Your journey to a

brighter future

Oxford University Press Personal

Pension Plan

Welcome to your

pension scheme

with Aviva

Joining this scheme gives you the opportunity to plan for your

retirement and start saving for your future as soon as possible.

Your employer, having taken advice from Willis Towers Watson, is

pleased to offer you the chance to join the pension scheme.

Having a pension plan is a valuable employee benefit which enables

you to save for your retirement. We think it’s important to take an

active interest in your plan to make the most of your pension

savings.

The value of your personal fund can fall as well as rise and is not

guaranteed. You could get back less than the amount paid in.

This guide gives you information about contributions and how to

make your plan work for you.

This guide was produced in June 2020.

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Contents

Why should I save for a pension?

How does your plan work?

Manage your pension plan online

Learn about contributions into your plan

Consider other investment options

Monitor your plan and investments

Find out what happens at retirement

More information and help

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Important documents

It's important to read the following

documents alongside this guide, issued

in your welcome pack.

· Terms and conditions

· 'How contributions are invested' guide

· 'Charges explained' document and/or

illustration

You should also read and keep safe the

notice you received when you joined the

scheme and the following document

already provided:

· Key features document

If you do not have all of these documents, please call

0800 068 1431

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Why should I save for a pension?

Being able to join your employer’s pension scheme is part of

your employment benefits package.

It may be in your best interests to join the scheme but

everyone’s circumstances are different. It is important that you

read the Key features document for more information.

Tax relief increases your

pension contributions

A pension plan provides you with a tax-efficient way of saving

for your future. The government encourages you to save

towards your pension by offering income tax relief on any

contributions you may make. Aviva claims tax back from the

government at the basic rate.

If you pay more than basic rate tax, you can claim any further

tax relief you are entitled to through your tax return.

The value of any tax relief depends on your main place of

residence as advised to us by HMRC and your other individual

circumstances, and tax rules may change in the future.

The Key features document provides further tax information.

Your scheme may operate on a salary sacrifice basis as

explained on page 5. If this is the case, contributions and tax

relief work differently.

Could you live on the State

Pension?

The State Pension is designed to cover only your basic needs

in retirement and is not paid to everyone as an automatic

right. The State Pension has changed for those reaching State

Pension age on or after 6 April 2016. Your National Insurance

record is used to calculate your new State Pension.

The State Pension is not really enough for the majority of

people to live on nowadays. Below we have outlined the new

State Pension benefits that the government is paying.

· Assuming you’ll reach State Pension age after 6 April 2016,

your State Pension will be whichever is higher of:

a) the amount you’d have received under the old State

Pension; or

b) the amount you’d get if the new State Pension had been

in force for your whole working life.

· For more information, please see

www.gov.uk/pension-credit/what-youll-get

· There is also a means-tested state benefit called the

Pension Credit. For more information, please see

www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/what-youll-get

Further information on the State Pension can be found at

www.gov.uk/browse/working/state-pension.

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How does your plan work?

If you choose to join your employer's pension scheme, Aviva

will set up a plan in your name. Any personal contribution to

the scheme will be deducted from your net pay (after tax and

National Insurance have been taken off). You can choose the

level of your personal contributions; however, Aviva will only

accept contributions from you which are entitled to tax relief.

For more information on tax relief, please see the Key features

document.

If you have entered into a salary sacrifice arrangement, you

agree to a reduction to your basic salary. You agree to a

reduction in salary and your employer then pays an amount

equal to this reduction directly into your plan along with any

additional employer contribution they are making. This

arrangement is agreed between you and your employer.

Please contact your HR Department for further information on

how salary sacrifice will work for you under the scheme. If you

are in any doubt about its suitability for your own personal

circumstances, you should contact a financial adviser.

You own this plan

If you leave your current employer, you are able to keep your

pension plan with Aviva, including any contributions made by

your current employer. You can continue to make

contributions yourself, and you will get tax relief on these. The

range of funds available to you and charges for these funds

may be different. If you do leave, we will write to you providing

further information.

How your pension works

over time

The diagrams below show an example of how your pension

plan works with contributions being made, potential

investment growth being added, charges being taken out and

what you might choose to do with your pension savings at

retirement. Please note that the diagrams are for illustrative

purposes only.

Personal contributions

salary sacrifice

contributions

Employer contributions from

salary sacrifice

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Manage your pension plan online

The easiest way to manage your pension plan is online.

Our Membersite allows you to review and make changes with a few clicks of a button.

When using our online service, you are able to:

· Check and update your personal details.

· Understand which funds your contributions are invested in

and change these funds if you wish.

· Monitor what contributions have been paid.

· Check the value of your retirement savings.

· Change investment programme choices if these are more

suitable for you.

· Plan for your future with our etools.

Visit www.aviva.co.uk/membersite.

You can still manage your pension plan effectively if you don’t have online access. You can find out more information about your

pension by contacting us using the details on page 11. We’ll do our best to help answer any questions you might have.

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Learn about contributions into your plan

Regular contributions into your pension plan will be based on a percentage of your earnings.

Each employer will have their own definition of ‘earnings’. For example, this may include or exclude any overtime, bonus or

commission. If you’re unsure what’s included, speak to your employer.

For details about the scheme’s contributions, please speak to your employer.

Making additional contributions

To boost your pension savings, you can make additional

contributions to your plan in the form of regular and/or one-off

single contributions.

Additional contributions will incur the same charges as regular

contributions.

Additional regular contributions must be made through your

employer, so you will need to contact them to arrange this.

One-off single contributions can be paid directly to us by

cheque.

Currently additional contributions will benefit from tax relief,

however, you should be aware that if you exceed the annual

allowance, you may need to pay a tax charge. More information

about this and tax relief can be found in the Key features

document.

Our online tool, eValuate with Aviva, can give you an idea of

how additional contributions will affect the value of your

retirement savings when you come to retire.

You may request a personalised illustration from Aviva, if you

would like an idea of how additional contributions may affect

the value of your plan and the benefits it may provide.

The value of your additional investment can fall as well as rise

and is not guaranteed. You could get back less than the

amount paid in.

Tax benefits are subject to change and their value depends on

your main place of residence as advised to us by HMRC and

your other individual circumstances.

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Consider other investment options

Contributions paid into your plan will be invested in the

scheme’s default investment solution. This means you don’t

have to make your own investment decision. Instead, this will

be made on your behalf.

The ‘How contributions are invested’ guide gives detailed

information about the default investment solution and the

individual funds used in it. Reading this guide will help you

understand if this is the right investment solution for you.

If after reading the guide you decide the default investment

solution isn’t appropriate, or you would like to choose your

own investments, please read the ‘Choosing your own

investments' guide.

This guide details any additional investment programmes

available to you and provides information on how to find out

more about each fund.

The ‘Choosing your own investments’ guide can be found

online at https://library.aviva.com/bpen553c.pdf.

Alternatively, a printed copy can be requested by contacting

If you are not confident in making investment decisions, you

should contact a financial adviser. If you don’t have a financial

adviser, you can find one at www.unbiased.co.uk. You may be

charged for this advice.

us using our details on page 11.

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Monitor your plan and investments

It’s important to review your plan at least once a year. You should check the funds you are investing in and that the amount you

are contributing still meet your needs. You can switch your investments at any time, subject to this scheme’s terms and

conditions. We do not currently charge for switching funds but may do so in the future in accordance with the Terms and

conditions. We reserve the right to delay the switching of funds.

You can review and make changes to your plan in the following ways:

Membersite

You are able to view your current fund value online through

Membersite – www.aviva.co.uk/membersite. You can also

update your details and make changes to your investments.

Yearly statements

We provide a statement once a year. It shows the value of your

fund at the time and gives a projection of what your retirement

savings might be worth at retirement.

You can request additional statements at any time and make

changes to your plan by contacting us using the details shown

on page 11 of this guide.

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Find out what happens at retirement

The value of your retirement savings can be used to buy a

regular income when you come to retire.

You may take all or some of your retirement savings as a cash

sum once you reach age 55. A quarter of the cash sum you take

is tax free and the remainder will be subject to income tax at

your marginal rate. If you choose to use your retirement

savings to purchase an annuity or take a flexi-access

drawdown pension you may take a tax-free cash sum (usually

up to 25%). Pension income will be taxed at your marginal

rate.

Your choices will be explained to you in more detail when you

get closer to retirement.

Tax benefits are subject to change and their value depends on

your main place of residence as advised to us by HMRC and

your other individual circumstances.

You can be reassured that should you die before you retire, we

will pay out the value of your retirement savings. We

recommend that you complete a Nomination form to say

whom you would like this to be paid to. We will take the

nomination into account but are not bound by it. If you would

like this form, please contact us using the details on page 11.

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More information and help

Further information

Membersite allows you to easily monitor and make changes to

your pension plan: www.aviva.co.uk/membersite.

If you feel you would like advice with your pension planning,

please speak to a financial adviser. If you don’t have an

adviser, you can find one at www.unbiased.co.uk. You may be

charged for this advice.

GOV.UK provides impartial UK government information on

pensions, visit www.pensionwise.gov.uk.

Aviva has developed a range of interactive online tools, known

as etools, to help you make sense of your pension planning.

They help you to decide which funds to invest in and how

much to contribute.

Visit www.aviva.co.uk/membersite to access these useful

tools.

eValuate with Aviva helps you to consider your attitude to

investment risk and forecast your possible future retirement

income by looking at a range of scenarios. It also shows you

the funds available on your scheme.

How to contact us

Your employer will normally be your first point of contact. They

will be able to help you with queries about your salary and

contributions.

You can contact us with any queries about your pension plan

in the following ways:

Call us on 0800 068 1431 at the following times: Monday

to Friday between 8.30am and 6pm. We may record calls

to improve our service. Calls may be charged and these

charges will vary; please speak to your network provider.

Fax us on 0345 600 0624.

Email us at NGPcustomerservices@aviva.com.

Email is not a secure form of communication and you

should not email us with any personal information about

you or personal details about your pension with us. For

similar reasons, we will not reply by email if to do so

would compromise your security.

Write to us at

Aviva, PO Box 1550, Salisbury, SP1 2TW.

BPEN553A 06.20 TM14004 TEMP SG v4.1 April 2020

This information is based on Aviva's understanding of current legislation,

regulations, guidance and practice as at April 2020 and is not providing

legal or financial advice.

This document is available in other formats.

If you would like a braille, large print or audio version of this

document, please call our helpline on 0345 601 3605 which is

available from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

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