EXHIBIT 99.8(a)
Fund Participation Agreement
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is made this 6th day of November, 1992, by and between Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company (the "Company"), a life insurance company
domiciled in California, on its behalf and on behalf of the segregated asset
accounts of the Company listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement (the "Separate
Accounts"); Pacific Select Fund (the "Fund"), a Massachusetts business trust;
and Pacific Equities Network ("Distributor"), a California corporation.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") as an open-end management investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act") and the Fund is authorized to issue
separate classes of shares of beneficial interests ("shares"), each representing
an interest in a separate portfolio of assets known as a "series" and each
series has its own investment objective, policies, and limitations; and
WHEREAS, the Fund is available to offer shares of one or more of its series to
separate accounts of insurance companies that fund variable life insurance
policies and variable annuity contracts ("Variable Contracts") and to serve as
an investment medium for Variable Contracts offered by insurance companies that
have entered into participation agreements substantially similar to this
agreement ("Participating Insurance Companies"), and the Fund is currently
comprised of nine separate series, and other series may be established in the
future; and
WHEREAS, the Fund has obtained an order from the SEC granting Participating
Insurance Companies, separate accounts funding Variable Contracts of
Participating Insurance Companies, and the Fund exemptions from the provisions
of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the 1940 Act and paragraph (b)(15)
of Rule 6e-3(T) under the 1940 Act, to the extent necessary to permit such
persons to rely on the exemptive relief provided under paragraph (b)(15) of Rule
6e-3(T), even though shares of the Fund may be offered to and held by separate
accounts funding variable annuity contracts or scheduled or flexible premium
variable life insurance contracts of both affiliated and unaffiliated life
insurance companies (the "Shared Funding Exemptive Order"); and
WHEREAS, the Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("1934 Act"), and is a member in
good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD");
and
WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and regulations,
the Company wishes to purchase shares of one or more of the Fund's series on
behalf of its Separate Accounts to serve as an investment medium for Variable
Contracts funded by the Separate Accounts, and the Distributor is authorized to
sell shares of the Fund's series;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and
covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. Sale of Fund Shares
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1.1. The Distributor agrees to sell to the Company those shares of the series
offered and made available by the Fund and identified on Exhibit B ("Series")
that the Company orders on behalf of its Separate Accounts, and agrees to
execute such orders on each day on which the Fund calculates its net asset value
pursuant to rules of the SEC ("business day") at the net asset value next
computed after receipt and acceptance by the Fund or its agent of the order for
the shares of the Fund.
1.2. The Fund agrees to make available on each business day shares of the
Series for purchase at the applicable net asset value per share by the Company
on behalf of its Separate Accounts' provided, however, that the Board of
Trustees of the Fund may refuse to sell shares of any Series to any person, or
suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Series, if such action is
required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the
sole discretion of the Trustees, acting in good faith and in light of the
Trustees' fiduciary duties under applicable law, necessary in the best interests
of the shareholders of any Series.
1.3. The Fund and the Distributor agree that shares of the Series of the Fund
will be sold only to Participating Insurance Companies, their separate accounts,
and other persons consistent with each Series being adequately diversified
pursuant to Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
("Code") and the regulations thereunder. No shares of any Series will be sold
directly to the general public.
1.4. The Fund and the Distributor will not sell shares of the Series to any
insurance company or separate account unless an agreement containing provisions
substantially the same as this Agreement is in effect to govern such sales.
1.5. Upon receipt of a request for redemption in proper form from the Company,
the Fund agrees to redeem any full or fractional shares of the Series held by
the Company, ordinarily executing such requests on each business day at the net
asset value next computed after receipt and acceptance by the Fund or its agent
of the request for redemption, except that the Fund reserves the right to
suspend the right of redemption, consistent with Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act
and any rules thereunder. Such redemption shall be paid consistent with
applicable rules of the SEC and procedures and policies of the Fund as described
in the current prospectus.
1.6. The Company agrees to purchase and redeem the shares of each Series in
accordance with the provisions of the current prospectus for the Fund.
1.7. The Company shall pay for shares of the Series on the same day that it
places an order to purchase shares of the Series. Payment shall be in federal
funds transmitted by wire.
1.8. Issuance and transfer of shares of the Series will be by book entry only
unless otherwise agreed by the Fund. Stock certificates will not be issued to
the Company or the Separate Accounts unless otherwise agreed by the Fund.
Shares ordered from the Fund will be recorded in an appropriate title for the
Separate Accounts or the appropriate subaccounts of the Separate Accounts.
1.9. The Fund shall promptly furnish notice (by wire or telephone, followed by
written confirmation) to the Company of any income dividends or capital gain
distributions payable on the
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shares of the Series. The Company hereby elects to reinvest in the Series all
such dividends and distributions as are payable on a Series' shares and to
receive such dividends and distributions in additional shares of that Series.
The Company reserves the right to revoke this election in writing and to receive
all such dividends and distributions in cash. The Fund shall notify the Company
of the number of shares so issued as payment of such dividends and
distributions.
1.10. The Fund shall instruct its recordkeeping agent to advise the Company on
each business day of the net asset value per share for each Series as soon as
reasonably practical after the net asset value per share is calculated.
ARTICLE II. Representations and Warranties
2.1. The Company represents and warrants that it is an insurance company duly
organized and in good standing under applicable law and that it is taxed as an
insurance company under Subchapter L of the Code.
2.2. The Company represents and warrants that it has legally and validly
established each of the Separate Accounts as a segregated asset account under
the ________________________ Insurance Code, and that each of the Separate
Accounts is a validly existing segregated asset account under applicable federal
and state law.
2.3. The Company represents and warrants that the Variable Contracts issued by
the Company or interests in the Separate Accounts under such Variable Contracts
(1) are or, prior to issuance, will be registered as securities under the
Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") or, alternatively (2) are not registered
because they are properly exempt from registration under the 1933 Act or will be
offered exclusively in transactions that are properly exempt from registration
under the 0000 Xxx.
2.4. The Company represents and warrants that each of the Separate Accounts (1)
has been registered as a unit investment trust in accordance with the provisions
of the 1940 Act or, alternatively (2) has not been registered in proper reliance
upon an exclusion from registration under the 0000 Xxx.
2.5. The Company represents that it believes, in good faith, that the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company are currently treated as annuity contracts or
life insurance policies (which may include modified endowment contracts),
whichever is appropriate, under applicable provisions of the Code.
2.6. The Company represents and warrants that any of its Separate Accounts that
fund variable life insurance contracts and that are registered with the SEC as
investment companies rely on the exemptions provided by Rule 6e-3(T), or any
successor thereto, and not on Rule 6e-2 under the 0000 Xxx.
2.7. The Fund represents and warrants that it is duly organized as a business
trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is in good
standing under applicable law.
2.8. The Fund represents and warrants that the shares of the Series are duly
authorized for issuance
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in accordance with applicable law and that the Fund is registered as an open-end
management investment company under the 0000 Xxx.
2.9. The Fund represents that it believes, in good faith, that the Series
currently comply with the diversification provisions of Section 817(h) of the
Code and the regulations issued thereunder relating to the diversification
requirements for variable life insurance policies and variable annuity
contracts.
2.10. The Distributor represents and warrants that it is a member in good
standing of the NASD and is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC.
ARTICLE III. General Duties
3.1. The Fund shall take all such actions as are necessary to permit the sale
of the shares of each Series to the Separate Accounts, including maintaining its
registration as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and registering the
shares of the Series sold to the Separate Accounts under the 1933 Act for so
long as required by applicable law. The Fund shall amend its Registration
Statement filed with the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to
time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of the shares of the
Series. The Fund shall register and qualify the shares for sale in accordance
with the laws of the various states to the extent deemed necessary by the Fund
or the Distributor.
3.2. The Fund shall make every effort to maintain qualification of each Series
as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code (or any
successor or similar provision) and shall notify the Company immediately upon
having a reasonable basis for believing that a Series has ceased to so qualify
or that it might not so qualify in the future.
3.3. The Fund shall make every effort to enable each Series to comply with the
diversification provisions of Section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations
issued thereunder relating to the diversification requirements for variable life
insurance policies and variable annuity contracts and any prospective amendments
or other modifications to Section 817 or regulations thereunder, and shall
notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that
any Series has ceased to comply.
3.4. The Fund shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of its General
Counsel or its outside counsel in meeting the requirements specified in Sections
3.2 and 3.3 hereof.
3.5 The Company shall take all such actions as are necessary under applicable
federal and state law to permit the sale of the Variable Contracts issued by the
Company, including registering each Separate Account as an investment company to
the extent required under the 1940 Act, and registering the Variable Contracts
or interests in the Separate Accounts under the Variable Contracts to the extent
required under the 1933 Act, and obtaining all necessary approvals to offer the
Variable Contracts from state insurance commissioners.
3.6. The Company shall make every effort to maintain the treatment of the
Variable Contracts issued
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by the Company as annuity contracts or life insurance policies, whichever is
appropriate, under applicable provisions of the Code, and shall notify the Fund
and the Distributor immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing
that such Variable Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not
be so treated in the future.
3.7. The Company shall offer and sell the Variable Contracts issued by the
Company in accordance with applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act,
the 1940 Act, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice, and state law respecting the
offering of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts.
3.8. The Distributor shall sell and distribute the shares of the Series of the
Fund in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act,
the 1940 Act, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice, and state law.
3.9. A majority of the Board of Trustees of the Fund shall consist of persons
who are not "interested persons" of the Fund ("disinterested Trustees"), as
defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, except that if this provision of
this Section 3.9 is not met by reason of the death, disqualification, or bona
fide resignation of any Trustee or Trustees, then the operation of this
provision shall be suspended (a) for a period of 45 days if the vacancy or
vacancies may be filled by the Fund's Board; (b) for a period of 60 days if a
vote of shareholders is required to fill the vacancy or vacancies; or (c) for
such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by order upon application.
3.10. The Company agrees to provide, as promptly as possible, notice to the
Fund and to the Distributor if the Company has reason to know about a meeting of
some or all of the owners of the Variable Contracts or shareholders of the Fund,
where the agenda or purpose of the meeting relates, in whole or in part, to the
Fund and that has not been called by the Fund's Board of Trustees (and which
shall not include a vote of Variable Contract Owners having an interest in a
Separate Account to substitute shares of another investment company for
corresponding shares of the Fund or a Series, as described in Section 9(e) and
to which the notice provision of Section 9.2 shall apply). In such an event,
the Company agrees to distribute proxy statements and any additional
solicitation materials upon the request of the Fund or the Distributor to the
owners of the Variable Contracts issued by the Company at least 30 days prior to
the meeting. The Company further agrees that it shall take no action, directly
or indirectly, in furtherance of shareholders of the Fund or Contract Owners
taking any action with respect to the Fund by written consent and without a
meeting.
3.11. Each party hereto shall cooperate with each other party and all
appropriate governmental authorities having jurisdiction (including, without
limitation, the SEC, the NASD, 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.
ARTICLE IV. Potential Conflicts
4.1. The Fund's Board of Trustees shall monitor the Fund for the existence of
any material irreconcilable conflict (1) between the interests of owners of
variable annuity contracts and variable
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life insurance policies, and (2) between the interests of owners of Variable
Contracts ("Variable Contract Owners") issued by different Participating
Insurance Companies that invest 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 interpretive 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 the Fund or any Series are being managed; or (e) a decision by a
Participating Insurance Company to disregard the voting instructions of Variable
Contract Owners.
4.2. The Company agrees that it shall be responsible for reporting any
potential or existing conflicts to the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Company
will be responsible for assisting the Board of Trustees of the Fund in carrying
out its responsibilities under this agreement, 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 Variable Contract Owner voting instructions are disregarded. The
Company shall carry out its responsibility under this Section 4.2 with a view
only to the interests of the Variable Contract Owners.
4.3. The Company agrees that in the event that it is determined by a majority
of the Board of Trustees of the Fund or a majority of the Fund's disinterested
Trustees that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the Company shall, to
the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the
disinterested Trustees of the Board of the Fund), take whatever steps are
necessary to eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, including: (1)
withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the Separate Accounts from
the Fund or any Series and reinvesting such assets in a different investment
medium, which may include another series of the Fund, or submitting the question
of whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote of all affected
Variable Contract Owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of any
appropriate group (i.e., Contract Owners of Variable Contracts issued by one or
more Participating Insurance Companies) that votes in favor of such segregation,
or offering to the affected Variable Contract Owners the option of making such a
change; and (2) establishing a new registered management investment company or
managed separate account. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because
of the Company's decision to disregard Variable Contract Owners' voting
instructions and that decision represents a minority position or would preclude
a majority vote, the Company shall be required, at the Fund's election, to
withdraw the Separate Accounts' investment in the Fund, and no charge or penalty
will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal. The Fund shall neither be
required to bear the costs of remedial actions taken to remedy a material
irreconcilable conflict nor shall it be requested to pay a higher investment
advisory fee for the sole purpose of covering such costs. In addition, no
Variable Contract Owner shall be required directly or indirectly to bear the
direct or indirect costs of remedial actions taken to remedy a material
irreconcilable conflict. A new funding medium for any Variable Contract need
not be established pursuant to this Section 4.3, if an offer to do so has been
declined by vote of a majority of Variable Contract Owners materially adversely
affected by the irreconcilable material conflict. All reports received by the
Fund's Board of Trustees of potential or existing conflicts, and all Board
action with regard to determining the existence of a conflict, notifying
Participating Insurance Companies and the Fund's investment adviser of a
conflict, and determining whether any proposed action adequately remedies a
conflict, shall be properly recorded
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in the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Fund or other appropriate
records, and such minutes or other records shall be made available to the SEC
upon request. The Company and the Fund shall carry out their responsibilities
under this Section 4.3 with a view only to the interests of the Variable
Contract Owners.
4.4. The Board of Trustees of the Fund shall promptly notify the Company in
writing of its determination of the existence of an irreconcilable material
conflict and its implications.
ARTICLE V. Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting
5.1. The Company shall distribute such prospectuses, proxy statements and
periodic reports of the Fund to the owners of Variable Contracts issued by the
Company as required to be distributed to such Variable Contract Owners under
applicable federal or state law.
5.2. The Distributor shall provide the Company with as many copies of the
current prospectus of the Fund as the Company may reasonably request. If
requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such
documentation (including a final copy of the Fund's prospectus as set in type or
in camera-ready copy) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order
for the Company to print together in one document the current prospectus for the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company and the current prospectus for the
Fund. The Fund shall bear the expense of printing copies of its current
prospectus that will be distributed to existing Variable Contract Owners, and
the Company shall bear the expense of printing copies of the Fund's prospectus
that are used in connection with offering the Variable Contracts issued by the
Company.
5.3. The Fund and the Distributor shall provide (1) at the Fund's expense, one
copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") to the
Company and to any owner of a Variable Contract issued by the Company who
requests such SAI, (2) at the Company's expense, such additional copies of the
Fund's current SAI as the Company shall reasonably request and that the Company
shall require in accordance with applicable law in connection with offering the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company.
5.4. The Fund, at its expense, shall provide the Company with copies of its
proxy material, periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to
shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for
purposes of distributing to owners of Variable Contracts issued by the Company.
The Fund, at the Company's expense, shall provide the Company with copies of its
periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in
such quantity as the Company shall reasonably request for use in connection with
offering the Variable Contracts issued by the Company. If requested by the
Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a
final copy of the Fund's proxy materials, periodic reports to shareholders and
other communications to shareholders, as set in type or in camera-ready copy)
and other assistance as reasonably necessary in order for the Company to print
such shareholder communications for distribution to owners of Variable Contracts
issued by the Company.
5.5. For so long as the SEC interprets the 1940 Act to require pass-through
voting by Participating Insurance Companies whose Separate Accounts are
registered as investment companies under the
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1940 Act, the Company shall vote shares of each Series of the Fund held in a
Separate Account or a subaccount thereof, whether or not registered under the
1940 Act, at regular and special meetings of the Fund in accordance with
instructions timely received by the Company (or its designated agent) from
owners of Variable Contracts funded by such Separate Account or subaccount
thereof having a voting interest in the Series. The Company shall vote shares
of a Series of the Fund held in a Separate Account or a subaccount thereof that
are attributable to the Variable Contracts as to which no timely instructions
are received, as well as shares held in such Separate Account or subaccount
thereof that are not attributable to the Variable Contracts and owned
beneficially by the Company (resulting from charges against the Variable
Contracts or otherwise), in the same proportion as the votes cast by owners of
the Variable Contracts funded by that Separate Account or subaccount thereof
having a voting interest in the Series from whom instructions have been timely
received. The Company shall vote shares of each Series of the Fund held in its
general account, if any, in the same proportion as the votes cast with respect
to shares of the Series held in all Separate Accounts of the Company or
subaccounts thereof, in the aggregate.
5.6. The Fund shall disclose in its prospectus that (1) shares of the Series of
the Fund are offered to affiliated or unaffiliated insurance company separate
accounts which fund both annuity and life insurance contracts, (2) due to
differences in tax treatment or other considerations, the interests of various
Variable Contract Owners participating in the Fund or a Series might at some
time be in conflict, and (3) the Board of Trustees of the Fund will monitor for
any material conflicts and determine what action, if any, should be taken. The
Fund hereby notifies the Company that prospectus disclosure may be appropriate
regarding potential risks of offering shares of the Fund to separate accounts
funding both variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies and
to separate accounts funding Variable Contracts of unaffiliated life insurance
companies.
ARTICLE VI. Sales Material and Information
6.1. The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund or
its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material in
which the Fund (or any Series thereof) or its investment adviser or the
Distributor is named, and no such sales literature or other promotional material
shall be used without the approval of the Fund and the Distributor or the
designee of either.
6.2. The Company agrees that neither it nor any of its affiliates or agents
shall give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf
of the Fund or concerning the Fund other than the information or representations
contained in the Registration Statement or prospectus for the Fund shares, as
such registration statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented from
time to time, or in reports or proxy statements for the Fund, or in sales
literature or other promotional material approved by the Fund or its designee
and by the Distributor or its designee, except with the permission of the Fund
or its designee and the Distributor or its designee.
6.3. The Fund or the Distributor or the designee of either shall furnish to the
Company or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional
material in which the Company or its Separate Accounts are named, and no such
material shall be used without the approval of the Company or its designee.
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6.4. The Fund and the Distributor agree that each and the affiliates and agents
of each shall not give any information or make any representations on behalf of
the Company or concerning the Company, the Separate Accounts, or the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company, other than the information or representations
contained in a registration statement or prospectus for such Variable Contracts,
as such registration statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, or in reports for the Separate Accounts or prepared for
distribution to owners of such Variable Contracts, or in sales literature or
other promotional material approved by the Company or its designee, except with
the permission of the Company.
6.5. The Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of all
prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information, reports, proxy statements
and other voting solicitation materials, and all amendments and supplements to
any of the above, that relate to the Fund or its shares, promptly after the
filing of such document with the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
6.6. The Company will provide to the Fund at least one complete copy of all
prospectuses (which shall include an offering memorandum if the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company or interests therein are not registered under
the 1933 Act), Statements of Additional Information, reports, solicitations for
voting instructions, and all amendments or supplements to any of the above, that
relate to the Variable Contracts issued by the Company or the Separate Accounts
promptly after the filing of such document with the SEC or other regulatory
authority.
6.7. For purposes of this Article VI, 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, computerized media, or other public
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.
ARTICLE VII. Indemnification
7.1. Indemnification By The Company
7.1(a). The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, each of its
Trustees and officers, any affiliated person of the Fund within the meaning of
Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, and the Distributor (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 7.1) against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with
the written consent of the Company) or litigation expenses (including 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 litigation expenses are related to the sale or
acquisition of the Fund's shares or the Variable Contracts issued by the Company
and:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material
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fact contained in the registration statement or prospectus (which shall include
an offering memorandum) for the Variable Contracts issued by the Company or
sales literature for such Variable 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 to the Company by or on behalf
of the Fund for use in the registration statement or prospectus for the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company or sales literature (or any amendment or
supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of such Variable
Contracts or Fund shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of any statement or representation (other than
statements or representations contained in the registration statement,
prospectus or sales literature of the Fund not supplied by the Company or
persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of the Company or any of its
affiliates, employees or agents with respect to the sale or distribution of the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company or the Fund shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, or sales
literature of the Fund 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 to
the Fund by or on behalf of the Company;
except to the extent provided in Sections 7.1(b) and 7.1(c) hereof.
7.1(b). The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation expenses
to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of his or her
duties or by reason of his or her reckless disregard of obligations or duties
under this Agreement or to the Fund.
7.1(c). The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such 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 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. 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
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any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
7.1(d). The Indemnified Parties shall promptly notify the Company of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them in connection with
the issuance or sale of the Fund shares or the Variable Contracts issued by the
Company or the operation of the Fund.
7.2 Indemnification By the Distributor
7.2(a). The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who is an affiliated
person of the Company within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 7.2)
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid
in settlement with the written consent of the Distributor) or litigation
expenses (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties
may become subject under any statute, at common law or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation expenses are related to
the sale or acquisition of the Fund's shares or the Variable Contracts issued by
the Company and:
(i) arise 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 sales literature 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 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 to the Distributor or the Fund
or the designee of either by or on behalf of the Company for use in the
registration statement or prospectus for the Fund or in sales literature (or any
amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company or Fund shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of any statement or representation (other than
statements or representations contained in the registration statement,
prospectus or sales literature for the Variable Contracts not supplied by the
Distributor or any employees or agents thereof) or wrongful conduct of the Fund
or Distributor, or the affiliates, employees, or agents of the Fund or the
Distributor with respect to the sale or distribution of the Variable Contracts
issued by the Company or Fund shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, or sales
literature covering the Variable Contracts issued by the Company, 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 statement or statements therein not misleading, if such statement or
omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Company by or on
behalf of the Fund;
except to the extent provided in Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(c) hereof.
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7.2(b). The Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation
expenses to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of his or
her duties or by reason of his or her reckless disregard of obligations and
duties under this Agreement or to the Company or the Separate Accounts.
7.2(c). The Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against the Indemnified Party unless
such Party shall have notified 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 Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent),
but failure to notify the Distributor of any such claim shall not relieve the
Distributor 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. In case any such action is brought against the
Indemnified Parties, the Distributor will be entitled to participate, at its own
expense, in the defense thereof. The Distributor also shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the
action. After notice from the Distributor to such party of 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 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.
7.2(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Distributor of the commencement
of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or directors
in connection with the issuance or sale of the Variable Contracts issued by the
Company or the operation of the Separate Accounts.
ARTICLE VIII. Applicable Law
8.1. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted
under and in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
8.2. 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 from those statutes, rules and regulations as the SEC may grant
(including, but not limited to, the Shared Funding Exemptive Order) and the
terms hereof shall be interpreted and construed in accordance therewith.
ARTICLE IX. Termination
9.1. This Agreement shall terminate:
(a) at the option of any party upon 180 days advance written notice to the other
parties; or
(b) at the option of the Company if shares of the Series are not reasonably
available to meet the requirements of the Variable Contracts issued by the
Company, as determined by the Company, and upon prompt notice by the Company to
the other parties; or
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(c) at the option of the Fund or the Distributor upon institution of formal
proceedings against the Company or its agent by the NASD, the SEC, or any state
securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body regarding the
Company's duties under this Agreement or related to the sale of the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company, the operation of the Separate Accounts, or the
purchase of the Fund shares; or
(d) at the option of the Company upon institution of formal proceedings against
the Fund or the Distributor by the NASD, the SEC, or any state securities or
insurance department or any other regulatory body; or
(e) upon requisite vote of the Variable Contract Owners having an interest in
the Separate Accounts (or any subaccounts thereof) to substitute the shares of
another investment company for the corresponding shares of the Fund or a Series
in accordance with the terms of the Variable Contracts for which those shares
had been selected to serve as the underlying investment media; or
(f) in the event any of the shares of a Series 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
Variable Contracts issued or to be issued by the Company; or
(g) by any party to the Agreement upon a determination by a majority of the
Trustees of the Fund, or a majority of its disinterested Trustees, that an
irreconcilable conflict exists; or
(h) at the option of the Company if the Fund or a Series fails to meet the
diversification requirements specified in Section 3.3 hereof.
9.2. Each party to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties to
the Agreement of the institution against such party of any such formal
proceedings as described in Sections 9.1(c) and (d) hereof. The Company shall
give 60 day's prior written notice to the Fund of the date of any proposed vote
of Variable Contract Owners to replace the Fund's shares as described in Section
9.1(e) hereof.
9.3. Except as necessary to implement Variable Contract Owner initiated
transactions, or as required by state insurance laws or regulations, the Company
shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to the Variable Contracts issued by
the Company (as opposed to Fund shares attributable to the Company's assets held
in the Separate Accounts), and the Company shall not prevent Variable Contract
Owners from allocating payments to a Series, until 60 days after the Company
shall have notified the Fund or Distributor of its intention to do so.
9.4. If this Agreement terminates, any provision of this Agreement necessary to
the orderly windup of business under it will remain in effect as to that
business, after termination.
ARTICLE X. 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
party.
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If to the Fund:
Pacific Select Fund
Attn: SEC Regulatory Compliance Department
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
If to the Distributor:
Pacific Equities Network
Attn: Compliance Officer
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX-0
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
If to the Company:
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Attn: SEC Regulatory Compliance Department
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
ARTICLE XI. Miscellaneous
11.1. The Fund and the Company agree that if and to the extent Rule 6e-3(T)
under the 1940 Act is amended or if Rule 6e-3 is adopted in final form, to the
extent applicable, ,the Fund and the Company shall each take such steps as may
be necessary to comply with the Rule as amended or adopted in final form.
11.2. A copy of the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust is on file with
the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given
that the Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Fund by a Trustee of the
Fund in his or her capacity as Trustee and not individually. The obligations of
this Agreement shall only be binding upon the assets and property of the Fund
and shall not be binding upon any Trustee, officer or shareholder of the Fund
individually.
11.3. Nothing in this Agreement shall impede the Fund's Trustees or
shareholders of the shares of the Fund's Series from exercising any of the
rights provided to such Trustees or shareholders in the Fund's Agreement and
Declaration of Trust, as amended, a copy of which will be provided to the
Company upon request.
11.4. It is understood that the name "Pacific", "Pacific Mutual", "Pacific
Select" or any derivative thereof or logo associated with that name is the
valuable property of the Distributor and its affiliates, and that the Company
has the right to use such name (or derivative or logo) only so long as this
Agreement is in effect. Upon termination of this Agreement the Company shall
forthwith cease to
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use such name (or derivative or logo).
11.5. 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.
11.6. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
11.7. 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.
11.8. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party to the Agreement except
with the written consent of the other parties to the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.
PACIFIC SELECT FUND
ATTEST: BY:
Name: XXXXXX X. MILFS Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
Title: SECRETARY Title: PRESIDENT
PACIFIC EQUITIES NETWORK
ATTEST: BY:
Name: XXXXXX X. MILFS Name: XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXX
Title: SECRETARY Title: PRESIDENT
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
ATTEST: BY:
Name: XXXXXX X. MILFS Name: XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
Title: SECRETARY Title: CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
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EXHIBIT A
PACIFIC SELECT SEPARATE ACCOUNT
PACIFIC SELECT EXEC SEPARATE ACCOUNT
PACIFIC SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
PACIFIC COLI SEPARATE ACCOUNT
SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exhibit A to be executed
by their Officers designated below on this 3rd day of January, 1995.
PACIFIC SELECT FUND
Attest: By:
Name: Xxxxxx X. Milfs Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary Title: President
PACIFIC EQUITIES NETWORK
Attest: By:
Name: Xxxxxx X. Milfs Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary Title: President
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Attest: By:
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President Title: President
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EXHIBIT B
MONEY MARKET SERIES
MANAGED BOND SERIES
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES SERIES
HIGH YIELD BOND SERIES
GROWTH SERIES
GROWTH LT SERIES
EQUITY INCOME SERIES
MULTI-STRATEGY SERIES
EQUITY SERIES
BOND AND INCOME SERIES
EQUITY INDEX SERIES
INTERNATIONAL SERIES
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Exhibit B to be executed
by their Officers designated below on this 3rd day of January, 1995.
PACIFIC SELECT FUND
Attest: By:
Name: Xxxxxx X. Milfs Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Secretary Title: President
PACIFIC EQUITIES NETWORK
Attest: By:
Name: Xxxxxx X. Milfs Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Secretary Title: President
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Attest: By:
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President Title: President
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