Flexible Guarantee Bond

Reassurance in tricky times

For UK financial advisers only. Not to be used with customers.

Contents

An investment solution from LV=

The basics

Optional guarantee

Investment choices

About Threadneedle Investments

Averaging approach

Flexibility

Allocation rates

Transparent charging

Mutual bonus

Adviser support & commission

LV= strong & stable

For UK financial advisers only

Option to buy a capital guarantee over a range of terms

Choice of three fund optionsSwitching capability

From the UK’s largest friendly society

Guaranteed minimum death benefit

An investment solution from LV=

Flexible Guarantee BondThe name says it all…

Option to buy a capital guarantee at outset or any time after.

Protect initial investment & lock in gains.

Stay invested as long as your client wants (ideally for more than five years).

Averaging to smooth returns.

Choice of three fund options.

Guaranteed minimum death and terminal illness benefit.

Option for ad-hoc & regular withdrawals.

Competitive & transparent charging.

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The basics

Single premium, non-qualifying unitised with-profits, whole of life investment bond. Open to UK residents aged 17 or over (lives assured from 3 months to 89 years)Single, joint and life of another basis.Invest between £5,000 and £500,000.No fixed term (recommended minimum five years).Option to buy a capital guarantee over a range of terms at outsetor any time after.Choice of three fund options.Averaging approach, for a smoother more consistent return.Guaranteed minimum death and terminal illness benefit.Ad-hoc & regular monthly, quarterly, six-monthly and yearly withdrawal facilities.Options for commission give up and trail.Potential for an additional mutual bonus to be added.

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Optional guarantee

Key benefits of the optional guarantee:

Ability to protect original capital.Range of terms available.Clients can lock in any gains made.Can be bought at outset, at any time after, or replace an existing one at any time.There’s no need to cash in at end of the guarantee term.We automatically add units to make up any shortfall.Any units we add continue to participate in bond performance

(but value isn’t guaranteed, unless your client buys another guarantee).Option to purchase a new guarantee from the range of terms available when the current guarantee expires.We commit to always offering at least a ten year guarantee term on all three fund options for the lifetime of the bond.

We promise that the bond will be worth at least the same at the end of the selected guarantee term as it was when the guarantee was purchased, less any money taken out.

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Optional guarantee cont’d

We promise that the bond will be worth at least the same at the end of the selected guarantee term as it was when the guarantee was purchased, less any money taken out.

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Investment choices

Choose one of three fund options.

Mix of equities, commercial property, fixed interest and cash.

Money is invested in the LV= with-profits fund.

Latest asset mixes available on our website.

Unlimited fund switches (first three per bond year are free).

Actively managed by Threadneedle Investments.

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Asset mixes can change regularly. Please refer to our website for the latest splits.

About Threadneedle Investments

Threadneedle is a leading international investment manager with a strong track record of outperformance across asset classes.

They actively manage £73bn of assets (as at 31 Dec 2011) investing on behalf of individuals, pension funds, insurers and corporations.

A top 10 fund manager by assets under management.*

The third largest UK retail fund manager.*

Established in 1994 in London, Threadneedle operates in 16 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and North America.

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*UK IMA rankings, June 2012.

Averaging approach

Reduces the impact of stock market volatility.

Providing a smoother, more consistent return.

Average value (‘Averaged Price’) of assets within the bond over the preceding 26 weeks.

Real value of underlying assets (‘Underlying Price’) used for the first 26 weeks of the bond.

No Market Value Reductions.

Fund Protection for rare events.

More information about prices, averaging approach and Fund Protection in ‘Your Guide to how we manage our with-profits fund’ (and PPFM).

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The graph below illustrates how the effect of averaging can work in practice, showing both the underlying and averaged prices over a period of time. The prices and timeframes are used purely to display the effect of averaging. They’re not based on real past performancenor are they a guide to future performance.

Averaging in action

Flexible by name…

Open-ended, but we recommend investing for at least five years.

Freedom to take ad-hoc and regular withdrawals.

- monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or yearly.

First 5% of amount invested, or rolled up 5% allowance, withdrawn per bond year:

- No income tax on amount at that time.

- No exit charge up to this limit.

Freedom to switch between three fund options to help meet evolving investment needs.

Option to buy a guarantee over a range of terms at any time to protect capital or lock in growth.

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Allocation rates

Standard allocation rates based on;

Age of life assured at outset.

Amount invested.

Any ‘commission give up’ is added to the premium paid by the investor, not as extra allocation.

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Transparent charging

No initial set up charges.

Annual management charge.- Based on amount invested and deducted monthly.

- 1.5 % pa for investments < £10,000.

- 1.3 % pa for investments £10,000 & over.

Exit charge.- Applied to partial or full withdrawals within first five years.

- No exit charge applied to the first 5% of amount invested, or rolled up 5 % allowance, in any bond year.

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Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 onwards

Exit Charge

8.5% 6% 4% 2% 1% 0%

Mutual bonus

Rewards qualifying members for their ownership of LV=.

Increases the amount we pay when your clients decide to fully cash in their bond, if they die or become terminally ill.

Is a pure addition, on top of normal returns applied to the bond.

For bonds with a guarantee, it doesn’t get taken into account when we assess how much we uplift the bond by if it’s lower in value at the end of the guarantee term.

Can be reduced or taken away, however we’d only do this in exceptional circumstances.

A Mutual Bonus was added to all Flexible Guarantee Bonds that were in existence on 31 August 2011, which increased bond values by 0.5%. A further bonus of 0.5% has been added to all bonds in existence as of 29 February 2012.

Looking ahead, we’d like to be able to add a 1% bonus each year.

We intend to declare future mutual bonuses yearly.

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Commission options

Initial commission only.

Initial + trail.- Part of initial commission can be converted to trail.

- 0.5 % trail for 2.2 % reduction in initial.

- 0.25 % trail for 1.1 % reduction in initial.

- Trail commission paid on six-monthly basis from month 13 & for first 10 years.

Commission ‘give up’- On a 1 for 1 basis.

- Any commission given up is added to the amount invested before the allocation rate is applied.

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Support for you

Personalised Flexible Guarantee Bond quotes.- ExclusivelyExclusively from our quotes hotline.

Dedicated website area.- Order customer packs (with essential documents).

- View, download & order a range of web-friendly customer sales aids & adviser guides.

- Suitability report wordings.

Personal support.- Team of dedicated account managers.

- Sales support for quotes & information.

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Financially strong and stable

LV= A compelling choice…

The UK’s largest friendly society

Proudly ‘mutual’, with no shareholders eating into profits

Looking after members since 1843

Rated B+ (very strong) overall rating for financial strength1

Our main with-profits fund is rated 10/10 for financial strength, investment freedom, flexibility and bonus-paying ability2

5 Million members & customers³

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Sources: 1. AKG Consulting Company Profile & Financial Strength report, September 2011. 2. Cazalet Consulting With Profits ratings October 2011 3. As at 31st December 2011

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited: County Gates, Bournemouth BH1 2NF

LV= and Liverpool Victoria are registered trade marks of Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited (LVFS) and LV= and LV= Liverpool Victoria are trading styles of the Liverpool Victoria group of companies. LVFS is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, register number 110035. LVFS is a member of the ABI, AFM and ILAG. Registered address: County Gates, Bournemouth BH1 2NF. Tel: 01202 292333.

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It’s important that you and your client read the Flexible Guarantee Bond Key Features so that you both fully understand the risks and features of this investment before they apply.

Any references we make to tax are based on our understanding of current legislation and HM Revenue & Customs practice, which can change. The amount of tax your client pays depends on their personal circumstances.