   .   The Issue Date is December 1, 2011
   .   Highest Daily Lifetime Income is elected on September 4, 2012
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
   .   The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected Highest Daily
       Lifetime Income
   .   No previous withdrawals have been taken under Highest Daily Lifetime
       Income
   .   On October 3, 2012, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the
       12/th/ benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and
       the Unadjusted Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn
       from the Annuity on October 3, 2012 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime
       Withdrawal, all guarantees associated with Highest Daily Lifetime Income
       will be reduced by the ratio the total withdrawal amount represents of
       the Unadjusted Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.

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 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                              
      Withdrawal amount                                          $ 15,000
      Divided by Unadjusted Account Value before withdrawal      $120,000
      Equals ratio                                                   12.5%
      All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
      Protected Withdrawal Value                                 $109,375
      12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value                   $183,750


 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 Withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount, but which you are required
 to take as a Required Minimum Distribution for this Annuity, will not reduce
 the Annual Income Amount for future years. No additional Annual Income Amounts
 will be available in an Annuity Year due to Required Minimum Distributions
 unless the Required Minimum Distribution amount is greater than the Annual
 Income Amount. Unless designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, Required
 Minimum Distributions are considered Lifetime Withdrawals. IF YOU TAKE A
 WITHDRAWAL IN AN ANNUITY YEAR IN WHICH YOUR REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS FOR
 THAT YEAR IS NOT GREATER THAN THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT, AND THE AMOUNT OF THE
 WITHDRAWAL EXCEEDS THE REMAINING ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT FOR THAT YEAR, WE WILL
 TREAT THE WITHDRAWAL AS A WITHDRAWAL OF EXCESS INCOME. SUCH A WITHDRAWAL OF
 EXCESS INCOME WILL REDUCE THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN FUTURE YEARS.
 If the Required Minimum Distribution (as calculated by us for your Annuity and
 not previously withdrawn in the current calendar year) is greater than the
 Annual Income Amount, an amount equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount
 plus the difference between the Required Minimum Distribution amount not
 previously withdrawn in the current calendar year and the Annual Income Amount
 will be available in the current Annuity Year without it being considered a
 withdrawal of Excess Income. In the event that a Required Minimum Distribution
 is calculated in a calendar year that crosses more than one Annuity Year and
 you choose to satisfy the entire Required Minimum Distribution for that
 calendar year in the next Annuity Year, the distribution taken in the next
 Annuity Year will reduce your Annual Income Amount in that Annuity Year by the
 amount of the distribution. If the Required Minimum Distribution not taken in
 the prior Annuity Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount as guaranteed
 by the benefit in the current Annuity Year, the total Required Minimum
 Distribution amount may be taken without being treated as a withdrawal of
 Excess Income.

 EXAMPLE - REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 The following example is purely hypothetical and is intended to illustrate a
 scenario in which the Required Minimum Distribution amount in a given Annuity
 Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount.

 Annual Income Amount = $5,000

 Remaining Annual Income Amount = $3,000

 Required Minimum Distribution = $6,000

 The amount you may withdraw in the current Annuity Year without it being
 treated as an Excess Withdrawal is $4,000: ($3,000 + ($6,000--$5,000) =
 $4,000).

 If the $4,000 withdrawal is taken, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be
 zero and the remaining required minimum distribution amount of $2,000 may be
 taken in the subsequent Annuity Year (when your Annual Income Amount is reset
 to $5,000) without proportionally reducing all of the guarantees associated
 with Highest Daily Lifetime Income as described above. The amount you may
 withdraw in the subsequent Annuity Year if you stop taking withdrawals in the
 current Annuity Year and choose not to satisfy the Required Minimum
 Distribution in the current Annuity Year (assuming the Annual Income Amount in
 the subsequent Annuity Year is $5,000), without being treated as a withdrawal
 of Excess Income is $6,000. This withdrawal must comply with all IRS
 guidelines in order to satisfy the Required Minimum Distribution for the
 current calendar year.

 BENEFITS UNDER HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME
..   To the extent that your Unadjusted Account Value was reduced to zero as a
    result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less
    than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable
    under Highest Daily Lifetime Income, we will make an additional payment, if
    any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for
    the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income
    Amount would be payable even though your Unadjusted Account Value was
    reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal
    the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make
    payments until the death of the single designated life. After the
    Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to
    make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. TO THE EXTENT THAT
    CUMULATIVE WITHDRAWALS IN THE ANNUITY YEAR THAT REDUCED YOUR UNADJUSTED
    ACCOUNT VALUE TO ZERO ARE MORE THAN THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT, HIGHEST DAILY
    LIFETIME INCOME TERMINATES, AND NO ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ARE MADE. HOWEVER,
    IF A WITHDRAWAL IN THE LATTER SCENARIO WAS TAKEN TO SATISFY A REQUIRED
    MINIMUM

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   DISTRIBUTION (AS DESCRIBED ABOVE) UNDER THE ANNUITY, THEN THE BENEFIT WILL
    NOT TERMINATE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN
    SUBSEQUENT ANNUITY YEARS UNTIL THE DEATH OF THE DESIGNATED LIFE.
..   Please note that if your Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero, all
    subsequent payments will be treated as annuity payments. Further, payments
    that we make under this benefit after the Latest Annuity Date will be
    treated as annuity payments.
..   If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you
    decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income
    Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following
    two options: (1) apply your Unadjusted Account Value, less any applicable
    tax charges, to any annuity option available; or (2) request that, as of
    the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year
    equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual
    Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will
    make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must
    receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If
    applying your Unadjusted Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to
    the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we
    will give you the higher annual payment.
..   In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin
    we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life
    fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the
    annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in
    your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the
    period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the
    period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue
    Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity
    payments will be the greater of:

       (1)the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments. Such
          present value will be calculated using the greater of the single life
          fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed
          annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and (2) the Unadjusted
          Account Value.

 If no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income
 Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity
 payments are to begin.

 OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
..   Withdrawals under Highest Daily Lifetime Income are subject to all of the
    terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable CDSC for the
    Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as withdrawals that exceed the Annual
    Income Amount. If you have an active Systematic Withdrawal program running
    at the time you elect this benefit, the first Systematic Withdrawal that
    processes after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime
    Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in
    effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other
    withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the benefit will
    be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade
    Bond Sub-account) and the DCA MVA Options. If you have an active Systematic
    Withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the program
    must withdraw funds pro-rata.
..   No CDSC is applicable to any Lifetime Withdrawal that is less than or equal
    to the Annual Income Amount, even if the total amount of such withdrawals
    in any Annuity Year exceeds any maximum free withdrawal amount described in
    the Annuity. Such Lifetime Withdrawals are not treated as withdrawals of
    Purchase Payments. Each withdrawal of Excess Income is subject to any
    applicable CDSC if the withdrawal is greater than the Free Withdrawal
    amount under the Annuity.
..   You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Unadjusted Account Value
    to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description
    of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section
    entitled "Investment Options." You can find a copy of the AST Investment
    Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
..   Transfers to and from the elected Sub-accounts, the DCA MVA Options, and
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the Highest Daily
    Lifetime Income mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum
    number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
..   Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Unadjusted Account Value must
    be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as defined below). We may amend
    the Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted
    Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your
    Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit
    and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the extent that
    changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they will only apply
    upon re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of subsequent
    Purchase Payments. That is, we will not require such current participants
    to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
..   If you elect this benefit and in connection with that election, you are
    required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts, then on the Valuation Day
    we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the
    non-permitted Investment Options and (ii) invest the proceeds of those
    sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this
    reallocation process, your Unadjusted Account Value allocated to the
    Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case
    generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business
    on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the
    newly-elected benefit will not arise until the close of business on the
    following Valuation Day.
..   The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income is 0.95% annually of
    the greater of the Unadjusted Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value.
    The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income is 1.50% annually of
    the greater of the Unadjusted Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value.
    As discussed in "Highest Daily Auto Step-Up" above, we may increase the fee
    upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly
    anniversaries of the benefit effective

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   date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly
    anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.2375% of the greater
    of the prior Valuation Day's Unadjusted Account Value and the prior
    Valuation Day's Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from
    each of your Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond
    Sub-account.

 If the deduction of the charge would result in the Unadjusted Account Value
 falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Unadjusted Account
 Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made
 subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as
 the "Account Value Floor"), we will only deduct that portion of the charge
 that would not cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account
 Value Floor. If the Unadjusted Account Value on the date we would deduct a
 charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge
 will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination
 of the benefit may cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the
 Account Value Floor. If a charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income would be
 deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be
 deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could
 cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor.
 While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce
 the Unadjusted Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Unadjusted
 Account Value to zero. If this happens and the Annual Income Amount is greater
 than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.

 ELECTION OF AND DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT
 For Highest Daily Lifetime Income, there must be either a single Owner who is
 the same as the Annuitant, or if the Annuity is entity owned, there must be a
 single natural person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must be at
 least 45 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result
 in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income. Similarly, any change of
 Owner will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime Income, except if
 (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous
 Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian or other entity to the
 Annuitant, or vice versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to
 another entity that is satisfactory to us.

 Highest Daily Lifetime Income can be elected at the time that you purchase
 your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our
 eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income
 and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and
 availability. See "Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New
 Benefits" for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election
 of benefits. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU TERMINATE A LIVING BENEFIT AND ELECT
 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME, YOU LOSE THE GUARANTEES THAT YOU HAD
 ACCUMULATED UNDER YOUR EXISTING BENEFIT AND YOUR GUARANTEES UNDER HIGHEST
 DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WILL BE BASED ON YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE ON THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME. You and your Financial
 Professional should carefully consider whether terminating your existing
 benefit and electing Highest Daily Lifetime Income is appropriate for you. We
 reserve the right to waive, change and/or further limit the election frequency
 in the future.

 If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a
 systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be
 taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity's Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct
 proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total
 Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may
 not elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income so long as you participate in a
 systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.

 TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT
 You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income at any time by notifying us.
 If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will
 terminate as of the date the termination is effective, and certain
 restrictions on re-election may apply.

 THE BENEFIT AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATES UPON THE FIRST TO OCCUR OF THE FOLLOWING:
    (I)YOUR TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT,
   (II)YOUR SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY,
  (III)YOUR ELECTION TO BEGIN RECEIVING ANNUITY PAYMENTS (ALTHOUGH IF YOU HAVE
       ELECTED TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN THE FORM OF ANNUITY
       PAYMENTS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT)
   (IV)OUR RECEIPT OF DUE PROOF OF DEATH OF THE OWNER OR ANNUITANT (FOR
       ENTITY-OWNED ANNUITIES)
    (V)BOTH THE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT EQUAL ZERO, OR
   (VI)YOU CEASE TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN "ELECTION OF AND
       DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT" ABOVE.

 Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime Income other than upon the death of
 the Annuitant or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit
 (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last
 assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit.
 However, if the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we
 will reduce the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With
 regard to your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave
 intact amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless
 you are participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Static
 Re-balancing Program, or 6 or 12 Month DCA Program for which we are providing
 administrative support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the

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 same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options).
 If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the
 Unadjusted Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will
 transfer such amounts to the AST Money Market Sub-account.

 If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income terminates upon Due Proof of Death. The spouse may newly elect the
 benefit subject to the restrictions discussed above.

 HOW HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME/SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME
 TRANSFERS UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE BETWEEN YOUR PERMITTED SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE
 AST INVESTMENT GRADE BOND SUB-ACCOUNT
 An integral part of Highest Daily Lifetime Income (including Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income with LIA and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income) is the
 pre-determined mathematical formula used to transfer Unadjusted Account Value
 between the Permitted Sub-accounts and a specified bond fund within the
 Advanced Series Trust (the "AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account"). Only the
 pre-determined mathematical formula can transfer Unadjusted Account Value to
 and from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, and thus you may not
 allocate Purchase Payments to or make transfers to or from the AST Investment
 Grade Bond Sub-account. The formula is set forth in Appendix H (and is
 described below).

 As indicated above, we limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate
 Unadjusted Account Value if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income. For
 purposes of these benefits, we refer to those permitted Investment Options as
 the "Permitted Sub-accounts". Subject to availability, you may also choose to
 allocate Purchase Payments while this program is in effect to the DCA MVA
 Options utilized with our 6 or 12 Month Dollar Cost Averaging Program ("6 or
 12 Month DCA Program"). If you are participating in Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income and also are participating in the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program, and the
 formula under the benefit dictates a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts
 to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, then the amount to be
 transferred will be taken entirely from the Sub-accounts, provided there is
 sufficient Unadjusted Account Value in those Sub-accounts to meet the required
 transfer amount. Only if there is insufficient Unadjusted Account Value in
 those Sub-accounts will an amount be transferred from the DCA MVA Options. For
 purposes of the discussion below concerning transfers from the Permitted
 Sub-accounts to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, amounts held within
 the DCA MVA Options are included within the term "Permitted Sub-accounts".
 Thus, amounts may be transferred from the DCA MVA Options in the circumstances
 described above and in the section of the prospectus entitled 6 or 12 Month
 Dollar Cost Averaging Program. Any transfer dictated by the formula out of the
 AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account will only be transferred to the
 Permitted Sub-accounts, not the DCA MVA Options. We will not assess any Market
 Value Adjustment with respect to transfers under the formula from the DCA MVA
 Options.

 Speaking generally, the formula, which is applied each Valuation Day, operates
 as follows. The formula starts by identifying an income basis for that day and
 then multiplies that figure by 5%, to produce a projected (i.e., hypothetical)
 income amount. Note that 5% is used in the formula, irrespective of the
 Annuitant's attained age. Then it produces an estimate of the total amount
 targeted in our allocation model, based on the projected income amount and
 factors set forth in the formula. In the formula, we refer to that value as
 the "Target Value" or "L". If you have already made a withdrawal, your
 projected income amount (and thus your Target Value) would take into account
 any automatic step-up, any subsequent Purchase Payments (including any
 associated Purchase Credits with respect to the X Series), and any excess
 withdrawals. Next, the formula subtracts from the Target Value the amount held
 within the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account on that day, and divides that
 difference by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts. That ratio,
 which essentially isolates the amount of your Target Value that is not offset
 by amounts held within the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, is called
 the "Target Ratio" or "r". If, on each of three consecutive Valuation Days,
 the Target Ratio is greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5%, the
 formula will, on such third Valuation Day, make a transfer from the Permitted
 Sub-accounts in which you are invested (subject to the 90% cap discussed
 below) to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. As discussed above, if
 all or a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value is allocated to one or more
 DCA MVA Options at the time a transfer to the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account is required under the formula, we will first look to process the
 transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts, other than the DCA MVA Options. If
 the amount allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts is insufficient to satisfy
 the transfer, then any remaining amounts will be transferred from the DCA MVA
 Options. Once a transfer is made, the three consecutive Valuation Days begin
 again. If, however, on any Valuation Day, the Target Ratio is above 84.5%, the
 formula will make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts (subject to the
 90% cap) to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account (as described above). If
 the Target Ratio falls below 78% on any Valuation Day, then a transfer from
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts
 (excluding the DCA MVA Options) will occur.

 The formula will not execute a transfer to the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Unadjusted Account Value
 being allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account ("90% cap") on
 that Valuation Day. Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a
 transfer to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account that would result in
 more than 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90%
 of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Sub- account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the
 AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the
 performance of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and the Permitted
 Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the AST
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 Bond Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the
 90% cap). At no time will the formula make a transfer to the AST Investment
 Grade Bond Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Unadjusted
 Account Value being allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.
 However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your
 allocations in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and your allocations
 in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Unadjusted Account Value
 could be more than 90% invested in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is
 in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase
 Payments to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account at least until there is
 first a transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, regardless
 of how much of your Unadjusted Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts.
 This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the
 additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Unadjusted
 Account Value is allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, and
 the formula will still not transfer any of your Unadjusted Account Value to
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account (at least until there is first a
 transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). For example,
   .   September 4, 2012 -- a transfer is made to the AST Investment Grade Bond
       Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is
       allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and $10,000 is
       allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
   .   September 5, 2012- you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000.
       No transfers have been made from the AST Investment Grade Bond
       Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect
       on September 4, 2012.
   .   On September 5, 2012 -- (and at least until first a transfer is made out
       of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account under the formula) -- the
       $10,000 payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this
       date you have 82% in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and 18%
       in the Permitted Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the
       Permitted Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the AST Investment Grade Bond
       Sub-account).
   .   Once there is a transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond
       Sub-account (of any amount), the formula will operate as described
       above, meaning that the formula could transfer amounts to or from the
       AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account if dictated by the formula
       (subject to the 90% cap).

 Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of
 effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue
 to monitor your Unadjusted Account Value daily and, if dictated by the
 formula, systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts
 you have chosen and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account as dictated by
 the formula.

 As you can glean from the formula, investment performance of your Unadjusted
 Account Value that is negative, flat, or even moderately positive may result
 in a transfer of a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value in the Permitted
 Sub-accounts to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account because such
 investment performance will tend to increase the Target Ratio. Because the
 amount allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and the amount
 allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts each is a variable in the formula, the
 investment performance of each affects whether a transfer occurs for your
 Annuity. In deciding how much to transfer, we use another formula, which
 essentially seeks to re-balance amounts held in the Permitted Sub-accounts and
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account so that the Target Ratio meets a
 target, which currently is equal to 80%. Once you elect Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income, the values we use to compare to the Target Ratio will be fixed. For
 newly-issued Annuities that elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income and existing
 Annuities that elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income in the future, however, we
 reserve the right to change such values.

 Additionally, on each monthly Annuity Anniversary (if the monthly Annuity
 Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the next Valuation Day will be
 used), following all of the above described daily calculations, if there is
 money allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, we will perform
 an additional monthly calculation to determine whether or not a transfer will
 be made from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted
 Sub-accounts. This transfer will automatically occur provided that the Target
 Ratio, as described above, would be less than 83% after the transfer. The
 formula will not execute a transfer if the Target Ratio after this transfer
 would occur would be greater than or equal to 83%.

 The amount of the transfer will be equal to the lesser of:

 a) The total value of all your Unadjusted Account Value in the AST Investment
    Grade Bond Sub-account, or
 b) An amount equal to 5% of your total Unadjusted Account Value.

 While you are not notified when your Annuity reaches a transfer trigger under
 the formula, you will receive a confirmation statement indicating the transfer
 of a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value either to or from the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. The formula by which the transfer operates
 is designed primarily to mitigate some of the financial risks that we incur in
 providing the guarantee under Highest Daily Lifetime Income and Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income. Depending on the results of the calculations of
 the formula, we may, on any Valuation Day:
   .   Not make any transfer between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST
       Investment Grade Bond Sub-account; or

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   .   If a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value was previously allocated
       to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, transfer all or a portion
       of those amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as described above); or
   .   Transfer a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value in the Permitted
       Sub-accounts and the DCA MVA Options to the AST Investment Grade Bond
       Sub-account.

 The amount and timing of transfers to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account pursuant to the formula depends upon a number of factors unique to
 your Annuity (and is not necessarily directly correlated with the securities
 markets, bond markets, or interest rates, in general) including:
   .   The difference between your Unadjusted Account Value and your Protected
       Withdrawal Value;
   .   How long you have owned Highest Daily Lifetime Income /Spousal Highest
       Daily Lifetime Income;
   .   The performance of the Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen;
   .   The performance of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account;
   .   The amount allocated to each of the Permitted Sub-accounts you have
       chosen;
   .   The amount allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account;
   .   Additional Purchase Payments, if any, you make to your Annuity; and
   .   Withdrawals, if any, you take from your Annuity (withdrawals are taken
       pro rata from your Unadjusted Account Value).

 At any given time, some, most or none of your Unadjusted Account Value will be
 allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, as dictated by the
 formula.

 The more of your Unadjusted Account Value that is allocated to the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the greater the impact of the performance
 of that Sub-account in determining whether (and how much) your Unadjusted
 Account Value is transferred back to the Permitted Sub-accounts. Further, it
 is possible under the formula that, if a significant portion of your
 Unadjusted Account Value is allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account and that Sub-account has good performance but the performance of
 your Permitted Sub-accounts is negative, the formula might transfer your
 Unadjusted Account Value to the Permitted Sub-accounts. Similarly, the more
 you have allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts, the greater the impact of
 the performance of those Permitted Sub-accounts will have on any transfer to
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity, they will be
 allocated according to your allocation instructions. Once they are allocated
 to your Annuity, they will also be subject to the formula described above and
 therefore may be transferred to the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, if
 dictated by the formula.

 Any Unadjusted Account Value in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account will
 not be available to participate in the investment experience of the Permitted
 Sub-accounts regardless of whether there is a subsequent Sub-account decline
 or market recovery until it is transferred out of the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Sub-account.

 ADDITIONAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for "qualified"
 investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or
 employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution
 rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts
 beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for
 which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the
 employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to
 retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the
 Owner's lifetime. The amount required under the Code may exceed the Annual
 Income Amount, which will cause us to increase the Annual Income Amount in any
 Annuity Year that Required Minimum Distributions due from your Annuity are
 greater than such amounts, as discussed above. In addition, the amount and
 duration of payments under the annuity payment provision may be adjusted so
 that the payments do not trigger any penalty or excise taxes due to tax
 considerations such as Required Minimum Distribution provisions under the tax
 law.

 As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be
 treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the
 Annuity. Please see the Tax Considerations section for a detailed discussion
 of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax
 scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do
 note that if you participate in Highest Daily Lifetime Income through a
 non-qualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments are
 returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be taxed as
 ordinary income.

 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME(R) INCOME BENEFIT WITH LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR
 We offer another version of Highest Daily Lifetime Income that we call Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator. Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income with LIA guarantees, until the death of the single designated life, the
 ability to withdraw an amount equal to double the Annual Income Amount (which
 we refer to as the "LIA Amount") if you meet the conditions set forth below.
 This version is only being offered in those jurisdictions where we have
 received regulatory approval and will be offered subsequently in other
 jurisdictions when we receive regulatory approval in those jurisdictions. We
 reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease offering this benefit at
 any time.

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 You may choose Highest Daily Lifetime Income with or without also electing
 LIA, however you may not elect LIA without Highest Daily Lifetime Income and
 you must elect the LIA benefit at the time you elect Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income without LIA and would like
 to add the feature later, you must first terminate Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income and elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA (subject to
 availability and benefit re-election provisions). Please note that if you
 terminate Highest Daily Lifetime Income and elect Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income with LIA you lose the guarantees that you had accumulated under your
 existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you
 elect based on your Unadjusted Account Value as of the date the new benefit
 becomes active. Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA is offered as an
 alternative to other lifetime withdrawal options. If you elect this benefit,
 it may not be combined with any other optional living benefit or death
 benefit. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA benefit is in
 effect, you must allocate your Unadjusted Account Value in accordance with the
 Permitted Sub-account(s) with this benefit. The income benefit under Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income with LIA currently is based on a single "designated
 life" who is between the ages of 45 and 75 on the date that the benefit is
 elected and received in Good Order. All terms and conditions of Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income apply to this version of the benefit, except as described
 herein. As is the case with Highest Daily Lifetime Income, Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income with LIA involves your participation in a predetermined
 mathematical formula that transfers Account Value between your Sub-accounts
 and the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account. Please see Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income above for a description of the predetermined
 mathematical formula.

 Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA is not long-term care insurance and
 should not be purchased as a substitute for long-term care insurance. The
 income you receive through the Lifetime Income Accelerator may be used for any
 purpose, and it may or may not be sufficient to address expenses you may incur
 for long-term care or other medical or retirement expenses. You should seek
 professional advice to determine your financial needs for long-term care.

 If this benefit is being elected on an Annuity held as a 403(b) plan, then in
 addition to meeting the eligibility requirements listed below for the LIA
 Amount you must separately qualify for distributions from the 403(b) plan
 itself.

 If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA, the current charge is
 1.30% annually of the greater of Unadjusted Account Value and Protected
 Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge is 2.00% annually of the greater of the
 Unadjusted Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct this charge
 on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date. Thus, we deduct, on
 a quarterly basis, 0.325% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day's
 Unadjusted Account Value and the prior Valuation Day's Protected Withdrawal
 Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If the deduction of the charge would result in the Unadjusted Account Value
 falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Unadjusted Account
 Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made
 subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as
 the "Account Value Floor"), we will only deduct that portion of the charge
 that would not cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account
 Value Floor. If the Unadjusted Account Value on the date we would deduct a
 charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge
 will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination
 of the benefit may cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the
 Account Value Floor. If a charge for Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA
 benefit would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the
 charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The
 withdrawal could cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account
 Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge)
 may not reduce the Unadjusted Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce
 the Unadjusted Account Value to zero.

 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIA AMOUNT. Both a waiting period of 36 months
 from the benefit effective date and an elimination period of 120 days from the
 date of notification that one or both of the requirements described
 immediately below have been met apply before you can become eligible for the
 LIA Amount. The 120 day elimination period begins on the date that we receive
 notification from you of your eligibility for the LIA Amount. Thus, assuming
 the 36 month waiting period has been met and we have received the notification
 referenced in the immediately preceding sentence, the LIA Amount would be
 available for withdrawal on the Valuation Day immediately after the 120th day.
 The waiting period and the elimination period may run concurrently. In
 addition to satisfying the waiting and elimination period, at least one of the
 following requirements ("LIA conditions") must be met.

 (1)The designated life is confined to a qualified nursing facility. A
    qualified nursing facility is a facility operated pursuant to law or any
    state licensed facility providing medically necessary in-patient care which
    is prescribed by a licensed physician in writing and based on physical
    limitations which prohibit daily living in a non-institutional setting.
 (2)The designated life is unable to perform two or more basic abilities of
    caring for oneself or "activities of daily living." We define these basic
    abilities as:

    i. Eating: Feeding oneself by getting food into the body from a receptacle
       (such as a plate, cup or table) or by a feeding tube or intravenously.
    ii.Dressing: Putting on and taking off all items of clothing and any
       necessary braces, fasteners or artificial limbs.

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   iii.Bathing: Washing oneself by sponge bath; or in either a tub or shower,
       including the task of getting into or out of the tub or shower.
    iv.Toileting: Getting to and from the toilet, getting on and off the
       toilet, and performing associated personal hygiene.
    v. Transferring: Moving into or out of a bed, chair or wheelchair.
    vi.Continence: Maintaining control of bowel or bladder function; or when
       unable to maintain control of bowel or bladder function, the ability to
       perform personal hygiene (including caring for catheter or colostomy
       bag).

 You must notify us in writing when the LIA conditions have been met. If, when
 we receive such notification, there are more than 120 days remaining until the
 end of the waiting period described above, you will not be eligible for the
 LIA Amount, and you will have to notify us again in writing in order to become
 eligible. If there are 120 days or less remaining until the end of the waiting
 period when we receive notification that the LIA conditions are met, we will
 determine eligibility for the LIA Amount through our then current
 administrative process, which may include, but is not limited to,
 documentation verifying the LIA conditions and/or an assessment by a third
 party of our choice. Such assessment may be in person and we will assume any
 costs associated with the aforementioned assessment. The designated life must
 be available for any assessment or reassessment pursuant to our administrative
 process requirements. Once eligibility is determined, the LIA Amount is equal
 to double the Annual Income Amount as described above under Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income.

 Additionally, once eligibility is determined, we will reassess your
 eligibility on an annual basis although your LIA benefit for the Annuity Year
 that immediately precedes or runs concurrent with our reassessment will not be
 affected if it is determined that you are no longer eligible. Your first
 reassessment may occur in the same year as your initial assessment. If we
 determine that you are no longer eligible to receive the LIA Amount, upon the
 next Annuity Anniversary the Annual Income Amount would replace the LIA
 Amount. There is no limit on the number of times you can become eligible for
 the LIA Amount, however, each time would require the completion of the 120-day
 elimination period, notification that the designated life meets the LIA
 conditions, and determination, through our then current administrative
 process, that you are eligible for the LIA Amount, each as described above.

 LIA AMOUNT AT THE FIRST LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL. If your first Lifetime Withdrawal
 subsequent to election of Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA occurs while
 you are eligible for the LIA Amount, the available LIA Amount is equal to
 double the Annual Income Amount.

 LIA AMOUNT AFTER THE FIRST LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL. If you become eligible for the
 LIA Amount after you have taken your first Lifetime Withdrawal, the available
 LIA Amount for the current and subsequent Annuity Years is equal to double the
 then current Annual Income Amount. However, the available LIA Amount in the
 current Annuity Year is reduced by any Lifetime Withdrawals that have been
 taken in the current Annuity Year. Cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an
 Annuity Year which are less than or equal to the LIA Amount (when eligible for
 the LIA Amount) will not reduce your LIA Amount in subsequent Annuity Years,
 but any such withdrawals will reduce the LIA Amount on a dollar-for-dollar
 basis in that Annuity Year.

 For new issuances of this benefit, we may institute a "cut-off" date that
 would stop the appreciation of the Protected Withdrawal Value, even if no
 Lifetime Withdrawal had been taken prior to the cut-off date (thus affecting
 the determination of the LIA Amount). We will not apply any cut-off date to
 those who elected this benefit prior to our institution of a cut-off date.

 WITHDRAWALS IN EXCESS OF THE LIA AMOUNT. Withdrawals (other than the
 Non-Lifetime Withdrawal) of any amount in a given Annuity Year up to the LIA
 Amount will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the
 withdrawal. However, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity
 Year are in excess of the LIA Amount ("Excess Withdrawal"), your LIA Amount in
 subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum
 Distributions) by the result of the ratio of the excess portion of the
 withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess
 Withdrawal. Excess Withdrawals also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value
 by the same ratio as the reduction to the LIA Amount. Any withdrawals that are
 less than or equal to the LIA Amount (when eligible) but in excess of the free
 withdrawal amount available under this Annuity will not incur a CDSC.

 AS DISCUSSED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, WHEN YOU MAKE A WITHDRAWAL THAT IS SUBJECT TO
 A CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING, WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT THAT INCLUDES NOT
 ONLY THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF THE CDSC AND/OR
 TAX WITHHOLDING, TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR WITHDRAWAL HAS EXCEEDED THE LIA
 AMOUNT. WHEN YOU TAKE A WITHDRAWAL, YOU MAY REQUEST A "GROSS" WITHDRAWAL
 AMOUNT (E.G., $2000) BUT THEN HAVE ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING DEDUCTED
 FROM THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO
 YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF
 DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). THE PORTION OF A WITHDRAWAL THAT EXCEEDED YOUR LIA
 AMOUNT (IF ANY) WOULD BE TREATED AS AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL AND THUS WOULD REDUCE
 YOUR LIA AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY REQUEST THAT A
 "NET" WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY BE PAID TO YOU (E.G., $2000), WITH THE
 UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (E.G., $240) BE APPLIED TO
 YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE APPLIED
 TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES
 OF DETERMINING AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL). IN THE LATTER SCENARIO, WE DETERMINE
 WHETHER ANY PORTION OF THE WITHDRAWAL IS TO BE TREATED AS AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL
 BY LOOKING TO THE SUM OF THE NET AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (E.G., $2000) AND
 THE AMOUNT OF ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (IN THIS EXAMPLE, A TOTAL OF
 $2240). THE AMOUNT OF THAT SUM (E.G., THE $2000 YOU RECEIVED PLUS THE $240 FOR
 THE CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING) THAT EXCEEDS YOUR LIA AMOUNT WILL BE TREATED
 AS AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL - THEREBY REDUCING YOUR LIA AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

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 No CDSC is applicable to any Lifetime Withdrawal that is less than or equal to
 the LIA Amount, even if the total amount of such withdrawals in any Annuity
 Year exceeds any maximum free withdrawal amount described in the Annuity. Such
 Lifetime Withdrawals are not treated as withdrawals of Purchase Payments. Each
 withdrawal that is an Excess Withdrawal is subject to any applicable CDSC if
 the withdrawal is greater than the Free Withdrawal amount under the Annuity.

 WITHDRAWALS ARE NOT REQUIRED. However, subsequent to the first Lifetime
 Withdrawal, the LIA Amount is not increased in subsequent Annuity Years if you
 decide not to take a withdrawal in an Annuity Year or take withdrawals in an
 Annuity Year that in total are less than the LIA Amount.

 PURCHASE PAYMENTS. If you are eligible for the LIA Amount as described under
 "Eligibility Requirements for LIA Amount" and you make an additional Purchase
 Payment, the Annual Income Amount is increased by an amount obtained by
 applying the applicable percentage (3% for ages 45 - 54; 4% for ages 55 to
 less than 59 1/2; 5% for ages 59 1/2 - 84; and 6% for ages 85 or older) to the
 Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits). The applicable
 percentage is based on the attained age of the designated life on the date of
 the first Lifetime Withdrawal after the benefit effective date.

 The LIA Amount is increased by double the Annual Income Amount, if eligibility
 for LIA has been met. The Protected Withdrawal Value is increased by the
 amount of each Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).

 If the Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any
 additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing
 and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual
 Income Amount (or, if eligible for LIA, the LIA Amount) is being increased in
 an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination
 as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount (or,
 if eligible for LIA, the LIA Amount) in an unintended fashion is the relative
 size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept
 additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new
 elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity
 purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.

 STEP UPS. If your Annual Income Amount is stepped up, your LIA Amount will be
 stepped up to equal double the stepped up Annual Income Amount.

 Guarantee Payments. If your Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero as a
 result of cumulative withdrawals that are equal to or less than the LIA Amount
 when you are eligible, and there is still a LIA Amount available, we will make
 an additional payment for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining LIA Amount.
 If this were to occur, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase
 Payments to your Annuity. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining LIA Amount
 would be payable even though your Unadjusted Account Value was reduced to
 zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the LIA Amount
 as described in this section. We will make payments until the death of the
 single designated life. Should the designated life no longer qualify for the
 LIA Amount (as described under "Eligibility Requirements for LIA Amount"
 above), the Annual Income Amount would continue to be available. Subsequent
 eligibility for the LIA Amount would require the completion of the 120 day
 elimination period as well as meeting the LIA conditions listed above under
 "Eligibility Requirements for LIA Amount". TO THE EXTENT THAT CUMULATIVE
 WITHDRAWALS IN THE CURRENT ANNUITY YEAR THAT REDUCE YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
 VALUE TO ZERO ARE MORE THAN THE LIA AMOUNT (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF REQUIRED
 MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS), HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH LIA TERMINATES, AND
 NO ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ARE MADE. HOWEVER, IF A WITHDRAWAL IN THE LATTER
 SCENARIO WAS TAKEN TO SATISFY A REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION (AS DESCRIBED
 ABOVE) UNDER THE ANNUITY, THEN THE BENEFIT WILL NOT TERMINATE, AND WE WILL
 CONTINUE TO PAY THE LIA AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT ANNUITY YEARS UNTIL THE DEATH OF
 THE DESIGNATED LIFE.

 ANNUITY OPTIONS. In addition to the Highest Daily Lifetime Income annuity
 options described above, after the tenth anniversary of the benefit effective
 date ("Tenth Anniversary"), you may also request that we make annuity payments
 each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. In any year that you are eligible
 for the LIA Amount, we make annuity payments equal to the LIA Amount. If you
 would receive a greater payment by applying your Unadjusted Account Value to
 receive payments for life under your Annuity, we will pay the greater amount.
 Annuitization prior to the Tenth Anniversary will forfeit any present or
 future LIA Amounts. We will continue to make payments until the death of the
 designated life. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount and LIA
 Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun.

 If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA, and never meet the
 eligibility requirements, you will not receive any additional payments based
 on the LIA Amount.

 TERMINATION OF HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WITH LIA. THE LIA BENEFIT
 TERMINATES UPON THE FIRST TO OCCUR OF THE FOLLOWING:

   .   YOUR TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT;
   .   YOUR SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY;
   .   OUR RECEIPT OF DUE PROOF OF DEATH OF THE DESIGNATED LIFE;

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   .   THE ANNUITY DATE, IF UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE REMAINS ON THE ANNUITY
       DATE AND AN ELECTION IS MADE TO COMMENCE ANNUITY PAYMENTS PRIOR TO THE
       TENTH ANNUITY ANNIVERSARY;
   .   THE VALUATION DAY ON WHICH EACH OF THE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND THE
       ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IS ZERO; AND
   .   IF YOU CEASE TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTIONS OF THIS BENEFIT.

 Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA uses the same pre-determined
 mathematical formula used with Highest Daily Lifetime Income and Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income. See the pertinent discussion in Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income above.

 SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME(R) INCOME BENEFIT
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is a lifetime guaranteed minimum
 withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of the benefit, we
 guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal amount for the
 lives of two spouses. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cease
 offering this benefit at any time.

 We offer a benefit that guarantees, until the later death of two natural
 persons who are each other's spouses at the time of election of the benefit
 and at the first death of one of them (the "designated lives", and each, a
 "designated life"), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the "Annual
 Income Amount") equal to a percentage of an initial principal value (the
 "Protected Withdrawal Value") regardless of the impact of Sub-account
 performance on the Unadjusted Account Value, subject to our rules regarding
 the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to
 withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives,
 provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that have resulted in
 your Unadjusted Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to
 designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time "Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal." All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a
 "Lifetime Withdrawal" under the benefit. The benefit may be appropriate if you
 intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that
 Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual
 payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income after the death of the first spouse. You are not required to
 make withdrawals as part of the benefit - the guarantees are not lost if you
 withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under the rules of
 the benefit. An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is
 the pre-determined mathematical formula we employ that may periodically
 transfer your Unadjusted Account Value to and from the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled "How Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income /Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income Transfers Unadjusted Account
 Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account."

 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is the spousal version of Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income. This version is only being offered in those jurisdictions
 where we have received regulatory approval and will be offered subsequently in
 other jurisdictions when we receive regulatory approval in those
 jurisdictions. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
 and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit,
 subject to our current rules. See "Election of and Designations under the
 Benefit" below and "Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New
 Benefits" for details. Please note that if you terminate Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income and elect another benefit, you lose the guarantees that you
 had accumulated under your existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees
 under the new benefit you elect based on your Unadjusted Account Value as of
 the date the new benefit becomes active. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
 must be elected based on two designated lives, as described below. Each
 designated life must be at least 45 years old when the benefit is elected.
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is not available if you elect any other
 optional living benefit, although you may elect any optional death benefit. As
 long as your Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in effect, you must
 allocate your Unadjusted Account Value in accordance with the permitted
 Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a
 more detailed description of the permitted Investment Options, see the
 "Investment Options" section.

 Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount
 for life even if your Unadjusted Account Value falls to zero, if you take a
 withdrawal of Excess Income that brings your Unadjusted Account Value to zero,
 your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the
 Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be
 payable under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. As to the impact of such
 a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please see the
 applicable section in this prospectus. For example, if the Annuity terminates
 in this scenario, you would no longer have any optional death benefit that you
 may have elected (see the Optional Death Benefits section of this prospectus).

 You may also participate in the 6 or 12 Month Dollar Cost Averaging Program if
 you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, subject to the 6 or 12 Month
 DCA Program's rules. See the section of this prospectus entitled "6 or 12
 Month Dollar Cost Averaging Program" for details.

 KEY FEATURE - PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE
 The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income
 Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Unadjusted
 Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum. On the effective date
 of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Unadjusted
 Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first
 Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below),
 the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the "Periodic Value" described in
 the next paragraph.

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 The "Periodic Value" initially is equal to the Unadjusted Account Value on the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the
 first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop
 determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day (the "Current Valuation
 Day"), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:

 (1)the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the "Prior
    Valuation Day") appreciated at the daily equivalent of 5% annually during
    the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current
    Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than
    one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or
    holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any
    associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day (the
    Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal);
    and (2) the Unadjusted Account Value on the current Valuation Day.

 If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 12th Anniversary
 of the effective date of the benefit, your Periodic Value on the 12/th/
 Anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the greater of:

 (1)the Periodic Value described above or,
 (2)the sum of (a), (b) and (c) proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime
    Withdrawal:
       (a)200% of the Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the
          benefit including any Purchase Payments (including any associated
          Purchase Credits) made on that day;
       (b)200% of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase
          Credits) made within one year following the effective date of the
          benefit; and
       (c)all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits)
          made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.

 In the rider for this benefit, we use slightly different terms for the
 calculation described above. We use the term "Guaranteed Base Value" to refer
 to the Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the benefit, plus the
 amount of any "adjusted" Purchase Payments made within one year after the
 effective date of the benefit. "Adjusted" Purchase Payments means Purchase
 Payments we receive, increased by any Purchase Credits applied to your Account
 Value in relation to Purchase Payments, and decreased by any fees or tax
 charges deducted from such Purchase Payments upon allocation to the Annuity.
 Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at
 any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the
 date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase
 Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for
 subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Unadjusted Account
 Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including
 any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime
 Withdrawals (see the examples that begin immediately prior to the sub-heading
 below entitled "Example of dollar-for-dollar reductions").

 KEY FEATURE - ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT UNDER SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME
 The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected
 Withdrawal Value. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger
 designated life on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of
 the benefit. The percentages are: 2.5% for ages 45-54, 3.5% for ages 55 to
 less than 59 1/2; 4.5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85 and older.
 We use the age of the younger designated life even if that designated life is
 no longer a participant under the Annuity due to death or divorce. Under
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals
 in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they
 will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any
 such withdrawals will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar
 basis in that Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value
 on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an
 Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount for any Annuity Year
 ("Excess Income"), your Annual Income Amount in subsequent years will be
 reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity
 that comply with our rules) by the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to
 the Account Value immediately prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this
 calculation below). Excess Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal
 Value by the same ratio.

 AS DISCUSSED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, WHEN YOU MAKE A WITHDRAWAL THAT IS SUBJECT TO
 A CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING, WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT THAT INCLUDES NOT
 ONLY THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF THE CDSC AND/OR
 TAX WITHHOLDING, TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR WITHDRAWAL HAS EXCEEDED THE ANNUAL
 INCOME AMOUNT. WHEN YOU TAKE A WITHDRAWAL, YOU MAY REQUEST A "GROSS"
 WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT (E.G., $2000) BUT THEN HAVE ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING
 DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE
 APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR
 PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). THE PORTION OF A WITHDRAWAL THAT
 EXCEEDED YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT (IF ANY) WOULD BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME
 AND THUS WOULD REDUCE YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
 ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY REQUEST THAT A "NET" WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY BE PAID
 TO YOU (E.G., $2000), WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX
 WITHHOLDING (E.G., $240) BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE
 (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
 VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). IN THE
 LATTER SCENARIO, WE DETERMINE WHETHER ANY PORTION OF THE WITHDRAWAL IS TO BE
 TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME BY LOOKING TO THE SUM OF THE NET AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY
 RECEIVE (E.G., $2000) AND

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 THE AMOUNT OF ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (IN THIS EXAMPLE, A TOTAL OF
 $2240). THE AMOUNT OF THAT SUM (E.G., THE $2000 YOU RECEIVED PLUS THE $240 FOR
 THE CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING) THAT EXCEEDS YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT WILL
 BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME - THEREBY REDUCING YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN
 SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

 You may use the Systematic Withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the
 Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime
 Withdrawal under this benefit.

 Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal
 will (i) increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to
 a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase
 Credits) based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the
 first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 2.5% for ages 45-54, 3.5% for
 ages 55 to less than 59 1/2, 4.5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85
 and older), and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of
 the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).

 If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any
 additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing
 and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual
 Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors
 we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to
 increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative
 size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept
 additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new
 elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity
 purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.

 HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 An automatic step-up feature ("Highest Daily Auto Step-Up") is part of this
 benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature
 can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime
 Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue
 Date of the Annuity (the "Annuity Anniversary") immediately after your first
 Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such
 Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Unadjusted Account Value on each
 Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first
 Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all
 daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and
 withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on
 the age of the younger designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which
 the step-up would occur. The percentages are 2.5% for ages 45-54, 3.5% for
 ages 55 to less than 59 1/2, 4.5% for ages 59 1/2 to 84, and 5.5% for ages 85
 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace
 the existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the
 existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your
 Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is
 associated with a new age-based percentage. The Unadjusted Account Value on
 the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the
 Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after
 the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up
 should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a similar examination
 of the Unadjusted Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the
 year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between
 your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Unadjusted Account Value, which may
 make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we
 increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal
 Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only
 if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your
 Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income
 step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to
 your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime
 Income has changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at
 the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Spousal Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the
 opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of
 a proposed step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should carefully
 evaluate whether the amount of the step-up justifies the increased fee to
 which you will be subject. Any such increased charge will not be greater than
 the maximum charge set forth in the table entitled "Your Optional Benefit Fees
 and Charges".

 If you are enrolled in a Systematic Withdrawal program, we will not
 automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the
 Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal
 amount of any Systematic Withdrawal program.

 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income does not affect your ability to take
 withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take withdrawals that
 exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income,
 if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or
 equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income
 Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the
 Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If,
 cumulatively, you withdraw an amount less than the Annual Income Amount in any
 Annuity Year, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income
 Amount to subsequent Annuity Years.

 Because each of the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount is
 determined in a way that is not solely related to Unadjusted Account Value, it
 is possible for the Unadjusted Account Value to fall to zero, even though the
 Annual Income Amount remains.

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 Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest
 Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely
 hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the
 following for all three examples:
   .   The Issue Date is November 1, 2011
   .   Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is elected on August 1, 2012
   .   Both designated lives were 70 years old when they elected Spousal
       Highest Daily Lifetime Income.

 EXAMPLE OF DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR REDUCTIONS
 On October 24, 2012, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in
 an Annual Income Amount of $5,400 (since the younger designated life is
 between the ages of 59 1/2 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime
 Withdrawal, the Annual Income Amount is 4.5% of the Protected Withdrawal
 Value, in this case 4.5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the
 Annuity on this date, the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year
 (up to and including October 31, 2012) is $2,900. This is the result of a
 dollar-for-dollar reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($5,400 less $2,500 =
 $2,900).

 EXAMPLE OF PROPORTIONAL REDUCTIONS
 Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000
 occurs on October 29, 2012 and the Account Value at the time and immediately
 prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $2,900 of this withdrawal
 reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining
 withdrawal amount of $2,100--reduces the Annual Income Amount in future
 Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the excess
 withdrawal to the Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the excess
 withdrawal. (Note that if there were other withdrawals in that Annuity Year,
 each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income
 Amount).

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                                      
Unadjusted Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal                      $118,000.00
Less amount of "non" excess withdrawal                                   $  2,900.00
Unadjusted Account Value immediately before excess withdrawal of $2,100  $115,100.00
Excess withdrawal amount                                                 $  2,100.00
Ratio                                                                           1.82%
Annual Income Amount                                                     $  5,400.00
Less ratio of 1.82%                                                      $     98.28
Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years                            $  5,301.72


 EXAMPLE OF HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the
 Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the
 younger designated life's age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest
 daily value since your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary
 in subsequent years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase
 Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than the
 Annual Income Amount, adjusted for excess withdrawals and additional Purchase
 Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits).

 Continuing the same example as above, the Annual Income Amount for this
 Annuity Year is $6,000. However, the excess withdrawal on October 29 reduces
 the amount to $5,301.72 for future years (see above). For the next Annuity
 Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 4.5% (since the younger
 designated life is between 59 1/2 and 84 on the date of the potential step-up)
 of the highest daily Unadjusted Account Value adjusted for withdrawals and
 Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than
 $5,301.72. Here are the calculations for determining the daily values. Only
 the October 26 value is being adjusted for excess withdrawals as the
 October 30 and October 31 Valuation Days occur after the excess withdrawal on
 October 29.



                                  HIGHEST DAILY VALUE        ADJUSTED ANNUAL
                                (ADJUSTED FOR WITHDRAWAL INCOME AMOUNT (5% OF THE
DATE*             ACCOUNT VALUE AND PURCHASE PAYMENTS)**   HIGHEST DAILY VALUE)
-----             ------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
                                                
October 26, 2012   $119,000.00        $119,000.00               $5,355.00
October 29, 2012   $113,000.00        $113,986.98               $5,129.41
October 30, 2012   $113,000.00        $113,986.98               $5,129.41
October 31, 2012   $119,000.00        $119,000.00               $5,355.00


 *  In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is November 1. The Valuation
    Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent
    Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be every day following the Annuity
    Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of November 1 is considered the
    final Valuation Date for the Annuity Year.
 ** In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal
    is $119,000 on October 26, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of
    $5,355.00. This amount is adjusted on October 29 to reflect the $5,000
    withdrawal. The calculations for the adjustments are:
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value of $119,000 on October 26 is first reduced
       dollar-for-dollar by $2,900 ($2,900 is the remaining Annual Income
       Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in an Unadjusted Account Value
       of $116,100 before the excess withdrawal.

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   .   This amount ($116,100) is further reduced by 1.82% (this is the ratio in
       the above example which is the excess withdrawal divided by the
       Unadjusted Account Value immediately preceding the excess withdrawal)
       resulting in a Highest Daily Value of $113,986.98.
   .   The adjusted October 29 Highest Daily Value, $113.986.98, is carried
       forward to the next Valuation Date of October 30. At this time, we
       compare this amount to the Unadjusted Account Value on October 30,
       $113,000. Since the October 29 adjusted Highest Daily Value of
       $113,986.98 is higher than the October 30 value, we will continue to
       carry $113,986.98 forward to the next and final Valuation Day of
       October 31. The Unadjusted Account Value on October 31, $119,000.00,
       becomes the final Highest Daily Value since it exceeds the $113,986.98
       carried forward.

 In this example, the final Highest Daily Value of $119,000.00 is converted to
 an Annual Income Amount based on the applicable percentage of 4.5%, generating
 an Annual Income Amount of $5,355.00. Since this amount is higher than the
 current year's Annual Income Amount of $5,301.72 (adjusted for excess
 withdrawals), the Annual Income Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on
 November 1, 2012 and continuing through October 31, 2013, will be stepped-up
 to $5,355.00.

 NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL FEATURE
 You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal ("Non-Lifetime Withdrawal")
 under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. It is an optional feature of the
 benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. The
 amount of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal cannot be more than the amount that
 would cause the Annuity to be taken below the minimum Surrender Value after a
 withdrawal for your Annuity. This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish
 our initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value above will continue to
 be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally
 reduce all guarantees associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income.
 You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is
 intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime
 Withdrawal under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income. If you don't elect the
 Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first
 Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Protected Withdrawal Value and
 Annual Income Amount. Once you elect the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime
 Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime withdrawals may be taken.

 The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected
 Withdrawal Value and the Periodic Value guarantee on the twelfth anniversary
 of the benefit effective date, described above, by the percentage the total
 withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC) represents of the then
 current Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the time of the
 withdrawal.

 If you are participating in a Systematic Withdrawal program, the first
 withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal.

 EXAMPLE - NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL (PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION)
 This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the
 benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to
 illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under
 this benefit. Assume the following:
   .   The Issue Date is December 1, 2011
   .   Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is elected on September 4, 2012
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
   .   Each designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected Spousal
       Highest Daily Lifetime Income
   .   No previous withdrawals have been taken under Spousal Highest Daily
       Lifetime Income

 On October 3, 2012, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 12th
 benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and the Unadjusted
 Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on
 October 3, 2012 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees
 associated with Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income will be reduced by the
 ratio the total withdrawal amount represents of the Unadjusted Account Value
 just prior to the withdrawal being taken.

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                           
       Withdrawal amount                                      $ 15,000
       Divided by Unadjusted Account Value before withdrawal  $120,000
       Equals ratio                                               12.5%
       All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio         (12.5%)
       Protected Withdrawal Value                             $109,375
       12th benefit year Minimum Periodic Value               $183,750


 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 Withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount, but which you are required
 to take as a Required Minimum Distribution for this Annuity, will not reduce
 the Annual Income Amount for future years. No additional Annual Income Amounts
 will be available in an Annuity Year due to Required Minimum Distributions
 unless the Required Minimum Distribution amount is greater than the Annual
 Income Amount. Unless designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, Required
 Minimum Distributions are considered

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 Lifetime Withdrawals. IF YOU TAKE A WITHDRAWAL IN AN ANNUITY YEAR IN WHICH
 YOUR REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION FOR THAT YEAR IS NOT GREATER THAN THE
 ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT, AND THE AMOUNT OF THE WITHDRAWAL EXCEEDS THE REMAINING
 ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT FOR THAT YEAR, WE WILL TREAT THE WITHDRAWAL AS A
 WITHDRAWAL OF EXCESS INCOME. SUCH A WITHDRAWAL OF EXCESS INCOME WILL REDUCE
 THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN FUTURE YEARS. If the Required Minimum
 Distribution (as calculated by us for your Annuity and not previously
 withdrawn in the current calendar year) is greater than the Annual Income
 Amount, an amount equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount plus the
 difference between the Required Minimum Distribution amount not previously
 withdrawn in the current calendar year and the Annual Income Amount will be
 available in the current Annuity Year without it being considered a withdrawal
 of Excess Income. In the event that a Required Minimum Distribution is
 calculated in a calendar year that crosses more than one Annuity Year and you
 choose to satisfy the entire Required Minimum Distribution for that calendar
 year in the next Annuity Year, the distribution taken in the next Annuity Year
 will reduce your Annual Income Amount in that Annuity Year by the amount of
 the distribution. If the Required Minimum Distribution not taken in the prior
 Annuity Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount as guaranteed by the
 benefit in the current Annuity Year, the total Required Minimum Distribution
 amount may be taken without being treated as a withdrawal of Excess Income.

 EXAMPLE - REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 The following example is purely hypothetical and is intended to illustrate a
 scenario in which the Required Minimum Distribution amount in a given Annuity
 Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount.

 Annual Income Amount = $5,000

 Remaining Annual Income Amount = $3,000

 Required Minimum Distribution = $6,000

 The amount you may withdraw in the current Annuity Year without it being
 treated as an Excess Withdrawal is $4,000. ($3,000 + ($6,000 - $5,000) =
 $4,000).

 If the $4,000 withdrawal is taken, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be
 zero and the remaining Required Minimum Distribution amount of $2,000 may be
 taken in the subsequent Annuity Year (when your Annual Income Amount is reset
 to $5,000) without proportionally reducing all guarantees associated with
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income as described above. The amount you may
 withdraw in the subsequent Annuity Year if you stop taking withdrawals in the
 current Annuity Year and choose not to satisfy the Required Minimum
 Distribution in the current Annuity Year (assuming the Annual Income Amount in
 the subsequent Annuity Year is $5,000) without being treated as a withdrawal
 of Excess Income is $6,000. This withdrawal must comply with all IRS
 guidelines in order to satisfy the Required Minimum Distribution for the
 current calendar year.

 BENEFITS UNDER SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME
..   To the extent that your Unadjusted Account Value was reduced to zero as a
    result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less
    than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable
    under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income, we will make an additional
    payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income
    Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual
    Income Amount would be payable even though your Unadjusted Account Value
    was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that
    equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make
    payments until the death of the first of the designated lives to die, and
    will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated
    life as long as the designated lives were spouses at the time of the first
    death. After the Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not
    permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. To the
    extent that cumulative withdrawals in the Annuity Year that reduced your
    Unadjusted Account Value to zero are more than the Annual Income Amount,
    Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income terminates, and no additional
    payments will be made. However, if a withdrawal in the latter scenario was
    taken to satisfy a Required Minimum Distribution (as described above) under
    the Annuity then the benefit will not terminate, and we will continue to
    pay the Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years until the death of
    the second designated life provided the designated lives were spouses at
    the death of the first designated life.
..   Please note that if your Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero, all
    subsequent payments will be treated as annuity payments. Further, payments
    that we make under this benefit after the Latest Annuity Date will be
    treated as annuity payments.
..   If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you
    decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income
    Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following
    two options:
    (1)apply your Unadjusted Account Value, less any applicable state required
       premium tax, to any annuity option available; or
    (2)request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make
       annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will
       make payments until the first of the designated lives to die, and will
       continue to make payments until the death of the second designated life
       as long as the designated lives were spouses at the time of the first
       death. If, due to death of a designated life or divorce prior to
       annuitization, only a single designated life remains, then annuity
       payments will be made as a life annuity for the lifetime of the
       designated life. We must receive your request in a form acceptable to us
       at our office. If applying your Unadjusted Account Value, less any
       applicable tax charges, to our current life only (or joint life,
       depending on the number of designated lives remaining) annuity payment
       rates results in a higher annual payment, we will give you the higher
       annual payment.

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..   In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin,
    we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor or single
    (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying
    the greater of the annuity rates then currently available or the annuity
    rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to
    increase or decrease the certain period in order to comply with the Code
    (e.g., to shorten the period certain to match life expectancy under
    applicable Internal Revenue Service tables). The amount that will be
    applied to provide such annuity payments will be the greater of:

       (1)the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments. Such
          present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and
          survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then
          currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as
          applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
       (2)the Unadjusted Account Value.

 If no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income
 Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity
 payments are to begin.

 OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
   .   Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income benefit are
       subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any
       applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as withdrawals
       that exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active Systematic
       Withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first
       Systematic Withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit
       will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while Spousal
       Highest Daily Lifetime Income is in effect will be treated, for tax
       purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity.
       Any withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the
       Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account) and
       the DCA MVA Options. If you have an active Systematic Withdrawal program
       running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw
       funds pro rata.
   .   No CDSC is applicable to any Lifetime Withdrawal that is less than or
       equal to the Annual Income Amount, even if the total amount of such
       withdrawals in any Annuity Year exceeds any maximum free withdrawal
       amount described in the Annuity. Such Lifetime Withdrawals are not
       treated as withdrawals of Purchase Payments. Each Withdrawal of Excess
       Income is subject to any applicable CDSC if the withdrawal is greater
       than the Free Withdrawal amount under the Annuity.
   .   You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Unadjusted Account
       Value to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary
       description of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolios appears in the
       prospectus section entitled "Investment Options." In addition, you can
       find a copy of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by
       going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
   .   Transfers to and from the Permitted Sub-accounts, the DCA MVA Options,
       and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the
       pre-determined mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum
       number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
   .   Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Unadjusted Account Value
       must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the
       Permitted Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted
       Sub-accounts, or to the requirements as to how you may allocate your
       Account Value with this benefit, will apply to new elections of the
       benefit and may apply to current participants in the benefit. To the
       extent that changes apply to current participants in the benefit, they
       will apply only upon re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of
       additional Purchase Payments. That is, we will not require such current
       participants to re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new
       requirements.
   .   If you elect this benefit and in connection with that election, you are
       required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts, then on the Valuation
       Day we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the
       non-permitted Sub-accounts and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales
       in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this reallocation
       process, your Unadjusted Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts
       will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally. The
       newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business on the
       following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the
       newly-elected benefit will not arise until the close of business on the
       following Valuation Day.
   .   The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is 0.95%
       annually of the greater of Unadjusted Account Value and Protected
       Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime
       Income is 1.50% annually of the greater of the Unadjusted Account Value
       and Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in "Highest Daily Auto
       Step-Up" above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this
       benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit
       effective date, based on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to
       the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis,
       0.2375% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day's Unadjusted Account
       Value, or the prior Valuation Day's Protected Withdrawal Value. We
       deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including the
       AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If the deduction of the charge would result in the Unadjusted Account Value
 falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Unadjusted Account
 Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made
 subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as
 the "Account Value Floor"), we will only deduct that portion of the charge
 that would not cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account
 Value Floor. If the Unadjusted Account Value on the

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 date we would deduct a charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value
 Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges
 deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause the Unadjusted Account
 Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a charge for Spousal Highest
 Daily Lifetime Income would be deducted on the same day we process a
 withdrawal request, the charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal
 will be processed. The withdrawal could cause the Unadjusted Account Value to
 fall below the Account Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other
 than the final charge) may not reduce the Unadjusted Account Value to zero,
 withdrawals may reduce the Unadjusted Account Value to zero. If this happens
 and the Annual Income Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under
 the benefit.

 ELECTION OF AND DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income can only be elected based on two
 designated lives. Designated lives must be natural persons who are each
 other's spouses at the time of election of the benefit and at the death of the
 first of the designated lives to die. Currently, Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income only may be elected where the Owner, Annuitant, and
 Beneficiary designations are as follows:

   .   One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person
       and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner's spouse. Each Owner/Annuitant and
       the Beneficiary must be at least 45 years old at the time of election; or
   .   Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other's spouses. The
       Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses
       named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. Each Owner must
       be at least 45 years old at the time of election; or
   .   One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to
       hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the
       provisions of Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any
       successor Code section thereto) ("Custodial Account"), the Beneficiary
       is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the
       Contingent Annuitant. Each of the Annuitant and the Contingent Annuitant
       must be at least 45 years old at the time of election.

 We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows:
 (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or
 (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not
 the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary
 designations under this benefit, however if the Beneficiary is changed, the
 benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first
 designated life. If the designated lives divorce, Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement or
 judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity
 appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage.

 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income can be elected at the time that you
 purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability,
 and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current
 rules and availability. See "Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of
 New Benefits" for information pertaining to elections, termination and
 re-election of benefits. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU TERMINATE A LIVING BENEFIT
 AND ELECT SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME, YOU LOSE THE GUARANTEES THAT
 YOU HAD ACCUMULATED UNDER YOUR EXISTING BENEFIT, AND YOUR GUARANTEES UNDER
 SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME WILL BE BASED ON YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
 VALUE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME. You and
 your Financial Professional should carefully consider whether terminating your
 existing benefit and electing Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income is
 appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further
 limit the election frequency in the future.

 If you wish to elect this benefit and you are currently participating in a
 systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be
 taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity's Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct
 proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total
 Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may
 not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income so long as you participate in
 a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.

 TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT
 You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate
 the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the
 date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may
 apply.

 THE BENEFIT AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATES UPON THE FIRST TO OCCUR OF THE FOLLOWING:
   .   UPON OUR RECEIPT OF DUE PROOF OF DEATH OF THE FIRST DESIGNATED LIFE, IF
       THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OPTS TO TAKE THE DEATH BENEFIT UNDER THE ANNUITY
       (RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE ANNUITY) OR IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS NOT AN
       ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED LIFE;
   .   UPON THE DEATH OF THE SECOND DESIGNATED LIFE;
   .   YOUR TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT;
   .   YOUR SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY;
   .   YOUR ELECTION TO BEGIN RECEIVING ANNUITY PAYMENTS (ALTHOUGH IF YOU HAVE
       ELECTED TO TAKE ANNUITY PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF THE ANNUAL INCOME
       AMOUNT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT);
   .   BOTH THE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT EQUAL ZERO;
       AND
   .   YOU CEASE TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN "ELECTION OF AND
       DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT".

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 Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income other than upon the
 death of the second Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued
 fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since
 the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for
 the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the
 Unadjusted Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. However, if
 the amount in the Sub-accounts is not enough to pay the charge, we will reduce
 the fee to no more than the amount in the Sub-accounts. With regard to your
 investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts
 that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are
 participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Static Re-balancing
 Program, or 6 or 12 Month DCA Program for which we are providing
 administrative support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the
 same proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options).
 If, prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the
 Unadjusted Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will
 transfer such amounts to the AST Money Market Sub-account.

 HOW SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME TRANSFERS UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE
 BETWEEN YOUR PERMITTED SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE AST INVESTMENT GRADE BOND
 SUB-ACCOUNT. See "How Highest Daily Lifetime Income /Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income Transfers Unadjusted Account Value Between Your Permitted
 Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account" in the discussion
 of Highest Daily Lifetime Income Benefit above for information regarding this
 component of the benefit.

 ADDITIONAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for "qualified"
 investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or
 employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution
 rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts
 beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for
 which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the
 employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to
 retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the
 Owner's lifetime. The amount required under the Code may exceed the Annual
 Income Amount, which will cause us to increase the Annual Income Amount in any
 Annuity Year that Required Minimum Distributions due from your Annuity are
 greater than such amounts, as discussed above. In addition, the amount and
 duration of payments under the annuity payment provisions may be adjusted so
 that the payments do not trigger any penalty or excise taxes due to tax
 considerations such as Required Minimum Distribution provisions under the tax
 law.

 As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be
 treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the
 Annuity. Please see the Tax Considerations section for a detailed discussion
 of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax
 scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do
 note that if you participate in Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income through
 a non-qualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments
 are returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be
 taxed as ordinary income.

 GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION PLUS II (GRO PLUS II)
 Guaranteed Return Option/SM/ Plus II (GRO Plus II/SM/) is a form of
 "guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit" that guarantees a specified
 Unadjusted Account Value at one or more dates in the future. If you
 participate in this benefit, you are subject to the predetermined mathematical
 formula described below that transfers Account Value between your Sub-accounts
 and an AST bond portfolio Sub-account. GRO Plus II is no longer available for
 new elections, except for Annuities issued with an application signed prior to
 January 24, 2011 and subject to firm approval.

 Under GRO Plus II, we guarantee that on the seventh anniversary of benefit
 election, and each anniversary thereafter, the Unadjusted Account Value will
 be not less than the Unadjusted Account Value on the date that the benefit is
 added to your Annuity (adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and
 withdrawals as detailed below). We refer to this initial guarantee as the
 "base guarantee." In addition to the base guarantee, GRO Plus II offers the
 possibility of an enhanced guarantee. You may "manually" lock in an enhanced
 guarantee once per "benefit year" (i.e., a year beginning on the date you
 acquired the benefit and each anniversary thereafter) if your Unadjusted
 Account Value on that Valuation Day exceeds the amount of any outstanding base
 guarantee or enhanced guarantee. If you elect to manually lock-in an enhanced
 guarantee on an anniversary of the effective date of the benefit, that lock-in
 will not count towards the one elective manual lock-in you may make each
 benefit year. We guarantee that the Unadjusted Account Value locked-in by that
 enhanced guarantee will not be any less seven years later, and each
 anniversary of that date thereafter. In addition, you may elect an automatic
 enhanced guarantee feature under which, if your Unadjusted Account Value on a
 benefit anniversary exceeds the highest existing guarantee by 7% or more, we
 guarantee that such Unadjusted Account Value will not be any less seven
 benefit anniversaries later and each benefit anniversary thereafter. You may
 maintain only one enhanced guarantee in addition to your base guarantee. Thus,
 when a new enhanced guarantee is created, it cancels any existing enhanced
 guarantee. However, the fact that an enhanced guarantee was effected
 automatically on a benefit anniversary does not prevent you from "manually"
 locking-in an enhanced guarantee during the ensuing benefit year. In addition,
 the fact that you "manually" locked in an enhanced guarantee does not preclude
 the possibility of an automatic enhanced guarantee on the subsequent benefit
 anniversary. Please note that upon creation of a new enhanced guarantee, an
 immediate transfer to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account (which is used as part
 of this benefit) may occur depending on the discount rate (as described below)
 used to determine the present value of each of your guarantees. You may elect
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 the base guarantee. If you do, any amounts held in the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account (which is used as part of this benefit) with respect to that
 enhanced guarantee will be transferred to your other Sub-accounts in
 accordance with your most recent allocation instructions, and if none exist,
 then pro rata to your variable Sub-accounts (see below "Key Feature -
 Allocation of Unadjusted Account Value"). Amounts held in an AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account with respect to the base guarantee will not be
 transferred as a result of the termination of an enhanced guarantee. You may
 not lock in an enhanced guarantee, either manually or through our optional
 automatic program, within seven years prior to the Latest Annuity Date (please
 see "Annuity Options" for further information). This also applies to a new
 Owner who has acquired the Annuity from the original Owner.

 In this section, we refer to a date on which the Unadjusted Account Value is
 guaranteed to be present as the "Maturity Date". If the Account Value on the
 Maturity Date is less than the guaranteed amount, we will contribute funds
 from our general account to bring your Unadjusted Account Value up to the
 guaranteed amount. If the Maturity Date is not a Valuation Day, then we would
 contribute such an amount on the next Valuation Day. We will allocate any such
 amount to each Sub-account (other than the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used
 with this benefit and described below) in accordance with your most recent
 allocation instructions, which means: a) the Custom Portfolio Program or, b)
 if you are not participating in this program, then such amounts will be
 allocated to your Sub-accounts on a pro rata basis. Regardless of whether we
 need to contribute funds at the end of a Guarantee Period, we will at that
 time transfer all amounts held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 associated with the maturing guarantee in accordance with your most recent
 allocation instructions, which means: a) the Custom Portfolio Program or, b)
 if you are not participating in this program, then such amounts will be
 allocated to your Sub-accounts on a pro rata basis. If the former (i.e., an
 asset allocation program), your Unadjusted Account Value will be transferred
 according to the program.

 Any addition or transferred amount may be subsequently re-allocated based on
 the predetermined mathematical formula described below.

 The guarantees provided by the benefit exist only on the applicable Maturity
 Date(s). However, due to the ongoing monitoring of your Unadjusted Account
 Value, and the transfer of Unadjusted Account Value to support your future
 guarantees, the benefit may provide some protection from significant
 Sub-account losses. For this same reason, the benefit may limit your ability
 to benefit from Sub-account increases while it is in effect.

 We increase both the base guarantee and any enhanced guarantee by the amount
 of each Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits) made
 subsequent to the date that the guarantee was established. For example, if the
 effective date of the benefit was January 3, 2011 and the Account Value was
 $100,000 on that date, then a $30,000 Purchase Payment made on March 30, 2012
 would increase the base guarantee amount to $130,000.

 If you make a withdrawal (including any CDSC), we effect a proportional
 reduction to each existing guarantee amount. We calculate a proportional
 reduction by reducing each existing guarantee amount by the percentage
 represented by the ratio of the withdrawal amount (including any CDSC) to your
 Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.

 If you make a withdrawal, we will deduct the withdrawal amount pro rata from
 each of your Sub-accounts (including the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used
 with this benefit).

 EXAMPLE
 This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the
 benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to
 illustrate the proportional reduction of a withdrawal on each guarantee amount
 under this benefit.

 Assume the following:
   .   The Issue Date is December 1, 2010
   .   The benefit is elected on December 1, 2010
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value on December 1, 2010 is $200,000, which
       results in a base guarantee of $200,000
   .   An enhanced guarantee amount of $350,000 is locked in on December 1, 2011
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal is
       equal to $380,000
   .   for purposes of simplifying these assumptions, we assume hypothetically
       that no CDSC is applicable (in general, a CDSC could be inapplicable
       based on the Free Withdrawal provision if the withdrawal was within the
       CDSC period, and would be inapplicable to the C Series)

 If a withdrawal of $50,000 is taken on December 15, 2011, all guarantee
 amounts will be reduced by the ratio of the total withdrawal amount to the
 Unadjusted Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.

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 HERE IS THE CALCULATION (FIGURES ARE ROUNDED):


                                                               
     Withdrawal Amount                                            $ 50,000
     Divided by Unadjusted Account Value before withdrawal        $380,000
     Equals ratio                                                    13.16%
     All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (13.16%).
     Base guarantee amount                                        $173,680
     Enhanced guarantee amount                                    $303,940


 KEY FEATURE - ALLOCATION OF UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE FOR GRO PLUS II (AND
 HIGHEST DAILY GRO II IF ELECTED PRIOR TO JULY 16, 2010)
 We limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate Unadjusted Account Value
 if you elect GRO Plus II or Highest Daily GRO II (HD GRO II) (see below for
 information pertaining to HD GRO II). For purposes of these benefits, we refer
 to those permitted Investment Options (other than the required bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts discussed below) as the "Permitted Sub-accounts."

 GRO Plus II and HD GRO II use a predetermined mathematical formula to help us
 manage your guarantees through all market cycles. The formula applicable to
 you may not be altered once you elect the benefit. However, subject to
 regulatory approval, we do reserve the right to amend the formula for
 newly-issued Annuities that elect or re-elect GRO Plus II and HD GRO II and
 for existing Annuities that elect the benefit post-issue. This required
 formula helps us manage our financial exposure under GRO Plus II and HD GRO
 II, by moving assets out of certain Sub-accounts if dictated by the formula
 (see below). In essence, we seek to preserve Unadjusted Account Value, by
 transferring them to a more stable option (i.e., one or more specified bond
 Portfolios of Advanced Series Trust). We refer to the Sub-accounts
 corresponding to these bond Portfolios collectively as the "AST bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts". The formula also contemplates the transfer of Unadjusted
 Account Value from an AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the other
 Sub-accounts. The formula is set forth in Appendix D of this prospectus. A
 summary description of each AST bond portfolio Sub-account appears within the
 prospectus section entitled "Investment Options." You will be furnished with a
 prospectus describing the AST bond Portfolios. In addition, you can find a
 copy of the AST bond portfolio prospectus by going to
 www.prudentialannuities.com.

 For purposes of operating the GRO Plus II formula, we have included within
 each Annuity several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts. Each AST bond portfolio
 is unique, in that its underlying investments generally mature at different
 times. For example, there would be an AST bond portfolio whose underlying
 investments generally mature in 2020, an AST bond portfolio whose underlying
 investments generally mature in 2021, and so forth. As discussed below, the
 formula determines the appropriate AST bond portfolio Sub-account to which
 Account Value is transferred. We will introduce new AST bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts in subsequent years, to correspond generally to the length of new
 Guarantee Periods that are created under this benefit (and the Highest Daily
 GRO II benefit). If you have elected GRO Plus II or HD GRO II, you may have
 Unadjusted Account Value allocated to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account only
 by operation of the formula, and thus you may not allocate Purchase Payments
 to or make transfers to or from an AST bond portfolio Sub-account.

 Although we employ several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts for purposes of the
 benefit, the formula described in the next paragraph operates so that your
 Unadjusted Account Value may be allocated to only one AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account at one time. The formula determines the appropriate AST Bond
 Portfolio Sub-account to which Unadjusted Account Value is transferred. On any
 day a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account is made the
 formula may dictate that a transfer out of one AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 be made into another AST bond portfolio Sub-account. Any transfer into an AST
 bond portfolio Sub-account will be directed to the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account associated with the "current liability", as described below. As
 indicated, the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts are employed with this benefit
 to help us mitigate the financial risks under our guarantee. Thus, in
 accordance with the formula applicable to you under the benefit, we determine
 which AST bond portfolio Sub-account your Account Value is transferred to, and
 under what circumstances a transfer is made. Please note that upon creation of
 a new enhanced guarantee, an immediate transfer to the AST Bond Portfolio
 Sub-account associated with the "current liability" may occur, depending on
 the discount rate (as described in the next paragraph) used to determine the
 present value of each of your guarantees. AS SUCH, A LOW DISCOUNT RATE COULD
 CAUSE A TRANSFER OF UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE INTO AN AST BOND PORTFOLIO
 SUB-ACCOUNT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE HAD INCREASED.

 In general, the formula works as follows. On each Valuation Day, the formula
 automatically performs an analysis with respect to each guarantee that is
 outstanding. For each outstanding guarantee, the formula begins by determining
 the present value on that Valuation Day that, if appreciated at the applicable
 "discount rate", would equal the applicable guarantee amount on the Maturity
 Date. As detailed in the formula, the discount rate is an interest rate
 determined by taking a benchmark index used within the financial services
 industry and then reducing that interest rate by a prescribed adjustment. Once
 selected, we do not change the applicable benchmark index (although we do
 reserve the right to use a new benchmark index if the original benchmark is
 discontinued). The greatest of each such present value is referred to as the
 "current liability" in the formula. The formula compares the current liability
 to the amount of your Unadjusted Account Value held within the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account and to your Unadjusted Account Value held within the
 Permitted Sub-accounts. If the current liability, reduced by the amount held
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 AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and divided by the amount held within the
 Permitted Sub-accounts, exceeds an upper target value (currently, 85%), then
 the formula will make a transfer into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, in
 the amount dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap discussed below).
 If the current liability, reduced by the amount held within the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account, and divided by the amount within the Permitted
 Sub-accounts, is less than a lower target value (currently, 79%), then the
 formula will transfer Unadjusted Account Value from the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account into the Permitted Sub-accounts, in the amount dictated by the
 formula.

 The formula will not execute a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 that results in more than 90% of your Unadjusted Account Value being allocated
 to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account ("90% cap"). Thus, on any Valuation Day,
 if the formula would require a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 that would result in more than 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being
 allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, only the amount that results
 in exactly 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the
 performance of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and the Permitted
 Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap). At
 no time will the formula make a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 that results in greater than 90% of your Unadjusted Account Value being
 allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. However, it is possible that,
 due to the investment performance of your allocations in the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you
 have selected, your Unadjusted Account Value could be more than 90% invested
 in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. If you make additional Purchase
 Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect, the formula will not
 transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Unadjusted Account Value
 is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be scenarios
 under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make, less than
 90% of your entire Unadjusted Account Value is allocated to the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of your
 Unadjusted Account Value to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (at least until
 there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).

 For example,
   .   March 17, 2011 - a transfer is made to the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is
       allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and $10,000 is allocated
       to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
   .   March 18, 2011 - you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000. No
       transfers have been made from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the
       Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect on March 17, 2011.
   .   On March 18, 2011 (and at least until first a transfer is made out of
       the AST bond portfolio Sub-account under the formula) - the $10,000
       payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this date you
       have 82% in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and 18% in the Permitted
       Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the Permitted
       Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).
   .   Once there is a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (of
       any amount), the formula will operate as described above, meaning that
       the formula could transfer amounts to or from the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap).

 Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of
 effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue
 to monitor your Account Value daily and, if dictated by the formula,
 systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts you have
 chosen and the AST bond portfolio Sub-account as dictated by the formula.

 As discussed above, each Valuation Day, the formula analyzes the difference
 between your Unadjusted Account Value and your guarantees, as well as how long
 you have owned the benefit, and determines if any portion of your Unadjusted
 Account Value needs to be transferred into or out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts. Therefore, at any given time, some, none, or most of your
 Unadjusted Account Value may be allocated to the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts.

 The amount that is transferred to and from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts
 pursuant to the formula depends upon a number of factors unique to your
 Annuity (and is not necessarily directly correlated with the securities
 markets, bond markets, or interest rates, in general) including:
   .   The difference between your Unadjusted Account Value and your guarantee
       amount(s);
   .   The amount of time until the maturity of your guarantee(s);
   .   The amount invested in, and the performance of, the Permitted
       Sub-accounts;
   .   The amount invested in, and the performance of, the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-accounts;
   .   The discount rate used to determine the present value of your
       guarantee(s);
   .   Additional Purchase Payments, if any, that you make to the Annuity; and
   .   Withdrawals, if any, taken from the Annuity.

 Any amounts invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts will affect your
 ability to participate in a subsequent market recovery within the Permitted
 Sub-accounts. Conversely, the Unadjusted Account Value may be higher at the
 beginning of the

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 market recovery, e.g. more of the Unadjusted Account Value may have been
 protected from decline and volatility than it otherwise would have been had
 the benefit not been elected. The AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts are
 available only with certain optional living benefits, and you may not allocate
 Purchase Payments to or transfer Account Value to or from the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-accounts.

 Transfers under the formula do not impact any guarantees under the benefit
 that have already been locked-in.

 ELECTION/CANCELLATION OF THE BENEFIT
 GRO Plus II is no longer available for new elections, except for Annuities
 issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011 and subject to
 firm approval. GRO Plus II can be elected on any Valuation Day as long as the
 benefit is available, provided that your Unadjusted Account Value is allocated
 in a manner permitted with the benefit and that you otherwise meet our
 eligibility rules. You may elect GRO Plus II only if the oldest of the Owner
 and Annuitant is 84 or younger on the date of election. GRO Plus II is not
 available if you participate in any other optional living benefit. However,
 GRO Plus II may be elected together with any optional death benefit.

 GRO PLUS II WILL TERMINATE AUTOMATICALLY UPON: (A) THE DEATH OF THE OWNER OR
 THE ANNUITANT (IN AN ENTITY OWNED CONTRACT), UNLESS THE ANNUITY IS CONTINUED
 BY THE SURVIVING SPOUSE; (B) AS OF THE DATE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE IS
 APPLIED TO BEGIN ANNUITY PAYMENTS; (C) AS OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF BENEFIT
 ELECTION THAT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDES THE CONTRACTUALLY-MANDATED LATEST ANNUITY
 DATE, OR (D) UPON FULL SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY. IF YOU ELECT TO TERMINATE THE
 BENEFIT, GRO PLUS II WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEES. THE CHARGE FOR THE
 GRO PLUS II BENEFIT WILL NO LONGER BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
 VALUE UPON TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT. If you elect this benefit, and in
 connection with that election you are required to reallocate to different
 Investment Options permitted under this benefit, then on the Valuation Day on
 which we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the
 non-permitted Investment Options and (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales
 in the permitted Investment Options that you have designated. During this
 reallocation process, your Unadjusted Account Value allocated to the
 Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case generally.
 The protection afforded by the newly-elected benefit will not arise until the
 close of business on the following Valuation Day.

 If you wish, you may cancel the GRO Plus II benefit. You may also cancel an
 enhanced guarantee, but leave the base guarantee intact. Upon cancellation,
 you may elect any other currently available living benefit on any Valuation
 Day after you have cancelled the GRO Plus II benefit, provided that your
 Unadjusted Account Value is allocated in a manner permitted with that new
 benefit and that you otherwise meet our eligibility rules. Upon cancellation
 of the GRO Plus II benefit, any Unadjusted Account Value allocated to the AST
 bond portfolio Sub-account used with the formula will be reallocated to the
 Permitted Sub-accounts according to your most recent allocation instructions
 or, in absence of such instructions, pro rata (i.e., in direct proportion to
 your current allocations). Upon your re-election of GRO Plus II, Unadjusted
 Account Value may be transferred between the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts
 and the Permitted Sub-accounts according to the predetermined mathematical
 formula (see "Key Feature - Allocation of Unadjusted Account Value" above for
 more details). You also should be aware that upon cancellation of the GRO Plus
 II benefit, you will lose all guarantees that you had accumulated under the
 benefit. Thus, the guarantees under any newly-elected benefit will be based on
 your current Unadjusted Account Value at benefit effectiveness. The benefit
 you elect or re-elect may be more expensive than the benefit you cancel. Once
 the GRO Plus II benefit is canceled you are not required to re-elect another
 optional living benefit and any subsequent benefit election may be made on or
 after the first Valuation Day following the cancellation of the GRO Plus II
 benefit provided that the benefit you are looking to elect is available at
 that time and on a post-issue basis.

 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS UNDER GRO PLUS II
 This benefit is subject to certain rules and restrictions, including, but not
 limited to the following:
   .   Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Unadjusted Account Value
       must be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. The Permitted
       Sub-accounts are those described in the Investment Option section of
       this prospectus. No MVA Options may be in effect as of the date that you
       elect to participate in the benefit, nor may you add such allocations
       after you have acquired the benefit.
   .   Transfers as dictated by the formula will not count toward the maximum
       number of free transfers allowable under the Annuity.
   .   Any amounts applied to your Unadjusted Account Value by us on a Maturity
       Date will not be treated as "investment in the contract" for income tax
       purposes.
   .   Only systematic withdrawal programs in which amounts withdrawn are being
       taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity's Sub-accounts (i.e., in
       direct proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to
       your total Unadjusted Account Value) will be permitted if you
       participate in GRO Plus II. Thus, you may not elect GRO Plus II so long
       as you participate in a systematic withdrawal program in which
       withdrawals are not taken pro rata. Similarly, if you currently
       participate in GRO Plus II, we will allow you to add a systematic
       withdrawal program only if withdrawals under the program are to be taken
       pro rata.
   .   As the time remaining until the applicable Maturity Date(s) gradually
       decreases, the benefit may become increasingly sensitive to moves to an
       AST bond portfolio Sub-account.

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 CHARGES UNDER THE BENEFIT
 We deduct an annualized charge equal to 0.60% of the average daily net assets
 of the Sub-accounts (including any AST bond portfolio Sub-account) for
 participation in the GRO Plus II benefit. The annualized charge is deducted
 daily. The charge is deducted to compensate us for: (a) the risk that your
 Account Value on a Maturity Date is less than the amount guaranteed and
 (b) administration of the benefit.

 HIGHEST DAILY GUARANTEED RETURN OPTION II (HD GRO II)
 HD GRO II is no longer available for new elections, except for Annuities
 issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011 and subject to
 firm approval. Highest Daily/SM/ Guaranteed Return Option/SM/ (HD GRO/SM/ II)
 is a form of "guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit" that guarantees a
 specified Account Value at one or more dates in the future. If you participate
 in this benefit, you are subject to a predetermined mathematical formula that
 transfers Account Value between your Sub-accounts and an AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account.

 HD GRO II creates a series of separate guarantees, each of which is based on
 the highest Unadjusted Account Value attained on a day during the applicable
 time period. As each year of your participation in the benefit passes, we
 create a new guarantee. Each guarantee then remains in existence until the
 date on which it matures (unless the benefit terminates sooner). We refer to
 each date on which the specified Unadjusted Account Value is guaranteed as the
 "Maturity Date" for that guarantee. HD GRO II will not create a guarantee if
 the Maturity Date of that guarantee would extend beyond the Latest Annuity
 Date. This is true even with respect to a new Owner who has acquired the
 Annuity from the original Owner.

 The guarantees provided by the benefit exist only on the applicable Maturity
 Date(s). However, due to the ongoing monitoring of your Unadjusted Account
 Value, and the transfer of Unadjusted Account Value to support your future
 guarantees, the benefit may provide some protection from significant
 Sub-account losses. For this same reason, the benefit may limit your ability
 to benefit from Sub-account increases while it is in effect.

 The initial guarantee is created on the day that the HD GRO II benefit is
 added to your Annuity. We guarantee that your Unadjusted Account Value on the
 tenth anniversary of that day (we refer to each such anniversary as a "benefit
 anniversary") will not be less than your Unadjusted Account Value on the day
 that the HD GRO II benefit was added or re-added to your Annuity. Each benefit
 anniversary thereafter, we create a new guarantee. With respect to each such
 subsequent guarantee, we identify the highest Unadjusted Account Value that
 occurred between the date of that benefit anniversary and the date on which HD
 GRO II was added to your Annuity. We guarantee that your Unadjusted Account
 Value ten years after that benefit anniversary will be no less than the
 highest daily Unadjusted Account Value (adjusted for Purchase Payments and
 withdrawals, as described below) that occurred during that time period. The
 following example illustrates the time period over which we identify the
 highest daily Unadjusted Account Value for purposes of each subsequent
 guarantee under the benefit. If the date of benefit election were January 6,
 2011, we would create a guarantee on January 6 of each subsequent year. For
 example, we would create a guarantee on January 6, 2015 based on the highest
 Unadjusted Account Value occurring between January 6, 2011 and January 6,
 2015, and that guarantee would mature on January 6, 2025. As described below,
 we adjust each of the guarantee amounts for Purchase Payments (and any
 associated Purchase Credits) and withdrawals.

 If the Unadjusted Account Value on the Maturity Date is less than the
 guaranteed amount, we will contribute funds from our general account to bring
 your Unadjusted Account Value up to the guaranteed amount. If the Maturity
 Date is not a Valuation Day, then we would contribute such an amount on the
 next Valuation Day. We will allocate any such amount to each Sub-account
 (other than the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used with this benefit and
 described below) in accordance with your most recent allocations instructions.
 Regardless of whether we need to contribute funds at the end of a Guarantee
 Period, we will at that time transfer all amounts held within the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account associated with the maturing guarantee to your other
 Sub-accounts on a pro rata basis, unless your Account Value is either
 (1) being allocated according to an asset allocation program or (2) at that
 time allocated entirely to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account. If the former
 (i.e., an asset allocation program), your Unadjusted Account Value will be
 transferred according to the program. If the latter (i.e., an AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account), then your Unadjusted Account Value will be transferred
 to the Sub-accounts permitted with this benefit according to your most recent
 allocation instructions. Any addition or transferred amount may subsequently
 be re-allocated based on the predetermined mathematical formula described
 below.

 We increase the amount of each guarantee that has not yet reached its Maturity
 Date, as well as the highest daily Unadjusted Account Value that we calculate
 to establish a guarantee, by the amount of each subsequent Purchase Payment
 (including any associated Purchase Credits) made prior to the applicable
 Maturity Date. For example, if the effective date of the benefit was
 January 4, 2011, and there was an initial guaranteed amount that was set at
 $100,000 maturing January 4, 2021, and a second guaranteed amount that was set
 at $120,000 maturing January 4, 2022, then a $30,000 Purchase Payment made on
 March 30, 2012 would increase the guaranteed amounts to $130,000 and $150,000,
 respectively.

 If you make a withdrawal (including any CDSC), we effect a proportional
 reduction to each existing guarantee amount. We calculate a proportional
 reduction by reducing each existing guarantee amount by the percentage
 represented by the ratio of the withdrawal amount (including any CDSC) to your
 Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.

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 If you make a withdrawal, we will deduct the withdrawal amount pro rata from
 each of your Sub-accounts (including the AST bond portfolio Sub-account used
 with this benefit).

 EXAMPLE
 This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the
 benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to
 illustrate the proportional reduction of a withdrawal on each guarantee amount
 under this benefit.

 Assume the following:
..   The Issue Date is December 1, 2010
..   The benefit is elected on December 1, 2010
..   The Unadjusted Account Value on December 1, 2010 is $200,000, which results
    in an initial guarantee of $200,000
..   An additional guarantee amount of $350,000 is locked in on December 1, 2011
..   The Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal is equal
    to $380,000
..   for purposes of simplifying these assumptions, we assume hypothetically
    that no CDSC is applicable (in general, a CDSC could be inapplicable based
    on the Free Withdrawal provision if the withdrawal was within the CDSC
    period, and would be inapplicable to the C Series)

 If a withdrawal of $50,000 is taken on December 15, 2011, all guarantee
 amounts will be reduced by the ratio the total withdrawal amount represents of
 the Unadjusted Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION (FIGURES ARE ROUNDED):


                                                              
     Withdrawal Amount                                           $ 50,000
     Divided by Unadjusted Account Value before withdrawal       $380,000
     Equals ratio                                                   13.16%
     All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (13.16%)
     Initial guarantee amount                                    $173,680
     Additional guarantee amount                                 $303,940


 KEY FEATURE - ALLOCATION OF UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE
 We limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate Unadjusted Account Value
 if you elect HD GRO II. For purposes of this benefit, we refer to those
 permitted investment options (other than the AST bond portfolio used with this
 benefit) as the "Permitted Sub-accounts".

 HD GRO II uses a predetermined mathematical formula to help manage your
 guarantees through all market cycles. The formula applicable to you may not be
 altered once you elect the benefit. However, subject to regulatory approval,
 we do reserve the right to amend the formula for existing Annuities that elect
 the benefit post-issue. This required formula helps us manage our financial
 exposure under HD GRO II, by moving assets out of certain Sub-accounts if
 dictated by the formula (see below). In essence, we seek to preserve
 Unadjusted Account Value, by transferring it to a more stable option (i.e.,
 one or more specified bond Portfolios of Advanced Series Trust). We refer to
 the Sub-accounts corresponding to these bond Portfolios collectively as the
 "AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts". The formula also contemplates the transfer
 of Unadjusted Account Value from an AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the
 other Sub-accounts. The formula is set forth in Appendix G of this
 prospectus. A summary description of each AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 appears within the prospectus section entitled "Investment Options." You will
 be furnished with a prospectus describing the AST bond Portfolios. In
 addition, you can find a copy of the AST bond portfolio prospectus by going to
 www.prudentialannuities.com.

 For purposes of operating the HD GRO II formula, we have included within each
 Annuity several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts. Each AST bond portfolio is
 unique, in that its underlying investments generally mature at different
 times. For example, there would be an AST bond portfolio whose underlying
 investments generally mature in 2020, an AST bond portfolio whose underlying
 investments generally mature in 2021, and so forth. As discussed below, the
 formula determines the appropriate AST bond portfolio Sub-account to which
 Unadjusted Account Value is transferred. We will introduce new AST bond
 portfolio Sub-accounts in subsequent years, to correspond generally to the
 length of new guarantee periods that are created under this benefit. If you
 have elected HD GRO II, you may have Unadjusted Account Value allocated to an
 AST bond portfolio Sub-account only by operation of the formula, and thus you
 may not allocate Purchase Payments to or make transfers to or from an AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account.

 Although we employ several AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts for purposes of the
 benefit, the formula described in the next paragraph operates so that your
 Unadjusted Account Value may be allocated to only one AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account at one time. The formula determines the appropriate AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account to which Unadjusted Account Value is transferred. On any
 day a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account is made the
 formula may dictate that a transfer out of one AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 be made into another AST bond portfolio Sub-account. Any transfer into an AST
 bond

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 portfolio Sub-account will be directed to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 associated with the "current liability", as described below. As indicated, the
 AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts are employed with this benefit to help us
 mitigate the financial risks under our guarantee. Thus, the applicable formula
 under the benefit determines which AST bond portfolio Sub-account your
 Unadjusted Account Value is transferred to, and under what circumstances a
 transfer is made.

 In general, the formula works as follows. Under the formula, Unadjusted
 Account Value will transfer between the "permitted Sub-accounts" and an AST
 bond portfolio Sub-account when dictated by the pre-determined mathematical
 formula. On each Valuation Day, including the effective date of the benefit,
 the pre-determined mathematical formula is used to compare your Unadjusted
 Account Value to an amount based on the guarantees provided under the
 benefit. The formula determines whether a transfer occurs based, among other
 things, on an identification of the outstanding guarantee that has the largest
 present value. Based on the formula, a determination is made as to whether any
 portion of your Unadjusted Account Value is to be transferred to or from the
 AST bond portfolio Sub-account. In identifying those guarantees, we consider
 each guarantee that already has been set (i.e., on a benefit anniversary), as
 well as an amount that we refer to as the "Projected Future Guarantee." The
 "Projected Future Guarantee" is an amount equal to the highest Unadjusted
 Account Value (adjusted for withdrawals, additional Purchase Payments, and any
 associated Credits as described in the section of the prospectus concerning HD
 GRO II) within the current benefit year that would result in a new
 guarantee. For the Projected Future Guarantee, the assumed guarantee period
 begins on the current Valuation Day and ends 10 years from the next
 anniversary of the effective date of the benefit. As such, a Projected Future
 Guarantee could cause a transfer of Unadjusted Account Value into an AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account. We only calculate a Projected Future Guarantee if the
 assumed guarantee period associated with that Projected Future Guarantee does
 not extend beyond the latest Annuity Date applicable to the Annuity. The
 amount that is transferred to and from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts
 pursuant to the formula depends upon the factors set forth in the seven bullet
 points below, some of which relate to the guarantee amount(s), including the
 Projected Future Guarantee.

 For each outstanding guarantee and the Projected Future Guarantee, the formula
 begins by determining the present value on that Valuation Day that, if
 appreciated at the applicable "discount rate", would equal the applicable
 guarantee amount on the Maturity Date. As detailed in the formula, the
 discount rate is an interest rate determined by taking a benchmark index used
 within the financial services industry and then reducing that interest rate by
 a prescribed adjustment. Once selected, we do not change the applicable
 benchmark index (although we do reserve the right to use a new benchmark index
 if the original benchmark is discontinued). The greatest of each such present
 value is referred to as the "current liability" in the formula. The formula
 compares the current liability to the amount of your Unadjusted Account Value
 held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and to your Unadjusted Account
 Value held within the Permitted Sub-accounts. If the current liability,
 reduced by the amount held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and
 divided by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts, exceeds an upper
 target value (currently, 85%), then the formula will make a transfer into the
 AST bond portfolio Sub-account, in the amount dictated by the formula (subject
 to the 90% cap feature discussed below). If the current liability, reduced by
 the amount held within the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, and divided by the
 amount within the Permitted Sub-accounts, is less than a lower target value
 (currently, 79%), then the formula will transfer Unadjusted Account Value from
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account into the Permitted Sub-accounts, in the
 amount dictated by the formula.

 The formula will not execute a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 that results in more than 90% of your Unadjusted Account Value being allocated
 to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account ("90% cap"). Thus, on any Valuation Day,
 if the formula would require a transfer to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 that would result in more than 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being
 allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, only the amount that results
 in exactly 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the
 performance of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and the Permitted
 Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or from the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap
 feature). At no time will the formula make a transfer to the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your Unadjusted
 Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. However,
 it is possible that, due to the investment performance of your allocations in
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and your allocations in the Permitted
 Sub-accounts you have selected, your Unadjusted Account Value could be more
 than 90% invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account. If you make
 additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is in effect,
 the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase Payments to the
 AST bond portfolio Sub-account at least until there is first a transfer out of
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, regardless of how much of your Unadjusted
 Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts. This means that there could be
 scenarios under which, because of the additional Purchase Payments you make,
 less than 90% of your entire Unadjusted Account Value is allocated to the AST
 bond portfolio Sub-account, and the formula will still not transfer any of
 your Unadjusted Account Value to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (at least
 until there is first a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).

 FOR EXAMPLE,
   .   March 17, 2011 - a transfer is made to the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is
       allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and $10,000 is allocated
       to the Permitted Sub-accounts.

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   .   March 18, 2011 - you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000. No
       transfers have been made from the AST bond portfolio Sub-account to the
       Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect on March 17, 2011.
   .   On March 18, 2011 (and at least until first a transfer is made out of
       the AST bond portfolio Sub-account under the formula) - the $10,000
       payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this date you
       have 82% in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account and 18% in the Permitted
       Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the Permitted
       Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account).
   .   Once there is a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account (of
       any amount), the formula will operate as described above, meaning that
       the formula could transfer amounts to or from the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap feature).

 Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of
 effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue
 to monitor your Unadjusted Account Value daily and, if dictated by the
 formula, systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts
 you have chosen and the AST bond portfolio Sub-account as dictated by the
 formula.

 As discussed above, each Valuation Day, the formula analyzes the difference
 between your Unadjusted Account Value and your guarantees as well as how long
 you have owned the benefit, and determines if any portion of your Unadjusted
 Account Value needs to be transferred into or out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts. Therefore, at any given time, some, none, or most of your
 Unadjusted Account Value may be allocated to the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts.

 The amount that is transferred to and from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts
 pursuant to the formula depends upon a number of factors unique to your
 Annuity (and is not necessarily directly correlated with the securities
 markets, bond markets, or interest rates, in general) including:
   .   The difference between your Unadjusted Account Value and your guarantee
       amount(s);
   .   The amount of time until the maturity of your guarantee(s);
   .   The amount invested in, and the performance of, the Permitted
       Sub-accounts;
   .   The amount invested in, and the performance of, the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-accounts;
   .   The discount rate used to determine the present value of your
       guarantee(s);
   .   Additional Purchase Payments, if any, that you make to the Annuity; and
   .   Withdrawals, if any, taken from the Annuity.

 Any amounts invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts will affect your
 ability to participate in a subsequent market recovery within the Permitted
 Sub-accounts. Conversely, the Unadjusted Account Value may be higher at the
 beginning of the market recovery, e.g. more of the Unadjusted Account Value
 may have been protected from decline and volatility than it otherwise would
 have been had the benefit not been elected. The AST bond portfolio
 Sub-accounts are available only with certain optional living benefits, and you
 may not allocate Purchase Payments to or transfer Unadjusted Account Value to
 or from the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts.

 Transfers under the formula do not impact any guarantees under the benefit
 that have already been locked-in.

 ELECTION/CANCELLATION OF THE BENEFIT
 HD GRO II is no longer available for new elections, except for Annuities
 issued with an application signed prior to January 24, 2011 and subject to
 firm approval. HD GRO II can be elected on any Valuation Day as long as the
 benefit is available, provided that your Unadjusted Account Value is allocated
 in a manner permitted with the benefit and you otherwise meet our eligibility
 requirements. You may elect HD GRO II only if the oldest of the Owner and
 Annuitant is 84 or younger on the date of election. If you currently
 participate in a living benefit that may be cancelled, you may terminate that
 benefit at any time and elect HD GRO II. However you will lose all guarantees
 that you had accumulated under the previous benefit. The initial guarantee
 under HD GRO II will be based on your current Unadjusted Account Value at the
 time the new benefit becomes effective on your Annuity. HD GRO II is not
 available if you participate in any other living benefit. However, HD GRO II
 may be elected together with any optional death benefit.

 HD GRO II WILL TERMINATE AUTOMATICALLY UPON: (A) THE DEATH OF THE OWNER OR THE
 ANNUITANT (IN AN ENTITY OWNED ANNUITY), UNLESS THE ANNUITY IS CONTINUED BY THE
 SURVIVING SPOUSE; (B) AS OF THE DATE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE IS APPLIED TO
 BEGIN ANNUITY PAYMENTS; (C) AS OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF BENEFIT ELECTION THAT
 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDES THE CONTRACTUALLY-MANDATED LATEST ANNUITY DATE, OR
 (D) UPON FULL SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY. IF YOU ELECT TO TERMINATE THE BENEFIT,
 HD GRO II WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEES. THE CHARGE FOR THE HD GRO II
 BENEFIT WILL NO LONGER BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE UPON
 TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT.

 If you elect this benefit, and in connection with that election you are
 required to reallocate to different Investment Options permitted under this
 benefit, then on the Valuation Day on which we receive your request in Good
 Order, we will (i) sell Units of the non-permitted Investment Options and
 (ii) invest the proceeds of those sales in the permitted Investment Options
 that you have designated. During this reallocation process, your Unadjusted
 Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment
 risk, as is the case generally. The protection afforded by the newly-elected
 benefit will not arise until the close of business on the following Valuation
 Day.

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 If you wish, you may cancel the HD GRO II benefit. You may then elect any
 other currently available living benefit on any Valuation Day after you have
 cancelled the HD GRO II benefit, provided that your Unadjusted Account Value
 is allocated in the manner permitted with that new benefit and you otherwise
 meet our eligibility requirements. Upon cancellation of the HD GRO II benefit,
 any Unadjusted Account Value allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts
 used with the formula will be reallocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts
 according to your most recent allocation instructions or, in absence of such
 instructions, pro rata (i.e., in direct proportion to your current
 allocations). Upon your re-election of HD GRO II, Unadjusted Account Value may
 be transferred between the AST bond portfolio Sub-accounts and the other
 Sub-accounts according to the predetermined mathematical formula (see "Key
 Feature - Allocation of Unadjusted Account Value" section for more details).
 You also should be aware that upon cancellation of the HD GRO II benefit, you
 will lose all guarantees that you had accumulated under the benefit. Thus, the
 guarantees under your newly-elected benefit will be based on your current
 Unadjusted Account Value at the time the new benefit becomes effective. The
 benefit you elect or re-elect may be more expensive than the benefit you
 cancel.

 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS UNDER HD GRO II
 This benefit is subject to certain rules and restrictions, including, but not
 limited to the following:
..   Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Unadjusted Account Value must
    be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. The Permitted Sub-accounts are
    those described in the Investment Option section.
..   Transfers as dictated by the formula will not count toward the maximum
    number of free transfers allowable under the Annuity.
..   Any amounts applied to your Unadjusted Account Value by us on a Maturity
    Date will not be treated as "investment in the contract" for income tax
    purposes.
..   As the time remaining until the applicable Maturity Date gradually
    decreases, the benefit may become increasingly sensitive to moves to an AST
    bond portfolio Sub-account.
..   Only systematic withdrawal programs in which amounts withdrawn are being
    taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity's Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct
    proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total
    Unadjusted Account Value) will be permitted if you participate in HD GRO
    II. Thus, you may not elect HD GRO II so long as you participate in a
    systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.
    Similarly, if you currently participate in HD GRO II, we will allow you to
    add a systematic withdrawal program only if withdrawals under the program
    are to be taken pro rata.

 CHARGES UNDER THE BENEFIT
 We deduct an annualized charge equal to 0.60% of the average daily net assets
 of the Sub-accounts (including any AST bond portfolio Sub-account) for
 participation in the HD GRO II benefit. The annualized charge is deducted
 daily. The charge is deducted to compensate us for: (a) the risk that your
 Account Value on the Maturity Date is less than the amount guaranteed and
 (b) administration of the benefit.

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           MINIMUM DEATH BENEFITS AND OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS

 TRIGGERS FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT
 Each Annuity provides a Death Benefit prior to Annuitization. If the Annuity
 is owned by one or more natural persons, the Death Benefit is payable upon the
 death of the Owner (or the first to die, if there are multiple Owners). If an
 Annuity is owned by an entity, the Death Benefit is payable upon the
 Annuitant's death if there is no Contingent Annuitant. Generally, if a
 Contingent Annuitant was designated before the Annuitant's death and the
 Annuitant dies, then the Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant and a
 Death Benefit will not be paid upon the Annuitant's death. The person upon
 whose death the Death Benefit is paid is referred to below as the "decedent."
 Where an Annuity is structured so that it is owned by a grantor trust but the
 Annuitant is not the grantor, then the Annuity is required to terminate upon
 the death of the grantor if the grantor pre-deceases the Annuitant under
 Section 72(s) of the Code. Under this circumstance, the Surrender Value will
 be paid out to the trust and there is no Death Benefit provided under the
 Annuity.

 We determine the amount of the Death Benefit as of the date we receive "Due
 Proof of Death". Due Proof of Death can be met only if each of the following
 is submitted to us in Good Order: (a) a death certificate or similar
 documentation acceptable to us (b) all representations we require or which are
 mandated by applicable law or regulation in relation to the death claim and
 the payment of death proceeds and (c) any applicable election of the method of
 payment of the death benefit by at least one Beneficiary (if not previously
 elected by the Owner). We must be made aware of the entire universe of
 eligible Beneficiaries in order for us to have received Due Proof of Death.
 Any given Beneficiary must submit the written information we require in order
 to be paid his/her share of the Death Benefit.

 Once we have received Due Proof of Death, each eligible Beneficiary may take
 his/her portion of the Death Benefit in one of the forms described in this
 prospectus (e.g., distribution of the entire interest in the Annuity within 5
 years after the date of death, or as periodic payments over a period not
 extending beyond the life or life expectancy of the Beneficiary).

 After our receipt of Due Proof of Death, we automatically transfer any
 remaining Death Benefit to the AST Money Market Sub-account. However, between
 the date of death and the date that we transfer any remaining Death Benefit to
 the AST Money Market Sub-account, THE AMOUNT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT IS SUBJECT
 TO MARKET FLUCTUATIONS.

 EXCEPTIONS TO AMOUNT OF DEATH BENEFIT

 There are certain exceptions to the amount of the Death Benefit:

 SUBMISSION OF DUE PROOF OF DEATH WITHIN ONE YEAR. If we receive Due Proof of
 Death more than one year after the date of death, we reserve the right to
 limit the Death Benefit to the Unadjusted Account Value on the date we receive
 Due Proof of Death (i.e., we would not pay the minimum Death Benefit or any
 Optional Death Benefit). We reserve the right to waive or extend the one year
 period on a non-discriminatory basis.

 DEATH BENEFIT SUSPENSION PERIOD. You also should be aware that there is a
 Death Benefit suspension period. If the decedent was not the Owner or
 Annuitant as of the Issue Date (or within 60 days thereafter) and did not
 become the Owner or Annuitant due to the prior Owner's or Annuitant's death,
 any Death Benefit (including any optional Death Benefit) that applies will be
 suspended for a two-year period as to that person from the date he or she
 first became Owner or Annuitant. While the two year suspension is in effect,
 the Death Benefit amount will equal the Unadjusted Account Value, less any
 Purchase Credits granted during the period beginning 12 months prior to
 decedent's date of death and ending on the date we receive Due Proof of Death
 with respect to the X Series. Thus, if you had elected an Optional Death
 benefit, and the suspension were in effect, you would be paying the fee for
 the Optional Death Benefit even though during the suspension period your Death
 Benefit would be limited to the Unadjusted Account Value. After the two-year
 suspension period is completed the Death Benefit is the same as if the
 suspension period had not been in force. See the section of the prospectus
 above generally with regard to changes of Owner or Annuitant that are
 allowable.

 With respect to a Beneficiary Annuity, the Death Benefit is triggered by the
 death of the beneficial Owner (or the Key Life, if entity-owned). However, if
 the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, the Owner is an entity, and the
 Key Life is already deceased, then no Death Benefit is payable upon the death
 of the beneficial Owner.

 MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT
 Each Annuity provides a minimum Death Benefit at no additional charge. The
 amount of the minimum Death Benefit is equal to the greater of:
   .   The sum of all Purchase Payments you have made since the Issue Date of
       the Annuity (excluding any Purchase Credits) until the date of Due Proof
       of Death, reduced proportionally by the ratio of the amount of any
       withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal; AND
   .   Your Unadjusted Account Value (less the amount of any Purchase Credits
       applied during the period beginning 12-months prior to the decedent's
       date of death, and ending on the date we receive Due Proof of Death with
       respect to the X Series). Please note that we will not recapture
       Purchase Credits until such time as we receive an order of exemption
       from the SEC allowing such recapture.

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 OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFITS
 Two optional Death Benefits are offered for purchase with your Annuity to
 provide an enhanced level of protection for your Beneficiaries. The optional
 Death Benefits are called the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit and the
 Combination 5% Roll-up and Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit. Currently,
 these optional death benefits are only offered in those jurisdictions where we
 have received regulatory approval and must be elected at the time that you
 purchase your Annuity. Neither optional death benefit is available with
 Highest Daily Lifetime Income with LIA or Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with
 LIA. You may not elect both Optional Death Benefits. Investment restrictions
 apply if you elect either Optional Death Benefit. See the chart in the
 "Investment Options" section of the prospectus for a list of Investment
 Options available and permitted with each benefit. If subsequent to your
 election of an Optional Death Benefit, we change our requirements as to how
 your Account Value must be allocated, we will not compel you to re-allocate
 your Account Value in accordance with our newly-adopted requirements.

 KEY TERMS USED WITH THE HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT AND THE
 COMBINATION 5% ROLL-UP AND HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT:
   .   The DEATH BENEFIT TARGET DATE for both the Highest Anniversary Value
       Death Benefit and the Combination 5% Roll-up and HAV Death Benefit
       initially is the later of (a) the anniversary of the Issue Date
       coinciding with or next following the date the oldest Owner (or
       Annuitant, if the Annuity is entity-owned) reaches age 80 and (b) the
       fifth anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity. If there is a change
       of Owner (or Annuitant, if the Annuity is entity-owned) prior to the
       Death Benefit Target Date, then we will set the Death Benefit Target
       Date with reference to the age of the oldest Owner (or Annuitant).
       However, we will not change the Death Benefit Target Date if the change
       of Owner (or Annuitant, for an entity-owned Annuity) occurs after the
       previous Death Benefit Target Date.
   .   The HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE on the Issue Date is equal to your
       Unadjusted Account Value (including any Purchase Credits, in the case of
       the X Series). Thereafter, we calculate a Highest Anniversary Value on
       each anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity ("Annuity
       Anniversary") up to and including the earlier of the date of death or
       attainment of the Death Benefit Target Date. On each such anniversary,
       the Anniversary Value is equal to the greater of (a) the previous
       Highest Anniversary Value and (b) the Unadjusted Account Value on each
       such Anniversary. Between such anniversaries, the Highest Anniversary
       Value is increased by the sum of all Purchase Payments (including any
       associated Purchase Credits) since the prior anniversary date and
       reduced by any Proportional Withdrawals since the prior anniversary date.
   .   THE ROLL-UP VALUE. The initial Roll-Up Value is equal to the Unadjusted
       Account Value on the Issue Date of the Annuity. Each day we increase the
       Roll-up Value, plus the amount of any additional Purchase Payments you
       make after the effective date of the Death Benefit (including Purchase
       Credits with respect to the X Series), at the daily equivalent of a 5%
       annual rate. We stop increasing the Roll-Up Value at the 5% annual rate
       on the first to occur of the following: (1) the decedent's date of death
       and (2) the Death Benefit Target Date. After we stop increasing the
       Roll-Up Value at the 5% annual rate, we continue to increase the Roll-Up
       Value by the amount of any additional Purchase Payments (including
       Purchase Credits with respect to the X Series) made after that date.
   .   PROPORTIONAL WITHDRAWALS are determined by calculating the ratio of the
       amount of the withdrawal (including any applicable CDSC and MVA) to the
       Account Value as of the date of the withdrawal but immediately prior to
       the withdrawal. Proportional withdrawals result in a reduction to the
       Highest Anniversary Value or Roll-Up value by reducing such value in the
       same proportion as the Account Value was reduced by the withdrawal as of
       the date the withdrawal occurred. For example, if your Highest
       Anniversary Value or Roll-up value is $125,000 and you subsequently
       withdraw $10,000 at a time when your Account Value is equal to $100,000
       (a 10% reduction), then we will reduce your Highest Anniversary Value or
       Roll-Up value ($125,000) by 10%, or $12,500.

 HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT ("HAV")
 If an Annuity has one Owner, the Owner must be age 79 or less at the time the
 Highest Anniversary Value Optional Death Benefit is elected. If an Annuity has
 joint Owners, the oldest Owner must be age 79 or less upon election. If an
 Annuity is owned by an entity, the Annuitant must be age 79 or less upon
 election.

 CALCULATION OF HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT
 If the decedent's date of death occurs BEFORE the Death Benefit Target Date,
 the Death Benefit equals the greater of:

       1. the greater of the minimum Death Benefit described above, and
       2. the Highest Anniversary Value as of the date on which we receive Due
          Proof of Death, less any Purchase Credits granted during the period
          beginning 12 months prior to the date of death and ending on the date
          we receive Due Proof of Death. This means that we will recapture any
          Purchase Credits granted with respect to Purchase Payments we receive
          beginning 12 months prior to the date of death and thereafter. Please
          note that we will not recapture Purchase Credits until such time as
          we receive an order of exemption from the SEC allowing such recapture.

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 If the Owner dies ON OR AFTER the Death Benefit Target Date, the Death Benefit
 equals the greater of:

       1. the minimum Death Benefit described above, and
       2. the Highest Anniversary Value on the Death Benefit Target Date, plus
          any Purchase Payments (and associated Purchase Credits) since the
          Death Benefit Target Date, less the effect of any Proportional
          Withdrawals since the Death Benefit Target Date, and less any
          Purchase Credits granted during the period beginning 12 months prior
          to the date of death and ending on the date we receive Due Proof of
          Death.

 This Death Benefit may not be an appropriate feature where the oldest Owner's
 age (Annuitant if entity owned) is near age 80. This is because the benefit
 may not have the same potential for growth as it otherwise would, since there
 will be fewer Annuity anniversaries before the Death Benefit Target Date is
 reached.

 COMBINATION 5% ROLL-UP AND HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT
 If an Annuity has one Owner, the Owner must be age 79 or less at the time the
 Combination 5% Roll-up and HAV Optional Death Benefit is purchased. If an
 Annuity has joint Owners, the oldest Owner must be age 79 or less upon
 election. If the Annuity is owned by an entity, the Annuitant must be age 79
 or less upon election.

 CALCULATION OF 5% ROLL-UP AND HIGHEST ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT
 The Combination 5% Roll-up and HAV Death Benefit equals the greatest of:

 If the decedent's date of death occurs BEFORE the Death Benefit Target Date,
 the Death Benefit equals the greater of:

       1. the greater of the minimum Death Benefit described above, and
       2. the Highest Anniversary Value as of the date on which we receive Due
          Proof of Death, less any Purchase Credits granted during the period
          beginning 12 months prior to the date of death and ending on the date
          we receive Due Proof of Death. Please note that we will not recapture
          Purchase Credits until such time as we receive an order of exemption
          from the SEC allowing such recapture.
       3. the Roll-Up Value as described above.

 If the Owner dies ON OR AFTER the Death Benefit Target Date, the Death Benefit
 equals the greater of:

       1. the greater of the minimum Death Benefit described above, and,
       2. the Highest Anniversary Value on the Death Benefit Target Date plus
          any Purchase Payments (and associated Purchase Credits) since the
          Death Benefit Target Date, less the effect of any Proportional
          Withdrawals since the Death Benefit Target Date, and, less any
          Purchase Credits granted during the period beginning 12 months prior
          to the date of death and ending on the date we receive Due Proof of
          Death. Please note that we will not recapture Purchase Credits until
          such time as we receive an order of exemption from the SEC allowing
          such recapture.
       3. the Roll-Up Value as described above.

 This Death Benefit may not be an appropriate feature where the oldest Owner's
 age (Annuitant if entity owned) is near age 80. This is because the benefit
 may not have the same potential for growth as it otherwise would, since there
 will be fewer Annuity anniversaries, and less time for the Roll-Up Value to
 increase, before the Death Benefit Target Date is reached.

 EFFECT OF WITHDRAWALS ON THE ROLL-UP VALUE PRIOR TO DEATH BENEFIT TARGET DATE.
 Withdrawals prior to the Death Benefit Target Date reduce the Roll-Up Value by
 the amount of the withdrawal until an annual "dollar-for-dollar" limit has
 been reached, and withdrawals in excess of the dollar-for-dollar limit then
 reduce the Roll-Up Value proportionally. Until the first Anniversary of the
 Issue Date, the dollar-for-dollar limit is equal to 5% of the initial Roll-Up
 Value. On each Annuity Anniversary thereafter, we reset the dollar-for-dollar
 limit to equal 5% of the Roll-Up Value on that anniversary. When all or a
 portion of a withdrawal exceeds the dollar-for-dollar limit for that Annuity
 Year, the excess portion of the withdrawal proportionally reduces the Roll-Up
 Value. The proportional reduction decreases the Roll-Up Value by the ratio of
 the "excess withdrawal" (i.e., the amount of the withdrawal that exceeds the
 dollar-for-dollar limit in that Annuity Year) to your Account Value (after the
 Account Value has been reduced by any portion of the withdrawal that was
 within the dollar-for-dollar limit but IS NOT reduced by the excess
 withdrawal).

 EFFECT OF WITHDRAWALS ON THE ROLL-UP VALUE ON OR AFTER THE DEATH BENEFIT
 TARGET DATE. All withdrawals after the Death Benefit Target Date are
 Proportional Withdrawals.

 WHAT ARE THE CHARGES FOR THE OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFITS?
 For elections of the Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit and the
 Combination 5% Roll-Up and HAV Death Benefit, we impose a charge equal to
 0.40% and 0.80%, respectively, per year of the average daily net assets of the
 Sub-accounts. We deduct the charge for each of these benefits to compensate
 Pruco Life for providing increased insurance protection under the optional
 Death Benefits. The additional annualized charge is deducted daily against
 your Account Value allocated to the Sub-accounts.

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 CAN I TERMINATE THE OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFITS?
 The Highest Anniversary Value Death Benefit and the Combination 5% Roll-up and
 HAV Death Benefit may not be terminated by you once elected. Each optional
 Death Benefit will terminate upon the first to occur of the following:
   .   the date that the Death Benefit is determined, unless the Annuity is
       continued by a spouse Beneficiary;
   .   upon your designation of a new Owner or Annuitant who, as of the
       effective date of the change, is older than the age at which we would
       then issue the Death Benefit (or if we do not then consent to continue
       the Death Benefit);
   .   upon the Annuity Date;
   .   upon surrender of the Annuity; or
   .   if your Account Value reaches zero.

 Where an Annuity is structured so that it is owned by a grantor trust but the
 Annuitant is not the grantor, then the Annuity is required to be surrendered
 upon the death of the grantor if the grantor pre-deceases the Annuitant under
 Section 72(s) of the Code. Under this circumstance, the Account Value will be
 paid out to the Beneficiary, and is not eligible for the Death Benefit
 provided under the Annuity.

 Upon termination, we cease to assess the fee for the optional Death Benefit.

 SPOUSAL CONTINUATION OF ANNUITY
 Unless you designate a Beneficiary other than your spouse, upon the death of
 either spousal Owner, the surviving spouse may elect to continue ownership of
 the Annuity instead of taking the Death Benefit payment. The Unadjusted
 Account Value as of the date of Due Proof of Death will be equal to the Death
 Benefit that would have been payable. Any amount added to the Unadjusted
 Account Value will be allocated to the Sub-accounts (if you participate in an
 optional living benefit, such amount will not be directly added to any bond
 portfolio Sub-account used by the benefit, but may be reallocated by the
 pre-determined mathematical formula on the same day). No CDSC will apply to
 Purchase Payments made prior to the effective date of a spousal continuance.
 However, any additional Purchase Payments applied after the date the
 continuance is effective will be subject to all provisions of the Annuity,
 including the CDSC when applicable.

 Subsequent to spousal continuation, the basic Death Benefit will be equal to
 the greater of:
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the spousal
       continuance, plus all Purchase Payments you have made since the spousal
       continuance (excluding any Purchase Credits) until the date of Due Proof
       of Death, reduced proportionally by the ratio of the amount of any
       withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal; and
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value on Due Proof of Death of the surviving
       spouse (less the amount of any Purchase Credits applied during the
       period beginning 12-months prior to the decedent's date of death, and
       ending on the date we receive Due Proof of Death with respect to the X
       Series).

 Spousal continuation is also permitted, subject to our rules and regulatory
 approval, if the Annuity is held by a custodial account established to hold
 retirement assets for the benefit of the natural person Annuitant pursuant to
 the provisions of Section 408(a) of the Code ("Custodial Account") and, on the
 date of the Annuitant's death, the spouse of the Annuitant is (1) the
 Contingent Annuitant under the Annuity and (2) the Beneficiary of the
 Custodial Account. The ability to continue the Annuity in this manner will
 result in the Annuity no longer qualifying for tax deferral under the Code.
 However, such tax deferral should result from the ownership of the Annuity by
 the Custodial Account. Please consult your tax or legal adviser.

 Federal law only permits a spousal continuance to defer the distribution
 requirements of the Code to spouses recognized under federal law.

 Any Optional Death Benefit in effect at the time the first of the spouses dies
 will continue only if spousal assumption occurs prior to the Death Benefit
 Target Date and prior to the assuming spouse's 80/th/ birthday. If spousal
 assumption occurs after the Death Benefit Target Date (or the 80/th/ birthday
 of the assuming spouse), then any Optional Death Benefit will terminate as of
 the date of spousal assumption. In that event, the assuming spouse's Death
 Benefit will equal the basic Death Benefit.

 We allow a spouse to continue the Annuity even though he/she has reached or
 surpassed the Latest Annuity Date. However, upon such a spousal continuance,
 annuity payments would begin immediately.

 PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS

 ALTERNATIVE DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENT OPTIONS - ANNUITIES OWNED BY INDIVIDUALS
 (NOT ASSOCIATED WITH TAX-FAVORED PLANS)
 Except in the case of a spousal continuation as described above, upon your
 death, certain distributions must be made under the Annuity. The required
 distributions depend on whether you die before you start taking annuity
 payments under the Annuity or after you start taking annuity payments under
 the Annuity. If you die on or after the Annuity Date, the remaining portion of
 the interest in the Annuity must be distributed at least as rapidly as under
 the method of distribution being used as of the date of death. In the event of
 the decedent's death before the Annuity Date, the Death Benefit must be
 distributed:
   .   within five (5) years of the date of death; or
   .   as a series of payments not extending beyond the life expectancy of the
       Beneficiary or over the life of the Beneficiary. Payments under this
       option must begin within one year of the date of death.

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 If the Annuity is held as a Beneficiary Annuity, the payment of the Death
 Benefit must be distributed:
   .   as a lump sum payment; or
   .   as a series of required distributions under the Beneficiary Continuation
       Option as described below in the section entitled "Beneficiary
       Continuation Option," unless you have made an election prior to Death
       Benefit proceeds becoming due.

 ALTERNATIVE DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENT OPTIONS - ANNUITIES HELD BY TAX-FAVORED PLANS
 The Code provides for alternative death benefit payment options when an
 Annuity is used as an IRA, 403(b) or other "qualified investment" that
 requires minimum distributions. Upon your death under an IRA, 403(b) or other
 "qualified investment", the designated Beneficiary may generally elect to
 continue the Annuity and receive Required Minimum Distributions under the
 Annuity instead of receiving the Death Benefit in a single payment. The
 available payment options will depend on whether you die before the date
 Required Minimum Distributions under the Code were to begin, whether you have
 named a designated Beneficiary and whether the Beneficiary is your surviving
 spouse.

   .   If you die after a designated Beneficiary has been named, the death
       benefit must be distributed by December 31/st/ of the year including the
       five year anniversary of the date of death, or as periodic payments not
       extending beyond the life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary
       (provided such payments begin by December 31/st/ of the year following
       the year of death). However, if your surviving spouse is the
       Beneficiary, the death benefit can be paid out over the life expectancy
       of your spouse with such payments beginning no later than
       December 31/st/ of the year following the year of death or
       December 31/st/ of the year in which you would have reached age 70 1/2,
       whichever is later. Additionally, if the Death Benefit is payable to (or
       for the benefit of) your surviving spouse, that portion of the Annuity
       may be continued with your spouse as the Owner. If your Beneficiary
       elects to receive full distribution by December 31/st/ of the year
       including the five year anniversary of the date of death, 2009 shall not
       be included in the five year requirement period. This effectively
       extends this period to December 31/st/ of the year including the six
       year anniversary date of death.
   .   If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and before the date
       Required Minimum Distributions must begin under the Code, the Death
       Benefit must be paid out by December 31/st/ of the year including the
       five year anniversary of the date of death. For Annuities where multiple
       Beneficiaries have been named and at least one of the Beneficiaries does
       not qualify as a designated Beneficiary and the account has not been
       divided into Separate Accounts by December 31/st/ of the year following
       the year of death, such Annuity is deemed to have no designated
       Beneficiary. For this distribution requirement also, 2009 shall not be
       included in the five year requirement period.
   .   If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and after the date
       Required Minimum Distributions must begin under the Code, the Death
       Benefit must be paid out at least as rapidly as under the method then in
       effect. For Annuities where multiple Beneficiaries have been named and
       at least one of the Beneficiaries does not qualify as a designated
       Beneficiary and the account has not been divided into Separate Accounts
       by December 31/st/ of the year following the year of death, such Annuity
       is deemed to have no designated Beneficiary.

 A Beneficiary has the flexibility to take out more each year than mandated
 under the Required Minimum Distribution rules.

 Until withdrawn, amounts in an IRA, 403(b) or other "qualified investment"
 continue to be tax deferred. Amounts withdrawn each year, including amounts
 that are required to be withdrawn under the Required Minimum Distribution
 rules, are subject to tax. You may wish to consult a professional tax advisor
 for tax advice as to your particular situation.

 For a Roth IRA, if death occurs before the entire interest is distributed, the
 Death Benefit must be distributed under the same rules applied to IRAs where
 death occurs before the date Required Minimum Distributions must begin under
 the Code.

 The tax consequences to the Beneficiary may vary among the different Death
 Benefit payment options. See the Tax Considerations section of this
 prospectus, and consult your tax advisor.

 BENEFICIARY CONTINUATION OPTION
 Instead of receiving the Death Benefit in a single payment, or under an
 Annuity Option, a Beneficiary may take the Death Benefit under an alternative
 Death Benefit payment option, as provided by the Code and described above
 under the sections entitled "Payment of Death Benefits" and "Alternative Death
 Benefit Payment Options - Annuities Held by Tax-Favored Plans." This
 "Beneficiary Continuation Option" is described below and is available for both
 qualified Annuities (i.e. annuities sold to an IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA, or
 403(b)), Beneficiary Annuities and non-qualified Annuities. This option is
 different from the "Beneficiary Annuity", because the Beneficiary Continuation
 Option is a death benefit payout option used explicitly for annuities issued
 by a Prudential affiliate.

 UNDER THE BENEFICIARY CONTINUATION OPTION:

..   The Beneficiary must apply at least $15,000 to the Beneficiary Continuation
    Option (thus, the Death Benefit amount payable to each Beneficiary must be
    at least $15,000).
..   The Annuity will be continued in the Owner's name, for the benefit of the
    Beneficiary.

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..   Beginning on the date we receive an election by the Beneficiary to take the
    Death Benefit in a form other than a lump sum, the Beneficiary will incur a
    Settlement Service Charge which is an annual charge assessed on a daily
    basis against the average assets allocated to the Sub-accounts. The charge
    is 1.00% per year.
..   Beginning on the date we receive an election by the Beneficiary to take the
    Death Benefit in a form other than a lump sum, the Beneficiary will incur
    an annual maintenance fee equal to the lesser of $30 or 2% of Unadjusted
    Account Value. The fee will only apply if the Unadjusted Account Value is
    less than $25,000 at the time the fee is assessed. The fee will not apply
    if it is assessed 30 days prior to a surrender request.
..   The initial Account Value will be equal to any Death Benefit (including any
    optional Death Benefit) that would have been payable to the Beneficiary if
    the Beneficiary had taken a lump sum distribution.
..   The available Sub-accounts will be among those available to the Owner at
    the time of death, however certain Sub-accounts may not be available.
..   The Beneficiary may request transfers among Sub-accounts, subject to the
    same limitations and restrictions that applied to the Owner. Transfers in
    excess of 20 per year will incur a $10 transfer fee.
..   No MVA Options will be offered for Beneficiary Continuation Options.
..   No additional Purchase Payments can be applied to the Annuity. Multiple
    death benefits cannot be combined in a single Beneficiary Continuation
    Option.
..   The basic Death Benefit and any optional benefits elected by the Owner will
    no longer apply to the Beneficiary.
..   The Beneficiary can request a withdrawal of all or a portion of the Account
    Value at any time, unless the Beneficiary Continuation Option was the
    payout predetermined by the Owner and the Owner restricted the
    Beneficiary's withdrawal rights.
..   Withdrawals are not subject to CDSC.
..   Upon the death of the Beneficiary, any remaining Account Value will be paid
    in a lump sum to the person(s) named by the Beneficiary (successor), unless
    the successor chooses to continue receiving payments through a Beneficiary
    Continuation Option established for the successor. However, the
    distributions will continue to be based on the Key Life of the Beneficiary
    Continuation Option the successor received the death benefit proceeds from.

 We may pay compensation to the broker-dealer of record on the Annuity based on
 amounts held in the Beneficiary Continuation Option. Please contact us for
 additional information on the availability, restrictions and limitations that
 will apply to a Beneficiary under the Beneficiary Continuation Option.

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                            VALUING YOUR INVESTMENT

 VALUING THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
 When you allocate Account Value to a Sub-account, you are purchasing Units of
 the Sub-account. Each Sub-account invests exclusively in shares of an
 underlying Portfolio. The value of the Units fluctuates with the market
 fluctuations of the Portfolios. The value of the Units also reflects the daily
 accrual for the Insurance Charge, and if you elected one or more optional
 benefits whose annualized charge is deducted daily, the additional charge for
 such benefits.

 Each Valuation Day, we determine the price for a Unit of each Sub-account,
 called the "Unit Price." The Unit Price is used for determining the value of
 transactions involving Units of the Sub-accounts. We determine the number of
 Units involved in any transaction by dividing the dollar value of the
 transaction by the Unit Price of the Sub-account as of the Valuation Day.
 There may be several different Unit Prices for each Sub-account to reflect the
 Insurance Charge and the charges for any optional benefits. The Unit Price for
 the Units you purchase will be based on the total charges for the benefits
 that apply to your Annuity. See the section below entitled "Termination of
 Optional Benefits" for a detailed discussion of how Units are purchased and
 redeemed to reflect changes in the daily charges that apply to your Annuity.

 EXAMPLE
 Assume you allocate $5,000 to a Sub-account. On the Valuation Day you make the
 allocation, the Unit Price is $14.83. Your $5,000 buys 337.154 Units of the
 Sub-account. Assume that later, you wish to transfer $3,000 of your Account
 Value out of that Sub-account and into another Sub-account. On the Valuation
 Day you request the transfer, the Unit Price of the original Sub-account has
 increased to $16.79 and the Unit Price of the new Sub-account is $17.83. To
 transfer $3,000, we redeem 178.677 Units at the current Unit Price, leaving
 you 158.477 Units. We then buy $3,000 of Units of the new Sub-account at the
 Unit Price of $17.83. You would then have 168.255 Units of the new Sub-account.

 PROCESSING AND VALUING TRANSACTIONS
 Pruco Life is generally open to process financial transactions on those days
 that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading. There may be
 circumstances where the NYSE does not open on a regularly scheduled date or
 time or closes at an earlier time than scheduled (normally 4:00 p.m. EST).
 Generally, financial transactions requested in Good Order before the close of
 regular trading on the NYSE will be processed according to the value next
 determined following the close of business. Financial transactions requested
 on a non-business day or after the close of regular trading on the NYSE will
 be processed based on the value next computed on the next Valuation Day. There
 may be circumstances when the opening or closing time of regular trading on
 the NYSE is different than other major stock exchanges, such as NASDAQ or the
 American Stock Exchange. Under such circumstances, the closing time of regular
 trading on the NYSE will be used when valuing and processing transactions.

 The NYSE is closed on the following nationally recognized holidays: New Year's
 Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,
 Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On those dates, we
 will not process any financial transactions involving purchase or redemption
 orders. Pruco Life will also not process financial transactions involving
 purchase or redemption orders or transfers on any day that:
..   trading on the NYSE is restricted;
..   an emergency, as determined by the SEC, exists making redemption or
    valuation of securities held in the Separate Account impractical; or
..   the SEC, by order, permits the suspension or postponement for the
    protection of security holders.

 We have arrangements with certain selling firms, under which receipt by the
 firm in Good Order prior to our cut-off time on a given Valuation Day is
 treated as receipt by us on that Valuation Day for pricing purposes.
 Currently, we have such an arrangement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 ("CGM"). We extend this pricing treatment to orders that you submit directly
 through CGM and to certain orders submitted through Morgan Stanley Smith
 Barney LLC ("MSSB") where CGM serves as clearing firm for MSSB. Your MSSB
 registered representative can tell you whether your order will be cleared
 through CGM. In addition, we currently have an arrangement with Merrill,
 Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") under which transfer
 orders between Sub-accounts that are received in Good Order by Merrill Lynch
 prior to the NYSE close on a given Valuation Day will be priced by us as of
 that Valuation Day. The arrangements with CGM, MSSB, and Merrill Lynch may be
 terminated at any time or modified in certain circumstances.

 INITIAL PURCHASE PAYMENTS: We are required to allocate your initial Purchase
 Payment to the Sub-accounts within two (2) Valuation Days after we receive all
 of our requirements at our Service Office to issue an Annuity. If we do not
 have all the required information to allow us to issue your Annuity, we may
 retain the Purchase Payment while we try to reach you or your representative
 to obtain all of our requirements. If we are unable to obtain all of our
 required information within five (5) Valuation Days, we are required to return
 the Purchase Payment to you at that time, unless you specifically consent to
 our retaining the Purchase Payment while we gather the required information.
 Once we obtain the required information, we will invest the Purchase Payment
 (and any associated Purchase Credit with respect to the X Series) and issue an
 Annuity within two (2) Valuation Days.

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 With respect to your initial Purchase Payment that is pending investment in
 our separate account, we may hold the amount temporarily in a suspense account
 and may earn interest on such amount. You will not be credited with interest
 during that period.

 As permitted by applicable law, the broker-dealer firm through which you
 purchase your Annuity may forward your initial Purchase Payment to us prior to
 approval of your purchase by a registered principal of the firm. These
 arrangements are subject to a number of regulatory requirements, including
 that until such time that the insurer is notified of the firm's principal
 approval and is provided with the application, or is notified of the firm
 principal's rejection, customer funds will be held by the insurer in a
 segregated bank account. In addition, the insurer must promptly return the
 customer's funds at the customer's request prior to the firm's principal
 approval or upon the firm's rejection of the application. The monies held in
 the bank account will be held in a suspense account within our general account
 and we may earn interest on amounts held in that suspense account. Contract
 owners will not be credited with any interest earned on amounts held in that
 suspense account. The monies in such suspense account may be subject to our
 general creditors. Moreover, because the FINRA rule authorizing the use of
 such accounts is new, there may be uncertainty as to the segregation and
 treatment of such insurance company general account assets under applicable
 Federal and State laws.

 ADDITIONAL PURCHASE PAYMENTS: We will apply any additional Purchase Payments
 (and any associated Purchase Credit with respect to the X Series) on the
 Valuation Day that we receive the Purchase Payment at our Service Office in
 Good Order.

 SCHEDULED TRANSACTIONS: Scheduled transactions include transfers under Dollar
 Cost Averaging, the Asset Allocation Program, Auto-Rebalancing, Systematic
 Withdrawals, Systematic Investments, Required Minimum Distributions,
 substantially equal periodic payments under section 72(t)/72(q) of the Code,
 and annuity payments. Scheduled transactions are processed and valued as of
 the date they are scheduled, unless the scheduled day is not a Valuation Day.
 In that case, the transaction will be processed and valued on the next
 Valuation Day, unless (with respect to Required Minimum Distributions,
 substantially equal periodic payments under Section 72(t)/72(q) of the Code,
 and annuity payments only), the next Valuation Day falls in the subsequent
 calendar year, in which case the transaction will be processed and valued on
 the prior Valuation Day.

 UNSCHEDULED TRANSACTIONS: "Unscheduled" transactions include any other
 non-scheduled transfers and requests for Partial Withdrawals or Free
 Withdrawals or Surrenders. With respect to certain written requests to
 withdraw Account Value, we may seek to verify the requesting Owner's
 signature. Specifically, we reserve the right to perform a signature
 verification for (a) any withdrawal exceeding a certain dollar amount and
 (b) a withdrawal exceeding a certain dollar amount if the payee is someone
 other than the Owner. In addition, we will not honor a withdrawal request in
 which the requested payee is the Financial Professional or agent of record. We
 reserve the right to request a signature guarantee with respect to a written
 withdrawal request. If we do perform a signature verification, we will pay the
 withdrawal proceeds within 7 days after the withdrawal request was received by
 us in Good Order, and will process the transaction in accordance with the
 discussion in "Processing And Valuing Transactions"

 MEDICALLY-RELATED SURRENDERS & DEATH BENEFITS: Medically-related surrender
 requests and Death Benefit claims require our review and evaluation before
 processing. We price such transactions as of the date we receive at our
 Service Office in Good Order all supporting documentation we require for such
 transactions.

 We are generally required by law to pay any surrender request or death benefit
 claims from the Separate Account within 7 days of our receipt of your request
 in Good Order at our Service Office.

 TERMINATION OF OPTIONAL BENEFITS: In general, if an optional benefit
 terminates, we will no longer deduct the charge we apply to purchase the
 optional benefit. However, for the Highest Daily Lifetime Income or Highest
 Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefits, if the benefit terminates for any reason other
 than death or annuitization, we will deduct a final charge upon termination,
 based on the number of days since the charge for the benefit was most recently
 deducted. Certain optional benefits may be added after you have purchased your
 Annuity. On the date a charge no longer applies or a charge for an optional
 benefit begins to be deducted, your Annuity will become subject to a different
 charge.

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                              TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 The tax considerations associated with an Annuity vary depending on whether
 the contract is (i) owned by an individual or non-natural person, and not
 associated with a tax-favored retirement plan, or (ii) held under a
 tax-favored retirement plan. We discuss the tax considerations for these
 categories of contracts below. The discussion is general in nature and
 describes only federal income tax law (not state or other tax laws). It is
 based on current law and interpretations, which may change. The information
 provided is not intended as tax advice. You should consult with a qualified
 tax advisor for complete information and advice. References to Purchase
 Payments below relate to your cost basis in your contract. Generally, your
 cost basis in a contract not associated with a tax-favored retirement plan is
 the amount you pay into your contract, or into annuities exchanged for your
 contract, on an after-tax basis less any withdrawals of such payments. Cost
 basis for a tax-favored retirement plan is provided only in limited
 circumstances, such as for contributions to a Roth IRA or nondeductible IRA
 contributions. The discussion includes a description of certain spousal rights
 under the contract, and our administration of such spousal rights and related
 tax reporting accords with our understanding of the Defense of Marriage Act
 (which defines a "marriage" as a legal union between a man and a woman and a
 "spouse" as a person of the opposite sex). Depending on the state in which
 your annuity is issued, we may offer certain spousal benefits to civil union
 couples or same-sex marriages. You should be aware, however, that federal tax
 law does not recognize civil unions or same-sex marriages. Therefore, we
 cannot permit a civil union partner or same-sex spouse to continue the annuity
 within the meaning of the tax law upon the death of the first partner under
 the annuity's "spousal continuance" provision. Civil union couples and
 same-sex marriage spouses should consider that limitation before selecting a
 spousal benefit under the annuity.

 The discussion below generally assumes that the Annuity is issued to the
 Annuity Owner. For Annuities issued under the Beneficiary Continuation Option
 or as a Beneficiary Annuity, refer to the Taxes Payable by Beneficiaries for
 Nonqualified Annuity Contracts and Required Distributions Upon Your Death for
 Qualified Annuity Contracts in this Tax Considerations section.

 NONQUALIFIED ANNUITY CONTRACTS
 IN GENERAL, AS USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, A NONQUALIFIED ANNUITY IS OWNED BY AN
 INDIVIDUAL OR NON-NATURAL PERSON AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A TAX-FAVORED
 RETIREMENT PLAN.

 TAXES PAYABLE BY YOU We believe the Annuity is an annuity contract for tax
 purposes. Accordingly, as a general rule, you should not pay any tax until you
 receive money under the contract. Generally, annuity contracts issued by the
 same company (and affiliates) to you during the same calendar year must be
 treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the amount subject
 to tax under the rules described below. Charges for investment advisory fees
 that are taken from the contract are treated as a partial withdrawal from the
 contract and will be reported as such to the contract Owner.

 It is possible that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could assert that some
 or all of the charges for the optional benefits under the contract should be
 treated for federal income tax purposes as a partial withdrawal from the
 contract. If this were the case, the charge for this benefit could be deemed a
 withdrawal and treated as taxable to the extent there are earnings in the
 contract. Additionally, for Owners under age 59 1/2, the taxable income
 attributable to the charge for the benefit could be subject to a tax penalty.
 If the IRS determines that the charges for one or more benefits under the
 contract are taxable withdrawals, then the sole or surviving Owner will be
 provided with a notice from us describing available alternatives regarding
 these benefits.

 You must commence annuity payments or surrender your Annuity no later than the
 first day of the calendar month next following the maximum Annuity date for
 your Annuity. For some of our contracts, you are able to choose to defer the
 Annuity Date beyond the default Annuity date described in your Annuity.
 However, the IRS may not then consider your contract to be an annuity under
 the tax law.

 TAXES ON WITHDRAWALS AND SURRENDER If you make a withdrawal from your contract
 or surrender it before annuity payments begin, the amount you receive will be
 taxed as ordinary income, rather than as return of Purchase Payments, until
 all gain has been withdrawn. Once all gain has been withdrawn, payments will
 be treated as a nontaxable return of Purchase Payments until all Purchase
 Payments have been returned. After all Purchase Payments are returned, all
 subsequent amounts will be taxed as ordinary income. You will generally be
 taxed on any withdrawals from the contract while you are alive even if the
 withdrawal is paid to someone else. Withdrawals under any of the optional
 living benefits or as a systematic payment are taxed under these rules. If you
 assign or pledge all or part of your contract as collateral for a loan, the
 part assigned generally will be treated as a withdrawal and subject to income
 tax to the extent of gain. If you transfer your contract for less than full
 consideration, such as by gift, you will also trigger tax on any gain in the
 contract. This rule does not apply if you transfer the contract to your spouse
 or under most circumstances if you transfer the contract incident to divorce.

 If you choose to receive payments under an interest payment option, or a
 Beneficiary chooses to receive a death benefit under an interest payment
 option, that election will be treated, for tax purposes, as surrendering your
 Annuity and will immediately subject any gain in the contract to income tax.

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 TAXES ON ANNUITY PAYMENTS A portion of each annuity payment you receive will
 be treated as a partial return of your Purchase Payments and will not be
 taxed. The remaining portion will be taxed as ordinary income. Generally, the
 nontaxable portion is determined by multiplying the annuity payment you
 receive by a fraction, the numerator of which is your Purchase Payments (less
 any amounts previously received tax-free) and the denominator of which is the
 total expected payments under the contract. After the full amount of your
 Purchase Payments have been recovered tax-free, the full amount of the annuity
 payments will be taxable. If annuity payments stop due to the death of the
 Annuitant before the full amount of your Purchase Payments have been
 recovered, a tax deduction may be allowed for the unrecovered amount.

 If your Account Value is reduced to zero but the Annuity remains in force due
 to a benefit provision, further distributions from the Annuity will be
 reported as annuity payments, using an exclusion ratio based upon the
 undistributed purchase payments in the Annuity and the total value of the
 anticipated future payments until such time as all Purchase Payments have been
 recovered.

 Please refer to your Annuity contract for the maximum Annuity Date, also
 described above.

 TAX PENALTY FOR EARLY WITHDRAWAL FROM A NONQUALIFIED ANNUITY CONTRACT You may
 owe a 10% tax penalty on the taxable part of distributions received from your
 Nonqualified Annuity contract before you attain age 59 1/2. Amounts are not
 subject to this tax penalty if:
..   the amount is paid on or after you reach age 59 1/2 or die;
..   the amount received is attributable to your becoming disabled;
..   generally the amount paid or received is in the form of substantially equal
    payments (as defined in the Code) not less frequently than annually (please
    note that substantially equal payments must continue until the later of
    reaching age 59 1/2 or 5 years and modification of payments during that
    time period will result in retroactive application of the 10% tax penalty);
    or
..   the amount received is paid under an immediate annuity contract (in which
    annuity payments begin within one year of purchase).

 Other exceptions to this tax may apply. You should consult your tax advisor
 for further details.

 SPECIAL RULES IN RELATION TO TAX-FREE EXCHANGES UNDER SECTION 1035
 Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code), permits
 certain tax-free exchanges of a life insurance, annuity or endowment contract
 for an annuity, including tax-free exchanges of annuity death benefits for a
 Beneficiary Annuity. Partial surrenders may be treated in the same way as
 tax-free 1035 exchanges of entire contracts, therefore avoiding current
 taxation of the partially exchanged amount as well as the 10% tax penalty on
 pre-age 59 1/2 withdrawals. In Revenue Procedure 2008-24, the IRS has
 indicated that where there is a surrender or distribution from either the
 initial annuity contract or receiving annuity contract within 12 months of the
 date on which the partial exchange was completed, the transfer will
 retroactively be treated as a taxable distribution from the initial annuity
 contract and a contribution to the receiving annuity contract. Tax free
 exchange treatment will be retained if, between the date of the tax-free
 exchange and the date of the subsequent distribution, you become eligible for
 an exception to the 10% federal income tax penalty, other than the exceptions
 for substantially equal periodic payments or distributions under an immediate
 annuity. We strongly urge you to discuss any transaction of this type with
 your tax advisor before proceeding with the transaction.

 If an Annuity is purchased through a tax-free exchange of a life insurance,
 annuity or endowment contract that was purchased prior to August 14, 1982,
 then any Purchase Payments made to the original contract prior to August 14,
 1982 will be treated as made to the new contract prior to that date.
 Generally, such pre-August 14, 1982 withdrawals are treated as a recovery of
 your investment in the contract first until Purchase Payments made before
 August 14, 1982 are withdrawn. Moreover, income allocable to Purchase Payments
 made before August 14, 1982, is not subject to the 10% tax penalty.

 TAXES PAYABLE BY BENEFICIARIES
 The Death Benefit options are subject to income tax to the extent the
 distribution exceeds the cost basis in the contract. The value of the Death
 Benefit, as determined under federal law, is also included in the Owner's
 estate for federal estate tax purposes. Generally, the same tax rules
 described above would also apply to amounts received by your Beneficiary.
 Choosing an option other than a lump sum Death Benefit may defer taxes.
 Certain minimum distribution requirements apply upon your death, as discussed
 further below in the Annuity Qualification section. Tax consequences to the
 Beneficiary vary depending upon the Death Benefit payment option selected.
 Generally, for payment of the Death Benefit
..   As a lump sum payment: the Beneficiary is taxed in the year of payment on
    gain in the contract.
..   Within 5 years of death of Owner: the Beneficiary is taxed as amounts are
    withdrawn (in this case gain is treated as being distributed first).
..   Under an annuity or annuity settlement option with distribution beginning
    within one year of the date of death of the Owner: the Beneficiary is taxed
    on each payment (part will be treated as gain and part as return of
    Purchase Payments).

 CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONTINGENT ANNUITANTS: We may allow the naming of a
 contingent Annuitant when a Nonqualified Annuity contract is held by a pension
 plan or a tax favored retirement plan, or held by a Custodial Account (as
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 prospectus). In such a situation, the Annuity may no longer qualify for tax
 deferral where the Annuity contract continues after the death of the
 Annuitant. However, tax deferral should be provided instead by the pension
 plan, tax favored retirement plan, or Custodial Account. We may also allow the
 naming of a contingent annuitant when a Nonqualified Annuity contract is held
 by an entity owner when such contracts do not qualify for tax deferral under
 the current tax law. This does not supersede any benefit language which may
 restrict the use of the contingent annuitant.

 REPORTING AND WITHHOLDING ON DISTRIBUTIONS Taxable amounts distributed from an
 Annuity are subject to federal and state income tax reporting and withholding.
 In general, we will withhold federal income tax from the taxable portion of
 such distribution based on the type of distribution. In the case of an annuity
 or similar periodic payment, we will withhold as if you are a married
 individual with three (3) exemptions unless you designate a different
 withholding status. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we
 will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default.
 In the case of all other distributions, we will withhold at a 10% rate. You
 may generally elect not to have tax withheld from your payments. An election
 out of withholding must be made on forms that we provide.

 State income tax withholding rules vary and we will withhold based on the
 rules of your State of residence. Special tax rules apply to withholding for
 nonresident aliens, and we generally withhold income tax for nonresident
 aliens at a 30% rate. A different withholding rate may be applicable to a
 nonresident alien based on the terms of an existing income tax treaty between
 the United States and the nonresident alien's country. Please refer to the
 discussion below regarding withholding rules for a Qualified Annuity.

 Regardless of the amount withheld by us, you are liable for payment of federal
 and state income tax on the taxable portion of annuity distributions. You
 should consult with your tax advisor regarding the payment of the correct
 amount of these income taxes and potential liability if you fail to pay such
 taxes.

 ENTITY OWNERS
 Where a contract is held by a non-natural person (e.g. a corporation), other
 than as an agent or nominee for a natural person (or in other limited
 circumstances), the contract will not be taxed as an annuity and increases in
 the value of the contract over its cost basis will be subject to tax annually.

 Where a contract is issued to a trust, and such trust is characterized as a
 grantor trust under the Code, such contract shall not be considered to be held
 by a non-natural person and will be subject to the tax reporting and
 withholding requirements generally applicable to a Nonqualified Annuity.

 Where a contract is structured so that it is owned by a grantor trust but the
 Annuitant is not the grantor, then the contract is required to terminate upon
 the death of the grantor of the trust if the grantor pre-deceases the
 Annuitant under Section 72(s) of the Code. Under this circumstance, the
 contract value will be paid out to the Beneficiary and it is not eligible for
 the death benefit provided under the contract.

 ANNUITY QUALIFICATION
 Diversification And Investor Control. In order to qualify for the tax rules
 applicable to annuity contracts described above, the assets underlying the
 Sub-accounts of an Annuity must be diversified, according to certain rules
 under the Internal Revenue Code. Each portfolio is required to diversify its
 investments each quarter so that no more than 55% of the value of its assets
 is represented by any one investment, no more than 70% is represented by any
 two investments, no more than 80% is represented by any three investments, and
 no more than 90% is represented by any four investments. Generally, securities
 of a single issuer are treated as one investment and obligations of each U.S.
 Government agency and instrumentality (such as the Government National
 Mortgage Association) are treated as issued by separate issuers. In addition,
 any security issued, guaranteed or insured (to the extent so guaranteed or
 insured) by the United States or an instrumentality of the U.S. will be
 treated as a security issued by the U.S. Government or its instrumentality,
 where applicable. We believe the Portfolios underlying the variable Investment
 Options of the Annuity meet these diversification requirements.

 An additional requirement for qualification for the tax treatment described
 above is that we, and not you as the contract Owner, must have sufficient
 control over the underlying assets to be treated as the Owner of the
 underlying assets for tax purposes. While we also believe these investor
 control rules will be met, the Treasury Department may promulgate guidelines
 under which a variable annuity will not be treated as an annuity for tax
 purposes if persons with ownership rights have excessive control over the
 investments underlying such variable annuity. It is unclear whether such
 guidelines, if in fact promulgated, would have retroactive effect. It is also
 unclear what effect, if any, such guidelines might have on transfers between
 the Investment Options offered pursuant to this prospectus. We reserve the
 right to take any action, including modifications to your Annuity or the
 Investment Options, required to comply with such guidelines if promulgated.
 Any such changes will apply uniformly to affected Owners and will be made with
 such notice to affected Owners as is feasible under the circumstances.

 Required Distributions Upon Your Death for Nonqualified Annuity Contracts.
 Upon your death, certain distributions must be made under the contract. The
 required distributions depend on whether you die before you start taking
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 contract or after you start taking annuity payments under the contract. If you
 die on or after the Annuity Date, the remaining portion of the interest in the
 contract must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of
 distribution being used as of the date of death. If you die before the Annuity
 Date, the entire interest in the contract must be distributed within 5 years
 after the date of death, or as periodic payments over a period not extending
 beyond the life or life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary (provided
 such payments begin within one year of your death). Your designated
 Beneficiary is the person to whom benefit rights under the contract pass by
 reason of death, and must be a natural person in order to elect a periodic
 payment option based on life expectancy or a period exceeding five years.
 Additionally, if the Annuity is payable to (or for the benefit of) your
 surviving spouse, that portion of the contract may be continued with your
 spouse as the Owner. For Nonqualified annuity contracts owned by a non-natural
 person, the required distribution rules apply upon the death of the Annuitant.
 This means that for a contract held by a non-natural person (such as a trust)
 for which there is named a co-annuitant, then such required distributions will
 be triggered by the death of the first co-annuitants to die.

 Changes In Your Annuity. We reserve the right to make any changes we deem
 necessary to assure that your Annuity qualifies as an annuity contract for tax
 purposes. Any such changes will apply to all contract Owners and you will be
 given notice to the extent feasible under the circumstances.

 QUALIFIED ANNUITY CONTRACTS

 IN GENERAL, AS USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, A QUALIFIED ANNUITY IS AN ANNUITY
 CONTRACT WITH APPLICABLE ENDORSEMENTS FOR A TAX-FAVORED PLAN OR A NONQUALIFIED
 ANNUITY CONTRACT HELD BY A TAX-FAVORED RETIREMENT PLAN.

 The following is a general discussion of the tax considerations for Qualified
 Annuity contracts. This Annuity may or may not be available for all types of
 the tax-favored retirement plans discussed below. This discussion assumes that
 you have satisfied the eligibility requirements for any tax-favored retirement
 plan. Please consult your Financial Professional prior to purchase to confirm
 if this contract is available for a particular type of tax-favored retirement
 plan or whether we will accept the type of contribution you intend for this
 contract.

 A Qualified annuity may typically be purchased for use in connection with:
..   Individual retirement accounts and annuities (IRAs), including inherited
    IRAs (which we refer to as a Beneficiary IRA), which are subject to
    Sections 408(a) and 408(b) of the Code;
..   Roth IRAs, including inherited Roth IRAs (which we refer to as a
    Beneficiary Roth IRA) under Section 408A of the Code;
..   A corporate Pension or Profit-sharing plan (subject to 401(a) of the Code);
..   H.R. 10 plans (also known as Keogh Plans, subject to 401(a) of the Code)
..   Tax Sheltered Annuities (subject to 403(b) of the Code, also known as Tax
    Deferred Annuities or TDAs);
..   Section 457 plans (subject to 457 of the Code).

 A Nonqualified annuity may also be purchased by a 401(a) trust or custodial
 IRA or Roth IRA account, or a Section 457 plan, which can hold other
 permissible assets. The terms and administration of the trust or custodial
 account or plan in accordance with the laws and regulations for 401(a) plans,
 IRAs or Roth IRAs, or a Section 457 plan, as applicable, are the
 responsibility of the applicable trustee or custodian.

 You should be aware that tax favored plans such as IRAs generally provide
 income tax deferral regardless of whether they invest in annuity contracts.
 This means that when a tax favored plan invests in an annuity contract, it
 generally does not result in any additional tax benefits (such as income tax
 deferral and income tax free transfers).

 TYPES OF TAX-FAVORED PLANS
 IRAS. If you buy an Annuity for use as an IRA, we will provide you a copy of
 the prospectus and contract. The "IRA Disclosure Statement" and "Roth IRA
 Disclosure Statement" which accompany the prospectus contain information about
 eligibility, contribution limits, tax particulars, and other IRA information.
 In addition to this information (some of which is summarized below), the IRS
 requires that you have a "Free Look" after making an initial contribution to
 the contract. During this time, you can cancel the Annuity by notifying us in
 writing, and we will refund all of the Purchase Payments under the Annuity
 (or, if provided by applicable state law, the amount credited under the
 Annuity, if greater), less any applicable federal and state income tax
 withholding.

 CONTRIBUTIONS LIMITS/ROLLOVERS. Subject to the minimum Purchase Payment
 requirements of an Annuity, you may purchase an Annuity for an IRA in
 connection with a "rollover" of amounts from a qualified retirement plan, as a
 transfer from another IRA, by making a contribution consisting of your IRA
 contributions and catch-up contributions, if applicable, attributable to the
 prior year during the period from January 1 to April 15 (or the applicable due
 date of your federal income tax return, without extension), or as a current
 year contribution. In 2010 the contribution limit is $5,000. The contribution
 amount is indexed for inflation. The tax law also provides for a catch-up
 provision for individuals who are age 50 and above, allowing these individuals
 an additional $1,000 contribution each year. The catch-up amount is not
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 The "rollover" rules under the Code are fairly technical; however, an
 individual (or his or her surviving spouse) may generally "roll over" certain
 distributions from tax favored retirement plans (either directly or within 60
 days from the date of these distributions) if he or she meets the requirements
 for distribution. Once you buy an Annuity, you can make regular IRA
 contributions under the Annuity (to the extent permitted by law). However, if
 you make such regular IRA contributions, you should note that you will not be
 able to treat the contract as a "conduit IRA," which means that you will not
 retain possible favorable tax treatment if you subsequently "roll over" the
 contract funds originally derived from a qualified retirement plan or TDA into
 another Section 401(a) plan or TDA.

 In some circumstances, non-spouse Beneficiaries may roll over to an IRA
 amounts due from qualified plans, 403(b) plans, and governmental 457(b) plans.
 However, the rollover rules applicable to non-spouse Beneficiaries under the
 Code are more restrictive than the rollover rules applicable to
 Owner/participants and spouse Beneficiaries. Generally, non-spouse
 Beneficiaries may roll over distributions from tax favored retirement plans
 only as a direct rollover, and if permitted by the plan. Under the Worker,
 Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, employer retirement plans are
 required to permit non-spouse Beneficiaries to roll over funds to an inherited
 IRA for plan years beginning after December 31, 2009. An inherited IRA must be
 directly rolled over from the employer plan or transferred from an IRA and
 must be titled in the name of the deceased (i.e., John Doe deceased for the
 benefit of Jane Doe). No additional contributions can be made to an inherited
 IRA. In this prospectus, an inherited IRA is also referred to as a Beneficiary
 Annuity.

 Required Provisions. Contracts that are IRAs (or endorsements that are part of
 the contract) must contain certain provisions:
..   You, as Owner of the contract, must be the "Annuitant" under the contract
    (except in certain cases involving the division of property under a decree
    of divorce);
..   Your rights as Owner are non-forfeitable;
..   You cannot sell, assign or pledge the contract;
..   The annual contribution you pay cannot be greater than the maximum amount
    allowed by law, including catch-up contributions if applicable (which does
    not include any rollover amounts);
..   The date on which required minimum distributions must begin cannot be later
    than April 1st of the calendar year after the calendar year you turn age
    70 1/2; and
..   Death and annuity payments must meet "required minimum distribution" rules
    described below.

 Usually, the full amount of any distribution from an IRA (including a
 distribution from this contract) which is not a rollover is taxable. As
 taxable income, these distributions are subject to the general tax withholding
 rules described earlier regarding a Nonqualified Annuity. In addition to this
 normal tax liability, you may also be liable for the following, depending on
 your actions:
..   A 10% early withdrawal penalty described below;
..   Liability for "prohibited transactions" if you, for example, borrow against
    the value of an IRA; or
..   Failure to take a required minimum distribution, also described below.

 SEPs. SEPs are a variation on a standard IRA, and contracts issued to a SEP
 must satisfy the same general requirements described under IRAs (above). There
 are, however, some differences:
..   If you participate in a SEP, you generally do not include in income any
    employer contributions made to the SEP on your behalf up to the lesser of
    (a) $49,000 in 2010 ($49,000 in 2009) or (b) 25% of your taxable
    compensation paid by the contributing employer (not including the
    employer's SEP contribution as compensation for these purposes). However,
    for these purposes, compensation in excess of certain limits established by
    the IRS will not be considered. In 2010, this limit is $245,000 ($245,000
    for 2009);
..   SEPs must satisfy certain participation and nondiscrimination requirements
    not generally applicable to IRAs; and
..   SEPs that contain a salary reduction or "SARSEP" provision prior to 1997
    may permit salary deferrals up to $16,500 in 2010 with the employer making
    these contributions to the SEP. However, no new "salary reduction" or
    "SARSEPs" can be established after 1996. Individuals participating in a
    SARSEP who are age 50 or above by the end of the year will be permitted to
    contribute an additional $5,500 in 2010. These amounts are indexed for
    inflation. Not all Annuities issued by us are available for SARSEPs. You
    will also be provided the same information, and have the same "Free Look"
    period, as you would have if you purchased the contract for a standard IRA.

 ROTH IRAs. The "Roth IRA Disclosure Statement" contains information about
 eligibility, contribution limits, tax particulars and other Roth IRA
 information. Like standard IRAs, income within a Roth IRA accumulates
 tax-free, and contributions are subject to specific limits. Roth IRAs have,
 however, the following differences:
..   Contributions to a Roth IRA cannot be deducted from your gross income;
..   "Qualified distributions" from a Roth IRA are excludable from gross income.
    A "qualified distribution" is a distribution that satisfies two
    requirements: (1) the distribution must be made (a) after the Owner of the
    IRA attains age 59 1/2; (b) after the Owner's death; (c) due to the Owner's
    disability; or (d) for a qualified first time homebuyer distribution within
    the meaning of Section 72(t)(2)(F) of the Code; and (2) the distribution
    must be made in the year that is at least five tax years after the first
    year for which a contribution was made to any Roth IRA established for the
    Owner or five years after a rollover, transfer, or conversion was made from
    a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Distributions from a Roth IRA that are not
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   will be treated as made first from contributions and then from earnings and
    earnings will be taxed generally in the same manner as distributions from a
    traditional IRA.
..   If eligible (including meeting income limitations and earnings
    requirements), you may make contributions to a Roth IRA after attaining age
    70 1/2, and distributions are not required to begin upon attaining such age
    or at any time thereafter.

 Subject to the minimum Purchase Payment requirements of an Annuity, if you
 meet certain income limitations you may purchase an Annuity for a Roth IRA in
 connection with a "rollover" of amounts of another traditional IRA, conduit
 IRA, SEP, SIMPLE-IRA or Roth IRA by making a contribution consisting of your
 Roth IRA contributions and catch-up contributions, if applicable, attributable
 to the prior year during the period from January 1 to April 15 (or the
 applicable due date of your federal income tax return, without extension), or
 as a current year contribution. The Code permits persons who receive certain
 qualifying distributions from such non-Roth IRAs, to directly rollover or
 make, within 60 days, a "rollover" of all or any part of the amount of such
 distribution to a Roth IRA which they establish. Beginning January 2008, an
 individual receiving an eligible rollover distribution from an employer
 sponsored retirement plan under sections 401(a) or 403(b) of the Code can
 directly roll over contributions to a Roth IRA. This conversion triggers
 current taxation (but is not subject to a 10% early distribution penalty).
 Once an Annuity has been purchased, regular Roth IRA contributions will be
 accepted to the extent permitted by law. In addition, an individual receiving
 an eligible rollover distribution from a designated Roth account under an
 employer plan may roll over the distribution to a Roth IRA even if the
 individual is not eligible to make regular contributions to a Roth IRA. Prior
 to January 1, 2010, income and filing status limitations applied to rollovers
 from non-Roth accounts to a Roth IRA.

 Non-spouse Beneficiaries receiving a distribution from an employer sponsored
 retirement plan under sections 401(a) or 403(b) of the Code can also directly
 roll over contributions to a Roth IRA. However, it is our understanding of the
 Code that non-spouse Beneficiaries cannot "rollover" benefits from a
 traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.

 TDAs. In general, you may own a Tax Deferred Annuity (also known as a TDA, Tax
 Sheltered Annuity (TSA), 403(b) plan or 403(b) annuity) if you are an employee
 of a tax-exempt organization (as defined under Code Section 501(c)(3)) or a
 public educational organization, and you may make contributions to a TDA so
 long as your employer maintains such a plan and your rights to the annuity are
 non-forfeitable. Contributions to a TDA, and any earnings, are not taxable
 until distribution. You may also make contributions to a TDA under a salary
 reduction agreement, generally up to a maximum of $16,500 in 2010. Individuals
 participating in a TDA who are age 50 or above by the end of the year will be
 permitted to contribute an additional $5,500 in 2010. This amount is indexed
 for inflation. Further, you may roll over TDA amounts to another TDA or an
 IRA. You may also roll over TDA amounts to a qualified retirement plan, a SEP
 and a 457 government plan. A contract may generally only qualify as a TDA if
 distributions of salary deferrals (other than "grandfathered" amounts held as
 of December 31, 1988) may be made only on account of:
..   Your attainment of age 59 1/2;
..   Your severance of employment;
..   Your death;
..   Your total and permanent disability; or
..   Hardship (under limited circumstances, and only related to salary
    deferrals, not including earnings attributable to these amounts).

 In any event, you must begin receiving distributions from your TDA by
 April 1/st/ of the calendar year after the calendar year you turn age 70 1/2
 or retire, whichever is later. These distribution limits do not apply either
 to transfers or exchanges of investments under the contract, or to any "direct
 transfer" of your interest in the contract to another employer's TDA plan or
 mutual fund "custodial account" described under Code Section 403(b)(7).
 Employer contributions to TDAs are subject to the same general contribution,
 nondiscrimination, and minimum participation rules applicable to "qualified"
 retirement plans.

 CAUTION: Under recent IRS regulations we can accept contributions, transfers
 and rollovers only if we have entered into an information-sharing agreement,
 or its functional equivalent, with the applicable employer or its agent. In
 addition, in order to comply with the regulations, we will only process
 certain transactions (e.g, transfers, withdrawals, hardship distributions and,
 if applicable, loans) with employer approval. This means that if you request
 one of these transactions we will not consider your request to be in Good
 Order, and will not therefore process the transaction, until we receive the
 employer's approval in written or electronic form.

 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENT OPTIONS If you hold the contract
 under an IRA (or other tax-favored plan), required minimum distribution rules
 must be satisfied. This means that generally payments must start by April 1 of
 the year after the year you reach age 70 1/2 and must be made for each year
 thereafter. For a TDA or a 401(a) plan for which the participant is not a
 greater than 5% Owner of the employer, this required beginning date can
 generally be deferred to retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to
 these rules during the Owner's lifetime. The amount of the payment must at
 least equal the minimum required under the IRS rules. Several choices are
 available for calculating the minimum amount. More information on the
 mechanics of this calculation is available on request. Please contact us at a
 reasonable time before the IRS deadline so that a timely distribution is made.
 Please note that there is a 50% tax penalty on the amount of any required
 minimum distribution not made in a timely manner. Required minimum
 distributions are calculated based on the sum of the Account Value and the
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 additional living and death benefits from optional riders that you have
 purchased under the contract. As a result, the required minimum distributions
 may be larger than if the calculation were based on the Account Value only,
 which may in turn result in an earlier (but not before the required beginning
 date) distribution of amounts under the Annuity and an increased amount of
 taxable income distributed to the Annuity Owner, and a reduction of payments
 under the living and death benefit optional riders.

 You can use the Minimum Distribution option to satisfy the required minimum
 distribution rules for an Annuity without either beginning annuity payments or
 surrendering the Annuity. We will distribute to you the required minimum
 distribution amount, less any other partial withdrawals that you made during
 the year. Such amount will be based on the value of the contract as of
 December 31 of the prior year, but is determined without regard to other
 contracts you may own.

 Although the IRS rules determine the required amount to be distributed from
 your IRA each year, certain payment alternatives are still available to you.
 If you own more than one IRA, you can choose to satisfy your minimum
 distribution requirement for each of your IRAs by withdrawing that amount from
 any of your IRAs. If you inherit more than one IRA or more than one Roth IRA
 from the same Owner, similar rules apply.

 REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS UPON YOUR DEATH FOR QUALIFIED ANNUITY CONTRACTS
 Upon your death under an IRA, Roth IRA, 403(b) or other employer sponsored
 plan, the designated Beneficiary may generally elect to continue the contract
 and receive required minimum distributions under the contract instead of
 receiving the death benefit in a single payment. The available payment options
 will depend on whether you die before the date required minimum distributions
 under the Code were to begin, whether you have named a designated Beneficiary
 and whether that Beneficiary is your surviving spouse.

..   If you die after a designated Beneficiary has been named, the death benefit
    must be distributed by December 31/st/ of the year including the five year
    anniversary of the date of death, or as periodic payments not extending
    beyond the life or life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary (as long
    as payments begin by December 31/st/ of the year following the year of
    death). However, if your surviving spouse is the Beneficiary, the death
    benefit can be paid out over the life or life expectancy of your spouse
    with such payments beginning no later than December 31/st/ of the year
    following the year of death or December 31/st/ of the year in which you
    would have reached age 70 1/2, which ever is later. Additionally, if the
    contract is payable to (or for the benefit of) your surviving spouse, that
    portion of the contract may be continued with your spouse as the Owner.
..   If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and before the date
    required minimum distributions must begin under the Code, the death benefit
    must be paid out by December 31/st/ of the year including the five year
    anniversary of the date of death. For contracts where multiple
    Beneficiaries have been named and at least one of the Beneficiaries does
    not qualify as a designated Beneficiary and the account has not been
    divided into separate accounts by December 31/st/ of the year following the
    year of death, such contract is deemed to have no designated Beneficiary. A
    designated Beneficiary may elect to apply the rules for no designated
    Beneficiary if those would provide a smaller payment requirement. For this
    distribution requirement also, 2009 shall not be included in the five year
    requirement period.
..   If you die before a designated Beneficiary is named and after the date
    required minimum distributions must begin under the Code, the death benefit
    must be paid out at least as rapidly as under the method then in effect.
    For contracts where multiple Beneficiaries have been named and at least one
    of the Beneficiaries does not qualify as a designated Beneficiary and the
    account has not been divided into separate accounts by December 31/st/ of
    the year following the year of death, such contract is deemed to have no
    designated Beneficiary. A designated Beneficiary may elect to apply the
    rules for no designated Beneficiary if those would provide a smaller
    payment requirement.

 A Beneficiary has the flexibility to take out more each year than mandated
 under the required minimum distribution rules.

 Until withdrawn, amounts in a Qualified Annuity contract continue to be tax
 deferred. Amounts withdrawn each year, including amounts that are required to
 be withdrawn under the required minimum distribution rules, are subject to
 tax. You may wish to consult a professional tax advisor for tax advice as to
 your particular situation.

 For a Roth IRA, if death occurs before the entire interest is distributed, the
 death benefit must be distributed under the same rules applied to IRAs where
 death occurs before the date required minimum distributions must begin under
 the Code.

 TAX PENALTY FOR EARLY WITHDRAWALS FROM QUALIFIED ANNUITY CONTRACTS
 You may owe a 10% tax penalty on the taxable part of distributions received
 from an IRA, SEP, Roth IRA, TDA or qualified retirement plan before you attain
 age 59 1/2. Amounts are not subject to this tax penalty if:
..   the amount is paid on or after you reach age 59 1/2 or die;
..   the amount received is attributable to your becoming disabled; or
..   generally the amount paid or received is in the form of substantially equal
    payments (as defined in the Code) not less frequently than annually.
    (Please note that substantially equal payments must continue until the
    later of reaching age 59 1/2 or 5 years. Modification of payments or
    additional contributions to the contract during that time period will
    result in retroactive application of the 10% tax penalty.)

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 Other exceptions to this tax may apply. You should consult your tax advisor
 for further details.

 WITHHOLDING
 We will withhold federal income tax at the rate of 20% for any eligible
 rollover distribution paid by us to or for a plan participant, unless such
 distribution is "directly" rolled over into another qualified plan, IRA
 (including the IRA variations described above), SEP, 457 government plan or
 TDA. An eligible rollover distribution is defined under the tax law as a
 distribution from an employer plan under 401(a), a TDA or a 457 governmental
 plan, excluding any distribution that is part of a series of substantially
 equal payments (at least annually) made over the life expectancy of the
 employee or the joint life expectancies of the employee and his designated
 Beneficiary, any distribution made for a specified period of 10 years or more,
 any distribution that is a required minimum distribution and any hardship
 distribution. Regulations also specify certain other items which are not
 considered eligible rollover distributions. We will not withhold for payments
 made from trustee owned contracts or for payments under a 457 plan. For all
 other distributions, unless you elect otherwise, we will withhold federal
 income tax from the taxable portion of such distribution at an appropriate
 percentage. The rate of withholding on annuity payments where no mandatory
 withholding is required is determined on the basis of the withholding
 certificate that you file with us. If you do not file a certificate, we will
 automatically withhold federal taxes on the following basis:
..   For any annuity payments not subject to mandatory withholding, you will
    have taxes withheld by us as if you are a married individual, with 3
    exemptions
..   If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will
    automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default; and
..   For all other distributions, we will withhold at a 10% rate.

 We will provide you with forms and instructions concerning the right to elect
 that no amount be withheld from payments in the ordinary course. However, you
 should know that, in any event, you are liable for payment of federal income
 taxes on the taxable portion of the distributions, and you should consult with
 your tax advisor to find out more information on your potential liability if
 you fail to pay such taxes. There may be additional state income tax
 withholding requirements.

 ERISA REQUIREMENTS
 ERISA (the "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974") and the Code
 prevent a fiduciary and other "parties in interest" with respect to a plan
 (and, for these purposes, an IRA would also constitute a "plan") from
 receiving any benefit from any party dealing with the plan, as a result of the
 sale of the contract. Administrative exemptions under ERISA generally permit
 the sale of insurance/annuity products to plans, provided that certain
 information is disclosed to the person purchasing the contract. This
 information has to do primarily with the fees, charges, discounts and other
 costs related to the contract, as well as any commissions paid to any agent
 selling the contract. Information about any applicable fees, charges,
 discounts, penalties or adjustments may be found in the applicable sections of
 this prospectus. Information about sales representatives and commissions may
 be found in the sections of this prospectus addressing distribution of the
 Annuities.

 Other relevant information required by the exemptions is contained in the
 contract and accompanying documentation.

 Please consult with your tax advisor if you have any questions about ERISA and
 these disclosure requirements.

 SPOUSAL CONSENT RULES FOR RETIREMENT PLANS - QUALIFIED CONTRACTS If you are
 married at the time your payments commence, you may be required by federal law
 to choose an income option that provides survivor annuity income to your
 spouse, unless your spouse waives that right. Similarly, if you are married at
 the time of your death, federal law may require all or a portion of the Death
 Benefit to be paid to your spouse, even if you designated someone else as your
 Beneficiary. A brief explanation of the applicable rules follows. For more
 information, consult the terms of your retirement arrangement.

 DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS AND MONEY PURCHASE PENSION PLANS.
 If you are married at the time your payments commence, federal law requires
 that benefits be paid to you in the form of a "qualified joint and survivor
 annuity" (QJSA), unless you and your spouse waive that right, in writing.
 Generally, this means that you will receive a reduced payment during your life
 and, upon your death, your spouse will receive at least one-half of what you
 were receiving for life. You may elect to receive another income option if
 your spouse consents to the election and waives his or her right to receive
 the QJSA. If your spouse consents to the alternative form of payment, your
 spouse may not receive any benefits from the plan upon your death. Federal law
 also requires that the plan pay a Death Benefit to your spouse if you are
 married and die before you begin receiving your benefit. This benefit must be
 available in the form of an annuity for your spouse's lifetime and is called a
 "qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity" (QPSA). If the plan pays Death
 Benefits to other Beneficiaries, you may elect to have a Beneficiary other
 than your spouse receive the Death Benefit, but only if your spouse consents
 to the election and waives his or her right to receive the QPSA. If your
 spouse consents to the alternate Beneficiary, your spouse will receive no
 benefits from the plan upon your death. Any QPSA waiver prior to your
 attaining age 35 will become null and void on the first day of the calendar
 year in which you attain age 35, if still employed.

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 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS (INCLUDING 401(K) PLANS AND ERISA 403(B) ANNUITIES).
 Spousal consent to a distribution is generally not required. Upon your death,
 your spouse will receive the entire Death Benefit, even if you designated
 someone else as your Beneficiary, unless your spouse consents in writing to
 waive this right. Also, if you are married and elect an annuity as a periodic
 income option, federal law requires that you receive a QJSA (as described
 above), unless you and your spouse consent to waive this right.

 IRAS, NON-ERISA 403(B) ANNUITIES, AND 457 PLANS.
 Spousal consent to a distribution usually is not required. Upon your death,
 any Death Benefit will be paid to your designated Beneficiary.

 GIFTS AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFERS
 If you transfer your contract to another person for less than adequate
 consideration, there may be gift tax consequences in addition to income tax
 consequences. Also, if you transfer your contract to a person two or more
 generations younger than you (such as a grandchild or grandniece) or to a
 person that is more than 37 1/2 years younger than you, there may be
 generation-skipping transfer tax consequences.

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 For additional information about federal tax law requirements applicable to
 IRAs and Roth IRAs, see the IRA Disclosure Statement or Roth IRA Disclosure
 Statement, as applicable.

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                               OTHER INFORMATION

 PRUCO LIFE AND THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

 PRUCO LIFE. Pruco Life Insurance Company (Pruco Life) is a stock life
 insurance company organized in 1971 under the laws of the State of Arizona. It
 is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in the District of Columbia,
 Guam and in all states except New York. Pruco Life is a wholly-owned
 subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential), a New
 Jersey stock life insurance company that has been doing business since 1875.
 Prudential is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial,
 Inc. (Prudential Financial), a New Jersey insurance holding company. No
 company other than Pruco Life has any legal responsibility to pay amounts that
 it owes under its annuity contracts. Among other things, this means that where
 you participate in an optional living benefit or death benefit and the value
 of that benefit (e.g., the Protected Withdrawal Value, for Highest Daily
 Lifetime Income) exceeds your current Account Value, you would rely solely on
 the ability of Pruco Life to make payments under the benefit out of its own
 assets. As Pruco Life's ultimate parent, Prudential Financial, however,
 exercises significant influence over the operations and capital structure of
 Pruco Life.

 Pruco Life incorporates by reference into the prospectus its latest annual
 report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) since the end of the fiscal
 year covered by its latest annual report. In addition, all documents
 subsequently filed by Pruco Life pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
 15(d) of the Exchange Act also are incorporated into the prospectus by
 reference. Pruco Life will provide to each person, including any beneficial
 Owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the
 information that has been incorporated by reference into the prospectus but
 not delivered with the prospectus. Such information will be provided upon
 written or oral request at no cost to the requester by writing to Pruco Life
 Insurance Company, One Corporate Drive, Shelton, CT 06484 or by calling
 800-752-6342. Pruco Life files periodic reports as required under the Exchange
 Act. The public may read and copy any materials that Pruco Life files with the
 SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public
 Reference Room by calling the SEC at 202-551-8090. The SEC maintains an
 Internet site that contains reports, proxy, and information statements, and
 other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC (see
 http://www.sec.gov). Our internet address is
 http://www.prudentialannuities.com.

 Pruco Life conducts the bulk of its operations through staff employed by it or
 by affiliated companies within the Prudential Financial family. Certain
 discrete functions have been delegated to non-affiliates that could be deemed
 "service providers" or "administrators" under the Investment Company Act of
 1940. The entities engaged by Pruco Life may change over time. As of
 December 31, 2009, non-affiliated entities that could be deemed service
 providers to Pruco Life and/or another insurer within the Prudential Annuities
 business unit consisted of the following: Alliance-One Services Inc.
 (administration of variable life policies) located at 55 Hartland Street East
 Hartford CT 06108, Ascensus (qualified plan administrator) located at 200
 Dryden Road, Dresher, PA 19025, Blue Frog Solutions, Inc. (order entry systems
 provider) located at 555 SW 12/th/ Ave, Suite 202 Pompano Beach, FL 33069,
 Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. (proxy tabulation services),
 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717, EBIX Inc. (order-entry system) located at
 5 Concourse Parkway Suite 3200 Atlanta, GA 30328, ExlService Holdings, Inc.,
 ("EXL"), a Delaware corporation, having its office at 350 Park Avenue, 10/th/
 Floor, New York, NY 10022. Diversified Information Technologies Inc. (records
 management) located at 123 Wyoming Avenue Scranton, PA 18503, Fosdick
 Fulfillment Corp. (fulfillment of prospectuses and marketing materials)
 located at 26 Barnes Industrial Park Road North Wallingford, CT 06492,
 Insurance Technologies (annuity illustrations) located at 38120 Amrhein Ave.,
 Livonia, MI 48150, Lason Systems Inc. (contract printing and mailing) located
 at 1305 Stephenson Highway Troy, MI 48083, Morningstar Associates LLC (asset
 allocation recommendations) located at 225 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL
 60606, Pershing LLC (order-entry systems provider) located at One Pershing
 Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07399, Personix (printing and fulfillment of
 confirmations and client statements) located at 13100 North Promenade
 Boulevard Stafford, TX 77477, RR Donnelley Receivables Inc. (printing annual
 reports and prospectuses) located at 111 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL
 60606-4301, Stanton Group (qualified plan administrator) located at Two Pine
 Tree Drive Suite 400 Arden Hills, MN 55112 Attention: Alerus Retirement
 Solutions, State Street (accumulation unit value calculations) located at
 State Street Financial Center One Lincoln Street Boston, Massachusetts 02111,
 The Harty Press, Inc. (printing and fulfillment of marketing materials)
 located at 25 James Street New Haven, CT 06513, VG Reed & Sons Inc. (printing
 and fulfillment of annual reports) located at 1002 South 12/th/ Street
 Louisville, KY 40210, William B. Meyer (printing and fulfillment of
 prospectuses and marketing materials) located at 255 Long Beach Boulevard
 Stratford, CT 06615.

 THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. We have established a Separate Account, the Pruco Life
 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account (Separate Account), to hold the
 assets that are associated with the variable annuity contracts. The Separate
 Account was established under Arizona law on June 16, 1995, and is registered
 with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a unit investment
 trust, which is a type of investment company. The assets of the Separate
 Account are held in the name of Pruco Life and legally belong to us. These
 assets are kept separate from all of our other assets and may not be charged
 with liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct. Income,
 gains, and losses, whether or not realized, for assets allocated to the
 Separate Account are, in accordance with the Annuities, credited to or charged
 against the Separate Account without regard to other income, gains, or losses
 of Pruco Life. The obligations under the Annuities are those of Pruco Life,
 which is the issuer of the Annuities and the depositor of the Separate
 Account. More detailed information about Pruco Life, including its audited
 consolidated financial statements, is provided in the Statement of Additional
 Information.

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 We may offer new Sub-accounts, eliminate Sub-accounts, or combine Sub-accounts
 at our sole discretion. We may also close Sub-accounts to additional Purchase
 Payments on existing Annuities or close Sub-accounts for Annuities purchased
 on or after specified dates. We will first notify you and receive any
 necessary SEC and/or state approval before making such a change. If an
 underlying mutual fund is liquidated, we will ask you to reallocate any amount
 in the liquidated fund. If you do not reallocate these amounts, we will
 reallocate such amounts only in accordance with guidance provided by the SEC
 or its staff (or after obtaining an order from the SEC, if required). We
 reserve the right to substitute underlying portfolios, as allowed by
 applicable law. If we make a fund substitution or change, we may change the
 Annuity contract to reflect the substitution or change. We do not control the
 underlying mutual funds, so we cannot guarantee that any of those funds will
 always be available.

 If you are enrolled in a Dollar Cost Averaging, Automatic Rebalancing, or
 comparable programs while an underlying fund merger, substitution or
 liquidation takes place, unless otherwise noted in any communication from us,
 your Account Value invested in such underlying fund will be transferred
 automatically to the designated surviving fund in the case of mergers, the
 replacement fund in the case of substitutions, and an available Money Market
 Fund in the case of fund liquidations. Your enrollment instructions will be
 automatically updated to reflect the surviving fund, the replacement fund or a
 Money Market Fund for any continued and future investments.

 With the MVA Options, we use a separate account of Pruco Life different from
 the Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account discussed above. This
 separate account is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 Moreover, you do not participate in the appreciation or depreciation of the
 assets held by that separate account.

 SERVICE FEES PAYABLE TO PRUCO LIFE
 Pruco Life and/or our affiliates receive substantial and varying
 administrative service payments, Rule 12b-1 fees, and "revenue sharing"
 payments from certain underlying Portfolios or related parties. Rule 12b-1
 fees compensate our affiliated principal underwriter for distribution,
 marketing, and/or servicing functions. Administrative services payments
 compensate us for providing administrative services with respect to Annuity
 Owners invested indirectly in the Portfolio, which include duties such as
 recordkeeping shareholder services, and the mailing of periodic reports. We
 receive administrative services fees with respect to both affiliated
 underlying Portfolios and unaffiliated underlying Portfolios. The
 administrative services fees we receive from affiliates originate from the
 assets of the affiliated Portfolio itself and/or the assets of the Portfolio's
 investment advisor. In recognition of the administrative services provided by
 the relevant affiliated insurance companies, the investment advisors to
 certain affiliated Portfolios also make "revenue sharing" payments to such
 affiliated insurance companies. In any case, the existence of these payments
 tends to increase the overall cost of investing in the Portfolio. In addition,
 because these payments are made to us, allocations you make to these
 affiliated underlying Portfolios benefit us financially.

 We collect these payments and fees under agreements between us and a
 Portfolio's principal underwriter, transfer agent, investment advisor and/or
 other entities related to the Portfolio.

 The 12b-1 fees and administrative services fees that we receive may vary among
 the different fund complexes that are part of our investment platform. Thus,
 the fees we collect may be greater or smaller, based on the Portfolios that
 you select. In addition, we may consider these payments and fees, among a
 number of factors, when deciding to add or keep a Portfolio on the "menu" of
 Portfolios that we offer through the Annuity. Please see the table entitled
 "Underlying Mutual Fund Portfolio Annual Expenses" for a listing of the
 Portfolios that pay a 12b-1 fee.

 With respect to administrative services fees, the maximum fee (as of December
 31, 2009) that we receive is equal to 0.35% of the average assets allocated to
 the Portfolio(s) under the Annuity. We expect to make a profit on these fees.

 In addition, an investment advisor, sub-advisor or distributor of the
 underlying Portfolios may also compensate us by providing reimbursement,
 defraying the costs of, or paying directly for, among other things, marketing
 and/or administrative services and/or other services they provide in
 connection with the Annuity. These services may include, but are not limited
 to: sponsoring or co-sponsoring various promotional, educational or marketing
 meetings and seminars attended by distributors, wholesalers, and/or broker
 dealer firms' registered representatives, and creating marketing material
 discussing the contract, available options, and underlying Portfolios. The
 amounts paid depend on the nature of the meetings, the number of meetings
 attended by the advisor, sub-advisor, or distributor, the number of
 participants and attendees at the meetings, the costs expected to be incurred,
 and the level of the advisor's, sub-advisor's or distributor's participation.
 These payments or reimbursements may not be offered by all advisors,
 sub-advisors, or distributors, and the amounts of such payments may vary
 between and among each advisor, sub-advisor, and distributor depending on
 their respective participation.

 During 2009, with regard to amounts that were paid under these kinds of
 arrangements described immediately above, the amounts ranged from
 approximately $500 to approximately $840,562. These amounts may have been paid
 to one or more Prudential-affiliated insurers issuing individual variable
 annuities.

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 LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THE UNDERLYING FUNDS
 Each underlying mutual fund is registered as an open-end management investment
 company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Shares of the underlying
 mutual fund Portfolios are sold to Separate Accounts of life insurance
 companies offering variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The
 shares may also be sold directly to qualified pension and retirement plans.

 VOTING RIGHTS
 We are the legal Owner of the shares of the underlying mutual funds in which
 the Sub-accounts invest. However, under current SEC rules, you have voting
 rights in relation to Account Value maintained in the Sub-accounts. If an
 underlying mutual fund portfolio requests a vote of shareholders, we will vote
 our shares based on instructions received from Owners with Account Value
 allocated to that Sub-account. Owners have the right to vote an amount equal
 to the number of shares attributable to their contracts. If we do not receive
 voting instructions in relation to certain shares, we will vote those shares
 in the same manner and proportion as the shares for which we have received
 instructions. This voting procedure is sometimes referred to as "mirror
 voting" because, as indicated in the immediately preceding sentence, we mirror
 the votes that are actually cast, rather than decide on our own how to vote.
 We will also "mirror vote" shares that are owned directly by us or an
 affiliate (excluding shares held in the separate account of an affiliated
 insurer). In addition, because all the shares of a given mutual fund held
 within our Separate Account are legally owned by us, we intend to vote all of
 such shares when that underlying fund seeks a vote of its shareholders. As
 such, all such shares will be counted towards whether there is a quorum at the
 underlying fund's shareholder meeting and towards the ultimate outcome of the
 vote. Thus, under "mirror voting", it is possible that the votes of a small
 percentage of contract holders who actually vote will determine the ultimate
 outcome. We will furnish those Owners who have Account Value allocated to a
 Sub-account whose underlying mutual fund portfolio has requested a "proxy"
 vote with proxy materials and the necessary forms to provide us with their
 voting instructions. Generally, you will be asked to provide instructions for
 us to vote on matters such as changes in a fundamental investment strategy,
 adoption of a new investment advisory agreement, or matters relating to the
 structure of the underlying mutual fund that require a vote of shareholders.
 We reserve the right to change the voting procedures described above if
 applicable SEC rules change.

 Advanced Series Trust (the "Trust") has obtained an exemption from the
 Securities and Exchange Commission that permits its co-investment advisers,
 AST Investment Services, Inc. and Prudential Investments LLC, subject to
 approval by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, to change sub-advisors for a
 Portfolio and to enter into new sub-advisory agreements, without obtaining
 shareholder approval of the changes. This exemption (which is similar to
 exemptions granted to other investment companies that are organized in a
 similar manner as the Trust) is intended to facilitate the efficient
 supervision and management of the sub-advisors by AST Investment Services,
 Inc., Prudential Investments LLC and the Trustees. The Trust is required,
 under the terms of the exemption, to provide certain information to
 shareholders following these types of changes. We may add new Sub-accounts
 that invest in a series of underlying funds other than the Trust. Such series
 of funds may have a similar order from the SEC. You also should review the
 prospectuses for the other underlying funds in which various Sub-accounts
 invest as to whether they have obtained similar orders from the SEC.

 MATERIAL CONFLICTS
 It is possible that differences may occur between companies that offer shares
 of an underlying mutual fund portfolio to their respective Separate Accounts
 issuing variable annuities and/or variable life insurance products.
 Differences may also occur surrounding the offering of an underlying mutual
 fund portfolio to variable life insurance policies and variable annuity
 contracts that we offer. Under certain circumstances, these differences could
 be considered "material conflicts," in which case we would take necessary
 action to protect persons with voting rights under our variable annuity
 contracts and variable life insurance policies against persons with voting
 rights under other insurance companies' variable insurance products. If a
 "material conflict" were to arise between Owners of variable annuity contracts
 and variable life insurance policies issued by us we would take necessary
 action to treat such persons equitably in resolving the conflict. "Material
 conflicts" could arise due to differences in voting instructions between
 Owners of variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts of the same
 or different companies. We monitor any potential conflicts that may exist.

 CONFIRMATIONS, STATEMENTS, AND REPORTS
 We send any statements and reports required by applicable law or regulation to
 you at your last known address of record. You should therefore give us prompt
 notice of any address change. We reserve the right, to the extent permitted by
 law and subject to your prior consent, to provide any prospectus, prospectus
 supplements, confirmations, statements and reports required by applicable law
 or regulation to you through our Internet Website at
 www.prudentialannuities.com or any other electronic means, including diskettes
 or CD ROMs. We send a confirmation statement to you each time a transaction is
 made affecting Account Value, such as making additional Purchase Payments,
 transfers, exchanges or withdrawals. We also send quarterly statements
 detailing the activity affecting your Annuity during the calendar quarter, if
 there have been transactions during the quarter. We may confirm regularly
 scheduled transactions, including, but not limited to the Annual Maintenance
 Fee, Systematic Withdrawals (including 72(t)/72(q) payments and Required
 Minimum Distributions), electronic funds transfer, Dollar Cost Averaging, auto
 rebalancing, and the Custom Portfolios Program in quarterly statements instead
 of confirming them immediately. You should review the information in these
 statements carefully. You may request additional reports. We reserve the right
 to charge $50 for each such additional report, but may waive that charge in
 the future. We will also send an annual report and a semi-annual report
 containing applicable financial statements for the portfolios to Owners or,
 with your prior consent, make such documents available electronically through
 our Internet Website or other electronic means.

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 DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUITIES OFFERED BY PRUCO LIFE
 Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (PAD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
 Prudential Annuities, Inc., is the distributor and principal underwriter of
 the annuities offered through this prospectus. PAD acts as the distributor of
 a number of annuity and life insurance products. PAD's principal business
 address is One Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. PAD is registered
 as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act),
 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Each
 Annuity is offered on a continuous basis. PAD enters into distribution
 agreements with broker/dealers who are registered under the Exchange Act and
 with entities that may offer the Annuities but are exempt from registration
 (firms). Applications for each Annuity are solicited by registered
 representatives of those firms. Such representatives will also be our
 appointed insurance agents under state insurance law. In addition, PAD may
 offer the Annuity directly to potential purchasers.

 Under the distribution agreement, commissions are paid to firms on sales of
 the Annuity according to one or more schedules. The registered representative
 will receive all or a portion of the compensation, depending on the practice
 of his or her firm. Commissions are generally based on a percentage of
 Purchase Payments made, up to a maximum of 6.0% for the X Series, 7.0% for the
 B Series, 5.50% for the L Series and 2.0% for the C Series. Alternative
 compensation schedules are available that generally provide a lower initial
 commission plus ongoing quarterly compensation based on all or a portion of
 Unadjusted Account Value. We may also provide compensation to the distributing
 firm for providing ongoing service to you in relation to the Annuity.
 Commissions and other compensation paid in relation to the Annuity do not
 result in any additional charge to you or to the Separate Account.
 Compensation varies by Annuity product, and such differing compensation could
 be a factor in which Annuity a Financial Professional recommends to you.

 In addition, in an effort to promote the sale of our products (which may
 include the placement of Pruco Life and/or the Annuity on a preferred or
 recommended company or product list and/or access to the firm's registered
 representatives), we or PAD may enter into compensation arrangements with
 certain broker/dealers firms with respect to certain or all registered
 representatives of such firms under which such firms may receive separate
 compensation or reimbursement for, among other things, training of sales
 personnel and/or marketing and/or administrative services and/or other
 services they provide to us or our affiliates. These services may include, but
 are not limited to: educating customers of the firm on the Annuity's features;
 conducting due diligence and analysis; providing office access, operations and
 systems support; holding seminars intended to educate registered
 representatives and make them more knowledgeable about the Annuities;
 providing a dedicated marketing coordinator; providing priority sales desk
 support; and providing expedited marketing compliance approval and preferred
 programs to PAD. We or PAD also may compensate third-party vendors, for
 services that such vendors render to broker-dealer firms. To the extent
 permitted by the FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations, PAD
 may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the forms of cash
 or non-cash compensation. These arrangements may not be offered to all firms
 and the terms of such arrangements may differ between firms. In addition, we
 or our affiliates may provide such compensation, payments and/or incentives to
 firms arising out of the marketing, sale and/or servicing of variable
 annuities or life insurance offered by different Prudential business units.

 The list below identifies three general types of payments that PAD pays which
 are broadly defined as follows:

   .   Percentage Payments based upon "Assets under Management" or "AUM": This
       type of payment is a percentage payment that is based upon the total
       assets, subject to certain criteria in certain Pruco Life products.
   .   Percentage Payments based upon sales: This type of payment is a
       percentage payment that is based upon the total amount of money received
       as Purchase Payments under Pruco Life annuity products sold through the
       firm (or its affiliated broker-dealers).
   .   Fixed Payments: These types of payments are made directly to or in
       sponsorship of the firm (or its affiliated broker-dealers). Examples of
       arrangements under which such payments may be made currently include,
       but are not limited to: sponsorships, conferences (national, regional
       and top producer), speaker fees, promotional items and reimbursements to
       firms for marketing activities or services paid by the firms and/or
       their registered representatives. The amount of these payments varies
       widely because some payments may encompass only a single event, such as
       a conference, and others have a much broader scope. In addition, we may
       make payments periodically during the relationship for systems,
       operational and other support.

 The list below includes the names of the firms (or their affiliated
 broker/dealers) that we are aware (as of December 31, 2009) received payment
 with respect to our annuity business generally during 2009 (or as to which a
 payment amount was accrued during 2009). The firms listed below include those
 receiving payments in connection with marketing of products issued by Pruco
 Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. Your
 registered representative can provide you with more information about the
 compensation arrangements that apply upon request. During 2009, the least
 amount paid, and greatest amount paid, were $55 and $2,282,252, respectively.
 Each of these Annuities also is distributed by other selling firms that
 previously were appointed only with our affiliate Prudential Annuities Life
 Assurance Corporation ("PALAC"). Such other selling firms may have received
 compensation similar to the types discussed above with respect to their sale
 of PALAC annuities. In addition, such other selling firms may, on a going
 forward basis, receive substantial compensation that is not reflected in this
 2009 retrospective depiction.

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 NAME OF FIRM:


                                                                              
 1/st/ Global Capital Corp.                FELTL & Company                           LifeMark Securities Corp.
 Agency                                    Fifth Third Securites, Inc.               Lincoln Financial Advisors
 Allegheny Investments Ltd.                Financial Network Investment Corp.        Lincoln Financial Securities
 Allen & Company of Florida, Inc.          Financial Planning Consultants            Corporation
 Allstate Financial Services, LLC          Financial West Group                      Lincoln Investment Planning
 American Financial Associates             Fintegra, LLC                             Lombard Securities, Inc.
 American Independent Securities Group,    First Allied Securities, Inc.             LPL Financial Corporation
 LLC                                       First Citizens Investor Services Inc      Principal Financial Securities,Inc.
 American Portfolios Financial Services    First Heartland Capital, Inc.             M Holdings Securities, Inc
 Ameriprise Financial Services Inc         First Tennessee Brokerage, Inc.           Main Street Securities, LLC
 Ameritas Investment Corp.                 First Western Advisors                    McClurg Capital Corporation
 Aon Benfield Securities, Inc.             Foothill Securities, Inc.                 Medallion Investment Services
 Associated Securities Corp.               Foresters Equity Services Inc             Merrill Lynch
 AXA Advisors, LLC                         Fortune Financial Services, Inc.          MetLife Securities, Inc.
 Banc of America Invest.Svs(SO)            Founders Financial Securities LLC         Michigan Securities, Inc.
 BancorpSouth Investment Services,         Franklin Templeton Financial Services     MidAmerica Financial Services, Inc.
 Inc.                                      Corp.                                     MML Investors Services, Inc.
 BB&T Investment Services, Inc.            FSC Securities Corp.                      Money Concepts Capital Corp.
 BBVA Compass Investment Solutions,        FSIC                                      Moors & Cabot, Inc.
 Inc.                                      G.A. Repple & Company                     Morgan Keegan & Company
 BCG Securities, Inc.                      Garden State Securities, Inc.             Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC .
 Beneficial Investment Services Inc        Gary Goldberg & Co., Inc.                 Multi-Financial Securities Corp.
 Berthel Fisher & Company                  Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.            Mutual Service Corporation
 Broker Dealer Financial Services          Genworth Financial Securities Corp.       National Planning Corporation
 Brookstone Securities, Inc.               Girard Securities, Inc.                   National Securities Corp.
 Brookstreet Securities Corp.              Great American Advisors, Inc.             Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc
 Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc.                GunnAllen Financial, Inc.                 Nationwide Securities, LLC
 Calton & Associates, Inc.                 GWN Securities, Inc.                      New England Securities Corp.
 Cambridge Investment Research             H. Beck, Inc.                             Next Financial Group, Inc.
 Cambridge Legacy Securities, LLC          Hantz Financial Services, Inc.            NFP Securities, Inc.
 Cantella & Co., Inc.                      Harbour Investments, Inc.                 Normandy Securities, Inc.
 Capital Advisory Corp.                    Hazard & Siegel, Inc.                     North Ridge Securities Corp.
 Capital Analysts                          HBW Securities LLC                        Northstar Financial Partners, Inc.
 Capital Financial Services, Inc.          Heritage Financial System, Inc.           NRP Financial, Inc.
 Capital Growth Resources                  Horizon Financial Investment              NYLIFE Securities LLC
 Capital Investment Group, Inc.            Corporation                               Ohio National Equities, Inc.
 Capital One Investments, LLC              Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.             OneAmerica Securities, Inc.
 Carillon Investments, Inc.                IMS Securities                            Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Fahnestock)
 Centaurus Financial, Inc.                 Independent Financial Grp, LLC            Pacific Advisory Group Of America,
 CFD Investments, Inc.                     Infinex Investments, Inc.                 LLC
 Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.            ING Financial Partners, Inc.              Pacific Financial Associates, Inc.
 Coastal Equities Inc                      Institutional Securities Corp.            Pacific West Securities, Inc.
 Cohen Financial Equities LLC              Intervest International Equities Corp.    Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc.
 Commonwealth Financial Network            Invest Financial Corporation              Park Avenue Securities, LLC
 Community Investment Services, Inc.       Investacorp                               Paulson Investment Co., Inc.
 Comprehensive Asset Management            Investment Centers of America             PlanMember Securities Corp.
 Cornerstone Financial Services            Investment Professionals                  PNC Investments, LLC
 Credit Suisse Asset Management            Investors Capital Corporation             Presidential Brokerage, Inc.
 Securities, Inc.                          Investors Security Co., Inc.              Prime Capital Services, Inc.
 Crown Capital Securities, LP              ISG Equity Sales Corporation              PrimeVest Financial Services, Inc.
 Cumberland Brokerage Corp.                J.J.B. Hilliard Lyons, Inc.               Princor Financial Services Corp.
 CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.             J.P. Turner & Company, LLC                ProEquities, Inc.
 CUSO Financial Services, LP               Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC.             Professional Asset Management
 CW Securities, LLC                        JMS Securities L.P.                       Prospera Financial Services, Inc.
 David A. Noyes & Company                  Key Investment Services LLC               QA3 Financial Corp.
 Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.            KMS Financial Services, Inc.              Quest Securities, Inc.
 EDI Financial                             Kovack Securities, Inc.                   Questar Capital Corporation
 Equity Services, Inc.                     LaSalle St. Securities, LLC               Rampart Financial Services Inc
 Essex Financial Services, Inc             Legend Equities Corporation               Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
 Essex Securities, LLC                     Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.              Raymond James Financial Services


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 RBC Capital Markets Corporation      Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.           VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc
 RBS Securities Inc.                  Summit Equities, Inc.                     Valmark Securities, Inc.
 Regal Securities Inc                 SunAmerica Securities, Inc.               Veritrust Financial, LLC
 Regency Securities, Inc.             Sunset Financial Services, Inc.           VSR Financial Services, Inc.
 Reliant Trading                      SunTrust Investment Services, Inc.        Wall Street Financial Group
 Resource Horizons Group              SWS Financial Services, Inc.              Walnut Street Securities, Inc.
 RNR Securities, LLC                  Synergy Investment Group, LLC             Waterford Investor Services, Inc.
 Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.          T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc.           Waterstone Financial Group, Inc.
 Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.      TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc.     Wells Fargo Advisors Financial
 Sage Rutty & Co., Inc.               TFS Securities, Inc.                      Network LLC
 Sagepoint Financial, Inc.            The Investment Center, Inc.               Wells Fargo Advisors LLC
 Sammons Securities Co., LLC          The O.N. Equity Sales Co.                 Wells Fargo Advisors LLC - Wealth
 Sauders Retirement Advisors, Inc.    The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc.    Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
 Saunders Discount Brokerage, Inc.    TimeCapital Securities Corp.              Westminster Financial Securities, Inc.
 Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.           Tower Square Securities, Inc.             Weston Securities Corp.
 Securian Financial Services, Inc.    TransAmerica Financial Advisors, Inc.     WFG Investments, Inc.
 Securities America, Inc.             Triad Advisors, Inc.                      Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
 Securities Service Network, Inc.     Trustmont Financial Group, Inc.           World Choice Securities, Inc.
 Sigma Financial Corporation          UBS Financial Services, Inc.              World Equity Group, Inc.
 Signator Investors, Inc.             United Planners Financial Services of     World Group Securities, Inc.
 SII Investments, Inc.                America                                   Worth Financial Group, Inc
 Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.           USA Financial Securities Corp.            WRP Investments, Inc.
 Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.          UVEST Financial Services Group, Inc.


 You should note that firms and individual registered representatives and
 branch managers with some firms participating in one of these compensation
 arrangements might receive greater compensation for selling the Annuities than
 for selling a different annuity that is not eligible for these compensation
 arrangements. While compensation is generally taken into account as an expense
 in considering the charges applicable to a contract product, any such
 compensation will be paid by us or PAD and will not result in any additional
 charge to you. Your registered representative can provide you with more
 information about the compensation arrangements that apply upon request.

 This Annuity is sold through firms that are unaffiliated with us, and also is
 sold through an affiliated firm called Pruco Securities, LLC. Pruco
 Securities, LLC is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial
 that sells variable annuities and variable life insurance (among other
 products) through its registered representatives. Pruco Securities, LLC also
 serves as principal underwriter of certain variable life insurance contracts
 issued by subsidiary insurers of Prudential Financial.

 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 The financial statements of the Separate Account and Pruco Life are included
 in the Statement of Additional Information.

 INDEMNIFICATION
 Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
 1933 (the "Securities Act") may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
 controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the
 registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such
 indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
 and is therefore unenforceable.

 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 Pruco Life is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course
 of its business. Pruco Life's pending legal and regulatory actions may include
 proceedings specific to it and proceedings generally applicable to business
 practices in the industry in which it operates. Pruco Life is subject to class
 action lawsuits and individual lawsuits involving a variety of issues,
 including sales practices, underwriting practices, claims payment and
 procedures, additional premium charges for premiums paid on a periodic basis,
 denial or delay of benefits, return of premiums or excessive premium charges
 and breaching fiduciary duties to customers. Pruco Life is subject to
 litigation involving commercial disputes with counterparties or partners and
 class action lawsuits and other litigation alleging, among other things, that
 Pruco Life made improper or inadequate disclosures in connection with the sale
 of assets and annuity and investment products or charged excessive or
 impermissible fees on these products, recommended unsuitable products to
 customers, mishandled customer accounts or breached fiduciary duties to
 customers. Pruco Life may be a defendant in, or be contractually responsible
 to third parties for, class action lawsuits and individual litigation arising
 from its operations, including claims for breach of contract. Pruco Life is
 also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities,
 such as its investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment
 relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment and could be
 exposed to claims or litigation concerning certain business or process
 patents. Regulatory authorities from time to time make inquiries and conduct
 investigations and examinations relating particularly to Pruco Life and its
 businesses and products. In addition, Pruco Life, along with other
 participants in the businesses in which it engages, may be subject from time
 to time to

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 investigations, examinations and inquiries, in some cases industry-wide,
 concerning issues or matters upon which such regulators have determined to
 focus. In some of Pruco Life's pending legal and regulatory actions, parties
 may seek large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary
 damages. The outcome of a litigation or regulatory matter, and the amount or
 range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain.

 Commencing in 2003, Prudential Financial received formal requests for
 information from the SEC and the New York Attorney General's Office ("NYAG")
 relating to market timing in variable annuities by certain American Skandia
 entities. In connection with these investigations, with the approval of
 Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. (publ) ("Skandia"), an offer was made by
 American Skandia to the SEC and NYAG, to settle these matters by paying
 restitution and a civil penalty. In April 2009, AST Investment Services, Inc.,
 formerly named American Skandia Investment Services, Inc. ("ASISI"), reached a
 resolution of these investigations by the SEC and NYAG into market timing
 related misconduct involving certain variable annuities. The settlements
 relate to conduct that generally occurred between January 1998 and September
 2003. ASISI is an affiliate of Pruco Life and serves as investment manager for
 certain investment options under Pruco Life's variable life insurance and
 annuity products. Prudential Financial acquired ASISI from Skandia in May
 2003. Subsequent to the acquisition, Prudential Financial implemented
 controls, procedures and measures designed to protect customers from the types
 of activities involved in these investigations. These settlements resolve the
 investigations by the above named authorities into these matters, subject to
 the settlement terms. Under the terms of the settlements, ASISI paid a total
 of $34 million in disgorgement and an additional $34 million as a civil money
 penalty into a Fair Fund administered by the SEC to compensate those harmed by
 the market timing related activities. Pursuant to the settlements, ASISI has
 retained, at its ongoing cost and expense, the services of an Independent
 Distribution Consultant acceptable to the Staff of the SEC to develop a
 proposed distribution plan for the distribution of Fair Fund amounts according
 to a methodology developed in consultation with and acceptable to the Staff.
 As part of these settlements, ASISI hired an independent third party, which
 has conducted a compliance review and issued a report of its findings and
 recommendations to ASISI's Board of Directors, the Audit Committee of the
 Advanced Series Trust Board of Trustees and the Staff of the SEC. In addition,
 ASISI has agreed, among other things, to continue to cooperate with the SEC
 and NYAG in any litigation, ongoing investigations or other proceedings
 relating to or arising from their investigations into these matters. Under the
 terms of the purchase agreement pursuant to which Prudential Financial
 acquired ASISI from Skandia, Prudential Financial was indemnified for the
 settlements.

 Pruco Life's litigation and regulatory matters may be subject to many
 uncertainties, and as a result, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is
 possible that Pruco Life's results of operations or cash flow in a particular
 quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate
 unfavorable resolution of pending litigation or regulatory matters depending,
 in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. In light
 of the unpredictability of Pruco Life's litigation and regulatory matters, it
 is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of
 one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material
 adverse effect on Pruco Life's financial position. Management believes,
 however, that based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome
 of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of
 applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a
 material adverse effect on Pruco Life's financial position.

 CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 The following are the contents of the Statement of Additional Information:
..   Company
..   Experts
..   Principal Underwriter
..   Payments Made to Promote Sale of Our Products
..   Allocation of Initial Purchase Payment
..   Determination of Accumulation Unit Values
..   Financial Statements

 HOW TO CONTACT US
 You can contact us by:
..   calling our Customer Service Team at 1-888-PRU-2888 during our normal
    business hours,
..   writing to us via regular mail at Prudential Annuity Service Center, P.O.
    Box 7960, Philadelphia, PA 19176. NOTE: Failure to send mail to the proper
    address may result in a delay in our receiving and processing your request.
..   writing to us via overnight mail, certified, or registered mail delivery at
    the Prudential Annuity Service Center, 2101 Welsh Road, Dresher, PA 19025.
..   accessing information about your Annuity through our Internet Website at
    www.prudentialannuities.com.

 You can obtain account information by calling our automated response system
 and at www.prudentialannuities.com, our Internet Website. Our Customer Service
 representatives are also available during business hours to provide you with
 information about your account. You can request certain transactions through
 our telephone voice response system, our Internet Website or through a
 customer service representative. You can provide authorization for a third
 party, including your attorney-in-fact acting pursuant to a power of attorney,
 to access your account information and perform certain transactions on your
 account. You will need to complete a form provided by us which identifies
 those transactions that you wish to authorize via telephonic and electronic
 means and whether you wish to authorize a third party to perform any such
 transactions. Please note that unless you tell us otherwise, we

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 deem that all transactions that are directed by your Financial Professional
 with respect to your Annuity have been authorized by you. We require that you
 or your representative provide proper identification before performing
 transactions over the telephone or through our Internet Website. This may
 include a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will be provided to you
 upon issue of your Annuity or you may establish or change your PIN by calling
 our automated response system and at www.prudentialannuities.com, our Internet
 Website. Any third party that you authorize to perform financial transactions
 on your account will be assigned a PIN for your account.

 Transactions requested via telephone are recorded. To the extent permitted by
 law, we will not be responsible for any claims, loss, liability or expense in
 connection with a transaction requested by telephone or other electronic means
 if we acted on such transaction instructions after following reasonable
 procedures to identify those persons authorized to perform transactions on
 your Annuity using verification methods which may include a request for your
 Social Security number, PIN or other form of electronic identification. We may
 be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions if we did
 not follow such procedures.

 Pruco Life does not guarantee access to telephonic, facsimile, Internet or any
 other electronic information or that we will be able to accept transaction
 instructions via such means at all times. Nor, due to circumstances beyond our
 control, can we provide any assurances as to the delivery of transaction
 instructions submitted to us by regular and/or express mail. Regular and/or
 express mail (if operational) will be the only means by which we will accept
 transaction instructions when telephonic, facsimile, Internet or any other
 electronic means are unavailable or delayed. Pruco Life reserves the right to
 limit, restrict or terminate telephonic, facsimile, Internet or any other
 electronic transaction privileges at any time.

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                     APPENDIX A - ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES

 As we have indicated throughout this prospectus, each Annuity is a contract
 that allows you to select or decline any of several features that carries with
 it a specific asset-based charge. We maintain a unique Unit value
 corresponding to each combination of such contract features.

 Because each Annuity is new, no historical Unit values are depicted here.
 However, such historical Unit values will be set forth in subsequent
 amendments to this prospectus.

                                      A-1



       APPENDIX B - SELECTING THE VARIABLE ANNUITY THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU

 Pruco Life Insurance Company offers several deferred variable annuity
 products. Each annuity, (X, L, B, C Series), has different features and
 benefits that may be appropriate for you based on your individual financial
 situation and how you intend to use the annuity. Not all of these annuities
 may be available to you, depending on your state of residence and/or the
 broker-dealer through which your annuity was sold. You can verify which of
 these annuities is available to you by speaking to your Financial Professional
 or calling 1-888-PRU-2888.

 Among the factors you should consider when choosing which annuity product may
 be most appropriate for your individual needs are the following:
..   Your age;
..   The amount of your investment and any planned future Purchase Payments into
    the annuity,
..   How long you intend to hold the annuity (also referred to as investment
    time horizon);
..   Your desire to make withdrawals from the annuity and the timing thereof;
..   Your investment objectives;
..   The guarantees optional benefits may provide
..   Your desire to minimize costs and/or maximize return associated with the
    annuity.

 You can compare the costs of the X-Series, L-Series, B-Series, and C-Series by
 examining the section in this prospectus entitled "Summary of Contract Fees
 and Charges". There are trade-offs associated with the costs and benefits
 provided by each of the Series. Generally, shorter-term CDSC products such as
 the C-Series and L-Series provide higher Surrender Value in short-duration
 scenarios, while long-term CDSC classes such as the B-Series and X-Series
 provide higher Surrender Values in long-term scenarios. Please note, while the
 Insurance Charges differ among the Series, beginning after the 9th Annuity
 Year they are all equal.

 In choosing which Series to purchase, you should consider the features and the
 associated costs that offer the greatest value to you. The different features
 may include:
..   Variations on your ability to access funds in your Annuity without the
    imposition of a Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC),
..   Different ongoing fees and charges you pay to stay in the Annuity,
..   Purchase Credits made available.

 An Annuity without CDSC or a shorter CDSC may provide flexibility and greater
 Surrender Value in earlier years; however, if you intend to hold the Annuity
 long term, it may result in a trade off for value in later years. An Annuity
 that provides a Purchase Credit has a higher Insurance Charge until after the
 9th Annuity Year and a longer CDSC period than other Annuities without a
 Purchase Credit. However, the Purchase Credit may add long term value.

 The following chart outlines some of the different features for each Annuity
 sold through this prospectus. The availability of optional benefits, such as
 those noted in the chart, increase the total cost of the Annuity. Certain
 living benefits are intended to address longevity risks or market risk. You
 should consider whether your need for a living benefit alters your time
 horizon and then ultimately your share class decision. You should carefully
 consider which features you plan to use when selecting your annuity, and the
 impact of such features in relation to your investment objectives and which
 share class may be most appropriate for you.

 To demonstrate the impact of the various expense structures, the hypothetical
 examples on the following pages reflect the Account Value and Surrender Value
 of each Annuity over a variety of holding periods. These charts reflect the
 impact of different hypothetical rates of return and the comparable value of
 each of the Annuities (which reflects the charges associated with each
 Annuity) under the assumptions noted.

 PRUCO LIFE PRODUCT COMPARISON
 Below is a summary of Pruco Life's annuity products sold through this
 prospectus. X Series refers to Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity
 X Series, B Series refers to Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity B
 Series, L Series refers to Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity L
 Series, and C Series refers to Prudential Premier Retirement Variable Annuity
 C Series. Your registered Financial Professional can provide you with the
 prospectus for the underlying portfolios and can guide you through Selecting
 the Annuity That's Right For You and help you decide upon the Annuity that
 would be most advantageous for you given your individual needs. Please read
 the prospectus carefully before investing. Pruco Life Insurance Company does
 not make recommendations or provide investment advice. Please note that X
 Series Annuities sold in Connecticut have a different CDSC schedule.

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   Annuity Comparison              X Series                        B Series                   L Series     C Series
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Minimum Investment         $10,000                   $1,000                               $10,000          $10,000
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Maximum Issue Age          80                        85                                   85               85
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Contingent Deferred Sales  9 Years                   7 Years                              4 Years          N/A
 Charge Schedule           (9%, 9%, 9%, 9%, 8%,      (7%, 7%, 6%, 6%, 5%,                 (7%, 7%, 6%, 5%)
 (Based on date of each    8%, 8%, 5%, 2.5%)         5%, 5%)
 purchase payment)
 May vary by state
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Total Insurance Charge     1.85%                     1.30%                                1.70%            1.75%
 (during first 9 Annuity
 Years)
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Total Insurance Charge                                              1.30%
 (after 9th Annuity Year)
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Annual Maintenance Fee                               Lesser of:
                                                      $50, or
                                                      2% of Unadjusted
                                                         Account Value
                                                      Waived for
                                                         Premiums =(greater than) $100k
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Purchase Credit            Yes, based on purchase    No                                   No               No
                           payments
                            Yrs 1-4:
                               6% (3% age 82+)
                            Yrs 5+: N/A
                           Recaptured in certain
                           circumstances
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MVA Options                                          6 and 12 month
                                                     DCA MVA options;
                                                     3-, 5-, 7-& 10-yr MVA
                                                     Options
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Variable Investment                                  Advanced Series Trust
 Options (Not all options                            Franklin Templeton VIT
 available with certain
 optional benefits)
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Minimum Death Benefit      Greater of:               Greater of:
                            Purchase payments         Purchase payments
                               minus proportional        minus proportional
                               withdrawals, and          withdrawals, and
                            Unadjusted                Unadjusted
                               Account Value,            Account Value
                           Less any Purchase Credits
                           recaptured in certain
                           circumstances
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Optional Death Benefits                                 HAV
 (for an additional cost)                               Combo 5% Roll-up & HAV
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Optional Living Benefits                                HDI
 (for an additional cost)                               HDI with LIA
                                                        SHDI
                                                        HD6 Plus;
                                                        HD6 Plus w/ LIA;
                                                        Spousal HD6 Plus;
                                                        HD GRO II;
                                                        GRO Plus II
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 HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATION
 The following examples outline the value of each Annuity as well as the amount
 that would be available to an investor as a full surrender at the end of each
 of the Annuity Years specified. The values shown below are based on the
 following assumptions: An initial investment of $100,000 is made into each
 Annuity earning a gross rate of return of 0% and 6% and 10%, respectively.

 No additional Purchase Payments or withdrawals are made from the Annuity. The
 hypothetical gross rates of return are reduced by the arithmetic average of
 the fees and expenses of the underlying portfolios and the charges that are
 deducted from the Annuity at the Separate Account level (which is 1.10% for
 all Series) based on the fees and expenses of the applicable underlying
 portfolios as of December 31, 2009. The arithmetic average of all fund
 expenses is computed by adding portfolio management fees, 12b-1 fees and other
 expenses of all the underlying portfolios and then dividing by the number of
 portfolios. For purposes of the illustrations, we do not reflect any expense
 reimbursements or expense waivers that might apply and are described in the
 prospectus fee table. The Separate Account level charges refer to the
 Insurance Charge.

                                      B-2



 The Account Value and Surrender Value are further reduced by the Annual
 Maintenance Fee, if applicable. For X-Series, the Account Value and Surrender
 Value also reflect the addition of any applicable Purchase Credits.

 The Account Value assumes no surrender, while the Surrender Value assumes a
 100% surrender two days prior to the anniversary of the Issue Date of the
 Annuity ("Annuity Anniversary"), therefore reflecting the CDSC applicable to
 that Annuity Year. Note that a withdrawal on the Annuity Anniversary, or the
 day before the Annuity Anniversary, would be subject to the CDSC applicable to
 the next Annuity Year, which may be lower. The CDSC is calculated based on the
 date that the Purchase Payment was made and for purposes of these examples, we
 assume that a single Purchase Payment of $100,000 was made on the Issue Date.
 The values that you actually experience under an Annuity will be different
 from what is depicted here if any of the assumptions we make here differ from
 your circumstances, however the relative values for each Annuity reflected
 below will remain the same. (We will provide your Financial Professional with
 a personalized illustration upon request).

 If, for an additional fee, you elect an optional living benefit that has a
 Protected Withdrawal Value (PWV), the expenses will be higher and the values
 will differ from those shown in the charts below. Similar to Account and
 Surrender Values, the PWV will differ by share class. Typically, the share
 class with the higher Account Value will translate into a relatively higher
 PWV, unless the net rate of return is below the roll-up rate, where the PWV of
 the C, L and B would all grow equally by the guaranteed amount. The X Series,
 because of the impact of the Purchase Credit applied to the Account Value,
 will yield the relatively highest PWV in all scenarios. If the minimum
 guarantee(s) increases the PWV, the PWV of C, L, and B would all be equal at
 that time. The X Series would yield the highest PWV with the minimum
 guarantee(s) due to the impact of the Purchase Credit.

 0% GROSS RATE OF RETURN



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             L Share             B Share            X Share            C Share
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        Net rate of return Net rate of return  Net rate of return Net rate of return
        Yrs 1-10  -2.78%   All years  -2.39%   Yrs 1-10  -2.93%   Yrs 1-10  -2.83%
        Yrs 10+   -2.39%                       Yrs 10+   -2.39%   Yrs 10+   -2.39%
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Annuity Account  Surrender  Account  Surrender Account  Surrender Account  Surrender
 Year    Value     Value     Value     Value    Value     Value    Value     Value
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   1     97,226   90,226    97,621    90,621   102,903   93,903    97,177   97,177
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   2     94,522   87,522    95,292    88,292    99,888   90,888    94,426   94,426
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   3     91,893   85,893    93,018    87,018    96,962   87,962    91,753   91,753
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   4     89,337   84,337    90,799    84,799    94,121   85,121    89,156   89,156
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   5     86,853   86,853    88,633    83,633    91,364   83,364    86,632   86,632
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   6     84,437   84,437    86,519    81,519    88,687   80,687    84,180   84,180
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   7     82,088   82,088    84,455    79,455    86,089   78,089    81,797   81,797
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   8     79,805   79,805    82,440    82,440    83,567   78,567    79,481   79,481
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   9     77,586   77,586    80,473    80,473    81,119   78,619    77,231   77,231
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  10     75,428   75,428    78,553    78,553    78,742   78,742    75,045   75,045
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  11     73,628   73,628    76,679    76,679    76,862   76,862    73,254   73,254
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  12     71,871   71,871    74,850    74,850    75,029   75,029    71,506   71,506
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  13     70,156   70,156    73,064    73,064    73,239   73,239    69,800   69,800
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  14     68,483   68,483    71,321    71,321    71,491   71,491    68,135   68,135
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  15     66,849   66,849    69,619    69,619    69,786   69,786    66,510   66,510
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  16     65,254   65,254    67,959    67,959    68,121   68,121    64,923   64,923
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  17     63,697   63,697    66,337    66,337    66,496   66,496    63,374   63,374
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  18     62,178   62,178    64,755    64,755    64,909   64,909    61,862   61,862
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  19     60,694   60,694    63,210    63,210    63,361   63,361    60,386   60,386
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  20     59,246   59,246    61,702    61,702    61,849   61,849    58,946   58,946
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  21     57,833   57,833    60,230    60,230    60,374   60,374    57,539   57,539
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  22     56,453   56,453    58,793    58,793    58,933   58,933    56,167   56,167
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  23     55,106   55,106    57,390    57,390    57,527   57,527    54,827   54,827
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  24     53,792   53,792    56,021    56,021    56,155   56,155    53,519   53,519
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  25     52,508   52,508    54,685    54,685    54,815   54,815    52,242   52,242
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 ASSUMPTIONS:

 a. $100,000 initial investment

 b. Fund Expenses = 1.10%

 c. No optional death benefits or living benefits elected

 d. Annuity was issued on or after May 1, 2010

 e. Surrender Value assumes surrender 2 days before Annuity Anniversary


                                      B-3



 The shaded values indicate the highest Surrender Values in that year based on
 the stated assumptions. Assuming a 0% gross annual return, the C-Series has
 the highest Surrender Value in the first four Annuity Years, the L-Series has
 the highest Surrender Value in Annuity Years five, six, and seven, the
 B-Series has the highest Surrender Value in Annuity Years eight and nine, and
 the X-Series has the highest Surrender Value from the tenth Annuity Year on.

 For X Series Annuities issued in the state of Connecticut:

 Due to the state-specific CDSC schedule for X Series Annuities issued in
 Connecticut, the Surrender Values shown above may differ. Please refer to
 Appendix E for details.

 6% GROSS RATE OF RETURN



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             L Share             B Share            X Share            C Share
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        Net rate of return Net rate of return  Net rate of return Net rate of return
        Yrs 1-10   3.05%   All years   3.47%   Yrs 1-10   2.89%   Yrs 1-10   3.00%
        Yrs 10+    3.47%                       Yrs 10+    3.47%   Yrs 10+    3.47%
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Annuity Account  Surrender  Account  Surrender Account  Surrender Account  Surrender
 Year    Value     Value     Value     Value    Value     Value    Value     Value
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   1    103,043    96,043   103,461    96,461  109,060   100,060  102,991   102,991
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   2    106,188    99,188   107,053   100,053  112,217   103,217  106,080   106,080
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   3    109,429   103,429   110,769   104,769  115,465   106,465  109,262   109,262
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   4    112,768   107,768   114,614   108,614  118,807   109,807  112,539   112,539
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   5    116,210   116,210   118,592   113,592  122,246   114,246  115,915   115,915
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   6    119,756   119,756   122,709   117,709  125,784   117,784  119,391   119,391
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   7    123,411   123,411   126,968   121,968  129,425   121,425  122,972   122,972
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   8    127,177   127,177   131,375   131,375  133,172   128,172  126,661   126,661
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   9    131,059   131,059   135,936   135,936  137,026   134,526  130,460   130,460
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  10    135,058   135,058   140,654   140,654  140,993   140,993  134,373   134,373
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  11    139,745   139,745   145,536   145,536  145,885   145,885  139,036   139,036
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  12    144,595   144,595   150,588   150,588  150,948   150,948  143,862   143,862
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  13    149,615   149,615   155,815   155,815  156,188   156,188  148,855   148,855
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  14    154,808   154,808   161,224   161,224  161,610   161,610  154,022   154,022
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  15    160,182   160,182   166,820   166,820  167,219   167,219  159,369   159,369
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  16    165,742   165,742   172,611   172,611  173,024   173,024  164,901   164,901
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  17    171,495   171,495   178,603   178,603  179,030   179,030  170,625   170,625
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  18    177,448   177,448   184,802   184,802  185,244   185,244  176,547   176,547
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  19    183,607   183,607   191,217   191,217  191,674   191,674  182,676   182,676
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  20    189,981   189,981   197,854   197,854  198,328   198,328  189,016   189,016
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  21    196,575   196,575   204,722   204,722  205,212   205,212  195,578   195,578
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  22    203,399   203,399   211,828   211,828  212,335   212,335  202,366   202,366
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  23    210,459   210,459   219,181   219,181  219,705   219,705  209,391   209,391
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  24    217,764   217,764   226,789   226,789  227,332   227,332  216,659   216,659
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  25    225,323   225,323   234,662   234,662  235,223   235,223  224,180   224,180
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 ASSUMPTIONS:

 a. $100,000 initial investment

 b. Fund Expenses = 1.10%

 c. No optional death benefits or living benefits elected

 d. Annuity was issued on or after May 1, 2010

 e. Surrender Value assumes surrender 2 days before Annuity Anniversary

 The shaded values indicate the highest Surrender Values in that year based on
 the stated assumptions. Assuming a 6% gross annual return, the C-Series has
 the highest Surrender Value in the first four Annuity Years, the L-Series has
 the highest Surrender Value in Annuity Years five, six, and seven, the
 B-Series has the highest Surrender Value in Annuity Years eight and nine, and
 the X-Series has the highest Surrender Value from the tenth Annuity Year on.

                                      B-4



 For X Series Annuities issued in the state of Connecticut:

 Due to the state-specific CDSC schedule for X Series Annuities issued in
 Connecticut, the Surrender Values shown above may differ. Please refer to
 Appendix E for details. The C-Series has the highest Surrender Value in the
 first four Annuity Years, the L-Series has the highest Surrender Value in
 Annuity Years five and six, the B-Series has the highest Surrender Value in
 Annuity Years eight and nine, and the X-Series has the highest Surrender Value
 in year seven and from the tenth Annuity Year on.

 10% GROSS RATE OF RETURN



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             L Share             B Share            X Share            C Share
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        Net rate of return Net rate of return  Net rate of return Net rate of return
        Yrs 1-10   6.94%   All years   7.38%   Yrs 1-10   6.78%   Yrs 1-10   6.89%
        Yrs 10+    7.38%                       Yrs 10+    7.38%   Yrs 10+    7.38%
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Annuity Account  Surrender  Account  Surrender Account  Surrender Account  Surrender
 Year    Value     Value     Value     Value    Value     Value    Value     Value
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   1    106,921    99,921   107,355   100,355  113,164   104,164  106,867   106,867
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   2    114,342   107,342   115,273   108,273  120,833   111,833  114,226   114,226
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   3    122,278   116,278   123,775   117,775  129,023   120,023  122,091   122,091
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   4    130,765   125,765   132,905   126,905  137,767   128,767  130,499   130,499
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   5    139,840   139,840   142,707   137,707  147,104   139,104  139,485   139,485
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   6    149,546   149,546   153,233   148,233  157,074   149,074  149,091   149,091
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   7    159,925   159,925   164,535   159,535  167,719   159,719  159,357   159,357
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   8    171,025   171,025   176,671   176,671  179,086   174,086  170,331   170,331
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   9    182,895   182,895   189,701   189,701  191,224   188,724  182,060   182,060
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  10    195,589   195,589   203,693   203,693  204,184   204,184  194,597   194,597
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  11    210,013   210,013   218,717   218,717  219,240   219,240  208,947   208,947
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  12    225,503   225,503   234,849   234,849  235,411   235,411  224,359   224,359
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  13    242,136   242,136   252,171   252,171  252,774   252,774  240,907   240,907
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  14    259,995   259,995   270,770   270,770  271,418   271,418  258,675   258,675
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  15    279,171   279,171   290,742   290,742  291,437   291,437  277,755   277,755
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  16    299,762   299,762   312,186   312,186  312,933   312,933  298,241   298,241
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  17    321,872   321,872   335,212   335,212  336,014   336,014  320,239   320,239
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  18    345,612   345,612   359,936   359,936  360,797   360,797  343,858   343,858
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  19    371,104   371,104   386,484   386,484  387,409   387,409  369,221   369,221
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  20    398,475   398,475   414,990   414,990  415,983   415,983  396,453   396,453
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  21    427,866   427,866   445,599   445,599  446,664   446,664  425,695   425,695
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  22    459,424   459,424   478,465   478,465  479,609   479,609  457,093   457,093
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  23    493,310   493,310   513,755   513,755  514,984   514,984  490,807   490,807
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  24    529,695   529,695   551,648   551,648  552,968   552,968  527,007   527,007
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  25    568,764   568,764   592,337   592,337  593,753   593,753  565,878   565,878
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 ASSUMPTIONS:

 a. $100,000 initial investment

 b. Fund Expenses = 1.10%

 c. No optional death benefits or living benefits elected

 d. Annuity was issued on or after May 1, 2010

 e. Surrender Value assumes surrender 2 days before Annuity Anniversary

 The shaded values indicate the highest Surrender Values in that year based on
 the stated assumptions. Assuming a 10% gross annual return, the C-Series has
 the highest Surrender Value in the first four Annuity Years, the L-Series has
 the highest Surrender Value in Annuity Years five, six, and seven, the
 B-Series has the highest Surrender Value in Annuity Years eight and nine, and
 the X-Series has the highest Surrender Value from the tenth Annuity Year on.

 For X Series Annuities issued in the state of Connecticut:

 Due to the state-specific CDSC schedule for X Series Annuities issued in
 Connecticut, the Surrender Values shown above may differ. Please refer to
 Appendix E for details. The C-Series has the highest Surrender Value in the
 first four Annuity Years, the L-Series has the highest Surrender Value in
 Annuity Years five and six, the B-Series has the highest Surrender Value in
 Annuity Years eight and nine, and the X-Series has the highest Surrender Value
 in year seven and from the tenth Annuity Year on.

                                      B-5



   APPENDIX C - HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT, HIGHEST DAILY
 LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT WITH LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR, AND SPOUSAL
  HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT - NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NEW
                      ELECTIONS EXCEPT IN CERTAIN STATES

 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT (HD 6 PLUS)
 Highest Daily Lifetime/SM/ 6 Plus Income Benefit (HD 6 Plus)/SM/ is a lifetime
 guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the terms of
 the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual withdrawal
 amount for life.

 Previously we offered a benefit that guarantees until the death of the single
 designated life (the Annuitant) the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the
 "Annual Income Amount") equal to a percentage of an initial value (the
 "Protected Withdrawal Value") regardless of the impact of Sub-account
 performance on the Unadjusted Account Value, subject to our rules regarding
 the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to
 withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the rest of your life provided that you
 do not take withdrawals of Excess Income that resulted in your Unadjusted
 Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to designate the first
 withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time "Non-Lifetime Withdrawal". All
 other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a "Lifetime Withdrawal"
 under the benefit. Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus may be appropriate if you
 intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, and wish to ensure that
 Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual
 payments. You are not required to take withdrawals as part of the benefit -
 the guarantees are not lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable
 amount each year under the rules of the benefit. An integral component of
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is the predetermined mathematical formula we
 employ that may periodically transfer your Unadjusted Account Value to and
 from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section below entitled
 "How Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers Unadjusted Account Value Between
 Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account."

 The income benefit under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus currently is based on a
 single "designated life" who is at least 45 years old on the date that the
 benefit is acquired. The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit is not
 available if you elect any other optional living benefit, although you may
 elect any optional death benefit. As long as your Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus Benefit is in effect, you must allocate your Unadjusted Account Value in
 accordance with the permitted Sub-accounts and other Investment Option(s)
 available with this benefit. For a more detailed description of the permitted
 Investment Options, see the "Investment Options" section.

 ALTHOUGH YOU ARE GUARANTEED THE ABILITY TO WITHDRAW YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT
 FOR LIFE EVEN IF YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE FALLS TO ZERO, IF YOU TAKE A
 WITHDRAWAL OF EXCESS INCOME THAT BRINGS YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE TO ZERO,
 YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT ALSO WOULD FALL TO ZERO, AND THE BENEFIT AND THE
 ANNUITY THEN WOULD TERMINATE. IN THAT SCENARIO, NO FURTHER AMOUNT WOULD BE
 PAYABLE UNDER THE HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS BENEFIT. AS TO THE IMPACT OF
 SUCH A SCENARIO ON ANY OTHER OPTIONAL BENEFIT YOU MAY HAVE, PLEASE SEE THE
 APPLICABLE SECTION IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 You may also participate in the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program if you elect Highest
 Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, subject to the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program's rules.

 KEY FEATURE - PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE
 The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income
 Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Unadjusted
 Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum withdrawal. On the
 effective date of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your
 Unadjusted Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter, until the date of
 your first Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal
 discussed below), the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the "Periodic
 Value" described in the next paragraphs.

 The "Periodic Value" initially is equal to the Unadjusted Account Value on the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the
 first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop
 determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day (the "Current Valuation
 Day"), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:

 (1)the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the "Prior
    Valuation Day") appreciated at the daily equivalent of 6% annually during
    the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current
    Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than
    one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or
    holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any
    associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day (the
    Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal);
    and
 (2)the Unadjusted Account Value on the current Valuation Day.

                                      C-1



 If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 10/th/ or 20/th/
 Anniversary of the effective date of the benefit, your Periodic Value on the
 10/th/ or 20/th/ Anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the
 greater of:

 (1)the Periodic Value described above, or
 (2)the sum of (a), (b) and (c) below proportionally reduced for any
    Non-Lifetime Withdrawals:
    (a)200% (on the 10/th/ anniversary) or 400% (on the 20/th/ anniversary) of
       the Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the benefit
       including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase
       Credits) made on that day;
    (b)200% (on the 10/th/ anniversary) or 400% (on the 20/th/ anniversary) of
       all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made
       within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
    (c)all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) made
       after one year following the effective date of the benefit.

 In the rider for this benefit, we use slightly different terms for the
 calculation described. We use the term "Guaranteed Base Value" to refer to the
 Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the benefit, plus the amount
 of any "adjusted" Purchase Payments made within one year after the effective
 date of the benefit. "Adjusted" Purchase Payments means Purchase Payments we
 receive, increased by any Purchase Credits applied to your Account Value in
 relation to Purchase Payments, and decreased by any fees or tax charges
 deducted from such Purchase Payments upon allocation to the Annuity.

 Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at
 any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the
 date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase
 Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for
 subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Account Value upon
 any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including any
 associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals
 (see below).

 KEY FEATURE - ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT UNDER THE HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS
 BENEFIT
 The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected
 Withdrawal Value. The percentage initially depends on the age of the Annuitant
 on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of the benefit.
 The percentages are: 4% for ages 45 - less than 59 1/2; 5% for ages 59 1/2 -
 79, and 6% for ages 80 or older. (Note that for purposes of the age tiers used
 with this benefit, we deem the Annuitant to have reached age 59 1/2 on the
 183/rd/ day after his/her 59/th/ birthday). Under the Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus benefit, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are
 less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your
 Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals
 will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that
 Annuity Year and also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a
 dollar-for-dollar basis. If your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity
 Year are in excess of the Annual Income Amount ("Excess Income"), your Annual
 Income Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to
 Required Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by
 the result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately
 prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess
 Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.

 AS DISCUSSED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, WHEN YOU MAKE A WITHDRAWAL THAT IS SUBJECT TO
 A CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING, WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT THAT INCLUDES NOT
 ONLY THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF THE CDSC AND/OR
 TAX WITHHOLDING, TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR WITHDRAWAL HAS EXCEEDED THE ANNUAL
 INCOME AMOUNT. WHEN YOU TAKE A WITHDRAWAL, YOU MAY REQUEST A "GROSS"
 WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT (E.G., $2000) BUT THEN HAVE ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING
 DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE
 APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR
 PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). THE PORTION OF A WITHDRAWAL THAT
 EXCEEDED YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT (IF ANY) WOULD BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME
 AND THUS WOULD REDUCE YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT
 YEARS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY REQUEST THAT A "NET" WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY
 BE PAID TO YOU (E.G., $2000), WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX
 WITHHOLDING (E.G., $240) BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE
 (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
 VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). IN THE
 LATTER SCENARIO, WE DETERMINE WHETHER ANY PORTION OF THE WITHDRAWAL IS TO BE
 TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME BY LOOKING TO THE SUM OF THE NET AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY
 RECEIVE (E.G., $2000) AND THE AMOUNT OF ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (IN
 THIS EXAMPLE, A TOTAL OF $2240). THE AMOUNT OF THAT SUM (E.G., THE $2000 YOU
 RECEIVED PLUS THE $240 FOR THE CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING) THAT EXCEEDS YOUR
 ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT WILL BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME - THEREBY REDUCING YOUR
 ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

 You may use the Systematic Withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the
 Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime
 Withdrawal under this benefit.

 Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal will
 (i) increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to a
 percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits)
 based on the age of the Annuitant at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal
 (the percentages are: 4% for ages 45 - less than 59 1/2; 5% for ages 59 1/2 -
 79 and 6% for ages 80 and older) and (ii) increase the Protected Withdrawal
 Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase
 Credits).

                                      C-2



 If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any
 additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing
 and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual
 Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors
 we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to
 increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative
 size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept
 additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new
 elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity
 purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.

 HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 An automatic step-up feature ("Highest Daily Auto Step-Up") is part of Highest
 Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto
 Step-Up feature can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your
 first Lifetime Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Auto Step-Up starts with the
 anniversary of the Issue Date of the Annuity (the "Annuity Anniversary")
 immediately after your first Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit.
 Specifically, upon the first such Annuity Anniversary, we identify the
 Unadjusted Account Value on each Valuation Day within the immediately
 preceding Annuity Year after your first Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified
 the highest daily value (after all daily values have been adjusted for
 subsequent Purchase Payments and withdrawals), we then multiply that value by
 a percentage that varies based on the age of the Annuitant on the Annuity
 Anniversary as of which the step-up would occur. The percentages are: 4% for
 ages 45 - less than 59 1/2; 5% for ages 59 1/2 - 79, and 6% for ages 80 and
 older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual Income Amount, we replace the
 existing amount with the new, higher amount. Otherwise, we leave the existing
 Annual Income Amount intact. We will not automatically increase your Annual
 Income Amount solely as a result of your attaining a new age that is
 associated with a new age-based percentage. The Unadjusted Account Value on
 the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last daily step-up value of the
 Annuity Year. All daily valuations and annual step-ups will only occur on a
 Valuation Day. In later years (i.e., after the first Annuity Anniversary after
 the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether an automatic step-up
 should occur on each Annuity Anniversary, by performing a similar examination
 of the Unadjusted Account Values that occurred on Valuation Days during the
 year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a greater difference between
 your Protected Withdrawal Value and your Unadjusted Account Value, which may
 make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up less likely to occur. At the time that we
 increase your Annual Income Amount, we also increase your Protected Withdrawal
 Value to equal the highest daily value upon which your step-up was based only
 if that results in an increase to the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your
 Protected Withdrawal Value will never be decreased as a result of an income
 step-up. If, on the date that we implement a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to
 your Annual Income Amount, the charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus has
 changed for new purchasers, you may be subject to the new charge at the time
 of such step-up. Prior to increasing your charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus upon a step-up, we would notify you, and give you the opportunity to
 cancel the automatic step-up feature. If you receive notice of a proposed
 step-up and accompanying fee increase, you should consult with your Financial
 Professional and carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up
 justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased
 charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table
 entitled "Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges."

 If you are enrolled in a Systematic Withdrawal program, we will not
 automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the
 Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal
 amount of any Systematic Withdrawal program.

 The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit does not affect your ability to take
 withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take withdrawals that
 exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, if your
 cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to
 the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in
 subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual
 Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year. If your
 cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in any Annuity Year are less than the Annual
 Income Amount, you cannot carry over the unused portion of the Annual Income
 Amount to subsequent Annuity Years.

 Because each of the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount is
 determined in a way that is not solely related to Unadjusted Account Value, it
 is possible for the Unadjusted Account Value to fall to zero, even though the
 Annual Income Amount remains.

 Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest
 Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely
 hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. Assume the
 following for all three examples:
   .   The Issue Date is November 1, 2010
   .   The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on August 1, 2011
   .   The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected the Highest Daily
       Lifetime 6 Plus benefit

 EXAMPLE OF DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR REDUCTIONS
 On October 24, 2011, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in
 an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the designated life is between the
 ages of 59 1/2 and 79 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Annual
 Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case 5% of
 $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date, the
 remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including
 October 31, 2011) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar
 reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).

                                      C-3



 EXAMPLE OF PROPORTIONAL REDUCTIONS
 Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000
 occurs on October 27, 2011 and the Unadjusted Account Value at the time and
 immediately prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this
 withdrawal reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The
 remaining withdrawal amount of $1,500 reduces the Annual Income Amount in
 future Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the excess
 withdrawal to the Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the excess
 withdrawal. (Note that if there are other future withdrawals in that Annuity
 Year, each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income
 Amount).

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                                      
Unadjusted Account Value before Lifetime withdrawal                      $118,000.00
Less amount of "non" excess withdrawal                                   $  3,500.00
Unadjusted Account Value immediately before excess withdrawal of $1,500  $114,500.00
Excess withdrawal amount                                                 $   1500.00
Ratio                                                                           1.31%
Annual Income Amount                                                     $  6,000.00
Less ratio of 1.31%                                                      $     78.60
Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years                            $  5,921.40


 EXAMPLE OF HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the
 Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the
 Annuitant's age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest daily value since
 your first Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent
 years), adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including
 any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than the Annual Income Amount,
 adjusted for excess withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including
 any associated Purchase Credits).

 Continuing the same example as above, the Annual Income Amount for this
 Annuity Year is $6,000. However, the excess withdrawal on October 27 reduces
 the amount to $5,921.40 for future years (see above). For the next Annuity
 Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% (since the designated
 life is between 59 1/2 and 79 on the date of the potential step-up) of the
 highest daily Account Value, adjusted for withdrawals and Purchase Payments
 (including any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than $5,921.40. Here
 are the calculations for determining the daily values. Only the October 26
 value is being adjusted for excess withdrawals as the October 28 and
 October 31 Valuation Days occur after the excess withdrawal on October 27.



                                  HIGHEST DAILY VALUE
                                     (ADJUSTED FOR          ADJUSTED ANNUAL
                   UNADJUSTED   WITHDRAWAL AND PURCHASE INCOME AMOUNT (5% OF THE
DATE*             ACCOUNT VALUE       PAYMENTS)**         HIGHEST DAILY VALUE)
-----             ------------- ----------------------- ------------------------
                                               
October 26, 2011   $119,000.00        $119,000.00              $5,950.00
October 27, 2011   $113,000.00        $113,986.95              $5,699.35
October 28, 2011   $113,000.00        $113,986.95              $5,699.35
October 31, 2011   $119,000.00        $119,000.00              $5,950.00


 *  In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is November 1. The Valuation
    Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent
    Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be the Annuity Anniversary and every day
    following the Annuity Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of November
    1 is considered the first Valuation Date in the Annuity Year.
 ** In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal
    is $119,000 on October 26, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of
    $5,950.00. This amount is adjusted on October 27 to reflect the $5,000
    withdrawal. The calculations for the adjustments are:
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value of $119,000 on October 26 is first reduced
       dollar-for-dollar by $3,500 ($3,500 is the remaining Annual Income
       Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in Unadjusted Account Value of
       $115,500 before the excess withdrawal.
   .   This amount ($115,500) is further reduced by 1.31% (this is the ratio in
       the above example which is the excess withdrawal divided by the
       Unadjusted Account Value immediately preceding the excess withdrawal)
       resulting in a Highest Daily Value of $113,986.95.
   .   The Unadjusted Annual Income Amount is carried forward to the next
       Valuation Date of October 28. At this time, we compare this amount to 5%
       of the Unadjusted Account Value on October 28. Since the October 27
       adjusted Annual Income Amount of $5,699.35 is higher than $5,650.00 (5%
       of $113,000), we continue to carry $5,699.35 forward to the next and
       final Valuation Date of October 31. The Unadjusted Account Value on
       October 31 is $119,000 and 5% of this amount is $5,950. Since this is
       higher than $5,699.35, the adjusted Annual Income Amount is reset to
       $5,950.00.

 In this example, 5% of the October 31 value results in the highest amount of
 $5,950.00. Since this amount is higher than the current year's Annual Income
 Amount of $5,921.40 (adjusted for excess withdrawals), the Annual Income
 Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on November 1, 2011 and continuing
 through October 31, 2012, will be stepped-up to $5,950.00.

 NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL FEATURE
 You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal ("Non-Lifetime Withdrawal")
 under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. It is an optional feature of the benefit
 that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. The amount of
 the Non-Lifetime

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 Withdrawal cannot be more than the amount that would cause the Annuity to be
 taken below the minimum Surrender Value after a withdrawal for your Annuity.
 This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish your initial Annual Income
 Amount and the Periodic Value described above will continue to be calculated.
 However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally reduce all
 guarantees associated with the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. You must
 tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your withdrawal is intended to
 be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first Lifetime Withdrawal under the
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. If you don't elect the Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make will be the first Lifetime
 Withdrawal that establishes your Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income
 Amount. Once you elect to take the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal or Lifetime
 Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime Withdrawals may be taken.

 The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected
 Withdrawal Value and the Periodic Value guarantees on the tenth and twentieth
 anniversaries of the benefit effective date, described above, by the
 percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC and any
 applicable MVA) represents of the then current Unadjusted Account Value
 immediately prior to the withdrawal.

 If you are participating in a Systematic Withdrawal program, the first
 withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal.

 EXAMPLE - NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL (PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION)
 This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the
 benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to
 illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under
 this benefit.

 Assume the following:
 The Issue Date is December 1, 2010
   .   The Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on September 1, 2011
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
   .   The Annuitant was 70 years old when he/she elected the Highest Daily
       Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
   .   No previous withdrawals have been taken under the Highest Daily Lifetime
       6 Plus benefit

 On October 3, 2011, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 10/th/
 benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000, and the 20/th/
 benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $420,000, and the Unadjusted
 Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on
 October 3, 2011 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees
 associated with the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit will be reduced by
 the ratio the total withdrawal amount represents of the Unadjusted Account
 Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                              
      Withdrawal amount                                          $ 15,000
      Divided by Unadjusted Account Value before withdrawal      $120,000
      Equals ratio                                                   12.5%
      All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
      Protected Withdrawal Value                                 $109,375
      10/th/ benefit year Minimum Periodic Value                 $183,750
      20/th/ benefit year Minimum Periodic Value                 $367,500


 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 Withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount, but which you are required
 to take as a Required Minimum Distribution for this Annuity, will not reduce
 the Annual Income Amount for future years. No additional Annual Income Amounts
 will be available in an Annuity Year due to Required Minimum Distributions
 unless the Required Minimum Distribution amount is greater than the Annual
 Income Amount. Unless designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, Required
 Minimum Distributions are considered Lifetime Withdrawals. IF YOU TAKE A
 WITHDRAWAL IN AN ANNUITY YEAR IN WHICH YOUR REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS FOR
 THAT YEAR IS NOT GREATER THAN THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT, AND THE AMOUNT OF THE
 WITHDRAWAL EXCEEDS THE REMAINING ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT FOR THAT YEAR, WE WILL
 TREAT THE WITHDRAWAL AS A WITHDRAWAL OF EXCESS INCOME. SUCH A WITHDRAWAL OF
 EXCESS INCOME WILL REDUCE THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN FUTURE YEARS.
 If the Required Minimum Distribution (as calculated by us for your Annuity and
 not previously withdrawn in the current calendar year) is greater than the
 Annual Income Amount, an amount equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount
 plus the difference between the Required Minimum Distribution amount not
 previously withdrawn in the current calendar year and the Annual Income Amount
 will be available in the current Annuity Year without it being considered a
 withdrawal of Excess Income. In the event that a Required Minimum Distribution
 is calculated in a calendar year that crosses more than one Annuity Year and
 you choose to satisfy the entire Required Minimum Distribution for that
 calendar year in the next Annuity Year, the distribution taken in the next
 Annuity Year will reduce your Annual Income Amount in that Annuity Year by the
 amount of the distribution. If the Required Minimum Distribution not taken in
 the prior Annuity Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount as guaranteed
 by the benefit in the current Annuity Year, the total Required Minimum
 Distribution amount may be taken without being treated as a withdrawal of
 Excess Income.

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 EXAMPLE - REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 The following example is purely hypothetical and is intended to illustrate a
 scenario in which the Required Minimum Distribution amount in a given Annuity
 Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount.

 Annual Income Amount = $5,000

 Remaining Annual Income Amount = $3,000

 Required Minimum Distribution = $6,000

 The amount you may withdraw in the current Annuity Year without it being
 treated as an Excess Withdrawal is $4,000: ($3,000 + ($6,000 - $5,000) =
 $4,000).

 If the $4,000 withdrawal is taken, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be
 zero and the remaining required minimum distribution amount of $2,000 may be
 taken in the subsequent Annuity Year (when your Annual Income Amount is reset
 to $5,000) without proportionally reducing all of the guarantees associated
 with the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit as described above. The amount
 you may withdraw in the subsequent Annuity Year if you stop taking withdrawals
 in the current Annuity Year and choose not to satisfy the Required Minimum
 Distribution in the current Annuity Year (assuming the Annual Income Amount in
 the subsequent Annuity Year is $5,000), without being treated as a withdrawal
 of Excess Income is $6,000. This withdrawal must comply with all IRS
 guidelines in order to satisfy the Required Minimum Distribution for the
 current calendar year.

 BENEFITS UNDER HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS
..   To the extent that your Unadjusted Account Value was reduced to zero as a
    result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less
    than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable
    under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, we will make an additional payment, if
    any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount for
    the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual Income
    Amount would be payable even though your Unadjusted Account Value was
    reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal
    the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make
    payments until the death of the single designated life. After the
    Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero, you will not be permitted to
    make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. TO THE EXTENT THAT
    CUMULATIVE WITHDRAWALS IN THE ANNUITY YEAR THAT REDUCED YOUR UNADJUSTED
    ACCOUNT VALUE TO ZERO ARE MORE THAN THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT, THE HIGHEST
    DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS BENEFIT TERMINATES, AND NO ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ARE
    MADE. HOWEVER, IF A WITHDRAWAL IN THE LATTER SCENARIO WAS TAKEN TO SATISFY
    A REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION (AS DESCRIBED ABOVE) UNDER THE ANNUITY,
    THEN THE BENEFIT WILL NOT TERMINATE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE ANNUAL
    INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT ANNUITY YEARS UNTIL THE DEATH OF THE DESIGNATED
    LIFE.
..   Please note that if your Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero, all
    subsequent payments will be treated as annuity payments. Further, payments
    that we make under this benefit after the Latest Annuity Date will be
    treated as annuity payments.
..   If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if you
    decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual Income
    Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the following
    two options: (1) apply your Unadjusted Account Value, less any applicable
    tax charges, to any annuity option available; or (2) request that, as of
    the date annuity payments are to begin, we make annuity payments each year
    equal to the Annual Income Amount. If this option is elected, the Annual
    Income Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun. We will
    make payments until the death of the single designated life. We must
    receive your request in a form acceptable to us at our Service Office. If
    applying your Unadjusted Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to
    the life-only annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment, we
    will give you the higher annual payment.
..   In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to begin
    we currently make annual annuity payments in the form of a single life
    fixed annuity with eight payments certain, by applying the greater of the
    annuity rates then currently available or the annuity rates guaranteed in
    your Annuity. We reserve the right at any time to increase or decrease the
    period certain in order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the
    period certain to match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue
    Service tables). The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity
    payments will be the greater of:

    (1)the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments. Such
       present value will be calculated using the greater of the single life
       fixed annuity rates then currently available or the single life fixed
       annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
    (2)the Unadjusted Account Value.

 If no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income
 Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity
 payments are to begin.

 OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
..   Withdrawals under the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit are subject to
    all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any applicable
    CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as withdrawals that exceed the
    Annual Income

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   Amount. If you have an active Systematic Withdrawal program running at the
    time you elect this benefit, the first Systematic Withdrawal that processes
    after your election of the benefit will be deemed a Lifetime
    Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
    Benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as
    any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any withdrawals made under the
    benefit will be taken pro rata from the Sub-accounts (including the AST
    Investment Grade Bond Sub-account) and the DCA MVA Options. If you have an
    active Systematic Withdrawal program running at the time you elect this
    benefit, the program must withdraw funds pro-rata.

..   You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Unadjusted Account Value
    to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description
    of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio appears within the section
    entitled "Investment Options." You can find a copy of the AST Investment
    Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to www.prudentialannuities.com.
..   Transfers to and from the elected Sub-accounts, the DCA MVA Options, and
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the Highest Daily
    Lifetime 6 Plus mathematical formula will not count toward the maximum
    number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
..   Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Unadjusted Account Value must
    be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted
    Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to the Permitted Sub-accounts, or
    to the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this
    benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to
    current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to
    current participants in the benefit, they will only apply upon
    re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of subsequent Purchase
    Payments. That is, we will not require such current participants to
    re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
..   If you elect this benefit and in connection with that election, you are
    required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts, then on the Valuation Day
    we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the
    non-permitted Investment Options and (ii) invest the proceeds of those
    sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this
    reallocation process, your Unadjusted Account Value allocated to the
    Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case
    generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business
    on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the
    newly-elected benefit will not arise until the close of business on the
    following Valuation Day.
..   The current charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is 0.85% annually of
    the greater of the Unadjusted Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value.
    The maximum charge for Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is 1.50% annually of
    the greater of the Unadjusted Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value.
    As discussed in "Highest Daily Auto Step-Up" above, we may increase the fee
    upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct this charge on quarterly
    anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based on the values on the
    last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary. Thus, we deduct, on
    a quarterly basis, 0.2125% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day's
    Unadjusted Account Value and the prior Valuation Day's Protected Withdrawal
    Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If the deduction of the charge would result in the Unadjusted Account Value
 falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Unadjusted Account
 Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made
 subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as
 the "Account Value Floor"), we will only deduct that portion of the charge
 that would not cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account
 Value Floor. If the Unadjusted Account Value on the date we would deduct a
 charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge
 will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination
 of the benefit may cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the
 Account Value Floor. If a charge for the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
 would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge
 will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal
 could cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account Value
 Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not
 reduce the Unadjusted Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the
 Unadjusted Account Value to zero. If this happens and the Annual Income Amount
 is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.

 ELECTION OF AND DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT
 We no longer permit elections of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus except in
 certain States. Previously, for elections of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus,
 there must have been either, a single Owner who is the same as the Annuitant,
 or if the Annuity is entity owned, there must have been a single natural
 person Annuitant. In either case, the Annuitant must have been at least 45
 years old. Any change of the Annuitant under the Annuity will result in
 cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. Similarly, any change of Owner
 will result in cancellation of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, except if
 (a) the new Owner has the same taxpayer identification number as the previous
 Owner, (b) ownership is transferred from a custodian to the Annuitant, or vice
 versa or (c) ownership is transferred from one entity to another entity that
 is satisfactory to us.

 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus can be elected at the time that you purchase
 your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its availability, and our
 eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
 and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject to our current rules and
 availability. See "Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New
 Benefits" for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election
 of benefits. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU TERMINATE A LIVING BENEFIT AND ELECT
 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS, YOU LOSE THE GUARANTEES THAT YOU HAD
 ACCUMULATED UNDER YOUR EXISTING BENEFIT AND YOUR GUARANTEES UNDER HIGHEST
 DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WILL BE BASED ON YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE ON THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF HIGHEST DAILY

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 LIFETIME 6 PLUS. You and your Financial Professional should carefully consider
 whether terminating your existing benefit and electing Highest Daily Lifetime
 6 Plus is appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or
 further limit the election frequency in the future.

 If you participate in this benefit and you are currently participating in a
 systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be
 taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity's Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct
 proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total
 Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may
 not elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus so long as you participate in a
 systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.

 TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT
 You may terminate Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus at any time by notifying us.
 If you terminate the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will
 terminate as of the date the termination is effective.

 THE BENEFIT AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATES UPON THE FIRST TO OCCUR OF THE FOLLOWING:
    (I)YOUR TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT,
   (II)YOUR SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY,
  (III)YOUR ELECTION TO BEGIN RECEIVING ANNUITY PAYMENTS (ALTHOUGH IF YOU HAVE
       ELECTED TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN THE FORM OF ANNUITY
       PAYMENTS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT)
   (IV)OUR RECEIPT OF DUE PROOF OF DEATH OF THE OWNER OR ANNUITANT (FOR
       ENTITY-OWNED ANNUITIES)
    (V)BOTH THE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT EQUAL ZERO, OR
   (VI)YOU CEASE TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN "ELECTION OF AND
       DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT" ABOVE.

 Upon termination of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus other than upon the death of
 the Annuitant or Annuitization, we impose any accrued fee for the benefit
 (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since the fee was last
 assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for the benefit. This
 final charge will be deducted even if it results in the Unadjusted Account
 Value falling below the Account Value Floor. With regard to your investment
 allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact amounts that are held
 in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are participating in an
 asset allocation program (i.e., Custom Portfolios Program, or 6 or 12 Month
 DCA Program for which we are providing administrative support), transfer all
 amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to your variable
 Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same proportion as the current
 balances in your variable Investment Options). If, prior to the transfer from
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the Unadjusted Account Value in the
 variable Investment Options is zero, we will transfer such amounts to the AST
 Money Market Sub-account.

 If a surviving spouse elects to continue the Annuity, the Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus benefit terminates upon Due Proof of Death. The spouse may
 newly elect the benefit subject to the restrictions discussed above.

 HOW HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS/SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS
 TRANSFERS UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE BETWEEN YOUR PERMITTED SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE
 AST INVESTMENT GRADE BOND SUB-ACCOUNT
 An integral part of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus (including Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA and Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus) is the
 pre-determined mathematical formula used to transfer Unadjusted Account Value
 between the Permitted Sub-accounts and a specified bond fund within the
 Advanced Series Trust (the "AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account"). The AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account is available only with this benefit (and
 certain other living benefits), and thus you may not allocate Purchase
 Payments to or make transfers to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account. The formula monitors your Unadjusted Account Value daily and, if
 dictated by the formula, systematically transfers amounts between the
 Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen and the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account. The formula is set forth below.

 As indicated above, we limit the Sub-accounts to which you may allocate
 Unadjusted Account Value if you elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. For
 purposes of these benefits, we refer to those permitted Investment Options as
 the "Permitted Sub-accounts". Subject to availability, you may also choose to
 allocate Purchase Payments while this program is in effect to the DCA MVA
 Options utilized with our 6 or 12 Month Dollar Cost Averaging Program ("6 or
 12 Month DCA Program"). If you are participating in Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus and also are participating in the 6 or 12 Month DCA Program, and the
 formula under the benefit dictates a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts
 to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, then the amount to be
 transferred will be taken entirely from the Sub-accounts, provided there is
 sufficient Unadjusted Account Value in those Sub-accounts to meet the required
 transfer amount. Only if there is insufficient Unadjusted Account Value in
 those Sub-accounts will an amount be withdrawn from the DCA MVA Options. For
 purposes of the discussion below concerning transfers from the Permitted
 Sub-accounts to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, amounts held within
 the DCA MVA Options are included within the term "Permitted Sub-accounts".
 Thus, amounts may be transferred from the DCA MVA Options in the circumstances
 described above and in the section of the prospectus entitled 6 or 12 Month
 Dollar Cost Averaging Program. Any transfer dictated by the formula out of the
 AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account will only be transferred to the
 Permitted Sub-accounts, not the DCA MVA Options. We will not assess any Market
 Value Adjustment with respect to transfers under the formula from the DCA MVA
 Options.

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 Speaking generally, the formula, which is applied each Valuation Day, operates
 as follows. The formula starts by identifying an income basis for that day and
 then multiplies that figure by 5%, to produce a projected (i.e., hypothetical)
 income amount. Note that 5% is used in the formula, irrespective of the
 Annuitant's attained age. Then it produces an estimate of the total amount
 targeted in our allocation model, based on the projected income amount and
 factors set forth in the formula. In the formula, we refer to that value as
 the "Target Value" or "L". If you have already made a withdrawal, your
 projected income amount (and thus your Target Value) would take into account
 any automatic step-up, any subsequent Purchase Payments (including any
 associated Purchase Credits with respect to the X Series), and any excess
 withdrawals. Next, the formula subtracts from the Target Value the amount held
 within the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account on that day, and divides that
 difference by the amount held within the Permitted Sub-accounts. That ratio,
 which essentially isolates the amount of your Target Value that is not offset
 by amounts held within the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, is called
 the "Target Ratio" or "r". If, on each of three consecutive Valuation Days,
 the Target Ratio is greater than 83% but less than or equal to 84.5%, the
 formula will, on such third Valuation Day, make a transfer from the Permitted
 Sub-accounts in which you are invested (subject to the 90% cap discussed
 below) to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. As discussed above, if
 all or a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value is allocated to one or more
 DCA MVA Options at the time a transfer to the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account is required under the formula, we will first look to process the
 transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts, other than the DCA MVA Options. If
 the amount allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts is insufficient to satisfy
 the transfer, then any remaining amounts will be transferred from the DCA MVA
 Options. Once a transfer is made, the three consecutive Valuation Days begin
 again. If, however, on any Valuation Day, the Target Ratio is above 84.5%, the
 formula will make a transfer from the Permitted Sub-accounts (subject to the
 90% cap) to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account (as described above). If
 the Target Ratio falls below 78% on any Valuation Day, then a transfer from
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts
 (excluding the DCA MVA Options) will occur.

 The formula will not execute a transfer to the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account that results in more than 90% of your Unadjusted Account Value
 being allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account ("90% cap") on
 that Valuation Day. Thus, on any Valuation Day, if the formula would require a
 transfer to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account that would result in
 more than 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, only the amount that results in exactly 90%
 of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Sub- account will be transferred. Additionally, future transfers into the
 AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account will not be made (regardless of the
 performance of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and the Permitted
 Sub-accounts) at least until there is first a transfer out of the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. Once this transfer occurs out of the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, future amounts may be transferred to or
 from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account if dictated by the formula
 (subject to the 90% cap). At no time will the formula make a transfer to the
 AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account that results in greater than 90% of your
 Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account. However, it is possible that, due to the investment performance
 of your allocations in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and your
 allocations in the Permitted Sub-accounts you have selected, your Unadjusted
 Account Value could be more than 90% invested in the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account.

 If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity while the 90% cap is
 in effect, the formula will not transfer any of such additional Purchase
 Payments to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account at least until there is
 first a transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, regardless
 of how much of your Unadjusted Account Value is in the Permitted Sub-accounts.
 This means that there could be scenarios under which, because of the
 additional Purchase Payments you make, less than 90% of your entire Unadjusted
 Account Value is allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, and
 the formula will still not transfer any of your Unadjusted Account Value to
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account (at least until there is first a
 transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account). For example,
..   September 1, 2010 - a transfer is made to the AST Investment Grade Bond
    Sub-account that results in the 90% cap being met and now $90,000 is
    allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and $10,000 is
    allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts.
..   September 2, 2010 - you make an additional Purchase Payment of $10,000. No
    transfers have been made from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to
    the Permitted Sub-accounts since the cap went into effect on September 1,
    2010.
..   On September 2, 2010 - (and at least until first a transfer is made out of
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account under the formula) - the $10,000
    payment is allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts and on this date you
    have 82% in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and 18% in the
    Permitted Sub-accounts (such that $20,000 is allocated to the Permitted
    Sub-accounts and $90,000 to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account).
..   Once there is a transfer out of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
    (of any amount), the formula will operate as described above, meaning that
    the formula could transfer amounts to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond
    Sub-account if dictated by the formula (subject to the 90% cap).

 Under the operation of the formula, the 90% cap may come into and out of
 effect multiple times while you participate in the benefit. We will continue
 to monitor your Unadjusted Account Value daily and, if dictated by the
 formula, systematically transfer amounts between the Permitted Sub-accounts
 you have chosen and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account as dictated by
 the formula.

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 As you can glean from the formula, investment performance of your Unadjusted
 Account Value that is negative, flat, or even moderately positive may result
 in a transfer of a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value in the Permitted
 Sub-accounts to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account because such
 investment performance will tend to increase the Target Ratio. Because the
 amount allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account and the amount
 allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts each is a variable in the formula, the
 investment performance of each affects whether a transfer occurs for your
 Annuity. In deciding how much to transfer, we use another formula, which
 essentially seeks to re-balance amounts held in the Permitted Sub-accounts and
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account so that the Target Ratio meets a
 target, which currently is equal to 80%. Once you elect Highest Daily Lifetime
 6 Plus, the values we use to compare to the Target Ratio will be fixed. For
 newly-issued Annuities that elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and existing
 Annuities that elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus in the future, however, we
 reserve the right to change such values.

 Additionally, on each monthly Annuity Anniversary (if the monthly Annuity
 Anniversary does not fall on a Valuation Day, the next Valuation Day will be
 used), following all of the above described daily calculations, if there is
 money allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, we will perform
 an additional monthly calculation to determine whether or not a transfer will
 be made from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted
 Sub-accounts. This transfer will automatically occur provided that the Target
 Ratio, as described above, would be less than 83% after the transfer. The
 formula will not execute a transfer if the Target Ratio after this transfer
 would occur would be greater than or equal to 83%.

 The amount of the transfer will be equal to the lesser of:

 a) The total value of all your Unadjusted Account Value in the AST Investment
    Grade Bond Sub-account, or
 b) An amount equal to 5% of your total Unadjusted Account Value.

 While you are not notified when your Annuity reaches a transfer trigger under
 the formula, you will receive a confirmation statement indicating the transfer
 of a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value either to or from the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. The formula by which the transfer operates
 is designed primarily to mitigate some of the financial risks that we incur in
 providing the guarantee under Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. Depending on the results of the calculations of
 the formula, we may, on any Valuation Day:
..   Not make any transfer between the Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST
    Investment Grade Bond Sub-account; or
..   If a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value was previously allocated to
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, transfer all or a portion of
    those amounts to the Permitted Sub-accounts (as described above); or
..   Transfer a portion of your Unadjusted Account Value in the Permitted
    Sub-accounts and the DCA MVA Options to the AST Investment Grade Bond
    Sub-account.

 The amount and timing of transfers to and from the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account pursuant to the formula depends upon a number of factors unique to
 your Annuity (and is not necessarily directly correlated with the securities
 markets, bond markets, or interest rates, in general) including:
..   The difference between your Unadjusted Account Value and your Protected
    Withdrawal Value;
..   How long you have owned Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus/Spousal Highest Daily
    Lifetime 6 Plus;
..   The performance of the Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen;
..   The performance of the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account;
..   The amount allocated to each of the Permitted Sub-accounts you have chosen;
..   The amount allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account;
..   Additional Purchase Payments, if any, you make to your Annuity; and
..   Withdrawals, if any, you take from your Annuity (withdrawals are taken pro
    rata from your Unadjusted Account Value).

 At any given time, some, most or none of your Unadjusted Account Value will be
 allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, as dictated by the
 formula.

 The more of your Unadjusted Account Value that is allocated to the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the greater the impact of the performance
 of that Sub-account in determining whether (and how much) your Unadjusted
 Account Value is transferred back to the Permitted Sub-accounts. Further, it
 is possible under the formula that, if a significant portion of your
 Unadjusted Account Value is allocated to the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account and that Sub-account has good performance but the performance of
 your Permitted Sub-accounts is negative, the formula might transfer your
 Unadjusted Account Value to the Permitted Sub-accounts. Similarly, the more
 you have allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts, the greater the impact of
 the performance of those Permitted Sub-accounts will have on any transfer to
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If you make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity, they will be
 allocated according to your allocation instructions. Once they are allocated
 to your Annuity, they will also be subject to the formula described above and
 therefore may be transferred to the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, if
 dictated by the formula.

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 Any Unadjusted Account Value in the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account will
 not be available to participate in the investment experience of the Permitted
 Sub-accounts regardless of whether there is a subsequent Sub-account decline
 or market recovery until it is transferred out of the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Sub-account.

 ADDITIONAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for "qualified"
 investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or
 employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution
 rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts
 beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for
 which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the
 employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to
 retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the
 Owner's lifetime. The amount required under the Code may exceed the Annual
 Income Amount, which will cause us to increase the Annual Income Amount in any
 Annuity Year that Required Minimum Distributions due from your Annuity are
 greater than such amounts, as discussed above. In addition, the amount and
 duration of payments under the annuity payment provision may be adjusted so
 that the payments do not trigger any penalty or excise taxes due to tax
 considerations such as Required Minimum Distribution provisions under the tax
 law.

 As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be
 treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the
 Annuity. Please see the Tax Considerations section for a detailed discussion
 of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax
 scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do
 note that if you participate in Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus through a
 non-qualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments are
 returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be taxed as
 ordinary income.

 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR (HD6 PLUS WITH
 LIA)
 We offer another version of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus that we call Highest
 Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator/SM/ (HD6 Plus with
 LIA/SM/). Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA guarantees, until the death
 of the single designated life, the ability to withdraw an amount equal to
 double the Annual Income Amount (which we refer to as the "LIA Amount") if you
 meet the conditions set forth below. This version is only being offered in
 those jurisdictions where we have received regulatory approval and will be
 offered subsequently in other jurisdictions when we receive regulatory
 approval in those jurisdictions. You may choose Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
 with or without also electing LIA, however you may not elect LIA without
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and you must elect the LIA benefit at the time
 you elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus without LIA and would like to add the feature later, you must first
 terminate the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit and elect the Highest
 Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA (subject to availability and benefit
 re-election provisions). Please note that if you terminate Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus and elect the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA you lose
 the guarantees that you had accumulated under your existing benefit and will
 begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you elect based on your
 Unadjusted Account Value as of the date the new benefit becomes active.
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA is offered as an alternative to other
 lifetime withdrawal options. If you elect this benefit, it may not be combined
 with any other optional living benefit or death benefit. As long as your
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA benefit is in effect, you must allocate
 your Unadjusted Account Value in accordance with the permitted and available
 Investment Option(s) with this benefit. The income benefit under Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA currently is based on a single "designated life" who
 is between the ages of 45 and 75 on the date that the benefit is elected and
 received in Good Order. All terms and conditions of Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus apply to this version of the benefit, except as described herein. As is
 the case with Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
 with LIA involves your participation in a predetermined mathematical formula
 that transfers Account Value between your Sub-accounts and the AST Investment
 Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account. Please see Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
 above for a description of the predetermined mathematical formula.

 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA is not long-term care insurance and
 should not be purchased as a substitute for long-term care insurance. The
 income you receive through the Lifetime Income Accelerator may be used for any
 purpose, and it may or may not be sufficient to address expenses you may incur
 for long-term care or other medical or retirement expenses. You should seek
 professional advice to determine your financial needs for long-term care.

 If this benefit is being elected on an Annuity held as a 403(b) plan, then in
 addition to meeting the eligibility requirements listed below for the LIA
 Amount you must separately qualify for distributions from the 403(b) plan
 itself.

 If you elect the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA, the current charge is
 1.20% annually of the greater of Unadjusted Account Value and Protected
 Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge is 2.00% annually of the greater of the
 Unadjusted Account Value and Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct this charge
 on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date. Thus, we deduct, on
 a quarterly basis, 0.30% of the greater of the prior Valuation Day's
 Unadjusted Account Value and the prior Valuation Day's Protected Withdrawal
 Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your Sub-accounts, including
 the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If the deduction of the charge would result in the Unadjusted Account Value
 falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Unadjusted Account
 Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made
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 associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as the "Account Value Floor"),
 we will only deduct that portion of the charge that would not cause the
 Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If the
 Unadjusted Account Value on the date we would deduct a charge for the benefit
 is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge will be assessed for that
 benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination of the benefit may cause
 the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor. If a
 charge for the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA benefit would be
 deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the charge will be
 deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The withdrawal could
 cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account Value Floor.
 While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge) may not reduce
 the Unadjusted Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce the Unadjusted
 Account Value to zero.

 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIA AMOUNT. Both a waiting period of 36 months
 from the benefit effective date and an elimination period of 120 days from the
 date of notification that one or both of the requirements described
 immediately below have been met apply before you can become eligible for the
 LIA Amount. The 120 day elimination period begins on the date that we receive
 notification from you of your eligibility for the LIA Amount. Thus, assuming
 the 36 month waiting period has been met and we have received the notification
 referenced in the immediately preceding sentence, the LIA Amount would be
 available for withdrawal on the Valuation Day immediately after the 120/th/
 day. The waiting period and the elimination period may run concurrently. In
 addition to satisfying the waiting and elimination period, at least one of the
 following requirements ("LIA conditions") must be met.

 (1)The designated life is confined to a qualified nursing facility. A
    qualified nursing facility is a facility operated pursuant to law or any
    state licensed facility providing medically necessary in-patient care which
    is prescribed by a licensed physician in writing and based on physical
    limitations which prohibit daily living in a non-institutional setting.
 (2)The designated life is unable to perform two or more basic abilities of
    caring for oneself or "activities of daily living." We define these basic
    abilities as:

    i. Eating: Feeding oneself by getting food into the body from a receptacle
       (such as a plate, cup or table) or by a feeding tube or intravenously.
    ii.Dressing: Putting on and taking off all items of clothing and any
       necessary braces, fasteners or artificial limbs.
   iii.Bathing: Washing oneself by sponge bath; or in either a tub or shower,
       including the task of getting into or out of the tub or shower.
    iv.Toileting: Getting to and from the toilet, getting on and off the
       toilet, and performing associated personal hygiene.
    v. Transferring: Moving into or out of a bed, chair or wheelchair.
    vi.Continence: Maintaining control of bowel or bladder function; or when
       unable to maintain control of bowel or bladder function, the ability to
       perform personal hygiene (including caring for catheter or colostomy
       bag).

 You must notify us in writing when the LIA conditions have been met. If, when
 we receive such notification, there are more than 120 days remaining until the
 end of the waiting period described above, you will not be eligible for the
 LIA Amount, and you will have to notify us again in writing in order to become
 eligible. If there are 120 days or less remaining until the end of the waiting
 period when we receive notification that the LIA conditions are met, we will
 determine eligibility for the LIA Amount through our then current
 administrative process, which may include, but is not limited to,
 documentation verifying the LIA conditions and/or an assessment by a third
 party of our choice. Such assessment may be in person and we will assume any
 costs associated with the aforementioned assessment. The designated life must
 be available for any assessment or reassessment pursuant to our administrative
 process requirements. Once eligibility is determined, the LIA Amount is equal
 to double the Annual Income Amount as described above under the Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus benefit.

 Additionally, once eligibility is determined, we will reassess your
 eligibility on an annual basis although your LIA benefit for the Annuity Year
 that immediately precedes or runs concurrent with our reassessment will not be
 affected if it is determined that you are no longer eligible. Your first
 reassessment may occur in the same year as your initial assessment. If we
 determine that you are no longer eligible to receive the LIA Amount, upon the
 next Annuity Anniversary the Annual Income Amount would replace the LIA
 Amount. There is no limit on the number of times you can become eligible for
 the LIA Amount, however, each time would require the completion of the 120-day
 elimination period, notification that the designated life meets the LIA
 conditions, and determination, through our then current administrative
 process, that you are eligible for the LIA Amount, each as described above.

 LIA AMOUNT AT THE FIRST LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL. If your first Lifetime Withdrawal
 subsequent to election of Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA occurs while
 you are eligible for the LIA Amount, the available LIA Amount is equal to
 double the Annual Income Amount.

 LIA AMOUNT AFTER THE FIRST LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL. If you become eligible for the
 LIA Amount after you have taken your first Lifetime Withdrawal, the available
 LIA Amount for the current and subsequent Annuity Years is equal to double the
 then current Annual Income Amount. However, the available LIA Amount in the
 current Annuity Year is reduced by any Lifetime Withdrawals that have been
 taken in the current Annuity Year. Cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an
 Annuity Year which are less than or equal to the LIA Amount (when eligible for
 the LIA Amount) will not reduce your LIA Amount in subsequent Annuity Years,
 but any such withdrawals will reduce the LIA Amount on a dollar-for-dollar
 basis in that Annuity Year.

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 For new issuances of this benefit, we may institute a "cut-off" date that
 would stop the appreciation of the Protected Withdrawal Value, even if no
 Lifetime Withdrawal had been taken prior to the cut-off date (thus affecting
 the determination of the LIA Amount). We will not apply any cut-off date to
 those who elected this benefit prior to our institution of a cut-off date.

 WITHDRAWALS IN EXCESS OF THE LIA AMOUNT. Withdrawals (other than the
 Non-Lifetime Withdrawal) of any amount in a given Annuity Year up to the LIA
 Amount will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the amount of the
 withdrawal. However, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity
 Year are in excess of the LIA Amount ("Excess Withdrawal"), your LIA Amount in
 subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required Minimum
 Distributions) by the result of the ratio of the excess portion of the
 withdrawal to the Account Value immediately prior to the Excess
 Withdrawal. Excess Withdrawals also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value
 by the same ratio as the reduction to the LIA Amount. Any withdrawals that are
 less than or equal to the LIA Amount (when eligible) but in excess of the free
 withdrawal amount available under this Annuity will not incur a CDSC.

 AS DISCUSSED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, WHEN YOU MAKE A WITHDRAWAL THAT IS SUBJECT TO
 A CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING, WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT THAT INCLUDES NOT
 ONLY THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF THE CDSC AND/OR
 TAX WITHHOLDING, TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR WITHDRAWAL HAS EXCEEDED THE LIA
 AMOUNT. WHEN YOU TAKE A WITHDRAWAL, YOU MAY REQUEST A "GROSS" WITHDRAWAL
 AMOUNT (E.G., $2000) BUT THEN HAVE ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING DEDUCTED
 FROM THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO
 YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF
 DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). THE PORTION OF A WITHDRAWAL THAT EXCEEDED YOUR LIA
 AMOUNT (IF ANY) WOULD BE TREATED AS AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL AND THUS WOULD REDUCE
 YOUR LIA AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY REQUEST THAT A
 "NET" WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY BE PAID TO YOU (E.G., $2000), WITH THE
 UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (E.G., $240) BE APPLIED TO
 YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE APPLIED
 TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES
 OF DETERMINING AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL). IN THE LATTER SCENARIO, WE DETERMINE
 WHETHER ANY PORTION OF THE WITHDRAWAL IS TO BE TREATED AS AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL
 BY LOOKING TO THE SUM OF THE NET AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (E.G., $2000) AND
 THE AMOUNT OF ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (IN THIS EXAMPLE, A TOTAL OF
 $2240). THE AMOUNT OF THAT SUM (E.G., THE $2000 YOU RECEIVED PLUS THE $240 FOR
 THE CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING) THAT EXCEEDS YOUR LIA AMOUNT WILL BE TREATED
 AS AN EXCESS WITHDRAWAL - THEREBY REDUCING YOUR LIA AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

 WITHDRAWALS ARE NOT REQUIRED. However, subsequent to the first Lifetime
 Withdrawal, the LIA Amount is not increased in subsequent Annuity Years if you
 decide not to take a withdrawal in an Annuity Year or take withdrawals in an
 Annuity Year that in total are less than the LIA Amount.

 PURCHASE PAYMENTS. If you are eligible for the LIA Amount as described under
 "Eligibility Requirements for LIA Amount" and you make an additional Purchase
 Payment, the Annual Income Amount is increased by an amount obtained by
 applying the applicable percentage (4% for ages 45 - less than 59 1/2; 5% for
 ages 59 1/2 - 79; and 6% for ages 80 and older) to the Purchase Payment
 (including any associated Purchase Credits). The applicable percentage is
 based on the attained age of the designated life on the date of the first
 Lifetime Withdrawal after the benefit effective date.

 (Note that for purposes of the age tiers used with this benefit, we deem the
 Annuitant to have reached age 59 1/2 on the 183/rd/ day after his/her 59/th/
 birthday).

 The LIA Amount is increased by double the Annual Income Amount, if eligibility
 for LIA has been met. The Protected Withdrawal Value is increased by the
 amount of each Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase Credits).

 If the Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any
 additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing
 and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual
 Income Amount (or, if eligible for LIA, the LIA Amount) is being increased in
 an unintended fashion. Among the factors we will use in making a determination
 as to whether an action is designed to increase the Annual Income Amount (or,
 if eligible for LIA, the LIA Amount) in an unintended fashion is the relative
 size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept
 additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new
 elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity
 purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.

 STEP UPS. If your Annual Income Amount is stepped up, your LIA Amount will be
 stepped up to equal double the stepped up Annual Income Amount.

 GUARANTEE PAYMENTS. If your Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero as a
 result of cumulative withdrawals that are equal to or less than the LIA Amount
 when you are eligible, and there is still a LIA Amount available, we will make
 an additional payment for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining LIA Amount.
 If this were to occur, you are not permitted to make additional Purchase
 Payments to your Annuity. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining LIA Amount
 would be payable even though your Unadjusted Account Value was reduced to
 zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that equal the LIA Amount
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 this section. We will make payments until the death of the single designated
 life. Should the designated life no longer qualify for the LIA Amount (as
 described under "Eligibility Requirements for LIA Amount" above), the Annual
 Income Amount would continue to be available. Subsequent eligibility for the
 LIA Amount would require the completion of the 120 day elimination period as
 well as meeting the LIA conditions listed above under "Eligibility
 Requirements for LIA Amount". TO THE EXTENT THAT CUMULATIVE WITHDRAWALS IN THE
 CURRENT ANNUITY YEAR THAT REDUCE YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE TO ZERO ARE
 MORE THAN THE LIA AMOUNT (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF REQUIRED MINIMUM
 DISTRIBUTIONS), HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH LIA TERMINATES, AND NO
 ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ARE MADE. HOWEVER, IF A WITHDRAWAL IN THE LATTER SCENARIO
 WAS TAKEN TO SATISFY A REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION (AS DESCRIBED ABOVE)
 UNDER THE ANNUITY, THEN THE BENEFIT WILL NOT TERMINATE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
 TO PAY THE LIA AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT ANNUITY YEARS UNTIL THE DEATH OF THE
 DESIGNATED LIFE.

 ANNUITY OPTIONS. In addition to the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus annuity
 options described above, after the tenth anniversary of the benefit effective
 date ("Tenth Anniversary"), you may also request that we make annuity payments
 each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. In any year that you are eligible
 for the LIA Amount, we make annuity payments equal to the LIA Amount. If you
 would receive a greater payment by applying your Unadjusted Account Value to
 receive payments for life under your Annuity, we will pay the greater amount.
 Annuitization prior to the Tenth Anniversary will forfeit any present or
 future LIA Amounts. We will continue to make payments until the death of the
 designated life. If this option is elected, the Annual Income Amount and LIA
 Amount will not increase after annuity payments have begun.

 If you elect Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA, and never meet the
 eligibility requirements, you will not receive any additional payments based
 on the LIA Amount.

 TERMINATION OF HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH LIA. THE LIA BENEFIT
 TERMINATES UPON THE FIRST TO OCCUR OF THE FOLLOWING:
   .   YOUR TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT;
   .   YOUR SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY;
   .   OUR RECEIPT OF DUE PROOF OF DEATH OF THE DESIGNATED LIFE;
   .   THE ANNUITY DATE, IF UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE REMAINS ON THE ANNUITY
       DATE AND AN ELECTION IS MADE TO COMMENCE ANNUITY PAYMENTS PRIOR TO THE
       TENTH ANNUITY ANNIVERSARY;
   .   THE VALUATION DAY ON WHICH EACH OF THE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND THE
       ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IS ZERO; AND
   .   IF YOU CEASE TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTIONS OF THIS BENEFIT.

 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with LIA uses the same pre-determined
 mathematical formula used with Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. See the pertinent discussion in Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus above.

 SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT (SHD6 PLUS)
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime/SM/ 6 Plus Income Benefit (SHD6 Plus/SM/) is a
 lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, under which, subject to the
 terms of the benefit, we guarantee your ability to take a certain annual
 withdrawal amount for the lives of two spouses.

 Previously, we offered a benefit that guarantees, until the later death of two
 natural persons who are each other's spouses at the time of election of the
 benefit and at the first death of one of them (the "designated lives", and
 each, a "designated life"), the ability to withdraw an annual amount (the
 "Annual Income Amount") equal to a percentage of an initial principal value
 (the "Protected Withdrawal Value") regardless of the impact of Sub-account
 performance on the Unadjusted Account Value, subject to our rules regarding
 the timing and amount of withdrawals. You are guaranteed to be able to
 withdraw the Annual Income Amount for the lives of the designated lives,
 provided you have not made withdrawals of Excess Income that have resulted in
 your Unadjusted Account Value being reduced to zero. We also permit you to
 designate the first withdrawal from your Annuity as a one-time "Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal." All other withdrawals from your Annuity are considered a
 "Lifetime Withdrawal" under the benefit. The benefit may be appropriate if you
 intend to make periodic withdrawals from your Annuity, wish to ensure that
 Sub-account performance will not affect your ability to receive annual
 payments, and wish either spouse to be able to continue the Spousal Highest
 Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit after the death of the first spouse. You are not
 required to make withdrawals as part of the benefit - the guarantees are not
 lost if you withdraw less than the maximum allowable amount each year under
 the rules of the benefit. An integral component of Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus is the pre-determined mathematical formula we employ that may
 periodically transfer your Unadjusted Account Value to and from the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. See the section above entitled "How Highest
 Daily Lifetime 6 Plus/Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers
 Unadjusted Account Value Between Your Permitted Sub-accounts and the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Sub-account."

 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is the spousal version of Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus. This version is only being offered in those jurisdictions
 where we have received regulatory approval and will be offered subsequently in
 other jurisdictions when we receive regulatory approval in those
 jurisdictions. Currently, if you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
 and subsequently terminate the benefit, you may elect another living benefit,
 subject to our current rules. See "Election of and Designations under the
 Benefit" below and "Termination of Existing Benefits and Election of New
 Benefits" for details. Please note that if you terminate Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus and elect another benefit, you lose the guarantees that you
 had accumulated under your

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 existing benefit and will begin the new guarantees under the new benefit you
 elect based on your Unadjusted Account Value as of the date the new benefit
 becomes active. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus must be elected based on
 two designated lives, as described below. The youngest designated life must be
 at least 50 years old and the oldest designated life must be at least 55 years
 old when the benefit is elected. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is not
 available if you elect any other optional living benefit, although you may
 elect any optional death benefit. As long as your Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit is in effect, you must allocate your Unadjusted
 Account Value in accordance with the permitted Sub-accounts and other
 Investment Option(s) available with this benefit. For a more detailed
 description of the permitted Investment Options, see the "Investment
 Options" section.

 Although you are guaranteed the ability to withdraw your Annual Income Amount
 for life even if your Unadjusted Account Value falls to zero, if you take a
 withdrawal of Excess Income that brings your Unadjusted Account Value to zero,
 your Annual Income Amount also would fall to zero, and the benefit and the
 Annuity then would terminate. In that scenario, no further amount would be
 payable under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit. As to the
 impact of such a scenario on any other optional benefit you may have, please
 see the applicable section in this prospectus.

 You may also participate in the 6 or 12 Month Dollar Cost Averaging Program if
 you elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, subject to the 6 or 12 Month
 DCA Program's rules.

 KEY FEATURE - PROTECTED WITHDRAWAL VALUE
 The Protected Withdrawal Value is used to calculate the initial Annual Income
 Amount. The Protected Withdrawal Value is separate from your Unadjusted
 Account Value and not available as cash or a lump sum. On the effective date
 of the benefit, the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to your Unadjusted
 Account Value. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the date of your first
 Lifetime Withdrawal (excluding any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal discussed below),
 the Protected Withdrawal Value is equal to the "Periodic Value" described in
 the next paragraph.

 The "Periodic Value" initially is equal to the Unadjusted Account Value on the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day thereafter until the
 first Lifetime Withdrawal, we recalculate the Periodic Value. We stop
 determining the Periodic Value upon your first Lifetime Withdrawal after the
 effective date of the benefit. On each Valuation Day (the "Current Valuation
 Day"), the Periodic Value is equal to the greater of:

 (1)the Periodic Value for the immediately preceding business day (the "Prior
    Valuation Day") appreciated at the daily equivalent of 6% annually during
    the calendar day(s) between the Prior Valuation Day and the Current
    Valuation Day (i.e., one day for successive Valuation Days, but more than
    one calendar day for Valuation Days that are separated by weekends and/or
    holidays), plus the amount of any Purchase Payment (including any
    associated Purchase Credits) made on the Current Valuation Day (the
    Periodic Value is proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime Withdrawal);
    and
 (2)the Unadjusted Account Value on the current Valuation Day.

 If you have not made a Lifetime Withdrawal on or before the 10/th/ or 20/th/
 Anniversary of the effective date of the benefit, your Periodic Value on the
 10/th/ or 20/th/ Anniversary of the benefit effective date is equal to the
 greater of:

 (1)the Periodic Value described above or,
 (2)the sum of (a), (b) and (c) proportionally reduced for any Non-Lifetime
    Withdrawal:

       (a)200% (on the 10/th/ anniversary) or 400% (on the 20/th/ anniversary)
          of the Unadjusted Account Value on the effective date of the benefit
          including any Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase
          Credits) made on that day;
       (b)200% (on the 10/th/ anniversary) or 400% (on the 20/th/ anniversary)
          of all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits)
          made within one year following the effective date of the benefit; and
       (c)all Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits)
          made after one year following the effective date of the benefit.

 In the rider for this benefit, as respects the preceding paragraph, we use the
 term "Guaranteed Base Value" to refer to the Unadjusted Account Value on the
 effective date of the benefit, plus the amount of any "adjusted" Purchase
 Payments made within one year after the effective date of the benefit.
 "Adjusted" Purchase Payments means Purchase Payments we receive, increased by
 any Purchase Credits applied to your Account Value in relation to Purchase
 Payments, and decreased by any fees or tax charges deducted from such Purchase
 Payments upon allocation to the Annuity.

 Once the first Lifetime Withdrawal is made, the Protected Withdrawal Value at
 any time is equal to the greater of (i) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the
 date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, increased for subsequent Purchase
 Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for
 subsequent Lifetime Withdrawals, and (ii) the highest daily Unadjusted Account
 Value upon any step-up, increased for subsequent Purchase Payments (including
 any associated Purchase Credits) and reduced for subsequent Lifetime
 Withdrawals (see below).

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 KEY FEATURE - ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT UNDER THE SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6
 PLUS BENEFIT
 The Annual Income Amount is equal to a specified percentage of the Protected
 Withdrawal Value. The percentage initially depends on the age of the younger
 designated life on the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal after election of
 the benefit. The percentages are: 4% for ages 50-64, 5% for ages 65-84, and 6%
 for ages 85 and older. We use the age of the younger designated life even if
 that designated life is no longer a participant under the Annuity due to death
 or divorce. Under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit, if your
 cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are less than or equal to
 the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your Annual Income Amount in
 subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals will reduce the Annual
 Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that Annuity Year and also will
 reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If your
 cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year are in excess of the Annual
 Income Amount for any Annuity Year ("Excess Income"), your Annual Income
 Amount in subsequent years will be reduced (except with regard to Required
 Minimum Distributions for this Annuity that comply with our rules) by the
 result of the ratio of the Excess Income to the Account Value immediately
 prior to such withdrawal (see examples of this calculation below). Excess
 Income also will reduce the Protected Withdrawal Value by the same ratio.

 AS DISCUSSED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, WHEN YOU MAKE A WITHDRAWAL THAT IS SUBJECT TO
 A CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING, WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT THAT INCLUDES NOT
 ONLY THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT OF THE CDSC AND/OR
 TAX WITHHOLDING, TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR WITHDRAWAL HAS EXCEEDED THE ANNUAL
 INCOME AMOUNT. WHEN YOU TAKE A WITHDRAWAL, YOU MAY REQUEST A "GROSS"
 WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT (E.G., $2000) BUT THEN HAVE ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING
 DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE
 APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR
 PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). THE PORTION OF A WITHDRAWAL THAT
 EXCEEDED YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT (IF ANY) WOULD BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME
 AND THUS WOULD REDUCE YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT
 YEARS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY REQUEST THAT A "NET" WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY
 BE PAID TO YOU (E.G., $2000), WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX
 WITHHOLDING (E.G., $240) BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE
 (ALTHOUGH AN MVA MAY ALSO BE APPLIED TO YOUR REMAINING UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT
 VALUE, IT IS NOT CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS INCOME). IN THE
 LATTER SCENARIO, WE DETERMINE WHETHER ANY PORTION OF THE WITHDRAWAL IS TO BE
 TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME BY LOOKING TO THE SUM OF THE NET AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY
 RECEIVE (E.G., $2000) AND THE AMOUNT OF ANY CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING (IN
 THIS EXAMPLE, A TOTAL OF $2240). THE AMOUNT OF THAT SUM (E.G., THE $2000 YOU
 RECEIVED PLUS THE $240 FOR THE CDSC AND/OR TAX WITHHOLDING) THAT EXCEEDS YOUR
 ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT WILL BE TREATED AS EXCESS INCOME - THEREBY REDUCING YOUR
 ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

 You may use the Systematic Withdrawal program to make withdrawals of the
 Annual Income Amount. Any systematic withdrawal will be deemed a Lifetime
 Withdrawal under this benefit.

 Any Purchase Payment that you make subsequent to the election of Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal
 will (i) increase the then-existing Annual Income Amount by an amount equal to
 a percentage of the Purchase Payment (including any associated Purchase
 Credits) based on the age of the younger designated life at the time of the
 first Lifetime Withdrawal (the percentages are: 4% for ages 50-64, 5% for ages
 65-84, and 6% for ages 85 and older), and (ii) increase the Protected
 Withdrawal Value by the amount of the Purchase Payment (including any
 associated Purchase Credits).

 If your Annuity permits additional Purchase Payments, we may limit any
 additional Purchase Payment(s) if we determine that as a result of the timing
 and amounts of your additional Purchase Payments and withdrawals, the Annual
 Income Amount is being increased in an unintended fashion. Among the factors
 we will use in making a determination as to whether an action is designed to
 increase the Annual Income Amount in an unintended fashion is the relative
 size of additional Purchase Payment(s). We reserve the right to not accept
 additional Purchase Payments if we are not then offering this benefit for new
 elections. We will exercise such reservation of right for all annuity
 purchasers in the same class in a nondiscriminatory manner.

 HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 An automatic step-up feature ("Highest Daily Auto Step-Up") is part of this
 benefit. As detailed in this paragraph, the Highest Daily Auto Step-Up feature
 can result in a larger Annual Income Amount subsequent to your first Lifetime
 Withdrawal. The Highest Daily Step-Up starts with the anniversary of the Issue
 Date of the Annuity (the "Annuity Anniversary") immediately after your first
 Lifetime Withdrawal under the benefit. Specifically, upon the first such
 Annuity Anniversary, we identify the Unadjusted Account Value on each
 Valuation Day within the immediately preceding Annuity Year after your first
 Lifetime Withdrawal. Having identified the highest daily value (after all
 daily values have been adjusted for subsequent Purchase Payments and
 withdrawals), we then multiply that value by a percentage that varies based on
 the age of the younger designated life on the Annuity Anniversary as of which
 the step-up would occur. The percentages are 4% for ages 50-64, 5% for ages
 65-84, and 6% for ages 85 and older. If that value exceeds the existing Annual
 Income Amount, we replace the existing amount with the new, higher amount.
 Otherwise, we leave the existing Annual Income Amount intact. We will not
 automatically increase your Annual Income Amount solely as a result of your
 attaining a new age that is associated with a new age-based percentage. The
 Unadjusted Account Value on the Annuity Anniversary is considered the last
 daily step-up value of the Annuity Year. In later years (i.e., after the first
 Annuity Anniversary after the first Lifetime Withdrawal), we determine whether
 an automatic step-up should occur on each Annuity Anniversary by performing a
 similar examination of the Unadjusted Account Values that occurred on
 Valuation Days during the year. Taking Lifetime Withdrawals could produce a
 greater difference between your Protected Withdrawal Value and

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 your Unadjusted Account Value, which may make a Highest Daily Auto Step-up
 less likely to occur. At the time that we increase your Annual Income Amount,
 we also increase your Protected Withdrawal Value to equal the highest daily
 value upon which your step-up was based only if that results in an increase to
 the Protected Withdrawal Value. Your Protected Withdrawal Value will never be
 decreased as a result of an income step-up. If, on the date that we implement
 a Highest Daily Auto Step-Up to your Annual Income Amount, the charge for
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus has changed for new purchasers, you may
 be subject to the new charge at the time of such step-up. Prior to increasing
 your charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus upon a step-up, we would
 notify you, and give you the opportunity to cancel the automatic step-up
 feature. If you receive notice of a proposed step-up and accompanying fee
 increase, you should carefully evaluate whether the amount of the step-up
 justifies the increased fee to which you will be subject. Any such increased
 charge will not be greater than the maximum charge set forth in the table
 entitled "Your Optional Benefit Fees and Charges".

 If you are enrolled in a Systematic Withdrawal program, we will not
 automatically increase the withdrawal amount when there is an increase to the
 Annual Income Amount. You must notify us in order to increase the withdrawal
 amount of any Systematic Withdrawal program.

 The Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit does not affect your ability
 to take withdrawals under your Annuity, or limit your ability to take
 withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount. Under Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus, if your cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year
 are less than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, they will not reduce your
 Annual Income Amount in subsequent Annuity Years, but any such withdrawals
 will reduce the Annual Income Amount on a dollar-for-dollar basis in that
 Annuity Year. If, cumulatively, you withdraw an amount less than the Annual
 Income Amount in any Annuity Year, you cannot carryover the unused portion of
 the Annual Income Amount to subsequent Annuity Years.

 Because each of the Protected Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount is
 determined in a way that is not solely related to Unadjusted Account Value, it
 is possible for the Unadjusted Account Value to fall to zero, even though the
 Annual Income Amount remains.

 Examples of dollar-for-dollar and proportional reductions, and the Highest
 Daily Auto Step-Up are set forth below. The values shown here are purely
 hypothetical, and do not reflect the charges for the Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity.
 Assume the following for all three examples:
   .   The Issue Date is November 1, 2010
   .   The Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on
       August 1, 2011
   .   The younger designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected the
       Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit.

 EXAMPLE OF DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR REDUCTIONS
 On October 24, 2011, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $120,000, resulting in
 an Annual Income Amount of $6,000 (since the younger designated life is
 between the ages of 65 and 84 at the time of the first Lifetime Withdrawal,
 the Annual Income Amount is 5% of the Protected Withdrawal Value, in this case
 5% of $120,000). Assuming $2,500 is withdrawn from the Annuity on this date,
 the remaining Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year (up to and including
 October 31, 2011) is $3,500. This is the result of a dollar-for-dollar
 reduction of the Annual Income Amount ($6,000 less $2,500 = $3,500).

 EXAMPLE OF PROPORTIONAL REDUCTIONS
 Continuing the previous example, assume an additional withdrawal of $5,000
 occurs on October 27, 2011 and the Account Value at the time and immediately
 prior to this withdrawal is $118,000. The first $3,500 of this withdrawal
 reduces the Annual Income Amount for that Annuity Year to $0. The remaining
 withdrawal amount of $1,500 - reduces the Annual Income Amount in future
 Annuity Years on a proportional basis based on the ratio of the excess
 withdrawal to the Unadjusted Account Value immediately prior to the excess
 withdrawal. (Note that if there were other withdrawals in that Annuity Year,
 each would result in another proportional reduction to the Annual Income
 Amount).

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                                      
Unadjusted Account Value before Lifetime Withdrawal                      $118,000.00
Less amount of "non" excess withdrawal                                   $  3,500.00
Unadjusted Account Value immediately before excess withdrawal of $1,500  $114,500.00
Excess withdrawal amount                                                 $   1500.00
Ratio                                                                           1.31%
Annual Income Amount                                                     $  6,000.00
Less ratio of 1.31%                                                      $     78.60
Annual Income Amount for future Annuity Years                            $  5,921.40


 EXAMPLE OF HIGHEST DAILY AUTO STEP-UP
 On each Annuity Anniversary date after the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the
 Annual Income Amount is stepped-up if the appropriate percentage (based on the
 younger designated life's age on that Annuity Anniversary) of the highest
 daily value since your first

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 Lifetime Withdrawal (or last Annuity Anniversary in subsequent years),
 adjusted for withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including any
 associated Purchase Credits), is higher than the Annual Income Amount,
 adjusted for excess withdrawals and additional Purchase Payments (including
 any associated Purchase Credits).

 Continuing the same example as above, the Annual Income Amount for this
 Annuity Year is $6,000. However, the excess withdrawal on October 27 reduces
 the amount to $5,921.40 for future years (see above). For the next Annuity
 Year, the Annual Income Amount will be stepped up if 5% (since the youngest
 designated life is between 65 and 84 on the date of the potential step-up) of
 the highest daily Unadjusted Account Value adjusted for withdrawals and
 Purchase Payments (including any associated Purchase Credits), is higher than
 $5921.40. Here are the calculations for determining the daily values. Only the
 October 26 value is being adjusted for excess withdrawals as the October 28
 and October 31 Valuation Days occur after the excess withdrawal on October 27.



                                  HIGHEST DAILY VALUE
                                     (ADJUSTED FOR          ADJUSTED ANNUAL
                                WITHDRAWAL AND PURCHASE INCOME AMOUNT (5% OF THE
DATE*             ACCOUNT VALUE       PAYMENTS)**         HIGHEST DAILY VALUE)
-----             ------------- ----------------------- ------------------------
                                               
October 26, 2011   $119,000.00        $119,000.00              $5,950.00
October 27, 2011   $113,000.00        $113,986.95              $5,699.35
October 28, 2011   $113,000.00        $113,986.95              $5,699.35
October 31, 2011   $119,000.00        $119,000.00              $5,950.00


 *  In this example, the Annuity Anniversary date is November 1. The Valuation
    Dates are every day following the first Lifetime Withdrawal. In subsequent
    Annuity Years Valuation Dates will be every day following the Annuity
    Anniversary. The Annuity Anniversary Date of November 1 is considered the
    final Valuation Date for the Annuity Year.
 ** In this example, the first daily value after the first Lifetime Withdrawal
    is $119,000 on October 26, resulting in an adjusted Annual Income Amount of
    $5,950.00. This amount is adjusted on October 27 to reflect the $5,000
    withdrawal. The calculations for the adjustments are:
   .   The Unadjusted Account Value of $119,000 on October 26 is first reduced
       dollar-for-dollar by $3,500 ($3,500 is the remaining Annual Income
       Amount for the Annuity Year), resulting in an Unadjusted Account Value
       of $115,500 before the excess withdrawal.
   .   This amount ($115,500) is further reduced by 1.31% (this is the ratio in
       the above example which is the excess withdrawal divided by the
       Unadjusted Account Value immediately preceding the excess withdrawal)
       resulting in a Highest Daily Value of $113,986.95.
   .   The adjusted Annual Income Amount is carried forward to the next
       Valuation Date of October 28. At this time, we compare this amount to 5%
       of the Unadjusted Account Value on October 28. Since the October 27
       adjusted Annual Income Amount of $5,699.35 is higher than $5,650.00 (5%
       of $113,000), we continue to carry $5,699.35 forward to the next and
       final Valuation Day of October 31. The Unadjusted Account Value on
       October 31 is $119,000 and 5% of this amount is $5,950. Since this is
       higher than $5,699.35, the adjusted Annual Income Amount is reset to
       $5,950.00.

 In this example, 5% of the October 31 value results in the highest amount of
 $5,950.00. Since this amount is higher than the current year's Annual Income
 Amount of $5,921.40 (adjusted for excess withdrawals), the Annual Income
 Amount for the next Annuity Year, starting on November 1, 2011 and continuing
 through October 31, 2012, will be stepped-up to $5,950.00.

 NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL FEATURE
 You may take a one-time non-lifetime withdrawal ("Non-Lifetime Withdrawal")
 under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus. It is an optional feature of the
 benefit that you can only elect at the time of your first withdrawal. The
 amount of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal cannot be more than the amount that
 would cause the Annuity to be taken below the minimum Surrender Value after a
 withdrawal for your Annuity. This Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will not establish
 our initial Annual Income Amount and the Periodic Value above will continue to
 be calculated. However, the total amount of the withdrawal will proportionally
 reduce all guarantees associated with the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6
 Plus benefit. You must tell us at the time you take the withdrawal if your
 withdrawal is intended to be the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal and not the first
 Lifetime Withdrawal under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit.
 If you don't elect the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, the first withdrawal you make
 will be the first Lifetime Withdrawal that establishes your Protected
 Withdrawal Value and Annual Income Amount. Once you elect the Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal or Lifetime Withdrawals, no additional Non-Lifetime withdrawals may
 be taken.

 The Non-Lifetime Withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Protected
 Withdrawal Value and the Periodic Value guarantees on the tenth and twentieth
 anniversaries of the benefit effective date, described above, by the
 percentage the total withdrawal amount (including any applicable CDSC and any
 applicable MVA) represents of the then current Unadjusted Account Value
 immediately prior to the time of the withdrawal.

 If you are participating in a Systematic Withdrawal program, the first
 withdrawal under the program cannot be classified as the Non-Lifetime
 Withdrawal.

 EXAMPLE - NON-LIFETIME WITHDRAWAL (PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION)
 This example is purely hypothetical and does not reflect the charges for the
 benefit or any other fees and charges under the Annuity. It is intended to
 illustrate the proportional reduction of the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal under
 this benefit. Assume the following:
..   The Issue Date is December 1, 2010
..   The Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit is elected on
    September 1, 2011

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..   The Unadjusted Account Value at benefit election was $105,000
..   The younger designated life was 70 years old when he/she elected the
    Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit
..   No previous withdrawals have been taken under the Spousal Highest Daily
    Lifetime 6 Plus benefit

 On October 3, 2011, the Protected Withdrawal Value is $125,000, the 10th
 benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $210,000 and the 20/th/
 benefit year minimum Periodic Value guarantee is $420,000, and the Unadjusted
 Account Value is $120,000. Assuming $15,000 is withdrawn from the Annuity on
 October 3, 2011 and is designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, all guarantees
 associated with the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit will be
 reduced by the ratio the total withdrawal amount represents of the Unadjusted
 Account Value just prior to the withdrawal being taken.

 HERE IS THE CALCULATION:


                                                              
      Withdrawal amount                                          $ 15,000
      Divided by Unadjusted Account Value before withdrawal      $120,000
      Equals ratio                                                   12.5%
      All guarantees will be reduced by the above ratio (12.5%)
      Protected Withdrawal Value                                 $109,375
      10/th/ benefit year Minimum Periodic Value                 $183,750
      20/th/ benefit year Minimum Periodic Value                 $367,500


 REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 Withdrawals that exceed the Annual Income Amount, but which you are required
 to take as a Required Minimum Distribution for this Annuity, will not reduce
 the Annual Income Amount for future years. No additional Annual Income Amounts
 will be available in an Annuity Year due to Required Minimum Distributions
 unless the Required Minimum Distribution amount is greater than the Annual
 Income Amount. Unless designated as a Non-Lifetime Withdrawal, Required
 Minimum Distributions are considered Lifetime Withdrawals. IF YOU TAKE A
 WITHDRAWAL IN AN ANNUITY YEAR IN WHICH YOUR REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION FOR
 THAT YEAR IS NOT GREATER THAN THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT, AND THE AMOUNT OF THE
 WITHDRAWAL EXCEEDS THE REMAINING ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT FOR THAT YEAR, WE WILL
 TREAT THE WITHDRAWAL AS A WITHDRAWAL OF EXCESS INCOME. SUCH A WITHDRAWAL OF
 EXCESS INCOME WILL REDUCE THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN FUTURE YEARS.
 If the Required Minimum Distribution (as calculated by us for your Annuity and
 not previously withdrawn in the current calendar year) is greater than the
 Annual Income Amount, an amount equal to the remaining Annual Income Amount
 plus the difference between the Required Minimum Distribution amount not
 previously withdrawn in the current calendar year and the Annual Income Amount
 will be available in the current Annuity Year without it being considered a
 withdrawal of Excess Income. In the event that a Required Minimum Distribution
 is calculated in a calendar year that crosses more than one Annuity Year and
 you choose to satisfy the entire Required Minimum Distribution for that
 calendar year in the next Annuity Year, the distribution taken in the next
 Annuity Year will reduce your Annual Income Amount in that Annuity Year by the
 amount of the distribution. If the Required Minimum Distribution not taken in
 the prior Annuity Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount as guaranteed
 by the benefit in the current Annuity Year, the total Required Minimum
 Distribution amount may be taken without being treated as a withdrawal of
 Excess Income.

 EXAMPLE - REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
 The following example is purely hypothetical and is intended to illustrate a
 scenario in which the Required Minimum Distribution amount in a given Annuity
 Year is greater than the Annual Income Amount.

 Annual Income Amount = $5,000

 Remaining Annual Income Amount = $3,000

 Required Minimum Distribution = $6,000

 The amount you may withdraw in the current Annuity Year without it being
 treated as an Excess Withdrawal is $4,000. ($3,000 + ($6,000 - $5,000) =
 $4,000).

 If the $4,000 withdrawal is taken, the remaining Annual Income Amount will be
 zero and the remaining Required Minimum Distribution amount of $2,000 may be
 taken in the subsequent Annuity Year (when your Annual Income Amount is reset
 to $5,000) without proportionally reducing all guarantees associated with the
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit as described above. The amount
 you may withdraw in the subsequent Annuity Year if you stop taking withdrawals
 in the current Annuity Year and choose not to satisfy the Required Minimum
 Distribution in the current Annuity Year (assuming the Annual Income Amount in
 the subsequent Annuity Year is $5,000) without being treated as a withdrawal
 of Excess Income is $6,000. This withdrawal must comply with all IRS
 guidelines in order to satisfy the Required Minimum Distribution for the
 current calendar year.

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 BENEFITS UNDER SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS
..   To the extent that your Unadjusted Account Value was reduced to zero as a
    result of cumulative Lifetime Withdrawals in an Annuity Year that are less
    than or equal to the Annual Income Amount, and amounts are still payable
    under Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus, we will make an additional
    payment, if any, for that Annuity Year equal to the remaining Annual Income
    Amount for the Annuity Year. Thus, in that scenario, the remaining Annual
    Income Amount would be payable even though your Unadjusted Account Value
    was reduced to zero. In subsequent Annuity Years we make payments that
    equal the Annual Income Amount as described in this section. We will make
    payments until the death of the first of the designated lives to die, and
    will continue to make payments until the death of the second designated
    life as long as the designated lives were spouses at the time of the first
    death. After the Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero, you are not
    permitted to make additional Purchase Payments to your Annuity. TO THE
    EXTENT THAT CUMULATIVE WITHDRAWALS IN THE ANNUITY YEAR THAT REDUCED YOUR
    UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE TO ZERO ARE MORE THAN THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT,
    THE SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS BENEFIT TERMINATES, AND NO
    ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE. HOWEVER, IF A WITHDRAWAL IN THE LATTER
    SCENARIO WAS TAKEN TO SATISFY A REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION (AS DESCRIBED
    ABOVE) UNDER THE ANNUITY THEN THE BENEFIT WILL NOT TERMINATE, AND WE WILL
    CONTINUE TO PAY THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT IN SUBSEQUENT ANNUITY YEARS UNTIL
    THE DEATH OF THE SECOND DESIGNATED LIFE PROVIDED THE DESIGNATED LIVES WERE
    SPOUSES AT THE DEATH OF THE FIRST DESIGNATED LIFE.
   .   Please note that if your Unadjusted Account Value is reduced to zero,
       all subsequent payments will be treated as annuity payments. Further,
       payments that we make under this benefit after the Latest Annuity Date
       will be treated as annuity payments.
   .   If annuity payments are to begin under the terms of your Annuity, or if
       you decide to begin receiving annuity payments and there is an Annual
       Income Amount due in subsequent Annuity Years, you can elect one of the
       following two options:

       (1)apply your Unadjusted Account Value, less any applicable state
          required premium tax, to any annuity option available; or
       (2)request that, as of the date annuity payments are to begin, we make
          annuity payments each year equal to the Annual Income Amount. We will
          make payments until the first of the designated lives to die, and
          will continue to make payments until the death of the second
          designated life as long as the designated lives were spouses at the
          time of the first death. If, due to death of a designated life or
          divorce prior to Annuitization, only a single designated life
          remains, then annuity payments will be made as a life annuity for the
          lifetime of the designated life. We must receive your request in a
          form acceptable to us at our office. If applying your Unadjusted
          Account Value, less any applicable tax charges, to our current life
          only (or joint life, depending on the number of designated lives
          remaining) annuity payment rates results in a higher annual payment,
          we will give you the higher annual payment.
   .   In the absence of an election when mandatory annuity payments are to
       begin, we currently make annual annuity payments as a joint and survivor
       or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity with eight payments
       certain, by applying the greater of the annuity rates then currently
       available or the annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity. We reserve
       the right at any time to increase or decrease the certain period in
       order to comply with the Code (e.g., to shorten the period certain to
       match life expectancy under applicable Internal Revenue Service tables).
       The amount that will be applied to provide such annuity payments will be
       the greater of:

       (1)the present value of the future Annual Income Amount payments. Such
          present value will be calculated using the greater of the joint and
          survivor or single (as applicable) life fixed annuity rates then
          currently available or the joint and survivor or single (as
          applicable) life fixed annuity rates guaranteed in your Annuity; and
       (2)the Unadjusted Account Value.

 If no Lifetime Withdrawal was ever taken, we will calculate the Annual Income
 Amount as if you made your first Lifetime Withdrawal on the date the annuity
 payments are to begin.

 OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
..   Withdrawals under the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus benefit are
    subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Annuity, including any
    applicable CDSC for the Non-Lifetime Withdrawal as well as withdrawals that
    exceed the Annual Income Amount. If you have an active Systematic
    Withdrawal program running at the time you elect this benefit, the first
    Systematic Withdrawal that processes after your election of the benefit
    will be deemed a Lifetime Withdrawal. Withdrawals made while the Spousal
    Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus Benefit is in effect will be treated, for tax
    purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the Annuity. Any
    withdrawals made under the benefit will be taken pro rata from the
    Sub-accounts (including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account) and the
    DCA MVA Options. If you have an active Systematic Withdrawal program
    running at the time you elect this benefit, the program must withdraw funds
    pro rata.
..   You cannot allocate Purchase Payments or transfer Unadjusted Account Value
    to or from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account. A summary description
    of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolios appears in the prospectus
    section entitled "Investment Options." In addition, you can find a copy of
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio prospectus by going to
    www.prudentialannuities.com.

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..   Transfers to and from the elected Sub-accounts, the DCA MVA Options, and
    the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account triggered by the Spousal Highest
    Daily Lifetime 6 Plus mathematical formula will not count toward the
    maximum number of free transfers allowable under an Annuity.
..   Upon inception of the benefit, 100% of your Unadjusted Account Value must
    be allocated to the Permitted Sub-accounts. We may amend the Permitted
    Sub-accounts from time to time. Changes to Permitted Sub-accounts, or to
    the requirements as to how you may allocate your Account Value with this
    benefit, will apply to new elections of the benefit and may apply to
    current participants in the benefit. To the extent that changes apply to
    current participants in the benefit, they will apply only upon
    re-allocation of Account Value, or upon addition of additional Purchase
    Payments. That is, we will not require such current participants to
    re-allocate Account Value to comply with any new requirements.
..   If you elect this benefit and in connection with that election, you are
    required to reallocate to different Sub-accounts, then on the Valuation Day
    we receive your request in Good Order, we will (i) sell Units of the
    non-permitted Investment Options and (ii) invest the proceeds of those
    sales in the Sub-accounts that you have designated. During this
    reallocation process, your Unadjusted Account Value allocated to the
    Sub-accounts will remain exposed to investment risk, as is the case
    generally. The newly-elected benefit will commence at the close of business
    on the following Valuation Day. Thus, the protection afforded by the
    newly-elected benefit will not arise until the close of business on the
    following Valuation Day.
..   The current charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is 0.95%
    annually of the greater of Unadjusted Account Value and Protected
    Withdrawal Value. The maximum charge for Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6
    Plus is 1.50% annually of the greater of the Unadjusted Account Value and
    Protected Withdrawal Value. As discussed in "Highest Daily Auto Step-Up"
    above, we may increase the fee upon a step-up under this benefit. We deduct
    this charge on quarterly anniversaries of the benefit effective date, based
    on the values on the last Valuation Day prior to the quarterly anniversary.
    Thus, we deduct, on a quarterly basis, 0.2375% of the greater of the prior
    Valuation Day's Unadjusted Account Value, or the prior Valuation Day's
    Protected Withdrawal Value. We deduct the fee pro rata from each of your
    Sub-accounts, including the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account.

 If the deduction of the charge would result in the Unadjusted Account Value
 falling below the lesser of $500 or 5% of the sum of the Unadjusted Account
 Value on the effective date of the benefit plus all Purchase Payments made
 subsequent thereto (and any associated Purchase Credits) (we refer to this as
 the "Account Value Floor"), we will only deduct that portion of the charge
 that would not cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account
 Value Floor. If the Unadjusted Account Value on the date we would deduct a
 charge for the benefit is less than the Account Value Floor, then no charge
 will be assessed for that benefit quarter. Charges deducted upon termination
 of the benefit may cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the
 Account Value Floor. If a charge for the Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
 benefit would be deducted on the same day we process a withdrawal request, the
 charge will be deducted first, then the withdrawal will be processed. The
 withdrawal could cause the Unadjusted Account Value to fall below the Account
 Value Floor. While the deduction of the charge (other than the final charge)
 may not reduce the Unadjusted Account Value to zero, withdrawals may reduce
 the Unadjusted Account Value to zero. If this happens and the Annual Income
 Amount is greater than zero, we will make payments under the benefit.

 ELECTION OF AND DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT
 Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is no longer available, except in
 certain States. Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus could only be elected
 based on two designated lives. Designated lives must have been natural persons
 who are each other's spouses at the time of election of the benefit and at the
 death of the first of the designated lives to die. Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus only could be elected where the Owner, Annuitant, and
 Beneficiary designations were as follows:
   .   One Annuity Owner, where the Annuitant and the Owner are the same person
       and the sole Beneficiary is the Owner's spouse. The younger
       Owner/Annuitant and the Beneficiary must be at least 50 years old and
       the older must be at least 55 years old at the time of election; or
   .   Co-Annuity Owners, where the Owners are each other's spouses. The
       Beneficiary designation must be the surviving spouse, or the spouses
       named equally. One of the Owners must be the Annuitant. The younger
       Owner must be at least 50 years old and the older Owner must be at least
       55 years old at the time of election; or
   .   One Annuity Owner, where the Owner is a custodial account established to
       hold retirement assets for the benefit of the Annuitant pursuant to the
       provisions of Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any
       successor Code section thereto) ("Custodial Account"), the Beneficiary
       is the Custodial Account, and the spouse of the Annuitant is the
       Contingent Annuitant. The younger of the Annuitant and the Contingent
       Annuitant must be at least 50 years old and the older must be at least
       55 years old at the time of election.

 We do not permit a change of Owner under this benefit, except as follows:
 (a) if one Owner dies and the surviving spousal Owner assumes the Annuity, or
 (b) if the Annuity initially is co-owned, but thereafter the Owner who is not
 the Annuitant is removed as Owner. We permit changes of Beneficiary
 designations under this benefit, however if the Beneficiary is changed, the
 benefit may not be eligible to be continued upon the death of the first
 designated life. If the designated lives divorce, the Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus benefit may not be divided as part of the divorce settlement
 or judgment. Nor may the divorcing spouse who retains ownership of the Annuity
 appoint a new designated life upon re-marriage.

 If available, Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus can be elected at the time
 that you purchase your Annuity or after the Issue Date, subject to its
 availability, and our eligibility rules and restrictions. If you elect Spousal
 Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus and terminate it, you can re-elect it, subject
 to our current rules and availability. See "Termination of Existing Benefits
 and Election of New Benefits"

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 for information pertaining to elections, termination and re-election of
 benefits. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU TERMINATE A LIVING BENEFIT AND ELECT SPOUSAL
 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS, YOU LOSE THE GUARANTEES THAT YOU HAD
 ACCUMULATED UNDER YOUR EXISTING BENEFIT, AND YOUR GUARANTEES UNDER SPOUSAL
 HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WILL BE BASED ON YOUR UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE
 ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS. You and your
 Financial Professional should carefully consider whether terminating your
 existing benefit and electing Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus is
 appropriate for you. We reserve the right to waive, change and/or further
 limit the election frequency in the future.

 If you participate in this benefit and you are currently participating in a
 systematic withdrawal program, amounts withdrawn under the program must be
 taken on a pro rata basis from your Annuity's Sub-accounts (i.e., in direct
 proportion to the proportion that each such Sub-account bears to your total
 Account Value) in order for you to be eligible for the benefit. Thus, you may
 not elect Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus so long as you participate in
 a systematic withdrawal program in which withdrawals are not taken pro rata.

 TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT
 You may terminate the benefit at any time by notifying us. If you terminate
 the benefit, any guarantee provided by the benefit will terminate as of the
 date the termination is effective, and certain restrictions on re-election may
 apply.

 THE BENEFIT AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATES UPON THE FIRST TO OCCUR OF THE FOLLOWING:
   .   UPON OUR RECEIPT OF DUE PROOF OF DEATH OF THE FIRST DESIGNATED LIFE, IF
       THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OPTS TO TAKE THE DEATH BENEFIT UNDER THE ANNUITY
       (RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE ANNUITY) OR IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS NOT AN
       ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED LIFE;
   .   UPON THE DEATH OF THE SECOND DESIGNATED LIFE;
   .   YOUR TERMINATION OF THE BENEFIT;
   .   YOUR SURRENDER OF THE ANNUITY;
   .   YOUR ELECTION TO BEGIN RECEIVING ANNUITY PAYMENTS (ALTHOUGH IF YOU HAVE
       ELECTED TO TAKE ANNUITY PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF THE ANNUAL INCOME
       AMOUNT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT);
   .   BOTH THE UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE AND ANNUAL INCOME AMOUNT EQUAL ZERO;
       AND
   .   YOU CEASE TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN "ELECTION OF AND
       DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE BENEFIT".

 Upon termination of Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus other than upon the
 death of the second Designated Life or Annuitization, we impose any accrued
 fee for the benefit (i.e., the fee for the pro-rated portion of the year since
 the fee was last assessed), and thereafter we cease deducting the charge for
 the benefit. This final charge will be deducted even if it results in the
 Unadjusted Account Value falling below the Account Value Floor. With regard to
 your investment allocations, upon termination we will: (i) leave intact
 amounts that are held in the Permitted Sub-accounts, and (ii) unless you are
 participating in an asset allocation program (i.e., Custom Portfolios Program,
 or 6 or 12 Month DCA Program for which we are providing administrative
 support), transfer all amounts held in the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Sub-account to your variable Investment Options, pro rata (i.e. in the same
 proportion as the current balances in your variable Investment Options). If,
 prior to the transfer from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account, the
 Unadjusted Account Value in the variable Investment Options is zero, we will
 transfer such amounts to the AST Money Market Sub-account.

 HOW SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS TRANSFERS UNADJUSTED ACCOUNT VALUE
 BETWEEN YOUR PERMITTED SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE AST INVESTMENT GRADE BOND
 SUB-ACCOUNT. See "How Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus/Spousal Highest Daily
 Lifetime 6 Plus Transfers Unadjusted Account Value Between Your Permitted
 Sub-accounts and the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account" above for
 information regarding this component of the benefit.

 ADDITIONAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 If you purchase an annuity as an investment vehicle for "qualified"
 investments, including an IRA, SEP-IRA, Tax Sheltered Annuity (or 403(b)) or
 employer plan under Code Section 401(a), the Required Minimum Distribution
 rules under the Code provide that you begin receiving periodic amounts
 beginning after age 70 1/2. For a Tax Sheltered Annuity or a 401(a) plan for
 which the participant is not a greater than five (5) percent Owner of the
 employer, this required beginning date can generally be deferred to
 retirement, if later. Roth IRAs are not subject to these rules during the
 Owner's lifetime. The amount required under the Code may exceed the Annual
 Income Amount, which will cause us to increase the Annual Income Amount in any
 Annuity Year that Required Minimum Distributions due from your Annuity are
 greater than such amounts, as discussed above. In addition, the amount and
 duration of payments under the annuity payment provisions may be adjusted so
 that the payments do not trigger any penalty or excise taxes due to tax
 considerations such as Required Minimum Distribution provisions under the tax
 law.

 As indicated, withdrawals made while this benefit is in effect will be
 treated, for tax purposes, in the same way as any other withdrawals under the
 Annuity. Please see the Tax Considerations section for a detailed discussion
 of the tax treatment of withdrawals. We do not address each potential tax
 scenario that could arise with respect to this benefit here. However, we do
 note that if you participate in Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus through
 a non-qualified annuity, as with all withdrawals, once all Purchase Payments
 are returned under the Annuity, all subsequent withdrawal amounts will be
 taxed as ordinary income.

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 FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST
                     DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS INCOME BENEFIT
              (INCLUDING HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME 6 PLUS WITH LIA)

  TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT VALUE BETWEEN YOUR PERMITTED SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE AST
                       INVESTMENT GRADE BOND SUB-ACCOUNT

 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THE CALCULATION FORMULAS:
   .   C\\u\\ - the upper target is established on the effective date of the
       Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus/Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus
       benefit (the "Effective Date") and is not changed for the life of the
       guarantee. Currently, it is 83%.

   .   C\\us\\ - The secondary upper target is established on the Effective
       Date of the Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus/Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime
       6 Plus benefit and is not changed for the life of the guarantee.
       Currently it is 84.5%

   .   C\\t\\ - the target is established on the Effective Date and is not
       changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently, it is 80%.

   .   C\\l\\ - the lower target is established on the Effective Date and is
       not changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently, it is 78%.

   .   L - the target value as of the current Valuation Day.

   .   r - the target ratio.

   .   a - factors used in calculating the target value. These factors are
       established on the Effective Date and are not changed for the life of
       the guarantee. (See below for the table of "a" factors)

   .   V\\v\\ - the total value of all Permitted Sub-accounts in the Annuity.

   .   V\\F\\ - the Unadjusted Account Value of all elected DCA MVA Options in
       the Annuity.

   .   B - the total value of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
       Sub-account.

   .   P - Income Basis. Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Income
       Basis is equal to the Protected Withdrawal Value calculated as if the
       first Lifetime Withdrawal were taken on the date of calculation. After
       the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Income Basis is equal to the greater
       of (1) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime
       Withdrawal, increased for additional Purchase Payments, including the
       amount of any associated Purchase Credits, and adjusted proportionally
       for Excess Income*, and (2) the Protected Withdrawal Value on any
       Annuity Anniversary subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal,
       increased for subsequent additional Purchase Payments (including the
       amount of any associated Purchase Credits) and adjusted proportionately
       for Excess Income* and (3) any highest daily Unadjusted Account Value
       occurring on or after the later of the immediately preceding Annuity
       anniversary, or the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, and prior to
       or including the date of this calculation, increased for additional
       Purchase Payments (including the amount of any associated Purchase
       Credits) and adjusted for withdrawals, as described herein.

   .   T - the amount of a transfer into or out of the AST Investment Grade
       Bond Portfolio Sub-account.

   .   T\\M\\ - the amount of a monthly transfer out of the AST Investment
       Grade Bond Portfolio.

 *  Note: Lifetime Withdrawals of less than or equal to the Annual Income
    Amount do not reduce the Income Basis.

 DAILY TARGET VALUE CALCULATION:
 On each Valuation Day, a target value (L) is calculated, according to the
 following formula. If (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) is equal to zero, no calculation is
 necessary. Target Values are subject to change for new elections of this
 benefit on a going-forward basis.


                               
                            L    =    0.05 * P * a


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 DAILY TRANSFER CALCULATION:
 The following formula, which is set on the Benefit Effective Date and is not
 changed for the life of the guarantee, determines when a transfer is required:


                              
              Target Ratio r    =    (L - B) / (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\).


   .   If on the third consecutive Valuation Day r (greater than) C\\u\\ and r
       (less or =) C\\us\\ or if on any day r (greater than) C\\us\\, and
       transfers have not been suspended due to the 90% cap rule, assets in the
       Permitted Sub-accounts and the DCA MVA Options, if applicable, are
       transferred to the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account.

   .   If r (less than) C\\l\\, and there are currently assets in the AST
       Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account (B (greater than) 0), assets
       in the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account are transferred
       to the Permitted Sub-accounts as described above.

 90% CAP RULE: If, on any Valuation Day this benefit remains in effect, a
 transfer into the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account occurs that
 results in 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account, any transfers into the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account will be suspended, even if the
 formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Portfolio Sub-account should occur. Transfers out of the AST Investment
 Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still
 be allowed. The suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account occurs either due to a Daily or
 Monthly Transfer Calculation. Due to the performance of the AST Investment
 Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account and the elected Sub-accounts, the Unadjusted
 Account value could be more than 90% invested in the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Portfolio Sub-account.

 The following formula, which is set on the Benefit Effective Date and is not
 changed for the life of the guarantee, determines the transfer amount:


                                                         
 T    =    Min (MAX (0, (0.90 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B)) - B),       Money is transferred from the Permitted
           [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] / (1 - C\\t\\))    Sub-accounts and the DCA MVA Options to the
                                                                   AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
 T    =    {Min (B, - [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] /       Money is transferred from the AST Investment
           (1 - C\\t\\))}                                          Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-
                                                                   accounts


 MONTHLY TRANSFER CALCULATION
 On each monthly anniversary of the Annuity Issue Date and following the daily
 Transfer Calculation above, the following formula determines if a transfer
 from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts
 will occur:

 If, after the daily Transfer Calculation is performed,

 {Min (B, .05 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B))} (less than) (C\\u\\ * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\)
 - L + B) / (1 - C\\u\\), then


                                                
 T\\M\\    =    {Min (B, .05 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B))}    Money is transferred from the AST Investment
                                                          Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted
                                                          Sub-accounts.


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                     "A" FACTORS FOR LIABILITY CALCULATIONS
              (in Years and Months since Benefit Effective Date)*



      Months
Years   1      2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11     12
----- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
                                     
  1   15.34  15.31 15.27 15.23 15.20 15.16 15.13 15.09 15.05 15.02 14.98 14.95
  2   14.91  14.87 14.84 14.80 14.76 14.73 14.69 14.66 14.62 14.58 14.55 14.51
  3   14.47  14.44 14.40 14.36 14.33 14.29 14.26 14.22 14.18 14.15 14.11 14.07
  4   14.04  14.00 13.96 13.93 13.89 13.85 13.82 13.78 13.74 13.71 13.67 13.63
  5   13.60  13.56 13.52 13.48 13.45 13.41 13.37 13.34 13.30 13.26 13.23 13.19
  6   13.15  13.12 13.08 13.04 13.00 12.97 12.93 12.89 12.86 12.82 12.78 12.75
  7   12.71  12.67 12.63 12.60 12.56 12.52 12.49 12.45 12.41 12.38 12.34 12.30
  8   12.26  12.23 12.19 12.15 12.12 12.08 12.04 12.01 11.97 11.93 11.90 11.86
  9   11.82  11.78 11.75 11.71 11.67 11.64 11.60 11.56 11.53 11.49 11.45 11.42
 10   11.38  11.34 11.31 11.27 11.23 11.20 11.16 11.12 11.09 11.05 11.01 10.98
 11   10.94  10.90 10.87 10.83 10.79 10.76 10.72 10.69 10.65 10.61 10.58 10.54
 12   10.50  10.47 10.43 10.40 10.36 10.32 10.29 10.25 10.21 10.18 10.14 10.11
 13   10.07  10.04 10.00  9.96  9.93  9.89  9.86  9.82  9.79  9.75  9.71  9.68
 14    9.64   9.61  9.57  9.54  9.50  9.47  9.43  9.40  9.36  9.33  9.29  9.26
 15    9.22   9.19  9.15  9.12  9.08  9.05  9.02  8.98  8.95  8.91  8.88  8.84
 16    8.81   8.77  8.74  8.71  8.67  8.64  8.60  8.57  8.54  8.50  8.47  8.44
 17    8.40   8.37  8.34  8.30  8.27  8.24  8.20  8.17  8.14  8.10  8.07  8.04
 18    8.00   7.97  7.94  7.91  7.88  7.84  7.81  7.78  7.75  7.71  7.68  7.65
 19    7.62   7.59  7.55  7.52  7.49  7.46  7.43  7.40  7.37  7.33  7.30  7.27
 20    7.24   7.21  7.18  7.15  7.12  7.09  7.06  7.03  7.00  6.97  6.94  6.91
 21    6.88   6.85  6.82  6.79  6.76  6.73   6.7  6.67  6.64  6.61  6.58  6.55
 22    6.52   6.50  6.47  6.44  6.41  6.38  6.36  6.33  6.30  6.27  6.24  6.22
 23    6.19   6.16  6.13  6.11  6.08  6.05  6.03  6.00  5.97  5.94  5.92  5.89
 24    5.86   5.84  5.81  5.79  5.76  5.74  5.71  5.69  5.66  5.63  5.61  5.58
 25    5.56   5.53  5.51  5.48  5.46  5.44  5.41  5.39  5.36  5.34  5.32  5.29
 26    5.27   5.24  5.22  5.20  5.18  5.15  5.13  5.11  5.08  5.06  5.04  5.01
 27    4.99   4.97  4.95  4.93  4.91  4.88  4.86  4.84  4.82  4.80  4.78  4.75
 28    4.73   4.71  4.69  4.67  4.65  4.63  4.61  4.59  4.57  4.55  4.53  4.51
 29    4.49   4.47  4.45  4.43  4.41  4.39  4.37  4.35  4.33  4.32  4.30  4.28
 30    4.26   4.24  4.22  4.20  4.18  4.17  4.15  4.13  4.11  4.09  4.07  4.06**


 *  The values set forth in this table are applied to all ages.
 ** In all subsequent years and months thereafter, the annuity factor is 4.06

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                      APPENDIX D: FORMULA FOR GRO PLUS II

 THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THE TRANSFER
 CALCULATION FORMULA:
   .   AV is the current Account Value of the Annuity

   .   V\\V\\ is the current Account Value of the elected Sub-accounts of the
       Annuity

   .   V\\F\\ is the current Account Value of amounts held in the MVA Options

   .   B is the total current value of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account

   .   C\\l\\ is the lower target value. Currently, it is 79%.

   .   C\\t\\ is the middle target value. Currently, it is 82%.

   .   C\\u\\ is the upper target value. Currently, it is 85%.

   .   T is the amount of a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-account.

 For each guarantee provided under the benefit,
   .   G\\i\\ is the guarantee amount

   .   N\\i\\ is the number of days until the Maturity Date

   .   d\\i\\ is the discount rate applicable to the number of days until the
       Maturity Date. It is determined with reference a benchmark index,
       reduced by the Discount Rate Adjustment and subject to the discount rate
       minimum. The discount rate minimum, beginning on the effective date of
       the benefit, is three percent, and will decline monthly over the first
       twenty-four months following the effective date of the benefit to one
       percent in the twenty-fifth month, and will remain at one percent for
       every month thereafter. Once selected, we will not change the applicable
       benchmark index. However, if the benchmark index is discontinued, we
       will substitute a successor benchmark index, if there is one. Otherwise
       we will substitute a comparable benchmark index. We will obtain any
       required regulatory approvals prior to substitution of the benchmark
       index.

 The formula, which is set on the effective date and is not changed while the
 benefit is in effect, determines, on each Valuation Day, when a transfer is
 required.

 The formula begins by determining the value on that Valuation Day that, if
 appreciated at the applicable discount rate, would equal the guarantee amount
 at the end of each applicable Guarantee Period. We call the greatest of these
 values the "current liability (L)."


       
    L    =    MAX (L\\i\\), where L\\i\\ = G\\i\\ / (1 + d\\i\\) /(Ni/365)/


 Next the formula calculates the following formula ratio:


                        
                     r    =    (L - B) / (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\)


 If the formula ratio exceeds an upper target value, then all or a portion of
 the Account Value will be transferred to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 associated with the current liability subject to the rule that prevents a
 transfer into that AST bond portfolio Sub-account if 90% or more of Account
 Value is in that Sub-account (90% cap). If at the time we make a transfer to
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability there
 is Account Value allocated to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated
 with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with
 the current liability.

 The formula will transfer assets into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if r
 (greater than) C\\u\\, subject to the 90% cap.

 The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:


    
 T    =    {Min (MAX(0, (.90 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B)) - B), [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] / (1 - C\\t\\))}


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 If the formula ratio is less than a lower target value and there are assets in
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, then the formula will transfer assets out
 of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account into the elected Sub-accounts.

 The formula will transfer assets out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if
 r (less than) C\\l\\ and B (greater than) 0. The transfer amount is calculated
 by the following formula:


     
  T    =    {Min (B, - [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] / (1 - C\\t\\))}


 If following a transfer to the elected Sub-accounts, there are assets
 remaining in a AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current
 liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current
 liability.

 90% CAP RULE: If, on any Valuation Day the Rider remains in effect, a transfer
 into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account occurs which results in 90% of the
 Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, any
 transfers into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be suspended even if
 the formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account should occur. Transfers out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still be allowed. The
 suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account occurs. Due to the performance of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account and the elected Sub-accounts, the Account Value could be more than
 90% invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account.

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APPENDIX E - SPECIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS FOR ANNUITIES ISSUED IN CERTAIN STATES

 Certain features of your Annuity may be different than the features described
 earlier in this prospectus, if your Annuity is issued in certain states
 described below. Further variations may arise in connection with additional
 state reviews.

Jurisdiction  Special Provisions
------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------
California    Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator
              is not available. Highest Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime
              Income Accelerator is not available. Medically-Related Surrender
              is not available. For the California annuity forms, "contingent
              deferred sales charges" are referred to as "surrender charges".

Connecticut   Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator
              is not available. Highest Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime
              Income Accelerator is not available. Different CDSC schedule for
              X Series. No recapture of Purchase Credits upon death.
              The CDSC Schedule for X Series Annuities in Connecticut is as
              follows:



                                               PERCENTAGE APPLIED
                                                AGAINST PURCHASE
                                                 PAYMENT BEING
AGE OF PURCHASE PAYMENT BEING WITHDRAWN            WITHDRAWN
---------------------------------------        ------------------
                                            
Less than one year old                                 9.0%
1 year old or older, but not yet 2 years old          8.50%
2 years old or older, but not yet 3 years old          8.0%
3 years old or older, but not yet 4 years old          8.0%
4 years old or older, but not yet 5 years old         7.75%
5 years old or older, but not yet 6 years old         7.75%
6 years old or older, but not yet 7 years old          5.0%
7 years old or older, but not yet 8 years old          4.0%
8 years old or older, but not yet 9 years old          2.5%
9 or more years old                                    0.0%


Florida        One year waiting period for annuitization.

Iowa           Market Value Adjustment Options are not available.
Massachusetts  The annuity rates we use to calculate annuity payments are
               available only on a gender-neutral basis under any Annuity
               Option or any lifetime withdrawal option benefit. Medically
               Related Surrenders are not available.

Montana        The annuity rates we use to calculate annuity payments are
               available only on a gender-neutral basis under any Annuity
               Option or any lifetime withdrawal option benefit.

Nevada         Credits applied to Purchase Payments for a designated class of
               Annuity Owners are not available.

Texas          Credits applied to Purchase Payments for a designated class of
               Annuity Owners are not available. NO MVA OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
               UNDER THE X SERIES ANNUITY. THE BENEFICIARY ANNUITY IS NOT
               AVAILABLE.

Washington     Combination 5% Roll-up and Highest Anniversary Value Death
               Benefit is not available.
               Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus with Lifetime Income Accelerator
               is not available. The DCA MVA Option is not available. Highest
               Daily Lifetime Income with Lifetime Income Accelerator is not
               available.

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                           APPENDIX F - MVA FORMULAS

                     MVA FORMULA FOR LONG-TERM MVA OPTIONS

 The MVA formula is applied separately to each MVA Option to determine the
 Account Value of the MVA Option on a particular date.

 The MVA factor is equal to:

                             [(l+I)/(l+J+K)]^/N/12/

                                     where:

        I = the Crediting Rate for the MVA Option;

        J = the Rate for the remaining Guarantee Period, determined as
        described below;

        K = the Liquidity Factor set forth in the Rider for this MVA Option; and

        N = the number of months remaining in the Guarantee Period duration,
        rounded up to the nearest whole month

 For the purposes of determining "j",

                                   Y = /N/12/

 GP\\1\\ = the smallest whole number of years greater than or equal to Y.

 r\\1\\ = the rate for Guarantee Periods of duration GP\\1\\, which will equal
 the crediting rate if such Guarantee Period duration is currently available.

 GP\\2\\ = the greatest whole number of years less than or equal to Y, but not
 less than 1.

 r\\2\\ = the rate for Guarantee Periods of duration GP\\2\\, which will equal
 the crediting rate if such Guarantee Period duration is currently available.

 If we do not currently offer a Guarantee Period of duration GP\\1\\ or
 duration GP\\2\\, we will determine r\\1\\ and / or r\\2\\ by linearly
 interpolating between the current rates of Guarantee Periods closest in
 duration. If we cannot interpolate because a Guarantee Period of lesser
 duration is not available, then r\\1\\ and / or r\\2\\ will be equal to [(1) +
 (2) - (3)], where (1), (2), and (3) are defined as:

 (1)= the current Treasury spot rate for GP\\1\\ or GP\\2\\, respectively, and
 (2)= the current crediting rate for the next longer Guaranteed Period duration
    currently available, and
 (3)= the current Treasury spot rate for the next longer Guaranteed Period
    duration currently available.

 The term "current Treasury spot rate" refers to the rates that existed at the
 time the crediting rates were last determined.

 To determine "j":

 If Y is an integer, and if Y is equal to a Guarantee Period duration that we
 currently offer, "j" is equal to the crediting rate associated with a
 Guarantee Period duration of Y years.

 If Y is less than 1, then "j" = r\\2\\.

 Otherwise, we determine "j" by linearly interpolating between r\\1\\ and
 r\\2\\, using the following formula:

   J = (R\\1\\ * (Y - GP\\2\\) + r\\2\\ * (GP\\1\\ - Y))/(GP\\1\\ - GP\\2\\)

 The current rate ("j") in the MVA formula is subject to the same Guaranteed
 Minimum Interest Rate as the Crediting Rate.

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 We reserve the right to waive the liquidity factor set forth above.

 MVA Examples For Long-Term MVA Options
 The following hypothetical examples show the effect of the MVA in determining
 Account Value. Assume the following:
   .   You allocate $50,000 into an MVA Option (we refer to this as the
       "Allocation Date" in these examples) with a Guarantee Period of 5 years
       (we refer to this as the "Maturity Date" in these examples).
   .   The crediting rate associated with the MVA Option beginning on
       Allocation Date and maturing on Maturity Date is 5.50% (I = 5.50%).
   .   You make no withdrawals or transfers until you decide to withdraw the
       entire MVA Option after exactly three (3) years, at which point 24
       months remain before the Maturity Date (N = 24).

 Example of Positive MVA
 Assume that at the time you request the withdrawal, the crediting rate
 associated with the fixed allocation maturing on the Maturity Date is 4.00% (J
 = 4.00%). Based on these assumptions, the MVA would be calculated as follows:

    MVA Factor = [(1+I)/(1+J+0.0025)]^/N/12/ = [1.055/1.0425]^/2/ = 1.024125
                         Unadjusted Value = $58,712.07
 Adjusted Account Value after MVA = Unadjusted Value X MVA Factor = $60,128.47

 Example of Negative MVA
 Assume that at the time you request the withdrawal, the crediting rate
 associated with the fixed allocation maturing on the Maturity Date is 7.00% (J
 = 7.00%). Based on these assumptions, the MVA would be calculated as follows:

    MVA Factor = [(1+I)/(1+J+0.0025)]^/N/12/ = [1.055/1.0725]^/2/ = 0.967632
                         Unadjusted Value = $58,712.07
 Adjusted Account Value after MVA = Unadjusted Value X MVA Factor = $56,811.69

 MVA FORMULA FOR 6 OR 12 MONTH DCA MVA OPTIONS
 The MVA formula is applied separately to each DCA MVA Option to determine the
 Account Value of the DCA MVA Option on a particular date.

 The Market Value Adjustment Factor applicable to the MVA Options we make
 available under the 6 or 12 Month Dollar Cost Averaging Program is as follows:

 The MVA factor is equal to:

                             [(l+I)/(l+J+K)]^/N/12/

                                     where:

        I = the Index Rate established at inception of a DCA MVA Option. This
        Index Rate will be based on a Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) rate for
        a maturity (in months) equal to the initial duration of the DCA MVA
        Option. This CMT rate will be determined based on the weekly average of
        the CMT Index of appropriate maturity as of two weeks prior to
        initiation of the DCA MVA Option. The CMT Index will be based on
        "Treasury constant maturities nominal 12" rates as published in Federal
        Reserve Statistical Release H.15. If a CMT index for the number of
        months needed is not available, the applicable CMT index will be
        determined based on a linear interpolation of the published CMT indices;

        J = the Index Rate determined at the time the MVA calculation is
        needed, based on a CMT rate for the amount of time remaining in the DCA
        MVA Option. The amount of time will be based on the number of complete
        months remaining in the DCA MVA Option, rounded up to the nearest whole
        month. This CMT rate will be determined based on the weekly average of
        the CMT Index of appropriate maturity as of two weeks prior to the date
        for which the MVA calculation is needed. The CMT Index will be based on
        "Treasury constant maturities nominal 12" rates as published in Federal
        Reserve Statistical Release H.15. If a CMT index for the number of
        months needed is not available, the applicable CMT index will be
        determined based on a linear interpolation of the published CMT indices;

        K = the Liquidity Factor set forth in the Rider for this MVA Option; and

        N = the number of complete months remaining in the DCA MVA Option,
        rounded up to the nearest whole month.

                                      F-2



 If the "Treasury constant maturities nominal 12" rates available through
 Federal Reserve Statistical Release H. 15 should become unavailable at any
 time, or if the rate for a 1-month maturity should become unavailable through
 this source, we will substitute rates which, in our opinion, are comparable.

 We reserve the right to waive the Liquidity Factor.

                                      F-3




                 APPENDIX G - FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY GRO II

FORMULA FOR ELECTIONS OF HIGHEST DAILY GRO II MADE PRIOR TO JULY 16, 2010

 THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THE TRANSFER
 CALCULATION FORMULA:
   .   AV is the current Account Value of the Annuity

   .   V\\V\\ is the current Account Value of the elected Sub-accounts of the
       Annuity

   .   V\\F\\ is the current Account Value of amounts held in the MVA Options

   .   B is the total current value of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account

   .   C\\l\\ is the lower target value. Currently, it is 79%.

   .   C\\t\\ is the middle target value. Currently, it is 82%.

   .   C\\u\\ is the upper target value. Currently, it is 85%.

   .   T is the amount of a transfer into or out of the AST bond portfolio
       Sub-account.

 For each guarantee provided under the benefit,
   .   G\\i\\ is the guarantee amount

   .   N\\i\\ is the number of days until the Maturity Date

   .   d\\i\\ is the discount rate applicable to the number of days until the
       Maturity Date. It is determined with reference a benchmark index,
       reduced by the Discount Rate Adjustment and subject to the discount rate
       minimum. The discount rate minimum, beginning on the effective date of
       the benefit, is three percent, and will decline monthly over the first
       twenty-four months following the effective date of the benefit to one
       percent in the twenty-fifth month, and will remain at one percent for
       every month thereafter. Once selected, we will not change the applicable
       benchmark index. However, if the benchmark index is discontinued, we
       will substitute a successor benchmark index, if there is one. Otherwise
       we will substitute a comparable benchmark index. We will obtain any
       required regulatory approvals prior to substitution of the benchmark
       index.

 The formula, which is set on the effective date and is not changed while the
 benefit is in effect, determines, on each Valuation Day, when a transfer is
 required.

 The formula begins by determining the value on that Valuation Day that, if
 appreciated at the applicable discount rate, would equal the guarantee amount
 at the end of each applicable Guarantee Period. We call the greatest of these
 values the "current liability (L)."


       
    L    =    MAX (L\\i\\), where L\\i\\ = G\\i\\ / (1 + d\\i\\) /(Ni/365)/


 Next the formula calculates the following formula ratio:


                        
                     r    =    (L - B) / (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\)


 If the formula ratio exceeds an upper target value, then all or a portion of
 the Account Value will be transferred to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account
 associated with the current liability subject to the rule that prevents a
 transfer into that AST bond portfolio Sub-account if 90% or more of Account
 Value is in that Sub-account (90% cap). If at the time we make a transfer to
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability there
 is Account Value allocated to an AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated
 with the current liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with
 the current liability.

 The formula will transfer assets into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if r
 (greater than) C\\u\\, subject to the 90% cap.

 The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:


    
 T    =    {Min (MAX(0, (.90 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B)) - B), [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] / (1 - C\\t\\))}


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 If the formula ratio is less than a lower target value and there are assets in
 the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, then the formula will transfer assets out
 of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account into the elected Sub-accounts.

 The formula will transfer assets out of the AST bond portfolio Sub-account if
 r (less than) C\\l\\ and B (greater than) 0. The transfer amount is calculated
 by the following formula:


     
  T    =    {Min (B, - [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] / (1 - C\\t\\))}


 If following a transfer to the elected Sub-accounts, there are assets
 remaining in a AST bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current
 liability, we will transfer all assets from that AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current
 liability.

 90% CAP RULE: If, on any Valuation Day the Rider remains in effect, a transfer
 into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account occurs which results in 90% of the
 Account Value being allocated to the AST bond portfolio Sub-account, any
 transfers into the AST bond portfolio Sub-account will be suspended even if
 the formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the AST bond
 portfolio Sub-account should occur. Transfers out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still be allowed. The
 suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account occurs. Due to the performance of the AST bond portfolio
 Sub-account and the elected Sub-accounts, the Account Value could be more than
 90% invested in the AST bond portfolio Sub-account.

 FORMULA FOR ELECTIONS OF HD GRO II MADE ON OR AFTER JULY 16, 2010, SUBJECT TO
                                STATE APPROVAL.

 The operation of the formula is the same as for elections of HD GRO II prior
 to July 16, 2010. The formula below provides additional information regarding
 the concept of the Projected Future Guarantee throughout the Transfer
 Calculation.

 THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THE TRANSFER
 CALCULATION FORMULA:
   .   AV is the current Account Value of the Annuity

   .   V\\V\\ is the current Account Value of the elected Sub-accounts of the
       Annuity

   .   V\\F\\ is the current Account Value of the elected Fixed Rate Options of
       the Annuity

   .   B is the total current value of the Transfer Account

   .   C\\l\\ is the lower target value; it is established on the Effective
       Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee

   .   C\\t\\ is the middle target value; it is established on the Effective
       Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee

   .   C\\u\\ is the upper target value; it is established on the Effective
       Date and is not changed for the life of the guarantee

   .   T is the amount of a transfer into or out of the Transfer Account

   .   "Projected Future Guarantee" is an amount equal to the highest Account
       Value (adjusted for Withdrawals and additional Net Purchase Payments)
       within the current Benefit Year that would result in a new Guarantee
       Amount. For the Projected Future Guarantee, the assumed Guarantee Period
       begins on the current Valuation Day and ends 10 years from the next
       anniversary of the Effective Date. We only calculate a Projected Future
       Guarantee if the assumed Guarantee Period associated with that Projected
       Future Guarantee does not extend beyond the latest Annuity Date
       applicable to the Annuity.

 The formula, which is set on the Effective Date and is not changed while the
 Rider is in effect, determines, on each Valuation Day, when a transfer is
 required.

 The formula begins by determining for each Guarantee Amount and for the
 Projected Future Guarantee, the value on that Valuation Day that, if
 appreciated at the applicable discount rate, would equal the Guarantee Amount
 at the end of the Guarantee Period. We call the greatest of these values the
 "current liability (L)".


                                   
                                L    =    MAX (L\\i\\ ), where L\\i\\ = G\\i\\ / (1 + d\\i\\ ) /(Ni /365)/


 Where:
   .   G\\i\\ is the value of the Guarantee Amount or the Projected Future
       Guarantee

   .   N\\i\\ is the number of days until the end of the Guarantee Period

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   .   d\\i\\ is the discount rate associated with the number of days until the
       end of a Guarantee Period (or the assumed Guarantee Period, for the
       Projected Future Guarantee). The discount rate is determined by taking
       the greater of the Benchmark Index Interest Rate less the Discount Rate
       Adjustment, and the Discount Rate Minimum. The applicable term of the
       Benchmark Index Interest Rate is the same as the number of days
       remaining until the end of the Guarantee Period (or the assumed
       Guarantee Period, for the Projected Future Guarantee). If no Benchmark
       Index Interest Rate is available for such term, the nearest available
       term will be used. The Discount Rate Minimum is determined based on the
       number of months since the Effective Date.

 Next the formula calculates the following formula ratio (r):


                       
                    r    =    (L - B) / (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ )


 If the formula ratio exceeds an upper target value, then Unadjusted Account
 Value will be transferred to the bond portfolio Sub-account associated with
 the current liability subject to the 90% Cap Feature. If, at the time we make
 a transfer to the bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current
 liability, there is Unadjusted Account Value allocated to a bond portfolio
 Sub-account not associated with the current liability, we will transfer all
 assets from that bond portfolio Sub-account to the bond portfolio Sub-account
 associated with the current liability.

 The formula will transfer assets into the Transfer Account if r (greater than)
 C\\u\\ and if transfers have not been suspended due to the 90% Cap Feature.
 Assets in the elected Sub-accounts and Fixed Rate Options, if applicable, are
 transferred to the Transfer Account in accordance with the Transfer provisions
 of the Rider.

 The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:


    
 T    =    {Min(MAX(0,(.90 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B)) - B), [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ ) * C\\t\\ ] / (1 - C\\t\\ ))}


 If the formula ratio is less than a lower target value, and there are assets
 in the Transfer Account, then the formula will transfer assets out of the
 Transfer Account and into the elected Sub-accounts.

 The formula will transfer assets out of the Transfer Account if r (less than)
 C\\l\\ and B (greater than) 0.

 The transfer amount is calculated by the following formula:


    
 T    =    {Min (B, - [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ ) * C\\t\\ ] / (1 - C\\t\\ ))}


 If, following a transfer to the elected Sub-accounts, there are assets
 remaining in a bond portfolio Sub-account not associated with the current
 liability, we will transfer all assets from that bond portfolio Sub-account to
 the bond portfolio Sub-account associated with the current liability.

 90% CAP FEATURE: If, on any Valuation Day the Rider remains in effect, a
 transfer into the Transfer Account occurs which results in 90% of the
 Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the Transfer Account, any
 transfers into the Transfer Account will be suspended even if the formula
 would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the Transfer Account should
 occur. Transfers out of the Transfer Account and into the elected Sub-accounts
 will still be allowed. The suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of
 the Transfer Account occurs. Due to the performance of the Transfer Account
 and the elected Sub-Accounts, the Unadjusted Account Value could be more than
 90% invested in the Transfer Account.

                                      G-3




APPENDIX H - FORMULA FOR HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME INCOME, HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME
  INCOME WITH LIFETIME INCOME ACCELERATOR, AND SPOUSAL HIGHEST DAILY LIFETIME
                                    INCOME

  TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNT VALUE BETWEEN YOUR PERMITTED SUB-ACCOUNTS AND THE AST
                       INVESTMENT GRADE BOND SUB-ACCOUNT

 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS REFERENCED IN THE CALCULATION FORMULAS:
   .   C\\u\\ - the upper target is established on the effective date of the
       Highest Daily Lifetime Income/Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime Income
       benefit (the "Effective Date") and is not changed for the life of the
       guarantee. Currently, it is 83%.

   .   C\\us\\ - The secondary upper target is established on the Effective
       Date of the Highest Daily Lifetime Income/Spousal Highest Daily Lifetime
       Income benefit and is not changed for the life of the guarantee.
       Currently it is 84.5%

   .   C\\t\\ - the target is established on the Effective Date and is not
       changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently, it is 80%.

   .   C\\l\\ - the lower target is established on the Effective Date and is
       not changed for the life of the guarantee. Currently, it is 78%.

   .   L - the target value as of the current Valuation Day.

   .   r - the target ratio.

   .   a - factors used in calculating the target value. These factors are
       established on the Effective Date and are not changed for the life of
       the guarantee. (See below for the table of "a" factors)

   .   V\\v\\ - the total value of all Permitted Sub-accounts in the Annuity.

   .   V\\F\\ - the Unadjusted Account Value of all elected DCA MVA Options in
       the Annuity.

   .   B - the total value of the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
       Sub-account.

   .   P - Income Basis. Prior to the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Income
       Basis is equal to the Protected Withdrawal Value calculated as if the
       first Lifetime Withdrawal were taken on the date of calculation. After
       the first Lifetime Withdrawal, the Income Basis is equal to the greater
       of (1) the Protected Withdrawal Value on the date of the first Lifetime
       Withdrawal, increased for additional Purchase Payments, including the
       amount of any associated Purchase Credits, and adjusted proportionally
       for Excess Income*, and (2) the Protected Withdrawal Value on any
       Annuity Anniversary subsequent to the first Lifetime Withdrawal,
       increased for subsequent additional Purchase Payments (including the
       amount of any associated Purchase Credits) and adjusted proportionately
       for Excess Income* and (3) any highest daily Unadjusted Account Value
       occurring on or after the later of the immediately preceding Annuity
       anniversary, or the date of the first Lifetime Withdrawal, and prior to
       or including the date of this calculation, increased for additional
       Purchase Payments (including the amount of any associated Purchase
       Credits) and adjusted for withdrawals, as described herein.

   .   T - the amount of a transfer into or out of the AST Investment Grade
       Bond Portfolio Sub-account.

   .   T\\M\\ - the amount of a monthly transfer out of the AST Investment
       Grade Bond Portfolio.

 *  Note: Lifetime Withdrawals of less than or equal to the Annual Income
    Amount do not reduce the Income Basis.

 DAILY TARGET VALUE CALCULATION:
 On each Valuation Day, a target value (L) is calculated, according to the
 following formula. If (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) is equal to zero, no calculation is
 necessary. Target Values are subject to change for new elections of this
 benefit on a going-forward basis.


                               
                            L    =    0.05 * P * a



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 DAILY TRANSFER CALCULATION:
 The following formula, which is set on the Benefit Effective Date and is not
 changed for the life of the guarantee, determines when a transfer is required:


                              
              Target Ratio r    =    (L - B) / (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\).


   .   If on the third consecutive Valuation Day r (greater than) C\\u\\ and r
       (less or =) C\\us\\ or if on any day r (greater than) C\\us\\, and
       transfers have not been suspended due to the 90% cap rule, assets in the
       Permitted Sub-accounts and the DCA MVA Options, if applicable, are
       transferred to the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account.

   .   If r (less than) C\\l\\, and there are currently assets in the AST
       Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account (B (greater than) 0), assets
       in the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account are transferred
       to the Permitted Sub-accounts as described above.

 90% CAP RULE: If, on any Valuation Day this benefit remains in effect, a
 transfer into the AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account occurs that
 results in 90% of the Unadjusted Account Value being allocated to the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account, any transfers into the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account will be suspended, even if the
 formula would otherwise dictate that a transfer into the AST Investment Grade
 Bond Portfolio Sub-account should occur. Transfers out of the AST Investment
 Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account and into the elected Sub-accounts will still
 be allowed. The suspension will be lifted once a transfer out of the AST
 Investment Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account occurs either due to a Daily or
 Monthly Transfer Calculation. Due to the performance of the AST Investment
 Grade Bond Portfolio Sub-account and the elected Sub-accounts, the Unadjusted
 Account value could be more than 90% invested in the AST Investment Grade Bond
 Portfolio Sub-account.

 The following formula, which is set on the Benefit Effective Date and is not
 changed for the life of the guarantee, determines the transfer amount:


                                                         
 T    =    Min (MAX (0, (0.90 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B)) - B),       Money is transferred from the Permitted
           [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] / (1 - C\\t\\))    Sub-accounts and the DCA MVA Options to the
                                                                   AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account
 T    =    {Min (B, - [L - B - (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\) * C\\t\\] /       Money is transferred from the AST Investment
           (1 - C\\t\\))}                                          Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-
                                                                   accounts


 MONTHLY TRANSFER CALCULATION
 On each monthly anniversary of the Annuity Issue Date and following the daily
 Transfer Calculation above, the following formula determines if a transfer
 from the AST Investment Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted Sub-accounts
 will occur:

 If, after the daily Transfer Calculation is performed,

 {Min (B, .05 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B))} (less than) (C\\u\\ * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\)
 - L + B) / (1 - C\\u\\), then


                                                
 T\\M\\    =    {Min (B, .05 * (V\\V\\ + V\\F\\ + B))}    Money is transferred from the AST Investment
                                                          Grade Bond Sub-account to the Permitted
                                                          Sub-accounts.


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                     "A" FACTORS FOR LIABILITY CALCULATIONS
              (in Years and Months since Benefit Effective Date)*



      Months
Years   1      2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11     12
----- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
                                     
  1   15.34  15.31 15.27 15.23 15.20 15.16 15.13 15.09 15.05 15.02 14.98 14.95
  2   14.91  14.87 14.84 14.80 14.76 14.73 14.69 14.66 14.62 14.58 14.55 14.51
  3   14.47  14.44 14.40 14.36 14.33 14.29 14.26 14.22 14.18 14.15 14.11 14.07
  4   14.04  14.00 13.96 13.93 13.89 13.85 13.82 13.78 13.74 13.71 13.67 13.63
  5   13.60  13.56 13.52 13.48 13.45 13.41 13.37 13.34 13.30 13.26 13.23 13.19
  6   13.15  13.12 13.08 13.04 13.00 12.97 12.93 12.89 12.86 12.82 12.78 12.75
  7   12.71  12.67 12.63 12.60 12.56 12.52 12.49 12.45 12.41 12.38 12.34 12.30
  8   12.26  12.23 12.19 12.15 12.12 12.08 12.04 12.01 11.97 11.93 11.90 11.86
  9   11.82  11.78 11.75 11.71 11.67 11.64 11.60 11.56 11.53 11.49 11.45 11.42
 10   11.38  11.34 11.31 11.27 11.23 11.20 11.16 11.12 11.09 11.05 11.01 10.98
 11   10.94  10.90 10.87 10.83 10.79 10.76 10.72 10.69 10.65 10.61 10.58 10.54
 12   10.50  10.47 10.43 10.40 10.36 10.32 10.29 10.25 10.21 10.18 10.14 10.11
 13   10.07  10.04 10.00  9.96  9.93  9.89  9.86  9.82  9.79  9.75  9.71  9.68
 14    9.64   9.61  9.57  9.54  9.50  9.47  9.43  9.40  9.36  9.33  9.29  9.26
 15    9.22   9.19  9.15  9.12  9.08  9.05  9.02  8.98  8.95  8.91  8.88  8.84
 16    8.81   8.77  8.74  8.71  8.67  8.64  8.60  8.57  8.54  8.50  8.47  8.44
 17    8.40   8.37  8.34  8.30  8.27  8.24  8.20  8.17  8.14  8.10  8.07  8.04
 18    8.00   7.97  7.94  7.91  7.88  7.84  7.81  7.78  7.75  7.71  7.68  7.65
 19    7.62   7.59  7.55  7.52  7.49  7.46  7.43  7.40  7.37  7.33  7.30  7.27
 20    7.24   7.21  7.18  7.15  7.12  7.09  7.06  7.03  7.00  6.97  6.94  6.91
 21    6.88   6.85  6.82  6.79  6.76  6.73   6.7  6.67  6.64  6.61  6.58  6.55
 22    6.52   6.50  6.47  6.44  6.41  6.38  6.36  6.33  6.30  6.27  6.24  6.22
 23    6.19   6.16  6.13  6.11  6.08  6.05  6.03  6.00  5.97  5.94  5.92  5.89
 24    5.86   5.84  5.81  5.79  5.76  5.74  5.71  5.69  5.66  5.63  5.61  5.58
 25    5.56   5.53  5.51  5.48  5.46  5.44  5.41  5.39  5.36  5.34  5.32  5.29
 26    5.27   5.24  5.22  5.20  5.18  5.15  5.13  5.11  5.08  5.06  5.04  5.01
 27    4.99   4.97  4.95  4.93  4.91  4.88  4.86  4.84  4.82  4.80  4.78  4.75
 28    4.73   4.71  4.69  4.67  4.65  4.63  4.61  4.59  4.57  4.55  4.53  4.51
 29    4.49   4.47  4.45  4.43  4.41  4.39  4.37  4.35  4.33  4.32  4.30  4.28
 30    4.26   4.24  4.22  4.20  4.18  4.17  4.15  4.13  4.11  4.09  4.07  4.06**


 *  The values set forth in this table are applied to all ages.
 ** In all subsequent years and months thereafter, the annuity factor is 4.06

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