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SMALL CAP GROWTH ACCOUNT - II

Following is a summary of information about the Sentry Small Cap Growth Account - II. Investors are advised to learn key data about an investment prior to making any investment decision.

Objective

The objective of this account is to earn long-term capital growth from investments in common stocks or other equity securities. It is invested solely in the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class Shares.

The Small Cap Growth Account - II is available only to participants in retirement plans whose sponsors were Sentry customers on or before September 30, 2008. If this account is available in your plan, it will be included in your online enrollment and transfer forms.

Investor Profile

The Small Cap Growth Account - II may be suitable for investors with very long-term investment horizons who are seeking long-term growth of capital from investments in common stocks or other equity securities believed to be undervalued by the market in relation to earnings, dividends, assets and growth potential. Individuals must be willing and able to accept substantial changes in unit price in the short, long and very long-term.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by generally looking for companies that it believes are undervalued by the market in relation to earning dividend, asset and growth prospects. The Fund invests primarily in stocks of companies with a market capitalization that falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index, and the rest of its assets may be invested in larger companies. Current income is not a consideration in selecting the Fund's investments. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers.

Investment Considerations

The Small Cap Growth Account - II takes an actively managed, value approach to investing in companies with small capitalizations. A small capitalization company is defined as one that falls within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index. This account can be used by investors seeking to diversify a portion of their retirement planning account into the small-cap value marketplace with an active (as opposed to a passive/index) management strategy that follows a value approach to investing.

PORTFOLIO DATA

Asset Allocation (as of 06-30-2008)
  
Equities96.70%
Cash & Equivalent3.30%
 
Key Facts (as of 06-30-2008)
  
Number of Holdings167
Price/Earnings Ratio 1 year trailing16.28x
Portfolio Turnover57.00%
Beta 3 year trailing (vs. Russell 2000 Value)0.92
Standard Deviation as of 12-31-200713.44%
 
Top Ten Stock Holdings (as of 06-30-2008)
Penn Virginia
UGI Corp
Wiley John & Sons CL
Rollins Inc.
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
Potlatch Holdings Inc.
Mariner Energy Inc.
Littelfuse Inc.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
Top Ten Equals 12.66% of Portfolio
 
Top Sectors (as of 06-30-2008)
   
Industrials20.10%
Information Technology17.70%
Financials17.60%
Consumer Discretionary10.60%
Energy9.00%
Health Care7.30%
Materials5.70%
Utilities5.00%
Cash & Equivalents3.30%
Consumer Staples2.90%
Equity Mutual Funds0.70%
Total % of Portfolio99.90%
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund Inst Shares*
Average Annual Returns Annual Total Returns
(as of 08-31-2008) (as of 12-31)
    
 1 Month3.02% 
 3 Months(3.01)% 
 YTD(4.43)% 
 1 year(7.11)% 
 3 years6.01% 
 5 years10.99% 
 10 years11.93% 
    
    
    
    
 1994      (8.31)% 
 1995      32.18% 
 1996      30.35% 
 1997      25.99% 
 1998      (1.08)% 
 1999      0.37% 
 2000      23.19% 
 2001      13.87% 
 2002      (13.23)% 
 2003      34.55% 
 2004      21.78% 
 2005      6.24% 
 2006      18.31% 
 2007      3.44% 

* Investment management, brokerage fees and all other expenses of Loomis Sayles total 0.90 percent per year and are deducted from the asset value of the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class Shares. The investment managers for the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund are Joseph R. Gatz, CFA and Daniel G. Thelen, CFA. *Performance figures for the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class Shares include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. All returns are net of portfolio expenses. Money invested by participants in the Sentry Life Small Cap Growth Account II is then invested by Sentry Life Insurance Company or Sentry Life Insurance Company of New York into the underlying mutual fund. A separate account fee for sales, marketing, taxes, account compliance, overhead and legal/audit fees will be applied to this Separate Account. The separate account fee will reduce the total returns of the Separate Account quoted above. The information contained in this fact sheet is for illustrative purposes only and is not an indication of future composition or performance. The investment return and principal value of this Separate Account will fluctuate along with changes in the Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value Fund so that units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Sentry Life Insurance Company, Stevens Point, Wisconsin (products not available in all states)
Sentry Life Insurance Company of New York, Syracuse, New York (products available in New York only)

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