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The return on your
plan is not guaranteed. The value of your plan may go up and down
and there could be times when you may not get back the full amount
of your investment. The return you get depends on:
the investment returns achieved by the funds,
the Expected Growth Rate (and how it changes
over time),
the process Prudential uses to help smooth the
performance of investment returns. For further details, please read
the Prudential guide 'Your With-Profits Plan A Guide to How We
Manage the Fund'. If you cannot download a copy please contact us.
Prudential's charges, which are described in
the brochure. These will be shown in your regular statement,
whether you have selected the 5th Anniversary
Capital Guarantee option.
Taking an income means that
the amount in your plan will be reduced, and if you take more income
than your plan has grown by, your plan will be worth less than the
amount you originally invested.
If you select the 5th
Anniversary Capital Guarantee option any money you take from the
plan will reduce your guaranteed minimum amount.
The charges for your plan may
vary in the future. The effect of charges is greater in the early
years after an investment. This means that if you take money out
during this time you are more likely to get back less than you
invested than if you take money out later on. Please read section 9
of the brochure, What are the charges? on pages 8 and 9 for full
details and any choices you may have.
When you decide to cash in
your investment Prudential apply the unit price on the 28th day
after they receive your instruction. Prudential will then make the
payment to you. During the 28 days the fund value may change, which
means that the value you receive may be lower or higher than the
value at the date you asked us Prudential cash in your plan.
If selected, the 5th
Anniversary Capital Guarantee will not apply if you cash in your
plan before the fifth anniversary.
In specified circumstances
Prudential may suspend smoothing to protect your investment. While
smoothing is suspended, your plan value will go up and down more, in
a similar way to the daily fluctuations of most other types of
stockmarket based investments.
If you wish to cash in your
investment, in exceptional circumstances Prudential may give you
notice that they will defer cashing in your plan for up to one
additional month.
Current tax rules are not
guaranteed to continue in the future.