AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE SHARES
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company ("LNL"), on its behalf and on
behalf of Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C (the "Variable Account");
and Lincoln National International Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), hereby agree that
shares of the Fund shall be made available to serve as an underlying investment
medium for variable annuity contracts to be offered by LNL through the Variable
Account subject to the following provisions:
1. LNL represents and warrants that it is an insurance company duly
organized and existing in good standing under Indiana law, that it has legally
and validly established the Variable Account as permitted under Indiana law and
has registered the Variable Account as permitted under Indiana law and will
register the Variable Account as a unit investment trust in accordance with the
provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),
to serve as a segregated investment account for certain variable annuity
contracts (the "Contracts"). LNL further represents and warrants that the
Contracts will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), and the Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws. The Contracts will provide for the
allocation of net amounts received by LNL thereunder to separate divisions of
the Variable Account designated as "sub-accounts" for investment in the shares
of registered investment companies selected by LNL ("underlying fund"). The
Fund will be an underlying fund for one of the sub-accounts.
2. Fund shares may be purchased and redeemed by LNL in accordance with
the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Fund. The Fund anticipates
that it will make its shares available indefinitely for purchase by LNL
hereunder, but the Fund reserves the right to suspend or terminate sales of its
shares hereunder at any time or times when its Board of Directors makes a good
faith determination that further sales would be to the detriment of current
holders of Fund shares. Payment for Fund shares shall be made by LNL within
five days after placement of the order for Fund shares. The Fund reserves the
right to delay issuance or transfer
of Fund shares and/or to delay the accrual and/or declaration of dividends in
accordance with any policy set forth in its then current prospectus with respect
to such shares until any payment check has cleared. If payment is not received
by the Fund or an agent of the Fund within the five day period, the Fund may,
without notice, cancel the order and require LNL to reimburse promptly the Fund
for any loss suffered by the Fund resulting from such failure to make timely
payment. The Fund represents and warrants that Fund shares sold hereunder shall
be registered under the 1933 Act and duly authorized for issuance in accordance
with Maryland law.
3. LNL and its agents shall make no representation concerning the Fund or
Fund shares except those contained in the then current prospectus of the Fund or
in current printed sales literature of the Fund, or as otherwise approved by the
Fund in writing.
4. Administrative services to owners of and participants under Contracts
shall be the responsibility of LNL and shall not be the responsibility of the
Fund. The Fund will furnish LNL copies of its proxy material, reports to
stockholders and other communications to stockholders in such quantities as LNL
shall reasonable require for distribution to owners of or participants under the
Contracts and LNL will distribute these materials to such owners or participants
as required. LNL will vote Fund shares, to the extent required by law, in
accordance with instructions received from Contract owners. LNL will vote Fund
shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as
Fund shares for which instructions have been received from Contract owners. LNL
and persons under its control will in no way recommend action in connection with
the solicitation of proxies for Fund shares held in the Variable Account.
5. The Fund shall amend the Registration Statement for its shares under
the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect
the continuous offer of its shares and shall provide LNL with as many copies of
its current prospectus as LNL may reasonably request.
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6. This Agreement may be terminated as to the issuance of Fund Shares as
follows:
(a) at the option of LNL or the Fund upon 90 days' written notice to
the other party;
(b) at the option of LNL if Fund shares are not available for any
reason to meet the requirements of the Contracts as determined by
LNL; or
(c) at the option of the Fund upon institution of any proceedings
against LNL relating to the Variable Account or the issuance and
sale of the Contracts, by the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Indiana Insurance Commissioner or any other regulatory body.
7. (a) LNL agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each of
its directors who is not an "interested person" of the Fund, as defined in the
1940 Act (collectively the "indemnified Parties") against any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement thereof with the
written consent of LNL) or expenses or actions with respect thereto to which
such Indemnified Parties may become subject, under the Federal securities laws
or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
(or actions in respect thereof) or settlements
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement or prospectus of the Variable Account or
contained in the Contracts or sales literature (or any amendment
or supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this
agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to an Indemnified Party
if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or
omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to LNL by such Indemnified Party expressly
for use in the Registration Statement or prospectus for the
Variable Account or the Contracts or sales literature (or any
amendment or supplement);
(ii) arise out of or as a result of conduct, statements, or
representations (other than statements or representations
contained in the prospectus of the Fund and sales literature not
supplied by LNL) of LNL or persons under its control, with
respect to the sale and distribution of the Contracts, or
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(iii) arise as a result of any failure by LNL to provide the services
and furnish the materials set forth in paragraph four hereof.
LNL will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Indemnified Parties in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement is in addition to
any liability which LNL may otherwise have.
(b) Promptly after receipt by any of the Indemnified Parties of
notice of the commencement of any action, or the making of any claim for which
indemnity may apply under this paragraph, the Indemnified Parties will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against LNL, notify LNL of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify LNL will not relieve LNL
from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Parties otherwise than
under this Agreement. In case any such action is brought against the
Indemnified Parties, and LNL is notified of the commencement thereof, LNL will
be entitled to participate therein and to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action, and after notice from LNL
to such party of LNL's election to assume the defense thereof, LNL will not be
liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
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Executed and agreed to this 19th day of November, 1990.
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
Executive Vice President
LINCOLN NATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
By:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
President
U90062/LCT
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