Term Termination 10.1. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in force until terminated in accordance with the provisions herein.
10.2. This Agreement shall terminate in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) At the option of the Company or the Trust at any time from the date hereof upon 180 days’ notice, unless a shorter time is agreed to by the parties;
(b) At the option of the Company or the Trust, if Fund shares are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Variable Contracts. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by the Company. The termination will be effective ten days after receipt of notice unless the Trust makes available a sufficient number of Fund shares to reasonably meet the requirements of the Variable Contracts within the ten-day period;
(c) At the option of the Company, upon the institution of formal proceedings against the Trust, the Distributor or Adviser by the SEC, FINRA, or any other regulatory body, the expected or anticipated ruling, judgment or outcome of which would, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, materially impair the Trust’s, the Distributor’s or the Adviser’s ability to meet and perform their respective obligations and duties hereunder. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by the Company with said termination to be effective upon receipt of notice;
(d) At the option of the Trust, the Distributor or the Adviser, upon the institution of formal proceedings against the Company by the SEC, FINRA, or any other regulatory body, the expected or anticipated ruling, judgment or outcome of which would, in Trust’s reasonable judgment, materially impair the Company’s ability to meet and perform its obligations and duties hereunder. Prompt notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by Trust with said termination to be effective upon receipt of notice;
(e) At the option of the Company, in the event the Trust’s shares are not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable state or federal law, or such law precludes the use of such shares as the underlying investment medium of Variable Contracts issued or to be issued by the Company. Termination shall be effective immediately upon notice to the Trust;
(f) At the option of the Trust if the Variable Contracts cease to qualify as annuity contracts or life insurance contracts, as applicable, under the Code, or if the Trust reasonably believes that the Variable Contracts may fail to so qualify. Termination shall be effective upon receipt of notice by the Company;
(g) At the option of the Company, upon the Trust’s breach of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach has not been cured to the satisfaction of the Company within ten days after written notice of such breach is delivered to the Trust;
(h) At the option of the Trust, upon the Company’s breach of any material provision of this Agreement, which breach has not been cured to the satisfaction of the Trust within ten days after written notice of such breach is delivered to the Company;
(i) At the option of the Trust, if the Variable Contracts are not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable federal and/or state law. Termination shall be effective immediately upon such occurrence without notice to the Company;
(j) At the option of the Company in the event that any Fund ceases to qualify as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code or under any successor or similar provision, or if the Company reasonably believes that any Fund may fail to so qualify. Termination shall be effective immediately upon notice to the Trust;
(k) At the option of the Company in the event that any Fund fails to meet the diversification requirements specified in Article II hereof or if the Company reasonably believes that any Fund may fail to meet such diversification requirements. Termination shall be effective immediately upon notice to the Trust; and
(l) In the event this Agreement is assigned without the prior written consent of the Company, the Trust, the Distributor and the Adviser, termination shall be effective immediately upon such occurrence without notice.
10.3. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof, the Trust shall, at the option of the Company, continue to make available additional Fund shares, as provided below, for so long as the Company desires pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for all Variable Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination of this Agreement (“Existing Contracts”). Specifically, without limitation, if the Company so elects to make additional Fund shares available, the owners of the Existing Contracts or the Company, whichever shall have legal authority to do so, shall be permitted to reallocate investments in the Trust, redeem investments in the Trust and/or invest in the Trust upon the payment of additional premiums under the Existing Contracts. In the event of a termination of this Agreement, the Company, as promptly as is practicable under the circumstances, shall notify the Trust, the Distributor and the Adviser whether the Company elects to continue to make Fund shares available after such termination. If Fund shares continue to be made available after such termination, the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.
10.4. Except as necessary to implement Variable Contract owner initiated transactions, or as required by state insurance laws or regulations, the Company shall not redeem the shares attributable to the Variable Contracts (as opposed to the shares attributable to the Company’s assets held in the Separate Accounts or invested directly), and the Company shall not prevent Variable Contract owners from allocating payments to a Fund that was otherwise available under the Variable Contracts, until thirty (30) days after the Company shall have notified the Trust of its intention to do so.
Term, Termination and Suspension 18.1 This Agreement shall be effective from the Effective Date for the Term. The Service shall commence on the Commencement Date and continue until the Completion Date, whereupon this Agreement shall expire unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms.
18.2 You shall not commence any additional service in the event of notification of termination of this Agreement, however, in the event that service is provided to us beyond the Completion Date, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall continue on a day-to-day basis terminable without cause upon twenty-four (24) hours prior written notice by either party to the other.
18.3 Either party may terminate a Service or this Agreement, in part or in whole, during the Term upon prior written notice without cause in accordance with the termination notice period as set out in Schedule 1.
18.4 We may terminate this Agreement at any time based upon your default of your obligations under this Agreement. We, in our sole discretion, may provide you with a notice to cure (“Cure Notice”) the breach that would otherwise amount to a basis to terminate this Agreement as a result of your failure to fulfill your obligations hereunder. You shall respond to any such Cure Notice within a reasonable time or within such time as provided therein, and you shall either cure the specified breach or provide assurances to cure the same which we, in our sole discretion, deem adequate.
18.5 Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately, if the other party:
(a) commits an irremediable breach; or
(b) is subject to a change of control or chooses to discontinue its business; or
(c) if the other party has a lack of funding or becomes or is deemed insolvent; or
(d) if the other party’s performance is affected by a force majeure event which lasts seven (7) days or more.
18.6 In the event of termination of this Agreement, all Fees then due and payable shall be paid to you.
18.7 Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, you shall return all Government property or information or you shall irretrievably delete, as commercially practicable as possible, all Confidential Information, stored in any way using any device or application and all matter derived from such sources which is in your possession, custody or power and provide a signed statement that you have fully complied with your obligations under this section, save for any back-up required by law or as required in accordance with your record retention policy.
18.8 Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, you shall provide us with all such assistance as may be reasonably necessary in order to end the relationship in a manner which causes the least inconvenience to us including assisting with the transfer of Data.
18.9 We may temporarily suspend a Service hereunder and shall confirm such instruction in writing to you.
18.10 Upon any such suspension, we shall pay all Fees and Expenses up until the time of such suspension of a Service. If, following suspension of a Service, there is no resumption within six (6) months, this Agreement may be terminated by you, and us shall make a payment of all outstanding Fees and Expenses in accordance with this Agreement if such amounts are due.
18.11 We may issue a written order to resume the provision of the Service within six (6) months of suspension in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
18.12 The rights arising under this termination section represent your sole remedy and excludes common law rights to terminate and claim damages for any Loss you may suffer under this Agreement.
