Proxy Solicitations and Voting. The Company shall, at its expense, distribute or arrange for the distribution of all proxy materials furnished by the Funds to the Account and shall: (i) solicit voting instructions from Owners; (ii) vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from Owners; and (iii) vote the Fund shares for which no instructions have been received, as well as shares attributable to it, in the same proportion as Fund shares for which instructions have been received from Owners, so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") continues to interpret the 1940 Act, to require pass-through voting privileges for various contract owners. The Company and its agents will not recommend action in connection with, or oppose or interfere with, the solicitation of proxies for the Fund shares held for Owners.
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Samples: Participation Agreement (Annuity Investors Variable Account A), Participation Agreement (Annuity Investors Variable Account B), Participation Agreement (Annuity Investors Variable Account A)
Proxy Solicitations and Voting. The Company shall, at its expense, distribute or arrange for the distribution of all proxy materials furnished by the Funds Fund to the Account and shall: (i) solicit voting instructions from Owners; (ii) vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from Owners; and (iii) vote the Fund shares for which no instructions have been received, as well as shares attributable to it, in the same proportion as Fund shares for which instructions have been received from Owners, so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") continues to interpret the 1940 Act, to require pass-through voting privileges for various contract owners. The Company and its agents will not recommend action in connection with, or oppose or interfere with, the solicitation of proxies for the Fund shares held for Owners.
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Samples: Participation Agreement (Annuity Investors Variable Account B), Participation Agreement (Annuity Investors Variable Account B), Participation Agreement (Timothy Plan)
Proxy Solicitations and Voting. The Company shall, at its expense, distribute or arrange for the distribution of all proxy materials furnished by the Funds to the Account and shall: (i) solicit voting instructions from Owners; (ii) vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from Owners; and (iii) vote the Fund shares for which no instructions have been received, as well as shares attributable to it, in the same proportion as Fund shares for which instructions have been received from Owners, so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") continues to interpret the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), to require pass-through voting privileges for various contract owners. The Company and its agents will not recommend action in connection with, or oppose or interfere with, the solicitation of proxies for the Fund shares held for Owners.
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Samples: Participation Agreement (Lincoln Benefit Life Variable Life Account), Participation Agreement (Conseco Variable Annuity Account E)
Proxy Solicitations and Voting. The Company shall, at its expense, distribute or arrange for the distribution of all proxy materials furnished by the Funds to the Account and shall: (i) solicit voting instructions from Owners; (ii) vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from Owners; and (iii) vote the Fund shares for which no instructions have been received, as well as shares attributable to it, in the same proportion as Fund shares for which instructions have been received from Owners, so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") continues to interpret the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), to require pass-through voting privileges for various contract owners. The Company and its agents Designees will not recommend action in connection with, or oppose or interfere with, the solicitation of proxies for the Fund shares held for Owners.
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Samples: Participation Agreement (Great American Reserve Insurance Co)