G R AT U I T Y GROUP PLAN A Unit Linked Group Gratuity Insurance Plan

G R AT U I T Y GROUP PLAN A Unit Linked Group Gratuity Insurance Plan

KOTAK GRATUITY GROUP PLAN A Unit Linked Group Gratuity Insurance Plan "In this policy, the investment risk in investment portfolio is borne by the policy holder" Gratuity is not just a statutory obligation but also a very important tool today to retain and attract talented employees. However, gratuity liability of the employer tends to increase with an increase in the salary and tenure of employment. A comprehensive and effective gratuity plan will help you in reducing business costs and meet the funding needs to make gratuity payments. It will also help you avail tax benefits as applicable to approved gratuity funds. Kotak Life Insurance offers Kotak Gratuity Group Plan (KGGP) a Unitlinked group gratuity plan that will not only help you fund for the gratuity obligation systematically & effectively but also will help you release resources for your core business activities. Some of the key features of the plan are: Key Advantages Marketlinked returns and longterm investment growth Regular Additions for higher fund sizes Choice of 6 fund options Life insurance coverage for employees 1

How does the Kotak Gratuity Group Plan work? The Master Policyholder/Employer creates a trust and appoints Trustees for maintaining the Gratuity Trust. The Master Policyholder has to pay the contributions towards the Gratuity liability basis Actuarial Valuation to meet the past service gratuity liability of the Company. The Master Policyholder invests the contributions in the chosen funds out of the 6 investment fund options offered by Kotak Life Insurance (Refer to section Investment Options ). The units are allocated post the receipt of contributions. On retirement/resignation up to the selected policy term or during the policy term Kotak Life Insurance will redeem the units in the investment funds to pay the gratuity benefit. In case of death of an insured member additionally the Sum Assured chosen by the Master Policyholder, subject to a minimum of `1,000 is payable. Benefits of the plan: For Employer: Contributions to an approved Gratuity fund is deductible under section 36 (1)(v) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, subject to the conditions contained therein. Income earned from investments received by an approved Gratuity fund is taxexempt under Section (25)(iv) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. For Employee: Under Section () of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Note: The gratuity settlement for retirement/resignation/(as the case may be) will be settled as per the Trust Rules: For Government employees, Gratuity receipts at the time of retirement are completely tax free. For Nongovernment employees, Gratuity receipts are taxexempt up to the limit of ` lakhs. The death benefit will be minimum ` 1,000 sum assured plus Gratuity settlement as per the Trust Rules. Death benefits payable to the employees are exempt from tax. 1. Tax benefits are subject to change in the tax laws. You are advised to consult your tax advisor for details. 2. The Sum Assured (minimum of `1,000 or higher as defined under the Trust Rules) as on the date of death shall be payable. 2

1 Regular Additions : Regularly additional units will be added to the Schemes and the percent varies by fund size at the beginning of the calendar month and the rate of these additions is in the range of 0.% to 0.50% per annum. Regular Additions are expressed as units and added to the unit fund at the end of the month. Other features: 2 Benefit payable on Member's survival : Gratuity benefit is payable as per the Gratuity Trust Deed and/orscheme Rules. 3 Death Benefit : On death of a member, the sum of the following will be paid out: Sum assured, and Gratuity Settlement as per Trust Rules Surrender: This policy may be terminated / surrendered by the Master Policyholder giving one month prior notice in writing to the Company. On the expiration of the notice period, the Company will pay the Surrender Value i.e. the Value as on the date of surrender after deduction of Surrender Charge (0.05% of the Value or ` 5,00,000, whichever is lower, during the first three policy years only). After three policy years, there will be no Surrender Charge applicable in case of surrender. The policy shall terminate once the surrender value has been paid. Switching: Unlimited free switching between the available funds during the policy term is allowed. Contribution redirection: Offers the flexibility of redirection of annual contributions into any other fund(s), i.e. initial investment pattern can be changed. Partial Withdrawal: Partial withdrawals are not allowed in this plan. 3

Investment options: This plan offers you the flexibility to choose from an array of five funds, as per your RiskReturn Profile that will enable you to maximize the earnings potential. You can also switch or change future premium allocation between fund options as per your needs and investment objectives. Invest Options Objective Risk Return Profile Equity Government/ Government Guaranteed Securities Other Debt securities Short term Investments such as money market instruments, short term bank deposits, call money and cash Group Balanced (ULGF00327/06/03 BALFND7) Aims for moderate growth by holding a diversified mix of equities and fixed interest instruments. Moderate 30%60% 20%70% 0%40% Group Bond (ULGF00415/04/04 BNDFND7) Return is expected to be in line with those of fixed interest instruments, and may provide little protection against unexpected inflation increases. Conservative 0%75% 25%0% 0%40% Group Floating Rate (ULGF00507/12/04 FLTRFND7) Return is expected to be in line with those of floating rate debt instruments, and may provide little protection against unexpected inflation increases. Conservative 0%75%) 25%0% 0%40% Group Gilt (ULGF00227/06/03 GLTFND7) Return is expected to be in line with those of Government fixed interest securities, and may provide little protection against unexpected inflation increases. Conservative 80%0% 0 % 20% Group Money Market (ULGF00127/06/03 MNMKFND7) Aim to protect capital with minimal downside risks Secure 0% Group Short Term Bond (ULGF01818/12/13 SHTRMBND7) Aims to provide reasonable returns and liquidity by investing in government debt, corporate debt and money market instruments of different maturities Conservative 0%50% 25%75% %75% 4

Eligibility Particulars Group Group size Entry age (Last birthday) Maximum Maturity age (Last birthday) Policy Term Sum Assured Contribution/Premium* Contribution Frequency Description Employer Employee groups Minimum: employees; Maximum : No Limit Min: 18 years Max: As per scheme rules, subject to maximum of 74 years As per scheme rules, subject to maximum of 75 years 1 year (Yearly renewable) Min: ` 1,000 Max: As defined in the scheme rules, subject to the underwriting policy of the insurer. Min: ` 2,00,000 at inception Max: No limit Yearly, Halfyearly, Quarterly, Monthly OR as a lump sum at periodic intervals as agreed with Kotak Life Insurance, depending on the scheme requirements under AS 15 (Revised) Note: * Contribution and premium have the same meaning, i.e. the amount paid by the trustee towards the Gratuity liability of the Master Policyholder. 4 Charges : Premium Allocation Charges: This is charged as a percentage of the contribution. The 5 net premium is then allocated at the Net Asset Value (NAV) prevailing on the date of receipt of premiums. Premium Amount For premium up to ` 2 Crores For portion of premium Above ` 2 Crores Allocation Charge (As % of contribution) 30 0.5% Nil 40 50 Note: For policies sourced directly by KLI staff (Kotak Life Insurance employees) there will be no allocation charge. Administration Charges: There is no Policy Administration Charge. Management Charges (FMC): This is a charge levied as a percentage of the value of 5 assets and shall be appropriated by adjusting the NAV. Following are the FMC applicable per annum for the available funds: Name Group Money Market Group Gilt Group Bond Group Floating Rate Group Balanced Group Short Term Bond FMC (p.a.) 0.80% 0.80% 0.80% 0.80% 1.00% 0.80% 40 50 5

Mortality Charges: Mortality charge shall be charged based on the risk profile of the group.mortality charge will be deducted from the. Switching Charges: There is no Switching Charge. Redirection Charge: There is no redirection Charge. Surrender Charges: This is a charge levied on the Value at the time of surrender of contract. Following charges are applicable depending on year of Surrender: Year of Surrender st rd 1 3 Yr th 4 Yr onwards Charges applicable (as a % of Value) 0.05% or ` 5 lacs, whichever is lower NIL Sample Illustration: Initial Annual Year Contribution Contribution 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1,000,000 250,000 265,000 280,900 297,754 315,619 334,556 354,630 375,908 398,462 422,370 Allocation Charges 6,250 1,325 1,405 1,489 1,578 1,673 1,773 1,880 1,992 2,112 Mortality Charges Net yield @ 4% 3.09% Service tax 2,053 1,754 2,099 2,473 2,877 3,313 3,783 4,290 4,836 5,423 before FMC Gross Yield at 4% FMC after FMC after surrender charges 1,293,490,348 1,281,089 1,280,448 1,606,544 12,852 1,591,938 1,591,142 1,946,281 15,570 1,928,611 1,927,647 2,313,861 18,511 2,292,877 2,292,877 2,711,184 21,689 2,686,618 2,686,618 3,140,271 25,122 3,111,836 3,111,836 3,603,270 28,826 3,570,660 3,570,660 4,2,465 32,820 4,065,356 4,065,356 4,640,288 37,122 4,598,330 4,598,330 5,219,321 41,755 5,172,143 5,172,143 Initial Annual Year Contribution Contribution 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 1,000,000 250,000 265,000 280,900 297,754 315,619 334,556 354,630 375,908 398,462 422,370 Allocation Charges 6,250 1,325 1,405 1,489 1,578 1,673 1,773 1,880 1,992 2,112 Mortality Charges Net yield @ 8% 7.06% Service tax 2,2 1,867 2,295 2,771 3,299 3,884 4,531 5,246 6,036 6,906 before FMC Gross Yield at 8% FMC after FMC after surrender charges 1,343,239,746 1,330,391 1,329,726 1,721,581 13,773 1,705,941 1,705,088 2,144,261 17,154 2,124,811 2,123,749 2,614,752 20,918 2,591,063 2,591,063 3,137,502 25,0 3,9,3 3,9,3 3,717,335 29,739 3,683,713 3,683,713 4,359,484 34,876 4,320,077 4,320,077 5,069,623 40,557 5,023,819 5,023,819 5,853,901 46,831 5,801,034 5,801,034 6,718,985 53,752 6,658,327 6,658,327

Please Note: 1) All amounts are in Indian Rupees. 2) This is only an indicative illustration. Rates may vary for each group. 3) The above illustration is based on the assumption that all contributions are paid as due and the fund will grow at the rate of 4% p.a. and 8% p.a. Please note that the assumed rate of return is only for illustration purpose, whereas the actual return will depend on the investment performance. 4) The above illustration is based on the assumption that the policy has been sourced through channels other than "Direct Sales" 5) The life cover is assumed is ` 1,000 per member and the Mortality Charge is ` 1 per ` 1,000 sum assured. The group size assumed is of members. 6) Premiums are allocated in Group Bond (ULGF00415/04/04BNDFND7) 7) Nonguaranteed benefits will vary with returns based on investment performance. If your policy offers guaranteed returns then these will be clearly marked "guaranteed" in the illustration table. 8) Service Tax, Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Cess on Service Tax, is levied, at the applicable Tax rates in accordance with the prevailing Tax Laws, from time to time. 9) Regular additions, as applicable, will be added to the fund value. Terms & Conditions: 1. Regular Additions: Regular Additions units are added to the schemes where the Total value is above ` 1 Crore at the beginning of the calendar month. The Regular Addition % varies by fund size and type of fund: Slabs (in ` Crore) Above 1 & up to 5 Group Money Market (p.a.) 0.% Group Gilt (p.a.) 0.05% Group Bond/ Short Term Bond/ Floating Rate (p.a.) 0.05% Group Balanced (p.a.) 0.20% Above 5 & up to 0.20% 0.15% 0.15% 0.25% Above & up to 15 0.30% 0.25% 0.25% 0.30% Above 15 & up to 20 0.30% 0.25% 0.25% 0.40% Greater than 20 0.30% 0.30% 0.30% 0.50% 7

2. Benefit payable on survival: This benefit shall be payable as per the scheme rules and as communicated by the Master Policyholder. The Insurer s total liability under this Policy at any time shall be limited to the value of the balance of any units held in terms of this Policy plus the risk cover (in case of death), after adjustment for any outstanding income, expenses, taxes, levies, fees, rebates and charges. 3. Suicide Exclusion: On death due to suicide during this period, only the gratuity as per rules of scheme will be payable and any death cover affected will be forfeited. 4. Maximum Charge Level Kotak Life Insurance reserves its right to impose charges not beyond the prescribed levels, subject to IRDA approval. 5. NAV Computation All the contributions will be applied to buy units in the funds selected by the Master Policyholder according to the following rules: Transaction requests (including renewal premiums by way of local cheques, demand draft, switches, etc.) received before the cutoff time will be allocated to the same day's NAV and the ones received after the cutoff time will be allocated to the next day's NAV. Where contributions are received by an outstation cheque/demand draft, the closing NAV of the day on which such cheque/demand draft is realized shall be applicable. The current cutoff time is 3:00 p.m. which may vary from time to time as per IRDA guidelines. NAV of a fund is calculated and published in financial newspapers on each business day. Market Value of investments held by the fund + Value of any Current Assets Value of Current Liabilities & Provisions, if any Net Asset Value (NAV) = Number of units existing at the valuation date (before creation/redemptionofunits) Value is the product of the total number of units under a policy and the NAV. The NAV calculated above will be used with respect to portfolio valuations for policyholders in addition to terms for Gratuity Benefit, Surrender Value and for recovering the applicable charges. The NAVs will be calculated on each business day. 6. Loans : No loan facility is available under this policy. 8

7. Free Look Period: In case policyholder is not agreeable to any of the provisions stated in the policy, then he/she has the option of returning the policy, stating the reasons thereof within 15 days from the date of the receipt of the policy. The cancellation request should be submitted to nearest Kotak Life Insurance Branch or sent directly to our Head Office. On receipt of letter along with the original policy document arrangement shall be made to refund the nonallocated premium plus charges levied by cancellation of units plus fund value at the date of cancellation less expenses in accordance with IRDA (Protection of Policyholders Interests) Regulations, 2000. A policy once returned shall not be revived, reinstated or restored at any point of time and a new proposal will have to be made for a new policy. 8. Service Tax and Education Cess Service Tax and Education Cess shall be levied as per the prevailing tax laws and/or any other laws. In case of any statutory levies, cess, duties etc., as may be levied by the Government of India from time to time, Service Tax shall be levied over and above premium amount shown here as per applicable tax laws. 9. Taxes levied by the Government in future In future, the Company shall pass on any additional taxes levied by the Government or any statutory authority to the policyholder. The method of collection of these taxes shall be informed to the policyholders under such circumstances.. Tax Benefits Tax benefits under the policy will be as per the prevailing Income Tax laws. Tax laws are subject to amendments from time to time and interpretations. Employers are advised to consult a tax expert. Risk Factors: Linked Insurance products are different from traditional insurance products and are subject to risk factors. The premium paid in Linked Insurance policies are subject to investment risk associated with capital markets and the NAVs of the units may go up or down based on the performance of the fund and factors influencing the capital market and insured is responsible for his/ her decisions. Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd. is only the name of the company and Kotak Gratuity Group Plan is only the name of the linked insurance contract and does not in any way indicate the quality of the contract, its future prospects or returns. The fund offered under this contract is the name of the fund and do not in any way indicate the quality of these plans, their future prospects and returns. 9

The past performance of other plans of the Company is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the funds. Please know the associated risks and the applicable charges, from your insurance agent or the intermediary or policy document of the insurer. All benefits payable under the policy are subject to the tax laws and other financial enactments, in force from time to time. Section 41 of the Insurance Act, 1938 states: 1) No person shall allow or offer to allow, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any person to take or renew or continue an insurance in respect of any kind of risk relating to lives or property in India, any rebate of the whole or part of the commission payable or any rebate of the premium shown on the policy, nor shall any person taking out or renewing or continuing a policy accept any rebate, except such rebate as may be allowed in accordance with the published prospectuses or tables of the insured. Provided that acceptance by an insurance agent of commission in connection with a policy of life insurance taken out by himself on his own life shall not be deemed to be acceptance of a rebate of premium within the meaning of this sub section if at the time of such acceptance the insurance agent satisfies the prescribed conditions establishing that he is a bona fide insurance agent employed by the insurer. 2) Any person making default in complying with the provisions of this section shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. Section 45 of the Insurance Act, 1938 states: No policy of life insurance effected before the commencement of this Act shall after the expiry of two years from the date of commencement of this Act and no policy of life insurance effected after the coming into force of this Act shall, after the expiry of two years from the date on which it was effected be called in question by an insurer on the ground that statement made in the proposal or in any report of a medical officer, or referee, or friend of the insured, or in any other document leading to the issue of the policy, was inaccurate or false, unless the insurer shows that such statement was on a material matter or suppressed facts which it was material to disclose and that it was fraudulently made by the policy holder and that the policy holder knew at the time of making it that the statement was false or that it suppressed facts which it was material to disclose: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the insurer from calling for proof of age at any time if he is entitled to do so, and no policy shall be deemed to be called in question merely because the terms of the policy are adjusted on subsequent proof that the age of the life insured was incorrectly stated in the proposal.

About Us Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd. (www.insurance.kotak.com) Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd is a 74:26 joint venture between Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., its affiliates and Old Mutual plc. The Kotak Mahindra Group (www.kotak.com) Kotak Mahindra Group is one of India's leading financial services conglomerates. The group offers a wide range of financial services that encompass every sphere of life. From commercial banking, to stock broking, mutual funds, life insurance and investment banking, the group caters to the diverse financial needs of individuals and the corporate sector. Old Mutual plc (www.oldmutual.com) Old Mutual is an international longterm savings, protection and investment group. Originating in South Africa in 1845, the Group provides life assurance, asset management, banking and general insurance in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Old Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the JSE, among others. BEWARE OF SPURIOUS PHONE CALLS AND FICTIOUS/FRAUDULENT OFFERS IRDA clarifies to public that; IRDA or its officials do not involve in activities like sale of any kind of insurance or financial products nor invest premiums. IRDA does not announce any bonus. Public receiving such phone calls are requested to lodge a police complaint along with details of phone call, number. TOLL FREE 1800 209 8800 SMS KLIFE to 5676788 clientservicedesk@kotak.com http://insurance.kotak.com Kotak Gratuity Group Plan UIN No.: 7L0V05; Form No: L0; Ref No: KLI/1415/EPB/263. Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd.; Regn. No.:7; CIN: U66030MH2000PLC128503. Regd. Office; 4th Floor, Vinay Bhavya Complex, 159 A, CST Road, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai: 400 098. Website: http://insurance.kotak.com Email: clientservicedesk@kotak.comtoll Free No:1800 209 8800. Insurance is the subject matter of solicitation. This is a nonparticipating unitlinked group gratuity plan. This product brochure gives only the salient features of the plan. This document is not a contract of insurance and must be read in conjunction with the Policy Document. Trade Logos displayed above belongs to Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited s promoting partners Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited and Old Mutual plc and is used by Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited under license.