Common use of FUND SHARES Clause in Contracts

FUND SHARES. 1.1. The Fund agrees to make available for purchase by the Company shares of the Portfolios set forth on Schedule A and shall execute orders placed for each Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund or its designee of such order. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the Company shall be the designee of the Fund for receipt of such orders from each Account and receipt by such designee of orders prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of such order by 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall use its best efforts to provide the Fund with notice of such orders by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. "Business Day" shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates the net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC, as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinafter the "Board") may refuse to permit the Fund to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.

FUND SHARES. 1.1. The Fund agrees to make available for purchase by the Company shares of the Portfolios set forth on Schedule A and shall execute orders placed for each Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund or its designee of such order. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the Company shall be the designee of the Fund for receipt of such orders from each Account and receipt by such designee of orders prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of such order by 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall use its best efforts to provide the Fund with notice of such orders by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. "“Business Day" ” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates the net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC, as set forth in the Fund's ’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinafter the "“Board"”) may refuse to permit the Fund to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.

FUND SHARES. 1.1. The Fund agrees to make available for purchase by the Company shares of the Portfolios set forth on Schedule A and shall execute orders placed for each Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund or its designee of such order. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the Company shall be the designee of the Fund for receipt of such orders from each Account and receipt by such designee of orders prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of such order by 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall use its best efforts to provide the Fund with notice of such orders by 9:00 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. "“Business Day" ” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates the net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC, as set forth in the Fund's ’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinafter the "“Board"”) may refuse to permit the Fund to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.

FUND SHARES. 1.1. The Fund agrees to make available for purchase by the Company shares of the Portfolios set forth on Schedule A and shall execute orders placed for each Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund or its designee of such order. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the Company shall be the designee of the Fund for receipt of such orders from each Account and receipt by such designee of orders prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of such order by 10:00 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall use its best efforts to provide the Fund with notice of such orders by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. "Business Day" shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates the net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC, as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinafter the "Board") may refuse to permit the Fund to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.

FUND SHARES. 1.1. The Fund agrees to make available for purchase by the Company shares of the Portfolios set forth on Schedule A and shall execute orders placed for each Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund or its designee of such order. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the Company shall be the designee of the Fund for receipt of such orders from each Account and receipt by such designee of orders prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of such order by 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall use its best efforts to provide the Fund with notice of such orders by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. "Business Day" shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates the net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC, as set set, forth in the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinafter the "Board") may refuse to permit the Fund to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.