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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPANY. A. The Company shall turn over to IFTC all of each Registered Account's accounts and records previously maintained which IFTC needs in order to fully and properly establish each Registered Account's general ledger and auxiliary ledgers on the Portfolio Accounting System, to accurately price each Registered Account's securities and foreign currency holdings (if any), to calculate their values and, if applicable, calculate their respective unit values, and to fully and accurately prepare reports and answers to requests pursuant to Section 5.F hereof. The Company shall also provide to IFTC any additional information (including but not limited to the declaration, record and payment dates and amounts of any dividends or income and any other special actions required concerning the securities of the Registered Accounts) necessary for IFTC to fully and properly perform such duties and responsibilities on an ongoing basis to the extent such information is not readily available from generally accepted securities industry services or publications to be used by IFTC in performing its duties hereunder, as agreed upon in writing by IFTC and the Company from time to time. Such additional information shall be supplied in writing or its electronic or digital equivalent prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange on each day on which IFTC prices the Registered Accounts' securities and foreign currency holdings. B. The Company shall pay to IFTC such compensation at such time as may from time to time be agreed upon in writing by IFTC and the Company. The initial compensation schedule is attached as Exhibit A. The Company shall also reimburse IFTC within 30 days for all reasonable out-of-pocket disbursements, costs and expenses reasonably incurred by IFTC in connection with services performed for the Company pursuant to this Agreement. C. The Company shall notify IFTC of any statutes, rules, regulations, requirements, or policies which relate to any Registered Accounts, and of any changes therein, which may materially impact IFTC's performance of its responsibilities described in Section 4.A, above, or its related operational policies and procedures as they relate to such Registered Accounts in a manner different from or in addition to the requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' accounting standards as applicable to insurance company separate accounts or investment companies registered under the 1940 Act in general. D. The Company shall provide to IFTC, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter which may reasonably be ascertained from the Company, a certificate signed by the Company's president or other officer, or other authorized individual, as requested by IFTC. The Company shall also provide to IFTC instructions with respect to any matter concerning this Agreement requested by IFTC. IFTC may rely upon any instruction or information furnished by any person reasonably believed by it to be an officer or agent of the Company and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any such person until receipt of written notice thereof from the Company. E. The Company shall preserve the confidentiality of the Portfolio Accounting System and prevent its disclosure, except as required by law, to other than its own employees who reasonably have a need to know in connection with the use of the Portfolio Accounting System contemplated hereunder, and the Company shall use its best efforts to protect the rights of IFTC and IFTC's licensor in the Portfolio Accounting System. IFTC's licensor is intended to be and shall be a third party beneficiary of the Company's obligations and undertakings contained in this paragraph.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPANY. A. The Company shall turn over to IFTC all of each Registered Account's ’s accounts and records previously maintained which IFTC needs in order to fully and properly establish each Registered Account's ’s general ledger and auxiliary ledgers on the Portfolio Accounting System, to accurately price each Registered Account's ’s securities and foreign currency holdings (if any), to calculate their values and, if applicable, calculate their respective unit values, and to fully and accurately prepare reports and answers to requests pursuant to Section 5.F hereof. The Company shall also provide to IFTC any additional information (including but not limited to the declaration, record and payment dates and amounts of any dividends or income and any other special actions required concerning the securities of the Registered Accounts) necessary for IFTC to fully and properly perform such duties and responsibilities on an ongoing basis to the extent such information is not readily available from generally accepted securities industry services or publications to be used by IFTC in performing its duties hereunder, as agreed upon in writing by IFTC and the Company from time to time. Such additional information shall be supplied in writing or its electronic or digital equivalent prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange on each day on which IFTC prices the Registered Accounts' ’ securities and foreign currency holdings. B. The Company shall pay to IFTC such compensation at such time as may from time to time be agreed upon in writing by IFTC and the Company. The initial compensation schedule is attached as Exhibit A. The Company shall also reimburse IFTC within 30 days for all reasonable out-of-pocket disbursements, costs and expenses reasonably incurred by IFTC in connection with services performed for the Company pursuant to this Agreement. C. The Company shall notify IFTC of any statutes, rules, regulations, requirements, or policies which relate to any Registered Accounts, and of any changes therein, which may materially impact IFTC's ’s performance of its responsibilities described in Section 4.A, above, or its related operational policies and procedures as they relate to such Registered Accounts in a manner different from or in addition to the requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' ’ accounting standards as applicable to insurance company separate accounts or investment companies registered under the 1940 Act in generalaccounts. D. The Company shall provide to IFTC, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter which may reasonably be ascertained from the Company, a certificate signed by the Company's ’s president or other officer, or other authorized individual, as requested by IFTC. The Company shall also provide to IFTC instructions with respect to any matter concerning this Agreement requested by IFTC. IFTC may rely upon any instruction or information furnished by any person reasonably believed by it to be an officer or agent of the Company and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any such person until receipt of written notice thereof from the Company. E. The Company shall preserve the confidentiality of the Portfolio Accounting System and prevent its disclosure, except as required by law, to other than its own employees who reasonably have a need to know in connection with the use of the Portfolio Accounting System contemplated hereunder, and the Company shall use its best efforts to protect the rights of IFTC and IFTC's ’s licensor in the Portfolio Accounting System. IFTC's ’s licensor is intended to be and shall be a third party beneficiary of the Company's ’s obligations and undertakings contained in this paragraph.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPANY. A. The Company shall turn over to IFTC all of each Registered Account's accounts and records previously maintained which IFTC needs in order to fully and properly establish each Registered Account's general ledger and auxiliary ledgers on the Portfolio Accounting System, to accurately price each Registered Account's securities and foreign currency holdings (if any), to calculate their values and, if applicable, calculate their respective unit values, and to fully and accurately prepare reports and answers to requests pursuant to Section 5.F hereof. The Company shall also provide to IFTC any additional information (including but not limited to the declaration, record and payment dates and amounts of any dividends or income and any other special actions required concerning the securities of the Registered Accounts) necessary for IFTC to fully and properly perform such duties and responsibilities on an ongoing basis to the extent such information is not readily available from generally accepted securities industry services or publications to be used by IFTC in performing its duties hereunder, as agreed upon in writing by IFTC and the Company from time to time. Such additional information shall be supplied in writing or its electronic or digital equivalent prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange on each day on which IFTC prices the Registered Accounts' securities and foreign currency holdings. B. The Company shall pay to IFTC such compensation at such time as may from time to time be agreed upon in writing by IFTC and the Company. The initial compensation schedule is attached as Exhibit A. The Company shall also reimburse IFTC within 30 days for all reasonable out-of-pocket disbursements, costs and expenses reasonably incurred by IFTC in connection with services performed for the Company pursuant to this Agreement. C. The Company shall notify IFTC of any statutes, rules, regulations, requirements, or policies which relate to any Registered Accounts, and of any changes therein, which may materially impact IFTC's performance of its responsibilities described in Section 4.A, above, or its related operational policies and procedures as they relate to such Registered Accounts in a manner different from or in addition to the requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' accounting standards as applicable to insurance company separate accounts or investment companies registered under the 1940 Act in generalaccounts. D. The Company shall provide to IFTC, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter which may reasonably be ascertained from the Company, a certificate signed by the Company's president or other officer, or other authorized individual, as requested by IFTC. The Company shall also provide to IFTC instructions with respect to any matter concerning this Agreement requested by IFTC. IFTC may rely upon any instruction or information furnished by any person reasonably believed by it to be an officer or agent of the Company and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any such person until receipt of written notice thereof from the Company. E. The Company shall preserve the confidentiality of the Portfolio Accounting System and prevent its disclosure, except as required by law, to other than its own employees who reasonably have a need to know in connection with the use of the Portfolio Accounting System contemplated hereunder, and the Company shall use its best efforts to protect the rights of IFTC and IFTC's licensor in the Portfolio Accounting System. IFTC's licensor is intended to be and shall be a third party beneficiary of the Company's obligations and undertakings contained in this paragraph.