AMENDMENT TO
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
The Participation Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated October 1, 2000, by and
among AIM Variable Insurance Funds, a Delaware trust ("AVIF"); A I M
Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AIM"), The Travelers Insurance
Company, a Connecticut life insurance company, The Travelers Life and Annuity
Company (collectively, the "LIFE COMPANIES") and Travelers Distribution LLC, an
affiliate of LIFE COMPANIES and the principal underwriter to the Contracts
("UNDERWRITER"), is hereby amended as follows:
WHEREAS, on March 31, 2008, A I M Distributors, Inc. was renamed Invesco
Aim Distributors, Inc. All references to A I M Distributors, Inc. will hereby be
deleted and replaced with Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.;
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2006, The Travelers Insurance Company was renamed
MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut and The Travelers Life and Annuity
Company was renamed MetLife Life and Annuity Company of Connecticut;
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2006, Travelers Distribution LLC was renamed Met Life
Investors Distribution LLC and on October 20, 2006, was merged with and into
MetLife Investors Distribution Company, an affiliate of Life Company;
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2007, MetLife Life and Annuity Company of
Connecticut merged with and into MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement by updating the notice
provision, updating the names of the Met Life Insurance Company of Connecticut
separate accounts and expanding the Funds listed in Schedule A.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants and conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, each of the parties amend the Agreement as follows:
The addresses appearing in Section 9 of the Agreement shall be amended as
follows:
"AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
INVESCO AIM DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Vice President
Copy to:
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Law Department"
Section 22 is hereby added to the Agreement:
SECTION 22. FORCE MAJEURE
Each Party shall be excused from the performance of any of its obligations
to the other where such nonperformance is occasioned by any event beyond its
control which shall include, without limitation, any applicable order, rule or
regulation of any federal, state or local body, agency or instrumentality with
jurisdiction, work stoppage, accident, natural disaster, war, acts of terrorism
or civil disorder, provided that the Party so excused shall use all reasonable
efforts to minimize its nonperformance and overcome, remedy, cure or remove such
event as soon as is reasonably practicable, and such performance shall be
excused only for so long as, in any given case, the force or circumstances
making performance impossible shall exist.
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Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
SCHEDULE A
FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACTS
AIM Variable Insurance Funds
AIM V.I. Global Real Estate Fund - Series I
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund - Series I
AIM V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund - Series II
AIM V.I. Utilities Fund - Series I
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS UTILIZING THE FUNDS
MetLife of CT Separate Account Nine for Variable Annuities
MetLife of CT Separate Account Ten for Variable Annuities
MetLife of CT Separate Account Eleven for Variable Annuities
MetLife of CT Separate Account Twelve for Variable Annuities
MetLife of CT Separate Account Thirteen for Variable Annuities
MetLife of CT Separate Account Fourteen for Variable Annuities
MetLife Insurance Company of CT Variable Annuity Separate Account 2002
MetLife Life and Annuity Company of CT Variable Annuity Separate Account 2002
MetLife of CT Fund UL III for Variable Life Insurance
MetLife of CT Separate Account CPPVUL 1 for Variable Life Insurance
CONTRACTS FUNDED BY THE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Pioneer Annuistar Flex
Pioneer Annuistar Plus
Pioneer Annuistar Value
Pioneer Annuistar
Xxxxxxx Advocate Advisor
Xxxxxxx Advocate Advisor - ST1
Xxxxxxx Advocate Rewards
Corporate Owned Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies (COLI, COLI - Series
2, COLI III, COLI IV, COLI 2000, Corporate Select)
Corporate Owned Private Placement Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies
(COLI PPVUL)
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All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain
in full force and effect.
Effective date: April 28, 2008.
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
Attest: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Assistant Vice President
INVESCO AIM DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Attest: /s/ P. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: P. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: President
METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
CONNECTICUT, on behalf of itself and its
separate accounts
Attest: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: Vice President and Assistant Title: Vice President
Secretary
METLIFE INVESTORS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Attest: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Executive Vice President
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