Common use of THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT Clause in Contracts

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. The Separate Account is registered and operated as a Unit Investment Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As such, the assets of each Sub-Account are invested in a registered management investment company (mutual fund). The Separate Account will be legally separated from UNUM's other accounts. The Separate Account's assets will, at the time during the year that adjustments in the reserves are made, have a value of at least equal to the reserves and other contract liabilities with respect to the Separate Account, and at all other times, will have a value approximately equal to, or in excess of, such reserves and liabilities. The portion of the assets having a value equal to, or approximately equal to, the reserves and contract liabilities will not be chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business which UNUM may conduct. UNUM reserves the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, including approval by You or the Participants if required by law, (1) to create additional Sub-Accounts, (2) to combine or eliminate Sub-Accounts, (3) to transfer assets from one Sub-Account to another, (4) to transfer assets to the General Account and other separate accounts, (5) to cause the deregistration and subsequent re-registration of the Separate Account under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (6) to operate the Separate Account under a committee and to discharge such committee at any time, and (7) to eliminate any voting rights which You or Participants may have with respect to the Separate Account, (8) to amend the Contract to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other federal securities laws and regulations, (9) to operate the Separate Account in any form permitted by law, (10) to substitute shares of another fund for the shares held by a Sub-Account, and (11) to make any change required by the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent not provided in Section 12.2.

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. The Separate Account is registered and operated as a Unit Investment Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As such, the assets of each Sub-Account are invested in a registered management investment company (mutual fund). The Separate Account will be legally separated from UNUMXxxxxxx Life's other accounts. The Separate Account's assets will, at the time during the year that adjustments in the reserves are made, have a value of at least equal to the reserves and other contract liabilities with respect to the Separate Account, and at all other times, will have a value approximately equal to, or in excess of, such reserves and liabilities. The portion of the assets having a value equal to, or approximately equal to, the reserves and contract liabilities will not be chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business which UNUM Lincoln Life may conduct. UNUM Lincoln Life reserves the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, including approval by You or the Participants if required by law, (1) to create additional Sub-Accounts, (2) to combine or eliminate Sub-Sub- Accounts, (3) to transfer assets from one Sub-Account to another, (4) to transfer assets to the General Account and other separate accounts, (5) to cause the deregistration and subsequent re-registration of the Separate Account under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (6) to operate the Separate Account under a committee and to discharge such committee at any time, and (7) to eliminate any voting rights which You or Participants may have with respect to the Separate Account, (8) to amend the Contract to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other federal securities laws and regulations, (9) to operate the Separate Account in any form permitted by law, (10) to substitute shares of another fund for the shares held by a Sub-Account, and (11) to make any change required by the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent not provided in Section 12.2.

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. The Separate Account is registered and operated as a Unit Investment Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As such, the assets of each Sub-Account are invested in a registered management investment company (mutual fund). The Separate Account will be legally separated from UNUMLL&A's other accounts. The Separate Account's assets will, at the time during the year that adjustments in the reserves are made, have a value of at least equal to the reserves and other contract liabilities with respect to the Separate Account, and at all other times, will have a value approximately equal to, or in excess of, such reserves and liabilities. The portion of the assets having a value equal to, or approximately equal to, the reserves and contract liabilities will not be chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business which UNUM LL&A may conduct. UNUM LL&A reserves the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, including approval by You or the Participants if required by law, (1) to create additional Sub-Accounts, (2) to combine or eliminate Sub-Accounts, (3) to transfer assets from one Sub-Account to another, (4) to transfer assets to the General Account and other separate accounts, (5) to cause the deregistration and subsequent re-registration of the Separate Account under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (6) to operate the Separate Account under a committee and to discharge such committee at any time, and (7) to eliminate any voting rights which You or Participants may have with respect to the Separate Account, (8) to amend the Contract to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other federal securities laws and regulations, (9) to operate the Separate Account in any form permitted by law, (10) to substitute shares of another fund for the shares held by a Sub-Sub- Account, and (11) to make any change required by the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent not provided in Section 12.212.3.

THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT. The Separate Account is registered and operated as a Unit Investment Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As such, the assets of each Sub-Account are invested in a registered management investment company (mutual fund). The Separate Account will be legally separated from UNUMLL&A's other accounts. The Separate Account's assets will, at the time during the year that adjustments in the reserves are made, have a value of at least equal to the reserves and other contract liabilities with respect to the Separate Account, and at all other times, will have a value approximately equal to, or in excess of, such reserves and liabilities. The portion of the assets having a value equal to, or approximately equal to, the reserves and contract liabilities will not be chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business which UNUM LL&A may conduct. UNUM LL&A reserves the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, including approval by You or the Participants if required by law, (1) to create additional Sub-Accounts, (2) to combine or eliminate Sub-Sub- Accounts, (3) to transfer assets from one Sub-Account to another, (4) to transfer assets to the General Account and other separate accounts, (5) to cause the deregistration and subsequent re-registration of the Separate Account under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (6) to operate the Separate Account under a committee and to discharge such committee at any time, and (7) to eliminate any voting rights which You or Participants may have with respect to the Separate Account, (8) to amend the Contract to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other federal securities laws and regulations, (9) to operate the Separate Account in any form permitted by law, (10) to substitute shares of another fund for the shares held by a Sub-Sub- Account, and (11) to make any change required by the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or the Securities Act of 1933, to the extent not provided in Section 12.212.3.