Common use of Sale of the Fund Shares Clause in Contracts

Sale of the Fund Shares. 1.1 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund shall make Shares available to the Accounts at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt of such purchase order by the Fund (or the Fund’s transfer agent), in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. Shares of a particular Portfolio of the Fund shall 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 Directors of the Fund (the “Directors”) may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person (including the Company and the Accounts), 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 Directors acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio. 1.2 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt by the Fund (or the Fund’s transfer agent) of the request for redemption, as established in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. The Fund shall make payment for such shares in accordance with Section 1.4, but in no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than is permitted by the 1940 Act (including any Rule or order of the SEC thereunder). (a) The Company will not aggregate orders received from its Contract holders after close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“Market Close”) with orders received before Market Close, and warrants that its internal control structure concerning the processing and transmission of orders is suitably designed to prevent or detect on a timely basis orders received after Market Close from being aggregated with orders received before Market Close and to minimize errors that could result in late transmission of orders. Orders received by Company before Market Close will receive that day’s net asset value and Orders received by Company after Market Close will receive the next day’s net asset value. (b) The Fund shall accept purchase and redemption orders resulting from investment in and payments under the Contracts on each Business Day, provided that such orders are received prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time and reflect instructions received by the Company from Contract holders in good order prior to the time the net asset value of each Portfolio is priced in accordance with the preceding paragraph and the Fund’s prospectus on the prior Business Day. “Business Day” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC. Purchase and redemption orders shall be provided by the Company in such written or electronic form (including, without limitation, facsimile) as may be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Fund. The Fund may reject purchase and redemption orders which are not in the form prescribed in the Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information. In the event that the Company and the Fund agree to use a form of written or electronic communication which is not capable of recording the time, date and recipient of any communication and confirming good transmission, the Company agrees that it shall be responsible for confirming with the Fund that any communication sent by the Company was in fact received by the Fund in proper form and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Fund and its agents shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected from all liability in acting upon, the instructions of the authorized individuals.

Sale of the Fund Shares. 1.1 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund shall make Shares available to the Accounts at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior prior' to receipt of such purchase order by the Fund (or the Fund’s 's transfer agent), in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. Shares of a particular Portfolio of the Fund shall 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 Directors of the Fund (the “"Directors”") may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person (including the Company and the Accounts), 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 Directors acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio. 1.2 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt by the Fund (or the Fund’s 's transfer agent) of the request for redemption, as established in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. The Fund shall make payment for for' such shares in accordance with Section 1.4, but in no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than is permitted by the 1940 Act (including any Rule or order of the SEC thereunder). (a) The Company will not aggregate orders received from its Contract holders after close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“"Market Close”") with orders received before Market Close, and warrants that its internal control structure concerning the processing and transmission of orders is suitably reasonably designed to prevent or detect on a timely basis orders received after Market Close from being aggregated with orders received before Market Close and to minimize errors that could result in late transmission of orders. Orders received by Company before Market Close will receive that day’s 's net asset value and Orders received by Company after Market Close will receive the next day’s 's net asset value. (b) The Fund shall accept purchase and redemption orders resulting from investment in and payments under the Contracts on each Business Day, provided that such orders are received prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time and reflect instructions received by the Company from Contract holders in good order prior to the time the net asset value of each Portfolio is priced in accordance with the preceding paragraph and the Fund’s 's prospectus on the prior Business Day. “"Business Day” ["] shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC. Purchase and redemption orders shall be provided by the Company in such written or electronic form (including, without limitation, facsimile) as may be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Fund. The Fund may reject purchase and redemption orders which are not in the form prescribed in the Fund’s 's prospectus or statement of additional information. In the event that the Company and the Fund agree to use a form of written or electronic communication which is not capable of recording the time, date and recipient of any communication and confirming good transmission, the Company agrees that it shall be responsible for confirming with the Fund that any communication sent by the Company was in fact received by the Fund in proper form and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Fund and its agents shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected from all ail liability in acting upon, the instructions of the authorized individuals.

Sale of the Fund Shares. 1.1 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund shall make Shares shares of the Portfolios available to the Accounts at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt of such purchase order by the Fund (or the Fund’s 's transfer agent), in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. Shares of a particular Portfolio of the Fund shall 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 Directors of the Fund (the “"Directors”") may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person (including the Company and the Accounts), 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 their sole discretion of the Directors when acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, if they deem such actions necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio. 1.2 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt by the Fund (or the Fund’s 's transfer agent) of the request for redemption, as established in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. The Fund shall make payment for such shares in accordance with Section 1.4, but in no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than is permitted by the 1940 Act (including any Rule or order of the SEC thereunder). (a) The Company will not aggregate orders received from its Contract holders after close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“"Market Close”") with orders received before Market Close, and warrants that its internal control structure concerning the processing and transmission of orders is suitably designed to prevent or detect on a timely basis orders received after Market Close from being aggregated with orders received before Market Close and to minimize errors that could result in late transmission of orders. Orders received by Company before Market Close will receive that day’s 's net asset value and Orders received by Company after Market Close will receive the next day’s 's net asset value. (b) The Fund shall accept purchase and redemption orders resulting from investment in and payments under the Contracts on each Business Day, provided that such orders are received prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day and reflect instructions received by the Company from Contract holders in good order prior to the time the net asset value of each Portfolio is priced in accordance with the preceding paragraph and the Fund’s 's prospectus on the prior Business Day. “"Business Day” " shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC. Purchase and redemption orders shall be provided by the Company in such written or electronic form (including, without limitation, facsimile) as may be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Fund. The Fund may reject purchase and redemption orders which are not in the form prescribed in the Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information. In the event that the Company and the Fund agree to use a form of written or electronic communication which is not capable of recording the time, date and recipient of any communication and confirming good transmission, the Company agrees that it shall be responsible for confirming with the Fund that any communication sent by the Company was in fact received by the Fund in proper form and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Fund and its agents shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected from all liability in acting upon, the instructions of the authorized individuals.the

Sale of the Fund Shares. 1.1 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund shall make Shares shares of the Portfolios available to the Accounts at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt of such purchase order by the Fund (or the Fund’s transfer agent), in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. Shares of a particular Portfolio of the Fund shall 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 Directors of the Fund (the “Directors”) may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person (including the Company and the Accounts), 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 their sole discretion of the Directors when acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio. 1.2 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt by the Fund (or the Fund’s transfer agent) of the request for redemption, as established in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. The Fund shall make payment for such shares in accordance with Section 1.4, but in no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than is permitted by the 1940 Act (including any Rule or order of the SEC thereunder). (a) The Company will not aggregate orders received from its Contract holders after close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“Market Close”) with orders received before Market Close, and warrants that its internal control structure concerning the processing and transmission of orders is suitably designed to prevent or detect on a timely basis orders received after Market Close from being aggregated with orders received before Market Close and to minimize errors that could result in late transmission of orders. Orders received by Company before Market Close will receive that day’s net asset value and Orders received by Company after Market Close will receive the next day’s net asset value. (b) The Fund shall accept purchase and redemption orders resulting from investment in and payments under the Contracts on each Business Day, provided that such orders are received prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day and reflect instructions received by the Company from Contract holders in good order prior to the time the net asset value of each Portfolio is priced in accordance with the preceding paragraph and the Fund’s prospectus on the prior Business Day. “Business Day” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC. Purchase and redemption orders shall be provided by the Company in such written or electronic form (including, without limitation, facsimile) as may be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Fund. The Fund may reject purchase and redemption orders which are not in the form prescribed in the Fund’s prospectus or statement of additional information. In the event that the Company and the Fund agree to use a form of written or electronic communication which is not capable of recording the time, date and recipient of any communication and confirming good transmission, the Company agrees that it shall be responsible for confirming with the Fund that any communication sent by the Company was in fact received by the Fund in proper form and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Fund and its agents shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected from all liability in acting upon, the instructions of the authorized individuals.prior

Sale of the Fund Shares. 1.1 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund shall make Shares shares of the Portfolios available to the Accounts at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt of such purchase order by the Fund (or the Fund’s 's transfer agent), in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. Shares of a particular Portfolio of the Fund shall 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 Directors of the Fund (the “"Directors”") may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person (including the Company and the Accounts), 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 their sole discretion of the Directors when acting in good faith and in light of their fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio. 1.2 Subject to Section 1.3, the Fund will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the most recent net asset value provided to the Company prior to receipt by the Fund (or the Fund’s 's transfer agent) of the request for redemption, as established in accordance with the operational procedures mutually agreed to by the Fund and the Company from time to time and the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Portfolios. The Fund shall make payment for such shares in accordance with Section 1.4, but in no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than is permitted by the 1940 Act (including any Rule or order of the SEC thereunder). (a) The Company will not aggregate orders received from its Contract holders after close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“"Market Close”") with orders received before Market Close, and warrants that its internal control structure concerning the processing and transmission of orders is suitably designed to prevent or detect on a timely basis orders received after Market Close from being aggregated with orders received before Market Close and to minimize errors that could result in late transmission of orders. Orders received by Company before Market Close will receive that day’s 's net asset value and Orders received by Company after Market Close will receive the next day’s 's net asset value. (b) The Fund shall accept purchase and redemption orders resulting from investment in and payments under the Contracts on each Business Day, provided that such orders are received prior to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time and reflect instructions received by the Company from Contract holders in good order prior to the time the net asset value of each Portfolio is priced in accordance with the preceding paragraph and the Fund’s 's prospectus on the prior Business Day. “"Business Day” " shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC. Purchase and redemption orders shall be provided by the Company in such written or electronic form (including, without limitation, facsimile) as may be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Fund. The Fund may reject purchase and redemption orders which are not in the form prescribed in the Fund’s 's prospectus or statement of additional information. In the event that the Company and the Fund agree to use a form of written or electronic communication which is not capable of recording the time, date and recipient of any communication and confirming good transmission, the Company agrees that it shall be responsible for confirming with the Fund that any communication sent by the Company was in fact received by the Fund or its designee in proper form and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Fund and its agents or designees shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected from all liability in acting upon, the instructions of the authorized individuals.