Pension Risk Transfer Index; March 2013

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High-level, montlhy barometer of pension annuitization attractiveness.

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PENSION RISK TRANSFER INDEX ™

March 1, 2013 PRT Index Level

87.98 120

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Aug 2012: Index Low =79.8

Jan 2009: Index High =121.4

80 95 105

Annuitization Attractiveness

What is the Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Index ? The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index has been designed to create a monthly benchmark that tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing accrued pension obligations by considering three key underlying financial ratios Funded Status Level (50% Index Weight) Current /Historical Annuity Rates (30% Index Weight) Annuity Rates vs. Treasury and Corporate Bonds (20% Index Weight)

Commentary: The monthly index value was relatively unchanged on basically flat pension funding levels. A slight downtick in annuity discount rates was offset by a slight increase in interest rate spreads. The annuity discount rate proxy embedded within the index fell 5 bps to 2.56%

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Effective 3/1/2013

110.6 121.4

91.5 90.0 86.7% 84.9%

70.0%

90.0%

110.0%

130.0%

Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13

Annual PRT Index PRT INDEX

78.00

83.00

88.00

93.00

98.00

103.00

108.00

Monthly PRT Index PRT INDEX