Exhibit 8(a)
CIGNA VARIABLE PRODUCTS GROUP
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Re: Custodian Contract Dated as of April 15, 1988 Between CIGNA Variable
Products Group (the "Trust") and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Custodian")
Dear Madam or Sir:
Please be advised that the Trust has established four new series of shares:
CIGNA Variable Products High Yield Fund, CIGNA Variable Products Income Fund,
CIGNA Variable Products International Stock Fund and CIGNA Variable Products
Money Market Fund. The Trust desires to retain you as custodian to render
custodial services pursuant to the above-captioned Custodian Contract for these
new series.
If you are willing to act as custodian and render custodial services pursuant to
the Custodian Contract, would you please so indicate by executing the enclosed
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Please note that the Trust had changed the name of its series known as Companion
Fund to CIGNA Variable Products S&P 500 Index Fund.
Sincerely,
CIGNA VARIABLE PRODUCTS GROUP
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By: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III
Its: Vice President and Treasurer
Accepted and Agreed to this 26th day of February, 1996.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
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By: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Its: Vice President
Copies of the Master Trust Agreement establishing the Trust are on file with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that
this document is executed on behalf of the Trust by an officer of the Trust as
an officer of the Trust and not individually and that any obligations of or
arising out of this document are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers,
shareholders, employees or agents of the Trust individually, but are binding
only upon the assets and property of the Trust.
