State Farm Mutual Funds – Audio September 2012

Audio Monthly Market Recap September 2012

Get the latest investment insights in new ways through State Farm®’s audio features. This is a monthly series offering perspectives on events and trends affecting the economy, the financial markets, and investment management. If you prefer to read a transcripts of the audio features, we have those available as well.

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Disclosures

This recap has been prepared by State Farm VP Management Corp. for informational purposes. The information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. Any opinions discussed herein reflect our judgment as of the date of publication and are subject to change without notice. This material should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any security.

Risks Disclosures

Investing involves risk, including potential for loss.

Additional Disclosures

Mutual Funds Disclosures

It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Indices

The Russell 2000® Index tracks the common stock performance of the 2,000 smallest U.S. companies in the Russell 3000® Index

The Russell 2500 Index tracks the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.

The Russell 1000 Index is a stock market index that represents the highest-ranking 1,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index.

The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the US equity market and is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an unmanaged average of 30 actively traded stocks.

The NASDAQ Composite is an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index that is designed to represent the performance of the National Market System.

The S&P 500® Index tracks the common stock performance of 500 large U.S. companies.

The S&P 1500 Index is a stock market index of U.S. stock that includes all stocks in the large cap S&P 500 Index, the mid cap S&P 400 Index, and the small cap S&P 600 Index.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Free (EAFE® Free) Index currently measures the performance of stock markets of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance in Europe.

The Barclays Capital 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index measures the performance of short-term U.S. Treasury Securities maturing within one to five years.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents debt securities in the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market.

The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index representative of the tax-exempt bond market.

The Barclays Capital High Yield Index includes all fixed income securities having a maximum quality rating from Moody’s Investor Service of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $100 million, and at least one year to maturity.

The Barclays Capital TIPS Index measures the performance of the US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) market.

The Citigroup 3 Month T-Bill Index is an average of the last 3-month Treasury bill issues (excluding the current month-end bill).

The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed REIT and Non-Reit Index is a subset of the Developed Index, which is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITS worldwide.

The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.

The Nikkei 225 Index is a price-weighted index comprised of Japan’s top 225 blue-chip companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Credit Suisse High Yield Index is designed to mirror the investible universe of the $U.S. – Denominated high yield debt market.

“Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “Standard and Poor’s 500”, and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by State Farm Life Insurance Company, State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company and the State Farm Variable Product Trust. Neither the Large Cap Equity Index Fund nor the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund is sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Large Cap Equity Index Fund or the Stock and Bond Balanced Fund.

The Russell 2000® Index is a trademark/service mark, and Russell™ is a trademark of the Frank Russell Company. The Small Cap Equity Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by, nor in any way affiliated with the Frank Russell Company. Frank Russell Company is not responsible for and has not reviewed the Small Cap Equity Index Fund nor any associated literature or publications and Frank Russell Company makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to their accuracy, or completeness, or otherwise.

The EAFE® Free Index is a trademark, service mark and the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and its affiliates and has been licensed for use by the State Farm Variable Product Trust (the “Trust”). The International Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), based on the EAFE® Free Index, has not been passed on by MSCI as to its legality or suitability, and is not issued, sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MSCI. MSCI makes no warranties and bears no liability with respect to the Fund. MSCI has no responsibility for and does not participate in the management of the Fund assets or sale of the Fund shares. The Trust’s Prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with the Trust and the Fund.

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