NOVATION OF AND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 24(b)(8.47) | |
Project Document ID: (3) | |
NOVATION OF AND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT | |
THIS NOVATION OF AND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT made this | |
26th day of January, 2011, and effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), by and among | |
Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC ("AGID"), PIMCO Investments LLC ("PI"), PIMCO Variable | |
Insurance Trust (the "Fund") and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, ING USA Annuity and Life | |
Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company and ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New | |
York (together or separately, as context requires, the "Company"). | |
WHEREAS, AGID has served as the principal underwriter for the Fund and its several series of | |
shares (each a "Portfolio") pursuant a Distribution Contract with the Fund; | |
WHEREAS, AGID, the Fund and the Company have entered into one or more Participation | |
Agreements, as amended (or amended and restated) through the date hereof, as specified in Exhibit A | |
(together or separately, as context requires, the "Participation Agreement"), pursuant to which AGID has | |
made available for purchase by the Company, on behalf of segregated asset accounts of the Company, | |
shares of the Portfolios and performs various other functions; | |
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Novation of and Amendment to Participation Agreement first | |
written above, PI either will in the future replace or has already replaced AGID as the principal | |
underwriter for the Fund by entering into a distribution agreement with the Fund that will take effect (or | |
previously took effect) immediately following the termination of the existing Distribution Contract | |
between AGID and the Fund (the "Effective Date of Change of Fund Distributor" as used herein shall | |
mean the date as of which such distribution agreement between PI and the Fund takes or took effect, and | |
"Effective Date" as used herein shall mean the date that is the later of (i) the date of this Novation of and | |
Amendment to Participation Agreement first written above and (ii) the Effective Date of Change of Fund | |
Distributor). It is expected at this time that the Effective Date of Change of PIMCO Trusts' Distributor | |
will be February 14, 2011, although this is subject to change; | |
WHEREAS, the Company, the Fund, AGID and PI desire that PI be substituted for AGID as a | |
party for all purposes under the Participation Agreement effective as of the Effective Date pursuant to a | |
novation by AGID to PI as specified herein. | |
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, which | |
consideration is full and complete, the Company, the Fund, AGID and PI hereby agree as follows: | |
1. | Novation. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, (i) AGID hereby irrevocably |
novates and transfers to PI all of AGID's rights, title and interests and duties, liabilities and obligations | |
under the Participation Agreement so as to substitute PI for AGID as a party to the Participation | |
Agreement for all purposes as of the Effective Date (the "Novation"), (ii) PI hereby irrevocably accepts | |
such rights, title and interests and assumes such duties, liabilities and obligations from AGID under the | |
Participation Agreement as of the Effective Date and releases AGID from all such duties, liabilities and | |
obligations thereunder which would otherwise be required or occur on and after the Effective Date, (iii) | |
the Company and the Fund hereby consent to such Novation for all purposes, and (iv) the Company and | |
the Fund hereby irrevocably release AGID from all of its duties, liabilities and obligations under the | |
Participation Agreement which would otherwise be required or occur on and after the Effective Date. | |
Pursuant to the Novation, on and after the Effective Date, PI agrees to duly perform and discharge all | |
liabilities and obligations arising out of or related to the Participation Agreement from time to time to be | |
performed or discharged by it by virtue of this instrument in all respects as if PI was (and had at all times | |
been) named therein as a party instead of AGID. | |
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Project Document ID: (3) | ||
II. | Representations and Warranties. PI hereby makes and agrees to all of the representations, | |
warranties, covenants and undertakings made or agreed to by AGID under the Participation Agreement as | ||
of the Effective Date and represents and warrants that the same will continue in full force and effect on | ||
and after the Effective Date until further notice by PI to the Company and the Fund. | ||
III. | Effective Date and Term. The Novation shall become effective as of the Effective Date and shall | |
extend until the Participation Agreement is thereafter terminated in accordance with its terms. | ||
IV. | Amendments. (i) The parties agree that all references in the Agreement to "Allianz Global | |
Investors Distributors LLC" or the name of its predecessors shall be changed to "PIMCO Investments | ||
LLC" as of the Effective Date. Any notice to be provided to PI under the Participation Agreement shall | ||
be provided to the address as shown below, and the applicable notice provisions of the Participation | ||
Agreement are hereby revised accordingly: | ||
PIMCO Investments LLC | ||
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | ||
Attention: Chief Legal Officer | ||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
E-mail: XxxxxxxxxxxxXxxXxxxxxXxxx@xxxxx.xxx | ||
Any notice to be provided to the Intermediary under the Participation Agreement shall be | ||
provided to the address as shown below, and the applicable notice provisions of the | ||
Participation Agreement are hereby revised accordingly: | ||
ING: | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
ING Americas Legal Services | ||
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxx, XXX | ||
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||
(ii) | Without limiting the scope of any privacy-related or similar agreement or term in the | |
Participation Agreement, each of the Company, the Fund, AGID and PI hereby agrees to comply with all | ||
applicable laws and regulations related to the collection, storage, handling, processing and transfer of | ||
non-public personal information ("Applicable Laws"), including without limitation the Massachusetts | ||
Standards for the Protection of Personal Information, 201 CMR 17.00, et. seq., and to implement and | ||
maintain appropriate security measures to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of non-public | ||
personal information in the manner provided for under and to the extent required by all such Applicable | ||
Laws, and the Participation Agreement is hereby amended to include this provision (as applicable to PI on | ||
and after the Effective Date). | ||
V. | Counterparts. This Novation of and Amendment to Participation Agreement may be executed in | |
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. | ||
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Project Document ID: (3) | |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Novation of and Amendment to | |
Participation Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written. | |
PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST | ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS |
DISTRIBUTORS LLC | |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Title: Executive Vice President | Title: Managing Director |
PIMCO INVESTMENTS LLC | |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title: Head of Business Management | |
ING LIFE INSURANCE AND | RELIASTAR LIFE |
ANNUITY COMPANY | INSURANCE COMPANY |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Title: Vice President | Title: Vice President |
ING USA ANNUITY AND | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE |
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | COMPANY OF NEW YORK |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
By: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | By: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Title: Vice President | Title: Senior Vice President |
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Project Document ID: (3) | |
Exhibit A | |
Participation Agreement among ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance | |
Company, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and PA Distributors LLC dated May 1, 20041 | |
First Amendment to Participation Agreement among ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company; | |
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company; ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company; ReliaStar Life | |
Insurance Company of New York PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and Allianz Global Investors | |
Distributors LLC dated August 15, 2007. 2 | |
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1 The following Agreements are replaced by the Participation Agreement among ING Life Insurance and | |
Annuity Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and PA | |
Distributors LLC dated May 1, 2004: | |
· | Participation Agreement Among ING Insurance Company of America (merged into ING Life |
Insurance and Annuity Company), PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and PA Distributors LLC | |
dated May 1, 2004. | |
· | Participation Agreement among Golden American Life Insurance Company (now known as |
ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company), PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and | |
PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC dated May 1, 1998 | |
· | Participation Agreement among Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa (merged into ING |
USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company), PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and PIMCO | |
Funds Distributors LLC dated May 1, 1998 | |
· | Participation Agreement among First Golden American Life Insurance Company (now known |
as ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company), PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and | |
PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC dated May 1, 1998 | |
2 The following Amendments are replaced by the First Amendment to Participation Agreement among | |
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company; ING USA | |
Annuity and Life Insurance Company; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York PIMCO | |
Variable Insurance Trust, and Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC dated August 15, 2007: | |
· | First Amendment to Participation Agreement among ING Life Insurance and Annuity |
Company; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company; ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance | |
Company; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, | |
and Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLC dated August 15, 2007. | |
· | Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement among Golden American Life Insurance |
Company, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC April 1, | |
2000 | |
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