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Updating Summary Prospectus (Form 497VPU)

American Legacy III® Plus Individual Variable Annuity Contracts  
Updating Summary Prospectus for Current Contractowners

May 1, 2025
This updating summary prospectus summarizes certain changes to key features of the American Legacy III® Plus variable annuity contract issued by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Lincoln Life or Company).
You should read this updating summary prospectus carefully, particularly the section titled Important Information You Should Consider about the American Legacy III® Plus contract.
The prospectus for the American Legacy III® Plus variable annuity contract contains more information about the Contract's features, benefits, and risks. You can find the prospectus and other information about the Contract online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. You can also obtain this information at no cost by calling 1-800-942-5500 or by sending an email request to CustServSupportTeam@lfg.com.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Contract or determined if this Summary Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Additional information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission's staff and is available at Investor.gov.
All prospectuses and other shareholder reports, will be made available on www.lfg.com/VAprospectus.
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Updated Information About Your Contract
The information in this Updating Summary Prospectus is a summary of certain contract features that have changed since the Updating Summary Prospectus dated May 1, 2024. This may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you entered into your Contract, and not all changes may be applicable to you.
Summary of Contract Changes:
The address of State Street Bank and Trust Company, the accounting services provider of the Variable Annuity Account, changed to 2323 Grand Boulevard, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108.
Effective May 6, 2024, Lincoln Financial Group and Osaic, Inc. entered into an agreement whereby Osaic acquired Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation (collectively "LFN").
Beginning May 19, 2025, Purchase Payments totaling $5 million or more are subject to Home Office approval ($2 million or more where a Living Benefit or Death Benefit rider was elected excluding the Account Value Death Benefit and/or i4LIFE® Advantage without the Guaranteed Income Benefit). Both amounts take into consideration the total Purchase Payments for all variable annuity contracts issued by the Company (or its affiliates) (excluding all Lincoln Level Advantage® and Lincoln Level Advantage 2® contracts) for the same Contractowner, joint owner, and/or Annuitant.
Summary of Changes to Benefits Available Under the Contract:
The following changes apply to i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit rider:
The i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit rider re-opened on August 19, 2024 and is available with all new elections of i4LIFE® Advantage, and to existing Contractowners who transition from a prior Living Benefit Rider. This version of i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit is different from previous versions of the rider in the following ways:
a higher current annual charge;
a change in the Access Period requirements;
a lower Guaranteed Income Benefit step-up percentage;
a higher AIR for transitions to Select Guaranteed Income Benefit; and
higher Select Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages.
Appendix B should be reviewed for all updates to the Investment Requirements that may be applicable to your Contract.
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Important Information You Should Consider About the American Legacy III® Plus Variable Annuity Contract 
FEES AND EXPENSES
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Charges for Early
Withdrawals
A surrender charge may apply to a surrender or withdrawal of a Purchase Payment prior
to the 9th anniversary since the Purchase Payment was invested, up to 8.5% of the
amount withdrawn, declining to 0% over that time period. For example, if make a
withdrawal of $100,000 during the first year after your Purchase Payment, you could be
assessed a charge of up to $8,500 on the Purchase Payment withdrawn. A surrender
charge will not apply if your withdrawal is made after the 9th anniversary since a
Purchase Payment was invested.
●Fee Tables
●Examples
●Charges and
Other
Deductions -
Surrender
Charge
Transaction
Charges
None, other than surrender charges.
●Charges and
Other
Deductions
Ongoing Fees and
Expenses (annual
charges)
Minimum and Maximum Annual Fee Table. The table below describes the fees and
expenses that you may pay each year, depending on the options you choose. These
charges do not reflect Bonus Credits or Persistency Credits. Please refer to your
contract specifications page for information about the specific fees you will pay each
year based on the options you have elected.
●Fee Tables
●Examples
●Charges and
Other
Deductions
Annual Fee
Minimum
Maximum
Base Contract - Account Value Death
Benefit
1.52%1
1.52%1
Base Contract - Guarantee of Principal
Death Benefit
1.57%1
1.57%1
Base Contract - Enhanced Guaranteed
Minimum Death Benefit
1.82%1
1.82%1
Base Contract - Estate Enhancement
Benefit
2.02%1
2.02%1
Investment options (fund fees and
expenses)
0.53%1
1.14%1
Optional benefits available for an
additional charge (for a single optional
benefit, if elected)
0.40%1
2.45%2
1 As a percentage of average Account Value in the Subaccounts.
2 As an annualized percentage of the Protected Income Base.
Lowest and Highest Annual Cost Table. Because your Contract is customizable, the
choices you make affect how much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of
owning your Contract, the following table shows the lowest and highest cost you could
pay each year. This estimate assumes that you do not take withdrawals from the
Contract, which could add surrender charges that substantially increase costs.
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FEES AND EXPENSES
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Lowest Annual Cost: $2,359
Highest Annual Cost: $5,792
Assumes:
Assumes:
●Investment of $100,000
●5% annual appreciation
●Least expensive fund fees and
expenses
●No optional benefits
●No surrender charges
●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals
●Investment of $100,000
●5% annual appreciation
●Most expensive combination of
optional benefits, fund fees and
expenses
●No surrender charges
●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals
RISKS
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Risk of Loss
●You can lose money by investing in this Contract, including loss of principal.
●Principal Risks
●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account
Not a Short-Term
Investment
●This Contract is not designed for short-term investing and is not appropriate for the
investor who needs ready access to cash.
●Withdrawals may result in surrender charges. If you take a withdrawal, any surrender
charge will reduce the value of your Contract or the amount of money that you
actually receive.
●The benefits of tax deferral, long-term income, and living benefit protections mean
the Contract is more beneficial to investors with a long-term investment horizon.
●Withdrawals are subject to ordinary income tax and may be subject to tax penalties.
●Principal Risks
●Surrender and
Withdrawals
●Fee Tables
●Charges and
Other
Deductions
●Living Benefit
Riders
Risks Associated
with Investment
Options
●An investment in this Contract is subject to the risk of poor investment performance
of the investment options you choose. Performance can vary depending on the
performance of the investment options available under the Contract.
●Each investment option (including the fixed account option) has its own unique risks.
●You should review the investment options before making an investment decision.
●Principal Risks
●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account
Insurance
Company Risks
●An investment in the Contract is subject to the risks related to Lincoln Life. Any
obligations (including under the fixed account option), guarantees, or benefits of the
Contract are subject to our claims-paying ability. If we experience financial distress,
we may not be able to meet our obligations to you. More information about Lincoln
Life, including our financial strength ratings, is available upon request by calling 1-
800-942-5500 or visiting www.LincolnFinancial.com.
●Principal Risks
RESTRICTIONS
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Investments
●The frequency of transfers between investment options is restricted. There are also
restrictions on the minimum amount that may be transferred from a variable option
and the maximum amount that may be transferred from the fixed account option.
●We reserve the right to remove or substitute any funds as investment options that
are available under the Contract.
●If you elect certain optional benefits, you may be limited in the amount of Purchase
Payments that you can make (and when).
●You are generally restricted to no more than 12 transfers between investment options
per Contract Year. Your ability to transfer between investment options may also be
restricted as a result of Investment Requirements if you have elected an optional
benefit.
●Principal Risks
●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account
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RESTRICTIONS
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Optional Benefits
●Optional benefits may limit or restrict the investment options that you may select
under the Contract. We may change these restrictions in the future.
●Optional benefit availability may vary by state of issue or selling broker-dealer.
●Excess Withdrawals may reduce the value of an optional benefit by an amount
greater than the value withdrawn or result in termination of the benefit.
●You are required to have a certain level of Contract Value for some new rider
elections.
●We may modify or stop offering an optional benefit that is currently available at any
time.
●If you elect certain optional benefits, you may be limited in the amount of Purchase
Payments that you can make (and when).
●The Contracts
●Living Benefit
Riders
●Appendix B -
Investment
Requirements
●Appendix C -
Discontinued
Living Benefit
Riders
TAXES
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Tax Implications
●Consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an investment in
and payments received under this Contract.
●If you purchase the Contract through a tax-qualified plan or IRA, you do not get any
additional tax benefit under the Contract.
●Earnings on your Contract are taxed at ordinary income tax rates when you withdraw
them, and you may have to pay a penalty if you take a withdrawal before age 59½.
●Federal Tax
Matters
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
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Investment
Professional
Compensation
●Your registered representative may receive compensation for selling this Contract to
you, both in the form of commissions and because we may share the revenue it
earns on this Contract with the professional's firm. (Your investment professional
may be your broker, investment adviser, insurance agent, or someone else).
●This potential conflict of interest may influence your investment professional to
recommend this Contract over another investment.
●Distribution of
the Contracts
●Principal Risks
Exchanges
●If you already own a contract, some investment professionals may have a financial
incentive to offer you a new Contract in place of the one you own. You should only
exchange your contract if you determine, after comparing the features, fees, and
risks of both contracts, that it is better for you to purchase the new Contract rather
than continue to own your existing contract.
●The Contracts -
Replacement
of Existing
Insurance
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Appendix A - Funds Available Under The Contract
The following is a list of funds currently available under the Contract. Depending on the optional benefits you choose, you may not be able to invest in certain funds. Current performance of the Subaccounts can be found at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. More information about the funds is available in the prospectuses for the Funds, which may be amended from time to time and can be found online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. You can also request this information and current fund performance at no cost by calling 1-800-942-5500 or by sending an email request to CustServSupportTeam@lfg.com.
The current expenses and performance information below reflects fees and expenses of the Fund, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your Contract may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance. 
Investment Objective
Fund and
Adviser/Sub-adviser1
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns (as of 12/31/2024)
1 year
5 year
10 year
The balanced accomplishment of three
objectives: long-term growth of capital,
conservation of principal and current
income.
American Funds® IS American Funds
Global Balanced Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.76%2
6.58%
4.84%
5.90%
To provide current income and
preservation of capital.
American Funds® IS American Funds
Mortgage Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.56%2
0.68%
-0.05%
1.03%
To provide investors with a high level of
current income; capital appreciation is
the secondary objective.
American Funds® IS American High-
Income Trust - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.58%2
9.67%
5.54%
5.32%
High total return (including income and
capital gains) consistent with
preservation of capital over the long
term.
American Funds® IS Asset Allocation
Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.54%
16.44%
8.32%
8.32%
Seeks to provide a level of current
income that exceeds the average yield
on U.S. stocks generally and to provide
a growing stream of income over the
years.
American Funds® IS Capital Income
Builder - Class 4
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.78%2
9.93%
5.75%
5.17%
To provide, over the long term, with a
high level of total return consistent with
prudent investment management.
American Funds® IS Capital World Bond
Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.73%
-3.04%
-2.41%
-0.09%
Long-term growth of capital while
providing current income.
American Funds® IS Capital World
Growth and Income Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.67%2
14.00%
7.29%
8.45%
Long-term growth of capital.
American Funds® IS Global Growth
Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.66%2
13.68%
9.76%
10.74%
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Investment Objective
Fund and
Adviser/Sub-adviser1
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns (as of 12/31/2024)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Long-term capital growth.
American Funds® IS Global Small
Capitalization Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.90%2
2.33%
3.01%
5.81%
Growth of capital.
American Funds® IS Growth Fund -
Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.59%
31.61%
18.83%
16.58%
Long-term growth of capital and income.
American Funds® IS Growth-Income
Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.53%
24.23%
13.01%
12.20%
Long-term growth of capital.
American Funds® IS International Fund -
Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.78%
3.16%
1.23%
4.01%
Long-term growth of capital while
providing current income.
American Funds® IS International
Growth and Income Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.81%
3.48%
2.55%
3.99%
To provide high total return (including
income and capital gains) consistent
with preservation of capital over the long
term while seeking to manage volatility
and provide downside protection. A fund
of funds.
American Funds® IS Managed Risk
Asset Allocation Fund - Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.90%
14.63%
5.30%
5.88%
To provide growth of capital while
seeking to manage volatility and provide
downside protection. A fund of funds.
American Funds® IS Managed Risk
Growth Fund - Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.94%
23.50%
11.30%
10.42%
To achieve long-term growth of capital
and income while seeking to manage
volatility and provide downside
protection. A fund of funds.
American Funds® IS Managed Risk
Growth-Income Fund - Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.88%
17.69%
7.39%
7.43%
To provide long-term growth of capital
while seeking to manage volatility and
provide downside protection. A fund of
funds.
American Funds® IS Managed Risk
International Fund - Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
1.10%2
-0.45%
-2.52%
0.78%
To produce income and to provide an
opportunity for growth of principal
consistent with sound common stock
investing while seeking to manage
volatility and provide downside
protection. A fund of funds.
American Funds® IS Managed Risk
Washington Mutual Investors Fund -
Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.88%
13.99%
5.61%
5.28%
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Investment Objective
Fund and
Adviser/Sub-adviser1
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns (as of 12/31/2024)
1 year
5 year
10 year
Long-term capital appreciation.
American Funds® IS New World Fund -
Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.82%2
6.55%
4.54%
6.22%
Long-term growth of capital. A fund of
funds.
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series -
American Funds Global Growth Portfolio
- Class 4
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.96%
13.64%
8.13%
N/A
To provide long-term growth of capital
while providing current income. A fund
of funds.
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series -
American Funds Growth and Income
Portfolio - Class 4
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.82%
12.37%
7.19%
N/A
High total return (including income and
capital gains) consistent with
preservation of capital over the long
term while seeking to manage volatility
and provide downside protection. A fund
of funds.
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series -
American Funds Managed Risk Global
Allocation Portfolio - Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
1.03%
8.05%
2.31%
N/A
Long-term growth of capital and current
income while seeking to manage
volatility and provide downside
protection. A fund of funds.
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series -
American Funds Managed Risk Growth
and Income Portfolio - Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.91%
12.26%
4.39%
N/A
Long-term growth of capital while
seeking to manage volatility and provide
downside protection. A fund of funds.
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series -
American Funds Managed Risk Growth
Portfolio - Class P2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.95%
13.84%
5.74%
N/A
To provide as high a level of current
income as is consistent with the
preservation of capital.
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of
America - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.48%2
1.16%
0.32%
1.67%
To provide a high level of current income
consistent with prudent investment risk
and preservation of capital.
American Funds® IS U.S. Government
Securities Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.50%2
0.75%
0.14%
1.10%
To provide the investors with current
income, consistent with the maturity and
quality standards applicable to the fund,
and preservation of capital and liquidity.
American Funds® IS Ultra-Short Bond
Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.56%
4.89%
2.01%
1.28%
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Investment Objective
Fund and
Adviser/Sub-adviser1
Current Expenses
Average Annual Total
Returns (as of 12/31/2024)
1 year
5 year
10 year
To produce income and to provide an
opportunity for growth of principal
consistent with sound common stock
investing.
American Funds® IS Washington Mutual
Investors Fund - Class 2
advised by Capital Research and
Management Company
0.50%2
19.14%
12.18%
10.26%
A balance between a high level of
current income and growth of capital,
with an emphasis on growth of capital. A
fund of funds.
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
- Service Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investments
Corporation
0.92%2
10.74%
6.41%
6.24%
A balance between a high level of
current income and growth of capital. A
fund of funds.
LVIP American Global Balanced
Allocation Managed Risk Fund - Service
Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investments
Corporation
0.94%
9.49%
4.19%
4.56%
A balance between a high level of
current income and growth of capital,
with a greater emphasis on growth of
capital. A fund of funds.
LVIP American Global Growth Allocation
Managed Risk Fund - Service Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investments
Corporation
0.98%
11.87%
4.88%
5.08%
A balance between a high level of
current income and growth of capital,
with a greater emphasis on growth of
capital. A fund of funds.
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund -
Service Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investments
Corporation
0.94%2
11.61%
6.76%
6.74%
A high level of current income with
some consideration given to growth of
capital. A fund of funds.
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund -
Service Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investments
Corporation
0.92%2
8.09%
4.63%
4.73%
Current income, consistent with the
preservation of capital. A fund of funds.
LVIP American Preservation Fund -
Service Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investments
Corporation
0.86%2
2.88%
0.75%
1.11%
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The name of the adviser or sub-adviser is not listed if the name is incorporated into the name of the fund or the fund company.
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This fund is subject to an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement. As a result, this fund's annual expenses reflect temporary expense reductions. See the fund prospectus for additional information.
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Appendix B - Investment Requirements
If you purchase a Living Benefit Rider (except i4LIFE® Advantage without Guaranteed Income Benefit), you will be subject to Investment Requirements. This requirement means you will be limited in your choice of Subaccount investments and in how much you can invest in certain Subaccounts. This also means you will not be able to allocate Contract Value to all of the Subaccounts that are available to Contractowners who have not elected a Living Benefit Rider. We impose Investment Requirements to reduce the risk of investment losses that may require us to use our own assets to make guaranteed payments under a Living Benefit Rider.
If you elect a Living Benefit Rider, Investment Requirements apply whether you purchase the rider at Contract issue or add it to an existing Contract. The Living Benefit Rider you purchase and the date of purchase will determine which Investment Requirements Option will apply to your Contract. See Option 1, Option 2, and Option 3 below. Currently, if you purchase i4LIFE® without Guaranteed Income Benefit, you will not be subject to any Investment Requirements, although we reserve the right to impose Investment Requirements for this rider in the future. If we do exercise our right to do so, you will have to reallocate your Account Value subject to such requirements.
Certain of the underlying funds that are included in the Investment Requirements, including funds managed by an adviser affiliated with us, employ risk management strategies that are intended to control the funds' overall volatility, and for some funds, to also reduce the downside exposure of the funds during significant market downturns.
These funds are included under Investment Requirements in part because the reduction in volatility helps us to reduce the risk of investment losses that may require us to use our own assets to make guaranteed payments under a Living Benefit Rider. At the same time, risk management strategies in periods of high market volatility or other market conditions, could limit your participation in market gains. This may conflict with your investment objectives by limiting your ability to maximize potential growth of your Contract Value and, in turn, the value of any guaranteed benefit that is tied to investment performance. You should consult your registered representative to determine whether these funds align with your investment objectives. For more information about the funds and the investment strategies they employ, please refer to the funds' current prospectuses. Fund prospectuses are available by contacting us.
Under each option, we have divided the Subaccounts of your Contract into groups and have specified the minimum or maximum percentages of Contract Value that must be in each group at the time you purchased the rider (or when the rider Investment Requirements are enforced, if later). In addition, depending on when you purchased your Contract, you may allocate your Contract Value and Purchase Payments in accordance with certain asset allocation models, as noted below. If you terminate an asset allocation model, you must follow the Investment Requirements applicable to your rider. Some investment options are not available to you if you purchase certain riders. The Investment Requirements may not be consistent with an aggressive investment strategy. You should consult with your registered representative to determine if the Investment Requirements are consistent with your investment objectives.
The chart below is provided to help you determine which option of Investment Requirements, if any, applies to the Living Benefit Rider you purchased. If you do not elect a Living Benefit Rider, the Investment Requirements will not apply to your Contract. Different Investment Requirements may apply if you terminate one rider and elect another rider. 
If you elect...
and the date of election is...
you will be subject to
Investment Requirements
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit
On or after October 3, 2016
Option 3
Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage
February 19, 2008 through January 19, 2009
On or after January 20, 2009
Option 2
Option 3
Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage
Prior to April 10, 2006
April 10, 2006 through January 19, 2009
On or after January 20, 2009
N/A
Option 1
Option 3
4LATER® Advantage
April 10, 2006 through January 19, 2009
On or after January 20, 2009
Option 1
Option 3
i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (v.1)
Prior to April 10, 2006
On or after April 10, 2006
N/A
Option 1
i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (v.2)
April 10, 2006 through January 19, 2009
On or after January 20, 2009
Option 1
Option 3
i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (v.3)
October 6, 2008 through January 19, 2009
On or after January 20, 2009
Option 2
Option 3
i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (v.4)
On or after November 15, 2010
Option 3
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Investment Requirements - Option 1
No more than 35% of your Contract Value (includes Account Value if i4LIFE® Advantage is in effect) can be invested in the following Subaccounts ("Limited Subaccounts") (Note: not all Subaccounts are available with all contracts):
American Funds® IS American High-Income Trust
American Funds® IS Capital Income Builder
American Funds® IS Capital World Growth and Income Fund
American Funds® IS Global Growth Fund
American Funds® IS Global Small Capitalization Fund
American Funds® IS International Fund
American Funds® IS International Growth and Income Fund
American Funds® IS New World Fund
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Global Growth Portfolio
All other Subaccounts will be referred to as "Non-Limited Subaccounts".
You can select the percentages of Contract Value, if any, allocated to the Limited Subaccounts, but the cumulative total investment in all the Limited Subaccounts cannot exceed 35% of the total Contract Value. On each quarterly anniversary of the effective date of the rider, if the Contract Value in the Limited Subaccounts exceeds 35%, Lincoln will rebalance your Contract Value so that the Contract Value in the Limited Subaccounts is 30%. If you are enrolled in portfolio rebalancing, the cumulative total investment in all the Limited Subaccounts cannot exceed 35% of total Contract Value. If your current portfolio rebalancing does not adhere to this requirement, your portfolio rebalancing program will be terminated.
If rebalancing is required, the Contract Value in excess of 30% will be removed from the Limited Subaccounts on a pro rata basis and invested in the remaining Non-Limited Subaccounts on a pro rata basis according to the Contract Value percentages in the Non-Limited Subaccounts at the time of the reallocation. If there is no Contract Value in the Non-Limited Subaccounts at that time, portfolio rebalancing will be paused until updated allocation instructions are received from you. We will provide you with notice of such change. Confirmation of the rebalancing will appear on your quarterly statement.
We may move Subaccounts on or off the Limited or Non-Limited Subaccount list, exclude Subaccounts and asset allocation models from being available for investment, change the number of Limited Subaccount groups, change the percentages of Contract Value allowed in the Limited or Non-Limited Subaccounts or change the frequency of the Contract Value rebalancing, at any time, in our sole discretion. We will not make changes more than once per calendar year. You will be notified at least 30 days prior to the date of any change. We may make such modifications at any time when we believe the modifications are necessary to protect our ability to provide the guarantees under these riders. Our decision to make modifications will be based on several factors including the general market conditions and the style and investment objectives of the Subaccount investments.
At the time you receive notice of a change or when you are notified that we will begin enforcing the Investment Requirements, you may:
1.
submit your own reallocation instructions for the Contract Value in excess of 35% in the Limited Subaccounts; or
2.
take no action and be subject to the quarterly rebalancing as described above; or
3.
terminate the applicable rider immediately, without waiting for a termination event if you do not wish to be subject to these Investment Requirements.
Investment Requirements - Option 2
You can select the percentages of Contract Value (includes Account Value if i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is in effect) to allocate to individual Subaccounts within each group, but the total investment for all Subaccounts in a group must comply with the specified minimum or maximum percentages for that group.
In accordance with these Investment Requirements, you agree to be automatically enrolled in the portfolio rebalancing option under your Contract and thereby authorize us to automatically rebalance your Contract Value on a periodic basis. On each quarterly anniversary of the effective date of the rider, we will rebalance your Contract Value, proportionately, based on your allocation instructions in effect at the time of the rebalancing. Any reallocation of Contract Value among the Subaccounts made by you prior to a rebalancing date will become your allocation instructions for rebalancing purposes. Confirmation of the rebalancing will appear on your quarterly statement. We reserve the right to change the rebalancing frequency, at any time, in our sole discretion. We will not make changes more than once per calendar year. You will be notified at least 30 days prior to the date of any change in frequency. If we rebalance Contract Value from the Subaccounts and your allocation instructions do not comply with the Investment Requirements, portfolio rebalancing will be paused, and any subsequent transfer requests will be considered not in Good Order until updated allocation instructions are received. These investments will become your allocation instructions until you tell us otherwise.
We may change the list of Subaccounts in a group, change the number of groups, change the minimum or maximum percentages of Contract Value allowed in a group or change the investment options that are or are not available to you, at any time, in our sole discretion. We will not make changes more than once per calendar year. You will be notified at least 30 days prior to the date of any change. We may make such modifications at any time when we believe the modifications are necessary to protect our ability to provide the
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guarantees under these riders. Our decision to make modifications will be based on several factors including the general market conditions and the style and investment objectives of the Subaccount investments.
At the time you receive notice of a change to the Investment Requirements, you may:
1.
submit your own reallocation instructions for the Contract Value, before the effective date specified in the notice, so that the Investment Requirements are satisfied;
2.
if you take no action, such changes will apply only to additional Purchase Payments or to future transfers of Contract Value. You will not be required to change allocations to existing Subaccounts, but you will not be allowed to add money, by either an additional Purchase Payment or a contract transfer, in excess of the new percentage applicable to a Subaccount or Subaccount group. This does not apply to Subaccounts added to Investment Requirements on or after June 30, 2009. For Subaccounts added to Investment Requirements on or after June 30, 2009, you may be subject to rebalancing as described above. If this results in a change to your allocation instructions, then these will be your new allocation instructions until you tell us otherwise; or
3.
terminate the applicable rider immediately, without waiting for a termination event if you do not wish to be subject to the new terms of the Investment Requirements.
At this time, the Subaccount groups are as follows: 
Group 1
Investments must be at least 25% of Contract
Value or Account Value
Group 2
Investments cannot exceed 75% of Contract
Value or Account Value
Group 3
Investments cannot exceed 10% of Contract
Value or Account Value
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage
Fund
American Funds® IS American High-Income
Trust
American Funds® IS Capital World Bond Fund
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities
Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
All other investment options except as discussed
below.
No Subaccounts at this time.
The fixed account is only available for dollar cost averaging.
To satisfy these Investment Requirements, you may allocate 100% of your Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among the Subaccounts on the following list; however, if you allocate less than 100% of Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value to or among these Subaccounts, then these Subaccounts will be considered as part of Group 1 or 2 above, as applicable, and you will be subject to the Group 1 or 2 restrictions.
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage Fund
American Funds® IS American High-Income Trust
American Funds® IS Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Capital World Bond Fund
American Funds® IS Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Global Allocation Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth Portfolio
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities Fund
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
LVIP American Global Balanced Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Global Growth Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
To satisfy these Investment Requirements, Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value may be allocated in accordance with certain asset allocation models, made available to you by your broker dealer. At this time, 100% of the Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value can be allocated to one of the following models: American Legacy Fundamental Growth and Income Model, American Legacy Fundamental Equity Growth Model, American Legacy Fundamental Balanced Model, or American Legacy Fundamental Income Model. You may only choose one asset allocation model at a time, though you may change to a different asset allocation model available in your Contract that meets the Investment Requirements or reallocate Contract Value among Group 1 or Group 2 Subaccounts as described above. If you terminate an asset allocation model, you must follow the Investment Requirements applicable to your rider.
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If you purchased the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage Plus rider before January 20, 2009, your only investment options until the seventh Benefit Year anniversary are to allocate 100% of your Contract Value to the American Funds® IS Asset Allocation Fund (a Subaccount), the American Funds® IS Managed Risk Asset Allocation Fund or the LVIP American Income Allocation Fund, or to one of these asset allocation models: the American Legacy Fundamental Balanced Model or the American Legacy Fundamental Income Model.
Investment Requirements - Option 3
For all Living Benefit Riders, you can select the percentages of Contract Value (or Account Value if i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is in effect) to allocate to individual Subaccounts within each group, but the total investment for all Subaccounts within the group must comply with the specified minimum or maximum percentages for that group.
You must hold the rider for a minimum period of time after election (the minimum time is specified under the Termination section of each rider). During this time, you will be required to adhere to the Investment Requirements. After this time, failure to adhere to the Investment Requirements will result in termination of the rider.
Certain Living Benefit Riders guarantee you the right to transition to a version of the i4LIFE® Guaranteed Income Benefit even if that version is no longer available for purchase. If you transition to i4LIFE® Guaranteed Income Benefit, the Investment Requirements under your Prior Living Benefit Rider continue to apply. See i4LIFE® Advantage - i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit Transitions for a discussion of this transition.
If you purchase a Living Benefit Rider (except i4LIFE® Advantage without Guaranteed Income Benefit), you agree to be automatically enrolled in the portfolio rebalancing option under your Contract and thereby authorize us to automatically rebalance your Contract Value on a periodic basis. On each quarterly anniversary of the effective date of the rider, we will rebalance your Contract Value, proportionately, based on your allocation instructions in effect at the time of the rebalancing. Any reallocation of Contract Value among the Subaccounts made by you prior to a rebalancing date will become your allocation instructions for rebalancing purposes. Confirmation of the rebalancing will appear on your quarterly statement. If we rebalance Contract Value from the Subaccounts and your allocation instructions do not comply with the Investment Requirements, portfolio rebalancing will be paused, and any subsequent transfer requests will be considered not in Good Order until updated allocation instructions are received. These investments will become your allocation instructions until you tell us otherwise.
For certain Living Benefit Riders, the Subaccounts of your Contract are divided into groups and have specified minimum or maximum percentages of Contract Value that must be in each group at the time you purchase the rider. Please review the Investment Requirements below to determine which Investment Requirements apply to your rider. You can select the percentages of Contract Value to allocate to individual Subaccounts within each group, but the total investment for all Subaccounts within the group must comply with the specified minimum or maximum percentages for that group. We may change the list of Subaccounts in a group, change the number of groups, change the minimum or maximum percentages of Contract Value allowed in a group, change the investment options that are or are not available to you, or change the rebalancing frequency at any time in our sole discretion. For other Living Benefit Riders, we may only make certain Subaccounts available to you, which are listed below.
For all Living Benefit Riders, we may add or remove Subaccounts at any time in our sole discretion. You will be notified at least 30 days prior to the date of any change. We may make such modifications at any time when we believe the modifications are necessary to protect our ability to provide the guarantees under these riders. Our decision to make modifications will be based on several factors including the general market conditions and the style and investment objectives of the subaccount investments.
At the time you receive notice of a change to the Investment Requirements, you may:
1.
submit your own reallocation instructions for the Contract Value, before the effective date specified in the notice, so that the Investment Requirements are satisfied; or
2.
take no action and be subject to the quarterly rebalancing as described above. If this results in a change to your allocation instructions, then these will be your new allocation instructions until you tell us otherwise; or
3.
terminate the applicable rider immediately, without waiting for a termination event, if you do not wish to be subject to these Investment Requirements.
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Option 3 - Investment Requirements for elections of i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit riders purchased on or after August 19, 2025. If you elected i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit on or after August 19, 2025, you must currently allocate your Account Value among one or more of the following Subaccounts.  
Group 1
Investments must be at least 20% of Contract Value or Account Value
Group 2
Investments cannot exceed 80% of Contract Value or Account Value
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage Fund
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
American Funds® IS American High-Income Trust
American Funds® IS Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Capital Income Builder
American Funds® IS Capital World Growth and Income Fund
American Funds® IS Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® IS Global Growth Fund
American Funds® IS American Funds Global Growth Portfolio
American Funds® IS American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Growth Fund
American Funds® IS Growth-Income Fund
American Funds® IS International Fund
American Funds® IS International Growth and Income Fund
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series -American Managed Risk Global
Allocation Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth
and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth
Portfolio
American Funds® IS Ultra-Short Bond Fund
American Funds® IS Washington Mutual Investors Fund
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
LVIP American Global Balanced Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Global Growth Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund
The fixed account is only available for dollar cost averaging.
As an alternative, to satisfy these Investment Requirements, you may allocate 100% of your Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among the Subaccounts listed below. If you allocate less than 100% of Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among these Subaccounts, then the Subaccounts listed below that are also listed in Group 1 will be subject to the Group 1 restrictions. Any remaining Subaccounts listed below that are not listed in Group 1 will fall into Group 2 and be subject to Group 2 restrictions.
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage Fund
American Funds® IS Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Global Allocation Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth Portfolio
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities Fund
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
LVIP American Global Balanced Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Global Growth Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
The fixed account, if available, is only available for dollar cost averaging.
Additionally, Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value may be allocated in accordance with certain asset allocation models made available to you by your broker-dealer. If so, currently 100% of the Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value can be allocated to one of the following models, if available:
American Funds Balanced Model Portfolio
American Funds Conservative Model Portfolio
American Funds Asset Allocation Fund & American Funds U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities Fund Model
American Funds IS TRICAP Global Moderate Growth Portfolio
American Funds IS TRICAP Moderate Growth Portfolio
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You may only choose one asset allocation model at a time, though you may change to a different asset allocation model available in your Contract that meets the Investment Requirements or reallocate Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value according to the Investment Requirements listed above. If you terminate an asset allocation model, you must follow the Investment Requirements applicable to your rider. We may exclude an asset allocation model from being available for investment at any time, in our sole discretion. You will be notified prior to the date of such a change.
Option 3 - Investment Requirements for elections of i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit riders purchased prior to August 19, 2025. If you elected i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit prior to August 19, 2025, you must currently allocate 100% of your Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among one or more of the following Subaccounts.
American Funds® IS Capital Income Builder*
American Funds® IS Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Growth Fund*
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Growth-Income Fund*
American Funds® IS Managed Risk International Fund*
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Washington Mutual Investors Fund
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Global Growth Portfolio*
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Global Allocation Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth Portfolio
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
LVIP American Global Balanced Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Global Growth Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
*These funds are only available for riders elected on or after May 21, 2018.
The fixed account, if available, is only available for dollar cost averaging.
As an alternative, to satisfy these Investment Requirements, contracts that purchase i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit prior to January 9, 2017, may allocate 100% of your Account Value among the American Funds Asset Allocation Fund (85%) and the American Funds U.S. Government Securities Fund (15%).
Contracts that purchase i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit on or after January 9, 2017, may allocate in accordance with certain asset allocation models made available to you by your broker-dealer. If so, currently 100% of the Account Value can be allocated to one of the following models, if available:
American Funds Asset Allocation Fund & American Funds U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities Fund
American Funds IS TRICAP Moderate Growth Portfolio
American Funds IS TRICAP Global Moderate Growth Portfolio
If you terminate the asset allocation model, you must follow the Investment Requirements applicable to your rider. We may exclude an asset allocation model from being available for investment at any time, in our sole discretion. You will be notified prior to the date of such a change.
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Option 3 - Investment Requirements for elections of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) riders purchase on or after October 5, 2015. For i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (version 4) riders purchased on or after October 5, 2015, you must currently allocate your Account Value among one or more of the following Subaccounts. 
Group 1
Investments must be at least 30% of Contract
Value or Account Value
Group 2
Investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract
Value or Account Value
Group 3
Investments cannot exceed 10% of Contract
Value or Account Value
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage
Fund
American Funds® IS Capital World Bond Fund
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities
Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
American Funds® IS American High-Income
Trust
American Funds® IS Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Capital Income Builder
American Funds® IS Capital World Growth and
Income Fund
American Funds® IS Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® IS Global Growth Fund
American Funds® IS Growth Fund
American Funds® IS Growth-Income Fund
American Funds® IS International Fund
American Funds® IS International Growth and
Income Fund
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American
Funds Global Growth Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American
Funds Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Ultra-Short Bond Fund
American Funds® IS Washington Mutual
Investors Fund
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Global Small Capitalization
Fund
American Funds® IS New World Fund
The fixed account is only available for dollar cost averaging.
As an alternative, to satisfy these Investment Requirements, you may allocate 100% of your i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among the Subaccounts listed below. If you allocate less than 100% of i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among these Subaccounts, then the Subaccounts listed below that are also listed in Group 1 will be subject to the Group 1 restrictions. Any remaining Subaccounts listed below that are not listed in Group 1 will fall into Group 2 and be subject to Group 2 restrictions.
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage Fund
American Funds® IS Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Capital World Bond Fund
American Funds® IS Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities Fund
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
The fixed account, if available, is only available for dollar cost averaging.
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Option 3 - Investment Requirements for all other Living Benefit Riders. You must currently allocate your Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among one or more of the following Subaccounts. 
Group 1
Investments must be at least 30% of Contract
Value or Account Value
Group 2
Investments cannot exceed 70% of Contract
Value or Account Value
Group 3
Investments cannot exceed 10% of Contract
Value or Account Value
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage
Fund
American Funds® IS Capital World Bond Fund
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities
Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
All other Subaccounts, except as described
below.
No Subaccounts at this time.
The fixed account, if available, is only available for dollar cost averaging.
As an alternative, to satisfy these Investment Requirements, you may allocate 100% of your Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among the Subaccounts listed below. If you allocate less than 100% of Contract Value or i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value among these Subaccounts, then the Subaccounts listed below that are also listed in Group 1 will be subject to the Group 1 restrictions. Any remaining Subaccounts listed below that are not listed in Group 1 will fall into Group 2 and be subject to Group 2 restrictions.
American Funds® IS American Funds Mortgage Fund
American Funds® IS Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Capital World Bond Fund
American Funds® IS Global Balanced Fund
American Funds® IS Managed Risk Asset Allocation Fund
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Global Allocation Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth and Income Portfolio
American Funds® IS Portfolio Series - American Funds Managed Risk Growth Portfolio
American Funds® IS The Bond Fund of America
American Funds® IS U.S. Government Securities Fund
LVIP American Balanced Allocation Fund
LVIP American Growth Allocation Fund
LVIP American Income Allocation Fund
LVIP American Preservation Fund
LVIP American Global Balanced Allocation Managed Risk Fund
LVIP American Global Growth Allocation Managed Risk Fund
To satisfy these Investment Requirements, Contract Value may be allocated in accordance with certain asset allocation models depending on when you purchased your Contract, made available to you by your broker-dealer. If so, currently 100% of the Contract Value can be allocated to one of the following models: American Legacy Fundamental Equity Growth Model, American Legacy Fundamental Balanced Model, or American Legacy Fundamental Income Model. You may only choose one asset allocation model at a time, though you may change to a different asset allocation model available in your Contract that meets the Investment Requirements or reallocate Contract Value among Group 1 or Group 2 Subaccounts as described above. These models are not available for contracts issued on or after November 15, 2010. If you terminate an asset allocation model, you must follow the Investment Requirements applicable to your rider.
If you purchased the Lincoln Lifetime IncomeSM Advantage Plus rider on or after January 20, 2009, your only investment options until the seventh Benefit Year anniversary are to allocate 100% of your Contract Value to the LVIP American Income Allocation Fund subaccount or the American Legacy Fundamental Income Model. This model is not available for contracts purchased on or after November 15, 2010.
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This updating summary prospectus incorporates by reference the prospectus and statement of additional information (SAI) for the Contract, both dated May 1, 2025, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time. The SAI may be obtained, free of charge, in the same manner as the prospectus.
  SEC File Nos. 333-35780; 811-05721
EDGAR Contract Identifier C000007626