AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Regarding RULES 30e-3 and 498A
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AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Regarding
RULES 30e-3 and 498A
TIAA CREF Life Insurance Company (the “Company”), Xxxx Xxxxx Partners Variable Equity Trust (the “Fund”), a Maryland Corporation, and Xxxx Xxxxx Investor Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), a limited liability company, entered into a certain participation agreement dated February, 2006 and subsequently amended (the “Participation Agreement”). This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Participation Agreement is entered into as of March 9, 2021 by and among the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of each separate account of the Company as set forth in the Participation Agreement, as may be amended from time to time (individually and collectively the “Accounts”), the Fund and the Distributor (collectively, the “Parties”).
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Participation Agreement among the Parties, the Company invests in shares of certain of the portfolios of the Fund (the “Portfolios”) as a funding vehicle for the Accounts that issue variable annuity and/or life insurance contracts (the “Variable Contracts”) to persons that are registered owners of such Variable Contracts on the books and records of the Company (the “Contract Owners”);
WHEREAS, the Accounts are registered as unit investment trusts under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”);
WHEREAS, the Company, on behalf of the Accounts, has certain obligations pursuant to Rule 30e-2 under the 1940 Act to deliver Fund shareholder reports to Contract Owners, which obligations may be satisfied by compliance with Rule 30e-3 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 30e-3”);
WHEREAS, the Company intends to comply with the requirements, terms and conditions of Rule 30e-3 in order to satisfy its obligation to deliver Fund shareholder reports to Contract Owners, including hosting the website of certain fund materials required by Rule 30e-3;
WHEREAS, Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) may require that a Statutory Prospectus (as defined in Rule 498A under the 1933 Act; “Rule 498A”) for the Portfolios be delivered to Contract Owners under certain circumstances;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to meet any such Portfolio Statutory Prospectus delivery requirement by relying on (and complying with the requirements, terms and conditions of) paragraph (j) of Rule 498A for “on-line” delivery;
WHEREAS, paragraph (j) of Rule 498A requires, inter alia, that some of the Fund Documents (defined below) be posted and maintained on a website specified on the cover page of the
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Summary Prospectus for the Variable Contracts, and the Company intends to host (or hire a third party to host on its behalf) said website; and
WHEREAS, the Company cannot host such website in compliance with Rules 30e-3 and 498A unless the Fund prepares and the Company obtains the Fund Documents that are specified in Rules 30e-3 and 498A;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, which consideration is full and complete, the Company, the Fund, and the Distributor hereby agree to supplement and amend the Participation Agreement as follows:
| 1. | Provision of Fund Documents; Website Posting. |
(a). Fund Documents. The Fund (and Distributor) is (are) responsible for preparing the following “Fund Documents,” as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 30e-3 and paragraph (j)(1)(iii) of Rule 498A:
| (i) | Summary Prospectus for the Portfolios; |
| (ii) | Statutory Prospectus for the Portfolios; |
| (iii) | Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) for the Portfolios; and |
| (iv) | Most Recent Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders (under Rule 30e-1 under the 0000 Xxx) for the Portfolios (together, the “Shareholder Reports”) (referred to in Rule 30e-3 as the “Current” and “Prior” Report to Shareholders). |
| (v) | Complete Portfolio Holdings From Shareholder Reports Containing a Summary Schedule of Investments; and |
| (vi) | Portfolio Holdings For Most Recent First and Third Fiscal Quarters (together with the complete portfolio holdings specified in (v) above, the “Portfolio Holdings”). |
(b). Deadline for Providing, and Currentness of, Fund Documents.
(i). The Fund and the Distributor shall provide the Summary Prospectus, Statutory Prospectus, and SAI for the Portfolios to the Company (or its designee) on a timely basis (to facilitate the required website posting) and provide updated versions as necessary, in order to facilitate a continuous offering of the Portfolio Company’s securities and the Variable Contracts.
(ii). The Fund and the Distributor shall provide the Shareholder Reports and Portfolio Holdings on a timely basis (to facilitate the required website posting) approximately 58 days following the close of the Fund’s reporting period.
(c). Format of Fund Documents. The Fund and the Distributor may, in their sole
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discretion, determine to provide the Fund Documents to the Company (or its designee) in an electronic format that is suitable for website posting, and in a format, or formats, that are convenient for both reading online and printing on paper (in accordance with Rule 30e-3 and Rule 498A).
(d). Website Hosting. The Company shall host and maintain the website specified in paragraph (j)(1)(iii) of Rule 498A, so that the Fund Documents are publicly accessible, free of charge, at that website, in accordance with the conditions set forth in that paragraph, provided that the Fund and Distributor fulfill their obligations under this Amendment.
(e). Use of Summary Prospectuses.
(i). The Company shall ensure that an Initial Summary Prospectus is used for each currently offered Variable Contract described under the related registration statement, in accordance with paragraph (j)(1)(i) of Rule 498A.
(ii). The Fund and Distributor shall ensure that a summary prospectus is used for the Portfolios, in accordance with paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of Rule 498A.
| 2. | Portfolio Expense and Performance Data. The Fund and Distributor shall provide such data regarding each Portfolio’s expense ratios and investment performance made publicly available by the Trust as the Trust is required to prepare for inclusion in the Fund’s prospectuses, as the Company shall reasonably request, to facilitate the registration, sale and preparation of the annually updated registration statement of the Variable Contracts on a timely basis. |
| 3. | Construction of this Amendment; Participation Agreement. |
(a). This Amendment shall be interpreted to be consistent with, and to facilitate compliance with and reliance on, Rule 30e-3 under the 1940 Act and Rule 498A (including paragraph (j) thereof) under the 1933 Act and any interpretations of those Rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission, its staff, courts, or other appropriate legal authorities.
(b). To the extent the terms of this Amendment conflict with the terms of the Participation Agreement, the terms of this Amendment shall control; otherwise, and except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Amendment, the terms of the Participation Agreement shall continue to apply, and shall apply to the duties, responsibilities, rights and obligations of the Parties under and pursuant to this Amendment.
| 4. | Termination. This Amendment shall terminate upon the earlier of: |
(a). termination of the Participation Agreement; or
(b). 60 days written notice from any Party to the other Parties.
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| 5. | Counterparts and Delivery. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. A signed copy of this Amendment delivered by facsimile or by emailing a copy in .pdf form shall be treated as an original and shall bind all Parties just as would the exchange of originally signed copies. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written.
The Company:
TIAA CREF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, on behalf of itself and each Separate Account
| By: |
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| Print Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Director | ||
| The Fund: | ||
| XXXX XXXXX PARTNERS VARIABLE EQUITY TRUST | ||
| By: |
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| Print Name: Xxxx Trust | ||
| Title: President & CEO | ||
| The Distributor: | ||
| XXXX XXXXX INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC | ||
| By: |
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| Print Name: Xxxxxx X’Xxxx | ||
| Title: COO US Distribution | ||
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