FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
Pacific Life & Annuity Company (the “Insurer”) has entered into an Administrative Services
Agreement dated March 25, 2006 (the “Agreement”), with FAM Distributors, Inc. regarding the
issuance of variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies and the performance of
certain administrative services for the Fund.
The parties to the Agreement hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Underwriter
BlackRock Distributors, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a member in good standing of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., will act as principal underwriter of the
shares of the Fund under the Agreement. References to “FAM Distributors, Inc.” or “Distributors”
shall mean “BlackRock Distributors, Inc.” Effective September 29, 2006 (the “Effective Date”)
BlackRock Distributors, Inc. assumed all of FAM Distributor’s rights, duties and obligations
arising under the Agreement. Insurer hereby expressly and absolutely releases FAM Distributors
from all of their respective duties and obligations arising under the Agreement on or after the
Effective Date.
2. Fund
References to “FAM Variable Series Funds, Inc.” are hereby changed to “BlackRock Variable Series
Funds, Inc.,” and “Fund” shall mean “BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.”
3. Section 1(a) of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
“The Fund will direct its advisor to pay the Company .25% per annum of the average daily net assets
of the applicable Portfolio that are held in Separate Accounts of Insurer pursuant to Fund
Participation Agreement among Company, Distributor and the Fund dated July 25, 2005, as amended.”
4. In section 5(a) of the Agreement, the information for FAMD is hereby deleted and replace with
the following:
If to BlackRock Distributors, Inc., addressed to:
Xxxxx XxXxxxxxx
BlackRock Distributors, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
BlackRock Distributors, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
With a copy to:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
BlackRock, Inc.
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 0 xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
BlackRock, Inc.
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 0 xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
5. The Agreement, together with the Fund Participation Agreement, is the complete and exclusive
statement of the agreement between the parties as to the subject matter
hereof which supersedes all
proposals or agreements, oral or written, and all other communications between the parties related
to the subject matter of this Agreement.
All references to the Portfolios listed in Schedule B to the Agreement are hereby refered to the
Schedule B of the Fund Participation Agreement. The Schedule B to the Agreement is hereby deleted.
To the extent that provisions of the Agreement and this Amendment are in conflict, the terms
of this Amendment shall control. Except to the extent amended by this Amendment, the Agreement
shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects as amended hereby. Capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall have the
definition set forth in the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on
their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers signing below as of the day and year
first above written.
Pacific Life & Annuity Company | FAM Distributors, Inc. | |||||
Signature:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Signature: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title:
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President and CEO | Title: | Secretary | |||
Date:
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June 22, 2007 | |||||
BlackRock Distributors, Inc. | ||||||
Signature:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Title:
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VP |
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 25th day of March 2006, between FAM DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a
broker-dealer registered as such under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(“FAMD”), and PACIFIC LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY, a life insurance company organized under the
laws of the state of Arizona (the “Insurer”).
WHEREAS, FAMD is the principal underwriter to the FAM Variable Series Funds, Inc. (the
“Fund”); and
WHEREAS, the Insurer issues variable annuity contracts and/or variable life insurance
policies (the “Contracts”); and
WHEREAS, the Insurer and the Fund have entered into a Fund Participation Agreement
(“Participation Agreement”) dated July 25th, 2005, providing for the sale of
shares of the Fund to certain separate accounts of the Insurer (“Separate Accounts”); and
WHEREAS, amounts invested in the Contracts by contract owners are deposited in the Separate
Accounts of the Insurer which will in turn purchase shares of certain portfolios of the Fund,
each of which is an investment option offered by the Contracts (the “Portfolios”); and
WHEREAS, the Fund expects to derive substantial savings in administrative expenses by virtue
of having the Separate Accounts of the Insurer as shareholders of record of Fund shares and having
the Insurer perform certain administrative services for the Fund (which are identified on
Schedule A hereto); and
WHEREAS, neither FAMD nor the Insurer has any contractual or other legal obligation to
perform such administrative services for the Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Insurer desires to be compensated for providing such administrative services
to the Fund; and
WHEREAS, FAMD desires that the Fund benefit from the lower administrative expenses expected
to result from the administrative services performed by the Insurer holding omnibus accounts with
the Fund’s transfer agent on behalf of contract owners; and
WHEREAS, FAMD accordingly would prefer to compensate the Insurer for providing
administrative services to the Fund from its own funds, derived from its own resources,
including its bona fide profits, rather than request that the Fund bear the costs of such
compensation:
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
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1. Administration Expense Payments.
(a) | FAMD agrees to pay the Insurer an amount equal to twenty-five basis points
(0.25%) per annum of the average daily net assets of the Portfolios listed on
Schedule B attached hereto that are held in Separate Accounts of Insurer pursuant
to the Participation Agreement(s). |
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(b) | F AMD shall calculate the payment contemplated by this Section I at the end of each fiscal quarter and will make such payment (“Quarterly Payment”) to Insurer, without demand or notice by Insurer, in a manner mutually agreed upon by the parties from time to time. | ||
(c) | From time to time, the parties shall review the Quarterly Payment to determine whether it exceeds or is reasonably expected to exceed the incurred and anticipated costs, over time, of the Insurer. The parties agree to negotiate in good faith a reduction to the Quarterly Payment as necessary to eliminate any such excess. |
2. Nature of Payments.
The parties to this Agreement recognize and agree that F AMD’s payments to the Insurer are
for administrative services only and do not constitute payment in any manner for investment
advisory services or for costs of distribution of Contracts or of Fund shares and are not
otherwise related to investment advisory or distribution services or expenses. The amount of
administration expense payments made by FAMD to the Insurer pursuant to Section 1 (a) of this
Agreement are derived from F AMD’s or the Fund’s adviser’s bona fide profits from serving as
principal underwriter or investment adviser to any Fund, and are designated to reimburse or
compensate the Insurer for providing administrative services with respect to the Contracts or any
Accounts.
3. Term and Termination.
(a) | Any Party may terminate this Agreement, without penalty, on sixty (60) days’ advance written notice to the other Party. Unless so terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect for so long as F AMD or its successor(s) in interest, or any affiliate thereof, continues to perform in a similar capacity for the Fund, and for so long as Insurer or its successors(s) in interest, or any affiliate thereof, provides the services contemplated hereunder with respect to Contracts under which values or monies are allocated to a Portfolio. | ||
(b) | This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon (i) the termination of the Participation Agreement(s) between the Insurer and the Fund, or (ii) the dissolution or bankruptcy of any party hereto, or in the event that any party hereto is placed in receivership or rehabilitation, or in the event that the management of its affairs is assumed by any governmental, regulatory or judicial authority. |
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4. Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended only upon mutual written agreement of the parties hereto.
5. Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered
(a) | to FAMD, at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, attention: General Counsel; and | ||
(b) | to the Insurer, at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, attention: General Counsel |
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their transferees, successors and assigns. The benefits of and the right to enforce this Agreement shall accrue to the parties and their transferees, successors and assigns. | ||
(b) | Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, obligations or liabilities of either party hereto shall be assigned without the written consent of the other party. | ||
(c) | Intended Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any person or entity other than the parties hereto any legal or equitable claim, right or remedy. Rather, this Agreement is intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto. | ||
(d) | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. | ||
(e) | Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the conflict of law thereof. | ||
(f) | Severability. If any portion of this Agreement shall be found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court or tribunal or regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction, the remainder shall not be affected thereby, but shall have the same force and effect as of the invalid or unenforceable portion had not been inserted. |
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(g) | Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the attachments hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters dealt with herein, and supersedes all previous agreements, written or oral, with respect to such matters. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
PACIFIC LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY
BY: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chief Operating Officer
BY: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Milfs
Name: Xxxxxx X. Milfs
Title: Vice President and Secretary
Name: Xxxxxx X. Milfs
Title: Vice President and Secretary
FAM DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
BY: |
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Name:
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Title: |
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Schedule A
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE FUND
Maintenance of books and records
• | Maintaining an inventory of share purchases for use in recording issuance of shares. | ||
• | Performing miscellaneous accounting services for use in recording transfers of shares (via net purchase orders). | ||
• | Ensuring reconciliation and balancing of the Separate Account at the Fund level in the general ledger and reconciliation of cash accounts at general account level. |
Purchase Orders
• | Determination of net amount of cash flow into Fund. | ||
• | Reconciliation and deposit of receipts at Fund and confirmation thereof. |
Redemption Orders
• | Determination of net amount required for redemptions by Fund. | ||
• | Notification to Fund of cash required to meet payments. | ||
• | Cost of share redemptions. |
Reports
• | Periodic information reporting to the Fund. |
Fund-Related Contract Owner Services
• | Telephonic support for contract owners with respect to inquiries about the Fund (not including information about performance or related to sales.) |
Other Administrative Support
• | Sub-Accounting services. | ||
• | Providing other administrative support to the Fund as mutually agreed between the Insurer and the Fund. | ||
• | Relieving the Fund of other usual or incidental administrative services provided to individual contract owners. | ||
• | Preparation of reports to certain third-party reporting services. |
Schedule A
Schedule B
Offered to Separate Accounts of PACIFIC LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY
PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES OF | ||||
FAM VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC. RATE | APPLICABLE FEE | |||
Class III Shares of the following Funds: |
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Mercury American Balanced V.I. Fund |
0.25 | % | ||
Mercury Global Allocation V.I. Fund |
0.25 | % |
Schedule B