485BPOS 1 d485bpos.htm STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE CO. VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT State Farm Life Insurance Co. Variable Life Separate Account

As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2005

Registration File No. 333-19521

811-08013


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


 

FORM N-6

 

   

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

  

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    PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.         ¨
        
    POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 15   

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and/or

 

    
   

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

 

  

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    AMENDMENT NO. 8    x
        

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

 


 

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

(Exact name of registrant)

 

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Name of depositor)

 


 

P.O. Box 2307

Bloomington, Illinois 61702-2307

Depositor’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (888) 702-2307

 


 

    Copy to:
Kim M. Brunner, Esq.   W. Thomas Conner
State Farm Life Insurance Company   Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
P.O. Box 2307   1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Bloomington, Illinois 61702-2307   Washington, DC 20004-2415

 


 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

  ¨ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

 

  x on August 1, 2005 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

 

60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

 

  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

 

this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a

 

  ¨ previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

Title of Securities Being Registered:  Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies

 



Incorporated herein by reference is the Prospectus and SAI dated May 1, 2005 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 on Form N-6 filed on behalf of the Registrant on April 28, 2005 (File Nos. 333-19521, 811-08013).


Supplement dated August 1, 2005 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2005 for

INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICY

 

ISSUED BY

 

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

P.O. Box 2307

Bloomington, Illinois 61702-2307

Telephone (888) 702-2307 (Toll Free)

 

This supplement updates your Prospectus dated May 1, 2005. Please read it carefully and keep it with your Prospectus for future reference.

 

On the cover page of the Prospectus, the last group of bullet points in the first paragraph is replaced with the following:

 

    Large Cap Equity Index Fund
    Small Cap Equity Index Fund
    International Equity Index Fund
    Large Cap Equity Fund
    Small Cap Equity Fund
    International Equity Fund
    Stock and Bond Balanced Fund
    Bond Fund
    Money Market Fund

 

On the cover page of the Prospectus, at the end of the second full paragraph, the following is inserted:

 

The Large Cap Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund and/or International Equity Fund may not be currently available in your state.

 

On page 8 of the Prospectus, at the end of the second full paragraph, the following is inserted:

 

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The table includes estimated expense information for the Large Cap Equity Fund, the Small Cap Equity Fund and the International Equity Fund each of which commenced operations August 1, 2005.

 

On page 8 of the Prospectus, in the second table (Annual Fund Operating Expenses) the maximum expense is changed to 1.32%.

 

On page 9 of the Prospectus, at the end of the first paragraph, the following is inserted:

 

The table includes estimated expense information for the Large Cap Equity Fund, the Small Cap Equity Fund and the International Equity Fund each of which commenced operations August 1, 2005.

 

On page 9 of the Prospectus, the first table is amended to include the following:

 

Fund


   Investment
Advisory
Fees


    12b-1
Fees


   Other
Expenses


    Total
Annual
Expenses(12)


 

Large Cap Equity Fund

   .60 %   N/A    .32 %   .92 %

Small Cap Equity Fund

   .80 %   N/A    .32 %   1.12 %

International Equity Fund

   .80 %   N/A    .52 %   1.32 %

 

On page 9 of the Prospectus, the second table (in Footnote 12) is amended to include the following:

 

Fund


   Investment
Advisory
Fees


    12b-1
Fees


   Other
Expenses


    Total
Annual
Expenses


 

Large Cap Equity Fund

   .60 %   N/A    .10 %   .70 %

Small Cap Equity Fund

   .80 %   N/A    .10 %   .90 %

International Equity Fund

   .80 %   N/A    .20 %   1.00 %

 

On page 12 of the Prospectus, the first and second sentence of the third full paragraph is replaced with the following:

 

We will credit your initial premium received in proper form to the Policy on the Policy Date. We will credit any additional premium received in proper form after the Policy Date to the Policy as of the end of the Valuation Period when we receive the premium at our Securities Products Department.

 

On page 12 of the Prospectus, the fifth sentence of the third full paragraph is replaced with the following:

 

We will process any premium received in proper form in our Securities Products Department after the close of the Valuation Period on the next Valuation Day.

 

On page 12 of the Prospectus, in the first sentence of the second full paragraph of the right column “six” is changed to “nine.”

 

On page 12 of the Prospectus, the third sentence of the sixth full paragraph is replaced with the following:

 

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The paragraphs below summarize the investment objective(s) and certain investment strategies of each of the Funds in which the Subaccounts invest.

 

On page 12 of the Prospectus, the first five bullet points are replaced with the following:

 

    The Large Cap Equity Index Fund seeks to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s® Composite Index of 500 Stocks 1. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily on a capitalization- weighted basis in the securities that make up the S&P 500.

 

    The Small Cap Equity Index Fund seeks to match the performance of the Russell 2000® Small Stock Index 2. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in a representative sample of stocks found in the Russell 2000.

 

    The International Equity Index Fund seeks to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia and Far East Free Index (the “EAFE® Free”) 3. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in a representative sample of stocks found in the EAFE Free.

 

    The Large Cap Equity Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $1.5 billion.

 

    The Small Cap Equity Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus any borrowing in equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations located in U.S. The companies in which the fund invests typically have market capitalizations in the same range as found in the Russell 2000 Small Stock Index.

 

    The International Equity Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies located in Europe, Canada, Australia and the Far East. The fund may also invest in companies located in other countries. There is no restriction on the size of the companies in which the Fund invests.

 

    The Bond Fund seeks to realize over a period of years the highest yield consistent with prudent investment management through current income and capital gains. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in good quality bonds issued by domestic companies.

 

    The Stock and Bond Balanced Fund seeks long-term growth of capital, balanced with current income. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in the Trust’s Large Cap Equity Index Fund and the Bond Fund.

 

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On page 12 of the Prospectus, the first paragraph of the sixth bullet is replaced with the following:

 

    The Money Market Fund seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments. NEITHER THE U.S. GOVERNMENT NOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION INSURE OR GUARANTEE AN INVESTMENT IN THE MONEY MARKET FUND. This Fund will attempt to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, BUT THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO.

 

On page 13 of the Prospectus, at the end of the first full paragraph, the following is inserted:

 

SFIM has engaged Capital Guardian Trust Company as the investment sub-adviser to provide day-to-day portfolio management for the Large Cap Equity Fund, the Small Cap Equity Fund and the International Equity Fund.

 

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August 1, 2005

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VARIABLE UNIVERSAL

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

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prospectus

 

PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 1, 2005

INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE POLICY

 

ISSUED BY

 

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT

OF STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

P.O. Box 2307

Bloomington, Illinois 61702-2307

Telephone (888) 702-2307

 

 

State Farm Life Insurance Company (“State Farm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is offering the flexible premium variable universal life insurance policy (the “Policy”) described in this prospectus. State Farm designed the Policy to provide: (1) lifetime insurance protection on the insured person named in the Policy, and (2) flexibility regarding premiums and death benefits. Subject to certain restrictions, the purchaser of a Policy (the “Owner,” “you,” or “your”) may:

 

  ·   change the frequency and amounts of premium payments;

 

  ·   change the level of death benefits; and

 

  ·   allocate premiums (after State Farm deducts a premium charge) and Policy values to:

 

  ·   State Farm’s general account (the “Fixed Account”), an account that provides a specified minimum rate of interest; and

 

  ·   subaccounts (“Subaccounts”) of State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account (the “Variable Account”), a separate account allowing you to invest in the following investment portfolios (“Funds”) of the State Farm Variable Product Trust (the “Trust”):

 

  ·   Large Cap Equity Index Fund

 

  ·   Small Cap Equity Index Fund

 

  ·   International Equity Index Fund

 

  ·   Large Cap Equity Fund

 

  ·   Small Cap Equity Fund

 

  ·   International Equity Fund

 

  ·   Stock and Bond Balanced Fund

 

  ·   Bond Fund

 

  ·   Money Market Fund

 

The accompanying prospectus for the Trust describes each of the Funds, including the risks of investing in each Fund, and provides other information about the Trust. The Large Cap Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund and/or International Equity Fund may not be currently available in your state.

 

An Owner of a Policy can select between two death benefit options: (1) a level insurance amount (Basic Amount) or (2) a level insurance amount plus the Policy Account Value. As long as the Policy is in force, State Farm guarantees that the death benefit will never be less than the Basic Amount less any outstanding Policy loans and past due charges. For a Policy issued in Texas or Maryland, if the Insured is alive on the Maturity Date, State Farm will pay the Cash Surrender Value on the Maturity Date to the Owner and the Policy will terminate.

 

The Policy provides for a Cash Surrender Value, which is the amount State Farm would pay if you surrender the policy. Because this value varies with Fund performance, there is no guaranteed Cash Surrender Value or guaranteed minimum Cash Surrender Value if you allocate premiums and Policy values to the Trust. On any given day, the Cash Surrender Value could be more or less than the premiums paid.

 

The Policy provides for a death benefit guarantee whereby the Policy will not lapse (terminate without value) so long as you pay certain minimum premiums. The Policy also allows you to take loans, make withdrawals, and participate in a dollar-cost averaging program or a portfolio rebalancing program.

 

We designed the Policy to provide significant life insurance benefits with a long-term investment element. You should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own. Please consider carefully before replacing existing insurance with the Policy, or financing the purchase of the Policy through a loan or through withdrawals from another policy.

 

This prospectus provides information that a prospective owner should know before investing in the Policy. Please read this prospectus carefully and keep it for future reference. A prospectus for State Farm Variable Product Trust must accompany this prospectus and you should read it in conjunction with this prospectus. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) maintains a web site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains other information about the Policy and the Variable Account, material incorporated by reference into the Variable Account’s registration statement, and other information regarding other registrants that file electronically with the SEC.

 

INTERESTS IN THE POLICIES AND SHARES OF THE FUNDS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF OR GUARANTEED BY A BANK, AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. THE POLICIES ARE SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. IT MAY NOT BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO REPLACE EXISTING INSURANCE WITH THE POLICY.

 

THE SEC HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE POLICY OR DETERMINED THAT THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


table of

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Policy Summary    2
    Policy Benefits    2
   

Death Benefits

   2
   

Cash Benefits

   2
   

Free Look Right to Cancel Policy

   3
    Policy Risks    3
   

Investment Risk

   3
   

Risk of Lapse

   3
   

Tax Risk

   3
   

Withdrawal and Surrender Risk

   3
   

Loan Risk

   4
   

Risk of Increase in Current Fees and Charges

   4
    Fund Risks    4
Fee Table    5
The Policy    10
Premiums    11
Allocation Options    12
Charges and Deductions    14
How Your Policy Account Values Vary    16
Death Benefits    17
Loan Benefits    18
Surrender Benefits    19
Settlement Options    19
Requesting Payments    20
Telephone Transactions    20
Other Policy Benefits and Provisions    20
State Farm and the Fixed Account    21
The Variable Account    21
Voting of Fund Shares    21
Tax Considerations    22
Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits    22
Additional Information    25
Index of Terms    26
Statement of Additional Information Table of
Contents
   27
Appendix A    28

THE POLICY MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL JURISDICTIONS.

THIS PROSPECTUS CONSTITUTES AN OFFERING ONLY IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH OFFERING

MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE.

 

 

contents

 

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Policy Summary

 

The following paragraphs summarize the important benefits and risks of the Policy. Please read this summary along with the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated, the description of the Policy in this prospectus assumes that the Policy is in force and there is no outstanding Loan Amount. Please refer to the Index of Terms at the end of the prospectus for definitions of certain terms this prospectus uses.

 

The Policy is a flexible premium variable universal life insurance policy. The Policy is built around its Policy Account Value. The Policy Account Value will increase or decrease depending on the investment performance of the Subaccounts, the amount of interest we credit to the Fixed Account, the premiums you pay, the Policy fees and charges we deduct, and the effect of any Policy transactions (such as transfers, withdrawals, and loans). We do not guarantee any minimum Policy Account Value. You could lose some or all of the money you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay sufficient additional premiums.

 

If you have any questions, you may write or call our Securities Products Department at Three State Farm Plaza, N-1, Bloomington, Illinois 61791-0001, (888) 702-2307 (toll free).

 

Policy series 97035 in all states except MT, NY, WI; 97085 in MT, A97035 in NY, WI.

 

Policy Benefits

 

Death Benefits

 

·   Death Benefit Options. Death Benefits are available in two Death Benefit options:

 

  ·   Option 1 (greater of Basic Amount plus any Net Premium payment received since the last Deduction Date, or a specified percentage of Policy Account Value); or

 

  ·   Option 2 (greater of Basic Amount plus the Policy Account Value, or a specified percentage of Policy Account Value). See “Death Benefits”.

 

·   Flexibility to Change Death Benefit. We provide flexibility to change the Basic Amount and to change the Death Benefit option. See “Changing the Basic Amount” for rules and limits.

 

 

·   Death Benefit Guarantee. During the first 10 Policy Years (first 9 Policy Years for Policies issued in Texas), so long as cumulative premiums paid, less withdrawals and the Loan Policy Account Value, are at least equal to the minimum Premium amount for your Policy, the Policy will remain in force, regardless of the sufficiency of Cash Surrender Value to cover Monthly Deductions. See “Death Benefit Guarantee”.

 

·   Death Benefit Payment Options. Death Benefits are available as a lump sum or under a variety of payment options.

 

·   Tax Treatment. The Death Benefit generally should be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary. See “Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits”.

 

Cash Benefits

 

·   Loans. You may take loans for amounts up to 90% of Cash Value, at a net interest rate not greater than 2%. See “Loan Benefits” and “Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits”.

 

·   Withdrawals. You may withdraw a portion of your Cash Surrender Value up to 4 times each Policy Year provided there is sufficient remaining Cash Surrender Value. A withdrawal processing fee equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount requested for withdrawal will apply to each withdrawal. See “Withdrawals” for rules and limits and “Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits”.

 

·   Surrenders. You may completely surrender the Policy at any time for its Cash Surrender Value (Policy Account Value minus Loan Amount and minus any applicable surrender charge). See “Full Surrender” and “Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits”. State Farm will deduct a surrender charge from the Policy Account Value upon a full surrender of the Policy during the first 10 Policy Years or the first 10 years after an increase in Basic Amount. See “Charges and Deductions, Surrender Charge”.

 

·   Transfers. You may transfer Policy Account Value among the Subaccounts at any time after the end of the free look period. You may transfer Policy Account Value held in the Fixed Account to one or more Subaccounts once each Policy Year during the 30-day period following the end of each Policy Year, up to the greater of 25% of the Policy Account Value held in the Fixed Account on the date of the transfer or $1,000, unless waived by us. The amount of any transfer must be at least $250, or, if less, the Policy

 

summary

 

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Account Value held in the Subaccount or the Fixed Account. However, State Farm reserves the right to impose a $25 per transfer processing fee on each transfer in a Policy Year in excess of 12. See “Transfers” and “Charges and Deductions, Transfer Charge”.

 

·   Payment Options. A variety of payment options are available.

 

Free Look Right to Cancel Policy

 

·   For a limited time after State Farm issues a Policy, you have the right to cancel your Policy and receive a full refund of all premiums paid. See “Free Look Right to Cancel Policy”. During this limited period, State Farm will allocate Net Premiums paid to the Fixed Account. See “Net Premium Allocations”.

 

Policy Risks

 

Investment Risk

 

If you invest your Policy Account Value in one or more Subaccounts, then you will be subject to the risk that investment performance will be unfavorable and that the Policy Account Value will decrease. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your Policy Account Value, which can significantly reduce your Policy Account Value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your Policy Account Value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay sufficient additional premiums. If you allocate Net Premiums to the Fixed Account, then we credit your Policy Account Value in the Fixed Account with a declared rate of interest. You assume the risk that the rate may decrease, although it will never be lower than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate of 4%.

 

Risk of Lapse

 

If your Cash Surrender Value is not enough to pay the Monthly Deduction when due, and the Death Benefit Guarantee is not in effect, your Policy will enter a 61-day grace period. State Farm will notify you that the Policy will lapse unless you make a sufficient payment during the grace period. Your Policy also may lapse if your Cash Surrender Value is insufficient to cover charges due to the outstanding Loan Amount. Your Policy generally will not lapse if: (1) during the first 10 Policy Years (first 9 Policy Years for Policies issued in Texas), pursuant to the Death Benefit Guarantee, you pay cumulative premiums, less withdrawals and the Loan Policy Account Value, at least equal to the Minimum Premium amount (discussed below) for your Policy; or (2) you make a payment before the end of the grace period large enough to provide an increase in the Cash Surrender Value sufficient to cover the Monthly Deductions for the grace period and any increase in the surrender charges. You may reinstate a lapsed Policy, subject to certain conditions.

 

 

Tax Risk

 

In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that a Policy issued on the basis of a standard rate class should satisfy the applicable requirements. There is less guidance with respect to Policies issued on a substandard basis (i.e., a rate class involving a higher than standard mortality risk), and it is not clear whether such a Policy would in all cases satisfy the applicable requirements, particularly if the Owner pays the full amount of premiums permitted under the Policy. Assuming that a Policy qualifies as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes, you should not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of Policy Account Value under a Policy until there is a distribution from the Policy. Moreover, death benefits payable under a Policy should be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary. As a result, the Beneficiary generally should not have to pay U.S. federal income tax on the death benefit, although other taxes, such as estate taxes, may apply.

 

In general, depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a modified endowment contract (“MEC”) under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, then surrenders, withdrawals, and loans (including loans secured by collateral assignment) under the Policy will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% additional income tax may be imposed on surrenders, withdrawals, and loans taken before you attain age 59½. If the Policy is not a MEC, distributions generally will be treated first as a return of basis or investment in the contract and then as taxable income. Moreover, loans will generally not be treated as distributions. Finally, neither distributions nor loans from a Policy that is not a MEC are subject to the 10% additional income tax. We will monitor Policies and will attempt to notify an Owner on a timely basis if his or her Policy is in jeopardy of becoming a MEC.

 

See “Tax Considerations”. You should consult a qualified tax advisor for assistance in all Policy-related tax matters.

 

Withdrawal and Surrender Risk

 

The surrender charge under the Policy applies for 10 Policy Years after the Policy Date. An additional surrender charge will be applicable for 10 years from the date of any increase in the Basic Amount. It is possible that you will receive no Cash Surrender Value if you surrender your Policy in the first few Policy Years. You should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should not purchase the Policy if you intend to surrender all or part of the Policy Account Value in the near future. We designed the Policy to meet long-term financial goals. The Policy is not suitable as a short-term investment.

 

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Even if you do not ask to surrender your Policy, surrender charges may play a role in determining whether your Policy will lapse, because surrender charges decrease the Cash Surrender Value, which is a measure we use to determine whether your Policy will enter a grace period (and possibly lapse). See “Risk of Lapse”.

 

Only four withdrawals are permitted each Policy Year, and we will reduce your Basic Amount by the amount of any withdrawal if Death Benefit Option 1 is in effect.

 

Surrenders and withdrawals may have tax consequences.

 

Loan Risk

 

A Policy loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Policy Account Value over time because we subtract the Loan Amount from the Subaccounts and/or Fixed Account as collateral and hold it in the Loan Account. This loan collateral does not participate in the investment performance of the Subaccounts or receive any higher current interest rate credited to the Fixed Account. We reduce the amount we pay on the Insured’s death by any Loan Amount. Your Policy may lapse if your Cash Surrender Value is insufficient to cover charges due to an outstanding Loan Amount.

 

 

A loan may have tax consequences. In addition, if you surrender the Policy or allow it to lapse while a Policy loan is outstanding, the amount of the loan, to the extent it has not previously been taxed, will be added to any amount you receive and taxed accordingly.

 

Risk of Increase in Current Fees and Charges

 

Certain fees and charges are currently assessed at less than their maximum levels. We may increase these current charges in the future up to their guaranteed maximum levels. If fees and charges are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of Premiums to keep the Policy in force.

 

Fund Risks

 

A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each Fund may be found in the Funds’ prospectus. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information.

 

There is no assurance that any Fund will achieve its stated investment objective.

 

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Fee Table

 

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that a Policy Owner will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering the Policy. Certain fees and charges are payable only if you choose an optional Policy feature. If the amount of a charge varies depending on the individual characteristics of the Insured, such as Age, sex or underwriting class, the tables show the minimum and maximum possible charges as well as the charges for a typical Insured. These minimum, maximum and typical charges may assist you in understanding the range of possible charges as well as the charge a typical Owner or Insured may pay, but these charges may not be representative of the amount you actually pay.

 

The first table describes the fees and expenses that a Policy Owner will pay at the time that he or she buys the Policy, surrenders the Policy, or transfers Policy Account Value among the Subaccounts and the Fixed Account.

 

 

Transaction Fees
        Amount Deducted
Charge   When Charge is Deducted   Guaranteed Charge1   Current Charge1

Premium Charge (Maximum sales charge imposed on premium)

 

Upon receipt of each

premium payment

  5% of each premium payment   5% of each premium payment

Surrender Charge2

           

On Basic Amount:

           

Minimum and Maximum Charge

 

Upon surrender or lapse during the first 10 Policy Years

 

Minimum of $1.20 and maximum of $21 per $1,000 of Basic Amount

  Minimum of $1.20 and maximum of $21 per $1,000 of Basic Amount

Charge for an Insured, Age 30 at issue, in the third Policy Year

  Upon surrender or lapse during the first 10 Policy Years   $3.60 per $1,000 of Basic Amount   $3.60 per $1,000 of Basic Amount

On Increase in Basic Amount:

           

Minimum and Maximum Charge

  Upon surrender or lapse during the first 10 years after an increase in Basic Amount   Minimum of $1.20 and maximum of $21 per $1,000 of increase in Basic Amount   Minimum of $1.20 and maximum of $21 per $1,000 of increase in Basic Amount

Charge for an Insured, Age 30 on the Policy Anniversary preceding the increase, in the third year following the increase

  Upon surrender or lapse during the first 10 years after an increase in Basic Amount   $3.60 per $1,000 of increase in Basic Amount   $3.60 per $1,000 of increase in Basic Amount

Withdrawal Processing Fee

  Upon withdrawal   The lesser of $25 or 2% of each amount withdrawn   The lesser of $25 or 2% of each amount withdrawn

Transfer Fees3

  Upon transfer   $25 per transfer   $25 per transfer

 

(1) For each type of charge, the current charge and the guaranteed charge is shown. The current charge is the amount currently charged and the guaranteed charge is the maximum amount permitted by the Policy.

 

(2) The Surrender Charge is in effect for the first 10 Policy Years, as well as the first 10 years after an increase in Basic Amount. It increases monthly in the first two years, remains level for the next four years, then decreases by  1/5 each year for the next five years to zero. Surrender charges vary based on the Insured’s Age at issue or on the Policy Anniversary preceding an increase in the Basic Amount (as applicable). The surrender charges as shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. Your Policy’s schedule pages will indicate the surrender charges applicable to your Policy, and more detailed information concerning surrender charges is available on request from our Securities Products Department. See Appendix A for sample surrender charges.

 

(3) We currently do not assess a transfer charge, but we reserve the right to impose this charge on each transfer in a Policy Year in excess of 12.

 

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The next table describes the fees and expenses that a Policy Owner will pay periodically during the time that he or she owns the Policy, not including Fund fees and expenses.

 

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses
        Amount Deducted
Charge   When Charge is Deducted   Guaranteed Charge1   Current Charge1

Cost of Insurance4

           

Minimum and Maximum Charge

  On Policy Date and monthly on Deduction Date   Minimum of $ .0567 and
maximum of $83.3333 per $1,000 of net amount at risk5 per month
  Minimum of $.0420 and maximum of $28.8769 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month

Charge for a male Insured,
Age 30, in the non-tobacco rate class

  On Policy Date and monthly on Deduction Date   $.1209 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month   $.1180 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month

Monthly Expense Charge

  On Policy Date and monthly on Deduction Date   $8   $86

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

  Daily   Annual rate of 0.90% of the average daily net assets of each Subaccount you are invested in   Annual rate of 0.80% of the average daily net assets of each Subaccount you are invested in

 

(4) Cost of insurance charges vary based on the Insured’s Age, sex, rate class, Policy Year, Basic Amount, and net amount at risk. The cost of insurance charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. Your Policy’s schedule pages will indicate the guaranteed cost of insurance charges applicable to your Policy, and more detailed information concerning cost of insurance charges is available on request from our Securities Products Department.

 

(5) The net amount at risk is equal to the difference between (1) the amount of insurance attributable to the Basic Amount at issue or as increased, as applicable, on the Deduction Date at the start of the month divided by 1.0032737, and (2) the Policy Account Value attributable to the Basic Amount at issue or as increased, as applicable, on the Deduction Date at the start of the month after the deduction of the part of the Monthly Deduction that does not include the cost of insurance and the monthly charge for any Waiver of Monthly Deduction rider.

 

(6) Those persons who purchased a Policy before July 1, 2004 are charged a current monthly expense charge of $6.

 

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Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses
        Amount Deducted
Charge   When Charge is Deducted   Guaranteed Charge1   Current Charge1

Optional Charges:7

           

Accidental Death Benefit Rider:8

           

Minimum and Maximum Charge

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   Minimum of $.04 and maximum of $.09 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month   Minimum of $.04 and maximum of $.09 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month

Charge for an Insured,
Age 30, in the first Policy Year following the Rider Effective Date

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   $.05 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month   $.05 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month

Additional Insured’s Level Term Rider:

           

Minimum and Maximum Charge

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   Minimum of $.0767 and maximum of $15.4277 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month   Minimum of $.0492 and maximum of $9.3603 per $1,000 of rider
coverage amount per month

Charge for a female Insured,
Age 30, in the non-tobacco rate class, in the first Policy Year following the Rider Effective Date

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   $.1042 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month   $.0905 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month

Children’s Term Rider:

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   $.40 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month   $.40 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month

Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider:

           

Minimum and Maximum Charge

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   Minimum of $.0065 and maximum of $.3589 per $1 of the Monthly Deduction per month   Minimum of $.0065 and maximum of $.3589 per $1 of the Monthly Deduction per month

 

 

(7) Optional Charges are the charges that apply if a Policy Owner elects to add riders to the Policy or to take a loan. Charges for the Accidental Death Benefit Rider and Guaranteed Insurability Option Rider may vary based on the Insured’s Age and rider coverage amount. Charges for Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider may vary based on the Insured’s Age and monthly deduction amount. Charges for the Additional Insured’s Level Term Rider may vary based on the Insured’s Age, sex, rate class, and rider coverage amount. Charge for the Children’s Term Rider is based on units of coverage. One unit of coverage provides a $1,000 death benefit for each child. Charges based on Age may increase as the Insured ages. The rider charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. Your Policy’s schedule pages will indicate the rider charges applicable to your Policy, and more detailed information concerning rider charges is available on request from our Securities Products Department.

 

(8) As of July 1, 2004, the Accidental Death Benefit Rider was no longer available for a Policy Owner to elect as a supplemental benefit to the Policy.

 

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Periodic Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses
        Amount Deducted
Charge   When Charge is Deducted   Guaranteed Charge1   Current Charge1

Charge for an Insured,
Age 25, in the first Policy Year following the Rider Effective Date

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   $.0285 per $1 of the Monthly
Deduction per month
  $.0285 per $1 of the Monthly Deduction per month

Guaranteed Insurability Option Rider:

           

Minimum and Maximum Charge

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   Minimum of $.03 and maximum of $.24 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month   Minimum of $.03 and maximum of $.24 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month

Charge for an Insured,
Age 25, in the first Policy Year following the Rider Effective Date

  On Rider Effective Date and monthly on Deduction Date   $.08 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month   $.08 per $1,000 of rider coverage amount per month

Loan Interest Spread9

  On Policy Anniversary or earlier,
as applicable10
  Annual rate of 2.00%11   Annual rate of 2.00%11

 

 

(9) The loan interest spread is the difference between the amount of interest we charge you for a Policy loan (which is 8.00% or less annually) and the amount of interest we credit to the Loan Account (guaranteed not to be lower than 6.00% annually).

 

(10) While a Policy loan is outstanding, loan interest is payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary or, if earlier, on the date of loan repayment, lapse, surrender, Policy termination, or the Insured’s death.

 

(11) For Policies purchased on or after July 1, 2004, the loan interest spread will be at an annual rate of 2.00% during the first 10 Policy Years; 1.00% for Policy Years 11 through 20; and 0.50% for Policy Years 21 and later.

 

The following tables describe the Fund fees and expenses that a Policy Owner will pay periodically during the time that he or she owns the Policy. The fees and expenses are for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. Expenses of the Funds may be higher or lower in the future. More detail concerning each Fund’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for the Funds.

 

The following table shows the minimum and maximum total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (before waiver or reimbursement) charged by any of the Funds for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. The table includes estimated expense information for the Large Cap Equity Fund, the Small Cap Equity Fund and the International Equity Fund each of which commenced operations August 1, 2005.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets):

 

 

     Minimum    Maximum

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets, including management fees,
distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)

   0.30%    1.32%

 

 

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The following table shows the fees and expenses (before waiver or reimbursement) charged by each Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. The table includes estimated expense information for the Large Cap Equity Fund, the Small Cap Equity Fund and the International Equity Fund each of which commenced operations August 1, 2005.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets):

 

 

Fund      Investment
Advisory
Fees
       12b-1
Fees
     Other
Expenses
       Total
Annual
Expenses (12)
 

Large Cap Equity Index Fund

     0.26 %      N/A      0.04 %      0.30 %

Small Cap Equity Index Fund

     0.40 %      N/A      0.08 %      0.48 %

International Equity Index Fund

     0.55 %      N/A      0.22 %      0.77 %

Large Cap Equity Fund

     0.60 %      N/A      0.32 %      0.92 %

Small Cap Equity Fund

     0.80 %      N/A      0.32 %      1.12 %

International Equity Fund

     0.80 %      N/A      0.52 %      1.32 %

Money Market Fund

     0.40 %      N/A      0.08 %      0.48 %

Bond Fund

     0.50 %      N/A      0.05 %      0.55 %

Stock and Bond Balanced Fund (13)

     0.36 %      N/A      0.09 %      0.45 %

 

(12) The investment adviser to the Funds has voluntarily agreed to bear the expenses incurred by each Fund (other than the International Equity Index Fund), other than the investment advisory fee, that exceed 0.10% of such Fund’s average daily net assets, and the investment adviser to the Funds has agreed to bear all of the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund’s own Other Expenses. The investment adviser to the Funds has agreed to bear the expenses incurred by the International Equity Index Fund, other than the investment advisory fee, that exceed 0.20% of that Fund’s average daily net assets. These expense limitation arrangements are voluntary and the investment adviser can eliminate them at any time. After taking into account these arrangements, annual Fund operating expenses were:

 

 

Fund      Investment
Advisory
Fees
       12b-1
Fees
     Other
Expenses
       Total
Annual
Expenses
 

International Equity Index Fund

     0.55 %      N/A      0.20 %      0.75 %

Large Cap Equity Fund

     0.60 %      N/A      0.10 %      0.70 %

Small Cap Equity Fund

     0.80 %      N/A      0.10 %      0.90 %

International Equity Fund

     0.80 %      N/A      0.20 %      1.00 %

Stock and Bond Balanced Fund (13)

     0.36 %      N/A      0.04 %      0.40 %

 

(13) The Stock and Bond Balanced Fund invests in the Large Cap Equity Index Fund and the Bond Fund. The Stock and Bond Balanced Fund does not pay investment advisory fees directly, but indirectly bears its share of the investment advisory fees incurred by the Large Cap Equity Index Fund and the Bond Fund. Therefore, the investment results of the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund are net of these indirect fees. The relative amounts that the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund invests in the Large Cap Equity Index Fund and the Bond Fund at any one time will fluctuate, but under normal circumstances, the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund attempts to maintain approximately 60% of its net assets in shares of the Large Cap Equity Index Fund and approximately 40% of its net assets in shares of the Bond Fund. Based on these percentages, an approximate indirect investment advisory fee and approximate indirect Other Expenses of those underlying Funds have been derived for the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund. This derived fee is used for the purpose of showing the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund’s annual expenses in the table. By investing in the Large Cap Equity Index Fund and the Bond Fund, the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund will indirectly bear its share of those underlying Funds’ Other Expenses and will incur its own other expenses.

 

For information concerning compensation paid for the sale of the Policies, see “Additional Information, Sale of the Policies.”

 

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The Policy

 

Applying for a Policy. To purchase a Policy, you must complete an application and submit it to an authorized State Farm agent. You also must pay an initial premium of a sufficient amount. See “Premiums”. You can submit your initial premium with your application or at a later date. Coverage becomes effective as of the date we receive the premium, but is limited to $300,000 (unless the Insured is under 15 days old in which case coverage will not exceed $3,000) until the application is approved.

 

Generally, State Farm will issue a Policy covering an Insured up to age 80 if evidence of insurability satisfies our underwriting rules and we have received an initial premium of sufficient amount. This amount must be at least equal to 2 times the minimum monthly premium if the payment mode of the Policy is monthly, and 12 times the minimum monthly premium if the payment mode of the Policy is annual. Evidence of insurability may include, among other things, a medical examination of the Insured. We reserve the right not to accept an application for any lawful reason.

 

Ownership and Beneficiary Rights. The Policy belongs to the Owner named in the application. The Owner is the Insured unless the application specifies a different person as the Insured or the Owner is changed thereafter. While the Insured is living, the Owner may exercise all of the rights and options described in the Policy. The principal rights of the Owner include selecting and changing the Beneficiary, changing the Owner, and assigning the Policy. Changing the Owner may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax advisor before doing so.

 

The principal right of the Beneficiary is the right to receive the Death Benefit under the Policy.

 

Comparison with Universal Life Insurance. The Policy is similar in many ways to universal life insurance. As with universal life insurance:

 

  ·   the Owner pays premiums for insurance coverage on the Insured;

 

  ·   the Policy provides for the accumulation of a Cash Surrender Value that is payable if you surrender the Policy during the Insured’s lifetime; and

 

  ·   the Cash Surrender Value may be substantially lower than the premiums paid.

 

 

However, the Policy differs significantly from universal life insurance in that the Policy Account Value may decrease if the investment performance of the Subaccounts to which you allocated Policy Account Value declines (or is not sufficiently favorable). If the Cash Surrender Value becomes insufficient to cover charges when due and the Death Benefit Guarantee is not in effect, the Policy will lapse without value after a grace period. See “Premiums to Prevent Lapse”.

 

Free Look Right to Cancel Policy. During your “free-look” period, you may cancel your Policy and receive a refund of all premiums paid. The free look period expires 10 days after you receive your Policy. Some states may require a longer period. During this limited period, State Farm will allocate Net Premiums paid to the Fixed Account. If you decide to cancel the Policy, you must return it by mail or other delivery to State Farm or to an authorized State Farm agent. Immediately after mailing or delivery, State Farm will deem the Policy void from the beginning.

 

State Variations. Certain provisions of the Policy may be different than the general description in this prospectus, and certain riders and options may not be available, because of legal restrictions in your state. See your Policy for specific variations since any such state variations will be included in your Policy or in riders or endorsements attached to your Policy. See your State Farm agent or contact our Securities Products Department for specific information that may be applicable to your state.

 

Exchanges from State Farm Universal Life and State Farm Traditional Ordinary Whole Life. State Farm will permit certain owners of a State Farm Universal Life policy or a State Farm Traditional Ordinary whole life policy to exchange such policy for a Policy subject to the following conditions:

 

  (1) the initial Basic Amount for the Policy must equal or exceed the basic amount less any policy loan and accrued loan interest for the original policy;

 

  (2) we will waive evidence of insurability where the initial Basic Amount of the Policy is equal to the basic amount less any policy loan and accrued loan interest for the original policy, where the Death Benefit options are the same for exchanges from a Universal Life policy or where the Death Benefit option is Option 1 for exchanges from a Traditional Ordinary whole life policy, and where we received all medical underwriting criteria required to determine the rate class on the new Policy during the application process of the original policy; and

 

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  (3) the original policy must be cash surrendered and cannot be reinstated for any reason.

 

On exchanges from a Universal Life policy to a Policy, we will waive the 5% premium charge on the Policy for the amount transferred from the original policy to the Policy, subject to the availability rules.

 

On exchanges from a Traditional Ordinary whole life policy to a Policy, we will waive the 5% premium charge on the Policy for the amount transferred from the Traditional Ordinary whole life policy to the Policy.

 

State Farm can change this program at any time. We reserve the right to refuse an exchange for any lawful reason.

 

Conversion of Term Insurance. An Insured of a Policy converted from an eligible State Farm term insurance coverage will be placed in a super preferred or preferred rate class if the Insured was in a super preferred or preferred rate class, respectively, under the term insurance coverage and the conversion occurred within 5 policy years following issue of the term insurance coverage. The Policy must offer super preferred or preferred rate classes and the minimum Basic Amount for these rate classes must be met. We reserve the right to change or discontinue this conversion privilege at any time.

 

Premiums

 

The premium amounts sufficient to fund a Policy depend on a number of factors, such as the Age, sex, and rate class of the proposed Insured, the desired Basic Amount, and any supplemental benefits. After you pay the initial premium, you may pay additional premiums in any amount and at any time. However, total premiums paid in a Policy Year may not exceed guideline premium limitations for life insurance set forth in the Code. We reserve the right to reject any premium that would result in the Policy being disqualified as life insurance under the Code and will refund any rejected premium. In addition, we will monitor Policies and will attempt to notify the Owner on a timely basis if his or her Policy is in jeopardy of becoming a modified endowment contract under the Code. If we detect that your Policy has become a MEC, we will send you a notice to that effect. We will continue your Policy as a MEC, unless you request that we return the premium causing your Policy to become a MEC to you within the time period prescribed by applicable provisions of the Code. See “Tax Considerations”.

 

State Farm allows a credit on conversions of eligible State Farm term insurance to the Policy. The amount of the credit is based on the premiums paid on the term coverage during the 12 months prior to conversion. The amount of the credit will be added to the premium, if any, submitted by the Owner converting the term coverage, and will be treated as part of the initial premium for the Policy (except for purposes of the free look provision). Therefore, the credit will be included in the premiums for purposes of calculating and deducting the premium charge. See “Charges and Deductions, Premium Charge”. State Farm will not recapture the credit if you surrender the Policy. State Farm will not include the amount of the credit for purposes of calculating agent compensation. See “Additional Information, Sale of the Policies”. State Farm treats the credit as an additional premium paid for life insurance and MEC testing purposes and includes it in the Policy’s investment in the contract.

 

Planned Premiums. When you apply for a Policy, you select a monthly or annual premium payment plan. You may arrange for monthly premiums to be paid via automatic deduction from your checking account. You are not required to pay premiums in accordance with this premium plan; rather, you can pay more or less than planned or skip a planned premium entirely. You can change the amount of planned premiums and payment arrangements, or switch between monthly and annual frequencies, whenever you want by providing satisfactory written or telephone instructions to the Securities Products Department (if we have your telephone authorization on file), which will be effective upon our receipt of the instructions. See “Telephone Transactions”.

 

Depending on the Policy Account Value at the time of an increase in the Basic Amount and the amount of the increase requested, a change in the amount of planned premiums may be advisable. See “Changing the Basic Amount”.

 

Premiums to Prevent Lapse. Failure to pay planned premiums will not necessarily cause a Policy to lapse. Whether a Policy lapses depends on whether its Cash Surrender Value is insufficient to cover the Monthly Deduction when due. If the Cash Surrender Value on a Deduction Date is less than the Monthly Deduction we are to deduct on that date and the Death Benefit Guarantee is not in effect, the Policy will be in default and a grace period will begin. See “Charges and Deductions, Monthly Deduction” and “Death Benefit Guarantee” below. This could happen if the Cash Surrender Value has decreased due to insufficient investment experience or because premiums paid have been insufficient to offset the Monthly Deduction.

 

You have until the end of the grace period to pay the required premium. If the grace period ends prior to the end of the Death Benefit Guarantee (see “Death Benefit Guarantee”), the required premium must be large enough to provide the lesser of (1) the Minimum Premium necessary at the end of the grace period, or (2) an amount large enough to provide an increase in the Cash Surrender Value sufficient to cover the Monthly Deductions for the grace period and any increase in the surrender charges. If the grace period ends after the end of the Death Benefit Guarantee, the required premium must be large enough to provide an increase in the Cash Surrender Value sufficient to cover the Monthly Deductions for the grace period and any increase in the surrender charges. State Farm will send notice of the amount required to be paid during the grace period to your last known address and to any assignee of record. The grace period will end 61 days after we send the notice and your Policy will remain in effect during the grace period. If the Insured should die during the grace period before

 

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you pay the required premium, the Death Benefit will still be payable to the Beneficiary, although the amount paid will reflect a reduction for the Monthly Deduction(s) due on or before the date of the Insured’s death. See “Amount of Death Benefit Payable”. If you do not pay the required premium before the grace period ends, your Policy will lapse. It will have no value and no benefits will be payable. See “Reinstatement” for a discussion of your reinstatement rights.

 

A grace period also may begin if the Cash Surrender Value is insufficient to cover charges due to the outstanding Loan Amount. See “Effect of Policy Loan”.

 

Death Benefit Guarantee. During the first 10 Policy Years (first 9 Policy Years for Policies issued in Texas), so long as cumulative premiums paid, less withdrawals and the Loan Policy Account Value, are at least equal to the Minimum Premium amount for your Policy, the Policy will remain in force, regardless of the sufficiency of Cash Surrender Value to cover Monthly Deductions. The Minimum Premium amount for your Policy is equal to the cumulative Minimum Monthly Premium. We determine the Minimum Monthly Premium based on the Insured’s Age, sex and rate class, the Basic Amount, and any supplemental benefits.

 

Crediting Premiums to the Policy. We will credit your initial premium received in proper form to the Policy on the Policy Date. We will credit any additional premium received in proper form after the Policy Date to the Policy as of the end of the Valuation Period when we receive the premium at our Securities Products Department. Any amounts allocated to the Variable Account will be based on the unit value next computed after receipt. See “Subaccount Policy Value”. We will process any premium received in proper form in our Securities Products Department after the close of the Valuation Period on the next Valuation Day. We will deem any premiums we receive on a non-Valuation Day as being received on the next succeeding Valuation Day.

 

Allocation Options

 

Net Premium Allocations. When you apply for a Policy, you specify the percentage of Net Premium you want to allocate to each Subaccount and the Fixed Account. You can change the allocation percentages at any time by sending satisfactory written or telephone instructions to the Securities Products Department (if we have your telephone authorization on file). See “Telephone Transactions”. The change will apply to all premiums we receive with or after we receive your instructions. Net Premium allocations must be in percentages totaling 100%, and each allocation percentage must be a whole number.

 

Until the free look period expires, we will allocate all Net Premiums to the Fixed Account. At the end of this period, we transfer the Policy Account Value to the Subaccounts and/or retain it in the Fixed Account based on the net premium allocation percentages in effect at the time of the transfer. See “How Your Policy Account Values Vary”. Solely for this purpose, we assume your free look period starts 10 days after we issue your Policy.

 

Subaccount Options. The Variable Account has nine Subaccounts, each investing in a specific Fund of the Trust. The Trust is a series-type fund registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The paragraphs below summarize the investment objective(s) and certain investment strategies of each of the Funds in which Subaccounts invest. There is no assurance that any Fund will meet its objective(s).

 

  ·   The Large Cap Equity Index Fund seeks to match the performance of the Standard & Poor’s® Composite Index of 500 Stocks1. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily on a capitalization- weighted basis in the securities that make up the S&P 500.

 

  ·   The Small Cap Equity Index Fund seeks to match the performance of the Russell 2000® Small Stock Index2. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in a representative sample of stocks found in the Russell 2000.

 

  ·   The International Equity Index Fund seeks to match the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia and Far East Free Index (the “EAFE® Free”)3. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in a representative sample of stocks found in the EAFE Free.

 

  ·   The Large Cap Equity Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks and other equity securities of U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $1.5 billion.

 

  ·   The Small Cap Equity Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests under normal circumstances

 


(14)  “Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “Standard & Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by State Farm and the Trust. Neither the State Farm Variable Universal Life Policy, the Large Cap Equity Index Fund, nor the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund (the “Product and the Funds”) is sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Product and the Funds.

 

(15)  The Russell 2000® Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Company. Russell is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company.

The Small Cap Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Frank Russell Company, and the Frank Russell Company makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

 

(16)  The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia and Far East Free (EAFE® Free) Index is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (“Morgan Stanley”). Morgan Stanley Capital International is a service mark of Morgan Stanley and has been licensed for use by the Trust. The International Equity Index Fund (the “International Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the International Fund.

 

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at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus any borrowing in equity securities of companies with relatively small market capitalizations located in U.S. The companies in which the fund invests typically have market capitalizations in the same range as found in the Russell 2000 Small Stock Index.

 

  ·   The International Equity Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies located in Europe, Canada, Australia and the Far East. The fund may also invest in companies located in other countries. There is no restriction on the size of the companies in which the Fund invests.

 

  ·   The Bond Fund seeks to realize over a period of years the highest yield consistent with prudent investment management through current income and capital gains. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in good quality bonds issued by domestic companies.

 

  ·   The Stock and Bond Balanced Fund seeks long-term growth of capital, balanced with current income. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing primarily in the Trust’s Large Cap Equity Index Fund and the Bond Fund.

 

  ·   The Money Market Fund seeks to maximize current income to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. This Fund will pursue its objective by investing exclusively in high quality money market instruments. NEITHER THE U.S. GOVERNMENT NOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION INSURE OR GUARANTEE AN INVESTMENT IN THE MONEY MARKET FUND. This Fund will attempt to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, BUT THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE FUND WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO.

 

The yield of the Subaccount investing in the Money Market Fund is affected by changes in interest rates on money market securities, average portfolio maturity of the Money Market Fund, the types and quality of portfolio securities held by the Money Market Fund, and the Money Market Fund’s operating expenses. During extended periods of low interest rates, the yields of the Money Market Subaccount may be extremely low and possibly negative.

 

State Farm Investment Management Corp. (“SFIM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, serves as investment adviser to the Trust. SFIM has engaged Barclays Global Fund Advisors as the investment sub-adviser to provide day-to-day portfolio management for the Large Cap Equity Index Fund, the Small Cap Equity Index Fund, and the International Equity Index Fund. SFIM has engaged Capital Guardian Trust Company as the investment sub-adviser to provide day-to-day portfolio management for the Large Cap Equity Fund, the Small Cap Equity Fund and the International Equity Fund.

 

In addition to the Variable Account, the Funds may sell shares to other separate investment accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies or qualified retirement plans. It is possible that, in the future, material conflicts could arise as a result of such “mixed and shared” investing.

 

The Funds are not available for purchase directly by the general public, and are not the same as other mutual fund portfolios with very similar or nearly identical names that are sold directly to the public. However, the investment objectives and policies of certain Funds are similar to the investment objectives and policies of other portfolios that the same investment adviser may manage. The investment results of the Funds, however, may be higher or lower than the results of such other portfolios. We provide no assurance or representation that the investment results of any of the Funds will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio, even if the other portfolio has the same investment adviser, the same investment objectives and policies, and/or a very similar name.

 

The accompanying prospectus for the Trust contains further information about the Funds, including a description of Fund risks and expenses. Please carefully read the Trust’s prospectus in conjunction with this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

Fixed Account Option. The Fixed Account is part of our general account. It is not a separate account. We credit amounts allocated to the Fixed Account with interest for the period of allocation at rates we determine in our sole discretion, but in no event will interest credited on these amounts be less than an effective annual rate of 4%. The current interest rate is the guaranteed interest rate plus any excess interest rate. We determine the current interest rate periodically. You assume the risk that interest credited may not exceed the guaranteed minimum rate of 4% per year. See “State Farm’s Fixed Account Option”. There are significant limits on your right to transfer Policy Account Value from the Fixed Account. See “Transfers” below.

 

Transfers. You may transfer Policy Account Value from and among the Subaccounts at any time after the end of the free look period. The minimum amount of Policy Account Value that you may transfer from a Subaccount is $250, or, if less, the Policy Account Value held in the Subaccount. You may transfer Policy Account Value held in the Fixed Account to a Subaccount or Subaccounts only once each Policy Year and only during the 30-day period following the end of each Policy Year. Unused transfers do not carry over to the next year. The maximum transfer amount is the greater of 25% of the Policy Account Value held in the Fixed Account on the date of the transfer or $1,000, unless waived by us. The amount transferred must be at least $250, or, if less, the Policy Account Value held in the Fixed Account.

 

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You may make transfer requests by satisfactory written or telephone request (if we have your telephone authorization on file). See “Telephone Transactions”. A transfer will take effect at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive the request at the Securities Products Department. State Farm may, however, defer transfers under the same conditions that we may delay paying proceeds. We will process any transfer request received in our Securities Products Department after the close of the Valuation Period on the next Valuation Day. There is no limit on the number of transfers from and among the Subaccounts. However, State Farm reserves the right to impose a $25 per transfer processing fee on each transfer in a Policy Year in excess of 12. State Farm reserves the right to modify, restrict, suspend or eliminate the transfer privileges, including telephone transfer privileges, at any time, for any reason.

 

Market Timing. State Farm does not accommodate inappropriate frequent trading including short-term “market timing” transactions among Subaccounts, as these transfers can adversely affect the Funds, other Owners and the performance of the Subaccounts. In particular, such transfers may dilute the value of the Fund’s shares, interfere with the efficient management of the Funds’ portfolios, and increase brokerage and administrative costs of the Funds. In order to protect our Owners and the Funds from this potential harmful activity, we have implemented market timing policies and procedures. Our market timing policies and procedures are designed to try to discourage, detect and deter frequent transfer activity among the Subaccounts that may adversely affect other Owners or Fund shareholders.

 

Owners seeking to engage in frequent transfer activity may deploy a variety of strategies to avoid detection. Our ability to detect such transfer activity is limited by operational systems and technological limitations. Furthermore, the identification of Owners determined to be engaged in transfer activity that may adversely affect other Owners or Fund shareholders involves judgments that are inherently subjective. We cannot guarantee that our market timing policies and procedures will detect every potential market timer, but we apply our market timing policies and procedures uniformly, including any and all restrictions, to all Owners without special arrangement, waiver or exception. Because we cannot guarantee that our market timing policies and procedures will detect every market timer, Owners bear the risk that frequent transfer activity may occur, resulting in dilution of the value of Fund shares, interference with the efficient management of the Funds’ portfolios, and increases in the Funds’ brokerage and administrative costs.

 

If we believe, in our judgment, that an Owner has been engaged in market timing (i.e. frequent trading that could adversely affect the Funds, other Owners, or the performance of the Subaccounts), we will reject a transfer request. We also will restrict a market timer’s transfer privileges by notifying the Owner that from that date forward he or she will only be permitted to make transfers to or from specified Subaccounts by original signature conveyed through U.S. regular mail and any telephone, facsimile or overnight delivery instructions will not be accepted. We will impose this restriction for one calendar year. We will apply this policy uniformly to all similarly situated Policies. Please keep in mind that once an Owner has been identified as a market timer, we will impose this original signature restriction on that Owner even if we cannot specifically identify, in the particular circumstances, any harmful effect from that Owner’s particular transfers.

 

In our sole discretion, we may revise our market timing policies and procedures at any time without prior notice as necessary to better detect and deter frequent transfers that may adversely affect other Owners or Fund shareholders, to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, or to impose additional or alternative restrictions on market timers. If we revise our market timing policies and procedures, we will apply such changes uniformly to all similarly situated Policies. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to impose a redemption fee.

 

We do not include transfers made pursuant to the dollar-cost averaging and portfolio rebalancing programs in these limitations.

 

Dollar-Cost Averaging Program. The dollar-cost averaging program permits you to systematically transfer on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis a set dollar amount from either the Subaccount investing in the Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Subaccount”) or the Subaccount investing in the Bond Fund (the “Bond Subaccount”) to any combination of Subaccounts and/or the Fixed Account. If the Money Market Subaccount or the Bond Subaccount is the Subaccount from which the transfer is made, it cannot also be used as one of the Subaccounts in this combination. The dollar-cost averaging method of investment is designed to reduce the risk of making purchases only when the price of units is high, but you should carefully consider your financial ability to continue the program over a long enough period of time to purchase units when their value is low as well as when it is high. Dollar-cost averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss.

 

Portfolio Rebalancing Program. Once your money has been allocated among the Subaccounts, the performance of each Subaccount may cause your allocation to shift. You may instruct us to automatically rebalance (on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis) the value of your Policy in the Subaccounts to return to the percentages specified in your allocation instructions. Portfolio rebalancing does not assure a profit or protect against a loss.

 

Charges and Deductions

 

State Farm deducts the charges described below. The charges are for the services and benefits State Farm provides, costs and expenses State Farm incurs and risks State Farm assumes under or in connection with the Policies.

 

Services and benefits State Farm provides include:

 

  ·   the death, cash and loan benefits provided by the Policy;

 

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  ·   investment options, including Net Premium allocations, dollar-cost averaging and portfolio rebalancing programs;

 

  ·   administration of various elective options under the Policy; and

 

  ·   the distribution of various reports to Owners.

 

Costs and expenses State Farm incurs include those associated with underwriting applications, increases in Basic Amount, and riders, various overhead and other expenses associated with providing the services and benefits under the Policy, sales and marketing expenses, and other costs of doing business, such as federal, state and local premium and other taxes and fees.

 

Risks State Farm assumes include the risks that Insureds may live for a shorter period of time than estimated, therefore resulting in the payment of greater Death Benefits than expected, and that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies will exceed the charges deducted.

 

  ·   Premium Charge. State Farm deducts a 5% charge from each premium payment before allocating the resulting Net Premium to the Policy Account Value.

 

  ·   Mortality and Expense Risk Charge. State Farm currently deducts a daily charge from assets in the Subaccounts attributable to the Policies at an annual rate of 0.80% of net assets. State Farm guarantees that this charge will not exceed an annual rate of 0.90% of net assets. This charge does not apply to Fixed Account assets attributable to the Policies. We factor this charge into the Net Investment Factor. State Farm may profit from this charge and may use such profit for any lawful purpose including paying our expenses related to selling the Policies.

 

  ·   Monthly Deduction. State Farm deducts the Monthly Deduction on each Deduction Date from Policy Account Value in the Variable Account and the Fixed Account on a pro rata basis. The Monthly Deduction for each Policy consists of (1) the cost of insurance charge discussed below, (2) a current monthly expense charge of $8 ($6 for Policies purchased before July 1, 2004) guaranteed not to exceed $8 per month, and (3) any charges for additional benefits added by riders to the Policy (see “Supplemental Benefits”).

 

  ·   Surrender Charge. If you surrender or lapse the Policy during the first 10 Policy Years or the first 10 years after an increase in Basic Amount, State Farm will deduct a surrender charge based on the Basic Amount at issue, or increase, as applicable. State Farm will deduct the surrender charge before we pay any surrender proceeds. State Farm does not deduct a surrender charge upon a withdrawal, although it does apply a withdrawal processing fee, as described below. State Farm does not deduct a surrender charge upon a decrease in Basic Amount, but it also will not reduce the surrender charge upon a decrease in Basic Amount.

 

The surrender charge depends on the Insured’s Age at issue, or on the Policy Anniversary preceding an increase. We calculate the surrender charge based as an amount per $1,000 of the Basic Amount at issue or of the increase in Basic Amount. The maximum surrender charge amount per $1,000 of Basic Amount is $21, which is for Insured’s ages 70 to 80. During the 10-year period a surrender charge is in effect, it increases monthly in the first two years, remains level for the next four years, then decreases by  1/5 each year for the next five years to zero. See Appendix A for sample surrender charges. Your Policy will state the surrender charge for your Policy.

 

  ·   Transfer Charge. State Farm reserves the right to impose a $25 transfer processing fee on each transfer in a Policy Year in excess of 12. For purposes of assessing this fee, each transfer request is considered one transfer, regardless of the number of Subaccounts affected by the transfer. Any unused “free” transfers do not carry over to the next year.

 

  ·   Withdrawal Processing Fee. On each withdrawal, State Farm will assess a withdrawal processing fee equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. State Farm will deduct this charge from your Policy Account Value along with the withdrawal amount requested.

 

  ·   Loan Interest Charge. State Farm charges an annual interest rate on a Policy loan of 8.00%. If you purchased your Policy on or after July 1, 2004, the annual interest rate on a Policy loan will be 8.00% for the first 10 Policy Years, 7.00% for Policy Years 11 through 20 and 6.50% for Policy Years 21 and later. Loan interest is payable in arrears on each Policy Anniversary. After offsetting the 6.00% interest State Farm guarantees it will credit to the Loan Account, the maximum guaranteed net cost of loans is 2.00% (annually) and may be less.

 

  ·   Fund Expenses. There are Fund management fees and other expenses that are deducted from the average daily value of your money invested in the Subaccounts. See the fee table in this prospectus and the prospectus for the Trust for a description of the investment advisory fees and other expenses incurred by the Funds.

 

Comment on Cost of Insurance. The cost of insurance is a significant charge under your Policy because it is the primary charge for the Death Benefit provided by your Policy. The cost of insurance charge depends on a number of variables that cause the charge to vary from Policy to Policy and from Deduction Date to Deduction Date. We calculate the cost of insurance separately for the Basic Amount at issue and for any

 

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increase in the Basic Amount. The cost of insurance charge is equal to the Company’s current monthly cost of insurance rate for the Insured multiplied by the net amount at risk under the Policy for the Basic Amount at issue or as increased. The net amount at risk is equal to the difference between (1) the amount of insurance attributable to the Basic Amount at issue or as increased, as applicable, on the Deduction Date at the start of the month divided by 1.0032737, and (2) the Policy Account Value attributable to the Basic Amount at issue or as increased, as applicable, on the Deduction Date at the start of the month after the deduction of the part of the Monthly Deduction that does not include the cost of insurance and the monthly charge for any Waiver of Monthly Deduction rider. We also calculate the net amount at risk separately for the Basic Amount at issue and for any increase in the Basic Amount. In determining the net amount at risk for each increase in Basic Amount, the Policy Account Value is first considered part of the initial Basic Amount. If the Policy Account Value exceeds the initial Basic Amount, it is then considered as part of any increases in Basic Amount in the order these increases took effect. The net amount at risk is affected by interest credited to the fixed account, Subaccount investment performance, loans, payments of premiums, Policy fees and charges, the Death Benefit option, withdrawals, and increases or decreases in Basic Amount. Your Policy describes more specifically how we calculate this amount.

 

We base the cost of insurance rate for the Insured on his or her Age, sex, applicable rate class, and Basic Amount. We base the cost of insurance charges on these same factors plus the net amount at risk. We use a standard method of underwriting in determining rate classes, which are based on the health of the Insured and other factors. We currently place Insureds in the following rate classes when we issue the Policy, based on our underwriting: a male or female or unisex rate class where appropriate under applicable law (currently including the state of Montana); and a tobacco, non-tobacco, preferred or super preferred rate class.

 

For all Policies, we also may place Insureds into classes with extra ratings, which reflect higher mortality risks and higher cost of insurance rates. We may make additional rate classes available in the future. We place juveniles in a male or female or unisex rate class. The original rate class applies to the initial Basic Amount. If we approve an increase in Basic Amount, a different rate class may apply to the increase, based on the Insured’s circumstances at the time of the increase. We may place an Insured into a rate class with extra ratings for a temporary period of time, due to occupation or temporary illness. We also may place an Insured into a rate class with permanent extra ratings.

 

We guarantee that the cost of insurance rates used to calculate the monthly cost of insurance charge will not exceed the maximum cost of insurance rates set forth in the Policy. We base the maximum cost of insurance rates on the Insured’s Age last birthday at the start of the Policy Year, sex, and, for issue ages 20 and over, tobacco use. If the Insured is age 20 and over on the Policy Date or the effective date of any increase in Basic Amount, the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Non-Smoker Table applies if the Insured is classified as non-tobacco; otherwise, the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Smoker Mortality Table applies. If the Insured is under age 20 on the Policy Date or the effective date of any increase in Basic Amount, the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table applies. Modifications are made for rate classes other than standard.

 

How Your Policy Account Values Vary

 

Policy Account Value. The Policy Account Value serves as a starting point for calculating certain values under a Policy, such as the Cash Surrender Value and the Death Benefit. It is the aggregate of the value of your Policy in all of the Subaccounts of the Variable Account, the Fixed Account, and values held in our general account to secure Policy loans. See “Loan Benefits”. We determine the Policy Account Value on the Policy Date and thereafter on each Valuation Day. The Policy Account Value will vary from day to day to reflect the performance of the Subaccounts to which you allocate amounts, interest credited on amounts allocated to the Fixed Account and Loan Account, charges, transfers, withdrawals, Policy loans, Policy loan interest, and Policy loan repayments. There is no minimum guaranteed Policy Account Value. It may be more or less than premiums paid.

 

Cash Value. The Cash Value on a Valuation Day is the Policy Account Value reduced by any surrender charge that we would deduct if you surrendered the Policy on that day.

 

Cash Surrender Value. The Cash Surrender Value on a Valuation Day is the Cash Value reduced by any Loan Amount. For Policies issued in Maryland and Texas, if the Insured is alive on the Maturity Date, we will pay the Cash Surrender Value to the Owner and the Policy will terminate.

 

Subaccount Policy Value. On any Valuation Day, for each Subaccount the Subaccount Policy Value is equal to the number of Subaccount units credited to the Policy multiplied by their unit value for that Valuation Day. When you allocate an amount to a Subaccount, either by Net Premium allocation, transfer of Policy Account Value or repayment of a Policy loan, we credit your Policy with units in that Subaccount. We determine the number of units by dividing the dollar amount allocated, transferred or repaid to the Subaccount by the Subaccount’s unit value for the Valuation Day when we effect the allocation, transfer or repayment. The number of Subaccount units credited to a Policy will decrease when we take the allocated portion of the Monthly Deduction from the Subaccount, take a Policy loan from the Subaccount, transfer an amount from the Subaccount, take a withdrawal from the Subaccount, or surrender the Policy.

 

Unit Values. A Subaccount’s unit value varies to reflect the investment performance of the underlying Fund, and may increase or decrease from one Valuation Day to the next. We arbitrarily set the unit value for each Subaccount at $10 when we established the Subaccount. For each Valuation Period

 

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after the date of establishment, we determine the unit value by multiplying the value of a unit for a Subaccount for the prior Valuation Period by the net investment factor for the Subaccount for the current valuation period.

 

Net Investment Factor. The net investment factor is an index we use to measure the investment performance of a Subaccount from one Valuation Period to the next. The net investment factor for any Subaccount for any Valuation Period reflects the change in the net asset value per share of the Fund held in the Subaccount from one Valuation Period to the next, adjusted for the daily deduction of the mortality and expense risk charge from assets in the Subaccount. If any “ex-dividend” date value occurs during the Valuation Period, the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distribution is taken into account. Also, if any taxes need to be reserved, a per share charge or credit for any taxes reserved for, which is determined by us to have resulted from the operations of the Subaccount, is taken into account.

 

Fixed Policy Account Value. The Fixed Policy Account Value on any date on or after the Issue Date is equal to: (1) the sum of the following amounts in the Fixed Account: Net Premium allocations, Policy Account Value transfers, and interest accruals (if the date is a Policy Anniversary it also includes any dividend payments); minus (2) the sum of any Monthly Deductions attributed to the Fixed Account, any withdrawals or transfers (including any transfer processing fee or withdrawal processing fee) from the Fixed Account, and Policy loans taken from the Fixed Account.

 

Death Benefits

 

As long as the Policy remains in force, we will pay the Death Benefit once we receive at our Securities Products Department due proof of the Insured’s death. We will pay the Death Benefit to the Beneficiary.

 

Amount of Death Benefit Payable. The amount of Death Benefit payable is the amount of insurance determined under the Death Benefit Option in effect on the date of the Insured’s death, plus any supplemental Death Benefit provided by riders, minus any Loan Amount on that date, and if the date of death occurred during a grace period, minus the past due Monthly Deductions.

 

Under certain circumstances, State Farm may further adjust the amount of the Death Benefit for reasons of material misstatements contained in the application, if the Insured dies by suicide, or if the application misstates the Insured’s Age or sex. If the Insured dies before we issue a Policy, we limit the Death Benefit payable to $300,000, unless the Insured is under 15 days old in which case the Death Benefit payable will not exceed $3,000.

 

Death Benefit Options. State Farm uses the Policy Account Value on the Insured’s date of death to determine the amount of insurance. Under Option 1, the Death Benefit is the greater of (1) the Basic Amount plus any Net Premiums received since the last Deduction Date, or (2) the applicable percentage amount of the Policy Account Value based on the Insured’s Age at the start of the current Policy Year, as determined using the table of percentages prescribed by federal income tax law. Under Option 2, the Death Benefit is the greater of (1) the Basic Amount plus the Policy Account Value, or (2) the applicable percentage amount of the Policy Account Value based on the Insured’s Age at the start of the current Policy Year, as determined using the table of percentages prescribed by federal income tax law. The percentage is 250% to Age 40 and declines thereafter as the Insured’s Age increases. The table of percentages is shown below.

 

We reserve the right to change the table if the table of percentages currently in effect becomes inconsistent with any federal income tax laws and/or regulations. Under Option 1, the Death Benefit ordinarily will not change. Under Option 2,

 

 

Table of Percentages of Policy Account Value
Age   Percentage   Age   Percentage   Age   Percentage
0–40   250%   54   157%   68   117%
41   243%   55   150%   69   116%
42   236%   56   146%   70   115%
43   229%   57   142%   71   113%
44   222%   58   138%   72   111%
45   215%   59   134%   73   109%
46   209%   60   130%   74   107%
47   203%   61   128%   75–90   105%
48   197%   62   126%   91   104%
49   191%   63   124%   92   103%
50   185%   64   122%   93   102%
51   178%   65   120%   94   101%
52   171%   66   119%   95+   100%
53   164%   67   118%        

 

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the Death Benefit will vary directly with the Policy Account Value, which will increase or decrease depending on the investment performance of the Subaccounts, the amount of interest we credit to the Fixed Account, the premiums you pay, the Policy fees and charges we deduct, and the effect of any Policy transactions (such as transfers, withdrawals, and loans).

 

You select the Death Benefit Option when you apply for the Policy. If you do not select a Death Benefit Option, Option 2 will be chosen. You may change the Death Benefit Option on your Policy subject to certain rules. Changing the Death Benefit Option may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax advisor before doing so.

 

Changing the Basic Amount. You select the Basic Amount when you apply for the Policy. You may change the Basic Amount, subject to the following conditions:

 

  (1) State Farm will not permit any change that may result in your Policy being disqualified as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code.

 

  (2) You may only make one change (increase or decrease) during a Policy Year. To increase the Basic Amount, contact an authorized State Farm agent. To decrease the Basic Amount, submit a written request to our Securities Products Department. Any increase in the Basic Amount must be at least $25,000 and you must submit an application, along with evidence of insurability satisfactory to State Farm. There must be enough Cash Surrender Value to make a Monthly Deduction that includes the cost of insurance for the increase.

 

A change in planned premiums may be advisable based on the increase in Basic Amount. See “Planned Premiums”. Also, the Minimum Premium for the Death Benefit Guarantee will increase. See “Death Benefit Guarantee”. If we approve the increase in Basic Amount, the increase will become effective as of the date you apply for it and we will adjust the Policy Account Value to the extent necessary to reflect a portion of the Monthly Deduction attributable to the increase as of the effective date and any intervening Deduction Date based on the increase in Basic Amount. The surrender charge will increase upon an increase in Basic Amount; but we also will not allow any increases after the Policy Anniversary when the Insured is age 80.

 

Any decrease in the Basic Amount must be at least $10,000. If a request to decrease the Basic Amount or change to Death Benefit Option 2 would reduce the Basic Amount below the stated Basic Amount minimum in the Policy, an amendment to the Policy will be provided showing the reduced amount as the new Basic Amount minimum. We will process any decrease in Basic Amount on the date we receive your written request at our Securities Products Department. Also, the minimum monthly premium for the Death Benefit Guarantee will decrease. State Farm will use any decrease first to reduce the most recent increase, then the next most recent increases, then the initial Basic Amount. We will not deduct a surrender charge upon a decrease in Basic Amount. We will not reduce the surrender charge upon a decrease in Basic Amount.

 

Changing the Basic Amount may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax advisor before doing so.

 

Effect of Withdrawals on the Death Benefit. A withdrawal will affect your Death Benefit in the following respects:

 

  ·   If Death Benefit Option 1 is in effect, the withdrawal will also reduce the Basic Amount dollar-for-dollar. If the Basic Amount reflects increases in the Initial Basic Amount, the withdrawal will reduce first the most recent increase, and then the next most recent increase, if any, in reverse order, and finally the Initial Basic Amount.

 

  ·   If Death Benefit Option 2 is in effect, the withdrawal will not affect the Basic Amount.

 

Loan Benefits

 

You may borrow an amount(s) up to 90% of your Cash Value at any time. You may make requests for Policy loans in writing or by telephone (if we have your telephone authorization on file). See “Telephone Transactions”. Outstanding Policy loans, including accrued interest, reduce the amount available for new loans.

 

Loan Account. Making a loan does not affect the Policy Account Value. However, we transfer an amount equal to the loan proceeds from the Policy Account Value in the Variable Account and Fixed Account to the Loan Account, and hold this amount as “collateral” for the loan. If you do not direct an allocation for this transfer when requesting the loan we will take it on a pro rata basis. When you repay a loan, we transfer an amount equal to the repayment from the Loan Account to the Variable Account and Fixed Account and allocate this amount as you direct when submitting the repayment. If you provide no direction, we will allocate the amount in accordance with your standing instructions for Net Premium allocations.

 

Interest. We will charge interest daily on any outstanding Policy loan at an effective annual rate of 8.00%. For a Policy purchased on or after July 1, 2004, the annual interest on a Policy loan will be 8.00% for the first 10 Policy Years, 7.00% for Policy Years 11 through 20 and 6.50% for Policy Years 21 and later. Interest is due and payable at the end of each Policy Year while a Policy loan is outstanding. On each Policy Anniversary, any unpaid amount of loan interest accrued since the last Policy Anniversary becomes part of the outstanding loan. We transfer an amount equal to the unpaid amount of interest to the Loan Account from each Subaccount and the Fixed Account on a pro-rata basis according to the respective values in each Subaccount and the Fixed Account. On each Deduction Date, we will credit the amount in the Loan Account with interest at a minimum guaranteed annual effective rate of 6.0%. On each Deduction Date, we will transfer the interest so earned to the Subaccounts and the Fixed Account in accordance with the instructions for Net Premium allocations then in effect.

 

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Loan Repayment. You may repay all or part of your Loan Amount at any time while the Insured is living and the Policy is in force. You must send loan repayments to our Securities Products Department and we will credit the repayment at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive them. State Farm does not treat a loan repayment as a premium payment and loan repayments are not subject to the 5% premium charge.

 

Effect of Policy Loan. A Policy loan, whether or not repaid, will affect Policy values over time (such as Policy Account Value, Cash Surrender Value, and the Death Benefit) because the investment results of the Subaccounts and current interest rates credited on Policy Account Value in the Fixed Account will apply only to the non-loaned portion of the Policy Account Value. The longer the loan is outstanding, the greater the effect is likely to be. Depending on the investment results of the Subaccounts or credited interest rates for the Fixed Account while the Policy loan is outstanding, the effect could be favorable or unfavorable.

 

Policy loans reduce the amount available for allocations, surrender, and transfers, and, particularly if not repaid, could make it more likely than otherwise for a Policy to terminate. If you surrender the Policy or the Death Benefit becomes payable while a Policy loan is outstanding, we will deduct the Loan Amount in calculating the surrender proceeds or Death Benefit. If the Loan Amount exceeds the Cash Value on any Deduction Date and the Death Benefit Guarantee is not in effect, the Policy will be in default. We will send you, and any assignee of record, notice of the default. You will have a 61-day grace period to submit a sufficient payment to avoid lapse. Policy loans may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax advisor before taking out a loan.

 

Surrender Benefits

 

Full Surrender. You may surrender your Policy at any time for its Cash Surrender Value, as calculated at the end of the Valuation Day when we receive your request (or on a later date, if you so request). We will process any surrender request received in our Securities Products Department after the close of the Valuation Period on the next Valuation Day (unless you request a later date). A surrender charge may apply. The withdrawal processing fee assessed on withdrawals does not apply to full surrender. See “Charges and Deductions, Surrender Charge”. Your Policy will terminate and cease to be in force if you surrender it for a lump sum. You cannot later reinstate the Policy. Surrendering your Policy may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax advisor before doing so.

 

Withdrawals. You may make withdrawals under your Policy. You may make withdrawal requests in writing or by telephone (if we have your telephone authorization on file). See “Telephone Transactions”. We will process each withdrawal at the unit values next determined after we receive your request. We will process any withdrawal request received in our Securities Products Department after the close of the Valuation Period on the next Valuation Day. The minimum withdrawal amount is $500. A withdrawal must be less than the Cash Surrender Value on the day the request for withdrawal is effective. You may not make more than four withdrawals during a Policy Year. On each withdrawal, we will assess a withdrawal processing fee equal to the lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn. State Farm will deduct this charge from your Policy Account Value along with the withdrawal amount requested. When you request a withdrawal, you can direct us how to deduct the withdrawal from your Policy Account Value. If you provide no directions, we will deduct the withdrawal from your Policy Account Value in the Subaccounts and Fixed Account on a pro-rata basis. Making a withdrawal under your Policy may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax advisor before doing so.

 

A withdrawal can affect the Basic Amount, Death Benefit, and net amount at risk (which is used to calculate the cost of insurance charge (see “Charges and Deductions”)). If Death Benefit Option 1 is in effect, we will reduce the Basic Amount by the amount of the withdrawal (including the withdrawal processing fee). If the Basic Amount reflects increases in the Initial Basic Amount, the withdrawal will reduce first the most recent increase, and then the next most recent increase, if any, in reverse order, and finally the Initial Basic Amount.

 

Settlement Options

 

The Policy offers a wide variety of optional ways of receiving proceeds payable under the Policy other than in a lump sum. An authorized State Farm agent can explain these options upon request. None of these options vary with the investment performance of a Variable Account. Even if the Death Benefit under the Policy is excludible from income, payments under Settlement Options may not be excludible in full. This is because earnings on the Death Benefit after the Insured’s death are taxable and payments under the Settlement Options generally include such earnings. You should consult a tax advisor as to the tax treatment of payments under Settlement Options.

 

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payments

 

Requesting Payments

 

You must send written requests for payment (except where we authorize telephone requests) to our Securities Products Department or give the requests to an authorized State Farm agent for forwarding to our Securities Products Department. We will ordinarily pay any Death Benefit, loan proceeds or surrender or withdrawal proceeds in a lump sum within seven days after receipt at our Securities Products Department of all the documents required for such a payment or, for surrenders and withdrawals, on a later date if you so request. Other than the Death Benefit, which we determine as of the date of the Insured’s death, we will determine the amount as of the end of the Valuation Period during which our Securities Products Department receives all required documents or, for surrenders and withdrawals, on a later date if you so request.

 

Telephone Transactions

 

You may make certain requests under the Policy by telephone provided we have your written authorization on file at the Securities Products Department. These include requests for transfers, withdrawals, Policy loans, changes in premium allocation designations, dollar-cost averaging changes and changes in the portfolio rebalancing program. Our Securities Products Department will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions communicated by telephone are genuine. Such procedures may include, among others, requiring some form of personal identification prior to acting upon instructions received by telephone, providing written confirmation of such transactions, and/or tape recording of telephone instructions. Your request for telephone transactions authorizes us to record telephone calls. If we do not employ reasonable procedures, we may be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. However, if we do employ reasonable procedures, we will not be liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. We reserve the right to place limits, including dollar limits, on telephone transactions.

 

Telephone systems may not always be available. Any telephone system, whether it is yours, your service provider’s, your State Farm agent’s, or ours, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may delay or prevent our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to help our systems handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you experience technical difficulties or problems, you should make your transaction request in writing to our Securities Products Department or give the request to an authorized State Farm agent for forwarding to our Securities Products Department.

 

Other Policy Benefits and Provisions

 

Exchange Provision. You have the right to transfer all of your Policy Account Value to the Fixed Account. During the first two Policy Years or the first two years after an increase in Basic Amount (only the first 18 months after the Policy Date in Connecticut), we do not count such transfers for purposes of determining whether a transfer processing fee applies. In Connecticut, during the first 18 months after the Policy Date, you also have the right to request a new policy.

 

Supplemental Benefits. The following supplemental benefits are available and you may add them to your Policy by rider. State Farm will deduct monthly charges for these benefits from your Policy Account Value as part of the Monthly Deduction See “Monthly Deduction”.

 

  ·   Guaranteed Insurability Option Rider. Allows you to increase the Basic Amount on the specific option dates without evidence of insurability.

 

  ·   Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider. Provides for the waiver of the Monthly Deductions upon total disability of the Insured for as long as the disability continues.

 

  ·   Additional Insured’s Level Term Rider. Provides level term insurance coverage for the Insured’s spouse to spouse’s age 85. This rider may not be available in all states.

 

  ·   Children’s Term Rider. Provides term life insurance on your eligible children.

 

Additional rules and limits apply to these supplemental benefits. Please ask your authorized State Farm agent for further information or contact our Securities Products Department.

 

Reinstatement. If you have not surrendered the Policy, you may reinstate the Policy within five years after lapse, subject to compliance with certain conditions, including the payment of a necessary premium and submission of satisfactory evidence of insurability. See your Policy for further information.

 

Modifying the Policy. Upon notice to you, at any time we may make such changes in the Policy as are necessary: to

 

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assure compliance at all times with the definition of life insurance prescribed by the Code; to make the Policy, our operations, or the Variable Account’s operations conform with any law or regulation issued by any government agency to which they are subject; or to reflect a change in the operation of the Variable Account, if allowed by the Policy. Only a State Farm officer has the right to change the Policy. No agent has the authority to change the Policy or waive any of its terms. A State Farm officer must sign all endorsements, amendments, or riders in order for those documents to be valid. If we modify the Policy, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy.

 

State Farm and The Fixed Account

 

State Farm Life Insurance Company. State Farm is a stock life insurance company. State Farm’s Home Office is located at One State Farm Plaza, Bloomington, Illinois 61710-0001.

 

State Farm’s Fixed Account Option. The Fixed Account is part of State Farm’s general account assets. State Farm owns the assets in the general account, and uses its general account assets to support its insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by separate accounts. These assets are subject to State Farm’s general liabilities from business operations. Subject to applicable law, State Farm has sole discretion over the investment of the Fixed Account’s assets.

 

Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, State Farm has not registered interests in the Fixed Account under the Securities Act of 1933, nor has State Farm registered the Fixed Account as an investment company under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, neither the Fixed Account nor any interests therein are subject to the provisions of these Acts and, as a result, the staff of the SEC has not reviewed the disclosure in this prospectus relating to the Fixed Account. The disclosure regarding the Fixed Account may, however, be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in a prospectus.

 

The Variable Account

 

State Farm established the Variable Account as a separate investment account under Illinois law on December 9, 1996. State Farm owns the assets in the Variable Account and is obligated to pay all benefits under the Policies. State Farm uses the Variable Account to support the Policies as well as for other purposes permitted by law.

 

The Variable Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and qualifies as a “separate account” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such registration does not involve any supervision by the SEC of the management of the Variable Account or State Farm. State Farm has established other separate investment accounts, of which State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Annuity Separate Account is registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act.

 

The Variable Account is divided into Subaccounts, each of which currently invests in shares of a specific Fund of State Farm Variable Product Trust. These Subaccounts buy and redeem Fund shares at net asset value without any sales charge. Any dividend from net investment income and distribution from realized gains from security transactions of a Fund is reinvested at net asset value in shares of the same Fund. Income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized, of a Subaccount are credited to or charged against that Subaccount without regard to any other income, gains or losses of State Farm. Assets equal to the reserves and other contract liabilities with respect to each Subaccount are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business or account of State Farm. If the assets exceed the required reserves and other liabilities, State Farm may transfer the excess to its general account.

 

The Variable Account may include other Subaccounts that are not available under the Policy and are not otherwise discussed in this prospectus. State Farm may substitute another subaccount or insurance company separate account under the Policy if, in State Farm’s judgment, investment in a Subaccount should no longer be possible or becomes inappropriate to the purposes of the Policies, or if investment in another subaccount or insurance company separate account is in the best interest of Owners. No substitution may take place without notice to Owners and prior approval of the SEC and insurance regulatory authorities, to the extent required by the 1940 Act and applicable law.

 

Voting of Fund Shares

 

State Farm is the legal owner of shares held by the Subaccounts and as such has the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Funds. However, as required by law, State Farm will vote shares held in the Subaccounts at regular and special meetings of shareholders of the Funds in accordance with instructions received from Owners with Policy Account Value in the Subaccounts.

 

To obtain voting instructions from Owners, before a meeting of shareholders of the Funds State Farm will send Owners voting instruction material, a voting instruction form and any other related material. Shares held by a Subaccount for which no timely instructions are received will be voted by State Farm in the same proportion as those shares for which voting instructions are received. Should the applicable federal securities laws, regulations or interpretations thereof change so as to permit State Farm to vote shares of the Funds in its own right, State Farm may elect to do so.

 

State Farm may, if required by state insurance officials, disregard Owner voting instructions if such instructions would require shares to be voted so as to cause a change in sub-classification or investment objectives of one or more of the Funds, or to approve or disapprove an investment advisory agreement. In addition, State Farm may under certain circumstances disregard voting instructions that would require changes in the investment policy or investment adviser of one

 

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or more of the Funds, provided that State Farm reasonably disapproves of such changes in accordance with applicable federal regulations. If State Farm ever disregards voting instructions, State Farm will advise Owners of that action and of the reasons for such action in the next report to Owners.

 

Tax Considerations

 

Introduction. The following summary provides a general description of the Federal income tax considerations associated with the Policy and does not purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. This discussion is not intended as tax advice. Please consult counsel or other competent tax advisors for more complete information. This discussion is based upon State Farm’s understanding of the present Federal income tax laws. State Farm makes no representation as to the likelihood of continuation of the present Federal income tax laws or as to how the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) may interpret such laws.

 

Tax Status of the Policy. In order to qualify as a life insurance contract for Federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance contracts under Federal tax law, a Policy must satisfy certain requirements which are set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, State Farm believes that a Policy issued on the basis of a standard rate class should satisfy the applicable requirements. There is less guidance with respect to Policies issued on a substandard basis (i.e., a rate class involving higher than standard mortality risk), and it is not clear whether such a Policy would in all cases satisfy the applicable requirements, particularly if the Owner pays the full amount of premiums permitted under the Policy. If it is subsequently determined that a Policy does not satisfy the applicable requirements, State Farm may take appropriate steps to bring the Policy into compliance with such requirements and reserves the right to restrict Policy transactions in order to do so.

 

In some circumstances, owners of variable contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying Variable Account assets may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although published guidance does not address certain aspects of the Contracts, we believe that the owner of a Contract should not be treated as the owner of the underlying assets. We reserve the right to modify the Contracts to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent owners of the Contracts from being treated as the owners of the underlying Variable Account assets.

 

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the Variable Account be “adequately diversified” in order for the Policies to be treated as life insurance contracts for Federal income tax purposes. State Farm intends that the Variable Account, through the Funds, will satisfy these diversification requirements.

 

The following discussion assumes that the Policy will qualify as a life insurance contract for Federal income tax purposes.

 

Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits

 

In General. State Farm believes that the Death Benefit under a Policy should be excludible from the gross income of the Beneficiary. Federal, state and local gift, estate, transfer, and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on the circumstances of each Owner or Beneficiary. Consult a tax advisor on these consequences.

 

Generally, the Owner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the Policy Account Value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by (e.g., by assignment) a Policy, the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy is classified as a “Modified Endowment Contract.”

 

Modified Endowment Contracts. Under the Internal Revenue Code, certain life insurance contracts are classified as “Modified Endowment Contracts,” with less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance contracts. Due to the flexibility of the Policies as to premiums and benefits, the individual circumstances of each Policy will determine whether it is classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. In general, a Policy will be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract if the amount of premiums paid into the Policy causes the Policy to fail the “7-pay test.” A Policy will generally fail the 7-pay test if at any time in the first seven Policy Years, the amount paid into the Policy exceeds the sum of the level premiums that would have been paid at that point under a Policy that provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual payments.

 

In some circumstances, if there is a reduction in the benefits under the Policy during the first seven Policy years, for example, as a result of a withdrawal, the 7-pay test will have to be reapplied as if the Policy had originally been issued at the reduced amount. If there is a “material change” in the Policy’s benefits or other terms, the Policy may have to be retested as if it were a newly issued Policy. A material change may occur, for example, when the Death Benefit is increased. To prevent your Policy from becoming a Modified Endowment Contract, it may be necessary to limit premium payments or to limit reductions in benefits.

 

A current or prospective Owner should consult with a competent tax advisor to determine whether a premium payment or any other Policy transaction will cause the Policy to be classified as a Modified Endowment Contract. We also will monitor Policies and will attempt to notify an Owner on a timely basis if his or her Policy is in jeopardy of becoming a Modified Endowment Contract.

 

Distributions other than Death Benefits from Modified Endowment Contracts. Policies classified as Modified Endowment Contracts are subject to the following tax rules:

 

  (1)

All distributions, other than Death Benefits, such as distributions upon surrender and withdrawals, will

 

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be treated as ordinary income subject to tax up to an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Policy Account Value (Cash Surrender Value for surrenders) immediately before the distribution plus prior distributions over the Owner’s total investment in the Policy at the time. “Total investment in the Policy” means the aggregate amount of any premiums or considerations paid for a Policy, plus any previously taxed distributions, minus any credited dividends.

 

  (2) Loans taken from or secured by (e.g., by assignment), such a Policy are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly.

 

  (3) A 10 percent additional income tax is imposed on the amount included in income except where the distribution or loan is made when the Owner has attained age 59 1/2 or is disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the Owner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the Owner and the Owner’s Beneficiary or designated Beneficiary.

 

If a Policy becomes a Modified Endowment Contract, distributions that occur during the Policy Year will be taxed as distributions from a Modified Endowment Contract. In addition, distributions from a Policy within two years before it becomes a Modified Endowment Contract will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution made from a Policy that is not a Modified Endowment Contract could later become taxable as a distribution from a Modified Endowment Contract.

 

Distributions other than Death Benefits from Policies that are not Modified Endowment Contracts. Distributions from a Policy that is not a Modified Endowment Contract are generally treated first as a recovery of an Owner’s investment in the Policy and only after the recovery of all investment in the Policy as taxable income. However, certain distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy to continue to qualify as a life insurance contract for Federal income tax purposes if Policy benefits are reduced during the first 15 Policy Years may be treated in whole or in part as ordinary income subject to tax.

 

Loans from or secured by a Policy that is not a Modified Endowment Contract are generally not treated as distributions.

 

Finally, neither distributions from nor loans from or secured by a Policy that is not a Modified Endowment Contract are subject to the 10 percent additional tax.

 

Withholding. To the extent that Policy distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for a recipient’s federal income tax liability. Recipients can generally elect however, not to have tax withheld from distributions.

 

Life Insurance Purchases by Residents of Puerto Rico. In Rev. Rul. 2004-75, 2004-31 I.R.B. 109, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced that income received by residents of Puerto Rico under life insurance contracts issued by a Puerto Rico branch of a United States life insurance company is U.S.-source income that is generally subject to United States Federal income tax.

 

Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser’s country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S. and foreign taxation with respect to a life insurance policy purchase.

 

Policy Loans. In general, interest on a loan from a Policy will not be deductible. If a loan from a Policy is outstanding when the Policy is canceled or lapses, then the amount of the outstanding loan will be taxed as if it were a distribution from the Policy. Before taking out a Policy loan, an Owner should consult a tax advisor as to the tax consequences.

 

Multiple Policies. All Modified Endowment Contracts that are issued by State Farm (or its affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one Modified Endowment Contract for purposes of determining the amount includible in the Owner’s income when a taxable distribution occurs.

 

Continuation Beyond Age 100. The tax consequences of allowing the Policy to continue in force beyond the 100th birthday of the Insured are uncertain. An owner should consult a tax advisor as to those consequences.

 

Business Uses of the Policy. Businesses can use the Policy in various arrangements, including nonqualified deferred compensation or salary continuance plans, split dollar insurance plans, executive bonus plans, tax exempt and nonexempt welfare benefit plans, retiree medical benefit plans and others. The tax consequences of such plans may vary depending on the particular facts and circumstances. If you are purchasing the Policy for any arrangement the value of which depends in part on its tax consequences, you should consult a qualified tax advisor. In recent years, moreover, Congress has adopted new rules relating to life insurance owned by businesses. Any business contemplating the purchase of a new Policy or a change in an existing Policy should consult a tax advisor.

 

Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies. If a Policy is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity’s interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity’s indebtedness is in no way connected to the Policy. In addition, under Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a beneficiary of a Policy, this Policy could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Section 264(f) entity-holder

 

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rules. Therefore, it would be advisable to consult with a qualified tax advisor before any non-natural person is made an owner or holder of a Policy, or before a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is made a beneficiary of a Policy.

 

Guidance on Split Dollar Plans. On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed into law significant accounting and corporate governance reform legislation, known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”). The Act prohibits, with limited exceptions, publicly-traded companies, including non-U.S. companies that have securities listed on exchanges in the United States, from extending, directly or through a subsidiary, many types of personal loans to their directors or executive officers. It is possible that this prohibition may be interpreted as applying to split-dollar life insurance policies for directors and officers of such companies, since such insurance arguably can be viewed as involving a loan from the employer for at least some purposes.

 

Although the prohibition on loans is generally effective as of July 30, 2002, there is an exception for loans outstanding as of the date of enactment, so long as there is no material modification to the loan terms and the loan is not renewed after July 30, 2002. Any affected business contemplating the payment of a premium on an existing Policy, or the purchase of a new Policy, in connection with a split-dollar life insurance arrangement should consult legal counsel.

 

Split Dollar Arrangements. In addition, the IRS and Treasury Department have issued guidance that substantially affects the tax treatment of split-dollar arrangements. Consult a qualified tax advisor before entering into or paying additional premiums with respect to such arrangements.

 

Alternative Minimum Tax. There may also be an indirect tax upon the income in the Policy or the proceeds of a Policy under the Federal corporate alternative minimum tax if the Owner is subject to that tax.

 

Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes.

The transfer of the policy or designation of a beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. For example, when the Insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the Owner’s estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the Insured owned the Policy. If the Owner was not the Insured, the fair market value of the Policy would be included in the Owner’s estate upon the Owner’s death. The Policy would not be includable in the Insured’s estate if the Insured neither retained incidents of ownership at death nor had given up ownership within three years before death.

 

Moreover, under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a “generation skipping transfer tax” when all or part of a life insurance Policy is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

 

Qualified tax advisers should be consulted concerning the estate and gift tax consequences of Policy ownership and distributions under federal, state and local law. The individual situation of each owner or beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of policy proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation skipping and other taxes.

 

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (“EGTRRA”) repeals the federal estate tax and replaces it with a carryover basis income tax regime effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2009. EGTRRA also repeals the generation skipping transfer tax, but not the gift tax, for transfers made after December 31, 2009. EGTRRA contains a sunset provision, which essentially returns the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes to their pre-EGTRRA form, beginning in 2011. Congress may or may not enact permanent repeal between now and then.

 

During the period prior to 2010, EGTRRA provides for periodic decreases in the maximum estate tax rate coupled with periodic increases in the estate tax exemption. For 2005, the maximum estate tax rate is 47% and the estate tax exemption is $1,500,000.

 

The complexity of the new tax law, along with uncertainty as to how it might be modified in coming years, underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified advisor to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and that of your beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

 

Our Income Taxes. At the present time, we make no charge for any Federal, state or local taxes (other than the charge for state and local premium taxes) that we incur that may be attributable to the Variable Account or its Subaccounts. We do have the right in the future to make additional charges for any such tax or other economic burden resulting from the application of the tax laws that we determine is attributable to the Variable Account or its Subaccounts.

 

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

 

Possible Tax Law Changes. Although the likelihood of legislative changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Policy could change by legislation or otherwise. It is possible that any legislative change could be retroactive (that is, effective prior to the date of the change). Consult a tax advisor with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Policy.

 

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Additional Information

 

Sale of the Policies. State Farm VP Management Corp., a subsidiary of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. State Farm VP Management Corp. also acts as principal underwriter for State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Annuity Separate Account, a separate account also established by State Farm, and may act as principal underwriter for other separate accounts established by affiliates of State Farm. State Farm VP Management Corp. is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware in 1996, is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is a member of the NASD. The Policies may not be available in all states. The Policies are sold by certain registered representatives of State Farm VP Management Corp. who are also appointed and licensed as State Farm insurance agents.

 

We pay commissions to State Farm VP Management Corp. for sales of the Policies by its registered representatives under two alternative commission schedules, depending on which schedule is elected by State Farm VP Management Corp.’s registered representatives. Under the first schedule, commissions will not exceed 40% of the premiums received up to the Primary Compensation Premium (as defined in agreements between State Farm VP Management Corp. and its registered representatives) and 3.50% of all other premiums received. Under the second schedule, commissions will not exceed 30% of the premiums received up to the first Primary Compensation Premium, 15% of the premiums received up to the next two Primary Compensation Premiums, and 4% of all other premiums received. In addition, State Farm may pay incentive bonuses, expense reimbursements or additional payments to trainee agents and term independent contractor agents. We also pay State Farm VP Management Corp.’s operating and other expenses.

 

State Farm VP Management Corp. pays its registered representatives all of the commissions received for their sales of Policies. Registered representatives and their managers are also eligible for various cash benefits, such as expense reimbursements and bonuses, and non-cash compensation items that we may provide jointly with State Farm VP Management Corp. Non-cash items include conferences, seminars and trips, merchandise and other similar items. In addition, State Farm VP Management Corp.’s registered representatives who meet certain production standards and/or their managers may be eligible for additional compensation. Sales of the Policies may help registered representatives and/or their managers qualify for such benefits.

 

Commissions and other incentives are recouped through fees and charges deducted under the Policy.

 

Personalized Illustrations. We may provide personalized illustrations showing how the Policy works based on assumptions about investment returns and the Policy owner’s and/or Insured’s characteristics. The illustrations are intended to show how the Death Benefit, Policy Account Value, and Cash Surrender Value could vary over an extended period of time assuming hypothetical gross rates of return (i.e., investment income and capital gains and losses, realized or unrealized) for the Separate Account equal to specified constant after-tax rates of return. One of the gross rates of return will be 0%. Gross rates of return do not reflect the deduction of any charges and expenses. The illustrations will be based on specified assumptions, such as Basic Amount, premium payments, Insured, rate class, and Death Benefit Option. Illustrations will disclose the specific assumptions upon which they are based. Values will be given based on guaranteed mortality and expense risk and other charges and may also be based on current mortality and expense risk and other charges.

 

The illustrated Death Benefit, Policy Account Value, and Cash Surrender Value for a hypothetical Policy would be different, either higher or lower, from the amounts shown in the illustration if the actual gross rates of return averaged the gross rates of return upon which the illustration is based, but varied above and below the average during the period, or if premiums were paid in other amounts or at other than annual intervals. For example, as a result of variations in actual returns, additional premium payments beyond those illustrated may be necessary to maintain the Policy in force for the periods shown or to realize the Policy values shown in particular illustrations even if the average rate of return is realized.

 

Litigation. State Farm and its affiliates, like other life insurance companies, are involved in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits. In some class action and other lawsuits involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made. Although we cannot predict the outcome of any litigation with certainty, State Farm believes that at the present time there are no pending or threatened lawsuits that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on the Variable Account or State Farm.

 

Financial Statements. Our financial statements and the financial statements of the Variable Account are contained in the SAI. Our financial statements should be distinguished from the Variable Account’s financial statements and you should consider our financial statements only as bearing upon our ability to meet our obligations under the Policies. For a free copy of these financial statements and/or the SAI, please call or write to us at our Securities Products Department.

 

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Index of Terms

 

This prospectus uses the following special terms:

 

Age — Age means the age on the Insured’s last birthday as of the Policy Date and each Policy Anniversary. If the Policy Date falls on the Insured’s birthday, the Age will be the age the Insured reaches on the Policy Date.

 

Basic Amount — The amount of coverage on the Insured provided by the basic plan.

 

Cash Value — Policy Account Value less any applicable surrender charge.

 

Cash Surrender Value — Cash Value less any Loan Amount.

 

Death Benefit — The amount of insurance provided under the Policy determined by the Death Benefit Option and any insurance amounts provided by riders. State Farm will reduce the amount payable on the Insured’s death by any Loan Amount and any unpaid Monthly Deductions.

 

Deduction Date — The Policy Date and each monthly anniversary of the Policy Date.

 

Fund — An investment portfolio of the State Farm Variable Product Trust and an underlying investment option under the Policy.

 

Insured — The person upon whose life State Farm issues the Policy.

 

Issue Date — The date State Farm issues the Policy.

 

Loan Account — A part of our general account to which we transfer Policy Account Value in the Variable Account and the Fixed Account to provide collateral for any loan you take under the Policy.

 

Loan Amount — The sum of all outstanding Policy loans including both principal plus accrued interest.

 

Loan Policy Account Value — The value of the Loan Account for this Policy.

 

Maturity Date — For Policies issued in Texas and Maryland, the Maturity Date is the Policy Anniversary when the Insured is Age 100.

 

Minimum Monthly Premium — The amount shown on the Schedule pages of your Policy. We determine the Minimum Monthly Premium for your Policy based on the Insured’s Age, sex and rate class, the Basic Amount, and any supplemental benefits.

 

 

Minimum Premium — For any Policy Month during the first 10 Policy Years (first 9 Policy Years for Policies issued in Texas) the cumulative Minimum Monthly Premium required to keep the Death Benefit Guarantee in effect.

 

Net Premium — Premium less the 5% premium charge.

 

Policy — The variable life insurance policy described in this prospectus. The Policy contains the Basic Plan, any amendments, endorsements and riders, and a copy of the application. The Policy is the entire contract.

 

Policy Account Value — The combined value of your Policy in all of the Subaccounts of the Variable Account, the Fixed Account, and the values held in our general account to secure Policy loans.

 

Policy Anniversary — The same day and month as the Policy Date each year that the Policy remains in force.

 

Policy Date — If we issue the Policy as applied for and we receive the premium before the Issue Date, the Policy Date is the later of the application date or the date we receive the premium. Otherwise, the Policy Date is the Issue Date. We measure Policy Months, Years and Anniversaries from the Policy Date. The Policy Date cannot be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of any month.

 

Policy Month — A 1-month period starting with the same day as the Policy Date each month that the Policy remains in force.

 

Policy Year — Any 12-month period starting with the Policy Date or a Policy Anniversary.

 

SAI — The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) that contains additional information regarding the Policy. The SAI is not a prospectus, and should be read together with the prospectus. You may obtain a copy of the SAI by writing or calling us at our Securities Products Department. The Table of Contents for the SAI appears on the last page of this prospectus.

 

Securities Products Department — Three State Farm Plaza, N-1, Bloomington, Illinois 61791-0001, 1-888-702-2307.

 

Trust — State Farm Variable Product Trust.

 

Valuation Day — Each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business except for a day that a Subaccount’s corresponding Fund does not value its shares.

 

Valuation Period — The period that starts at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on any Valuation Day and ends at the close of regular trading on the next succeeding Valuation Day.

 

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table of

 

 

Statement of Additional Information

Table of Contents

Additional Policy Information

  1
   

Incontestability

    1
   

Misstatement of Age or Sex

  1
   

Limited Death Benefit — Suicide Exclusion

  1
   

Assignment

  1
   

Change of Owner

  1
   

The Beneficiary

  1
   

Dividends

  1
   

Changing Death Benefit Options

  2
   

More Information on Payments

  2
   

Dollar Cost Averaging Program

  2
   

Portfolio Rebalancing Program

  3

Relationships With the Companies that Maintain the Benchmark Indices

  3
   

Standard & Poor’s

  3
   

Frank Russell Company

  4
   

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

  4

Additional Information

  5  
   

Insurance Marketplace Standards Association

  5  
   

Potential Conflicts of Interest

  5  
   

Safekeeping of Account Assets

  5  
   

Reports to Policy Owners

  5  
   

Principal Underwriter

  6  
   

Underwriting Procedures

  6  
   

Legal Matters

  6  
   

Experts

  6  
   

The Company

  6  
   

Other Information

  7  
   

Financial Statements

  7  

Index to Financial Statements

  F-2  

THE POLICY MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL JURISDICTIONS.

THIS PROSPECTUS CONSTITUTES AN OFFERING ONLY IN

THOSE JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH OFFERING

MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE.

 

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APPENDIX A

 

Example of Surrender Charges

 

Beginning

  Policy Issued to Insured Age 35

    Policy Issued to Insured Age 50

 
Policy
Year


  Policy
Month


  $100,000 Initial
Basic Amount


    $50,000 Increase
In Basic Amount,
Policy
Beginning of
Year 16 (Age 50)


   

$100,000 Initial

Basic Amount


    $50,000 Increase
in Basic Amount,
Beginning of
Year 16 (Age 65)


 
1   1   $ 21.50 *   $ 0.00     $ 53.00 *   $ 0.00  
1   6     129.00       0.00       318.00       0.00  
1   12     258.00       0.00       636.00       0.00  
2   6     387.00       0.00       954.00       0.00  
2   12     516.00       0.00       1,272.00       0.00  
3   1     516.00       0.00       1,272.00       0.00  
4   1     516.00       0.00       1,272.00       0.00  
5   1     516.00       0.00       1,272.00       0.00  
6   1     516.00       0.00       1,272.00       0.00  
7   1     412.80       0.00       1.017.60       0.00  
8   1     309.60       0.00       763.20       0.00  
9   1     206.40       0.00       508.80       0.00  
10   1     103.20       0.00       254.40       0.00  
11   1     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
12   1     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
13   1     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
14   1     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
15   1     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
16   1     0.00       26.50 *     0.00       40.42 *
16   6     0.00       159.00       0.00       242.50  
16   12     0.00       318.00       0.00       485.00  
17   6     0.00       477.00       0.00       727.50  
17   12     0.00       636.00       0.00       970.00  
18   1     0.00       636.00       0.00       970.00  
19   1     0.00       636.00       0.00       970.00  
20   1     0.00       636.00       0.00       970.00  
21   1     0.00       636.00       0.00       970.00  
22   1     0.00       508.80       0.00       776.00  
23   1     0.00       381.60       0.00       582.00  
24   1     0.00       254.40       0.00       388.00  
25   1     0.00       127.20       0.00       194.00  
26   1     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  

* In this example, the Surrender Charge increases by approximately this amount each month through the first 2 years after issue or increase. The Surrender Charge then remains level through the end of the 6th year. Starting at the beginning of the 7th year after issue or increase, the surrender charge decreases by 1/5 at the beginning of each year, until it is zero in the 11th year.

 

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State Farm VP Management Corp.

(Underwriter & Distributor of Securities Products)

One State Farm Plaza

Bloomington, Illinois 61710-0001

 

FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTED

 

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

Chicago, IL

Permit No. 6065

 

PRESORTED STANDARD

 

 

 

To learn more about the Policy, you should read the SAI dated May 1, 2005. The Table of Contents for the SAI appears on the last page of this prospectus. For a free copy of the SAI, to receive personalized illustrations of Death Benefits, Cash Surrender Values, and Policy Account Values, and to request other information about the Policy please call or write to us at our Securities Products Department.

 

The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus and is legally a part of this prospectus. The SEC maintains an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the SAI and other information about us and the Policy. Information about us and the Policy (including the SAI) may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC., or may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 450 Fifth Street, NW. Washington, DC 20549-0102. Additional information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at
(202) 942-8090.

 

State Farm VP Management Corp. serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Policies. More information about State Farm VP Management Corp. and its registered persons is available at http://www.nasd.com or by calling 1-800-289-9999. You also can obtain an investor brochure from NASD, Inc. describing its Public Disclosure Program.

 

 

LOGO

 

Issued By:

State Farm Life Insurance Company

(Not licensed in MA, NY or WI)

State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company

(Licensed in New York and Wisconsin)

Home offices: Bloomington, Illinois

 

State Farm VP Management Corp.

(Underwriter & Distributor of Securities Products)

One State Farm Plaza

Bloomington, Illinois 61710-0001

1-888/702-2307

 

231-3549.10-CH Investment Company Act File No. 811-08013        Printed in U.S.A.


PART C

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 27. Exhibits

 

1. Board of Directors Resolutions of State Farm Life Insurance Company establishing State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account. (1)

 

2. Custodian Agreements. Not applicable.

 

3. Underwriting Contracts.

 

  (a) Distribution Agreement (4)

 

  (b) Registered Representative Agreement (5)

 

4. Contracts.

 

  (a) Specimen Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy (1)

 

  (b) Policy Riders and Endorsements (1)

 

  (c) Interest Charge for the Loan Account Endorsement (7)

 

5. Applications.

 

  (a) Application form

 

  (b) Reinstatement Application (5)

 

6. Depositor’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.

 

  (a) Articles of Incorporation of State Farm Life Insurance Company (2)

 

  (b) By-laws of State Farm Life Insurance Company (2)

 

7. Reinsurance Contracts. (6)

 

8. Participation Agreements.

 

9. Administrative Contracts. Not applicable.

 

10. Other Material Contracts. Power of Attorney. (8)

 

11. Legal Opinion and Consent as to the legality of the securities being registered. (3)

 

12. Actuarial Opinion. Not applicable.

 

13. Calculations. Not applicable.

 

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14. Other Opinions.

 

  (a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

  (b) Consent of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP

 

15. Omitted Financial Statements. [No financial statements are omitted from Item 24.]

 

16. Initial Capital Agreements. Not applicable.

 

17. Redeemability Exemption. Description of State Farm Life Insurance Company’s Issuance, Transfer and Redemption Procedures for Policies. (8)


1. Incorporated herein by reference to the initial registration statement on Form S-6 (File No. 333-19521), filed on behalf of State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account on January 10, 1997.
2. Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to a Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-19189), filed on behalf of State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Annuity Separate Account with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 1997.
3. Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-6 (File No. 333-19521), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 1998.
4. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-6 (File No. 333-19521), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1999.
5. Incorporated herein by reference to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-6 (File No. 333-19521), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2000.
6. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-19521), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2003.

7. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-19521), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2004.
8. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the registrant’s registration statement on Form N-6 (File No. 333-19521), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2005.

 

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Item 28. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

 

Name and Principal Business Address*


  

Position and Offices with State Farm Life Insurance Company


Edward B. Rust, Jr.    Director; President; Chairman of the Board
Vincent J. Trosino    Director; Vice Chairman of the Board
Michael C. Davidson    Director; Executive Vice President and Chief Agency and Marketing Officer
W.H. Knight, Jr.    Director
Jack W. North    Director
Susan D. Waring    Director; Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Susan M. Phillips    Director
Jerry Porras    Director
Barbara Cowden    Director
Nancy A. Behrens    Vice President - Risk Management
Kim M. Brunner    Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Michael L. Tipsord    Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Dale R. Egeberg    Vice President and Controller
Dean Van Loon    Vice President - Life Field Operations
John Killian    Financial Vice President
Kevin McKay    Vice President - Human Resources
Paul Eckley    Senior Vice President - Investments
John Concklin    Vice President - Common Stock
David C. Graves    Vice President - Mortgages and Real Estate
Donald E. Heltner    Vice President - Fixed Income


* The principal business address is One State Farm Plaza, Bloomington, Illinois 61710-0001.

 

Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With the Depositor or Registrant

 

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

State Farm County Mutual Insurance Company of Texas (Common Management)

State Farm Bank, FSB (100% Ownership)

State Farm Funding Corp. (100% Ownership)

State Farm Florida Insurance Company (100% Ownership)

State Farm General Insurance Company (100% Ownership)

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (100% Ownership)

State Farm Guaranty Assurance Company

State Farm Life Insurance Company (100% Ownership)

State Farm Annuity and Life Insurance Company (100% Ownership)

State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company (100% Ownership)

State Farm Indemnity Company (100% Ownership)

Amberjack, Ltd. (100% Ownership)

Fiesta Jack, Ltd. (100% Ownership)

State Farm Investment Management Corp. (100% Ownership)

State Farm International Services, Inc. (100% Ownership)

State Farm VP Management Corp. (100% Ownership)

Top Layer Reinsurance LTD (50% Ownership)

State Farm Lloyds, Inc. (100% Ownership)

State Farm Lloyds (By Attorney-in-Fact)

Insurance Placement Services, Inc. (100% Ownership)

Florida IPSI, Inc. (100% Ownership)

State Farm Finance Corporation of Canada (100% Ownership)

State Farm Investor Services (Canada) Holding Company (100% Ownership)

State Farm Investor Services (Canada) Co. (100% Ownership)

State Farm Insurance Placement Corporation of Canada (100% Ownership)

 

Item 30. Indemnification

 

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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Illinois Business Corporation Act Chapter 805 Section 5/8.75 is a comprehensive provision that defines the power of Illinois corporations to provide for the indemnification of its officers, directors, employees and agents. This Section also authorizes Illinois corporations to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation.

 

The Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the Bylaws of State Farm Life Insurance Company do not provide for the indemnification of officers, directors, employees or agents of the Company.

 

Item 31. Principal Underwriter

 

(a) Other Activity. State Farm VP Management Corp. is the principal underwriter of the Policies as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. State Farm VP Management Corp. also is the principal underwriter for State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Annuity Separate Account.

 

(b) Management. The following information is furnished with respect to the officers and directors of State Farm VP Management Corp.:

 

Name and Principal

Business Address


  

Positions and Offices with State

Farm VP Management Corp.


  

Positions and Offices

with Depositor


Edward B. Rust, Jr.    Director; President    Director; President; Chairman of the Board
Michael L. Tipsord    Director; Sr. Vice President and Treasurer    Sr. Vice President and Treasurer
Jim Rutrough    Director; Sr. Vice President     
Michael C. Davidson    Director; Sr. Vice President   

Director; Executive Vice President and

    Chief Agency and Marketing Officer

Jack W. North    Director; Sr. Vice President    Director
Susan D. Waring    Director; Sr. Vice President    Director; Senior Vice President
Michael Matlock    Vice President - Compliance     
Jon Farney    Vice President - Financial and Security     
Phillip Hawkins    Vice President     

 

(c) Compensation From the Registrant. The following commissions and other compensation were received by each principal underwriter, directly or indirectly, from the Registrant during the Registrant’s last fiscal year:

 

                    (1)

Name of Principal Underwriter


  

(2)

Net Underwriting

Discounts and

Commissions


  

(3)

Compensation on

Redemption


  

(4)

Brokerage

Commissions


  

(5)

Compensation


State Farm VP Management Corp.

   [N/A]    [None]    [N/A]    [N/A]

 

Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records

 

All accounts and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules thereunder are maintained by State Farm Life Insurance Company at Three State Farm Plaza, Bloomington, Illinois 61791-0001.

 

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Item 33. Management Services

 

[All management contracts are discussed in Part A or Part B.]

 

Item 34. Fee Representation

 

State Farm Life Insurance Company hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Policy, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by State Farm Life Insurance Company.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, State Farm Life Insurance Company and State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account certify that they meet all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and have duly caused this amended Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Bloomington and the State of Illinois, on 22nd the day of July, 2005.

 

            State Farm Life Insurance Company
            Variable Life Separate Account
                            (Registrant)
(SEAL)                
Attest:  

/s/ Kevin L. McMullen


      By:  

*


    Kevin L. McMullen           Edward B. Rust, Jr.
                President
                State Farm Life Insurance Company
            By:   State Farm Life Insurance Company
                                    (Depositor)
Attest:  

/s/ Kevin L. McMullen


      By:  

*


    Kevin L. McMullen           Edward B. Rust, Jr.
                President
                State Farm Life Insurance Company

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amended registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 22, 2005.

 

Signatures


      

Title


*


      

President, Director, and Chairman of the Board

(Principal Executive Officer)

Edward B. Rust, Jr.       
        

*


      

Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Dale R. Egeberg       

*


      

Vice President-Risk Management

(Principal Financial Officer)

Nancy A. Behrens       

*


       Director
Barbara Cowden         

*


       Director
W. H. Knight, Jr.         

*


       Director
Jack W. North         

*


       Director
Susan M. Phillips         

*


       Director
Jerry Porras         

*


       Director and Vice Chairman of the Board
Vincent J. Trosino       

*


       Director, Senior Vice President
Susan D. Waring         

 

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*


      

Director, Executive Vice President and

Chief Agency and Marketing Officer

Michael C. Davidson       
        


*  By:

 

/s/ Stephen L. Horton


       
    Stephen L. Horton        
    Pursuant to Power of Attorney        

 

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