PROCESSING OF TRANSACTIONS (a) If transactions in Fund shares are to be settled through the National Securities Clearing Corporation's Mutual Fund Settlement, Entry, and Registration Verification (Fund/SERV) system, the terms of the Fund/SERV and Networking Agreement, between Company and American Century Services Corporation, an affiliate of Distributor, shall apply.
TIMING OF TRANSACTIONS Distributor hereby appoints the Company as agent for the Funds for the limited purpose of accepting purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares from the Contract owners. On each day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for business (each, a "Business Day"), the Company may receive instructions from the Contract owners for the purchase or redemption of shares of the Funds ("Orders"). Orders received and accepted by the Company prior to the close of regular trading on the Exchange (the "Close of Trading") on any given Business Day (currently, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) and transmitted to the Funds' transfer agent by 10:00 p.m. Eastern time on such Business Day will be executed at the net asset value determined as of the Close of Trading on such Business Day. Any Orders received by the Company on such day but after the Close of Trading, and all Orders that are transmitted to the Funds' transfer agent after 10:00 p.m. Eastern time on such Business Day, will be executed at the net asset value determined as of the Close of Trading on the next Business Day following the day of receipt of such Order. The day as of which an Order is executed by the Funds' transfer agent pursuant to the provisions set forth above is referred to herein as the "Trade Date". All orders are subject to acceptance or rejection by Distributor or the Funds in the sole discretion of either of them.
Settlement of Transactions 1. The Company shall proceed to a settlement of all transactions upon execution of such transactions.
Closing of Transfer Books At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and no transfer of Shares shall thereafter be made.