Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting Sample Clauses

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many copies of the Fund's current prospectus (describing only the Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule B) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus on computer diskette or other electronic means 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 a Designated Portfolio is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectus for the Designated Portfolios printed together in one document. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V. 3.2. The Fund's prospectus shall state that the current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the Fund is available from the Fund and the Fund shall provide a copy of such SAI to any owner of a Contract who requests such SAI and to the Company in such quantities as the Company may reasonably request. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V. 3.3. The Fund shall provide the Company with copies of its proxy material, reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders of the Designated Portfolios in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distributing to Contract owners. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V. 3.4. The Company shall: (i) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners; (ii) vote the shares of each Designated Portfolio in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (iii) vote shares of each Designated Portfolio for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as fund shares of such Designated 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 pass-through voting privileges for variable contract owners or to the extent otherwise required by law. The Company reserves the right to vote shares of each Designated Portfolio held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law. 3.5. The Fund reserves the right, upon prior written notice to the Company (given at the earliest practicable time), to take all actions, including but not limited to, the dissolution, termination, merger and sale of all assets...

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 camera-ready 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, private offering memorandum or other disclosure document (“Disclosure Document”) 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 annually 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 ...

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 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 or the Underwriter shall bear the expense of printing copies of the current prospectus and profiles for the Fund that will be distributed to existing Contract owners whose contracts are funded by the Fund's shares, and the Company shall bear the expense of printing copies of the Fund's prospectus and profiles 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 on diskette at the Fund's or Underwriter'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 of the Fund's prospectus and profiles for existing Contract owners whose contracts are funded by the Fund's shares to be at the Fund's or Underwriter's expense). 3.2. The Fund's prospectus shall state that the current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the Fund is available, and the Underwriter (or the Fund), at its expense, shall provide a reasonable number of copies of such SAI free of charge to the Company for itself and for any owner of a Contract who requests such SAI. 3.3. Upon the reasonable request of the Company, 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. 3.4. The Fund, at its or the Underwriter's 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. 3.5. The Company shall: (i) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners; (ii) vote the Shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and (iii) vote Shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as 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 pass-through voting privileges for variable...

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Trust shall provide the Company with a sufficient quantity of its prospectus, SAI and any supplements to any of these materials once each year (or more frequently if these materials are amended), to be used in connection with the offerings and transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Trust shall provide the Company with a sufficient quantity of its proxy materials that are required to be sent to Contract owners or participants. In lieu of the Trust providing the Company with printed copies of its prospectus, SAI, supplements and proxy materials, the Company shall have the right to request that the Trust transmit a copy of such materials in an electronic format (camera-ready copy), which the Company may use to have such materials printed together with similar materials of other Account funding media that the Company or any distributor will distribute to existing or prospective Contract owners or participants. 3.2. The Trust's prospectus shall state that the SAI for the Trust is available from the Trust, and the Trust shall provide the SAI free of charge to any owner of a Contract or to any prospective Contract owner who requests the SAI. Distributor and the Trust, as appropriate, agree to provide to Company with as many copies of the SAI as reasonably requested by Company. 3.3. The Trust, at its expense, shall provide the Company with copies of its reports to shareholders, proxy material and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distribution to the Contract owners or participants. The Company shall respond to requests for documents regarding the Trust in a manner that is consistent with SEC rules, including, but not limited to, Item 1(b) of Form N-1A, which requires requested documents to be sent within three (3) business days from the date of request. 3.4. The Company shall vote all Trust shares as required by law and the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. The Company reserves the right to vote Trust shares held in any separate account in each Company's own right, to the extent permitted by law and the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. The Company shall be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Trust calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements and the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Trust will comply with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act requiring v...

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. Subject to Section 6.1 and the parties’ agreement to use summary prospectuses, as such term is defined in Rule 498 under the 1933 Act, the Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund’s current summary and statutory prospectuses (and supplements thereto) as the Company may reasonably request. The Fund shall bear the expense of printing and delivering (including postage) copies of the current summary prospectus and statutory prospectus, if requested by Contract owners, (and any supplements thereto) for the Contracts that will be distributed to existing Contract owners who allocate Contract value to any Fund investment option. The Company shall bear the expense of printing and delivering (including postage) copies of the Fund’s summary prospectuses and statutory prospectuses that are used in connection with offering the Contracts issued by the Company. If requested by the Company in lieu of receiving printed copies of the Fund’s summary and statutory prospectuses (and supplements thereto), the Fund shall provide an electronic copy of such documentation (including a final copy of the new summary and/or statutory prospectus in print ready PDF format 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 summary prospectus for the Fund is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund’s summary prospectus bound together in one document in accordance with applicable law, including but not limited to, Rule 498 under the 1933 Act. The Company, may, in its sole discretion, bind together the Fund’s summary prospectus with summary prospectuses and statutory prospectuses for other investment options under the Contracts in accordance with Rule 498 or other applicable guidance received from the SEC. The Company shall deliver the summary prospectus and/or statutory prospectus to existing Contract owners and potential investors as required by, and in accordance with, Rule 498 and all other applicable laws. The Fund shall use its best efforts to provide the Fund’s summary prospectuses and statutory prospectuses (which only includes the Fund portfolios offered by the Company) and full SAI by April 15th of each year. Such materials will be provided by the Fund or its agent to the Company no later than April 21st each year or some other date as mutually agreed upon by Fund or its agent and the Company. (a) The Fund shall host and manage all ...

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus for the Designated Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor will provide, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company at least annually (or more frequently if the Fund prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the Fund's prospectus and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one document, in which case the Fund or its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the proportionate number of pages of the Fund's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor will provide, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said statement of additional information as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, to any existing contractowner who requests such statement or whenever state or federal law otherwise requires that such statement be provided. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. The Fund or the Distributor, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, will provide the Company or its mailing agent with copies of its proxy material, if any, reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as the Company will reasonably require. The Company will distribute ...

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 5.1. Each Company shall distribute such prospectuses, proxy statements and periodic reports of the Fund to the owners of Variable Contracts issued by that Company as required to be distributed to such Variable Contract Owners under applicable federal or state law. 5.2. The Distributor shall provide each Company with as many copies of the current prospectus of the Fund as that Company may reasonably request. If requested by a Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the Fund's prospectus as set in type, electronic file 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 each Company shall bear the expense of printing copies of the Fund's prospectus that are used in connection with offering those Variable Contracts issued by that Company. 5.3. The Fund and the Distributor shall provide (1) at the Fund's expense, one copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") to each Company and to any owner of a Variable Contract issued by a Company who requests such SAI, (2) at a Company's expense, such additional copies of the Fund's current SAI as that Company shall reasonably request and that that Company shall require in accordance with applicable law in connection with offering the Variable Contracts issued by that Company. 5.4. The Fund, at its expense, shall provide a Company with copies of its proxy material, periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as that Company shall reasonably require for purposes of distributing to owners of Variable Contracts issued by that Company. The Fund, at a Company's expense, shall provide that Company with copies of its periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as that Company shall reasonably request for use in connection with offering the Variable Contracts issued by that Company. If requested by a Company in lieu thereof, the Fund 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 ...

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. At least annually, the Adviser or Distributor shall provide GWL&A and Schwab with as many printed copies of the current prospectus for each Designated Portfolio as GWL&A and Schwab may reasonably request for distribution to Contract owners. If requested by GWL&A or Schwab in lieu thereof, the Fund, Distributor or Adviser shall provide such documentation (including a camera-ready copy of each Designated Portfolio's current prospectus as set in type, a diskette containing such documents in the form sent to the financial printer, or an electronic copy of the documents in a format suitable for posting on an Internet website, all as GWL&A and Schwab may reasonably request) and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for GWL&A and Schwab once each year (or more frequently if the prospectuses for the Designated Portfolio(s) are amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus for the Designated Portfolio(s) printed together in a single document or posted on a website maintained by or for GWL&A or Schwab. The Fund, Distributor, and Adviser agree that the prospectus for the Designated Portfolio(s) will describe only the Designated Portfolio(s) and will not name or describe any other Portfolios or series that may be in the Fund unless required by law. Expenses associated with providing such documentation shall be allocated in accordance with Schedule E hereto. 3.2. If applicable laws require that the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the Fund be distributed to all Contract owners, then the Fund, Distributor and/or the Adviser, as appropriate, shall provide GWL&A with copies of the Fund's SAI for the Designated Portfolio(s) in such quantities, with expenses to be borne in accordance with Schedule E hereto, as GWL&A may reasonably require to permit timely distribution thereof to Contract owners. If requested by GWL&A or Schwab, the Fund, Distributor or Adviser shall provide an electronic copy of the Fund SAI in a format suitable for posting on an Internet website maintained by or on behalf of GWL&A and/or Schwab. The Fund, Distributor and/or the Adviser, as appropriate, shall also provide SAIs to any Contract owner or prospective owner who requests such SAI from the Fund (although it is anticipated that such requests will be made to GWL&A or Schwab). 3.3. The Fund, Distributor and/or Adviser shall provide GWL&A and Schwab with copies of the Fund's proxy material, reports to stockholders and other communic...

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 6.1. At least annually, the Distributor shall provide the Company with as many copies of a Fund's current Prospectus as the Company may reasonably request, with expenses to be borne in accordance with SCHEDULE B hereof. If requested by the Company, the Distributor or Fund shall provide such documentation (including an electronic version of the current prospectus) 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 Prospectus for the Fund printed together in one document. 6.2. If applicable state or federal laws or regulations require that the SAI for the Fund be distributed to all Contract Owners, then the Fund and/or the Distributor shall provide the Company with copies of the Fund's SAI in such quantities, with expenses to be borne in accordance with SCHEDULE B hereof, as the Company may reasonably require to permit timely distribution thereof to Contract Owners. The Distributor and/or the Fund shall also provide an SAI to any Contract Owner or prospective owner who requests such SAI from the Fund. 6.3. The Fund and/or the Distributor shall provide the Company with copies (including an electronic copy in print ready format) of the Fund's proxy material, reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such quantity, with expenses to be borne in accordance with SCHEDULE B hereof, as the Company may reasonably require to permit timely distribution thereof to Contract Owners. 6.4. It is understood and agreed that, except with respect to information regarding the Company provided in writing by that party, the Company shall not be responsible for the content of the Prospectus or SAI for a Fund. It is also understood and agreed that, except with respect to information regarding the Fund, the Distributor, the Adviser or the Portfolios provided in writing by the Fund, the Distributor the Adviser or the Portfolios, neither the Fund, the Distributor the Adviser nor the Portfolios are responsible for the content of the prospectus or SAI for the Contracts. 6.5. Each Fund or its designee will use its best efforts to the extent possible to provide the Company with 60 days' notice of any change for a Fund or Portfolio, including but not limited to: (a) fund objective changes; (b) anticipated fund reorganizations, substitutions or close; (c) no action or exemptive requests granted by the SEC; (d) Fund and/...

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