Third Party Foreign Exchange Transactions The Custodian shall process foreign exchange transactions (including without limitation contracts, futures, options, and options on futures), where any third party acts as principal counterparty to the Trust on the same basis, if any, that it performs duties as agent for the Trust with respect to any other of the Trust’s investments. Accordingly, the Custodian shall only be responsible for delivering or receiving currency on behalf of the Trust in respect of such contracts pursuant to Written Instructions. The Custodian shall not be responsible for the failure of any counterparty (including any Sub-custodian) in such agency transaction to perform its obligations thereunder. The Custodian (a) shall transmit cash and Written Instructions to and from the currency broker or banking institution with which a foreign exchange contract or option has been executed pursuant hereto, (b) may make free outgoing payments of cash in the form of Dollars or foreign currency without receiving confirmation of a foreign exchange contract or option or confirmation that the countervalue currency completing the foreign exchange contract has been delivered or received or that the option has been delivered or received, (c) may, in connection with cash payments made to third party currency broker/dealers for settlement of the Trust’s foreign exchange spot or forward transactions, foreign exchange swap transactions and similar foreign exchange transactions, process settlements using the banking facilities selected by Custodian from time to time according to such banking facilities standard terms, and (d) shall hold all confirmations, certificates and other documents and agreements received by the Custodian and evidencing or relating to such foreign exchange transactions in safekeeping. The Trust accepts full responsibility for its use of third-party foreign exchange dealers and for execution of said foreign exchange contracts and options and understands that the Trust shall be responsible for any and all costs and interest charges which may be incurred by the Trust or the Custodian as a result of the failure or delay of third parties to deliver foreign exchange.
Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party Rights (a) This Insurance Agreement shall be a continuing obligation of the parties hereto and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. None of the Transaction Parties may assign its rights under this Insurance Agreement, or delegate any of its duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Insurer. Any assignments made in violation of this Insurance Agreement shall be null and void.
Know-How Necessary for the Business The Intellectual Property Rights are all those necessary for the operation of the Company’s businesses as it is currently conducted or as represented, in writing, to the Purchasers to be conducted. The Company is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of the Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, encumbrances, equities, and other adverse claims, and has the right to use all of the Intellectual Property Rights. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company has entered into any contract that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer, assign, or disclose information concerning his work to anyone other than of the Company.
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Collective Bargaining Agreements The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreements with any unions, guilds, shop committees or other collective bargaining groups.
Third Party Vendors Nothing herein shall impose any duty upon DST in connection with or make DST liable for the actions or omissions to act of the following types of unaffiliated third parties: (a) courier and mail services including but not limited to Airborne Services, Federal Express, UPS and the U.S. Mails, (b) telecommunications companies including but not limited to AT&T, Sprint, MCI and other delivery, telecommunications and other such companies not under the party’s reasonable control, and (c) third parties not under the party’s reasonable control or subcontract relationship providing services to the financial industry generally, such as, by way of example and not limitation, the National Securities Clearing Corporation (processing and settlement services), Fund custodian banks (custody and fund accounting services) and administrators (blue sky and Fund administration services), and national database providers such as Choice Point, Acxiom, TransUnion or Lexis/Nexis and any replacements thereof or similar entities, provided, if DST selected such company, DST shall have exercised due care in selecting the same. Such third party vendors shall not be deemed, and are not, subcontractors for purposes of this Agreement.
LIFE COMPANY TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS; INFORMATION ABOUT AVIF (a) LIFE COMPANY will provide to AVIF or its designated agent at least one (1) complete copy of all SEC registration statements, Account Prospectuses, reports, any preliminary and final voting instruction solicitation material, applications for exemptions, requests for no-action letters, and all amendments to any of the above, that relate to each Account or the Contracts, contemporaneously with the filing of such document with the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
Sub-Contracting JHSS may subcontract for the performance hereof, provided, however, that (a) upon engagement of any such subcontractor, and at least annually thereafter, JHSS discloses to the Board the financial terms of such subcontract and a summary of the services provided to the Fund pursuant to such subcontract, and (b) JHSS shall be as fully responsible to the Fund for any acts or omissions of any such subcontractor as JHSS is for its own acts and omissions.
PLEASE READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY It is a legal Contract between you, the Owner, and us, SBL. The Contract's table of contents is on page 2. FREE LOOK PERIOD-RIGHT TO CANCEL YOU MAY RETURN THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE IT. YOU MAY RETURN THE CONTRACT BY DELIVERING OR MAILING IT TO SBL. THIS CONTRACT WILL THEN BE DEEMED VOID FROM THE BEGINNING. NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE WILL BE IMPOSED, AND WE WILL REFUND YOUR CONTRACT VALUE, INCLUDING ANY FEES AND/OR CHARGES FOR PREMIUM TAX THAT WERE DEDUCTED FROM THAT CONTRACT VALUE, LESS THE VALUE OF ANY CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS MADE INTO THE CONTRACT, AS OF THE DATE WE RECEIVE THE RETURNED CONTRACT. Signed for Security Benefit Life Insurance Company on the Contract Date. XXXXX X. XXXXX XXXX X. XXXXXXX Secretary President A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THIS CONTRACT This is a FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT. * Investment Experience is Reflected in Benefits * Variable and Fixed Accumulation Before the Annuity Start Date; Variable and Fixed Annuity Payments Thereafter * Death Benefit Proceeds are Payable Before the Annuity Start Date * This Contract is Non-Participating BENEFITS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT MAY BE ON A VARIABLE BASIS. AMOUNTS DIRECTED INTO ONE OR MORE OF THE SUBACCOUNTS WILL REFLECT THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THOSE SUBACCOUNTS. THESE AMOUNTS MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT. (SEE "CONTRACT VALUE AND EXPENSE PROVISIONS" AND "ANNUITY PAYMENT PROVISIONS" FOR DETAILS.) [SBL LOGO] SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A Member of The Security Benefit Group of Companies 000 XX Xxxxxxxx Street, Topeka, KS 66636-0001 0-000-000-0000 The variable annuity covered by this Contract is the subject of a pending patent application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. V6029 (8-00) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page CONTRACT DATA PAGE........................................................ 3 DEFINITIONS............................................................... 4
Foreign Exchange Contracts as Principal The Custodian shall not be obligated to enter into foreign exchange transactions as principal. However, if the Custodian has made available to a Fund its services as a principal in foreign exchange transactions, upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Custodian shall enter into foreign exchange contracts or options to purchase and sell foreign currencies for spot and future delivery on behalf of and for the account of a Portfolio of such Fund with the Custodian as principal. The Custodian shall be responsible for the selection of the currency brokers or Banking Institutions and the failure of such currency brokers or Banking Institutions to comply with the terms of any contract or option.
