Common use of Annuity Payments Clause in Contracts

Annuity Payments. The amount of the Withdrawal Charge depends on how long your Purchase Payments are held under the Contract. Each Purchase Payment you make is considered to have a certain "age," depending on the length of time since that Purchase Payment was effective. A Purchase Payment is "age one" in the year beginning on the date the purchase payment is Received by FSBL and increases in age each year thereafter. When you withdraw an amount, the "age" of any Purchase Payment you withdraw determines the level(s) of Withdrawal Charge as shown on page 3. For the purpose of calculating Withdrawal Charge, FSBL assumes that withdrawal amounts will be applied to Purchase Payments first in the order Purchase Payments were received. The Withdrawal Charge will be deducted proportionately from each Account selected for Withdrawal. This charge is guaranteed not to increase. FREE WITHDRAWALS During a Contract Year, you may make Free Withdrawals, which are Withdrawals that are not subject to the Withdrawal Charge. The amount of Free Withdrawals available in any Contract Year is determined as follows. In the first Contract Year, the amount is equal to:

Annuity Payments. The amount of the Withdrawal Charge depends on how long your Purchase Payments are held under the Contract. Each Purchase Payment you make is considered to have a certain "age," depending on the length of time since that Purchase Payment was effective. A Purchase Payment is "age one" in the year beginning on the date the purchase payment is Received by FSBL and increases in age each year thereafter. When you withdraw an amount, the "age" of any Purchase Payment you withdraw determines the level(s) of Withdrawal Charge as shown on page 3the Contract Data Page. For the purpose of calculating Withdrawal Charge, FSBL assumes that withdrawal amounts will be applied to Purchase Payments first in the order Purchase Payments were received. The Withdrawal Charge will be deducted proportionately from each Account selected for Withdrawal. This charge is guaranteed not to increase. FREE WITHDRAWALS During a Contract Year, you may make Free Withdrawals, which are Withdrawals that are not subject to the Withdrawal Charge. The amount of Free Withdrawals available in any Contract Year is determined as follows. In the first Contract Year, the amount is equal to: