Amendment to Participation Agreement As of May 3, 2004 by and among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. Kansas City Life Insurance Company
Amendment
to Participation Agreement
As
of May 3, 2004
by
and among
Franklin
Xxxxxxxxx Variable Insurance Products Trust
Franklin/Xxxxxxxxx
Distributors, Inc.
Kansas
City Life Insurance Company
Franklin
Xxxxxxxxx Variable Insurance Products Trust (the “Trust”), Franklin/Xxxxxxxxx
Distributors, Inc. (the “Underwriter,” and together with the Trust, “we” or
“us”) and Kansas City Life Insurance Company (“you”), on your behalf and on
behalf of certain Accounts, have previously entered into a Participation
Agreement dated May 1, 2000 (the “Agreement”). The
parties now desire to amend the Agreement in this amendment (the
“Amendment”).
Except as
modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect. Unless otherwise indicated, the terms defined in the
Agreement shall have the same meaning in this Amendment.
AMENDMENT
For good
and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
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Section
2.1.6 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at
the end of the section:
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“Without
limiting the foregoing, you agree that in recommending to a Contract . owner the
purchase, sale or exchange of any subaccount units under the Contracts, you
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the recommendation is suitable
for such Contract owner.”
2.
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new Section 2.1.12 is hereby added to the Agreement as
follows:
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“2.1.12 As covered financial
institutions we, only with respect to Portfolio shareholders, and you each
undertake and agree to comply, and to take full responsibility in complying with
any and all applicable laws, regulations, protocols and other requirements
relating to money laundering including, without limitation, the International
Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (Title III
of the USA PATRIOT Act).”
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3.
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Section
3 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following Section 3:
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“3. Purchase and Redemption of
Trust Portfolio Shares
3.1 Availability
of Trust Portfolio Shares
3.1.1 We
will make shares of the Portfolios available to the Accounts for the benefit of
the Contracts. The shares will be available for purchase at the net asset value
per share next computed after we (or our agent, or you as our designee) receive
a purchase order, as established in accordance with the provisions of the then
current prospectus of the Trust. All orders are subject to acceptance by us and
by the Portfolio or its transfer agent, and become effective only upon
confirmation by us. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust’s Board of Trustees
(“Trustees”) may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or may
suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio if such action is
required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or if, in the
sole discretion of the Trustees, they deem such action to be in the best
interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.
3.1.2 Without
limiting the other provisions of this Section 3.1, among other delegations by
the Trustees, the Trustees have determined that there is a significant risk that
the Trust and its shareholders maybe adversely affected by investors with short
term trading activity and/or whose purchase and redemption activity follows a
market timing pattern as defined in the prospectus for the Trust, and have
authorized the Trust, the Underwriter and the Trust’s transfer agent to adopt
procedures and take other action (including, without limitation, rejecting
specific purchase orders in whole or in part) as they deem necessary to reduce,
discourage, restrict or eliminate such trading and/or market timing activity.
You agree that your purchases and redemptions of Portfolio shares are subject
to, and that you will assist us in implementing, the Market Timing Trading
Policy and Additional Policies (as described in the Trust’s prospectus) and the
Trust’s restrictions on excessive and/or short term trading activity and/or
purchase and redemption activity that follows a market timing
pattern.
3.1.3 We
agree that shares of the Trust will be sold only to life insurance companies
which have entered into fund participation agreements with the Trust
(“Participating Insurance Companies”) and their separate accounts or to
qualified pension and retirement plans in accordance with the terms of the
Shared Funding Order. No shares of any Portfolio will be sold to the general
public.
3.2 Manual
or Automated Portfolio Share Transactions
3.2.1 Section
3.3 of this Agreement shall govern and Section 3.4 shall not be operative,
unless we receive from you at the address provided in the next sentence, written
notice that you wish to communicate, process and settle
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purchase
and redemptions for shares (collectively, “share transactions”) via the
Fund/SERV and Networking systems of the National Securities Clearing Corporation
(“NSCC”). The address for you to send such written notice shall be: Retirement
Services, Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Investments, 000 Xxxx Xxxxx, 0” Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000. After giving ten (10) days’ advance written
notice at the address provided in the previous sentence of your desire to use
NSCC processing, Section 3.4 of this Agreement shall govern and Section 3.3
shall not be operative.
3.2.2 At any time when, pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, Section 3.4 of this Agreement governs, any party to this
Agreement may send written notice to the other parties that it chooses to end
the use of the NSCC Fund/SERV and Networking systems and return to manual
handling of share transactions. Such written notice shall be sent: (i) if from
you to us, to the address provided in the preceding paragraph; (ii) if from us
to you, to your address in Schedule G of this Agreement. After giving ten (10)
days’ advance written notice at the address as provided in the previous
sentence, Section 3.3 of this Agreement shall govern and Section 3.4 shall not
be operative.
3.3 Manual
Purchase and Redemption
3.3.1 You
are hereby appointed as our designee for the sole purpose of receiving from
Contract owners purchase and exchange orders and requests for redemption
resulting from investment in and payments under the Contracts that pertain to
subaccounts that invest in Portfolios (“Instructions”). “Business Day” shall
mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on
which the Trust calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC
and its current prospectus. “Close of Trading” shall mean the. close of trading
on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You represent
and warrant that all Instructions transmitted to us for processing on or as of a
given Business Day (“Day 1”) shall have been received in proper form and time
stamped by you prior to the Close of Trading on Day 1. Such Instructions shall
receive the share price next calculated following the Close of Trading on Day 1,
provided that we receive such Instructions from you before 9 a.m. Eastern Time
on the next Business Day (“Day 2”). You represent and warrant that Instructions
received in proper form and time stamped by you after the Close of Trading on
Day 1 shall be treated by you and transmitted to us as if received on Day 2.
Such Instructions shall receive the share price next calculated following the
Close of Trading on Day 2. You represent and warrant that you have, maintain and
periodically test, procedures and systems in place reasonably designed to
prevent Instructions received after the Close of Trading on Day 1 from being
executed with Instructions received before the Close of Trading on Day 1. All
Instructions we receive from you after 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Day 2 shall be
processed by us on the following Business Day and shall receive the share price
next calculated following the Close of Trading on Day 2.
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3.3.2 We
shall calculate the net asset value per share of each Portfolio on each Business
Day, and shall communicate these net asset values to you or your designated
agent on a daily basis as soon as reasonably practical after the calculation is
completed (normally by 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time).
3.3.3 You
shall submit payment for the purchase of shares of a Portfolio on behalf of an
Account in federal funds transmitted by wire to the Trust or to its designated
custodian, which must receive such wires no later than the close of the Reserve
Bank, which is 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on the Business Day following the
Business Day as of which such purchases orders are made.
3.3.4 We
will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio, when requested by
you on behalf of an Account, at the net asset value next computed after receipt
by us (or our agent or you as our designee) of the request for redemption, as
established in accordance with the provisions of the then current prospectus of
the Trust. We shall make payment for such shares in the manner we establish from
time to time, but in no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than
is permitted by the 0000 Xxx.
3.3.5 Issuance
and transfer of the Portfolio shares will be by book entry only. Stock
certificates will not be issued to you or the Accounts. Portfolio shares
purchased from the Trust will be recorded in the appropriate title for each
Account or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.
3.3.6 We
shall furnish, on or before the ex-dividend date, notice to you of any income
dividends or capital gain distributions payable on the shares of any Portfolio.
You hereby elect to receive all such income dividends and capital gain
distributions as are payable on shares of a Portfolio in additional shares of
that Portfolio, and you reserve the right to change this election in the future.
We will notify you of the number of shares so issued as payment of such
dividends and distributions.
3.3.7 Each party to this Agreement
agrees that, in the event of a material error resulting from incorrect
information or confirmations, the parties will seek to comply in all material
respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws.
3.4 Automated
Purchase and Redemption
3.4.1 “Fund/SERV”
shall mean NSCC’s Mutual Fund Settlement, Entry and Registration Verification
System, a system for automated, centralized processing of mutual fund purchase
and redemption orders, settlement, and account registration; “Networking” shall
mean NSCC’s system that allows mutual funds and life insurance companies to
exchange account level information electronically; and “Settling Bank” shall
mean the entity appointed by the Trust or you, as applicable, to perform such
settlement services on behalf of the Trust and you, as applicable, which entity
agrees to abide by NSCC’s then
current rules and
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procedures
insofar as they relate to same day funds settlement. In all cases, processing
and settlement of share transactions shall be done in a manner consistent with
applicable law.
3.4.2 You
are hereby appointed as our designee for the sole purpose of receiving from
Contract owners purchase and exchange orders and requests for redemption
resulting from investment in and payments under the Contracts that pertain to
sub accounts that invest in Portfolios (“Instructions”). “Business Day” shall
mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on
which the Trust calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC
and its current prospectus. “Close of Trading” shall mean the close of trading
on the New York Stock Exchange, generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Upon receipt
of Instructions, and upon your determination that there are good funds with
respect to Instructions involving the purchase of shares, you will calculate the
net purchase or redemption order for each Portfolio.
3.4.3 On
each Business Day, you shall aggregate all purchase and redemption orders for
shares of a Portfolio that you received prior to. the Close of Trading. You
represent and warrant that all orders for net purchases or net redemptions
derived from Instructions received by you and transmitted to Fund/SERV for
processing on or as of a given Business Day (“Day 1”) shall have been received
in proper form and time stamped by you prior to the Close of Trading on Day 1.
Such orders shall receive the share price next calculated following the Close of
Trading on Day 1, provided that we receive Instructions from Fund/SERV by 6:30
a.m. Eastern Time on the next Business Day (“Day 2”). You represent and warrant
that orders received in good order and time stamped by you after the Close of
Trading on Day I shall be treated by you and transmitted to Fund/SERV as if
received on Day 2. Such orders shall receive the share price next calculated
following the Close of Trading on Day 2. All Instructions we receive from
Fund/SERV after 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Day 2 shall be processed by us on the
following Business Day and shall receive the share price next calculated
following the close of trading on Day Z. You represent and warrant that you
have, maintain and periodically test, procedures and systems in place reasonably
designed to prevent orders received after the Close of Trading on Day 1 from
being executed with orders received before the Close of Trading on Day 1, and
periodically monitor the systems to determine their effectiveness. Subject to
your compliance with the foregoing, you will be considered the designee of the
Underwriter and the Portfolios, and the Business Day on which Instructions are
received by you in proper form prior to the Close of Trading will be the date as
of which shares of the Portfolios are deemed purchased, exchanged or redeemed
pursuant to such Instructions. Dividends and capital gain distributions will be
automatically reinvested at net asset value in accordance with the Portfolio’s
then current prospectus.
3.4.4 We
shall calculate the net asset value per share of each Portfolio on each Business
Day, and shall furnish to you through NSCC’s Networking or Mutual Fund Profile
System: (i) the most current net asset value
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information
for each Portfolio; and (ii) in the case of fixed income funds that declare
daily dividends, the daily accrual or the interest rate factor. All such
information shall be furnished to you by 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each Business
Day or at such other time as that information becomes available.
3.4.5 You
will wire payment for net purchase orders by the Trust’s NSCC Firm. Number, in
immediately available funds, to an NSCC settling bank account designated by you
in accordance with NSCC rules and procedures on the same Business Day such
purchase orders are communicated to NSCC. For purchases of shares of daily
dividend accrual funds, those shares will not begin to accrue dividends until
the day the payment for those shares is received.
3.4.6 We
will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio, when requested by
you on behalf of an Account, at the net asset value next computed after receipt
by us (or our agent or you as our designee) of the request for redemption, as
established in accordance with the provisions of the then current prospectus of
the Trust. NSCC will wire payment for net redemption orders by the Trust, in
immediately available funds, to an NSCC settling bank account designated by you
in accordance with NSCC rules and procedures on the Business Day such redemption
orders are communicated to NSCC, except as provided in the Trust’s prospectus
and statement of additional information.
3.4.7 Issuance
and transfer of the Portfolio shares will be by book entry only. Stock
certificates will not be issued to you or the Accounts. Portfolio shares
purchased from the Trust will be recorded in the appropriate title for each
Account or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.
3.4.8 We
shall furnish through NSCC’s Networking or Mutual Fund Profile System on or
before the ex-dividend date, notice to you of any income dividends or capital
gain distributions payable on the shares of any Portfolio. You hereby elect to
receive all such income dividends and capital gain distributions as are payable
on shares of a Portfolio in additional shares of that Portfolio, and you reserve
the right to change this election in the future. We will notify you of the
number of shares so issued as payment of such dividends and
distributions.
3.4.9 All
orders are subject to acceptance by Underwriter and become effective only upon
confirmation by Underwriter. Underwriter reserves the right: (i) not to accept
any specific order or part of any order for the purchase or exchange of shares
through Fund/SERV; and (ii) to require any redemption order or any part of any
redemption order to be settled outside of Fund/SERV, in which case the order or
portion thereof shall not be “confirmed” by
Underwriter, but rather shall be accepted for redemption in accordance with
Section 3.4.11 below.
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3.4.10 All
trades placed through Fund/SERV and confirmed by Underwriter via Fund/SERV shall
settle in accordance with Underwriter’s profile within Fund/SERV applicable to
you. Underwriter agrees to provide you with account positions and activity data
relating to share transactions via Networking.
3.4.11 If
on any specific day you or Underwriter are unable to meet the NSCC deadline for
the transmission of purchase or redemption orders for that day, a party may at
its option transmit such orders and make such payments for purchases and
redemptions directly to you or us, as applicable, as is otherwise provided in
the Agreement; provided, however, that we must receive written notification from
you by 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on any day that you wish to transmit such orders
and/or make such payments directly to us.
3.4.12 In
the event that you or we are unable to or prohibited from electronically
communicating, processing or settling share transactions via Fund/SERV, you or
we shall notify the other, including providing the notification provided above
in Section 3.4.11. After all parties have been notified, you and we shall submit
orders using manual transmissions as are otherwise provided in the
Agreement.
3.4.13 These
procedures are subject to any additional terms in each Portfolio’s prospectus
and the requirements of applicable law. The Trust reserves the right, at its
discretion and without notice, to suspend the sale of shares or withdraw the
sale of shares of any Portfolio.
3.4.14 Each
party to the Agreement agrees that, in the event of a material error resulting
from incorrect information or confirmations, the parties will seek to comply in
all material respects with the provisions of applicable federal securities
laws.
3.4.15 You
and Underwriter represent and warrant that each: (a) has entered into an
agreement with NSCC; (b) has met and will continue to meet all of the
requirements to participate in Fund/SERV and Networking; (c)
intends to remain at all times in compliance with the then current rules and
procedures of NSCC, all to the extent necessary or appropriate to facilitate
such communications, processing, and settlement of share transactions; and (d)
will notify the other parties to this Agreement if there is a change in or a
pending failure with respect to its agreement with NSCC.” .
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new Section 6.7 is hereby added to the Agreement as
follows:
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“6.7 You
agree that any posting of Portfolio prospectuses on your website will result in
the Portfolio prospectuses: (i) appearing identical to the hard copy printed
version; (ii) being clearly associated with the particular Contracts in which
they are available and posted in close proximity to the applicable Contract
prospectuses; (iii) having no less prominence than prospectuses of any other
underlying funds available under the Contracts; and (iv) being used in
an
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authorized
manner. Notwithstanding the above, you understand and agree that you are
responsible for ensuring that participation in the Portfolios, and any website
posting, or other use, of the Portfolio prospectuses is in compliance with this
Agreement and applicable state and federal securities and insurance laws and
regulations, including as they relate to paper or electronic use of fiend
prospectuses. The format of such presentation, the script and layout for any
website that mentions the Trust, the Underwriter, an Adviser or the Portfolios
shall be routed to us as sales literature or other promotional materials,
pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement.
In
addition, you agree to be solely responsible for maintaining and updating the
Portfolio prospectuses’ PDF files (including prospectus supplements) and
removing and/or replacing promptly any outdated prospectuses, as necessary,
ensuring that any accompanying instructions by us, for using or stopping use are
followed. You agree to designate and make available to us a person to act as a
single point of communication contact for these purposes. We are not responsible
for any additional costs or additional liabilities that may be incurred as a
result of your election to place the Portfolio prospectuses on your website. We
reserve the right to revoke this authorization, at any time and for any reason,
although we may instead make our authorization subject to new
procedures.”
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new Section 6.8 is hereby added to the Agreement as
follows:
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“6.8 Each
of your and your distributor’s registered representatives, agents, independent
contractors and employees, as applicable, will have access to our websites at
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, and such other URLs through which we may permit you to
conduct business concerning the Portfolios from time to time (referred to
collectively as the “Site”) as
provided herein: (i) upon registration by such individual on a Site; (ii) if you
cause a Site Access Request Form (an “Access Form”) to be signed by your
authorized supervisory personnel and submitted to us, as a Schedule to, and
legally a part of, this Agreement; or (iii) if you provide such individual with
the necessary access codes or other information necessary to access the Site
through any generic or firm-wide authorization we may grant you from time to
time. Upon receipt by us of a completed registration submitted by an individual
through the Site or a signed Access Form referencing such individual, we shall
be entitled to rely upon the representations contained therein as if you had
made them directly hereunder and we will issue a user identification, express
number and/or password (collectively, “Access Code”). Any person to whom we
issue an Access Code or to whom you provide the necessary Access Codes or other
information necessary to access the Site through any generic or firm-wide
authorization we may grant you from time to time shall be an “Authorized
User.”
We shall
be entitled to assume that such person validly represents you and that all
instructions received from such person are authorized, in which case such person
will have access to the Site, including all services and information to which
you are authorized to access on the Site. All inquiries and actions
initiated
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by you
(including your Authorized Users) are your responsibility, are at your risk and
are subject to our review and approval (which could cause a delay in
processing). You agree that we do not have a duty to question information or
instructions you (including Authorized Users) give to us under this Agreement,
and that we are entitled to treat as authorized, and act upon, any such
instructions and information you submit to us. You agree to take all reasonable
measures to prevent any individual other than an Authorized User from obtaining
access to the Site. You agree to inform us if you wish to restrict or revoke the
access of any individual Access Code. If you become aware of any loss or theft
or unauthorized use of any Access Code, you agree to contact us immediately. You
also agree to monitor your (including Authorized Users’) use of the Site to
ensure the terms of this Agreement are followed. You also agree that you will
comply with all policies and agreements concerning Site usage, including without
limitation the Terms of Use Agreement(s) posted on the Site (“Site Terms”), as
may be revised and reposted on the Site from time to time, and those Site Terms
(as in effect from time to time) are a part of this Agreement. Your duties under
this section are considered “services” required under the terms of this
Agreement. You acknowledge that the Site is transmitted over the Internet on a
reasonable efforts basis and we. do not warrant or guarantee their accuracy,
timeliness, completeness, reliability or non-infringement. Moreover, you
acknowledge that the Site is provided for informational purposes only, and is
not intended to comply with any requirements established by any regulatory or
governmental agency.
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new paragraph is added at the end of Section 10.8 of the Agreement as
follows:
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“Each
party to this Agreement agrees to limit the disclosure of nonpublic personal
information of Contract owners consistent with its policies on privacy with
respect to such information and Regulation S-P of the SEC. Each party hereby
agrees that it will comply with all applicable requirements under the
regulations implementing Title V of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and any other
applicable federal and state consumer privacy acts, rules and regulations. Each
party further represents that it has in place, and agrees that it will maintain,
information security policies and procedures for protecting nonpublic personal
customer information adequate to conform to applicable legal
requirements.”
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused its duly authorized officers to
execute this Amendment.
The
Trust:
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FRANKLIN
XXXXXXXXX VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST
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Only
on behalf of each Portfolio listed on Schedule C of the
Agreement.
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By: /s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant
Vice President
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The
Underwriter:
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FRANKLIN/XXXXXXXXX
DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
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By: /s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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The
Company:
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KANSAS
CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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By: /s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior
Vice President
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