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Moderately Conservative Option

Objective:

The Investment Option seeks to provide moderate current income and low capital appreciation and moderate capital preservation.

Strategy:

The Investment Option invests in three Vanguard stock index funds, one Schwab index ETF, three Vanguard bond index funds, one BlackRock (iShares) bond index fund and a Vanguard money market fund. Through its investment in these Underlying Investments, the Investment Option allocates approximately 30% of its assets to stocks, 45% of its assets to investment-grade bonds and 25% to cash or cash equivalents.1

Risks:

The Investment Option has a number of investment related risks. For a list and descriptions of the risks associated with the Vanguard funds, BlackRock ETF and Schwab ETF, see the Plan Disclosure Statement.

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1 The allocation to cash or cash equivalents is an allocation to the Vanguard Cash Reserves Federal Money Market Fund, which invests 99.5% of its total assets in cash, U.S. government securities, and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. government securities or cash.