Aul American Unit Trust

04/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2024 12:51

Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY MADE. NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE PROSPECTUSES OF THE FUNDS, OR THE STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF THE FUNDS.

The Statement of Additional Information contains more specific information and financial statements relating to AUL. The Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information is set forth below:

Table of Contents

GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY 2
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS 2
CUSTODY OF ASSETS 2
LIMITS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT PLANS 2
403(b) PROGRAMS 2
408 AND 408A PROGRAMS 2
457 PROGRAMS 3
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS 3
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 3
FINANCIALS OF THE REGISTRANT 3

GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY

For a general description of AUL and AUL American Unit Trust (the "Variable Account"), see the section entitled "Information about AUL, The Variable Account, and The Funds" in the Prospectus. The Variable Account is registered under both the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Securities Act of 1933 and therefore may contain assets under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ("IRC") or Section 403(b) of the IRC.

DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS

OneAmerica Securities, Inc. is the Principal Underwriter and the Distributor for the variable annuity contracts (the "Contracts") described in the Prospectus and in this Statement of Additional Information. OneAmerica Securities, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AUL and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as a broker-dealer. The Contracts are currently being sold in a continuous offering. While AUL does not anticipate discontinuing the offering of the Contracts, it reserves the right to do so. The Contracts are sold by registered representatives of OneAmerica Securities, Inc., who are also licensed insurance agents.

AUL also has sales agreements with various broker-dealers under which the Contracts will be sold by registered representatives of the broker-dealers. The registered representatives are required to be authorized under applicable state regulations to sell variable annuity contracts. The broker-dealers are required to be registered with the SEC and be members of the Financial Industry Regulation Authority ("FINRA").

OneAmerica Securities, Inc. serves as the principal underwriter without compensation from the Variable Account.

CUSTODY OF ASSETS

The assets of the Variable Account are held by AUL. The assets are kept physically segregated and are held separate and apart from the assets of other separate accounts of AUL and from AUL's General Account assets. AUL maintains records of all purchases and redemptions of shares of the Funds underlying the Investment Accounts that are offered hereunder.

LIMITS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT PLANS

403(b) PROGRAMS

Contributions to a 403(b) Program are excludable from a Participant's gross income if they do not exceed the smallest of the limits calculated under Sections 402(g) and 415 of the Code. Section 402(g) generally limits a Participant's salary reduction contributions to a 403(b) Program to $23,000 for 2024. The limit may be reduced by salary reduction contributions to another type of retirement plan. A Participant with at least fifteen (15) years of service for a "qualified organization" (i.e., an educational organization, hospital, home health service agency, health and welfare service agency, church or convention or association of churches) generally may exceed this limit by $3,000 per year, subject to an aggregate limit of $15,000 for all years. If you are age fifty (50) or older, an additional catch-up contribution of $7,500 is allowed.

Section 415(c) also provides an overall limit on the amount of Employer and Participant's salary reduction contributions to a Section

403(b) Program that will be excludable from an employee's gross income in a given year. The Section 415(c) limit is the lesser of (a) $69,000 in 2024, or (b) 100 percent of the Participant's annual compensation. This limit will be reduced if a Participant also participates in an Employee Benefit Plan maintained by a business that he or she controls.

The limits described above do not apply to amounts "rolled over" from another eligible retirement program. A Participant who receives an "eligible rollover distribution" will be permitted either to roll over such amount to another eligible retirement program or an IRA within sixty (60) days of receipt or to make a direct rollover to another eligible retirement program or an IRA without recognition of income. An "eligible rollover distribution" means any distribution to a Participant of all or any taxable portion of the balance to his credit under an eligible retirement program, other than a required minimum distribution to a Participant who has reached age 72 and excluding any distribution which is one of a series of substantially equal payments made (1) over the life or life expectancy of the Participant or the lives or joint life expectancy of the Participant and the Participant's beneficiary or (2) over a specified period of ten (10) years or more. Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code require that 20 percent of every eligible rollover distribution that is not directly rolled over be withheld by the payor for federal income taxes.

408 AND 408A PROGRAMS

Contributions to the individual retirement annuity of a Participant under a 408 or 408A Program are subject to the limits on contributions to individual retirement annuities under Section 219(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under Section 219(b) of the Code, contributions to an individual retirement annuity are limited to the lesser of $7,000 per year or the Participant's annual compensation. In the case of a participant who has attained the age of 50 before the close of the taxable year, the deductible amount for such taxable year increases by

$1,000. If a married couple files a joint return, each spouse may, in a great majority of cases, make contributions to his or her IRA up to the $7,000 limit. The extent to which a Participant may deduct contributions to this type of 408 Program depends on his or her spouse's gross income for the year and whether either participate in another employer-sponsored retirement plan.

Withdrawals from Roth IRAs may be made tax-free under certain circumstances. Please consult your tax advisor for more details. Contributions to a 408 Program that is a simplified employee pension plan are subject to limits under Section 402(h) of the Internal

Revenue Code. Section 402(g) currently limits Employer contributions and Participant salary reduction contributions (if permitted) to a simplified employee pension plan to the lesser of (a) 25 percent of the Participant's compensation, or (b) $69,000. Salary reduction contributions, if any, are subject to additional annual limits.

457 PROGRAMS

Deferrals by a Participant to a 457 Program generally are limited under Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code to the lesser of (a) $23,000 in 2024, or (b) 100 percent of the Participant's includible compensation. If the Participant participates in more than one 457 Program, this limit applies to contributions to all such programs. The Section 457 (b) limit is increased during the last three (3) years ending before the Participant reaches his normal retirement age under the 457 Program.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The applicable annual limits on contributions to an Employee Benefit Plan depend upon the type of plan. Total contributions on behalf of a Participant to all defined contribution plans maintained by an Employer are limited under Section 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to the lesser of (a) $69,000 in 2024, or (b) 100 percent of a Participant's annual compensation. Salary reduction contributions to a cash- or-deferred arrangement under a profit-sharing plan are subject to additional annual limits. Contributions to a defined benefit pension plan are actuarially determined based upon the amount of benefits the Participants will receive under the plan formula. The maximum annual benefit any Participant may receive under an Employer's defined benefit plan is limited under Section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. The limits determined under Section 415(b) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code are further reduced for a Participant who participates in a defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan maintained by the same employer.

The annual maximum contribution to a Health Savings Account ("HSA") for 2024 is $4,150 for an individual and $8,300 for a family. All contributions to an HSA, regardless of source, count toward the annual maximum. These limits may be increased by $1,000 for HSA plan participants who are age 55 and over.

There are no IRS-imposed maximum contribution limits on Health Reimbursement Arrangements ("HRA") or GASB 45 Other Post- Employment Benefit "OPEB" plan contributions. However, each employer's plan will most likely set a limit. Contributions made by an employer to the employee's account are not considered income.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The statutory financial statements of AUL, which comprise the statutory statements of admitted assets, liabilities and surplus as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related statutory statements of operations and changes in surplus, and of cash flow for the years then ended, appearing herein have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included herein in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The Variable Account statements of net assets as of December 31, 2023 and the statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in this SAI have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere here and are included herein in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

FINANCIALS OF THE REGISTRANT

The December 31, 2023 financial statements of the Separate Account and the December 31, 2023 consolidated statements of AUL are incorporated into this SAI by reference to the Separate Account's most recent Form N-VPFS filed with the SEC.

AUL AMERICAN UNIT TRUST

Group Variable Annuity Contracts

Sold By

AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ®

One American Square

Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-0368

SAI

Dated: May 1, 2024