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P R O S P E C T U S    S U P P L E M E N T
(To prospectus dated April 27, 2004)

Filed Pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-112249
and 333-112249-01

$4,000,000,000
Allstate Life Global Funding
Depositor
Secured Medium Term Notes
Due Between Nine Months and 30 Years From the Date of Issue
Issued Through
Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts

        Allstate Life Global Funding (the "depositor" or "Global Funding") is a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. Its sole purpose is to facilitate the programs for the issuance of one or more series of secured medium term notes, which are referred to in this prospectus supplement as "notes". Each series of notes will be issued by a separate newly created Delaware statutory trust (each, a "trust"). Allstate Life Global Funding will be the sole beneficial owner of each trust that is formed. The notes may have an aggregate principal amount of up to $4,000,000,000 or the equivalent amount in one or more foreign or composite currencies.

        The specific terms of each series of notes will be set forth in a separate pricing supplement.

        The notes of each series:



        Investing in the notes involves risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page S-11.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission nor any state insurance commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Merrill Lynch & Co.
         A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
                 Banc of America Securities LLC
                               Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.
                                         Barcl ays Capital
                                                     Citigroup
                                                                Credit Suisse First Boston
                                                                           Deutsche Bank Securities
                                                                                       Goldman, Sachs & Co.
                                                                                                  JPMorgan
                                                                                                             Lehman Brothers
                                                                                                                        Morgan Stanley
                                                                                                                                    UBS Investment Bank

Wachovia Securities

The date of this prospectus supplement is April 27, 2004.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   Page
Prospectus Supplement
Forward-Looking Statements   S-1
About This Prospectus Supplement and the Pricing Supplements   S-2
Summary   S-3
Risk Factors   S-11
Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts   S-18
Allstate Life Global Funding   S-18
Allstate Life Insurance Company   S-19
Description of the Notes   S-20
Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures   S-46
Special Provisions Relating to Foreign Currency Notes   S-48
Description of the Funding Agreements   S-50
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations   S-51
Plan of Distribution   S-62

Prospectus
Forward-Looking Statements   1
About This Prospectus   2
Available Information   2
Incorporation of Documents by Reference   3
Description of Allstate Life Global Funding and the Trusts   4
Description of Allstate Life Insurance Company   6
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges   7
Use of Proceeds   7
Description of the Notes   8
Description of the Indentures   9
Description of the Funding Notes   19
Description of the Funding Agreements   20
Description of Support and Expenses Agreements   25
Description of Administrative Services Agreements   26
ERISA Considerations   27
Plan of Distribution   30
Legal Opinions   31
Experts   31


        The trusts may sell the notes to one or more of the agents referred to below (collectively, the "Agents") as principals for resale at varying or fixed offering prices or through the applicable Agent(s) as agents using their reasonable efforts on behalf of each issuing trust. The trusts may also sell notes directly to investors without the assistance of any Agent. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, any note sold to an Agent as principal will be purchased by that Agent at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof less a percentage of the principal amount equal to the commission applicable to an agency sale of a note of identical maturity. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, each trust will pay a commission to an Agent, ranging from .150% to .875% of the principal amount of each note, depending upon its stated maturity, sold through that Agent as its agent.

        You should rely on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and each applicable pricing supplement. Neither the registrants nor any Agent has authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or additional information, you should not rely on it. Neither the registrants nor any Agent is making an offer to sell the notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the applicable pricing supplement is accurate only as of its respective date.



FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Allstate Life

        This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and each applicable pricing supplement may include forward-looking statements of Allstate Life. These forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact but rather reflect Allstate Life's current expectations, estimates and predictions about future results and events. These statements may use words such as "will," "should," "likely," "target," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "predict," "project" and similar expressions as they relate to Allstate Life or its management. When Allstate Life makes forward-looking statements, Allstate Life is basing them on its management's beliefs and assumptions, using information currently available to Allstate Life. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to, risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in each applicable pricing supplement. Factors that can cause or contribute to these differences include those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in this prospectus supplement. Allstate Life undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, developments or otherwise.

        If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Allstate Life's underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what Allstate Life projected. Any forward-looking statements of Allstate Life you read in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any pricing supplement reflect Allstate Life's current views with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to Allstate Life's operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Allstate Life or individuals acting on Allstate Life's behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this section. You should specifically consider the factors identified in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and each applicable pricing supplement which could cause actual results to differ before making an investment decision.

Global Funding and the Trusts

        This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and each applicable pricing supplement may include forward-looking statements of Global Funding and the trusts. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to, risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in each applicable pricing supplement. Global Funding does not, and the trusts will not, undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

        You should specifically consider the factors identified in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and each applicable pricing supplement before making an investment decision. Global Funding and the issuing trusts are not currently entitled to the safe harbors contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Therefore, forward-looking statements of Global Funding and the issuing trusts in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not currently and will never be entitled to these safe harbors.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PRICING SUPPLEMENTS

        This document is a prospectus supplement and supplements a prospectus which is part of a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by Allstate Life Global Funding and Allstate Life Insurance Company (the "registrants"). This prospectus supplement provides you with a general description of the notes that each trust may offer in connection with the secured medium term notes program described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (this "program") and supplements the description of the notes contained in the accompanying prospectus. The trusts may sell these notes with a total initial public offering price or purchase price of up to $4,000,000,000 or the equivalent amount in one or more foreign currencies, less any amount of notes previously issued by the trusts under this program or pursuant to a separate prospectus supplement that relates to the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program pursuant to which the notes may be offered by the trusts from time to time primarily to retail investors (the "Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program").

        The specific terms and conditions of notes being sold will be contained in a pricing supplement. A copy of that pricing supplement will be provided to you along with a copy of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. That pricing supplement also may add, update, supplement or clarify information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You should carefully review such additional, updated, supplemental or clarifying information contained in the pricing supplement. You should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the pricing supplement together with the additional information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. That additional information is described under the heading "Incorporation of Documents by Reference" in the accompanying prospectus.

        In connection with the issuance of any series of notes, the Agents have reserved the right to appoint one of them to act as a stabilizing agent. Such appointment will be disclosed in the applicable pricing supplement. In connection with the issuance of any series of notes, the stabilizing agent or any person acting on its behalf may over-allot or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail for a limited period. However, there is no obligation on the stabilizing agent or any other person acting on its behalf to do this. Such stabilizing, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time and must be brought to an end after a limited period. Any such stabilizing shall be conducted in compliance with all relevant laws, rules and regulations. For a description of these activities, see "Plan of Distribution".

        In this prospectus supplement, references to the "depositor" and "Global Funding" are to Allstate Life Global Funding. References to the "trusts" are to Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts. References to an "issuing trust" are to a trust with respect to the series of notes issued and sold to the public by that trust. These references are not to Allstate Life Insurance Company. In this prospectus supplement, references to "Allstate Life" are to Allstate Life Insurance Company.

        In this prospectus supplement, references to "United States dollars," "U.S. dollars" or "$" are to lawful currency of the United States of America, and references to "Euro" are to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of the European economic and monetary union pursuant to the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended.

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SUMMARY

        This section summarizes certain of the legal and financial terms of the notes that are described in more detail in "Description of the Notes" beginning on page S-20 and other information described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement or in the accompanying prospectus. Final terms of any particular series of notes will be set at the time of sale and will be contained in the pricing supplement relating to that series of notes. That pricing supplement may add to, update, supplement or clarify the terms contained in this summary. In addition, you should read the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in the accompanying prospectus, this prospectus supplement and the applicable pricing supplement.

The Trusts   Each series of notes will be issued by a separate newly created Delaware statutory trust (each, a "trust") formed by Allstate Life Global Funding, as trust beneficial owner, AMACAR Pacific Corp., as administrator (the "administrator"), and Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware trustee (the "Delaware trustee"), pursuant to the filing of a certificate of trust and the execution of a trust agreement. Each trust agreement pursuant to which various trusts may be formed from time to time to issue notes is referred to in this prospectus supplement as a "trust agreement". Allstate Life Global Funding will be the sole beneficial owner of each trust that is formed.

Depositor
 
Allstate Life Global Funding is the depositor of the funding agreements into the issuing trusts.

Purposes of Depositor and Trusts
 
The sole purpose of Global Funding is to facilitate the programs for the issuance of notes. The sole purpose of each trust is to issue the related series of notes to the public, which notes will be secured by one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life, and assigned absolutely to, and deposited into, the issuing trust by Global Funding. Each trust will use the net proceeds received from issuing its series of notes to acquire one or more funding agreements. Each trust will hold the collateral described below pertaining to its series of notes to fund its obligations under that series of notes. Each trust will pledge and collaterally assign the funding agreements held in that trust to the indenture trustee for the benefit of the holders of that trust's series of notes. Holders of notes of a series may only look to the funding agreement(s) and any other collateral held in, or pledged and collaterally assigned to the indenture trustee by, the issuing trust for payment on their notes and not to the assets held in any other trust.

 
 
No trust will be affiliated with Allstate Life.
         

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Allstate Life Can Issue Medium Term Notes and Funding Agreements Directly to Investors
 
Allstate Life is able to issue its own medium term notes directly to investors and does issue funding agreements directly to qualified investors. However, by securing each trust's notes with one or more of Allstate Life's funding agreements, such trust's notes are secured by an asset that would have a higher priority in insolvency than unsecured medium term notes of Allstate Life and may be entitled to receive a higher investment rating than unsecured medium term notes of Allstate Life. In addition, funding agreements are very difficult to transfer and have no active secondary market. By securing each trust's notes with one or more of Allstate Life's funding agreements, investors may be able to avail themselves of many of the benefits of Allstate Life's funding agreements while benefiting from the liquidity afforded by each trust's medium term notes.

Collateral; Status
 
The notes of a series will be secured by the right, title and interest of the issuing trust in and to (1) the funding agreement(s) held by that trust, (2) all proceeds of such funding agreement(s) and (3) all books and records pertaining to such funding agreement(s). In this prospectus supplement, references to "other collateral" are to items (2) and (3) above.

 
 
The notes of a series will be the unconditional, direct, non-recourse and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing trust and will rank equally among themselves. Each series of notes will be secured by and payable solely out of the assets of the issuing trust, and holders of such series of notes will have no right against the assets of Global Funding or the assets of any other trust.

 
 
Each series of notes may be accelerated in the payment of principal and outstanding interest if an event of default under the notes occurs. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the indenture trustee (described below) on behalf of the holders of notes may only proceed against the collateral held in the issuing trust.

 
 
The notes of each series are not, and will not be, insurance contracts, insurance policies or funding agreements.

 
 
The notes are not obligations of Allstate Life, Global Funding or any other person or entity other than the trust that issued the relevant notes. The notes are not guaranteed by any person or entity. The notes will not benefit from any insurance guaranty fund coverage or any similar protection.

Funding Agreements
 
Each trust will use the net proceeds received from the offering of its series of notes to purchase from Global Funding one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life. The funding agreement(s) will have a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the related series of notes. The funding agreement(s) will otherwise have payment and other terms substantially similar to the related series of notes.
         

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The funding agreements are unsecured obligations of Allstate Life, an Illinois stock life insurance company. In the event of insolvency of an Illinois insurance company, claims against the insurer's estate are prioritized pursuant to Section 5/205 of the Illinois Insurance Code. Under Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Insurance Code, claims by "policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds, under insurance policies, annuity contracts, and funding agreements" receive payment prior to any distribution to general creditors not falling within any other priority class under the Illinois Insurance Code.

 
 
The registrants believe that in a properly prepared and presented case in a delinquency proceeding under Article XIII of the Illinois Insurance Code, 215 ILCS Section 5/187 et seq. (the "Illinois Liquidation Act"), the timely and properly filed claims of an owner under the funding agreement (with the possible exception of claims for Additional Amounts, as discussed below) would be entitled to distribution pari passu with claims made by other policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds under other insurance policies, insurance contracts, annuities and funding agreements issued by Allstate Life, and the claims of the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, and any similar organization in another state, in accordance with Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Liquidation Act, and an owner's claims under the funding agreement should not be recharacterized as other than the claims of a policyholder, beneficiary, or insured under an insurance policy, insurance contract, annuity or funding agreement.

 
 
The obligations of Allstate Life under any funding agreement will not be guaranteed by any person or entity.

 
 
If a funding agreement so provides, Allstate Life may be required to pay Additional Amounts (as such term is defined therein) to the indenture trustee as collateral assignee of the funding agreement. For a discussion regarding payment of Additional Amounts, see "Description of the Notes—Withholding Tax and Payment of Additional Amounts". Although such payments could be viewed as a claim under the funding agreements within the meaning of Section 5/205(1)(d), they may also be argued to be a separate payment obligation. Therefore, while in a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction the court might find that a claim for an Additional Amount constitutes a claim under a funding agreement, it also might find that such a claim is not a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d). If a claim for an Additional Amount does not constitute a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d), then in a properly prepared and presented case any claim for an Additional Amount would be entitled to the same priority as claims of general creditors of Allstate Life under Section 5/205(1)(g).
         

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With respect to the issuance of any series of the notes, the aggregate amount of Allstate Life's liabilities that would rank pari passu with each funding agreement securing such series of notes is disclosed in the financial statements of Allstate Life contained in Allstate Life's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, in each case as of the date of such financial statements. This amount appears in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a liability under the line item entitled "Contractholder funds".

Indentures and Indenture Trustee
 
Each series of notes will be issued by the issuing trust pursuant to a separate indenture (each, an "indenture") to be entered into between the issuing trust and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as indenture trustee (including any successor, the "indenture trustee"). Each indenture will be subject to and qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). The indenture trustee is not affiliated with the trusts, the depositor or Allstate Life.

Funding Notes
 
Each trust will use the net proceeds received from the issuance of the related series of notes to purchase a funding note (each, a "funding note") from Global Funding. Global Funding will use the net proceeds received from the sale of the related funding note to purchase one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life. Global Funding will immediately assign absolutely to, and deposit into, the issuing trust each such funding agreement, and the relevant funding note will be surrendered.

 
 
Each funding note will have a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the related series of notes. Each funding note will otherwise have payment and other terms substantially similar to the related series of notes, except that each funding note will contain a provision that makes it immediately cancelable upon the assignment and deposit by Global Funding of the related funding agreement(s) to the related issuing trust.

Ratings
 
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable pricing supplement, each series of notes, the related funding note and the funding agreement(s) securing such series of notes will have an issue credit rating of "AA" from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("Standard & Poor's"). We expect the program to be rated "Aa2" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and "AA" by Standard & Poor's. If Moody's or Standard & Poor's changes the program rating, the new program rating will be specified in the applicable pricing supplement. Notes of a series will be issued under the program only in the event that, at the time of issuance of such series of notes, at least one nationally recognized rating agency would assign an investment grade rating to such series of notes, the related funding note and the funding agreement(s) securing such series of notes.
         

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Agents
 
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC.

Secured Medium Term Notes Program
 
This prospectus supplement relates to notes that each trust may issue and sell to institutional investors under this secured medium term notes program.

Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® Program
 
Included in the registration statement, of which this prospectus supplement is a part, is another prospectus supplement relating to notes that may be issued and sold to retail investors by one or more newly established Delaware statutory trusts under the related Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program. The terms of the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® are identical in all material respects to the terms of the notes to be sold under this program, as described in this prospectus supplement, except that the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes®:

 
 
 
•
may not be issued as amortizing notes;

 
 
 
•
will be denominated in U.S. dollars only;

 
 
 
•
will not provide for the payment of additional amounts relating to any required withholding under any circumstances; and

 
 
 
•
may contain a survivor's option, permitting optional repayment of notes of a series of notes, subject to certain limitations, prior to maturity, if requested, following the death of the beneficial owner of notes of that series.

Amount
 
A maximum of $4,000,000,000 of notes, or the equivalent in one or more foreign currencies, may be issued in connection with this prospectus supplement, less any amount of notes previously issued under this program, the related Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program or otherwise under the accompanying prospectus.

Payment of Principal and Interest
 
Principal and interest payments, if any, on any series of notes will be made solely from the proceeds of one or more funding agreements, and any other collateral, securing such series of notes. Each series of notes may be interest bearing or non-interest bearing.

 
 
Each series of notes that bears interest may bear interest at either a fixed rate or a floating rate, or a combination of fixed and floating rates, as specified in the applicable pricing supplement.

 
 
A trust may issue amortizing notes that pay an amount in respect of both interest and principal amortized over the life of the note, if so specified in the applicable pricing supplement.
         

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The principal amount of each note (other than amortizing notes) will be payable on its stated maturity date, repayment date or redemption date, as specified in the applicable pricing supplement, at the corporate trust office of the paying agent or any other place designated by the issuing trust.

 
 
Interest, if any, will be payable on the dates set forth in the applicable pricing supplement.

Interest Rate
 
Each fixed rate note will bear interest from its date of issue at the rate stated in the applicable pricing supplement until the principal is paid.

 
 
Each floating rate note will bear interest from the date of issue until the principal is paid at a rate determined by reference to an interest rate or interest rate formula, which may be adjusted by a spread and/or spread multiplier (each as more fully described under "Description of the Notes"). The pricing supplement will designate one or more of the following base rates, along with the index maturity for that base rate:

 
 
 
•
the CD Rate,

 
 
 
•
the CMT Rate,

 
 
 
•
the Commercial Paper Rate,

 
 
 
•
the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate,

 
 
 
•
the Federal Funds Rate,

 
 
 
•
LIBOR,

 
 
 
•
EURIBOR,

 
 
 
•
the Prime Rate,

 
 
 
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the Treasury Rate, or

 
 
 
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such other base rate or interest rate formula as may be set forth in the applicable pricing supplement.

Redemption and Repayment
 
A trust will redeem its series of notes if Allstate Life redeems each funding agreement securing such series of notes. Except as otherwise specified in the accompanying prospectus, this prospectus supplement or the applicable pricing supplement, the funding agreement(s) securing a series of notes will not be redeemable by Allstate Life, and a series of notes will not be repayable at the option of the holders prior to its stated maturity date. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the notes will not be subject to any sinking fund.

Maturities
 
Each series of notes will mature nine months to 30 years from its date of original issuance. Each series of notes will have the same maturity date as the related funding agreement(s).
         

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Currencies and Denominations
 
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, notes will be denominated in U.S. dollars and will be issued and sold in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Listing
 
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, a series of notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.

Forms of Notes
 
Each series of notes will be issued in fully registered form and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, will be initially represented by one or more book-entry notes registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), as depositary, or in the name of a common depositary for Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System ("Euroclear") or Clearstream Banking, societe anonyme ("Clearstream Luxembourg"), in each case as depositary, or by one or more definitive notes. Each book-entry note will be held by the indenture trustee as custodian for the applicable depositary.

Clearing Systems
 
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the notes will be cleared through DTC.

Administration of Global Funding and the Trusts
 
Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, will initially be the sole trustee of Global Funding and each trust. The Delaware trustee will not be obligated in any way to make payments under or in respect of any notes, any funding notes or any funding agreements. The Delaware trustee is not affiliated with Allstate Life or the indenture trustee.

 
 
AMACAR Pacific Corp. will initially be the administrator of Global Funding and each trust. The administrator will not be obligated in any way to make any payments under or in respect of the notes, any funding notes or any funding agreements. The administrator is not affiliated with Allstate Life or the indenture trustee.

 
 
Allstate Life and Global Funding entered into a support and expenses agreement dated as of April 27, 2004 (the "depositor support agreement"). Pursuant to the depositor support agreement, Allstate Life agreed, among other things, to pay certain costs and expenses relating to the offering, sale and issuance of each funding note and certain costs, expenses and taxes incurred by Global Funding. Pursuant to the depositor trust agreement, Allstate Life also agreed to indemnify the indenture trustee, the Delaware trustee, the administrator and each other service provider, as well as Global Funding, with respect to certain matters.
         

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In connection with the issuance of a series of notes, Allstate Life and the issuing trust will enter into a support and expenses agreement (each, a "support agreement"). Under each support agreement, Allstate Life will agree to pay certain costs and expenses relating to the offering, sale and issuance of the applicable series of notes and certain costs, expenses and taxes incurred by the issuing trust. Pursuant to each support agreement, Allstate Life will also agree to indemnify the indenture trustee, the Delaware trustee, the administrator and each other service provider, as well as the issuing trust, with respect to certain matters.

Governing Law
 
The notes, each indenture and each funding note will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The depositor trust agreement is, and each trust agreement will be, governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware. The funding agreements will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois.

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RISK FACTORS

        Your investment in the notes includes risks. In consultation with your own financial and legal advisers, you should carefully consider, among other matters, the following discussion of risks before deciding whether an investment in the notes is suitable for you. The notes are not an appropriate investment for you if you do not understand their significant components and/or financial matters. You should also consult the discussion of risk factors set forth in Allstate Life's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, which is incorporated into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus by reference.

Risk Factors Relating to the Depositor and the Trusts

        The ability of a trust to make timely payments with respect to the related series of notes is principally dependent upon Allstate Life making the related payments under each relevant funding agreement. Each trust is a special purpose statutory trust formed for the purpose of the issuance of the related series of notes. The obligations under a series of notes will be secured by and payable solely from the collateral held in the issuing trust. No series of notes will have any right to receive payments from the collateral related to any other series of notes.

        The notes are not obligations of Allstate Life, Global Funding or any other person or entity other than the issuing trust. The notes are not guaranteed by any person or entity. Except pursuant to the terms of the funding agreement(s) included in the collateral for each series of notes, none of these entities nor any agent, trustee or beneficial owner of Global Funding or the trusts, in respect of any trust, is under any obligation to provide funds or capital to Global Funding or the trusts or with respect to any series of notes issued by the trusts. The net worth of Global Funding on the date hereof is approximately $1,000 and is not expected to increase materially. The net worth of each trust is expected to be minimal.

        Global Funding is and the trusts will be special purpose statutory trusts organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Global Funding exists for the sole purpose of facilitating the programs for the issuance of notes. Each trust will exist for the exclusive purposes of: issuing and selling one series of notes to investors; using the net proceeds from the sale of series of notes to acquire the related collateral, including one or more funding agreements; and engaging in other activities necessary or incidental thereto. As of the date hereof, Global Funding has, and as of the date of issue of any series of notes, the issuing trust will have, no prior operating history.

Risk Factors Relating to the Notes

        The obligations under the notes of a series are non-recourse obligations payable solely from the applicable collateral constituting the assets of the issuing trust. If any event of default shall occur under any series of the notes, the rights of the holders of the notes of such series and the indenture trustee, on behalf of such holders, will be limited to a proceeding against the applicable collateral. None of such holders or the indenture trustee will have the right to proceed against the collateral related to any

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other series of notes, Global Funding, any other trust or any of Allstate Life, its officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents or any of the trustees, beneficial owners or agents, or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents in the case of any judgment in which there is deficiency remaining after foreclosure of any property included in such collateral. If an event of default shall have occurred under a series of notes, the indenture trustee will be entitled to have its fees and expenses paid solely from the collateral of such series of notes before holders of the notes of such series receive payment of the amounts then due and owing with respect to their notes; provided, that such priority of the indenture trustee over the holders of the notes of a series will be limited to an aggregate amount of no more than $250,000 for all series of notes. All claims of the holders of a series of notes in excess of amounts received from the related collateral will be extinguished. In addition, in certain circumstances an event of default under a series of notes may not constitute an event of default under the applicable funding agreement(s). In that event, it is possible that the obligations under any series of notes may be accelerated while the obligations of Allstate Life under the applicable funding agreement(s) may not be similarly accelerated. If this occurs, the indenture trustee may have no or limited ability to proceed against the applicable funding agreement(s) and the related collateral and holders of the notes may not be paid in full, or in a timely manner upon such acceleration. See "Description of the Indentures—Events of Default" in the accompanying prospectus.

        Since Allstate Life will be the sole obligor under the funding agreements, the ability of a trust to meet its obligations, and your ability to receive payments from such trust, with respect to a particular series of notes, will be principally dependent upon Allstate Life's ability to perform its obligations under each applicable funding agreement held by the issuing trust. Despite this, you will have no direct contractual rights against Allstate Life under any such funding agreement. Pursuant to the terms of each funding agreement, recourse rights to Allstate Life will belong to the issuing trust, its successors and permitted assignees. In connection with the offering and sale of a series of notes, the issuing trust will pledge, collaterally assign and grant a security interest in the collateral for such series of notes to the indenture trustee on behalf of the holders of the applicable series of notes and the other persons identified in the relevant indenture. Recourse to Allstate Life under each such funding agreement will be enforceable only by the indenture trustee as a secured party on behalf of holders of such series of notes and the other persons identified in the relevant indenture. Accordingly, if Allstate Life fails to perform its obligations under the applicable funding agreement(s), your ability to receive payments from the issuing trust would be materially and adversely affected.

        Nonetheless, since Allstate Life is a registrant, purchasers of notes may be able to proceed directly against Allstate Life to enforce their rights under the Federal securities laws and their rights under the Federal securities laws will be no different than if they purchased the underlying funding agreements directly from Allstate Life.

        The laws and regulations of each state of the United States and the District of Columbia (the "covered jurisdictions") contain broad definitions of the activities that may constitute the conduct of the business of insurance in such jurisdictions. Because the primary asset of each trust will be one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life, which will be sold to, and deposited into, the issuing trust by Global Funding, it is possible that a trust's issuance of notes, Global Funding's issuance of the related funding note or the performance of the issuing trust's obligations under the notes, including the payment or prepayment of amounts due under the notes, or the purchase, resale or assignment of the notes by any investor or any person who acquires the notes directly or indirectly from such investor

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        This could, among other effects, require such persons to be subject to regulatory licensure or other qualifications and levels of compliance that cannot practically be achieved. Failure to comply with such requirements could subject any such person to regulatory penalties. In the event Global Funding or any trust is subject to any such penalties or any other liabilities resulting from such regulation, the ability of holders to receive payment under the notes could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, any such failure to comply or the threat of any such regulation could reduce liquidity with respect to the notes, prevent an investor from transferring notes and reduce the marketability and market value of the notes. Therefore, any such regulation or threat of regulation by any one or more covered jurisdictions could result in an investor either being unable to liquidate its investment in the notes or, upon any such liquidation, receiving a value significantly less than the initial investment in the notes.

        The Illinois Department of Insurance has confirmed that it does not consider the sale of publicly offered funding agreement backed medium term notes to violate the Illinois Insurance Code. In addition, the Illinois Department of Insurance has approved the form of funding agreement to be used in connection with the offering of notes.

        Based primarily upon communications with the staff of the insurance regulatory bodies in most states and advice of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., Allstate Life and Global Funding believe that:

        There are, however, wide variations in the insurance laws of the covered jurisdictions, subtle nuances in their application, and a general absence of any consistent pattern of interpretation or enforcement. Insurance regulatory authorities have broad discretionary powers in administering the insurance laws, including the authority to modify or withdraw a regulatory interpretation, impose new rules, and take a position contrary to Allstate Life's. In addition, state courts are not bound by any regulatory interpretations and could take a position contrary to Allstate Life's. Consequently, there can be no assurance that the purchase, resale or assignment of the notes or the funding notes will not subject the parties to such transaction to regulation or enforcement proceedings under the insurance laws of one or more covered jurisdictions.

        If a trust is obligated to withhold or deduct any taxes or pay any additional amount (as defined in "Description of the Notes—Withholding Tax and Payment of Additional Amounts") with respect to any payment on the notes of a series to non-U.S. Holders, or if there is a material probability that the issuing trust will become obligated to withhold or deduct any such taxes or pay any additional amount (in the opinion of independent legal counsel selected by Allstate Life), in each case pursuant to a change in or amendment to any United States tax laws or any regulation or ruling thereunder or any change in the position of the Internal Revenue Service regarding the application or interpretation thereof, then Allstate Life, pursuant to the terms of the relevant funding agreement(s), may terminate

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the relevant funding agreement(s). If Allstate Life terminates the relevant funding agreement(s), the issuing trust will redeem the particular series of notes by giving not less than 30 nor more than 75 days' notice. Upon such redemption, the trust will pay holders of such series of notes the outstanding amounts then due and owing with respect to their notes. If a trust redeems your notes, you may not be able to invest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an interest rate equal to the interest rate on your notes being redeemed.

        Payments of the principal of and any interest on a series of notes will be made solely from the payments the issuing trust receives under the applicable funding agreement(s). Unless otherwise specified in this prospectus supplement or the applicable pricing supplement, Allstate Life will not pay any Additional Amounts (as defined in the applicable funding agreement) in respect of a funding agreement to compensate for any withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, levies, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied on payments in respect of a funding agreement, by or on behalf of any governmental authority and each holder of a note of the related series of notes will be deemed for all purposes to have received cash in an amount equal to the portion of such withholding or deduction that is attributable to such holder's interest in the notes, as equitably determined by the issuing trust. Under this circumstance, the issuing trust will not actually pay, or cause to be paid, to such holder all of the amounts which would have been receivable by such holder in the absence of such taxes, duties, levies, assessments or other governmental charges.

        If your notes are redeemable at the option of the issuing trust, it may choose to redeem your notes at times when prevailing interest rates are relatively low. In addition, if your notes are subject to mandatory redemption, the issuing trust may be required to redeem your notes also at times when prevailing interest rates are relatively low. As a result, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an interest rate equal to the interest rate on your notes being redeemed.

        Upon issuance, the notes of a series will not have an established trading market. No assurance can be given that a trading market for your notes will ever develop or be maintained if developed. In addition to the creditworthiness of Allstate Life and the issuing trust, many factors affect the trading market for, and trading value of, your notes. These factors include:

        There may be a limited number of buyers if you decide to sell your notes. This may affect the price you receive for your notes or your ability to sell your notes at all. In addition, notes that are

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designed for specific investment objectives or strategies often experience a more limited trading market and more price volatility than those not so designed. You should not purchase notes unless you understand and know you can bear all of the investment risks involving your notes.

        If you invest in notes that are denominated and/or payable in a currency other than U.S. dollars, which are referred to in this prospectus supplement as "foreign currency notes," you will be subject to significant risks not associated with an investment in a debt security denominated and payable in U.S. dollars. These risks include the possibility of material changes in the exchange rate between U.S. dollars and the applicable foreign currency and the imposition or modification of exchange controls by the applicable governments. The trusts will have no control over the factors that generally affect these risks, including economic, financial and political events and the supply and demand for the applicable currencies. Moreover, if payments on your foreign currency notes are determined by reference to a formula containing a multiplier or leverage factor, the effect of any change in the exchange rates between the applicable currencies will be magnified. In recent years, exchange rates between certain currencies have been highly volatile and volatility between these currencies or with other currencies may be expected in the future. Fluctuations between currencies in the past are not necessarily indicative, however, of fluctuations that may occur in the future. Depreciation of your payment currency would result in a decrease (1) in the equivalent yield in U.S. dollars of your foreign currency notes, (2) in the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the principal and any premium payable at maturity or any earlier redemption of your foreign currency notes and (3) generally, in the U.S. dollar equivalent market value of your foreign currency notes.

        Governmental exchange controls could affect exchange rates and the availability of the payment currency for your foreign currency notes on a required payment date. Even if there are no exchange controls, it is possible that your payment currency will not be available on a required payment date for circumstances beyond the control of the issuing trust. In these cases the issuing trust will be allowed to satisfy the obligations in respect of your foreign currency notes in U.S. dollars.

        Each series of notes will be rated by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The ratings of such notes will primarily reflect the financial strength of Allstate Life and will change in accordance with the rating of Allstate Life's financial strength and with any change in the priority status under Illinois law of funding agreements. Any rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any particular security, including the notes. Such ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor. In addition, there can be no assurance that a rating will be maintained for any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn in its entirety. The ratings of the medium term note program described in this prospectus supplement, the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program and each series of notes may not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to structure and other factors on any trading market for, or trading value of, your notes.

        If market interest rates increase above the interest rate of notes bearing interest at a fixed rate, such notes bearing interest at a fixed rate generally decline in value because debt instruments of the same face value priced at market interest rates will yield higher income. Consequently, if you purchase fixed rate notes and market interest rates increase above the fixed interest rate on the notes you have purchased, the market value of your notes may decline. Allstate Life can give no assurance regarding the future level of market interest rates.

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        If you purchase discount notes, the amount payable to you upon early redemption, repayment or acceleration of these notes may be less than the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest. The amount payable will be determined by the formula set forth in this prospectus supplement or pricing supplement.

Risk Factors Relating to the Collateral

        The primary assets of each trust will be one or more funding agreements, and payments on the notes of a series will principally depend on payments under each related funding agreement(s). In addition, each trust will grant a security interest in, pledge and assign as collateral each funding agreement it acquires with the proceeds from the offering of a series of notes together with the related collateral to the indenture trustee, on behalf of the holders of the notes of such series and other persons specified in the relevant indenture, to secure the obligations under that series of notes.

        In the event of insolvency of an Illinois insurance company, claims against the insurer's estate are prioritized pursuant to Section 5/205 of the Illinois Insurance Code. Under Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Insurance Code, claims by "policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds, under insurance policies, annuity contracts, and funding agreements" receive payment prior to any distribution to general creditors not falling within any other priority class under the Illinois Insurance Code. The funding agreements are unsecured obligations of Allstate Life.

        Lord, Bissell & Brook, special Illinois insurance regulatory counsel of Allstate Life, has opined that, subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth in its opinion letter, in a properly prepared and presented case, (1) in a delinquency proceeding under Article XIII of the Illinois Insurance Code, 215 ILCS Section 5/187 et seq. (the "Illinois Liquidation Act"), the timely and properly filed claims of an owner under the funding agreement (with the possible exception of claims for Additional Amounts, as discussed below) would be entitled to distribution pari passu with claims made by other policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds under other insurance policies, insurance contracts, annuities and funding agreements issued by Allstate Life, and the claims of the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, and any similar organization in another state, in accordance with Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Liquidation Act, and (2) an owner's claims under the funding agreement should not be recharacterized as other than the claims of a policyholder, beneficiary, or insured under an insurance policy, insurance contract, annuity or funding agreement.

        In the absence of controlling judicial precedents, the opinion of Lord, Bissell & Brook is based on a reasoned analysis of Illinois statutes, as well as application of other states' judicial decisions involving similar or analogous circumstances. Investors should note that in the event of the insolvency of an insurance company, however, the judicial application of statutes governing the distribution of the insurer's general assets has typically proceeded on a case-by-case basis.

        If a funding agreement so provides, Allstate Life may be required to pay Additional Amounts (as such term is defined therein) to the indenture trustee as collateral assignee of the funding agreement. Although such payments could be viewed as a claim under the funding agreements within the meaning

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of Section 5/205(1)(d), they may also be argued to be a separate payment obligation. Therefore, while in a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction, the court might find that a claim for an Additional Amount constitutes a claim under a funding agreement, it also might find that such a claim is not a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d). Lord, Bissell & Brook has opined that if a claim for an Additional Amount does not constitute a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d), then in a properly prepared and presented case any claim for an Additional Amount would be entitled to the same priority as claims of general creditors of Allstate Life under Section 5/205(1)(g). Accordingly, in the event of the insolvency of Allstate Life, your claim for any payments of Additional Amounts may be subordinated to claims for other amounts under the applicable funding agreement.

        Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), United States Federal income tax payable by policyholders on investment earnings is deferred during the accumulation period of certain life insurance and annuity products. Thus, taxes, if any, are payable on income attributable to a distribution under the contract for the year in which the distribution is made. This favorable tax treatment may give certain of Allstate Life's products a competitive advantage over other noninsurance products. On May 28, 2003, President Bush signed the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, which reduces the federal income tax rates applicable to certain dividends and capital gains realized by individuals. This legislation may lessen the competitive advantage of certain of Allstate Life's products vis-à-vis other investments that generate dividend and/or capital gain income. As a result, demand for certain of Allstate Life's products that offer income tax deferral may be negatively impacted. Additionally, Congress has from time to time considered other legislation that would reduce or eliminate the benefits to policyowners of the deferral of taxation on the accretion of value within certain insurance products or otherwise affect the taxation of insurance products and insurance companies. To the extent that the Code is revised to reduce the tax deferred status of insurance products, or to reduce the taxation of competing products, all life insurance companies, including Allstate Life, could be adversely affected.

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ALLSTATE LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUSTS

        Each series of notes will be issued by a separate newly created trust formed by Global Funding, the administrator and the Delaware trustee pursuant to the filing of a certificate of trust and the execution of the applicable trust agreement. Global Funding will be the sole beneficial owner of each trust that is formed.

        After formation, each trust will not engage in any activity other than:

        The principal executive offices of the trusts will be located at Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts, c/o: AMACAR Pacific Corp., 6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211. The telephone number will be (704) 365-0569. For more information about the trusts, see "Description of Allstate Life Global Funding and the Trusts" in the accompanying prospectus.


ALLSTATE LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING

        Global Funding is a special purpose statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, pursuant to the filing of a certificate of trust and the execution of the depositor trust agreement between the administrator and the Delaware trustee. The sole purpose of Global Funding is to facilitate the programs for the issuance of notes.

        Global Funding will not engage in any activity other than:

        The principal executive offices of Global Funding are located at Allstate Life Global Funding, c/o: AMACAR Pacific Corp., 6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211. The telephone number is (704) 365-0569. For more information about Global Funding, see "Description of Allstate Life Global Funding and the Trusts" in the accompanying prospectus.

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ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

        Allstate Life was organized in 1957 as a stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of Illinois. It conducts substantially all of its life insurance operations directly or through wholly owned United States subsidiaries. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company ("AIC"), a stock property-liability insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. All of the outstanding stock of AIC is owned by The Allstate Corporation, a publicly owned holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.

        The Allstate Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is the second largest personal property and casualty insurer in the United States on the basis of 2002 statutory premiums earned. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, The Allstate Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products to more than 16 million households and has approximately 12,900 exclusive agents and financial specialists in the United States and Canada. For more information about Allstate Life, see "Description of Allstate Life Insurance Company" in the accompanying prospectus.

        Allstate Life's principal executive offices are located at 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062 and its telephone number is (847) 402-5000.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

        This section provides a summary description of the material provisions of the notes. Each series of notes will be issued pursuant to a separate indenture (each, an "indenture") to be entered into between the issuing trust and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as indenture trustee (including any successor, the "indenture trustee"). The provisions of the notes are not restated in their entirety and you should read the actual provisions set forth in the standard indenture terms filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part because those provisions, and not this description, will define your rights as an owner of an interest in the notes of a series. The terms and conditions of the notes described in this section will apply to each series of notes, except that the specific terms of a series of notes will be added in the applicable pricing supplement and each book-entry or definitive note (each, a "note certificate") representing the notes of such series. It is important for you to consider the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the applicable indenture, the applicable pricing supplement and the note certificates in making your investment decision.

        This section describes some technical concepts and occasionally contains defined terms. You should refer to the standard indenture terms and the form of note certificates filed as exhibits to the registration statement to which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate for the full description of those concepts and complete definitions of those terms.

General

        Each trust will issue its series of notes subject to and entitled to the benefits of a separate indenture. Each indenture will be subject to, qualified under and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act. The aggregate principal amount of notes that may be authenticated and delivered under each indenture will be unlimited. For a description of the indentures, see "Description of the Indentures" beginning on page 9 of the accompanying prospectus.

        Pursuant to each indenture, the issuing trust will assign each funding agreement held by it to the indenture trustee on behalf of the holders of the notes issued by such trust. Each series of notes will be secured by a first priority perfected security interest in the "collateral" for such series of notes in favor of the indenture trustee, on behalf of the holders of the notes of such series and the other persons identified in the relevant indentures which will consist of the right, title and interest of the issuing trust in and to:

        The notes of a series will be the unconditional, direct, non-recourse and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing trust and will rank equally among themselves. Each series of notes will be secured by and payable solely out of the assets of the issuing trust, and holders of such series of notes will have no right against the assets of Global Funding or the assets of any other trust.

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        The pricing supplement relating to the offering of a series of notes will describe the following terms:

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        The pricing supplement also may add, update, supplement or clarify information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

        Notes that bear interest will either bear interest at fixed or floating rates, as specified in the applicable pricing supplement. The trusts may also issue discount notes and amortizing notes, as specified in the applicable pricing supplement.

        Each series of notes will mature on a day nine months to 30 years from its date of issue (the "stated maturity date"), as specified in the applicable pricing supplement, unless its principal (or, any installment of its principal) becomes due and payable prior to the stated maturity date, whether, as applicable, by the declaration of acceleration of maturity, notice of redemption at the option of the issuing trust, notice of the registered holder's option to elect repayment or otherwise (the stated maturity date or any date prior to the stated maturity date on which the particular series of notes becomes due and payable, as the case may be, is referred to as the "maturity date" with respect to the principal of such series of notes repayable on that date). Each series of notes will mature on or prior to 30 years from its date of original issuance. Each series of notes will have the same maturity as the related funding agreement(s).

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the notes of a series will be denominated in, and payments of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest or other amounts, if any, in respect thereof will be made in, United States dollars. Each series of notes also may be denominated in, and payments of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest or other amounts, if any, in respect thereof may be made in, one or more foreign currencies. See "Special Provisions Relating to Foreign Currency Notes—Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest, if any". The currency in which a particular series of notes is denominated (or, if that currency is no longer legal tender for the payment of public and private debts in the country issuing that currency or, in the case of Euro, in the member states of the European Union that have adopted the single currency in accordance with the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the treaty on European Union, the currency which is then legal tender in the related country or in the adopting member states of the European Union, as the case may be) is referred to as the "specified currency" with respect to such series of notes.

        You will be required to pay for your notes in the specified currency. At the present time, there are limited facilities in the United States for the conversion of United States dollars into foreign currencies and vice versa, and commercial banks do not generally offer non-United States dollar checking or savings account facilities in the United States. The Agent from or through which a foreign currency note is purchased may be prepared to arrange for the conversion of United States dollars into the specified currency in order to enable you to pay for your foreign currency note, provided that you make a request to that Agent on or prior to the fifth business day (as defined below) preceding the date of delivery of the particular foreign currency note, or by any other day determined by that Agent. Each conversion will be made by an Agent on the terms and subject to the conditions, limitations and charges as that Agent may from time to time establish in accordance with its regular foreign exchange

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practices. You will be required to bear all costs of exchange in respect of your foreign currency note. See "Special Provisions Relating to Foreign Currency Notes".

        The issuing trust may (if so specified in the applicable pricing supplement) without the consent of the holders of any note or coupon, redenominate all, but not less than all, of the notes of a series on or after the date on which the member state of the European Union in whose national currency such notes are denominated has become a participant member in the third stage of the European economic and monetary union as more fully set out in the applicable pricing supplement.

        The issuing trust will issue each note of a series as a book-entry note represented by one or more fully registered global securities or as a fully registered definitive note. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the minimum denominations of each note will be $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, a series of notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.

        The issuing trust will make payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest and other amounts due and owing, if any, on book-entry notes through the indenture trustee to the account of the depositary or its nominee. See "—Form of Notes" and "—Clearing Systems". In the case of definitive notes, payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest and other amounts due and owing, if any, will be made on the maturity date in immediately available funds upon presentation and surrender thereof (and, in the case of any repayment on an optional repayment date, upon submission of a duly completed election form if and as required by the provisions described below) at the office or agency maintained by the issuing trust for this purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, currently the paying agency office of the indenture trustee located at 4 New York Plaza, 1st Floor, New York, New York 10004. The issuing trust will make payments of interest and other amounts due and owing, if any, on the maturity date of a definitive note to the person to whom payment of the principal thereof and premium, if any, thereon shall be made. The issuing trust will make payments of interest and other amounts due and owing, if any, on a definitive note on any interest payment date (as defined below) other than the maturity date by check mailed to the address of the registered holder entitled thereto appearing in the applicable note register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuing trust will make payments of interest and other amounts due and owing, if any, on any interest payment date other than the maturity date to each registered holder of $10,000,000 (or, if the specified currency is other than United States dollars, the equivalent thereof in the particular specified currency) or more in aggregate principal amount of definitive notes (whether having identical or different terms and provisions) by wire transfer of immediately available funds if the applicable registered holder has delivered appropriate wire transfer instructions in writing to the indenture trustee not less than 15 days prior to the particular interest payment date. Any wire transfer instructions received by the indenture trustee shall remain in effect until revoked by the applicable registered holder. For special payment terms applicable to foreign currency notes, see "Special Provisions Relating to Foreign Currency Notes—Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest, if any".

        "Business day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to

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close in The City of New York; provided, however, that, with respect to foreign currency notes, the day must also not be a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the principal financial center (as defined below) of the country issuing the specified currency (or, if the specified currency is Euro, the day must also be a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System is open).

        "Principal financial center" means, as applicable:

provided, however, that with respect to United States dollars, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, Euro, South African rand and Swiss francs, the "principal financial center" shall be The City of New York, Sydney, Toronto, London (solely in the case of the LIBOR currency), Johannesburg and Zurich, respectively.

        Book-entry notes may be transferred or exchanged only through the clearing systems (described below). Registration of transfer or exchange of definitive notes of a series will be made at the office or agency maintained by the issuing trust for this purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, which is currently the corporate trust office of the indenture trustee. No service charge will be imposed for any such registration of transfer or exchange of notes, but the issuing trust may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith (other than certain exchanges not involving any transfer).

Withholding Tax and Payment of Additional Amounts

        All amounts due in respect of the notes will be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, levies, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of any governmental authority in the United States having the power to tax payments on the notes unless the withholding or deduction is required by law.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, a trust will not pay any additional amounts ("additional amounts") to holders of any series of notes in the event that any withholding or deduction is so required by law, regulation or official interpretation thereof, and the imposition of a requirement to make any such withholding or deduction will not give rise to any independent right or obligation to redeem the notes of such series.

        If a trust so specifies in the applicable pricing supplement, such trust will pay, or cause to be paid, additional amounts to non-U.S. Holders (as defined in "United States Federal Income Tax Considerations") to compensate for any withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, levies, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied on payments on the notes of the relevant series by or on behalf of any governmental authority in the United States having the power to tax, so that the net amount received by the holders of the notes of such series, after giving effect to such withholding or deduction, whether or not currently payable, will equal the amount that would have been received under the notes of such series were no such deduction or withholding required; provided that no such additional amounts shall be required for or on account of:

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        On June 3, 2003, the European Council of Economic and Finance Ministers adopted a new directive regarding the taxation of savings income. The directive is scheduled to be applied by member states from January 1, 2005, provided that certain non-member state countries adopt similar measures from the same date. Under the directive, each member state will be required to provide to the tax authorities of another member state details of payments of interest or other similar income paid by a person within its jurisdiction to an individual resident in that other member state; however, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg may instead apply a withholding system for a transitional period in relation to such payments, deducting tax at rates rising over time to 35%. The transitional period is to commence on the date from which the directive is to be applied by member states and to terminate at

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the end of the first fiscal year following agreement by certain non-member state countries to the exchange of information relating to such payments. For the avoidance of doubt, should any deduction or withholding on account of tax be required to be made, or be made, pursuant to the directive no additional amounts shall be payable or paid by the trusts.

Security; Non-Recourse Obligations

        The notes of a series will solely be the obligations of the issuing trust, and will not be guaranteed by any person or entity. The obligations under each series of notes will be secured by all of the rights and title of the issuing trust in one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life and other rights and assets included in the applicable collateral held in the issuing trust.

        Since Allstate Life will be the sole obligor under the funding agreements, the ability of a trust to meet its obligations, and your ability to receive payments from such trust, with respect to a particular series of notes, will be principally dependent upon Allstate Life's ability to perform its obligations under each applicable funding agreement held by the issuing trust. Despite this, you will have no direct contractual rights against Allstate Life under any such funding agreement. Pursuant to the terms of each funding agreement, recourse rights to Allstate Life will belong to the issuing trust, its successors and permitted assignees. In connection with the offering and sale of a series of notes, the issuing trust will pledge, collaterally assign and grant a security interest in the collateral for such series of notes to the indenture trustee on behalf of the holders of the applicable series of notes and the other persons identified in the relevant indenture. Accordingly, recourse to Allstate Life under each such funding agreement will be enforceable only by the indenture trustee as a secured party on behalf of holders of such series of notes and the other persons identified in the relevant indenture.

        Nonetheless, since Allstate Life is a registrant, purchasers of notes may be able to proceed directly against Allstate Life to enforce their rights under the Federal securities laws and their rights under the Federal securities laws will be no different than if they purchased the underlying funding agreements directly from Allstate Life.

Redemption, Repayment and Repurchase of Notes

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement and provided for in the applicable funding agreement(s), and except as provided with respect to an optional tax event redemption, the notes of a series will not be redeemable, except at the applicable maturity date, when all notes of such series will be redeemed.

        If an initial redemption date is specified in the applicable pricing supplement and provided for in the applicable funding agreement(s), the issuing trust may redeem the particular series of notes prior to its stated maturity date at its option on any date on or after that initial redemption date in whole or from time to time in part in increments of $1,000 or any other integral multiple of an authorized denomination specified in the applicable pricing supplement (provided that any remaining principal amount thereof shall be at least $1,000 or other minimum authorized denomination applicable thereto), at the applicable redemption price (as defined below), together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date of redemption. "Redemption price," with respect to a series of notes, means an amount equal to the initial redemption percentage specified in the applicable pricing supplement (as adjusted by the annual redemption percentage reduction, if applicable) multiplied by the unpaid principal amount thereof to be redeemed. The initial redemption percentage, if any, applicable to a series of notes shall decline at each anniversary of the initial redemption date by an amount equal to the applicable annual redemption percentage reduction, if any, until the redemption price is equal to 100% of the unpaid

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amount thereof to be redeemed. For a discussion of the redemption of discount notes, see "—Discount Notes".

        No series of notes will be subject to, or entitled to the benefit of, any sinking fund unless otherwise indicated in the applicable pricing supplement.

        The applicable pricing supplement may provide that the notes of a series may be redeemed by the issuing trust and the terms of such redemption. If so specified, the issuing trust will give a notice of redemption to each holder of the notes to be redeemed not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption.

        If the notes of a series may be redeemed by the issuing trust when more than 20% of the principal of such notes is outstanding, the notes will be designated as "callable" notes in the applicable pricing supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, such series of notes will otherwise be subject to the redemption provisions described above.

        A series of notes may permit, upon the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the applicable pricing supplement, redemption at the option of persons designated in the applicable pricing supplement. If one or more series of notes provides for such optional redemption, the persons designated in the applicable pricing supplement may require the issuing trust to repay the notes of such series prior to their stated maturity date in whole or from time to time in part in increments of $1,000 or any other integral multiple of an authorized denomination specified in the applicable pricing supplement (provided that any remaining principal amount thereof shall be at least $1,000 or other minimum authorized denomination applicable thereto), at a repayment price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal amount thereof to be repaid, together with unpaid interest accrued thereon to the date of repayment and any other amounts then due and owing. Exercise of the repayment option will be irrevocable. For a discussion of the repayment of discount notes, see "—Discount Notes".

        Only DTC may exercise a repayment option in respect of notes of a series issued in book-entry form. Accordingly, beneficial owners of notes that desire to exercise their repayment option, if any, with respect to all or any portion of such notes, must instruct the participant through which they own their interest to direct DTC to exercise the repayment option on their behalf by delivering the duly completed election form to the indenture trustee. In order to ensure that the election form is received by the indenture trustee on a particular day, the applicable beneficial owner must so instruct the participant through which it owns its interest before such participant's deadline for accepting instructions for that day. Participants may have different deadlines for accepting instructions from their customers. Accordingly, a beneficial owner should consult the participant through which it owns its interest in the notes for the participant's deadline for receiving payment instructions. In addition, at the time such instructions are given, each such beneficial owner will cause such participant to transfer such beneficial owner's interest in the notes issued in book-entry form, on DTC's records, to the indenture trustee.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the notes of a series will not provide any holder with the option to have the issuing trust repay the note on a date or dates specified prior to its maturity date.

        Each trust may purchase some or all notes of a series issued by such trust in the open market or otherwise at any time, and from time to time, with the prior written consent of Allstate Life as to both the making of such purchase and the purchase price to be paid for such notes. If Allstate Life, in its sole discretion, consents to such purchase of notes by the issuing trust, then such trust, the indenture

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trustee and Allstate Life will be obligated to take such actions as may be necessary or desirable to effect the prepayment of such portion, or the entirety, of the current Principal Amount (as defined in the applicable funding agreement) under each applicable funding agreement as may be necessary to provide for the payment of the purchase price for such notes. Upon such payment, the Principal Amount under each funding agreement shall be reduced (1) with respect to any purchase of notes that bear interest at fixed or floating rates, by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the notes as purchased (or the portion thereof applicable to such funding agreement) and (2) with respect to any purchase of notes other than notes that bear interest at fixed or floating rates, by an amount to be agreed between the issuing trust and Allstate Life to reflect such prepayment under the funding agreement.

        If under the applicable pricing supplement the issuing trust is required at any time to pay additional amounts or if such trust is obligated to withhold or deduct any United States taxes with respect to any payment under the notes of the relevant series or if there is a material probability that the issuing trust will become obligated to withhold or deduct any such United States taxes or otherwise pay additional amounts (in the opinion of independent legal counsel selected by Allstate Life), in each case pursuant to any change in or amendment to any United States tax laws (or any regulations or rulings thereunder) or any change in position of the Internal Revenue Service regarding the application or interpretation thereof (including, but not limited to, Allstate Life's or the issuing trust's receipt of a written adjustment from the Internal Revenue Service in connection with an audit) (a "tax event"), then Allstate Life, pursuant to the terms of the relevant funding agreement, may terminate the relevant funding agreement. If Allstate Life terminates the relevant funding agreement, the issuing trust will redeem the particular series of notes for the outstanding principal of and any accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts then due and owing on its series of notes, or such other amount which is specified in the pricing supplement for such series of notes by giving not less than 30 and no more than 75 days prior written notice to the holders of such series of notes, provided that no such notice of termination may be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest day when the issuing trust would become obligated to pay such additional amounts were a payment in respect of the notes of such series then due.

Interest

        Each interest-bearing series of notes will bear interest from its date of issue at the rate per annum, in the case of notes that bear interest at fixed rates, or pursuant to the interest rate formula, in the case of notes that bear interest at floating rates, in each case as specified in the applicable pricing supplement, until the principal thereof is paid. The issuing trust will make interest payments in respect of the relevant series of notes in an amount equal to the interest accrued from and including the immediately preceding interest payment date in respect of which interest has been paid or from and including the date of issue, if no interest has been paid, to but excluding the applicable interest payment date or the maturity date, as the case may be (each, an "interest period").

        Interest on each series of notes will be payable in arrears on each interest payment date and on the maturity date. The first payment of interest on any series of notes originally issued between a regular interest record date (as defined below) and the related interest payment date will be made on the interest payment date immediately following the next succeeding regular interest record date to the registered holder on the next succeeding regular interest record date. The "regular interest record date" shall be the fifteenth calendar day, whether or not a business day, immediately preceding the related interest payment date.

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Fixed Rate Notes

        Interest on each series of notes that bears interest at fixed rates will be payable on the date(s) specified in the applicable pricing supplement (each, an "interest payment date" with respect to a series of notes that bears interest at fixed rates) and on the maturity date. Interest on each series of notes that bears interest at fixed rates will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

        If any interest payment date or the maturity date of a series of notes that bears interest at fixed rates falls on a day that is not a business day, the issuing trust will make the required payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest or other amounts on the next succeeding business day, and no additional interest will accrue in respect of the payment made on that next succeeding business day.

Floating Rate Notes

        Interest on each series of notes that bears interest at floating rates will be determined by reference to the applicable interest rate basis or interest rate bases, which may, as described below, include:

        The applicable pricing supplement will specify certain terms of the particular series of notes that bears interest at floating rates, including:

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        The rate derived from the applicable interest rate basis will be determined in accordance with the related provisions below. The interest rate in effect on each day will be based on:

        The "spread" is the number of basis points (one one-hundredth of a percentage point) specified in the applicable pricing supplement to be added to or subtracted from the related interest rate basis or bases applicable to a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates. The "spread multiplier" is the percentage specified in the applicable pricing supplement of the related interest rate basis or bases applicable to a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates by which the interest rate basis or bases will be multiplied to determine the applicable interest rate. The "index maturity" is the period to maturity of the instrument or obligation with respect to which the related interest rate basis or bases will be calculated.

        Unless a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates is designated as a series of Floating Rate/Fixed Rate notes or a series of Inverse Floating Rate notes, or as having an addendum attached or having other/additional provisions apply, in each case relating to a different interest rate formula, such series of notes that bears interest at floating rates will be a series of Regular Floating Rate notes and will bear interest at the rate determined by reference to the applicable interest rate basis or bases:

        Commencing on the first interest reset date, as specified in the relevant pricing supplement, the rate at which interest on a series of Regular Floating Rate notes is payable will be reset as of each interest reset date; provided, however, that the interest rate in effect for the period, if any, from the date of issue to the first interest reset date will be the initial interest rate.

        If a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates is designated as a series of Floating Rate/Fixed Rate notes, such series of notes that bears interest at floating rates will bear interest at the rate determined by reference to the applicable interest rate basis or bases:

        Commencing on the first interest reset date, the rate at which interest on a series of Floating Rate/Fixed Rate notes is payable will be reset as of each interest reset date; provided, however, that:

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        If a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates is designated as a series of Inverse Floating Rate notes, such series of notes that bears interest at floating rates will bear interest at the fixed interest rate minus the rate determined by reference to the applicable interest rate basis or bases:

provided, however, that interest on a series of Inverse Floating Rate notes will not be less than zero. Commencing on the first interest reset date, the rate at which interest on a series of Inverse Floating Rate notes is payable will be reset as of each interest reset date; provided, however, that the interest rate in effect for the period, if any, from the date of issue to the first interest reset date will be the initial interest rate.

        The applicable pricing supplement will specify the dates on which the rate of interest on a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates will be reset (each, an "interest reset date"), and the period between interest reset dates will be the "interest reset period". Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the interest reset dates will be, in the case of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates which reset:

        If any interest reset date for any series of notes that bears interest at floating rates would otherwise be a day that is not a business day, the particular interest reset date will be postponed to the next succeeding business day, except that in the case of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates as to which LIBOR is an applicable interest rate basis and that business day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, the particular interest reset date will be the immediately preceding business day.

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        The interest rate applicable to a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates for an interest reset period commencing on the related interest reset date will be determined by reference to the applicable interest rate basis as of the particular "interest determination date," which will be:

        The interest determination date pertaining to a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates the interest rate of which is determined with reference to two or more interest rate bases will be the latest business day which is at least two business days before the related interest reset date for the applicable note that bears interest at floating rates on which each interest reset basis is determinable.

        The indenture trustee will be the "calculation agent," unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement. The interest rate applicable to each interest reset period will be determined by the calculation agent on or prior to the calculation date (as defined below), except with respect to LIBOR and the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate, which will be determined on the particular interest determination date. Upon request of the registered holder of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates, the calculation agent will disclose the interest rate then in effect and, if determined, the interest rate that will become effective as a result of a determination made for the next succeeding interest reset date with respect to the particular series of notes that bears interest at floating rates. The "calculation date," if applicable, pertaining to any interest determination date will be the earlier of:


        A series of notes that bears interest at floating rates may also have either or both of the following if specified in the applicable pricing supplement:

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        In addition to any maximum interest rate that may apply to a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates, the interest rate on a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law, as the same may be modified by United States law of general application.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement or in this prospectus supplement, interest on each series of notes that bears interest at floating rates will be payable on the date(s) specified in the accompanying prospectus under the caption "Description of the Notes—Payment of Interest" (each, an "interest payment date" with respect to such series of notes that bears interest at floating rates). Unless the applicable pricing supplement indicates otherwise, the interest payment dates will be, in the case of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates which reset:

        In addition, the maturity date will also be an interest payment date.

        If any interest payment date other than the maturity date for any series of notes that bears interest at floating rates would otherwise be a day that is not a business day, such interest payment date will be postponed to the next succeeding business day, except that in the case of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates as to which LIBOR is an applicable interest rate basis and that business day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, the particular interest payment date will be the immediately preceding business day. If the maturity date of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates falls on a day that is not a business day, the issuing trust will make the required payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest or other amounts on the next succeeding business day, and no additional interest will accrue in respect of the payment made on that next succeeding business day.

        All percentages resulting from any calculation on notes that bear interest at floating rates will be rounded to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards. For example, 9.876545% (or .09876545) would be rounded to 9.87655% (or .0987655). All dollar amounts used in or resulting from any calculation on notes that bear interest at floating rates will be rounded, in the case of United States dollars, to the nearest cent or, in the case of a foreign currency, to the nearest unit (with one-half cent or unit being rounded upwards).

        With respect to each series of notes that bears interest at floating rates, accrued interest is calculated by multiplying the principal amount of such series of notes that bears interest at floating rates by an accrued interest factor. The accrued interest factor is computed by adding the interest factor calculated for each day in the particular interest period. The interest factor for each day will be computed by dividing the interest rate applicable to such day by 360, in the case of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates as to which the CD Rate, the Commercial Paper Rate, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, LIBOR or the Prime Rate is an applicable

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interest rate basis, or by the actual number of days in the year, in the case of a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates as to which the CMT Rate or the Treasury Rate is an applicable interest rate basis. The interest factor for a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates as to which the interest rate is calculated with reference to two or more interest rate bases will be calculated in each period in the same manner as if only the applicable interest rate basis specified in the applicable pricing supplement applied.

        The calculation agent shall determine the rate derived from each interest rate basis in accordance with the following provisions.

        "CD Rate" means:

        "H.15(519)" means the weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

        "H.15 Daily Update" means the daily update of H.15(519), available through the world-wide-web site of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/H15/update, or any successor site or publication.

        "CMT Rate" means:

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        If two United States Treasury securities with an original maturity greater than the index maturity specified in the applicable pricing supplement have remaining terms to maturity equally close to the

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particular index maturity, the quotes for the United States Treasury security with the shorter original remaining term to maturity will be used.

        "Commercial Paper Rate" means:

        "Money Market Yield" means a yield (expressed as a percentage) calculated in accordance with the following formula:


Money Market Yield =
 
D × 360
 
× 100
 
 
    360 - (D × M)        

where "D" refers to the applicable per annum rate for commercial paper quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal, and "M" refers to the actual number of days in the applicable interest reset period.

        "Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate" means:

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        "Federal Funds Rate" means:

        "LIBOR" means:

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        "LIBOR currency" means the currency specified in the applicable pricing supplement as to which LIBOR shall be calculated or, if no currency is specified in the applicable pricing supplement, United States dollars.

        "LIBOR page" means either:

        "London banking day" means a day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in the LIBOR currency) in London.

        "EURIBOR" means, with respect to any interest determination date relating to a series of EURIBOR notes or a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates for which the interest rate is determined with reference to EURIBOR (a "EURIBOR interest determination date"), the rate for deposits in Euros as sponsored, calculated and published jointly by the European Banking Federation and ACI—The Financial Market Association, or any company established by the joint sponsors for purposes of compiling and publishing those rates, having the index maturity specified in the applicable pricing supplement, commencing on the applicable interest reset date, as the rate appears on Moneyline Telerate, Inc., or any successor service, on page 248 (or any other page as may replace that specified page on the service) ("Moneyline Telerate Page 248") as of 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on the applicable EURIBOR interest determination date. If such rate does not appear on Moneyline Telerate Page 248, or is not so published by 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on the applicable EURIBOR interest determination date, such rate will be calculated by the calculation agent and will be the arithmetic mean of at least two quotations obtained by the calculation agent after requesting the principal Euro-zone (as defined below) offices of four major banks in the Euro-zone interbank market to provide the calculation agent with its offered quotation for deposits in Euros for the period of the index maturity specified in the applicable pricing supplement, commencing on the applicable interest

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reset date, to prime banks in the Euro-zone interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on the applicable EURIBOR interest determination date and in a principal amount not less than the equivalent of $1 million in Euros that is representative for a single transaction in Euro in the market at that time. If fewer than two such quotations are so provided, the rate on the applicable EURIBOR interest determination date will be calculated by the calculation agent and will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on such EURIBOR interest determination date by four major banks in the Euro-zone for loans in Euro to leading European banks, having the index maturity specified in the applicable pricing supplement, commencing on the applicable interest reset date and in a principal amount not less than the equivalent of $1 million in Euros that is representative for a single transaction in Euros in the market at that time. If the banks so selected by the calculation agent are not quoting as mentioned above, EURIBOR will be EURIBOR in effect on the applicable EURIBOR interest determination date.

        "Euro-zone" means the region comprised of member states of the European Union that have adopted the single currency in accordance with the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended by the treaty on European Union.

        "Prime Rate" means:

        "Reuters Screen US PRIME 1 Page" means the display on the Reuter Monitor Money Rates Service (or any successor service) on the "US PRIME 1" page (or any other page as may replace that page on that service) for the purpose of displaying prime rates or base lending rates of major United States banks.

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        "Treasury Rate" means:

        "Bond Equivalent Yield" means a yield (expressed as a percentage) calculated in accordance with the following formula:


Bond Equivalent Yield =
 
D × N
 
× 100
 
 
    360 - (D × M)        

where "D" refers to the applicable per annum rate for Treasury Bills quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal, "N" refers to 365 or 366, as the case may be, and "M" refers to the actual number of days in the applicable interest reset period.

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Other/Additional Provisions; Addendum

        Any provisions with respect to the notes of a series, including the specification and determination of one or more interest rate bases, the calculation of the interest rate applicable to a series of notes that bears interest at floating rates, the interest payment dates, the stated maturity date, any redemption or repayment provisions or any other term relating to the applicable series of notes, may be modified and/or supplemented as specified under "Other/Additional Provisions" on the face thereof or in an addendum relating thereto, if so specified on the face thereof and, in each case, described in the applicable pricing supplement.

Discount Notes

        The trusts may from time to time issue series of notes ("discount notes") that have an issue price (as specified in the applicable pricing supplement) that is less than 100% of the principal amount thereof (i.e. par) by more than a percentage equal to the product of 0.25% and the number of full years to the stated maturity date. A series of discount notes may not bear any interest currently or may bear interest at a rate that is below market rates at the time of issuance. The difference between the issue price of a series of discount notes and par is referred to as the "discount". In the event of redemption, repayment or acceleration of maturity of a series of discount notes, the amount payable to the holders of such series of discount notes will be equal to the sum of:

        For purposes of determining the amount of discount that has accrued as of any date on which a redemption, repayment or acceleration of maturity occurs for a series of discount notes, a discount will be accrued using a constant yield method. The constant yield will be calculated using a 30-day month, 360-day year convention, a compounding period that, except for the initial period (as defined below), corresponds to the shortest period between interest payment dates for the applicable series of discount notes (with ratable accruals within a compounding period), a coupon rate equal to the initial coupon rate applicable to the applicable series of discount notes and an assumption that the maturity of such series of discount notes will not be accelerated. If the period from the date of issue to the first interest payment date for a series of discount notes (the "initial period") is shorter than the compounding period for such series of discount notes, a proportionate amount of the yield for an entire compounding period will be accrued. If the initial period is longer than the compounding period, then the period will be divided into a regular compounding period and a short period with the short period being treated as provided in the preceding sentence. The accrual of the applicable discount may differ from the accrual of original issue discount for purposes of the Code, certain series of discount notes may not be treated as having original issue discount within the meaning of the Code, and certain series of notes other than discount notes may be treated as issued with original issue discount for federal income tax purposes. See "United States Federal Income Tax Considerations".

Amortizing Notes

        The trusts may from time to time issue series of notes ("amortizing notes") with the amount of principal thereof and interest thereon payable in installments over their terms. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, interest on each series of amortizing notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Payments with respect to a series of amortizing notes will be applied first to interest due and payable thereon and then to the reduction of the unpaid principal amount thereof. Further information concerning additional terms and provisions of

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a particular series of amortizing notes will be specified in the applicable pricing supplement, including a table setting forth repayment information for such series of amortizing notes.

Form of Notes

        When a trust issues notes in book-entry form, it will issue one or more global securities representing the entire issue of notes. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, these certificates will name a nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York ("DTC") as the owner of the notes. DTC maintains a computerized system that will reflect your ownership of the applicable notes through an account you will maintain with your broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative. If specified in the applicable pricing supplement, notes may also be issued in book-entry form and registered in the name of a nominee for Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg. For additional information regarding such notes, you should review "Special Provisions Relating to Foreign Currency Notes" below.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, DTC's nominee will be considered the owner of your notes in the records of the issuing trust and will be the entity entitled to cast a vote regarding your notes. However, DTC and the broker/dealers, banks, trust companies and other representatives that are part of DTC's computerized system are required to contact you for voting instructions.

        When a trust issues notes in definitive form, you will receive a note certificate evidencing your notes. The certificate will name you as the owner of such notes, unless you choose to have your broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative hold these certificates for you. If your name appears on the note certificate evidencing your notes, then you will be considered the owner of your notes for all purposes under the relevant indenture. For example, if the issuing trust needs to ask the holders of the applicable series of notes to vote on a proposed amendment to such series of notes, you will be asked to cast the vote regarding your notes. If you have chosen to have some other entity hold the note certificates for you, that entity will be considered the owner of your notes in the records of the issuing trust and will be entitled to cast the vote regarding your notes. However, this entity is required to contact you for voting instructions.

        Definitive notes cannot be exchanged for book-entry notes. Book-entry notes can be exchanged for definitive notes only if (1) the depositary notifies the issuing trust that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the global securities or the issuing trust becomes aware that the depositary has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in any such case such trust fails to appoint a successor to the depositary within 60 calendar days, (2) the issuing trust, in its sole discretion, determines that the global securities representing the notes of the relevant series shall be exchangeable for definitive notes or (3) an event of default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the relevant series of notes under the applicable indenture. In these limited circumstances, the issuing trust will issue to you definitive notes in exchange for the book-entry notes. There will be no service charge for this exchange, but if a tax or other governmental charge is imposed, the issuing trust may require you to pay it.

Clearing Systems

        Unless specified in the applicable pricing supplement, each note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC, as depositary, and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's partnership

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nominee). Investors may elect to hold interests in the notes through DTC (in the United States) or, if the notes are eligible, through Clearstream Luxembourg or Euroclear, as operator (the "Euroclear Operator") of the Euroclear System, if they are participants in such systems or indirectly through organizations which are participants in such systems. Clearstream Luxembourg and the Euroclear Operator will hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers' securities accounts in Clearstream Luxembourg's and the Euroclear Operator's names, respectively, on the books of their respective depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers' securities accounts in the depositaries' names on the books of the DTC. It is anticipated that Citibank, N.A. will act as depositary for Clearstream Luxembourg and that The Chase Manhattan Bank will act as depositary for the Euroclear Operator (in such capacities, the "U.S. Depositaries").

        If specified in the applicable pricing supplement, notes of a series may also be issued in registered global form and registered in the name of a nominee for, and deposited with, a common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg.

        Clearstream Luxembourg advises that it is incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg as a professional depositary. Clearstream Luxembourg holds securities for its participating organizations ("Clearstream Participants") and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream Luxembourg provides to Clearstream Participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing. Clearstream Luxembourg interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. As a professional depositary, Clearstream Luxembourg is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg Monetary Institute. Clearstream Participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations and may include the Agents named in this prospectus supplement or any applicable pricing supplement. Indirect access to Clearstream Luxembourg is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream Participant either directly or indirectly.

        Distributions with respect to the notes held beneficially through Clearstream Luxembourg will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream Participants in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by the U.S. Depositary for Clearstream Luxembourg.

        The Euroclear Operator advises that Euroclear was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear ("Euroclear Participants") and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear Participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and any risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear includes various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. Euroclear is operated by the Euroclear Operator under contract with Euroclear Clearance Systems S.C., a Belgian cooperative corporation (the "Cooperative"). All operations are conducted by the Euroclear Operator, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator, not the Cooperative. The Cooperative establishes policy for Euroclear on behalf of Euroclear Participants. Euroclear Participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries and may include the Agents named in this prospectus supplement or any applicable pricing supplement. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear Participant, either directly or indirectly.

        The Euroclear Operator was granted a banking license by the Belgian Banking and Finance Commission in 2000, authorizing it to carry out banking activities on a global basis. It took over

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operation of Euroclear from the Brussels, Belgium office of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York on December 31, 2000. Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator are governed by the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law (collectively, the "Terms and Conditions"). The Terms and Conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear, and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear. All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the Terms and Conditions only on behalf of Euroclear Participants, and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear Participants.

        Distributions with respect to notes held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear Participants in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, to the extent received by the U.S. Depositary for Euroclear.

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GLOBAL CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES

General

        Initial settlement for the notes of a series will be made in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC Participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC's rules and will be settled in immediately available funds using DTC's Same-Day Funds Settlement System. Secondary market trading between Clearstream Participants and/or Euroclear Participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream Luxembourg and Euroclear and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately available funds. Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream Participants or Euroclear Participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in accordance with DTC's rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its U.S. Depositary. However, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. Depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving notes in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream Participants and Euroclear Participants may not deliver instructions directly to DTC. Because of time-zone differences, credits of notes received in Clearstream Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC Participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and will be credited the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in such notes settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Euroclear Participants or Clearstream Participants on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of sales of notes by or through a Clearstream Participant or a Euroclear Participant to a DTC Participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream Luxembourg or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in the DTC.

        Although the DTC, Clearstream Luxembourg and the Euroclear Operator have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of notes among participants in DTC, Clearstream Luxembourg and Euroclear, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be discontinued at any time.

        Certain alternative clearance and settlement procedures will apply if the applicable pricing supplement specifies that notes of a series are denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies. Such alternative procedures are described below under "Special Provisions Relating to Foreign Currency Notes".

Secondary Market Trading

        Because the purchaser determines the place of delivery, it is important to establish at the time of trading of any notes where both the purchaser's and seller's accounts are located to ensure that settlement can be made on the desired value date.

        Secondary market sales of notes held in DTC between DTC participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules and will be settled using the procedures applicable to United States corporate debt obligations.

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        Secondary market sales of beneficial interests in the notes held through Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg to purchasers that will hold beneficial interests through Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg will be conducted in accordance with the normal rules and operating procedures of Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds.

        When book-entry interests in notes are to be transferred from the account of a DTC participant to the account of a Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg accountholder, the purchaser must first send instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg through a participant at least one business day prior to the settlement date. Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg will then instruct its depositary to receive the notes and make payment for them. On the settlement date, the depositary will make payment to the DTC participant's account and the notes will be credited to the depositary's account. After settlement has been completed, DTC will credit the notes to the U.S. Depositary for Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg, as the case may be. Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg will credit the notes, in accordance with its usual procedures, to the participant's account, and the participant will then credit the purchaser's account. These securities credits will appear the next day (European time) after the settlement date. The cash debit from the account of Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg will be back-valued to the value date (which will be the preceding day if settlement occurs in New York). If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), the cash debit will instead be valued at the actual settlement date. Since the settlement will occur during New York business hours, a DTC participant selling an interest in the notes can use its usual procedures for transferring notes to the U.S. Depositary for Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg, as the case may be, for the benefit of Euroclear Participants or Clearstream Participants. The DTC seller will receive the sale proceeds on the settlement date. Thus, to the DTC seller, a cross-market sale will settle no differently than a trade between two DTC Participants.

        Due to time zone differences in their favor, Euroclear participants and Clearstream Luxembourg participants can use their usual procedures to transfer notes through the applicable U.S. Depositary to a DTC participant. The seller must first send instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg through a participant at least one business day prior to the settlement date. Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg will then instruct its U.S. Depositary to credit the notes to the DTC participant's account and receive payment. The payment will be credited in the account of the Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg participant on the following day, but the receipt of the cash proceeds will be back-valued to the value date (which will be the preceding day if settlement occurs in New York). If settlement is not completed on the intended value date (i.e., the trade fails), the receipt of the cash proceeds will instead be valued at the actual settlement date.

        Although the foregoing sets out the procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream Luxembourg and DTC in order to facilitate the transfers of interests in the notes among participants of DTC, Clearstream Luxembourg and Euroclear, none of Euroclear, Clearstream Luxembourg or DTC is under any obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither the registrants and the trusts nor any Agent or any paying agent or any affiliate of any of the above, or any person by whom any of the above is controlled for the purposes of the Securities Act, will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg or their respective direct or indirect participants or accountholders of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations or for the sufficiency for any purpose of the arrangements described above.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES

General

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, foreign currency notes will not be sold in, or to residents of, the country issuing the specified currency. The information set forth in this prospectus supplement is directed to prospective purchasers who are United States residents. The trusts and the Agents disclaim any responsibility to advise prospective purchasers who are residents of countries other than the United States with respect to any matters that may affect the purchase, holding or receipt of payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, their foreign currency notes. These purchasers should consult their own financial and legal advisors with regard to these risks. See "Risk Factors—Risk Factors Relating to the Notes—Foreign currency notes are subject to exchange rates and exchange control risks".

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest, if any

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, each trust is obligated to make payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, a foreign currency note issued by it in the specified currency. Any amounts so payable by such trust in the specified currency will be converted by the exchange rate agent named in the applicable pricing supplement (the "exchange rate agent") into United States dollars for payment to the registered holders thereof unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement or a registered holder elects, in the manner described below, to receive these amounts in the specified currency.

        Any United States dollar amount to be received by registered holders of a series of foreign currency notes will be based on the highest bid quotation in The City of New York received by the exchange rate agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second business day preceding the applicable payment date from three recognized foreign exchange dealers (one of whom may be the exchange rate agent) selected by the exchange rate agent and approved by the issuing trust for the purchase by the quoting dealer of the specified currency for United States dollars for settlement on that payment date in the aggregate amount of the specified currency payable to all registered holders of such series of foreign currency notes scheduled to receive United States dollar payments and at which the applicable dealer commits to execute a contract. All currency exchange costs will be borne by the relevant registered holders of such series of foreign currency notes by deductions from any payments. If three bid quotations are not available, payments will be made in the specified currency.

        Registered holders of foreign currency notes may elect to receive all or a specified portion of any payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, in the specified currency by submitting a written request to the indenture trustee at its corporate trust office in The City of New York on or prior to the applicable regular interest record date or at least fifteen calendar days prior to the maturity date, as the case may be. This written request may be mailed or hand delivered or sent by cable, telex or other form of facsimile transmission. This election will remain in effect until revoked by written notice delivered to the indenture trustee on or prior to a regular interest record date or at least fifteen calendar days prior to the maturity date, as the case may be. Registered holders of foreign currency notes to be held in the name of a broker or nominee should contact their broker or nominee to determine whether and how an election to receive payments in the specified currency may be made.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, if the specified currency is other than United States dollars, a beneficial owner of a global security which elects to receive payments of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, in the specified currency must notify the participant through which it owns its interest on or prior to the applicable regular interest record date or at least fifteen calendar days prior to the maturity date, as the case may be, of its election. The applicable participant must notify the depositary of its election on or prior to the third business day after the applicable regular interest record date or at least twelve calendar days prior to the maturity date, as the

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case may be, and the depositary will notify the indenture trustee of that election on or prior to the fifth business day after the applicable regular interest record date or at least ten calendar days prior to the maturity date, as the case may be. If complete instructions are received by the participant from the applicable beneficial owner and forwarded by the participant to the depositary, and by the depositary to the indenture trustee, on or prior to such dates, then the applicable beneficial owner will receive payments in the specified currency.

        Each trust will make payments of the principal of, and premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, on, foreign currency notes which are to be made in United States dollars in the manner specified herein with respect to notes denominated in United States dollars. See "Description of the Notes—General". Each trust will make payments of interest, if any, on foreign currency notes which are to be made in the specified currency on an interest payment date other than the maturity date by check mailed to the address of the registered holders of their foreign currency notes as they appear in the applicable note register, subject to the right to receive these interest payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds under the circumstances described under "Description of the Notes—General". Each trust will make payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, on, foreign currency notes which are to be made in the specified currency on the maturity date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account with a bank designated at least fifteen calendar days prior to the maturity date by the applicable registered holder, provided the particular bank has appropriate facilities to make these payments and the particular foreign currency note is presented and surrendered at the office or agency maintained by the issuing trust for this purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in time for the indenture trustee to make these payments in accordance with its normal procedures.

Availability of Specified Currency

        If the specified currency for foreign currency notes is not available for any required payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the control of the issuing trust, such trust will be entitled to satisfy the obligations to the registered holders of these foreign currency notes by making payments in United States dollars on the basis of the market exchange rate, computed by the exchange rate agent as described above, on the second business day prior to the particular payment or, if the market exchange rate is not then available, on the basis of the most recently available market exchange rate.

        The "market exchange rate" for a specified currency other than United States dollars means the noon dollar buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers for the specified currency as certified for customs purposes (or, if not so certified, as otherwise determined) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

        All determinations made by the exchange rate agent shall be at its sole discretion and shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the registered holders of the foreign currency notes.

Judgments

        Under current New York law, a state court in the State of New York would be required to render a judgment in respect of a foreign currency note in the specified currency, and a judgment in the specified currency would be converted into United States dollars at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of entry of the judgment. Accordingly, registered holders of foreign currency notes would be subject to exchange rate fluctuations between the date of entry of a foreign currency judgment and the time when the amount of the foreign currency judgment is paid in United States dollars and converted by the applicable registered holder into the specified currency. It is not certain, however, whether a

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non-New York state court would follow the same rules and procedures with respect to conversions of foreign currency judgments.

        Each trust will indemnify the registered holder of any note issued by it against any loss incurred as a result of any judgment or order being given or made for any amount due under the particular note and that judgment or order requiring payment in a currency (the "judgment currency") other than the specified currency, and as a result of any variation between:


DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDING AGREEMENTS

        Each trust will use the net proceeds from the issuance of its series of notes to the public to purchase from Global Funding one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life. The funding agreement(s) will have a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the related series of notes. The funding agreement(s) will otherwise have payment and other terms substantially similar to the related series of notes.

        The funding agreement(s) may be interest bearing or non-interest bearing and, if interest bearing, may bear interest at fixed or floating rates. The calculation of the interest rate, the due dates for payments and other payment terms of each funding agreement will be determined in the manner substantially similar to that described above under "Description of the Notes". An amount equal to the principal amount of the funding agreement plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, and accrued discount, if any (in the case of a discount funding agreement) (other than an amortizing funding agreement) will be payable on its maturity date. Allstate Life may issue an amortizing funding agreement that pays an amount in respect of both interest and deposit amount over the life of the funding agreement. For a more detailed discussion of the funding agreements, see "Description of the Funding Agreement" in the accompanying prospectus.

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UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

General

        This section provides a discussion of the material United States Federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes. This summary is based upon laws, regulations, rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change (including changes in effective dates) or possible differing interpretations. This summary deals only with notes held as capital assets and does not purport to deal with persons in special tax situations, such as financial institutions, partnerships, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, dealers in securities or currencies, persons holding notes as a hedge against currency risks or as a position in a "straddle" for tax purposes, or persons whose functional currency is not the United States dollar. It also does not deal with holders other than initial purchasers of notes (except where otherwise specifically noted). Persons considering the purchase of the notes should consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of United States Federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as any consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction. This summary does not consider the United States Federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of a note by a partnership. If a partnership holds a note, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding a note, and partners in a partnership holding a note, should consult their tax advisors.

        As used herein, the term "U.S. Holder" means a beneficial owner of a note that is for United States Federal income tax purposes:

        As used in this section, the term "non-U.S. Holder" means a beneficial owner of a note that is an individual, a corporation, an estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder.

Classification of the Issuer and Notes

        In the opinion of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., special tax counsel to Global Funding, under current law and based on certain facts and assumptions contained in such opinion:


        Allstate Life, Global Funding and each trust agree, and each holder and beneficial owner of notes by purchasing the notes agrees, for all United States Federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes (i) to treat the notes as indebtedness of Allstate Life, (ii) Global Funding and each trust will

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be ignored and will not be treated as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation and (iii) to not take any action inconsistent with the treatment described in (i) and (ii) unless otherwise required by law. The remainder of this discussion assumes the notes are properly treated as indebtedness of Allstate Life for all United States Federal income tax purposes.

        An opinion of tax counsel is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or the courts, and no ruling on any of the consequences or issues discussed below will be sought from the IRS. The IRS might assert that each trust should be treated as a separate grantor trust for United States Federal income tax purposes, in which case the holders of beneficial interests in the notes related to such trust would be treated as owning a pro rata undivided interest in the assets of such trust. In such a case, the tax consequences to beneficial owners of the notes would not be materially different than those described herein. Persons considering the purchase of notes should consult their own tax advisors about the United States Federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes and the application of United States Federal income tax laws, as well as the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdictions, to their particular situations.

U.S. Holders

        Except as described below, payments of interest on a note generally will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time such payments are accrued or are received (in accordance with the U.S. Holder's regular method of tax accounting).

        The following summary is a general discussion of the United States Federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders of the purchase, ownership and disposition of notes issued with original issue discount ("discount notes").

        For United States Federal income tax purposes, original issue discount ("OID") is the excess of the stated redemption price at maturity of a note over its issue price, if such excess equals or exceeds a de minimis amount (generally 1/4 of 1% of the note's stated redemption price at maturity multiplied by the number of complete years to its maturity from its issue date or, in the case of a note providing for the payment of any amount other than qualified stated interest (as defined below) prior to maturity, multiplied by the weighted average maturity of such note). The issue price of each note in an issue of notes equals the first price at which a substantial amount of such notes has been sold (ignoring sales to bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents, or wholesalers). The stated redemption price at maturity of a note is the sum of all payments provided by the note other than "qualified stated interest" payments. The term "qualified stated interest" generally means stated interest that is unconditionally payable in cash or property (other than debt instruments of the issuer) at least annually at a single fixed rate. In addition, if a note bears interest for one or more accrual periods at a rate below the rate applicable for the remaining term of such note (e.g., notes with teaser rates or interest holidays), and if the greater of either the resulting foregone interest on such note or any "true" discount on such note (i.e., the excess of the note's stated principal amount over its issue price) equals or exceeds a specified de minimis amount, then some or all of the stated interest on the note would be treated as OID rather than qualified stated interest.

        Payments of qualified stated interest on a note are taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time such payments are accrued or are received (in accordance with the U.S. Holder's regular method of tax accounting). A U.S. Holder of a discount note must include OID in income as ordinary interest for United States Federal income tax purposes as it accrues under a constant yield method in advance of receipt of the cash payments attributable to such income, regardless of such

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U.S. Holder's regular method of tax accounting. In general, the amount of OID included in income by the initial U.S. Holder of a discount note is the sum of the daily portions of OID with respect to such discount note for each day during the taxable year (or portion of the taxable year) on which such U.S. Holder held such discount note. The "daily portion" of OID on any discount note is determined by allocating to each day in any accrual period a ratable portion of the OID allocable to that accrual period. An "accrual period" may be of any length and the accrual periods may vary in length over the term of the discount note, provided that each accrual period is no longer than one year and each scheduled payment of principal or interest occurs either on the final day of an accrual period or on the first day of an accrual period. The amount of OID allocable to each accrual period is generally equal to the difference between:

        A U.S. Holder who purchases a discount note for an amount that is greater than its adjusted issue price as of the purchase date and less than or equal to the sum of all amounts payable on the discount note after the purchase date other than payments of qualified stated interest, will be considered to have purchased the discount note at an "acquisition premium". Under the acquisition premium rules, the amount of OID which such U.S. Holder must include in its gross income with respect to such discount note for any taxable year (or portion thereof in which the U.S. Holder holds the discount note) will be reduced (but not below zero) by the portion of the acquisition premium properly allocable to the period.

        Notes that bear interest at floating rates ("variable notes") are subject to special rules whereby a variable note will qualify as a "variable rate debt instrument" if:

        A "qualified floating rate" is any variable rate where variations in the value of such rate can reasonably be expected to measure contemporaneous variations in the cost of newly borrowed funds in the currency in which the variable note is denominated. Although a multiple of a qualified floating rate will generally not itself constitute a qualified floating rate, a variable rate equal to the product of a qualified floating rate and a fixed multiple that is greater than .65 but not more than 1.35 will constitute a qualified floating rate. A variable rate equal to the product of a qualified floating rate and a fixed multiple that is greater than .65 but not more than 1.35, increased or decreased by a fixed rate, will also constitute a qualified floating rate. In addition, two or more qualified floating rates that can

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reasonably be expected to have approximately the same values throughout the term of the variable note (e.g., two or more qualified floating rates with values within 25 basis points of each other as determined on the variable note's issue date) will be treated as a single qualified floating rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a variable rate that would otherwise constitute a qualified floating rate but which is subject to one or more restrictions such as a maximum numerical limitation (i.e., a cap) or a minimum numerical limitation (i.e., a floor) may, under certain circumstances, fail to be treated as a qualified floating rate unless such cap or floor is fixed throughout the term of the note. An "objective rate" is a rate that is not itself a qualified floating rate but which is determined using a single fixed formula and that is based on objective financial or economic information. A rate will not qualify as an objective rate if it is based on information that is within the control of Allstate Life (or a related party) or that is unique to the circumstances of Allstate Life (or a related party), such as dividends, profits, or the value of Allstate Life's stock (although a rate does not fail to be an objective rate merely because it is based on the credit quality of Allstate Life). A "qualified inverse floating rate" is any objective rate where such rate is equal to a fixed rate minus a qualified floating rate, as long as variations in the rate can reasonably be expected to inversely reflect contemporaneous variations in the qualified floating rate. In addition, if a variable note provides for stated interest at a fixed rate for an initial period of one year or less followed by a variable rate that is either a qualified floating rate or an objective rate and if the variable rate on the variable note's issue date is intended to approximate the fixed rate (e.g., the value of the variable rate on the issue date does not differ from the value of the fixed rate by more than 25 basis points), then the fixed rate and the variable rate together will constitute either a single qualified floating rate or objective rate, as the case may be.

        If a variable note that provides for stated interest at either a single qualified floating rate or a single objective rate throughout the term thereof qualifies as a "variable rate debt instrument" and if the interest on such note is unconditionally payable in cash or property (other than debt instruments of the issuer) at least annually, then all stated interest on the note will constitute qualified stated interest and will be taxed accordingly. Thus, a variable note that provides for stated interest at either a single qualified floating rate or a single objective rate throughout the term thereof and that qualifies as a "variable rate debt instrument" will generally not be treated as having been issued with OID unless the variable note is issued at a "true" discount (i.e., at a price below the note's stated principal amount) in excess of a specified de minimis amount. The amount of qualified stated interest and the amount of OID, if any, that accrues during an accrual period on such a variable note is determined under the rules applicable to fixed rate debt instruments by assuming that the variable rate is a fixed rate equal to:

        In general, any other variable note that qualifies as a "variable rate debt instrument" will be converted into an "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument for purposes of determining the amount and accrual of OID and qualified stated interest on the variable note. A variable note is converted into an "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument by substituting any qualified floating rate or qualified inverse floating rate provided for under the terms of the variable note with a fixed rate equal to the value of the qualified floating rate or qualified inverse floating rate, as the case may be, as of the variable note's issue date. Any objective rate (other than a qualified inverse floating rate) provided for under the terms of the variable note is converted into a fixed rate that reflects the yield that is reasonably expected for the variable note. In the case of a variable note that qualifies as a "variable rate debt instrument" and provides for stated interest at a single fixed rate in addition to either one or more qualified floating rates or a qualified inverse floating rate, the fixed rate is initially converted into a

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qualified floating rate (or a qualified inverse floating rate, if the variable note provides for a qualified inverse floating rate). Under such circumstances, the qualified floating rate or qualified inverse floating rate that replaces the fixed rate must be such that the fair market value of the variable note as of the variable note's issue date is approximately the same as the fair market value of an otherwise identical debt instrument that provides for either the qualified floating rate or qualified inverse floating rate rather than the fixed rate. Subsequent to converting the fixed rate into either a qualified floating rate or a qualified inverse floating rate, the variable note is then converted into an "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument in the manner described above.

        Once the variable note is converted into an "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument pursuant to the foregoing rules, the amount of OID and qualified stated interest, if any, are determined for the "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument by applying the general OID rules to the "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument. A U.S. Holder of the variable note will account for such OID and qualified stated interest as if the U.S. Holder held the "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument. Each accrual period appropriate adjustments will be made to the amount of qualified stated interest or OID assumed to have been accrued or paid with respect to the "equivalent" fixed rate debt instrument in the event that such amounts differ from the actual amount of interest accrued or paid on the variable note during the accrual period.

        If the variable note does not qualify as a "variable rate debt instrument" then the variable note would be treated as a contingent payment debt instrument. A U.S. Holder of a contingent payment debt instrument is generally required to include future contingent and noncontingent interest payments in income under the constant yield method as such interest accrues based on Allstate Life's determination of the "comparable yield" and the establishment of a "projected payment schedule" that must produce the comparable yield. The comparable yield is the yield at which Allstate Life would issue a fixed rated debt instrument with similar terms and conditions. The projected payment schedule consists of all stated principal payments and a projected amount and time for each contingent interest payment. If the actual amount of any contingent payment, once determined, differs from the projected amounts, appropriate adjustments are to be made to the amounts required to be included in gross income by the U.S. Holder. The yield, timing and amounts set forth in the projected payment schedule are for purposes of computing the OID only and are not assurances by the trusts with respect to any aspect of the notes. Because U.S. Holders will generally be bound by Allstate Life's determination of the comparable yield and by the projected payment schedule for United States Federal income tax purposes, a U.S. Holder's income inclusions may be accelerated relative to the time payments under the notes are in fact made. The IRS has authority to disregard a projected payment schedule it determines to be unreasonable. Any gain recognized by a U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange, or retirement of a contingent payment debt instrument will be treated as interest income and all or a portion of any loss realized could be treated as ordinary loss as opposed to capital loss (depending upon the circumstances). The United States Federal income tax treatment of variable notes that are treated as contingent payment debt instruments will be more fully described in the applicable pricing supplement. Purchasers of contingent payment debt instruments should carefully examine the applicable pricing supplement and should consult their own tax advisor with respect to such notes.

        Certain of the notes:

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        Investors intending to purchase notes with such features should consult their own tax advisors, since the OID consequences will depend, in part, on the particular terms and features of the purchased notes.

        U.S. Holders may generally, upon election, include in income all interest (including stated interest, acquisition discount, OID, de minimis OID, market discount, de minimis market discount, and unstated interest, as adjusted by any amortizable bond premium or acquisition premium) that accrues on a debt instrument by using the constant yield method applicable to OID, subject to certain limitations and exceptions.

        Notes that have a fixed maturity of one year or less ("short-term notes") will be treated as having been issued with OID. In general, an individual or other cash method U.S. Holder is not required to accrue such OID unless the U.S. Holder elects to do so. If such an election is not made, any gain recognized by the U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange or maturity of the short-term note will be ordinary income to the extent of the OID accrued on a straight-line basis, or upon election under the constant yield method (based on daily compounding), through the date of sale or maturity, and a portion of the deductions otherwise allowable to the U.S. Holder for interest on borrowings allocable to the short-term note will be deferred until a corresponding amount of income is realized. U.S. Holders who report income for United States Federal income tax purposes under the accrual method, and certain other holders including banks and dealers in securities, are required to accrue OID on a short-term note on a straight-line basis unless an election is made to accrue the OID under a constant yield method (based on daily compounding).

        If a U.S. Holder purchases a note, other than a discount note, for an amount that is less than its issue price (or, in the case of a subsequent purchaser, its stated redemption price at maturity) or, in the case of a discount note, for an amount that is less than its adjusted issue price as of the purchase date, such U.S. Holder will be treated as having purchased such note at a "market discount," unless such market discount is less than a specified de minimis amount.

        Under the market discount rules, a U.S. Holder will be required to treat any partial principal payment (or, in the case of a discount note, any payment that does not constitute qualified stated interest) on, or any gain realized on the sale, exchange, retirement or other disposition of, a note as ordinary income to the extent of the lesser of:

        Market discount will be considered to accrue ratably during the period from the date of acquisition to the maturity date of the note, unless the U.S. Holder elects to accrue market discount on the basis of semiannual compounding.

        A U.S. Holder may be required to defer the deduction of all or a portion of the interest paid or accrued on any indebtedness incurred or maintained to purchase or carry a note with market discount until the maturity of the note or certain earlier dispositions, because a current deduction of such holder's "net direct interest expense" is only allowed to the extent the interest expense exceeds an allocable portion of market discount. Net direct interest expense is the excess of interest paid or accrued to purchase or carry the market discount note over the interest (including OID) includible in the purchaser's gross income. A U.S. Holder may elect to include market discount in income currently as it accrues (on either a ratable or semiannual compounding basis), in which case the rules described

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above regarding the treatment as ordinary income of gain upon the disposition of the note, the receipt of certain cash payments and the deferral of interest deductions will not apply. Generally, such currently included market discount is treated as ordinary interest for United States Federal income tax purposes. Such an election will apply to all debt instruments acquired by the U.S. Holder on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which such election applies and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS.

        If a U.S. Holder purchases a note for an amount that is greater than the sum of all amounts payable on the note after the purchase date other than payments of qualified stated interest, such U.S. Holder will be considered to have purchased the note with "amortizable bond premium" equal in amount to such excess. A U.S. Holder may elect to amortize such premium using a constant yield method over the remaining term of the note and may offset interest otherwise required to be included in gross income in respect of the note during any taxable year by the amortized amount of such excess for the taxable year. However, if the note may be optionally redeemed after the U.S. Holder acquires it at a price in excess of its stated redemption price at maturity, special rules would apply which could result in a deferral of the amortization of some bond premium until later in the term of the note. Any election to amortize bond premium applies to all taxable debt instruments held or acquired by the U.S. Holder on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which such election applies and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS.

        Except as discussed above, upon the sale, exchange, redemption (including a redemption in connection with a tax event), retirement or other disposition of a note, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, retirement (other than amounts representing accrued and unpaid interest) or other disposition and such U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in the note. A U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in a note generally will equal such U.S. Holder's initial investment in the note increased by any OID included in income (and accrued market discount, if any, if the U.S. Holder has included such market discount in income) and decreased by the amount of any payments, other than qualified stated interest payments, received and amortizable bond premium taken into account with respect to such note. Such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the note were held for more than one year. Non-corporate taxpayers are subject to reduced maximum rates on long-term capital gains and are generally subject to tax at ordinary income rates on short-term capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors concerning these tax law provisions.

Notes Denominated or on which Interest is Payable in a Foreign Currency

        As used in this section, "foreign currency" means a currency other than U.S. dollars.

        A U.S. Holder who uses the cash method of accounting for United States Federal income tax purposes and who receives a payment of interest on a foreign currency note (other than OID or market discount) will be required to include in income the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency payment (determined on the date such payment is received) regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted to U.S. dollars at that time, and such U.S. dollar value will be the U.S. Holder's tax basis in such foreign currency.

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        A U.S. Holder who uses the accrual method of accounting for United States Federal income tax purposes, or who otherwise is required to accrue interest prior to receipt, will be required to include in income the U.S. dollar value of the amount of interest income (including OID or market discount and reduced by amortizable bond premium to the extent applicable) that has accrued and is otherwise required to be taken into account with respect to a foreign currency note during an accrual period. The U.S. dollar value of such accrued income will be determined by translating such income at the average rate of exchange for the accrual period or, with respect to an accrual period that spans two taxable years, at the average rate for the partial period within the taxable year. A U.S. Holder may elect, however, to translate such accrued interest income using the rate of exchange on the last day of the accrual period or, with respect to an accrual period that spans two taxable years, using the rate of exchange on the last day of the taxable year. If the last day of an accrual period is within five business days of the date of receipt of the accrued interest, a U.S. Holder may translate such interest using the rate of exchange on the date of receipt. The above election will apply to other debt obligations held by the U.S. Holder and may not be changed without the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder should consult a tax advisor before making the above election. A U.S. Holder will recognize exchange gain or loss (which will be treated as ordinary income or loss) with respect to accrued interest income on the date such income is received. The amount of ordinary income or loss recognized will equal the difference, if any, between the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency payment received (determined on the date such payment is received) in respect of such accrual period and the U.S. dollar value of interest income that has accrued during such accrual period (as determined above).

        A U.S. Holder who purchases a foreign currency note with previously owned foreign currency will recognize ordinary income or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between such U.S. Holder's tax basis in the foreign currency and the U.S. dollar fair market value of the foreign currency used to purchase the foreign currency note, determined on the date of purchase.

        Except as discussed above with respect to short-term notes, upon the sale, exchange, redemption (including a redemption in connection with a tax event) or retirement of a foreign currency note, a U.S. Holder will recognize taxable gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange or retirement and such U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in the foreign currency note. Such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss (except to the extent of any accrued market discount not previously included in the U.S. Holder's income) and will be long-term capital gain or loss if at the time of sale, exchange or retirement the foreign currency note has been held by such U.S. Holder for more than one year. To the extent the gain realized represents accrued but unpaid interest, however, such amounts must be taken into account as interest income, with exchange gain or loss computed as described in "Payments of Interest in a Foreign Currency" above. If a U.S. Holder receives foreign currency on such a sale, exchange or retirement the amount realized will be based on the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency on the date the payment is received or the foreign currency note is disposed of (or deemed disposed of as a result of a material change in the terms of the foreign currency note). In the case of a foreign currency note that is denominated in foreign currency and is traded on an established securities market, a cash basis U.S. Holder (or, upon election, an accrual basis U.S. Holder) will determine the U.S. dollar value of the amount realized by translating the foreign currency payment at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the sale. A U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in a foreign currency note will equal the cost of the foreign currency note to such U.S. Holder, increased by the amounts of any market discount or OID previously included in income by the U.S. Holder with respect to such foreign currency note and reduced by any amortized acquisition or other premium and any principal payments received by the U.S. Holder. A U.S. Holder's tax basis in a foreign currency note, and the amount of any subsequent adjustments to such

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U.S. Holder's tax basis, will be the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency amount paid for such foreign currency note, or of the foreign currency amount of the adjustment, determined on the date of such purchase or adjustment.

        Gain or loss realized upon the sale, exchange or retirement of a foreign currency note that is attributable to fluctuations in currency exchange rates will be ordinary income or loss which will not be treated as interest income or expense. Gain or loss attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates will equal the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency principal amount of the foreign currency note, determined on the date such payment is received or the foreign currency note is disposed of, and the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency principal amount of the foreign currency note, determined on the date the U.S. Holder acquired the foreign currency note. Such foreign currency gain or loss will be recognized only to the extent of the total gain or loss realized by the U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange or retirement of the foreign currency note.

        In the case of a discount note or short-term note:

        In the case of a foreign currency note with market discount:

        With respect to a foreign currency note acquired with amortizable bond premium, such premium is determined in the relevant foreign currency and reduces interest income in units of the foreign currency. Although not entirely clear, a U.S. Holder should recognize exchange gain or loss equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the bond premium amortized with respect to a period, determined on the date the interest attributable to such period is received, and the U.S. dollar value of the bond premium determined on the date of the acquisition of the foreign currency note.

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        A U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in any foreign currency received as interest or on the sale, exchange or retirement of a foreign currency note equal to the U.S. dollar value of such foreign currency, determined at the time the interest is received or at the time of the sale, exchange or retirement. Any gain or loss realized by a U.S. Holder on a sale or other disposition of foreign currency (including its exchange for U.S. dollars or its use to purchase foreign currency notes) will be ordinary income or loss.

Non-U.S. Holders

        Payments of interest (including OID, if any) on a note received by a non-U.S. Holder that does not hold its notes in connection with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, will generally not be subject to United States Federal withholding tax pursuant to the "Portfolio Interest Exemption" unless:

        To qualify for the Portfolio Interest Exemption from United States Federal withholding tax, the last United States payor in the chain of payment prior to payment to a non-U.S. Holder (the "withholding agent") must have received in the year in which a payment of interest or principal occurs, or in either of the two preceding calendar years, a statement that:

        The statement may be made on an IRS Form W-8BEN or a substantially similar form, and the beneficial owner must inform the withholding agent of any change in the information on the statement within 30 days of such change. If a note is held through a securities clearing organization or certain other financial institutions, the organization or institution may provide a signed statement to the withholding agent. However, in such a case, the signed statement generally must be accompanied by a copy of the IRS Form W-8BEN or the substitute form provided by the beneficial owner to the organization or institution.

        If a non-U.S. Holder cannot satisfy the requirements for eligibility for the Portfolio Interest Exemption, interest earned by such non-U.S. Holder will be subject to United States Federal withholding tax at a 30% rate unless the non-U.S. Holder provides the withholding agent with a properly executed:

        Notwithstanding the provision of IRS Form W-8ECI, a non-U.S. Holder that holds its notes in connection with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States will be taxed on its notes in the

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same manner as a U.S. Holder, and, if such non-U.S. Holder is a foreign corporation, it may also be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to adjustments.

        Generally, a non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to United States Federal income taxes on any amount which constitutes capital gain upon the sale, exchange, redemption (including a redemption in connection with a tax event), retirement or other disposition of a note, provided:


        Certain other exceptions may be applicable, and a non-U.S. Holder should consult its tax advisor in this regard.

        The notes will not be includible in the estate of a non-U.S. Holder unless the individual is a direct or indirect 10% or greater shareholder of Allstate Life or, at the time of such individual's death, payments in respect of the notes would have been effectively connected with the conduct by such individual of a trade or business in the United States. If any portion of the interest payable on the notes at the time of the individual's death was contingent interest, then an appropriate portion of the value of the notes would be includible in the estate of a non-U.S. Holder.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

        Backup withholding of United States Federal income tax at a rate of 28% may apply to payments made in respect of the notes to registered owners who are not "exempt recipients" and who fail to provide certain identifying information (such as the registered owner's taxpayer identification number) in the required manner. Generally, individuals are not exempt recipients, whereas corporations and certain other entities generally are exempt recipients. Payments made in respect of the notes to a U.S. Holder must be reported to the IRS, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient or establishes an exemption. Compliance with the identification procedures described in the preceding section would establish an exemption from backup withholding for those non-U.S. Holders who are not exempt recipients.

        In addition, upon the sale of a note to (or through) a broker, the broker must withhold 28% of the entire purchase price, unless either the broker determines that the seller is a corporation or other exempt recipient or the seller provides, in the required manner, certain identifying information and, in the case of a non-U.S. Holder, certifies that such seller is a non-U.S. Holder (and certain other conditions are met). Such a sale must also be reported by the broker to the IRS, unless either the broker determines that the seller is an exempt recipient or the seller certifies its non-U.S. status (and certain other conditions are met). Certification of the registered owner's non-U.S. status would be made normally on an IRS Form W-8BEN under penalties of perjury, although in certain cases it may be possible to submit other documentary evidence.

        Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a beneficial owner would be allowed as a refund or a credit against such beneficial owner's United States Federal income tax provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        The notes of a series will be offered to or through one or more of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (collectively, the "Agents") pursuant to a terms agreement among Global Funding, the issuing trust and each Agent named therein (each, a "terms agreement") and the distribution agreement between Global Funding and the Agents named therein, dated as of April 27, 2004 (the "distribution agreement"). Each terms agreement will incorporate by reference the terms of the distribution agreement. The Agents, individually or in a syndicate, may purchase notes, as principal, from a trust for resale to investors and other purchasers at varying prices relating to prevailing market prices at the time of resale as determined by the applicable Agent or, if so specified in the applicable pricing supplement, for resale at a fixed offering price. However, a trust may agree with an Agent for that Agent to utilize its reasonable efforts on an agency basis on its behalf to solicit offers to purchase notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, each trust will pay a commission to an Agent, ranging from .150% to .875% of the principal amount of each note, depending upon its stated maturity, sold through that Agent as its agent. The notes may be sold to United States and foreign institutional and other investors.

        Subject to the terms of the applicable terms agreement and the distribution agreement, concurrently with any offering of a series of notes by a trust as described in this prospectus supplement, other trusts may issue other notes under this program or the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, any note sold to an Agent as principal will be purchased by that Agent at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof less a percentage of the principal amount equal to the commission applicable to an agency sale of a note of identical maturity. An Agent may sell notes it has purchased from a trust as principal to certain dealers less a concession equal to all or any portion of the discount received in connection with that purchase. An Agent may allow, and dealers may reallow, a discount to certain other dealers. After the initial offering of notes, the offering price, the concession and the reallowance may be changed.

        The offer made hereby may be modified without notice, and each trust may reject offers in whole or in part (whether placed directly by the issuing trust or through an Agent). Each Agent will have the right, in its discretion reasonably exercised, to reject in whole or in part any offer to purchase notes received by it on an agency basis.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, you will be required to pay the purchase price of your notes in immediately available funds in the specified currency in The City of New York on the date of settlement.

        Upon issuance, the notes of a series will not have an established trading market. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. The Agents may from time to time purchase and sell notes in the secondary market, but the Agents are not obligated to do so, and there can be no assurance that a secondary market for the notes will develop or that there will be liquidity in the secondary market if one develops. From time to time, the Agents may make a market in the notes, but the Agents are not obligated to do so and may discontinue any market-making activity at any time.

        In connection with an offering of notes purchased by one or more Agents as principal on a fixed offering price basis, the applicable Agents will be permitted to engage in certain transactions that stabilize the price of notes. These transactions may consist of bids or purchases for the purpose of

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pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of notes. If those Agents create a short position in notes (i.e., if they sell notes in an amount exceeding the amount specified in the applicable pricing supplement), they may reduce that short position by purchasing notes in the open market. In general, purchases of notes for the purpose of stabilization or to reduce a short position could cause the price of notes to be higher than it might be in the absence of these type of purchases.

        Neither Global Funding and the trusts nor any Agent make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described in the immediately preceding paragraph may have on the price of notes. In addition, neither Global Funding and the trusts nor any Agent make any representation that the Agents will engage in any such transactions or that such transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

        The Agents participating in the distribution of notes will be "underwriters," with respect to the notes being distributed by them and the funding agreements being purchased by the issuing trust, and any discounts or commissions received by them on the sale or resale of notes may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. The Agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with a trust, Global Funding and Allstate Life to indemnification against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that the Agents may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.

        Global Funding is a statutory issuer of the notes and the funding notes under the Securities Act, and Allstate Life is a statutory issuer of the funding agreements under the Securities Act.

        The indenture trustee is affiliated with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which is an Agent.

        In the ordinary course of its business, the Agents and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment and commercial banking transactions with Allstate Life and certain of its affiliates.

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P R O S P E C T U S

$4,000,000,000
Allstate Life Global Funding
Depositor
Secured Medium Term Notes
Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes®
Issued Through
Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts

        Allstate Life Global Funding (the "depositor" or "Global Funding") is a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. Its sole purpose is to facilitate the programs for the issuance of one or more series of secured medium term notes, which are referred to in this prospectus as "notes". Each series of notes will be issued by a separate newly created Delaware statutory trust (each, a "trust"). Global Funding will be the sole beneficial owner of each trust that is formed. The notes may have an aggregate principal amount of up to $4,000,000,000 or the equivalent amount in one or more foreign or composite currencies.

        In connection with the issuance of a series of notes, the issuing trust will acquire one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life Insurance Company ("Allstate Life"). The notes of a series will be secured by the right, title and interest of the issuing trust in and to (1) the funding agreement(s) held by that trust, (2) all proceeds of such funding agreement(s) and (3) all books and records pertaining to such funding agreement(s).

        The notes of a series will be the unconditional, direct, non-recourse, secured and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing trust and will rank equally among themselves. Each series of notes will be secured by and payable solely out of the assets of the issuing trust, and holders of such series of notes will have no rights against the assets of Global Funding or the assets of any other trust.

        The notes of a series may be listed on a securities exchange. The notes may be sold to institutional, retail, United States, foreign and other investors.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission nor any state insurance commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

        The trusts may sell the secured medium term notes referred to herein to one or more of the agents referred to below (collectively, the "Agents") as principals for resale at varying or fixed offering prices or through the applicable Agent(s) as agents using their reasonable efforts on behalf of each issuing trust. The trusts may also sell secured medium term notes directly to investors without the assistance of any Agent. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, any secured medium term note sold to an Agent as principal will be purchased by that Agent at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof less a percentage of the principal amount equal to the commission applicable to an agency sale of a note of identical maturity. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, each trust will pay a commission to an Agent, ranging from .150% to .875% of the principal amount of each secured medium term note, depending upon its stated maturity, sold through that Agent as its agent.

        Each trust may sell its Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the "Purchasing Agent") as principal for resale at a fixed offering price specified in the applicable pricing supplement or at varying prices. Each trust may also explicitly agree with the Purchasing Agent that it will use its reasonable efforts as agent on behalf of the issuing trust to solicit offers to purchase Allstate LifeSMCoreNotes® of the applicable series from that trust at 100% of the principal amount thereof, unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, any Allstate LifeSM CoreNote® sold to the Purchasing Agent as principal will be purchased by the Purchasing Agent at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof less a percentage of the principal amount equal to the commission applicable to an agency sale of a note of identical maturity. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, each trust will pay a commission to the Purchasing Agent, ranging from ..125% to 2.50% of the principal amount of each applicable Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes®, depending upon its stated maturity, for each Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® purchased from the issuing trust by the Purchasing Agent as its agent.

The date of this prospectus is April 27, 2004.

"Allstate LifeSM" is a service mark of Allstate Insurance Company.

"CoreNotes®" is a registered service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Allstate Life

        This prospectus, the applicable accompanying prospectus supplement and each applicable pricing supplement may include forward-looking statements of Allstate Life. These forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact but rather reflect Allstate Life's current expectations, estimates and predictions about future results and events. These statements may use words such as "will," "should," "likely," "target," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "predict," "project" and similar expressions as they relate to Allstate Life or its management. When Allstate Life makes forward-looking statements, Allstate Life is basing them on its management's beliefs and assumptions, using information currently available to Allstate Life. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to, risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in each applicable pricing supplement. Factors that can cause or contribute to these differences include those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in this prospectus supplement. Allstate Life undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, developments or otherwise.

        If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Allstate Life's underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from what Allstate Life projected. Any forward-looking statements of Allstate Life you read in this prospectus, the applicable accompanying prospectus supplement or the applicable pricing supplement reflect Allstate Life's current views with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to Allstate Life's operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Allstate Life or individuals acting on Allstate Life's behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this section. You should specifically consider the factors identified in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and each applicable pricing supplement which could cause actual results to differ before making an investment decision.

Global Funding and the Trusts

        This prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and each applicable pricing supplement may include forward-looking statements of Global Funding and the trusts. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to, risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and in each applicable pricing supplement. Global Funding does not, and the trusts will not, undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

        You should specifically consider the factors identified in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and each applicable pricing supplement before making an investment decision. Global Funding and the issuing trusts are not currently entitled to the safe harbors contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Therefore, forward-looking statements of Global Funding and the issuing trusts in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement are not currently and will never be entitled to these safe harbors.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

        This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed by Global Funding and Allstate Life (the "registrants") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Pursuant to the registration statement, the trusts will be offering, from time to time, up to a total amount of $4,000,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the notes or the equivalent amount in one or more foreign currencies described in this prospectus. This prospectus provides a general description of the notes that the trusts may be offering. The applicable prospectus supplement will provide the specific terms of the notes of a series. Each time a trust offers to sell notes, it will provide a pricing supplement to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. That pricing supplement also may add, update, supplement or clarify information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. Before you agree to purchase any notes, you should read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and the applicable pricing supplement together with the information described under the heading "Incorporation of Documents by Reference" on page 3. For more detail on the terms of the notes, you should read the exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

        You should rely on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and the applicable pricing supplement. Neither the registrants nor any Agent has authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or additional information, you should not rely on it. Neither the registrants nor any Agent is making an offer to sell the notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and the applicable pricing supplement is accurate only as of its respective date.

        In this prospectus, references to the "depositor" and "Global Funding" are to Allstate Life Global Funding. References to the "trusts" are to Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts. References to an "issuing trust" are to a trust with respect to the series of notes issued and sold to the public by that trust. These references are not to Allstate Life Insurance Company. In this prospectus, references to "Allstate Life" are to Allstate Life Insurance Company.

        In this prospectus, references to the "United States dollars," "U.S. dollars" or "$" are to lawful currency of the United States of America, and references to "Euro" are to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of the European economic and monetary union pursuant to the treaty establishing the European Community, as amended.


AVAILABLE INFORMATION

        This prospectus, which constitutes part of the registration statement referred to above, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. Parts of the registration statement are omitted from this prospectus in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Allstate Life is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, Allstate Life files annual, quarterly, and special event reports and other information with the SEC. On behalf of the trusts, as depositor, Global Funding will be subject to certain reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. You can read and copy any reports or other information that Global Funding and Allstate Life file at the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can also request copies of such documents upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC's public reference room. You can obtain information regarding the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Such filings are available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and over the internet at http://www.sec.gov. (This uniform resource locator (URL) is an inactive textual reference only and is not intended to incorporate the SEC web site into this prospectus).

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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

        The SEC allows Global Funding and Allstate Life to incorporate by reference information that Global Funding and Allstate Life file with the SEC into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and pricing supplement, which means that incorporated documents are considered part of this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and pricing supplement. Global Funding and Allstate Life can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Information that Global Funding and Allstate Life file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information in this prospectus.

        This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and pricing supplement incorporate by reference Allstate Life's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2004, both of which were previously filed with the SEC. Each trust formed in connection with the offering of notes will incur separate reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. As the depositor and a statutory issuer of the notes, Global Funding will file separate periodic reports under the Exchange Act for each issuing trust. After each payment made by an issuing trust on its notes, Global Funding will file a separate Current Report on Form 8-K. After the end of the fiscal year for each trust, Global Funding will file a separate Annual Report on Form 10-K for each trust.

        This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and pricing supplement also incorporate by reference any filings made by Global Funding or Allstate Life with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the notes. These documents contain important information.

        You may request a copy of any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and pricing supplement (including any exhibits that are specifically incorporated by reference in them), at no cost, by writing or telephoning to the following addresses or telephone numbers:

Allstate Life Global Funding
c/o AMACAR Pacific Corp.
6525 Morrison Boulevard
Suite 318
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
Attention: President
Tel: (704) 365-0569		   Allstate Life Insurance Company
3100 Sanders Road, Suite M3A
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
Attention: Assistant Vice President,
Institutional Markets
Tel: (847) 402-5000

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DESCRIPTION OF ALLSTATE LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING AND THE TRUSTS

General

        Global Funding is a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware pursuant to the trust agreement, dated as of June 24, 2002, as amended by the amended and restated trust agreement, dated as of April 27, 2004 (as further amended, restated or modified from time to time, the "depositor trust agreement"), executed by the Delaware trustee and the administrator, and the Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 24, 2002, as amended by the amended and restated certificate of trust filed on April 20, 2004. These documents are not restated in their entirety and you should read the actual documents which are attached as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

        Global Funding will not engage in any activity other than:

        Each series of notes will be issued by a separate newly created Delaware statutory trust formed by the administrator and the Delaware trustee pursuant to the filing of a certificate of trust and the execution of the applicable trust agreement. Global Funding will be the sole beneficial owner of each trust that is formed.

        After formation, each trust will not engage in any activity other than:

        The principal executive offices of Global Funding and the trusts will be located at c/o AMACAR Pacific Corp., 6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211. The telephone number is (704) 365-0569.

Assets and Obligations of the Trusts

        The notes of a series will be the unconditional, direct, non-recourse and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing trust and will rank equally among themselves. Each series of notes will be secured by and payable solely out of the assets of the issuing trust, and holders of such series of notes will have no right against the assets of Global Funding or the assets of any other trust. Any funding

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agreement and any other collateral securing the repayment of the obligations under such series of notes will be the assets of the issuing trust and will not be the assets of Global Funding or the assets of any other trust. The notes of a series will represent obligations of the issuing trust only and not of Global Funding or any other trust.

Delaware Trustee and Administrator of Global Funding and the Trusts

        Pursuant to the depositor trust agreement, Wilmington Trust Company is acting as the sole Delaware trustee and will provide trust services for Global Funding. Wilmington Trust Company will also act as the sole Delaware trustee for each of the trusts pursuant to separate trust agreements. The Delaware trustee, on behalf of Global Funding, executed the administrative services agreement of Global Funding, dated as of June 27, 2002, as amended by the amended and restated administrative services agreement, dated as of April 27, 2004 (as further amended, restated or modified from time to time, the "depositor administrative services agreement"), with AMACAR Pacific Corp., in its capacity as the administrator of Global Funding. AMACAR Pacific Corp. will also be the administrator of each trust pursuant to separate administrative services agreements. In such capacities the administrator will be responsible for various administrative functions relating to the business of Global Funding and the trusts.

Beneficial Ownership of Global Funding and the Trusts

        Global Funding is beneficially owned by AMACAR Pacific Corp. (the "trust beneficial owner"). The trust beneficial owner's only interest in Global Funding is the $1,000 amount invested in Global Funding prior to the issuance of any notes or any funding notes. The principals of the trust beneficial owner have advised that it is ultimately owned by several individuals, none of whom are affiliated with Allstate Life or The Allstate Corporation. The investment by the trust beneficial owner will not be secured by the collateral relating to any series of notes.

        Global Funding will be the beneficial owner of each trust that is formed.

Relationships among Global Funding, the Trusts, Allstate Life and Allstate Insurance Company

        The following describes the relationships among Global Funding, the trusts, Allstate Life and Allstate Insurance Company:

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        Except as set forth above, none of The Allstate Corporation, Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Life or any of their respective officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates owns or will own any beneficial interest in Global Funding or any trust nor has any of these persons or entities entered or will enter into any agreement with Global Funding or any trust.

        No trust will be affiliated with Allstate Life.

        Neither The Allstate Corporation, Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Life nor any of their respective officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates owns, or will own, any beneficial interest in the depositor or the trusts.

        Neither The Allstate Corporation, Allstate Life nor any of their respective officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates is affiliated with the Delaware trustee, the trust beneficial owner, the administrator or the indenture trustee. Neither The Allstate Corporation, Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Life nor any of their respective officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates is affiliated with any beneficial owner of AMACAR Pacific Corp.

Records and Financial Statements of Global Funding and the Trusts

        Each trust will:

        On behalf of the trusts, as depositor, Global Funding will be subject to certain reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.


DESCRIPTION OF ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

        Allstate Life was organized in 1957 as a stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of Illinois. It conducts substantially all of its life insurance operations directly or through wholly owned United States subsidiaries. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company ("AIC"), a stock property-liability insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. All of the outstanding stock of AIC is owned by The Allstate Corporation, a publicly owned holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.

        The Allstate Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is the second largest personal property and casualty insurer in the United States on the basis of 2002 statutory premiums earned. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, The Allstate Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products to more than 16 million households and has approximately 12,900 exclusive agents and financial specialists in the United States and Canada.

        Allstate Life offers a diversified portfolio of retail and institutional products to meet consumers' needs in the areas of financial protection, savings and retirement through a variety of distribution channels. Retail life insurance products include: term life, whole life, credit life, interest-sensitive life, variable life, variable universal life and single premium life. Other insurance products include long-term care, accidental death, hospital indemnity and credit disability. Savings products include fixed deferred annuities (including market value adjusted annuities, equity-indexed annuities and treasury-linked annuities), immediate annuities (including structured settlement annuities) and variable annuities. These products are sold through a variety of distribution channels including Allstate agencies, financial institutions and broker/dealers, independent agents (primarily master brokerage agencies), direct marketing and specialized brokers. The institutional product line consists primarily of funding agreements sold to variable interest entities that issue medium term notes to institutional investors.

        As of December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively, Allstate Life's total invested assets in its general account were $59.99 billion and $52.67 billion, and its separate accounts assets were $13.43 billion and $11.13 billion, respectively. Net income for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 was $278 million and $245 million, respectively.

        Allstate Life's principal executive offices are located at 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062 and its telephone number is (847) 402-5000.

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

        The following table shows the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for Allstate Life and its subsidiaries for the periods indicated:

 
   Year Ended December 31,
 
   2003
   2002
   2001
   2000
   1999
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)(2)(3)   1.3x   1.2x   1.3x   1.5x   1.6x
(1)
Allstate Life has authority to issue up to 1,500,000 shares of non-voting preferred stock, par value $100.00 per share. There are currently 815,460 shares of redeemable preferred stock issued and outstanding. Allstate Life is obligated to pay a dividend on those preferred shares.

(2)
For the purposes of this computation, earnings consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes and the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of the interest factor of annual rental expense, the dividends on redeemable preferred securities and the interest credited to contractholder funds.

(3)
Allstate Life continues to sell asset accumulation products that credit interest to the contractholder. This results in a negative impact on the ratio of earnings to fixed charges because the effect of increases in interest credited to contractholders more than offsets the effect of the increases in earnings.


USE OF PROCEEDS

        In connection with the issuance and sale of each series of notes, the issuing trust will use the net proceeds received from the offering of the applicable series of notes to purchase a funding note from Global Funding. Global Funding will use the proceeds received from the sale of such funding note to purchase one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life. Allstate Life intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of each funding agreement to purchase investment assets.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

        This prospectus relates to:

        which one or more Delaware special purpose statutory trusts that may be formed from time to time may offer.

        Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® will be offered from time to time to the public, with payment of principal of, any premium and interest on, and any other amounts due and owing with respect to, the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® to be secured by one or more applicable funding agreements issued by Allstate Life and assigned absolutely to, and deposited into, the issuing trust by Global Funding.

        The terms of the secured medium term notes are identical in all material respects to the terms of the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes®, except that the secured medium term notes:

        The following is a general description of the terms of the notes. Specific terms of a series of notes will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement and the applicable pricing supplement which will supplement this prospectus.

        Notes will be issued in one or more series. The terms of each indenture (as defined below) will not limit the amount of notes that the relevant trust may issue. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement or the applicable pricing supplement, each series of notes will be secured by one or more funding agreements relating to that series of notes.

        Each trust may issue notes at a discount below their stated principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below market rates.

        Certain federal income tax considerations and other relevant considerations are described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

        The decision to issue notes to investors and purchase funding agreements or funding notes (in the case of an issuing trust) issued by Allstate Life (or Global Funding in the case of funding notes) rests solely with Global Funding or the issuing trust (in the case of funding notes). Global Funding and the trusts are under no obligation to Allstate Life or any other person or entity to issue any notes or purchase any funding agreements.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE INDENTURES

        Each series of notes will be issued by a trust pursuant to a separate indenture (each, an "indenture") to be entered into between the issuing trust and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as indenture trustee (including any successor, the "indenture trustee"). Each indenture will be subject to and qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act"). Each indenture will adopt the standard indenture terms, which are filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and are incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

        The following summary highlights some of the provisions included in the standard indenture terms, but it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. The standard indenture terms are not restated in their entirety and you should read the standard indenture terms, which are attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Covenants

        Under the applicable indenture, the issuing trust will make certain covenants regarding payment of principal, interest (if any), premium (if any) and other amounts (if any), maintenance of offices or agencies, holding in trust money for note payments, protection of the collateral and delivery of an annual statement as to compliance with conditions, performance of obligations and adherence to covenants under the applicable indenture. Among other covenants, the issuing trust will agree that it will not, so long as any notes of the applicable series are outstanding, except, in any case, as otherwise permitted by the applicable indenture, the applicable trust agreement, or the relevant funding agreement(s):

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Events of Default

        The following will be "Events of Default" with respect to the notes of a particular series issued pursuant to the applicable indenture:

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        If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the notes of such series, then, and in every such event, unless the principal of all of the notes of such series shall have already become due and payable, either the indenture trustee or the holder or holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes of such series then outstanding under the applicable indenture by notice in writing to the issuing trust (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by such holders), may declare the entire principal of, and premium on (if any), all the notes of such series and any interest accrued thereon and any other amounts due and owing with respect thereto, to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become immediately due and payable; provided that, if any Event of Default specified in the sixth or seventh bullets above occurs with respect to the issuing trust, or if any Event of Default specified in the third bullet above that would cause any funding agreement securing the notes of such series to become automatically and immediately due and payable occurs with respect to Allstate Life, then without any notice to the issuing trust or any other act by the Indenture Trustee or any holder of any notes of such series, the entire principal of, and premium on (if any), all the notes of such series and the interest accrued thereon and any other amounts due and owing with respect thereto, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which will be waived by the issuing trust under the applicable indenture.

        If at any time after the principal of the notes of such series, any interest accrued thereon and any other amounts due or owing with respect thereto shall have been so declared due and payable and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the funds due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, the issuing trust shall pay or shall deposit with the indenture trustee a sum sufficient to pay all due and payable interest on all the notes of such series, any interest accrued thereon and any other amounts due or owing with respect thereto and the principal of and premium on (if any) any and all notes of such series which shall have become due and payable otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on such principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, on overdue interest and any other amounts payable, at the same rate as the rate of interest specified in the note certificates representing the notes of such series to the date of such payment or deposit) and such amount as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the indenture trustee and each predecessor indenture trustee, their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the indenture trustee and each predecessor indenture trustee except as a result of negligence or bad faith, and if any and all Events of Default under the applicable indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of and premium on (if any) the notes of such series which shall have become due by acceleration, shall have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied as provided herein, then and in every such case the applicable holder representative (as defined below), by written notice to the issuing trust and to the indenture trustee, may waive all defaults and rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences,

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but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent thereon.

        Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the claims of the indenture trustee for its fees and expenses will have priority over the claims of holders of notes of such series with respect to any funds collected by the indenture trustee during such Event of Default, subject to the terms of the applicable indenture.

        Except in the circumstances described in the third bullet point above, an Event of Default under the notes of a series will not constitute an event of default under any related funding agreement. In the absence of a contemporaneous event of default under any applicable funding agreement, the issuing trust will probably not have sufficient amounts to pay fully all amounts due to the holders of the applicable series of notes upon the occurrence of an acceleration event with respect to such series of notes. In such a case, the indenture trustee, acting for the benefit of the holders of the applicable series of notes, will be limited to a proceeding against each applicable funding agreement and the related collateral. However, because under such circumstances Allstate Life would not be under any obligation to accelerate its payment obligations under any such funding agreement, the indenture trustee could only:

Any such disposition of collateral could be made on unfavorable terms and result in material losses to the holders of the applicable series of notes.

        In addition, in the event of any acceleration under a series of notes, the amounts of cash received under any applicable funding agreement(s), the applicable support agreement and any other sources available to the issuing trust may be insufficient to enable it to satisfy all of its support obligations and other cash obligations. The failure to have sufficient cash to meet these obligations could result in insolvency or other circumstances that could result in material losses to the holders of the applicable series of notes.

Application of Proceeds

        Any funds collected by the indenture trustee following an Event of Default or otherwise under the applicable indenture in respect of the notes of a series shall be applied in the following order at the date or dates fixed by the indenture trustee and, in case of the distribution of such funds on account of principal, any premium and interest and any other amounts due and owing, upon presentation of the global security or certificates representing the notes of such series and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid or upon the surrender thereof if fully paid:

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        Any funds collected by the indenture trustee where no Event of Default exists under an indenture in respect of notes of a series shall be applied in the following order at the date or dates fixed by the indenture trustee and, in case of the distribution of such funds on account of principal, any premium and interest, and any additional amounts, upon presentation, if applicable, of the certificate representing the notes of such series and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid or upon the surrender thereof if fully paid:

        The indenture trustee may make distributions under an indenture in cash or in kind or, on a ratable basis, in any combination thereof.

Certain Rights of Holders

        The holder or holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes of any series at the time outstanding shall have the right to elect a holder representative ("holder representative") who shall have binding authority upon all the holders and who shall direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the indenture trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the indenture trustee by the applicable indenture, provided that:

        Nothing in an indenture shall impair the right of the indenture trustee in its discretion to take any action deemed proper by the indenture trustee and which is not inconsistent with such direction by the holder or holders of notes of the applicable series.

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        No holder of the notes of a series shall have any right to institute any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the relevant indenture or any agreement or instrument included in the relevant collateral or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, unless:

it being understood and intended that no holder or holders of notes of a series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of the applicable indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other holder of any note of the relevant series or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other holder of the relevant series to enforce any right under such indenture, except in the manner therein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the holders of the notes of the relevant series.

        Since Allstate Life and Global Funding are registrants, purchasers of notes may be able to proceed directly against Allstate Life and Global Funding to enforce their rights under the Federal securities laws and their rights under the Federal securities laws will be no different than if they purchased the underlying funding agreements directly from Allstate Life or the underlying funding notes directly from Global Funding.

Modifications and Amendments

        The issuing trust and the indenture trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the applicable indenture for one or more of the following purposes without the consent of any holders of the applicable series of notes:

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        The issuing trust shall advise all rating agencies that are then rating the medium term note program, the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program or the relevant series of notes of any such supplemental indentures.

        With the consent of the holder or holders of not less than 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes of the applicable series, the issuing trust and the indenture trustee may, from time to time and at any time, enter into a supplemental indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the relevant indenture or of any applicable supplemental indenture or note certificate or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of notes of such series; provided, that no such supplemental indenture shall:


        The issuing trust shall advise all rating agencies that are then rating the medium term note program, the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program or the relevant series of notes of any such supplemental indentures.

Indenture Trustee

        Under each indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the applicable series of notes has occurred and is continuing, the indenture trustee is obligated to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by such indenture, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

        Each indenture will provide that, except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the indenture trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth therein, and no implied covenants or obligations of the indenture trustee will be read into such indenture.

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        No provision of an indenture will be construed to relieve the indenture trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

        The indenture trustee may resign at any time under any indenture by giving not less than 90 days' prior written notice thereof to the issuing trust and the holders of the applicable series of notes. If no successor indenture trustee shall have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning indenture trustee will be permitted to petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor indenture trustee.

        If at any time:

then, the issuing trust (except upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default) will be permitted to remove the indenture trustee with respect to the applicable series of notes and appoint a successor indenture trustee under the applicable indenture.

        In addition to the right of petition given to the resigning indenture trustee under an indenture and the right of removal given to the issuing trust thereunder as described in the preceding two paragraphs,

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any holder who has been a holder of notes of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor indenture trustee under the applicable indenture or the removal of the indenture trustee and the appointment of a successor indenture trustee under the applicable indenture, as the case may be.

        The applicable holder representative may at any time remove the indenture trustee with respect to the notes of such series and appoint a successor indenture trustee with respect to the notes of such series by delivering to the indenture trustee so removed, to the successor indenture trustee so appointed and to the issuing trust the evidence required for such action by the relevant indenture.

Meetings of Holders

        A meeting of holders of notes of a series will be permitted to be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the relevant indenture to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by such indenture to be made, given or taken by such holders of notes of such series.

        Unless otherwise provided in a note certificate representing the notes of a particular series, the indenture trustee may at any time call a meeting of holders of notes of such series for any purpose specified in the preceding paragraph, to be held at such time and at such place in the City of New York or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office (as defined in the applicable indenture) is located. Notice of every meeting of holders of notes of such series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, must be given not less than 21 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

        Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of holders of notes of a series duly held in accordance with the relevant indenture will be binding on all of the holders of notes of such series, whether or not such holders were present or represented at the meeting.

Nonrecourse Enforcement

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in an indenture or the notes of a series, other than as described below, none of Allstate Life, its officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents or any of the trustees of Global Funding or the trusts, beneficial owners or agents, or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, all of whom are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the "nonrecourse parties," will be personally liable for the payment of any principal, interest or any other sums at any time owing under the terms of any notes. If any Event of Default shall occur with respect to any notes of any series, the right of the holder or holders of notes of such series and the indenture trustee on behalf of such holder or holders in connection with a claim related to such series of notes will be limited solely to a proceeding against the relevant collateral.

        Neither any such holder or holders nor the indenture trustee on behalf of such holder or holders will have the right to proceed against the nonrecourse parties or the assets of Global Funding or any other trust to enforce the relevant series of notes (except that to the extent they exercise their rights, if any, to seize any relevant funding agreement(s), they may enforce the funding agreement(s) against Allstate Life) or for any deficiency judgment remaining after foreclosure of any property included in the relevant collateral.

        The limitations on the rights of the holders described in the previous two paragraphs will not in any manner or way constitute or be deemed a release of the debt or other obligations of the issuing trust evidenced by the notes of the applicable series or otherwise affect or impair the enforceability against the assets of the issuing trust of the liens, assignments, rights and security interests created by the relevant indenture, the relevant collateral or any other instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating to the indebtedness or the obligations of the issuing trust evidenced by the notes of

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the applicable series. The holders of notes of a series are not precluded from foreclosing upon any property included in the relevant collateral or from any other rights or remedies in law or in equity against the assets of the issuing trust.

        Since Allstate Life and Global Funding are registrants, purchasers of notes may be able to proceed directly against Allstate Life and Global Funding to enforce their rights under the Federal securities laws depending on the particular facts and circumstances and their rights under the Federal securities laws will be no different than if they purchased the underlying funding agreements from Allstate Life or Global Funding.

Notices

        All notices regarding notes of a series will be mailed to the registered owners thereof as their names appear in the applicable note register maintained by the indenture trustee.

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction

        Each indenture and the notes of each series shall (unless specified otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement) be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, except as required by mandatory provisions of law and except to the extent that the validity or perfection of the ownership of and security interest in the relevant funding agreements of the issuing trust or remedies under the applicable indenture in respect thereof may be governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York. All judicial proceedings brought against a trust or the indenture trustee arising out of or relating to the relevant indenture, any note of the applicable series or any portion of the relevant collateral may be brought in a United States federal court located in New York City, the Borough of Manhattan, provided that the applicable prospectus supplement may specify other jurisdictions as to which the issuing trust may consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of courts with respect to such series of notes.


DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDING NOTES

        Each trust will use the net proceeds received from the issuance of the related series of notes to purchase a funding note (each, a "funding note"). Global Funding will use the net proceeds received from the sale of the related funding note to purchase one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life. Pursuant to each funding note indenture, Global Funding will immediately pledge and collaterally assign each such funding agreement to and grant a security interest in each such funding agreement and the related collateral in favor of the funding note indenture trustee. Global Funding will immediately thereafter assign absolutely to, and deposit into, the applicable trust each such funding agreement and, in connection with such assignment and deposit, the relevant funding note will be surrendered for cancellation by or on behalf of the applicable trust, and will be cancelled by the funding note indenture trustee, and the pledge and collateral assignment of each funding agreement to, and the security interest in favor of, the funding note indenture trustee will be terminated.

        The funding note will have a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the related funding agreement(s) and the related series of notes. Each funding note will otherwise have payment and other terms substantially similar to the related funding agreement(s) and the related series of notes, except that the terms of each funding note will provide that it will be cancelled immediately upon the sale of, and deposit into, the issuing trust by Global Funding of the related funding agreement(s).

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DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDING AGREEMENTS

        This section provides a summary of the terms and conditions of the funding agreements. This summary is not complete and you should read the detailed provisions of the funding agreements, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Capitalized terms used in this summary have the same meanings as those used in the funding agreements, unless the context otherwise requires.

General

        In connection with the issuance of a series of notes, the issuing trust will acquire one or more funding agreements issued by Allstate Life. The issuing trust will grant a security interest in, pledge and collaterally assign each such funding agreement to the indenture trustee as collateral to secure the obligations under the applicable series of notes.

        Such funding agreement(s) will have a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the related series of notes. The funding agreements will otherwise have payment and other terms substantially similar to the payment and other terms of the related series of notes. See "Description of the Notes" in the applicable prospectus supplement.

        The funding agreements are unsecured obligations of Allstate Life, an Illinois stock life insurance company. In the event of insolvency of an Illinois insurance company, claims against the insurer's estate are prioritized pursuant to Section 5/205 of the Illinois Insurance Code. Under Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Insurance Code, claims by "policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds, under insurance policies, annuity contracts, and funding agreements" receive payment prior to any distribution to general creditors not falling within any other priority class under the Illinois Insurance Code.

        In a properly prepared and presented case in a delinquency proceeding under Article XIII of the Illinois Insurance Code, 215 ILCS Section 5/187 et seq. (the "Illinois Liquidation Act"), the timely and properly filed claims of an owner under the funding agreement (with the possible exception of claims for Additional Amounts, as discussed below) would be entitled to distribution pari passu with claims made by other policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds under other insurance policies, insurance contracts, annuities and funding agreements issued by Allstate Life, and the claims of the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, and any similar organization in another state, in accordance with Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Liquidation Act, and an owner's claims under the funding agreement should not be recharacterized as other than the claims of a policyholder, beneficiary, or insured under an insurance policy, insurance contract, annuity or funding agreement.

        If a funding agreement so provides, Allstate Life may be required to pay Additional Amounts (as such term is defined therein) to the indenture trustee as collateral assignee of the funding agreement. For a discussion regarding payment of Additional Amounts, see "Description of the Notes—Withholding Tax and Payment of Additional Amounts". The language of Section 205(1)(d) that specifically refers to claims under "funding agreements" has not been interpreted in any Illinois judicial decision. Specifically, there is no authority addressing whether claims under funding agreements for Additional Amounts would be accorded priority under Section 205(1)(d) as claims made by other policyholders, beneficiaries and insureds under other policies, insurance contracts, annuities and funding agreements. Accordingly, although such payments could be viewed as a claim under the funding agreements within the meaning of Section 5/205(1)(d), they may also be argued to be a separate payment obligation. Therefore, while in a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction the court might find that a claim for an Additional Amount constitutes a claim under a funding agreement, it also might find that such a claim is not a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d). If a claim for an Additional Amount does not constitute a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d), then in a properly prepared and presented case any claim for

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an Additional Amount would be entitled to the same priority as claims of general creditors of Allstate Life under Section 5/205(1)(g).

        As insurance contracts under Illinois law, funding agreements rank senior to unsecured indebtedness of Allstate Life. Therefore, if Allstate Life were to offer notes directly to investors, holders of such notes would receive an effectively subordinated obligation because of the relative priority of insurance contracts and funding agreements over unsecured indebtedness.

        With respect to any issuance of the notes of a series, the aggregate amount of Allstate Life's liabilities that would rank pari passu with each funding agreement securing such series of notes is disclosed in the financial statements of Allstate Life contained in Allstate Life's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, in each case as of the date of such financial statements. This amount appears in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a liability under the line item entitled "Contractholder funds".

        The statutory authorizations for the uses of funding agreements under the Illinois Insurance Code (the "Illinois Insurance Code") are severely limited. The form of funding agreement has been filed with the Illinois Department of Insurance and has been accepted as a funding agreement that is a type of annuity contract without life contingency permitted by Section 5/226.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code. Under that provision, the permitted uses are limited to funding of: (a) ERISA employee benefit plans; (b) an activity of an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c) organization; (c) a program of a government entity or instrumentality; (d) structured settlement claims; and (e) a program of an institution with assets in excess of $25,000,000. Thus, the market for direct sales of funding agreements is very narrow, essentially limited to large institutional investors under Rule 144A or foreign investors under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, as amended. Moreover, in contrast to medium term notes, funding agreements have no secondary market to provide investors with liquidity or mark-to-market valuation and, therefore, the funding agreement market is much narrower than the universe of investors who can purchase medium term notes.

        In addition, funding agreements are insurance contracts authorized by Section 5/226.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code. Only licensed insurance agents or the issuing insurance company may sell such contracts. Thus, not only is the market for direct funding agreement sales limited by the specified classes of buyers, but it is restricted also by the limits on the agency force.

        The Illinois Department of Insurance has confirmed that it does not consider the sale of publicly offered funding agreement backed medium term notes to violate the Illinois Insurance Code. In addition, the Illinois Department of Insurance has approved the form of funding agreement to be used in connection with the medium term note program and the Allstate LifeSM CoreNotes® program.

        The rating by any rating agency of the financial strength of Allstate Life does not mean that such rating agency will rate a funding agreement or the related series of notes. However, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable pricing supplement, each series of notes, the related funding note and the funding agreement(s) securing such series of notes will have an issue credit rating of "AA" from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("Standard & Poor's"). We expect the program to be rated "Aa2" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and "AA" by Standard & Poor's. If Moody's or Standard & Poor's changes the program rating, the new program rating will be specified in the applicable pricing supplement. Notes of a series will be issued under the program only in the event that, at the time of issuance of such series of notes, at least one nationally recognized rating agency would assign an investment grade rating to such series of notes, the related funding note and the funding agreement(s) securing such series of notes.

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Insolvency of Allstate Life

        In the event of insolvency of an Illinois insurance company, claims against the insurer's estate are prioritized pursuant to Section 5/205 of the Illinois Insurance Code. Under Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Insurance Code, claims by "policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds, under insurance policies, annuity contracts, and funding agreements" receive payment prior to any distribution to general creditors not falling within any other priority class under the Illinois Insurance Code. The funding agreements are unsecured obligations of Allstate Life.

        Lord, Bissell & Brook, special Illinois insurance regulatory counsel of Allstate Life, has opined that, subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth in its opinion letter, in a properly prepared and presented case, (1) in a delinquency proceeding under Article XIII of the Illinois Insurance Code, 215 ILCS Section 5/187 et seq. (the "Illinois Liquidation Act"), the timely and properly filed claims of an owner under the funding agreement (with the possible exception of claims for Additional Amounts, as discussed below) would be entitled to distribution pari passu with claims made by other policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds under other insurance policies, insurance contracts, annuities and funding agreements issued by Allstate Life, and the claims of the Illinois Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, and any similar organization in another state, in accordance with Section 5/205(1)(d) of the Illinois Liquidation Act, and (2) an owner's claims under the funding agreement should not be recharacterized as other than the claims of a policyholder, beneficiary, or insured under an insurance policy, insurance contract, annuity or funding agreement.

        If a funding agreement so provides, Allstate Life may be required to pay Additional Amounts (as such term is defined therein) to the indenture trustee as collateral assignee of the funding agreement. Although such payments could be viewed as a claim under the funding agreements within the meaning of Section 5/205(1)(d), it may also be argued to be a separate payment obligation. Therefore, while in a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction the court might find that a claim for an Additional Amount constitutes a claim under a funding agreement, it also might find that such a claim is not a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d). Lord, Bissell & Brook has opined that if a claim for an Additional Amount does not constitute a claim entitled to the priority afforded by Section 5/205(1)(d), then in a properly prepared and presented case any claim for an Additional Amount would be entitled to the same priority as claims of general creditors of Allstate Life under Section 5/205(1)(g).

        In the absence of controlling judicial precedents, the opinion of Lord, Bissell & Brook is based on a reasoned analysis of Illinois statutes, as well as application of other states' judicial decisions involving similar or analogous circumstances. Investors should note that in the event of the insolvency of an insurance company, however, the judicial application of statutes governing the distribution of the insurer's general assets has typically proceeded on a case-by-case basis.

Payments under Funding Agreements

        Under the terms of each funding agreement securing the obligations under a series of notes, Allstate Life will be obligated to make payments in the amounts necessary to permit the issuing trust to meet in full its scheduled payment obligations under the applicable series of notes.

        Unless otherwise specified in the applicable pricing supplement, the issuing trust will not pay any additional amounts to holders of the notes of a series in the event that any withholding or deduction for or on account of any United States taxes or other governmental charges is required. If the applicable prospectus supplement or the applicable pricing supplement specifies that the issuing trust will pay additional amounts to holders of the notes of the applicable series in the event of certain changes in tax law, including the repeal of the "Portfolio Interest Exemption" from United States Federal withholding taxes for payments to non-U.S. Holders, the relevant funding agreement(s) will provide that Allstate Life will make payments to the issuing trust in the amounts necessary to permit it

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to pay additional amounts, if any, required to be paid to holders of the particular series of notes. If the payment of additional amounts to holders of a particular series of notes is required as a result of a change in tax law, Allstate Life will be obligated to pay such additional amounts to the issuing trust under the relevant funding agreement(s).

Events of Default

        The following will be "Events of Default" under each funding agreement:

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        If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (other than an Event of Default specified in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth bullets above), the indenture trustee as collateral assignee of the funding agreement may, by written notice to Allstate Life, declare the principal of, plus accrued but unpaid interest on and any other amounts then due and owing with respect to, such funding agreement to be due and payable and such amounts will become due and payable on the date the written declaration is given to Allstate Life; provided that if an Event of Default specified in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth bullets above occurs, such amounts will be automatically and immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the indenture trustee as collateral assignee of the funding agreement; provided further that, without affecting the obligation of Allstate Life to repay such amounts, no such repayment shall be made in preference to other policyholders of Allstate Life.

Representations and Warranties in the Funding Agreement

        In each funding agreement, each party will represent and warrant as follows:

Restrictions on Transfer

        Each funding agreement will contain provisions prohibiting any transfer or assignment of the funding agreement or any right to receive payments under the funding agreement without the express written consent of Allstate Life and the written affirmation of Allstate Life that it has changed its books and records to reflect the transfer or assignment or right to receive payments under the funding agreement. In connection with the issuance of a series of notes, Allstate Life will consent to the sale and deposit of each relevant funding agreement from the depositor to the issuing trust and the pledge and collateral assignment of, and the grant of a security interest in, each such funding agreement to the Indenture Trustee, and will affirm that it has changed its books and records to reflect the foregoing.

Termination of Funding Agreements by Allstate Life

        If the applicable pricing supplement specifies that the issuing trust will pay additional amounts to holders of its notes in the event of certain changes in tax law, including the repeal of the "Portfolio Interest Exemption" from United States Federal withholding taxes for payments to non-U.S. Holders, the funding agreement(s) securing such series of notes will provide that Allstate Life may terminate the relevant funding agreement(s) upon the occurrence of certain specified tax events. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement, Allstate Life will not be able to unilaterally terminate any funding agreements under any other circumstances. In order to terminate the relevant funding agreement(s) in the event of a certain change in tax law, Allstate Life must give not less than 30 and no more than 75 days prior written notice to the issuing trust and pay such issuing trust the outstanding

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principal of and accrued but unpaid interest, including any additional amounts due and owing, on the notes of such series or such other amount as is specified in the applicable pricing supplement for such notes. However, Allstate Life may not give notice of termination earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest day when Allstate Life would become obligated to pay any such additional amounts were a payment in respect of the funding agreement(s) then due.

Governing Law

        Each funding agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to conflict of law principles.


DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT AND EXPENSES AGREEMENTS

Support and Expenses Agreements of the Trusts

        This section provides a summary of the material terms and conditions of each support and expenses agreement to be entered into by Allstate Life and the applicable issuing trust (each, a "support agreement"). Each support agreement will incorporate by reference the standard support and expenses agreement terms. The form of support and expenses agreement is included in the form of series instrument. This summary is not complete and you should read the detailed provisions of the standard support and expenses agreement terms, and the applicable support agreement. Copies of the support and expenses agreement terms and the form of series instrument have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and are incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

        Under each support agreement, Allstate Life will agree to pay the costs and expenses relating to the offering, sale and issuance of the applicable series of notes and costs, expenses and taxes incurred by the issuing trust other than certain excluded amounts described below, and to indemnify the indenture trustee, the Delaware trustee, the administrator and each other service provider, as well as the issuing trust, with respect to certain matters.

        Under each support agreement, Allstate Life will not be obligated to pay any costs, expenses, taxes or other amounts that are considered excluded amounts. Excluded amounts include:

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        With respect to any support obligation owed to the Delaware trustee and the Administrator, excluded amounts specified in the third bullet point above shall not apply.

Support and Expenses Agreement of Global Funding

        Allstate Life and Global Funding entered into a support and expenses agreement dated as of April 27, 2004 (the "depositor support agreement"). Pursuant to the depositor support agreement Allstate Life agreed to pay the costs and expenses relating to the offering, sale and issuance of each funding note and costs, expenses and taxes incurred by Global Funding other than the excluded amounts (as described under "—Support and Expenses Agreements of the Trusts" above). Pursuant to the depositor trust agreement Allstate Life also agreed to indemnify the indenture trustee, the Delaware trustee, the administrator and each other service provider, as well as Global Funding, with respect to certain matters.

        Under the depositor trust agreement, Allstate Life will not be obligated to pay any costs, expenses, taxes or other amounts that are considered excluded amounts.


DESCRIPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTS

Administrative Services Agreements of the Trusts

        This section provides a summary of the material terms and conditions of each administrative services agreement to be entered into between the administrator and each trust to be formed in connection with the issuance of a series of notes (each, an "administrative services agreement"). The form of administrative services agreement is included in the form of series instrument. Each administrative services agreement will incorporate by reference the standard administrative services terms. This summary is not complete and you should read the detailed provisions of the standard administrative services terms and the applicable administrative services agreement. Copies of the standard administrative services terms and the form of series instrument have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and are incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

        Pursuant to each administrative services agreement, the administrator will perform various financial, statistical, accounting and other services for the issuing trust, including maintenance of books and records, preparation, upon request, of amendments to and waivers under certain documents, holding, maintaining and preserving executed copies of certain documents; upon receipt of notice, taking certain actions to enforce agreements as to which the issuing trust is a party, preparing certain documents for signature by the issuing trust, obtaining services of outside counsel, accountants and/or other outside service providers, other actions incidental or reasonably necessary to accomplish the foregoing and certain other actions specifically directed by the issuing trust. In addition, the administrator will prepare and file with the SEC and, if necessary, execute, on behalf of the issuing trust such documents, forms, certifications or filings as may be required by the Exchange Act.

        Each administrative services agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

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Administrative Services Agreement of Global Funding

        Global Funding and the administrator executed the administrative services agreement of Global Funding, dated as of June 27, 2002, as amended by the amended and restated administrative services agreement, dated as of April 27, 2004 (as further amended, restated or modified form time to time, the "depositor administrative services agreement").

        Pursuant to the depositor administrative services agreement, the administrator agreed to perform various financial, statistical, accounting and other services for Global Funding, including maintenance of books and records, preparation, upon request, of amendments to and waivers under certain documents, holding, maintaining and preserving executed copies of certain documents; upon receipt of notice, taking certain actions to enforce agreements as to which Global Funding is a party, preparing certain documents for signature by Global Funding, obtaining services of outside counsel, accountants and/or other outside service providers, other actions incidental or reasonably necessary to accomplish the foregoing and certain other actions specifically directed by Global Funding. In addition, the administrator will prepare and file with the SEC and, if necessary, execute on behalf of Global Funding such documents, forms, certifications or filings as may be required by the Exchange Act.

        The administrative services agreement is governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.


ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

        ERISA imposes certain requirements on "employee benefit plans" (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to ERISA, including entities such as collective investment funds whose underlying assets include the assets of such plans (collectively, "ERISA Plans"), and on those persons who are fiduciaries with respect to ERISA Plans. Investments by ERISA Plans are subject to ERISA's general fiduciary requirements, including the requirement of investment prudence and diversification and the requirement that an ERISA Plan's investments be made in accordance with the documents governing the ERISA Plan. Each fiduciary of an ERISA Plan should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in the context of the ERISA Plan's particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the notes. Accordingly, among other factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with the documents and instruments governing the ERISA Plan.

        Under U.S. Department of Labor regulations at 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, as in effect from time to time (the "Plan Asset Regulations"), assets of a trust may be deemed to be "plan assets" of an ERISA Plan or a "plan" such as an individual retirement account or a Keogh plan (as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, other than a governmental or church plan described in Section 4975(g)(2) or (3) of the Code) (together with ERISA Plans, "Plans") for purposes of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code if a Plan or a person investing "plan assets" of a Plan acquires an equity interest in a trust and none of the exceptions contained in the Plan Asset Regulations are applicable. An equity interest is defined under the Plan Asset Regulations as an interest other than an instrument that is treated as indebtedness under applicable local law and has no substantial equity features. There is very little pertinent authority on the issue of what constitutes an equity interest for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations. Accordingly, whether the notes would be treated as debt or equity for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations is unclear. Since, however, the holders of notes of a series will have recourse only to the relevant collateral that secures such series of notes, if the notes were treated as equity interests, the related funding agreements would be treated as assets of any Plan holding a note.

        Even if the notes were treated as equity interests for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations, because (a) each trust expects that the funding agreements will be treated as debt, rather than equity, for federal tax purposes and (b) the funding agreements should not be deemed to have any "substantial equity features," none of the assets underlying the funding agreements should be treated as Plan Assets

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for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations. Those conclusions are based, in part, upon the traditional debt features of the funding agreements, including the reasonable expectation of purchasers of the notes that the payments due under the funding agreements will be paid when due, as well as the absence of conversion rights, warrants and other typical equity features.

        Moreover, since the Delaware trustee has no discretionary authority with respect to the funding agreements, even if the funding agreements are treated as assets of a Plan holding a note, the Delaware trustee should not be treated as having acted in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the funding agreements and the treatment of the funding agreements as Plan assets should not, absent other factors that do not appear to be present, give rise to a violation of the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

        Therefore, subject to the considerations described herein, the notes are eligible for purchase by Plans, any entity whose underlying assets include "plan assets" by reason of any Plan's investment in the entity ("Plan Asset Entity") and any person investing "plan assets" of any Plan.

        Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code also prohibit Plans from engaging in certain transactions involving "plan assets" with persons who are "parties in interest" under ERISA or "disqualified persons" under the Code with respect to such Plans (together, "Parties in Interest"). For example, if either Global Funding, a trust or Allstate Life is a Party in Interest with respect to a Plan (either directly or by reason of its ownership of its subsidiaries), the purchase of the notes of the applicable series by or on behalf of the Plan would likely be a prohibited transaction under Section 406(a)(1) of ERISA and Section 4975(c)(1) of the Code, unless exemptive relief were available under an applicable administrative exemption (see below). A Party in Interest that engages in a prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code.

        The U.S. Department of Labor has issued five prohibited transaction class exemptions ("PTCEs") that may provide exemptive relief for direct or indirect prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase and holding of the notes by or on behalf of a Plan. Those class exemptions are PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving insurance company separate accounts) and PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers). There can be no assurances that any of these class exemptions or any other exemptions will be available with respect to any particular transaction involving the notes. In addition, a purchaser of the notes should be aware that even if the conditions specified in one or more of the above-referenced exemptions are met, the scope of the exemptive relief provided by the exemption might not cover all acts which might be construed as prohibited transactions.

        Accordingly, the notes may not be purchased or held by any Plan, any Plan Asset Entity or any person investing "plan assets" of any Plan, unless the purchase and holding of the notes is exempt under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14. Any purchaser of the notes or any interest therein, including in the secondary market, will be deemed to have represented that, among other things, either it is not a Plan or other Plan Asset Entity and is not purchasing the notes on behalf of or with "plan assets" of any Plan or other Plan Asset Entity; or its purchase and holding of the notes is exempt under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14, and that such representations shall be deemed to be made each day from the date on which the purchaser purchases through and including the date on which the purchaser disposes of the notes.

        Moreover, the notes may not be purchased or held by any Plan, any Plan Asset Entity or any person investing "plan assets" of any Plan if Global Funding, any trust or any of their respective affiliates (a) have investment or administrative discretion with respect to the assets of the Plan used to effect such purchase; (b) have authority or responsibility to give, or regularly give, investment advice

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with respect to such assets, for a fee and pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such advice (1) will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to such assets, and (2) will be based on the particular investment needs of such Plan; or (c) unless PTCE 95-60, 91-38 or 90-1 applies, are an employer maintaining or contributing to such Plan.

        Any insurance company proposing to invest assets of its general account in the notes should consider the implications of the United States Supreme Court's decision in John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Harris Trust and Savings Bank, 510 U.S. 86, 114 S. Ct. 517 (1993), in which the United States Supreme Court held that in certain circumstances assets in a life insurance company's general account are treated as assets of a Plan that owns a policy or other contract with such insurance company, as well as the effect of Section 401(c) of ERISA as interpreted by regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor in January 2000.

        Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing notes on behalf of or with "plan assets" of any Plan or Plan Asset Entity consult with their counsel regarding the potential consequences under ERISA and the Code and the availability of exemptive relief under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14.

        Governmental plans (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) and certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA), while not subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, may nevertheless be subject to state, local or other federal laws that are substantially similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code such as Section 503 of the Code. No view is expressed as to whether an investment in the notes (and any continued holding of the notes), or the operation and administration of Global Funding or any trust, is appropriate or permissible for any governmental plan or church plan under Section 503 of the Code, or under any state, local or other law respecting such plan. Any purchaser of the notes or any interest therein, including in the secondary market, will be deemed to have represented that, among other things either (a) it is not a government plan or a church plan or any entity the assets of which are treated as including assets of such plans and it is not purchasing the notes on behalf of or with assets of any such plan or entity or (b) its purchase, holding and disposition of the notes is not in violation of the laws applicable to any such governmental plan or church plan, and such representations shall be deemed to be made each day from the date on which the purchaser purchases, through and including the date on which the purchaser disposes of the notes. Fiduciaries of any such plans should consult with their counsel before purchasing any notes.

        The sale of any notes to a Plan is in no respect a representation by any party or entity that such an investment meets all relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by Plans generally or any particular Plan, or that such an investment is appropriate for Plans generally or any particular Plan.

        Notwithstanding the above, with regard to a particular trust, the sale of notes of the applicable series to Plans, or a person utilizing the plan assets of Plans, might not be allowed, or might only be allowed subject to certain additional conditions, in which case the applicable pricing supplement to this prospectus will disclose the prohibition or such additional conditions.

        THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN CONSIDERATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE ONLY INTENDED AS A SUMMARY AND MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON A PLAN'S SPECIFIC FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. PLAN FIDUCIARIES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE ADVISABILITY OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES, AND POTENTIALLY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH INVESTMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAWS.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        The trusts will offer the notes from time to time for sale to or through the agents identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (collectively, the "Agents"). The trusts may also offer the notes from time to time for sale directly to investors and other purchasers. The distribution of the notes offered under this prospectus may occur in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices, all of which may change over time.

        In connection with any sale of the notes, the Agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the issuing trust or from purchasers of the notes for whom they may act as agents. The Agents may sell the notes to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Any Agents that participate in the offering of the notes will be identified and their compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement or the applicable pricing supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement or the applicable pricing supplement will also describe the other terms of the offering, including any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.

        The Agents participating in the distribution of notes will be "underwriters," with respect to the notes being distributed by them and the funding agreements being purchased by the issuing trust, and any discounts or commissions received by them on the sale or resale of notes may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. The Agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with a trust, Global Funding and Allstate Life to indemnification against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments that the Agents may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.

        Global Funding is a statutory issuer of the notes and the funding notes under the Securities Act, and Allstate Life is a statutory issuer of the funding agreements under the Securities Act.

        With respect to any series of notes as to which J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. will serve as an agent, the relevant trust will appoint an eligible and unaffiliated entity to serve as indenture trustee, instead of J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association. In this situation, Global Funding will appoint an eligible and unaffiliated entity to serve as funding note indenture trustee, instead of J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, for the related funding note.

        In the ordinary course of its business, the Agents and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment and commercial banking transactions with Allstate Life and certain of its affiliates.

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LEGAL OPINIONS

        Certain matters regarding the notes, funding notes and funding agreements, and their offering will be passed upon:

        LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. has from time to time represented, and continues to represent, one or more of the Agents. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP has from time to time represented, and continues to represent Allstate Life.


EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements and the related consolidated financial statement schedules incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Allstate Life Insurance Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to changes in the methods of accounting for embedded derivatives in modified coinsurance agreements and variable interest entities in 2003), and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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$4,000,000,000

Allstate Life Global Funding
Depositor

Secured Medium Term Notes

Due Between Nine Months and 30 Years
From the Date of Issue

Issued Through

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts

   
   

 
 
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Merrill Lynch & Co.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Banc of America Securities LLC
Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.
Barclays Capital
Citigroup
Credit Suisse First Boston
Deutsche Bank Securities
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
JPMorgan
Lehman Brothers
Morgan Stanley
UBS Investment Bank
Wachovia Securities

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PRICING SUPPLEMENTS
SUMMARY
RISK FACTORS
ALLSTATE LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING TRUSTS
ALLSTATE LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
GLOBAL CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDING AGREEMENTS
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
DESCRIPTION OF ALLSTATE LIFE GLOBAL FUNDING AND THE TRUSTS
DESCRIPTION OF ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
USE OF PROCEEDS
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
DESCRIPTION OF THE INDENTURES
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDING NOTES
DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDING AGREEMENTS
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT AND EXPENSES AGREEMENTS
DESCRIPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTS
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
LEGAL OPINIONS
EXPERTS