DOMESTIC CUSTODY AGREEMENT BETWEEN TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company On Behalf Of TIAA-CREF Life Separate Account VLI-2 AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. WORLDWIDE SECURITIES SERVICES jpmorgan.com

DOMESTIC CUSTODY AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company On Behalf Of TIAA-CREF Life Separate Account VLI-2

AND

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

WORLDWIDE SECURITIES SERVICES

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Exhibit(b)(1)

Table of contents

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1.		Intention of the Parties; Definitions			1
		1.1             Intention of the Parties			1
		1.2             Definitions; Interpretation			1
2.		What X.X. Xxxxxx is Required to Do			4
		2.1             Set Up Accounts			4
		2.2             Cash Account			4
		2.3             Segregation of Assets; Nominee Name			5
		2.4             Settlement of Transactions			5
		2.5             Contractual Settlement Date Accounting			6
		2.6             Actual Settlement Date Accounting			6
		2.7             Income Collection (AutoCredit®)			7
		2.8             Miscellaneous Administrative Duties			7
		2.9             Corporate Actions			8
		2.10           Class Action Litigation			8
		2.11           Proxies			8
		2.12           Statements of Account			9
		2.13           Access to X.X. Xxxxxx’x Records; Reports			10
		2.14           Tax Relief Services			10
		2.15           Notification			10
		2.16           Sealed Envelopes			10
3.		Instructions			11
		3.1             Acting on Instructions; Method of Instruction and Unclear Instructions			11
		3.2             Verification and Security Procedures			11
		3.3             Instructions Contrary to Law/Market Practice			11
		3.4             Cut-Off Times			12
		3.5             Electronic Access			12
4.		Fees, Expenses and Other Amounts Owing to X.X. Xxxxxx			12
		4.1             Fees and Expenses			12
		4.2             Overdrafts			12
		4.3             X.X. Xxxxxx’x Right Over Securities			13
5.		Securities Depositories			13
		5.1             Use of Securities Depositories			13
6.		Additional Provisions			14
		6.1             Representations of the Customer and X.X. Xxxxxx			14
		6.2             The Customer is Liable to X.X. Xxxxxx Even if it is Acting for Another Person			15

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7.		When X.X. Xxxxxx is Liable to the Customer			15
		7.1             Standard of Care; Liability			15
		7.2             Force Majeure			16
		7.3             X.X. Xxxxxx May Consult With Counsel			16
		7.4             X.X. Xxxxxx Provides Diverse Financial Services and May Generate Profits as a Result			17
		7.5             Assets Held Outside X.X. Xxxxxx’x Control			17
		7.6             Ancillary Services			17
		7.7             Service Locations			17
8.		Taxation			18
		8.1             Tax Obligations			18
		8.2             Tax Relief Services With Respect to American Depository Receipts			18
9.		Termination			19
		9.1             Term and Termination			19
		9.2             Exit Procedure			19
10.		Miscellaneous			20
		10.1           Notices			20
		10.2           Successors and Assigns			20
		10.3           Entire Agreement			20
		10.4           Insurance			20
		10.5           Security Holding Disclosure			21
		10.6           USA PATRIOT Act Disclosure			21
		10.7           Governing Law and Jurisdiction			21
		10.8           Severability; Waiver; and Survival			22
		10.9           Confidentiality			22
		10.10         Counterparts			22
		10.11         No Third Party Beneficiaries			22
		Annex A Electronic Access			24
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Domestic Custody Agreement

This Agreement, dated October    , 2012, is between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“X.X. Xxxxxx”), with a place of business at One Chase Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00^xx xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000; and TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company on behalf of TIAA-CREF Life Separate Account VLI-2(the “Customer”) with a place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.

1. Intention of the Parties; Definitions

1.1 Intention of the Parties

(a) This Agreement sets out the terms on which X.X. Xxxxxx will provide custodial, settlement and other associated services to the Customer. X.X. Xxxxxx will be responsible for the performance of only those duties expressly set forth in this Agreement.

(b) The Customer acknowledges that X.X. Xxxxxx is not providing any legal, tax or investment advice in connection with the services under this Agreement.

(c) It is the intention of the parties that the services offered by X.X. Xxxxxx under this Agreement with respect to the custody of Securities and related settlement services will be limited to Securities that are issued in the United States (“U.S.”) by an issuer that is organized under the laws of the U.S. or any state thereof, or that are both traded in the U.S. and eligible for deposit in a U.S. Securities Depository.

(d) It is the intention of the parties that assets held by TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company for the investment accounts of TIAA-CREF Life Separate Account VLI-2 (“the Separate Account”) in connection with providing values and benefits for M Intelligent VUL – a flexible premium variable universal life policy (the “Policy”) issued by TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company and TIAA-CREF Life Separate Account VLI-2 shall be held in custody on an omnibus basis by X.X. Xxxxxx pursuant to terms of this Agreement.

(e) The terms and conditions of this Agreement are applicable only to the services which are specified in this Agreement.

1.2 Definitions; Interpretation

(a) As used herein, the following terms have the meaning hereinafter stated.

“Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

“Affiliate” means an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, X.X. Xxxxxx or the Customer, as the case may be.

“Applicable Law” means any applicable statute, treaty, rule, regulation or common law and any applicable decree, injunction, judgment, order, formal interpretation or ruling issued by a court or governmental entity.

“Authorized Person” means any person who has been designated by written notice from the Customer in the form as provided by X.X. Xxxxxx (or by written notice in the

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form as provided by X.X. Xxxxxx from any agent designated by the Customer, including, without limitation, an investment manager) to act on behalf of the Customer under this Agreement and any person who has been given an access code by a security administrator appointed by the Customer which allows the provision of Instructions. Such persons will continue to be Authorized Persons until such time as X.X. Xxxxxx receives and has had reasonable time to act upon Instructions from the Customer (or its agent) that any such person is no longer an Authorized Person.

“Cash Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(ii).

“Confidential Information” means and includes all non-public information concerning the Customer or the Accounts which X.X. Xxxxxx receives in the course of providing services under this Agreement. Nevertheless, the term Confidential Information shall not include information which is or becomes available to the general public by means other than X.X. Xxxxxx’x breach of the terms of this Agreement or information which X.X. Xxxxxx obtains on a non-confidential basis from a person who is not known to be subject to any obligation of confidence to any person with respect to that information.

“Corporate Action” means any subscription right, bonus issue, stock repurchase plan, redemption, exchange, tender offer, or similar matter with respect to a Financial Asset in the Securities Account that requires discretionary action by the beneficial owner of the Financial Asset, but does not include rights with respect to class action litigation or proxy voting.

“Entitlement Holder” means the person named on the records of a Securities Intermediary as the person having a Securities Entitlement against the Securities Intermediary.

“Financial Asset” means a Security and refers, as the context requires, either to the asset itself or to the means by which a person’s claim to it is evidenced, including a Security, a security certificate or a Securities Entitlement. “Financial Asset” does not include cash.

“Instruction” means an instruction that has been verified in accordance with a Security Procedure or, if no Security Procedure is applicable, which X.X. Xxxxxx believes in good faith to have been given by an Authorized Person.

“X.X. Xxxxxx Indemnitees” means X.X. Xxxxxx, its Affiliates, its nominees, directors, officers, employees and agents.

“Liabilities” means any liabilities, losses, claims, costs, damages, penalties, fines, obligations, taxes (other than taxes based solely on X.X. Xxxxxx’x income), or expenses of any kind whatsoever (whether actual or contingent and including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ or experts’ fees and disbursements and, where relevant, any and all amounts owing to X.X. Xxxxxx by the Customer’s counterparty in connection with collateral/control accounts established at X.X. Xxxxxx pursuant to the Customer’s Instruction) outstanding from time to time.

“Sealed Envelope” means a sealed envelope which the Customer requests X.X. Xxxxxx to hold in custody. Nothing in this definition shall obligate X.X. Xxxxxx to accept any such Sealed Envelope.

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“Securities” means shares, stocks, debentures, bonds, notes or other like obligations, whether issued in certificated or uncertificated form, and any certificates, receipts, warrants or other instruments representing rights to receive, purchase or subscribe for the same that are commonly traded or dealt in on securities exchanges or financial markets and any other property as may be acceptable to X.X. Xxxxxx for the Securities Account.

“Securities Account” means each Securities custody account on X.X. Xxxxxx’x records to which Financial Assets are or may be credited under this Agreement.

“Securities Depository” means any securities depository, dematerialized book entry system or similar system for the central handling of Securities, whether or not acting in that capacity.

“Security Entitlement” means the rights and property interests of an Entitlement Holder with respect to a Financial Asset as set forth in Part 5 of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, as the same may be amended from time to time.

“Security Intermediary” means X.X. Xxxxxx, a Securities Depository and any other financial institution which in the ordinary course of business maintains Securities custody accounts for others and acts in that capacity.

“Security Procedure” means a security procedure to be followed by the Customer upon the issuance of an Instruction and/or by X.X. Xxxxxx upon the receipt of an Instruction, so as to enable X.X. Xxxxxx to verify that such Instruction is authorized, as set forth in service level documentation in effect from time to time between the parties with respect to the services set forth in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. A Security Procedure may, without limitation, involve the use of algorithms, codes, passwords, encryption or telephone call backs, and may be updated by X.X. Xxxxxx from time to time upon notice to the Customer. The Customer acknowledges that the Security Procedure is designed to verify the authenticity of, and not detect errors in, Instructions. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that a SWIFT message issued in the name of the Customer through any third party utility agreed upon by the parties as being a method for providing Instructions and authenticated in accordance with that utility’s customary procedures shall be deemed to be an authorized Instruction.

(b) Headings are for reference and convenience only and are not intended to affect interpretation.

(c) References to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement and references to sub-sections and paragraphs are to sub-sections of the Sections and paragraphs of the sub-sections in which they appear.

(d) Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Agreement to “persons” shall include legal as well as natural entities; references importing the singular shall include the plural (and vice versa); use of the generic masculine pronoun shall include the feminine; use of the term “including” shall be deemed to mean “including but not limited to,” and references to appendices and numbered sections shall be to such addenda and provisions herein; all such addenda are hereby incorporated in this Agreement by reference.

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2. What X.X. Xxxxxx is Required to Do

2.1 Set Up Accounts

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will establish and maintain the following accounts (“Accounts”):

(i) one or more Securities Accounts in the name of the Customer (or in another name requested by the Customer that is acceptable to X.X. Xxxxxx) for Financial Assets, which may be held by X.X. Xxxxxx, a subcustodian or a Securities Depository for X.X. Xxxxxx on behalf of the Customer, including as an Entitlement Holder; and

(ii) one or more accounts in the name of the Customer (or in another name requested by the Customer that is acceptable to X.X. Xxxxxx) (“Cash Account”) for any and all cash received by or on behalf of X.X. Xxxxxx for the account of the Customer.

(b) At the request of the Customer, additional Accounts may be opened in the future, and such additional Accounts shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Financial Assets credited to the Securities Accounts shall be withdrawable or transferable upon the Customer’s Instructions subject to the further terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(d) In the event that the Customer requests the opening of any additional Account for the purpose of holding collateral pledged by the Customer to a securities exchange, clearing corporation, or other central counterparty (a “Counterparty”) to secure trading activity by the Customer, or the pledge to a Counterparty of cash or individual Securities held in an Account, that Account (or the pledged cash or Securities) shall be subject to the collateral arrangements in effect between X.X. Xxxxxx and the Counterparty in addition to the terms of this Agreement.

(e) X.X. Xxxxxx’x obligation to open Accounts pursuant to Section 2.1(a) is conditional upon X.X. Xxxxxx receiving such of the following documents as X.X. Xxxxxx may require:

(i) a certified copy of the Customer’s constitutional documents as currently in force;

(ii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to X.X. Xxxxxx of the due authorization and execution of this Agreement by the Customer (for example by a certified copy of a resolution of the Customer’s board of directors or equivalent governing body, substantially in the form set out in Schedule 4);

(iii) X.X. Xxxxxx’x standard form fund manager mandate completed by fund manager designated by the Customer; and

(iv) in the case of any Account opened in a name not that of the Customer, documentation with respect to that name similar to that set forth in sub-sections (i) - (iii).

2.2 Cash Account

(a) Any amount standing to the credit of the Cash Account will be deposited during the period it is credited to the Accounts in one or more deposit accounts at X.X. Xxxxxx and will constitute a debt owing to the Customer by X.X. Xxxxxx as a banker.

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(b) Any amounts credited by X.X. Xxxxxx to the Cash Account on the basis of a notice or an interim credit from a third party, may be reversed if X.X. Xxxxxx does not receive final payment in a timely manner. X.X. Xxxxxx will notify the Customer promptly of any such reversal.

2.3 Segregation of Assets; Nominee Name

(a) Financial Assets credited to the Securities Account shall be segregated at all times from, and shall not become a part of, X.X. Xxxxxx’x own assets. X.X. Xxxxxx will identify in its books that Financial Assets credited to the Customer’s Securities Account belong to the Customer (except as otherwise may be agreed by X.X. Xxxxxx and the Customer). Securities in certificated form held in X.X. Xxxxxx’x vault for the Customer’s account shall be held separate from the certificated Securities of other customers of X.X. Xxxxxx.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx is authorized, in its discretion:

(i) to hold in bearer form, such Financial Assets as are customarily held in bearer form or are delivered to X.X. Xxxxxx in bearer form;

(ii) to hold Financial Assets in or deposit Financial Assets with any Securities Depository;

(iii) to hold Financial Assets in omnibus accounts with Securities Depositories and other Securities intermediaries on a fungible basis and to accept delivery of Financial Assets of the same class and denomination as those deposited with X.X. Xxxxxx;

(iv) to register in the name of the Customer, X.X. Xxxxxx, a Securities Depository, or their respective nominees, such Financial Assets as are customarily held in registered form;

(v) to decline to accept any asset or property which it deems to be unsuitable or inconsistent with its custodial operations.

2.4 Settlement of Transactions

Subject to Article 3 and Section 4.2 of this Agreement, X.X. Xxxxxx will act in accordance with Instructions with respect to the settlement of transactions. Settlement of transactions will be conducted in accordance with prevailing standards of the market in which the transaction occurs. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Customer authorizes X.X. Xxxxxx to deliver Securities or payment in accordance with applicable market practice in advance of receipt or settlement of consideration expected in connection with such delivery or payment, and the Customer acknowledges and agrees that such action alone will not of itself constitute negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct of X.X. Xxxxxx, and the risk of loss arising from any such action will be borne by the

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Customer. In the case of the failure of the Customer’s counterparty (or other appropriate party) to deliver the expected consideration as agreed, X.X. Xxxxxx will notify the Customer of such failure. If the Customer’s counterparty continues to fail to deliver the expected consideration, X.X. Xxxxxx will provide information reasonably requested by the Customer that X.X. Xxxxxx has in its possession to allow the Customer to enforce rights that the Customer has against the Customer’s counterparty, but X.X. Xxxxxx will not be obliged to institute legal proceedings, file a proof of claim in any insolvency proceeding or take any similar action.

2.5 Contractual Settlement Date Accounting

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will effect book entries on a contractual settlement date accounting basis as described below with respect to the settlement for those Financial Assets and transactions as to which X.X. Xxxxxx customarily offers contractual settlement date accounting. X.X. Xxxxxx reserves the right to restrict in good faith the availability of contractual settlement date accounting for credit or operational reasons.

(i) Sales: On the settlement date for a sale, X.X. Xxxxxx will credit the Cash Account with the proceeds of the sale and, if not already delivered, transfer the relevant Financial Assets to an account at X.X. Xxxxxx pending settlement of the transaction.

(ii) Purchases: On the settlement date for a purchase (or earlier, if market practice requires delivery of the purchase price before the settlement date), X.X. Xxxxxx will debit the Cash Account for the settlement amount and credit a separate account at X.X. Xxxxxx. X.X. Xxxxxx will then post the Securities Account as awaiting receipt of the expected Financial Assets. The Customer will not be entitled to the delivery of Financial Assets until X.X. Xxxxxx actually receives them.

Upon request, X.X. Xxxxxx shall provide the Customer with a list of those markets for which it provides contractual settlement date accounting. X.X. Xxxxxx may add markets to or remove markets from such list upon reasonable notice to the Customer.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx may reverse any debit or credit made pursuant to Section 2.5(a) prior to a transaction’s actual settlement, upon notice to the Customer, in cases where X.X. Xxxxxx reasonably believes that the transaction will not settle in the ordinary course within a reasonable time. The Customer will be responsible for any costs or Liabilities resulting from such reversal. The Customer acknowledges that the procedures described in Section 2.5 are of an administrative nature, and X.X. Xxxxxx does not undertake to make loans and/or Financial Assets available to the Customer.

2.6 Actual Settlement Date Accounting

With respect to any settlement of a transaction that is not posted to the Account on the contractual settlement date as referred to in Section 2.5, X.X. Xxxxxx will post such transaction on the date on which the cash or Financial Assets received as consideration for the transaction is actually received and settled by X.X. Xxxxxx.

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2.7 Income Collection (AutoCredit^®)

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will monitor information publicly available in the applicable market about forthcoming income payments on the Financial Assets, and will promptly notify the Customer of such information.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx will credit the Cash Account with income proceeds on Financial Assets on the anticipated payment date, net of any taxes that are withheld by X.X. Xxxxxx or any third party (“AutoCredit”) for those Financial Assets and/or markets as to which X.X. Xxxxxx customarily offers an AutoCredit service. X.X. Xxxxxx reserves the right to restrict in good faith the availability of AutoCredit for credit or operational reasons. Upon request, X.X. Xxxxxx shall provide the Customer with a list of AutoCredit eligible markets. X.X. Xxxxxx may add markets to or remove markets from the list of AutoCredit markets upon notice to the Customer that is reasonable in the circumstances. X.X. Xxxxxx may reverse AutoCredit credits upon oral or written notification to the Customer if X.X. Xxxxxx believes that the corresponding payment will not be received by X.X. Xxxxxx within a reasonable period or the credit was incorrect.

(c) When the AutoCredit service is not available, income on Financial Assets, net of any taxes withheld by X.X. Xxxxxx or any third party, will be credited only after actual receipt and reconciliation by X.X. Xxxxxx.

(d) X.X. Xxxxxx will use reasonable efforts to contact appropriate parties to collect unpaid interest, dividends or redemption proceeds and notify the Customer of the late payment, but X.X. Xxxxxx will not be obliged to file any formal notice of default, institute legal proceedings, file a proof of claim in any insolvency proceeding or take any similar action.

2.8 Miscellaneous Administrative Duties

(a) Until X.X. Xxxxxx receives Instructions to the contrary, X.X. Xxxxxx will:

(i) present all Financial Assets for which X.X. Xxxxxx has received notice of a call for redemption or that have otherwise matured, and all income and interest coupons and other income items that call for payment upon presentation;

(ii) execute in the name of the Customer such certificates as may be required to obtain payment in respect of Financial Assets; and

(iii) exchange interim or temporary documents of title held in the Securities Account for definitive documents of title.

(b) In the event that, as a result of holding of Financial Assets in an omnibus account, the Customer receives fractional interests in Financial Assets arising out of a Corporate Action or class action litigation, X.X. Xxxxxx will credit the Customer with the amount of cash it would have received had the Financial Assets not been held in an omnibus account, and the Customer shall relinquish to X.X. Xxxxxx its interest in such fractional interests.

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(c) If some, but not all, of an outstanding class of Financial Assets is called for redemption, X.X. Xxxxxx may allot the amount redeemed among the respective beneficial holders of such a class of Financial Assets on a pro rata basis or in a similar manner X.X. Xxxxxx deems fair and equitable.

(d) X.X. Xxxxxx reserves the right to reverse any transactions that are credited to the Accounts due to mis-postings and other such similar actions.

2.9 Corporate Actions

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will act in accordance with local market practice to obtain information concerning Corporate Actions that is publicly available in the local market. X.X. Xxxxxx also will review information obtained from sources to which X.X. Xxxxxx subscribes for information concerning such Corporate Actions. X.X. Xxxxxx will promptly provide that information (or summaries that reflect the material points concerning the applicable Corporate Action) to the Customer or its Authorized Person.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx will act in accordance with the Customer’s Instructions in relation to such Corporate Actions. If the Customer fails to provide X.X. Xxxxxx with timely Instructions with respect to any Corporate Action, neither X.X. Xxxxxx nor its nominees will take any action in relation to that Corporate Action, except as otherwise agreed in writing by X.X. Xxxxxx and the Customer or as may be set forth by X.X. Xxxxxx as a default action in the notification it provides under Section 2.9(a) with respect to that Corporate Action.

2.10 Class Action Litigation

Any notices received by X.X. Xxxxxx’x corporate actions department about settled securities class action litigation that requires action by affected owners of the underlying Financial Assets will be promptly notified to the Customer if X.X. Xxxxxx, using reasonable care in the circumstances, identifies that the Customer was a shareholder and held the relevant Financial Asset in custody with X.X. Xxxxxx at the relevant time. X.X. Xxxxxx will not make filings in the name of the Customer in respect to such notifications except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Customer and X.X. Xxxxxx. The services set forth in this Section 2.10 are available only in certain markets, details of which are available from X.X. Xxxxxx on request.

2.11 Proxies

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will monitor information distributed to holders of Financial Assets about upcoming shareholder meetings, promptly notify the Customer of such information and, subject to Section 2.11(c), act in accordance with the Customer’s Instructions in relation to such meetings (the “Proxy Voting Service”).

(b) The Proxy Voting Service is available only in certain markets, details of which are available from X.X. Xxxxxx on request. Provision of the Proxy Voting Service is conditional upon receipt by X.X. Xxxxxx of a duly completed enrolment form as well as additional documentation that may be required for certain markets.

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(c) The Proxy Voting Service does not include physical attendance at shareholder meetings. Requests for physical attendance at shareholder meetings can be made but they will be evaluated and agreed to by X.X. Xxxxxx on a case by case basis.

(d) The Customer acknowledges that the provision of the Proxy Voting Service may be precluded or restricted under a variety of circumstances. These circumstances include, but are not limited to:

(i) the Financial Assets being on loan or out for registration;

(ii) the pendency of conversion or another Corporate Action;

(iii) the Financial Assets being held in a margin or collateral account at X.X. Xxxxxx or another bank or broker, or otherwise in a manner which affects voting;

(iv) local market regulations or practices, or restrictions by the issuer; and

(v) X.X. Xxxxxx being required to vote all shares held for a particular issue for all of X.X. Xxxxxx’x customers on a net basis (i.e., a net yes or no vote based on voting instructions received from all its customers). Where this is the case, X.X. Xxxxxx will notify the Customer.

2.12 Statements of Account

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will provide the Customer with electronic access to Account information (the “Information”) that will enable the Customer to generate or receive reports and statements of account for each Account, identifying cash and Financial Assets held in the Account as well as Account transactions. The Customer will review the Information and give X.X. Xxxxxx written notice of (i) any suspected error or omission or (ii) the Customer’s inability to access any such Information. The Customer will provide X.X. Xxxxxx such notice within 60 days after (x) the Information is made available to the Customer or (y) the Customer discovers that it is unable to access the Information, as the case may be.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx shall at all times maintain records that shall identify the Customer as the Entitlement Holder of the Financial Assets in the Customer Securities Account. Any such Financial Assets held indirectly by X.X. Xxxxxx, with a Securities Depository or with another Securities Intermediary shall be separately identified on X.X. Xxxxxx’x records as being held for the Customer’s account. X.X. Xxxxxx’x records shall identify which Financial Assets are held by X.X. Xxxxxx and Securities Depositories and other Securities Intermediaries and the names of such Securities Depositories and other Securities Intermediaries holding such Financial Assets. X.X. Xxxxxx agrees to use reasonable efforts to maintain records sufficient to enable the Customer to determine and verify information concerning the Financial Assets held for the Customer’s account. X.X. Xxxxxx agrees to furnish, upon the Customer’s request or the request of the insurance department of any state in which the Customer is licensed to do business, a verification certificate (which may be in affidavit form) in sufficient detail to permit adequate identification of the Financial Assets belonging to the Customer as Entitlement Holder and held by X.X. Xxxxxx under the terms of this Agreement. Such certificate shall be signed by a responsible X.X. Xxxxxx official and furnished to the requestor, with a copy to the Customer if the requestor is an insurance department.

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(c) The Customer acknowledges that information available to it electronically with respect to transactions posted after the close of the prior business day may not be accurate due to mis-postings, delays in updating Account records, and other causes. X.X. Xxxxxx will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of any such information accessed electronically that is subsequently updated or corrected by the close of business on the first business day after the original transaction was posted.

2.13 Access to X.X. Xxxxxx’x Records; Reports

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will allow the Customer’s auditors and independent public accountants such reasonable access to the records of X.X. Xxxxxx relating to the Accounts as may be required in connection with their examination of books and records pertaining to the Customer’s affairs.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx will, upon reasonable written notice, allow the Customer reasonable access during normal working hours to the records of X.X. Xxxxxx relating to the Accounts. X.X. Xxxxxx may impose reasonable restrictions on the number of individuals allowed access, the frequency and length of such access, and the scope of the records made available. The Customer shall reimburse X.X. Xxxxxx for the reasonable cost of copying, collating and researching archived information.

(c) X.X. Xxxxxx’x records relating to the Accounts shall be available for inspection on X.X. Xxxxxx’x premises upon reasonable notice to X.X. Xxxxxx during regular business hours by regulatory officials, but only upon X.X. Xxxxxx’x receipt of Instruction from an Authorized Person.

(d) Upon the Customer’s request, X.X. Xxxxxx will send to the Customer all reports X.X. Xxxxxx receives from Securities Depositories concerning their systems of internal accounting control. Upon the Customer’s request, X.X. Xxxxxx will send the annual report (SSAE 16 Report) prepared by X.X. Xxxxxx’x external auditors on X.X. Xxxxxx’x system of internal accounting control of Financial Assets.

2.14 Tax Relief Services

X.X. Xxxxxx will provide tax relief services as provided in Section 8.2.

2.15 Notification

If the Customer has agreed to access information concerning the Accounts through X.X. Xxxxxx’x website, X.X. Xxxxxx may make any notifications required under this Agreement by posting it on the website.

2.16 Sealed Envelopes

From time to time, at the Customer’s request, X.X. Xxxxxx may agree to hold certain Sealed Envelopes in custody for the Customer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, X.X. Xxxxxx’x sole responsibility with regards to Sealed Envelopes will be to hold them in X.X. Xxxxxx’x or in a subcustodian’s possession. X.X. Xxxxxx shall not be responsible for verifying the content of any Sealed Envelope purported to contain assets or assessing the value, validity or transferability of any such assets (including the existence or value of any investments contained in any Sealed Envelope). With respect to Sealed Envelopes, neither J.P.

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Xxxxxx nor its subcustodians will be obligated to perform any service or action described in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, asset servicing, tax services, corporate actions, income or dividend collection, settlement services or class action litigation.

3. Instructions

3.1 Acting on Instructions; Method of Instruction and Unclear Instructions

(a) The Customer authorizes X.X. Xxxxxx to accept, rely upon and/or act upon any Instructions received by it without inquiry. The Customer will indemnify the X.X. Xxxxxx Indemnitees against, and hold each of them harmless from, any Liabilities that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against X.X. Xxxxxx Indemnitees as a result of any action or omission taken in accordance with any Instruction.

(b) To the extent possible, instructions to X.X. Xxxxxx shall be sent via electronic instruction or trade information system acceptable to X.X. Xxxxxx or via facsimile transmission. Where reasonably practicable, the Customer will use automated and electronic methods of sending Instructions.

(c) X.X. Xxxxxx shall promptly notify an Authorized Person if X.X. Xxxxxx determines that an Instruction does not contain all information reasonably necessary for X.X. Xxxxxx to carry out the Instruction. X.X. Xxxxxx may decline to act upon an Instruction if it does not receive clarification or confirmation satisfactory to it. X.X. Xxxxxx will not be liable for any loss arising from any reasonable delay in carrying out any such Instruction while it seeks information, clarification or confirmation or in declining to act upon any Instruction for which it does not receive clarification satisfactory to it.

3.2 Verification and Security Procedures

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx and the Customer shall comply with any applicable Security Procedures with respect to the delivery or authentication of Instructions and shall ensure that any codes, passwords or similar devices are reasonably safeguarded.

(b) Either party may record any of their telephone communications.

3.3 Instructions Contrary to Law/Market Practice

X.X. Xxxxxx need not act upon Instructions which it reasonably believes to be contrary to law, regulation or market practice, and X.X. Xxxxxx shall be under no duty to investigate whether any Instructions comply with Applicable Law or market practice. In the event X.X. Xxxxxx does not act upon such Instructions, X.X. Xxxxxx will notify the Customer where reasonably practicable.

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3.4 Cut-Off Times

X.X. Xxxxxx has established cut-off times for receipt of Instructions, which will be made available to the Customer. If X.X. Xxxxxx receives an Instruction after its established cut-off time, X.X. Xxxxxx will attempt to act upon the Instruction on the day requested if X.X. Xxxxxx deems it practicable to do so or otherwise as soon as practicable after that day.

3.5 Electronic Access

Access by the Customer to certain applications or products of X.X. Xxxxxx via X.X. Xxxxxx’x web site or otherwise shall be governed by this Agreement and the terms and conditions set forth in Annex A.

4. Fees, Expenses and Other Amounts Owing to X.X. Xxxxxx

4.1 Fees and Expenses

The Customer will pay X.X. Xxxxxx for its services under this Agreement such fees as may be agreed upon in writing from time to time, together with X.X. Xxxxxx’x reasonable out-of-pocket or incidental expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees and tax or related fees incidental to processing charged directly or indirectly by governmental authorities, issuers or their agents. Invoices will be payable withinsixty (60) days of the date of the invoice. If the Customer disputes an invoice, it shall nevertheless pay, on or before the date that payment is due, such portion of the invoice that is not subject to a bona fide dispute. X.X. Xxxxxx may deduct amounts invoiced from the Cash Account except to the extent that the Customer has objected to the invoice within sixty (60) days of the date of the invoice (or such other period as the parties may agree in writing). Without prejudice to X.X. Xxxxxx’x other rights, X.X. Xxxxxx reserves the right to charge interest on overdue amounts from the due date until actual payment at such rate as X.X. Xxxxxx customarily charges for similar overdue amounts.

4.2 Overdrafts

If a debit to the Cash Account results in a debit balance, then X.X. Xxxxxx may, in its discretion, (i) advance an amount equal to the overdraft, (ii) refuse to settle in whole or in part the transaction causing such debit balance, or (iii) if any such transaction is posted to the Securities Account, reverse any such posting. If X.X. Xxxxxx elects to make such an advance, the advance will be deemed a loan to the Customer, payable on demand, bearing interest at the applicable rate charged by X.X. Xxxxxx from time to time for such overdrafts, from the date of such advance to the date of payment (including after the date any judgment may be entered against the Customer with respect to any overdraft) and otherwise on the terms on which X.X. Xxxxxx makes similar overdrafts available from time to time. No prior action or course of dealing on X.X. Xxxxxx’x part with respect to the settlement of transactions on the Customer’s behalf will be asserted by the Customer

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against X.X. Xxxxxx for X.X. Xxxxxx’x refusal to make advances to the Cash Account or to settle any transaction for which the Customer does not have sufficient available funds in the Account. The Customer shall be deemed to be in default with respect to any such advance upon the occurrence of any event of the type specified in section 365(e)(1) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time.

4.3 X.X. Xxxxxx’x Right Over Securities

Without prejudice to X.X. Xxxxxx’x rights under Applicable Law, to the extent X.X. Xxxxxx has advanced funds on the Customer’s behalf in connection with the settlement of purchases and sales of Financial Assets for the Securities Account, X.X. Xxxxxx shall have a first priority, perfected and continuing security interest in the Financial Assets which are the subject of such purchase or sale, until X.X. Xxxxxx has been repaid the amount of such advance by the Customer and X.X. Xxxxxx’x security interest in such Financial Assets shall be released upon the Customer’s repayment of such advance to X.X. Xxxxxx.

5. Securities Depositories

5.1 Use of Securities Depositories

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx may deposit Financial Assets with, and hold Financial Assets in any Securities Depository on such terms as such Securities Depository customarily operates and the Customer will provide X.X. Xxxxxx with such documentation or acknowledgements that X.X. Xxxxxx may require to hold the Financial Assets in such Securities Depository.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx is not responsible for the selection or monitoring of any Securities Depository and will not be liable for any act or omission by (or the insolvency of) any Securities Depository. In the event the Customer incurs a loss due to the negligence, willful misconduct, or insolvency of a Securities Depository, X.X. Xxxxxx will make reasonable efforts, in its discretion, to seek recovery from the Securities Depository, but X.X. Xxxxxx will not be obligated to institute legal proceedings, file a proof of claim in any insolvency proceeding, or take any similar action.

(c) Although X.X. Xxxxxx does not use subcustodians to hold U.S. Securities or to gain entry to a U.S. Securities Depository, in the event X.X. Xxxxxx needed to appoint a subcustodian for the purposes of providing custody services under this Agreement for U.S. Securities, X.X. Xxxxxx would enter into an agreement with the subcustodian under terms substantially the same as this Agreement, including a provision that the subcustodian has the same liability to X.X. Xxxxxx for the loss of Financial Assets that X.X. Xxxxxx has under Section 7.1(b) hereof.

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6. Additional Provisions

6.1 Representations of the Customer and X.X. Xxxxxx

(a) The Customer represents, warrants and covenants that (i) it has full authority and power, and has obtained all necessary authorizations and consents, to deposit and control the Financial Assets, Sealed Envelopes and cash in the Accounts, to use X.X. Xxxxxx as its custodian in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to borrow money (both any short term or intraday borrowings in order to settle transactions prior to receipt of covering funds) and xxxxx x xxxx over Financial Assets as contemplated by Section 4.3; (ii) assuming execution and delivery of this Agreement by X.X. Xxxxxx, this Agreement is the Customer’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Customer in accordance with its terms and it has full power and authority to enter into and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution of this Agreement; (iii) it has not relied on any oral or written representation made by X.X. Xxxxxx or any person on its behalf, and acknowledges that this Agreement sets out to the fullest extent the duties of X.X. Xxxxxx; (iv) it is a resident of the United States and shall notify X.X. Xxxxxx of any changes in residency; (v) the Financial Assets, Sealed Envelopes and cash deposited in the Accounts (other than those assets held in Accounts established pursuant to certain account control agreements (“Control Account Assets”) among the Customer, X.X. Xxxxxx and secured party named therein) are not subject to any encumbrance or security interest whatsoever and the Customer undertakes that, so long as Liabilities of the Customer under or in connection with this Agreement are outstanding, it will not create or permit to subsist any encumbrance or security interest over such Financial Assets, Sealed Envelopes or cash(other than Control Account Assets); (vi) no delivery of Securities by the Customer to X.X. Xxxxxx and no Instruction by the Customer with respect to such Securities will contravene Applicable Law; and (vii) none of the Financial Assets, Sealed Envelopes and cash to be held under this Agreement are “plan assets” as defined in Section 3(42) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the regulations thereunder except as otherwise expressly notified to X.X. Xxxxxx.

X.X. Xxxxxx may rely upon the certification of such other facts as may be required to administer X.X. Xxxxxx’x obligations under this Agreement and the Customer shall indemnify X.X. Xxxxxx against all losses, liability, claims or demands arising directly or indirectly from any such certifications.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx represents, warrants and covenants that (i) assuming execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Customer, this Agreement is X.X. Xxxxxx’x legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against X.X. Xxxxxx in accordance with its terms; (ii) it has full power and authority to enter into and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution of this Agreement; and (iii) it has not relied on any oral or written representation made by the Customer or any person on its behalf other than those relating to know your customer and anti-money laundering compliance and acknowledges that this Agreement sets out to the fullest extent the duties of the Customer.

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6.2 The Customer is Liable to X.X. Xxxxxx Even if it is Acting for Another Person

If the Customer is acting as an agent or for another person as envisaged in Section 2.1(a) in respect of any transaction, cash or Financial Asset, X.X. Xxxxxx nevertheless will treat the Customer as its principal for all purposes under this Agreement. In this regard, the Customer will be liable to X.X. Xxxxxx as a principal in respect of any transactions relating to the Account. The foregoing will not affect any rights X.X. Xxxxxx might have against the Customer’s principal or the other person envisaged by Section 2.1(a).

7. When X.X. Xxxxxx is Liable to the Customer

7.1 Standard of Care; Liability

(a) X.X. Xxxxxx will use reasonable care in performing its obligations under this Agreement. X.X. Xxxxxx will not be in violation of this Agreement with respect to any matter as to which it has satisfied its obligation of reasonable care.

(b) X.X. Xxxxxx shall be obligated to indemnify the Customer for any loss of Financial Assets received for, and credited to the Securities Account resulting from (i) the negligence or dishonesty of X.X. Xxxxxx or X.X. Xxxxxx’x officers, employees or agents retained by X.X. Xxxxxx to hold such Financial Assets or (ii) burglary, robbery, hold-up, theft or mysterious disappearance, including loss by damage or destruction. In the event of a loss of Financial Assets in the Securities Account for which X.X. Xxxxxx is required to indemnify the Customer pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, at X.X. Xxxxxx’x option, X.X. Xxxxxx shall promptly replace such Financial Assets (by, among other means, posting appropriate security or bond with the issuer(s) of such Financial Assets and obtaining their reissue) or the value thereof (determined based upon the market value of the Financial Assets which are the subject of such loss as of the date of the discovery of such loss) and the value of any loss of rights or privileges resulting from the loss of such Financial Assets. The foregoing indemnity shall be X.X. Xxxxxx’x exclusive liability to the Customer for X.X. Xxxxxx’x loss of Financial Assets from the Securities Account.

(c) In all other respects, X.X. Xxxxxx will be liable for the Customer’s direct damages to the extent they result from X.X. Xxxxxx’x fraud, negligence, dishonesty or willful misconduct in performing its duties as set out in this Agreement. Nevertheless, under no circumstances will X.X. Xxxxxx be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages (including, without limitation, lost profits) of any form incurred by any person or entity, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the type of action in which such a claim may be brought, with respect to the Accounts, X.X. Xxxxxx’x performance under this Agreement, or X.X. Xxxxxx’x role as custodian.

(d) the Customer will indemnify X.X. Xxxxxx Indemnitees against, and hold them harmless from, any Liabilities that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any of X.X. Xxxxxx Indemnitees in connection with or arising out of (i) X.X. Xxxxxx’x

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performance under this Agreement, provided X.X. Xxxxxx Indemnitees have not acted with negligence or engaged in fraud or dishonesty or willful misconduct in connection with the Liabilities in question or (ii) any X.X. Xxxxxx Indemnitees’ status as a holder of record of the Customer’s Financial Assets.

(e) Without limiting Subsections 7.1(a), (b), (c), or (d), the Customer agrees that X.X. Xxxxxx provides no service in relation to, and therefore has no duty or responsibility to: (i) question Instructions or make any suggestions to the Customer or an Authorized Person regarding such Instructions; (ii) supervise or make recommendations with respect to investments or the retention of Financial Assets; (iii) advise the Customer or an Authorized Person regarding any default in the payment of principal or income of any Security other than as provided in Section 2.7(b) of this Agreement; and (iv) evaluate or report to the Customer or an Authorized Person regarding the financial condition of any broker, agent or other party to which X.X. Xxxxxx is instructed to deliver Financial Assets or cash. X.X. Xxxxxx is not responsible or liable in any way for the genuineness or validity of any Security or instrument received, delivered or held by X.X. Xxxxxx in physical form that appears to be genuine and valid.

7.2 Force Majeure

X.X. Xxxxxx will maintain and update from time to time business continuation and disaster recovery procedures with respect to its custody business that it determines from time to time meet reasonable commercial standards. X.X. Xxxxxx will have no liability, however, for any damage, loss, expense or liability of any nature that the Customer may suffer or incur, caused by an act of God, fire, flood, civil or labor disturbance, war, terrorism, act of any governmental authority or other act or threat of any authority (de jure or de facto), legal constraint, fraud or forgery (other than on the part of X.X. Xxxxxx or its employees), malfunction of equipment or software (except where such malfunction is primarily and directly attributable to X.X. Xxxxxx’x negligence in maintaining the equipment or software), currency re-denominations, failure of or the effect of rules or operations of any external funds transfer system, inability to obtain or interruption of external communications facilities, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of X.X. Xxxxxx (including, without limitation, the non-availability of appropriate foreign exchange).

7.3 X.X. Xxxxxx May Consult With Counsel

X.X. Xxxxxx will be entitled to rely on, and may act upon the advice of professional advisors in relation to matters of law, regulation or market practice (which may be the professional advisors of the Customer), and will not be liable to the Customer under this Agreement for any action taken or omitted pursuant to such advice.

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7.4 X.X. Xxxxxx Provides Diverse Financial Services and May Generate Profits as a Result

The Customer hereby authorizes X.X. Xxxxxx to act under this Agreement notwithstanding that: (a) X.X. Xxxxxx or any of its divisions, branches or Affiliates may have a material interest in transactions entered into by the Customer with respect to the Account or that circumstances are such that X.X. Xxxxxx may have a potential conflict of duty or interest, including the fact that X.X. Xxxxxx or its Affiliates may act as a market maker in the Financial Assets to which Instructions relate, provide brokerage services to other customers, act as financial adviser to the issuer of such Financial Assets, act in the same transaction as agent for more than one customer, have a material interest in the issue of the Financial Assets; or earn profits from any of the activities listed herein and (b) X.X. Xxxxxx or any of its divisions, branches or Affiliates may be in possession of information tending to show that the Instructions received may not be in the best interests of the Customer. X.X. Xxxxxx is not under any duty to disclose any such information.

7.5 Assets Held Outside X.X. Xxxxxx’x Control

X.X. Xxxxxx will not be obliged to (a) hold Financial Assets or cash with any person not agreed to by X.X. Xxxxxx or (b) register or record Financial Assets in the name of any person not agreed to by X.X. Xxxxxx. Furthermore, X.X. Xxxxxx will not be obliged to register or record on X.X. Xxxxxx’x records Financial Assets held outside of X.X. Xxxxxx’x control. If, however, the Customer makes any such request and X.X. Xxxxxx agrees to the request, the consequences of doing so will be at the Customer’s own risk. X.X. Xxxxxx shall not be liable for any losses incurred as a result and may be precluded from providing some of the services referred to in this Agreement (for example, and without limitation, income collection, proxy voting, class action litigation and Corporate Action notification and processing).

7.6 Ancillary Services

X.X. Xxxxxx may use third party delivery services and providers of information regarding non-core custody services matters such as pricing, proxy voting, corporate actions and class action litigation and use local agents to provide extraordinary services such as attendance at annual meetings of issuers of Securities. Although X.X. Xxxxxx will use reasonable care in the selection and retention of such third party providers and local agents, it will not be responsible for any errors or omissions made by them in providing the relevant information or services.

7.7 Service Locations

X.X. Xxxxxx maintains various operational/service centers and locations through the United States and foreign jurisdictions. The services provided under this Agreement will be provided from one or more such locations. X.X. Xxxxxx may change the operational/service centers and locations as it deems necessary or appropriate for its business concerns.

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8. Taxation

8.1 Tax Obligations

(a) The Customer will pay or reimburse X.X. Xxxxxx, and confirms that X.X. Xxxxxx is authorized to deduct from any cash received or credited to the Cash Account, any taxes or levies required by any revenue or governmental authority for whatever reason in respect of the Customer’s Accounts.

(b) The Customer will provide to X.X. Xxxxxx such certifications, declarations, documentation, and information as it may require in connection with taxation, and warrants that, when given, this information is true and correct in every respect, not misleading in any way, and contains all material information. The Customer undertakes to notify X.X. Xxxxxx immediately if any information requires updating or correcting. X.X. Xxxxxx provides no service of controlling or monitoring, and therefore has no duty in respect of, or liability for any taxes, penalties, interest or additions to tax, payable or paid that result from:

(i) the inaccurate completion of documents by the Customer or any third party;

(ii) the provision to X.X. Xxxxxx or a third party of inaccurate or misleading information by the Customer or any third party;

(iii) the withholding of material information by the Customer or any third party; or

(iv) any delay by any revenue authority or any other cause beyond X.X. Xxxxxx’x control.

(c) If X.X. Xxxxxx does not receive appropriate certifications, documentation and information then, as and when appropriate and required, additional tax shall be deducted from all income received in respect of the Financial Assets issued (including, but not limited to, U.S. non-resident alien tax and/or backup withholding tax).

(d) The Customer will be responsible in all events for the timely payment of all taxes relating to the Financial Assets in the Securities Account; provided, however, that X.X. Xxxxxx will be responsible for any penalty or additions to tax due solely as a result of X.X. Xxxxxx’x negligent acts or omissions with respect to paying or withholding tax or reporting interest, dividend or other income paid or credited to the Cash Account.

8.2 Tax Relief Services With Respect to American Depository Receipts

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Section, X.X. Xxxxxx will provide (i) a “relief at source” service to obtain a reduction of withholding tax withheld as may be available in the applicable market in respect of income payments on Financial Assets comprised of American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”) credited to the Securities Account that X.X. Xxxxxx believes may be available to Customer. To defray expenses pertaining to nominal tax claims, X.X. Xxxxxx may from time to time set minimum thresholds as to a de minimis value of tax relief claims which it will pursue in respect of income payments under this Section.

(b) The provision of a tax relief service on ADRs by X.X. Xxxxxx is conditional upon X.X. Xxxxxx receiving from the Customer (i) a declaration of its identity and place of residence and (ii) certain other documentation (pro forma copies of which are

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available from X.X. Xxxxxx), prior to the receipt of Financial Assets comprised of ADRs in the Securities Account and/or the payment of income. If Financial Assets comprised of ADRs credited to the Securities Account are beneficially owned by someone other than the Customer, this information will need to be provided to X.X. Xxxxxx with respect to the beneficial owner. The Customer acknowledges that X.X. Xxxxxx will be unable to perform tax relief services unless it receives this information prior to the receipt of ADRs in the Securities Account and/or the payment of income.

9. Termination

9.1 Termination

(a) The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of three years following the date on which X.X. Xxxxxx commenced providing services under the Agreement. Following the initial term, the Customer may terminate this Agreement on ninety ty (90) days’ written notice to X.X. Xxxxxx. X.X. Xxxxxx may terminate this Agreement on one hundred and eighty (180) days’ written notice to the Customer.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 9.1(a):

(i) Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately on written notice to the other party in the event that a material breach of this Agreement by the other party has not been cured within thirty (30) days of that party being given written notice of the material breach;

(ii) Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately on written notice to the other party upon the other party being declared bankrupt, entering into a composition with creditors, obtaining a suspension of payment, being put under court controlled management, being subject to an involuntary order for the transfer of all or part of its business by a statutory authority, having any of its issued shares suspended from trading on any exchange on which they are listed (if applicable) or being the subject of a similar measure; and

(iii) X.X. Xxxxxx may terminate this Agreement on sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Customer in the event that X.X. Xxxxxx reasonably determines that the Customer has ceased to satisfy X.X. Xxxxxx’x customary credit requirements; and

9.2 Exit Procedure

The Customer will provide X.X. Xxxxxx full details of the persons to whom X.X. Xxxxxx must deliver Financial Assets and cash within a reasonable period before the effective time of termination of this Agreement. If the Customer fails to provide such details in a timely manner, X.X. Xxxxxx shall be entitled to continue to be paid fees under this Agreement until such time as it is able to deliver the Financial Assets and cash to a successor custodian, but X.X. Xxxxxx may take such steps as it reasonably determines to be necessary to protect itself following the effective time of termination, including ceasing to provide transaction settlement services in the event that X.X. Xxxxxx is

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unwilling to assume any related credit risk. X.X. Xxxxxx will in any event be entitled to deduct any amounts owing to it prior to delivery of the Financial Assets and cash (and, accordingly, X.X. Xxxxxx will be entitled to sell Financial Assets and apply the sale proceeds in satisfaction of amounts owing to it . The Customer will reimburse X.X. Xxxxxx promptly for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in delivering Financial Assets upon termination. Termination will not affect any of the liabilities either party owes to the other arising under this Agreement prior to such termination.

10. Miscellaneous

10.1 Notices

Notices pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement shall be sent or served by registered mail nationally recognized delivery services, such as Federal Express (FedEx) or United Parcel Service (UPS), etc., courier services or hand delivery to the address of the respective parties as set out on the first page of this Agreement, unless notice of a new address is given to the other party in writing.

10.2 Successors and Assigns

This Agreement will be binding on each of the parties’ successors and assigns. The parties agree that neither party can assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; except either party may assign this Agreement without the other’s consent to (a) any Affiliate or subsidiary or (b) in connection with a merger, reorganization, stock sale or sale of all or substantially all of the party’s business, provided that in the event either party terminates the Agreement without the non-terminating party’s consent, then the non-terminating party may terminate the Agreement immediately

10.3 Entire Agreement

This Agreement, including Annex A, and any Riders (and any separate agreement which X.X. Xxxxxx and the Customer may enter into with respect to any Cash Account), sets out the entire Agreement between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement supersedes any other agreement, statement, or representation relating to custody, whether oral or written. Amendments must be in writing and, except where this Agreement provides for amendments by notice from X.X. Xxxxxx, signed by both parties.

10.4 Insurance

The Customer acknowledges that X.X. Xxxxxx will not be required to maintain any insurance coverage specifically for the benefit of the Customer, except that X.X. Xxxxxx will maintain insurance protection which covers X.X. Xxxxxx’x duties and responsibilities generally as a custodian of Financial Assets and X.X. Xxxxxx will maintain such coverage to the extent required by X.X. Xxxxxx’x banking regulators. X.X. Xxxxxx will provide summary information regarding its own general insurance coverage to the Customer upon written request.

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10.5 Security Holding Disclosure

With respect to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14b-2 under the U.S. Shareholder Communications Act regarding disclosure of beneficial owners to issuers of Securities, X.X. Xxxxxx is instructed not to disclose the name, address or Security positions of the Customer in response to shareholder communications requests regarding the Account.

10.6 USA PATRIOT Act Disclosure

Section 326 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA PATRIOT Act”) requires X.X. Xxxxxx to implement reasonable procedures to verify the identity of any person that opens a new Account with it. Accordingly, the Customer acknowledges that Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act and X.X. Xxxxxx’x identity verification procedures require X.X. Xxxxxx to obtain information which may be used to confirm the Customer’s identity including without limitation the Customer’s name, address and organizational documents (“identifying information”). The Customer may also be asked to provide information about its financial status, such as its current audited and unaudited financial statements. The Customer agrees to provide X.X. Xxxxxx with and consents to X.X. Xxxxxx obtaining from third parties any such identifying and financial information required as a condition of opening an account with or using any service provided by X.X. Xxxxxx.

10.7 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement will be construed, regulated and administered under the laws of the U.S. or State of New York, as applicable, without regard to New York’s principles regarding conflict of laws, except that the foregoing shall not reduce any statutory right to choose New York law or forum. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction over any lawsuit or other judicial proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement. If that court lacks federal subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County will have sole and exclusive jurisdiction. Either of these courts will have the proper venue for any such lawsuit or judicial proceeding, and the parties waive any objection to venue or their convenience as a forum. The parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of any of the courts specified and to accept service of process to vest personal jurisdiction over them in any of these courts. The parties further hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally waive, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any right to a trial by jury with respect to any such lawsuit or judicial proceeding arising or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

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10.8 Severability; Waiver; and Survival

(a) If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect on the basis of any particular circumstances or in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions under other circumstances or in other jurisdictions and of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, no failure or delay on the part of either party in exercising any power or right under this Agreement operates as a waiver, nor does any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude any other or further exercise, or the exercise of any other power or right. No waiver by a party of any provision of this Agreement, or waiver of any breach or default, is effective unless it is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be enforced.

(c) The parties’ rights, protections, and remedies under this Agreement shall survive its termination.

10.9 Confidentiality

(a) Subject to Section 10.9(b), X.X. Xxxxxx will hold all Confidential Information in confidence and will not disclose any Confidential Information except as may be required by Applicable Law, a regulator with jurisdiction over X.X. Xxxxxx’x business, or with the consent of the Customer.

(b) The Customer authorizes X.X. Xxxxxx to disclose Confidential Information to:

(i) any subcontractor, agent, Securities Depository, securities exchange, broker, third party agent, proxy solicitor, issuer, or any other person that X.X. Xxxxxx believes it is reasonably required to in connection with X.X. Xxxxxx’x provision of relevant services under this Agreement;

(ii) its professional advisors, auditors or public accountants;

(iii) its Affiliates and branches; and

(iv) any revenue authority or any governmental entity in relation to the processing of any tax claim.

(c) Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law or as needed to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the parties shall hold the terms and conditions, including, without limitation, any commercial terms, of this Agreement in confidence.

10.10 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts each of which will be deemed to be an original and together will constitute one and the same agreement.

10.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries

A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have no right to enforce any term of this Agreement.

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		JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
By:TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company on behalf of TIAA-CREF Life Separate Account VLI-2 Name: Title: Date:		By:                                                                                                   Name: Title: Date:

Name:

Title:

Date:

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Annex A

Electronic Access

1.         X.X. Xxxxxx may permit the Customer and its Authorized Persons to access certain electronic systems, applications and Data (as defined below) in connection with the Agreement (collectively, the “Products”). X.X. Xxxxxx may, from time to time, introduce new features to the Products or otherwise modify or delete existing features of the Products in its sole discretion. X.X. Xxxxxx shall endeavor to give the Customer reasonable notice of its termination or suspension of access to the Products, but may do so immediately if X.X. Xxxxxx determines, in its sole discretion, that providing access to the Products would violate Applicable Law or that the security or integrity of the Products is at risk. Access to the Products shall be subject to the Security Procedures.

2.         In consideration of the fees paid by the Customer to X.X. Xxxxxx and subject to any applicable software license addendum in relation to X.X. Xxxxxx-owned or sublicensed software provided for a particular application and Applicable Law, X.X. Xxxxxx grants to the Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited and revocable license to use the Products and the information and data made available through the Products (the “Data”) for the Customer’s internal business use only. The Customer may download the Data and print out hard copies for its reference, provided that it does not remove any copyright or other notices contained therein. The license granted herein will permit use by Customer’s Authorized Person, provided that such use shall be in compliance with the Agreement, including this Annex.

3.         The Customer acknowledges that there are security, corruption, transaction error and access availability risks associated with using open networks such as the internet, and the Customer hereby expressly assumes such risks. The Customer is solely responsible for obtaining, maintaining and operating all software (including antivirus software, anti-spyware software, and other internet security software) and personnel necessary for the Customer to access and use the Products. All such software must be interoperable with X.X. Xxxxxx’x software. Each of the Customer and X.X. Xxxxxx shall be responsible for the proper functioning, maintenance and security of its own systems, services, software and other equipment.

4.         In cases where X.X. Xxxxxx’x web site is unexpectedly down or otherwise unavailable, X.X. Xxxxxx shall, absent a force majeure event, provide other appropriate means for the Customer or its Authorized Persons to instruct X.X. Xxxxxx or obtain reports from X.X. Xxxxxx. X.X. Xxxxxx shall not be liable for any Liabilities arising out of the Customer’s use of, access to or inability to use the Products via X.X. Xxxxxx’x web site in the absence of X.X. Xxxxxx’x xxxxx ]negligence or willful misconduct.

5.         Use of the Products may be monitored, tracked, and recorded. In using the Products, the Customer hereby expressly consents to such monitoring, tracking, and recording. Individuals and organizations should have no expectation of privacy with respect to monitoring, tracking, and recording use, unless local law, regulation, or contract provides otherwise. X.X. Xxxxxx shall own all right, title and interest in the data it obtained reflecting the Customer usage of the Products or the Customer usage of X.X. Xxxxxx’x web site (including, but not limited to, general usage data and aggregated transaction data). X.X. Xxxxxx may use and sublicense data obtained by it regarding the Customer’s use of the Products or the Customer’s use of X.X. Xxxxxx’x website, as long as X.X. Xxxxxx does not disclose to others that the Customer was the source of such data or the details of individual transactions effected using the Products or web site.

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6.         The Customer shall not knowingly use the Products to transmit (i) any virus, worm, or destructive element or any programs or data that may be reasonably expected to interfere with or disrupt the Products or servers connected to the Products; (ii) material that violates the rights of another, including but not limited to the intellectual property rights of another; and (iii) “junk mail”, “spam”, “chain letters” or unsolicited mass distribution of e-mail.

7.         The Customer shall promptly and accurately designate in writing to X.X. Xxxxxx the geographic location of its users upon written request. The Customer further represents and warrants to X.X. Xxxxxx that the Customer shall not access the service from any jurisdiction which X.X. Xxxxxx informs the Customer or where the Customer has actual knowledge that the service is not authorized for use due to local regulations or laws, including applicable software export rules and regulations. Prior to submitting any document which designates the persons authorized to act on the Customer’s behalf, the Customer shall obtain from each individual referred to in such document all necessary consents to enable X.X. Xxxxxx to process the data set out therein for the purposes of providing the Products.

8.         The parties will be subject to and shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations concerning restricting collection, use, disclosure, processing and free movement of the Data (collectively, the “Privacy Regulations”). The Privacy Regulations may include, as applicable, the Federal “Privacy of Consumer Financial Information” Regulation (12 CFR Part 30), as amended from time to time, issued pursuant to Section 504 of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (15 X.X.X. §0000, et seq.), the Health and Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. §1320d), The Data Protection Xxx 0000 and Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to processing of personal data and the free movement of such data.

9.         The Customer shall be responsible for the compliance of its Authorized Persons with the terms of the Agreement, including this Annex.

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