PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS. VOTING
3.1. The Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide cameraready film containing the Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the Statement of Additional Information for the Fund and the Statement of Additional Information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its Statement of Additional Information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information. Except as provided in the following three sentences, all expenses of printing and distributing Fund prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information shall be the expense of the Company. For prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information provided by the Company to its existing owners of Contracts in order to update disclosure as required by the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, the cost of printing shall be borne by the Fund. If the Company chooses to receive camera-ready film in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Fund's prospectus, the Fund will reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the product of A and B where A is the. number of such prospectuses distributed to owners of the Contracts, and B is the Fund's per unit cost of typesetting and printing the Fund's prospectus. The same procedures shall be followed with respect to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Company agrees to provide the Fund or its designee with such information as may be reasonably requested by the Fund to assure that the Fund's expenses do not include the cost of printing any prospectuses or Statements of Additional Information other than those actually distributed to existing owners of the Contracts.
3.2. The Fund's prospectus shall state that the Statement of Additional Information for the Fund is available from the Underwriter or the Company (or in the Fund's discretion, the Prospectus shall state that such Statement is available from ...
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3.1 The Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many copies of the Fund's current prospectus as the Company may reasonably request. The Fund shall bear the expense of printing copies of its current prospectus that will be distributed to existing Contract owners, and the Company shall bear the expense of printing copies of the Fund's prospectuses that are used in connection with offering the contracts issued by the Company. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus as set in type at the Fund's expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Fund is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document (such printing to be at the Company's expense).
3.2 The Fund's prospectus shall state that the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the Fund is available from the Company, and the Underwriter (or the Fund), at its expense, shall print and provide a copy of such SAI free of charge to the Company for itself and for any owner of a Contract who requests such SAI.
3.3 The Fund, at its expense, shall provide the Company with copies of its proxy material, reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distributing to Contract owners.
3.4 If and to the extent required by law, the Company shall:
(i) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;
(ii) vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and
(iii) vote Fund shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as Fund shares of such portfolio for which instructions have been received, so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require passthrough voting privileges for variable contract owners or to the extent otherwise required by law. The Company reserves the right to vote Fund shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law.
3.5 Participating Insurance Companies shall be responsible for assuring that each of their separate accounts participating in a Designated Portfolio calculates voting privileges as required by the Shared Funding Exemptive Order and consistent with any reasonable stan...
PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS. VOTING
3.1. The Fund shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the current prospectus, current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), supplements, proxy statements, and annual or semi-annual reports of each Designated Portfolio (for distribution to Contract owners with value allocated to such Designated Portfolios) as the Company may reasonably request to deliver to existing Contract owners. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documents (including a "camera-ready" copy of such documents as set in type, a diskette in the form sent to the financial printer, or an electronic copy of the documents in a format suitable for posting on the Company's website, all as the Company may reasonably request) and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company to have prospectuses, SAIs, supplements and annual or semi-annual reports for the Contracts and the Fund printed together in a single document or posted on the Company's web-site or printed individually by the Company if it so chooses. The Adviser shall be permitted to review and approve the typeset form of the Fund's Prospectus prior to such printing. The expenses associated with printing and providing such documentation shall be as set forth in Article V.
3.2. The Fund's prospectus shall state that the current SAI for the Fund is available.
3.3. The Fund shall provide the Company with information regarding the Fund's expenses, which information may include a table of fees and related narrative disclosure for use in any prospectus or other descriptive document relating to a Contract. The Company agrees that it will use such information substantially in the form provided. The Company shall provide prior written notice of any proposed modification of such information, which notice will describe the manner in which the Company. proposes to modify the information, and agrees that it may not modify such information in any way without the prior consent of the Fund, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
3.4. The Fund will pay or cause to be paid the expenses associated with text composition, printing, mailing, distributing, and tabulation of proxy statements and voting instruction solicitation materials to Contract owners with respect to proxies related to the Fund, consistent with applicable provisions of the 1940 Act.
3.5. In the event a meeting of shareholders of the Fund (or any Designated Portfolio) is called by the Truste...
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PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS. Voting
3.1. Except as otherwise stated herein, the Fund shall bear the costs of preparing, filing with the SEC, and setting for printing the Fund's prospectus, Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), including any amendments or supplements thereto, periodic reports to shareholders, Fund proxy material and other shareholder communications (collectively, the "Fund Materials"), and the Fund will provide to the Company a camera-ready or other formatted copy of all Fund Materials. It is understood and agreed that the Company is not responsible for the content of the Fund Materials, except to the extent that statements in the Fund Materials reflect information given to the Fund by the Company. It is also understood and agreed that, except with respect to information provided to the Company by the Fund, the Distributor or the Adviser, the Portfolios, the Fund, the Distributor and the Adviser shall not be responsible for the content of the prospectus, SAI or disclosure statement for the Contracts or non-affiliated funds.
PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS. Voting
5.1. The Company shall distribute such prospectuses, proxy statements and periodic reports of the Fund to the owners of Variable Contracts issued by the Company as required to be distributed to such Variable Contract Owners under applicable federal or state law.
5.2. The Distributor shall provide the Company with as many copies of the current prospectus of the Fund as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Distributor shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the Fund's prospectus as set in type or in camera-ready copy) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company to print together in one document the current prospectus for the Variable Contracts issued by the Company and the current prospectus for the Fund. The Fund shall bear the expense of printing copies of its current prospectus that will be distributed to existing Variable Contract Owners, and the Company shall bear the expense of printing copies of the Fund's prospectus that are used in connection with offering the Variable Contracts issued by the Company.
5.3. The Distributor shall provide (1) one copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") to the Company and to any owner of a Variable Contract issued by the Company who requests such SAI, (2) at the Company's expense, such additional copies of the Fund's current SAI as the Company shall reasonably request and that the Company shall require in accordance with applicable law in connection with offering the Variable Contracts issued by the Company.
5.4. The Distributor shall provide the Company with copies of proxy material, periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for purposes of distributing to owners of Variable Contracts issued by the Company. The Distributor, at the Company's expense, shall provide the Company with copies of its periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably request for use in connection with offering the Variable Contracts issued by the Company. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Distributor shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the Fund's proxy materials, periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders, as set in type or in camera-ready copy) and other assistance as reasonably nec...
PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS. Voting
3.1. INVESCO shall provide the Insurance Company (at the Insurance Company's expense) with as many copies of the Company's current prospectus as the Insurance Company may reasonably request for sales to new contract holders. INVESCO shall provide the Insurance Company (at INVESCO's) expense) with as many copies of the Company's current prospectus as is necessary to mail to existing contract holders. If requested by the Insurance Company in lieu thereof, the Company shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus as set in type at the Company's expense) and other assistance as Is reasonably necessary in order for the Insurance Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Company is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Company's prospectus printed together in one document (at the Insurance Company's expense). The Insurance Company will be responsible for mailing costs associated with distributing to existing and prospective contract holders.
PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS. VOTING
3.1 INVESCO shall provide the Insurance Company (at the Insurance Company's expense) with as many copies of the Company's current prospectus as the Insurance Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Insurance Company in lieu thereof, the Company shall provide such documentation (including final copy of the new prospectus as set in type at the Company's expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Insurance Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Company is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Company's prospectus printed together in one document (at the Insurance Company's expense).
3.2 The Company's prospectus shall state that the Statement of Additional Information for the Company (the "SAI") is available from INVESCO (or in the Company's discretion, the Prospectus shall state that the SAI is available from the Company), and INVESCO (or the Company), at its expense, shall print and provide the SAI free of charge to the Insurance Company and to any owner of a Contract or prospective owner who requests the SAI.
3.3 The Company, at its expense, shall provide the Insurance Company with copies of its proxy material, reports to stockholders and other communications to stockholders in such quantity as the Insurance Company shall reasonably require for distributing to Contract owners.
3.4 If and to the extend required by law, the Insurance Company shall: (i) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;
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