Common use of Sale and Redemption of Fund Shares Clause in Contracts

Sale and Redemption of Fund Shares. 1.1. The Fund will sell to the Company those shares of the Portfolios that each Account orders, executing such orders on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt and acceptance by the Fund (or its agent). Shares of a particular Portfolio of the Fund will be ordered in such quantities and at such times as determined by the Company to be necessary to meet the requirements of the Contracts. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the "Fund Board") may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the Fund Board, acting in good faith and in light of its fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio. 1.2. The Fund will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund (or its agent) of the request for redemption, as established in accordance with the provisions of the then current prospectus of a Portfolio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to Contract owners except in the circumstances permitted in Section 1.12, and (ii) the Fund may delay redemption of Fund shares of any Portfolio to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and any rules thereunder, or as described in a Portfolio's prospectus.