Common use of Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting Clause in Contracts

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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSAMSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSAMSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSAMSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSAMSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. The Fund or the DistributorCSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateCompany'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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants 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, distribution to existing contractownerscontractowners or participants. 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 affiliateCompany'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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants 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, distribution to any existing contractowner or participant 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. The cost associated with proxy preparation, group authorization letters, programming for tabulation and necessary materials (including postage) will be paid by the Fund or its affiliate. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees directors and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's Company’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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor will provide, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, distribution to existing contractownerscontractowners or participants. 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 ’s or its affiliate's ’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 ’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 ’s and other fund's ’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 Company’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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor will provide, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, as many copies of said statement of additional information as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, distribution to any existing contractowner or participant 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 ’s or its affiliate's ’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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. The cost associated with proxy preparation, group authorization letters, programming for tabulation and necessary materials (including postage) will be paid by the Fund or its affiliate. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's ’s contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's ’s interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees directors and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the CompanyCompanies, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund Trust prospectus for the Designated Portfolios as the Company Companies may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's Companies' expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Company's Companies' expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company Companies or to its each Companies' mailing agent. If requested by the Company Companies in lieu thereof, the Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company Companies at least annually (or more frequently if the Fund Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the FundTrust'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 Trust or its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the proportionate number of pages of the FundTrust's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the CompanyCompanies, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the statement of additional information as the Company Companies may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's Companies' expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said statement of additional information as necessary for distribution, at the Company's Companies' expense, to any existing contractowner who requests such statement or whenever state or federal law otherwise requires that such statement be provided. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company Companies or to its each Companies' mailing agent. 3.3. The Fund Trust or the Distributor, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, will provide the Company Companies or its each Companies' mailing agent with copies of its proxy material, if any, reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such quantity as the Company Companies will reasonably require. The Company Companies will distribute this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company Companies will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's Companies' contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, the Company reserves Companies reserve the right to vote Fund Trust shares held in any segregated asset account in its each Companies' own right, to the extent permitted by law. The Company Companies will be responsible for assuring that each of its their separate accounts participating in the Fund Trust calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund Trust either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund Trust currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund Trust is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund Trust will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 expenseexpense of the Fund or an affiliate thereof, to existing contractownerscontract owners. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 expenseexpense of the Fund or an affiliate thereof, to any existing contractowner contract owner who requests such statement or whenever state or federal law otherwise requires that such statement be provided. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSAMSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSAMSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSAMSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSAMSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. The Fund shall bear the cost of printing, duplicating, and mailing its proxy material to contract owners. The Fund shall not be responsible for the costs of any proxy solicitations other than proxies sponsored by the Fund. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor will provide, at its expense, a single final copy of a current prospectus, in such format requested by the Company, in conjunction with the Company's standard annual printing cycle. At its expense, the Company will be responsible, in conjunction with its standard annual printing cycle, for printing the prospectus and distributing the prospectus to prospective and existing applicants and contractholders. If in the event the Fund issues a new prospectus outside of the Company's standard annual printing cycle, or if the Fund does not provide a single final copy of the current prospectus in the format requested by the Company in conjunction with the Company's standard annual printing cycle, by the deadlines established by the Company, then the Fund or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateDistributor'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 existing and 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 affiliateCompany'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 affiliateCompany'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. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette together with a single final copy of a current statement of additional information set in type at the Fund's or Distributor's expense. 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the FundTrust'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 Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the FundTrust'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 Trust or its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the proportionate number of pages of the FundTrust's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust'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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor, at the FundTrust'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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.such

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette (or other medium agreed to by the parties) 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 funds' respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. The Fund or the DistributorCSAMSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends intends, to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateCompany'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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants 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, distribution to existing contractownerscontractowners or participants. 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 affiliateCompany'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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants 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, distribution to any existing contractowner or participant 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. The cost associated with proxy preparation, group authorization letters, programming for tabulation and necessary materials (including postage) will be paid by the Fund or its affiliate. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16insofar (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees directors and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Adviser or CSI will create and file a definitive prospectus with the Distributor SEC under Rule 497 of the 1933 Act. The Adviser or CSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus only for the Designated Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund Advisor or the Distributor CSI 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund Adviser or the Distributor CSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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 relevent Designated Portfolio prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the Fund's Designated Portfolios' prospectuses, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the FundTrust'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 Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the FundTrust'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 Trust or its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the proportionate number of pages of the FundTrust's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust'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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor, at the FundTrust'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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, the Company reserves the right to vote Fund Trust shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund Trust calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund Trust either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund Trust currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund Trust is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund Trust will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the FundTrust'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 Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the FundTrust'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 Trust or its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the proportionate number of pages of the FundTrust's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust'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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor, at the FundTrust'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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, the Company reserves the right to vote Fund Trust shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund Trust calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund Trust either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund Trust currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund Trust is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund Trust will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 funds' respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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, such distribution to be at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, such distribution to be at the Company's expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSAMSI 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, such distribution to be at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said statement of additional information as necessary for distribution, such distribution to be 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 CSAMSI 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor Underwriter will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateCompany's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus for the Designated Portfolios Portfolios, annual report, semi-annual report and other shareholder communications, including any amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor Underwriter will provideprovide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of said prospectus documents as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the copies of said prospectus documents to the Company or to its mailing agent. The Company will distribute such documents to existing contractowners. 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 such documents set in type or a computer diskette 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 documenttogether, in which case the Fund or will pay its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of reasonable expenses as described above, allocated based on directly related to the proportionate number required disclosure of pages of information concerning the Fund's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund's prospectus will state that the statement of additional information for the Fund or is available from the Distributor Company. The Fund will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateCompany'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 CompanyFund'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. The Company will distribute the statement of additional information as requested or required and will xxxx the Fund for the reasonable cost of such distribution. 3.3. The Fund or the DistributorFund, 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 material in such quantity as the Company will reasonably requirerequire for distribution to contractowners. The Company will distribute this proxy material, reports and other communications material to existing contractowners and tabulate the votesat its expense. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 funds' respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. The Fund or the DistributorCSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 expenseexpense of the Fund or an affiliate thereof, to existing contractownerscontract owners. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 expenseexpense of the Fund or an affiliate thereof, to any existing contractowner contract owner who requests such statement or whenever state or federal law otherwise requires that such statement be provided. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSAMSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSAMSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSAMSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSAMSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. The Fund shall bear the cost of printing, duplicating, and mailing its proxy material to contract owners. The Fund shall not be responsible for the costs of any proxy solicitations other than proxies sponsored by the Fund. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor Underwriter will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateCompany's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus for the Designated Portfolios Portfolios, annual report, semi-annual report and other shareholder communications, including any amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor Underwriter will provideprovide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of said prospectus documents as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the copies of said prospectus documents to the Company or to its mailing agent. The Company will distribute such documents to existing contractowners. 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 such documents set in type or a computer diskette (or other medium agreed to by the parties) 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 documenttogether, in which case the Fund or will pay its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of reasonable expenses as described above, allocated based on directly related to the proportionate number required disclosure of pages of information concerning the Fund's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund's prospectus will state that the statement of additional information for the Fund or is available from the Distributor Company. The Fund will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateCompany'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 CompanyFund'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. The Company will distribute the statement of additional information as requested or required and will xxxx the Fund for the reasonable cost of such distribution. 3.3. The Fund or the DistributorFund, 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 material in such quantity as the Company will reasonably requirerequire for distribution to contractowners. The Company will distribute this proxy material, reports and other communications material to existing contractowners and tabulate the votesat its expense. 3.4. The Company assumes responsibility for ensuring that current prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, shareholder communications and proxy material are delivered to contractowners in accordance with applicable securities laws provided the Company receives the required information and/or documentation from the Fund within a reasonable time to allow for compliance with such laws. 3.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, the 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. The Company Participating Insurance Companies will be responsible for assuring that each of its their separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends intends, to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees directors and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliateCompany'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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants 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, distribution to existing contractownerscontractowners or participants. 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 affiliateCompany'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, distribution to prospective contractowners contractowners, participants 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, distribution to any existing contractowner or participant 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. The cost associated with proxy preparation, group authorization letters, programming for tabulation and necessary materials (including postage) will be paid by the Fund or its affiliate. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees directors and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’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 ’s expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Company's ’s expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company’s specification or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’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 ’s prospectus, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the “Multifund Prospectus”), 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 ’s and other fund's ’s respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, with as many copies of the statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's ’s expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, as many copies of said statement of additional information as necessary for distribution, at the Company's ’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 CSAMSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSAMSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSAMSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSAMSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSAMSI, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's ’s contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's ’s interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a PDF file, a camera-ready copy or a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSAMSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSAMSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as practicable, given the nature of the revised document and after discussion with the Fund Company, following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSAMSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSAMSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Adviser or CSI will create and file a definitive prospectus with the Distributor SEC under Rule 497 of the 1933 Act. The Adviser or CSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus only for the Designated Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund Advisor or the Distributor CSI 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund Adviser or the Distributor CSI 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.the 3.2. The Fund Adviser or the Distributor CSI 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. The To the extent that the Adviser, the Fund or CSI makes a discretionary change that requires a change (whether by revision or supplement) to any of the Distributormaterial information contained in any form of Designated Portfolio prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Advisor or CSI. The expenses of printing and mailing incurred by the Company in complying with such request shall be reimbursed by the Fund or its affiliates. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Designated Portfolio prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering interests in the Subaccount corresponding to such Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSI notifies the Company otherwise. 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 9 of printing any prospectuses or statements of additional information other than those actually distributed to existing owners of the Contracts. 3.4. The Adviser or CSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account appropriate Subaccount in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account appropriate Subaccount for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund CSI and the Adviser will comply with with, and will cause the Fund to comply with, all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund is currently intends to intended, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Adviser and CSI will cause the Fund will to act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and trustees, with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect theretothereto and with the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the FundTrust'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 Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the FundTrust'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 Trust or its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the proportionate number of pages of the FundTrust's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust'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 Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor, at the FundTrust'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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes.communications 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, the Company reserves the right to vote Fund Trust shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund Trust calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Trusting Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund Trust either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund Trust currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund Trust is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund Trust will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund Trust prospectus for the Designated Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners Contract Owners and applicants. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, to existing contractownersContract Owners. The Fund Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the FundTrust'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 Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the FundTrust'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 Trust or its affiliate will bear its reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the proportionate number of pages of the FundTrust's and other fund's respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company, at the FundTrust'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 Contract Owners and applicants. The Fund Trust or the Distributor will provide, at the FundTrust'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 Contract Owner who requests such statement or whenever state or federal law otherwise requires that such statement be provided. The Fund Trust 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 Trust or the Distributor, at the FundTrust'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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners Contract Owners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractownersContract Owners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractownersContract Owners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractownerscontract owners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractownerscontract owners. Except as set forth above, the Company reserves the right to vote Fund Trust shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund Trust calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund Trust either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund Trust currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund Trust is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund Trust will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus for (which may be in the Designated Portfolios form of a combined prospectus that may concern other funds) as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the CompanyFund's expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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. The Company may also utilize the Fund's current prospectus on the Company's internet sites and other electronic and public media, and the Company represents and warrants that it will immediately update the Fund's prospectus on such internet sites and other electronic and public media upon notice from the Fund. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI 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 CSAMSI 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.whenever

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’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 ’s expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Company's ’s expense, to existing contractowners. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company’s specification or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’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 ’s prospectus, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the “Multifund Prospectus”), 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 ’s and other fund's ’s respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, with as many copies of the statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's ’s expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund or the Distributor CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’s expense, as many copies of said statement of additional information as necessary for distribution, at the Company's ’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 CSAMSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSAMSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSAMSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSAMSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSAMSI, at the Fund's ’s or its affiliate's ’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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's ’s contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's ’s interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 funds' respective portions of the document. 3.2. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto. If applicable, the Adviser will provide for the calculation of voting privileges and the conducting of proxy solicitations as required by the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund Adviser or CSI will create and file a definitive prospectus with the Distributor SEC under Rule 497 of the 1933 Act. The Adviser or CSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus only for the Designated Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund Advisor or the Distributor CSI 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund Adviser or the Distributor CSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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 relevent Designated Portfolio prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the Fund's Designated Portfolios' prospectuses, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI 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 Adviser or the Distributor CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. The To the extent that the Adviser, the Fund or CSI makes a discretionary change that requires a change (whether by revision or supplement) to any of the Distributormaterial information contained in any form of Designated Portfolio prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Advisor or CSI. The expenses of printing and mailing incurred by the Company in complying with such request shall be reimbursed by the Fund or its affiliates. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Designated Portfolio prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering interests in the Subaccount corresponding to such Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSI notifies the Company otherwise. 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. 3.4. The Adviser or CSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account appropriate Subaccount in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account appropriate Subaccount for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund CSI and the Adviser will comply with with, and will cause the Fund to comply with, all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund is currently intends to intended, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Adviser and CSI will cause the Fund will to act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and trustees, with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect theretothereto and with the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company, the Fund or its affiliate agrees to prepare and provide to the Company, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, as many copies of such revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement as may be legally required for distribution, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, to contractowners. The Company agrees to distribute copies of such revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement as soon as possible following receipt thereof and will use its best efforts to make such distribution no later than five days following receipt in the event such change is legally required. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners material and tabulate the votesvotes at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or the Distributor CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If if requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSI desires to change (whether by revision or supplement) any of the information contained in any form of Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Fund prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(bl6(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or CSI will create and file a definitive prospectus with the Distributor SEC under Rule 497 of the 1933 Act, and 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company in lieu thereofCompany, the Fund or the Distributor CSI will provide such documentation, including a computer diskette of the Company's specification 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, the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in one documentdocument (the "Multifund Prospectus"), 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 CSI 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 CSI 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 CSI will provide the copies of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its mailing agent. 3.3. To the extent that the Fund or CSI changes (whether by revision or supplement) any of the material information contained in any form of Designated Portfolio prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make such changes within a reasonable period of time after receipt of a request to make such change from the Fund or CSI, subject to the following limitation. To the extent that the Fund is legally required to make a change to a Designated Portfolio prospectus or statement of additional information provided to the Company for inclusion in a Multifund Prospectus, the Company agrees to make any such change as soon as possible following receipt of the form of revised prospectus and/or statement of additional information or supplement, as applicable, but in no event later than five days following receipt. To the extent that the Fund is required by law to cease selling shares of a Designated Portfolio, the Company agrees to cease offering shares of the Designated Portfolio until the Fund or CSI notifies the Company otherwise. 3.4. The Fund or the DistributorCSI, 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 this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing contractowners contract owners and tabulate the votes. 3.43.5. If and to the extent required by law the Company will: (a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners; (b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account in accordance with instructions received from contractowners; and (c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the Account for which no timely instructions have been received, as well as shares it owns, in the same proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for which instructions have been received from the Company's contractowners; so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable contractowners. Except as set forth above, 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. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements, including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order. 3.53.6. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends to intends, will comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16 (a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and trustees, with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect theretothereto and with the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.