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| Exhibit 24(b)(8.117) |
| AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SERVICE AGREEMENT |
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| AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE SERVICE AGREEMENT (the “Third Amendment”) is made and entered into |
| as of the 1st day of July, 1999 by and among AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY |
| (“ALIAC”), AETNA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. (“AISI”) (collectively “Aetna”) and MFS Fund |
| Distributors, Inc. (“MFS”). |
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| WITNESSETH |
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WHEREAS, ALIAC, AISI and MFS are parties to a Service Agreement dated April 1, 1998, as amended |
| on June 24, 1998 and December 28, 1998 (the “Agreement”); and |
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WHEREAS, the parties now desire to modify the Agreement in order to allow AISI to make shares of the |
| Funds available to a) employee benefit plans under Sections 401, 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of |
| 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including custodial accounts under Section 403(b)(7) of the Code, b) an |
| employee pension benefit plan covering employees of Aetna, and c) certain non-qualified deferred compensation |
| arrangements, for which ALIAC will perform administrative services. |
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and promises expressed |
| herein, the parties agree as follows: |
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The term “Plans”, as defined in the third whereas clause of the Agreement, is hereby redefined to include a) |
| employee benefit plans under Sections 401, 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the |
| “Code”), including custodial accounts under Section 403(b)(7) of the Code, b) an employee pension benefit plan |
| covering employees of Aetna, and c) certain non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements. |
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In the event that there is any conflict between the terms of this Third Amendment and the Agreement it is |
| the intention of the parties hereto that the terms of this Third Amendment shall control, and the Agreement shall |
| be interpreted on that basis. To the extent that the provisions of the Agreement have not been amended by this |
| Third Amendment, the parties hereto confirm and ratify the Agreement. |
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| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Third Amendment as of the date first written. |
