Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2023
Registration No. 333-262804
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EQUITABLE FINANCIAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
13-5570651
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104
(212) 554-1234
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
ALFRED AYENSU-GHARTEY
VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104
(212) 554-1234
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (PEA) to the Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-262804 (Registration Statement) of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (Equitable Financial) is being filed for the purpose of including in the Registration Statement the additions/modifications reflected in the Supplement. Part II has also been updated pursuant to the requirements of Form S-3. The PEA does not amend any other part of the Registration Statement except as specifically noted herein, and incorporates by reference the information contained in Part I of Registration Statement No. 333-262804 declared effective May 2, 2022.
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
Supplement dated October 17, 2023 to the current prospectus for Structured Investment Option dated May 1, 2023
Available under the Investment Edge® 21.0 variable deferred and index linked annuity contract
This Supplement modifies certain information in the above-referenced prospectus (the Prospectus) offered by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company and Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America (the Company). You should read this Supplement in conjunction with your Prospectus and retain it for future reference. This Supplement incorporates the Prospectus by reference. Unless otherwise indicated, all other information included in your Prospectus remains unchanged. The terms we use in this Supplement have the same meaning as in your Prospectus. We will send you another copy of any prospectus or supplement without charge upon request. Please contact the customer service center at 877-899-3743.
Under the Structured Investment Option, there is a risk of a substantial loss of principal and previously credited interest of up to 60% to 100% depending on the Segment chosen for investment. This risk of loss may be greater in the case of an early withdrawal (including any withdrawal from an Investment Edge® ADV contract to pay advisory fees), surrender, death, or transfer. Withdrawal charges and tax consequences could also apply.
We reserve the right to stop offering the Structured Investment Option. If we do so, you will be limited to investing in other investment options that are not tied to the performance of an index.
Effective November 13, 2023, subject to any state or other approvals, we will begin offering the following new Segment Options and Segment Types: (1) A new Dual Step Up Segment Option (described below); (2) a new Growth Multiplier Segment Option (described below); (3) Additional Standard Segment Types with a -20% and -40% Segment Buffer for 1-year Segment Durations and -20% Segment Buffer for 5-year Segment Durations; (4) Additional Dual Direction Segment Types with a -15% and -20% Segment Buffer for 1-year Segment Durations and a -20% Segment Buffer for 5-year Segment Durations; (5) Additional Step Up Segment Types with a -10% Segment Buffer for 5-year Segment Durations with a minimum Performance Cap Rate of 10%, and a -15% Segment Buffer for 1-year Segment Durations. We also will be offering the following indices with Dual Direction Segment Types with 5-year Segment Durations: Russell 2000 Price Return, MSCI EAFE Price Return, and NASDAQ-100 Price Return.
The following chart lists the current Segment Types (including any new Segment Types added herein):
Segment Option | Segment Duration | Segment Buffer | Minimum Performance Cap Rate | |||
Standard1 |
5 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 10% | |||
1 year | -10%; -15%; -20%; -40% | 2% | ||||
DualDirection2 |
5 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 10% | |||
1 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 2% | ||||
StepUp2 |
5 year | -10% | 10% | |||
1 year | -10%; -15% | 2% | ||||
GrowthMultiplier3 |
5 year | 0% | Not applicable4 | |||
1 year | 0% | |||||
DualStep Up2 |
1 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 2% |
1 | Indices available: S&P 500 Price Return; Russell 2000® Price Return; MSCI EAFE Price Return; NASDAQ-100 Price Return; MSCI Emerging Markets Price Return (only available with 1 year Segments) |
2 | Indices available: S&P 500 Price Return; Russell 2000® Price Return; MSCI EAFE Price Return; NASDAQ-100 Price Return |
3 | Indices available: S&P 500 Price Return |
4 | Minimum Multiplier Rate is 105% |
On a Segment Maturity Date, the highest level of protection is the -40% Segment Buffer and lowest level of protection is the 0% Segment Buffer.
With a 0% Segment Buffer there is no protection from negative index performance and you could lose up to 100% of principal and previously credited interest.
(1) Dual Step Up Segment Option.
We are adding a new Segment Option Dual Step Up. A Dual Step Up Segment is any Segment belonging to a Segment Type whose name includes Dual Step Up. For Dual Step Up Segments the Segment Rate of Return is equal to the Performance Cap Rate if the Index Performance Rate is greater than or equal to the Segment Buffer or the Index Performance Rate subject to the Segment Buffer if the Index Performance Rate is less than the Segment Buffer.
Cat. #800089 | ||
IE 21 SIO EFLIC/IE 21 SIO EFLOA NB/In Force | #534724 |
Dual Step Up Segment example: For the S&P 500 Price Return Index/Dual Step Up/1 year/-10% Segment Type, a Segment could be established as S&P 500 Price Return Index Dual Step Up/1 year/-10% with a 10% Performance Cap Rate. This means that you will participate in the performance of the S&P 500 Price Return Index for one year starting from the Segment Start Date. If the Index performs equal to or better than the Segment Buffer, your Segment Rate of Return will be 10% for that Segment Duration. This means if the Index performs negatively down to and including -10%, then your Segment Rate of Return will be 10%. If the Index performs more negatively than the Segment Buffer, your Segment Rate of Return will be negative equal to the percentage loss in the Index which exceeds the Segment Buffer. The Contract Fee will reduce your Segment Rate of Return.
Dual Step Up Segments will generally have lower Performance Cap Rates than Standard Segments with the same Index, Segment Duration and Segment Buffer. This is because the Segment Rate of Return for Dual Step Up Segments is equal to the Performance Cap Rate for certain lower and negative returns.
The following Dual Step Up Segment Types are being added:
Index | Segment Duration | Segment Buffer | Minimum Performance Cap Rate | |||
S&P500 Price Return Index |
1 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 2% | |||
Russell2000® Price Return |
1 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 2% | |||
MSCIEAFE Price Return |
1 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 2% | |||
NASDAQ-100Price Return |
1 year | -10%; -15%; -20% | 2% |
Dual Step Up Segments. For Dual Step Up Segments, the Segment Rate of Return is equal to the Performance Cap Rate unless the Index Performance Rate is less than the Segment Buffer in which case it is equal to the Index Performance Rate subject to the Segment Buffer, minus the Contract Fee, as follows:
If the Index Performance Rate: | Your Segment Rate of Return will be: | |
is greater than or equal to the Segment Buffer | equal to the Performance Cap Rate minus the Contract Fee | |
is negative by a percentage greater than the Segment Buffer | negative, equal to the extent of the percentage exceeding the Segment Buffer minus the Contract Fee |
These values are based on the value of the relevant Index on the Segment Start Date and the Segment Maturity Date. Any fluctuations in the value of the Index between those dates is ignored in calculating the Segment Rate of Return.
Please note: Because of the way Segment Rate of Return is calculated for Dual Step Up Segments, when the Index Performance Rate is near the Segment Buffer, a very small difference in the Index Performance Rate on the Segment Maturity Date can result in a very different Segment Rate of Return. For example, if the Performance Cap Rate is 10.00%, the Segment Buffer is -10% and the Index Performance Rate is -10.00% on the Segment Maturity Date, the Segment Rate of Return would be 10.00% whereas, if the Index Performance Rate is -10.01% on the Segment Maturity Date the Segment Rate of Return is -0.01%.
Dual Step Up Segment Examples
Assume that you invest $1,000 in an S&P 500 Price Return Index Dual Step Up, 1-year Segment with a -10% Segment Buffer, we set the Performance Cap Rate for that Segment at 10%, and you make no withdrawal from the Segment and a Contract Fee of 1.25% (Investment Edge® Select).
If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 20% higher on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, you will receive a 8.75% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $1,087.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate (20%) is greater than or equal to the Segment Buffer, so the Segment Rate of Return (8.75%) is equal to the Performance Cap Rate minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
| The Segment Return Amount ($87.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (8.75%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($1,087.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount ($87.50). |
If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 5% higher on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, you will receive a 8.75% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $1,087.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate (5%) is greater than or equal to the Segment Buffer, so the Segment Rate of Return (8.75%) is equal to the Performance Cap Rate minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
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| The Segment Return Amount ($87.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (8.75%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($1,087.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount ($87.50). |
If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 5% lower on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, then you will receive a 8.75% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $1,087.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate (-5%) is greater than or equal to the Segment Buffer, so the Segment Rate of Return (8.75%) is equal to the Performance Cap Rate minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
| The Segment Return Amount ($87.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (8.75%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($1,087.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount ($87.50). |
If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 15% lower on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, then you will receive a -6.25% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $937.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate is -15% and the Segment Buffer absorbs the first 10% of negative performance, so the Segment Rate of Return is -6.25% which is equal to the percentage exceeding the Segment Buffer (-5%) minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
| The Segment Return Amount (-$62.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (-6.25%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($937.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount (-$62.50). |
Risk Factors unique to Dual Step Up Segment Types
| For Dual Step Up Segments, your Segment Rate of Return is limited by its Performance Cap Rate, which could cause your Segment Rate of Return to be lower than it would otherwise be if you invested in a mutual fund or exchange traded fund designed to track the performance of the applicable Index. |
| Dual Step Up Segments will tend to have a lower Performance Cap Rate than Standard Segments with the same Index, Segment Duration and Segment Buffer. |
(2) Growth Multiplier Segment Option
We are adding a new Segment Option Growth Multiplier. A Growth Multiplier Segment is any Segment belonging to a Segment Type whose name includes Growth Multiplier. Growth Multiplier Segments multiply positive Index Performance Rates by a Multiplier Rate to increase the Segment Rate of Return. If the Index Performance Rate is flat (0%) or negative, the Multiplier Rate will not apply, and the Segment Rate of Return will be equal to the flat or negative Index Performance Rate.
Multiplier Rate
The Multiplier Rate applicable to each Growth Multiplier Segment, including the applicable Multiplier Rate for Segments selected on your application may vary and will be preannounced at least one week before the Segment Start Date and can be found at www.equitable.com/ierates. The Multiplier Rate for the same Segment may be higher or lower for owners who elect that Segment during their first Contract Year than for owners who are in their second or later Contract Year. The Multiplier Rate is used to increase positive Index Performance Rates as part of the Segment Rate of Return calculation. The Multiplier Rate is only used to calculate the Segment Rate of Return. The Multiplier Rate is not an annual rate of return even if the Segment Duration is longer than one year. The Multiplier Rate will never be less than 105%. We will not open a Segment with a Multiplier Rate below the minimum and the Multiplier Rate will not change during the Segment Duration.
Growth Multiplier Segments do not have a Performance Cap Rate and, therefore, are always uncapped. The Segment Buffer is zero for Growth Multiplier Segments. Accordingly, your Segment Rate of Return will equal any negative Index Performance Rate on a Segment Maturity Date and, therefore, your Segment Maturity Value will decline by the entire amount of the negative index performance.
Please note:
| Growth Multiplier Segments do not have a Performance Cap Rate (e.g., they are always uncapped). |
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| Growth Multiplier Segments do not have any protection against negative Index performance because the Segment Buffer is zero. With a 0% Segment Buffer there is no protection from negative index performance and you could lose up to 100% of principal and previously credited interest. |
Growth Multiplier Segment example: For the S&P 500 Price Return Index/Growth Multiplier/5 year/Growth Multiplier Segment Type, a Segment could be established as S&P 500 Price Return Index Growth Multiplier/5 year with an 130% Growth Multiplier. This means that you will participate in the performance of the S&P 500 Price Return Index for five years starting from the Segment Start Date. If the Index performs positively during this period, your Segment Rate of Return could be as much as 130% higher than the Index Performance Rate for that segment duration. If the Index Performance Rate is flat (0%) or negative, the Multiplier Rate will not apply and your Segment Rate of Return will equal the flat or negative Index Performance Rate. The Contract Fee will reduce your Segment Rate of Return.
The following Growth Multiplier Segment Types are being added:
Index | Segment Duration | Segment Buffer | Minimum Performance Cap Rate1 | |||
S&P 500 Price Return | 5 year | 0% | Not applicable | |||
S&P 500 Price Return | 1 year | 0% | Not applicable |
1 | Minimum multiplier rate is 105% |
For Growth Multiplier Segments, the Segment Rate of Return is equal to:
| the Index Performance Rate increased by the applicable Multiplier Rate if the Index Performance Rate is positive or |
| the Index Performance Rate if the Index Performance Rate is flat or negative, |
minus the Contract Fee, as follows:
If the Index Performance Rate: | Your Segment Rate of Return will be: | |
is positive | the Index Performance Rate multiplied by the applicable Multiplier Rate minus the Contract Fee | |
is flat or negative | equal to the Index Performance Rate minus the Contract Fee |
These values are based on the value of the relevant Index on the Segment Start Date and the Segment Maturity Date. Any fluctuations in the value of the Index between those dates is ignored in calculating the Segment Rate of Return.
Growth Multiplier Segment Examples
Assume that you invest $1,000 in an S&P 500 Price Return Index Growth Multiplier, 1-year Segment with a 110% Multiplier Rate and you make no withdrawal from the Segment and a Contract Fee of 1.25% (Investment Edge® Select).
If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 20% higher on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, you will receive a 20.75% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $1,207.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate is positive, so the Segment Rate of Return (20.75%) is equal to the Index Performance Rate (20%) multiplied by the Multiplier Rate (110%) minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
| The Segment Return Amount ($207.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (20.75%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($1,207.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount ($207.50). |
If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 4% higher on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, you will receive an 3.15% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $1,031.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate is positive, so the Segment Rate of Return (3.15%) is equal to the Index Performance Rate (4%) multiplied by the Multiplier Rate (110%) minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
| The Segment Return Amount ($31.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (3.15%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($1,031.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount ($31.50). |
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If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 7% lower on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, then you will receive a -8.25% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $917.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate is negative, so the Segment Rate of Return (-8.25%) is equal to the Index Performance Rate (-7%) minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
| The Segment Return Amount (-$82.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (-8.25%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($917.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount (-$82.50). |
If the S&P 500 Price Return Index is 20% lower on the Segment Maturity Date than on the Segment Start Date, then you will receive a -21.25% Segment Rate of Return, and your Segment Maturity Value would be $787.50. We reach that amount as follows:
| The Index Performance Rate is negative, so the Segment Rate of Return (-21.25%) is equal to the Index Performance Rate (-20%) minus the Contract Fee (1.25%). |
| The Segment Return Amount (-$212.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by the Segment Rate of Return (-21.25%). |
| The Segment Maturity Value ($787.50) is equal to the Segment Investment ($1,000) plus the Segment Return Amount (-$212.50). |
Risk Factors unique to Growth Multiplier Segment Types
| For Growth Multiplier Segment Types. There is a risk of substantial loss of your principal because you agree to absorb all losses from any negative Index Performance Rate. This means that you could lose up to 100% of your principal and previously credited interest. Each time you roll over your Segment Maturity Value into a new Growth Multiplier Segment you are subject to the same risk of loss. Unlike other Segments, Growth Multiplier Segments do not have any protection against negative index performance because the Segment Buffer is zero. |
| Growth Multiplier Segments will have uncapped performance, but your Segment Rate of Return will be lower than the performance of the securities comprising the index because the index does not include in its return calculation dividends paid on the securities. Your Segment Rate of Return also will never equal the Index Performance Rate because you reduce your Segment Rate of Return by the Contract Fee. |
| The Multiplier Rate can fluctuate on Segment Start Dates similar to how the Performance Cap Rates fluctuate on Standard Segments. |
| We may, in our sole discretion, not offer Growth Multiplier Segments on one or more Segment Start Dates. |
Please also note the following changes to the Prospectus:
(A) | The following hereby replaces the table in the Fee table section of your Prospectus: |
Adjustments for early transfer, withdrawal, surrender or other distribution from a Segment | ||||||
When calculation is made | Maximum amount that may be lost (1) | |||||
-15% Segment Buffer |
-10% Segment Buffer |
0% Segment Buffer | ||||
Segment Interim Value is applied on transfer, withdrawal, surrender or other distribution from a Segment prior to its Segment Maturity Date | 85% of Segment Investment |
90% of segment Investment |
100% of Segment Investment | |||
Charges we deduct from Segments | ||||||
Investment Edge® |
Investment Edge® Select |
Investment Edge® ADV | ||||
Contract Fee(2) | 1.00% | 1.25% | 0% |
(B) | The following hereby supplements the information following Performance Cap Rate under the Description of the Structured Investment Option: |
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Segment Buffer
All Segment Types Except Growth Multiplier. For all Segment Types other than Growth Multiplier, the Segment Buffer protects you from negative Index performance up to the amount of the Segment Buffer. For example, if the Segment Buffer is -10%, then you would be protected from any decline in the Index that is equal to or less than -10%. However, you will bear the entire risk of loss of principal and previously credited interest for the portion of negative performance that exceeds -10%, which means that with a -10% Segment Buffer you could lose up to 90% of principal and previously credited interest.
Growth Multiplier Segments. Growth Multiplier Segments have a 0% Segment Buffer, and there is no protection from negative Index performance. You could lose up to 100% of principal and previously credited interest.
Current and Guaranteed Rates. The Segment Buffer is currently 0%, -10% , -15%, -20%, or -40%, depending on the Segment chosen. The Segment Buffer will not change throughout the Segment Duration.
(C) | The following hereby supplements the information in Suspension, Termination and Changes to Segments Types and Indices under the Description of the Structured Investment Option: |
In the highly unlikely event we were forced to stop offering new Segments, contract owners would be limited to transferring or contributing to the other investment options described in the variable annuity contract prospectus. You could choose to surrender your contract, but you may be subject to withdrawal charges, taxes, and tax penalties, and if you purchase another retirement vehicle, it may have different features, fees, and risks than your annuity contract. If you are buying the annuity contract for the Structured Investment Option, you should speak to your financial adviser as to whether this product is suitable for you.
(D) | The following hereby replaces the corresponding section under the Description of the Structured Investment Option: |
Effect of your death on the Structured Investment Option
In general, if you die while your variable annuity contract is in force, it terminates and the applicable death benefit is paid. Once we have received notice of your death and until the death benefit is processed, we will not make any transfers from the Segment Type Holding Account to a Segment. Amounts in the Segment Type Holding Account will be defaulted into the EQ/Money Market variable investment option. If Segments mature, the Segment Maturity Value will be transferred to the EQ/Money Market variable investment option.
If the contract has active Segments at the time an account value death benefit is paid, we will use the Segment Interim Value calculation to determine the value in the active Segments which could result in a substantial loss of up to 70% to 100% of your principal and previously credited interest in those Segments.
There are various circumstances, however, in which your variable annuity contract can be continued under a Beneficiary continuation option (BCO). For more information please see the Beneficiary continuation option in your prospectus and How the Structured Investment Option affects the Beneficiary continuation option.
(E) | The following hereby supplements the information in Incorporation of certain documents by reference: |
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022, Equitable Financials Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, and Equitable Financials current reports on Form 8-K dated May 17, 2023 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2023) and May 17, 2023 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2023), are considered to be part of this Prospectus because they are incorporated by reference.
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of Americas Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022, Equitable Americas Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, and Equitable Americas current reports on Form 8-K dated May 17, 2023 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2023) and May 17, 2023 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 2023), are considered to be part of this Prospectus because they are incorporated by reference.
The Calculation of Filing Fee Tables are considered part of this Prospectus because they are incorporated by reference.
(F) | The following hereby supplements the information in Appendix: Segment Interim Value Overview of the Purposes and Impacts of the Calculation Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives: |
For Dual Step Up Segments, we use hypothetical put and binary call options to estimate the market value, at the time the Segment Interim Value is calculated, of the risk of loss and the possibility of gain at the end of the Segment. This calculation reflects the downside protection that would be provided at maturity by the Segment Buffer as well as the potential payout at maturity equal to the Performance Cap Rate.
For Growth Multiplier Segments, we use hypothetical put and call options to estimate the market value, at the time the Segment Interim Value is calculated, of the risk of loss and the possibility of gain at the end of the Segment.
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(G) | The following hereby supplements the information in Appendix: Segment Interim Value Overview of the Purposes and Impacts of the Calculation Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives: |
At the time the Segment Interim Value is determined, the Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives for Dual Step Up Segments is calculated using two different hypothetical options. These hypothetical options are designated for each Dual Step Up Segment and are described in more detail below.
In-the-Money Binary Call Option (strike price equals the index decreased by the Segment Buffer). For Dual Step Up Segments, the potential gain is estimated using the value of this hypothetical option.
Out-of-the-Money Put Option (strike price equals the index decreased by the Segment Buffer). The risk of loss is estimated using the value of this hypothetical option.
| It is important to note that the put option value will almost always reduce the Segment Interim Value, even where the Index is higher at the time of the withdrawal than at the time of the original investment. This is because the risk that the Index could have been lower at the end of a Segment is present to some extent whether or not the Index has increased at the earlier point in time that the Segment Interim Value is calculated. |
At the time the Segment Interim Value is determined, the Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives for Growth Multiplier Segments is calculated using several different hypothetical options. These hypothetical options are designated for each Growth Multiplier Segment and are described in more detail below.
At-the-Money Call Option (strike price equals the index value at Segment inception). For Growth Multiplier Segments, the potential for gain in an up market is estimated using the value of this hypothetical option. Growth Multiplier Segments use a multiple of this option, specifically the option quantity is multiplied by the Multiplier Rate.
At-the-Money Put Option (strike price equals the index value at Segment inception). The risk of loss in a down market is estimated using the value of this hypothetical option.
| It is important to note that the put option value will almost always reduce the principal and interest you receive, even where the Index is higher at the time of the withdrawal than at the time of the original investment. This is because the risk that the Index could have been lower at the end of a Segment is present to some extent whether or not the Index has increased at the earlier point in time that the Segment Interim Value is calculated. |
(H) | The following hereby supplements the information in Appendix: Segment Interim Value Detailed Descriptions of Specific Inputs to the Calculation Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives: |
For each Dual Step Up Segment, we designate and value two hypothetical options, each of which is tied to the performance of the Index underlying the Segment in which you are invested. For Dual Step Up Segments, these are: (1) the In-the-Money Binary Call Option and (2) the Out-of-the-Money Put Option. At Segment maturity, the binary call option is designed to provide gains equal to the Performance Cap Rate while the put option is designed to value the loss below the buffer.
For each Growth Multiplier Segment, we designate and value several hypothetical options, each of which is tied to the performance of the Index underlying the Segment in which you are invested. For Growth Multiplier Segments, these are (1) At-the-Money Call Option and (2) At-the-Money Put Option. At Segment maturity, these hypothetical options are designated to value enhanced gains in an up market and losses in a down market.
(I) | The following hereby supplements the information in Appendix: Segment Interim Value Detailed Descriptions of Specific Inputs to the Calculation Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives: |
(1) | In-the-Money Binary Call Option: This is an option to receive the Performance Cap Rate on the scheduled Segment Maturity Date, if the index price is at or higher than the index price on the Segment Start Date decreased by a percentage equal to the Segment Buffer. At any time during the Segment Duration, the fair value of the In-the-Money Binary Call Option represents the market value of the potential to receive the Performance Cap Rate on the Segment Maturity Date, multiplied by the Segment Investment. |
(2) |
Out-of-the-Money Put Option: This is an option to sell a position in the relevant Index equal to the Segment Investment on the scheduled Segment Maturity Date, at the price of the Index on the Segment Start Date decreased by a percentage equal to the Segment Buffer. At any time during the Segment Duration, the fair value of the Out-of-the-Money Put Option represents the market value of the potential to receive an amount equal to the excess of the negative return of the index between the Segment Start Date and the Segment Maturity Date beyond the Segment Buffer, multiplied by the Segment Investment. The value of this option reduces the Interim Segment Value, as it reflects losses that may be incurred in excess of the Segment Buffer at Segment maturity. |
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For Dual Step Up Segments, the Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives is equal to (1) minus (2), as defined above.
(1) | At-the-Money Call Option (Growth Multiplier Segments use a multiple of this option, specifically the option quantity is multiplied by the Multiplier Rate): This is an option to buy a position in the relevant Index equal to the Segment Investment multiplied by the Multiplier Rate on the scheduled Segment Maturity Date, at the price of the Index on the Segment Start Date. At any time during the Segment Duration, the fair value of the At-the-Money Call Option represents the market value of the potential to receive an amount in excess of the Segment Investment on the Segment Maturity Date equal to the percentage growth in the Index between the Segment Start Date and the Segment Maturity Date, multiplied by the Segment Investment. |
(2) | At-the-Money Put Option: This is an option to sell a position in the relevant Index equal to the Segment Investment on the scheduled Segment Maturity Date, at the price of the Index on the Segment Start Date. At any time during the Segment Duration, the fair value of the At-the Money Put Option represents the market value of the potential to receive an amount equal to the negative return of the Index between the Segment Start Date and the Segment Maturity Date, multiplied by the Segment Investment. The value of the At-the-Money Put option is used to value the potential losses that may be incurred when index return is negative. |
For Growth Multiplier Segments, the Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives is equal to (1) minus (2), as defined above.
(J) | The following hereby supplements the information in Appendix: Segment Interim Value Detailed Descriptions of Specific Inputs to the Calculation (A)(2) Fair Value of Hypothetical Derivatives: |
We determine the fair value of each of the applicable designated hypothetical options for a Dual Step Up or Growth Multiplier Segment using a market standard model for valuing a European option on the Index, assuming a continuous dividend yield or net convenience value, with inputs that are consistent with market prices that reflect the estimated cost of exiting the hypothetical Derivatives prior to Segment maturity (e.g., the estimated ask price).
(K) | The following hereby supplements the information in Appendix: Segment Interim Value: |
Examples: Segment Interim Value Dual Step Up Segments (Contract fee of 1.25%)
Item | 1-Year Segment | 1-Year Segment | ||
SegmentDuration (in months) |
12 | 12 | ||
ValuationDate (months since Segment Start Date) |
3 | 9 | ||
SegmentInvestment |
$1,000 | $1,000 | ||
SegmentBuffer |
-10% | -10% | ||
PerformanceCap Rate |
11% | 11% | ||
Timeto Maturity (in months) |
9 | 3 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 40% (for example from 100.00 to 140.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$956.71 | $985.36 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
$103.03 | $109.02 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$15.00 | $5.00 | ||
Sumof above |
$1,074.74 | $1,099.38 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$1,074.74 | $1,099.38 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 10% (for example from 100.00 to 110.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$956.71 | $985.36 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
$74.81 | $101.29 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$15.00 | $5.00 | ||
Sumof above |
$1,046.52 | $1,091.65 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$1,046.52 | $1,091.65 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -10% (for example from 100.00 to 90.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$956.71 | $985.36 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
-$3.83 | $18.15 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$15.00 | $5.00 | ||
Sumof above |
$967.89 | $1,008.50 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$967.89 | $1,008.50 |
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Item | 1-Year Segment | 1-Year Segment | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -40% (for example from 100.00 to 60.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$956.71 | $985.36 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
-$267.95 | -$290.02 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$15.00 | $5.00 | ||
Sumof above |
$703.77 | $700.34 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$703.77 | $700.34 |
The input values to the market standard model that have been utilized to generate the hypothetical examples above are as follows:
(1) | Implied volatility of 25.50% is assumed |
(2) | Investment rate is 5.90%. |
(3) | Swap rate is 5.40%. |
(4) | Skewness of -19 % is assumed. |
(5) | Index dividend yield is 1.46% annually. |
(6) | Provision for transaction cost of 20 bps. |
Examples: Effect of Withdrawals on Segment Interim Value Dual Step Up Segments (Contract fee of 1.25%)
Item | 1-Year Segment | 1-Year Segment | ||
SegmentDuration (in months) |
12 | 12 | ||
ValuationDate (Months since Segment Start Date) |
3 | 9 | ||
SegmentInvestment |
$1,000 | $1,000 | ||
SegmentBuffer |
-10% | -10% | ||
PerformanceCap Rate |
11% | 11% | ||
Timeto Maturity (in months) |
9 | 3 | ||
AmountWithdrawn1 |
$100 | $100 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 40% (for example from 100.00 to 140.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$1,074.74 | $1,099.38 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
9.30% | 9.10% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$906.95 | $909.04 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$974.74 | $999.38 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 10% (for example from 100.00 to 110.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$1,046.52 | $1,091.65 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
9.56% | 9.16% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$904.45 | $908.40 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$946.52 | $991.65 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -10% (for example from 100.00 to 90.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$967.89 | $1,008.50 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
10.33% | 9.92% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$896.68 | $900.84 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$867.89 | $908.50 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -40% (for example from 100.00 to 60.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$703.77 | $700.34 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
14.21% | 14.28% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$857.91 | $857.21 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$603.77 | $600.34 |
(1) | Amount withdrawn is net of applicable withdrawal charge. |
(2) | Segment Interim Value immediately before withdrawal. |
(3) | Percent Withdrawn is equal to Amount Withdrawn divided by Segment Interim Value. |
(4) | New Segment Investment is equal to the original Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by (1 Percent Withdrawn). |
(5) | New Segment Interim Value is equal to the calculated Segment Interim Value based on the new Segment Investment. It will also be equal to the Segment Interim Value multiplied by (1 Percent Withdrawn). |
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Examples: Segment Interim Value Growth Multiplier Segments (Contract fee of 1.25%)
Item | 1-Year Segment | 1-Year Segment | ||
SegmentDuration (in months) |
12 | 12 | ||
ValuationDate (months since Segment Start Date) |
3 | 9 | ||
SegmentInvestment |
$1,000 | $1,000 | ||
GrowthMultiplier |
110% | 110% | ||
Timeto Maturity (in months) |
9 | 3 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 40% (for example from 100.00 to 140.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$960.98 | $986.82 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
$461.01 | $445.80 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$7.50 | $2.50 | ||
Sumof above |
$1,429.49 | $1,435.12 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$1,429.49 | $1,435.12 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 15% (for example from 100.00 to 115.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$960.98 | $986.82 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
$189.95 | $171.92 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$7.50 | $2.50 | ||
Sumof above |
$1,158.42 | $1,161.24 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$1,158.42 | $1,161.24 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 10% (for example from 100.00 to 110.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$960.98 | $986.82 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
$136.27 | $117.40 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$7.50 | $2.50 | ||
Sumof above |
$1,104.75 | $1,106.72 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$1,104.75 | $1,106.72 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -5% (for example from 100.00 to 95.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$960.98 | $986.82 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
-$21.81 | -$41.78 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$7.50 | $2.50 | ||
Sumof above |
$946.67 | $947.54 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$946.67 | $947.54 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -15% (for example from 100.00 to 85.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$960.98 | $986.82 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
-$123.89 | -$142.82 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$7.50 | $2.50 | ||
Sumof above |
$844.58 | $846.50 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$844.58 | $846.50 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -40% (for example from 100.00 to 60.00) | ||||
FairValue of Hypothetical Fixed Instrument |
$960.98 | $986.82 | ||
FairValue of Hypothetical Derivatives |
-$372.40 | -$391.99 | ||
CapCalculation Factor |
$7.50 | $2.50 | ||
Sumof above |
$596.08 | $597.33 | ||
SegmentInterim Value |
$596.08 | $597.33 |
The input values to the market standard model that have been utilized to generate the hypothetical examples above are as follows:
(1) | Implied volatility of 17.0% is assumed. |
(2) | Investment rate corresponding to remainder of Segment term is 4.91%. |
(3) | Swap rate corresponding to remainder of Segment term is assumed 5.31%. |
(4) | Index dividend yield is 1.46% annually. |
(5) | One-half estimated Bid-Ask Spread of 20 bps. |
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Examples: Effect of Withdrawals on Segment Interim Value Growth Multiplier Segments
Item | 1-Year Segment | 1-Year Segment | ||
SegmentDuration (in months) |
12 | 12 | ||
ValuationDate (Months since Segment Start Date) |
3 | 9 | ||
SegmentInvestment |
$1,000 | $1,000 | ||
GrowthMultiplier |
110% | 110% | ||
Timeto Maturity (in months) |
9 | 3 | ||
AmountWithdrawn1 |
$100 | $100 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 40% (for example from 100.00 to 140.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$1,429.49 | $1,435.12 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
7.00% | 6.97% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$930.05 | $930.32 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$1,329.49 | $1,335.12 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 15% (for example from 100.00 to 115.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$1,158.42 | $1,161.24 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
8.63% | 8.61% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$913.68 | $913.88 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$1,058.42 | $1,061.24 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is 10% (for example from 100.00 to 110.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$1,104.75 | $1,106.72 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
9.05% | 9.04% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$909.48 | $909.64 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$1,004.75 | $1,006.72 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -5% (for example from 100.00 to 95.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$946.67 | $947.54 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
10.56% | 10.55% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$894.37 | $894.46 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$846.67 | $847.54 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -15% (for example from 100.00 to 85.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$844.58 | $846.50 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
11.84% | 11.81% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$881.60 | $881.87 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$744.58 | $746.50 | ||
Assuming the change in the Index Value is -40% (for example from 100.00 to 60.00) | ||||
SegmentInterim Value2 |
$596.08 | $597.33 | ||
PercentWithdrawn3 |
16.78% | 16.74% | ||
NewSegment Investment4 |
$832.24 | $832.59 | ||
NewSegment Interim Value5 |
$496.08 | $497.33 |
(1) | Amount withdrawn is net of applicable withdrawal charge. |
(2) | Segment Interim Value immediately before withdrawal. |
(3) | Percent Withdrawn is equal to Amount Withdrawn divided by Segment Interim Value. |
(4) | New Segment Investment is equal to the original Segment Investment ($1,000) multiplied by (1 Percent Withdrawn). |
(5) | New Segment Interim Value is equal to the calculated Segment Interim Value based on the new Segment Investment. It will also be equal to the Segment Interim Value multiplied by (1 Percent Withdrawn). |
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. | OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION |
ITEM OF EXPENSE |
ESTIMATED EXPENSE | |
Registration fees |
$553,317.03 | |
Federal taxes |
N/A | |
State taxes and fees (based on 50 state average) |
N/A | |
Trustees fees |
N/A | |
Transfer agents fees |
N/A | |
Printing and filing fees |
$50,000* | |
Legal fees |
N/A | |
Accounting fees |
N/A | |
Audit fees |
$20,000* | |
Engineering fees |
N/A | |
Directors and officers insurance premium paid by Registrant |
N/A |
* | Estimated expense. |
ITEM 15. | INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
The by-laws of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (Equitable Financial) provide, in Article VII, as follows:
7.4 | Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees. (a) To the extent permitted by the law of the State of New York and subject to all applicable requirements thereof: |
(i) | any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that he or she, or his or her testator or intestate, is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company shall be indemnified by the Company; |
(ii) | any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that he or she, or his or her testator or intestate serves or served any other organization in any capacity at the request of the Company may be indemnified by the Company; and |
(iii) | the related expenses of any such person in any of said categories may be advanced by the Company. |
(b) To the extent permitted by the law of the State of New York, the Company may provide for further indemnification or advancement of expenses by resolution of shareholders of the Company or the Board of Directors, by amendment of these By-Laws, or by agreement. {Business Corporation Law ss.ss. 721-726; Insurance Law ss.1216}
The directors and officers of the Company are insured under policies issued by X.L. Insurance Company, Arch Insurance Company, Endurance Specialty Insurance Company, U.S. Specialty Insurance, ACE, Chubb Insurance Company, AXIS Insurance Company, Zurich Insurance Company, AWAC (Allied World Assurance Company Ltd.), Aspen Bermuda XS, CNA, AIG, One Beacon, Nationwide, Berkley, Berkshire, SOMPO, Chubb, Markel and ARGO RE Ltd. The annual limit on such policies is $300 million, and the policies insure the officers and directors against certain liabilities arising out of their conduct in such capacities.
ITEM 16. | EXHIBITS |
Exhibits No.
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(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(iv) |
(b) |
(i) |
(c) |
(d) |
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United States and AXA Network, LLC and its subsidiaries, incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-4, (File No. 333-05593), filed April 24, 2012. |
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(2) | Not applicable |
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(5) | Opinion of Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, filed herewith. |
(8) | Not applicable. |
(12) | Not applicable. |
(15) | Not applicable. |
(23) | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, filed herewith. |
(24) |
(25) | Not applicable. |
(26) | Not applicable. |
(EX-107) |
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ITEM 17. | UNDERTAKINGS |
(a) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
(ii) | to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; |
(iii) | to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this Registration Statement.
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed |
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pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and State of New York, on this 17th day of October, 2023.
EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey | |
Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey | ||
Vice President and Associate General Counsel |
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: | ||
*Mark Pearson | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER: | ||
*Robin Raju | Chief Financial Officer | |
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER: | ||
*William Eckert | Chief Accounting Officer |
*DIRECTORS: | ||||
Francis Hondal Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Daniel G. Kaye |
Joan Lamm-Tennant Craig MacKay Mark Pearson |
Bertram Scott George Stansfield Charles G.T. Stonehill |
*By: | /s/ Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey | |
Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
October 17, 2023
ALFRED AYENSU-GHARTEY | ||
Vice President | ||
and Associate General Counsel | ||
(212) 314-2777 | ||
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LAW DEPARTMENT | |
October 17, 2023 |
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
Dear Sirs:
This opinion is furnished in connection with the filing by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (Equitable Financial) of a Form S-3 Registration Statement of Equitable Financial for the purpose of registering Interests in the Structured Investment Option® (Interests) under the Securities Act of 1933.
I have examined such corporate records of Equitable Financial and provisions of the New York insurance law as are relevant to authorization and issuance of the Interests and such other documents and laws as I consider appropriate. On the basis of such examination, it is my opinion that:
1. | Equitable Financial is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of New York. |
2. | The Interests are duly authorized and when issued in accordance with applicable regulatory approvals will represent legally issued, fully paid, non-assessable and binding obligations of Equitable Financial. |
I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey |
Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey |
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-262804) (the Registration Statement) of our report dated February 21, 2023, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the effects of retrospectively adopting ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts discussed in Note 2, which is as of May 17, 2023, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company, and consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 1, 2023, except with respect to our opinion on the financial statements insofar as it relates to the effects of retrospectively adopting ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts discussed in Note 2, which is as of May 17, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
October 17, 2023
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or Director of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (the Company), a New York stock life insurance company, hereby constitutes and appoints José Ramón González, Kurt Meyers, Ralph A. Petruzzo, Nicholas Huth, Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey and Robert Negron, each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent for him or her and on his or her behalf and in his or her name, place and stead, to execute and file any and all reports (and amendments thereto) by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including but not limited to any report on Forms 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K) and any and all registration statements (and amendments thereto) by the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, including but not limited to the Registration Statements, as defined below, with all exhibits and all instruments necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents being empowered to act with or without the others, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in the name and on behalf of the undersigned each and every act and thing requisite and necessary or appropriate with respect thereto to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
The Registration Statements covered by the Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:
Separate Account No. 45 (811-08754)
33-83750
333-44996
333-61380
333-64751
333-73121
Form N-4 registration statement(s) to be filed as necessary.
Separate Account No. 49 (811-07659)
333-05593 |
333-142414 | |
333-31131 |
333-160951 | |
333-60730 |
333-165395 | |
333-64749 |
333-207256 | |
333-79379 |
333-216084 | |
333-96177 |
333-254385 | |
333-127445 |
333-258709 | |
333-137206 |
Form N-4 registration statement(s) to be filed as necessary.
Separate Account No. 70 (811-22651)
333-178750 |
333-220167 | |
333-182795 |
333-220168 | |
333-182796 |
333-229766 | |
333-182903 |
333-229769 | |
333-190033 |
333-248863 | |
333-202147 |
Form N-4 registration statement(s) to be filed as necessary.
EFLIC
Separate Account A (811-01705)
2-30070 |
333-137052 | |
33-47949 |
333-141082 | |
33-58950 |
333-141292 | |
333-19925 |
333-146143 | |
333-81393 |
333-153809 | |
333-81501 |
333-186807 | |
333-130988 |
333-218513 |
Form N-4 registration statements for EQUI-VEST® contracts currently included in Reg. No. 2-30070 (EQUI-VEST® Individual, EQUI-VEST® Employer Sponsored, EQUI-VEST® VantageSM, EQUI-VEST® TSA AdvantageSM )
Form N-4 registration statements to be filed as necessary.
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company
333-142453 |
333-253036 | |
333-142454 |
333-253137 | |
333-142455 |
333-254384 | |
333-142456 |
333-258708 | |
333-142457 |
333-258880 | |
333-142458 |
333-262804 | |
333-142459 |
333-262805 | |
333-142461 |
333-263523 | |
333-222322 |
333-262807 | |
333-229568 |
333-262809 | |
333-229588 |
333-262812 | |
333-236431 |
333-263557 | |
333-236436 |
333-263743 | |
333-236438 |
333-265008 | |
333-236441 |
333-269351 | |
333-236442 |
333-269352 | |
333-236443 |
333-269819 | |
333-236445 |
333-269821 | |
333-248967 |
333-269824 | |
333-251414 |
333-269828 | |
333-253035 |
333-269829 |
Form S-1 or S-3 registration statements to be filed as necessary for Market Value Adjustment interests under certain flexible annuity contracts of the Accumulator® line of variable annuity products.
Form S-1 or S-3 registration statements to be filed as necessary for Market Value Adjustment interests under certain flexible annuity contracts of the EQUI-VEST® line of variable annuity products.
Form S-1 or S-3 registration statements to be filed, as necessary, for index-linked investment options to be offered in connection with certain flexible annuity contracts. This includes, but is not limited to, the Structured Investment Option, Structured Capital Strategies®, Structured Capital Strategies® 16, Structured Capital Strategies® PLUS, Structured Capital Strategies® PLUS GuardSM, Structured Capital Strategies PLUS® 21 and Structured Capital Strategies® Income.
EFLIC
Form S-1 or S-3 registration statements to be filed, as necessary, for index-linked investment options to be offered in connection with certain flexible premium variable life insurance policies. This includes, but is not limited to, each Market Stabilizer Option®.
Form S-1 or S-3 registration statement(s) to be filed, as necessary, relating to funding agreements issued as an alternative to an escrow account.
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 registration statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to, any registration statements filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the registration statements identified above.
Separate Account 301 (811-03301)
2-74667
Form N-4 registration statement(s) to be filed as necessary.
Separate Account FP (811-04335)
333-17639 |
333-132200 | |
333-17641 |
333-134307 | |
333-17663 |
333-207015 | |
333-17665 |
333-229235 | |
333-17669 |
333-229236 | |
333-17671 |
333-232418 | |
333-76130 |
333-232533 | |
333-103199 |
333-256251 | |
333-103202 |
333-257925 | |
333-115985 |
333-271990 |
Form N-6 registration statement(s) to be filed as necessary.
Separate Account I (811-02581)
333-17633
Form N-6 registration statements(s) to be filed as necessary.
The undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 27th day of July, 2023.
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ Daniel G. Kaye Daniel G. Kaye |
Director | |
/s/ Francis Hondal Francis Hondal |
Director | |
/s/ Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Arlene Isaacs-Lowe |
Director | |
/s/ Joan Lamm-Tennant Joan Lamm-Tennant |
Director | |
/s/ Craig MacKay Craig MacKay |
Director |
EFLIC
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ Mark Pearson Mark Pearson |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
/s/ Bertram Scott Bertram Scott |
Director | |
/s/ George Stansfield George Stansfield |
Director | |
/s/ Charles G.T. Stonehill Charles G.T. Stonehill |
Director | |
/s/ Robin Raju Robin Raju |
Chief Financial Officer | |
/s/ William Eckert William Eckert |
Chief Accounting Officer |
EFLIC
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