PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
By and Among
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
And
WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
And
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
And
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITIES, INC.
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1st day of September, 1999
by and among American Enterprise Life Insurance Company, organized under the
laws of the State of Indiana (the "Company"), on its own behalf and on behalf of
each separate account of the Company named in Schedule 1 to this Agreement, as
may be amended from time to time (each account referred to as the "Account"),
Warburg Pincus Trust, an open-end management investment company and business
trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the
"Fund"); Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC, a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Adviser"); and Credit
Suisse Asset Management Securities, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws
of the State of New York ("CSAMSI")
WHEREAS, the Fund engages in business as an open-end management
investment company and was established for the purpose of serving as the
investment vehicle for separate accounts established for variable life insurance
contracts and variable annuity contracts to be offered by insurance companies
that have entered into participation agreements similar to this Agreement (the
"Participating Insurance Companies"), and
WHEREAS, beneficial interests in the Fund are divided into several
series of shares, each representing the interest in a particular managed
portfolio of securities and other assets (the "Portfolios"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund has received an order from the Securities & Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") granting Participating Insurance Companies and variable
annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts relief
from the provisions of Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the "1940 Act") and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and
6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder, to the extent necessary to permit shares of the Fund
to be sold to and held by variable annuity separate accounts and variable life
insurance separate accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated Participating
Insurance Companies and qualified pension and retirement plans outside of the
separate account context (the "Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order"). The
parties to this Agreement agree that the conditions or undertakings specified in
the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order and that may be imposed on the
Company, the Fund, the Adviser and/or CSAMSI by virtue of the receipt of such
order by the SEC will be incorporated herein by reference, and such parties
agree to comply with such conditions and undertakings to the extent applicable
to each such party; and
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the 1940 Act and its shares are registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register certain variable
annuity and variable life insurance contracts (the "Contracts") under the 1933
Act; and
WHEREAS, the Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated
asset account, established by resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company under the insurance laws of the State ofIndiana, to set aside and invest
assets attributable to the Contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register the Account as a
unit investment trust under the 1940 Act; and
WHEREAS, CSAMSI, the Fund's distributor, is registered as a
broker-dealer with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "1934 Act"), and is a member in good standing of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"); and
WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and
regulations, the Company intends to purchase shares of the Portfolios named in
Schedule 2, as such schedule may be amended from time to time (the "Designated
Portfolios") on behalf of the Account to fund the Contracts, and the Fund is
authorized to sell such shares to unit investment trusts such as the Account at
net asset value;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Company,
the Fund, the Adviser and CSAMSI agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. Sale of Fund Shares
1.1. The Fund agrees to sell to the Company those shares of the Designated
Portfolios that each Account orders, executing such orders on a daily basis
at the net asset value next computed after receipt and acceptance by the
Fund or its designee of the order for the shares of the Fund. For purposes
of this Section 1.1, the Company will be the designee of the Fund for
receipt of such orders from each Account and receipt by such designee will
constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of
such order by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following business day
("T+1"). "Business Day" will mean any day on which the New York Stock
Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset
value pursuant to the rules of the SEC.
1.2. The Company will pay for Fund shares on T+1 that an order to purchase Fund
shares is made in accordance with Section 1.1 above. Payment will be in
federal funds transmitted by wire. This wire transfer will be initiated by
12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
1.3. The Fund agrees to make shares of the Designated Portfolios available for
purchase at the applicable net asset value per share by Participating
Insurance Companies and their separate accounts on those days on which the
Fund calculates its Designated Portfolio net asset value pursuant to rules
of the SEC; provided, however, that the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the
"Fund Board") may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or
suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio if such action
is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is,
in the sole discretion of the Fund Board, acting in good faith and in light
of its fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, in the
best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.
1.4 On each Business Day on which the Fund calculates its net asset value, the
Company will aggregate and calculate the net purchase or redemption orders
for each Account maintained by the Fund in which contractowner assets are
invested. Net orders will only reflect orders that the Company has received
prior to the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
(the "NYSE") (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on that Business Day.
Orders that the Company has received after the close of regular trading on
the NYSE will be treated as though received on the next Business Day. Each
communication of orders by the Company will constitute a representation
that such orders were received by it prior to the close of regular trading
on the NYSE on the Business Day on which the purchase or redemption order
is priced in accordance with Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act. Other
procedures relating to the handling of orders will be in accordance with
the prospectus and statement of information of the relevant Designated
Portfolio or with oral or written instructions that CSAMSI or the Fund will
forward to the Company from time to time.
1.5. The Fund agrees that shares of the Fund will be sold only to Participating
Insurance Companies and their separate accounts, qualified pension and
retirement plans or such other persons as are permitted under applicable
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Internal
Revenue Code"), and regulations promulgated thereunder, the sale to which
will not impair the tax treatment currently afforded the Contracts. No
shares of any Portfolio will be sold to the general public except as set
forth in this Section 1.5.
1.6. The Fund agrees to redeem for cash, upon the Company's request, any full or
fractional shares of the Fund held by the Company, executing such requests
on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt and
acceptance by the Fund or its agent of the request for redemption. For
purposes of this Section 1.6, the Company will be the designee of the Fund
for receipt of requests for redemption from each Account and receipt by
such designee will constitute receipt by the Fund, provided the Fund
receives notice of request for redemption by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the
next following Business Day. Payment will be in federal funds transmitted
by wire to the Company's account as designated by the Company in writing
from time to time, on the same Business Day the Fund receives notice of the
redemption order from the
Company. The Fund reserves the right to delay payment of redemption
proceeds, but in no event may such payment be delayed longer than the
period permitted by the 0000 Xxx. The Fund will not bear any responsibility
whatsoever for the proper disbursement or crediting of redemption proceeds;
the Company alone will be responsible for such action. If notification of
redemption is received after 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, payment for redeemed
shares will be made on the next following Business Day.
1.7. The Company agrees to purchase and redeem the shares of the Designated
Portfolios offered by the then current prospectus of the Fund in accordance
with the provisions of such prospectus.
1.8. Issuance and transfer of the Fund's shares will be by book entry only.
Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or any Account.
Purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares will be recorded in an
appropriate title for each Account or the appropriate subaccount of each
Account.
1.9. The Fund will furnish same day notice (by telecopier, followed by written
confirmation) to the Company of the declaration of any income, dividends or
capital gain distributions payable on each Designated Portfolio's shares.
The Company hereby elects to receive all such dividends and distributions
as are payable on the Designated Portfolio shares in the form of additional
shares of that Designated Portfolio. The Fund will notify the Company of
the number of shares so issued as payment of such dividends and
distributions. The Company reserves the right to revoke this election upon
reasonable prior notice to the Fund and to receive all such dividends and
distributions in cash.
1.10.The Fund will make the net asset value per share for each Designated
Portfolio available to the Company on a daily basis as soon as reasonably
practical after the net asset value per share is calculated and will use
its best efforts to make such net asset value per share available by 6:00
p.m., Eastern Time, but in no event later than 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
each business day.
1.11 In the event adjustments are required to correct any error in the
computation of the net asset value of the Fund's shares, the Fund or CSAMSI
will notify the Company as soon as practicable after discovering the need
for those adjustments that result in an aggregate reimbursement of $150 or
more to any one Account maintained by a Designated Portfolio (or, if
greater, result in an adjustment of $10 or more to each contractowner's
account). Any such notice will state for each day for which an error
occurred the incorrect price, the correct price and, to the extent
communicated to the Fund's shareholders, the reason for the price change.
The Company may send this notice or a derivation thereof (so long as such
derivation is approved in advance by CSAMSI or the Adviser) to
contractowners whose accounts are affected by the price change. The parties
will negotiate in good faith to develop a reasonable method for effecting
such adjustments.
ARTICLE II. Representations and Warranties
2.1. The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts are or will be
registered under the 1933 Act and that the Contracts will be issued and
sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, including
state insurance suitability requirements. The Company further represents
and warrants that it is an insurance company duly organized and in good
standing under applicable law and that it has legally and validly
established each Account as a separate account under applicable state law
and has registered the Account as a unit investment trust in accordance
with the provisions of the 1940 Act to serve as a segregated investment
account for the Contracts, and that it will maintain such registration for
so long as any Contracts are outstanding. The Company will amend the
registration statement under the 1933 Act for the Contracts and the
registration statement under the 1940 Act for the Account from time to time
as required in order to effect the continuous offering of the Contracts or
as may otherwise be required by applicable law. The Company will register
and qualify the Contracts for sale in accordance with the securities laws
of the various states only if and to the extent deemed necessary by the
Company.
2.2. The Company represents that the Contracts are currently and at the time of
issuance will be treated as annuity or life insurance contracts under
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and that it will make
every effort to maintain such treatment and that it will notify the Fund
and the Adviser immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing
that the Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not be
so treated in the future.
2.3. The Company represents and warrants that it will not purchase shares of the
Designated Portfolios with assets derived from tax-qualified retirement
plans except, indirectly, through Contracts purchased in connection with
such plans.
2.4. The Fund represents and warrants that Fund shares of the Designated
Portfolios sold pursuant to this Agreement will be registered under the
1933 Act and duly authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable law
and that the Fund is and will remain registered under the 1940 Act for as
long as such shares of the Designated Portfolios are sold. The Fund will
amend the registration statement for its shares under the 1933 Act and the
1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous
offering of its shares. The Fund will register and qualify the shares of
the Designated Portfolios for sale in accordance with the laws of the
various states only if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Fund.
2.5. The Fund represents that it is currently qualified as a Regulated
Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and
that it will make every effort to maintain such qualification (under
Subchapter M or any successor or similar provision) and that it will notify
the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that
it has ceased to so qualify or that it might not so qualify in the future.
2.6. The Fund represents and warrants that in performing the services described
in this Agreement, the Fund will comply with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations. The Fund makes no representation as to whether any aspect of
its operations (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses and
investment policies, objectives and restrictions) complies with the
insurance laws and regulations of any state. The Fund and CSAMSI agree that
upon request they will use their best efforts to furnish the information
required by state insurance laws so that the Company can obtain the
authority needed to issue the Contracts in the various states.
2.7. The Fund currently does not intend to make any payments to finance
distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, although
it reserves the right to make such payments in the future. To the extent
that it decides to finance distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1,
the Fund undertakes to have its Fund Board, formulate and approve any plan
under Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution expenses in accordance with the
1940 Act.
2.8. CSAMSI represents and warrants that it will distribute the Fund shares of
the Designated Portfolios in accordance with all applicable federal and
state securities laws including, without limitation, the 1933 Act, the 1934
Act and the 0000 Xxx.
2.9. The Fund represents that it is lawfully organized and validly existing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that it does and
will comply in all material respects with applicable provisions of the 1940
Act.
2.10.CSAMSI represents and warrants that it is and will remain duly registered
under all applicable federal and state securities laws and that it will
perform its obligations for the Fund in accordance in all material respects
with any applicable state and federal securities laws.
2.11.The Fund and CSAMSI represent and warrant that all of their trustees,
officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals/entities
having access to the funds and/or securities of the Fund are and continue
to be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage
for the benefit of the Fund in an amount not less than the minimal coverage
as required currently by Rule 17g-(1) of the 1940 Act or related provisions
as may be promulgated from time to time. The aforesaid bond includes
coverage for larceny and embezzlement and is issued by a reputable bonding
company.
ARTICLE III. Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting
3.1. The Fund or CSAMSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its
affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus for
the Designated Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for
distribution, at the Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and
applicants. The Fund or CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's or its
affiliate's expense, as many copies of
said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Company's expense, to
existing contractowners. The Fund or CSAMSI will provide the copies of said
prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the
Company in lieu thereof, the Fund or CSAMSI will provide such
documentation, including a computer diskette (or other medium agreed to by
the parties) or a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the
Fund's or its affiliate's expense, and such other assistance as is
reasonably necessary in order for the Company at least annually (or more
frequently if the Fund prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the
Fund's prospectus and the prospectuses of other mutual funds in which
assets attributable to the Contracts may be invested printed together in
one document, in which case the Fund or its affiliate will bear its
reasonable share of expenses as described above, allocated based on the
proportionate number of pages of the Fund's and other funds' respective
portions of the document.
3.2. The Fund or CSAMSI will provide the Company, at the Fund's or its
affiliate's expense, with as many copies of the statement of additional
information as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the
Company's expense, to prospective contractowners and applicants. The Fund
or CSAMSI will provide, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, as many
copies of said statement of additional information as necessary for
distribution, at the Company's expense, to any existing contractowner who
requests such statement or whenever state or federal law otherwise requires
that such statement be provided. The Fund or CSAMSI will provide the copies
of said statement of additional information to the Company or to its
mailing agent.
3.3. The Fund or CSAMSI, at the Fund's or its affiliate's expense, will provide
the Company or its mailing agent with copies of its proxy material, if any,
reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in such
quantity as the Company will reasonably require. The Company will
distribute this proxy material, reports and other communications to
existing contractowners and tabulate the votes.
3.4. If and to the extent required by law the Company will:
(a) solicit voting instructions from contractowners;
(b) vote the shares of the Designated Portfolios held in
the Account in accordance with instructions received
from contractowners; and
(c) vote shares of the Designated Portfolios held in the
Account for which no timely instructions have been
received, as well as shares it owns, in the same
proportion as shares of such Designated Portfolio for
which instructions have been received from the
Company's contractowners;
so long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the
1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for variable
contractowners. Except as set forth above, the Company reserves the
right to vote Fund shares held in any
segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by
law. The Company will be responsible for assuring that each of its
separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting
privileges in a manner consistent with all legal requirements,
including the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.
3.5. The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting
by shareholders, and in particular, the Fund either will provide for annual
meetings (except insofar as the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940
Act not to require such meetings) or, as the Fund currently intends, to
comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of
the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections
16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in
accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section
16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever
rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.
ARTICLE IV. Sales Material and Information
4.1. CSAMSI will provide the Company on a timely basis with investment
performance information for each Designated Portfolio in which the Company
maintains an Account, including total return for the preceding calendar
month and calendar quarter, the calendar year to date, and the prior
one-year, five-year, and ten-year (or life of the Fund) periods. The
Company may, based on the SEC-mandated information supplied by CSAMSI,
prepare communications for contractowners ("Contractowner Materials"). The
Company will provide copies of all Contractowner Materials concurrently
with their first use for CSAMSI's internal recordkeeping purposes. It is
understood that neither CSAMSI nor any Designated Portfolio will be
responsible for errors or omissions in, or the content of, Contractowner
Materials except to the extent that the error or omission resulted from
information provided by or on behalf of CSAMSI or the Designated Portfolio.
Any printed information that is furnished to the Company other than each
Designated Portfolio's prospectus or statement of additional information
(or information supplemental thereto), periodic reports and proxy
solicitation materials is CSAMSI's sole responsibility and not the
responsibility of any Designated Portfolio or the Fund. The Company agrees
that the Portfolios, the shareholders of the Portfolios and the officers
and governing Board of the Fund will have no liability or responsibility to
the Company in these respects.
4.2. The Company will not give any information or make any representations or
statements on behalf of the Fund or concerning the Fund in connection with
the sale of the Contracts other than the information or representations
contained in the registration statement, prospectus or statement of
additional information for Fund shares, as such registration statement,
prospectus and statement of additional information may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, or in reports or proxy statements for the
Fund, or in published reports for the Fund which are in the public domain
or approved by the Fund or CSAMSI for distribution, or in sales literature
or other material provided by
the Fund or by CSAMSI, except with permission of the Fund or CSAMSI. The
Fund and CSAMSI agree to respond to any request for approval on a prompt
and timely basis. Nothing in this Section 4.2 will be construed as
preventing the Company or its employees or agents from giving advice on
investment in the Fund.
4.3. The Fund, the Adviser or CSAMSI will furnish, or will cause to be
furnished, to the Company or its designee, each piece of sales literature
or other promotional material in which the Company or its Account is named,
at least ten (10) business days prior to its use. No such material will be
used if the Company reasonably objects to such use within five (5) business
days after receipt of such material.
4.4. The Fund, the Adviser and CSAMSI will not give any information or make any
representations or statements on behalf of the Company or concerning the
Company, each Account, or the Contracts other than the information or
representations contained in a registration statement, prospectus or
statement of additional information for the Contracts, as such registration
statement, prospectus and statement of additional information may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, or in published reports for each
Account or the Contracts which are in the public domain or approved by the
Company for distribution to contractowners, or in sales literature or other
material provided by the Company, except with permission of the Company.
The Company agrees to respond to any request for approval on a prompt and
timely basis.
4.5. The Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of all
registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional
information, reports, proxy statements, sales literature and other
promotional materials, applications for exemptions, requests for no-action
letters, and all amendments to any of the above, that relate to the Fund or
its shares, contemporaneously with the filing of such document with the
SEC, the NASD or other regulatory authority.
4.6. The Company will provide to the Fund at least one complete copy of all
registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional
information, reports, solicitations for voting instructions, sales
literature and other promotional materials, applications for exemptions,
requests for no action letters, and all amendments to any of the above,
that relate to the Contracts or each Account, contemporaneously with the
filing of such document with the SEC, the NASD or other regulatory
authority.
4.7. For purposes of this Article IV, the phrase "sales literature or other
promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, advertisements (such
as material published, or designed for use in, a newspaper, magazine, or
other periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape recording, videotape
display, signs or billboards, motion pictures, or other public media,
(e.g., on-line networks such as the Internet or other electronic messages),
sales literature (i.e., any written communication distributed or made
generally available to customers or the public, including brochures,
circulars, research reports, market letters, form
letters, seminar texts, reprints or excerpts of any other advertisement,
sales literature, or published article), educational or training materials
or other communications distributed or made generally available to some or
all agents or employees, registration statements, prospectuses, statements
of additional information, shareholder reports, and proxy materials and any
other material constituting sales literature or advertising under the NASD
rules, the 1933 Act or the 0000 Xxx.
4.8. The Fund and CSAMSI hereby consent to the Company's use of the names
Warburg Pincus Trust (followed by the names of the Designated Portfolios
listed on Schedule 2, as may be amended from time to time) andCredit Suisse
Asset Management, LLC in connection with the marketing of the Contracts,
subject to the terms of Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement. Such
consent will terminate with the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V. Fees and Expenses
5.1. The Fund, the Adviser and CSAMSI will pay no fee or other compensation to
the Company under this Agreement except if the Fund or any Designated
Portfolio adopts and implements a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
1940 Act to finance distribution expenses, then, subject to obtaining any
required exemptive orders or other regulatory approvals, the Fund may make
payments to the Company if and in such amounts agreed to by the Fund in
writing.
5.2. All expenses incident to performance by the Fund of this Agreement will be
paid by the Fund to the extent permitted by law. The Fund will bear the
expenses for the cost of registration and qualification of the Fund's
shares; preparation and filing of the Fund's prospectus, statement of
additional information and registration statement, proxy materials and
reports; setting in type and printing the Fund's prospectus; setting in
type and printing proxy materials and reports by it to contractowners
(including the costs of printing a Fund prospectus that constitutes an
annual report); the preparation of all statements and notices required by
any federal or state law; all taxes on the issuance or transfer of the
Fund's shares; any expenses permitted to be paid or assumed by the Fund
pursuant to a plan, if any, under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act; and all
other expenses set forth in Article III of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI. Diversification
6.1. The Fund will at all times invest money from the Contracts in such a manner
as to ensure that the Contracts will be treated as variable annuity or
variable life insurance contracts under the Internal Revenue Code and the
regulations issued thereunder. Without limiting the scope of the foregoing,
the Fund will comply with Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and
Treasury Regulation 1.817-5, as amended from time to time, relating to the
diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment, or life
insurance contracts and any amendments or other modifications to such
Section or Regulation. In the event of a breach of this Article VI by the
Fund, it will take all reasonable steps:
(a) to notify the Company of such breach; and (b) to adequately diversify
the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by
Treasury Regulation 1.817-5.
ARTICLE VII. Potential Conflicts
7.1. The Fund Board will monitor the Fund for the existence of any
irreconcilable material conflict among the interests of the contractowners
of all separate accounts investing in the Fund. An irreconcilable material
conflict may arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by
any state insurance regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable
federal or state insurance, tax, or securities laws or regulations, or a
public ruling, private letter ruling, no-action or interpretative letter,
or any similar action by insurance, tax, or securities regulatory
authorities; (c) an administrative or judicial decision in any relevant
proceeding; (d) the manner in which the investments of any Portfolio are
being managed; (e) a difference in voting instructions given by
Participating Insurance Companies or by variable annuity and variable life
insurance contractowners; or (f) a decision by an insurer to disregard the
voting instructions of contractowners. The Fund Board will promptly inform
the Company if it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict
exists and the implications thereof.
7.2. The Company will report any potential or existing conflicts of which it is
aware to the Fund Board. The Company agrees to assist the Fund Board in
carrying out its responsibilities, as delineated in the Mixed and Shared
Funding Exemptive Order, by providing the Fund Board with all information
reasonably necessary for the Fund Board to consider any issues raised. This
includes, but is not limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the
Fund Board whenever contractowner voting instructions are to be
disregarded. The Company's responsibilities hereunder will be carried out
with a view only to the interest of contractowners.
7.3. If it is determined by a majority of the Fund Board, or a majority of its
disinterested directors, that an irreconcilable material conflict exists,
the Company will, at its expense and to the extent reasonably practicable
(as determined by a majority of the disinterested directors), take whatever
steps are necessary to remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material
conflict, up to and including: (a) withdrawing the assets allocable to some
or all of the Accounts from the Fund or any Portfolio and reinvesting such
assets in a different investment medium, including (but not limited to)
another Portfolio of the Fund, or submitting the question whether such
segregation should be implemented to a vote of all affected contractowners
and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of any appropriate group (i.e.,
variable annuity contractowners or variable life insurance contractowners
of one or more Participating Insurance Companies) that votes in favor of
such segregation, or offering to the affected contractowners the option of
making such a change; and (b) establishing a new registered management
investment company or managed separate account.
7.4. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a decision by the
Company to disregard contractowner voting instructions, and the Company's
judgment represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote,
the Company may be required, at the Fund's election, to withdraw the
affected subaccount of the Account's investment in the Fund and terminate
this Agreement with respect to such subaccount; provided, however, that
such withdrawal and termination will be limited to the extent required by
the foregoing irreconcilable material conflict as determined by a majority
of the disinterested directors of the Fund Board. No charge or penalty will
be imposed as a result of such withdrawal.
7.5. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because a particular state
insurance regulator's decision applicable to the Company conflicts with the
majority of other state insurance regulators, then the Company will
withdraw the affected subaccount of the Account's investment in the Fund
and terminate this Agreement with respect to such subaccount; provided,
however, that such withdrawal and termination will be limited to the extent
required by the foregoing irreconcilable material conflict as determined by
a majority of the disinterested directors of the Fund Board. No charge or
penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal.
7.6. For purposes of Sections 7.3 through 7.6 of this Agreement, a majority of
the disinterested members of the Fund Board will determine whether any
proposed action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict,
but in no event will the Fund or the Adviser (or any other investment
adviser to the Fund) be required to establish a new funding medium for the
Contracts. The Company will not be required by Section 7.3 to establish a
new funding medium for the Contracts if an offer to do so has been declined
by vote of a majority of contractowners materially affected by the
irreconcilable material conflict.
7.7. The Company will at least annually submit to the Fund Board such reports,
materials or data as the Fund Board may reasonably request so that the Fund
Board may fully carry out the duties imposed upon it as delineated in the
Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, and said reports, materials and
data will be submitted more frequently if deemed appropriate by the Fund
Board.
7.8. If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended, or Rule
6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the 1940
Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared
funding (as defined in the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order) on
terms and conditions materially different from those contained in the Mixed
and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, then: (a) the Fund and/or the
Participating Insurance Companies, as appropriate, will take such steps as
may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2 and 6e-3(T), as amended, and
Rule 6e-3, as adopted, to the extent such rules are applicable; and (b)
Sections 3.4, 3.5, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 of this Agreement will
continue in effect only to the extent that terms and conditions
substantially identical to such Sections are contained in such Rule(s) as
so amended or adopted.
ARTICLE VIII. Indemnification
8.1. Indemnification By The Company
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the Adviser,
CSAMSI, and each person, if any, who controls or is associated with the
Fund, the Adviser or CSAMSI within the meaning of such terms under the
federal securities laws and any director, trustee, officer, partner,
employee or agent of the foregoing (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"
for purposes of this Section 8.1) against any and all losses, claims,
expenses, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with
the written consent of the Company) or litigation (including reasonable
legal and other expenses), to which the Indemnified Parties may become
subject under any statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in
respect thereof) or settlements:
(1) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements
or alleged untrue statements of any material fact
contained in the registration statement, prospectus
or statement of additional information for the
Contracts or contained in the Contracts or sales
literature or other promotional material for the
Contracts (or any amendment or supplement to any of
the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or the alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated or necessary to
make such statements not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which they were made; provided that
this agreement to indemnify will not apply as to any
Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or
such alleged statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by the Fund, the
Adviser or CSAMSI for use in the registration
statement, prospectus or statement of additional
information for the Contracts or in the Contracts or
sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or
otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the
Contracts or Fund shares; or
(2) arise out of or as a result of statements or
representations by or on behalf of the Company or
wrongful conduct of the Company or persons under its
control, with respect to the sale or distribution of
the Contracts or Fund shares; or
(3) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Fund
registration statement, prospectus, statement of
additional information or sales literature or other
promotional material of the Fund (or amendment or
supplement) or the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make such statements not
misleading in light of the circumstances in which
they
were made, if such a statement or omission was
made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished to the Fund by or on behalf of
the Company or persons under its control; or
(4) arise as a result of any failure by the Company to
provide the services and furnish the materials under
the terms of this Agreement; or
(5) arise out of any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Company in
this Agreement or arise out of or result from any
other material breach by the Company of this
Agreement;
except to the extent provided in Sections 8.1(b) and 8.4
hereof. This indemnification will be in addition to any
liability that the Company otherwise may have.
(b) No party will be entitled to indemnification under Section
8.1(a) to the extent such loss, claim, damage, liability or
litigation is due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith, or
gross negligence in the performance of such party's duties
under this Agreement, or by reason of such party's reckless
disregard of its obligations or duties under this Agreement by
the party seeking indemnification.
(c) The Indemnified Parties promptly will notify the Company of
the commencement of any litigation, proceedings, complaints or
actions by regulatory authorities against them in connection
with the issuance or sale of the Fund shares or the Contracts
or the operation of the Fund.
8.2. Indemnification By The Adviser, the Fund and CSAMSI
(a) The Adviser, the Fund and CSAMSI, in each case solely to the extent
relating to such party's responsibilities hereunder, agree to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls or is
associated with the Company within the meaning of such terms under the
federal securities laws and any director, trustee, officer, partner,
employee or agent of the foregoing (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"
for purposes of this Section 8.2) against any and all losses, claims,
expenses, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with
the written consent of the Adviser) or litigation (including reasonable
legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may become
subject under any statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in
respect thereof) or settlements:
(1) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in the registration statement, prospectus
or statement of additional information for the Fund
or sales literature or other promotional material of
the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of
the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or the alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated or necessary to
make such statements not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which they were made; provided that
this agreement to indemnify will not apply as to any
Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or
such alleged statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished to the Adviser, CSAMSI or the Fund by or on
behalf of the Company for use in the registration
statement, prospectus or statement of additional
information for the Fund or in sales literature of
the Fund (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or
otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the
Contracts or Fund shares; or
(2) arise out of or as a result of statements or
representations or wrongful conduct of the Adviser,
the Fund or CSAMSI or persons under the control of
the Adviser, the Fund or CSAMSI respectively, with
respect to the sale of the Fund shares; or
(3) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in a
registration statement, prospectus, statement of
additional information or sales literature or other
promotional material covering the Contracts (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated or necessary to make such
statement or statements not misleading in light of
the circumstances in which they were made, if such
statement or omission was made in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to
the Company by the Adviser, the Fund or CSAMSI or
persons under the control of the Adviser, the Fund or
CSAMSI; or
(4) arise as a result of any failure by the Fund, the
Adviser or CSAMSI to provide the services and furnish
the materials under the terms of this Agreement
(including a failure, whether unintentional or in
good faith or otherwise, to comply with the
diversification requirements and procedures related
thereto specified in Article VI of this Agreement);
or
(5) arise out of or result from any material breach of
any representation and/or warranty made by the
Adviser, the Fund or CSAMSI in this Agreement, or
arise out of or result from any other material breach
of this Agreement by the Adviser, the Fund or CSAMSI;
except to the extent provided in Sections 8.2(b) and 8.4 hereof.
(b) No party will be entitled to indemnification under Section
8.2(a) to the extent such loss, claim, damage, liability or
litigation is due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith, or
gross negligence in the performance of such party's duties
under this Agreement, or by reason of such party's reckless
disregard of its obligations or duties under this Agreement by
the party seeking indemnification.
(c) The Indemnified Parties will promptly notify the Adviser, the
Fund and CSAMSI of the commencement of any litigation,
proceedings, complaints or actions by regulatory authorities
against them in connection with the issuance or sale of the
Contracts or the operation of the Account.
8.4. Indemnification Procedure
Any person obligated to provide indemnification under this Article
VIII ("Indemnifying Party" for the purpose of this Section 8.4) will
not be liable under the indemnification provisions of this Article
VIII with respect to any claim made against a party entitled to
indemnification under this Article VIII ("Indemnified Party" for the
purpose of this Section 8.4) unless such Indemnified Party will have
notified the Indemnifying Party in writing within a reasonable time
after the summons or other first legal process giving information of
the nature of the claim will have been served upon such Indemnified
Party (or after such party will have received notice of such service
on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Indemnifying Party
of any such claim will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any
liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such
action is brought otherwise than on account of the indemnification
provision of this Article VIII, except to the extent that the failure
to notify results in the failure of actual notice to the Indemnifying
Party and such Indemnifying Party is damaged solely as a result of
failure to give such notice. In case any such action is brought
against the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled
to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The
Indemnifying Party also will be entitled to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action.
After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of
the Indemnifying Party's election to assume the defense thereof, the
Indemnified Party will bear the fees and expenses of any additional
counsel retained by it, and the Indemnifying Party will not be liable
to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with
the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation,
unless: (a) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party will have
mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel; or (b) the named
parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties)
include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and
representation of both parties by the same counsel would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between
them. The Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any settlement of
any proceeding effected without its written consent but if settled
with such consent or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff,
the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Party from
and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
A successor by law of the parties to this Agreement will be entitled
to the benefits of the indemnification contained in this Article VIII.
The indemnification provisions contained in this Article VIII will
survive any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX. Applicable Law
9.1. This Agreement will be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted
under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.
9.2. This Agreement will be subject to the provisions of the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act and the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations and rulings
thereunder, including such exemptions from those statutes, rules and
regulations as the SEC may grant (including, but not limited to, the
Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order) and the terms hereof will be
interpreted and construed in accordance therewith.
ARTICLE X. Termination
10.1. This Agreement will terminate:
(a) at the option of any party, with or without cause, with respect to some or
all of the Designated Portfolios, upon ninety (90) days' advance written
notice to the other parties or, if later, upon receipt of any required
exemptive relief or orders from the SEC, unless otherwise agreed in a
separate written agreement among the parties; or
(b) at the option of the Company, upon receipt of the Company's written notice
by the other parties, with respect to any Designated Portfolio if shares of
the Designated Portfolio are not reasonably available to meet the
requirements of the Contracts as determined in good faith by the Company;
or
(c) at the option of the Company, upon receipt of the Company's written notice
by the other parties, with respect to any Designated Portfolio in the event
any of the Designated Portfolio's shares are not registered, issued or sold
in accordance with applicable state and/or federal law or such law
precludes the use of such shares as the underlying investment media of the
Contracts issued or to be issued by Company; or
(d) at the option of the Fund, upon receipt of the Fund's written notice by the
other parties, upon institution of formal proceedings against the Company
by the NASD, the SEC, the insurance commission of any state or any other
regulatory body regarding the Company's duties under this Agreement or
related to the sale of the Contracts, the administration of the Contracts,
the operation of the Account, or the purchase of the Fund shares, provided
that the Fund determines in its sole judgment, exercised in good faith,
that any such proceeding would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement; or
(e) at the option of the Company, upon receipt of the Company's written notice
by the other parties, upon institution of formal proceedings against the
Fund or CSAMSI by the NASD, the SEC, or any state securities or insurance
department or any other regulatory body, provided that the Company
determines in its sole judgment, exercised in good faith, that any such
proceeding would have a material adverse effect on the Fund's or CSAMSI's
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or
(f) at the option of the Company, upon receipt of the Company's written notice
by the other parties, if the Fund ceases to qualify as a Regulated
Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or
under any successor or similar provision, or if the Company reasonably and
in good faith believes that the Fund may fail to so qualify; or
(g) at the option of the Company, upon receipt of the Company's written notice
by the other parties, with respect to any Designated Portfolio if the Fund
fails to meet the diversification requirements specified in Article VI
hereof or if the Company reasonably and in good faith believes the Fund may
fail to meet such requirements; or
(h) at the option of any party to this Agreement, upon written notice to the
other parties, upon another party's material breach of any provision of
this Agreement; or
(i) at the option of the Company, if the Company determines in its sole
judgment exercised in good faith, that either the Fund, the Adviser or
CSAMSI has suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations
or financial condition since the date of this Agreement or is the subject
of material adverse publicity which is likely to have a material adverse
impact upon the business and operations of the Company, such termination to
be effective sixty (60) days' after receipt by the other parties of written
notice of the election to terminate; or
(j) at the option of the Fund or CSAMSI, if the Fund or CSAMSI respectively,
determines in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that the Company
has suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations or
financial condition since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of
material adverse publicity which is likely to have a material adverse
impact upon the business and operations of the Fund or the Adviser, such
termination to be effective sixty (60) days' after receipt by the other
parties of written notice of the election to terminate; or
(k) at the option of the Company or the Fund upon receipt of any necessary
regulatory approvals and/or the vote of the contractowners having an
interest in the Account (or any subaccount) to substitute the shares of
another investment company for the corresponding Designated Portfolio
shares of the Fund in accordance with the terms of the Contracts for which
those Designated Portfolio shares had been selected to serve as the
underlying investment media. The Company will give sixty (60) days' prior
written notice to the Fund of the date of any proposed vote or other action
taken to replace the Fund's shares; or
(l) at the option of the Company or the Fund upon a determination by a majority
of the Fund Board, or a majority of the disinterested Fund Board members,
that an irreconcilable material conflict exists among the interests of: (1)
all contractowners of variable insurance products of all separate accounts;
or (2) the interests of the Participating Insurance Companies investing in
the Fund as set forth in Article VII of this Agreement; or
(m) at the option of the Fund in the event any of the Contracts are not issued
or sold in accordance with applicable federal and/or state law. Termination
will be effective immediately upon such occurrence without notice.
10.2. Notice Requirement
No termination of this Agreement will be effective unless and until the
party terminating this Agreement gives prior written notice to all
other parties of its intent to terminate, which notice will set forth
the basis for the termination.
10.3. Effect of Termination
Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Fund and CSAMSI
will, at the option of the Company, continue to make available
additional shares of the Fund pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of
termination of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Existing
Contracts.") . Specifically, without limitation, the owners of the
Existing Contracts will be permitted to reallocate investments in the
Portfolios (as in effect on such date), redeem investments in the
Portfolios and/or invest in the Portfolios upon the making of
additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts.
10.4 Surviving Provisions
Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, each party's
obligations under Article VIII to indemnify other parties will survive
and not be affected by any termination of this Agreement. In addition,
each party's obligations under Section 12.7 will survive and not be
affected by any termination of this Agreement. Finally, with respect to
Existing Contracts, all provisions of this Agreement also will survive
and not be affected by any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XI. Notices
11.1 Any notice will be deemed duly given when sent by registered or
certified mail to the other party at the address of such party set
forth below or at such other address as such party may from time to
time specify in writing to the other parties.
If to the Company:
American Enterprise Life Insurance Company
00 Xxxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
President
With a simultaneous copy to:
Law Department (Unit 52)
American Enterprise Life Insurance Company
00 Xxxxx 0xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
If to the Fund, the Adviser and/or CSAMSI:
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Legal Department
ARTICLE XII. Miscellaneous
12.1.All persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of the
Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund as neither the
directors, trustees, officers, partners, employees, agents or shareholders
assume any personal liability for obligations entered into on behalf of the
Fund. No Portfolio or series of the Fund will be liable for the obligations
or liabilities of any other Portfolio or series.
12.2.The Fund, the Adviser and CSAMSI acknowledge that the identities of the
customers of the Company or any of its affiliates (collectively the
"Company Protected Parties" for purposes of this Section 12.2), information
maintained regarding those customers, and all computer programs and
procedures or other information developed or used by the Company Protected
Parties or any of their employees or agents in connection with the
Company's performance of its duties under this Agreement are the valuable
property of the Company Protected Parties. The Fund, the Adviser and CSAMSI
agree that if they come into possession of any list or compilation of the
identities of or other information about the Company Protected Parties'
customers, or any other information or
property of the Company Protected Parties, other than such information as
is publicly available or as may be independently developed or compiled by
the Fund, the Adviser or CSAMSI from information supplied to them by the
Company Protected Parties' customers who also maintain accounts directly
with the Fund, the Adviser or CSAMSI, the Fund, the Adviser and CSAMSI will
hold such information or property in confidence and refrain from using,
disclosing or distributing any of such information or other property
except: (a) with the Company's prior written consent; or (b) as required by
law or judicial process. The Company acknowledges that the identities of
the customers of the Fund, the Adviser, CSAMSI or any of their affiliates
(collectively the "Adviser Protected Parties" for purposes of this Section
12.2), information maintained regarding those customers, and all computer
programs and procedures or other information developed or used by the
Adviser Protected Parties or any of their employees or agents in connection
with the Funds', the Adviser's or CSAMSI's performance of their respective
duties under this Agreement are the valuable property of the Adviser
Protected Parties. The Company agrees that if it comes into possession of
any list or compilation of the identities of or other information about the
Adviser Protected Parties' customers, or any other information or property
of the Adviser Protected Parties, other than such information as is
publicly available or as may be independently developed or compiled by the
Company from information supplied to them by the Adviser Protected Parties'
customers who also maintain accounts directly with the Company, the Company
will hold such information or property in confidence and refrain from
using, disclosing or distributing any of such information or other property
except: (a) with the Fund's, the Adviser's or CSAMSI's prior written
consent; or (b) as required by law or judicial process. Each party
acknowledges that any breach of the agreements in this Section 12.2 would
result in immediate and irreparable harm to the other parties for which
there would be no adequate remedy at law and agree that in the event of
such a breach, the other parties will be entitled to equitable relief by
way of temporary and permanent injunctions, as well as such other relief as
any court of competent jurisdiction deems appropriate.
12.3.The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference
only and in no way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect.
12.4.This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts,
each of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument.
12.5.If any provision of this Agreement will be held or made invalid by a court
decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Agreement will
not be affected thereby.
12.6.This Agreement will not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior
written consent of all the parties except that CSAMSI may assign, in whole
or in part, its responsibilities hereunder, as distributor, to a third
party which replaces CSAMSI as distributor.
12.7 Each party to this Agreement will maintain all records required by law,
including records detailing the services it provides. Such records will be
preserved, maintained and made available to the extent required by law and
in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. Each party to
this Agreement will cooperate with each other party and all appropriate
governmental authorities (including without limitation the SEC, the NASD
and state insurance regulators) and will permit each other and such
authorities reasonable access to its books and records in connection with
any investigation or inquiry relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. Upon request by the Fund or CSAMSI, the Company agrees
to promptly make copies or, if required, originals of all records
pertaining to the performance of services under this Agreement available to
the Fund or CSAMSI, as the case may be. The Fund agrees that the Company
will have the right to inspect, audit and copy all records pertaining to
the performance of services under this Agreement pursuant to the
requirements of any state insurance department. Each party also agrees to
promptly notify the other parties if it experiences any difficulty in
maintaining the records in an accurate and complete manner. This provision
will survive termination of this Agreement.
12.8.Each party represents that the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or board action, as applicable, by
such party and when so executed and delivered this Agreement will be the
valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable in accordance with
its terms.
12.9 The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that all liabilities of
the Fund arising, directly or indirectly, under this agreement, will be
satisfied solely out of the assets of the Fund and that no trustee,
officer, agent or holder of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund will
be personally liable for any such liabilities.
12.10. The parties to this Agreement may amend the schedules to this Agreement
from time to time to reflect changes in or relating to the Contracts, the
Accounts or the Designated Portfolios of the Fund or other applicable terms
of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this
Agreement to be executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized
representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed hereto as of the date
specified below.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEAL By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
SEAL By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
SEAL By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title Vice President & Chief
Compliance Officer
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SERCURITIES, INC.
SEAL By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title Vice President & Chief
Compliance Officer
Schedule 1
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
By and Among
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
And
WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
And
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
And
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITIES, INC.
The following separate accounts of American Enterprise Life Insurance Company
are permitted in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement to invest in
Designated Portfolios of the Fund shown in Schedule 2:
American Enterprise Variable Annuity Account, established July 15, 1987
American Enterprise Variable Life Account established July 15, 1987
September 1, 1999
Schedule 2
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
By and Among
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
And
WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
And
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
And
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT SECURITIES, INC.
The Separate Account(s) shown on Schedule 1 may invest in the following
Designated Portfolios of the Warburg Pincus Trust:
Emerging Growth Portfolio
September 1, 1999
