FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Exhibit (h)(30)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I	Sale of Trust Shares	iv

ARTICLE II	Representations and Warranties	vii

ARTICLE III	Prospectus and Proxy Statements; Voting	x

ARTICLE IV	Sales Material and Information	xi

ARTICLE V	Fees and Expenses	xiii

ARTICLE VI	Diversification and Qualification	xiii

ARTICLE VII	Potential Conflicts and Compliance with Other Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order	xv

ARTICLE VIII	Indemnification	xvii

ARTICLE IX	Applicable Law	xxi

ARTICLE X	Privacy and Confidential Information	xxii

ARTICLE XI	Anti-Money Laundering Regulations	xxiv

ARTICLE XII	Termination	xxv

ARTICLE XIII	Notices	xxvii

ARTICLE XIV	Miscellaneous	xxviii

SCHEDULE A	Contracts	xxxi

SCHEDULE B	Designated Portfolios	xxxii

SCHEDULE C	Expenses	xxxiii

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Among

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION

ING INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC

ING INVESTMENTS, LLC

and

ING VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.

THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this day of , 2012 by and among New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation (hereinafter “Company”), a Delaware life insurance company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Separate Account(s) (the “Account(s)”) as set forth on Schedule A hereto; ING Investments Distributor, LLC (hereinafter the “Distributor”), a Delaware limited liability company; ING Investments, LLC (“IIL”, or the “Adviser”); and ING Variable Portfolios, Inc., an open-end management investment company and business trust organized under the laws of Massachusetts (hereinafter the “Trust”).

WHEREAS, the Trust engages in business as an open-end management investment company and is available to act as the investment vehicle for separate accounts established for variable life insurance policies and/or variable annuity contracts (collectively, the “Variable Insurance Products”) to be offered by insurance companies, including the Company, which have entered into participation agreements similar to this Agreement (hereinafter “Participating Insurance Companies”); and

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Trust is divided into several series of shares, each designated a “Portfolio” and representing the interest in a particular managed portfolio of securities and other assets; and

WHEREAS, the Company has registered certain variable annuity or variable life contracts supported wholly or partially by the Account(s) (the “Contracts”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) (unless such Contracts are exempt from registration), the Account(s) is/are a duly organized, validly existing segregated asset account(s), established by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company under the insurance laws of the State of Delaware, to set aside and invest assets attributable to the Contracts; and, unless the Account(s) and the securities are exempt from registration, the Company has registered the Account(s) as a unit investment trust

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under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and has registered the securities deemed to be issued by the Account(s) under the 1933 Act; and

WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and regulations, the Company intends to purchase shares in the Portfolio(s) listed in Schedule B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time by mutual written agreement (the “Designated Portfolio(s)”), on behalf of the Account(s) to fund the Contracts, and the Trust is authorized to sell such shares to unit investment trusts such as the Account(s) at net asset value; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Company, the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

SALE OF TRUST SHARES

1.1 The Trust agrees to sell to the Company those shares of the Designated Portfolio(s) which the Account(s) orders, executing such orders on each Business Day at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Trust or its designee of the order for the shares of the Designated Portfolios. From time to time and upon written agreement, the parties may agree to add other Portfolios. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the Company shall be the designee of the Trust for receipt of such orders and receipt by such designee shall constitute receipt by the Trust, provided that the Trust receives notice of any such order by 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day. “Business Day” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Designated Portfolio calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC.

1.2 The Trust agrees to make shares of the Designated Portfolio(s) available for purchase by the Company and the Account(s) at the applicable net asset value per share on those days on which the Trust calculates its Designated Portfolio(s)’ net asset value pursuant to rules of the SEC, and the Trust shall calculate such net asset value on the day which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of a Trust (hereinafter the “Board”) may refuse to sell shares of any Designated Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Designated Portfolio if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is in the best interests of the shareholders of such Designated Portfolio, as determined at the sole discretion of the Board, acting in good faith and in light of its fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws.

1.3 The Trust and the Distributor agree that shares of the Trust will be sold only to Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts and other persons who are permissible investors consistent with the Account(s) meeting the requirement of Treasury Regulation 1.817-5.

1.4 The Trust shall redeem in cash its shares at the net asset value of the applicable Portfolio next computed after receipt by the Trust (or its agent) of the request for redemption, in accordance with the terms of its then current prospectus. (For purposes of this Section 1.4, the Company shall be the designee of the Trust for receipt of requests for redemption and receipt by such designee shall constitute receipt by the Trust, provided that the Trust receives notice of any such request for redemption by 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next following Business Day.) With respect to payment of the purchase price by the Company or of redemption proceeds by the Trust, the Company and the Trust shall net purchase and redemption orders with respect to any Portfolio and shall transmit one net payment per Portfolio in accordance with this Section 1.4 and Section 1.7.

1.5 The parties hereto acknowledge that the arrangement contemplated by this Agreement is not exclusive; the Trust’s shares may be sold to other Participating Insurance Companies (subject to Section 1.3) and the cash value of the Contracts may be invested in other investment companies.

1.6 The Company agrees to use its best efforts to pay for Trust shares by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same Business Day after an order to purchase Trust shares is made in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.1 hereof. Payment shall be in federal funds transmitted by wire and/or by a credit for any shares redeemed the same day as the purchase.

1.7 The Trust agrees to use it best efforts to pay and transmit the proceeds of redemptions of Trust shares by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same Business Day after a redemption order is received in accordance with Section 1.4 hereof. In no event shall such payment be delayed for a greater period than is permitted by the 1940 Act. Payment shall be in federal funds transmitted by wire and/or a credit for any shares purchased the same day as the redemption.

1.8 Issuance and transfer of the Trust’s shares will be by book entry only. Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or the Account(s). Shares purchased from the Trust will be recorded in an appropriate title for the Account(s) or the appropriate sub-account of the Account(s).

1.9 The Trust shall furnish same day notice (by wire or telephone, followed by written confirmation) to the Company of any income, dividends or capital gain distributions payable on the Designated Portfolio(s)’ shares. The Company hereby elects to receive all such income dividends and capital gain distributions as are payable on the Designated Portfolio shares in additional shares of that Designated Portfolio. The Company reserves the right to revoke this election and to receive all such income dividends and capital gain distributions in cash. The Trust shall notify the Company by the end of the next following Business Day of the number of shares so issued as payment of such dividends and distributions.

1.10 The Trust shall make the net asset value per share for each Designated Portfolio available to the Company on each Business Day as soon as reasonably practical after the net asset value per share is calculated and shall use its best efforts to make such net asset value per share available by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. In the event of an error in the computation of a Designated Portfolio’s net asset value per share (“NAV”) or any dividend or capital gain distribution (each, a “pricing error”), the Trust shall immediately notify the Company as soon as possible after discovery of the error. Such notification may be verbal, but shall be confirmed promptly in writing in accordance with Article XIII of this Agreement. A pricing error shall be corrected as follows:

If the pricing error results in a difference between the erroneous NAV and the correct NAV of less than $0.01 per share, then no corrective action need be taken.

If the pricing error results in a difference between the erroneous NAV and the correct NAV equal to or greater than $0.01 per share, but less than 1/2 of 1% of the Designated Portfolio’s NAV at the time of the error, then the Trust shall reimburse the Designated Portfolio for any loss, after taking into consideration any positive effect of such error; however, no adjustments to Contractowner accounts need be made.

If the pricing error results in a difference between the erroneous NAV and the correct NAV equal to or greater than 1/2 of 1% of the Designated Portfolio’s NAV at the time of the error, then the Trust shall reimburse the Designated Portfolio for any loss (without taking into consideration any positive effect of such error) and shall reimburse the Company for the costs of adjustments made to correct Contractowner accounts in accordance with the provisions of Schedule C.

If an adjustment is necessary to correct a material error which has caused Contractowners to receive less than the amount to which they are entitled, the number of shares of the applicable sub-account of such Contractowners will be adjusted by the Company and the amount of any underpayments shall be credited by the Trust to the Company for crediting of such amounts to the applicable Contractowners accounts. Upon notification by the Trust of any overpayment due to a material error, the Company shall promptly remit to Trust any overpayment that has not been paid to Contractowners. In no event shall the Company be liable to Contractowners for any such adjustments or underpayment amounts. A pricing error within items (a) and (b) above shall be deemed to be “materially incorrect” or constitute a “material error” for purposes of this Agreement.

The standards set forth in this Section 1.10 are based on the parties’ understanding of the views expressed by the staff of the SEC as of the date of this Agreement. In the event the views of the SEC staff with respect to these standards are later modified or superseded by SEC or judicial interpretation, the parties shall amend the foregoing provisions of this Agreement to comport with the appropriate applicable standards, on terms mutually satisfactory to all parties.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

2.1 The Company represents and warrants that:

The Contracts and the securities deemed to be issued by the Account(s) under the Contracts are or will be registered under the 1933 Act, unless an exemption from registration is available.

The Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and that the sale of the Contracts shall comply in all material respects with state insurance requirements.

It is an insurance company duly organized and in good standing under applicable law and that it has legally and validly established the Account(s) prior to any issuance or sale of units thereof as a segregated asset account under Delaware law.

It has registered the Account(s) 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 as required by applicable law, unless an exemption from registration is available.

2.2 The Trust represents and warrants that:

It has obtained an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter the “SEC”), dated May 3, 2000 (File No. 812-11848), granting Participating Insurance Companies and variable annuity separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of 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 Trust to be sold to and held by variable annuity separate accounts of life insurance companies that may or may not be affiliated with one another and qualified pension and retirement plans (“Qualified Plans”) (hereinafter the “Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order”).

Designated Portfolio(s) shares sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be registered under the 1933 Act, duly authorized for issuance and sold in compliance with all applicable federal securities laws including without limitation the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and the 1940 Act.

It is and shall remain registered under the 0000 Xxx.

It shall 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.

It shall register and qualify the shares for sale in accordance with the laws of the various states if and to the extent required by applicable law.

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It shall cooperate with the Company with respect to the implementation of any modifications necessitated by any change in any applicable federal laws, regulations or interpretations, or any applicable state insurance laws, regulations or interpretations of the foregoing that affect the Designated Portfolio(s) (a “Law Change”), and to keep each other informed of any Law Change that becomes known to either party.

It is lawfully organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Massachusetts and that it does and will comply in all material respects with the 1940 Act.

2.3 The Trust has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and to impose an asset-based or other charge to finance distribution expenses as permitted by applicable law and regulation. To the extent that the Trust decides to finance distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1, the Trust undertakes to have its Board, a majority of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, formulate and approve any plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act to finance distribution expenses.

2.4 In the event of such a Law Change as noted in Section 2.2, the Trust agrees that, except in those circumstances where the Trust has advised the Company that its Board of Directors has determined that implementation of a particular Law Change is not in the best interest of all of the Trust’s shareholders, it shall provide the Company with an explanation regarding why such action is lawful before any action that may be required by a Law Change will be taken.

2.5 The Distributor represents and warrants that:

It is duly registered as a broker-dealer under the 1934 Act, as amended, (the “1934 Act”) and is a member in good standing of the Financial Industry Regulatory Agency, Inc. (“FINRA”).

It is and shall remain duly registered under all applicable federal and state securities laws.

It shall perform its obligations for the Trust in compliance in all material respects with the laws of any applicable state and federal securities laws.

2.6 The Adviser represents and warrants that:

It is lawfully organized and validly existing under the laws of its state of organization.

It is duly registered as an investment adviser under the 1940 Act.

It is and shall remain duly registered under all applicable federal and state securities laws.

It shall perform its obligations for the Trust in compliance in all material respects with the laws of any applicable state and federal securities laws.

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2.7 The Trust and the Distributor represent and warrant that:

All of their respective officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals or entities dealing with the money and/or securities of the Trust are, and shall continue to be at all times, covered by one or more blanket fidelity bonds or similar coverage for the benefit of the Trust in an amount not less than the minimal coverage required by Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act or related provisions as may be promulgated from time to time.

The aforesaid bonds shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and shall be issued by a reputable bonding company.

2.8 The Trust will provide the Company with as much advance notice as is reasonably practicable of any material change affecting the Designated Portfolio(s) (including, but not limited to, any material change in the registration statement or prospectus affecting the Designated Portfolio(s)) and any proxy solicitation affecting the Designated Portfolio(s) and consult with the Company in order to implement any such change in an orderly manner, recognizing the expenses of changes and attempting to minimize such expenses by implementing them in conjunction with regular annual updates of the prospectus for the Contracts. The Trust agrees to share equitably in expenses incurred by the Company as a result of actions taken by the Trust, consistent with the allocation of expenses contained in Schedule C attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

2.9 The Company represents and warrants, for purposes other than diversification under Section 817 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (“the Code”), that:

The Contracts are currently and at the time of issuance will be treated as life insurance or annuity contracts, as the case may be, under applicable provisions of the Code, and that it will make every effort to maintain such treatment and that it will notify the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor 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.

The Account(s) is/are a “segregated asset account” and that interests in the Account(s) are offered exclusively through the purchase of or transfer into a “variable contract” within the meaning of such terms under Section 817 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

It will not purchase Trust shares with assets derived from tax-qualified retirement plans except, indirectly, through Contracts purchased in connection with such plans.

The Company will use every reasonable effort to continue to meet such definitional requirements, and it will notify the Trust and the Distributor immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such requirements have ceased to be met or that they might not be met in the future.

2.10 Each party to this Agreement represents and warrants that it shall comply with the requirements of Rule 38a-1 of the 1940 Act.

ARTICLE III

PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING

3.1 At least annually, the Trust or the Distributor shall provide the Company with as many copies of the Trust’s current prospectus for the Designated Portfolio(s) as the Company may reasonably request for marketing purposes (including distribution to Contractowners with respect to new sales of a Contract), with expenses to be borne in accordance with Schedule C hereof. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof Trust or Distributor shall provide such documentation (including a camera-ready copy and PDF of the current prospectus for the Designated Portfolio(s)) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectuses for the Designated Portfolio(s) are amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Trust’s prospectus for the Designated Portfolio(s) printed together in one document. The Trust and the Distributor agree that the prospectus (and semi-annual and annual reports) for the Designated Portfolio(s) will describe only the Designated Portfolio(s) and will not name or describe any other portfolios or series that may be in the Trust unless required by law.

3.2 The Trust’s prospectus shall state that the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) for the Trust is available from the Trust and the Trust shall provide the SAI free of charge to any current or prospective contract owner who requests the SAI. The Trust and Distributor agree to provide the Company with as many copies of the SAI as reasonably requested.

3.3 The Trust and/or Distributor shall provide the Company with copies of the Trust’s proxy material, reports to stockholders and other communications to stockholders for the Designated Portfolio(s) in such quantity, with expenses to be borne in accordance with Schedule C hereof, as the Company may reasonably require to permit timely distribution thereof to Contractowners.

3.4 If and to the extent required by law the Company shall:

Solicit voting instructions from Contractowners with respect to shares in the Designated Portfolios.

Vote the Designated Portfolio(s) shares held in the Account(s) in accordance with instructions received from Contractowners.

Vote Designated Portfolio shares held in Account(s) required to be registered under the 1940 Act for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as Designated Portfolio(s) shares for which instructions have been received from 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 contract owners.

The Company reserves the right to vote Trust shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted by law.

3.5 The Company shall be responsible for assuring that each Account holding shares of a Designated Portfolio calculates voting privileges as directed by the Trust and agreed to by the Company and the Trust. The Trust agrees to promptly notify the Company of any changes of interpretations or amendments of the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.

3.6 The Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by shareholders, and in particular the Trust will either 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 Trust currently intends, comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Trust is not a Trust described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Trust will act in accordance with the SEC’s interpretation of the requirements of Section 16(a) with respect to periodic elections of directors or trustees and with whatever rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.

ARTICLE IV

SALES MATERIAL AND INFORMATION

4.1 The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Trust or its designee, a copy of each piece of sales literature or other promotional material that the Company develops or proposes to use and in which the Trust (or a Portfolio thereof) or the Distributor is named in connection with the Contracts, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the Trust objects to such use within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such material.

4.2 The Company shall not give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf of a Trust in connection with the sale of the Contracts other than the information or representations contained in the respective registration statements, including the prospectus or SAI for the Trust shares, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Trust or the Distributor, except with the permission of the Trust or the Distributor.

4.3 The Trust or the Distributor shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Company, a copy of each piece of sales literature or other promotional material in which the Company and/or its separate account(s) is named at least ten (10) Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the Company objects to such use within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such material.

4.4 The Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor shall not give any information or make any representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the

Account(s), or the Contracts other than the information or representations contained in a registration statement, including the prospectus or SAI for the Contracts, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Company or its designee, except with the permission of the Company.

4.5 The Trust will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses, SAIs, 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 Designated Portfolio(s) promptly following the filing of such document(s) with the SEC or FINRA or other regulatory authorities.

4.6 The Company will provide to the Trust at least one complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses, SAIs, 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 the Account(s), if requested by the Trust.

4.7 For purposes of Articles IV and VIII, the phrase “sales literature and 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 media).

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.

Shareholder reports.

Proxy materials (including solicitations for voting instructions).

Any other material constituting sales literature or advertising under the FINRA rules, the 1933 Act or the 0000 Xxx.

4.8 At the request of any party to this Agreement and consistent with applicable law, each other party will make available to the other party’s independent auditors and/or representative of the appropriate regulatory agencies, all records, data and access to operating procedures that may be reasonably requested in connection with compliance and regulatory requirements related to this Agreement or any party’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, however that any information provided under this section shall be considered confidential information subject to Article X of this agreement.

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ARTICLE V

FEES AND EXPENSES

5.1 All expenses incident to performance by the Trust and the Distributor under this Agreement shall be paid by the appropriate party, as further provided in Schedule C. The Trust shall ensure that all shares of the Designated Portfolio(s) are registered and authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable federal law and, if and to the extent required, in accordance with applicable state laws prior to their sale.

5.2 The parties shall bear the expenses of routine annual distribution (mailing costs) of the Trust’s prospectus and distribution (mailing costs) of the Trust’s proxy materials and reports to owners of Contracts offered by the Company, in accordance with Schedule C.

ARTICLE VI

DIVERSIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION

6.1 The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor represent and warrant that:

The Trust will at all times sell its shares and invest its assets in such a manner as to ensure that the Contracts will be treated as life insurance or annuity contracts, as the case may be, under the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.

Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, the Trust and each Designated Portfolio thereof will at all times comply with Section 817(h) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.817-5, as amended from time to time, and any Treasury interpretations thereof, relating to the diversification requirements for variable life insurance or annuity contracts, as the case may be, and any amendments or other modifications or successor provisions to such Section or Regulations.

Shares of the Designated Portfolio(s) will be sold only to Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts and to Qualified Plans.

No shares of any Designated Portfolio of the Trust will be sold to the general public.

The Trust and each Designated Portfolio is currently qualified as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code, and that each Designated Portfolio will maintain such qualification (under Subchapter M or any successor or similar provisions) as long as this Agreement is in effect.

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They will notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that a Trust or Designated Portfolio has ceased to comply with the aforesaid Section 817(h) diversification or Subchapter M qualification requirements or might not so comply in the future. In the event of any such non-compliance, the Adviser will take all reasonable steps to adequately diversify the Portfolio so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by Section 1.817-5 of the regulations under the Code. Upon written request from the Company, within 15 business days after the request is received by the Adviser, the Adviser shall provide to the Company evidence of its compliance with the aforementioned diversification requirements, in a format agreeable to each party.

6.2 The Company agrees that if the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) asserts in writing in connection with any governmental audit or review of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, of any Contractowner that any Designated Portfolio has failed to comply with the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code or the Company otherwise becomes aware of any facts that could give rise to any claim against the Trust, Adviser or Distributor as a result of such a failure or alleged failure that:

The Company shall promptly notify the Trust and the Distributor of such assertion or potential claim.

The Company shall consult with the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor as to how to minimize any liability that may arise as a result of such failure or alleged failure.

The Company, the Trust and the Adviser shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to minimize any liability of the Trust and the Distributor resulting from such failure, including, without limitation, demonstrating, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.817-5(a)(2), to the Commissioner of the IRS that such failure was inadvertent.

Any written materials to be submitted by the Company to the IRS, any Contractowner or any other claimant in connection with any of the foregoing proceedings or contests (including, without limitation, any such materials to be submitted to the IRS pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.817-5(a)(2)) shall be provided by the Company to the Trust and Distributor (together with any supporting information or analysis) within at least two (2) business days prior to submission.

The Company shall provide the Trust and the Distributor with such cooperation as the Trust and the Distributor shall reasonably request (including, without limitation, by permitting the Trust and the Distributor to review the relevant books and records of the Company) in order to facilitate review by the Trust and Distributor of any written submissions provided to it or its assessment of the validity or amount of any claim against it arising from such failure or alleged failure.

A Trust and its affiliates shall have no rights or benefits under the foregoing clauses (a) through (e) and the Company shall have no obligations under those

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clauses if either the Trust fails to materially comply with its obligations under any of the foregoing clauses or if the Trust is grossly negligent in its failure to satisfy its obligations under Section 6.1 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH MIXED AND SHARED

FUNDING EXEMPTIVE ORDER

7.1 The Board will monitor the Trust for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the contract owners of all separate accounts investing in the Trust. An irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a variety of reasons, including:

Any action by any state insurance regulatory authority.

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.

An administrative or judicial decision in any relevant proceeding.

The manner in which the investments of any Designated Portfolio are being managed.

A difference in voting instructions given by variable life insurance or annuity contractowners or by contract owners of different Participating Insurance Companies.

A decision by a Participating Insurance Company to disregard the voting instructions of contract owners.

The Board shall 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 Board. The Company will assist the Board in carrying out its responsibilities under the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, by providing the Board with all information reasonably necessary for the Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is not limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the Board whenever contract owner voting instructions are to be disregarded. Such responsibilities shall be carried out by the Company with a view only to the interests of its Contractowners.

7.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of its directors who are not interested persons of the Trust or Distributor to any of the Designated Portfolios (the “Independent Directors”), that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the Company and other Participating Insurance Companies shall, at their expense and to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including:

Withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the separate accounts from the Trust or any Designated Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment medium, including (but not limited to) another portfolio of the Trust.

Submitting the question whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote of all affected contract owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners, or variable contract owners of one or more Participating Insurance Companies) that votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected contract owners the option of making such a change.

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 that decision represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote, the Company may be required, at the Trust’s election, to withdraw the Account(s)’ investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement; provided, however that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors. Any such withdrawal and termination must take place within six (6) months after the Trust gives written notice that this provision is being implemented, and until the end of that six month period the Trust and the Distributor shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and redemption) of shares of the Trust.

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 regulators, then the Company will withdraw the Account(s)’ investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement within six months after the Board informs the Company in writing that it has determined that such decision has created an irreconcilable material conflict; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. Until the end of the foregoing six month period, the Trust shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and redemption) of shares of the Trust.

7.6 For purposes of Sections 7.3 through 7.5 of this Agreement, a majority of the disinterested members of the Board shall determine whether any proposed action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no event will the Trust be required to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts. The Company shall 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 affected by the irreconcilable material conflict. In the event that the Board determines that any proposed action does not adequately remedy any irreconcilable material conflict, then the Company will withdraw the Account(s)’ investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement within six (6) months after the Board informs the Company in writing of the foregoing determination; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited

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to the extent required by any such material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors.

7.7 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 Trust and/or the Participating Insurance Companies, as appropriate, shall 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 3.5, 3.6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 of this Agreement shall 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 Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor and each of their respective officers and directors or trustees and each person, if any, who controls the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties” for purposes of this Section 8.1) against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages and 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 or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of the Trust’s shares or the Contracts and:

(i)

Arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in the registration statement or prospectus or SAI covering 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 therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this Agreement to indemnify shall 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 in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor for use in the registration statement or prospectus for

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the Contracts or in the Contracts or sales literature or other promotional material (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Trust shares.

(ii)

Arise out of or as a result of statements or representations (other than statements or representations contained in the registration statement, prospectus or sales literature or other promotional material of any Trust not supplied by the Company or persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of the Company or persons under its control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Trust Shares.

(iii)

Arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, SAI, or sales literature or other promotional material of the Trust, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such a statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished in writing to the Trust by or on behalf of the Company.

(iv)

Arise as a result of any failure by the Company to provide the services and furnish the materials under the terms of this Agreement.

(v)

Arise out of or result from 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 of this Agreement by the Company, including without limitation Section 2.8 and Section 6.2 hereof, as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.1(b) and 8.1(c) hereof.

(b) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, expenses, damages, liabilities or litigation to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of such Indemnified Party’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party’s duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party’s reckless disregard of obligations or duties under this Agreement or to any of the Indemnified Parties.

(c) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Company in writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Company of any such claim shall not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification provision, except to the extent that the Company has been prejudiced by

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such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, the Company shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense of such action. The Company also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action. After notice from the Company to such party of the Company’s election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Company 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.

(d) The Indemnified Parties will promptly notify the Company of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them in connection with the issuance or sale of the Trust Shares or the Contracts or the operation of the Trust.

8.2 Indemnification by the Trust, Adviser and Distributor

(a) The Trust, Adviser and Distributor agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company through the various means described in Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties” for purposes of this Section 8.2) against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages and liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Trust or the Distributor) or litigation (including reasonable legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may be required to pay or become subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements, are related to the operations of the Trust or the Distributor and arise:

(i)

As a result of any failure by the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor 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 and other requirements specified in Article VI of this Agreement).

(ii)

Out of or result from any material breach of any representation and/or warranty made by the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of this Agreement by the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor.

(iii)

Out of or result from the incorrect or untimely calculation or reporting of the daily net asset value per share (subject to Section 1.10 of this Agreement) or dividend or capital gain distribution rate; as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.2(b) hereof.

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(iv)

Out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement or prospectus or SAI or sales literature or other promotional material of the Trust prepared by the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor (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 therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this Agreement to indemnify shall 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 in writing by or on behalf of the Company to the Trust, Adviser or the Distributor for use in the registration statement or SAI or prospectus for any Trust or in sales literature or other promotional material (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Trust shares.

(v)

Out of or as a result of statements or representations (other than statements or representations contained in the registration statement, prospectus, SAI, sales literature or other promotional material for the Contracts not supplied by the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor or persons under their control) or wrongful conduct of the Trust or Distributor or persons under their control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Trust shares.

(b) The Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, expenses, damages, liabilities or litigation to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of such Indemnified Party’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party’s duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party’s reckless disregard of obligations or duties under this Agreement or to any of the Indemnified Parties.

(c) The Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor in writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify such Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor of any such claim shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification provision, except to the extent that the Trust Advisor or the Distributor has been prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought

against the Indemnified Parties, any Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor shall also be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action. After notice from the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor to such party of the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor’s election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor 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.

(d) The Company agrees promptly to notify the Trust, or the Adviser or the Distributor of the commencement of any litigation or proceeding against them or any of its respective officers or directors in connection with the Agreement, the issuance or sale of the Contracts, the operation of the Account(s), or the sale or acquisition of shares of the Trust.

ARTICLE IX

APPLICABLE LAW

9.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of (1) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and (2) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement. Each party hereby agrees to commence any such action, suit or proceeding in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if such suit, action or other proceeding cannot be brought in such court for jurisdictional reasons, to commence such suit, action or other proceeding in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in Article XIII shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Agreement. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement in (a) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or (b) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and hereby and thereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement.

9.2 This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the 1933, 1934 and 1940 Acts, and the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder, including such exemptions

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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 shall be interpreted and construed in accordance therewith.

ARTICLE X

PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

10.1 The Company, the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor each acknowledge that they must comply with the information security standards of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act (15 USC 6801, 6805(b)(1)) (“Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act”) and all applicable regulations under said act, as well as all other statutory and regulatory acts and requirements including the SEC Regulation S-P sections regarding “non-public personal information” (“Protected Information”), as well as the Trust’s own internal information security programs and guidelines. The Company will reasonably assist the Trust in conforming to and complying with any and all information protection policies, including delivery of the Trust privacy promise.

10.2 The Company, the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor each agree to not disclose or use Protected Information except in the ordinary course of business as necessary to carry out the terms of this Agreement and in compliance with Regulation S-P including, but not limited to, Section 11 of Regulation S-P, and other applicable Federal and state statutes and regulations regarding privacy of consumer information.

10.3 Confidential information (“Confidential Information”) shall mean information that a party (“Discloser”) discloses to another party (“Recipient”), or to which the Recipient obtains access to and relates to the Discloser, the Company, the Trust, the Advisor, and/or a third-party supplier or licensor who has made confidential or proprietary information available to another party. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to:

(a)

Any and all proprietary information.

(b)

Data.

(c)

Trade secrets.

(d)

Business information.

(e)

Customer and Customer account information.

The Recipient shall not disclose or use confidential information other than in the course of ordinary business to carry out the purpose for which the confidential information was provided to the Recipient. The Recipient shall not disclose any Customer information on other than a “need to know” basis and then only to:

(a)

Recipient’s employees or officers.

(b)

Affiliates of Recipient provided they would be restricted in use and redisclosure to the same extent as the Recipient.

(c)

Selected subcontractors who have entered into confidentiality agreements no less restrictive that the terms of this Agreement.

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(d)

Any exceptions as listed in 15 USC 6802(e) and/or other associated regulations established under the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act or other Federal and/or state statutes.

Before any disclosure of confidential information as required by law, the Recipient must notify the Discloser of any actual or threatened legal compulsion of disclosure and/or any legal obligation of disclosure immediately upon becoming obligated. The Recipient must also cooperate with the Discloser’s reasonable, lawful effort to resist, limit, or delay disclosure. Any requests or demands for confidential information by any applicable regulator shall not require notification or any other action by the Trust or the Advisor.

These confidentiality obligations do not apply to information which:

(a)

Recipient already rightfully possesses when given by Discloser.

(b)

Recipient develops independently of the Discloser.

(c)

Becomes “public information” by methods other than by breach of this section.

(d)

Recipient rightfully receives from a third party without the obligation of confidentiality.

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Each party shall establish administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of all Confidential Information, and to protect against unauthorized access to or disclosure of Confidential Information. Recipient will promptly notify Discloser of any unauthorized use, access or disclosure of Confidential Information.

ARTICLE XI

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGULATIONS

11.1 To allow the Trust to comply with applicable “Know Your Customer” and/or any Federal or state Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations, the Company will, upon request by the Trust, the independent Board of Trustees of the Trust, or the Distributor, will provide, in a timely manner, any documentation reasonably deemed necessary regarding the Company’s “Know Your Customer” and/or Your Anti-Money Laundering policies and procedures. The Company agrees to:

(a)

Have in place established policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect money laundering.

(b)

Meet applicable anti-money laundering legal and regulatory requirements.

(c)

Have procedures in place to ensure that none of your customers that invest within Trust shares appear on or are covered by any list or prohibited persons, entities, and/or jurisdictions maintained and administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”).

(d)

Identify and continue to identify and retain all documentation necessary to identify Your Customers and their sources of funds.

(e)

Monitor for suspicious transactions and to assist the Trust in monitoring for such transactions upon request from the Trust, the transfer agent, or the independent Board of Trustees of the Trust.

11.2 At time of acceptance of the Agreement, the Company does not believe, nor have any current reason to believe, and will immediately notify the Trust if the Company comes to have any reason to believe that any of the Company’s customers that invest within Trust shares through the Company are engaged in money-laundering activities or are associated with any terrorist and/or other individuals, entities or organizations sanctioned by the United States or any other jurisdictions in which the Company does business, or appear on any lists of prohibited persons, entities and/or jurisdictions maintained and administered by OFAC.

The provisions of the section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE XII

TERMINATION

12.1 This Agreement shall terminate:

(a)

At the option of any party, with or without cause, with respect to some or all Designated Portfolios, upon ninety (90) days advance written notice delivered to the other parties; provided, however, that such notice shall not be given earlier than six (6) months following the date of this Agreement.

(b)

At the option of the Company by written notice to the other parties with respect to any Designated Portfolio based upon the Company’s determination that shares of such Designated Portfolio are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Contracts.

(c)

At the option of the Company by written notice to 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 the Company.

Upon sixty days advance written notice, unless a shorter time is agreed to by the parties, at the option of the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor in the event that formal administrative proceedings are instituted against the Company by FINRA, the SEC, or any state securities or insurance department or other regulatory body regarding the Company’s duties under this Agreement or related to the sale of the Contracts, the operation of any Account(s), or the purchase of the Trust shares, if, in each case, the Trust or Distributor, as the case may be, reasonably determines in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that any such administrative proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(d)

Upon sixty days advance written notice, unless a shorter time is agreed to by the parties, at the option of the Company in the event that formal administrative proceedings are instituted against the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor by FINRA, the SEC, or any state securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body, if the Company reasonably determines in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that any such administrative proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor to perform their obligations under this Agreement.

(e)

At the option of the Company by written notice to the applicable Trust with respect to any Designated Portfolio if the Company reasonably believes that the Designated Portfolio will fail to meet the Section 817(h) diversification requirements or Subchapter M qualifications specified in Article VI hereof.

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(f)

At the option of either the Trust or Distributor, if the Trust or Distributor, respectively, shall determine, in its sole judgment reasonably exercised in good faith, that the Company has suffered a material adverse change in its business or financial condition or is the subject of material adverse publicity and that material adverse change or publicity will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Trust or Distributor shall notify the Company of that determination and its intent to terminate this Agreement, and after considering the actions taken by the Company and any other changes in circumstances since the giving of such a notice, the determination of the Trust or Distributor shall continue to apply on the ninetieth (90th) day following the giving of that notice, which sixtieth (60th) day shall be the effective date of termination.

(g)

At the option of the Company, if the Company shall determine, in its sole judgment reasonably exercised in good faith, that the Trust or Distributor has suffered a material adverse change in its business or financial condition or is the subject of material adverse publicity and that material adverse change or publicity will have a material adverse impact on the Trust’s or Distributor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company will notify the Trust or Distributor, as appropriate, of that determination and its intent to terminate this Agreement, and after considering the actions taken by the Trust or Distributor and any other changes in circumstances since the giving of such a notice, the determination of the Company shall continue to apply on the ninetieth (90th) day following the giving of that notice, which ninetieth (90th) day shall be the effective date of termination.

(h)

At the option of any non-defaulting party hereto in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by any party hereto (the “defaulting party”) other than as described in Section 10.1(a)-(j); provided, that the non-defaulting party gives written notice thereof to the defaulting party, with copies of such notice to all other non-defaulting parties, and if such breach shall not have been remedied within thirty (30) days after such written notice is given, then the non-defaulting party giving such written notice may terminate this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days written notice of termination to the defaulting party.

(i)

At any time upon written agreement of all parties to this Agreement.

12.2 Effect of Termination

Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, other than as a result of a failure by either the Trust or the Company to meet Section 817(h) of the Code diversification requirements, the Trust, Adviser and Distributor shall, at the option of the Company, continue to make available additional shares of the Designated Portfolio(s) 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 shall

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be permitted to reallocate investments in the Designated Portfolio(s), redeem investments in the Designated Portfolio(s) and/or invest in the Designated Portfolio(s) upon the making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts. The parties agree that this Section 12.2 shall not apply to any terminations under Article VII and the effect of such Article VII terminations shall be governed by Article VII of this Agreement.

12.3 Surviving Provisions

Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, each party’s obligations under Article VIII to indemnify other parties shall survive and not be affected by any termination of this Agreement. In addition, with respect to Existing Contracts, all provisions of this Agreement shall also survive and not be affected by any termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIII

NOTICES

Any notice shall be sufficiently 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 Trust:

ING Funds

Attn: Legal Department

0000 X Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000

If to ING Investments Distributor, LLC:

ING Investments Distributor, LLC

Attn: Legal Department

0000 X Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000

If to ING Investments, LLC:

ING Investments, LLC

Attn: Legal Department

0000 X Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000

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If to the Company:

Xxxxxx Xxxxxx

New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation

00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 Subject to the requirements of legal process and regulatory authority, each party hereto shall treat as confidential the names and addresses of the owners of the Contracts and all information reasonably identified as confidential in writing by any other party hereto and, except as permitted by this Agreement, shall not disclose, disseminate or utilize such names and addresses and other confidential information without the express written consent of the affected party until such time as such information may come into the public domain. Without limiting the foregoing, no party hereto shall disclose any information that another party has designated as proprietary.

14.2 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.

14.3 This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

14.4 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

14.5 Each party hereto shall cooperate with each other party and all appropriate governmental authorities (including without limitation the SEC, FINRA and state insurance regulators) and shall permit 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. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto further agrees to furnish any applicable state insurance department as may apply with any information or reports in connection with services provided under this Agreement which may be requested by the state in order to ascertain whether the variable annuity operations of the Company are being conducted in a manner consistent with any applicable law or regulations.

14.6 The rights, remedies and obligations contained in this Agreement are cumulative and are in addition to any and all rights, remedies and obligations, at law or in equity, which the parties hereto are entitled to under state and federal laws.

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14.7 This Agreement or any of the rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of all parties hereto.

14.8 the Company agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust. Adviser and/or Distributor pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited in any case to such Trust, the Adviser and/or the Distributor and their respective assets and the Company shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders of the Trust, the Adviser and/or the Distributor, the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Trust, the Adviser and/or the Distributor, or any of them.

14.9 The Trust and Distributor agree that the obligations assumed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited in any case to the Company and its assets and neither the Trust nor the Distributor shall seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders of the Company, the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company, or any of them.

14.10 No provision of this Agreement may be deemed or construed to modify or supersede any contractual rights, duties, or indemnifications, as between the Trust, the Adviser and the Distributor.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed hereto as of the date specified below.

The Company

By its authorized officer,

Xxxxxx Xxxxxx

Title: Senior Vice President

Date:

ING INVESTORS TRUST

ING VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST

By its authorized officer,

By:

Title:

Date:

ING INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC

By its authorized officer,

By:

Title:

Date:

ING INVESTMENTS, LLC

By its authorized officer,

By:

Title:

Date:

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SCHEDULE A

Contracts: CorpExec Variable Universal Life II-V

CorpExec Variable Universal Life VI

CorpExec Accumulator Variable Universal Life

Separate Accounts

Corporate-Sponsored VUL Separate Account I

Private Placement VUL Separate Account I

Private Placement VUL Separate Account II

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SCHEDULE B

Designated Portfolio(s):

ING Xxxxxxx Mid Cap Index Portfolio Class I.

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SCHEDULE C

EXPENSES

The Trust and/or the Distributor and the Company will coordinate the functions and pay the costs of the completing these functions based upon an allocation of costs in the tables below. Costs shall be allocated to reflect the Trust’s share of the total costs determined according to the number of pages of the Trust’s respective portions of the documents.

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