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Personal Pension Plan (Series 5,6 & 7)

General


Contract Type Personal Pension
Dates Sold Series 5 : 1/2/92-31/1/93
Series 6 : 1/2/93-30/11/93
Series 7 : 1/12/93-31/12/94
Contracting-out Option Yes
Selected Retirement Age 50-75 (55-75 from 2010) or earlier for approved occupations prior to 6 April 06 with Protected Early Retirement Ages. Tax Free Cash only available on retirement prior to 75th birthday
Investment Options Unit linked
Guaranteed Annuity Option No
Number of Arrangements Series 5 : Maximum of 10
Series 6 : 100
Series 7 : 10,000

















Contributions

Types of Contributions Fixed/Indexed
Contribution Frequency Annual, monthly, single or recurring single could be paid.
Small amount paying quarterly or half yearly.
Minimum Contributions £25 (monthly) or £250 (yearly) - Grouped.
£50 (monthly) or £500 (yearly) - Individual.
Minimum Increase Any increase will be to Premier Personal Pension or Premier Group Personal Pension.
Indexation Available at rates between 5% and 15% or in line with NAE.
Contribution Holiday Indefinite contribution holiday available. No charge is made if payments reduce or cease temporarily. However if this happens during the Capital Unit period, when payments resume at the original level, capital units will be purchased until the original expected amount over the first 18 months have been invested. If a contribution holiday is processed within the first two years of a plan and contributions do not resume by the second anniversary of the last regular contribution paid, the Capital Unit value will be taken as a charge.
























Charges (current amounts only)

Establishment

Installation Charge None
Increment Charge None





Ongoing

Bid/Offer Spread None
Allocation Rates 100%
Fund Unit Types Capital and Accumulation Units.
Regular payments bought Capital Units for the first 18 months. All other contributions buy Accumulation Units.
Member Charge None
Annual Management Charge 5.25% on Capital Units and 1% on Accumulation Units - additional charge for the following Protected Funds:-

UK Protected - 0.25%
UK Protected Plus - 0.25%
European Protected - 0.50%
World Protected - 0.50%

No Loyalty Bonus
Fund Switch Charge None - unlimited free switches.





















Discontinuance

Discontinuance Charge A discontinuance charge applied if contributions ceased before two year's contributions had been made. This equalled the full value of the Capital Units.
If the plan is surrendered before selected retirement age a charge, based on a sliding scale, is applied to the Capital Units.
For Series 5, there will also be a charge for singles or transfers on any accumulation units bought within 5 years of the encashment date.
Market Value Reduction N/A - no With-Profits fund.













Contract Features


Life Cover Options Return of fund.
Additional death benefit also available.
Waiver Benefit Options Available at outset or by endorsement.
Cannot be added after reaching age 60.
6 month deferred period.
Cover ceases at 65 or on earlier SRA.
Lifetime Investment Option N/A
Pension Protector Option N/A


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