FORM OF
SERVICE CONTRACT
With respect to shares of:
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund - High Income Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund - Equity-Income Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund - Growth Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund - Overseas Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Contrafund Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Growth Opportunities Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Balanced Portfolio
( ) Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Growth & Income Portfolio
To Fidelity Distributors Corporation:
We desire to enter into a Contract with you for activities in connection with
the distribution of shares and the servicing of shareholders of the Fund noted
above (the "Fund") of which you are the principal underwriter as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") and for which you are the agent for
the continuous distribution of shares.
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. We shall provide distribution and certain shareholder services for our
clients who own Fund shares ("clients"), in which services may include, without
limitation: sale of shares of the Fund; answering client inquiries regarding the
Fund; assistance to clients in changing dividend options, account designations
and addresses; performance of subaccounting; processing purchase and redemption
transactions, including automatic investment and redemption of client account
cash balances; providing periodic statements showing a client's account balance
and the integration of such statements with other transactions; arranging for
bank wires; and providing such other information and services as you reasonably
may request.
2. We shall provide such office space and equipment, telephone facilities and
personnel (which may be all or any part of the space, equipment and facilities
currently used in our business, or all or any personnel employed by us) as is
necessary or beneficial for providing information and services to shareholders
of the Fund, and to assist you in servicing accounts of clients.
3. We agree to indemnify and hold you, the Fund, and the Fund's adviser and
transfer agent harmless from any and all direct or indirect liabilities or
losses resulting from requests, directions, actions or inactions, of or by us or
our officers, employees or agents regarding the purchase, redemption, transfer
or registration of shares for our clients. Such indemnification shall survive
the termination of this Contract.
Neither we nor any of our officers, employees or agents are authorized to
make any representation concerning Fund shares except those contained in the
then current Fund Prospectus, copies of which will be supplied by you to us; and
we shall have no authority to act as agent for the Fund or for you.
4. In consideration of the services and facilities described herein, we shall
be entitled to receive, and you shall cause to be paid to us by yourself or by
Fidelity Management & Research Company, investment adviser of the Fund, such
fees as are set forth in the accompanying "Fee Schedule for Qualified
Recipients." We understand that the payment of such fees has been authorized
pursuant to a Service Plan approved by the
Board of Trustees of the Fund, and those Trustees who are not "interested
persons" of the fund (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect
financial interest in the operation of the Service Plan or in any agreements
related to the Service Plan (hereinafter referred to as "Qualified Trustees"),
and shareholders of the Fund, that such fees will be paid out of the fees paid
to the Fund's investment adviser, said adviser's past profits or any other
source available to said adviser; that the cost to the Fund for such fees shall
not exceed the amount of the advisory and service fee; and that such fees are
subject to change during the term of this Contract and shall be paid only so
long as this Contract is in effect.
5. We agree to conduct our activities in accordance with any applicable
federal or state laws, including securities laws and any obligation thereunder
to disclose to our clients the receipt of fees in connection with their
investment in the Fund.
6. You reserve the right, at your discretion and without notice, to suspend
the sale of shares or withdraw the sale of shares of the Fund.
7. This contract shall continue in force for one year from the effective date
(see below), and thereafter shall continue automatically for successive annual
periods, provided such continuance is specifically subject to termination
without penalty at any time if a majority of the Fund's Qualified Trustees vote
to terminate or not to continue the Service Plan. This Contract is also
terminable without penalty at any time the Service Plan is terminated by vote of
a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities upon 60 days' written
notice thereof to us. This Contract may also be terminated by us, for any
reason, upon 15 days' written notice to you. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein, in the event that the Service Plan shall terminate or we shall fail to
perform the distribution and shareholder servicing functions contemplated by
this Contract, such determination to be made in good faith by the Fund or you,
this Contract is terminable effective upon receipt of notice thereof by us.
This Contract will also terminate automatically in the event of its assignment
(as defined in the Act).
8. All communications to you shall be sent to you at your offices, 00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000. Any notice to us shall be duly given if
mailed or telegraphed to us at the address shown in this contract.
9. This Contract shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Very truly yours,
_________________________________________________________________________
Name of Qualified Recipient (Please Print or Type)
_________________________________________________________________________
Street City State Zip Code
By: ______________________________________________________________________
Authorized Signature
Date: _______________________________
NOTE: Please return two signed copies of this Service Contract to Fidelity
Distributors Corporation. Upon acceptance, one countersigned copy will be
returned to you.
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY:
EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 1, 1997
FEE SCHEDULE FOR QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS OF
Variable Insurance Products Fund - High Income Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund - Equity-Income Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund - Growth Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund - Overseas Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Investment Grade Bond Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Contrafund Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Growth Opportunities Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Balanced Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Growth & Income Portfolio
(1) Those who have signed the Service Agreement, who meet the requirements
of paragraph (4) below, and who render distribution, administrative support and
recordkeeping services as described therein, will hereafter be referred to as
"Qualified Recipients."
(2) Qualified Recipients who perform distribution services for their
clients including, without limitation, sale of Portfolio shares, answering
routine client inquiries about the Portfolio(s), completing Portfolio
applications for the client, and producing Portfolio sales brochures or other
marketing materials, will earn a quarterly fee at an annualized rate of 0.06%
(six basis points) of the average aggregate net assets of their clients invested
in the Portfolios.
(3) The fees paid to each Qualified Recipient will be calculated and paid
quarterly. Checks will be mailed to each Qualified Recipient by the 30th of the
following month.
(4) In order to be assured of receiving payment under this Agreement for a
given calendar quarter, a Qualified Recipient must have insurance company
clients with a minimum of $100 million of average net assets in the aggregate in
the mutual fund portfolios shown below. For any calendar quarter during which
assets in these portfolios are in the aggregate less than $100 million, the
amount of qualify assets may be considered to be zero for the purpose of
computing the payments due.
Variable Insurance Products Fund - Equity-Income Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund - Growth Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund - Overseas Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Contrafund Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Growth Opportunities Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Balanced Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund III - Growth & Income Portfolio
AMENDMENT TO SERVICE AGREEMENT
This Amendment to Service Agreement, effective as of the 1st day of
January, 1997, modifies an agreement entered into by and between FIDELITY
INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS COMPANY ("FIIOC") and ALLMERICA FINANCIAL
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY ("Company") as of the 1st day of November,
1995 (the "Agreement").
WHEREAS, Fidelity now has a third insurance-dedicated mutual fund, Variable
Insurance Products Fund III, which the parties are desirous of including in this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties also desire to make technical amendments to the
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties do hereby agree to amend the Agreement as
follows:
1. The term "Funds" now includes Variable Insurance Products Fund,
Variable Insurance Products Fund II, and Variable Insurance Products Fund III.
2. Paragraph 3 of the Agreement is amended to change the compensation
rate from 2 basis points to 4 basis points, and to place a cap on the maximum
quarterly payment, by making the following changes:
(a) Each place that the figure 0.0002 appears, it is hereby replaced with
the figure 0.0004, and each place that the words "two basis points" appear they
are hereby replaced with "four basis points;" and
(b) The following language is hereby added to the end of paragraph 3:
"Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the maximum Payment to which
Company shall be entitled with respect to any calendar quarter or stub period is
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hand as of the date first
above written.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Vice President
ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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