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SECURITIES ACT FILE NO. 2-86188
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-3836
 
 
FORM N-1A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
     
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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  Pre-Effective Amendment No.   o
 
  Post-Effective Amendment No. 47   þ
and/or
     
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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  Amendment No. 47   þ
ANCHOR SERIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Harborside Financial Center
3200 Plaza Five
Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(800.858.8850)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code)
Gregory N. Bressler, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Harborside Financial Center
3200 Plaza 5
Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
(Name and Address for Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Mallary Reznik, Esq.
AIG Retirement Services, Inc.
1 SunAmerica Center, Century City
Los Angeles, CA 90067-6022
Margery K. Neale, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
     Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
      o immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
      o on May 1, 2009, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
      o 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
      þ on May 1, 2010 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
      o 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
      o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
      o This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
 
 


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PROSPECTUS
May 1, 2010
ANCHOR SERIES TRUST
(Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Shares)
    Asset Allocation Portfolio
 
    Capital Appreciation Portfolio
 
    Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
 
    Growth and Income Portfolio
 
    Growth Portfolio
 
    Money Market Portfolio
 
    Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
    Natural Resources Portfolio
 
    Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
             
    Class 1 Shares:   Class 2 Shares:   Class 3 Shares:
Portfolio   Ticker Symbols   Ticker Symbols   Ticker Symbols
Asset Allocation Portfolio
  STAAA   STAAB   N/A
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
  ASCAA   ASCAB   N/A
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
  ASGQA   ASGQB   N/A
Growth and Income Portfolio
  ASGIA   N/A   N/A
Growth Portfolio
  ASGRA   ASGRB   N/A
Money Market Portfolio
  ASMMA   N/A   N/A
Multi-Asset Portfolio
  ASMAA   N/A   N/A
Natural Resources Portfolio
  ASNRA   ASNRB   N/A
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
  ASTMA   N/A   N/A
This Prospectus contains information you should know before investing, including information about risks. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

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Portfolio Highlights: Asset Allocation Portfolio
Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is high total return (including income and capital gains) consistent with long-term preservation of capital. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment)
                         
    Class 1     Class 2     Class 3  
Management Fees
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None     0.15 %     0.25 %
Other Expenses (1)
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
 
(1)   “Other Expenses” for the Portfolio include “acquired fund fees and expenses” (i.e., fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Portfolio as a result of the investments in shares of one or more “acquired funds,” as defined in the registration form applicable to the Portfolio, which generally include investments in other mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds and other pooled investment vehicles). Acquired fund fees are less than 0.01%.
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
Class 1 Shares
    [ }       [ }       [ }       [ }  
Class 2 Shares
    [ }       [ }       [ }       [ }  
Class 3 Shares
    [ }       [ }       [ }       [ }  
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio that may include common stocks and other securities with common stock characteristics, bonds and other intermediate and long-term fixed income securities and money market instruments. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The Portfolio will principally invest in equity securities, including common stocks, convertible securities, warrants and rights, fixed income securities, including U.S. government securities, investment grade corporate bonds, preferred stocks, junk bonds (up to 25% of fixed income investments), senior securities and pass-through securities, REITs, registered investment companies and foreign securities, including depositary receipts and emerging market issues.
Asset allocation views may be expressed through equity securities, fixed-income securities, money market instruments and other assets.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Equity Securities Risk

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    Market Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Fixed Income Securities Risk
 
    Credit Risk
 
    Junk Bond Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Equity Security Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in equities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in this Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Growth stocks are historically volatile, which will particularly affect the Portfolio. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company earnings results. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may under perform the market generally.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Fixed Income Security Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in various types of fixed income securities or bonds. As a result, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future default) by issuers of fixed income securities. As interest rates rise, the prices for fixed income securities typically fall; and as interest rates fall, the prices typically rise. To the extent the Portfolio is invested in the bond market, movements in the bond market may affect its performance.
Credit Risk. The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. An issuer held in this Portfolio may not be able to honor its financial obligations, including its obligations to the Portfolio.
Junk Bond Risk. The Portfolio may invest in high-yield, high risk bonds commonly known as “junk bonds,” which are considered speculative. Junk bonds carry a substantial risk of default or of changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness, or they may already be in default at the time of purchase. A junk bond’s market price may fluctuate more than higher-quality securities and may decline significantly. In addition, it may be more difficult for the Portfolio to dispose of junk bonds or to determine their value. Junk bonds may contain redemption or call provisions that, if exercised during a period of declining interest rates, may force the Portfolio to replace the security with a lower yielding security. If this occurs, it will decrease the value of your investment in the Portfolio.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio will invest in foreign securities, including in “emerging market” countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of each of the S&P 500 ® Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and a Blended Index. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
     
2000:
  -0.31%
2001:
  -2.85%
2002:
  -7.51%
2003:
  23.04%
2004:
  10.32%
2005:
  5.00%
2006:
  11.31%
2007:
  8.47%
2008:
  -23.03%
2009:
  22.24%

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During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 12.53% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was —13.36% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).
Average Annual Total Returns ** (As of 12/31/09)
                                         
                            Since   Since
                            Inception   Inception
    1   5   10   Class 2   Class 3
    Year   Years   Years   (7/09/01)   (9/30/02)
Class 1 Shares*
    22.24 %     3.59 %     3.79 %     N/A       N/A  
Class 2 Shares*
    22.07 %     3.44 %     N/A       4.81 %     N/A  
Class 3 Shares*
    21.97 %     3.33 %     N/A       N/A       7.31 %
S&P 500 Index 1
    26.46 %     0.42 %     -0.95 %     1.06 %     6.51 %
Barclays Capital
    5.93 %     4.97 %     6.33 %     5.62 %     4.81 %
U.S. Aggregate Index 1 Blended Index 1
    18.40 %     2.52 %     2.25 %     3.20 %     6.12 %
 
*   Performance information shown for periods prior to November 24, 2003 is that of the SunAmerica Series Trust Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “SAST Portfolio”) that was reorganized into the Portfolio on November 24, 2003. The SAST Portfolio had the same investment goal and investment strategies and policies as the Portfolio, and was managed by the same portfolio managers.
 
**   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The S&P 500 ® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market-weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index combines several Barclays Capital fixed-income indices to give a broad view of the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. The Blended Index consists of 40% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and 60% S&P 500 ® Index. The Portfolio believes that the Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests pursuant to its stated investment strategies than any of the individual benchmark indices, in that it includes both equity and fixed income components. The weightings of the components of the Blended Index are intended to approximate the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets, but at any given time may not be indicative of the actual allocation of Portfolio assets among market sectors or types of investments.
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Edge Asset Management, Inc., which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Manager
             
    Portfolio    
    Manager of the    
               Name   Portfolio Since   Title
Charlie Averill, CFA
    2010     Portfolio Manager
 
           
Todd Jablonski, CFA
    2010     Portfolio Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to the section “Important Additional Information.”

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Portfolio Highlights: Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Capital Appreciation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is long-term capital appreciation. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                         
    Class 1     Class 2     Class 3  
Management Fees
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None     0.15 %     0.25 %
Other Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
    [ }       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Class 2 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Class 3 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to invest primarily in growth equity securities across a wide range of industries and companies, using a wide-ranging and flexible stock selection approach. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The Portfolio will principally invest in equity securities of large, mid- and small-cap companies. The Portfolio may also invest in foreign equity securities, including ADRs, EDRs or GDRs (up to 30% of total assets).
A “growth” philosophy that of investing in securities believed to offer the potential for capital appreciation — focuses on securities of companies that may have one or more of the following characteristics: accelerating or high revenue growth, improving profit margins, or improving balance sheets.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Equity Securities Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
 
    Market Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Small and Medium-Sized Company Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests primarily in equities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in this Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Growth stocks are historically volatile, which will particularly affect the Portfolio. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company

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earnings results. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may under perform the market generally.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio will invest in foreign securities, including in “emerging market” countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Small and Medium-Sized Company Risk. Stocks of small-sized companies tend to be at early stages of development with limited product lines, market access for products, financial resources, access to new capital, or depth in management. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may not be as readily marketable and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than those of companies with larger capitalizations. Securities of medium sized companies are also subject to these risks to a lesser extent.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the Russell 3000 ® Growth Index. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
         
2000:
    -7.47 %
2001:
    -12.61 %
2002:
    -22.66 %
2003:
    32.27 %
2004:
    9.11 %
2005:
    11.67 %
2006:
    11.39 %
2007:
    27.68 %
2008:
    -40.34 %
2009:
    36.79 %
[INSERT BAR CHART]
During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 20.28% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was —22.41% (quarter ended September 30, 2001).
Average Annual Total Returns * (As of 12/31/09)
                                         
    1
Year
  5
Years
  10 Years   Since Inception
Class 2
(7/09/01)
  Since Inception
Class 3
(9/30/02)
Class 1 Shares
    36.79 %     5.32 %     1.58 %     N/A       N/A  
Class 2 Shares
    36.54 %     5.17 %     N/A       3.89 %     N/A  
Class 3 Shares
    36.44 %     5.06 %     N/A       N/A       9.56 %
Russell 3000 Growth Index 1
    37.01 %     1.58 %     -3.79 %     0.55 %     6.91 %
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The Russell 3000 ® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 ® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 ® Growth or the Russell 2000 ® Growth Indices.
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Manager
             
    Portfolio Manager of    
Name   the Portfolio Since   Title
Stephen C. Mortimer
    2006     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager

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Portfolio Highlights: Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is relatively high current income, liquidity and security of principal. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                         
    Class 1   Class 2   Class 3
Management Fees
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None     0.15 %     0.25 %
Other Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Class 2 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Class 3 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in obligations issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and in high quality corporate fixed income securities (rated AA— or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or Aa3 or better by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)). The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote. You will receive at least 60 days’ notice prior to any change to the 80% investment policy set forth above.
The Portfolio will principally invest in fixed income securities, including U.S. government securities, mortgage securities, asset back securities, and high quality corporate and municipal bonds. Corporate and municipal bonds, rated lower than AA- by S&P but not lower than A- (or lower than Aa3 by Moody’s but not lower than A3), may comprise up to 20% of the Portfolio’s net assets.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Fixed Income Securities Risk
 
    Credit Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Fixed Income Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in various types of fixed income securities or bonds. As a result, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future default) by issuers of fixed income securities. As interest rates rise, the prices for

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fixed income securities typically fall; and as interest rates fall, the prices typically rise. To the extent the Portfolio is invested in the bond market, movements in the bond market may affect its performance. In addition, individual fixed income securities selected for this Portfolio may underperform the market generally.
Credit Risk. The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. An issuer held in this Portfolio may not be able to honor its financial obligations, including its obligations to the Portfolio.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Illiquidity Risk. When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become difficult or impossible to sell the security at a time and price favorable to the seller. In such a market, the value of such securities may decline dramatically.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
         
2000:
    11.35 %
2001:
    6.93 %
2002:
    9.33 %
2003:
    2.50 %
2004:
    3.41 %
2005:
    2.62 %
2006:
    3.31 %
2007:
    6.33 %
2008:
    4.29 %
2009:
    4.29 %
[INSERT BAR CHART]
During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 4.48% (quarter ended December 31, 2000 and the lowest return for a quarter was -2.25% (quarter ended June 30, 2004).
Average Annual Total Returns * (As of 12/31/09)
                                         
                Since Inception     Since Inception  
                        Class 2     Class 3  
    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     (7/09/01)     (9/30/02)  
Class 1 Shares
    4.29 %     4.16 %     5.40 %     N/A       N/A  
Class 2 Shares
    4.14 %     4.01 %     N/A       4.52 %     N/A  
Class 3 Shares
    3.98 %     3.90 %     N/A       N/A       3.60 %
Barclays Capital
    4.37 %     4.94 %     6.25 %     5.51 %     4.61 %
U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index 1
                                       
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index is a subset of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and indices, which include index components for government and corporate bonds, agency mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. However, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index excludes BBB bonds.
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Managers
             
    Portfolio Manager of    
Name   the Portfolio Since   Title
John C. Keogh
    1994     Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
Christopher L. Gootkind, CFA
    2006     Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to the section “Important Additional Information.”

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Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Growth and Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is long-term capital appreciation and high current income. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”) in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
         
    Class 1  
Management Fees
    [ } %
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None
Other Expenses
    [ } %
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
    [ } %
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to invest primarily (at least 65% of total assets) in core equity securities that provide the potential for growth and offer income, such as dividend-paying stocks. The Portfolio may also invest in growth and value securities. “Core equity securities” are stocks, primarily of well-established companies, diversified by industry and company type that are selected based on their predictable or anticipated earnings growth and best relative value. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The Portfolio will principally invest in equity securities of large- and mid-cap companies. The Portfolio may also invest in foreign equity securities, including ADRs, EDRs or GDRs (up to 20% of total assets), convertible securities (up to 20% of total assets) and equity securities of small-cap companies. The Portfolio may also invest in fixed income securities (up to 35% of total assets), including short-term investments, U.S. government securities, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, high quality foreign government bonds and investment grade corporate bonds.
A “growth” philosophy that of investing in securities believed to offer the potential for capital appreciation — focuses on securities of companies that are considered to have a historical record of an above-average growth rate, significant growth potential, above-average earnings growth or value, the ability to sustain earnings growth, or that offer proven or unusual products or services, or operate in industries experiencing increasing demand. Income consists of interest payments from bonds or dividends from stocks.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
     The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Equity Securities Risk
 
    Fixed Income Securities Risk

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    Credit Risk
 
    Market Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests primarily in equities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in this Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Equities are historically volatile, which will particularly affect the Portfolio. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company earnings results. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa.
Fixed Income Security Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in various types of fixed income securities or bonds. As a result, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future default) by issuers of fixed income securities. As interest rates rise, the prices for fixed income securities typically fall; and as interest rates fall, the prices typically rise. To the extent the Portfolio is invested in the bond market, movements in the bond market may affect its performance.
Credit Risk. The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. An issuer held in this Portfolio may not be able to honor its financial obligations, including its obligations to the Portfolio.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio will invest in foreign securities, including in “emerging market” countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the S&P 500 ® Index. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
     
2000:
  -6.70%
2001:
  -11.41%
2002:
  -24.31%
2003:
  26.18%
2004:
  6.21%
2005:
  4.75%
2006:
  11.21%
2007:
  10.23%
2008:
  -39.32%
2009:
  34.63%
[INSERT BAR CHART]
During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 18.71% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was —25.11% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).
Average Annual Total Returns * (As of 12/31/09)
                         
    1 Year   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
    34.63 %     0.96 %     -1.28 %
S&P 500 ® Index 1
    26.46 %     0.42 %     -0.95 %
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The S&P 500 ® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies.

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Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Managers
             
    Portfolio    
    Manager of    
    the Portfolio    
Name   Since   Title
Matthew E. Megargel, CFA
    1998     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
           
Jeffrey L. Kripke
    2001     Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
           
Francis J. Boggan, CFA
    2006     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to “Important Additional Information.”

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Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is capital appreciation. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the
value of your investment)
                         
    Class 1   Class 2   Class 3
Management Fees
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None     0.15 %     0.25 %
Other Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Class 2 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Class 3 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was o % of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to invest primarily in core equity securities that are widely diversified by industry and company. “Core equity securities” are stocks, primarily of well established companies, diversified by industry and company type that are selected based on their predictable or anticipated earnings growth and best relative value. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The Portfolio will principally invest in equity securities of large-, mid- and small-cap companies. The Portfolio may also invest in foreign equity securities, including ADRs, EDRs or GDRs (up to 25% of total assets).
A “growth” philosophy that of investing in securities believed to offer the potential for capital appreciation — focuses on securities of companies that are considered to have a historical record of an above-average growth rate, significant growth potential, above-average earnings growth or value, the ability to sustain earnings growth, or that offer proven or unusual products or services, or operate in industries experiencing increasing demand.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Equity Securities Risk
 
    Market Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
 
    Small Company Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests primarily in equities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in this Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market

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movements. Growth stocks are historically volatile, which will particularly affect the Portfolio. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company earnings results. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio will invest in foreign securities, including in “emerging market” countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Small Company Risk. Stocks of smaller companies tend to be at early stages of development with limited product lines, market access for products, financial resources, access to new capital, or depth in management. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may not be as readily marketable and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than those of companies with larger capitalizations.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of the Russell 3000 ® Index. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
     
2000:
  -1.03%
2001:
  -13.09%
2002:
  -22.15%
2003:
  29.94%
2004:
  10.82%
2005:
  7.11%
2006:
  13.30%
2007:
  10.21%
2008:
  -40.41%
2009:
  38.39%
During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 21.37% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was —26.73% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).
Average Annual Total Returns * (As of 12/31/09)
                                         
                            Since   Since
          Inception   Inception
    1   5   10   Class 2   Class 3
    Year   Years   Years   (7/09/01)   (9/30/02)
Class 1 Shares
    38.39 %     1.98 %     0.62 %     N/A       N/A  
Class 2 Shares
    38.25 %     1.83 %     N/A       2.21 %     N/A  
Class 3 Shares
    37.99 %     1.72 %     N/A       N/A       7.25 %
Russell 3000 Index 1
    28.34 %     0.76 %     -0.20 %     1.73 %     7.12 %
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The Russell 3000 ® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 ® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 ® Growth or the Russell 2000 ® Growth Indices.
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Managers
             
    Portfolio    
    Manager of    
    the Portfolio    
Name   Since   Title
Matthew E. Megargel, CFA
    1995     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
           
Jeffrey L. Kripke
    2001     Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager

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    Portfolio    
    Manager of    
    the Portfolio    
Name   Since   Title
Francis J. Boggan, CFA
    2001     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to “Important Additional Information.”

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Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is current income consistent with stability of principal. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
     
    Class 1
Management Fees
  [ }%
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None
Other Expenses
  [ }%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
  [ }%
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
  [ ]   [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of money market instruments maturing in 397 days or less and maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of not more than 90 days. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The Portfolio will principally make short-term investments, including U.S. and foreign issuers.
     “High-quality” instruments” have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal; they reflect the issuers’ high creditworthiness and low risk of default.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Money Market Securities Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    U.S. Government Securities Risk
 
    Credit Risk
 
    Market Risk
 
    Fixed Income Securities Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Money Market Securities Risk. You should be aware that an investment in the Portfolio is subject to the risk that the value of its investments in high-quality short-term debt obligations (also known as “money market securities”) may be subject to changes in interest rates, changes in the rating of any money market security and changes in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal. You should also be aware that the return on an investment in the Portfolio may not be the same as a return on an investment in a money market fund available directly to the public, even where gross yields are equivalent, due to fees at the contract level. Furthermore, although the Portfolio seeks to maintain a stable net asset value

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of $1.00 per share for purposes of purchases and redemptions, there can be no assurance that the net asset value will not vary.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
U.S. Government Securities Risk. The Portfolio may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government. These obligations vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. Government. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. government securities held by the Portfolio may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right support from the U.S. Treasury. Is it possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. The U.S. Government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S. Government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so, in which case, if the issuer defaulted, the Portfolio might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. Government.
Credit Risk. The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. An issuer held in this Portfolio may not be able to honor its financial obligations, including its obligations to the Portfolio.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Fixed Income Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in various types of fixed income securities or bonds. As a result, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future default) by issuers of fixed income securities. As interest rates rise, the prices for fixed income securities typically fall; and as interest rates fall, the prices typically rise. To the extent the Portfolio is invested in the bond market, movements in the bond market may affect its performance. In addition, individual fixed income securities selected for this Portfolio may underperform the market generally.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities. Foreign investing presents special risks, particularly in certain emerging markets. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
     
2000:
  5.95%
2001:
  3.70%
2002:
  1.08%
2003:
  0.31%
2004:
  0.35%
2005:
  2.25%
2006:
  4.12%
2007:
  4.39%
2008:
  1.74%
2009:
  0.05%
     [INSERT BAR CHART]
During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 1.52% (quarter ended December 31, 2000) and the lowest return for a quarter was 0.00% (quarter ended December 31, 2009).
Average Annual Total Returns * (As of 12/31/09)
                         
    1     5     10  
    Year     Years     Years  
Class 1 Shares
    0.05 %     2.50 %     2.37 %
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.

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Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Manager
         
    Portfolio    
    Manager of the    
Name   Portfolio Since   Title
Timothy E. Smith
  1997   Senior Vice President and
Fixed Income Portfolio
Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to the section “Important Additional Information.”

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Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Multi-Asset Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is long-term total investment return consistent with moderate investment risk. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
     
    Class 1
Management Fees
  [ }%
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None
Other Expenses
  [ }%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
  [ }%
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
  [ ]   [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to actively allocate the Portfolio’s assets among equity securities, investment grade fixed income securities and cash. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The Portfolio will principally invest in equity securities of large- and mid-cap companies, convertible securities, and fixed income securities, including U.S. government securities, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, investment grade fixed income securities and non-convertible preferred stocks. The Portfolio will also make short-term investments.
Asset allocation views may be expressed through equity, fixed-income and money market instruments.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Equity Securities Risk
 
    Market Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Fixed Income Securities Risk
 
    Credit Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
 
    Small Company Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in equities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in this Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Growth stocks are historically volatile, which will particularly affect the Portfolio. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company earnings results. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under

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varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Fixed Income Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in various types of fixed income securities or bonds. As a result, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future default) by issuers of fixed income securities. As interest rates rise, the prices for fixed income securities typically fall; and as interest rates fall, the prices typically rise. To the extent the Portfolio is invested in the bond market, movements in the bond market may affect its performance. In addition, individual fixed income securities selected for this Portfolio may underperform the market generally.
Credit Risk. The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. An issuer held in this Portfolio may not be able to honor its financial obligations, including its obligations to the Portfolio.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio may invest in foreign securities, including in “emerging market” countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Small Company Risk. Stocks of smaller companies tend to be at early stages of development with limited product lines, market access for products, financial resources, access to new capital, or depth in management. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may not be as readily marketable and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than those of companies with larger capitalizations.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of each of the S&P 500 ® Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, the 3-Month T-Bill and a Blended Index. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
     
2000:
  -0.57%
2001:
  -4.31%
2002:
  -12.96%
2003:
  16.87%
2004:
  4.60%
2005:
  3.91%
2006:
  7.72%
2007:
  8.44%
2008:
  -25.89%
2009:
  23.99%
     [INSERT BAR CHART]
During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 12.82% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was -15.34% (quarter ended December 31, 2008).
Average Annual Total Returns* (As of 12/31/09)
                         
    1     5     10  
    Year     Years     Years  
Class 1 Shares
    23.99 %     2.21 %     1.22 %
S&P 500 ® Index 1
    26.46 %     0.42 %     -0.95 %
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index 2
    5.93 %     4.97 %     6.33 %
3-Month T-Bill
    0.15 %     2.72 %     2.70 %
Blended Index 3
    18.08 %     2.42 %     2.07 %
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The S&P 500 ® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in small companies.

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2   The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index combines several Barclays Capital fixed-income indices to give a broad view of the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.
 
3   The Blended Index consists of 60% S&P 500 ® , 35% Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and 5% 3-month T-bill. The Portfolio believes that the Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests pursuant to its stated investment strategies than any of the individual benchmark indices, in that it includes both equity and fixed income components. The weightings of the components of the Blended Index are intended to approximate the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets, but at any given time may not be indicative of the actual allocation of Portfolio assets among market sectors or types of investments.
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Managers
             
    Portfolio    
    Manager of    
    the    
Name   Portfolio Since   Title
John C. Keogh, portfolio manager for the bond portion of the Portfolio
    1994     Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
 
           
Christopher L. Gootkind, CFA, portfolio manager for the bond portion of the Portfolio
    2006     Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
 
           
Matthew E. Megargel, CFA, portfolio manager for the equity portion of the Portfolio
    1998     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
           
Jeffrey L. Kripke, portfolio manager for the equity portion of the Portfolio
    2001     Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
           
Francis J. Boggan, CFA, portfolio manager for the equity portion of the Portfolio
    2006     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
           
Evan S. Grace, CFA, portfolio manager responsible for making asset allocation decisions for the Portfolio
    2006     Vice President and Asset Allocation and Portfolio Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to the section “Important Additional Information.”

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Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Natural Resources Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is total return in excess of the U.S. rate of inflation as represented by the Consumer Price Index.
The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                         
    Class 1     Class 2     Class 3  
Management Fees
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None     0.15 %     0.25 %
Other Expenses
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Total Annual Portfolio
    [ } %     [ } %     [ } %
Operating Expenses (1)
                       
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
  [ ]   [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
Class 2 Shares
  [ ]   [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
Class 3 Shares
  [ ]   [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to invest primarily in equity securities of U.S. or foreign companies that are expected to provide favorable returns in periods of rising inflation with a value-style investment approach. Under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of net assets are invested in securities related to natural resources, such as energy, metals, mining and forest products. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote. You will receive at least 60 days’ notice prior to any change to the 80% investment policy set forth above.
The Portfolio will principally invest in equity securities of large, mid- and small-cap companies, and in foreign equity securities, including ADRs, EDRs and GDRs. The Portfolio may also invest in rights, warrants and preferred stocks.
A “value” philosophy — that of investing in securities believed to be undervalued in the market — often reflects a contrarian approach in that the potential for superior relative performance is believed to be highest when stocks of fundamentally solid companies are out of favor. The selection criteria is generally calculated to identify stocks of companies with solid financial strength and generous dividend yields that have low price-earnings ratios and have generally been overlooked by the market, or companies undervalued within an industry or market capitalization category. “Total return” is a measure of performance which combines all elements of return including income and capital appreciation; it represents the change in value of an investment over a given period expressed as a percentage of the initial investment.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the

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value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Natural Resources Risk
 
    Equity Securities Risk
 
    Market Volatility Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
 
    Small Company Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.
Natural Resources Risk. The Portfolio will be subject to certain risks specific to investing in the natural resources industry. Investments in securities related to precious metals and minerals are considered speculative. Prices of precious metals may fluctuate sharply over short time periods due to changes in inflation or expectations regarding inflation in various countries; metal sales by governments, central banks or international agencies; investment speculation; changes in industrial and commercial demand; and governmental prohibitions or restrictions on the private ownership of certain precious metals or minerals.
In addition, the market price of securities that are tied into the market price of a natural resource will fluctuate on the basis of the natural resource. However, there may not be a perfect correlation between the movements of the asset-based security and the market price of the underlying natural resource. Further, these securities typically bear interest or pay dividends at below market rates, and in certain cases at nominal rates. The Portfolio’s investments in natural resources securities exposes it to greater risk than a portfolio less concentrated in a group of related industries.
Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests primarily in equities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in this Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Growth stocks are historically volatile, which will particularly affect the Portfolio. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company earnings results. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio will invest in foreign securities, including in “emerging market” countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Small Company Risk. Stocks of smaller companies tend to be at early stages of development with limited product lines, market access for products, financial resources, access to new capital, or depth in management. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may not be as readily marketable and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than those of companies with larger capitalizations.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of each of the S&P 500 ® Index, the MSCI/S&P World Metals & Mining, the MSCI/S&P World Oil & Gas and the MSCI/S&P World Energy Equipment & Services. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
         
2000:
    19.42 %
2001:
    -1.01 %
2002:
    8.33 %
2003:
    47.77 %
2004:
    25.01 %
2005:
    46.13 %
2006:
    24.93 %
2007:
    40.20 %
2008:
    -49.79 %
2009:
    58.05 %

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[INSERT BAR CHART]
During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 26.10% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was —36.28% (quarter ended 9/30/08).
Average Annual Total Returns* (As of 12/31/09)
                                         
                Since Inception     Since Inception  
    1     5     10     Class 2     Class 3  
    Year     Years     Years     (7/09/01)     (9/30/02)  
Class 1 Shares
    58.05 %     15.22 %     16.99 %     N/A       N/A  
Class 2 Shares
    57.87 %     15.05 %     N/A       17.49 %     N/A  
Class 3 Shares
    57.68 %     14.93 %     N/A       N/A       21.50 %
S&P500 ® Index 1
    26.46 %     0.42 %     -0.95 %     1.06 %     6.51 %
 
MSCI/S&P World Metals & Mining 1
    81.06 %     17.05 %     12.94 %     18.78 %     24.33 %
MSCI/S&P World Oil & Gas 1
    22.38 %     9.50 %     9.32 %     10.55 %     14.95 %
MSCI/S&P World Energy Equipment & Services 1
    72.54 %     10.77 %     8.22 %     9.32 %     16.45 %
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The S&P 500 ® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)/S&P World Metals & Mining Index consists of companies conducting business in the following industries: aluminum, diversified metals and mining, gold, precious metals and minerals and steel. The MSCI/S&P World Oil & Gas Index is comprised of integrated oil companies engaged in the exploration, production, refinement, transportation, distribution, and marketing of oil and gas products. The MSCI/S&P World Energy, Equipment & Services Index is comprised of manufacturers of oil rigs and drilling equipment, and providers of drilling services and manufacturers of equipment for and providers of services to the oil and gas industry, including seismic data collection services.
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Managers
             
    Portfolio Manager of    
Name   the Portfolio Since   Title
James A. Bevilacqua (through June 30, 2010)
    2003     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
Jay Bhutani (from May 1, 2010)
    2010     Director and Equity Portfolio Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to the section “Important Additional Information.”

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Investment Goal
The investment goal of the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is high long-term total investment return. The investment goal of the Portfolio may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy (“Variable Contracts”), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
The Portfolio is not subject to any Shareholder Fees.
Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
         
    Class 1  
Management Fees
    [ } %
Service (12b-1) Fees
  None
Other Expenses
    [ } %
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
    [ } %
Expense Example
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be:
                                 
    1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years
Class 1 Shares
    [ ]       [ ]       [ ]       [ ]  
Portfolio Turnover
The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate was [ ]% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio
The Portfolio’s principal investment strategy is to actively allocate the Portfolio’s assets among equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies, large, medium and small company equity securities, global fixed income securities (including high-yield, high-risk bonds) and cash. The principal investment strategy for the Portfolio may not be changed without a shareholder vote.
The Portfolio will principally invest in equity securities of large-, mid- and small-cap companies, convertible securities, and foreign equity securities including ADRs, EDRs or GDRs and securities of companies located in emerging markets. The Portfolio will also principally invest in fixed income securities, including, U.S. government securities, foreign fixed income securities, asset backed and mortgage backed securities, corporate bonds, preferred stocks and junk bonds (up to 20% of total assets). The Portfolio will also make short-term investments.
Asset allocation views may be expressed through equity, fixed-income, money market instruments and other assets.
Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio
There can be no assurance that the Portfolio’s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goals. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money.
The principal risks of the Portfolio are:
    Equity Securities Risk
 
    Market Risk
 
    Securities Selection Risk
 
    Fixed Income Securities Risk
 
    Credit Risk
 
    Junk Bond Risk
 
    Foreign Investment Risk
 
    Small Company Risk
The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio.

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Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in equities. As with any equity fund, the value of your investment in this Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Growth stocks are historically volatile, which will particularly affect the Portfolio. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company earnings results. You should be aware that the performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa.
Market Risk. The Portfolio’s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. The prospects for an industry or company may deteriorate because of a variety of factors, including disappointing earnings or changes in the competitive environment. In addition, the sub-adviser’s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Finally, the Portfolio’s investment approach could fall out of favor with the investing public, resulting in lagging performance versus other comparable portfolios.
Securities Selection Risk. A strategy used by the Portfolio, or individual securities selected by the portfolio manager, may fail to produce the intended return.
Fixed Income Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests significantly in various types of fixed income securities or bonds. As a result, the value of your investment in the Portfolio may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future default) by issuers of fixed income securities. As interest rates rise, the prices for fixed income securities typically fall; and as interest rates fall, the prices typically rise. To the extent the Portfolio is invested in the bond market, movements in the bond market may affect its performance. In addition, individual fixed income securities selected for this Portfolio may underperform the market generally.
Credit Risk. The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. An issuer held in this Portfolio may not be able to honor its financial obligations, including its obligations to the Portfolio.
Junk Bond Risk. The Portfolio may invest in high yield, high risk bonds commonly known as “junk bonds,” which are considered speculative. Junk bonds carry a substantial risk of default or of changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness, or they may already be in default at the time of purchase. A junk bond’s market price may fluctuate more than higher-quality securities and may decline significantly. In addition, it may be more difficult for the Portfolio to dispose of junk bonds or to determine their value. Junk bonds may contain redemption or call provisions that, if exercised during a period of declining interest rates, may force the Portfolio to replace the security with a lower yielding security. If this occurs, it will decrease the value of your investment in the Portfolio.
Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio will invest in foreign securities, including in “emerging market” countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. The value of your investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. In addition, foreign securities may not be as liquid as domestic securities and there may be less information available about the issuers of foreign securities, due to less rigorous regulatory and reporting standards.
Small Company Risk. Stocks of smaller companies tend to be at early stages of development with limited product lines, market access for products, financial resources, access to new capital, or depth in management. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may not be as readily marketable and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than those of companies with larger capitalizations.
Performance Information
The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio’s average annual returns to those of each of the MSCI AC World USD Index, the Citigroup World Government Bond Index (equal-weighted), a Blended Index and the 3-Month T-Bill. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
         
2000:
    -5.61 %
2001:
    -7.36 %
2002:
    -12.41 %
2003:
    29.26 %
2004:
    11.09 %
2005:
    9.49 %
2006:
    11.09 %
2007:
    16.79 %
2008:
    -29.46 %
2009:
    24.51 %
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During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 14.00% (quarter ended September 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was —12.97% (quarter ended September 30, 2002).
Average Annual Total Returns * (As of 12/31/09)
                         
    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  
Class 1 Shares
    24.51 %     4.50 %     3.21 %
MSCI AC World USD Index 1
    35.41 %     3.64 %     0.89 %
Citigroup World Gov’t Bond Index (equal-weighted) 1
    -0.51 %     4.26 %     5.15 %
3-Month T-Bill
    0.15 %     2.72 %     2.70 %
Blended Index (effective January 1, 2006) 1
    22.41 %     4.23 %     2.63 %
 
*   Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown.
 
1   The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country (AC) World USD Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity performance in the global developed and emerging markets and in 49 global and developed markets. MSCI uses an arbitrary sampling of stocks and aims to capture 85% of the total market capitalization at both the country and industry levels. The Citigroup World Government Bond Index (U.S.$ hedged, ex-Switzerland) is an equal weighted, total return benchmark designed to cover 20+ investment grade country bond markets. The eleven countries of the European Monetary Union count as one geographic region and, in aggregate, they receive one share of this equal-weighted index. The Blended Index consists of 65% MSCI AC World USD Index, 30% Citigroup World Government Bond Index (U.S.$ Hedged, equal-weighted) (as described in footnotes 1 and 2, respectively), and 5% 3-month T-bill. The Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests than any of the individual benchmark indices in that it includes both equity and fixed-income components.
Investment Adviser
The Portfolio’s investment adviser is SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. The Portfolio is subadvised by Wellington Management Company, LLP, which is responsible for investment decisions of the Portfolio.
Portfolio Managers
             
    Portfolio Manager of    
Name   the Portfolio Since   Title
Evan S. Grace, CFA
    2006     Vice President and Asset Allocation Portfolio Manager
 
Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch
    2000     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
 
Robert L. Evans
    1998     Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
 
Stephen C. Mortimer
    2007     Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager
For important information about taxes and payments made to affiliated life insurance companies, please turn to the section “Important Additional Information.”

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Tax Information
The Portfolios will not be subject to federal income tax on the net investment company taxable income or net capital gains distributed to shareholders as ordinary income dividends or capital gain dividends; however you may be subject to federal income tax upon withdrawal from such tax deferred arrangements.
Payments in Connection with Distribution
Certain affiliated life insurance companies receive financial support from SAAMCo and certain subadvisers for distribution-related activities, including payments to help offset costs for training to support sales of the Portfolios, as well as, occasional gifts, entertainment or other compensation as incentives. Payments may be derived from investment management fees received by the adviser or subadvisers.

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Investment Selection
Each Portfolio, other than the Asset Allocation, Multi-Asset, Strategic Multi-Asset, Money Market and Government and Quality Bond Portfolios, buys and sells securities based on bottom-up investment analysis and individual security selection, with an aim to uncover opportunities with potential for price appreciation. A bottom-up investment approach searches for outstanding performance of individual stocks before considering the impact of economic or industry trends. Each Portfolio is managed using a proprietary fundamental analysis in order to select securities which are deemed to be consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objective and are priced attractively. Fundamental analysis of a company involves the assessment of such factors as its business environment, management, balance sheet, income statement, anticipated earnings, revenues, dividends, and other related measures of value. Securities are sold when the investment has achieved its intended purpose, or because it is no longer considered attractive.
Each of Asset Allocation, Multi-Asset, Strategic Multi-Asset, Government and Quality Bond and Money Market Portfolios employ both a bottom-up and a top-down analysis in its investment approach. On an individual security basis, a Portfolio buys and sells securities based on bottom up investment analysis, with an aim to uncover opportunities with potential for price appreciation. A bottom-up investment approach is described in the preceding paragraph. In addition, each Portfolio is managed using a proprietary top-down macro analysis for asset allocation among its different asset classes, countries, sectors and styles. Top-down macro analysis involves the assessment of such factors as trends in economic growth, inflation and the capital market environment.
Investment Strategies
In addition to the Portfolios’ principal investments discussed in their respective Portfolio Highlights, the Portfolios may from time-to-time invest in additional securities and utilize various investment techniques. We have described below those securities and the risks associated with those securities. In addition to those described herein, there are other securities and investment techniques in which the Portfolios may invest in limited instances, which are not described in this Prospectus. These securities and investment practices are listed in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which you may obtain free of charge (see back cover).
We have included a glossary to define the investment and risk terminology used below and throughout this Prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated, investment restrictions, including percentage limitations, apply at the time of purchase under normal market conditions. You should consider your ability to assume the risks involved before investing in a Portfolio through one of the Variable Contracts.
Unless otherwise stated, all percentage limitations noted in the descriptions below are based on the Portfolio’s total assets.
From time to time, the Portfolios may take temporary defensive positions that are inconsistent with their principal investment strategies, in attempting to respond to adverse market, economic, political, or other conditions. There is no limit on a Portfolio’s investments in money market securities for temporary defensive purposes. If a Portfolio takes such a temporary defensive position, it may not achieve its investment objectives.
 
Asset Allocation Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in equity swaps, currency transactions, options, futures, forward commitments, mortgage dollar rolls, deferred interest bonds, illiquid securities, short-term investments, firm commitment agreements, when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions, zero coupon bonds, interest rate swaps, caps, floors and collars, loan participations and assignments, borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes and hybrid instruments. Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active Trading Risk
 
    Currency Risk
 
    Derivatives Risk
 
    Growth Stock Risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
 
    Interest Rate Fluctuations Risk
 
    Liquidity Risk for Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities
 
    Prepayment Risk
 
    Small Company Risk
Capital Appreciation Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in currency transactions, borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 10%), illiquid securities (up to 10%), forward commitments, when-issued/delayed-delivery transactions, special situations, options, futures, rights and warrants, and convertible securities (up to 20%). Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active Trading Risk
 
    Currency Risk
 
    Derivatives Risk
 
    Growth Stock Risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk

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Government & Quality Bond Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in credit default swaps (up to 5%), interest rate swaps, caps, floors and collars (up to 10%), total return swaps (up to 10%), borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 10%), illiquid securities (up to 10%), forward commitments, when-issued/delayed delivery transactions, zero coupon bonds, currency transactions, futures, special situations, and rights and warrants. Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active trading Risk
 
    Currency Risk
 
    Derivatives risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
 
    Prepayment Risk
Growth and Income Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in currency transactions, borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 10%), illiquid securities (up to 10%), forward commitments, when-issued/delayed-delivery transactions, special situations, options, futures, rights and warrants. Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active Trading Risk
 
    Currency Risk
 
    Derivatives Risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
 
    Interest Rate Risk
 
    Prepayment Risk
Growth Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in currency transactions, borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 10%), illiquid securities (up to 10%), forward commitments, when-issued/delayed delivery transactions, special situations options, futures, rights and warrants and convertible securities (up to 20%). Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active Trading Risk
 
    Currency Risk
 
    Derivatives Risk
 
    Growth Stocks Risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
Money Market Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 10%), illiquid securities (up to 10%), forward commitments and when-issued/delayed delivery transactions. Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active Trading Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
 
    Interest Rate Risk
Multi-Asset Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in rights and warrants, small-cap stocks, zero coupon bonds, foreign securities, credit default swaps (up to 5%), interest rate swaps, caps, floors and collars (up to 10%), total return swaps (up to 10%), borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 10%), options and futures, forward commitments, special situations, illiquid securities (up to 10%) and when-issued/delayed delivery transactions. Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active Trading Risk
 
    Derivatives Risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
 
    Interest Rate Risk
 
    Liquidity Risk for Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities
 
    Prepayment Risk
Natural Resources Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 20%), currency transactions, options, futures, forward commitments, illiquid securities (up to 10%), when-issued/delayed delivery transactions, special situations and REITs. Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active Trading Risk
 
    Currency Risk
 
    Derivatives Risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio. The Portfolio may also invest in borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes (up to 10%), options, futures, forward commitments, special situations, illiquid securities (up to 10%) and when-issued/delayed delivery transactions. Additional risks that the Portfolio may be subject to include:
    Active trading Risk
 
    Currency Risk
 
    Derivatives risk
 
    Growth stock Risk
 
    Hedging Risk
 
    Illiquidity Risk
 
    Interest rate Risk
 
    Liquidity Risk for Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities
 
    Prepayment Risk
 
    Small- and Medium-sized Companies Risk

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    Investment Terminology
 
    Borrowing for temporary or emergency purposes involves the borrowing of cash or securities by a Portfolio in limited circumstances, including to meet redemptions. Borrowing will cost a Portfolio interest expense and other fees. Borrowing may exaggerate changes in a Portfolio’s net asset value and the cost may reduce a Portfolio’s return.
 
    Credit default swaps involve the receipt of floating or fixed rate payments in exchange for assuming potential credit losses of an underlying security. Credit default swaps give one party to a transaction the right to dispose of or acquire an asset (or group of assets), or the right to receive or make a payment from the other party upon the occurrence of specified credit events.
 
    Currency transactions include the purchase and sale of currencies to facilitate the settlement of securities transactions and forward currency contracts, which are used to hedge against changes in currency exchange rates or to enhance return.
 
    Defensive investments include high quality fixed income securities, repurchase agreements and other money market instruments. A Portfolio may make temporary defensive investments in response to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. When a Portfolio takes a defensive position, it may miss out on investment opportunities that could have resulted from investing in accordance with its principal investment strategy. As a result, a Portfolio may not achieve its investment goal.
 
    A derivative is a financial instrument, such as an option or futures contract, whose value is based on the performance of an underlying asset or an external benchmark, such as the price of a specified security or an index.
 
    Equity securities, such as common stocks, represent shares of equity ownership in a corporation. Common stocks may or may not receive dividend payments. Certain securities have common stock characteristics, including certain convertible securities such as convertible preferred stock, convertible bonds, warrants and rights, and may be classified as equity securities. Investments in equity securities and securities with equity characteristics include:
    Convertible securities are securities (such as bonds or preferred stocks) that may be converted into common stock of the same or a different company.
 
    Market capitalization ranges. Companies are determined to be large-cap companies, mid-cap companies, or small-cap companies based upon the total market value of the outstanding common stock (or similar securities) of the company at the time of purchase. The market capitalization of the companies in the Portfolios and the indices described below change over time. A Portfolio will not automatically sell or cease to purchase stock of a company that it already owns just because the company’s market capitalization grows or falls outside this range. Large-Cap companies will generally include companies whose market capitalizations are equal to or greater than the market capitalization of the smallest company in the Russell 1000 Index during the most recent 12-month period. As of the most recent annual reconstitution of the Russell 1000 Index on June 26, 2009, the market capitalization range of the companies in the Index was approximately $829 million to $338 billion. Mid-Cap companies will generally include companies whose market capitalizations range from the market capitalization of the smallest company included in the Russell Midcap Index to the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Midcap Index during the most recent 12-month period. As of the most recent annual reconstitution of the Russell Midcap Index on June 26, 2009, the market capitalization range of the companies in the Index was $779 million to $12.2 billion. Small-Cap companies will generally include companies whose market capitalizations are equal to or less than the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index during the most recent 12-month period. As of the most recent annual reconstitution of the Russell 2000 Index on June 26, 2009, the market capitalization range of the companies in the Index was $78 million to $1.7 billion.
 
    Warrants are rights to buy common stock of a company at a specified price during the life of the warrant.
 
    Rights represent a preemptive right of stockholders to purchase additional shares of a stock at the time of a new issuance before the stock is offered to the general public.
Equity swaps allow the parties to a swap agreement to exchange the dividend income or other components of return on an equity investment (for example, a group of equity securities or an index) for a component of return on another non-equity or equity investment.
Firm commitment agreements and when-issued or delayed-delivery transactions call for the purchase or sale of securities at an agreed-upon price on a specified future date. At the time of delivery of the securities, the value may be more or less than the purchase price.
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of the issuer and provide for repayment of principal at a stated time in the future. Others do not provide for repayment of a principal amount. Investments in fixed income securities include:
    Corporate debt instruments (bonds, notes and debentures) are securities representing a debt of a corporation. The issuer is obligated to repay a principal amount of indebtedness at a stated time in the future and in most cases to make periodic payments of interest at a stated rate.
 
    High-quality instruments have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal; they reflect the issuers’ high creditworthiness and low risk of default.
 
    An investment grade fixed income security is rated in one of the top four rating categories by a debt rating agency (or is considered of comparable quality by the Manager). The two best-known debt rating agencies are S&P and Moody’s. Investment grade refers to any security rated “BBB” or above by S&P or “Baa” or above by Moody’s.
 
    A junk bond is a high risk bond that does not meet the credit quality standards of an investment grade security, and in many cases offers a high yield to maturity.
 
    Pass-through securities involve various debt obligations that are backed by a pool of mortgages or other assets. Principal and interest payments made on the underlying asset pools are typically passed through to investors. Types of pass-through securities include mortgage-backed securities , collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities .
 
    Preferred stocks receive dividends at a specified rate and have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of assets.
 
    U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Some U.S. government securities are issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. They are of the highest possible credit quality. While these securities are subject to variations in market value due to fluctuations in interest rates, they will be paid in full if held to maturity. Other U.S. government securities are neither direct obligations of, nor guaranteed by, the U.S. Treasury. However, they involve federal sponsorship in one way or another. For example, some are backed by specific types of collateral; some are supported by the issuer’s right to borrow from the Treasury; some are supported by the discretionary authority of the Treasury to purchase certain obligations of the issuer; and others are supported only by the credit of the issuing government agency or instrumentality. A Portfolio’s investment in U.S. Government Securities may include investments in debt securities that are guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“FDIC”) Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (“TLGP”). Under the TLGP, the FDIC guarantees, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the payment of principal and interest on senior unsecured debt issued by entities eligible to participate in the TLGP, which generally include FDIC-insured depository institutions, U.S. bank holding companies or financial holding companies and certain U.S. savings and loan holding companies. This guarantee presently extends through the earlier of the maturity date of the debt or June 30, 2012. This guarantee does not extend to shares of the Portfolio itself. FDIC-guaranteed debt is still subject to interest rate and securities selection risk.
 
    Zero-Coupon Bonds and Deferred Interest Bonds are debt obligations issued or purchased at a significant discount from face value. Certain zero coupon bonds (Discount Bonds) also are sold at substantial discounts from their maturity value and provide for the commencement of regular interest payments at a deferred date.
Foreign securities are issued by companies located outside of the United States, including emerging markets. Foreign securities may include foreign corporate and government bonds, foreign equity securities, foreign investment companies, passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or other similar securities that represent interests in foreign equity securities, such as European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). An emerging market country is generally one with a low or middle income economy or that is in the early stages of its industrialization cycle. For fixed income investments, an emerging market includes those where the sovereign credit rating is below investment grade. Emerging market countries may change over time depending on market and economic conditions and the list of emerging market countries may vary by Adviser or Subadviser.
Forward commitments are contracts to purchase or sell securities at a fixed price with delivery and cash settlement to occur at a future date beyond normal settlement time. At the time that a Portfolio enters into a forward commitment to sell a security, the Portfolio may not hold that security. A Portfolio may also dispose of or renegotiate a commitment prior to settlement. At settlement, the value of the securities may be more or less than the purchase price.
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conversion terms of a security could be related to the market price of some commodity, currency, or securities index. Such securities may bear interest or pay dividends at below market (or even relatively nominal) rates. Under certain conditions, the redemption value of such an investment could be zero.
Illiquid/Restricted securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions that may make them difficult to sell. A security that cannot easily be sold within seven days will generally be considered illiquid. Certain restricted securities (such as Rule 144A securities) are not generally considered illiquid because of their established trading market.
Income consists of interest payments from bonds or dividends from stocks
Interest rate swaps, caps, floors and collars. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Portfolio with another party of its respective commitments to pay or receive interest, such as an exchange of fixed-rate payments for floating rate payments. The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds a predetermined interest rate, to receive payment of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate cap. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling the interest rate floor. An interest rate collar is the combination of a cap and a floor that preserves a certain return within a predetermined range of interest rates.
Loan participations and assignments are investments in which a Portfolio acquires some or all of the interest of a bank or other lending institution in a loan to a corporate borrower. The highly leveraged nature of many such loans may make such loans especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. As a result, the Portfolio may be unable to sell such investments at an opportune time or may have to resell them at less than fair market value.
Options and futures are contracts involving the right to receive or the obligation to deliver assets or money depending on the performance of one or more underlying assets or a market or economic index. An option gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy (“call”) or sell (“put”) a specified amount of a security at a specified price within a specified time period. A futures contract is an exchange-traded legal contract to buy or sell a standard quantity and quality of a commodity, financial instrument, index, etc . at a specified future date and price.
REITs (real estate investment trusts) are trusts that invest primarily in commercial real estate or real estate related loans. The value of an interest in a REIT may be affected by the value and the cash flows of the properties owned or the quality of the mortgages held by the REIT.
Registered investment companies are investments by a Portfolio in other investment companies which are registered in accordance with the federal securities laws.
Roll transactions involve the sale of mortgage or other asset-backed securities (“roll securities”) with the commitment to purchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a specified future date.
Short-term investments include money market securities such as short-term U.S. government obligations, repurchase agreements, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances and certificates of deposit. These securities may provide a Portfolio with sufficient liquidity to meet redemptions and cover expenses.
A special situation arises when, in the opinion of the Subadviser, the securities of a particular issuer will be recognized and appreciated in value due to a specific development with respect to that issuer. Developments creating a special situation might include, among others, a new product or process, a technological breakthrough, a management change or other extraordinary corporate event, or differences in market supply of and demand for the security. Investments in special situations may carry an additional risk of loss in the event that the anticipated development does not occur or does not attract the expected attention.
Total return is a measure of performance which combines all elements of return including income and capital appreciation; it represents the change in value of an investment over a given period expressed as a percentage of the initial investment.
Total return swaps are contracts that obligate a party to pay or receive interest in exchange for the payment by the other party of the total return generated by a security, a basket of securities, an index or an index component.
Yield is the annual dollar income received on an investment expressed as a percentage of the current or average price.
Risk Terminology
Active Trading Risk: A strategy used whereby the Portfolio may engage in frequent trading of securities to achieve its investment goal. Active trading may result in high portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by a Portfolio and could affect your performance. In addition, because a Portfolio may sell a security without regard to how long it has held the security, active trading may have tax

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consequences for certain shareholders, involving a possible increase in short-term capital gains or losses. During periods of increased market volatility, active trading may be more pronounced. In the “Financial Highlights” section we provide each Portfolio’s portfolio turnover rate for each of the last five fiscal years.
Credit Risk: The creditworthiness of the issuer is always a factor in analyzing fixed income securities. An issuer with a lower credit rating will be more likely than a higher rated issuer to default or otherwise become unable to honor its financial obligations. This type of issuer will typically issue junk bonds . In addition to the risk of default, junk bonds may be more volatile, less liquid, more difficult to value and more susceptible to adverse economic conditions or investor perceptions than other bonds.
Currency Risk: The value of a Portfolio’s foreign investments may fluctuate due to changes in currency exchange rates. A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar generally can be expected to depress the value of the Portfolio’s non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
Derivatives Risk: A derivative is any financial instrument whose value is based on, and determined by, another security, index or benchmark ( i.e., stock options, futures, caps, floors, etc.). In recent years, derivative securities have become increasingly important in the field of finance. Futures and options are now actively traded on many different exchanges. Forward contracts, swaps, and many different types of options are regularly traded outside of exchanges by financial institutions in what are termed “over the counter” markets. Other more specialized derivative securities often form part of a bond or stock issue. To the extent a contract is used to hedge another position in the Portfolio, a Portfolio will be exposed to the risks associated with hedging described below. To the extent an option or futures contract is used to enhance return, rather than as a hedge, a Portfolio will be directly exposed to the risks of the contract. Gains or losses from non-hedging contract positions may be substantially greater than the cost of a position in the underlying security index or benchmark.
Emerging Markets Risk : The risks associated with investments in foreign securities are heightened when issuers of these securities are in developing or “emerging market” countries. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in economic conditions than developed countries. As a result, these markets are generally more volatile than the markets of developed countries.
Equity Securities Risk : This is the risk that the value of a Portfolio may fluctuate in response to stock market movements. Growth stocks are historically volatile. In addition, individual stocks selected for the Portfolio may underperform the market generally for a variety of reasons, including poor company earnings results. The performance of different types of equity stocks may rise or decline under varying market conditions — for example, “value” stocks may perform well under circumstances in which the prices of “growth” stocks in general have fallen, or vice versa. In addition, individual stocks selected for a Portfolio may under perform the market generally.
Fixed Income Securities Risk : The value of an investment in a Portfolio investing significantly in bonds or other fixed income securities may go up or down in response to changes in interest rates or defaults (or even the potential for future default) by issuers of fixed income securities. As interest rates rise, the prices for fixed income securities typically fall; and as interest rates fall, the prices typically rise. To the extent a Portfolio is invested in the bond market, movements in the bond market may affect its performance. In addition, individual fixed income securities selected for a Portfolio may underperform the market generally.
Foreign Investment Risk: Investments in foreign countries are subject to a number of risks. A principal risk is that fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of an investment. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign company and it may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards as U.S. companies. Foreign governments may not regulate securities markets and companies to the same degree as the U.S. government. Foreign investments will also be affected by local political or economic developments and governmental actions. Consequently, foreign securities may be less liquid, more volatile and more difficult to price than U.S. securities. See also emerging markets risk .
Growth Stocks Risk: Growth stocks can be volatile for several reasons. Since the issuers of growth stocks usually reinvest a high portion of earnings in their own business, growth stocks may lack the comfortable dividend yield associated with value stocks that can cushion total return in a bear market. Also, growth stocks normally carry a higher price/earnings ratio than many other stocks. Consequently, if earnings expectations are not met, the market price of growth stocks will often decline more than other stocks. However, the market rewards growth stocks with price increases when expectations are met or exceeded.
Hedging Risk: A hedge is an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements of a security, by taking an off-setting position in a related security (often a derivative such as an option or a short sale). While hedging strategies can be very useful and inexpensive ways of reducing risk, they are sometimes ineffective due to unexpected changes in the market or exchange rates. Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the related security will not match those of the instruments being hedged as expected, in which case any losses on the instruments being hedged may not be

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reduced. Moreover, while hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains.
Illiquidity Risk: When there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities, it can become difficult or impossible to sell the security at a time and price favorable to the seller. In such a market, the value of such securities may decline dramatically.
Interest Rate Risk: Fixed income securities may be subject to volatility due to changes in interest rates. The market value of bonds and other fixed income securities usually tends to have an inverse correlation with the level of interest rates; as interest rates rise the value of such securities typically falls, and as interest rates fall, the value of such securities typically rises. Longer-term and lower coupon bonds tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity Risk for Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities: Beginning in the second half of 2007 and continuing through 2008 and into 2009, the market for mortgage-backed securities began experiencing substantially, often dramatically, lower valuations and greatly reduced liquidity. Markets for other asset-backed securities have similarly been affected. These instruments are increasingly subject to liquidity constraints, price volatility, credit downgrades and unexpected increases in default rates, and therefore may be more difficult to value and more difficult to dispose of than previously. As noted above, a Portfolio may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities and therefore may be exposed to these increased risks.
Market Risk: The stock and/or bond markets as a whole are volatile and could go up or down, sometimes dramatically, for many reasons, including adverse political or economic development in the U.S. or abroad, changes in investor psychology or heavy institutional selling. This could affect the value of the securities held by a Portfolio.
Prepayment Risk: Prepayment risk is the possibility that the principal of the loans underlying mortgage-backed or other pass-through securities may be prepaid at any time. As a general rule, prepayments increase during a period of falling interest rates and decrease during a period of rising interest rates. As a result of prepayments, in periods of declining interest rates a Portfolio may be required to reinvest its assets in securities with lower interest rates. In periods of increasing interest rates, prepayments generally decline, with the effect that the securities subject to prepayment risk held by the Portfolio may exhibit price characteristics of longer-term debt securities.
Securities Selection Risk: The securities selected for a Portfolio, or a strategy used by a Portfolio, may fail to produce the intended return.
Small- and Medium-Sized Companies Risk: Companies with smaller market capitalizations (particularly under $1 billion depending on the market) tend to be at early stages of development with limited product lines, operating histories, market access for products, financial resources, access to new capital, or depth in management. It may be difficult to obtain reliable information and financial data about these companies. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may not be as readily marketable and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than companies with larger capitalizations. Securities of medium sized companies are also subject to these risks to a lesser extent.
U.S. Government Securities Risk. As noted in the Investment Terminology section of the Glossary, obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. Government. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities held by a Portfolio may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right support from the U.S. Treasury. Is it possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. The U.S. Government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S. Government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so, in which case, if the issuer defaulted, a Portfolio holding securities of such issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. Government.

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Information about the Investment Adviser
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“SAAMCo” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser and manager for all the Portfolios of the Trust. SAAMCo oversees the Subadvisers, provides various administrative services and supervises the daily business affairs of each Portfolio. SAAMCo, located at Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-4992, is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, and managed, advised or administered assets in excess of $40.4 billion as of December 31, 2009. In addition to serving as investment adviser and manager to the Trust, SAAMCo serves as adviser, manager and/or administrator for AIG Series Trust, SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc., SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc., Seasons Series Trust, SunAmerica Focused Series, Inc., SunAmerica Equity Funds, SunAmerica Income Funds, SunAmerica Money Market Funds, Inc., SunAmerica Series Trust, SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc., VALIC Company I and VALIC Company II.
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Trust’s investment advisory agreement and the subadvisory agreements between SAAMCo and the Subadvisers is available in the Trust’s 2009 Annual Report to shareholders, which is available upon request.
SAAMCo has received an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission that permits SAAMCo, subject to certain conditions, to enter into agreements relating to the Asset Allocation Portfolio with Subadvisers approved by the Board of Trustees without obtaining shareholder approval. The exemptive order also permits SAAMCo, subject to the approval of the Board but without shareholder approval, to employ new Subadvisers for the Asset Allocation Portfolio, change the terms of particular agreements with such Subadvisers or continue the employment of existing Subadvisers after events that would otherwise cause an automatic termination of a subadvisory agreement. Shareholders will be notified of any Subadviser changes. Shareholders of the Asset Allocation Portfolio have the right to terminate an agreement with a Subadviser for that Portfolio at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Portfolio.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, each Portfolio paid SAAMCo a fee equal to the following percentage of average daily net assets:
     
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Natural Resources Portfolio
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Multi-Asset Portfolio
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Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
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Money Market Portfolio
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Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
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Information about the Subadvisers
The investment manager(s) and/or management team(s) that have primary responsibility for the day-today management of the Portfolios are set forth below in the following table. Unless otherwise noted, a management team’s members share responsibility in making investment decisions on behalf of a Portfolio and no team member is limited in his/her role with respect to the management team.
SAAMCo compensates the Subadvisers out of the advisory fees that it receives from the respective Portfolios. SAAMCo may terminate its agreements with either Subadviser without shareholder approval.
The Statement of Additional Information provides information regarding the portfolio managers listed below, including other accounts they manage, their ownership interest in the Portfolio(s), and the structure and method used by the Subadvisers to determine their compensation.
Edge Asset Management, Inc. (“EAM”) (formerly, WM Advisors, Inc.) is a Washington corporation. EAM is located at 601 Union Street, Suite 2200, Seattle, Washington 98101. EAM is an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and separately managed accounts. As of December 31, 2009, EAM had over $16.1 billion in assets under management.
The Asset Allocation Portfolio is managed by a team of portfolio managers, including Charlie Averill and Todd Jablonski. Mr. Averill is a portfolio manager and a senior quantitative analyst of the asset allocation team. He has worked at EAM since 1990. Mr. Jablonski is currently a portfolio manager. From 2008 to 2009 he was an Executive Director and Portfolio Manager at UBS. Prior to that, he was the lead portfolio manager of US large cap strategies at Credit Suisse Asset Management from 2004-2008. Messrs. Averill and Jablonski each hold the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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with principal offices at 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides investment services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 70 years. As of December 31, 2009, Wellington Management had investment management authority with respect to approximately $537 billion in assets. The firm-wide asset totals do not include agency mortgage-backed security pass-through accounts managed for the Federal Reserve
The Capital Appreciation Portfolio is managed by Stephen C. Mortimer. Mr. Mortimer, Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2001.
The Government & Quality Bond Portfolio is managed by John C. Keogh and Christopher Gootkind, CFA. Mr. Keogh, Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1983. Mr. Gootkind, Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2000.
The Growth & Income Portfolio is managed by Matthew E. Megargel, CFA, Jeffrey L. Kripke and Francis J. Boggan, CFA. Mr. Megargel, Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1983. Mr. Kripke, Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2001. Mr. Boggan, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2001. Messrs. Megargel and Boggan hold the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
The Growth Portfolio is managed by Messrs. Megargel, Kripke and Boggan. Please see above for each of their biographies.
The Money Market Portfolio is managed by Timothy E. Smith. Mr. Smith, Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1992.
The Multi-Asset Portfolio is managed by a team of portfolio managers, which includes, John C. Keogh, Christopher Gootkind, Matthew E. Megargel, Jeffrey L. Kripke, Francis J. Boggan and Evan S. Grace. Please above for the biographies of Messrs. Keogh, Gootkind, Megargel, Kripke and Boggan. Mr. Grace, Vice President and Director of Asset Allocation Research, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 2003.
The Natural Resources Portfolio is managed by James A. Bevilacqua (through June 30, 2010) and Jay Bhutani (from May 1, 2010). Mr. Bevilacqua, Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1994. Mr. Bevilacqua intends to retire from Wellington Management effective June 30, 2010. Mr. Bhutani, Director and Equity Portfolio Manager affiliated with Wellington Management joined Wellington Management in 2007. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bhutani was an analyst and sector portfolio manager across the oil, gas, and mining industries at Credit Suisse Asset Management in London (2002-2007).
The Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio is managed by Evan S. Grace, Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch, Robert L. Evans and Stephen C. Mortimer. Mr. Choumenkovitch, Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager, is the portfolio manager of the global equity portion of the Portfolio. Mr. Choumenkovitch joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1995. Mr. Evans, Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1995. Mr. Choumenkovitch holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Please see above for the biographies of Messrs. Grace and Mortimer.
 
Custodian, Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts, acts as Custodian of the Trust’s assets as well as Transfer and Dividend Paying Agent and in so doing performs certain bookkeeping, data processing and administrative services.

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General
Shares of each Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Instead, shares are currently issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under Variable Contracts offered by life insurance companies affiliated with SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“SAAMCo”), the investment adviser and manager, as well as non-affiliated life insurance companies. All shares of the Trust are owned by “Separate Accounts” of the life insurance companies. The term “Manager” as used in this Prospectus means either SAAMCo or the other registered investment advisers that serve as subadvisers to the Trust, as the case may be.
The Trust offers three classes of shares: Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 shares. This Prospectus offers all three classes of shares. Certain classes of shares are offered only to existing contract owners and are not available to new investors. In addition, not all Portfolios are available to all contract owners.
You should be aware that the Variable Contracts involve fees and expenses that are not described in this Prospectus, and that the contracts also may involve certain restrictions and limitations. You will find information about purchasing a Variable Contract and the Portfolios available to you in the prospectus that offers the contracts, which accompanies this Prospectus.
The Trust does not foresee a disadvantage to contract owners arising out of the fact that the Trust offers its shares for Variable Contracts through the various life insurance companies. Nevertheless, the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) intends to monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts that may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response. If such a conflict were to occur, one or more insurance company separate accounts might withdraw their investments in the Trust. This might force the Trust to sell portfolio securities at disadvantageous prices.
Service Fees
Class 2 and Class 3 shares of each Portfolio are subject to a Rule 12b-1 plan that provides for service fees payable at the annual rate of up to 0.15% and 0.25%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of such class of shares. The service fees will be used to compensate the life insurance companies for costs associated with the servicing of either Class 2 or Class 3 shares, including the cost of reimbursing the life insurance companies for expenditures made to financial intermediaries for providing service to contract holders who are the indirect beneficial owners of the Portfolios’ Class 2 or Class 3 shares. Because these fees are paid out of each Portfolio’s Class 2 or Class 3 assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
Transaction Policies
Valuation of shares. The net asset value per share (“NAV”) for each Portfolio and class, other than the Money Market Portfolio , is determined each business day at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) by dividing the net assets of each class by the number of such class’s outstanding shares. The NAV for each Portfolio also may be calculated on any other day in which there is sufficient liquidity in the securities held by the Portfolio. As a result, the value of the Portfolio’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem your shares. Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at their market price as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange for the day, unless, in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Trust’s Board, the market quotations are determined to be unreliable. Securities and other assets for which market quotations are unavailable or unreliable are valued at fair value in accordance with pricing procedures approved and periodically reviewed by the Board. There is no single standard for making fair value determinations, which may result in the use of prices that vary from those used by other funds.
As of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, securities traded primarily on security exchanges outside the United States are valued at the market price at the close of such exchanges on the day of valuation. If a security’s price is available from more than one exchange, a Portfolio will use the exchange that is the primary market for the security. However, depending on the foreign market, closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price the Portfolio’s shares, and the Portfolio may determine that certain closing prices are unreliable. This determination will be based on a review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If the Portfolio determines that closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Portfolio will adjust the previous closing prices in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. A Portfolio may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Portfolio is open. For foreign equity securities, the Trust uses an outside pricing service to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices. Securities held by the Money Market Portfolio are valued on an amortized cost method which approximates fair market value.

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Because Class 2 and Class 3 shares are subject to service fees, while Class 1 shares are not, the net asset value per share of the Class 2 and Class 3 shares will generally be lower than the net asset value per share of the Class 1 shares of each Portfolio.
Certain Portfolios may invest to a large extent in securities that are primarily traded in foreign markets. Market timing in Portfolios investing significantly in foreign securities may occur because of time zone differences between the foreign markets on which a Portfolio’s international portfolio securities trade and the time as of which the Portfolio’s net asset value is calculated. Market timing in Portfolios investing significantly in junk bonds may occur if market prices are not readily available for a Portfolio’s junk bond holdings. Market timers may purchase shares of a Portfolio based on events occurring after foreign market closing prices are established but before calculation of the Portfolio’s net asset value, or if they believe market prices for junk bonds are not accurately reflected by a Portfolio. One of the objectives of the Trust’s fair value pricing procedures is to minimize the possibilities of this type of market timing (see “Transaction Policies— Valuation of Shares”).
Shares of the Portfolios are held through Separate Accounts. The ability of the Trust to monitor transfers made by the participants in Separate Accounts maintained by financial intermediaries is limited by the institutional nature of these omnibus accounts. The Board’s policy is that the Portfolios must rely on the Separate Account to both monitor market timing within a Portfolio and attempt to prevent it through their own policies and procedures. The Trust has entered into agreements with the Separate Accounts that require the Separate Accounts to provide certain information to help identify frequent trading activity and to prohibit further purchases or exchanges by a shareholder identified as having engaged in frequent trades. In situations in which the Trust becomes aware of possible market timing activity, it will notify the Separate Account in order to help facilitate the enforcement of such entity’s market timing policies and procedures. There is no guarantee that the Trust will be able to detect market timing activity or the participants engaged in such activity, or, if it is detected, to prevent its recurrence. Whether or not the Trust detects it, if market timing activity occurs, then you should anticipate that you will be subject to the disruptions and increased expenses discussed above. The Trust reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject or refuse purchase orders received from insurance company separate accounts, whether directly or by transfer, including orders that have been accepted by a financial intermediary, that the Trust determines not to be in the best interest of the Portfolios. Such rejections or refusals will be applied uniformly without exception.
Any restrictions or limitations imposed by the Separate Accounts may differ from those imposed by the Trust. Please review your Variable Contract prospectus for more information regarding the insurance company’s market timing policies and procedures, including any restrictions or limitations that the Separate Account may impose with respect to trades made through a Variable Contract. Please refer to the documents pertaining to your Variable Contract prospectus on how to direct investments in or redemptions from (including making transfers into or out of) the Portfolios and any fees that may apply.
Portfolio Holdings
The Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Portfolios’ securities are described in the Statement of Additional Information.
Dividend Policies and Taxes
Distributions . Each Portfolio, except for the Money Market Portfolio, annually declares and distributes substantially all of its net investment income in the form of dividends. The Money Market Portfolio declares daily and distributes monthly, substantially all of its net investment income in the form of dividends. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are paid annually for all Portfolios. Each of the Portfolios reserves the right to declare and pay dividends less frequently than as disclosed above, provided that the net realized capital gains and net investment income, if any, are paid at least annually.
Distribution Reinvestments . The dividends and distributions, if any, will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same Portfolio on which they were paid. The per share dividends on Class 2 and Class 3 shares will generally be lower than the per share dividends on Class 1 shares of the same Portfolio as a result of the fact that Class 2 and Class 3 shares are subject to service fees, while Class 1 shares are not.
Taxability of a Portfolio . Each Portfolio intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As long as each Portfolio is qualified as a regulated investment company, it will not be subject to federal income tax on the earnings that it distributes to its shareholders.
Each Portfolio further intends to meet certain additional diversification and investor control requirements that apply to regulated investment companies that underlie Variable Contracts. If a Portfolio were to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company or were to fail to comply with the additional diversification or investor control requirements, Separate Accounts invested in the Portfolio may not be treated as annuity, endowment, or life insurance contracts for federal income tax purposes, and income and gains earned inside the Separate Accounts would be taxed currently to policyholders and would remain taxable in future years, even if the Portfolio were to become adequately diversified in the future.

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The following Financial Highlights tables for each Portfolio are intended to help you understand the Portfolio’s financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Portfolio share. The total returns in each table represent the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in a Portfolio (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). Separate Account charges are not reflected in the total returns. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report, along with each Portfolio’s financial statements, is included in the Trust’s Annual Report to shareholders, which is available upon request.

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For More Information
The following documents contain more information about the Portfolios’ investments and are available free of charge upon request:
    The Annual/Semi-annual Reports contain financial statements, performance data and information on portfolio holdings. The annual report also contains a written analysis of market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected a Portfolio’s performance for the most recently completed fiscal year.
 
    The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) contains additional information about the Portfolios’ policies, investment restrictions and business structure. This prospectus incorporates the SAI by reference.
The Trust’s SAI and Annual/Semi-annual Reports are not available online as the Trust does not have its own website. You may obtain copies of these documents or ask questions about the Portfolios at no charge by calling (800) 445-7862 or by writing the Trust at P.O. Box 54299, Los Angeles, California 90054-0299.
Information about the Portfolios (including the SAI) can be reviewed and copied at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Reports and other information about the Portfolios are also available on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web-site at http://www.sec.gov and copies of this information may be obtained, after payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Public Reference Section of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ANCHOR SERIES TRUST
Anchor Series Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, is a registered open-end, management investment company currently consisting of 9 portfolios. This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) relates to the following portfolios:
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Portfolio
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Natural Resources Portfolio
Asset Allocation Portfolio
Multi-Asset Portfolio
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
Money Market Portfolio
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
This SAI is not a prospectus, but should be read in conjunction with the current Prospectus (Class 1, Class 2 and/or Class 3 Shares) of the “Trust dated May 1, 2010. The SAI expands upon and supplements the information contained in the current Prospectus of the Trust. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus. The audited Financial Statements of the Trust have been incorporated by reference into this SAI from the Trust’s 2009 Annual Report to shareholders. You may request a copy of the annual report, semi-annual report and/or Prospectus at no charge by calling (800) 445-SUN2 or writing the Trust at the address below.
P.O. BOX 54299
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90054-0299
(800) 445-SUN2
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THE TRUST
     The Trust, organized as a Massachusetts business trust on August 26, 1983, is an open-end management investment company. The Trust is composed of nine separate portfolios (each, a “Portfolio”). Each Portfolio is diversified. Shares of the Trust are issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (collectively, “Variable Contracts”) of SunAmerica Annuity and Life Assurance Company, First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, AIG Life Insurance Company and American International Life Assurance Company of New York; and variable annuity contracts issued by Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company and Presidential Life Insurance Company (see “Account Information” in the Prospectus). The life insurance companies listed above are collectively referred to as the “Life Companies.”
     On December 1, 1992, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved a change of the names of the Aggressive Growth Portfolio and the Aggressive Multi-Asset Portfolio to the Capital Appreciation Portfolio and the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio, respectively. On February 16, 1995, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved a change of the name of the Convertible Securities Portfolio to the Growth and Income Portfolio. The Target ’98 Portfolio ceased operations on December 11, 1998. On August 6, 1999, the shares of the Fixed Income Portfolio and Foreign Securities Portfolio were substituted with shares of the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio and Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio, respectively.
     On May 30, 2001, the Board of Trustees approved the creation of Class B shares and the renaming of all issued and outstanding shares as Class A shares. On July 16, 2002, the Board of Trustees approved the creation of Class 3 shares and the renaming of the Class A and B shares to Class 1 and 2, respectively.
     Class 1 shares of each Portfolio are offered only in connection with certain Variable Contracts. Class 2 and 3 shares of a given Portfolio are identical in all respects to Class 1 shares of the same Portfolio, except that (i) each class may bear differing amounts of certain class-specific expenses; (ii) Class 2 and 3 shares are subject to service fees, while Class 1 shares are not; and (iii) Class 2 and 3 shares have voting rights on matters that pertain to the Rule 12b-1 plans adopted with respect to Class 2 and 3 shares. The Board of Trustees may establish additional portfolios or classes in the future.
     On December 21, 2001, the High Yield Bond Portfolio was liquidated.
     On June 17, 2003, the Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Asset Allocation Portfolio. The Asset Allocation Portfolio is the survivor of a reorganization involving itself and the corresponding series of SunAmerica Series Trust (referred to herein as the “Prior Asset Allocation Portfolio”) which became effective on November 24, 2003. This means that the Asset Allocation Portfolio adopted the financial statements and performance record of the Prior Asset Allocation Portfolio as of November 24, 2003.
     SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“SAAMCo” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser and manager for the Portfolios. As described in the Prospectus, SAAMCo retains Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington Management”) and Edge Asset Management, Inc. (“EAM”) (formerly WM Advisors, Inc.) to provide investment advisory services to the Portfolios (each a “Subadviser,” and collectively, the “Subadvisers”) pursuant to Subadvisory Agreements with SAAMCo.

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INVESTMENT GOALS AND STRATEGIES
     The investment goal of each Portfolio is fundamental and may not be changed without shareholder approval. Except for those investment goals, restrictions and operating policies specifically identified as fundamental below, the investment goals, restrictions and operating policies set forth in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information are non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
     The investment goal and principal investment strategy for each of the Portfolios, along with certain types of investments the Portfolios make under normal market conditions and for efficient portfolio management, are described under “More Information About the Portfolios — Investment Strategies” in the Prospectus. The following information is provided for those investors wishing to have more comprehensive information than that contained in the Prospectus.
GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Growth and Income Portfolio is to provide high current income and long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily (at least 65% of total assets) in core equity securities that provide the potential for growth and offer income, such as dividend-paying stocks. Historically, a significant portion of the return on common stocks has come from the income paid and the reinvestment of that income. The dividend a stock pays has also provided some cushion during periods of stock market volatility. As a result, the Portfolio applies a conservative, long-term approach to stock selection, combining top-down sector analysis with bottom-up security selection based on fundamental research.
GROWTH PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Growth Portfolio is capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest primarily in core equity securities that are widely diversified by industry and company. The Portfolio invests predominantly in larger companies, but normally will also invest in small and medium sized companies. The Portfolio is well diversified and its investments are more broadly represented within each industry sector than more concentrated portfolios which may take bigger industry bets. As a result, the Portfolio should be viewed as a core U.S. equity portfolio. The Portfolio favors stocks of seasoned companies with proven records, above-average earnings growth and profitability, a strong balance sheet and superior management. In selecting smaller sized companies, the Portfolio seeks outstanding growth records and potential.
CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Capital Appreciation Portfolio is long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests primarily in growth equity securities across a wide range of industries and companies, using a wide-ranging and flexible stock picking approach. The Portfolio may also invest in cash equivalents and index futures. Subject to the limitations listed in the Prospectus and herein, the Portfolio may invest in securities of foreign companies. This includes direct investments through purchases in foreign markets, as well as indirect investments through purchases of Depositary Receipts, such as ADRs (as defined herein).
     The Portfolio follows a dynamic investment approach. Investments will be selected from a broad universe of securities on the basis of the Subadviser’s assessment of the potential for capital appreciation. As a result, investments used in the future may be different from those used today. In addition, investors should expect the Portfolio’s focus on particular companies, industries, countries, styles and market

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capitalizations (company size) to vary as a result of new and changing investment opportunities and the Subadviser’s stock selection process. Because large positions may be taken, the volatility of the approach may be greater than an index fund or some other more passive investment.
     The Portfolio’s universe of investments includes stocks of smaller companies which may be newer and less seasoned, stocks of companies in new or changing industries, and stocks with greater potential for future appreciation in value — including under-valued or low-priced securities.
NATURAL RESOURCES PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Natural Resources Portfolio is to provide total return in excess of the U.S. rate of inflation as represented by the Consumer Price Index. The Portfolio invests using a value approach primarily in equity securities of U.S. or foreign companies that are expected to provide favorable returns in periods of rising inflation; under normal market conditions at least 80% of net assets are invested in securities related to natural resources, such as energy, metals, mining, and forest products. Net assets will take into account borrowings for investment purposes. The Portfolio concentrates its investments in four principal areas:
  -   Energy. The energy sector includes companies engaged in exploration, extraction, servicing, processing, distribution and transportation of oil, natural gas and other energy sources.
 
  -   Metals and mining. The metals and mining sector includes companies engaged in exploration, mining, processing, fabrication, marketing or distribution of precious and non-precious metals and minerals.
 
  -   Forest products. The forest product sector includes timber, pulp and paper product companies.
 
  -   Other natural resources. Other natural resource-based companies include companies engaged in real estate and the production, processing and distribution of agricultural products, fertilizer and miscellaneous raw materials.
     Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest principally in equity securities. The Portfolio will invest in domestic securities as well as foreign securities. The Portfolio will make direct investments in foreign equities by purchasing stock in foreign markets, as well as indirect investments in foreign equities through purchases of Depositary Receipts, such as ADRs.
ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Asset Allocation Portfolio is high total return (including income and capital gains) consistent with long-term preservation of capital. In addition, the Portfolio is managed using a proprietary top-down macro analysis for Asset Allocation among its different asset classes, sectors and styles. Top-down macro analysis involves the assessment of factors such as trends in economic growth, inflation and the capital market environment.
MULTI-ASSET PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Multi-Asset Portfolio is to seek long-term total investment return consistent with moderate investment risk. Total return consists of any income (such as dividends and interest) plus any capital gains and losses from the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio’s allocation of assets among securities and asset classes, including equity securities, investment grade fixed income

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securities and cash is actively managed. To adjust asset class allocations, the Portfolio may use derivatives, such as stock index futures and bond futures. The Portfolio is expected to be less risky than the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio. The Subadviser allocates the assets of the Portfolio among the following Sub-Portfolios:
  -   Core Equity Sub-Portfolio. The Core Equity Sub-Portfolio invests primarily in securities that provide the potential for growth and offer income. The Sub-Portfolio generally invests in U.S. common stocks that pay a dividend. Historically, a significant portion of the return on common stocks has come from the income paid and the reinvestment of that income. The dividend a stock pays has also provided some cushion during period of stock market volatility. As a result, the Sub-Portfolio applies a conservative, long-term approach to stock selection, combining top-down sector analysis with bottom-up security selection based on fundamental research.
 
  -   Core Bond Sub-Portfolio. The Core Bond Sub-Portfolio invests primarily in “investment-grade” bonds and other fixed income securities. Investment grade securities are those rated at the time of purchase “Baa” or better by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “BBB” or better by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) or unrated securities that are deemed to be of comparable quality by the Subadviser. These securities may be issued in the U.S. or abroad, but generally will be denominated in U.S. dollars.
STRATEGIC MULTI-ASSET PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio is high long-term total investment return. Total return consists of any income (such as dividends and interest) plus any capital gains and losses from the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio’s allocation of assets among securities, including equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies, large, medium and small company equity securities, global fixed income securities (including high yield, high risk bonds) and cash is actively managed. The Portfolio is expected to be more risky than the Multi-Asset Portfolio. Investments in fixed income securities may include “high yield/high risk” securities or “junk bonds” issued in the U.S. or abroad. Investments in common stocks include investments in smaller companies as well as non-U.S. stocks. The Subadviser periodically meets with a variety of firm wide resources frequently to discuss the outlook of asset class (stocks, bonds and cash), country and currency to determine target allocation ranges. To adjust asset class, country and currency allocations, the Portfolio may use currency or derivatives, such as currency forwards, bond forwards, stock index futures and bond futures. The Subadviser allocates the assets of the Portfolio among the following Sub-Portfolios, each of which is more highly concentrated than a stand-alone version would be in recognition of the diversification already present in the total Portfolio:
  -   Global Core Equity Sub-Portfolio. The Global Core Equity Sub-Portfolio invests in common stocks of a highly diversified group of companies and industries worldwide. The Sub-Portfolio invests primarily in stocks of companies which are considered large to medium-sized (measured by market capitalization) in the markets where these investments trade. The Sub-Portfolio may also invest in smaller companies when management views them as attractive alternatives to the stocks of large or more established companies. The Sub-Portfolio will make direct investments in foreign equities by purchasing stocks in foreign markets, as well as indirect investments in foreign equities through purchases of depositary receipts, such as ADRs. The Sub-Portfolio invests primarily in stocks which trade in larger or more established markets, but may also invest (to a lesser degree) in smaller, less-developed or emerging markets, where management believes there is significant opportunity for growth of capital. The definition of “emerging markets” may change over time as a result of development in national or regional economies and capital

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markets. Within emerging market investments, the Sub-Portfolio seeks to participate in the more established markets which management believes provide sufficient liquidity.
  -   Global Core Bond Plus Sub-Portfolio. The Global Core Bond Plus Sub-Portfolio seeks a high level of current income by investing in a diverse group of fixed income securities issued by U.S. and foreign companies, foreign governments (including their agencies and instrumentalities), and supranational agencies (such as the World Bank, European Investment Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development). The Sub-Portfolio may invest in “investment-grade” bonds and other fixed income securities. Investment grade securities are those rated at the time of purchase “Baa” or better by Moody’s or “BBB” or better by S&P, or unrated securities that are deemed to be of comparable quality by the Subadviser. The Sub-Portfolio may also invest up to 20% in securities rated at the time of purchase below “Baa” by Moody’s or “BBB” by S&P, commonly referred to as “junk bonds” or “high yield/high risk” securities, or in unrated securities that are of comparable quality as determined by the Subadviser. Non-US dollar denominated fixed income securities are hedged back into US dollars which involves currency transactions such as currency forwards.
 
  -   Capital Appreciation Sub-Portfolio. The Capital Appreciation Sub-Portfolio seeks long term capital appreciation by investing in a widely diversified portfolio of growth equity securities. The Sub-Portfolio invests in substantially the same securities as the Capital Appreciation Portfolio, although holds a smaller number of securities.
MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Money Market Portfolio is current income consistent with stability of principal. The Portfolio will comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) applicable to money market funds. These regulations impose certain quality, maturity and diversification guidelines on investments of the Portfolio. As a result, the Portfolio invests in a diversified portfolio of money market instruments maturing in 397 days or less and maintains a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of not more than 90 days.
     The Portfolio will be reinvested in obligations denominated in U.S. dollars which at the time of purchase are “eligible securities” as defined by the SEC. Under SEC regulations, an eligible security generally is an instrument that is rated in the highest rating category for short-term debt obligations, or unrated security which is determined by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality. Eligible securities may include:
  -   Commercial paper and other short-term obligations of U.S. and foreign corporations.
 
  -   Certificates of deposit, time deposits, bank notes, bankers’ acceptances and other obligations of U.S. savings and loan institutions, U.S. commercial banks (including foreign branches of such banks), and foreign banks, provided that such institutions (or, in the case of a branch, the parent institution) have total assets of $500 million or more as shown on their last published financial statements at the time of investment.
 
  -   Obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.
 
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  -   Obligations of foreign governments, including Canadian and Provincial Government and Crown Agency Obligations.
 
  -   Asset-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), and other interests in special purpose trusts designed to meet the quality and maturity requirements applicable to eligible securities.
 
  -   Repurchase agreements.
GOVERNMENT AND QUALITY BOND PORTFOLIO
     The investment goal of the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio is relatively high current income, liquidity and security of principal. Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of net assets in obligations issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and in high quality corporate fixed income securities. “Net assets” will take into account borrowing for investments purposes.
     The Portfolio will invest in high quality corporate bonds (rated AA- or better by S&P or Aa3 or better by Moody’s). In addition, up to 20% of the Portfolio may be invested in bonds rated as low as A- by Moody’s or S&P, or unrated securities that are deemed to be of comparable quality by the Subadviser. Net assets will take into account borrowings for investment purposes.
     The Portfolio will invest a significant portion of its assets in mortgage-backed securities, including those known as “Ginnie Maes” or GNMA securities, “Fannie Maes” or FNMA securities, “Freddie Mac” or FHLMC securities and collateralized mortgage obligations or CMOs, which represent a participation in the principal and interest payments arising from a pool of residential mortgages.
SUPPLEMENTAL INVESTMENT/RISK CHARTS
     The following charts and information supplements the information contained in the Prospectus and also provides information concerning investments the Portfolios make on a periodic basis which includes infrequent investments or investments in which the Portfolios reserve the right to invest. We have also included a supplemental glossary to detail additional investments the Portfolios reserve the right to make as well as to define investment and risk terminology used in the charts below that does not otherwise appear in the Prospectus under the section entitled “Glossary.” In addition, the supplemental glossary also provides additional and/or more detailed information about certain investment and risk terminology that appears in the Prospectus under the section entitled “Glossary.” Unless otherwise indicated, investment restrictions, including percentage limitations, apply at the time of purchase.
EQUITY PORTFOLIOS
                     
    GROWTH AND       CAPITAL    
    INCOME   GROWTH   APPRECIATION   NATURAL RESOURCES
In what other
  — REITS   — Fixed income   — Fixed income   — Fixed income securities:
types of
  — Hybrid instruments (up        securities        securities        
     investments
       to 10%)       — Short-term   — U.S. government             
may the
      — Short-term        investments         securities
Portfolio
           investments   — REITS        

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    GROWTH AND       CAPITAL    
    INCOME   GROWTH   APPRECIATION   NATURAL RESOURCES
periodically
          — Hybrid instruments   — Foreign fixed income
invest?
      — REITS   (up to 10%)   securities
 
      — Hybrid instruments (up to 10%)       — Asset and mortgage
 
              backed securities
 
              — Investment grade
 
              corporate bonds
 
              — Short-term investments
 
              — Registered investment
 
              companies
 
              — Hybrid instruments (up to
 
              10%)
 
                   
What other
      — Credit quality   — Credit quality   — Credit quality
types of risks
          — Illiquidity        
may
  — Small and medium       — Prepayment   — Prepayment
potentially or
  sized companies   — Prepayment   — Derivatives   — Derivatives
periodically
          — Interest rate   — Interest rate fluctuations
affect the
  — IPO investing       fluctuations   — IPO investing
Portfolio?
  — Credit quality   — Interest rate   — IPO investing        
 
      fluctuations   — Emerging markets        
 
      — IPO investing            
ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS
                 
    ASSET ALLOCATION   MULTI-ASSET   STRATEGIC MULTI-ASSET
In what other types of
      — REITs   — Fixed-income securities:
investments may the
      — Hybrid instruments (up to   — Zero coupon bonds
Portfolio periodically
      10%)   — REITS
invest?
              — Hybrid instruments (up
 
              to 10%)
 
               
What other types of
      — Small and medium sized    
risks may potentially
  — IPO investing   companies   — Derivatives
or periodically affect
              — IPO investing
the Portfolio?
               
 
      — Derivatives    
 
      — IPO investing    

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FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIOS
         
    MONEY MARKET   GOVERNMENT AND QUALITY BOND
In what other types of investments
      — Hybrid instruments (up to 10%)
may the Portfolio periodically
  — Asset-backed securities   — Short-term investments
invest?
  — CMOs    
 
What other types of risks may
  — Prepayment   — Derivatives
potentially or periodically affect the
  — Foreign exposure   — Foreign exposure
portfolio?
       
SUPPLEMENTAL GLOSSARY
     ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES, issued by trusts and special purpose corporations, are backed by a pool of assets, such as credit card and automobile loan receivables, representing the obligations of a number of different parties.
     Asset-backed securities present certain risks. For instance, in the case of credit card receivables, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related collateral. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. Most issuers of automobile receivables permit the servicer to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If the servicer were to sell these obligations to another party, there is a risk that the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders of the related automobile receivables. In addition, because of the large number of vehicles involved in a typical issuance and technical requirements under state laws, the trustee for the holders of the automobile receivables may not have a proper security interest in all of the obligations backing such receivables. Therefore, there is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities.
     Asset-backed securities typically are created by an originator of loans or owner of accounts receivable that sells such underlying assets to a special purpose entity in a process called a securitization. The special purpose entity issues securities that are backed by the payments on the underlying assets, and have a minimum denomination and specific term. These securities, in turn, are either privately placed or publicly offered. One example of an asset-backed security is a structured investment vehicle (SIV). A SIV is an investment vehicle which buys high rated, long-dated assets using funding from a combination of commercial paper, medium-term notes and capital notes.
     Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors to make payments on underlying assets, the securities may contain elements of credit support that fall into two categories: (i) liquidity protection and (ii) protection against losses resulting from ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets. Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion. Protection against losses resulting from ultimate default ensures payment through insurance policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties. A Portfolio will not pay any additional or separate fees for credit support. The degree of credit support provided for each issue is generally based on historical information respecting the level of credit risk associated with the underlying assets. Delinquency or loss in excess of that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security.
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adversely affected to the extent that prepayments of principal must be reinvested in securities which have lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Moreover, prepayments of securities purchased at a premium could result in a realized loss.
      BORROWING. The Asset Allocation Portfolio is authorized to borrow money to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), permits the Portfolio to borrow up to 33 1/3% of its total assets from banks for temporary or emergency purposes. In seeking to enhance performance, the Asset Allocation Portfolio may borrow for investment purposes and may pledge assets to secure such borrowings. In the event that asset coverage for the Portfolio’s borrowings falls below 300%, the Portfolio will reduce within three days the amount of its borrowings in order to provide for 300% asset coverage.
     With respect to the Growth and Income, Growth, Capital Appreciation, Natural Resources, Multi-Asset, Strategic Multi-Asset, Money Market and Government and Quality Bond Portfolios, the Portfolios may not borrow except for temporary or emergency purposes and then only in an amount not in excess of 10% of the value of its assets in which case it may pledge, mortgage or hypothecate any of its assets as security for such borrowing, but not to an extent greater than 5% of the value of the assets, except with respect to the Natural Resources Portfolio which may borrow money or pledge its assets in an amount not in excess of 20% of the value of its assets. (Also see the Investment Restrictions section.)
     To the extent the Asset Allocation Portfolio borrows for investment purposes, borrowing creates leverage which is a speculative characteristic. Although the Portfolio is authorized to borrow, it will do so only when the Subadviser believes that borrowing will benefit the Portfolio after taking into account considerations such as the costs of borrowing and the likely investment returns on securities purchased with borrowed monies. Borrowing by the Portfolio will create the opportunity for increased net income but, at the same time, will involve special risk considerations. Leveraging results from borrowing and will magnify declines as well as increases in a Portfolio’s net asset value per share and net yield. The Portfolio expects that all of its borrowing will be made on a secured basis. The Portfolio will segregate cash or other liquid assets securing the borrowing for the benefit of the lenders. If assets used to secure a borrowing decrease in value, the Portfolio may be required to pledge additional collateral to the lender in the form of cash or securities to avoid liquidation of those assets.

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      CURRENCY VOLATILITY. The value of a Portfolio’s foreign investments may fluctuate due to changes in currency rates. A decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar generally can be expected to depress the value of the Portfolio’s non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.
      DERIVATIVES. A derivative is any financial instrument whose value is based on, and determined by, another security, index or benchmark (i.e., stock options, futures, caps, floors, etc.). In recent years, derivative securities have become increasingly important in the field of finance. Futures and options are now actively traded on many different exchanges. Forward contracts, swaps, and many different types of options are regularly traded outside of exchanges by financial institutions in what are termed “over-the-counter” markets. Other more specialized derivative securities often form part of a bond or stock issue. To the extent a contract is used to hedge another position in a Portfolio, the Portfolio will be exposed to the risks associated with hedging as described in this glossary. To the extent an option or futures contract is used to enhance return, rather than as a hedge, a Portfolio will be directly exposed to the risks of the contract. Gains or losses from non-hedging positions may be substantially greater than the cost of the position.
      EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (“ETFs”) are types of investment companies that may be bought and sold on a securities exchange. An ETF trades like common stock and represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market index. Most ETFs are investment companies and therefore, a Portfolio’s purchase of ETF shares generally are subject to the limitations on, and the risks of, a Portfolio’s investments in other investment companies. See “Other Investment Companies.” The Portfolio could purchase an ETF to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market while awaiting purchase of underlying securities. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risk of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track. Lack of liquidity in an ETF results in its being more volatile and ETFs have management fees which increase their cost. Examples of ETFs include Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts (“SPDRs”), DIAMONDS, Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (also referred to as “Nasdaq 100 Shares”) and iShares SM . The benchmark indices of SPDRs, DIAMONDS and Nasdaq-100 Shares are the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq-100 Index, respectively. The benchmark index for iShares varies, generally corresponding to the name of the particular iShares fund.
      FIXED INCOME SECURITIES. Each Portfolio may invest in fixed income securities. Debt securities are considered high-quality if they are rated at least Aa by Moody’s or its equivalent by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) or, if unrated, are determined to be of equivalent investment quality. High-quality debt securities are considered to have a very strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Debt securities are considered investment grade if they are rated, for example, at least Baa3 by Moody’s or BBB- by S&P or their equivalent by any other NRSRO or, if not rated, are determined to be of equivalent investment quality. Investment grade debt securities are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay principal and interest. Lower-medium and lower-quality securities rated, for example, Ba and B by Moody’s or its equivalent by any other NRSRO are regarded on balance as high risk and predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. The Subadvisers will not necessarily dispose of an investment grade security that has been downgraded to below investment grade. See the section in the Appendix regarding “Corporate Bond and Commercial Paper Ratings” for a description of each rating category and a more complete description of lower-medium and lower-quality debt securities and their risks.
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fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates than those of shorter-term securities, providing greater opportunity for capital gain or risk of capital loss. A decline in interest rates usually produces an increase in the value of debt securities, while an increase in interest rates generally reduces their value.
Lower Rated Fixed Income Securities
     The Asset Allocation and the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolios may invest in below investment grade debt securities. Issuers of lower rated or non-rated securities (“high yield” securities, commonly known as “junk bonds”) may be highly leveraged and may not have available to them more traditional methods of financing. Therefore, the risks associated with acquiring the securities of such issuers generally are greater than is the case with higher rated securities. For example, during an economic downturn or a sustained period of rising interest rates, issuers of high yield securities may be more likely to experience financial stress, especially if such issuers are highly leveraged. During such periods, such issuers may not have sufficient revenues to meet their interest payment obligations. The issuer’s ability to service its debt obligations also may be adversely affected by specific issuer developments, or the issuer’s inability to meet specific projected business forecasts, or the unavailability of additional financing. The risk of loss due to default by the issuer is significantly greater for the holders of lower rated securities because such securities may be unsecured and may be subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.
     Lower rated securities frequently have call or redemption features which would permit an issuer to repurchase the security from a Portfolio. If a call were exercised by the issuer during a period of declining interest rates, a Portfolio likely would have to replace such called security with a lower yielding security, thus decreasing the net investment income to a Portfolio and dividends to shareholders.
     A Portfolio may have difficulty disposing of certain lower rated securities because there may be a thin trading market for such securities. The secondary trading market for high yield securities is generally not as liquid as the secondary market for higher rated securities. Reduced secondary market liquidity may have an adverse impact on market price and a Portfolio’s ability to dispose of particular issues when necessary to meet a Portfolio’s liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuer.
     Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, which may not be based on fundamental analysis, also may decrease the value and liquidity of lower rated securities, particularly in a thinly traded market. Factors adversely affecting the market value of lower rated securities are likely to adversely affect a Portfolio’s net asset value. In addition, a Portfolio may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default on a portfolio holding or participate in the restructuring of the obligation.
     There are risks involved in using credit ratings as a method for evaluating lower rated fixed income securities. For example, credit ratings evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments, not the market risks involved in lower rated fixed income securities. Since credit rating agencies may fail to change the credit ratings in a timely manner to reflect subsequent events, SAAMCo or a Subadviser will monitor the issuers of lower rated fixed income securities in a Portfolio to determine if the issuers will have sufficient cash flow and profits to meet required principal and interest payments, and to ensure that the debt securities’ liquidity stays within the parameters of the Portfolio’s investment policies. A Subadviser will not necessarily dispose of a portfolio security when its ratings have been changed.

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     Investments in defaulted securities pose an additional risk of loss should nonpayment of principal and interest continue in respect of such securities. Even if such securities are held to maturity, recovery of a Portfolio’s initial investment and any anticipated income or appreciation is uncertain. In addition, a Portfolio may incur additional expenses to the extent that it is required to seek recovery relating to the default in the payment of principal or interest on such securities or otherwise protect its interests. A Portfolio may be required to liquidate other portfolio securities to satisfy annual distribution obligations of a Portfolio in respect of accrued interest income on securities which are subsequently written off, even though such Portfolio has not received any cash payments of such interest.
      FLOATING RATE OBLIGATIONS. These securities have a coupon rate that changes at least annually and generally more frequently. The coupon rate is set in relation to money market rates. The obligations, issued primarily by banks, other corporations, governments and semi-governmental bodies, may have a maturity in excess of one year. In some cases, the coupon rate may vary with changes in the yield on Treasury bills or notes or with changes in LIBOR (London Interbank Offering Rate). The Adviser considers floating rate obligations to be liquid investments because a number of U.S. and foreign securities dealers make active markets in these securities.
      FOREIGN SECURITIES. Investments in foreign securities offer potential benefits not available from investments solely in securities of domestic issuers by offering the opportunity to invest in foreign issuers that appear to offer growth potential, or in foreign countries with economic policies or business cycles different from those of the U.S., or to reduce fluctuations in portfolio value by taking advantage of foreign stock markets that do not move in a manner parallel to U.S. markets. Each Portfolio is authorized to invest in foreign securities. A Portfolio may purchase securities issued by issuers in any country.
     Each Portfolio may invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) or other similar securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers. These securities may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the securities into which they may be converted. The Portfolios, other than the Money Market Portfolio and Government and Quality Bond Portfolio, may invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of foreign companies. ADRs are securities, typically issued by a U.S. financial institution, that evidence ownership interests in a security or a pool of securities issued by a foreign issuer and deposited with the depository. ADRs may be sponsored or unsponsored. A sponsored ADR is issued by a depository that has an exclusive relationship with the issuer of the underlying security. An unsponsored ADR may be issued by any number of U.S. depositories. Holders of unsponsored ADRs generally bear all the costs associated with establishing the unsponsored ADR. The depository of an unsponsored ADR is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through to the holders of the unsponsored ADR voting rights with respect to the deposited securities or pool of securities. A Portfolio may invest in either type of ADR. Although the U.S. investor holds a substitute receipt of ownership rather than direct stock certificates, the use of the depository receipts in the U.S. can reduce costs and delays as well as potential currency exchange and other difficulties. The Portfolio may purchase securities in local markets and direct delivery of these ordinary shares to the local depository of an ADR agent bank in the foreign country. Simultaneously, the ADR agents create a certificate that settles at the Portfolio’s custodian in three days. The Portfolio may also execute trades on the U.S. markets using existing ADRs. A foreign issuer of the security underlying an ADR is generally not subject to the same reporting requirements in the U.S. as a domestic issuer. Accordingly, the information available to a U.S. investor will be limited to the information the foreign issuer is required to disclose in its own country and the market value of an ADR may not reflect undisclosed material information concerning the issuer of the underlying security. For purposes of a Portfolio’s operating policies, the Portfolio’s investments in these types of securities will be deemed to be investments in the underlying securities. Generally ADRs, in registered form, are dollar denominated securities

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designed for use in the U.S. securities markets, which represent and may be converted into the underlying foreign security. EDRs, in bearer form, are designed for use in the European securities markets. Each Portfolio, other than the Money Market Portfolio and Government Quality Bond Portfolio, also may invest in securities denominated in European Currency Units (“ECUs”). An ECU is a “basket” consisting of specified amounts of currencies of certain of the twelve member states of the European Community. In addition, each Portfolio may invest in securities denominated in other currency “baskets.”
     Investments in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market countries, present special additional investment risks and considerations not typically associated with investments in domestic securities, including reduction of income by foreign taxes; fluctuation in value of foreign portfolio investments due to changes in currency rates and control regulations ( e.g. , currency blockage); transaction charges for currency exchange; lack of public information about foreign issuers; lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers; less volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges; greater volatility and less liquidity on foreign markets than in the U.S.; less regulation of foreign issuers, stock exchanges and brokers than the U.S.; greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits; higher brokerage commission rates and custodian fees than the U.S.; increased possibilities in some countries of expropriation, confiscatory taxation, political, financial or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments; the imposition of foreign taxes on investment income derived from such countries; and differences (which may be favorable or unfavorable) between the U.S. economy and foreign economies. An emerging market country is one that the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation or the United Nations or its authorities has determined to have a low or middle income economy. Historical experience indicates that the markets of emerging market countries have been more volatile than more developed markets; however, such markets can potentially provide higher rates of return to investors.
     The performance of investments in securities denominated in a foreign currency (“non-dollar securities”) will depend on, among other things, the strength of the foreign currency against the dollar and the interest rate environment in the country issuing the foreign currency. Absent other events that could otherwise affect the value of non-dollar securities (such as a change in the political climate or an issuer’s credit quality), appreciation in the value of the foreign currency generally can be expected to increase the value of a Portfolio’s non-dollar securities in terms of U.S. dollars. A rise in foreign interest rates or decline in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar generally can be expected to depress the value of the Portfolio’s non-dollar securities. Currencies are evaluated on the basis of fundamental economic criteria ( e.g. , relative inflation levels and trends, growth rate forecasts, balance of payments status and economic policies) as well as technical and political data.
     Because the Portfolios may invest in securities that are listed primarily on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Trust does not price its shares, the value of the Portfolios’ shares may change on days when a shareholder will not be able to purchase or redeem shares.
     Additionally, foreign markets, especially emerging markets, may have less efficient clearance and settlement procedures, and in certain markets there have been times when settlements have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions, making it difficult to conduct transactions. Delays in settlement could result in temporary periods when a portion of the assets of a Portfolio is uninvested and no return is earned thereon. The inability of a Portfolio to make intended security purchases due to settlement delays could cause the Portfolio to miss attractive investment opportunities. The inability to dispose of Portfolio securities due to settlement problems could result in losses to a Portfolio due to subsequent declines in values of the securities or, if the Portfolio has entered into a contract to sell the security, possible liability to the purchaser.

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      FORWARD COMMITMENTS. A Portfolio may make contracts to purchase or sell eligible securities for a fixed price with delivery and cash settlement to occur at a future date beyond normal settlement time. At the time that a Portfolio enters into a forward commitment to sell a security, the Portfolio may not hold that security. The Portfolio may also dispose of or renegotiate a commitment prior to settlement. A Portfolio will designate cash or other liquid securities at least equal to the value of purchase commitments until payment is made. A Portfolio will likewise segregate liquid assets in respect of securities sold on a future commitment basis. At the time a Portfolio makes a commitment to purchase or sell a security, it records the transaction and reflects the value of the security purchased, or if a sale, the proceeds to be received in determining its net asset value.
     During the period between commitment by a Portfolio and settlement, no payment is made by the purchaser, and typically no interest accrues to the purchaser from the transaction, although a Portfolio may earn income on securities it has segregated. At settlement, the value of the securities may be more or less than the purchase price.
     When purchasing a security on a forward commitment basis, a Portfolio assumes the risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. Because a Portfolio is not required to pay for the security until settlement, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with the Portfolio’s other investments. If the Portfolio remains substantially fully invested at a time when forward commitment purchases are outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage.
     When the Portfolio has sold a security on a forward commitment basis, the Portfolio does not participate in future gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to the transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, the Portfolio could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or could suffer a loss.
      FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (“Forward Contracts”) involve bilateral obligations of one party to purchase, and another party to sell, a specific currency at a future date (which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties), at a price set at the time the contract is entered into. These contracts are traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. Institutions that deal in forward currency contracts, however, are not required to continue to make markets in the currencies they trade and these markets can experience periods of illiquidity. No price is paid or received upon the purchase or sale of a Forward Contract. Portfolios may use Forward Contracts to reduce certain risks of their respective investments and/or to attempt to enhance return.
     Forward Contracts are generally used to protect against uncertainty in the level of future exchange rates. The use of Forward Contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the underlying securities a Portfolio owns or intends to acquire, but it does fix a rate of exchange in advance. In addition, although Forward Contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currencies, at the same time they limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currencies increase.
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the date on which the security is purchased or sold, or on which the payment is declared, and the date on which such payments are made or received.
     Forward Contracts are also used to lock in the U.S. dollar value of portfolio positions (“position hedge”). In a position hedge, for example, when a Portfolio believes that foreign currency may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, it may enter into a Forward Contract to sell an amount of that foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the portfolio securities denominated in (or affected by fluctuations in, in the case of ADRs) such foreign currency, or when a Portfolio believes that the U.S. dollar may suffer a substantial decline against a foreign currency, it may enter into a Forward Contract to buy that foreign currency for a fixed dollar amount. In this situation a Portfolio may, in the alternative, enter into a Forward Contract to sell a different foreign currency for a fixed U.S. dollar amount where the Portfolio believes that the U.S. dollar value of the currency to be sold pursuant to the forward contract will fall whenever there is a decline in the U.S. dollar value of the currency in which portfolio securities of the Portfolio are denominated (“cross-hedged”). A Portfolio may also hedge investments denominated in a foreign currency by entering into forward currency contracts with respect to a foreign currency that is expected to correlate to the currency in which the investments are denominated (“proxy hedging”).
     The Portfolios will cover outstanding forward currency contracts by maintaining either liquid portfolio securities denominated in the currency underlying the forward contract or the currency being hedged, or by owning a corresponding opposite forward position (long or short position, as the case may be) in the same underlying currency with the same maturity date (“Covering/Closing Forwards”). To the extent that a Portfolio is not able to cover its forward currency positions with either underlying portfolio securities or with Covering/Closing Forwards, or to the extent to which any portion of a position is either not covered by a corresponding opposite position or is “out of the money” in the case where settlement prices are different on the short and long positions, the Portfolio will segregate cash or other liquid securities having a value equal to the aggregate amount of the Portfolio’s commitments under Forward Contracts entered into with respect to position hedges and cross-hedges. If the value of the securities declines, additional cash or securities will be segregated on a daily basis so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Portfolio’s commitments with respect to such contracts. As an alternative to segregation, a Portfolio may purchase a call option permitting the Portfolio to purchase the amount of foreign currency being hedged by a forward sale contract at a price no higher than the Forward Contract price or the Portfolio may purchase a put option permitting the Portfolio to sell the amount of foreign currency subject to a forward purchase contract at a price as high or higher than the Forward Contract price. Unanticipated changes in currency prices may result in poorer overall performance for a Portfolio than if it had not entered into such contracts.
     The precise matching of the Forward Contract amounts and the value of the securities involved will not generally be possible because the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the value of these securities between the date the Forward Contract is entered into and the date it is sold. Accordingly, it may be necessary for a Portfolio to purchase additional foreign currency on the spot (i.e., cash) market (and bear the expense of such purchase), if the market value of the security is less than the amount of foreign currency a Portfolio is obligated to deliver and if a decision is made to sell the security and make delivery of the foreign currency. Conversely, it may be necessary to sell on the spot market some of the foreign currency received upon the sale of the portfolio security if its market value exceeds the amount of foreign currency a Portfolio is obligated to deliver. The projection of short-term currency market movements is extremely difficult, and the successful execution of a short-term hedging strategy is highly uncertain. Forward Contracts involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted, causing a Portfolio to sustain losses on these contracts and transactions costs.
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planning and policy, purchases and sales of currency and related instruments can be adversely affected by government exchange controls, limitations or restrictions on repatriation of currency, and manipulations or exchange restrictions imposed by governments. These forms of governmental actions can result in losses to a Portfolio if it is unable to deliver or receive currency or monies in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Buyers and sellers of currency futures contracts are subject to the same risks that apply to the use of futures contracts generally. Further settlement of a currency futures contract for the purchase of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the issuing nation. Trading options on currency futures contracts is relatively new, and the ability to establish and close out positions on these options is subject to the maintenance of a liquid market that may not always be available. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate based on factors extrinsic to that country’s economy.
     At or before the maturity of a Forward Contract requiring a Portfolio to sell a currency, the Portfolio may either sell a portfolio security and use the sale proceeds to make delivery of the currency or retain the security and offset its contractual obligation to deliver the currency by purchasing a second contract pursuant to which the Portfolio will obtain, on the same maturity date, the same amount of the currency that it is obligated to deliver. Similarly, a Portfolio may close out a Forward Contract requiring it to purchase a specified currency by entering into a second contract entitling it to sell the same amount of the same currency on the maturity date of the first contract. A Portfolio would realize a gain or loss as a result of entering into such an offsetting Forward Contract under either circumstance to the extent the exchange rate or rates between the currencies involved moved between the execution dates of the first contract and offsetting contract.
     The cost to a Portfolio of engaging in Forward Contracts varies with factors such as the currencies involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing. Because Forward Contracts are usually entered into on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved. Because such contracts are not traded on an exchange, a Portfolio must evaluate the credit and performance risk of each particular counterparty under a Forward Contract.
     Although a Portfolio values its assets daily in terms of U.S. dollars, it does not intend to convert its holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. A Portfolio may convert foreign currency from time to time, and investors should be aware of the costs of currency conversion. Foreign exchange dealers do not charge a fee for conversion, but they do seek to realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they buy and sell various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency to a Portfolio at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the Portfolio desire to resell that currency to the dealer.
      HYBRID INSTRUMENTS, including indexed and structured securities, and ETFs, combine the elements of futures contracts or options with those of debt, preferred equity or a depository instrument. Generally, a Hybrid Instrument will be a debt security, preferred stock, depository share, trust certificate, certificate of deposit or other evidence of indebtedness on which a portion of or all interest payments, and/or the principal or stated amount payable at maturity, redemption or retirement, is determined by reference to prices, changes in prices, or differences between prices, of securities, currencies, intangibles, goods, articles or commodities (collectively “Underlying Assets”) or by another objective index, economic factor or other measure, such as interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity indices, and securities indices (collectively “Benchmarks”). Thus, Hybrid Instruments may take a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, debt instruments with interest or principal payments or redemption terms determined by reference to the value of a currency or commodity or securities index at a future point in time, preferred stock with dividend rates determined by reference to the value of a currency, or convertible securities with the conversion terms related to a particular commodity.

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     Hybrid Instruments can be an efficient means of creating exposure to a particular market, or segment of a market, with the objective of enhancing total return. For example, a Portfolio may wish to take advantage of expected declines in interest rates in several European countries, but avoid the transactions costs associated with buying and currency-hedging the foreign bond positions. One solution would be to purchase a U.S. dollar-denominated Hybrid Instrument whose redemption price is linked to the average three year interest rate in a designated group of countries. The redemption price formula would provide for payoffs of greater than par if the average interest rate was lower than a specified level and payoffs of less than par if rates were above the specified level. Furthermore, the Portfolio could limit the downside risk of the security by establishing a minimum redemption price so that the principal paid at maturity could not be below a predetermined minimum level if interest rates were to rise significantly. The purpose of this arrangement, known as a structured security with an embedded put option, would be to give the Portfolio the desired European bond exposure while avoiding currency risk, limiting downside market risk, and lowering transactions costs. Of course, there is no guarantee that the strategy will be successful and the Portfolio could lose money if, for example, interest rates do not move as anticipated or credit problems develop with the issuer of the Hybrid Instrument.
     The risks of investing in Hybrid Instruments reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, options, futures and currencies. Thus, an investment in a Hybrid Instrument may entail significant risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional debt instrument that has a fixed principal amount, is denominated in U.S. dollars or bears interest either at a fixed rate or a floating rate determined by reference to a common, nationally published benchmark. The risks of a particular Hybrid Instrument will, of course, depend upon the terms of the instrument, but may include, without limitation, the possibility of significant changes in the Benchmarks or the prices of Underlying Assets to which the instrument is linked. Such risks generally depend upon factors unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the Hybrid Instrument, which may not be readily foreseen by the purchaser, such as economic and political events, the supply and demand for the Underlying Assets and interest rate movements. In recent years, various Benchmarks and prices for Underlying Assets have been highly volatile, and such volatility may be expected in the future. Reference is also made to the discussion of futures, options, and forward contracts herein for a discussion of the risks associated with such investments.
     Hybrid Instruments are potentially more volatile and carry greater market risks than traditional debt instruments. Depending on the structure of the particular Hybrid Instrument, changes in a Benchmark may be magnified by the terms of the Hybrid Instrument and have an even more dramatic and substantial effect upon the value of the Hybrid Instrument. Also, the prices of the Hybrid Instrument and the Benchmark or Underlying Asset may not move in the same direction or at the same time.
     Hybrid Instruments may bear interest or pay preferred dividends at below market (or even relatively nominal) rates. Alternatively, Hybrid Instruments may bear interest at above market rates but bear an increased risk of principal loss (or gain). The latter scenario may result if “leverage” is used to structure the Hybrid Instrument. Leverage risk occurs when the Hybrid Instrument is structured so that a given change in a Benchmark or Underlying Asset is multiplied to produce a greater value change in the Hybrid Instrument, thereby magnifying the risk of loss as well as the potential for gain.
     Hybrid Instruments may also carry liquidity risk since the instruments are often “customized” to meet the portfolio needs of a particular investor, and therefore, the number of investors that are willing and able to buy such instruments in the secondary market may be smaller than that for more traditional debt securities. Under certain conditions, the redemption (or sale) value of such an investment could be zero. In addition, because the purchase and sale of Hybrid Instruments could take place in an over-the-counter market without the guarantee of a central clearing organization or in a transaction between the Portfolio and the issuer of the Hybrid Instrument, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or issuer of the Hybrid Instrument would be an additional risk factor the Portfolio would have to consider and monitor. Hybrid

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Instruments also may not be subject to regulation of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”), which generally regulates the trading of commodity futures by U.S. persons, the SEC, which regulates the offer and sale of securities by and to U.S. persons, or any other governmental regulatory authority.
     The various risks discussed above, particularly the market risk of such instruments, may in turn cause significant fluctuations in the net asset value of the Portfolio. Accordingly, a Portfolio will limit its investments in Hybrid Instruments to 10% of its total assets.
     Hybrid Instruments include structured investments which are securities having a return tied to an underlying index or other security or asset class. Structured investments are organized and operated to restructure the investment characteristics of the underlying security. This type of restructuring involves the deposit with or purchase by an entity, such as a corporation or trust, of specified instruments (such as commercial bank loans) and the issuance by that entity of one or more classes of securities (“Structured Securities”) backed by, or representing interests in, the underlying instruments. The cash flow on the underlying instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued Structured Securities to create securities with different investment characteristics, such as varying maturities, payment priorities and interest rate provisions, and the extent of the payments made with respect to Structured Securities is dependent on the extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because Structured Securities of the type typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. Investments in Structured Securities are generally of a class of Structured Securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. Subordinated Structured Securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated Structured Securities. Structured Securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for Structured Securities. Investments in government and government-related and restructured debt instruments are subject to special risks, including the inability or unwillingness to repay principal and interest, requests to reschedule or restructure outstanding debt and requests to extend additional loan amounts.
     ILLIQUID AND RESTRICTED SECURITIES. Each of the Portfolios may invest no more than 10% (15% for Asset Allocation Portfolio) of its net assets, determined as of the date of purchase, in illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements that have a maturity of longer than seven days, interest rate swaps, currency swaps, floors and collars, or in other securities that are illiquid by virtue of the absence of a readily available market or legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Historically, illiquid securities have included securities subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale because they have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), securities that are otherwise not readily marketable and repurchase agreements having a maturity of longer than seven days. Repurchase agreements subject to demand are deemed to have a maturity equal to the notice period. Securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act are referred to as “private placements” or “restricted securities” and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the secondary market. Mutual funds do not typically hold a significant amount of these restricted or other illiquid securities because of the potential for delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. Limitations on resale may have an adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and a mutual fund might be unable to dispose of restricted or other illiquid securities promptly or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty satisfying redemptions within seven days. A mutual fund might also have to register such restricted securities in order to dispose of them, resulting in additional expense and delay. There will generally be a lapse of time between

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a mutual fund’s decision to sell an unregistered security and the registration of such security promoting sale. Adverse market conditions could impede a public offering of such securities. When purchasing unregistered securities, the Portfolios will seek to obtain the right of registration, at the expense of the issuer (except in the case of “Rule 144A securities,” as described below).
     A large institutional market has developed for certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, including repurchase agreements, commercial paper, foreign securities, municipal securities and corporate bonds and notes. Institutional investors depend on an efficient institutional market in which the unregistered security can be readily resold or on an issuer’s ability to honor a demand for repayment. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of the liquidity of such investments.
     For example, restricted securities that the Board of Trustees or Adviser, pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees, has determined to be marketable, such as securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or certain private placements of commercial paper issued in reliance on an exemption from the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, may be deemed to be liquid for purposes of this restriction. This investment practice could have the effect of increasing the level of illiquidity in a Portfolio to the extent that qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A) become uninterested in purchasing these restricted securities. In addition, a repurchase agreement that by its terms can be liquidated before its nominal fixed-term on seven days or less notice is regarded as a liquid instrument. The Adviser or Subadviser, as the case may be, will monitor the liquidity of such restricted securities subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. In reaching liquidity decisions, the Adviser or Subadviser, as the case may be, will consider, inter alia , pursuant to guidelines and procedures established by the Trustees, the following factors: (1) the frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers wishing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential purchasers; (3) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; and (4) the nature of the security and the nature of the marketplace trades (e.g., the time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers and the mechanics of the transfer).
     Commercial paper issues in which a Portfolio may be invested include securities issued by major corporations without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from such registration afforded by Section 3(a)(3) thereof, and commercial paper issued in reliance on the so-called private placement exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (“Section 4(2) paper”). Section 4(2) paper is restricted as to disposition under the federal securities laws in that any resale must similarly be made in an exempt transaction. Section 4(2) paper is normally resold to other institutional investors through or with the assistance of investment dealers who make a market in Section 4(2) paper, thus providing liquidity. Section 4(2) paper that is issued by a company that files reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is generally eligible to be sold in reliance on the safe harbor of Rule 144A described above. The Portfolios’ 15% limitation (Money Market Portfolio’s 10% limitation) on investments in illiquid securities includes Section 4(2) paper that the Adviser or Subadviser has not determined to be liquid pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The Portfolio’s Board of Trustees delegated to the Adviser the function of making day-to-day determinations of liquidity with respect to Section 4(2) paper, pursuant to guidelines approved by the Trustees that require the Adviser to take into account the same factors described above for other restricted securities and require the Adviser to perform the same monitoring and reporting functions.

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     The staff of the SEC has taken the position that purchased over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and the assets used as “cover” for written OTC options are illiquid. The assets used as cover for OTC options written by a Portfolio will be considered illiquid unless the OTC options are sold to qualified dealers who agree that the Portfolio may repurchase any OTC option it writes at a maximum price to be calculated by a formula set forth in the option agreement. The cover for an OTC option written subject to this procedure will be considered illiquid only to the extent that the maximum repurchase price under the option formula exceeds the intrinsic value of the option.
     INTERFUND BORROWING AND LENDING PROGRAM. The Trust has received exemptive relief from the SEC which permits a Portfolio to participate in an interfund lending program among investment companies advised by SAAMCo or an affiliate. The interfund lending program allows the participating Portfolios to borrow money from and loan money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes. The program is subject to a number of conditions designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of participating Portfolios, including the requirement that no Portfolio may borrow from the program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than would be available to any of the participating Portfolios from a typical bank for comparable transaction. In addition, a Portfolio may participate in the program only if and the extent that such participation is consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objectives and policies (for instance, money market funds would normally participate only as lenders). Interfund loans and borrowings may extend overnight but could have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one business day’s notice. A Portfolio may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending Portfolio could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional costs. The program is subject to the oversight and periodic review of the Board of the participating Portfolios. To the extent a Portfolio is actually engaged in borrowing through the interfund lending program, the Portfolio will comply with its investment policy on borrowing.
     INVERSE FLOATERS are leveraged inverse floating rate debt instruments. The interest rate on an inverse floater resets in the opposite direction from the market rate of interest to which the inverse floater is indexed. An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in the index rate of interest. The higher degree of leverage inherent in inverse floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values. Accordingly, the duration of an inverse floater may exceed its stated final maturity. Certain inverse floaters may be deemed to be illiquid securities for purposes of a Portfolio’s 10% limitation on investments in such securities.
     IPO INVESTING. A Portfolio’s purchase of shares issued as part of, or a short period after, a company’s initial public offerings (“IPOs”), exposes it to the risks associated with companies that have little operating history as public companies, as well as to the risks inherent in those sectors of the market where these new issuers operate. The market for IPO issuers may be volatile, and share prices of newly-public companies have fluctuated in significant amounts over short periods of time. The effect of IPOs on a Portfolio’s performance depends on a variety of factors, including the number of IPOs the Portfolio invests in relative to the size of the Portfolio and whether and to what extent a security purchased in an IPO appreciates or depreciates in value. As a Portfolio’s asset base increases, IPOs often have a diminished effect on the Portfolio’s performance. Companies offering stock in IPOs generally have limited operating histories and purchase of their securities may involve greater investment risk.
     LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS include investments in fixed and floating rate loans (“Loans”) arranged through private negotiations between an issuer of sovereign or corporate debt obligations and one or more financial institutions (“Lenders”). Investments in Loans are expected in most instances to be in the form of participations in Loans (“Participations”) and assignments of all or a portion of Loans (“Assignments”) from third parties. In the case of Participations, the Portfolio will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the Lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the Lender of the payments from the borrower. In the event of the insolvency of the Lender selling a Participation, the Portfolio may be treated as a general creditor of the Lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the Lender and the borrower. A Portfolio will acquire Participations only if the Lender interpositioned between the Portfolio and the borrower is determined by the Subadviser to be creditworthy. When a Portfolio purchases Assignments from Lenders it will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the Loan. Because Assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, however, the rights and obligations acquired by the Portfolio as the purchaser of an Assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Lender. Because there is no liquid market for such securities, the Portfolio anticipates that such securities could be sold only to a limited number of institutional investors. The lack of

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a liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the value of such securities and the Portfolio’s ability to dispose of particular Assignments or Participations when necessary to meet the Portfolio’s liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower. The lack of a liquid secondary market for Assignments and Participations also may make it more difficult for the Portfolio to assign a value to these securities for purposes of valuing the Portfolio and calculating its net asset value.
     MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES include investments in mortgage-related securities, including certain U.S. government securities such as GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC certificates (as defined below), which represent an undivided ownership interest in a pool of mortgages. The mortgages backing these securities include conventional thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages, fifteen-year fixed-rate mortgages, graduated payment mortgages and adjustable rate mortgages. The U.S. government or the issuing agency guarantees the payment of interest and principal of these securities. However, the guarantees do not extend to the securities’ yield or value, which are likely to vary inversely with fluctuations in interest rates. These certificates are in most cases pass-through instruments, through which the holder receives a share of all interest and principal payments, including prepayments, on the mortgages underlying the certificate, net of certain fees.
     Each of the Portfolios, except the Growth, Capital Appreciation, and Money Market Portfolios, also may invest in privately issued mortgage-backed securities, which are not backed by the U.S. government or guaranteed by any issuing agency. As discussed below under the heading “Recent Market Events,” recent volatility in the market for privately issued mortgage-backed securities and concomitant issues regarding the value and liquidity of these instruments may adversely impact the assets of the Portfolios.
     The yield on mortgage-backed securities is based on the average expected life of the underlying pool of mortgage loans. Because the prepayment characteristics of the underlying mortgages vary, it is not possible to predict accurately the average life of a particular issue of pass-through certificates. Mortgage-backed securities are often subject to more rapid repayment than their stated maturity date would indicate as a result of the pass-through of prepayments of principal on the underlying mortgage obligations. Thus, the actual life of any particular pool will be shortened by any unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest. Principal prepayments generally result from the sale of the underlying property or the refinancing or foreclosure of underlying mortgages. The occurrence of prepayments is affected by a wide range of economic, demographic and social factors and, accordingly, it is not possible to predict accurately the average life of a particular pool. Yield on such pools is usually computed by using the historical record of prepayments for that pool, or, in the case of newly issued mortgages, the prepayment history of similar pools. The actual prepayment experience of a pool of mortgage loans may cause the yield realized by the Portfolio to differ from the yield calculated on the basis of the expected average life of the pool.
     Prepayments tend to increase during periods of falling interest rates, while during periods of rising interest rates prepayments will most likely decline. When prevailing interest rates rise, the value of a pass-through security may decrease as does the value of other debt securities, but, when prevailing interest rates decline, the value of a pass-through security is not likely to rise on a comparable basis with other debt securities because of the prepayment feature of pass-through securities. The reinvestment of scheduled principal payments and unscheduled prepayments that the Portfolio receives may occur at higher or lower rates than the original investment, thus affecting the yield of the Portfolio. Monthly interest payments received by the Portfolio have a compounding effect, which may increase the yield to shareholders more than debt obligations that pay interest semi-annually. Because of those factors, mortgage-backed securities may be less effective than U.S. Treasury bonds of similar maturity at maintaining yields during periods of declining interest rates. Accelerated prepayments adversely affect yields for pass-through securities purchased at a premium (i.e., at a price in excess of the principal amount) and may involve additional risk of loss of principal because the premium may not have been fully amortized at the time the obligation is

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repaid. The opposite is true for pass-through securities purchased at a discount. A Portfolio may purchase mortgage-backed securities at a premium or at a discount.
     The following is a description of GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC certificates, the most widely available mortgage-backed securities:
      GNMA Certificates . GNMA Certificates are mortgage-backed securities that evidence an undivided interest in a pool or pools of mortgages. GNMA Certificates that a Portfolio may purchase are the modified pass-through type, which entitle the holder to receive timely payment of all interest and principal payments due on the mortgage pool, net of fees paid to the issuer and GNMA, regardless of whether or not the mortgagor actually makes the payment.
     GNMA guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on securities backed by a pool of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) or the Farmer’s Home Administration (“FMHA”), or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration (“VA”). The GNMA guarantee is authorized by the National Housing Act and is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The GNMA is also empowered to borrow without limitation from the U.S. Treasury if necessary to make any payments required under its guarantee.
     The average life of a GNMA Certificate is likely to be substantially shorter than the original maturity of the mortgages underlying the securities. Prepayments of principal by mortgagors and mortgage foreclosure will usually result in the return of the greater part of principal investment long before the maturity of the mortgages in the pool. Foreclosures impose no risk to principal investment because of the GNMA guarantee, except to the extent that a Portfolio has purchased the certificates at a premium in the secondary market. As prepayment rates of the individual mortgage pools vary widely, it is not possible to predict accurately the average life of a particular issue of GNMA Certificates.
     The coupon rate of interest of GNMA Certificates is lower than the interest rate paid on the VA-guaranteed or FHA-insured mortgages underlying the GNMA Certificates by the amount of the fees paid to GNMA and the issuer. The coupon rate by itself, however, does not indicate the yield which will be earned on GNMA Certificates. First, GNMA Certificates may trade in the secondary market at a premium or discount. Second, interest is earned monthly, rather than semiannually as with traditional bonds; monthly compounding raises the effective yield earned. Finally, the actual yield of a GNMA Certificate is influenced by the prepayment experience of the mortgage pool underlying it. For example, if the higher-yielding mortgages from the pool are prepaid, the yield on the remaining pool will be reduced.
      FHLMC Certificates . The FHLMC issues two types of mortgage pass-through securities: mortgage participation certificates (“PCs”) and guaranteed mortgage certificates (“GMCs”) (collectively, “FHLMC Certificates”). PCs resemble GNMA Certificates in that each PC represents a pro rata share of all interest and principal payments made and owed on the underlying pool. The FHLMC guarantees timely monthly payment of interest (and, under certain circumstances, principal) of PCs and the ultimate payment of principal.
      GMCs also represent a pro rata interest in a pool of mortgages. However, these instruments pay interest semi-annually and return principal once a year in guaranteed minimum payments. The expected average life of these securities is approximately ten years. The FHLMC guarantee is not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

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      FNMA Certificates . The FNMA issues guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates (“FNMA Certificates”). FNMA Certificates represent a pro rata share of all interest and principal payments made and owed on the underlying pool. FNMA guarantees timely payment of interest and principal on FNMA Certificates. The FNMA guarantee is not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
Other types of pass through mortgage-backed securities include:
      Conventional Mortgage Pass-Through Securities represent participation interests in pools of mortgage loans that are issued by trusts formed by originators of the institutional investors in mortgage loans (or represent custodial arrangements administered by such institutions). These originators and institutions include commercial banks, savings and loans associations, credit unions, savings banks, insurance companies, investment banks or special purpose subsidiaries of the foregoing. For federal income tax purposes, such trusts are generally treated as grantor trusts or Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”) and, in either case, are generally not subject to any significant amount of federal income tax at the entity level.
     The mortgage pools underlying Conventional Mortgage Pass-Throughs consist of conventional mortgage loans evidenced by promissory notes secured by first mortgages or first deeds of trust or other similar security instruments creating a first lien on residential or mixed residential and commercial properties. Conventional Mortgage Pass-Throughs (whether fixed or adjustable rate) provide for monthly payments that are a “pass-through” of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net of any fees or other amount paid to any guarantor, administrator and/or servicer of the underlying mortgage loans. A trust fund with respect to which a REMIC election has been made may include regular interests in other REMICs, which in turn will ultimately evidence interests in mortgage loans.
     Conventional mortgage pools generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because of the absence of any direct or indirect government or agency payment guarantees. However, timely payment of interest and principal of mortgage loans in these pools may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loans, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit. The insurance and guarantees may be issued by private insurers and mortgage poolers. Although the market for such securities is becoming increasingly liquid, mortgage-related securities issued by private organizations may not be readily marketable.
      Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) are fully collateralized bonds that are the general obligations of the issuer thereof (e.g., the U.S. government, a U.S. government instrumentality, or a private issuer). Such bonds generally are secured by an assignment to a trustee (under the indenture pursuant to which the bonds are issued) of collateral consisting of a pool of mortgages. Payments with respect to the underlying mortgages generally are made to the trustee under the indenture. Payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages are not passed through to the holders of the CMOs as such (i.e., the character of payments of principal and interest is not passed through, and therefore payments to holders of CMOs attributable to interest paid and principal repaid on the underlying mortgages do not necessarily constitute income and return of capital, respectively, to such holders), but such payments are dedicated to payment of interest on and repayment of principal of the CMOs.
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payments of principal, including any principal prepayments, on the mortgage assets generally are applied to the classes of CMOs in the order of their respective final distribution dates. Thus, no payment of principal will be made on any class of sequential pay CMOs until all other classes having an earlier final distribution date have been paid in full.
     Additional structures of CMOs include, among others, “parallel pay” CMOs. Parallel pay CMOs are those that are structured to apply principal payments and prepayments of the mortgage assets to two or more classes concurrently on a proportionate or disproportionate basis. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the final distribution date of each class.
     A wide variety of CMOs may be issued in the parallel pay or sequential pay structures. These securities include accrual certificates (also known as “Z-Bonds”), which accrue interest at a specified rate only until all other certificates having an earlier final distribution date have been retired and are converted thereafter to an interest-paying security, and planned amortization class (“PAC”) certificates, which are parallel pay CMOs which generally require that specified amounts of principal be applied on each payment date to one or more classes of CMOs (the “PAC Certificates”), even though all other principal payments and prepayments of the mortgage assets are then required to be applied to one or more other classes of the certificates. The scheduled principal payments for the PAC Certificates generally have the highest priority on each payment date after interest due has been paid to all classes entitled to receive interest currently. Shortfalls, if any, are added to the amount payable on the next payment date. The PAC Certificate payment schedule is taken into account in calculating the final distribution date of each class of PAC. In order to create PAC tranches, one or more tranches generally must be created to absorb most of the volatility in the underlying mortgage assets. These tranches tend to have market prices and yields that are much more volatile than the PAC classes.
      Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) are often structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. SMBS have greater market volatility than other types of U.S. government securities in which a Portfolio invests. A common type of SMBS has one class receiving some of the interest and all or most of the principal (the “principal-only” class) from the mortgage pool, while the other class will receive all or most of the interest (the “interest-only” class). The yield to maturity on an interest-only class is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments, including principal prepayments, on the underlying pool of mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payment may have a material adverse effect on a Portfolio’s yield. While interest-only and principal-only securities are generally regarded as being illiquid, such securities may be deemed to be liquid if they can be disposed of promptly in the ordinary course of business at a value reasonably close to that used in the calculation of a Portfolio’s net asset value per share. Only government interest-only and principal-only securities backed by fixed-rate mortgages and determined to be liquid under guidelines and standards established by the Trustees may be considered liquid securities not subject to a Portfolio’s limitation on investments in illiquid securities.
      Recent Market Events . Beginning in the second half of 2007 and throughout 2008, the market for mortgage-backed securities has experienced substantially, often dramatically, lower valuations and greatly reduced liquidity. Markets for other asset-backed securities have similarly been affected. These instruments are increasingly subject to liquidity constraints, price volatility, credit downgrades and unexpected increases in default rates and, therefore, may be more difficult to value and more difficult to dispose of than previously. As discussed in more detail below, these events may have an adverse effect on the Portfolios to the extent they invest in mortgage-backed or other fixed income securities or instruments affected by the volatility in the fixed income markets.

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     The fixed income markets have recently experienced a period of extreme volatility which has negatively impacted market liquidity conditions. Initially, the concerns on the part of market participants were focused on the subprime segment of the mortgage-backed securities market. However, these concerns have since expanded to include a broad range of mortgage- and asset-backed and other fixed income securities, including those rated investment grade, the U.S. and international credit and interbank money markets generally, and a wide range of financial institutions and markets, asset classes and sectors. As a result, fixed income instruments are experiencing liquidity issues, increased price volatility, credit downgrades, and increased likelihood of default. Securities that are less liquid are more difficult to value and may be hard to dispose of. Domestic and international equity markets have also been experiencing heightened volatility and turmoil, with issuers that have exposure to the real estate, mortgage and credit markets particularly affected. During times of market turmoil, investors tend to look to the safety of securities issued or backed by the U.S. Treasury, causing the prices of these securities to rise, and the yield to decline. These events and the continuing market upheavals may have an adverse effect on the Portfolios.
     In addition, the value of Federal National Mortgage Association’s (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation’s (“FHLMC”) securities have fallen sharply in 2008 due to concerns that the firms do not have sufficient capital to offset losses resulting from the mortgage crisis. In mid-2008, the U.S. Treasury Department was authorized to increase the size of home loans in certain residential areas the FNMA and FHLMC could buy, and until 2009, to lend the FNMA and FHLMC emergency funds and to purchase the entities’ stock. In September 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Administration (“FHFA”) announced that FNMA and FHLMC would be placed into a conservatorship under FHFA. The effect that this conservatorship will have on the companies’ debt and equities is unclear. FNMA and FHLMC each has been the subject of investigations by federal regulators over certain accounting matters. Such investigations, and any resulting restatements of financial statements, may adversely affect the guaranteeing entity and, as a result, the payment of principal or interest on these types of securities.
     As noted above, each of the Portfolios, except the Growth, Capital Appreciation, and Money Market Portfolios, may invest in mortgage-backed and other credit-backed securities, including those that are issued by private issuers; and therefore may be exposed to these increased risks.
     NEWLY DEVELOPED SECURITIES. In addition, each Portfolio may invest in securities and other instruments that do not presently exist but may be developed in the future, provided that each such investment is consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions and is otherwise legally permissible under federal and state laws. The Prospectus and SAI, as appropriate, will be amended or supplemented as appropriate to discuss any such new investments.
     OPTIONS AND FUTURES are contracts involving the right to receive or the obligation to deliver assets or money depending on the performance of one or more underlying assets or a market or economic index. An option gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy (“call”) or sell (“put”) a specified amount of a security at a specified price within in a specified time period. A futures contract is an exchange-traded legal contract to buy or sell a standard quantity and quality of a commodity, financial instrument, index, etc. at a specified future date and price. Options and Futures (defined below) are generally used for either hedging or income enhancement purposes.
     Options can be either purchased or written (i.e., sold). A call option written by a Portfolio obligates a Portfolio to sell specified securities to the holder of the option at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date. After any such sales up to 25% of a Portfolio’s total assets may be

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subject to calls. All call options written by a Portfolio must be “covered,” which means that a Portfolio will own the securities subject to the option as long as the option is outstanding. The purpose of writing covered call options is to realize greater income than would be realized on portfolio securities transactions alone. However, in writing covered call options for additional income, a Portfolio may forego the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market price of the underlying security.
     A put option written by a Portfolio obligates a Portfolio to purchase specified securities from the option holder at a specified price if the option is exercised at any time before the expiration date. All put options written by a Portfolio must be “covered,” which means that the Portfolio will segregate cash or other liquid securities with a value at least equal to the exercise price of the put option. The purpose of writing such options is to generate additional income for a Portfolio. However, in return for the option premium, a Portfolio accepts the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the securities’ market value at the time of purchase.
     The following is more detailed information concerning options, futures and options on futures:
      Options on Securities. When a Portfolio writes (i.e., sells) a call option (“call”) on a security it receives a premium and agrees to sell the underlying security to a purchaser of a corresponding call on the same security during the call period (usually not more than 9 months) at a fixed price (which may differ from the market price of the underlying security), regardless of market price changes during the call period. A Portfolio has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline during the call period, which may be offset to some extent by the premium.
     To terminate its obligation on a call it has written, a Portfolio may purchase a corresponding call in a “closing purchase transaction.” A profit or loss will be realized, depending upon whether the net of the amount of the option transaction costs and the premium received on the call written was more or less than the price of the call subsequently purchased. A profit may also be realized if the call expires unexercised, because a Portfolio retains the underlying security and the premium received. If a Portfolio could not effect a closing purchase transaction due to lack of a market, it would hold the callable securities until the call expired or was exercised.
     When a Portfolio purchases a call (other than in a closing purchase transaction), it pays a premium and has the right to buy the underlying investment from a seller of a corresponding call on the same investment during the call period at a fixed exercise price. A Portfolio benefits only if the call is sold at a profit or if, during the call period, the market price of the underlying investment is above the sum of the call price plus the transaction costs and the premium paid and the call is exercised. If the call is not exercised or sold (whether or not at a profit), it will become worthless at its expiration date and a Portfolio will lose its premium payment and the right to purchase the underlying investment.
     A put option on securities gives the purchaser the right to sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the underlying investment at the exercise price during the option period. Writing a put covered by segregated liquid assets equal to the exercise price of the put has the same economic effect to a Portfolio as writing a covered call. The premium a Portfolio receives from writing a put option represents a profit as long as the price of the underlying investment remains above the exercise price. However, a Portfolio has also assumed the obligation during the option period to buy the underlying investment from the buyer of the put at the exercise price, even though the value of the investment may fall below the exercise price. If the put expires unexercised, a Portfolio (as the writer of the put) realizes a gain in the amount of the premium. If the put is exercised, a Portfolio must fulfill its obligation to purchase the underlying investment at the exercise price,

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which will usually exceed the market value of the investment at that time. In that case, a Portfolio may incur a loss, equal to the sum of the sale price of the underlying investment and the premium received minus the sum of the exercise price and any transaction costs incurred.
     A Portfolio may effect a closing purchase transaction to realize a profit on an outstanding put option it has written or to prevent an underlying security from being put. Furthermore, effecting such a closing purchase transaction will permit a Portfolio to write another put option to the extent that the exercise price thereof is secured by the deposited assets, or to utilize the proceeds from the sale of such assets for other investments by the Portfolio. A Portfolio will realize a profit or loss from a closing purchase transaction if the cost of the transaction is less or more than the premium received from writing the option.
     When a Portfolio purchases a put, it pays a premium and has the right to sell the underlying investment to a seller of a corresponding put on the same investment during the put period at a fixed exercise price. Buying a put on an investment a Portfolio owns enables the Portfolio to protect itself during the put period against a decline in the value of the underlying investment below the exercise price by selling such underlying investment at the exercise price to a seller of a corresponding put. If the market price of the underlying investment is equal to or above the exercise price and as a result the put is not exercised or resold, the put will become worthless at its expiration date, and the Portfolio will lose its premium payment and the right to sell the underlying investment pursuant to the put. The put may, however, be sold prior to expiration (whether or not at a profit).
     Buying a put on an investment a Portfolio does not own permits the Portfolio either to resell the put or buy the underlying investment and sell it at the exercise price. The resale price of the put will vary inversely with the price of the underlying investment. If the market price of the underlying investment is above the exercise price and as a result the put is not exercised, the put will become worthless on its expiration date. In the event of a decline in the stock market, a Portfolio could exercise or sell the put at a profit to attempt to offset some or all of its loss on its portfolio securities.
     When writing put options on securities, to secure its obligation to pay for the underlying security, a Portfolio will segregate liquid assets with a value equal to or greater than the exercise price of the underlying securities. As long as the obligation of a Portfolio as the put writer continues, it may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through whom such option was sold, requiring a Portfolio to take delivery of the underlying security against payment of the exercise price. A Portfolio has no control over when it may be required to purchase the underlying security, since it may be assigned an exercise notice at any time prior to the termination of its obligation as the writer of the put. This obligation terminates upon expiration of the put, or such earlier time at which a Portfolio effects a closing purchase transaction by purchasing a put of the same series as that previously sold. Once a Portfolio has been assigned an exercise notice, it is thereafter not allowed to effect a closing purchase transaction.
     The purchase of a spread option gives a Portfolio the right to put, or sell, a security that it owns at a fixed dollar spread or fixed yield spread in relationship to another security that the Portfolio does not own, but which is used as a benchmark. The risk to a Portfolio in purchasing covered spread options is the cost of the premium paid for the spread option and any transaction costs. In addition, there is no assurance that closing transactions will be available. The purchase of spread options will be used to protect a Portfolio against adverse changes in prevailing credit quality spreads, i.e., the yield spread between high quality and lower quality securities. Such protection is provided only during the life of the spread option.

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      Options on Foreign Currencies . Puts and calls are also written and purchased on foreign currencies. A call written on a foreign currency by a Portfolio is “covered” if the Portfolio owns the underlying foreign currency covered by the call or has an absolute and immediate right to acquire that foreign currency without additional cash consideration (or for additional cash consideration held in a segregated account by its custodian) upon conversion or exchange of other foreign currency held in its portfolio. A put option is “covered” if the Portfolio segregates cash or other liquid securities with a value at least equal to the exercise price of the put option. A call written by a Portfolio on a foreign currency is for cross-hedging purposes if it is not covered, but is designed to provide a hedge against a decline in the U.S. dollar value of a security the Portfolio owns or has the right to acquire and which is denominated in the currency underlying the option due to an adverse change in the exchange rate. In such circumstances, a Portfolio collateralizes the option by segregating cash or other liquid securities in an amount not less than the value of the underlying foreign currency in U.S. dollars marked-to-market daily.
     As with other kinds of option transactions, the writing of an option on currency will constitute only a partial hedge, up to the amount of the premium received. A Portfolio could be required to purchase or sell currencies at disadvantageous exchange rates, thereby incurring losses. The purchase of an option on currency may constitute an effective hedge against exchange rate fluctuations; however, in the event of exchange rate movements adverse to a Portfolio’s position, the Portfolio may forfeit the entire amount of the premium plus related transaction costs.
     In addition to using options for the hedging purposes described above, a Portfolio may use options on currency to seek to increase total return. A Portfolio may write (sell) covered put and call options on any currency in an attempt to realize greater income than would be realized on portfolio securities transactions alone. However, in writing covered call options for additional income, a Portfolio risks foregoing the opportunity to profit from an increase in the market value of the underlying currency. Also, when writing put options, a Portfolio accepts, in return for the option premium, the risk that it may be required to purchase the underlying currency at a price in excess of the currency’s market value at the time of purchase.
     A Portfolio may purchase call options to seek to increase total return in anticipation of an increase in the market value of a currency. A Portfolio would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period, the value of such currency exceeded the sum of the exercise price, the premium paid and the transaction costs. Otherwise a Portfolio would realize either no gain or a loss on the purchase of the call option.
     Put options may be purchased by the Portfolio for the purpose of benefiting from a decline in the value of currencies which it does not own. A Portfolio would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period, the value of the underlying currency decreased below the exercise price sufficiently to more than cover the premium and transaction costs. Otherwise, a Portfolio would realize either no gain or a loss on the purchase of the put option.
      Options on Securities Indices . Puts and calls on broadly-based securities indices are similar to puts and calls on securities except that all settlements are in cash and gain or loss depends on changes in the index in question (and thus on price movements in the securities market generally) rather than on price movements in individual securities or Futures. When a Portfolio buys a call on a securities index, it pays a premium. During the call period, upon exercise of a call by a Portfolio, a seller of a corresponding call on the same investment will pay the Portfolio an amount of cash to settle the call if the closing level of the securities index upon which the call is based is greater than the exercise price of the call. That cash payment is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple (the “multiplier”)

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which determines the total dollar value for each point of difference. When a Portfolio buys a put on a securities index, it pays a premium and has the right during the put period to require a seller of a corresponding put, upon the Portfolio’s exercise of its put, to deliver to the Portfolio an amount of cash to settle the put if the closing level of the securities index upon which the put is based is less than the exercise price of the put. That cash payment is determined by the multiplier, in the same manner as described above as to calls.
     The use of options would subject the Portfolio to certain risks. The Subadviser’s predictions of movements in the direction of the securities markets may be inaccurate, and the adverse consequences to the Portfolio (e.g., a reduction in the Portfolio’s net asset value or a reduction in the amount of income available for distribution) may leave the Portfolio in a worse position than if the option had not been used. Other risks of using options include contractions and unexpected movements in the prices of the underlying securities.
      Yield Curve Options . The trading of yield curve options is subject to all of the risks associated with the trading of other types of options. In addition, however, such options present risk of loss even if the yield of one of the underlying securities remains constant, if the spread moves in a direction or to an extent not anticipated. Yield curve options are traded over-the-counter and because they have been only recently introduced, established trading markets for these securities have not yet developed. Because these securities are traded over-the-counter, the SEC has taken the position that yield curve options are illiquid and, therefore, cannot exceed the SEC illiquidity ceiling. A Portfolio that may enter into yield curve options transactions will cover such transactions as described above.
      Reset Options are options on U.S. Treasury securities which provide for periodic adjustment of the strike price and may also provide for the periodic adjustment of the premium during the term of each such option. Like other types of options, these transactions, which may be referred to as “reset” options or “adjustable strike” options grant the purchaser the right to purchase (in the case of a call) or sell (in the case of a put), a specified type of U.S. Treasury security at any time up to a stated expiration date or, in certain instances, on such date). In contrast to other types of options, however, the price at which the underlying security may be purchased or sold under a “reset” option is determined at various intervals during the term of the option, and such price fluctuates from interval to interval based on changes in the market value of the underlying security. As a result, the strike price of a “reset” option, at the time of exercise, may be less advantageous than if the strike price had been fixed at the initiation of the option. In addition, the premium paid for the purchase of the option may be determined at the termination, the Portfolio assumes the risk that (i) the premium may be less than the premium which would otherwise have been received at the initiation of the option because of such factors as the volatility in yield of the underlying Treasury security over the term of the option and adjustments made to the strike price of the option, and (ii) the option purchaser may default on its obligation to pay the premium at the termination of the option. Conversely, where the Portfolio purchases a reset option, it could be required to pay a higher premium than would have been the case at the initiation of the option.
      Futures. Interest rate futures contracts, foreign currency futures contracts and stock and bond index futures contracts, including futures on U.S. government securities (together, “Futures”) are used primarily for hedging purposes and from time to time for income enhancement. Upon entering into a Futures transaction, a Portfolio will be required to segregate an initial margin payment of cash or other liquid securities with the futures commission merchant (the “futures broker”). Futures are also often used to adjust exposure to various equity or fixed income markets or as a substitute for investments in underlying cash markets. As the Future is marked-to-market to reflect changes in its market value, subsequent margin payments, called variation margin, will be

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paid to or by the futures broker on a daily basis. Prior to expiration of the Future, if a Portfolio elects to close out its position by taking an opposite position, a final determination of variation margin is made, additional cash is required to be paid by or released to the Portfolio, and any loss or gain is realized for tax purposes. All Futures transactions are effected through a clearinghouse associated with the exchange on which the Futures are traded.
     Interest rate futures contracts are purchased or sold generally for hedging purposes to attempt to protect against the effects of interest rate changes on a Portfolio’s current or intended investments in fixed-income securities. For example, if a Portfolio owned long-term bonds and interest rates were expected to increase, that Portfolio might sell interest rate futures contracts. Such a sale would have much the same effect as selling some of the long-term bonds in that Portfolio’s portfolio. However, since the Futures market is more liquid than the cash market, the use of interest rate futures contracts as a hedging technique allows a Portfolio to hedge its interest rate risk without having to sell its portfolio securities. If interest rates did increase, the value of the debt securities in the portfolio would decline, but the value of that Portfolio’s interest rate futures contracts would be expected to increase at approximately the same rate, thereby keeping the net asset value of that Portfolio from declining as much as it otherwise would have. On the other hand, if interest rates were expected to decline, interest rate futures contracts may be purchased to hedge in anticipation of subsequent purchases of long-term bonds at higher prices. Since the fluctuations in the value of the interest rate futures contracts should be similar to that of long-term bonds, a Portfolio could protect itself against the effects of the anticipated rise in the value of long-term bonds without actually buying them until the necessary cash became available or the market had stabilized. At that time, the interest rate futures contracts could be liquidated and that Portfolio’s cash reserves could then be used to buy long-term bonds on the cash market.
     Purchases or sales of stock or bond index futures contracts are used for hedging purposes to attempt to protect a Portfolio’s current or intended investments from broad fluctuations in stock or bond prices. For example, a Portfolio may sell stock or bond index futures contracts in anticipation of or during a market decline to attempt to offset the decrease in market value of the Portfolio’s securities portfolio that might otherwise result. If such decline occurs, the loss in value of portfolio securities may be offset, in whole or part, by gains on the Futures position. When a Portfolio is not fully invested in the securities market and anticipates a significant market advance, it may purchase stock or bond index futures contracts in order to gain rapid market exposure that may, in part or entirely, offset increases in the cost of securities that the Portfolio intends to purchase. As such purchases are made, the corresponding positions in stock or bond index futures contracts will be closed out.
     Foreign currency futures contracts are generally entered into for hedging or income enhancement purposes to attempt to protect a Portfolio’s current or intended investments from fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Such fluctuations could reduce the dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in foreign currencies, or increase the cost of foreign-denominated securities to be acquired, even if the value of such securities in the currencies in which they are denominated remains constant. For example, a Portfolio may sell futures contracts on a foreign currency when it holds securities denominated in such currency and it anticipates a decline in the value of such currency relative to the dollar. In the event such decline occurs, the resulting adverse effect on the value of foreign-denominated securities may be offset, in whole or in part, by gains on the Futures contracts. However, if the value of the foreign currency increases relative to the dollar, the Portfolio’s loss on the foreign currency futures contract may or may not be offset by an increase in the value of the securities since a decline in the price of the security stated in terms of the foreign currency may be greater than the increase in value as a result of the change in exchange rates.

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     Conversely, a Portfolio could protect against a rise in the dollar cost of foreign-denominated securities to be acquired by purchasing Futures contracts on the relevant currency, which could offset, in whole or in part, the increased cost of such securities resulting from a rise in the dollar value of the underlying currencies. When a Portfolio purchases futures contracts under such circumstances, however, and the price of securities to be acquired instead declines as a result of appreciation of the dollar, the Portfolio will sustain losses on its futures position, which could reduce or eliminate the benefits of the reduced cost of portfolio securities to be acquired.
      Options on Futures include options on interest rate futures contracts, stock and bond index futures contracts and foreign currency futures contracts.
     The writing of a call option on a Futures contract constitutes a partial hedge against declining prices of the securities in the portfolio. If the Futures price at expiration of the option is below the exercise price, the Portfolio will retain the full amount of the option premium, which provides a partial hedge against any decline that may have occurred in the portfolio holdings. The writing of a put option on a Futures contract constitutes a partial hedge against increasing prices of the securities or other instruments required to be delivered under the terms of the Futures contract. If the Futures price at expiration of the put option is higher than the exercise price, a Portfolio will retain the full amount of the option premium that provides a partial hedge against any increase in the price of securities the Portfolio intends to purchase. If a put or call option a Portfolio has written is exercised, the Portfolio will incur a loss, which will be reduced by the amount of the premium it receives. Depending on the degree of correlation between changes in the value of its portfolio securities and changes in the value of its Options on Futures positions, a Portfolio’s losses from exercised options on Futures may to some extent be reduced or increased by changes in the value of portfolio securities.
     A Portfolio may purchase Options on Futures for hedging purposes, instead of purchasing or selling the underlying Futures contract. For example, where a decrease in the value of portfolio securities is anticipated as a result of a projected market-wide decline or changes in interest or exchange rates, a Portfolio could, in lieu of selling a Futures contract, purchase put options thereon. In the event that such decrease occurs, it may be offset, in whole or part, by a profit on the option. If the market decline does not occur, the Portfolio will suffer a loss equal to the price of the put. Where it is projected that the value of securities to be acquired by a Portfolio, will increase prior to acquisition, due to a market advance or changes in interest or exchange rates, a Portfolio could purchase call Options on Futures, rather than purchasing the underlying Futures contract. If the market advances, the increased cost of securities to be purchased may be offset by a profit on the call. However, if the market declines, the Portfolio will suffer a loss equal to the price of the call but the securities the Portfolio intends to purchase may be less expensive.
      Limitations on Entering Into Futures Contracts. In addition, each Portfolio that is permitted to invest in Futures contracts has an operating policy which provides that it will not enter into Futures contracts or write put or call options with respect to Futures contracts unless such transactions are either “covered” or subject to appropriate asset segregation requirements. The Portfolios base their asset segregation policies on methods permitted by the SEC staff and may modify these policies in the future to comply with any changes in the guidance articulated from time to time by the SEC or its staff. Generally, these require that a Portfolio segregate an amount of assets equal to its obligations relative to the position involved, adjusted daily on a mark-to-market basis. With respect to Futures contracts that are not contractually required to “cash-settle,” each Portfolio covers its open positions by setting aside liquid assets equal to the contracts’ full, notional value. With respect to Futures contracts that are contractually required to “cash-settle,” however, each Portfolio sets aside liquid assets in an amount equal to that Portfolio’s daily marked-to-market

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(net) obligation (i.e., the Portfolio’s daily net liability, if any), rather than the notional value. By setting aside assets equal to its net obligation under cash-settled futures, each Portfolio may employ leverage to a greater extent than if the Portfolio has an operating policy which provides that it will not enter into custodial arrangements with respect to initial or variation margin deposits or marked-to-market amounts unless the custody of such initial and variation margin deposits and marked-to-market amounts is in compliance with current SEC or Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) staff interpretive positions or no-action letters or rules adopted by the SEC.
     OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES. The Natural Resources and Asset Allocation Portfolios may invest in securities of other investment companies (including ETFs such as SPDRs, DIAMONDS, Nasdaq 100 Shares and iShares SM ) subject to statutory limitations prescribed by the 1940 Act. These limitations include a prohibition on a Portfolio acquiring more than 3% of the voting shares of any other investment company, and a prohibition on investing more than 5% of the Portfolio’s total assets in securities of any one investment company or more than 10% of its total assets in securities of all investment companies. A Portfolio will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any management fees and other expenses paid by such other investment companies. See also “Exchange Traded Funds.”
     PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. A Portfolio may purchase and sell securities whenever necessary to seek to accomplish its investment objectives. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to a Portfolio and its shareholders, including brokerage commissions and other transaction costs on the purchase and sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities.
     A Portfolio’s turnover rate would equal 100% if each security in the Portfolio were replaced once per year.
     REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (“REITs”) pool investors’ funds for investment primarily in income producing real estate or real estate-related loans or interests. A REIT is not taxed on income distributed to shareholders if it complies with various requirements relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income and with the requirement that it distribute to its shareholders at least 95% of its taxable income (other than net capital gains) for each taxable year. REITs can generally be classified as Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs and Hybrid REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive their income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling property that has appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive their income primarily from interest payments. Hybrid REITs combine the characteristics of both Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, while Mortgage REITS may be affected by the quality of credit extended. Equity and Mortgage REITs are dependent upon management skill, may not be diversified and are subject to project financing risks. Such trusts are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. Changes in interest rates may also affect the value of the debt securities in the Portfolio’s portfolio. By investing in REITs indirectly through the Portfolio, a shareholder will bear not only his proportionate share of the expense of the Portfolio, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of the REITs, including compensation of management.
     REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. Reverse repurchase agreements may be entered into with brokers, dealers, domestic and foreign banks or other financial institutions that have been determined by the Subadviser to be creditworthy. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Portfolio sells a security and agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon date and price, reflecting the interest rate effective for the term of the agreement. It may also be viewed as the borrowing of money by the Portfolio. The Portfolio’s investment of the proceeds of a reverse repurchase agreement is the speculative factor known as leverage.

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A Portfolio will enter into a reverse repurchase agreement only if the interest income from investment of the proceeds is expected to be greater than the interest expense of the transaction and the proceeds are invested for a period no longer than the term of the agreement. In order to minimize any risk involved, the Portfolio will segregate cash or other liquid securities in an amount at least equal to its purchase obligations under these agreements (including accrued interest). In the event that the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the buyer or its trustee or receiver may receive an extension of time to determine whether to enforce the Portfolio’s repurchase obligation, and the Portfolio’s use of proceeds of the agreement may effectively be restricted pending such decision. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be borrowings and are subject to the percentage limitations on borrowings. See “Investment Restrictions.”
     ROLL TRANSACTIONS involve the sale of mortgage or other asset-backed securities (“roll securities”) with the commitment to purchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Portfolio foregoes principal and interest paid on the roll securities. The Portfolio is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. The Portfolio also could be compensated through the receipt of fee income equivalent to a lower forward price. A “covered roll” is a specific type of dollar roll for which there is an offsetting cash position or a cash equivalent security position that matures on or before the forward settlement date of the dollar roll transaction. A Portfolio will enter only into covered rolls. Because “roll” transactions involve both the sale and purchase of a security, they may cause the reported portfolio turnover rate to be higher than those reflecting typical portfolio management activities.
     Roll transactions involve certain risks, including the following: if the broker-dealer to whom the Portfolio sells the security becomes insolvent, the Portfolio’s right to purchase or repurchase the security subject to the dollar roll may be restricted and the instrument that the Portfolio is required to repurchase may be worth less than an instrument that the Portfolio originally held. Successful use of roll transactions will depend upon the Subadviser’s ability to predict correctly interest rates and in the case of mortgage dollar rolls, mortgage prepayments. For these reasons, there is no assurance that dollar rolls can be successfully employed.
     SECTOR RISK. Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Sector risk is the possibility that a certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As a Portfolio allocates more of its portfolio holdings to a particular sector, the Portfolio’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.
     SECURITIES LENDING. Consistent with applicable regulatory requirements, each Portfolio (except the Money Market Portfolio) may lend portfolio securities in amounts up to 33 1/3% of total assets to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions, provided that such loans are callable at any time by a Portfolio and are at all times secured by cash or equivalent collateral. In lending its portfolio securities, a Portfolio receives income while retaining the securities’ potential for capital appreciation. The advantage of such loans is that a Portfolio continues to receive the interest and dividends on the loaned securities while at the same time earning interest on the collateral, which will be invested in short-term debt securities, including repurchase agreements. A loan may be terminated by the borrower on one business day’s notice or by a Portfolio at any time. If the borrower fails to maintain the requisite amount of collateral, the loan automatically terminates, and the Portfolio could use the collateral to replace the securities while holding the borrower liable for any excess of replacement cost over collateral. As with any extensions of credit, there are risks of delay in recovery and in some cases even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, these loans of portfolio securities will be made only to firms deemed by the Adviser to be creditworthy. On termination of the loan, the borrower is required to

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return the securities to a Portfolio; and any gain or loss in the market price of the loaned security during the loan would inure to the Portfolio. Each such Portfolio will pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities or may share the interest earned on collateral with the borrower.
     Since voting or consent rights that accompany loaned securities pass to the borrower, each such Portfolio will follow the policy of calling the loan, in whole or in part as may be appropriate, to permit the exercise of such rights if the Adviser determines that the matters involved would have a material effect on the Portfolio’s investment in the securities that are the subject of the loan and that it is feasible to recall the loan on a timely basis.
     SHORT SALES are affected by selling a security that a Portfolio does not own. The Asset Allocation Portfolio may engage in short sales “against the box.” A short sale is “against the box” to the extent that the Portfolio contemporaneously owns, or has the right to obtain without payment, securities identical to those sold short. A short sale against the box of an “appreciated financial position” (e.g., appreciated stock) is generally treated as a sale by the Portfolio for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolio will generally recognize any gain (but not loss) for federal income tax purposes at the time that it makes a short sale against the box. The Portfolio may not enter into a short sale against the box, if, as a result, more than 25% of its total assets would be subject to such short sales.
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS, including both U.S. and non-U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments, are invested in for reasons that may include; (a) for liquidity purposes (to meet redemptions and expenses); (b) to generate a return on idle cash held by a Portfolio during periods when the Subadviser is unable to locate favorable investment opportunities; or (c) for temporary defensive purposes. Although each Portfolio may invest in short-term instruments, the Money Market Portfolio invests principally in short-term investments. Common short-term investments include:
      Money Market Securities may include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, repurchase agreements, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances, time deposits and certificates of deposit.
      Commercial Bank Obligations . Certificates of deposit (interest-bearing time deposits), bankers’ acceptances (time drafts drawn on a commercial bank where the bank accepts an irrevocable obligation to pay at maturity) and documented discount notes (corporate promissory discount notes accompanied by a commercial bank guarantee to pay at maturity) representing direct or contingent obligations of commercial banks. The Money Market Portfolio may also invest in obligations issued by commercial banks with total assets of less than $1 billion if the principal amount of these obligations owned by the Money Market Portfolio is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).
      Savings Association Obligations . Certificates of deposit (interest-bearing time deposits) issued by mutual savings banks or savings and loan associations with assets in excess of $1 billion and whose deposits are insured by the FDIC. The Money Market Portfolio may also invest in obligations issued by mutual savings banks or savings and loan associations with total assets of less than $1 billion if the principal amount of these obligations owned by the Money Market Portfolio is fully insured by the FDIC.
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redemption date the issuer will pay a premium (step-up) rate based on the ECNs’ credit rating at the time. A Portfolio may purchase ECNs only if judged by the Subadviser to be of suitable investment quality. This includes ECNs that are (a) rated in the two highest categories by Standard & Poor’s and by Moody’s, or (b) deemed on the basis of the issuer’s creditworthiness to be of a quality appropriate for the Portfolio. (No more than 5% of a Portfolio’s assets may be invested in ECNs in the second highest rating category; no more than the greater of 1% of the Portfolio assets or $1 million may be invested in such securities of any one issuer.) See the Appendix for a description of the ratings. A Portfolio will not purchase ECNs described in (b) above if such paper would in the aggregate exceed 15% of its total assets after such purchase.
      Commercial Paper . Short-term notes (up to 12 months) issued by domestic and foreign corporations or governmental bodies, including variable amount master demand notes and floating rate or variable rate notes. The Money Market Portfolio may purchase commercial paper only if judged by the Subadviser to be of suitable investment quality. This includes commercial paper that is (a) rated in one of the two highest categories by any two or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSRO”) or by one NRSRO if only one has rated the security or (b) other commercial paper deemed on the basis of the issuer’s creditworthiness to be of a quality appropriate for the Money Market Portfolio. (No more than 5% of the Money Market Portfolio’s assets may be invested in commercial paper in the second highest rating category; no more than the greater of 1% of the Money Market Portfolio’s assets or $1 million may be invested in such securities of any one issuer.) See the Appendix for a description of the ratings. The Money Market Portfolio will not purchase commercial paper described in (b) above if such paper would in the aggregate exceed 15% of its total assets after such purchase.
      Variable Amount Master Demand Notes permit a Portfolio to invest varying amounts at fluctuating rates of interest pursuant to the agreement in the master note. These are direct lending obligations between the lender and borrower, they are generally not traded, and there is no secondary market for such obligations. Such instruments are payable with accrued interest in whole or in part on demand. The amounts of the instruments are subject to daily fluctuations as the participants increase or decrease the extent of their participation. The Money Market Portfolio’s investments in these instruments are limited to those that have a demand feature enabling the Money Market Portfolio to receive unconditionally the amount invested from the issuer upon seven or fewer days’ notice. Generally, the Money Market Portfolio attempts to invest in instruments having a one-day notice provision. In connection with master demand note arrangements, the Subadviser, subject to the direction of the Trustees, monitors on an ongoing basis, the earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios of the borrower, and its ability to pay principal and interest on demand. The Subadviser also considers the extent to which the variable amount master demand notes are backed by bank letters of credit. These notes generally are not rated by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s and a Portfolio may invest in them only if it is determined that at the time of investment the notes are of comparable quality to the other commercial paper in which a Portfolio may invest. Master demand notes are considered to have a maturity equal to the repayment notice period unless the Subadviser has reason to believe that the borrower could not make timely repayment upon demand.
      Corporate Bonds and Notes. A Portfolio may purchase corporate obligations that mature or that may be redeemed in 397 days or less. These obligations originally may have been issued with maturities in excess of such period. The Money Market Portfolio may invest only in corporate bonds or notes of issuers having outstanding short-term securities rated in the top two rating categories by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. See the Appendix for a description of investment-grade ratings by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

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      U.S. Government Securities . Debt securities maturing within one year of the date of purchase include adjustable-rate mortgage securities backed by Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) and other non-agency issuers. Although certain floating or variable rate obligations (securities whose coupon rate changes at least annually and generally more frequently) have maturities in excess of one year, they are also considered short-term debt securities.
      Repurchase Agreements . A Portfolio will enter into repurchase agreements involving only securities in which it could otherwise invest and with selected banks and securities dealers whose financial condition is monitored by the Subadviser, subject to the guidance of the Board of Trustees. In such agreements, the seller agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price. The period of maturity is usually quite short, either overnight or a few days, although it may extend over a number of months. The repurchase price is in excess of the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon rate of return effective for the period of time a Portfolio’s money is invested in the security. Whenever a Portfolio enters into a repurchase agreement, it obtains appropriate collateral. The instruments held as collateral are valued daily and if the value of the instruments declines, the Portfolio will require additional collateral. If the seller under the repurchase agreement defaults, the Portfolio may incur a loss if the value of the collateral securing the repurchase agreement has declined, and may incur disposition costs in connection with liquidating the collateral. In addition, if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Portfolio may be delayed or limited. The Trustees have established guidelines to be used by the Subadviser in connection with transactions in repurchase agreements and will regularly monitor each Portfolio’s use of repurchase agreements. A Portfolio will not invest in repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days if the aggregate of such investments along with other illiquid securities exceeds 10% (15% for Asset Allocation Portfolio) of the value of its total assets. However, repurchase agreements having a maturity of seven days or less for temporary defensive purposes are not subject to the limits on illiquid securities.
     SPECIAL SITUATIONS. As described in the Prospectus, certain Portfolios may invest in “special situations.” A special situation arises when, in the opinion of a Subadviser, the securities of a particular issuer will be recognized and appreciated in value due to a specific development with respect to that issuer. Developments creating a special situation might include, among others, a new product or process, a technological breakthrough, a management change or other extraordinary corporate event, or differences in market supply of and demand for the security. Investments in special situations may carry an additional risk of loss in the event that the anticipated development does not occur or does not attract the expected attention.
     In addition, each Portfolio may invest in securities and other instruments that do not presently exist but may be developed in the future, provided that each such investment is consistent with the Portfolio’s investment goals and strategies and is otherwise legally permissible under federal and state laws. The Prospectus and SAI, as appropriate, will be amended or supplemented as appropriate to discuss any such new investments.
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commitments separate from or in conjunction with the purchase of securities subject to such commitments. In the latter case, the Portfolio would pay a higher price for the securities acquired, thus reducing their yield to maturity. Standby commitments will not affect the dollar-weighted average maturity of the Portfolio, or the valuation of the securities underlying the commitments. Issuers or financial intermediaries may obtain letters of credit or other guarantees to support their ability to buy securities on demand. The Subadviser may rely upon its evaluation of a bank’s credit in determining whether to support an instrument supported by a letter of credit. Standby commitments are subject to certain risks, including the ability of issuers of standby commitments to pay for securities at the time the commitments are exercised; the fact that standby commitments are not marketable by the Portfolios; and the possibility that the maturities of the underlying securities may be different from those of the commitments.
     SWAPS. Interest-Rate Swaps, Mortgage Swaps, and Interest-Rate Caps, Floors and Collars . Entering into interest-rate swaps or mortgage swaps or purchasing interest-rate caps, floors or collars is often done to protect against interest rate fluctuations and hedge against fluctuations in the fixed income market. A Portfolio will generally enter into these hedging transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of a Portfolio and to protect against any increase in the price of securities that a Portfolio anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest-rate swaps involve the exchange by the Portfolio with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest, e.g., an exchange of floating-rate payments for fixed-rate payments. Since interest-rate swaps are individually negotiated, the Portfolios expect to achieve an acceptable degree of correlation between their respective portfolio investments and their interest-rate positions. Portfolios will enter into interest-rate swaps only on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Portfolios receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Interest-rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to interest-rate swaps is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the Portfolio is contractually obligated to make, if any. If the other party to an interest-rate swap defaults, the Portfolio’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of interest payments that the Portfolio is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The use of interest-rate swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.
     The purchase of an interest-rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds a predetermined interest rate, to receive payment of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest-rate cap. The purchase of an interest-rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate floor. An interest-rate collar is the combination of a cap and a floor that preserves a certain return within a predetermined range of interest rates. Since interest rate, mortgage, credit and currency swaps and interest rate caps, floors and collars are individually negotiated; each Portfolio expects to achieve an acceptable degree of correlation between its portfolio investments and its swap, cap, floor and collar positions.
     Mortgage swaps are similar to interest-rate swaps in that they represent commitments to pay and receive interest. The notional principal amount, upon which the value of the interest payments is based, is tied to a reference pool or pools of mortgages.
     Portfolios will not enter into any mortgage swap, interest-rate swap, cap or floor transaction unless the unsecured commercial paper, senior debt, or the claims-paying ability of the other party thereto is rated either AA or A-1 or better by S&P and Fitch or Aa or P-1 or better by Moody’s, or is determined to be of equivalent quality by the applicable Subadviser.
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the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for the referenced entity, obligation or index. As a seller of protection on credit default swap agreements, a Portfolio will generally receive from the buyer of protection a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. As the seller, a Portfolio would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Portfolio would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.
     If a Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Portfolio will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a Portfolio is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, a Portfolio will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are assumed by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.
     Credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. If a credit event occurs and cash settlement is not elected, a variety of other deliverable obligations may be delivered in lieu of the specific referenced obligation. The ability to deliver other obligations may result in a cheapest-to-deliver option (the buyer of protection’s right to choose the deliverable obligation with the lowest value following a credit event). A Portfolio may use credit default swaps on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the issuers (i.e., to reduce risk where a Portfolio owns or has exposure to the referenced obligation) or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular issuer’s default.
     Credit default swap agreements on asset-backed securities involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event. Unlike credit default swaps on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country, deliverable obligations in most instances would be limited to the specific referenced obligation as performance for asset-backed securities can vary across deals. Prepayments, principal paydowns, and other writedown or loss events on the underlying mortgage loans will reduce the outstanding principal balance of the referenced obligation. These reductions may be temporary or permanent as defined under the terms of the swap agreement and the notional amount for the swap agreement will be adjusted by corresponding amounts. A Portfolio may use credit default swaps on asset-backed securities to provide a measure of protection against defaults of the referenced obligation or to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of a particular referenced obligation’s default.
     Credit default swap agreements on credit indices (CDXs) involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a list of a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits

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that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset-backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A Portfolio may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds with a credit default swap on indices which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect. Credit-default swaps on indices are benchmarks for protecting investors owning bonds against default, and traders use them to speculate on changes in credit quality.
     Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues or sovereign issues of an emerging country as of period end are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedules of Investments (of the Annual Report) and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying /selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. For credit default swap agreements on asset-based securities and credit indices, the quoted market prices and resulting values serve as the indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk. Wider credit spreads and increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
     The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that a Portfolio as a seller of protection could be required to make under a credit default swap agreement would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the agreement. Notional amounts of all credit default swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2008 for which a Portfolio is the seller of protection are disclosed in the footnotes to the Schedules of Investments (of the Annual Report). These potential amounts would be partially offset by any recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from the settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by a Portfolio for the same referenced entity or entities.
      Equity Swaps . Equity swaps, a type of total return swap, are typically entered into for the purpose of investing in a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities in various circumstances where direct investment in the securities is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable. Equity swaps may also be used for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. The counterparty to an equity swap contract will typically be a bank, investment banking firm or broker/dealer. Equity swap contracts may be structured in different ways. The counterparty will generally agree to pay the Portfolio the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the equity swap contract would have increased in value had it been invested in particular stocks (or an index of stocks), plus the dividends that would have been received on those stocks. In these cases, the Portfolio may agree to pay to the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the equity swap contract plus the amount, if any, by which that notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such stocks. Therefore, the return to the Portfolio on any equity swap contract should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the stocks less the interest paid by the Portfolio on the notional amount. In other cases, the counterparty and the Portfolio may agree to pay each other the difference between the relative investment performances that would have been achieved if the notional amount of the equity swap contract had been invested in different stocks (or indices of stocks).

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     A Portfolio will generally enter into equity swaps only on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Portfolio receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Payments may be made at the conclusion of an equity swap contract or periodically during its term. Equity swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to equity swaps is normally limited to the net amount of payments that a Portfolio is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an equity swap defaults, the Portfolio’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payment that the Portfolio is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The Portfolio will segregate cash or other liquid securities in an amount having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess of the Portfolio’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each equity swap. Inasmuch as these transactions are entered into for hedging purposes or are offset by segregated cash or liquid assets to cover the Portfolio’s potential exposure, as permitted by applicable law, the Portfolio believes that transactions do not constitute senior securities under the 1940 Act and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to the Portfolio’s borrowing restrictions.
      Inflation Swaps . Inflation swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to pay the cumulative percentage increase in a price index, such as the Consumer Price Index, over the term of the swap (with some lag on the referenced inflation index), and the other party pays a compounded fixed rate. A Portfolio intends to utilize inflation swap agreements where there is no exchange of cash payments until the maturity of the swap. These are sometimes called zero coupon inflation swaps. Inflation swap agreements may be used to protect the net asset value of the Portfolio against an unexpected change in the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index.
     Inflation swap agreements entail the risk that a party will default on its payment obligations to the Portfolio thereunder. Swap agreements also bear the risk that the Portfolio will not be able to meet its obligation to the counterparty. The Portfolio will enter into inflation swaps on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out at maturity with the Portfolio receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments). The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Portfolio’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each inflation swap will be accrued on a daily basis, and an amount of cash or liquid instruments having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess will be segregated by the Portfolio. The value of inflation swap agreements is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading to a decrease in value of an inflation swap agreement. Additionally, payments received by the Portfolio from swap transactions, such as inflation swap agreements and other types of swap discussed below, will result in taxable income, either as ordinary income or capital gains, rather than tax-exempt income, which will increase the amount of taxable distributions received by shareholders.
      Options on Swaps or Swaptions. A swaption is an option to enter into a swap agreement. Like other types of options, the buyer of a swaption pays a non-refundable premium for the option and obtains the right, but not the obligation, to enter into an underlying swap on agreed upon terms. The seller of a swaption, in exchange for the premium, becomes obligated (if the option is exercised) to enter into an underlying swap on agreed-upon terms.
      Total Return Swaps . Total return swaps are contracts under which one party agrees to make payments of the total return from the underlying asset during the specified period, in return for payments equal to a fixed or floating rate of interest or the total return from another underlying asset.
     U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Each Portfolio may invest in a variety of debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. These securities include a variety of Treasury securities that differ primarily in their interest rates, the length of their maturities and dates of issuance. Treasury bills are obligations issued with maturities of one year or less. Treasury notes

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are generally issued with maturities from one to ten years. Treasury bonds are generally issued with maturities of more than ten years. Obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. government, which may be purchased by each Portfolio, also vary in terms of their maturities at the time of issuance.
     U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government and generally have negligible credit risk. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or authorities and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities or enterprises may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. For example, securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Banks are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. These securities may be supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the credit of the issuing agency, authority, instrumentality or enterprise and, as a result, are subject to greater credit risk than securities issues or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury.
     The Portfolios may also invest in debt securities that are guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“FDIC”) Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (“TLGP”). Under the TLGP, the FDIC guarantees, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the payment of principal and interest on senior unsecured debt issued by entities eligible to participate in the TLGP, which generally include FDIC-insured depository institutions, U.S. bank holding companies or financial holding companies and certain U.S. savings and loan holding companies. This guarantee presently extends through the earlier of the maturity date of the debt or June 30, 2012. This guarantee does not extend to shares of the Portfolio itself. FDIC-guaranteed debt is still subject to interest rate and securities selection risk.
     U.S. TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTION SECURITIES are issued by the United States Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) with a nominal return linked to the inflation rate in prices. The index used to measure inflation is the non-seasonally adjusted U.S. City Average All Items Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”). The value of the principal is adjusted for inflation, and pays interest every six months. The interest payment is equal to a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted value of the principal. The final payment of principal of the security will not be less than the original par amount of the security at issuance. The principal of the inflation-protection security is indexed to the non-seasonally adjusted CPI-U. To calculate the inflation-adjusted principal value for a particular valuation date, the value of the principal at issuance is multiplied by the index ratio applicable to that valuation date. The index ratio for any date is the ratio of the reference CPI applicable to such date to the reference CPI applicable to the original issue date. Semi-annual coupon interest is determined by multiplying the inflation-adjusted principal amount by one-half of the stated rate of interest on each interest payment date. Inflation-adjusted principal or the original par amount, whichever is larger, is paid on the maturity date as specified in the applicable offering announcement. If at maturity the inflation-adjusted principal is less than the original principal value of the security, an additional amount is paid at maturity so that the additional amount plus the inflation-adjusted principal equals the original principal amount. Some inflation-protection securities may be stripped into principal and interest components. In the case of a stripped security, the holder of the stripped principal component would receive this additional amount. The final interest payment, however, will be based on the final inflation-adjusted principal value, not the original par amount.
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index number based on the last year-over-year CPI-U inflation rate available. Any calculations of the Treasury’s payment obligations on the inflation-protection security that need that month’s CPI-U number will be based on the index number that the Treasury has announced. If the CPI-U is rebased to a different year, the Treasury will continue to use the CPI-U series based on the base reference period in effect when the security was first issued as long as that series continues to be published. If the CPI-U is discontinued during the period the inflation-protection security is outstanding, the Treasury will, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (or successor agency), determine an appropriate substitute index and methodology for linking the discontinued series with the new price index series. Determinations of the Secretary of the Treasury in this regard are final.
     Inflation-protection securities will be held and transferred in either of two book-entry systems: the commercial book-entry system (TRADES) and TREASURY DIRECT. The securities will be maintained and transferred at their original par amount, i.e., not at their inflation-adjusted value. STRIPS components will be maintained and transferred in TRADES at their value based on the original par amount of the fully constituted security.
     WARRANTS give the holder of the warrant a right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular issue at a specified price until expiration. Such investments can generally provide a greater potential for profit or loss than investments of equivalent amounts in the underlying common stock. The prices of warrants do not necessarily move with the prices of the underlying securities. If the holder does not sell the warrant, it risks the loss of its entire investment if the market price of the underlying stock does not, before the expiration date, exceed the exercise price of the warrant plus the cost thereof. Investment in warrants is a speculative activity. Warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights (other than the right to purchase the underlying stock) with respect to the assets of the issuer. Although the Portfolios may not invest directly in warrants, such Portfolios may invest in securities that are acquired as part of a unit consisting of a combination of fixed income and equity securities or securities to which warrants are attached.
     WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES. When-issued or delayed delivery transactions call for the purchase or sale of securities at an agreed-upon price on a specified future date. Although a Portfolio will enter into such transactions for the purpose of acquiring securities for its portfolio or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, the Portfolio may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement. When such transactions are negotiated, the price (which is generally expressed in yield terms) is fixed at the time the commitment is made, but delivery and payment for the securities take place at a later date. During the period between commitment by a Portfolio and settlement (generally within two months but not to exceed 120 days), no payment is made for the securities purchased by the purchaser, and no interest accrues to the purchaser from the transaction. Such securities are subject to market fluctuation, and the value at delivery may be less than the purchase price. A Portfolio will segregate (by instructing its custodian to designate) cash or other liquid securities at least equal to the value of purchase commitments until payment is made. A Portfolio will likewise segregate liquid assets in respect of securities sold on a delayed delivery basis.
     A Portfolio will engage in when-issued transactions in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield at the time of entering into the obligation. When a Portfolio engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to consummate the transaction. Failure to do so may result in a Portfolio losing the opportunity to obtain a price and yield considered to be advantageous. If a Portfolio chooses to (i) dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued security prior to its acquisition or (ii) dispose of its right to deliver or receive against a firm commitment, it may incur a gain or loss. (At the time a Portfolio makes a commitment to purchase or sell a security on a when-issued or firm commitment basis, it records the transaction and reflects the value of the security purchased, or if a sale, the proceeds to be received in determining its net asset value.)

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     To the extent a Portfolio engages in when-issued and delayed delivery transactions, it will do so for the purpose of acquiring or selling securities consistent with its investment objectives and policies and not for the purposes of investment leverage. A Portfolio enters into such transactions only with the intention of actually receiving or delivering the securities, although (as noted above) when-issued securities and firm commitments may be sold prior to the settlement date. In addition, changes in interest rates in a direction other than that expected by the Subadviser before settlement of a purchase will affect the value of such securities and may cause a loss to a Portfolio.
     When-issued transactions and firm commitments may be used to offset anticipated changes in interest rates and prices. For instance, in periods of rising interest rates and falling prices, a Portfolio might sell securities in its portfolio on a forward commitment basis to attempt to limit its exposure to anticipated falling prices. In periods of falling interest rates and rising prices, a Portfolio might sell portfolio securities and purchase the same or similar securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis, thereby obtaining the benefit of currently higher cash yields. An example of a when-issued or delayed delivery security is a “to be announced” or “TBA” mortgage-backed security. A TBA mortgage-backed security transaction arises when a mortgage-backed security is purchased or sold with the specific pools to be announced on a future settlement date, with no definitive maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement date.
     ZERO COUPON BONDS, STEP-COUPON BONDS, DEFERRED INTEREST BONDS AND PIK BONDS. Fixed income securities in which a Portfolio may invest also include zero coupon bonds, step-coupon bonds, deferred interest bonds and bonds on which the interest is payable in kind (“PIK bonds”). Zero coupon and deferred interest bonds are debt obligations issued or purchased at a significant discount from face value. A step-coupon bond is one in which a change in interest rate is fixed contractually in advance. PIK bonds are debt obligations that provide that the issuer thereof may, at its option, pay interest on such bonds in cash or in the form of additional debt obligations. Such investments may experience greater volatility in market value due to changes in interest rates and other factors than debt obligations that make regular payments of interest. A Portfolio will accrue income on such investments for tax and accounting purposes, as required, that is distributable to shareholders and which, because no cash is received at the time of accrual, may require the liquidation of other portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to satisfy the Portfolio’s distribution obligations.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ABOUT DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE
     The Trust’s custodian, or a securities depository acting for the custodian, will act as the Portfolio’s escrow agent, through the facilities of the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”), as to the securities on which the Portfolio has written options or as to other acceptable escrow securities, so that no margin will be required for such transaction. OCC will release the securities on the expiration of the option or upon a Portfolio’s entering into a closing transaction.
     An option position may be closed out only on a market that provides secondary trading for options of the same series and there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option. A Portfolio’s option activities may affect its turnover rate and brokerage commissions. The exercise by a Portfolio of puts on securities will result in the sale of related investments, increasing portfolio turnover. Although such exercise is within a Portfolio’s control, holding a put might cause the Portfolio to sell the related investments for reasons that would not exist in the absence of the put. A Portfolio will pay a brokerage commission each time it buys a put or call, sells a call, or buys or sells an underlying investment in connection with the exercise of a put or call. Such commissions may be higher than those that would apply to direct purchases or sales of such underlying investments. Premiums paid for options are small in

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relation to the market value of the related investments, and consequently, put and call options offer large amounts of leverage. The leverage offered by trading in options could result in a Portfolio’s net asset value being more sensitive to changes in the value of the underlying investments.
     In the future, each Portfolio may employ derivatives and strategies that are not presently contemplated but which may be developed, to the extent such investment methods are consistent with a Portfolio’s investment objectives, legally permissible and adequately disclosed.
      Regulatory Aspects of Derivatives. Each Portfolio that utilizes such instruments must operate within certain restrictions as to its long and short positions in Futures and options thereon under a rule (the “CFTC Rule”) adopted by the CFTC under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), which excludes the Portfolio from registration with the CFTC as a “commodity pool operator” (as defined in the CEA) if it complies with the CFTC Rule. In particular, the Portfolio may (i) purchase and sell Futures and options thereon for bona fide hedging purposes, as defined under CFTC regulations, without regard to the percentage of the Portfolio’s assets committed to margin and option premiums, and (ii) enter into non-hedging transactions, provided that the Portfolio may not enter into such non-hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, the sum of the amount of initial margin deposits on the Portfolio’s existing Futures positions and option premiums would exceed 5% of the fair value of its portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions. Margin deposits may consist of cash or securities acceptable to the broker and the relevant contract market.
     Transactions in options by a Portfolio are subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges governing the maximum number of options that may be written or held by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert, regardless of whether the options were written or purchased on the same or different exchanges or are held in one or more accounts or through one or more exchanges or brokers. Thus, the number of options a Portfolio may write or hold may be affected by options written or held by other entities, including other investment companies having the same or an affiliated investment adviser. Position limits also apply to Futures. An exchange may order the liquidation of positions found to be in violation of those limits and may impose certain other sanctions. Due to requirements under the 1940 Act, when a Portfolio purchases a Future, the Portfolio will segregate cash or other liquid securities in an amount equal to the market value of the securities underlying such Future, less the margin deposit applicable to it.
      Possible Risk Factors in Derivatives. Participation in the options or Futures markets and in currency exchange transactions involves investment risks and transaction costs to which a Portfolio would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. If the Subadviser’s predictions of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency and interest rate markets are inaccurate, the adverse consequences to a Portfolio may leave the Portfolio in a worse position than if such strategies were not used. There is also a risk in using short hedging by selling Futures to attempt to protect against decline in value of the portfolio securities (due to an increase in interest rates) that the prices of such Futures will correlate imperfectly with the behavior of the cash (i.e., market value) prices of the Portfolio’s securities. The ordinary spreads between prices in the cash and Futures markets are subject to distortions due to differences in the natures of those markets. First, all participants in the Futures markets are subject to margin deposit and maintenance requirements. Rather than meeting additional margin deposit requirements, investors may close Futures contracts through offsetting transactions, which could distort the normal relationship between the cash and Futures markets. Second, the liquidity of the Futures markets depends on participants entering into offsetting transactions rather than making or taking delivery. To the extent participants decide to make or take delivery, liquidity in the Futures markets could be reduced, thus producing distortion. Third, from the point of view of speculators, the deposit requirements in the Futures markets are less onerous than margin requirements in the securities markets. Therefore, increased participation by speculators in the Futures markets may cause temporary price distortions.

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     If a Portfolio establishes a position in the debt securities markets as a temporary substitute for the purchase of individual debt securities (long hedging) by buying Futures and/or calls on such Futures or on debt securities, it is possible that the market may decline; if the Subadviser then determines not to invest in such securities at that time because of concerns as to possible further market decline or for other reasons, the Portfolio will realize a loss that is not offset by a reduction in the price of the debt securities purchased.
      Limitations on Stock Index Futures and Related Options Transactions. Each Portfolio authorized to invest in these instruments will not engage in transactions in stock index futures contracts or related options for speculation but only as a hedge against changes resulting from market conditions in the values of securities held in the Portfolio or which it intends to purchase and where the transactions are economically appropriate to the reduction of risks inherent in the ongoing management of the Portfolio. Each Portfolio authorized to invest in these instruments presently intends to limit its transactions so that the aggregate market exposure of all futures contracts does not exceed 30% of the Portfolio’s total assets. In instances involving the purchase of stock index futures contracts by those Portfolios, an amount of cash or liquid securities, equal to the market value of the futures contracts, will be segregated by the Portfolio’s custodian or in a margin account with a broker to collateralize the position and thereby ensure that the use of such futures is unleveraged.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CONCERNING HIGH-YIELD, HIGH-RISK BONDS AND SECURITIES RATINGS
HIGH-YIELD, HIGH-RISK BONDS may present certain risks, which are discussed below:
Sensitivity to Interest Rate and Economic Changes. High-yield bonds are very sensitive to adverse economic changes and corporate developments. During an economic downturn or substantial period of rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress that would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals, and to obtain additional financing. If the issuer of a bond defaults on its obligations to pay interest or principal or enters into bankruptcy proceedings, a Portfolio may incur losses or expenses in seeking recovery of amounts owed to it. In addition, periods of economic uncertainty and changes can be expected to result in increased volatility of market prices of high-yield bonds and the Portfolio’s net asset value.
Payment Expectations — High-yield bonds may contain redemption or call provisions. If an issuer exercised these provisions in a declining interest rate market, a Portfolio would have to replace the security with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for investors. Conversely, a high-yield bond’s value will decrease in a rising interest rate market, as will the value of the Portfolio’s assets. If the Portfolio experiences unexpected net redemptions, this may force it to sell high-yield bonds without regard to their investment merits, thereby decreasing the asset base upon which expenses can be spread and possibly reducing the Portfolio’s rate of return.
Liquidity and Valuation — There may be little trading in the secondary market for particular bonds, which may affect adversely a Portfolio’s ability to value accurately or dispose of such bonds. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the values and liquidity of high-yield bonds, especially in a thin market. If the Portfolio experiences unexpected net redemptions, this may force it to sell high-yield bonds without regard to their investment merits, thereby decreasing the asset base upon which expenses can be spread and possibly reducing the Portfolio’s rate of return.

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     As a result of all these factors, the net asset value of the Growth and Income, Strategic Multi-Asset and Asset Allocation Portfolios, to the extent each invests in high-yield bonds, is expected to be more volatile than the net asset value of funds which invest solely in higher-rated debt securities. This volatility may result in an increased number of redemptions from time to time. High levels of redemptions in turn may cause a portfolio to sell its portfolio securities at inopportune times and decrease the asset base upon which expenses can be spread.
     The Subadvisers attempt to reduce these risks through diversification of the applicable Portfolio and by credit analysis of each issuer, as well as by monitoring broad economic trends and corporate and legislative developments. If a high-yield bond previously acquired by a Portfolio is downgraded, the Adviser will evaluate the security and determine whether to retain or dispose of it.
     The following are additional limitations and/or requirements concerning the ratings of securities:
    The convertible securities in which the GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO may invest are not subject to any limitations as to ratings and may include high, medium, lower and unrated securities. However, the Portfolio may not invest more than 20% of its total assets in convertible securities rated below “Baa” by Moody’s or “BBB” by Standard and Poor’s (including convertible securities that have been downgraded), or in unrated convertible securities that are of comparable quality as determined by the Subadviser. Convertible securities rated lower than “Baa” by Moody’s or “BBB” by Standard and Poor’s or unrated securities of comparable quality, commonly referred to as “junk bonds” or “high yield securities,” are speculative and generally involve a higher risk of loss of principal and income than higher-rated securities. See above for a discussion of the risks associated with lower-rated, high-yield securities.
 
    The STRATEGIC MULTI-ASSET PORTFOLIO may invest up to 20% in junk bonds.
 
    Up to 20% of the GOVERNMENT AND QUALITY BOND PORTFOLIO may be invested in bonds rated as low as “AA3” by Moody’s or “A-” by Standard and Poor’s or, if not rated, determined by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality.
 
    The GROWTH, MULTI-ASSET, MONEY MARKET, NATURAL RESOURCES and CAPITAL APPRECIATION PORTFOLIOS will not invest in junk bonds.
 
    The ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO’S fixed income investments will consist of “investment grade” bonds; that is, bonds that are rated BBB or better by Standard & Poor’s or Baa or better by Moody’s. Up to 25% of the Portfolio’s fixed income assets may be invested in securities that are below investment grade as defined above, including securities rated as low as CC by Standard & Poor’s or Ca by Moody’s. Securities rated BBB or below by Standard & Poor’s or Baa or below by Moody’s are considered to have speculative characteristics.
See the Appendix for a description of corporate bond and commercial paper ratings.

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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
     The Trust, on behalf of each Portfolio, has adopted certain fundamental investment restrictions which, unlike the other investment strategies or operating policies, cannot be changed without approval by a majority of its outstanding voting securities. Such majority is defined as the vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio. A change in policy affecting only one Portfolio may be effected with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such Portfolio.
     In addition, the Portfolios may have non-fundamental investment restrictions or operating policies which have been approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Non-fundamental investment restrictions or operating policies may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval. The fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions and operating policies of each Portfolio are listed below. All percentage limitations expressed in the following investment restrictions or operating policies are measured immediately after the relevant transaction is made.
      Fundamental Investment Restrictions of the Growth and Income, Growth, Capital Appreciation, Natural Resources, Multi-Asset, Strategic Multi-Asset, Money Market and Government and Quality Bond Portfolios
These Portfolios may not:
  1.   Purchase any security (other than obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if as a result more than 5% of the Portfolio’s total assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in securities of a single issuer, or more than 25% of its total assets (taken at current value) would then be invested in a single industry with the exception of the Money Market Portfolio which intends to concentrate its investments in the banking industry.
 
  2.   Purchase securities on margin (but the Trust may obtain such short-term credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities).
 
  3.   Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position.
 
  4.   Purchase any security if, as a result, the Portfolio would then hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.
 
  5.   Purchase any security, if as a result, the Portfolio would then have more than 5% of its total assets (taken at current value) invested in securities of companies (including predecessors) that are less than three years old.
 
  6.   Purchase or retain securities of any company if, to the knowledge of the Trust, Officers and Trustees of the Trust and Officers and directors of Wellington Management or SAAMCo who individually own more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of that company together own beneficially more than 5% of such securities.
 
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      real estate, although a Portfolio may purchase and sell securities that are secured by real estate and securities of companies that invest or deal in real estate.
  8.   Act as underwriter except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, a Portfolio may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.
 
  9.   Make investments for the purpose of exercising control or management.
 
  10.   Purchase any security restricted as to disposition under federal securities laws, if as a result, a Portfolio would have more than 10% of its total assets (taken at current value) invested in securities for which market quotations are not readily available and in repurchase agreements with a maturity of longer than seven days.
 
  11.   Invest in securities of other investment companies, except as part of a merger, consolidation or other acquisition, with the exception of the Natural Resources Portfolio.
 
  12.   With the exception of the Natural Resources Portfolio, invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs, although to the extent consistent with its investment objectives and policies, a Portfolio may invest in the publicly traded securities of companies which invest in or sponsor such programs.
 
  13.   Make loans, except through (a) the purchase of bonds, debt obligations such as GNMA securities, debentures, commercial paper, corporate notes, and similar evidences of indebtedness of a type commonly sold to financial institutions (subject to the limitation in paragraph 11 above); (b) repurchase agreements (subject to the limitation in paragraph 11 above); and (c) as otherwise permitted by exemptive order of the SEC. The purchase of a portion of an issue of securities described under (a) above distributed publicly, whether or not the purchase is made on the original issuance, is not considered the making of a loan.
 
  14.   Borrow money or pledge Portfolio assets except for temporary or emergency purposes and then only in an amount not in excess of 10% of the value of its assets in which case it may pledge, mortgage or hypothecate any of its assets as security for such borrowing, but not to an extent greater than 5% of the value of the assets, except with respect to the Natural Resources Portfolio which may borrow money or pledge its assets in an amount not in excess of 20% of the value of its assets. (Neither the deposit in escrow of underlying securities in connection with the writing of call options, nor the deposit of U.S. Treasury bills in escrow in connection with the writing of put options, nor the deposit of cash and cash equivalents in a segregated account with the Trust’s custodian or in a margin account with a broker in connection with futures, or related options transactions or in connection with the writing of call and put options in spread transactions, is deemed to be a pledge.)
 
  15.   Write, purchase or sell puts, calls or combinations thereof on stocks, except as described under Investment Goals and Strategies with respect to the Growth and Income, Growth, Capital Appreciation, Natural Resources, Multi-Asset and Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolios.
     It is the investment management policy of all the above Portfolios not to issue any senior securities other than as permitted by the 1940 Act.
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This Portfolio may not:
  1.   Invest more than 5% of the value of its total assets in the securities of any one issuer, provided that this limitation shall apply only to 75% of the value of its total assets and, provided further, that the limitation shall not apply to obligations issued or guaranteed by the government of the United States or of any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
 
  2.   As to 75% of its total assets, purchase more than 10% of any class of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.
 
  3.   Invest more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of issuers in the same industry. Obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities are not subject to this 25% limitation on industry concentration. The Portfolio may, if deemed advisable, invest more than 25% of its assets in the obligations of domestic commercial banks. As to utility companies, the gas, electric, water and telephone businesses will be considered separate industries.
 
  4.   Invest in real estate (including limited partnership interests, but excluding securities of companies, such as real estate investment trusts, which deal in real estate or interests therein); provided that the Portfolio may hold or sell real estate acquired as a result of the ownership of securities. This limitation shall not prevent the Portfolio from investing in securities secured by real estate or interests therein.
 
  5.   Purchase commodities or commodity contracts; except that the Portfolio may engage in transactions in put and call options on securities, indices and currencies, forward and futures contracts on securities, indices and currencies, put and call options on such futures contracts, forward commitment transactions, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, interest-rate, mortgage and currency swaps and interest-rate floors and caps.
 
  6.   Borrow money, except to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulatory approval.
 
  7.   Purchase securities or evidences of interest therein on margin, except that the Portfolio may obtain such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of any transaction.
 
  8.   Make loans to others except for (a) the purchase of debt securities; (b) entering into repurchase agreements; (c) the lending of its portfolio securities; and (d) as otherwise permitted by exemptive order of the SEC.
Operating Policies of the Asset Allocation Portfolio
The Asset Allocation Portfolio may not:
  1.   Enter into any repurchase agreement maturing in more than seven days or investing in any other illiquid security if, as a result, more than 15% of its total assets would be so invested.
 
  2.   Invest in securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as amended from time to time.
 
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      with the writing of covered put and call options and the purchase of securities or currencies on a forward commitment or delayed-delivery basis and collateral and initial or variation margin arrangements with respect to forward contracts, options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts.
 
  4.   Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management.
 
  5.   Engage in underwriting of securities issued by others, except to the extent it may be deemed to be acting as an underwriter in the purchase and resale of portfolio securities.
 
  6.   Sell securities short except to the extent permitted by applicable law.
 
  7.   Invest in puts, calls, straddles, spreads or any combination thereof, except as permitted by the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as amended from time to time.
 
  8.   Issue any senior securities except as permitted by the 1940 Act, and except to the extent that issuing options or purchasing securities on a when-issued basis may be deemed to constitute issuing a senior security.
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
     The Adviser, located at Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-4992, has been retained pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) to supervise the management and investment programs of the Portfolios of the Trust.
     SAAMCo is engaged in providing investment advice and management services to the Trust, other mutual funds, pension funds, and related assets and programs offered by affiliated companies. SAAMCo also provides investment advice to individual companies and clients. SAAMCo provides investment advisory services, office space, and other facilities for the management of the Trust’s affairs, and pays all compensation of officers and Trustees of the Trust who are “interested persons” of SAAMCo. The Trust pays all other expenses incurred in the operation of the Trust, including fees and expenses of independent Trustees “as defined by the 1940 Act” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), except those affirmatively undertaken by SAAMCo or the Subadvisers. SAAMCo is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”), a U.S.-based international insurance organization.
     AIG, a Delaware corporation, is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities and financial services in the United States and abroad. AIG’s primary activities include both general and life insurance operations. Other significant activities include financial services and asset management.
     On March 4, 2009, AIG, the ultimate parent of SAAMCo, issued and sold to the AIG Credit Facility Trust, a trust established for the sole benefit of the United States Treasury (the “Credit Facility Trust”), 100,000 shares of AIG’s Series C Perpetual, Convertible, Participating Preferred Stock (the “Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000, with an understanding that additional and independently sufficient consideration was also furnished to AIG by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “FRBNY”) in the form of its lending commitment (the “Credit Facility”) under the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008, between AIG and the FRBNY. The Stock has preferential liquidation rights over AIG common stock, and, to the extent permitted by law, votes with AIG’s common stock on all matters submitted to AIG’s shareholders. The Credit Facility Trust has approximately 79.9% of

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the aggregate voting power of AIG’s common stock and is entitled to approximately 79.9% of all dividends paid on AIG’s common stock, in each case treating the Stock as if converted. The Stock will remain outstanding even if the Credit Facility is repaid in full or otherwise terminates.
     The Advisory Agreement provides that SAAMCo shall act as investment adviser to the Trust, manage the Trust’s investments, administer its business affairs, furnish offices, necessary facilities and equipment, provide clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and permit any of SAAMCo’s officers or employees to serve without compensation as Trustees or officers of the Trust if duly elected to such positions. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Trust agrees to assume and pay certain charges and expenses of its operations, including: the compensation of the Trustees (other than those affiliated with SAAMCo or the Subadvisers), the charges and expenses of independent accountants, legal counsel, expenses of registering or qualifying shares for sale, any transfer or dividend disbursing agent, any registrar of the Trust, the custodian (including fees for safekeeping of securities), costs of calculating net asset value, all costs of acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, interest (if any) on obligations incurred by the Trust, membership dues in the Investment Company Institute or any similar organization, reports and notices to shareholders, miscellaneous expenses and all taxes and fees to federal, state or other governmental agencies.
     Each Portfolio pays its actual expenses for custodian services and a portion of the custodian’s costs determined by the ratio of portfolio assets to the total assets of the Trust, brokerage commissions or transaction costs, and registration fees. Subject to supervision of the Board of Trustees, fees for independent accountants, legal counsel, costs of reports of notices to shareholders will be allocated based on the relative net assets of each Portfolio. With respect to audit or legal fees clearly attributable to one Portfolio, they will be assessed, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, against that Portfolio.
     The Advisory Agreement, after initial approval with respect to each Portfolio, continues in effect for a period of two years, in accordance with its terms, unless terminated, and thereafter may be renewed from year to year as to each Portfolio for so long as such renewal is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the Board of Trustees, or by the vote of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding voting securities of each relevant Portfolio, and (ii) the vote of a majority of Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party, cast in person, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement provides that it may be terminated by either party without penalty upon the specified written notice contained in the Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement also provides for automatic termination upon assignment.
     Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, SAAMCo is not liable to the Portfolios, or their shareholders, for any act or omission by it or for any losses sustained by the Portfolios or their shareholders, except in the case of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty.
Advisory Fee Schedules
     As compensation for its services, SAAMCo receives from the Trust a fee, accrued daily and payable monthly, based on the net assets of each Portfolio at the following annual rates:
     
    FEE RATE
PORTFOLIO   (AS A % OF AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSET VALUE)
Money Market Portfolio
  .500% on the first $150 million
 
  .475% on the next $100 million
 
  .450% on the next $250 million
 
  .425% thereafter

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    FEE RATE
PORTFOLIO   (AS A % OF AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSET VALUE)
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
  .625% on the first $200 million
 
  .575% on the next $300 million
 
  .500% thereafter
 
   
Growth Portfolio
  .750% on the first $250 million
 
  .675% on the next $250 million
 
  .600% thereafter
 
   
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
  1.00% on the first $200 million
 
  .875% on the next $300 million
 
  .800% thereafter
 
   
Multi-Asset Portfolio
  1.00% on the first $200 million
 
  .875% on the next $300 million
 
  .800% thereafter
 
   
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
  .750% on the first $50 million
 
  .725% on the next $50 million
 
  .700% thereafter
 
   
Growth and Income Portfolio
  .700% on the first $100 million
 
  .650% on the next $150 million
 
  .600% on the next $250 million
 
  .575% thereafter
 
   
Natural Resources Portfolio
  .750% net assets
 
   
Asset Allocation Portfolio
  .750% on the first $50 million
 
  .650% on the next $100 million
 
  .600% on the next $100 million
 
  .550% thereafter
     The following table sets forth the total advisory fees received by SAAMCo from each Portfolio pursuant to the Advisory Agreement for the last three fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
                         
PORTFOLIO   2009     2008     2007  
Growth and Income Portfolio
  $       $ 85,497     $ 119,313  
Growth Portfolio
  $       $ 4,227,906     $ 5,497,185  
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
  $       $ 9,903,193     $ 11,915,323  
Natural Resources Portfolio
  $       $ 3,390,692     $ 3,500,200  
Multi-Asset Portfolio
  $       $ 360,947     $ 456,696  
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
  $       $ 321,371     $ 394,647  
Money Market Portfolio
  $       $ 70,072     $ 67,013  
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
  $       $ 6,808,635     $ 5,861,980  
Asset Allocation Portfolio
  $       $ 2,012,557     $ 2,467,093  
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS
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investment and reinvestment of each of the Portfolios. Each of the Subadvisers is independent of SAAMCo and discharges its responsibilities subject to the policies of the Trustees and the oversight and supervision of SAAMCo, which pays the Subadvisers’ fee.
     Wellington Management is a Massachusetts limited liability partnership. EAM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a global financial company offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of products and services through diverse family of financial services companies and a national network of financial professionals.
     The Subadvisory Agreements, after initial approval with respect to a Portfolio, continue in effect for a period of two years, in accordance with its terms, unless terminated, and may thereafter be renewed from year to year as to a Portfolio for so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. The Subadvisory Agreements may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by the Trustees, by the holders of a majority of the respective Portfolio’s outstanding voting securities, by SAAMCo on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days written notice to the Subadviser, or by the Subadviser on 90 days written notice to SAAMCo and the Trust; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be terminated by the Subadviser unless another subadvisory agreement has been approved by the Trust in accordance with the Act, or after six months’ written notice, which ever is earlier. Under the terms of the Subadvisory Agreements, the Subadviser is not liable to the Portfolios, or their shareholders, for any act or omission by it or for any losses sustained by the Portfolios or their shareholders, except in the case of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties.
Subadvisory Fee Schedules
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        FEE RATE
        (AS A % OF AVERAGE DAILY NET
SUBADVISER   PORTFOLIO   ASSET VALUE)
Wellington Management
  Money Market Portfolio   .075% on the first $500 million
 
      .020% over $500 million
 
       
Wellington Management
  Government and Quality Bond   .225% on the first $50 million
 
  Portfolio   .125% on the next $50 million
 
      .100% over $100 million
 
       
Wellington Management
  Growth Portfolio   .325% on the first $50 million
 
      .225% on the next $100 million
 
      .200% on the next $350 million
 
      .150% over $500 million
 
       
Wellington Management
  Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio   .300% on the first $50 million
 
      .200% on the next $100 million
 
      .175% on the next $350 million
 
      .150% over $500 million
 
       
Wellington Management
  Multi-Asset Portfolio   .250% on the first $50 million
 
      .175% on the next $100 million
 
      .150% over $150 million
 
       
Wellington Management
  Capital Appreciation Portfolio   .375% on the first $50 million
 
      .275% on the next $100 million
 
      .250% over $150 million
 
       
Wellington Management
  Growth and Income Portfolio   .325% on the first $50 million
 
      .225% on the next $100 million
 
      .200% on the next $350 million
 
      .150% over $500 million
 
       
Wellington Management
  Natural Resources Portfolio   .350% on the first $50 million
 
      .250% on the next $100 million
 
      .200% on the next $350 million
 
      .150% over $500 million
 
       
EAM
  Asset Allocation Portfolio   .400% on the first $50 million
 
      .300% on the next $100 million
 
      .250% on the next $100 million
 
      .200% over $250 million
     The following table sets forth the fees paid to the Subadvisers for the last three fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
                                 
SUBADVISER   PORTFOLIO   2009   2008   2007
Wellington Management
  Growth and Income Portfolio   $       $ 39,695     $ 55,395  
Wellington Management
  Growth Portfolio   $       $ 1,246,246     $ 1,571,171  
Wellington Management
  Capital Appreciation Portfolio   $       $ 3,610,962     $ 4,329,580  

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SUBADVISER   PORTFOLIO   2009   2008   2007
Wellington Management
  Natural Resources Portfolio   $       $ 1,013,535     $ 1,052,730  
Wellington Management
  Multi-Asset Portfolio   $       $ 90,237     $ 114,174  
Wellington Management
  Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio   $       $ 96,412     $ 118,394  
Wellington Management
  Money Market Portfolio   $       $ 10,511     $ 10,052  
Wellington Management
  Government and Quality Bond Portfolio   $       $ 1,341,727     $ 1,152,396  
EAM
  Asset Allocation Portfolio         $ 890,254     $ 1,056,215  
Portfolio Managers
Other Accounts
     The portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolios are often engaged in the management of other accounts, which may include registered investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The total number of accounts managed by each portfolio manager (whether managed as part of a team or individually) and the total assets in those accounts, as of December 31, 2008, is listed in the table below. If applicable, the total number of accounts and total assets in accounts that have an advisory fee which is all or partly based on the account’s performance is provided in parentheses.
                                                         
    Other Accounts  
    (As of December 31, 2008)  
                            Pooled Investment     Other  
            Registered Investment Companies     Vehicles     Accounts  
Advisers/                   Total Assets             Total Assets             Total Assets  
Subadviser   Portfolio Managers     No. of Accounts     in millions     No. of Accounts*     in millions     No. of Accounts*     in millions  
EAM
  Todd Jablonski     10     $ 9,935.4                          
 
                                         
 
  Charlie Averill     10     $ 9,935.4                          
 
                                         
 
Wellington Management
  Matthew E. Megargel                                                
                                                       
 
  Jeffrey L. Kripke                                                
 
  Francis J. Boggan                                                
 
  John C. Keogh                                                
 
  Evan S. Grace                                                
 
  Nicolas M. Choumenkovitch                                                
 
  Stephen Mortimer                                                
 
  Robert L. Evans                                                
 
  Jay Bhutani                                                
 
  James A. Bevilacqua                                                
 
  Christopher L. Gootkind                                                
 
  Timothy Smith                                                
 
*   The numbers in parentheses represent the number of accounts and those accounts’ total assets that have advisory fees based on the accounts’ performance in whole or in part.
Compensation
     Pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreements, each Subadviser is responsible for paying its own expenses in connection with the management of the Portfolios, including the compensation of its portfolio managers. The structure and method of compensation of each of the portfolio managers as of December 31, 2008 is described below.

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      EAM
     EAM believes that its Portfolio Managers should be compensated primarily based on their success in pursuing each Portfolio’s stated investment objective. Portfolio Managers employed by EAM receive a fixed salary and incentive-based compensation. Salary is based on a variety of factors. A national survey of compensation for investment advisers is used as a reference when determining salary.
     The incentive-based portion of the Portfolio Managers’ compensation is determined by an evaluation of their professional performance and investment performance. Professional performance is assessed by reference to a Portfolio Manager’s satisfaction of goals such as those related to compliance, team contribution, and quality and intensity of research, and is inherently subjective. Investment performance is based on a comparison of the Portfolio Manager’s investment performance with the performance of peer groups as determined by Lipper, Inc. Each Portfolio Manager’s performance is based on the percentile rankings of the Principal Investors Fund, Inc. (“PIF”) or PIF SAM Fund for which the manager is primarily responsible as well as the PIF SAM Fund to whose management the manager contributes, with the performance of the primary PIF Funds or PIF SAM Fund being weighted more heavily. Incentive compensation can be targeted up to 125% of a Portfolio Manager’s total compensation.
     In addition, Portfolio Managers may receive additional compensation in the form of long-term incentive awards, depending on their position, either non-qualified stock option grants or a combination of performance shares and options to eligible participants who obtain high performance levels in the preceding year. The grant is based on the preceding year’s performance. Participation each year will depend on individual performance levels. Actual number of options granted will be based on level of performance. All Portfolio Managers are eligible to participate in the firm’s standard employee health and welfare programs, including retirement.
     Although the Asset Allocation Portfolio is managed similarly to other accounts managed by EAM, Portfolio Manager compensation is not based on the investment performance of the Asset Allocation Portfolio.
      Wellington Management
     Wellington Management receives a fee based on the assets under management of each Portfolio as set forth in the Investment Subadvisory Agreement between Wellington Management and the Trust on behalf of each Portfolio. Wellington Management pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the advisory fees earned with respect to each Portfolio. The following information relates to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
     Wellington Management’s compensation structure is designed to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals necessary to deliver high quality investment management services to its clients. Wellington Management’s compensation of each Portfolio’s managers listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolios (the “Investment Professionals”) includes a base salary and incentive components. The base salary for each Investment Professional who is a partner of Wellington Management is determined by the Managing Partners of the firm. A partner’s base salary is generally a fixed amount that may change as a result of an annual review. The base salaries for the other Investment Professionals are determined by the Investment Professional’s experience and performance in their roles as Investment Professionals. Base salaries for Wellington Management’s employees are reviewed annually and may be adjusted based on the recommendation of

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an Investment Professional’s manager, using guidelines established by Wellington Management’s Compensation Committee, which has final oversight responsibility for base salaries of employees of the firm. Each Investment Professional is eligible to receive an incentive payment based on the revenues earned by Wellington Management from the Portfolio managed by the Investment Professional and generally each other account managed by such Investment Professional. Each Investment Professional’s incentive payment relating to the relevant Portfolio is linked to the gross pre-tax performance of the portion of the Portfolio managed by the Investment Professional compared to the benchmark index and/or peer group identified below over one and three year periods, with an emphasis on three year results. Wellington Management applies similar incentive compensation structures (although the benchmarks or peer groups, time period and rates may differ) to other accounts managed by the Investment Professionals, including portfolios with performance fees. The incentive paid to the other Investment Professionals is based on the revenues earned by Wellington Management, which do not have a performance-related component. Wellington Management applies similar incentive structures to other accounts managed by these Investment Professionals, including accounts with performance fees.
     Portfolio-based incentives across all accounts managed by an investment professional can, and typically do, represent a significant portion of an investment professional’s overall compensation; incentive compensation varies significantly by individual and can vary significantly from year to year. The Investment Professionals may also be eligible for bonus payments based on their overall contribution to Wellington Management’s business operations. Senior management at Wellington Management may reward individuals as it deems appropriate based on factors other than account performance. Each partner of Wellington Management is eligible to participate in a partner-funded tax-qualified retirement plan the contributions to which are made pursuant to an actuarial formula. Messrs., Boggan, Choumenkovitch, Evans, Keogh, Megargel, Mortimer and Smith are partners of the firm.
     
Fund   Benchmark Index and/or Peer Group
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
  Russell 3000 Growth Index
Growth and Income Portfolio
  S&P 500 Index
Natural Resources Portfolio
  Lipper VA Average Natural Resources Funds UF
Growth Portfolio
  DJ / Wilshire US Mid Cap Index – Full Cap (to 12/31/2007); Russell 1000 Index (from 01/01/2008) (Boggan) Russell 1000 Index (Kripke) S&P 500 Index (Megargel)
Money Market Portfolio
  N/A
Multi-Asset Portfolio (Equity Portion)
  S&P 500 Index (Boggan, Kripke, Megargel)
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
(Equity Portion)
  MSCI All Country World ex-US Index (60%) / MSCI US Index (40%) (Choumenkovitch)
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
(Capital Appreciation Portion)
  Russell 3000 Growth Index (Grace, Mortimer)
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
(Fixed Income Portion)
  Citi World Government Bond Hedged (Evans)
Anchor Series Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
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PERSONAL SECURITIES TRADING
     The Trust and SAAMCo have adopted a written Code of Ethics (the “SAAMCo Code”) pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act, which restricts the personal investing by certain access persons of the Portfolios in securities that may be purchased or held by the Portfolios to ensure that such investments do not disadvantage the Portfolios. The SAAMCo Code is filed as an exhibit to the Trust’s registration statement. SAAMCo reports to the Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis as to whether there were any material violations of the SAAMCo Code by Access Persons of the Trust or any Subadviser during the quarter.
     Each of the Subadvisers has adopted a code of ethics. Provisions of a Subadviser’s Code of Ethics are applicable to persons who, in connection with their regular functions or duties as employees of the Subadviser, make, participate in, or obtain information regarding the purchase or sale of a security, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendation with respect to such purchase or sale by the Portfolio managed by such Subadviser. Such provisions may be more restrictive than the provisions set forth in the SAAMCo Code. Material violations of the Subadviser’s Code of Ethics will be reported to the Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Conflicts of Interest
As shown in the tables above, the Portfolio Managers are responsible for managing other accounts for multiple clients, including affiliated clients, (“Other Client Accounts”) in addition to the Portfolios. In certain instances, conflicts may arise in their management of a Portfolio and such Other Client Accounts. The Portfolio Managers aim to conduct their activities in such a manner that permits them to deal fairly with each of their clients in accordance with applicable securities laws and fiduciary obligations.
Trade Allocations . One situation where a conflict may arise between the Portfolio and an Other Client Account is in the allocation of trades among the Portfolio and the Other Client Account. For example, a Subadviser may determine that there is a security which is suitable for a Portfolio as well as for an Other Client Account of a Subadviser, which has a similar investment objective. Likewise, a particular security may be bought for one or more clients when one or more other clients are selling that same security, which may adversely affect the value of securities held by the Portfolios. The Portfolios and the Subadvisers have adopted policies and procedures regarding the allocation of trades and brokerage, which the Portfolios and Subadvisers believe address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients (including affiliated clients). The policies and procedures generally require that securities be allocated among the Portfolios and Other Client Accounts in a manner that is fair, equitable and consistent with their fiduciary obligations to each.
Allocation of Portfolio Managers’ Time . The management of the Portfolios and Other Client Accounts may result in a Portfolio Manager devoting disproportionate time and attention to a particular Portfolio or Other Client Account if the Portfolios and Other Client Accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees. Generally, the Subadvisers seek to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of the portfolio managers. Although the Subadvisers do not track the time a Portfolio Manager spends on the Portfolio or a single Other Client Account, the Subadvisers periodically assess whether a portfolio manager has adequate time and resources to effectively manage all of such portfolio manager’s accounts. In certain instances, Portfolio Managers may be employed by two or more employers. Where the Portfolio Manager receives greater compensation, benefits or incentives from one employer over another, the Portfolio Manager may favor one employer over the other (or Other Accounts), causing a conflict of interest.
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impose limits on the ability of a Portfolio Manager to trade for his or her personal account, especially where such trading might give rise to a potential conflict of interest, there is no assurance that the Adviser’s and Subadviser’s Codes of Ethics will eliminate such conflicts.

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EAM
Material conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio’s portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to one or more funds. These potential conflicts, which are discussed in further detail below, include allocation of time and attention, allocation of limited investment opportunities, pursuit of differing strategies, selection of broker/dealers, variation in compensation, and engagement in related business opportunities. In order to mitigate such, EAM has adopted certain compliance procedures that it believes are reasonably designed to address these and other conflicts of interest.
Allocation of Limited Time and Attention . A portfolio manager responsible for managing multiple funds may devote unequal time and attention to the management of those funds. As a result, the portfolio manager may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those funds as might be the case if he were to devote substantially more attention to the management of a single fund. The effects of this potential conflict may be more pronounced where funds overseen by a particular portfolio manager have different investment strategies.
Allocation of Limited Investment Opportunities. If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple funds, the opportunity may be allocated among these several funds, which may limit a fund’s ability to take full advantage of the investment opportunity. EAM seeks to manage such potential conflicts of interest by using procedures intended to provide fair allocation of buy and sell opportunities among funds.
Pursuit of Differing Strategies. At times, a portfolio manager may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the funds for which he exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the portfolio manager may place separate transactions for one or more funds which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment or benefit of one or more other funds.
Selection of Brokers/Dealers. Portfolio managers may be able to select or influence the selection of the brokers and dealers that are used to execute securities transactions for the funds that they supervise. In addition to executing trades, some brokers and dealers provide portfolio managers with brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), which may result in the payment of higher brokerage fees than might have otherwise been available. These services may be more beneficial to certain funds than to others. Although the payment of brokerage commissions is subject to best execution requirements and the requirement that the portfolio manager determine in good faith that the commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided to the fund, a portfolio manager’s decision as to the selection of brokers and dealers could yield disproportionate costs and benefits among the funds that he manages.
Variation in Compensation . A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to the portfolio manager differ among the funds that he manages. If the structure of the investment advisor’s management fee, and/or the portfolio manager’s compensation differs among funds (such as where certain funds pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the portfolio manager might be motivated to help certain funds over others. The portfolio manager might be motivated to favor funds in which he has an interest or in which the investment advisor and/or its affiliates have interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain assets under management or to enhance the portfolio manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards,

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financial or otherwise, could influence the portfolio manager in affording preferential treatment to those funds that could most significantly benefit the portfolio manager.
Engagement in Related Business Opportunities . EAM or an affiliate may provide more services (such as distribution or recordkeeping) for some types of funds or accounts than for others. In such cases, a portfolio manager may benefit, either directly or indirectly, by devoting disproportionate attention to the management of funds and/or accounts that provide greater overall returns to the investment manager and its affiliates.
Wellington Management
Individual investment professionals at Wellington Management manage multiple accounts for multiple clients. These accounts may include mutual funds, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions, such as pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, or separately managed account programs sponsored by financial intermediaries), bank common trust accounts, and hedge funds. Each Portfolio’s managers listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolios (“Investment Professionals”) generally manages accounts in several different investment styles. These accounts may have investment objectives, strategies, time horizons, tax considerations and risk profiles that differ from those of the relevant Portfolio. The Investment Professionals make investment decisions for each account, including the relevant Portfolio, based on the investment objectives, policies, practices, benchmarks, cash flows, tax and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that account. Consequently, the Investment Professionals may purchase or sell securities, including IPOs, for one account and not another account, and the performance of securities purchased for one account may vary from the performance of securities purchased for other accounts. Alternatively, these accounts may be managed in a similar fashion to the relevant Portfolio and thus the accounts may have similar, and in some cases nearly identical, objectives, strategies and/or holdings to that of the relevant Portfolio.
An Investment Professional or other investment professionals at Wellington Management may place transactions on behalf of other accounts that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made on behalf of the relevant Portfolio, or make investment decisions that are similar to those made for the relevant Portfolio, both of which have the potential to adversely impact the relevant Portfolio depending on market conditions. For example, an investment professionals may purchase a security in one account while appropriately selling that same security in another account. Similarly, an Investment Professional may purchase the same security for the relevant Portfolio and one or more other accounts at or about the same time, and in those instances the other accounts will have access to their respective holdings prior to the public disclosure of the relevant Portfolio’s holdings. In addition, some of these accounts have fee structures, including performance fees, which are or have the potential to be higher, in some cases significantly higher, than the fees Wellington Management receives for managing the Portfolio. Mr. Bevilacqua also manages hedge funds, which pay performance allocations to Wellington Management or its affiliates. Because incentive payments paid by Wellington Management to the Investment Professionals are tied to revenues earned by Wellington Management, and, where noted, to the performance achieved by the manager in each account, the incentives associated with any given account may be significantly higher or lower than those associated with other accounts managed by a given Investment Professional. Finally, the Investment Professionals may hold shares or investments in the other pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts identified above.

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Wellington Management’s goal is to meet its fiduciary obligation to treat all clients fairly and provide high quality investment services to all of its clients. Wellington Management has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures which it believes address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition, Wellington Management monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with primary account guidelines, the allocation of IPOs, and compliance with the firm’s Code of Ethics, and places additional investment restrictions on investment professionals who manage hedge funds and certain other accounts. Furthermore, senior investment and business personnel at Wellington Management periodically review the performance of Wellington Management’s investment professionals. Although Wellington Management does not track the time an investment professional spends on a single account, Wellington Management does periodically assess whether an investment professional has adequate time and resources to effectively manage the investment professional’s various client mandates.
Ownership of Securities by Portfolio Managers
As of December 31, 2009, none of the portfolio managers had any ownership interest in a Portfolio which they managed.
RULE 12b-1 PLAN
     The Board of Trustees has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan for Class 2 and 3 shares (the “Class 2 Plan” and “Class 3 Plan,” respectively) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. There is no Rule 12b-1 Plan in effect for Class 1 shares. Reference is made to “Account Information — Service Fees” in the Prospectus for certain information with respect to the Class 2 and Class 3 Plan. The Class 2 Plan provides for service fees payable at the annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of such Class 2 shares. The Class 3 Plan provides for service fees payable at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of such Class 3 shares. The service fees will be used to reimburse the life insurance companies for expenditures made to financial intermediaries for providing services to contract holders who are the indirect beneficial owners of the Portfolios’ Class 2 and 3 shares. It is possible, that in any given year, the amount paid to certain financial intermediaries for such services could exceed the financial intermediaries’ costs as described above.
     Continuance of both the Class 2 Plan and Class 3 Plan with respect to each Portfolio is subject to annual approval by vote of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Class 2 and 3 Plans or in any agreements related to the Class 2 and 3 Plans. The Class 2 and 3 Plans may not be amended to increase materially the amount authorized to be spent thereunder with respect to Class 2 and 3 shares of a Portfolio, without approval of the shareholders of the Class 2 and 3 shares of the Portfolio. In addition, all material amendments to the Class 2 and 3 Plans must be approved by the Trustees in the manner described above. The Class 2 and 3 Plans may be terminated at any time with respect to a Portfolio without payment of any penalty by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of Class 2 and 3 shares of the Portfolio. So long as the Class 2 and 3 Plans are in effect, the election and nomination of the Independent Trustees of the Trust shall be committed to the discretion of the Independent Trustees. In the Trustees’ quarterly review of the Class 2 and 3 Plans, they will consider the continued appropriateness of, and the level of, compensation provided in the Class 2 and 3 Plans. In their consideration of the Class 2 and 3 Plans with respect to a Portfolio, the Trustees must consider all factors they deem relevant, including information as to the benefits for the Portfolio for the shareholders of Class 2 and 3 shares of the Portfolio.

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Service Fees
     The following table sets forth the service fees paid by each of the Portfolios on Class 2 and Class 3 shares for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Certain Portfolios do not offer either Class 2 or Class 3 shares.
                 
Portfolio   2009  
    Class 2     Class 3 1  
Growth and Income Portfolio (1)
    N/A       N/A  
Growth Portfolio
               
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
               
Natural Resources Portfolio
               
Multi-Asset Portfolio (1)
               
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio (1)
               
Money Market Portfolio (1)
               
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
               
Asset Allocation Portfolio
               
 
1   The Portfolio does not offer either Class 2 or Class 3 shares.
TRUST OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
     The following table lists the Trustees and officers of the Trust, their dates of birth, current positions held with the Trust, lengths of time served, principal occupations during the past five years, number of funds overseen within the fund complex and other Trusteeships outside of the fund complex.
                     
        TERM OF       NUMBER OF    
        OFFICE       PORTFOLIOS    
        AND       IN FUND   OTHER
NAME, DATE OF   POSITION(S)   LENGTH       COMPLEX   DIRECTORSHIPS
BIRTH AND   HELD WITH THE   OF TIME   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)   OVERSEEN BY   HELD BY
ADDRESS*   TRUST   SERVED 1   DURING PAST FIVE YEARS   TRUSTEE 2   TRUSTEE 3
Disinterested Trustees
                   
Samuel M. Eisenstat
  Chairman of the   1986-Present   Attorney, solo practitioner.   39   Director, North
DOB: 03/07/40
  Board               European Oil
 
                  Royalty Trust.
 
                   
Stephen J. Gutman
  Trustee   1986-Present   Vice President, Corcoran   39   None
DOB: 05/10/43
          Group (Real Estate) (2003        
 
          to Present); President and        
 
          Member of Managing        
 
          Directors, Beau Brummel -        
 
          SoHo LLC (licensing of        
 
          menswear specialty        
 
          retailing and other        
 
          activities) (1988 to        
 
          present)        
 
                   
William J. Shea
  Trustee   2004-Present   Managing Partner, DLB   39   Chairman of the
DOB: 02/09/48
          Capital LLC (Private       Board, Royal and
 
          Equity) (2006 to Present);       SunAlliance U.S.A.,
 
          President and CEO, Conseco,       Inc. (2005 to
 
          Inc. (Financial Services)       Present); Director,
 
          (2001 to 2004); Chairman of       Boston Private
 
          the Board of Centennial       Financial Holdings
 
          Technologies, Inc. (1998 to       (October 2004 to
 
          2001)       Present).

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        TERM OF       NUMBER OF    
        OFFICE       PORTFOLIOS    
        AND       IN FUND   OTHER
NAME, DATE OF   POSITION(S)   LENGTH       COMPLEX   DIRECTORSHIPS
BIRTH AND   HELD WITH THE   OF TIME   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)   OVERSEEN BY   HELD BY
ADDRESS*   TRUST   SERVED 1   DURING PAST FIVE YEARS   TRUSTEE 2   TRUSTEE 3
Interested Trustee
                   
Peter A. Harbeck 4
  Trustee   1995-Present   President and CEO, AIG   87   None
DOB: 01/23/54
          Advisor Group, Inc. (2004        
 
          to Present); President and        
 
          Director, SAAMCo (1995 to        
 
          Present); Director, SACS        
 
          (1993 to Present).        
 
                   
Officers
                   
John T. Genoy
  President & Chief   2007-Present   Chief Financial Officer,   N/A   None
DOB: 11/08/68
  Executive Officer       SAAMCo (2002 to Present);        
 
          Senior Vice President,        
 
          SAAMCo (2003 to Present);        
 
          Chief Operating Officer,        
 
          SAAMCo (2006 to Present)        
 
                   
Donna M. Handel
  Treasurer   2002-Present   Senior Vice President,   N/A   N/A
DOB: 06/25/66
          SAAMCo (2004 to Present);        
 
          Vice President, SAAMCo        
 
          (1997 to 2004)        
 
                   
James Nicols
  Vice President   2006-Present   Director, President and   N/A   N/A
DOB: 04/07/66
          CEO, SACS (2006 to        
 
          Present); Senior Vice        
 
          President, SACS (2002 to        
 
          2006); Senior Vice        
 
          President, SAAMCo        
 
          (2002-Present).        
 
                   
Cynthia Skrehot
  Vice President and   2002-Present   Vice President, SAAMCo &   N/A   N/A
DOB: 12/06/69
  Chief Compliance       The Variable Annuity Life        
 
  Officer (“CCO”)       Insurance Company (2002 to        
 
          Present); Chief Compliance        
 
          Officer SAAMCo (2003 to        
 
          2006)        
 
                   
Gregory N. Bressler
  Secretary and Chief   2005-Present   Senior Vice President and   N/A   N/A
DOB: 11/17/66
  Legal Officer       General Counsel, SAAMCo        
 
          (2005 to Present); Vice        
 
          President and Director of        
 
          U.S. Asset Management        
 
          Compliance, Goldman Sachs        
 
          Asset Management (2004 to        
 
          2005); Deputy General        
 
          Counsel, Credit Suisse        
 
          Asset Management (“CSAM”)        
 
          (2002 to 2004)        
 
                   
Greg Kingston
  Vice President and   2003-Present   Vice President, SAAMCo   N/A   N/A
DOB: 01/18/66
  Assistant Treasurer       (2001 to Present)        
 
                   
Nori Gabert
  Vice President and   2002-Present   Vice President and Deputy   N/A   N/A
DOB: 08/15/53
  Assistant Secretary       General Counsel, SAAMCo        
 
          (2001 to Present)        
 
                   
Matthew J. Hackethal
  Anti-Money   2006-Present   CCO, SAAMCo (2007 to   N/A   N/A
DOB: 12/31/71
  Laundering       Present); Senior Compliance        
 
  Compliance Officer       Manager, SAAMCo (2006 to        
 
          2007); Vice President, CSAM        
 
          (2001 to 2006); CCO, Credit        
 
          Suisse Alternative Funds        
 
          (2005 to 2006); CCO, Credit        
 
          Suisse Asset Management        
 
          Securities, Inc. (2004 to        
 
          2005)        
 
*   The business address of each Trustee and Officer is Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-4992, except for Mmes Gabert and Skrehot and Mr. Kingston whose address is 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77019.
 
1   Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
 
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    SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc. (1 fund), VALIC Company I (33 funds), VALIC Company II (15 funds), SunAmerica Series Trust (35 portfolios), Seasons Series Trust (24 portfolios), and PineBridge Mutual Funds (4 portfolios).
 
3   Directorships of Companies required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies regulated under the 1940 Act other than those listed in the preceding column.
 
4   Mr. Harbeck is considered to be an Interested Trustee (as defined within the Investment Company Act of 1940) because he serves as President and CEO of the Adviser and as Director of SACS.
     The Trustees of the Trust are responsible for the overall supervision of the operation of the Trust and each Portfolio and perform various duties imposed on trustees of investment companies by the 1940 Act and under the Trust’s Declaration of Trust. Each of the Independent Trustees is entitled to compensation from the Trust consisting of an annual fee of $20,000 in addition to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attendance at meetings of the Trustees. In addition, Mr. Eisenstat receives an aggregate of $30,000 in annual compensation for serving as Chairman of the Board of the Trust. These expenses are allocated on the basis of the relative net assets of each Portfolio. Officers are compensated by SAAMCo or its affiliates and receive no compensation from the Trust.
     In addition, each Independent Trustee also serves on the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Audit Committee”). The Audit Committee is charged with recommending to the entire Board of Trustees the engagement or discharge of the Trust’s independent accountants, directing investigations into matters within the scope of the independent accountants’ duties; reviewing with the independent accountants the audit plan and results of the audit; approving professional services provided by the independent accountants and other accounting firms prior to the performance of such services; reviewing the independence of the independent accountants; considering the range of audit and non-audit fees; and preparing and submitting committee minutes to the entire Board of Trustees. Each member of the Audit Committee receives $2,500 per meeting in compensation for serving on the Audit Committees of all of the SunAmerica Mutual Funds and the Trust. With respect to the Trust, each member of the Audit Committee receives a pro rata portion of the $2,500 per meeting compensation, based on the relative net assets of SunAmerica Mutual Funds and the Trust. In addition, the Chairman receives a pro rata portion of $5,000 in annual compensation, based on the relative net assets of the Trust, for serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee met six times during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.
     The Trust has a Nominating and Compensation Committee, comprised solely of Independent Trustees, which recommends to the Trustees those persons to be nominated for election as Trustees by shareholders and selects and proposes nominees for election by Trustees between shareholders’ meetings. The Nominating and Compensation Committee does not normally consider candidates proposed by shareholders for election of Trustees. Members of the Nominating Committee receive a total of $1,000 in annual compensation for serving on the Nominating Committee. Each member of the Nominating and Compensation Committee receives $500 per meeting ($250 per telephonic meeting). In addition, the Chairman receives $600 per meeting ($300 per telephonic meeting) and $1,500 in annual compensation, based on the relative net assets of the Trust. The Nominating and Compensation Committee met three times during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.
     The Trust has an Ethics Committee, comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The Ethics Committee is responsible for applying the Code of Ethics applicable to each Portfolio’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (the “Code”) to specific situations in which questions are presented to it and has the authority to interpret the Code in any particular situation. The Ethics Committee will inform the Board of Trustees of violations or waivers to the Code, as appropriate. Members of the Ethics Committee receive a total of $1,000 in annual compensation for serving on the Ethics Committee. Each member of the Ethics Committee receives $500 per meeting ($250 per telephonic meeting). In addition, the Chairman receives $600 per meeting ($300 per telephonic meeting) and $1,500 in annual

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compensation, based on the relative net assets of the Trust, for serving as Chairman of the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee met two time during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.
     The Trust also has a Governance Committee, comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The Governance Committee reviews and makes recommendations with respect to the size and composition of the Board and its committees and to monitor and evaluate the functioning of the committees of the Board. Members of the Governance Committee receive a total of $1,000 in annual compensation for serving on the Governance Committee. Each member of the Governance Committee receives $500 per meeting ($250 per telephonic meeting). In addition, the Chairman receives $600 per meeting ($300 per telephonic meeting) and $1,500 in annual compensation, based on the relative net assets of the Trust, for serving as Chairman of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee met one time during the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2009.
     The Trustees have adopted the SunAmerica Disinterested Trustees’ and Directors’ Retirement Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) effective January 1, 1993, as amended, for the Disinterested Trustees. The Retirement Plan provides generally that a Disinterested Trustee may become a participant (“Participant”) in the Retirement Plan if he or she has at least 10 years of consecutive service as a Disinterested Trustee of any of the adopting SunAmerica mutual funds (the “Adopting Funds”) 1 or has attained the age of 60 while a Trustee and completed five (5) consecutive years of service as a Director of any Adopting Fund (an “Eligible Trustee”). Pursuant to the Retirement Plan, Eligible Trustees may receive benefits upon (i) his or her death or disability while a Trustee or (ii) the termination of his or her tenure as a Trustee, other than removal for cause from each of the Adopting Funds with respect to which he or she is an Eligible Trustee.
     As of each of the first 10 birthdays after becoming a Participant and on which he or she is both a Trustee and a Participant, each Eligible Trustee will be credited with an amount equal to 50% of his or her regular fees (excluding committee fees) for services as a Disinterested Trustee of each Adopting Fund for the calendar year in which such birthday occurs. In addition, an amount equal to 8.50% of any amounts credited under the preceding statement during prior years is added to each Eligible Trustee’s account. The rights of any Participant to benefits under the Retirement Plan shall be an unsecured claim against the assets of the Adopting Funds. An Eligible Trustee may receive any benefits payable under the Retirement Plan, at his or her election, either in one lump sum or in up to 15 annual installments. Any undistributed amounts shall continue to accrue interest at 8.50%.
     Effective December 3, 2008, the Retirement Plan was amended to, among other things: (1) prohibit future accruals to the Retirement Plan for active Participants as of December 31, 2008; (2) prohibit Disinterested Trustees from first becoming participants in the Retirement Plan after December 31, 2008; and (3) permit active Participants to elect to receive a distribution of their entire Retirement Plan account balance in 2009. The prohibition of future accruals does not apply to Participants that commenced receiving benefits under the Retirement Plan on or before December 31, 2008.
     Prior to December 31, 2008, the active Participants (Messrs. Eisenstat and Gutman) elected to receive a distribution of their entire Retirement Plan account balance in 2009 pursuant to the amendments to the Retirement Plan described above. In January 2009, these account balances were paid to the active Participants as follows: Mr. Eisenstat, $725,345 (Participant since 1995; Director/Trustee in Fund Complex since 1985); and Mr. Gutman, $701,239 (Participant since 1994; Director/Trustee in Fund Complex since 1984). Aa result, such active Participants will not be entitled to any future payments (annual or otherwise)
 
1   The SunAmerica Equity Funds, SunAmerica Income Funds, SunAmerica Money Market Fund, Inc., SunAmerica Focused Series, Inc., SunAmerica Focused Asset Allocation Strategies, SunAmerica Specialty Series, SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. and the Trust have adopted the Retirement Plan.

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under the Retirement Plan. Mr. Shea was not an eligible Participant in the Retirement Plan and, therefore, had no accrued balances as of December 31, 2008.
     As of December 31, 2009, the Trustees and officers of the Trust owned in the aggregate less than 1% of the total outstanding shares of each Portfolio of the Trust.

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TRUSTEE OWNERSHIP OF PORTFOLIO SHARES
The following table shows the dollar range of shares beneficially owned by each Trustee as of December 31, 2009.
Disinterested Trustees
                 
      Aggregate Dollar Range of  
        Equity Securities in All  
            Registered Investment  
            Companies Overseen by  
    Dollar Range of Equity       Trustee in Family of  
Name of Trustee   Securities in the Trust 2     Investment Companies 3  
Samuel M. Eisenstat
    0     $ 10,001-$50,000  
Stephen J. Gutman
    0     $ 1-$10,000  
William J. Shea
    0       0  
Interested Trustee
                 
      Aggregate Dollar Range of  
        Equity Securities in All  
            Registered Investment  
            Companies Overseen by  
    Dollar Range of Equity       Trustee in Family of  
Name of Trustee   Securities in the Trust     Investment Companies  
Peter A. Harbeck
    0       >$100,000  
     As of December 31, 2009, no Independent Trustee or his/her immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any securities of the Adviser or any person other than a registered investment company directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such entities.
     The following table sets forth information summarizing the compensation of each Disinterested Trustee for his services as Trustee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
 
2   Includes the value of shares beneficially owned by each Trustee in each Portfolio of the Trust, as of December 31, 2009.
 
3   Includes the SunAmerica Mutual Funds (“SAMF”) (36 portfolios), the Trust (9 portfolios) and SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (1 portfolio).

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Compensation Table
         
    AGGREGATE   TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM TRUST
    COMPENSATION   AND FUND COMPLEX PAID
TRUSTEE   FROM TRUST   TO TRUSTEES*
Samuel M. Eisenstat
       
Stephen J. Gutman
       
William J. Shea
       
 
*   The “Fund Complex” includes the Trust (9 portfolios), SunAmerica Specialty Series (3 funds), SunAmerica Money Market Funds, Inc. (2 funds), SunAmerica Equity Funds (3 funds), SunAmerica Income Funds (5 funds), SunAmerica Focused Series, Inc. (14 funds), SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (1 fund), SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc. (1 fund), SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc. (1 fund), VALIC Company I (33 funds), VALIC Company II (15 funds), SunAmerica Series Trust (35 portfolios), Seasons Series Trust (24 portfolios), and PineBridge Mutual Funds (4 portfolios.
 
**   Assumes the Participant elects to receive benefits in 15 yearly installments for SAMF and AST Retirement Plans
EXECUTION OF PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
     It is the policy of the Trust, in effecting transactions in portfolio securities, to seek the best execution at the most favorable prices. The determination of what may constitute best execution involves a number of considerations, including the economic result to the Trust (involving both price paid or received and any commissions and other costs), the efficiency with which the transaction is effected where a large block is involved, the availability of the broker to stand ready to execute potentially difficult transactions and the financial strength and stability of the broker. Such considerations are judgmental and are considered in determining the overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid.
     A factor in the selection of brokers is the receipt of research services — analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends — and other statistical and factual information. Research and other statistical and factual information provided by brokers is considered to be in addition to and not in lieu of services required to be performed by the Subadviser.
     The Subadviser may cause a Portfolio to pay broker-dealers commissions that exceed what other broker-dealers may have charged, if in its view the commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by the broker-dealer. The extent to which commissions may reflect the value of research services cannot be presently determined. To the extent that research services of value are provided by broker-dealers with or through whom the Subadviser places the Trust’s portfolio transactions, the Subadviser may be relieved of expenses it might otherwise bear. Research services furnished by broker-dealers may be used by the Subadviser in connection with the Trust and could be useful and of value to the Subadviser in serving other clients as well as the Trust. Research services obtained by the Subadviser as a result of the placement of portfolio brokerage of other clients could also be useful and of value in serving the Trust.
     Investment decisions for the Portfolios are made independently from those made for any other clients that are managed by the Subadviser or their affiliates. If, however, accounts managed by the Subadvisers are simultaneously engaged in the purchase of the same security, then, as authorized by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, available securities may be allocated to each Portfolio or other client account and may be averaged as to price in a manner determined by the Subadvisers to be fair and equitable.

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     In the over-the-counter market, securities are generally traded on a “net” basis with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although the price of a security usually includes a profit to the dealer. Certain dealers effecting “riskless principal” transactions in the over-the-counter market may, however, charge a stated commission on such transactions. In underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a fixed price, which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter’s concession or discount. On occasion, certain money market instruments may be purchased directly from an issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid.
     Subject to the above considerations, the Subadvisers may use broker-dealer affiliates of the Adviser or a Subadviser, as a broker for any Portfolio. In order for such broker-dealer to effect any portfolio transactions for a Portfolio, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by the broker-dealer must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a securities exchange during a comparable period of time. This standard would allow such broker-dealer to receive no more than the remuneration that would be expected to be received by an unaffiliated broker in a commensurate arm’s-length transaction. Furthermore, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, have adopted procedures which are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to such broker-dealers is consistent with the foregoing standard. These types of brokerage transactions are also subject to such fiduciary standards as may be imposed upon the broker-dealers by applicable law.
     Commission Recapture Program: A commission recapture program includes those arrangements under which products or services (other than execution of securities transactions) or commissions are recaptured for a client from or through a broker-dealer, in exchange for directing the client’s brokerage transactions to that broker-dealer who commits to returning a portion of their commission to the respective underlying Portfolio. The Board of Trustees has determined that a commission recapture program is in the best interest of each Portfolio and its shareholders and therefore has conveyed the information to Subadvisers. A Portfolio may participate in commission recapture program, provided the Portfolio Manager can still obtain the best price and execution for trades. Thus, a Portfolio may benefit from the products or services or recaptured commissions obtained through the commission recapture program, although there may be other transaction costs, greater spreads, or less favorable net prices on transactions. As long as the trader executing the transaction for a Portfolio indicates that this is a commission recapture transaction, the Portfolio will get a percentage of commissions paid on either domestic trades or international trades credited back to the Portfolio. The brokerage of one Portfolio will not be used to help pay the expenses of any other Portfolio. SAAMCo will continue to waive its fees or reimburse expenses for any Portfolio for which it has agreed to do so. All expenses paid through the commission recapture program will be over and above such waivers and/or reimbursements, so that SAAMCo will not receive any direct or indirect economic benefit from the commission recapture program.
     Through expense offset arrangements resulting from broker commission recapture, a portion of certain Portfolio’s expenses have been reduced. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the amount of expense reductions, received by each Portfolio used to offset the Portfolio’s nonaffiliated expenses, were as follows:
     
PORTFOLIO   AGGREGATE AMOUNT
Growth and Income Portfolio
   
Growth Portfolio
   
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
   
Natural Resources Portfolio
   
Asset Allocation Portfolio
   

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AGGREGATE PORTFOLIO   AMOUNT
Multi-Asset Portfolio
   
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
   
     The following table sets forth the aggregate brokerage commissions paid by the Portfolios for the last three fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. None of the transactions were executed with affiliated brokers.
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
    AGGREGATE     AGGREGATE     AGGREGATE  
    BROKERAGE     BROKERAGE     BROKERAGE  
PORTFOLIO   COMMISSIONS     COMMISSIONS     COMMISSIONS  
Asset Allocation Portfolio
          $ 235,410     $ 409,245  
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
          $ 2,945,800     $ 3,430,639  
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
          $ 0     $ 0  
Growth and Income Portfolio
          $ 13,080     $ 11,961  
Growth Portfolio
          $ 892,598     $ 1,022,463  
Money Market Portfolio
          $ 0     $ 0  
Multi-Asset Portfolio
          $ 24,250     $ 22,793  
Natural Resources Portfolio
          $ 127,358     $ 228,632  
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
          $ 51,777     $ 61,232  
     In addition, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Portfolios directed the following amounts of portfolio securities transactions, and commissions paid thereon, to broker-dealers which provided research services to the Subadvisers:
                 
            DOLLAR AMOUNT OF  
    GROSS DOLLAR VALUE OF     COMMISSIONS  
    PURCHASE/ SALES     DIRECTED TO  
    DIRECTED TO RESEARCH     RESEARCH  
PORTFOLIO   PROVIDERS     PROVIDERS  
Asset Allocation Portfolio
  $ 95,247,185     $ 148,683  
Capital Appreciation Portfolio*
  $ 255,517,249     $ 232,694  
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio*
    N/A       N/A  
Growth and Income Portfolio*
  $ 1,275,465     $ 538  
Growth Portfolio*
  $ 64,753,388     $ 33,382  
Money Market Portfolio*
    N/A       N/A  
Multi-Asset Portfolio*
  $ 2,600,331     $ 1,081  
Natural Resources Portfolio*
  $ 10,817,373     $ 9,567  
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio*
  $ 3,427,676     $ 2,483  
 
*   The commissions and gross dollar value identified as being directed to a broker for third party research services are calculated by applying the Subadviser’s firmwide percentage of commissions paid to the broker that would have been applied to the third party research services as a percentage of the Subadviser’s total commission activity with that firm. This calculated percentage is then applied across all of the Subadviser’s client accounts to provide a pro-rata reporting of the estimated third party soft dollar commission and gross dollar value amounts. The Subadviser also receives research services provided directly by the broker. However, the amount of brokerage attributable to such research services are not readily ascertainable and are not included in the table.

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     The following table sets forth the value of Portfolios’ holdings of securities of the Trust’s regular brokers and dealers (as defined under Rule 10b-1 of the 1940 Act) and their parents as of December 31, 2009.
             
        Value   Debt/
Portfolio   Broker Dealer   (000’s)   Equity
Money Market Portfolio
           
 
           
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
           
 
           
Asset Allocation Portfolio
           
 
           
Growth and Income Portfolio
           
 
           
Growth Portfolio
           
 
           
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
           
 
           
Natural Resources Portfolio
           
 
           
Multi-Asset Portfolio
           
 
           
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
           
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
     The turnover rate for the Growth and Income Portfolio went from 85% to 122% in 2008. The increase in the Portfolio’s turnover rate was as a result of unprecedented market volatility during 2008. The portfolio management team took advantage of trading opportunities resulting from this volatility. Turnover continues to be moderately high and is within the expected normal range.
     Turnover for the Natural Resources Portfolio has historically been low. In 2008, the turnover rate decreased from 25% to 12% and turnover for the portfolio continues to remain within its expected normal range.
     Turnover in the Asset Allocation Portfolio decreased from 71% to 48% for the fiscal year ended 2008. The decreased turnover was due to (1) a change in the portfolio managers responsible for managing the Portfolio, which occurred in December 2006 and resulted in a realignment of the Portfolio’s assets/securities during early-2007, and (2) a material reallocation of Portfolio assets out of equity securities and into fixed income securities, both of which occurred during 2007, which resulted in a significant increase in portfolio. The decreased turnover rate in 2008 represents a return to a more normal turnover level.
     Turnover increased from 41% to 87% in the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio during 2008. The increased turnover rate was as a result of unprecedented market volatility during 2008. The portfolio management team took advantage of trading opportunities resulting from this volatility in the fixed income markets.

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PRICE OF SHARES
     Shares of the Trust are currently offered only to the separate accounts of the Life Insurance Companies. The Trust is open for business on any day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for regular trading. Shares are valued each day as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (generally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). Each Portfolio calculates the net asset value of each class of its shares separately by dividing the total value of net assets of each Class by the number of such class’ shares outstanding. The net asset value of each class of a Portfolio’s shares will also be computed on each other day in which there is a sufficient degree of trading in such Portfolio’s securities that the net asset value of its shares might be materially affected by changes in the values of the portfolio securities; provided, however, that on such day the Trust receives a request to purchase or redeem such Portfolio’s shares. The days and times of such computation may, in the future, be changed by the Trustees in the event that the portfolio securities are traded in significant amounts in markets other than the NYSE, or on days or at times other than those during which the NYSE is open for trading.
     Stocks are generally valued based upon closing sales prices reported on recognized securities exchanges. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Generally, the NOCP will be the last sale price unless the reported trade for the stock is outside the range of the bid/ask price. In such cases, the NOCP will be normalized to the nearer of the bid or ask price. For listed securities having no sales reported and for unlisted securities, such securities will be valued based upon the last reported bid price.
     As of the close of regular trading on the NYSE, securities traded primarily on securities exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last sale price on such exchanges on the day of valuation, or if there is no sale on the day of valuation, at the last-reported bid price. If a security’s price is available from more than one exchange, the Portfolio uses the exchange that is the primary market for the security. However, depending on the foreign market, closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price the Portfolio’s shares, and the Portfolio may determine that certain closing prices are unreliable. This determination will be based on review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If the Portfolio determines that closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Portfolio will adjust the previous closing prices in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. A Portfolio may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Portfolio is open. For foreign equity securities, the Portfolios use an outside pricing service to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting these prices.
     Futures contracts and options traded on national securities exchanges are valued as of the close of the exchange upon which they trade. Forward contracts are valued at the 4:00 p.m. Eastern time forward rate. Other securities are valued on the basis of last sale or bid price (if a last sale price is not available) in what is, in the opinion of the Adviser, the broadest and most representative market, that may be either a securities exchange or the over-the-counter market.
     Non-convertible bonds and debentures, other long-term debt securities and short-term debt securities with maturities in excess of 60 days, are valued at bid prices obtained for the day of valuation from a bond pricing service, when such prices are available. If a vendor quote is unavailable, the securities may be priced at the mean of two independent quotes obtained from brokers.

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     Short-term securities with 60 days or less to maturity are amortized to maturity based on their cost to the Portfolio if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Portfolio on the 60th day, are amortized to maturity based on the value determined on the 61st day.
     Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
     Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or if a development/event occurs that may significantly impact the value of the security, then these securities are valued as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the Board of Trustees. There is no single standard for making fair value determinations, which may result in the use of prices that vary from those of other funds.
      Money Market Portfolio . For the Money Market Portfolio, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization/accretion to maturity of any discount or premium. In accordance with rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Board has adopted procedures intended to stabilize the Money Market Portfolio’s net asset value per share at $1.00. These procedures include the determination, at such intervals as the Board deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Money Market Portfolio’s market-based net asset value per share deviates from the Portfolio’s amortized cost per share. The calculation of such deviation is referred to as “shadow pricing.” For purposes of these market-based valuations, securities for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued, as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the Board. In addition, in accordance with positions taken by the SEC or its staff effective November 3, 2008, for shadow pricing purposes the Money Market Portfolio valued certain portfolio securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at amortized cost instead of at the market-based value, through January 12, 2009.
     The use of this valuation method is continuously reviewed and the Board of Trustees will make such changes as may be necessary to assure that the assets of the Portfolio are valued fairly as determined by the Trustees in good faith, as a particular responsibility within the overall duty of care owed to the shareholders. In accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, the Trust’s Board of Trustees has adopted procedures, reasonably designed taking into account current market conditions and the Portfolio’s investment objectives, to stabilize the Portfolio’s net asset value per share at $1.00. These procedures include the determination, at such intervals as the Board of Trustees deems appropriate and reasonable in light of current market conditions, of the extent, if any, to which the Portfolio’s market-based net asset value per share deviates from the Portfolios’ amortized cost per share. For purposes of these market-based valuations, securities for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued, as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the Board of Trustees.
     The Trustees will consider what steps should be taken, if any, in the event of a difference of more than 1/2 of 1% between the two. The Trustees will take such steps as they consider appropriate, (e.g., selling securities to shorten the average portfolio maturity) to minimize any material dilution or other unfair results that might arise from differences between the two. Rule 2a-7 requires that the Portfolio limit its investments to instruments that the Trustees determine will present minimal credit risks and which are of high quality as determined by at least one major rating agency, or, in the case of any instrument that is not so rated, of comparable quality as determined by the Trustees. It also calls for the Portfolio to maintain a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity (not more than 90 days) appropriate to its objective of maintaining a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share and precludes the purchase of any instrument with a

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remaining maturity of more than 397 calendar days. Should the disposition of a portfolio security result in a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity of more than 90 days, the Portfolio will invest its available cash in such manner as to reduce such maturity to 90 days or less as soon as reasonably practicable.
     It is the normal practice of the Portfolio to hold portfolio securities to maturity. Therefore, unless a sale or other disposition of a security is mandated by redemption requirements or other extraordinary circumstances, the Portfolio will realize the par value of the security. Under the amortized cost method of valuation traditionally employed by institutions for valuation of money market instruments, neither the amount of daily income nor the net asset value is affected by any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of the Portfolio. In periods of declining interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the Portfolio as computed by dividing the annualized daily income of the Portfolio by the net asset value will tend to be higher than if the valuation was based upon market prices and estimates. In periods of rising interest rates, the indicated daily yield on shares of the Portfolio as computed by dividing the annualized daily income of the Portfolio by the net asset value will tend to be lower than if the valuation was based upon market prices and estimates.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
     Under the Code, each Portfolio is treated as a separate regulated investment company providing qualification requirements are met. To qualify as a regulated investment company, a Portfolio must, among other things, (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income in each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities or foreign currencies, other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income derived from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” ( i . e ., partnerships that are traded on an established securities market or tradable on a secondary market, other than partnerships that derive 90% of their income from interest, dividends, capital gains, and other traditionally permitted mutual fund income); and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of a Portfolio’s taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the Portfolio’s assets is represented by cash, securities of other regulated investment companies, U.S. government securities and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the Portfolio’s assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its assets is invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or securities of other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer, any two or more issuers of which 20% or more of the voting stock is held by the Portfolio and that are determined to be engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses or in the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.
     Although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to regulated investment companies, such rules do apply to a regulated investment company with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. Portfolio investments in partnerships, including in qualified publicly traded partnerships, may result in the Portfolio’s being subject to state, local or foreign income, franchise or withholding tax liabilities.
     So long as a Portfolio qualifies as a regulated investment company, such Portfolio will not be subject to federal income tax on the net investment company taxable income or net capital gains distributed to shareholders as ordinary income dividends or capital gain dividends. Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions, if any, are paid annually. All distributions are reinvested in shares (of the same class) of the Portfolio at net asset value unless the transfer agent is instructed otherwise.

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     If, in any taxable year, a Portfolio fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code or fails to meet the distribution requirement, it will be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation and distributions to its shareholders will not be deductible by the Portfolio in computing its taxable income. In addition, in the event of a failure to qualify, a Portfolio’s distributions, to the extent derived from the Portfolio’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, including any distributions of net long-term capital gains, will be taxable to shareholders as dividend income. Moreover, if a Portfolio fails to qualify as a regulated investment company in any year, it must pay out its earnings and profits accumulated in that year in order to qualify again as a regulated investment company. If a Portfolio fails to qualify as a regulated investment company for a period greater than two taxable years, the Portfolio may be required to recognize any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets ( i.e ., the excess of the aggregate gains, including items of income, over aggregate losses that would have been realized with respect to such assets if the Portfolio had been liquidated) if it qualifies as a regulated investment company in a subsequent year. Further, if a Portfolio should fail to qualify as a regulated investment company, such Portfolio would be considered as a single investment, which may result in Variable Contracts invested in that Portfolio not being treated as annuity, endowment or life insurance contracts under the Code. All income and gain inside the Variable Contract would be taxed currently to the holder, and the contract would remain subject to taxation as ordinary income thereafter, even if it became adequately diversified.
     Generally, a regulated investment company must timely distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and capital gains in accordance with a calendar year distribution requirement in order to avoid imposition of a non-deductible 4% excise tax. However, the excise tax generally does not apply to a regulated investment company whose only shareholders are certain tax-exempt trusts or segregated asset accounts of life insurance companies held in connection with variable contracts. In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax, each Portfolio intends to qualify for this exemption or to comply with the calendar year distribution requirement.
     In addition, each Portfolio intends to comply with the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code, which relate to the tax-deferred status of the Separate Accounts. To comply with Treasury Department regulations promulgated under Section 817(h) of the Code, each Portfolio will be required to diversify its investments so that on the last day of each calendar quarter or within 30 days thereafter no more than 55% of the value of its assets is represented by any one investment, no more than 70% is represented by any two investments, no more than 80% is represented by any three investments and no more than 90% is represented by any four investments. Generally, all securities of the same issuer are treated as a single investment. For the purposes of Section 817(h), obligations of the U.S. Treasury and of each U.S. government agency or instrumentality are treated as securities of separate issuers. In certain circumstances, each Separate Account will “look-through” its investment in qualifying regulated investment companies, partnerships or trusts and include its pro rata share of the investment companies’ investments in determining if it satisfies the diversification rule of Section 817(h). An alternative asset diversification test may be satisfied under certain circumstances.
     A Portfolio may sell its shares directly to separate accounts established and maintained by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and to certain qualified pension and retirement plans; if a Portfolio were to sell its shares to other categories of shareholders, the Portfolio may fail to comply with applicable Treasury requirements regarding investor control. If a Portfolio should fail to comply with the investor control requirements, the contract owner would be treated as the owner of the shares and the contracts invested in the Portfolio would not be treated as annuity, endowment or life insurance contracts under the Code and all income and gain earned in past years and currently inside the contracts would be taxed currently to the holders, and income and gain would remain subject to taxation as ordinary income thereafter.

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     Since the shares in the Portfolios are offered only in connection with the Variable Contracts, no discussion is set forth herein as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences at the shareholder level. For information concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to purchasers of the Variable Contracts, see the prospectus for such Variable Contracts. Purchasers of the Variable Contracts should also consult their tax advisors regarding specific questions as to federal, state and local taxes.
     A Portfolio may invest in debt securities issued at a discount or providing for deferred interest, which may result in income to the Portfolio equal, generally, to a portion of the excess of the face value of the securities over the issue price thereof (“original issue discount”) each year that the securities are held, even though the Portfolio receives no actual interest payments thereon. Original issue discount is treated as income earned by a Portfolio and, therefore, is subject to distribution requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Since the original issue discount income earned by a Portfolio in a taxable year may not be represented by cash income, the Portfolio may have to dispose of securities, which it might otherwise have continued to hold, or borrow to generate cash in order to satisfy its distribution requirements. In addition, a Portfolio’s investment in foreign currencies or foreign currency denominated or referenced debt securities and contingent payment or inflation-indexed debt instruments also may accelerate the Portfolio’s recognition of taxable income in excess of cash generated by such investments.
     Under the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates which occur between the time a Portfolio accrues interest or other receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time such Portfolio actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, gains or losses from sales of currencies or dispositions of debt securities or certain forward contracts, futures contracts, options or similar financial instruments denominated in a foreign currency or determined by reference to the value of one or several foreign currencies also are treated as ordinary income or loss.
     The Code includes special rules applicable to the listed non-equity options, regulated futures contracts, and options on futures contracts that a Portfolio may write, purchase or sell. Such options and contracts are classified as Section 1256 contracts under the Code. The character of gain or loss resulting from the sale, disposition, closing out, expiration or other termination of Section 1256 contracts, except forward foreign currency exchange contracts, is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss to the extent of 60% thereof and short-term capital gain or loss to the extent of 40% thereof (“60/40 gain or loss”). Such contracts, when held by a Portfolio at the end of a fiscal year, generally are required to be treated as sold at market value on the last day of such fiscal year for Federal income tax purposes (“marked-to-market”). Over-the-counter options are not classified as Section 1256 contracts and are not subject to the marked-to-market rule or to 60/40 gain or loss treatment. Any gains or losses recognized by a Portfolio from transactions in over-the-counter options written by a Portfolio generally constitute short-term capital gains or losses. Any gain or loss recognized by a Portfolio from transactions in over-the-counter options purchased by such Portfolio generally has the same character as the property to which the option relates as in the hands of such Portfolio (or would have if acquired by the Portfolio). When call options written, or put options purchased, by a Portfolio are exercised, the gain or loss realized on the sale of the underlying securities may be either short-term or long-term, depending on the holding period of the securities. In determining the amount of such gain or loss, the sales proceeds are reduced by the premium paid for the over-the-counter puts or increased by the premium received for over-the-counter calls.
     A substantial portion of each Portfolio’s transactions in options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, particularly its hedging transactions, may constitute “straddles” which are defined in the Code as offsetting positions with respect to personal property. A straddle in which at least one (but not all) of the positions is a Section 1256 contract would constitute a “mixed straddle” under the Code. The Code generally provides with respect to straddles (i) “loss deferral” rules which may postpone recognition for tax purposes of losses from certain closing purchase transactions or other dispositions of a position in the

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straddle to the extent of unrealized gains in the offsetting position, (ii) “wash sale” rules which may postpone recognition for tax purposes of losses where a position is sold and a new offsetting position is acquired within a prescribed period, (iii) “short sale” rules which may terminate the holding period of securities owned by a Portfolio when offsetting positions are established and which may convert certain losses from short-term to long-term, and (iv) “conversion transaction” rules which may treat all or a portion of the gain on a transaction as ordinary income rather than as capital gains. The Code provides that certain elections may be made for mixed straddles that can alter the character of the capital gain or loss recognized upon disposition of positions which form part of a straddle. Certain other elections also are provided in the Code; no determination has been reached to make any of these elections.
     As a result of entering into swap contracts, a Portfolio may make or receive periodic net payments. A Portfolio may also make or receive a payment when a swap is terminated prior to maturity through an assignment of the swap or other closing transaction. Periodic net payments will generally constitute ordinary income or deductions, while termination of a swap will generally result in capital gain or loss (which will be a long-term capital gain or loss if a Portfolio has been a party to the swap for more than one year). With respect to certain types of swaps, a Portfolio may be required to currently recognize income or loss with respect to future payments on such swaps or may elect under certain circumstances to mark such swaps to market annually for tax purposes as ordinary income or loss. The tax treatment of many types of credit default swaps is uncertain.
     In general, gain or loss on a short sale, to the extent permitted, is recognized when a Portfolio closes the sale by delivering the borrowed property to the lender, not when the borrowed property is sold. Gain or loss from a short sale is generally considered as capital gain or loss to the extent that the property used to close the short sale constitutes a capital asset in the Portfolio’s hands. Except with respect to certain situations where the property used by a Portfolio to close a short sale has a long-term holding period on the date of the short sale, special rules would generally treat the gains on short sales as short-term capital gains. These rules may also terminate the running of the holding period of “substantially identical property” held by a Portfolio. Moreover, a loss on a short sale will be treated as a long-term capital loss if, on the date of the short sale, “substantially identical property” has been held by a Portfolio for more than one year. In general, a Portfolio will not be permitted to deduct payments made to reimburse the lender of securities for dividends paid on borrowed stock if the short sale is closed on or before the 45th day after the short sale is entered into.
     A “passive foreign investment company” (“PFIC”) is a foreign corporation that, in general, meets either of the following tests: (a) at least 75% of its gross income is passive or (b) an average of at least 50% of its assets produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. If a Portfolio acquires and holds stock in a PFIC beyond the end of the year of its acquisition, the Portfolio will be subject to federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” received on the stock or on any gain from disposition of the stock (collectively, the “PFIC income”), plus certain interest change, even if the Portfolio distributes the PFIC income as a taxable dividend to its shareholders. The balance of the PFIC income will be included in the Portfolio’s investment company taxable income and, accordingly, will not be taxable to it to the extent that income is distributed to its shareholders. The Portfolio may make a “mark-to-market” election with respect to any stock it holds of a PFIC. If the election is in effect at the end of the Portfolio’s taxable year, the Portfolio will recognize the amount of mark-to-market gains, if any, with respect to PFIC stock as ordinary income. The Portfolio will recognize ordinary loss on marking to market of PFIC stock, only to the extent of mark-to-market gains recognized in prior years. Alternatively, a Portfolio may elect to treat any PFIC in which it invests as a “qualified electing fund,” in which case, in lieu of the foregoing tax and interest obligation, the Portfolio will be required to include in its income each year, its pro rata share of the qualified electing fund’s annual ordinary earnings and net capital gain, even if they are not distributed to the Portfolio; those amounts would be subject to the distribution requirements applicable to the Portfolio

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described above. In order to make this election a Portfolio would be required to obtain certain information from the PFIC which in many cases may be difficult to do.
     Income received by a Portfolio from sources within foreign countries may be subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by such countries. Income tax treaties between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. It is impossible to determine in advance the effective rate of foreign tax to which a Portfolio will be subject, since the amount of the Portfolio’s assets to be invested in various countries is not known and is expected to vary. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding specific questions as to federal, state and local taxes.
     For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Portfolios had the following capital loss carry-forwards which will expire between ____________:
Loss Carry-Forwards
Growth and Income Portfolio
Growth Portfolio
Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Natural Resources Portfolio
Asset Allocation Portfolio
Multi-Asset Portfolio
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio
Money Market Portfolio
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
     The Code imposes certain diversification standards on the underlying assets of Variable Contracts held in the Portfolios of the Trust. The Code provides that a Variable Contract shall not be treated as an annuity contract or life insurance for any period for which the investments are not adequately diversified, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Treasury Department. Disqualification of the Variable Contract as an annuity contract or life insurance would result in imposition of federal income tax on the Contract Owner with respect to earnings allocable to the Variable Contract prior to the receipt of payments under the Variable Contract. The Code contains a safe harbor provision which provides that contracts such as the Variable Contracts meet the diversification requirements if, as of the close of each quarter, the underlying assets meet the diversification standards for a regulated investment company and no more than 55% of the value of the total assets consists of cash, cash items, U.S. government securities and securities of other regulated investment companies.
     The Treasury Department has issued Regulations (Treas. Reg. Section 1.817-5) which establish diversification requirements for the investment portfolios underlying variable contracts, such as the Variable Contracts. The Regulations amplify the diversification requirements for variable contracts set forth in the Code and provide an alternative to the safe harbor provision described above. Under the Regulations, an investment portfolio will be deemed adequately diversified if, at the close of each calendar quarter or within 30 days thereafter, (i) no more than 55% of the value of the total assets of the portfolio is represented by any one investment; (ii) no more than 70% of the value of the total assets of the portfolio is represented by any two investments; (iii) no more than 80% of the value of the total assets of the portfolio is represented by any three investments; and (iv) no more than 90% of the value of the total assets of the portfolio is represented by any four investments. For purposes of these regulations all securities of the same issuer are treated as a single investment.

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     For purposes of determining whether or not the diversification standards imposed on the underlying assets of variable contracts by Section 817(h) of the Code have been met, “each United States government agency or instrumentality shall be treated as a separate issuer.”
     It is intended that each Portfolio of the Trust underlying the Contracts will be managed in such manner as to comply with these diversification requirements.
     Since the shares of the Portfolios are issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under the Variable Contracts, no discussion is set forth herein as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences at the shareholder level. For information concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to purchasers of the Variable Contracts, see the Prospectus for such Variable Contracts.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
     Each Portfolio may invest in securities and other instruments that do not presently exist but may be developed in the future, provided that each such investment is consistent with the Portfolio’s investment goals, policies and restrictions and is otherwise legally permissible under federal and state laws. Each Portfolio’s Prospectus and SAI will be amended or supplemented as appropriate to discuss any such new investments.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
      Proxy Voting Responsibility . The Trust has adopted policies and procedures for the voting of proxies relating to portfolio securities. The policies and procedures were drafted according to recommendations by a proxy voting committee composed of senior management of the Trust and the Trust’s investment adviser, SAAMCo (i.e., representatives from the investments, legal and compliance departments). The policies and procedures enable the Trust to vote proxies in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Trust’s shareholders. Except as otherwise described below regarding case-by-case voting matters, neither SAAMCo nor any Subadviser has discretion concerning proxy voting decisions.
     The Trust has retained a proxy voting service, the RiskMetrics Group (“RiskMetrics”) , to affect votes on behalf of the Trust according to the Trust’s policies and procedures, and to assist the Trust with certain responsibilities including recordkeeping of proxy votes.
      Company Management Recommendations. When determining whether to invest in the securities of a particular company, one of the key factors the Portfolio Manager may consider is the quality and depth of the company’s management. In holding portfolio securities, the Trust is seeking to maximize the investment value for shareholders, but not necessarily exercise control over the issuers of portfolio securities or otherwise advance a particular social agenda. The Trust’s policies and procedures therefore provide that the Trust will generally vote in support of management recommendations on most corporate matters. When a Trust’s Portfolio Manager is dissatisfied with a company’s management, the Trust typically will sell the holding.
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SAAMCo and/or the subadviser of a Portfolio. In these instances, such person(s) will recommend the vote that will maximize value for and is in the best interests of the Trust’s shareholders. .
      Examples of the Trust’s positions on voting matters. Consistent with the approaches described above, the following are examples of the Trust’s voting positions on specific matters:
    Vote with management recommendations on most corporate matters;
 
    Vote on a case-by-case basis on proposals to increase authorized common stock or preferred stock;
 
    Vote on a case-by-case basis regarding finance, merger and acquisition matters;
 
    Abstain from voting on social responsibility or environmental matters, unless the portfolio’s objective is directly related to the social or environmental matter in question; 4
 
    Not vote proxies for passively-managed portfolios 5 ; and
 
    Vote on a case-by-case basis on equity compensation plans.
      Conflicts of Interest. Members of the proxy voting committee will resolve conflicts of interest presented by a proxy vote. In practice, application of the Trust’s proxy voting guidelines will in most instances adequately address any possible conflicts of interest, as votes generally are affected according to the guidelines or recommendations of the independent proxy voting agent. Also, the proxy voting committee consists of members who are not involved in marketing or other business units that may be likely to present conflicts.
     However, if a situation arises where a vote presents a conflict between the interests of a Trust’s shareholders and the interests of SAAMCo, the Trust’s, or one of SAAMCo’s affiliates, and the conflict is known to the proxy voting committee, the proxy voting committee will consult with a Trustee who is not an “interested” person, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, as amended, time permitting, before casting the vote to ensure that the Corporation votes in the best interest of its shareholders. Any individual with a known conflict may be required by the proxy voting committee to recluse himself or herself from being involved in the proxy voting decision. Senior management, including the proxy voting committee, will evaluate the situation and determine the vote to ensure that the Trust selects the vote that is in the best interests of the Trust’s shareholders.
      Proxy Voting Records. The independent Proxy Voting agent will be responsible for documenting its basis for any determination to vote in a non-uniform or contrary manner, as well as, for ensuring the maintenance of records for each proxy vote cast on behalf of the Trust. The Trust makes its proxy voting record available on its website for each one-year period ending on June 30 th . The proxy voting record is also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov .
 
4   In these circumstances, the Portfolio will consider the effect that the vote’s outcome may have on the issuing company and the value of its securities as part of the Portfolio’s overall investment evaluation of whether to retain or sell the company’s securities. The Portfolio will either retain or sell the securities according to the best interests of the portfolio’s shareholders.
 
5   The Board has determined that the costs of voting proxies for passively managed Portfolios will generally outweigh any benefits that may be achieved by voting such proxies because the outcome will not directly affect whether the Portfolio retains a particular security. That is, the Portfolio will retain or sell a particular security based on objective, rather than subjective, criteria. None of the Trust’s Portfolios are currently passively-managed.

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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
     The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures relating to disclosure of the Portfolios’ securities. These policies and procedures prohibit the release of information concerning portfolio holdings which have not previously been made public to individual investors, institutional investors, intermediaries that distribute the Portfolios’ shares and other parties which are not employed by the Adviser or its affiliates. Except when there is legitimate business purpose for selective disclosure and other conditions (designed to protect the Portfolio and its participants) are met, the Trust does not provide or permit others to provide information about the Portfolios’ holdings on a selective basis.
     The Trust makes the Portfolios’ portfolio holdings available semi-annually in shareholder reports filed on Form N-CSR and after the first and third fiscal quarters in regulatory filings on Form N-Q. These shareholder reports and regulatory filings are filed with the SEC, as required by federal securities laws, and are generally available within sixty (60) days of the end of the Trust’s fiscal quarter.
     In addition, the Trust generally makes publicly available, on a periodic basis, information regarding a Portfolio’s top ten holdings (including name and percentage of a Portfolio’s assets invested in each holding) and the percentage breakdown of a Portfolio’s investments by country, sector and industry, as applicable. This information is generally made available through the Trust’s website, marketing communications (including printed advertising and sales literature), and/or the Trust’s telephone customer service centers. This information is generally not released until the information is at least 15 days old, unless otherwise approved by the Trust’s legal department. The Trust and its affiliates are not authorized to receive compensation or other consideration for the non-public disclosure of portfolio holdings information.
     Before any non-public disclosure of information about a Portfolio’s holdings is permitted, any employee seeking to disclose such information must submit a written form to his or her department head requesting the release of non-public portfolio holdings information. The request must then be submitted to the legal and compliance departments of that Adviser and the Trust. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer and/or the Adviser’s legal counsel are responsible for authorizing the selective release of portfolio holding information. To find that it is in the shareholders’ best interest, it must be determined that the selective disclosure of portfolio holdings information is necessary to the Portfolio’s operation or useful to the Portfolio’s shareholders without compromising the integrity or performance of the Portfolio. If the request is approved, the Trust and the third party will execute a confidentiality agreement governing the third party’s duties with respect to the portfolio holdings information, which includes the duty to keep such information confidential and to not use the information for purposes of trading in the shares of the Portfolio for any reason.
     At each quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Trustees review a report disclosing the third parties to whom the Portfolios’ holdings information has been disclosed and the purpose for such disclosure, and consider whether or not the release of information to such third parties is in the best interest of the Portfolios and its participants.
     Each of the below listed third parties have been informed of their duty of confidentiality and have been approved to receive information concerning the Portfolios’ holdings:
    Subadvisers . Each Subadviser is continuously provided with the entire portfolio holdings for each Portfolio that it subadvises on a daily basis. In the case of a multi-managed Portfolio, the Subadviser has access only to that portion of the Portfolio’s holdings that it subadvises. In the event a Subadviser is engaged to assume subadvisory duties of a Portfolio, the Trust routinely discloses portfolio holdings information to such Subadviser prior to its assumption of duties.

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      In addition, Wellington Management discloses the portfolio holdings of the Portfolios it manages to the following third parties in connection with the services it provides to such Portfolios (subject to confidentiality agreements between Wellington Management and such third parties):
    Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. performs certain operational functions for Wellington Management and receives portfolio holdings information on a daily basis;
 
    FactSet Research Systems Inc. provides analytical services for Wellington Management and receives portfolio holdings information on a daily basis;
 
    Glass, Lewis & Co. provides proxy voting services for Wellington Management and receives portfolio holdings information on a daily basis;
 
    Investment Technology Group, Inc. provides analytical services for Wellington Management and receives portfolio holdings information on a daily basis; and
 
    State Street Bank and Trust Company performs certain operational functions on behalf of Wellington Management and receives portfolio holdings information on a daily basis.
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) . PwC is provided with entire portfolio holdings information during periods in which it performs its audits or reviews of the Portfolios’ financial statements. PwC does not disclose to third parties information regarding the Portfolios’ holdings.
 
    State Street Bank & Trust Company (“SSB&T”) . SSB&T, as custodian to the Portfolios, has daily access to the entire holdings of each Portfolio. SSB&T does not disclose or release information regarding the Portfolios’ holdings except as instructed by the Portfolio.
 
    Lipper . The Performance Measurement Group discloses the entire portfolio holdings information for each Portfolio on a monthly basis to Lipper approximately fifteen (15) days after the month end. Lipper analyzes the information to produce various statistical measures and general portfolio information (including equity investment style, asset category percentages, credit analysis, top 10 and top 25 holdings, sector weighting, etc.) and uses the information to determine each Portfolio’s asset class and category in order to place each Portfolio in the appropriate peer group. Lipper does not disclose the entire portfolio holdings of each Portfolio, but does disclose the information listed above. This information is made available to Lipper subscribers approximately sixty (60) days after the receipt of information from the Portfolio.
 
    Morningstar . Morningstar is a subscription-based service, though certain information regarding stocks and retail mutual Portfolios may be accessed through its web site at no charge. Information regarding the Portfolios is available only with a subscription. SSB&T forwards entire portfolio holdings information to Morningstar on a monthly basis, approximately thirty (30) days after each month end. Morningstar analyzes the information to produce various reports that contain statistical measures and other portfolio information (including equity style, asset category percentages, credit analysis, top 10 and top 25 holdings, sector weighting, etc.). Entire

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      portfolio holdings information is available to subscribers approximately one week of Morningstar’s receipt of the information. Other Morningstar subscription-based products provide statistical measures and portfolio information generally between fifteen (15) to thirty (30) days after its receipt of such information.
 
    Standard & Poors (“S&P”) . The Performance Measurement Group discloses the entire portfolio holdings information for each Portfolio on a quarterly basis, approximately thirty (30) days after the month end. S&P analyzes the information to produce various statistical measures and general portfolio information (including equity investment style, asset category percentages, credit analysis, top 10 and top 25 holdings, sector weighting, etc.) and uses the information to determine each Portfolio’s asset class and category in order to place each Portfolio in the appropriate peer group. S&P does not disclose the entire portfolio holdings of each Portfolio, but does disclose the information listed above. This information is made available to S&P subscribers approximately sixty (60) days after the receipt of information from the Portfolio.
 
    Bloomberg . The Performance Measurement Group discloses the entire portfolio holdings information for each Portfolio on a quarterly basis, approximately thirty (30) days after the month end. This information is made available to subscribers of Bloomberg’s various databases within one (1) to fourteen (14) days of its receipt.
    Thompson Financial . The Performance Measurement Group discloses the entire portfolio holdings information for each Portfolio on a monthly basis, approximately thirty (30) days after the month end. This information is made available to subscribers of Thompson Financial’s various databases within a few days of its receipt.
 
    Financial Printers . Portfolio Accounting provides various financial printers with portfolio holdings information between thirty (30) and sixty (60) days after each Portfolio’s fiscal quarter. Financial printers assist the Portfolios with the filing of their annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and quarterly regulatory filings with the SEC and the printing of shareholder reports for distribution to participants. Financial printers do not disclose the information publicly other than to file the document on the SEC’s EDGAR database.
 
    Investment Company Institute (“ICI”). Portfolio Accounting provides the ICI with certain holdings information (top 10 holdings, sector weighting and asset categories) regarding the Portfolios on a quarterly basis, approximately fifteen (15) days after the quarter end. The ICI uses this information for survey purposes and does not disclose a particular Portfolio’s holding information publicly.
 
    Zeno Consulting Group (formerly, Plexus Group) . SSB&T provides purchase and sale information with respect to the Portfolios’ equity holdings on a quarterly basis approximately fifteen (15) days after the quarter end. Zeno analyzes the information to produce reports containing brokerage execution statistics and comparisons. These reports are provided to the Portfolios and Zeno does not disclose publicly the information they receive or the reports they prepare. SAAMCo’s contract with Zeno includes a confidentiality clause.
 
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      Diligent services the website of the SunAmerica Mutual Funds. Diligent also hosts the Board’s online meeting materials.
 
    RiskMetrics Group (“RiskMetrics”) . RiskMetrics downloads weekly portfolio information ( i.e. custodian identification number, security identification number, share position and description of the security) through SSB&T Insight System. This information is used solely for the purposes of voting proxies on behalf of the Portfolios and is not publicly disclosed. SAAMCo’s contract with RiskMetrics includes confidentiality disclosure.
SHARES OF THE TRUST
     The Trust consists of nine separate Portfolios, each of which may offer Class 1, 2 and 3 shares. All shares of the Trust have equal voting rights and may be voted in the election of Trustees and on other matters submitted to the vote of the shareholders. Shareholders’ meetings ordinarily will not be held unless required by the 1940 Act. As permitted by Massachusetts law, there normally will be no shareholders’ meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees unless and until such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office have been elected by shareholders. At that time, the Trustees then in office will call a shareholders’ meeting for the election of Trustees. The Trustees must call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the removal of any Trustee when requested to do so by the record holders of 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. A Trustee may be removed after the holders of record of not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares have declared that the Trustee be removed either by declaration in writing or by votes cast in person or by proxy. Except as set forth above, the Trustees shall continue to hold office and may appoint successor Trustees, provided that, immediately after the appointment of any successor Trustee, at least two-thirds of the Trustees have been elected by the shareholders. Shares do not have cumulative voting rights. Thus, holders of a majority of the shares voting for the election of Trustees can elect all the Trustees. No amendment may be made to the Declaration of Trust without the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Trust, except that amendments to conform the Declaration of Trust to the requirements of applicable federal laws or regulations of the regulated investment company, provisions of the Code may be made by a two-thirds vote of the Trustees, and after fifteen days prior written notice to shareholders.
     In matters affecting only a particular Portfolio, the matter shall have been effectively acted upon by a majority vote of that Portfolio even though: (1) the matter has not been approved by a majority vote of any other Portfolio; or (2) the matter has not been approved by a majority vote of the Trust.
     The classes of shares of a given Portfolio are identical in all respects, except that (i) each class may bear differing amounts of certain class-specific expenses; (ii) Class 2 and 3 shares are subject to service fees; and (iii) Class 2 and 3 shares have voting rights on matters that pertain to the Rule 12b-1 Plan adopted with respect to Class 2 and 3 shares.
     Shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the Trust. The risk of a shareholder incurring any financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Trust itself would be unable to meet its obligations. The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Trust and provides that notice of the disclaimer must be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Trust or Trustees. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust and also provides for the Trust to reimburse the shareholder for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any such claim or liability.

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     Shares of each Portfolio are not offered directly to the public. Instead, shares are currently issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies of SunAmerica Annuity and Life Assurance Company (“SAAL”), First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (“FSLAC”), AIG Life Insurance Company (“AIG Life”) and American International Life Assurance Company of New York (“AIL”); and variable annuity contracts issued by Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company and Presidential Life Insurance Company. All shares of the Trusts are owned by Separate Accounts of the aforementioned life insurance companies.
     SAAL, FSLAC, AIG Life and AIL are under common control with, and therefore are affiliated with, the Adviser. Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company and Presidential Life Insurance Company are not affiliates of the Adviser. The Trust does not foresee a disadvantage to contract owners arising out of the fact that the Trust offers its shares for Variable Contracts other than those offered by life insurance companies affiliated with the Adviser. Nevertheless, the Trust’s Board of Trustees intends to monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts which may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response thereto. If such a conflict were to occur, one or more insurance company Separate Accounts might withdraw their investments in the Trust. This might force the Trust to sell portfolio securities at disadvantageous prices.
     As of _________, 2009, AIG Life, SAAL, FSLAC and Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance owned, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding shares of all Portfolios. The ownership breakdown is as follows:
                                 
            SunAmerica     First        
            Annuity and Life     SunAmerica     Phoenix Home  
            Assurance     Life Insurance     Life Mutual  
    AIG Life     Company     Company     Insurance  
Asset Allocation Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
Asset Allocation Portfolio (Class 2)
                               
Asset Allocation Portfolio (Class 3)
                               
 
                               
Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Class 2)
                               
Capital Appreciation Portfolio (Class 3)
                               
 
                               
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio (Class 2)
                               
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio (Class 3)
                               
 
                               
Growth Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
Growth Portfolio (Class 2)
                               
Growth Portfolio (Class 3)
                               
 
                               
Growth and Income Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
 
                               
Money Market Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
 
                               
Multi-Asset Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
 
                               
Natural Resources Portfolio (Class 1)
                               
Natural Resources Portfolio (Class 2)
                               
Natural Resources Portfolio (Class 3)
                               
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio (Class 1)
                               

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Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio (Class 1)
CUSTODIAN
     SSB&T, P.O. Box 5607, Boston, Massachusetts 02110 is the custodian of the Trust. In this capacity, SSB&T maintains the portfolio securities held by the Trust, administers the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and performs certain other duties. SSB&T also serves as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Trust.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND LEGAL COUNSEL
     PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1201 Louisiana, Suite 2900, Houston, Texas 77002 is the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP performs an annual audit of the Trust’s financial statements and provides tax advisory services, tax return preparation and accounting services relating to filings with the SEC. The firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019 serves as legal counsel to the Trust.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     The Trust’s audited financial statements are incorporated into this Statement of Additional Information by reference to its 2009 annual report to shareholders. You may request a copy of the annual report at no charge by calling (800) 445-7862 or writing the Trust at P.O. Box 54299, Los Angeles, California 90054-0299.

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APPENDIX

CORPORATE BOND AND COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

DESCRIPTION OF MOODY’S CORPORATE RATINGS
     
Aaa
  Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt edge.” Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.
 
   
Aa
  Bonds rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present that make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
 
   
A
  Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present that suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.
 
   
Baa
  Bonds rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations; i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.
 
   
Ba
  Bonds rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and therefore not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.
 
   
B
  Bonds rated B generally lack characteristics of desirable investments. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.
 
   
Caa
  Bonds rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.
 
   
Ca
  Bonds rated Ca represent obligations that are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
 
   
C
  Bonds rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds, and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

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     Note: Moody’s may apply numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of the generic rating category.
DESCRIPTION OF MOODY’S COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS
     The term “commercial paper” as used by Moody’s means promissory obligations not having an original maturity in excess of nine months. Moody’s makes no representations as to whether such commercial paper is by any other definition “commercial paper” or is exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
     Moody’s commercial paper ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay punctually promissory obligations not having an original maturity in excess of nine months. Moody’s makes no representation that such obligations are exempt from registration under the Securities Act, nor does it represent that any specific note is a valid obligation of a rated issuer or issued in conformity with any applicable law. Moody’s employs the following three designations, all judged to be investment grade, to indicate the relative repayment capacity of rated issuers:
     Issuers rated PRIME-1 (or related supporting institutions) have a superior capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. PRIME-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by the following characteristics:
     
  Leading market positions in well established industries
 
   
  High rates of return on funds employed
 
   
  Conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection
 
   
  Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation
 
   
  Well established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.
     Issuers rated PRIME-2 (or related supporting institutions) have a strong capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.
     Issuers rated PRIME-3 (or related supporting institutions) have an acceptable capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations. The effect of industry characteristics and market composition may be more pronounced. Variability in earnings and profitability may result in changes in level of debt protection measurements and the requirement for relatively high financial leverage. Adequate alternate liquidity is maintained.
     Issuers rated NOT PRIME do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
     If an issuer represents to Moody’s that its commercial paper obligations are supported by the credit of another entity or entities, then the name or names of such supporting entity or entities are listed within parentheses beneath the name of the issuer, or there is a footnote referring the reader to another page for the name or names of the supporting entity or entities. In assigning ratings to such issuers, Moody’s evaluates

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the financial strength of the indicated affiliated corporations, commercial banks, insurance companies, foreign governments or other entities, but only as one factor in the total rating assessment. Moody’s makes no representation and gives no opinion on the legal validity or enforceability of any support arrangement. You are cautioned to review with your counsel any questions regarding particular support arrangements.
     Among the factors considered by Moody’s in assigning ratings are the following: (1) evaluation of the management of the issuer; (2) economic evaluation of the issuer’s industry or industries and an appraisal of speculative type risks that may be inherent in certain areas; (3) evaluation of the issuer’s products in relation to competition and customer acceptance; (4) liquidity; (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend of earnings over a period of ten years; (7) financial strength of a parent company and the relationships that exist with the issuer; and (8) recognition by management of obligations that may be present or may arise as a result of public interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations.
DESCRIPTION OF STANDARD & POOR’S CORPORATE DEBT RATINGS
     A Standard & Poor’s corporate or municipal rating is a current assessment of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific obligation. This assessment may take into consideration obligors such as guarantors, insurers, or lessees.
     The debt rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold a security, inasmuch as it does not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor.
     The ratings are based on current information furnished by the issuer or obtained by Standard & Poor’s from other sources it considers reliable. Standard & Poor’s does not perform an audit in connection with any rating and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited financial information. The ratings may be changed, suspended or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, or for other reasons.
     The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations: (1) likelihood of default capacity and willingness of the obligor as to the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation; (2) nature of and provisions of the obligation; and (3) protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors’ rights.
     
AAA
  Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.
 
   
AA
  Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the highest-rated issues only in a small degree.
 
   
A
  Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.
 
   
BBB
  Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than for debt in higher-rated categories.

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  Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC and C are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal. BB indicates the least degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposure to adverse conditions.
 
   
BB
  Debt rated BB has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative grade debt. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions that could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payment. The BB rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BBB- rating.
 
   
B
  Debt rated B has a greater vulnerability to default but presently has the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial or economic conditions would likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal. The B rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied BB or BB- rating. Debt rated CCC has a current identifiable vulnerability to default and is dependent upon favorable business, financial and economic conditions to meet timely payments of interest and repayments of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The CCC rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied B or B- rating.
 
   
CC
  The rating CC is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC rating.
 
   
C
  The rating C is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC- debt rating. The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed but debt service payments are continued.
 
   
CI
  The rating CI is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being paid.
 
   
D
  Debt rated D is in default. The D rating is assigned on the day an interest or principal payment is missed. The D rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition if debt service payments are jeopardized.
Plus (+) or minus (-): The ratings of AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within these ratings categories.
     Provisional ratings: The letter “p” indicates that the rating is provisional. A provisional rating assumes the successful completion of the project being financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the successful and timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, makes no comment on the likelihood or risk of default upon failure of such completion. The investor should exercise judgment with respect to such likelihood and risk.
     
L
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      Savings & Loan Insurance Corp. or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and interest is adequately collateralized.
 
       
 
  *   Continuance of the rating is contingent upon Standard & Poor’s receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows.
 
       
 
  NR   Indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating or that Standard & Poor’s does not rate a particular type of obligation as a matter of policy.
     Debt Obligations of Issuers outside the United States and its territories are rated on the same basis as domestic corporate and municipal issues. The ratings measure the credit-worthiness of the obligor but do not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties.
     BOND INVESTMENT QUALITY STANDARDS: Under present commercial bank regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, bonds rated in the top four categories (“AAA,” “AA,” “A,” “BBB,” commonly known as “investment grade” ratings) are generally regarded as eligible for bank investment. In addition, the laws of various states governing legal investments impose certain rating or other standards for obligations eligible for investment by savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies and fiduciaries generally.
DESCRIPTION OF STANDARD & POOR’S COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS
     A Standard & Poor’s commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of debt having an original maturity of not more than 365 days. Ratings are graded into four categories, ranging from “A” for the highest quality obligations to “D” for the lowest.
         
 
  A   Issues assigned this highest rating are regarded as having the greatest capacity for timely payment. Issues in this category are delineated with the numbers 1, 2 and 3 to indicate the relative degree of safety.
 
       
 
  A-1   This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is either overwhelming or very strong. Those issues designated “A-1” that are determined to possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign designation.
 
       
 
  A-2   Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is strong. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated “A-1.”
 
       
 
  A-3   Issues carrying this designation have a satisfactory capacity for timely payment. They are, however, somewhat more vulnerable to the adverse effect of changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.
 
       
 
  B   Issues rated “B” are regarded as having only adequate capacity for timely payment. However, such capacity may be damaged by changing conditions or short-term adversities.
 
       
 
  C   This rating is assigned to short-term debt obligations with a doubtful capacity for payment.

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  D   This rating indicates that the issue is either in default or is expected to be in default upon maturity.
     The commercial paper rating is not a recommendation to purchase or sell a security. The ratings are based on current information furnished to Standard & Poor’s by the issuer or obtained from other sources it considers reliable. The ratings may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn as a result of changes in or unavailability of such information.

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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. Exhibits.
                 
 
  (a)     (1 )   Declaration of Trust, as amended. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on December 28, 1995.
 
               
 
        (2 )   Amendment to Declaration of Trust dated January 19, 1990. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on December 28, 1995.
 
               
 
        (3 )   Establishment and Designation of Shares of Beneficial Interest effective July 9, 2001. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (4 )   Amendment to Declaration of Trust establishing, naming and designating portfolios of the Trust certified as of September 28, 2001. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (5 )   Establishment and Designation of Classes effective September 30, 2002. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (6 )   Establishment and Designation of Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest dated July 25, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on August 11, 2003.
 
               
 
  (b)     (1 )   By-Laws, as amended. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on December 28, 1995.
 
               
 
        (2 )   Amendment No. 1 to Bylaws dated February 10, 1994. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on December 28, 1995.
 
               
 
        (3 )   Amendment No. 2 to Bylaws dated November 17, 1994. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on December 28, 1995.
 
               
 
        (4 )   Amendment No. 3 to Bylaws dated October 20, 1998. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (5 )   Amendment No. 4 to Bylaws dated January 15, 2004. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 6, 2006.
 
               
 
        (6 )   Amendment No. 5 to Bylaws dated September 7, 2004. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 6, 2006.

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        (7 )   Amendment No. 6 to Bylaws. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2008.
         
 
  (c)   Instruments Defining Rights of Shareholder. Incorporated by reference to Exhibits (a) and (b) above.
                     
 
  (d)     (1 )   (A)   Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between Registrant and SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“SAAMCo”) dated January 1, 1999. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-86188) filed on March 30, 1999.
                 
 
          (B)   Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between Registrant and SAAMCo dated August 1, 2000. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
          (C)   Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between Registrant and SAAMCo dated June 17, 2003. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on November 5, 2003.
                     
 
        (2 )   (A)   Subadvisory Agreement between SAAMCo and Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”) dated August 1, 2000. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
                   
 
              (B)   Subadvisory Agreement between SAAMCo and WM Advisors, Inc. dated December 31, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 5, 2007.
 
                   
 
              (C)   Amendment No. 1 to Subadvisory Agreement between SAAMCo and Edge Asset Management, Inc. (“EAM”) (formerly WM Advisors, Inc.) dated March 6, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 5, 2007.
         
 
  (e)   Inapplicable.
 
       
 
  (f)   SunAmerica Disinterested Trustees’ and Directors’ Retirement Plan, as amended and restated January 1, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 5, 2007.
                 
 
  (g)     (1 )   Master Custodian Agreement dated January 18, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 6, 2006.
 
               
 
        (2 )   Form of Amendment to Master Custodian Agreement dated January 18, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 6, 2006.

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  (h)     (1 )   Form of Fund Participation Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 5, 2004.
 
               
 
        (2 )   Form of Amended and Restated Addendum to Fund Participation Agreement for Class 2 Shares. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 9, 2009.
 
               
 
        (3 )   Form of Amended and Restated Addendum to Fund Participation Agreement for Class 3 Shares. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 9, 2009.
 
               
 
        (4 )   Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and Samuel M. Eisenstat.*
 
               
 
        (5 )   Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and Steven J. Gutman.*
 
               
 
        (6 )   Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and William J. Shea.*
         
 
  (i)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel.
 
       
 
  (j)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
 
       
 
  (k)   Inapplicable.
 
       
 
  (l)   Inapplicable.
                 
 
  (m)     (1 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Capital Appreciation Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (2 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (3 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Growth Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (4 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Growth and Income Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (5 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Money Market Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (6 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Multi-Asset Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.

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        (7 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Natural Resources Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (8 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class B Shares) adopted May 30, 2001 by Registrant for the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (9 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 2 Shares) adopted June 17, 2003 by Registrant for the Asset Allocation Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on November 5, 2003.
 
               
 
        (10 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Capital Appreciation Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (11 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (12 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Growth Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (13 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Growth and Income Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (14 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Money Market Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (15 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Multi-Asset Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (16 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Natural Resources Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (17 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted July 16, 2002 by Registrant for the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 4, 2003.
 
               
 
        (18 )   Service Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (Class 3 Shares) adopted June 17, 2003 by Registrant for the Asset Allocation Portfolio. Incorporated herein by reference to

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              Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on November 5, 2003.
         
 
  (n)   Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on August 11, 2003.
 
       
 
  (o)   Inapplicable.
 
       
 
  (p)   Code of Ethics.
                 
 
        (1 )   Code of Ethics for the Trust and SAAMCo, effective December 1, 2009.*
 
               
 
        (2 )   Code of Ethics for Wellington.*
 
               
 
        (3 )   Code of Ethics for EAM, effective January 1, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-86188) filed on April 5, 2007.
         
 
  (q)   Power of Attorney.*
 
* Filed herewith
Item 29.   Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control with Registrant.
  There are no persons controlled by or under common control with Registrant.
Item 30.   Indemnification.
  The Declaration of Trust (Section 5.3) provides that “[e]ach officer, Trustee or agent of the Trust shall be indemnified by the Trust to the full extent permitted under the General Laws of the State of Massachusetts and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, except that such indemnity shall not protect any such person against any liability to the Trust or any shareholder thereof to which such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office (“disabling conduct”).”
  The Investment Advisory and Management Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements each provide in essence that under certain circumstances the Investment Adviser or the Subadviser (and their officers, directors, agents, employees, controlling persons, shareholders and any other person or entity affiliated with the Investment Adviser or Subadviser to perform or assist in the performance of its obligations under each Agreement) shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or to any other person for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services, including without limitation, any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by any of them in connection with the matters to which each Agreement relates, except to the extent specified in section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services. Except for disabling conduct (willfulness misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations and duties), the Trust shall indemnify the Investment Adviser (and its officers and agents, employees, controlling persons, shareholders, and any other person or entity affiliated with the Investment Adviser) from any liability arising from the Investment Adviser’s conduct under the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement.
Item 31.   Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser.
  Information concerning the business and other connections of SAAMCo, the Investment Adviser, is incorporated herein by reference to SAAMCo’s Form ADV (File No. 801-19813), information concerning the business and other connections of Wellington, one of the subadvisers, is incorporated herein by reference from Wellington’s Form ADV (File No. 801-15908), and information concerning the business

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  and other connections of EAM, one of the subadvisers, is incorporated herein by reference from EAM’s From ADV (File No. 801-4855), which are currently on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 32.   Principal Underwriters.
  There is no principal underwriter for the Registrant.
Item 33.   Location of Accounts and Records.
  State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 5607, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, acts as Custodian, Transfer Agent and Dividend Paying Agent. It maintains books, records and accounts pursuant to the instructions of the Trust.
  SAAMCo is located at Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-4992 and at America Tower, 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, 77019. It maintains the books, accounts and records required to be maintained pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder.
  Wellington is located at 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. It maintains the books and records required to be maintained pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder.
  EAM is located at 601 Union Street, Suite 2200, Seattle, Washington, 98101. It maintains the books and records required to be maintained pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Item 34.   Management Services.
  Inapplicable.
Item 35.   Undertakings.
  Inapplicable.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jersey City, and State of New Jersey, on the 10th day of February, 2010.
         
  ANCHOR SERIES TRUST
(Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ John T. Genoy    
    John T. Genoy   
    President   
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
         
Signature   Title   Date
/s/ John T. Genoy
 
John T. Genoy
  President
(Principal Executive Officer)
  February 10, 2010
 
       
/s/ Donna M. Handel
 
Donna M. Handel
  Treasurer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
  February 10, 2010
 
     
 
       
*
 
  Trustee    February 10, 2010
Samuel M. Eisenstat
       
 
       
*
 
  Trustee    February 10, 2010
Stephen J. Gutman
       
 
       
*
 
  Trustee    February 10, 2010
Peter A. Harbeck
       
 
       
*
 
  Trustee    February 10, 2010
William J. Shea
       
             
* By:
  /s/ Mark Matthes
 
      February 10, 2010
 
  Mark Matthes        
 
  Attorney-in-Fact        

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST
EXHIBIT LIST
     
EXHIBIT
  ITEM
28(h)(4)
  Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and Samuel M. Eisenstat.
 
   
28(h)(5)
  Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and Steven J. Gutman.
 
   
28(h)(6)
  Indemnification Agreement between Registrant and William J. Shea.
 
   
28(p)(1)
  Code of Ethics of SAAMCo, effective December 1, 2009.
 
   
28(p)(2)
  Code of Ethics of Wellington.
 
   
28(q)
  Power of Attorney.

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Exhibit 28(h)(4)
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
     This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this 27 th day of May, 2009 by and between each of the registered management investment companies listed on Schedule A of this Agreement (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) and Samuel M. Eisenstat (the “Indemnitee”).
     WHEREAS, at the request of each Fund, Indemnitee currently serves as a director or trustee of each Fund and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, actions, suits or proceedings arising as a result of Indemnitee’s service; and
     WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to continue to serve as a director or trustee, each Fund has agreed to provide for indemnification to Indemnitee against expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, actions, suits or proceedings, to the fullest extent that is lawful; and
     WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, each Fund (severally and not jointly) and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
     Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
          (a) “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds.
          (b) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Funds.
          (c) “Independent Director” means a director or trustee of the Fund who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification or advancement of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee and who is not an “interested person” of the Fund as that term is defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
          (d) “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable costs, including, without limitation, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding.

 


 

          (e) “Independent Counsel” means (i) the then-current legal counsel to the Independent Directors or (ii) other legal counsel chosen by a majority of the Independent Directors (or if there are no Independent Directors with respect to the matter in question, by a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act) and determined by them in their reasonable judgment to be independent.
          (f) “Proceeding” includes any pending, threatened or completed claim, action, suit, arbitration, appeal, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
     Section 2. Services by Indemnitee . Indemnitee agrees to continue to serve as a director or trustee of each Fund and may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). Each Fund shall have no obligation under this Agreement, or otherwise, to continue Indemnitee in such position, but Indemnitee shall nevertheless retain all rights provided under this Agreement.
     Section 3. Indemnification — General . Each Fund shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee for such Indemnittee’s service on the Board of Directors of such Fund, whether such liability or expense is asserted during or after the service (a) as specifically provided in this Agreement and (b) otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the charter or declaration of trust and bylaws (the “Organizational Documents”) of each Fund in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time; provided, however , that no change in applicable law or amendment to such Organizational Documents shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on applicable law and the Organizational Documents as in effect on the date hereof. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section shall include, but shall not be limited to, all rights set forth in the other Sections of this Agreement, including all rights of indemnification permitted by the Organizational Documents and applicable state laws governing the Funds.
     Section 4. Rights of Indemnification . (a) Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Fund against all liability and against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding in which Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not such Proceeding is brought by or in the right of the Fund and irrespective of whether the conduct that is the subject of the Proceeding occurred during or after the service of Indemnitee; provided, that no indemnification shall be provided hereunder to the extent that Indemnitee engaged in conduct for which indemnification may not lawfully be provided to Indemnitee.
          (b) Without limiting any other rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, if Indemnitee is, pursuant to the terms hereof, entitled to indemnification as to one or more but less than all claims, matters or issues in a Proceeding, the Fund shall indemnify Indemnitee against all liability and against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on

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Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each claim, matter or issue for which Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.
     Section 5. Advancement of Expenses . Subject to this Section 5, the Fund shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party, within five business days after the receipt by the Fund of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by (1) a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Fund has been met and (2) a written undertaking by Indemnitee that he or she will repay the amount of the advance if it is ultimately determined that he or she has not met the standard of conduct requirements of this Agreement; provided , that at least one of the following additional conditions must also be: (i) Indemnitee shall provide security for Indemnitee’s undertaking in an amount and form acceptable to the Fund as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors, (ii) the Fund is insured against losses arising by reason of the advance or (iii) a determination by either (a) a majority of the Independent Directors or (b) an Independent Counsel in a written opinion, in each case based on a review of facts readily available to the Fund at the time the advance is proposed to be made, that there is reason to believe that Indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Furthermore, any such advancement shall be subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 17(h) of the 1940 Act, as it may be amended.
     Section 6. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.
          (a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Fund a written request. The Secretary of the Fund shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
          (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination, if required by applicable law , with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) by a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before whom the Proceeding was brought that Indemnitee was not liable by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of Indemnitee’s office (“Disabling Conduct”) or (ii) in the event that at the time of Indemnitee ’s written request, there shall have been no final decision on the merits by a court or other body, then by a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that Indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct, by either (a) the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors or (b) Independent Counsel in a written opinion. In any event, Indemnitee shall be afforded a rebuttable presumption that Indemnitee has not engaged in Disabling Conduct. If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten business days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or

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otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person making such determination, in response to a request by such person, shall be borne by the Fund (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification).
     Section 7. Remedies of Indemnitee.
          (a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Fund of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 4 within five business days after receipt by the Fund of written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within ten business days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the jurisdiction in which such Fund has been organized, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days after the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7.
          (b) In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to Section 7(a), seeks a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Fund, and shall be indemnified by the Fund against, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Section 1) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in such judicial adjudication or arbitration, but only if Indemnitee prevails therein. If it shall be determined in said judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advancement of Expenses sought, the expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated in the same proportion as the amount of the indemnification or advancement of Expenses awarded in the judicial adjudication or arbitration.
     Section 8. Non-Exclusivity; Insurance; Subrogation; Exclusions .
          (a) The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Organizational Documents of the Fund, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of the Board of Directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

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          (b) To the extent that the Fund maintains liability insurance, including “tail” or other appropriate coverage, for directors, trustees, officers, employees, or agents of the Fund, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available (including coverage after Indemnitee is no longer serving in a Corporate Status for acts and omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, while serving in a Corporate Status) for any such director, trustee, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies.
          (c) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Fund shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Fund to bring suit to enforce such rights.
          (d) The Fund shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
     Section 9. Settlement . A Fund will not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which may be provided or withheld in Indemnitee’s reasonable discretion, effect any settlement of any matter involving Indemnitee or which could have been brought against Indemnitee unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money by persons other than Indemnitee and includes an unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on any matters that are the subject of such matter and an acknowledgment that the Indemnified Person denies all wrongdoing in connection with such matters. The Fund shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee against amounts paid in settlement of a matter involving Indemnitee if such settlement is effected by Indemnitee without the Fund’s written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
     Section 10. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
     Section 11. Exception to Right of Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses.
          (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement with respect to any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee (other than a Proceeding under Section 7(a) of

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this Agreement), unless the bringing of such Proceeding or making of such claim shall have been approved by a vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.
          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Fund shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee against any liability to the Fund or its stockholders (other than a Proceeding under Section 7(a) of this Agreement) to which Indemnitee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence, or by reason of Indemnitee’s reckless disregard of Indemnitee’s duties as a director, trustee or officer of the Fund.
     Section 12. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement (a) shall be binding upon each Fund and its respective successors and assigns, including without limitation any acquirer of all or substantially all of such Fund’s assets or business, and (b) shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s estate, spouses, heirs, executors, personal or legal representatives, administrators and assigns. Each Fund shall require and cause any such successor, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement as if it were named as such Fund herein, and such Fund shall not permit any such purchase of assets or business, acquisition of securities or merger or consolidation to occur until such written agreement has been executed and delivered. No such assumption and agreement shall relieve such Fund of any of its obligations hereunder, and this Agreement shall not otherwise be assignable by such Fund.
     Section 13. Identical Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
     Section 14. Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
     Section 15. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
     Section 16. Notice by Indemnitee . Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Fund in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advance of Expenses covered hereunder.
     Section 17. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been

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directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is mailed:
          (a) If to Indemnitee, to:
Samuel M. Eisenstat
45 East 89th Street, Apt. 24E
New York, NY 10128
with copies to:
Richard W. Grant
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Oxford Centre
Thirty-Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401
          (b) If to the Fund, to:
Gregory N. Bressler
Secretary
Harborside Financial Center
3200 Plaza 5
Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
with copies to:
Margery K. Neale
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Fund or to the Fund by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
     Section 18. Governing Law . AS TO EACH FUND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH FUND HAS BEEN ORGANIZED (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF).
     Section 19. Limitation of Liability . The parties hereto agree that the obligations under this Agreement of each Fund organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, of such Fund, individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of that Fund, as provided in the declaration of trust of that Fund. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the trustees and

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signed by an authorized officer of the Fund, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the Fund property as provided in the Fund’s Declaration of Trust.
     Section 20. Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement represents a separate agreement between each Fund and Indemnitee, and all such agreements are reflected in a single instrument for ease of administration only. This Agreement may be amended or provisions hereof waived as to any Fund only with the written agreement of the Indemnitee and the particular Fund. An amendment or waiver as to any Fund shall have no effect as to any other Fund.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
         
     
  By:   /s/ JOHN T. GENOY    
    John T. Genoy   
    President of each Fund   
 
         
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
 
 
/s/ SAMUEL M. EISENSTAT    
Samuel M. Eisenstat   
Director   

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Schedule A
AIG Series Trust
Anchor Series Trust
SunAmerica Equity Funds
SunAmerica Focused Series, Inc.
SunAmerica Income Funds
SunAmerica Money Market Funds, Inc.
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc.
SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
Dated as of May 27, 2009.

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Exhibit 28(h)(5)
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
     This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this 27 th day of May, 2009 by and between each of the registered management investment companies listed on Schedule A of this Agreement (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) and Stephen J. Gutman (the “Indemnitee”).
     WHEREAS, at the request of each Fund, Indemnitee currently serves as a director or trustee of each Fund and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, actions, suits or proceedings arising as a result of Indemnitee’s service; and
     WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to continue to serve as a director or trustee, each Fund has agreed to provide for indemnification to Indemnitee against expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, actions, suits or proceedings, to the fullest extent that is lawful; and
     WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, each Fund (severally and not jointly) and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
     Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
          (a) “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds.
          (b) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Funds.
          (c) “Independent Director” means a director or trustee of the Fund who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification or advancement of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee and who is not an “interested person” of the Fund as that term is defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
          (d) “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable costs, including, without limitation, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding.

 


 

          (e) “Independent Counsel” means (i) the then-current legal counsel to the Independent Directors or (ii) other legal counsel chosen by a majority of the Independent Directors (or if there are no Independent Directors with respect to the matter in question, by a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act) and determined by them in their reasonable judgment to be independent.
          (f) “Proceeding” includes any pending, threatened or completed claim, action, suit, arbitration, appeal, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
     Section 2. Services by Indemnitee . Indemnitee agrees to continue to serve as a director or trustee of each Fund and may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). Each Fund shall have no obligation under this Agreement, or otherwise, to continue Indemnitee in such position, but Indemnitee shall nevertheless retain all rights provided under this Agreement.
     Section 3. Indemnification — General . Each Fund shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee for such Indemnittee’s service on the Board of Directors of such Fund, whether such liability or expense is asserted during or after the service (a) as specifically provided in this Agreement and (b) otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the charter or declaration of trust and bylaws (the “Organizational Documents”) of each Fund in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time; provided, however , that no change in applicable law or amendment to such Organizational Documents shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on applicable law and the Organizational Documents as in effect on the date hereof. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section shall include, but shall not be limited to, all rights set forth in the other Sections of this Agreement, including all rights of indemnification permitted by the Organizational Documents and applicable state laws governing the Funds.
     Section 4. Rights of Indemnification . (a) Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Fund against all liability and against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding in which Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not such Proceeding is brought by or in the right of the Fund and irrespective of whether the conduct that is the subject of the Proceeding occurred during or after the service of Indemnitee; provided, that no indemnification shall be provided hereunder to the extent that Indemnitee engaged in conduct for which indemnification may not lawfully be provided to Indemnitee.
          (b) Without limiting any other rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, if Indemnitee is, pursuant to the terms hereof, entitled to indemnification as to one or more but less than all claims, matters or issues in a Proceeding, the Fund shall indemnify Indemnitee against all liability and against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on

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Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each claim, matter or issue for which Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.
     Section 5. Advancement of Expenses . Subject to this Section 5, the Fund shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party, within five business days after the receipt by the Fund of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by (1) a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Fund has been met and (2) a written undertaking by Indemnitee that he or she will repay the amount of the advance if it is ultimately determined that he or she has not met the standard of conduct requirements of this Agreement; provided , that at least one of the following additional conditions must also be: (i) Indemnitee shall provide security for Indemnitee’s undertaking in an amount and form acceptable to the Fund as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors, (ii) the Fund is insured against losses arising by reason of the advance or (iii) a determination by either (a) a majority of the Independent Directors or (b) an Independent Counsel in a written opinion, in each case based on a review of facts readily available to the Fund at the time the advance is proposed to be made, that there is reason to believe that Indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Furthermore, any such advancement shall be subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 17(h) of the 1940 Act, as it may be amended.
     Section 6. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.
          (a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Fund a written request. The Secretary of the Fund shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
          (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination, if required by applicable law , with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) by a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before whom the Proceeding was brought that Indemnitee was not liable by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of Indemnitee’s office (“Disabling Conduct”) or (ii) in the event that at the time of Indemnitee ’s written request, there shall have been no final decision on the merits by a court or other body, then by a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that Indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct, by either (a) the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors or (b) Independent Counsel in a written opinion. In any event, Indemnitee shall be afforded a rebuttable presumption that Indemnitee has not engaged in Disabling Conduct. If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten business days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or

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otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person making such determination, in response to a request by such person, shall be borne by the Fund (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification).
     Section 7. Remedies of Indemnitee.
          (a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Fund of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 4 within five business days after receipt by the Fund of written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within ten business days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the jurisdiction in which such Fund has been organized, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days after the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7.
          (b) In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to Section 7(a), seeks a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Fund, and shall be indemnified by the Fund against, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Section 1) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in such judicial adjudication or arbitration, but only if Indemnitee prevails therein. If it shall be determined in said judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advancement of Expenses sought, the expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated in the same proportion as the amount of the indemnification or advancement of Expenses awarded in the judicial adjudication or arbitration.
     Section 8. Non-Exclusivity; Insurance; Subrogation; Exclusions .
          (a) The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Organizational Documents of the Fund, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of the Board of Directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

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          (b) To the extent that the Fund maintains liability insurance, including “tail” or other appropriate coverage, for directors, trustees, officers, employees, or agents of the Fund, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available (including coverage after Indemnitee is no longer serving in a Corporate Status for acts and omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, while serving in a Corporate Status) for any such director, trustee, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies.
          (c) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Fund shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Fund to bring suit to enforce such rights.
          (d) The Fund shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
     Section 9. Settlement . A Fund will not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which may be provided or withheld in Indemnitee’s reasonable discretion, effect any settlement of any matter involving Indemnitee or which could have been brought against Indemnitee unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money by persons other than Indemnitee and includes an unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on any matters that are the subject of such matter and an acknowledgment that the Indemnified Person denies all wrongdoing in connection with such matters. The Fund shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee against amounts paid in settlement of a matter involving Indemnitee if such settlement is effected by Indemnitee without the Fund’s written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
     Section 10. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
     Section 11. Exception to Right of Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses.
          (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement with respect to any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee (other than a Proceeding under Section 7(a) of

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this Agreement), unless the bringing of such Proceeding or making of such claim shall have been approved by a vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.
          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Fund shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee against any liability to the Fund or its stockholders (other than a Proceeding under Section 7(a) of this Agreement) to which Indemnitee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence, or by reason of Indemnitee’s reckless disregard of Indemnitee’s duties as a director, trustee or officer of the Fund.
     Section 12. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement (a) shall be binding upon each Fund and its respective successors and assigns, including without limitation any acquirer of all or substantially all of such Fund’s assets or business, and (b) shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s estate, spouses, heirs, executors, personal or legal representatives, administrators and assigns. Each Fund shall require and cause any such successor, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement as if it were named as such Fund herein, and such Fund shall not permit any such purchase of assets or business, acquisition of securities or merger or consolidation to occur until such written agreement has been executed and delivered. No such assumption and agreement shall relieve such Fund of any of its obligations hereunder, and this Agreement shall not otherwise be assignable by such Fund.
     Section 13. Identical Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
     Section 14. Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
     Section 15. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
     Section 16. Notice by Indemnitee . Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Fund in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advance of Expenses covered hereunder.
     Section 17. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been

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directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is mailed:
  (a)   If to Indemnitee, to:
     
 
  Stephen J. Gutman
 
  411 East 53rd Street, Apt. 20C
 
  New York, NY 10022
 
   
 
  with copies to:
 
   
 
  Richard W. Grant
 
  Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
 
  One Oxford Centre
 
  Thirty-Second Floor
 
  Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401
  (b)   If to the Fund, to:
     
 
  Gregory N. Bressler
 
  Secretary
 
  Harborside Financial Center
 
  3200 Plaza 5
 
  Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
 
   
 
  with copies to:
 
   
 
  Margery K. Neale
 
  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
 
  787 Seventh Avenue
 
  New York, NY 10019
or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Fund or to the Fund by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
     Section 18. Governing Law . AS TO EACH FUND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH FUND HAS BEEN ORGANIZED (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF).
     Section 19. Limitation of Liability . The parties hereto agree that the obligations under this Agreement of each Fund organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, of such Fund, individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of that Fund, as provided in the declaration of trust of that Fund. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the trustees and

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signed by an authorized officer of the Fund, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the Fund property as provided in the Fund’s Declaration of Trust.
     Section 20. Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement represents a separate agreement between each Fund and Indemnitee, and all such agreements are reflected in a single instrument for ease of administration only. This Agreement may be amended or provisions hereof waived as to any Fund only with the written agreement of the Indemnitee and the particular Fund. An amendment or waiver as to any Fund shall have no effect as to any other Fund.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
         
 
      /s/ JOHN T. GENOY
 
       
 
  By:   John T. Genoy
 
      President of each Fund
 
       
 
       
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
       
 
       
 
       
/s/ STEPHEN J. GUTMAN
       
 
       
Stephen J. Gutman
       
Director
       

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Schedule A
AIG Series Trust
Anchor Series Trust
SunAmerica Equity Funds
SunAmerica Focused Series, Inc.
SunAmerica Income Funds
SunAmerica Money Market Funds, Inc.
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc.
SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
Dated as of May 27, 2009.

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Exhibit 28(h)(6)
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
     This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this 27 th day of May, 2009 by and between each of the registered management investment companies listed on Schedule A of this Agreement (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) and William J. Shea (the “Indemnitee”).
     WHEREAS, at the request of each Fund, Indemnitee currently serves as a director or trustee of each Fund and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, actions, suits or proceedings arising as a result of Indemnitee’s service; and
     WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to continue to serve as a director or trustee, each Fund has agreed to provide for indemnification to Indemnitee against expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, actions, suits or proceedings, to the fullest extent that is lawful; and
     WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, each Fund (severally and not jointly) and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
     Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
          (a) “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds.
          (b) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Funds.
          (c) “Independent Director” means a director or trustee of the Fund who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification or advancement of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee and who is not an “interested person” of the Fund as that term is defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
          (d) “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable costs, including, without limitation, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding.

 


 

          (e) “Independent Counsel” means (i) the then-current legal counsel to the Independent Directors or (ii) other legal counsel chosen by a majority of the Independent Directors (or if there are no Independent Directors with respect to the matter in question, by a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act) and determined by them in their reasonable judgment to be independent.
          (f) “Proceeding” includes any pending, threatened or completed claim, action, suit, arbitration, appeal, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
          Section 2. Services by Indemnitee . Indemnitee agrees to continue to serve as a director or trustee of each Fund and may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). Each Fund shall have no obligation under this Agreement, or otherwise, to continue Indemnitee in such position, but Indemnitee shall nevertheless retain all rights provided under this Agreement.
          Section 3. Indemnification – General . Each Fund shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee for such Indemnittee’s service on the Board of Directors of such Fund, whether such liability or expense is asserted during or after the service (a) as specifically provided in this Agreement and (b) otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the charter or declaration of trust and bylaws (the “Organizational Documents”) of each Fund in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time; provided, however , that no change in applicable law or amendment to such Organizational Documents shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on applicable law and the Organizational Documents as in effect on the date hereof. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section shall include, but shall not be limited to, all rights set forth in the other Sections of this Agreement, including all rights of indemnification permitted by the Organizational Documents and applicable state laws governing the Funds.
          Section 4. Rights of Indemnification . (a) Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Fund against all liability and against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding in which Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not such Proceeding is brought by or in the right of the Fund and irrespective of whether the conduct that is the subject of the Proceeding occurred during or after the service of Indemnitee; provided, that no indemnification shall be provided hereunder to the extent that Indemnitee engaged in conduct for which indemnification may not lawfully be provided to Indemnitee.
          (b) Without limiting any other rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, if Indemnitee is, pursuant to the terms hereof, entitled to indemnification as to one or more but less than all claims, matters or issues in a Proceeding, the Fund shall indemnify Indemnitee against all liability and against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on

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Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each claim, matter or issue for which Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.
     Section 5. Advancement of Expenses . Subject to this Section 5, the Fund shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party, within five business days after the receipt by the Fund of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by (1) a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Fund has been met and (2) a written undertaking by Indemnitee that he or she will repay the amount of the advance if it is ultimately determined that he or she has not met the standard of conduct requirements of this Agreement; provided , that at least one of the following additional conditions must also be: (i) Indemnitee shall provide security for Indemnitee’s undertaking in an amount and form acceptable to the Fund as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors, (ii) the Fund is insured against losses arising by reason of the advance or (iii) a determination by either (a) a majority of the Independent Directors or (b) an Independent Counsel in a written opinion, in each case based on a review of facts readily available to the Fund at the time the advance is proposed to be made, that there is reason to believe that Indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Furthermore, any such advancement shall be subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 17(h) of the 1940 Act, as it may be amended.
     Section 6. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.
          (a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Fund a written request. The Secretary of the Fund shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
          (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination, if required by applicable law , with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) by a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before whom the Proceeding was brought that Indemnitee was not liable by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of Indemnitee’s office (“Disabling Conduct”) or (ii) in the event that at the time of Indemnitee ’s written request, there shall have been no final decision on the merits by a court or other body, then by a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that Indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct, by either (a) the vote of a majority of the Independent Directors or (b) Independent Counsel in a written opinion. In any event, Indemnitee shall be afforded a rebuttable presumption that Indemnitee has not engaged in Disabling Conduct. If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten business days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or

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otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person making such determination, in response to a request by such person, shall be borne by the Fund (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification).
     Section 7. Remedies of Indemnitee.
          (a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Fund of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 4 within five business days after receipt by the Fund of written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within ten business days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the jurisdiction in which such Fund has been organized, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days after the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7.
          (b) In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to Section 7(a), seeks a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Fund, and shall be indemnified by the Fund against, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Section 1) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in such judicial adjudication or arbitration, but only if Indemnitee prevails therein. If it shall be determined in said judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advancement of Expenses sought, the expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated in the same proportion as the amount of the indemnification or advancement of Expenses awarded in the judicial adjudication or arbitration.
     Section 8. Non-Exclusivity; Insurance; Subrogation; Exclusions .
          (a) The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Organizational Documents of the Fund, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of the Board of Directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

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          (b) To the extent that the Fund maintains liability insurance, including “tail” or other appropriate coverage, for directors, trustees, officers, employees, or agents of the Fund, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available (including coverage after Indemnitee is no longer serving in a Corporate Status for acts and omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, while serving in a Corporate Status) for any such director, trustee, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies.
          (c) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Fund shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Fund to bring suit to enforce such rights.
          (d) The Fund shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
     Section 9. Settlement . A Fund will not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which may be provided or withheld in Indemnitee’s reasonable discretion, effect any settlement of any matter involving Indemnitee or which could have been brought against Indemnitee unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money by persons other than Indemnitee and includes an unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on any matters that are the subject of such matter and an acknowledgment that the Indemnified Person denies all wrongdoing in connection with such matters. The Fund shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee against amounts paid in settlement of a matter involving Indemnitee if such settlement is effected by Indemnitee without the Fund’s written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
     Section 10. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
     Section 11. Exception to Right of Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses.
          (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement with respect to any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee (other than a Proceeding under Section 7(a) of

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this Agreement), unless the bringing of such Proceeding or making of such claim shall have been approved by a vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.
          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Fund shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee against any liability to the Fund or its stockholders (other than a Proceeding under Section 7(a) of this Agreement) to which Indemnitee would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence, or by reason of Indemnitee’s reckless disregard of Indemnitee’s duties as a director, trustee or officer of the Fund.
     Section 12. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement (a) shall be binding upon each Fund and its respective successors and assigns, including without limitation any acquirer of all or substantially all of such Fund’s assets or business, and (b) shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s estate, spouses, heirs, executors, personal or legal representatives, administrators and assigns. Each Fund shall require and cause any such successor, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement as if it were named as such Fund herein, and such Fund shall not permit any such purchase of assets or business, acquisition of securities or merger or consolidation to occur until such written agreement has been executed and delivered. No such assumption and agreement shall relieve such Fund of any of its obligations hereunder, and this Agreement shall not otherwise be assignable by such Fund.
     Section 13. Identical Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
     Section 14. Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
     Section 15. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
     Section 16. Notice by Indemnitee . Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Fund in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advance of Expenses covered hereunder.
     Section 17. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been

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directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is mailed:
               (a) If to Indemnitee, to:
     
 
  William J. Shea
 
  159 Bear Hill Road
 
  North Andover, MA 01845
 
   
 
  with copies to:
 
   
 
  Richard W. Grant
 
  Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
 
  One Oxford Centre
 
  Thirty-Second Floor
 
  Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401
               (b) If to the Fund, to:
     
 
  Gregory N. Bressler
 
  Secretary
 
  Harborside Financial Center
 
  3200 Plaza 5
 
  Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992
 
   
 
  with copies to:
 
   
 
  Margery K. Neale
 
  Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
 
  787 Seventh Avenue
 
  New York, NY 10019
or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Fund or to the Fund by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
     Section 18. Governing Law . AS TO EACH FUND THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH FUND HAS BEEN ORGANIZED (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF).
     Section 19. Limitation of Liability . The parties hereto agree that the obligations under this Agreement of each Fund organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall not be binding upon any of the trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, of such Fund, individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of that Fund, as provided in the declaration of trust of that Fund. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the trustees and

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signed by an authorized officer of the Fund, acting as such, and neither such authorization by such trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the Fund property as provided in the Fund’s Declaration of Trust.
     Section 20. Entire Agreement, Amendments. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement represents a separate agreement between each Fund and Indemnitee, and all such agreements are reflected in a single instrument for ease of administration only. This Agreement may be amended or provisions hereof waived as to any Fund only with the written agreement of the Indemnitee and the particular Fund. An amendment or waiver as to any Fund shall have no effect as to any other Fund.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
         
     
By:   /s/ JOHN T. GENOY    
  John T. Genoy   
  President of each Fund   
 
         
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
 
 
/s/ WILLIAM J. SHEA    
William J. Shea   
Director   

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Schedule A
AIG Series Trust
Anchor Series Trust
SunAmerica Equity Funds
SunAmerica Focused Series, Inc.
SunAmerica Income Funds
SunAmerica Money Market Funds, Inc.
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund, Inc.
SunAmerica Focused Alpha Large-Cap Fund, Inc.
SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.
Dated as of May 27, 2009.

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Exhibit 28(p)(1)
CODE OF ETHICS
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(collectively, the “Advisers”)
SUNAMERICA CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.
AMERICAN GENERAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
(collectively, the “Underwriters”)
AIG SERIES TRUST
ANCHOR SERIES TRUST
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED SERIES, INC.
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA GROWTH FUND, INC.
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA LARGE-CAP FUND, INC.
SUNAMERICA EQUITY FUNDS
SUNAMERICA INCOME FUNDS
SUNAMERICA MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
SUNAMERICA SERIES TRUST
SEASONS SERIES TRUST
SUNAMERICA SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
VALIC COMPANY I
VALIC COMPANY II
(collectively, the “Funds”)
I. PURPOSE
This Code of Ethics (the “Code”) has been adopted by the Advisers, the Underwriters and the Funds (collectively, the “Companies”) pursuant to Rule 17j-1 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Advisers Act”).
The Companies have a fiduciary duty to act solely for the benefit of investment clients. The Code requires honest and ethical conduct by all Supervised Persons, compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations, the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code, and accountability for adherence to the Code. The Companies’ aim is to be as reasonable as possible with respect to internal procedures, while simultaneously protecting the organization and its clients from damage that could arise from a situation involving a real or apparent conflict of interest. While it is not possible to identify all possible situations in which conflicts might arise, this Code is designed to set forth the Companies’ policy regarding the conduct of Supervised Persons in those situations in which conflicts are most likely to develop.
The Companies restate and periodically distribute the Code and any amendments to all Supervised Persons, as defined herein.
II. APPLICABILITY
The following is a description of the categories of persons to which the Code is applicable.

 


 

Provisions in this Code specify whether they are applicable to “Supervised Persons,” “Access Persons” and/or “Advisory Persons.”
“Supervised Persons” means the Advisers’ partners, officers, directors (or other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions) and employees, as well as any other persons who provide advice on behalf of the Advisers and are subject to the Advisers’ supervision and control.
Certain “Supervised Persons” may also be considered “Access Persons” and/or “Advisory Persons,” and are therefore subject to additional provisions in this Code.
“Access Person” means: (1) any Advisory Person, as defined below, of an Investment Client or Adviser; (2) if an Adviser’s primary business is providing investment advice, then all trustees, directors, officers or partners of the Adviser are presumed to be Access Persons; (3) all of a Fund’s trustees, directors, officers and general partners are presumed to be Access Persons; (4) any trustee, director, officer or general partner of an Underwriter who in the ordinary course of business makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of securities for the Investment Client or whose functions or duties as part of the ordinary course of business relate to the making of any recommendation to the Investment Client regarding the purchase or sale of securities; (5) any Supervised Person who has access to nonpublic information regarding any Investment Client’s purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any reportable fund; (6) any Supervised Person who is involved in making securities recommendations to Investment Clients, or has access to such recommendations that are nonpublic; and (7) any other persons designated by the Chief Compliance Officer or Review Officer as having access to current trading information for Investment Clients.
“Advisory Person” means: (1) any trustee, director, officer or employee of an Investment Client or Adviser (or of any company in a control relationship to the Investment Client and/or Adviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding, the purchase or sale of a security by an Investment Client, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales; and (2) any natural person in a control relationship, or deemed by the Review Officer to be in a control relationship, to the Investment Client or Adviser who obtains information concerning the recommendations made to an Investment Client with regard to the purchase or sale of a security. Examples of Advisory Persons are Investment Client Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts.
III. DEFINITIONS
A.   “Adviser” means SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“SAAMCo”) and/or The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (“VALIC”).
 
B.   “Access Person” (defined above in Section II).
 
C.   “Advisory Person” (defined above in Section II).
 
D.   “Affiliated Company” means a company that is an affiliated person as set forth below.
 
E.   “Affiliated Fund” means a registered open-end or closed-end investment company (other than money market funds) registered under the Investment Company Act that is managed by any Adviser, or any affiliate of the Adviser (such as Brazos Capital Management and AIG Global Investment Corp.), including any investment company in which a variable annuity contract or life policy may invest, or in a 401(k) or other retirement plan.
 
F.   “Affiliated Person” means:

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  (1)   any person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding with power to vote, 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other person;
 
  (2)   any person 5% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by such other person;
 
  (3)   any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such other person;
 
  (4)   any officer, director, partner, copartner, or employee of such other person;
 
  (5)   if such other person is an investment company, any investment adviser thereof or any member of an advisory board thereof;
 
  (6)   if such other person is an unincorporated investment company not having a board of directors, the depositor thereof.
G.   “Automatic Investment Plan” means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan.
 
H.   “Beneficial Ownership” Under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), a person has a Beneficial Ownership of securities if the person, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the equity securities. If in doubt as to whether you have Beneficial Ownership of securities, please consult the Compliance Department.
  (1)   The term “pecuniary interest” means the opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from a transaction in the securities.
 
  (2)   The term “indirect pecuniary interest” includes the following:
  a.   securities held by members of the person’s immediate family sharing the same household; the term “immediate family” includes any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, as well as adoptive relationships;
 
  b.   a general partner’s proportionate interest in the portfolio securities held by a general or limited partnership;
 
  c.   a performance-related fee, other than an asset-based fee, received by any broker, dealer, bank, insurance company, investment company, investment adviser, investment manager, trustee or person or entity performing a similar function, with exception;
 
  d.   a person’s right to dividends that is separated or separable from the underlying securities;
 
  e.   a person’s interest in securities held by certain trusts;
 
  f.   a person’s right to acquire equity securities through the exercise or conversion of any derivative security, whether or not presently exercisable; and*
 
  g.   a person who is a shareholder of a corporation or similar entity does not have a pecuniary interest in portfolio securities held by the corporation or entity, if the

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      shareholder is not a controlling shareholder of the corporation or the entity and does not have or share investment control over the corporation’s or the entity’s portfolio. The term “control” means the power to exercise a controlling influence over management or policies, unless the power is solely the result of an official position with the company.
*The term “derivative security” means any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege at a price related to an equity security, or similar securities with a value derived from the value of an equity security.
I.   “Control” means:
  (1)   the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company, unless such power is solely the result of an official position with such company; and
 
  (2)   ownership of more than 25% of the voting securities of a company, either directly or through one or more controlled companies (excludes natural persons).
J.   “Covered Security” means any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, municipal security (including interests in a state-sponsored college savings (“Rule 529”) plan which is a municipal security), debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, pre-organization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security (including a certificate of deposit), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a “security,” or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing. “Covered Security” includes any security issued by closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).
 
    “Covered Security” shall not include: (i) “U.S. Government Securities, as defined below; (ii) bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high-quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; (iii) shares issued by registered open-end investment companies (with the exception of Affiliated Funds and ETFs); (iv) futures and options on futures; and (v) commodities. Shares issued by Affiliated Funds and ETFs are considered “Covered Securities.”
 
K.   “Disinterested Director or Trustee” means a director or trustee of an Investment Client registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 who is not an “interested person” (as described below) of the Investment Client, and who would be required to make a report under Section V of this Code solely by reason of being a director or trustee of the Investment Client.
 
L.   “Government Security” means any direct obligation of the Government of the United States — State, local and foreign governments not included. Direct obligations of the Government of the United States include Cash Management Bills, Treasury Bills, Notes and Bonds, and those Treasury securities designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury as eligible to participate in the STRIPS (Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities) program.

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    Securities issued by entities controlled of supervised by and acting as an instrumentality of the Government of the United States pursuant to authority granted by the Congress of the United States are not Direct Obligations of the Government of the United States. These include securities issued by, for example, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Land Banks, Federal Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Housing Administration, the Farmers Home Administration, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Small Business Administration, the General Services Administration, Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae), the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and the Maritime Administration.
M.   “Interested Person” with respect to an Investment Client registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 means:
  (1)   any affiliated person of the Investment Client;
 
  (2)   any member of the immediate family of any natural person who is an affiliated person of the Investment Client;
 
  (3)   any interested person of any Adviser of, or Underwriter for, the Investment Client;
 
  (4)   any person, partner or employee of any person who at any time since the beginning of the last two completed fiscal years of the Investment Client has acted as legal counsel for the Investment Client;
 
  (5)   any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act or any affiliated person of such a broker or dealer; and
 
  (6)   any natural person whom the Securities and Exchange Commission determines by order to be an interested person by reason of having had at any time since the beginning of the last two completed fiscal years of such company, a material business or professional relationship with such company or with the principal executive office of such company or with any other investment company having the same investment adviser or principal underwriter or with the principal executive officer of such other investment company.
NOTE: No person shall be deemed to be an Interested Person of an investment company solely by reason of (i) his/her being a member of its board of directors or advisory board or an owner of the investment company’s securities, or (ii) his/her membership in the immediate family of any person specified in clause (i) above.
N.   “Investment Client” means (i) any investment company registered as such under the Investment Company Act, any series thereof, or any component of such series for which the Adviser acts as investment adviser; or (ii) any private account for which the Adviser acts as investment adviser.
 
O.   “Life Company” means AIG life insurance affiliates of SAAMCo and VALIC.
 
P.   “Market Timing” means trading in and out of open-end Affiliated Funds that is deemed to have a disruptive or otherwise negative impact on the management of such funds. Note: Trading in conjunction with specific investment strategies, e.g., asset allocation and portfolio rebalancing, is not considered to be Market Timing for purposes of this Code.
 
Q.   “Person” means a natural person or a company.
 
R.   “Personal Securities Transaction” means:

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  (1)   transactions for an Access/Advisory Person’s own account, including IRA’s;
 
  (2)   transactions for an account in which the Access/Advisory Person has indirect Beneficial Ownership, unless the Access/Advisory Person has no direct or indirect influence or control over the account. Accounts involving family (including husband, wife, minor children or other dependent relatives), or accounts in which the Access/Advisory Person has a beneficial interest (such as a trust for which the Access/Advisory Person is an income or principal beneficiary) are included within the meaning of “indirect beneficial interest”; and
 
  (3)   situations wherein the Access/Advisory Person has a substantial measure of influence or control over an account, but neither the Access/Advisory Person nor his or her family has any direct or indirect beneficial interest (e.g., a trust for which the Access/Advisory Person is a trustee but not a direct or indirect beneficiary). 1
“Personal Securities Transaction” shall not include transactions effected pursuant to an automatic investment plan.
S.   “Portfolio Manager” means the person (or one of the persons) primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of an Investment Client’s portfolio.
 
T.   “Private Placement” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) or Rule 504, Rule 505 or Rule 506 thereunder, or any other offering of securities not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commissions.
 
U.   “Public Offerings”
  (1)   Initial Public Offering means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
 
  (2)   Secondary Offering means an offering of previously issued securities, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and held by large investors who resell such securities at a higher price.
V.   “Purchase or Sale of a Covered Security” includes, among other things, the writing of an option to purchase or sell a Covered Security.
 
W.   “Review Officer” means the person designated by the Advisers’ Ethics Committee 2 as responsible for the review of personal trading activity conducted by Access/Advisory Persons. 3
 
X.   “Securities Held or to be Acquired” by an Investment Client means:
  (1)   any Covered Security that, within the most recent 7 days, has been considered for purchase or sale for Investment Clients; and
 
  (2)   any option to purchase or sell, and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, a Covered Security described above.
Y.   “Supervised Person” (defined above in Section II).
 
Z.   “Underwriter” means SunAmerica Capital Services, Inc. and/or American General Distributors, Inc.

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IV. SUPERVISED PERSONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS
      A. Standards of Business Conduct
The Companies require that the business conduct of its Supervised Persons adhere to the principals of openness, integrity, honesty and trust. Supervised Persons should not take inappropriate advantage of their position. It is imperative that Supervised Persons who work with investment clients avoid any situation that might compromise or call into question their duty to always consider the best interests of clients.
Supervised Persons are required to comply with applicable federal securities laws and all other applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations. The applicable federal securities laws include, but are not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act, Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, any rules adopted by the Commission under any of these statutes, the Bank Secrecy Act as it applies to funds and investment advisers, and any rules adopted thereunder by the Commission or the Department of the Treasury. Supervised Persons are also required to comply with applicable rules of self-regulatory agencies such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). FINRA rules contain initial account/trading notification requirements and additional restrictions and prohibitions for registered representatives and other persons associated with an Underwriter, regardless as to whether such persons are Access/Advisory Persons under the Code. Questions from Supervised Persons regarding the legal requirements applicable to their specific positions may be directed to the Chief Compliance Officer or the legal department.
Rule 17j-1 and Rule 204A-1 prohibit fraudulent or manipulative practices with respect to purchases or sales of securities held or to be acquired by investment clients, if effected by associated persons of such companies. It is unlawful for any affiliated person of the principal underwriter or investment adviser of a registered investment company, in connection with the purchase or sale of a security held or to be acquired by such registered investment company, to:
    employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud such registered investment company;
 
    make any untrue statement of a material fact to such registered investment company or omit a material fact necessary in order to make statements to the registered investment company, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
 
    engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deceit with respect to such registered investment company; or
 
    engage in any manipulative practice with respect to such registered investment company.
In addition, it is clearly in the Advisers’ best interest as professional investment advisory organizations to avoid conflicts of interest or even the appearance of such conflicts of interest. While it is impossible to anticipate all instances of potential conflict, Supervised Persons have a duty to routinely act in the best interest of the Advisers and their investment clients.

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      B. Conflicts of Interest/Pre-Clearance of Certain Transactions and Activities
Supervised Persons should be aware of activities that may involve conflicts of interest. Set forth below are examples of situations involving real or potential conflicts, 4 as well as pre-clearance requirements with respect to certain Affiliated Funds.
    Inside Information/Insiders. Supervised Persons may not use “inside information” to conduct personal securities transactions or Investment Client transactions. All Supervised Persons of SAAMCo (which includes all employees, regardless as to whether they are Access/Advisory Persons), are reminded that they must pre-clear all transactions in shares of SAAMCo-managed closed-end funds that are traded on a stock exchange (“SAAMCo Listed Closed-End Funds”) regardless as to whether they have access to any such information with respect to such funds. Please also note that certain Supervised Persons may also be deemed to be “insiders” with respect to SAAMCo Listed Closed-End Funds and therefore are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, including the rules requiring filing of Forms 3, 4 and/or 5 and the so-called “short-swing” rule, which prohibits such persons from profiting from sales within six months from purchase.
 
    Use of Information. Information acquired in connection with employment by the Advisers may not be used in any way that might be contrary to or in competition with the interests of Investment Clients. Supervised Persons are reminded that certain Investment Clients have specifically required that the Advisers treat their relationship with confidentiality.
 
    Disclosure of Information. Information relating to actual or contemplated investment decisions, research priorities, and Investment Client interests may not be disclosed to persons outside the Advisers, and in no way be used for personal gain.
 
    Outside Activities. Each Supervised Person must complete an Outside Activities Approval Form, Exhibit A, which must be approved by the Supervised Person’s manager and the applicable Chief Compliance Officer(s) prior to accepting positions such as directorships, trusteeships, employment with another organization, or membership in investment organizations ( e.g. , an investment club).
 
      Note: As a general matter, directorships in unaffiliated public companies or companies that may reasonably be expected to become public companies will not be authorized because of the potential for conflicts which may impede our freedom to act in the best interests of Investment Clients. Service with charitable organizations generally will be authorized, subject to considerations related to time required during working hours and use of proprietary information.
 
    Market Timing. Supervised Persons may not engage in Market Timing as defined in Section III.
V. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ACCESS AND/OR ADVISORY PERSONS
      A. General Provisions
Access/Advisory Persons’ personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with the Code and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of the Access/Advisory Person’s position of trust and responsibility. If you have any doubt as to the propriety of any activity, you should consult the Review Officer.
The following prohibitions and restrictions apply to Access/Advisory Persons with respect to accounts for which they have Beneficial Ownership. Please note that, for purposes of Subsections A.(2), (5), (10) and (13), “Investment Client” shall exclude passively managed Investment Clients 5 . Please also note that

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certain transactions as defined in Subsection C below may be exempt from these prohibitions and restrictions.
No Access Person or Advisory Person may:
  (1)   engage in any act, practice or course of conduct that would violate the provisions of the Rule as set forth in this Code;
 
  (2)   purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any security (or security or instrument the price of which is derived from such security) in which he/she has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership and which to his/her actual knowledge at the time of such purchase or sale is being (a) considered for purchase or sale by an Investment Client, or (b) purchased or sold by any portfolio of the Investment Client; 6.
 
      Securities of issuers on SAAMCo’s Focused List are presumed to be considered for purchase by Investment Clients.
 
  (3)   disclose to persons, that are not classified as Access or Advisory Persons under the Code of Ethics the securities activities engaged in or contemplated for the various portfolios of the Investment Clients;
 
  (4)   recommend any securities transaction for an Investment Client without having disclosed his or her interest, if any, in such securities, including without limitation:
  a.   his or her direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership of any securities or such issuer;
 
  b.   any contemplated transaction by such person in such securities;
 
  c.   any position with such issuer or its affiliates; and
 
  d.   any present or proposed business relationship between such issuer or its affiliates, on the one hand, and such person or any party in which such person has a significant interest, on the other; provided, however, that in the event the interest of such Access/Advisory Person in such securities or issuer is not material to his or her personal net worth and any contemplated transaction by such person in such securities cannot reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any such transaction by the company or on the market for the securities generally, such Access/Advisory Person shall not be required to disclose his or her interest in the securities or issuer thereof in connection with any such recommendation.
  (5)   execute a personal securities transaction, other than a securities transaction specifically exempted by this Code, on a day during which any Investment Client has a pending “buy” or “sell” order in that same security.
 
  (6)   profit from short-term trading, which is defined as trades of securities subject to preclearance requirements that are initiated and closed within a 60-day period. Note: While this policy is not intended to prohibit Access/Advisory Persons from suffering losses from trades conducted within the short term trading period, the firm strongly discourages short-term trading by Access/Advisory Persons, and exceptions to this prohibition must be granted by the Review Officer ;
 
  (7)   acquire securities in a Public Offering without the prior approval of the Compliance Department. Attached as Exhibit B hereto is a preclearance form for

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      participation in a Public Offering. In considering such a request for approval, the Compliance Department will determine whether the proposed transaction presents a conflict of interest with any Investment Client or otherwise violates the Code. The Compliance Department, in consultation with the Review Officer, will also determine whether the following conditions have been met prior to the acquisition of any security in a Public Offering:
  a.   purchase is made through the Access/Advisory Person’s regular broker;
 
  b.   number of shares to be purchased is commensurate with the normal size and activity of the Access/Advisory Person’s account;
 
  c.   the transaction otherwise meets the requirements of the FINRA’s rules on freeriding, whereby an underwriting syndicate member withholds a portion of a new securities issue and later resells it at a price higher than the initial offering price and withholding, whereby a participant in a public offering fails to make a bona fide public offering at the public offering price; and
 
  d.   if applicable, the transaction otherwise meets the requirements of FINRA Rule 2790.
  (8)   acquire any securities in a Private Placement without the prior approval of the Compliance Department. Attached as Exhibit C hereto is a preclearance form for participation in a Private Placement. The Compliance Department, in consultation with the Review Officer, will consider, among other factors, whether Investment Clients should have first preference for the investment opportunity, and whether the opportunity is being offered to an individual by virtue of his or her position with the Investment Client or as a reward for past transactions. Access/Advisory Persons who have been authorized to acquire securities in a Private Placement must disclose the Private Placement investment if he/she plays a material role in an Investment Client’s subsequent investment decision regarding the same issuer. In the circumstances above, the Access/Advisory Person’s decision to purchase the security for an Investment Client’s account will then be subject to an independent review by an investment professional with no personal interest in the transaction;
 
  (9)   engage in hedging and derivative transactions in the securities of American International Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including short sales, put or call options, swaps, collars or similar derivative transactions (not including transactions in stock options);
 
  (10)   (for Advisory Persons only) engage in any of the following “Blackout Period” trades:
    purchase a security (or security or instrument the price of which is derived from such security) within 7 calendar days before a purchase or sale in that same security occurs on behalf of an Investment Client;
 
    sell a security (or security or instrument the price of which is derived from such security) within 7 calendar days before a sale in that same security occurs on behalf of an Investment Client; or
 
    purchase or sell a security (or security or instrument the price of which is derived from such security) within 7 calendar days after a purchase or sale in that same security occurs on behalf of an Investment Client.

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      For the avoidance of doubt, Advisory Persons are not prohibited from selling a security (or security or instrument the price of which is derived from such security) within 7 calendar days before a purchase in that same security occurs on behalf of an Investment Client unless, as described in Section V.A.2. of the Code, such Advisory Person has actual knowledge at the time of such sale that the security was being considered for purchase or sale by an Investment Client.
  (11)   (for Advisory Persons who are research analysts only) purchase or sell securities (or security or instrument the price of which is derived from such security) they are assigned to cover;
 
  (12)   (for Advisory Persons only) take a short position in any personal account (i.e., any account in which he/she has Beneficial Ownership of securities) with respect to a security held long by an Investment Client (or vice versa) (a) over which he/she renders discretionary advice, or (b) for which he/she makes securities recommendations.
 
  (13)   (for Advisory Persons only) purchase, directly or indirectly, any security (or security or instrument the price of which is derived from such security) that is held by any portfolio of the Investment Client for which the day to day portfolio management is performed by SAAMCo. .
  B.   Preclearance
Except as specifically exempted below and otherwise in this Code, all Access/Advisory Persons must preclear through the Compliance Department transactions in Covered Securities for any account in which he/she has Beneficial Ownership. Access/Advisory Person trades, in accounts in which they have a Beneficial Ownership interest, may be subject to review/approval by managers and/or supervisors. Any Portfolio Manager wishing to effect a personal securities transaction that might be viewed as contrary to a position held in any portfolio for which he/she serves as Portfolio Manager must document the contrary opinion on the preclearance request. Please note the prohibition set forth above in Section V.A.13. with respect to simultaneous short and long positions in the same security. The Compliance Department will review any potential conflict of interest as part of its normal preclearance procedure.
Preclearance requests are created by using the Personal Investing Compliance website at the following address: https://domino.aig.com/Compliance/PRECLEAR.NSF/WebSAAMCO+Main?OpenNavigator. A request should be created for all transactions in Covered Securities that are not specifically exempted in Subsection C below.
Preclearance Approval Window . Preclearance for personal securities transactions for publicly traded securities will be in effect for one trading day only. This “one trading day” policy is interpreted as follows: If clearance is granted at a time when the principal market in which the security trades is open, clearance is effective for the remainder of that trading day until the opening of that market on the following day. 7
Client Account Trading Verification . The Compliance Department reviews each Preclearance request to ensure that no conflict exists between SAAMCo/VALIC client account trades and the personal trade being requested. Only Investment Client accounts managed by the SAAMCo Investments Department are reviewed.
  C.   Transactions Exempt from Preclearance Requirements

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The preclearance requirements described in Subsection B above do not apply to the following transactions; however, these transactions must still be reported as outlined in Subsection E (“Reporting Requirements”):
    transactions of securities conducted in any account that is managed on a discretionary basis by a person other than the Access/Advisory Person, and with respect to which such Access/Advisory Person does not in fact influence or control such transactions;
 
    transactions of securities (or derivative securities thereof) that generally are not eligible for purchase or sale by Investment Clients, ( e.g. , shares of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”));
 
    securities transactions that are non-volitional on the part of either the Access/Advisory Person or the Investment Client. Non-volitional transactions include gifts and inheritances to an Access/Advisory Person over which the Access/Advisory Person has no control of the timing, and transactions which result from corporate action applicable to all similar security holders (such as splits, spin-offs, tender offers, mergers, stock dividends, etc.);
 
    purchases that are part of an automatic dividend or distribution reinvestment plan (subsequent sales of securities purchased pursuant to such a plan are not covered by this exemption);
 
    purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired;
 
    transactions pre-approved by the Review Officer for which the Access/Advisory Person presents a showing of good cause. Good cause will be deemed to exist where the Access/Advisory Person is experiencing unexpected financial hardship. A change in an account’s investment objectives is not “good cause”;
 
    transactions relating to the AIG Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). Access/Advisory Persons participating in the ESPP need not report any purchases of securities effected through such plan. However, when Access/Advisory Persons dispose of securities which were purchased through the ESPP, the Access/Advisory Person must report the transaction on his/her quarterly report;
 
    transactions of fixed-income securities issued by (a) state or municipal governments, their agencies, authorities or instrumentalities; (b) agencies or instrumentalities of, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the U.S. Government (e.g., U.S. Government Securities and securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac); and (c) foreign governments that are members of the Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”);
 
    transactions of ETF securities (i.e., iShares, QQQ, etc.);
 
    transactions in open-end Affiliated Funds and closed-end investment companies that are not traded on a stock exchange (e.g., the SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Funds, Inc.). Closed-end investment companies (including SAAMCo Listed Closed-End Funds) traded on a stock exchange are subject to pre-clearance requirements; and,
 
    transactions in interests in state-sponsored Rule 529 Plans.
  D.   Exceptions

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The Review Officer can grant exceptions from the prohibitions and restrictions outlined in this Code upon determining that the transaction for which an exception is requested would not violate the spirit of any policy embodied in this Code, and that an exception is appropriate to avoid an injustice to the Access/Advisory Person in the particular factual situation. Factors the Review Officer may consider include:
  (1)   the size and holding period of the Access/Advisory Person’s position in the security;
 
  (2)   the market capitalization of the issuer;
 
  (3)   the liquidity of the security;
 
  (4)   the reason for the Access/Advisory Person’s requested transaction;
 
  (5)   the amount and timing of Investment Client trading in the same or a related security; and
 
  (6)   other relevant factors.
Any Access/Advisory Person wishing to request an exception to the provisions outlined in this Code should submit a written request to the Review Officer setting forth the pertinent facts and justification for the exception. Written approval from the Review Officer must be received before the Access/Advisory Person can engage in the particular activity.
  E.   Reporting Requirements
Initial Holdings Reports . No later than 10 days after an Access/Advisory Person becomes an Access/Advisory Person, the Access/Advisory Person must report the following information to the Compliance Department, current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the person became an Access/Advisory Person:
  (1)   the title, number of shares, and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access/Advisory Person had any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership when the Access/Advisory Person became an Access/Advisory Person;
 
  (2)   the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access/Advisory Person maintained an account in which any securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access/Advisory Person as of the date the Access/Advisory Person became an Access/Advisory Person; and
 
  (3)   the date that the report is submitted to the Compliance Department by the Access/Advisory Person.
The initial holdings reports will be reviewed by the Compliance Department on a confidential basis.
Quarterly Transaction Reports . No later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, all Access/Advisory Persons must file a Quarterly Transaction Report containing the following information:
  (1)   with respect to any transaction during the quarter in a Covered Security in which the Access/Advisory Person had any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership:
  a.   the transaction date, security title, interest rate, maturity date (if applicable), number of shares, and principal amount of each Covered Security involved;

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  b.   the nature of the transaction ( i.e. , purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);
 
  c.   the price of the Covered Security in which the transaction was effected;
 
  d.   the name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was effected; and
 
  e.   the date that the report is submitted to the Compliance Department by the Access/Advisory Person.
  (2)   Access and Advisory Persons must also provide information on any new brokerage or other accounts established during the quarter including the name of the broker, dealer or bank and the date the account was established.
The Compliance Department will remind all Access/Advisory Persons to complete a Quarterly Transaction Report on or about the last business day of each calendar quarter. Access/Advisory Persons must complete the Report via an intranet web page. Completed Quarterly Transaction Reports are sent directly to the Compliance Department. The Compliance Department reviews all such Reports and personal securities transactions on a confidential basis.
NOTE: The Quarterly Transaction Report requests information on all personal securities transactions conducted during the preceeding quarter as defined above, except for transactions conducted in registered open-end investment companies (other than Affiliated Funds for which reporting is required), bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, high-quality short-term debt instruments (including repurchase agreements), U.S. Government Securities (but note that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other U.S. agency securities transactions must be reported), commodities, and futures and options on futures. Access/Advisory Persons must also provide a detailed report on exempted transactions as defined in Subsection C above.
Quarterly reports must be filed by all Access/Advisory Persons, even if there were no reportable transactions during the quarter. (Access/Advisory Persons must click the button “I have no transactions to report” and submit the Report electronically.)
Annual Holdings Reports . Annually the following information must be submitted to the Compliance Department as of the year ended December 31 st , current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date that the reported is submitted:
  (1)   the title, number of shares, and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access/Advisory Person had any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership;
 
  (2)   the name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access/Advisory Person maintains an account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access/Advisory Person; and
 
  (3)   the date that the report is submitted to the Compliance Department by the Access/Advisory Person.
 
  (4)   the annual holdings reports will be reviewed by the Compliance Department on a confidential basis.
Exceptions. An Access/Advisory Person need not make an Annual Holdings Report under this Section with respect to transactions affected for, and Covered Securities held in, any account over which the Access/Advisory Person has no direct or indirect influence or control. See the definition in Section III above. Also, an Access/Advisory Person need not make such a report with respect to transactions in

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Affiliated Funds held in a SAAMCo direct account if the Access/Advisory Person confirms to the Compliance Department that duplicate statements are received by the Compliance Department not later than 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter in with the transactions took place.
Disclaimer. Reports may also contain a statement declaring that the reporting or recording of any transaction shall not be construed as an admission that the Access/Advisory Person making the report has any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in the security to which the report relates.
Duplicate Confirmations and Statements. All Access/Advisory Persons must direct their securities broker to send to the Compliance Department, on a timely basis, (i) duplicate confirmations of all personal securities transactions; and (ii) duplicate periodic statements. Please note that it is the responsibility of each such Person to ensure that their brokerage account, or other investment account, confirmations and statements are received by the Compliance Department. If duplicate confirmations and/or statements are not provided, then Access/Advisory Persons are reminded that they must provide copies of relevant documents to the Compliance Department to fulfill their reporting requirements herein.
VI. DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES
A.   A director or trustee of an Investment Client who is not an officer of such Investment Client or an officer, employee or director of its Adviser need only report a transaction in a security if the director or trustee, at the time of that transaction, knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his official duties as a director or trustee of the Investment Client, should have known that, during the 15-day period immediately before or after the date of the transaction by the director or trustee, the security was purchased or sold, or the security was under active consideration by the Investment Client or its Adviser.
 
B.   The reporting provision in Section V(E) above does not apply to Disinterested Directors/Trustees.
 
C.   Disterested Directors of SAAMCo Listed Closed-End Funds are deemed to be “insiders” with respect to such Funds and therefore are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, including the rules requiring filing of Forms 3, 4 and/or 5 and the so-called “short-swing” rule, which prohibits such persons from profiting from sales within six months from purchase.
VII. REVIEW BY THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES
Management will prepare written reports to the Boards of Directors or Trustees as follows:
  (1)   quarterly to identify any material violations of the Code by Supervised Persons during the previous quarter;
 
  (2)   annually to summarize non-material violations of the Code and personal investing procedures; and
 
  (3)   annually to certify to the Board that the Advisers and Underwriters have adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Supervised Persons from violating the Code.
VIII. OVERSIGHT BY ETHICS COMMITTEE, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND/OR REVIEW OFFICER
Adherence to the Code is considered a basic condition of employment with the organization. The Compliance Department will review all personal securities transactions conducted by Access/Advisory

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Persons to ensure that no conflict exists with Investment Client trades. The Compliance Department, subject to oversight by the Ethics Committee, also monitors compliance with the Code and reviews such violations of the Code as they may occur; and reports, periodically and upon request, to the Boards of Directors or Trustees of the various Investment Companies for which the Advisers serve as investment adviser. The Chief Compliance Officer has the authority to reclassify an Access/Advisory Person. The Chief Compliance Officer may restrict or prohibit personal trading privileges of any Supervised Person, including trading in any account in which the Supervised Person has direct/indirect Beneficial Ownership or investment discretion.
IX. SANCTIONS
Upon discovering a violation of this Code, the Companies may impose such sanctions as deemed appropriate, including, among other things, a letter of censure, disgorgement of profits, suspension, or termination of employment of the violator or any other penalty that the Review Officer, Chief Compliance Officer or Ethics Committee deems to be appropriate .
The Companies have a zero tolerance policy for personal investing deviations, thus Access/Advisory Persons will be penalized for any such deviations.
Supervised Persons who fail to achieve compliance with all applicable Code policies and procedures during the year may have such fact included on their performance evaluation and may be considered as a factor in any performance-based incentive compensation. Following any violation of this Code, the Supervised Person may be required to meet with the Review Officer to discuss the issue and the implications of future violations of this Code. Additionally, the Supervised Person may be required to re-sign the Code to ensure that they are fully aware of the importance of this Code. The Advisers may impose additional sanctions including, but not limited to, disgorgement of profits, restrictions or termination of trading privileges, and/or termination of employment.
X. CONFIDENTIALITY
All information obtained from any Supervised Persons under this Code shall be kept in strict confidence, except that reports of transactions will be made available to the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulator or self-regulatory organization to the extent required by law or regulation.
XI. INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS’ CODES OF ETHICS
Provisions of an Investment Sub-Adviser’s Code of Ethics are applicable to persons who, in connection with their regular functions or duties as employees of the Sub-Adviser, make, participate in, or obtain information regarding the purchase or sale of a security, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendation with respect to such purchase or sale by an Investment Client managed by such Investment Sub-Adviser. Such provisions may be more restrictive than the provisions set forth in this Code. Material violations of an Investment Sub-Adviser’s Code of Ethics will be reported to the Investment Client’s board of directors.
XII. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE
Each Investment Client will disclose the following information in its Statement of Additional Information:
  (1)   that the Investment Company and its respective Adviser(s) and Underwriter have adopted this Code;
 
  (2)   that the Code permits Access/Advisory Persons to invest in securities for their personal accounts; and

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  (3)   that the Code is on public file with, and is available from, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
XIII. CERTIFICATIONS
Each Supervised Person shall submit to the Compliance Department an annual certification stating that he or she has read and understands this Code and recognizes that he or she is subject to its requirements, and that he or she has complied with all requirements of this Code. The certification of Supervised Persons who are also considered to be Access/Advisory Persons must state that he or she has disclosed or reported all personal securities holdings and transactions as required by this Code.
XIV. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Supervised Persons are required to promptly report any violations of the Code to: the Chief Compliance Officer or the AIG Compliance Helpline at 1-877-244-2210. Reports to the AIG Compliance Helpline may be made anonymously.
In addition to the procedures and restrictions described in this Code, Supervised Persons may be subject to additional limitations and requirements, including principles set forth in the Code of Conduct of the parent company to SAAMCo/VALIC (AIG) relating to personal investing-related activities. Such principles include prohibitions with respect to insider trading, speculative or “in and out” trading in, and hedging and derivative transactions (e.g., short sales, options, swaps or collars) with respect to, securities of AIG and its subsidiaries (other than certain transactions in stock options). Supervised Persons are responsible for contacting the parent company (AIG) to learn more about applicable restrictions, and are expected to maintain full compliance with the parent company’s procedures. Any AIG employee may call the AIG Compliance Helpline with questions relating to AIG’s Code of Conduct or to report a violation or suspected violation of law or regulation.
It should be noted that a separate code of ethics adopted by the Funds for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and forms applicable to the Funds thereunder (the “Section 406 Code”) is not part of this Code. In a situation where the Section 406 Code overlaps or conflicts with the provisions of this Code, the Section 406 Code will supersede this Code.
 
ENDNOTES
1   Such transactions are not subject to the pre-clearance requirements in Section V. However, in all transactions involving this type of an account, Access/Advisory Persons should conform to the spirit of the Code and avoid any activity that might appear to conflict with Investment Clients or the Access/Advisory Person’s position with the Adviser or Underwriter.
2   The Ethics Committee is comprised of one or more members of SAAMCo’s Compliance Department, Legal Department, and Investment Department. The composition of the Committee may be changed from time to time.
3   The Review Officer is Cindy Skrehot, the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, who can be reached at (713) 831-4230. Ms. Skrehot may at any time delegate any of the Review Officer’s duties to Adam White, who can be reached at (713) 831-2052, or any other member or the Legal or Compliance Staff.
4   This list of examples is illustrative and is not an exhaustive list of situations to avoid.
5   Access Persons should contact the Compliance Department for a list of Investment Clients deemed to be passively managed.

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6   The Adviser, and any and all Access/Advisory Persons thereof, shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge, for purposes hereof, of securities transactions effected for any Investment Client, series thereof, or component of such series, for which the Adviser is the investment adviser, but for which the day to day portfolio management is performed by an entity other than the Adviser.
7   Trading hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Effective December 1, 2009
Procedure 400

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Outside Activity Request Form
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
SunAmerica Capital Services, Inc.
The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company*
Name:                                                                                            Date Submitted:                                          
Title:                                                                                              Department:                                                
Part One: Approval Request
To comply with the Code of Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) for the above-referenced entities, the AIG Code of Conduct (the “Code of Conduct” and with the Code of Ethics, the “Codes”) and FINRA Rule 3030 (as applicable to registered representatives or other persons associated with SunAmerica Capital Services, Inc. (“SACS”)), I am requesting approval for the following outside activity through which I will act as a director, trustee, officer, owner, partner, consultant, employee, agent, or participant and/or will receive compensation as a result of the activity outside the scope of my relationship with SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (“SAAMCo”), Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (“VALIC” and with SAAMCo, the “Advisers”), SACS and/or their affiliates. Employees desiring to serve as a director, trustee, officer, owner, partner, consultant or agent of a not-for-profit organization as a volunteer and without compensation (e.g., on the board of a school, hospital, cooperative, social or religious organization) need not obtain prior approval if (i) there is no actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest, and (ii) the activity is not investment-related. If an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest does arise, employees must avoid even the appearance of impropriety in association with their conduct (all conflicts of interest should be disclosed). If an activity is investment-related, then you must obtain approval.
Name of business/activity:
Start date proposed:
Is the business/activity investment-related?
Address of the other business/activity:
Nature of the other business/activity:
Proposed position, title, or relationship with other business/activity:
Proposed duties relating to other business/activity:
Approximate number of hours/month you propose to devote to the other business/activity:
Approximate number of hours/month you propose to devote to the other business/activity during business hours:
 
*   Only Investment Advisory Supervised Persons of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company are subject to this requirement.

 


 

Part Two: Certification
I hereby certify that (i) the above information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, (ii) I know of no circumstances that would cause an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest, including any conflict of interest with AIG or its affiliates or the Advisers’ clients (e.g., mutual funds), (iii) this outside activity will not interfere with my current job responsibilities or cause me to violate any of the standards of conduct or supporting policies in applicable Codes, policies, procedures, laws or regulations, (iv) I will promptly provide other information upon request, and (v) I understand that the outside activity will be reported to the Legal and/or Compliance Departments at AIG and/or its affiliates and may be subject to reporting to regulatory agencies.
Employee Signature:                                                                 
Please submit this form to your direct supervisor. This form must be completed and approved by all required parties prior to engaging in the proposed outside activity.
Part Three: Approval
Supervisor Approval:
Approved:                            Not Approved:                     
Printed Name of Supervisor:                                                          Title:                           
Supervisor Signature:                                                                       Date:                          
Investment Adviser CCO Approval (Required for SAAMCo Employees/VALIC Supervised Persons only):
Approved:                            Not Approved:                     
CCO Signature:                                                                                   Date:                         
SACS CCO Approval (Required for Registered Representatives or Other Persons Associated with SACS only):
Approved:                            Not Approved:                     
CCO Signature:                                                                                Date:                         
SAAMCo CCO/SACS CCO: upon approval, copies of approval should be sent to employee, supervisor, and AIG Corporate Legal Compliance Group in accordance with AIG Code of Conduct.

 


 

Exhibit B: Initial Public Offering Approval Request Form
Employee Name:                                                                Department:                                                                
Security Information
     
1. Name of Issuer:
   
 
   
2. Type of security:                                 Equity                                 Fixed Income
     
3. Planned date of transaction:
   
 
   
     
4. Size of offering:
   
 
   
     
5. Number of shares to be purchased:
   
 
   
     
6. Name of firm making IPO available to you:
   
 
   
7. Do you do business with this firm in connection with your job duties?
                     Yes                                      No
8. Do you believe that this IPO is being made to you to influence brokerage order flow for client accounts?
                     Yes                                      No
9. Have you received IPO allocations from this firm in the past?
                     Yes                                      No
         
 
  If “yes”, please provide a list of all previously purchased IPO’s:    
 
       
 
 

 
10. To your knowledge, are other SAAMCo personnel or clients involved?
                     Yes                                      No
         
 
  If “yes”, please list those involved:    
 
       
 
 

 
     
11. Describe how you became aware of this investment opportunity:
   
 
   
 
 

 
Certification
I understand that approval, if granted, is based upon the information provided herein and I agree to observe any conditions imposed upon such approval.
I represent (i) that I have read and understand the Code of Ethics with respect to personal trading and recognize that I am subject thereto; (ii) that the above trade is in compliance with the Code; (iii) that to the best of my knowledge the above trade does not

 


 

represent a conflict of interest, or an appearance of a conflict of interest, with any client of fund; and (iv) that I have no knowledge of any pending client orders in this security. Furthermore, I acknowledge that no action should be taken by me to effect that trade(s) listed above until I have received formal approval.
             
Signature:
      Date:    
 
           
Chief Compliance Officer Approval
CCO Name:                                                                                              
                     Approved                                      Not Approved
             
CCO Signature:
      Date:    
 
           

 


 

Exhibit C: Private Placement Approval Request Form
Employee Name:                                                                            Department:                                                                   
Security Information
1. Name of corporation, partnership or other entity (the “Organization”):
 
2. Is this Organization:                                      Public                                 Private
     
3. Type of Security or Fund:
   
 
   
4. Nature of participation (e.g., Stockholder, General Partner, Limited Partner), Indicate all applicable:

 
     
5. Planned date of Transaction:
   
 
   
     
6. Size of offering (if a fund, size of fund):
   
 
   
     
7. Size of your participation:
   
 
   
8. Would the investment carry a limited liability?
                     Yes                                 No
9. To your knowledge, are other SAAMCo personnel or clients involved?
                     Yes                                 No
         
 
  If “yes”, please describe:    
 
 
       
 
 

 
     
10. Describe the business to be conducted by the organization:
   
 
   
 
 

 

 
     
11. If organization is a fund, please describe investment objective of the fund (e.g., value, growth, core):
   
 
   

 

 
12. For portfolio managers: Does a fund that you manage have an investment objective that would make this Private Placement an opportunity that should first be made available to a fund or client you manage money for?
                     Yes                                 No

 


 

13. Will you participate in investment decisions?
                     Yes                                 No
     
If “yes”, please describe:
   
 
   

 

 
     
14. Describe how you became aware of this investment opportunity:
   
 
   

 

 
Certification
I understand that approval, if granted, is based upon the information provided herein and I agree to observe any conditions imposed upon such approval.
I represent (i) that I have read and understand the Code of Ethics with respect to personal trading and recognize that I am subject thereto; (ii) that the above trade is in compliance with the Code; (iii) that to the best of my knowledge the above trade does not represent a conflict of interest, or an appearance of a conflict of interest, with any client of fund; and (iv) that I have no knowledge of any pending client orders in this security. Furthermore, I acknowledge that no action should be taken by me to effect that trade(s) listed above until I have received formal approval.
             
Signature:
      Date:    
 
           
Chief Compliance Officer Approval
CCO Name:                                                                                 
                     Approved                                 Not Approved
             
CCO Signature:
      Date:    
 
           

 

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Wellington Management Code of Ethics
Personal Investing
Gifts and Entertainment
Outside Activities
Client Confidentiality
 
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A Message From Our CEO
Wellington Management’s reputation is our most valuable asset, and it is built on trust — trust that we will always put our clients’ interests first and that our actions will fully meet our obligations as fiduciaries for our clients.
Our personnel around the world play a critical role in ensuring that we continue to earn this trust. We must all adhere to the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. We must be sensitive to situations that may give rise to an actual conflict or the appearance of a conflict with our clients’ interests, or have the potential to cause damage to the firm’s reputation. To this end, each of us must act with integrity, honesty, and dignity.
We must all remain vigilant in protecting the interests of our clients before our own, as reflected in our guiding principle: “client, firm, self.” If our standards slip or our focus wanes, we risk the loss of everything we have worked so hard to build together over the years.
Please take the time to read this Code of Ethics, learn the rules, and determine what you need to do to comply with them and continue to build on our clients’ trust and confidence in Wellington Management.
Sincerely,
Perry M. Traquina
President and Chief Executive Officer
“The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.”
— Ancient proverb

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Before You Get Started: Accessing the Code of Ethics System
The Code of Ethics System is accessible through the Intranet under Applications. Please note that your User ID is your Wellington network ID (the same one you use to log on to your computer).

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Standards of Conduct
Our standards of conduct are straightforward and essential. Any transaction or activity that violates either of the standards of conduct below is prohibited, regardless of whether it meets the technical rules found elsewhere in the Code of Ethics.
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We act as fiduciaries to our clients. Each of us must put our clients’ interests above our own and must not take advantage of our management of clients’ assets for our own benefit. Our firm’s policies and procedures implement these principles with respect to our conduct of the firm’s business. This Code of Ethics implements the same principles with respect to our personal conduct. The procedures set forth in the Code govern specific transactions, but each of us must be mindful at all times that our behavior, including our personal investing activity, must meet our fiduciary obligations to our clients.
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We act with integrity and in accordance with both the letter and the spirit of the law. Our business is highly regulated, and we are committed as a firm to compliance with those regulations. Each of us must also recognize our obligations as individuals to understand and obey the laws that apply to us in the conduct of our duties. They include laws and regulations that apply specifically to investment advisors, as well as more broadly applicable laws ranging from the prohibition against trading on material nonpublic information and other forms of market abuse to anticorruption statutes such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. The firm provides training on their requirements. Each of us must take advantage of these resources to ensure that our own conduct complies with the law.
Who Is Subject to the Code of Ethics?
Our Code of Ethics applies to all partners and employees of Wellington Management Company, LLP, and its affiliates around the world. Its restrictions on personal investing also apply to temporary personnel (including co-ops and interns) and consultants whose tenure with Wellington Management exceeds 90 days and who are deemed by our Chief Compliance Officer to have access to nonpublic investment research, client holdings, or trade information.
All Wellington Management personnel receive a copy of the Code of Ethics (and any amendments) and must certify, upon joining the firm and annually thereafter, that they have read and understood it and have complied with its requirements.
Adherence to the Code of Ethics is a basic condition of employment. Failure to adhere to our Code of Ethics may result in disciplinary action, including termination of employment.
If you have any doubt as to the appropriateness of any activity, believe that you have violated the Code, or become aware of a violation of the Code by another individual, you should consult the Director of Regulatory Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, or Chair of the Ethics Committee.
General questions regarding our Code of Ethics may be directed to the Code of Ethics Team via email at #Code of Ethics Team or through the Code of Ethics hotline, 617-790-8330 (x68330).

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Personal Investing
As fiduciaries, each of us must avoid taking personal advantage of our knowledge of investment activity in client accounts. Although our Code of Ethics sets out a number of specific restrictions on personal investing designed to reflect this principle, no set of rules can anticipate every situation. Each of us must adhere to the spirit, and not just the letter, of our Code in meeting this fiduciary obligation to our clients.
Which Types of Investments and Related Activities Are Prohibited?
Our Code of Ethics prohibits the following personal investments and investment-related activities:
  Purchasing or selling the following:
 
    - Initial public offerings (IPOs) of any securities
 
    - Securities of an issuer being bought or sold on behalf of clients until one trading day after such buying or selling is completed or canceled
     
    - Securities of an issuer that is the subject of a new, changed, or reissued but unchanged action recommendation from a global industry research or fixed income credit analyst until two business days following issuance or reissuance of the recommendation
     
    - Securities of an issuer that is mentioned at the Morning Meeting until two business days following the meeting
     
    - Securities that are the subject of a firmwide restriction
     
    - Single-stock futures
     
    - Options with an expiration date that is within 60 calendar days of the transaction date
     
    - HOLDRS (HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS)
     
    - Securities of broker/dealers (or their affiliates) that the firm has approved for execution of client trades
     
    Securities of any securities market or exchange on which the firm trades on behalf of clients
 
  Taking a profit from any trading activity within a 60 calendar day window (see box for more detail)
     
  Using a derivative instrument to circumvent a restriction in the Code of Ethics
Short-Term Trading
You are prohibited from profiting from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) of the same or equivalent securities within 60 calendar days. For example, if you buy shares of stock (or options on such shares) and then sell those shares within 60 days at a profit, an exception will be identified and any gain from the transactions must be surrendered. Gains are calculated based on a last in, first out (LIFO) method for purposes of this restriction. This short-term trading rule does not apply to securities exempt from the Code’s preclearance requirements.
Which Investment Accounts Must Be Reported?
You are required to report any investment account over which you exercise investment discretion or from which any of the following individuals enjoy economic benefits: (i) your spouse, domestic partner, or minor children, and (ii) any other dependents living in your household, and that holds or is capable of holding any of the following covered investments:
  Shares of stocks, ADRs, or other equity securities (including any security convertible into equity securities)
 
  Bonds or notes (other than sovereign government bonds issued by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, or the United States, as well as bankers’ acceptances, CDs, commercial paper, and high-quality, short-term debt instruments)

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  Interest in a variable annuity product in which the underlying assets are held in a subaccount managed by Wellington Management
 
  Shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
 
  Shares of closed-end funds
 
  Options on securities
 
  Securities futures
 
  Interest in private placement securities (other than Wellington Management Sponsored Products)
 
  Shares of funds managed by Wellington Management (other than money market funds)
Please see Appendix A for a detailed summary of reporting requirements by security type.
Web Resource: Wellington-Managed Fund List
An up-to-date list of funds managed by Wellington Management is available through the Code of Ethics System under Documents. Please note that any transactions in Wellington-Managed funds must comply with the funds’ rules on short-term trading of fund shares.
For purposes of the Code of Ethics, these investment accounts are referred to as reportable accounts. Examples of common account types include brokerage accounts, retirement accounts, employee stock compensation plans, and transfer agent accounts. Reportable accounts also include those from which you or an immediate family member may benefit indirectly, such as a family trust or family partnership, and accounts in which you have a joint ownership interest, such as a joint brokerage account.
Please contact the Code of Ethics Team for guidance if you hold any securities in physical certificate form.
Still Not Sure? Contact Us
If you are not sure if a particular account is required to be reported, contact the Code of Ethics Team by email at #Code of Ethics Team or through the Code of Ethics hotline, 617-790-8330 (x68330).
Accounts Not Requiring Reporting
You do not need to report the following accounts via the Code of Ethics System since the administrator will provide the Code of Ethics Team with access to relevant holdings and transaction information:
  Accounts maintained within the Wellington Retirement and Pension Plan or similar firm- sponsored retirement or benefit plans identified by the Ethics Committee
 
  Accounts maintained directly with Wellington Trust Company or other Wellington Management Sponsored Products
Although these accounts do not need to be reported, your investment activities in these accounts must comply with the standards of conduct embodied in our Code of Ethics.
Managed Account Exemptions
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which you will not be consulted or have any input on specific transactions placed by the investment manager prior to their execution. To request a managed account exemption, you must complete a Managed Account Letter (available online via the Code of Ethics System) and return it the Code of Ethics Team.
Web Resource: Managed Account Letter
To request a managed account exemption, complete the Managed Account Letter available through the Code of Ethics System under Documents.
What Are the Reporting Responsibilities for All Personnel?
Initial and Annual Holdings Reports
You must disclose all reportable accounts and all covered investments you hold within 10 calendar days after you begin employment at or association with Wellington Management. You will be required to review and update your holdings and securities account information annually thereafter.
For initial holdings reports, holdings information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date you became covered by the Code of Ethics. Please note that you cannot make personal trades until you have filed an initial holdings report via the Code of Ethics System on the Intranet.
For subsequent annual reports, holdings information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the report is submitted. Please note that your annual holdings report must account for both volitional and non-volitional transactions.
At the time you file your initial and annual reports, you will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood the Code of Ethics and any amendments.
Non-volitional transactions include:
  Investments made through automatic dividend reinvestment or rebalancing plans and stock purchase plan acquisitions
 
  Transactions that result from corporate actions applicable to all similar security holders (such as splits, tender offers, mergers, and stock dividends)
Duplicate Statements and Trade Confirmations
For each of your reportable accounts, you are required to provide duplicate statements and duplicate trade confirmations to Wellington Management. To arrange for the delivery of duplicate statements and trade confirmations, please contact the Code of Ethics Team for the appropriate form. Return the completed form to the Code of Ethics Team, which will submit it to the brokerage firm on your behalf. If the brokerage firm or other firm from which you currently receive statements is not able to send statements and confirmations directly to Wellington Management, you will be required to submit copies promptly after you receive them, unless you receive an exemption from this requirement under the procedures outlined on page 9.

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Web Resource: How to File Reports on the Code of Ethics System
Required reports must be filed electronically via the Code of Ethics System. Please see the Code of Ethics System’s homepage for more details.
Quarterly Transactions Reports

You must submit a quarterly transaction report no later than 30 calendar days after quarter-end via the Code of Ethics System on the Intranet, even if you did not make any personal trades during that quarter. In the reports, you must either confirm that you did not make any personal trades (except for those resulting from non-volitional events) or provide information regarding all volitional transactions in covered investments.
What Are the Preclearance Responsibilities for All Personnel?
Preclearance of Publicly Traded Securities

You must receive clearance before buying or selling stocks, bonds, options, and most other publicly traded securities in any reportable account. A full list of the categories of publicly traded securities requiring preclearance, and of certain exceptions to this requirement, is included in Appendix A . Transactions in accounts that are not reportable accounts do not require preclearance or reporting.
Preclearance requests must be submitted online via the Code of Ethics System, which is accessible through the Intranet. If clearance is granted, the approval will be effective for a period of 24 hours. If you preclear a transaction and then place a limit order with your broker, that limit order must either be executed or expire at the end of the 24-hour period. If you want to execute the order after the 24-hour period expires, you must resubmit your preclearance request.
If you have questions regarding the preclearance requirements, please refer to the FAQs available on the Code of Ethics System or contact the Code of Ethics Team.
Please note that preclearance approval does not alter your responsibility to ensure that each personal securities transaction complies with the general standards of conduct, the reporting requirements, the restrictions on short-term trading, or the special rules for investment professionals set out in our Code of Ethics.
Web Resource: How to File a Preclearance Request
Preclearance must be obtained using the Code of Ethics System. Once the necessary information is submitted, your preclearance request will be approved or denied within seconds.
Caution on Short Sales, Margin Transactions, and Options

You may engage in short sales and margin transactions and may purchase or sell options provided you receive preclearance and meet all other applicable requirements under our Code of Ethics (including the additional rules for investment professionals described on page 8). Please note, however, that these types of transactions can have unintended consequences. For example, any sale by your broker to cover a margin call or a short position will be in violation of the Code unless precleared. Likewise, any volitional sale of securities acquired at the expiration of a long call option will be in violation of the Code unless precleared. You are responsible for ensuring any subsequent volitional actions relating to these types of transactions meet the requirements of the Code.

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Preclearance of Private Placement Securities

You cannot invest in securities offered to potential investors in a private placement without first obtaining prior approval. Approval may be granted after a review of the facts and circumstances, including whether:
  an investment in the securities is likely to result in future conflicts with client accounts (e.g., upon a future public offering), and
 
  you are being offered the opportunity due to your employment at or association with Wellington Management.
If you have questions regarding whether an investment would be deemed a private placement security under the Code, please refer to the FAQs about private placements available on the Code of Ethics System, or contact the Code of Ethics Team.
To request approval, you must submit a Private Placement Approval Form (available online via the Code of Ethics System) to the Code of Ethics Team. Investments in our own privately offered investment vehicles (our Sponsored Products ), including collective investment funds and common trust funds maintained by Wellington Trust Company, NA, our hedge funds, and our non-US domiciled funds (Wellington Management Portfolios), have been approved under the Code and therefore do not require the submission of a Private Placement Approval Form.
Web Resource: Private Placement Approval Form
To request approval for a private placement, complete the Private Placement Approval Form available through the Code of Ethics System under Documents.
Requests for Exceptions to Preclearance Denial, Other Trading Restrictions, and Certain Reporting Requirements
The Chief Compliance Officer may grant an exception from preclearance, other trading restrictions, and certain reporting requirements on a case-by-case basis if it is determined that the proposed conduct involves no opportunity for abuse and does not conflict with client interests. Exceptions are expected to be rare. If you wish to seek an exception to these restrictions, you must submit a written request to the Code of Ethics Team describing the nature of the exception and the reason(s) it is being sought.
What Are the Additional Requirements for Investment Professionals?
If you are a portfolio manager, research analyst, or other investment professional who has portfolio management responsibilities for a client account (e.g., designated portfolio managers, backup portfolio managers, investment team members), or who otherwise has direct authority to make decisions to buy or sell securities in a client account (referred to here as an investment professional), you are required to adhere to additional rules and restrictions on your personal securities transactions. However, as no set of rules can anticipate every situation, you must remember to place our clients’ interests first whenever you transact in securities that are also held in client accounts you manage.
  Investment Professional Blackout Periods — You cannot buy or sell a security for a period of seven calendar days before or after any transaction in the same issuer by a client account for which you serve as an investment professional. If you anticipate receiving a cash flow or redemption request in a client portfolio that will result in the purchase or sale of securities that you also hold in your personal account, you should take care to avoid transactions in those

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    securities in your personal account in the days leading up to the client transactions. However, unanticipated cash flows and redemptions in client accounts and unexpected market events do occur from time to time, and a personal trade made in the prior seven days should never prevent you from buying or selling a security in a client account if the trade would be in the client’s best interest. If you find yourself in that situation and need to buy or sell a security in a client account within the seven calendar days following your personal transaction in a security of the same issuer, you should attempt to notify the Code of Ethics Team (by email at #Code of Ethics Team or through the Code of Ethics hotline, 617-790-8330 [x68330]) or your local Compliance Officer in advance of placing the trade. If you are unable to reach any of those individuals and the trade is time sensitive, you should proceed with the client trade and notify the Code of Ethics Team promptly after submitting it.
 
  Short Sales by an Investment Professional — An investment professional may not personally take a short position in a security of an issuer in which he or she holds a long position in a client account.
Gifts and Entertainment

Our guiding principle of “client, firm, self” also governs the receipt of gifts and entertainment from clients, consultants, brokers, vendors, companies in which we may invest, and others with whom the firm does business. As fiduciaries to our clients, we must always place our clients’ interests first and cannot allow gifts or entertainment opportunities to influence the actions we take on behalf of our clients. In keeping with this standard, you must follow several specific requirements:
Accepting Gifts — You may only accept gifts of nominal value, which include promotional items, flower arrangements, gift baskets, and food, as well as other gifts with an approximate value of less than US$100 or the local equivalent. You may not accept a gift of cash, including a cash equivalent such as a gift certificate or a security, regardless of the amount. If you receive a gift that violates the Code, you must return the gift or consult with the Chief Compliance Officer to determine appropriate action under the circumstances.
Accepting Entertainment Opportunities — The firm recognizes that participation in entertainment opportunities with representatives from organizations with which the firm does business, such as consultants, brokers, vendors, and companies in which we may invest, can help to further legitimate business interests. However, participation in such entertainment opportunities should be infrequent, and you may participate only if:
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a representative of the hosting organization is present,
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the primary purpose of the event is to discuss business or to build a business relationship, and
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the opportunity meets the additional requirements below.
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air travel is paid for by the host, you must reimburse the host for the equivalent cost, as determined by Wellington Management’s travel manager.
Additional Reimbursement Requirements — You must receive prior approval from your business manager and reimburse the host for the full face value of any entertainment ticket(s) if:
  the entertainment opportunity requires a ticket with a face value of more than US$200 or the local equivalent, or is a high-profile event (e.g., a major sporting event),
 
  you wish to accept more than one ticket, or
 
  the host has invited numerous Wellington Management representatives.
Business managers must clear their own participation under the circumstances described above with the Chief Compliance Officer or Chair of the Ethics Committee.
Please note that even if you pay for the full face value of a ticket, you may attend the event only if the host is present . Whenever possible, you should arrange for any required reimbursement prior to attending an entertainment event.
Soliciting Gifts, Entertainment Opportunities, or Contributions — In your capacity as a partner or employee of the firm, you may not solicit gifts, entertainment opportunities, or charitable or political contributions for yourself, or on behalf of clients, prospects, or others, from brokers, vendors, clients, or consultants with whom the firm conducts business or from companies in which the firm may invest.
Sourcing Entertainment Opportunities — You may not request tickets to entertainment events from the firm’s Trading department or any other Wellington Management department, partner, or employee, nor from any broker, vendor, company in which we may invest, or other organization with which the firm conducts business.
Outside Activities
While the firm recognizes that you may engage in business or charitable activities in your personal time, you must take steps to avoid conflicts of interest between your private interests and our clients’ interests. As a result, all significant outside business or charitable activities (e.g., directorships or officerships) must be approved by your business manager and by the Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, or Chair of the Ethics Committee prior to the acceptance of such a position (or if you are new, upon joining the firm). Approval will be granted only if it is determined that the activity does not present a significant conflict of interest. Directorships in public companies (or companies reasonably expected to become public companies) will generally not be authorized, while service with charitable organizations generally will be permitted.
Officers of the firm can only seek additional employment outside of Wellington Management with the prior written approval of the Human Resources department. All new employees are required to disclose any outside employment to the Human Resources department upon joining the firm.

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Client Confidentiality
Any nonpublic information concerning our clients that you acquire in connection with your employment at the firm is confidential. This includes information regarding actual or contemplated investment decisions, portfolio composition, research recommendations, and client interests. You should not discuss client business, including the existence of a client relationship, with outsiders unless it is a necessary part of your job responsibilities.
How We Enforce Our Code of Ethics
Global Compliance is responsible for monitoring compliance with the Code of Ethics. Members of Global Compliance will periodically request certifications and review holdings and transaction reports for potential violations. They may also request additional information or reports.
It is our collective responsibility to uphold the Code of Ethics. In addition to the formal reporting requirements described in this Code of Ethics, you have a responsibility to report any violations of the Code. If you have any doubt as to the appropriateness of any activity, believe that you have violated the Code, or become aware of a violation of the Code by another individual, you should consult the Director of Regulatory Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, or Chair of the Ethics Committee.
Potential violations of the Code of Ethics will be investigated and considered by representatives of Global Compliance, Legal Services, and/or the Ethics Committee. All violations of the Code of Ethics will be reported to the Chief Compliance Officer. Violations are taken seriously and may result in sanctions or other consequences, including:
  a warning
 
  referral to your business manager, senior management, and/or the Managing Partners
 
  reversal of a trade or the return of a gift
 
  disgorgement of profits or of the value of a gift
 
  a limitation or restriction on personal investing
 
  a fine
 
  termination of employment
 
  referral to civil or criminal authorities
If you become aware of any potential conflicts of interest that you believe are not addressed by our Code of Ethics or other policies, please contact the Chief Compliance Officer, the General Counsel, or the Director of Regulatory Compliance.
Closing
As a firm, we seek excellence in the people we employ, the products and services we offer, the way we meet our ethical and fiduciary responsibilities, and the working environment we create for ourselves. Our Code of Ethics embodies that commitment. Accordingly, each of us must take care that our actions fully meet the high standards of conduct and professional behavior we have adopted. Most importantly, we must all remember “client, firm, self” is our most fundamental guiding principle.

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Appendix A — Part 1
No Preclearance or Reporting Required:
  Open-end investment funds not managed by Wellington Management 1
 
  Interests in a variable annuity product in which the underlying assets are held in a fund not managed by Wellington Management
 
  Direct obligations of the US government (including obligations issued by GNMA and PEFCO) or the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, or the United Kingdom
 
  Cash
 
  Money market instruments or other short-term debt instruments rated P-1 or P-2, A-1 or A-2, or their equivalents 2
 
  Bankers’ acceptances, CDs, commercial paper
 
  Wellington Trust Company Pools
 
  Wellington Sponsored Hedge Funds
 
  Securities futures and options on direct obligations of the US government or the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, or the United Kingdom, and associated derivatives
 
  Options, forwards, and futures on commodities and foreign exchanges, and associated derivatives
 
  Transactions in approved managed accounts
Reporting of Securities Transactions Required (no need to preclear and not subject to the 60-day holding period):
  Open-end investment funds managed by Wellington Management 1 (other than money market funds)
 
  Interests in a variable annuity or insurance product in which the underlying assets are held in a fund managed by Wellington Management
 
  Futures and options on securities indices
 
  ETFs listed in Appendix A — Part 2 and derivatives on these securities
 
  Gifts of securities to you or a reportable account
 
  Gifts of securities from you or a reportable account
 
  Non-volitional transactions (splits, tender offers, mergers, stock dividends, dividend reinvestments, etc.)
Preclearance and Reporting of Securities Transactions Required:
  Bonds and notes (other than direct obligations of the US government or the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, or the United Kingdom, as well as bankers’ acceptances, CDs, commercial paper, and high-quality, short-term debt instruments)
 
  Stock (common and preferred) or other equity securities, including any security convertible into equity securities
 
  Closed-end funds
 
  ETFs not listed in Appendix A — Part 2
 
  American Depositary Receipts
 
  Options on securities (but not their non-volitional exercise or expiration)
 
  Warrants
 
  Rights
 
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Prohibited Investments and Activities:
  Initial public offerings (IPOs) of any securities
 
  HOLDRS (HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS)
 
  Single-stock futures 1
 
  Options expiring within 60 days of purchase
 
  Securities being bought or sold on behalf of clients until one trading day after such buying or selling is completed or canceled
 
  Securities of an issuer that is the subject of a new, changed, or reissued but unchanged action recommendation from a global industry research or fixed income credit analyst until two business days following issuance or reissuance of the recommendation
 
  Securities of an issuer that is mentioned at the Morning Meeting until two business days following the meeting
 
  Securities on the firmwide restricted list
 
  Profiting from any short-term (i.e., within 60 days) trading activity
 
  Securities of broker/dealers or their affiliates with which the firm conducts business
 
  Securities of any securities market or exchange on which the firm trades
 
  Using a derivative instrument to circumvent the requirements of the Code of Ethics
 
    This appendix is current as of October 1, 2008, and may be amended at the discretion of the Ethics Committee.
 
1   A list of funds advised or subadvised by Wellington Management (“Wellington-Managed Funds”) is available online via the Code of Ethics System. However, you remain responsible for confirming whether any particular investment represents a Wellington-Managed Fund.
 
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ETFs Approved for Personal Trading Without Preclearance (but Requiring Reporting)

This is a partial list. The complete and up-to-date list is available on the Code of Ethics System on the Intranet.
     
Ticker   Name
United States  
 
AGG  
iShares Lehman AGG BOND FUND
BND  
Vanguard TOTAL BOND MARKET
COW  
iPath DJ-AIG Livestock TR Sub-Index
DBA  
Powershares DB Agriculture Fund
DBB  
Powershares DB Base Metals Fund
DBC  
Powershares DB Commodity Index
DBE  
Powershares DB Energy Fund
DBO  
Powershares DB Oil Fund
DBP  
Powershares DB Precious Metals Fund
DBV  
Powershares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund
DIA  
DIAMONDS Trust SERIES I
DVY  
iShares DJ Select Dividend
EEB  
Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF
EEM  
iShares MSCI EMERGING MKT IN
EFA  
iShares MSCI EAFE INDEX FUND
EFG  
iShares MSCI EAFE GROWTH INX
EFV  
iShares MSCI EAFE VALUE INX
EPP  
iShares MSCI PACIFIC EX JPN
EWA  
iShares MSCI AUSTRALIA INDEX
EWC  
iShares MSCI CANADA
EWG  
iShares MSCI GERMANY INDEX
EWH  
iShares MSCI HONG KONG INDEX
EWJ  
iShares MSCI JAPAN INDEX FD
EWM  
iShares MSCI MALAYSIA
EWS  
iShares MSCI SINGAPORE
EWT  
iShares MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FD
EWU  
iShares MSCI UNITED KINGDOM
EWY  
iShares MSCI SOUTH KOREA IND
EZU  
iShares MSCI EMU
FXA  
Australian Dollar
FXB  
British Pound
FXC  
Canadian Dollar
FXE  
Euro
FXF  
Swiss Franc
FXI  
iShares FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25
FXM  
Mexican Peso
FXS  
Swedish Krona
FXY  
Japanese Yen
GAZ  
iPath DJ-AIG Natural Gas TR Sub-Index
GDX  
Market Vectors GOLD MINERS

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GLD  
StreetTRACKS Gold Fund
IBB  
iShares NASDAQ BIOTECH INDX
ICF  
iShares COHEN & STEERS RLTY
IEF  
iShares Lehman 7-10YR TREAS
IEV  
iShares S&P EUROPE 350
IGE  
iShares GOLDMAN SACHS NAT RE
IJH  
iShares S&P Midcap 400
IJJ  
iShares S&P Midcap 400/VALUE
IJK  
iShares S&P Midcap 400/GRWTH
IJR  
iShares S&P SmallCap 600
IJS  
iShares S&P SmallCap 600/VAL
IJT  
iShares S&P SmallCap 600/GRO
IOO  
iShares S&P GLOBAL 100
IVE  
iShares S&P 500 VALUE INDEX
IVV  
iShares S&P 500 INDEX FUND
IVW  
iShares S&P 500 GROWTH INDEX
IWB  
iShares Russell 1000 INDEX
IWD  
iShares Russell 1000 VALUE
IWF  
iShares Russell 1000 GROWTH
IWM  
iShares Russell 2000
IWN  
iShares Russell 2000 VALUE
IWO  
iShares Russell 2000 GROWTH
IWP  
iShares Russell Midcap GRWTH
IWR  
iShares Russell Midcap INDEX
IWS  
iShares Russell Midcap VALUE
IWV  
iShares Russell 3000 INDEX
IXC  
iShares S&P GLBL ENERGY SECT
IYR  
iShares DJ US REAL ESTATE
IYW  
iShares DJ US TECHNOLOGY SEC
JJA  
iPath DJ-AIG Agriculture TR Sub-Index
JJC  
iPath DJ-AIG Copper TR Sub-Index
JJE  
iPath DJ-AIG Energy TR Sub-Index
JJG  
iPath DJ-AIG Grains TR Sub-Index
JJM  
iPath DJ-AIG Industrial Metals TR Sub-Index
JJN  
iPath DJ-AIG Nickel TR Sub-Index
LQD  
iShares GS$ INVESTOP CORP BD
MDY  
Midcap SPDR Trust SERIES 1
MOO  
MARKET VECTORS AGRIBUSINESS
OEF  
iShares S&P 100 INDEX FUND
PBW  
PowerSharesWILDERH CLEAN EN
PHO  
PowerSharesGLOBAL WATER PT
QID  
UltraShort QQQ ProShares
QLD  
Ultra QQQ ProShares
QQQQ  
POWERSHARES QQQ
RSP  
Rydex S&P EQUAL WEIGHT ETF
RSX  
Market Vectors RUSSIA ETF
RWR  
DJ Wilshire REIT ETF

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RWX  
SPDR DJ WILS INTL RE
SDS  
UltraShort S&P500 ProShares
SHY  
iShares Lehman 1-3YR TRS BD
SKF  
UltraShort FINANCIALS ProShares
SLV  
iShares Silver Trust
SPY  
SPDR Trust SERIES 1
SSO  
Ultra S&P500 ProShares
TIP  
iShares Lehman TRES INF PR S
TLT  
iShares Lehman 20+ YR TREAS
TBT  
UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ProShares
TWM  
UltraShort Russell2000 ProShares
UDN  
Powershares DB US Dollar Bearish Fund
UGA  
United States Gasoline Fund
UHN  
United States Heating Oil Fund
UNG  
United States Natural Gas Fund
USO  
United States Oil Fund
UUP  
Powershares DB US Dollar Bullish Fund
UWM  
Ultra Russell2000 ProShares
UYG  
Ultra FINANCIALS ProShares
VB  
Vanguard SMALL-CAP ETF
VBK  
Vanguard SMALL-CAP GRWTH ETF
VBR  
Vanguard SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF
VEA  
Vanguard EUROPE PACIFIC ETF
VEU  
Vanguard FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-U
VGK  
Vanguard EUROPEAN ETF
VNQ  
Vanguard REIT ETF
VO  
Vanguard MID-CAP ETF
VPL  
Vanguard PACIFIC ETF
VTI  
Vanguard TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF
VTV  
Vanguard VALUE ETF
VUG  
Vanguard GROWTH ETF
VV  
Vanguard LARGE-CAP ETF
VWO  
Vanguard EMERGING MARKET ETF
XLB  
MATERIALS Select SECTOR SPDR
XLE  
ENERGY Select SECTOR SPDR
XLF  
FINANCIAL Select SECTOR SPDR
XLI  
INDUSTRIAL Select SECT SPDR
XLK  
TECHNOLOGY Select SECT SPDR
XLP  
CONSUMER STAPLES SPDR
XLU  
UTILITIES Select SECTOR SPDR
XLV  
HEALTH CARE Select SECTOR
XLY  
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY Select SPDR
 
England  
 
EUN LN  
iShares DJ STOXX 50
IEEM LN  
iShares MSCI EMERGING MKTS
IJPN LN  
iShares MSCI JAPAN FUND

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ISF LN  
iShares PLC-ISHARES FTSE 100
IUSA LN  
iShares S&P 500 INDEX FUND
IWRD LN  
iShares MSCI WORLD
 
Hong Kong  
 
2800 HK  
TRACKER FUND OF HONG KONG
2821 HK  
ABF PAN ASIA BOND INDEX FUND
2823 HK  
iShares A50 CHINA TRACKER
2828 HK  
HANG SENG H-SHARE IDX ETF
2833 HK  
HANG SENG INDEX ETF
 
Japan  
 
1305 JP  
DAIWA ETF — TOPIX
1306 JP  
NOMURA ETF — TOPIX
1308 JP  
NIKKO ETF — TOPIX
1320 JP  
DAIWA ETF — NIKKEI 225
1321 JP  
NOMURA ETF — NIKKEI 225
1330 JP  
NIKKO ETF — 225
 
    This appendix is current as of October 1, 2008, and may be amended at the discretion of the Ethics Committee.

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Exhibit 28(q)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS , that the undersigned Directors
or Trustees, as the case may be, of
AIG SERIES TRUST
ANCHOR SERIES TRUST
SUNAMERICA EQUITY FUNDS
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA GROWTH FUND, INC.
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA LARGE-CAP FUND, INC.
SUNAMERICA FOCUSED SERIES, INC.
SUNAMERICA INCOME FUNDS
SUNAMERICA MONEY MARKET FUNDS, INC.
SUNAMERICA SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.

(collectively, the “Funds”)
do hereby severally constitute and appoint Peter A. Harbeck, Donna M. Handel, John T. Genoy, James Nichols, Gregory N. Bressler, Kathleen D. Fuentes, John E. McLean, Nori L. Gabert and/or or any of them, the true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to all matters arising in connection with (i) filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to registration statements on Form N-1A, Form N-2 and Form N-14, and any and all amendments thereto, proxy and information statements, with the full power and authority to execute said Registration Statement or filing for and on behalf of the undersigned, in our names and in the capacity indicated below, and to file the same, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) all filings with, and other documents with respect to, states, cities, municipalities, regulatory bodies, self-regulatory bodies, stock exchanges or divisions thereof, including but not limited to Articles of Incorporation, Declarations of Trust, By-Laws, and any and all amendments thereto, with full power and authority to execute said document or filing for and on behalf of the undersigned, in our names and in the capacity indicated below, and to file the same, together with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the applicable states, cities, municipalities, regulatory bodies, self-regulatory bodies, stock exchanges or divisions thereof. The undersigned hereby give to said agents and attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to act in the premises, including, but not limited to, the power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agents and attorneys-in-fact would have if personally acting. The undersigned hereby ratify and confirm all that said agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any substitute or substitutes, may do by virtue hereof. The undersigned herby acknowledges that this Power of Attorney supercedes and replaces all prior Powers of Attorney relating to the subject matter herein.
      WITNESS the due execution hereof on the date and in the capacity set forth below.

 


 

         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
/s/ PETER A. HARBECK
 
Peter A. Harbeck
  Director/Trustee    December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ SAMUEL M. EISENSTAT
 
Samuel M. Eisenstat
  Director/Trustee    December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ STEPHEN J. GUTMAN
 
Stephen J. Gutman
  Director/Trustee    December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ JEFFREY S. BURUM
 
Jeffrey S. Burum *
  Director/Trustee    December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ WILLIAM F. DEVIN
 
William F. Devin **
  Director/Trustee    December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ DR. JUDITH L. CRAVEN
 
Dr. Judith L. Craven **
  Director/Trustee    December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ WILLIAM J. SHEA
 
William J. Shea
  Director/Trustee    December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ DONNA M. HANDEL
 
Donna M. Handel
  Treasurer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
  December 1, 2009
 
       
/s/ JOHN T. GENOY
 
John T. Genoy
  President (Principal 
Executive Officer)
  December 1, 2009
 
*   Mr. Burum is not a Director/Trustee of SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. or Anchor Series Trust.
 
**   Mr. Devin and Dr. Craven are not Trustees of Anchor Series Trust.

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