PORTFOLIOS TO REMAIN AVAILABLE; EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement by Company, Ivy Funds VIP will, at the option of Company, continue to make available additional shares of any Portfolio offered under a Contract pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for any Contract that is in effect on the effective date of termination of this Agreement and that offers the particular Portfolio(s) as an investment option under the Contract as of that date (hereinafter referred to as “Existing Contracts”), unless W&R or the Board determines that doing so would not serve the best interests of the shareholders of the affected Portfolio(s) or would be inconsistent with applicable law or regulation. Specifically, without limitation, the owners of the Existing Contracts will be permitted to reallocate investments in the Portfolio(s) (as in effect on such date), redeem investments in the Portfolio(s) and/or invest in the Portfolio(s) upon the making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts. The parties agree that this Section 12 will not apply to any (i) actions taken pursuant to Section 11 and the effect of such actions will be governed by Section 11 of this Agreement or (ii) any rejected purchase and/or redemption order as described in Section 2(i) hereof. If Company elects to continue to make available Portfolio shares to Contract Owners after the effective date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 12(c), all provisions of this Agreement will survive any termination of this Agreement solely with respect to transactions in such Portfolio shares under the Existing Contracts.
