EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Among And And MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY And And
Exhibit (h)(14)
EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Among
And
MML INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC
And
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
And
MML BAY STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
And
C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THIS AMENDMENT dated April 1, 2014 amends the Participation Agreement entered into as of the 17th day of November, 2005, as amended to date, (the “Agreement”) by and among Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, C.M. Life Insurance Company, each on their own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account of each insurance company, and MML Series Investment Fund II (“MML II Trust”).
WHEREAS, MassMutual is the Adviser to the MML II Trust.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
| 1. | Effective April 1, 2014, MML Investment Advisers, LLC (“MML Advisers”) will replace MassMutual as the Adviser to the MML II Trust and will become a party to the Agreement. MML Advisers, a Delaware limited liability company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual. MML Advisers represents and warrants that |
(i) it is and shall remain duly registered in all material respects under all applicable federal and state securities laws and that, as the Adviser, shall perform its obligations for MML II Trust in compliance in all material respects with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and any applicable state and federal securities laws; and
(ii) all of its directors, officers, employees, investment
advisers, and other individuals/entities dealing with the money and/or securities of MML II Trust are and shall continue to be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of MML II Trust in an amount not less
than the minimal coverage as required currently by
Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act or related provisions as may be promulgated from time to time. The aforesaid bond shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and shall be issued by a
reputable bonding company.
| 2. | Schedule A of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule A attached hereto. |
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All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto affixed their respective authorized signatures as of the date set forth above.
| MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND II | MML INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC | |||||||
| By its authorized officer | By its authorized officer | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
| Print Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | Print Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
| Title: | CFO & Treasurer | Title: | President | |||||
| MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
MML BAY STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | |||||||
| By its authorized officer | By its authorized officer | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
| Print Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | Print Name: | Xxxxxxx X.Xxxxx | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | Title: | Vice President | |||||
| C. M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
| By its authorized officer | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Print Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
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Schedule A
| Separate Account |
Date Established |
LOB Separate Accounts | ||
| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account 4 | July 9, 1997 | VA | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • • MML Equity Fund • MML High Yield Fund • MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund • MML Short-Duration Bond Fund • MML Small Cap Equity Fund • MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund |
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| C.M. Multi-Account A | August 3, 1994 | VA | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • • MML Equity Fund • MML High Yield Fund • MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund • MML Short-Duration Bond Fund • MML Small Cap Equity Fund • MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund |
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| Panorama Separate Account | June 23, 1981 | VA | ||
| • MML High Yield Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Short-Duration Bond Fund • MML Small Cap Equity Fund |
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| Panorama Plus Separate Account | Sept. 25, 1991 | VA | ||
| • MML High Yield Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Short-Duration Bond Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account 1 | April 3, 1981 | VA | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund |
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Schedule A (continued)
| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account 2 | Oct. 14, 1981 | VA | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account 3 | Jan. 14, 1994 | VA | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund |
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| MML Bay State Variable Annuity Separate Account 1 | Jan 14, 1994 | VA | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Annuity Fund 1 | April 24, 1968 | VA | ||
| • MML Equity Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Annuity Fund 2 | May 12, 1971 | VA | ||
| • MML Equity Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account I | July 13, 1998 | VL | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund • MML Small Cap Equity Fund • MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account II* | May 16, 1984 | VL | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account III | Feb. 12, 2000 | VL | ||
| • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund |
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| * | originally established under the name Mass Variable Life Separate Account I |
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Schedule A (continued)
| C.M. Life Variable Life Separate Account I | Feb. 2, 1995 | VL | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund • MML Small Cap Equity Fund |
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| MML Bay State Variable Life Separate Account I | June 9, 1982 | VL | ||
| • MML Blend Fund • MML Equity Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund • MML Small Cap Equity Fund |
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| MML Bay State Variable Life Separate Account II | Nov. 22, 1988 | VL | ||
| • MML Money Market Fund |
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| Separate Account C | March 7, 1983 | VA | ||
| • MML Equity Fund • MML Managed Bond Fund • MML Money Market Fund |
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| Variable Account 3 | Sept 1, 1990 | VA | ||
| • MML Equity Fund |
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| Massachusetts Mutual Variable Annuity Separate Account V | July 26, 2004 | VA | ||
| • MML High Yield Fund |
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