The following are our Strategic Partners for 2009, in alphabetical order

• AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
• Allianz Global Investors Distributors, LLC
• American Funds Distributors, Inc.
• DWS Investment Distributors, Inc.
• Fidelity Investments
• Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc.
• Hartford affiliated entities offering life insurance, annuities and funds, including:
• Hartford Investment Financial Services Company, LLC
• Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
• Hartford Life Insurance Company
• ING affiliated entities offering life insurance and annuities, including:
• ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company
• ReliaStar Life Insurance Company
• Security Life of Denver Insurance Company
• Directed Services, LLC
• ING Funds Distributor, LLC
• Invesco AIM Distributors
• John Hancock affiliated entities, including:
• John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)
• John Hancock Life Insurance Company (NY)
• John Hancock Distributors, LLC
• John Hancock Funds, LLC
• MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.
• Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc.
• Pacific Life affiliated entities offering life insurance, annuities and funds, including:
• Pacific Life & Annuity Company
• Pacific Life Insurance Company
• Pacific Select Distributors, Inc.
• Pioneer Investment Management USA, Inc.
• Prudential Financial Companies
• Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc.
• Prudential Mutual Funds Services LLC
• Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership
• SunAmerica Annuity and Life Assurance Company
  • SunAmerica Annuity and Life Assurance Company
  • First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (NY Entity)
• Van Kampen Funds, Inc.

The following is a list of our Strategic Partners in 2008 listed in order of revenue sharing payments received, from highest to lowest. The amount of revenue sharing we receive in 2009 may differ.

• American Funds Distributors, Inc.
• ING affiliated entities offering life insurance and annuities, including:
• ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company
• ReliaStar Life Insurance Company
• Security Life of Denver Insurance Company
• Directed Services, LLC
• Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc.
• OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
• John Hancock affiliated entities, including:
• John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)
• John Hancock Life Insurance Company (NY)
• John Hancock Distributors, LLC
• John Hancock Funds, LLC
• Putnam Retail Management Limited Partnership
• Pacific Life affiliated entities offering life insurance, annuities and funds, including:
• Pacific Life & Annuity Company
• Pacific Life Insurance Company
• Pacific Select Distributors, Inc.
• MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.
• Prudential Financial Companies
• Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc.
• Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC
• Hartford affiliated entities offering life insurance, annuities and funds, including:
• Hartford Investment Financial Services Company, LLC
• Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
• Hartford Life Insurance Company
• Fidelity Investments
• ING Funds Distributor, LLC
• DWS Investments Distributors, Inc.
• Pioneer Investment Management USA, Inc.
• AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
• Van Kampen Funds, Inc.
• Invesco AIM Distributors
• SunAmerica Annuity and Life Assurance Company
• SunAmerica Annuity and Life Assurance Company
• First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (NY Entity)
• Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc.
• Allianz Global Investors Distributors, LLC
• Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC