Common use of Company Clause in Contracts

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, applicable law; (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, ; (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, ; (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, ; (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has an effective Registration Statements Statement for that purpose, ; (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, ; (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, ; (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, ; (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (fe) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (gf) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (ig) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (jh) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (ki) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement Agreement, (j) it complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and Applicable SEC Guidance regarding the Rule in connection with delivery of Summary Prospectuses for the Series and Classes of Trust Shares available under this Agreement, (k) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that it can meet obligations in connection with Summary Prospectuses, (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.,

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, applicable law; (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, ; (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, ; (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, ; (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has an effective Registration Statements Statement for that purpose, ; (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, ; (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, ; (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, ; (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (fe) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (gf) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (ig) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (jh) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (ki) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (lj) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, applicable law; (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, ; (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, ; (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, ; (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has an effective Registration Statements Statement for that purpose, ; (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, ; (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, ; (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, ; (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l1) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and Agreement, (l) it complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and Applicable SEC Guidance regarding the Rule in connection with delivery of Summary Prospectuses for the Series and Classes of Trust Shares available under this Agreement, (m) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that it can meet obligations in connection with Summary Prospectuses, (n) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (o) with respect to any Schedule 3 Accounts: (1) the principal underwriter for each Schedule 3 Account and any subaccounts thereof is a broker or dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a person controlled (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) by such a broker or dealer; (2) shares of a Fund are and will continue to be the only securities held by the relevant subaccount; (3) it will either (i) seek instructions from Contract Owners with account value in the Schedule 3 Accounts allocated to shares of a Fund with regard to the voting of all proxies solicited in connection with the Fund and will vote those proxies only in accordance with those instructions, or (ii) vote such Fund shares held in the Schedule 3 Accounts in the same proportion as the vote of all the Fund’s other shareholders; and (4) it will not substitute another security for shares of the Fund held in a Schedule 3 Account unless the SEC has approved the substitution in the manner provided in Section 26 of the 1940 Act.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement Agreement, (1) it complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and Applicable SEC Guidance regarding the Rule in connection with delivery of Summary Prospectuses for the Series and Classes of Trust Shares available under this Agreement, (lm) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that it can meet obligations in connection with Summary Prospectuses, (n) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (o) with respect to any Schedule 3 Accounts: (1) the principal underwriter for each Schedule 3 Account and any subaccounts thereof is a broker or dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a person controlled (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) by such a broker or dealer; (2) shares of a Fund are and will continue to be the only securities held by the relevant subaccount; (3) it will either (i) seek instructions from Contract Owners with account value in the Schedule 3 Accounts allocated to shares of a Fund with regard to the voting of all proxies solicited in connection with the Fund and will vote those proxies only in accordance with those instructions, or (ii) vote such Fund shares held in the Schedule 3 Accounts in the same proportion as the vote of all the Fund's other shareholders; and (4) it will not substitute another security for shares of the Fund held in a Schedule 3 Account unless the SEC has approved the substitution in the manner provided in Section 26 of the 1940 Act.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), and (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in # 1286928 v.9 promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement Agreement, (1) it complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and Applicable SEC Guidance regarding the Rule in connection with delivery of Summary Prospectuses for the Series and Classes of Trust Shares available under this Agreement, (lm) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that it can meet obligations in connection with Summary Prospectuses, (n) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (o) with respect to any Schedule 3 Accounts: (1) the principal underwriter for each Schedule 3 Account and any subaccounts thereof is a broker or dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a person controlled (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) by such a broker or dealer; (2) shares of a Fund are and will continue to be the only securities held by the relevant subaccount; (3) it will either (i) seek instructions from Contract Owners with account value in the Schedule 3 Accounts allocated to shares of a Fund with regard to the voting of all proxies solicited in connection with the Fund and will vote those proxies only in accordance with those instructions, or (ii) vote such Fund shares held in the Schedule 3 Accounts in the same proportion as the vote of all the Fund's other shareholders; and (4) it will not substitute another security for shares of the Fund held in a Schedule 3 Account unless the SEC has approved the substitution in the manner provided in Section 26 of the 1940 Act.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, applicable law; (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, ; (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, ; (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, ; (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has an effective Registration Statements Statement for that purpose, ; (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, ; (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, ; (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, ; (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealerdealer under the 1934 Act, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article Section 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article Sections 6.3 - 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirementsrequirements to the extent applicable, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed is a broker-dealerdealer a broker-dealer under federal and applicable state securities laws and is a member in good standing of FINRA, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and Agreement, (l) it complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and Applicable SEC Guidance regarding the Rule in connection with delivery of Summary Prospectuses for the Series and Classes of Trust Shares available under this Agreement, (m) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that it can meet obligations in connection with Summary Prospectuses, (n) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (o) with respect to any Schedule 3 Accounts: (1) the principal underwriter for each Schedule 3 Account and any subaccounts thereof is a broker or dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a person controlled (as defined in the 0000 Xxx) by such a broker or dealer; (2) shares of a Fund are and will continue to be the only securities held by the relevant subaccount; (3) it will either (i) seek instructions from Contract Owners with account value in the Schedule 3 Accounts allocated to shares of a Fund with regard to the voting of all proxies solicited in connection with the Fund and will vote those proxies only in accordance with those instructions, or (ii) vote such Fund shares held in the Schedule 3 Accounts in the same proportion as the vote of all the Fund’s other shareholders; and (4) it will not substitute another security for shares of the Fund held in a Schedule 3 Account unless the SEC has approved the substitution in the manner provided in Section 26 of the 1940 Act.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, applicable law; (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, ; (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, ; (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has an effective Registration Statements Statement for that purpose, (f; ( e) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, ; (gf) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, ; (hg) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, ; (ih) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (ji) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (kj) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (lk) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor Distributor, Rxxxxx Advisors, and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement Agreement, (1) it complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and Applicable SEC Guidance regarding the Rule in connection with delivery of Summary Prospectuses for the Series and Classes of Trust Shares available under this Agreement, (lm) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that it can meet obligations in connection with Summary Prospectuses, (n) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (o) with respect to any Schedule 3 Accounts: (1) the principal underwriter for each Schedule 3 Account and any subaccounts thereof is a broker or dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a person controlled (as defined in the 1940 Act) by such a broker or dealer; (2) shares of a Fund arx xxx xxll continue to be the only securities held by the relevant subaccount; (3) it will either (i) seek instructions from Contract Owners with account value in the Schedule 3 Accounts allocated to shares of a Fund with regard to the voting of all proxies solicited in connection with the Fund and will vote those proxies only in accordance with those instructions, or (ii) vote such Fund shares held in the Schedule 3 Accounts in the same proportion as the vote of all the Fund's other shareholders; and (4) it will not substitute another security for shares of the Fund held in a Schedule 3 Account unless the SEC has approved the substitution in the manner provided in Section 26 of the 1940 Act.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and Agreement, (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (m) with respect to any Schedule 3 Accounts: (1) the principal underwriter for each Schedule 3 Account and any subaccounts thereof is a broker or dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a person controlled (as defined in the 1000 Xxx) by such a broker or dealer; (2) shares of a Fund are and will continue to be the only securities held by the relevant subaccount; (3) it will either (i) seek instructions from Contract Owners with account value in the Schedule 3 Accounts allocated to shares of a Fund with regard to the voting of all proxies solicited in connection with the Fund and will vote those proxies only in accordance with those instructions, or (ii) vote such Fund shares held in the Schedule 3 Accounts in the same proportion as the vote of all the Fund’s other shareholders; and (4) it will not substitute another security for shares of the Fund held in a Schedule 3 Account unless the SEC has approved the substitution in the manner provided in Section 26 of the 1940 Act.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and and, except as provided in Article 4.2 of this Agreement, has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares Shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)Exchange), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement Agreement, (l) it complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and Applicable SEC Guidance regarding the Rule in connection with delivery of Summary Prospectuses for the Series and Classes of Trust Shares available under this Agreement, (m) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that it can meet obligations in connection with Summary Prospectuses, and (ln) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance insur¬ance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's ’s 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's ’s close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: : (a) it It is an a life insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction its state of its organization, . (b) it has legally and Each Account is a duly organized, validly established each Account as a existing segregated asset account under applicable state law insurance law. The Company will use its best efforts to serve as segregated investment accounts continue to meet such definitional requirements and will notify the Trust and the Underwriter immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such requirements have ceased to be met or that they might not be met in the future. (c) Each Account either: (i) has been registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly will be registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's Act; or (ii) has not been so registered in proper reliance upon an exemption from registration under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with Act; if the SEC in accordance with Account is exempt from registration as an investment company under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act, the Company will use its best efforts to maintain such exemption and will notify the Trust and the Underwriter immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such exemption no longer applies or might not apply in the future. (d) The Contracts or interests in the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering Accounts: (i) are or, prior to any issuance or sale will be, registered as investment companies securities under the 1940 1933 Act; or (ii) are not registered because they are properly exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act or will be offered exclusively in transactions that are properly exempt from registration under Section 4(2) or Regulation D of the 1933 Act, in which case the Company will make every effort to maintain such exemption and will notify the Trust and the Underwriter immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such exemption no longer applies or might not apply in the future. (e) it has registered, or The Contracts will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws laws. (f) The Contracts currently are and regulationswill be treated as endowment, annuity or life insurance contracts under applicable provisions of the Code and the Company will maintain such treatment; the Company will notify the Trust and the Underwriter immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that any of the Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not be so treated in the future; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or undertaking regarding any Contract to the extent such representation or undertaking is dependent on compliance by any Portfolio in which the Company or an Account may invest with the requirements of Subchapter M or Section 817(h) of the Code, the regulations thereunder, or any successor provision. (g) The Company shall ensure that no Portfolio fails to remain eligible for “look-through” treatment under Treasury Regulation Section 1.817-5(f) by reason of a current or future failure of the Company, the Accounts or the Contracts to comply with any applicable requirements of the Code or Treasury Regulations; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or undertaking regarding any Company, the Accounts or the Contracts to the extent such representation or undertaking is dependent on compliance by any Portfolio in which the Company or an Account may invest with the requirements of Subchapter M or Section 817(h) of the Code, the regulations thereunder, or any successor provision. The Company will notify the Trust and the Underwriter immediately upon having any basis for believing that the failure of the Company, the Accounts or the Contracts to comply with any applicable requirements of the Code or Treasury Regulations could render a Portfolio ineligible, or jeopardize a Portfolio’s eligibility, for “look-through” treatment under Treasury Regulation Section 1.817-5(f). In the event of such a failure, the Company shall take all necessary steps to cure any such failure, including, if necessary, obtaining a waiver or closing agreement with respect to such failure from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service at the Company’s expense. (h) It will use Shares of the Trust only for the purpose of funding benefits of the Contracts through the Accounts; provided, however, that the Company may also hold Shares in its general account, but only if (i) the return on such Shares is computed in the same manner as the return on Shares held by the Accounts is computed (determined without regard to expenses attributable to variable contracts), (ii) there is no intent to sell such Shares to the public, and (iii) one or more Accounts also holds or will hold a beneficial interest in Shares of the same Portfolio. (i) If it delivers summary prospectuses for any Portfolio, it (i) complies with the requirements of Rule 498 under the 1933 Act and any applicable SEC guidance regarding such Rule in connection with the delivery of such summary prospectuses for such Portfolio, and (ii) will be responsible for compliance with the provisions of Rule 498(f)(1) involving Contract owner requests for additional Portfolio Documents made directly to the Company or one of its affiliates, subject to the expense provisions in Section 2.1(f) above. (j) It is, and shall carry out its activities under this Agreement, in compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules and regulations including, but not limited to, state insurance law the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act of 2001, P.L. 107-56. The Company further represents that it has policies and federal securities law suitability requirementsprocedures in place reasonably designed to detect money laundering and terrorist financing, (g) including the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations reporting of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreementsuspicious activity.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, applicable law; (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, ; (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, ; (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, ; (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has an effective Registration Statements Statement for that purpose, ; (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, ; (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, ; (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, ; (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealerdealer under the 1934 Act, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article Section 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article Sections 6.3 - 6.5 of this Agreement and (l1) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Company. The Company represents and warrants that: (a) it is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset account under applicable state law to serve as segregated investment accounts for the Contracts, (c) each Schedule 1 Account is duly registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and each such Account's 1940 Act Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC in accordance with the 1940 Act, (d) the Schedule 2 Accounts and Schedule 3 Accounts each qualify for the <Page> exclusions on which they rely for not registering as investment companies under the 1940 Act, (e) it has registered, or will register, all Schedule 1 Contracts offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement under the 1933 Act and has effective Registration Statements for that purpose, (f) it will offer and sell the Contracts in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, state insurance law and federal securities law suitability requirements, (g) the Contracts have been filed, qualified and/or approved for sale, as applicable, under the insurance laws and regulations of the states in which the Contracts will be offered, (h) sales of the Schedule 2 Contracts and Schedule 3 Contracts properly qualify for exemptions on which the Company relies in not registering such Contracts, or interests in the Account through which each is issued, under the 1933 Act, (i) its activities and those of its employees in promoting the sale and distribution of the Contracts and effecting Contract Owner transactions in Account units have not caused, and will not cause, the Company to be deemed a broker-dealer, (j) orders it places for the purchase and redemption of Trust shares pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Agreement are the net result of transactions in units issued by an Account, instructions for which are received by the Company prior to the Trust's close of business as defined from time to time in the applicable Prospectus for such Series or Class (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York Time)), (k) as long as this Agreement remains in effect, it shall remain in continuous compliance with Article 6.3, Article 6.4 and Article 6.5 of this Agreement and (l) it will notify the Distributor and the Trust promptly if for any reason it is unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement.to