AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT (h)(2)
AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is effective May 1, 2005, between BB&T Variable Insurance Funds, an open-end
management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf
of certain of its series as set forth on Revised Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time
(the “Funds”), BB&T Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) and HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a
life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (the “Company”), on its
own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account of the Company set forth on Revised
Schedule A, as may be amended from time to time (the “Accounts”), and amends and restates that
certain Fund Participation Agreement by and between the parties dated May, 1997.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Trust has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end
management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940
Act”), and has registered 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;
and
WHEREAS, Variable Insurance Funds, the predecessor trust to the Trust (the “Predecessor
Trust”) obtained an order (Variable Insurance Funds, et al., Investment Company Act Rel. No. 23594
(Dec. 10, 1998)) from the Securities and Exchange Commission granting Participating Insurance
Companies and their separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of Sections 9(a), 13(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 Predecessor 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, among others (the “Exemptive Order”), the terms of
which qualify, in their entirety, the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register (unless registration is not required
under applicable law) 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 (unless registration is not required
under applicable law) each Account as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to utilize shares of one or more Funds as an investment vehicle
of the Accounts;
WHEREAS, the Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Trust pursuant to an Investment
Advisory Agreement dated April 22, 2005;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Sale of Trust Shares
Sale of Trust Shares
1.1 The Trust shall make shares of its Funds 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
Fund 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 Fund to any person, or suspend or terminate the
offering of shares of any Fund 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 Fund.
1.2 The Trust will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Fund 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 1940 Act and any rules, regulations or orders thereunder.
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 Fund is priced in accordance with its prospectus and ii)
the Trust receives notice of such orders by 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on next following Business Day.
“Business Day” shall mean any day on which the Trust calculates its net asset value pursuant to the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and its then current prospectus and statement of
additional information.
1.4 Purchase orders that are transmitted to the Trust in accordance with Section 1.3 shall be
paid no later than 12:00 noon Eastern time 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 or the Account. Shares ordered from the Trust
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will be recorded in appropriate title for each Account or the appropriate subaccount of each
Account.
1.6 The Trust shall furnish prompt 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 Fund’s shares in additional
shares of that Fund. 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 Fund available to the Company
on a daily basis 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 p.m. Eastern
time. Information specified in this Section and Section 1.6 will be substantially in the form as
set forth in attached Schedule B.
A. If the Trust provides materially incorrect share net asset value information, as determined
under the 1940 Act, through no fault of Company, the Separate Accounts shall be entitled to an
adjustment with respect to the Fund shares purchased or redeemed to reflect the correct net asset
value per share. With respect to the material errors or omissions described above, this section
shall control over other indemnification provisions in this Agreement.
1.8 The Trust agrees that its shares will be sold only to Participating Insurance Companies
and their separate accounts, to certain qualified pension and retirement plans, and to any other
eligible purchaser to the extent permitted by the Exemptive Order. No shares of any Fund 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.
1.10 The parties agree that the Contracts are not intended to serve as vehicles for frequent
transfers among the Funds in response to short-term stock market fluctuations. The Trust and
Company agree to cooperate to deter transfer activity in the Funds where such activity occurs
through the Contracts and has been identified as abusive or following a “market timing” pattern
(“Abusive Transfers”).
A. Effective April 16, 2007, the Company agrees that it will cooperate with the Trust to limit
Abusive Transfers to the extent permissible under the terms and conditions of Contract owner
prospectuses, Contracts and governing laws. Further, Company will, upon request, provide to the
Trust such information as they may consider necessary or desirable to review the possible existence
and extent of Abusive Transfer activity. The Company agrees to assist the Trust in reviewing
information regarding transfer activity in order to identify Contract owners who are engaging in
Abusive Transfer activity in accordance with the Rule 22c-2 Shareholder Information Agreement dated
March 8, 2007 between the Trust and the Company. The Trust and Company agree to amend this
provision as mutually deemed to be necessary to comply with
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Ru1e 22c-2 under the 1940 Act and to reflect any other applicable changes in the law. In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Section 1.10 and the above referenced
Shareholder Information Agreement, the Shareholder Information Agreement shall prevail.
1.11 Schedule A shall be deemed to be automatically amended based on the list of underlying
funds (or series) of the Trust and the mutually acceptable class of shares thereof, if any, as
reflected in registration statements from the Trust, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
commission from time to time.
ARTICLE II
Obligations of the Parties
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 the Trust 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. Expenses associated with providing, printing and distributing
such documents shall be allocated in accordance with Schedule C attached to this Agreement.
2.3 The Company and Trust shall allocate expenses related to the costs of printing and
distributing the Trust’s prospectus, statement of additional information, shareholder reports,
proxy materials and other shareholder communications in accordance with Schedule C. 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 shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Trust or its designee, a copy
of each Contract prospectus or statement of additional information in which the Trust or its
investment adviser is named prior to the filing of such document with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company shall finish, 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 ten Business Days prior to it 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 reserves the right to reasonably object to the continued use
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any such sales literature or other promotional material in which the Trust (or a Fund) is
named, and no such material shall be used if the Trust or its designee so objects.
2.5 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, except as required by legal process or regulatory authorities or with the written
permission of the Trust or its designee.
2.6 The Trust shall furnish, or shall cause to be finished, to the Company, each piece of
sales literature or other promotional material in which the Company is named at least ten Business
Days prior to it use. No such material shall be used if the Company reasonably objects to such use
within ten Business Days after receipt of such material. The Company reserves the right to
reasonably object to the continued use of any such sales literature or other promotional material
in which the Company is named, and no such material shall be used if the Company so objects.
2.7 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.
2.8 The Trust shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company upon request, at least
one complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional
information, reports to shareholders, proxy statements, solicitations for voting instructions,
sales literature and other promotional materials, applications for exemptions and requests for
no-action letters, and all amendments, that relate to the Funds or its shares.
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 registered 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 registered 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
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shares held by Contract owners without the prior written consent of the Trust, which consent
may be withheld in the Trust’s sole discretion.
2.10 The Company shall notify the Trust of any applicable state insurance laws that restrict
the Funds’ investments or otherwise affect the operation of the Trust and shall notify the Trust of
any changes in such laws.
2.11 The Trust or its designee will provide Company notice of any change within 60 days or as
soon as reasonably practicable for a Fund, including but not limited to, (a) fund objective
changes, (b) anticipated fund mergers/substitutions, and/or (c) conditions or undertakings that
materially affect Company’s rights or obligations hereunder. Hartford reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to combine the delivery of Trust supplements to coordinate with other Hartford
variable product supplements and the Trust shall bear the applicable proportionate mailing costs
incurred in connection with circulating supplements that do not coincide with scheduled variable
product prospectus updates.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
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 Connecticut 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 each sub-account of each Account consists of all
assets the investment return and market value of each of which must be allocated in an identical
manner to any variable contract invested in any such assets as described in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.817-5(e) and Section 1.817(d) and (l) each Account has been registered or, prior to any
issuance or sale of the Contracts, will be registered as a unit investment trust in accordance with
the previsions of the 1940 Act or, alternatively, (2) has not been registered in proper reliance
upon an exclusion from registration under the 0000 Xxx.
3.3 The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts or interests in the Accounts (1)
are or, prior to issuance, will be registered as securities under the 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
1933 Act. The Company also represents and warrants that it shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to market the Contracts. The Company further represents and warrants that the Contracts
will be issued and sold in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal and
state laws, including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the sale of
the Contracts shall comply in all material respects with state insurance suitability requirements.
3.4 The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts are currently, and at the time of
issuance shall be, treated as life insurance or annuity contracts, under applicable provisions of
the Code, and that it will make every effort to maintain such treatment, and that it
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will notify the Trust and the Adviser immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing
the Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not be so treated in the future.
3.5 The Company agrees to comply with the International Money Laundering Abatement and
Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (the “Patriot Act”) and any regulations promulgated
thereunder. Company agrees to provide Trust, upon request, with all necessary reports and
information for the Trust to fulfill its obligations, if any, under the Patriot Act.
3.6 The Company represents and warrants that all of its directors, officers, employees, and
other individuals/entities employed or controlled by the Company are covered by a blanket fidelity
bond or similar insurance coverage in an amount appropriate to ensure its performance under this
Agreement, including, without limitation, its indemnification obligations pursuant to Article V.
The Company agrees to hold for the benefit of, and to pay to, the Trust as appropriate, any amounts
representing reimbursement for losses or damages occasioned by events covered by the aforesaid bond
or insurance coverage to the extent such amounts properly belong to the Trust pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to see that a bond or other
insurance coverage containing these provisions is always in effect, and agrees to notify the Trust
in the event that such coverage no longer applies.
3.7 The Trust represents and warrants that it is duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Massachusetts.
3.8 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 continuous
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, but
makes no representation or warranty that its investment objectives, investment policies, or
operating expenses comply with the applicable insurance laws of any state.
3.9 The Trust and the Adviser each represents and warrants that it will ensure that the
investments of each Fund comply with the diversification requirements set forth in Section 817(h)
of the Code, and the rules and regulations thereunder. In the event a Fund ceases to so qualify at
the end of a quarter, the Trust will notify the Company promptly of such event but in no event
later than 10 days after such event and the Adviser will take all steps necessary to adequately
diversify the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by Treasury
Regulation Section 1.817-5. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trust and the
Adviser make no representations regarding and expressly disclaim any liability for (i) any
determination by the Internal Revenue Service regarding investor control that causes any Contract
holder to be treated as the owner of the assets of a segregated asset account of the Company; or
(ii) the Fund’s failure to comply with the diversification requirements set forth in Section 817(h)
of the Code if such failure results from beneficial interests in the Fund being held by a person
that is not (x) a segregated asset account of an insurance company or (y) a permitted investor as
described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.817-5(f)(3).
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3.10 The Adviser represents and warrants that it is duly organized and in good standing under
the laws of North Carolina, and that it is and shall remain registered as an investment adviser
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Adviser further represents and warrants that it
complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and that it will perform its
obligations for the Trust in compliance with the laws and regulations of its state of domicile and
any applicable federal laws and regulations. The Adviser represents and warrants that each Fund
will be managed in accordance with its investment objective(s), investment strategies and
investment restrictions, as each are described in the Trust’s registration statement, as it shall
be amended or supplemented from time to time.
ARTICLE IV
Potential Conflicts
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 Fund 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 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 Trust or any Fund and reinvesting such assets in a
different investment medium, including (but not limited to) another Fund of the Trust, (b)
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; or (c) establishing a new
registered management investment company or managed separate account.
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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 reasonably request so that the Trustees may fully carry out the duties imposed
upon them by the 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 Exemptive Order) on terms and conditions
materially different from those contained in the 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.
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ARTICLE V
Indemnification
Indemnification
5.1 Indemnification the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Trust and the Adviser and each of their 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 “Trust 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 counsel fees incurred in
connection therewith) (collectively, “Losses”), to which the Trust 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 of 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 Trust 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 or the Adviser 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 or persons under its control, with respect to the sale or
acquisition of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(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 not misleading if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and accurately
derived from written information furnished to the Trust or the Adviser 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.
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5.2 Indemnification the Trust. The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and each of its 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 “Company
Indemnified Parties”, and together with the Trust Indemnified Parties, 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 Company 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 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 Company 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 or the Adviser 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
(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
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 Trust in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of this
Agreement by the Trust.
5.3 Indemnification the Adviser. The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company Indemnified Parties 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 Company Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute or
regulation, or at common law or otherwise, insofar as such Losses:
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(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 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 Company 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 Adviser or 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 Adviser or the Trust or persons under its control, with respect to the sale or acquisition of
the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(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 the Adviser; or
(d) arise out of or result from any failure by the Adviser 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 Adviser in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of this
Agreement by the Adviser.
5.4 No party shall be liable under the indemnification provisions of Sections 5.1, 5.2, or
5.3, 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 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.
5.5 No party shall be liable under the indemnification provisions of Sections 5.1, 5.2, or
5.3, 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 whose indemnification is sought of any such claim shall not relieve
that party from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party in the absence of Sections
5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.
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5.6 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
Termination
6.1 This Agreement may be terminated by any party for any reason by ninety (90) days advance
written notice delivered to the other parties.
6.2 This Agreement may be terminated immediately by a party upon written notice to the other
parties if another party materially breaches any of the representations and warranties contained in
Article III.
6.3 This Agreement may be terminated by any party, with respect to another party, upon the
institution of formal administrative proceedings against the other party by the NASD, the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or any state securities or insurance department or any other
regulatory body; provided, that the party seeking termination 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 other party to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
6.4 This Agreement may be terminated by any party if such party determines in its sole
judgment exercised in good faith that another party has suffered a material adverse change in its
business, operations, financial condition or prospects since the date of this Agreement.
6.5 Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Trust shall, at the option of the
Company and to the extent permitted by applicable law, continue to make available additional shares
of the Trust (or any Fund) 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. Specifically, the owners of existing
Contracts will be permitted to direct allocation and reallocation of investments in the Funds,
redeem investments in the Funds and invest in the Funds through additional purchase payments.
6.6 The provisions of Article V shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and the
provisions of Article IV and Section 2.10 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 6.5.
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ARTICLE VII
Notices
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:
BB&T Variable Insurance Funds
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Fund Administration
Mr. Trip Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Fund Administration
Mr. Trip Xxxxxxx
If
to the Adviser:
BB&T Asset Management, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Mr. Trip Xxxxxxx
BB&T Asset Management, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Mr. Trip Xxxxxxx
If
to the Company:
Hartford Life Insurance Company
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Hartford Life Insurance Company
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
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.
8.4 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted under and in
accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.
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,
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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 Securities and Exchange Commission, the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and state insurance regulators) and shall permit such
authorities reasonable access to its books and records in connection with an 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 any
party without the prior written approval of the other parties.
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 all parties.
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.
BB&T VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
BB&T ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III | |||
Title: | Sr. Vice President | |||
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | SVP | |||
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Revised Schedule A
Separate Accounts:
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Three
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Two
Products Funded by Separate Accounts:
Director M Platinum
Director M Platinum Outlook
The BB&T Director Series III and IIIR
BB&T Director Outlook Series II and IIR
The BB&T Director Series II and IIR
BB&T Director Outlook Series I and IR
The BB&T Director
BB&T Variable Insurance Funds:
BB&T Large Cap VIF
BB&T Capital Manager Equity VIF
BB&T Mid Cap Growth VIF
BB&T Special Opportunities Equity VIF
BB&T Total Return Bond VIF
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SCHEDULE B
Format for NAV and Dividend Information
Format for NAV and Dividend Information
Please provide the following information when sending the nightly NAV and Dividend Distribution
Date Fax/Email:
Mutual Fund Company Name
Pricing Company Name
Fund Name (no abbreviations)
Fund Number
Ticker and/or Cusip Number
NAV
NAV Change from Prior Day
Prior Day NAV
Ordinary Dividend Distribution
Ordinary Dividend Distribution Change from Prior Day
Small Cap Gain Distribution
Small Cap Gain Distribution Change from Prior Day
Large Cap Gain Distribution
Large Cap Gain Distribution Change from Prior Day
Pricing Contact Name and Phone Number
Distribution Data Contact Name and Phone Number
Emergency after hours Name & Phone Number
Pricing Company Name
Fund Name (no abbreviations)
Fund Number
Ticker and/or Cusip Number
NAV
NAV Change from Prior Day
Prior Day NAV
Ordinary Dividend Distribution
Ordinary Dividend Distribution Change from Prior Day
Small Cap Gain Distribution
Small Cap Gain Distribution Change from Prior Day
Large Cap Gain Distribution
Large Cap Gain Distribution Change from Prior Day
Pricing Contact Name and Phone Number
Distribution Data Contact Name and Phone Number
Emergency after hours Name & Phone Number
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SCHEDULE C
Allocation of Expenses
Allocation of Expenses
Paid by Company | Paid by the Trust | |
Preparing and filing the Separate
Account’s registration statement
|
Preparing and filing the Trust’s registration statement | |
Text composition for Separate
Account prospectus and supplements
|
Text composition for Fund prospectuses and supplements | |
Text alterations of Separate Account
prospectus and supplements
|
Text alterations of Fund prospectuses and supplements | |
Printing Separate Account
prospectuses and supplements for use
with prospective Contract owners; Printing Fund prospectuses and supplements for use with prospective Contract owners |
Printing Fund prospectus and supplements for use with existing Contract owners; or if requested by Company, providing camera-ready film, computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files of such documents and printing such documents for use with existing Contract owners1 | |
Text composition and printing of
Separate Account statement of
additional information
|
Text composition and printing of Trust statement of additional information1 | |
Mailing and distributing Separate
Account prospectuses, supplements
and statement of additional
information to existing Contract
owners as required by applicable
law;
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Mailing and distributing Fund prospectuses, supplements and statement of additional information to existing Contract owners1 | |
Mailing and distributing Separate
Account prospectuses and supplements
to prospective Contract owners; Mailing and distributing Fund prospectuses and supplements to prospective Contract owners |
Printing, mailing and distributing Funds and Separate Account supplements and other communications related to fund substitutions, fund closings, fund mergers and other similar fund transactions | |
Text composition of any annual and
semi-annual reports of the Separate
Account, printing, mailing, and
distributing any annual and
semi-annual reports of the Separate
Account
|
Text composition of annual and semi-annual reports of the Fund; printing, mailing, and distributing annual and semi-annual reports of the Funds to existing Contract owners1 | |
Text composition, printing, mailing,
distributing, and tabulation of
proxy statements and voting
instruction solicitation materials
to Contract owners with respect to
proxies sponsored by the Separate
Accounts
|
Text composition, printing, mailing, distributing, and tabulation of proxy statements and voting instruction solicitation materials to Contract owners with respect to proxies sponsored by the Fund or the Trust |
1 | Company may choose to print the Fund’s prospectus(es), statement of additional information, and its semi annual and annual reports, or any of such documents, in combination with such documents of other fund companies. In this case, the Trust’s share of the total expense for printing and delivery of the combined materials shall be determined pro-rata based upon the page count of the Fund’s documents as compared to the total page count for the combined materials containing all other funds offered under the Contracts. |
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