JANUS ASPEN SERIES
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 16th day of December, 1993, between
JANUS ASPEN SERIES, an open-end management investment company organized as a
Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), and LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY, a
life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska (the
"Company"), on its own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account
of the Company set forth on Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time
(the "Accounts").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Trust has filed a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register itself as an open-end
management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act"), and to register the offer and sale of its shares
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to act as an investment vehicle for
separate accounts established for variable life insurance policies and
variable annuity contracts to be offered by insurance companies that have
entered into participation agreements with the Trust (the "Participating
Insurance Companies"); and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Trust is divided into
several series of shares, each series representing an interest in a
particular managed portfolio of securities and other assets (the
"Portfolios"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust has applied for an order from the Securities
and Exchange Commission granting Participating Insurance Companies and their
separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of sections 9(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 and variable life insurance separate accounts of both
affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies and certain qualified
pension and retirement plans (the "Shared Trust Exemptive Order"); and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register certain
variable life insurance policies and/or variable annuity contracts under the
1933 Act (the "Contracts"); and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register each Account
as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to utilize shares of one or more
Portfolios as an investment vehicle of the Accounts;
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the
parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
SALE OF TRUST SHARES
1.1 The Trust shall make shares of its Portfolios available to
the Accounts at the net asset value next computed after receipt of such
purchase order by the Trust (or its agent), as established in accordance with
the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Trust. Shares of a
particular Portfolio of the Trust shall be ordered in such quantities and at
such times as determined by the Company to be necessary to meet the
requirements of the Contracts. The Trustees of the Trust (the "Trustees")
may refuse to sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or
terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio if such action is required
by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole
discretion of the Trustees acting in good faith and in light of their
fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in
the best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.
1.2 The Trust will redeem any full or fractional shares of any
Portfolio when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the net
asset value next computed after receipt by the Trust (or its agent) of the
request for redemption, as established in accordance with the provisions of
the then current prospectus of the Trust. The Trust shall make payment for
such shares in the manner established from time to time by the Trust, but in
no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than is permitted by
the 0000 Xxx.
1.3 For the purposes of Sections 1.1 and 1.2, the Trust hereby
appoints the Company as its agent for the limited purpose of receiving and
accepting purchase and redemption orders resulting from investment in and
payments under the Contracts. Receipt by the Company shall constitute
receipt by the Trust provided that i) such orders are received by the Company
in good order prior to the time the net asset value of each Portfolio is
priced in accordance with its prospectus and ii) the Trust receives notice of
such orders by 12:00 p.m. New York 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 Trust calculates its net asset value
pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.4 Purchase orders that are transmitted to the Trust in
accordance with Section 1.3 shall be paid for on the same Business Day that
the Trust receives notice of the order. Payments shall be made in federal
funds transmitted by wire.
1.5 Issuance and transfer of the Trust's shares will be by book
entry only. Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company of the
Account. Shares ordered
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from the Trust will be recorded in the appropriate title for each Account or
the appropriate subaccount of each Account.
1.6 The Trust shall furnish same day notice to the Company of
any income dividends or capital gain distributions payable on the Trust's
shares. The Company hereby elects to receive all such income dividends and
capital gain distributions as are payable on a Portfolio's shares in
additional shares of that Portfolio. The Trust shall notify the Company of
the number of shares so issued as payment of such dividends and distributions.
1.7 The Trust shall make the net asset value per share for each
Portfolio available to the Company on a daily basis as soon as reasonable
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 p.m. New
York time.
1.8 The Trust agrees that its shares will be sold only to
Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts and to certain
qualified pension and retirement plans to the extent permitted by the Shared
Trust Exemptive Order. No shares of any Portfolio will be sold directly to
the general public. The Company agrees that Trust shares will be used only
for the purposes of funding the Contracts and Accounts listed in Schedule A,
as amended from time to time.
1.9 The Trust agrees that all Participating Insurance Companies
shall have the obligations and responsibilities regarding pass-through voting
and conflicts of interest corresponding to those contained in section 2.8 and
Article IV of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
2.1 The Trust shall prepare and be responsible for filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission and any state regulators requiring
such filing all shareholder reports, notices, proxy materials (or similar
materials such as voting instruction solicitation materials), prospectuses
and statements of additional information of the Trust. The Trust shall bear
the costs of registration and qualification of its shares, preparation and
filing of the documents listed in this section 2.1, and all taxes to which an
issuer is subject on the issuance and transfer of its shares.
2.2 At the option of the Company, the Trust shall either (a)
provide the Company (at the Company's expense) with as many copies of the
Trust's current prospectus, annual report, semi-annual report and other
shareholder communications, including any amendments or supplements to any of
the foregoing, as the Company shall reasonably request; or (b) provide the
Company with a camera ready copy of such documents in a form suitable for
printing. The Trust shall provide the Company with a copy of its statement
of additional information in a form suitable for duplication by the Company.
The Trust (at its expense) shall provide the Company with copies of any
Trust-sponsored proxy materials in such quantity as the Company shall
reasonably require for distribution to Contract owners.
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2.3 The Company shall bear the costs of printing and
distributing the Trust's prospectus, statement of additional information,
shareholder reports and other shareholder communications to owners of and
applicants for policies for which the Trust is serving or is to serve as an
investment vehicle. The Company shall bear the costs of distributing proxy
materials (or similar materials such as voting solicitation instructions) to
Contract owners. The Company assumes sole responsibility for ensuring that
such materials are delivered to Contract owners in accordance with applicable
federal and state securities laws.
2.4 The Company agrees and acknowledges that the Trust's
adviser, Janus Capital Corporation ("Janus Capital"), is the sold owner of
the name and xxxx "Xxxxx" and that all use of any designation comprised in
whole or part of Janus (a "Xxxxx Xxxx") under this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of Janus Capital. Except as provided in section 2.5, the Company
shall not use any Xxxxx Xxxx on its own behalf or on behalf of the Accounts
or Contracts in any registration statement, advertisement, sales literature
or other materials relating to the Accounts or Contracts without the prior
written consent of Janus Capital. Upon termination of this Agreement for any
reason, the Company shall cease all use of any Xxxxx Xxxx(s) as soon as
reasonably practicable.
2.5 The Company shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the
Trust or its designee, a copy of the initial Contract prospectus and
statement of additional information in which the Trust or its investment
adviser is first named prior to the filing of such document with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company shall furnish, or shall
cause to be furnished, to the Trust or its designee, a copy of each
subsequent contract prospectus and statement of additional information in
which the Trust or its investment adviser is named concurrently with the
filing of such document with the Securities and Exchange Commission provided
that there are no material changes in disclosure related to the Trust or its
investment provided that there are no material changes in disclosure related
to the Trust or its investment adviser. The Trust may, in its reasonable
discretion, request that the Company modify any references to the Trust or
its investment adviser in subsequent filings.
2.6 The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished,
to the Trust or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other
promotional material in which the Trust or its investment adviser is named,
at least fifteen Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be
used if the Trust or its designee reasonably objects to such use within ten
Business Days after receipt of such material. The Trust shall furnish, or
cause to be furnished, to the Company or it designee, each piece of sales
literature or other material in which the Company or any Contract is named,
at least fifteen Business Days prior to use. No such material shall be used
if the Company reasonably objects to such use within ten Business Days after
receipt of such material.
2.7 The Company shall not give any information or make any
representations or statements on behalf of the Trust or concerning the Trust
or its investment adviser in connection with the sale of the Contracts other
than information or representations contained in and accurately derived from
the registration statement or prospectus for the Trust shares (as such
registration statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented from
time to time), reports of the Trust, Trust-sponsored proxy statements, or in
sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Trust or its
designee,
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except as required by legal process or regulatory authorities or with the
written permission of the Trust or its designee.
2.8 The Trust shall not give any information or make any
representations or statements on behalf of the Company or concerning the
Company, the Accounts or the Contracts other than information or
representations contained in and accurately derived from the registration
statement or prospectus for the Contracts (as such registration statement and
prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time), or in materials
approved by the Company for distribution including sales literature or other
promotional materials, except as required by legal process or regulatory
authorities or with the written permission of the Company.
2.9 So long as, and to the extent that the Securities and
Exchange Commission interprets the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting
privileges for variable policyowners, the Company will provide pass-through
voting privileges to owners of policies whose cash values are invested,
through the Accounts, in shares of the Trust. The Trust shall require all
Participating Insurance Companies to calculate voting privileges in the same
manner and the Company shall be responsible for assuring that the Accounts
calculate voting privileges in the manner established by the Trust. With
respect to each Account, the Company will vote shares of the Trust held by
the Account and for which no timely voting instructions from policyowners are
received as well as shares it owns that are held by that Account, in the same
proportion as those shares for which voting instructions are received. The
Company and its agents will in no way recommend or oppose or interfere with
the solicitation of proxies for Trust shares held by Contract owners without
the prior written consent of the Trust, which consent may be withheld in the
Trust's sole discretion.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 The Company represents and warrants that it is an insurance
company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Nebraska and that it has legally and validly established each Account as a
segregated asset account under such law on the date set forth in Schedule A.
3.2 The Company represents and warrants that it has registered
or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will register each
Account as a unit investment trust in accordance with the provisions of the
1940 Act to serve as a segregated investment account for the Contracts.
3.3 The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts will
be registered under the 1933 Act prior to any issuance or sale of the
Contracts; the Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable federal and state laws; and the sale of
the Contracts shall comply in all material respects with state insurance
suitability requirements.
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3.4 The Trust represents and warrants that it is duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3.5 The Trust represents and warrants that the Trust shares
offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement will be registered under the 1933
Act and the Trust shall be registered under the 1940 Act prior to any
issuance or sale of such shares. The Trust shall amend its registration
statement under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required
in order to effect the continuos offering of its shares. The Trust shall
register and qualify its shares for sale in accordance with the laws of the
various states only if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Trust.
3.6 The Trust represents and warrants that the investment of
each Portfolio will comply with the diversification requirements set forth in
Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
ARTICLE IV.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
4.1 The parties acknowledge that the Trust's shares may be made
available for investment to other Participating Insurance Companies. In such
event, the Trustees will monitor the Trust for the existence of any material
irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the contract owners of all
Participating Insurance Companies. An irreconcilable material conflict may
arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state
insurance regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable federal or state
insurance, tax, or securities laws or regulations, or a public ruling,
private letter ruling, no-action or interpretative letter, or any similar
action by insurance, tax, or securities regulatory authorities; (c) an
administrative or judicial decision in any relevant proceeding; (d) the
manner in which the investments of any Portfolio are being managed; (e) a
difference in voting instructions given by variable annuity contract and
variable life insurance contract owners; or (f) a decision by an insurer to
disregard the voting instructions of contract owners. The Trustees shall
promptly inform the Company if they determine that an irreconcilable material
conflict exists and the implications thereof.
4.2. The Company agrees to promptly report any potential or
existing conflicts of which it is aware to the Trustees. The Company will
assist the Trustees in carrying out their responsibilities under the Shared
Trust Exemptive Order by providing the Trustees with all information
reasonably necessary for the Trustees to consider any issues raised
including, but not limited to, information as to a decision by the Company to
disregard Contract owner voting instructions.
4.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Trustees, or a
majority of its disinterested Trustees, that a material irreconcilable
conflict exists that affects the interests of Contract owners, the Company
shall, in cooperation with other Participating Insurance Companies whose
contract owners are also affected, at its expense and to the extent
reasonably practicable (as determined by the Trustees) take whatever steps
are necessary to remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict,
which steps could include: (a) withdrawing the assets allocable to some or
all of the Accounts from the
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Trust or any Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment
medium, including (but not limited to) another Portfolio of the Trust, or
submitting the question of whether or not 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, life insurance 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; and (b) establishing a new registered management investment
company or managed separate account.
4.4 If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a
decision by the Company to disregard Contract owner 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
affected Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement with
respect to such Account; 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
Trustees. Any such withdrawal and termination must take place within six (6)
months after the Trust gives written notice that this provision is being
implemented. Until the end of such six (6) month period, the Trust shall
continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase and
redemption of shares of the Trust.
4.5 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 affected Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this
Agreement with respect to such Account within six (6) months after the
Trustees inform 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 Trustees. Until the end of such six (6) month period,
the Trust shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for
the purchase and redemption of shares of the Trust.
4.6 For purposes of Sections 4.3 through 4.6 of this Agreement,
a majority of the disinterested Trustees shall determine whether any proposed
action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no
event will the Company be required to establish a new funding medium for the
Contracts if an offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of
Contract owners materially adversely affected by the irreconcilable material
conflict. In the event that the Trustees determine 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 Trustees inform the Company in
writing of the foregoing determination; provided, however, that such
withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by any
such material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the
disinterested Trustees.
4.7 The Company shall at least annually submit to the Trustees
such reports, materials or data as the Trustees may reasonable request so
that the Trustees may fully
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carry out the duties imposed upon them by the Shared Trust Exemptive Order,
and said reports, materials and data shall be submitted more frequently if
deemed appropriate by the Trustees.
4.8 If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are
amended, or Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any
provision of the 1940 Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to
mixed or shared funding (as defined in the Shared Trust Exemptive Order) on
terms and conditions materially different from those contained in the Shared
Trust Exemptive Order, then 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.
ARTICLE V.
INDEMNIFICATION
5.1 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each of it Trustees, officers,
employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Trust within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified
Parties" for purposes of this Article V) against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written
consent of the Company) or expenses (including the reasonable costs of
investigating or defending any alleged loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense and reasonable legal fees incurred in connection
therewith)(collectively, "Losses"), to which the Indemnified Parties may
become subject under any statute or regulation, or at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such Losses:
(a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or
alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in a
registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts or in the
Contracts themselves or in sales literature generated or approved
by the Company on behalf of the Contracts or Accounts (or any
amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing) (collectively,
"Company Documents" for the purposes of this Article V), 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 indemnity 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 was accurately derived
from written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf
of the Trust for use in Company Documents or otherwise for use in
connection with the sale of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(b) arise out of or result from statements or representations
(other than statements or representations contained in and
accurately derived from Trust Documents as defined in Section
5.2(a)) or wrongful conduct of the Company, its affiliated
principal underwriter of the Contracts or persons under their
control, with respect to the sale or acquisition of the Contracts
or Trust shares; or
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(c) arise out of or result from any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in Trust
Documents as defined in Section 5.2(a) or the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading if such statement or omission
was made in reliance upon and accurately derived from written
information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the
Company; or
(d) arise out of or result from any failure by the Company
to provide the services or furnish the materials required under
the terms of this Agreement; or
(e) 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.
5.2 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE TRUST. The Trust agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, its affiliated principal underwriter of the
Contracts and each of their directors, officers, employees and agents and
each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section
15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of
this Article V) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
(including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Trust)
or expenses (including the reasonable costs of investigating or defending any
alleged loss, claim, damage, liability or expense and reasonable legal
counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) (collectively, "Losses"), to
which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute or
regulation, or at common law or otherwise, insofar as such Losses:
(a) 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 for the Trust (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) (collectively, "Trust Documents"
for the purposes of this Article V), 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
indemnity 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 was accurately derived from written
information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Company
for use in Trust Documents or otherwise for use in connection
with the sale of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(b) arise out of or result from statements or
representations (other than statements or representations
contained in and accurately derived from Company Documents) or
wrongful conduct of the Trust or persons under its control, with
respect to the sale or acquisition of the Contracts or Trust
shares; or
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(c) arise out of or result from any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in Company
Documents 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 statement or
omission was made in reliance upon and accurately derived from
written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of
the Trust; or
(d) arise out of or result from any failure by the Trust to
provide the services or furnish that materials required under the
terms of this Agreement, including a failure to comply with the
diversification requirements specified in section 3.6; or
(e) arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Trust in this
Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material
breach of this Agreement by the Trust.
5.3 Neither the Company nor the Trust shall be liable under the
indemnification provisions of sections 5.1 or 5.2, as applicable, with
respect to any Losses incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party that
arise from 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.
5.4 Neither the Company nor the Trust shall be liable under the
indemnification provisions of sections 5.1 or 5.2, as applicable, with
respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such
Indemnified Party shall have notified the other party in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons, or other first written notification,
giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon or
otherwise received by such Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party
shall have received notice of service upon or other notification to any
designated agent), but failure to notify the party against whom
indemnification is sought of any such claim or shall not relieve that party
from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party in the absence
of sections 5.1 and 5.2.
5.5 In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified
Parties, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate, at its own
expense, in the defense of such action. The indemnifying party also shall be
entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the party named in the action. After notice from the indemnifying party
to the Indemnified Party of an election to assume such defense, the
Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel
retained by it, and the indemnifying party will not be liable to the
Indemnified 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.
ARTICLE VI.
TERMINATION
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6.1 This Agreement may be terminated by either party for any
reason by ninety (90) days advance written notice delivered to the other
party.
6.2 Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Trust
shall, at the option of the Company, continue to make available additional
shares of the Trust (or any Portfolio) pursuant to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of
termination of this Agreement, provided that the Company continues to pay the
costs set forth in section 2.3.
6.3 The provisions of Article V shall survive the termination of
this Agreement, and the provisions of Article IV and Section 2.8 shall
survive the termination of this Agreement as long as shares of the Trust are
held on behalf of Contract owners in accordance with section 6.2.
ARTICLE VII.
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.
If to the Trust:
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Company:
000 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
ARTICLE VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 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.
8.2 This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
8.3 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.
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8.4 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of State of Colorado.
8.5 The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that all
liabilities of the Trust arising, directly or indirectly, under this
Agreement, of any and every nature whatsoever, shall be satisfied solely out
of the assets of the Trust and that no Trustee, officer, agent or holder of
shares of beneficial interest of the Trust shall be personally liable for any
such liabilities.
8.6 Each party shall cooperate with each other party and all
appropriate governmental authorities (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.
8.7 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.
8.8 The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that
this Agreement shall not be exclusive in any respect.
8.9 Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned by either party without the prior written approval
of the other party.
8.10 No provisions of this Agreement may be amended or modified
in any manner except by a written agreement properly authorized and executed
by both parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized
officers to execute this Participation Agreement as of the date and year
first above written.
LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY
By: /s/Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and COO
JANUS ASPEN SERIES
By: /s/Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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SCHEDULE A
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND ASSOCIATED CONTRACTS
Name of Separate Account and Contracts Funded
Date Established by Board of Directors By Separate Account
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Lincoln Benefit Life Variable Annuity Account Policy # VAP 9330
8/3/92
Lincoln Benefit Life Variable Life Account Policy # VUL 9390
5/17/90
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