Exhibit 8(d)
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Among
XXX XXXXXX LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST,
XXX XXXXXX FUNDS INC.,
XXX XXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.,
and
FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
DATED AS OF
DECEMBER 2, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I. Fund Shares.................................................. 3
ARTICLE II Representations and Warranties............................... 5
ARTICLE III Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and
Proxy Statements; Voting..................................... 7
ARTICLE IV Sales Material and Information............................... 9
ARTICLE V Distribution and Service Plans............................... 10
ARTICLE VI Diversification.............................................. 11
ARTICLE VII Potential Conflicts.......................................... 11
ARTICLE VIII Indemnification.............................................. 13
ARTICLE IX Applicable Law............................................... 19
ARTICLE X Termination.................................................. 20
ARTICLE XI Notices...................................................... 22
ARTICLE XII Foreign Tax Credits.......................................... 23
ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous................................................ 23
SCHEDULE A Separate Accounts and Contracts.............................. 27
SCHEDULE B Participating Xxx Xxxxxx Life Investment Trust Portfolios.... 28
SCHEDULE C Proxy Voting Procedures...................................... 29
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PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Among
XXX XXXXXX LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST,
XXX XXXXXX FUNDS INC.,
XXX XXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.,
and
FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the 2nd day of December, 2002
by and among First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (hereinafter the
"Company"), an New York corporation, on its own behalf and on behalf of each
separate account of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto as may be amended
from time to time (each such account hereinafter referred to as the "Account"),
and XXX XXXXXX LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST (hereinafter the "Fund"), a Delaware
business trust, XXX XXXXXX FUNDS INC. (hereinafter the "Underwriter"), a
Delaware corporation, and XXX XXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. (hereinafter the
"Adviser"), a Delaware corporation.
WHEREAS, the Fund engages in business as an open-end management
investment company and is available to act as the investment vehicle for
separate accounts established by insurance companies for individual and group
life insurance policies and annuity contracts with variable accumulation and/or
payout provisions (hereinafter referred to individually and/or collectively as
"Variable Insurance Products"); and
WHEREAS, insurance companies desiring to utilize the Fund as an investment
vehicle under their Variable Insurance Products are required to enter into
participation agreements with the Fund and the Underwriter (the "Participating
Insurance Companies"); and
WHEREAS, shares of the Fund are divided into several series of shares, each
representing the interest in a particular managed portfolio of securities and
other assets, any one or more of which may be made available for Variable
Insurance Products of Participating Insurance Companies; and
WHEREAS, the Fund intends to offer shares of the series set forth on
Schedule B (each such series hereinafter referred to as a "Portfolio") as may be
amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto, under this
Agreement to the Accounts of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Fund has obtained an order from the Securities and Exchange
Commission, dated September 19, 1990 (File No. 812-7552), granting Participating
Insurance Companies and Variable Insurance Product separate accounts exemptions
from the provisions of Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (hereinafter the "1940 Act") and Rules
6e2(b)(15) and 6e3j)(b)(15) thereunder to the extent necessary to permit shares
of the Fund to be sold to and held by Variable Annuity Product separate accounts
of both affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies (hereinafter the
"Shared Funding Exemptive Order"); and
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the 1940 Act and its shares are registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (hereinafter the "1933 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is duly registered as an investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any applicable state
securities laws; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is the investment adviser of the Portfolios of the
Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Underwriter is registered as a broker/dealer under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (hereinafter the "l 934 Act"), is a
member in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(hereinafter "NASD") and serves as principal underwriter of the shares of the
Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register certain Variable
Insurance Products under the 1933 Act; and
WHEREAS, each Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated
asset account, established by resolution or under authority of the Board of
Directors of the Company, on the date shown for such Account on Schedule A
hereto, to set aside and invest assets attributable to the aforesaid Variable
Insurance Products; and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register each Account as a
unit investment trust under the 1940 Act; and
WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and
regulations, the Company intends to purchase shares in the Portfolios on behalf
of each Account to fund certain of the aforesaid Variable Insurance Products and
the Underwriter is authorized to sell such shares to each such Account at net
asset value.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Company,
the Fund, the Underwriter and the Adviser agree as follows:
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ARTICLE 1
Fund Shares
1.1 The Fund and the Underwriter agree to make available for purchase
by the Company shares of the Portfolios and shall execute orders placed for each
Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by
the Fund or its designee of such order. For purposes of this Section 1.1, the
Company shall be the designee of the Fund and the Underwriter for receipt of
such orders from each Account and receipt by such designee shall constitute
receipt by the Fund; provided that the Fund receives notice of such order by
10:00 a.m. Houston time on the next following Business Day. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall use its best efforts to provide the Fund with
notice of such orders by 9:15 a.m. Houston time on the next following Business
Day. "Business Day" shall mean any day on which New York Stock Exchange is open
for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as set forth in the Fund's
prospectus and statement of additional information. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinafter the "Board") may
refuse to permit the Fund 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 Board 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 Fund and the Underwriter agree that shares of the Fund will be
sold only to Participating Insurance Companies for their Variable Insurance
Products. No shares of any Portfolio will be sold to the general public.
1.3 The Fund will not make its shares available for purchase by any
insurance company or separate account unless an agreement containing provisions
which afford the Company substantially the same protections currently provided
by Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.9, 3.4 and Article VII of this Agreement is in effect to
govern such sales.
1.4 The Fund and the Underwriter agree to redeem for cash, on the
Company's request, any full or fractional shares of the Fund held by the
Company, executing such requests on a daily basis at the net asset value next
computed after receipt by the Fund or its designee of the request for
redemption. For purposes of this Section 1.4, the Company shall be the designee
of the Fund for receipt of requests for redemption from each Account and receipt
by such designee shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the
Underwriter receives notice of such request for redemption on the next following
Business Day in accordance with the timing rules described in Section 1.1.
1.5 The Company agrees that purchases and redemptions of Portfolio
shares offered by the then current prospectus of the Fund shall be made in
accordance with the
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provisions of such prospectus. The Accounts of the Company, under which amounts
may be invested in the Fund are listed on Schedule A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, as such Schedule A may be amended from time to
time by mutual written agreement of all of the parties hereto. The Company will
give the Fund and the Underwriter sixty (60) days written notice of its
intention to make available in the future, as a funding vehicle under the
Contracts, any other investment company.
1.6 The Company will place separate orders to purchase or redeem shares
of each Portfolio. Each order shall describe the net amount of shares and dollar
amount of each Portfolio to be purchased or redeemed. In the event of net
purchases, the Company shall pay for Portfolio shares on the next Business Day
after an order to purchase Portfolio shares is made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1.1 hereof. Payment shall be in federal funds transmitted
by wire. In the event of net redemptions, the Portfolio shall pay the redemption
proceeds in federal funds transmitted by wire on the next Business Day after an
order to redeem Portfolio shares is made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1.4 hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the payment of redemption proceeds on the next
Business Day would require the Portfolio to dispose of Portfolio securities or
otherwise incur substantial additional costs, and if the Portfolio has
determined to settle redemption transactions for all shareholders on a delayed
basis, proceeds shall be wired to the Company within seven (7) days and the
Portfolio shall notify in writing the person designated by the Company as the
recipient for such notice of such delay by 3:00 p.m. Houston time on the same
Business Day that the Company transmits the redemption order to the Portfolio.
1.7 Issuance and transfer of the Fund's shares will be by book entry
only. Share certificates will not be issued to the Company or any Account.
Shares ordered from the Fund will be recorded in an appropriate title for each
Account or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.
1.8 The Underwriter shall use its best efforts to furnish same day
notice by 6:00 p.m. Houston time (by wire or telephone, followed by written
confirmation) to the Company of any dividends or capital gain distributions
payable on the Fund's shares. The Company hereby elects to receive all such
dividends and capital gain distributions as are payable on the Portfolio shares
in additional shares of that Portfolio. The Company reserves the right to revoke
this election and to receive all such dividends and capital gain distributions
in cash. The Fund shall notify the Company of the number of shares so issued as
payment of such dividends and distributions.
1.9 The Underwriter shall make the net asset value per share of each
Portfolio 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 6:00 p.m.
Houston time. In the event that Underwriter is unable to meet the 6:00 p.m.
time
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stated immediately above, then Underwriter shall provide the Company with
additional time to notify Underwriter of purchase or redemption orders pursuant
to Sections 1.1 and 1.4, respectively above. Such additional time shall be equal
to the additional time that Underwriter takes to make the net asset values
available to the Company provided, however, that notification must be made by
10:00 a.m. Houston time on the Business Day such order is to be executed,
regardless of when net asset value is made available.
1.10 If Underwriter provides materially incorrect share net asset value
information through no fault of the Company, the Company shall be entitled to an
adjustment with respect to the Fund shares purchased or redeemed to reflect the
correct net asset value per share. The determination of the materiality of any
net asset value pricing error shall be based on the SEC's recommended guidelines
regarding such errors. The correction of any such errors shall be made at the
Company level pursuant to the SEC's recommended guidelines. Any material error
in the calculation or reporting of net asset value per share, dividend or
capital gain information shall be reported promptly upon discovery to the
Company.
ARTICLE 2
Representations and Warranties
2.1 The Company represents and warrants that the interests of Accounts
(the "Contracts") are or will be registered and will maintain the registration
under the 1933 Act and the regulations thereunder to the extent required by the
1933 Act; that the Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The Company further
represents and warrants that it is an insurance company duly organized and in
good standing under applicable law and that it has legally and validly
established each Account prior to any issuance or sale thereof as a segregated
asset account under the New York Insurance Code and the regulations thereunder
and has registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will
register and will maintain the registration of each Account as a unit investment
trust in accordance with and to the extent required by the provisions of the
1940 Act and the regulations thereunder to serve as a segregated investment
account for the Contracts. The Company shall amend its registration statement
for its contracts under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as
required in order to affect the continuous offering of its Contracts.
2.2 The Fund and the Underwriter represent and warrant that Fund shares
sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be registered under the 1933 Act and the
regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 1933 Act, duly authorized
for issuance in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and sold in
compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations
and that the Fund is and shall remain registered under the 1940 Act and the
regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 0000 Xxx. The Fund shall
amend the registration statement for its shares under the 1933 Act and the 1940
Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of
its shares. The Fund shall register and
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qualify the shares for sale in accordance with the laws of the various states
only if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Fund.
2.3 The Fund and the Adviser represent that the Fund is currently
qualified as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and that each will make every
effort to maintain such qualification (under Subchapter M or any successor or
similar provision and that each will notify the Company immediately upon having
a reasonable basis for believing that the Fund has ceased to so qualify or that
the Fund might not so qualify in the future.
2.4 The Company represents that each Account is and will continue to be
a "segregated account" under applicable provisions of the Code and that each
Contract is and will be treated as a "variable contract" under applicable
provisions of the Code and that it will make every effort to maintain such
treatment and that it will notify the Fund immediately upon having a reasonable
basis for believing that the Account or Contract has ceased to be so treated or
that they might not be so treated in the future.
2.5 The Fund represents that to the extent that it decides to finance
distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund
undertakes to have a board of directors, a majority of whom are not interested
persons of the Fund, formulate and approve any plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance
distribution expenses.
2.6 The Fund makes no representation as to whether any aspect of its
operations (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses and investment
policies) complies with the insurance laws or regulations of the various states.
2.7 The Fund and the Adviser represent that the Fund is duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and that the Fund
does and will comply in all material respects with the 1940 Act.
2.8 The Underwriter represents and warrants that it is and shall remain
duly registered under all applicable federal and state laws and regulations and
that it will perform its obligations for the Fund and the Company in compliance
with the laws and regulations of its state of domicile and any applicable state
and federal laws and regulations.
2.9 The Company represents and warrants that all of its trustees,
officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals/entities dealing
with the money and/or securities of the Fund are covered by a blanket fidelity
bond or similar coverage, in an amount equal to the greater of $5 million or any
amount required by applicable federal or state law or regulation. The aforesaid
includes coverage for larceny and embezzlement is issued by a reputable bonding
company. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to see that this bond
or another bond containing these provisions is always in effect, and agrees to
notify the Fund and the
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Underwriter in the event that such coverage no longer applies.
ARTICLE 3
Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting
3.1 The Fund shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of
the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the
Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu of providing
printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes
containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and
such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once
each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional
information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for
the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document or
separately. The Company may elect to print the Fund's prospectus and/or its
statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies'
prospectuses and statements of additional information.
3.2(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.2., all expenses of
preparing, setting in type and printing and distributing Fund prospectuses and
statements of additional information shall be the expense of the Company. For
prospectuses and statements of additional information provided by the Company to
its existing owners of Contracts in order to update disclosure as required by
the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, the cost of setting in type, printing and
distributing shall be borne by the Fund. If the Company chooses to receive
camera-ready film or computer diskettes in lieu of receiving printed copies of
the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information, the Fund shall
bear the cost of typesetting to provide the Fund's prospectus and/or statement
of additional information to the Company in the format in which the Fund is
accustomed to formatting prospectuses and statements of additional information,
respectively, and the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing
the format to conform with any of its prospectuses and/or statements of
additional information. In such event, the Fund will reimburse the Company in an
amount equal to the product of x and y where x is the number of such
prospectuses distributed to owners of the Contracts, and y is the Fund's per
unit cost of printing the Fund's prospectuses. The same procedures shall be
followed with respect to the Fund's statement of additional information. The
Fund shall not pay any costs of typesetting, printing and distributing the
Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information to prospective
Contract owners.
3.2(b) The Fund, at its expense, shall provide the Company with copies of
its proxy statements, reports to shareholders, and other communications (except
for prospectuses and statements of additional information, which are covered in
Section 3.2(a) above) to shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall
reasonably require for distributing to Contract owners. The Fund shall not pay
any costs of distributing such proxy related material, reports to shareholders,
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and other communications to prospective Contract owners.
3.2(c) The Company agrees to provide the Fund or its designee with such
information as may be reasonably requested by the Fund to assure that the Fund's
expenses do not include the cost of typesetting, printing or distributing any of
the foregoing documents other than those actually distributed to existing
Contract owners.
3.2(d) The Fund shall pay no fee or other compensation to the Company
under this Agreement, except that if the Fund or any Portfolio adopts and
implements a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution expenses, then
the Underwriter may make payments to the Company or to the underwriter for the
Contracts if and in amounts agreed to by the Underwriter in writing.
3.2(e) All expenses, including expenses to be borne by the Fund pursuant
to Section 3.2 hereof, incident to performance by the Fund under this Agreement
shall be paid by the Fund. The Fund shall see to it that all its shares are
registered and authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable federal law
and, if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Fund, in accordance with
applicable state laws prior to their sale. The Fund shall bear the expenses for
the cost of registration and qualification of the Fund's shares.
3.3 The Fund's statement of additional information shall be obtainable
from the Fund, the Underwriter, the Company or such other person as the Fund may
designate.
3.4 If and to the extent required by law the Company shall distribute
all proxy material furnished by the Fund to Contract Owners to whom voting
privileges are required to be extended and shall:
(1) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;
(2) vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions
received from Contract owners; and
(3) vote Fund shares for which no instructions have been
received in the same proportion as Fund shares of such
Portfolio for which instructions have been received,
so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission
continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require passthrough voting privileges for
variable contract owners. The Company reserves the right to vote Fund shares
held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted
by law. The Fund and the Company shall follow the procedures, and shall have the
corresponding responsibilities, for the handling of proxy and voting instruction
solicitations, as set forth in Schedule C attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference. Participating
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Insurance Companies shall be responsible for ensuring that each of their
separate accounts participating in the Fund calculates voting privileges in a
manner consistent with the standards set forth on Schedule C, which standards
will also be provided to the other Participating Insurance Companies.
3.5 The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring
voting by shareholders, and in particular the Fund will either provide for
annual meetings (except insofar as the Securities and Exchange Commission may
interpret Section 16 not to require such meetings) or comply with Section 16(c)
of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section
16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable,
16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Commission's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16(a) with respect to
periodic elections of directors and with whatever rules the Commission may
promulgate with respect thereto.
ARTICLE 4
Sales Material and Information
4.1 The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the
Fund, the Underwriter or their designee, each piece of sales literature or other
promotional material prepared by the Company or any person contracting with the
Company in which the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter is named, at least ten
Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the Fund, the
Adviser, the Underwriter or their designee reasonably objects to such use within
ten Business Days after receipt of such material.
4.2 Neither the Company nor any person contracting with the Company
shall give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf
of the Fund or concerning the Fund in connection with the sale of the Contracts
other than the information or representations contained in the registration
statement or Fund prospectus, as such registration statement or Fund prospectus
may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in reports to shareholders
or proxy statements for the Fund, or in sales literature or other promotional
material approved by the Fund or its designee, except with the permission of the
Fund or its designee.
4.3 The Fund shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the
Company or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional
material prepared by the Fund in which the Company or its Accounts, are named at
least ten Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the
Company or its designee reasonably objects to such use within ten Business Days
after receipt of such material.
4.4 Neither the Fund nor the Underwriter shall give any information or
make any representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company,
each Account, or the
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Contracts, other than the information or representations contained in a
registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts, as such registration
statement or prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in
published reports or solicitations for voting instruction for each Account which
are in the public domain or approved by the Company for distribution to Contract
owners, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the
Company or its designee, except with the permission of the Company.
4.5 The Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of
all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information,
reports, proxy statements, sales literature and other promotional materials,
applications for exemptions, requests for no-action letters, and all amendments
to any of the above, that relate to the Fund or its shares, contemporaneously
with the filing of such document with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
other regulatory authorities.
4.6 The Company will provide to the Fund at least one complete copy of
all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information,
reports, solicitations for voting instructions, sales literature and other
promotional materials, applications for exemptions, requests for no action
letters, and all amendments to any of the above, that relate to the investment
in an Account or Contract, contemporaneously with the filing of such document
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authorities.
4.7 For purposes of this Article IV, the phrase "sales literature or
other promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, any of the
following: advertisements (such as material published, or designed for use in, a
newspaper, magazine, or other periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape
recording, videotape display, signs or billboards, motion pictures, or other
public media), 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, and registration
statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information, shareholder
reports, and proxy materials.
ARTICLE 5
Distribution and Service Plans
5.1 The Fund is subject to a plan adopted under Rule 18f-3 under the
1940 Act pursuant to which, as described in the current prospectus of each
Portfolio, the Fund may sell multiple classes of its shares of each Portfolio
with a varying combination of distribution fees, service fees, exchange
features, conversion rights, voting rights, expense allocations and investment
requirements.
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5.2 Should the Company wish to participate in the Fund's distribution
plan with respect to a class of shares of a Portfolio of the Fund pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 (the "Rule 12b-1 Plan") under the 1940 Act, or the Fund's service
plan (the "Service Plan"), each as described in the current prospectus of each
Portfolio, with respect to a class of shares of a Portfolio of the Fund, it is
understood that the Company must be approved by the Board of Trustees of the
Fund. Pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Plan and the Service Plan, the Underwriter is
authorized to remit payments at rates specified in the respective plans with
respect to the net asset value of shares maintained by the Company for
distribution-related services and/or personal services to Contract owners
accounts provided. If the Company wishes to participate in these plans and
receive the aforementioned remittance, the Company must enter into a separate
agreement specifically regarding these plans.
ARTICLE 6
Diversification
6.1 The Fund will use its best efforts to at all times comply with
Section 817(h) of the Code and Treasury Regulation 1.817-5, relating to the
diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment, or life insurance
contracts and any amendments or other modifications to such Section or
Regulations. In the event the Fund ceases to so qualify, it will take all
reasonable steps (a) to notify Company of such event and (b) to adequately
diversify the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded
by Regulation 817-5.
ARTICLE 7
Potential Conflicts
7.1 The Board will monitor the Fund for the existence of any material
irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the contract owners of all
separate accounts investing in the Fund. An irreconcilable material conflict may
arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state insurance
regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable federal or state insurance,
tax, or securities laws or regulations, or a public ruling, private letter
ruling, no-action or interpretative letter, or any similar action by insurance,
tax, or securities regulatory authorities; (c) an administrative or judicial
decision in any relevant proceeding; (d) the manner in which the investments of
any Portfolio are being managed; (e) a difference in voting instructions given
by variable annuity contract owners and variable life insurance contract owners;
or (f) a decision by a Participating Insurance Company to disregard the voting
instructions of contract owners. The Board shall promptly inform the Company if
it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and the
implications thereof.
7.2 The Company will report any potential or existing material
irreconcilable conflict of which it is aware to the Board. The Company will
assist the Board in carrying out its responsibilities under the Shared Funding
Exemptive Order, by providing the Board with all information reasonably
necessary for the Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is
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not limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the Board whenever
contract owner voting instructions are disregarded.
7.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of
its disinterested trustees, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the
Company and other Participating Insurance Companies shall, at their expense and
to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the
disinterested trustees), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or
eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including: (1)
withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the separate accounts from
the Fund or any Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment
medium, including (but not limited to) another Portfolio of the Fund, or
submitting the question whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote
of all affected Contract owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of
any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners, life insurance policy
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 (2) establishing a new
registered management investment company or managed separate account. No charge
or penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal. The Company agrees
that it bears the responsibility to take remedial action in the event of a Board
determination of an irreconcilable material conflict and the cost of such
remedial action, and these responsibilities will be carried out with a view only
to the interests of Contract owners.
7.4 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 Fund's election, to withdraw the affected Accounts
investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement with respect to such Account
(at the Company's expense); provided, however that such withdrawal and
termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material
irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members
of the Board. No charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such
withdrawal. The Company agrees that it bears the responsibility to take remedial
action in the event of a Board determination of an irreconcilable material
conflict and the cost of such remedial action, and these responsibilities will
be carried out with a view only to the interests of Contract owners.
7.5 For purposes of Sections 7.3 through 7.4 of this Agreement, a
majority of the disinterested members of the Board shall determine whether any
proposed action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in
no event will the Fund be required to establish a new funding medium for the
Contracts. The Company shall not be required by Section 7.3 through 7.4 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.
7.6 If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended,
or Rule
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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 Funding Exemptive Order) on terms and conditions
materially different from those contained in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order,
then the Fund 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.
7.7 Each of the Company and the Adviser shall at least annually submit
to the Board such reports, materials or data as the Board may reasonably request
so that the Board may fully carry out the obligations imposed upon them by the
provisions hereof and in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order, and said reports,
materials and data shall be submitted more frequently if deemed appropriate by
the Board. All reports received by the Board of potential or existing conflicts,
and all Board action with regard to determining the existence of a conflict,
notifying Participating Insurance Companies of a conflict, and determining
whether any proposed action adequately remedies a conflict, shall be properly
recorded in the minutes of the Board or other appropriate records, and such
minutes or other records shall be made available to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request.
ARTICLE 8
Indemnification
8.1 Indemnification By The Company
8.1(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the
Underwriter and each member of their respective Board and officers and each
person, if any, who controls the Fund within the meaning of Section 15 of the
1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section
8.1) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts
paid in settlement with the written consent of the Company) or litigation
(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 expenses (or actions in
respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of the
Fund's shares or the Contracts and:
(1) 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 Contracts
or contained in the Contracts or sales literature for the
Contracts (or any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, provided that this
agreement to indemnify
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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 Contracts or in the Contracts or sales
literature (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise
for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or
Fund shares; or
(2) arise out of or as a result of statements or
representations (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 and other than statements or
representations authorized by the Fund or the Underwriter)
or unlawful conduct of the Company or persons under its
control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the
Contracts or Fund shares; or
(3) arise out of or as a result 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 statement or statements therein not
misleading, if such a statement or omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished
to the Fund by or on behalf of the Company; or
(4) arise as a result of any failure by the Company to provide
the services and furnish the materials under the terms of
this Agreement; or
(5) arise out of 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.
(6) arise out of or are based upon the Company's calculation
or recalculation of the Funds' performance history, for
use in advertising and sales literature for the Contracts,
including but not limited to any calculation or
recalculation that is based upon a methodology involving
the retroactive adjustment of the Funds' Class I shares to
reflect the charges for the Fund's Class II shares for any
period of time prior to the existence of the Class II
shares.
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8.1(b) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
litigation incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as such may 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.
8.1(c) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Company in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice
of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Company of
any such claim shall not relieve the Company from any liability which it may
have to the indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise
than on account of this indemnification provision. 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 thereof. The Company also shall
be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the
party named in the action. After notice from the Company to such party of the
Company's election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall
bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the
Company will not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection
with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
8.1(d) The Indemnified Parties will promptly notify the Company of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them in connection with
this Agreement, the issuance or sale of the Fund shares or the Contracts, or
the operation of the Fund.
8.2 Indemnification by Underwriter
8.2(a) The Underwriter agrees, with respect to each Portfolio that it
distributes, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its
directors and officers 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 Section 8.2) against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written
consent of the Underwriter) or litigation (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 expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements
are related to the sale or acquisition of the Fund's shares that it distributes
or the Contracts and:
(1) 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
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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 Fund or the Underwriter 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 Contracts or
Portfolio shares; or
(2) arise out of or as a result of statements or
representations (other than statements or representations
contained in the registration statement, prospectus or
sales literature for the Contracts not supplied by the
Fund, the Underwriter or persons under their respective
control and other than statements or representations
authorized by the Company) or unlawful conduct of the Fund
or Underwriter or persons under their control, with
respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or
Portfolio shares; or
(3) arise out of or as a result of any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a
registration statement, prospectus, or sales literature
covering the Contracts, 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 and in conformity with information
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Fund or
the Underwriter; or
(4) arise as a result of any failure by the Fund or the
Underwriter to provide the services and furnish the
materials under the terms of this Agreement; or
(5) arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Underwriter in
this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other
material breach of this Agreement by the Underwriter; as
limited by and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8.2(b) and 8.2(c) hereof.
8.2(b) The Underwriter shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision
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with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation incurred
or assessed against an Indemnified Party as such may 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.
8.2(c) The Underwriter shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Underwriter in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice
of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Underwriter
of any such claim shall not relieve the Underwriter 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 Underwriter will be entitled to
participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Underwriter also
shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to
the party named in the action. After notice from the Underwriter to such party
of the Underwriter'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 Underwriter 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.
8.2(d) The Company agrees promptly to notify the Underwriter of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers
or directors in connection with this Agreement, the issuance or sale of the
Contracts or the operation of each Account.
8.3 Indemnification by the Adviser
8.3(a) The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (hereinafter collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties" and individually, "Indemnified Party," for purposes of
this Section 8.3) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
(including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Adviser)
or litigation (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 expenses (or
actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the operations of the
Adviser or the Fund and:
(1) 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
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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 Adviser, the Fund or the
Underwriter 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
Contracts or Portfolio shares; or
(2) arise out of or as a result of statements or
representations (other than statements or representations
contained in the registration statement, prospectus or
sales literature for the Contracts not supplied by the
Fund, the Adviser or persons under its control and other
than statements or representations authorized by the
Company) or unlawful conduct of the Fund, the Adviser or
persons under their control, with respect to the sale or
distribution of the Contracts or Portfolio shares; or
(3) arise out of or as a result of any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a
registration statement, prospectus, or sales literature
covering the Contracts, 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 or the Adviser; or
(4) arise as a result of any failure by the Adviser to provide
the services and furnish the materials under the terms of
this Agreement; or
(5) arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Fund or the
Adviser in this Agreement or arise out of or result from
any other material breach of this Agreement by the Fund or
the Adviser, including without limitation any failure by
the Fund to comply with the conditions of Article VI
hereof.
8.3(b) The Adviser shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with
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respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation incurred or
assessed against an Indemnified Party as may 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.
8.3(c) The Adviser shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Adviser in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice
of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Adviser of
any such claim shall not relieve the Adviser 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 Adviser will be entitled to
participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Adviser also shall
be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the
party named in the action. After notice from the Adviser to such party of the
Adviser'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
Adviser 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.
8.3(d) The Company agrees to promptly notify the Adviser of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers
or directors in connection with this Agreement, the issuance or sale of the
Contracts, with respect to the operation of each Account, or the sale or
acquisition of shares of the Adviser.
ARTICLE 9
Applicable Law
9.1 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
9.2 This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the 1933,
1934 and 1940 Acts, and the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder,
including such exemptions from those statutes, rules and regulations as the
Securities and Exchange Commission 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 10
Termination
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10.1 This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the
first to occur of:
(a) termination by any party for any reason upon six months
advance written notice delivered to the other parties; or
(b) termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund,
the Adviser and the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio based
upon the Company's determination that shares of such Portfolio
are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the
Contracts. Reasonable advance notice of election to terminate
shall be furnished by the Company, said termination to be
effective ten (10) days after receipt of notice unless the fund
makes available a sufficient number of shares to reasonably meet
the requirements of the Account within said ten (10) day period;
or
(c) termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund,
the Adviser and the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio in
the event any of the Portfolio's shares are not registered,
issued or sold in accordance with applicable state and/or federal
law or such law precludes the use of such shares as the
underlying investment medium of the Contracts issued or to be
issued by the Company. The terminating party shall give prompt
notice to the other parties of its decision to terminate; or
(d) termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund,
the Adviser and the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio in
the event that such Portfolio ceases to qualify as a Regulated
Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code or under any
successor or similar provision; or
(e) termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund
and the Underwriter with respect to any Portfolio in the event that
such Portfolio fails to meet the diversification requirements
specified in Article VI hereof, or
(f) termination by either the Fund, the Adviser or the
Underwriter by written notice to the Company, if either one or
more of the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter, shall
determine, in its or their sole judgment exercised in good faith,
that the Company and/or their affiliated companies has suffered a
material adverse change in its business, operations, financial
condition or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the
subject of material adverse publicity, provided that the Fund,
the Adviser or the Underwriter will give the Company sixty (60)
days' advance written notice of such determination of its intent
to terminate this Agreement, and provided
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further that after consideration of the actions taken by the
Company and any other changes in circumstances since the giving
of such notice, the determination of the Fund, the Adviser or the
Underwriter shall continue to apply on the 60th day since giving
of such notice, then such 60th day shall be the effective date of
termination, or
(g) termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund,
the Adviser and the Underwriter, if the Company shall determine,
in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that either the
Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter has suffered a material
adverse change in its business, operations, financial condition
or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the subject
of material adverse publicity, provided that the Company will
give the Fund, the Adviser and the Underwriter sixty (60) days'
advance written notice of such determination of its intent to
terminate this Agreement, and provided further that after
consideration of the actions taken by the Fund, the Adviser or
the Underwriter and any other changes in circumstances since the
giving of such notice, the determination of the Company shall
continue to apply on the 60th day since giving of such notice,
then such 60th day shall be the effective date of termination; or
(h) termination by any party upon the other party's breach of
any representation in Section 2 or any material provision of this
Agreement which breach has not been cured to the satisfaction of
the terminating party within ten (10) days after written notice
of such breach is delivered to the Fund or the Company, as the
case may be; or
(i) termination by the Fund, Adviser or Underwriter by written
notice to the Company in the event an Account or Contract is not
registered or sold in accordance with applicable federal or state
law or regulation, or the Company fails to provide passthrough
voting privileges as specified in Section 3.4.
10.2 Effect of Termination. Notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement, the Fund shall at the option of the Company, continue to make
available additional shares of the Fund pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of
termination of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Existing Contracts")
unless such further sale of Fund shares is proscribed by law, regulation or
applicable regulatory body, or unless the Fund determines that liquidation of
the Fund following termination of this Agreement is in the best interests of
the Fund and its shareholders. Specifically, without limitation, the owners of
the Existing Contracts shall be permitted to direct reallocation of investments
in the Fund, redemption of investments in the Fund and/or investment in the
Fund upon the making of additional purchase payments under the Existing
Contracts. The parties agree that this Section
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10.2 shall not apply to any terminations under Article VII and the
effect of such Article VII terminations shall be governed by Article VII of
this Agreement.
10.3 The Company shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to the
Contracts (as distinct from Fund shares attributable to the Company's assets
held in the Account) except (i) as necessary to implement Contract Owner
initiated or approved transactions, or (ii) as required by state and/or federal
laws or regulations or judicial or other legal precedent of general application
(hereinafter referred to as a "Legally Required Redemption") or (iii) as
permitted by an order of the SEC pursuant to Section 26(b) of the 1940 Act.
Upon request, the Company will promptly furnish to the Fund and the Underwriter
the opinion of counsel for the Company (which counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Fund and the Underwriter) to the effect that any redemption
pursuant to clause (ii) above is a Legally Required Redemption. Furthermore,
except in cases where permitted under the terms of the Contracts, the Company
shall not prevent Contract Owners from allocating payments to a Portfolio that
was otherwise available under the Contracts without first giving the Fund or
the Adviser 90 days notice of its intention to do so.
ARTICLE 11
Notices
11.1 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 Fund:
Xxx Xxxxxx Life Investment Trust
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
XX Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: A. Xxxxxx Xxxxx III
If to Underwriter:
Xxx Xxxxxx Funds Inc.
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
XX Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: A. Xxxxxx Xxxxx III
If to Adviser:
Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Management Inc.
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0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
XX Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: A. Xxxxxx Xxxxx III
If to the Company:
First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company
0 XxxXxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Senior Vice President
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Vice President & Co-General Counsel
SunAmerica Inc.
0 XxxXxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
ARTICLE 12
Foreign Tax Credits
12.1 The Fund and Adviser agree to consult in advance with the Company
concerning whether any series of the Fund qualifies to provide a foreign tax
credit pursuant to Section 853 of the Code.
ARTICLE 13
Miscellaneous
13.1 All persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property
of the Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund as neither the
Board, officers, agents or shareholders assume any personal liability for
obligations entered into on behalf of the Fund. Each of the Company, Adviser
and Underwriter acknowledges and agrees that, as provided by Article 8, Section
8.1, of the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, the shareholders,
trustees, officers, employees and other agents of the Fund and its Portfolios
shall not personally be bound by or liable for matters set forth hereunder, nor
shall resort be had to their private property for the satisfaction of any
obligation or claim hereunder. A Certificate of Trust referring to the Fund's
Agreement and Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of
Delaware.
13.2 Subject to the requirements of legal process and regulatory
authority, each
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party hereto shall treat as confidential the names and addresses of the owners
of the Contracts and all information reasonably identified as confidential in
writing by any other party hereto and, except as permitted by this Agreement,
shall not disclose, disseminate or utilize such names and addresses and other
confidential information until such time as it may come into the public domain
without the express written consent of the affected party.
13.3 The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no way define or delineate any of the provisions
hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
13.4 This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
13.5 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid
by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
13.6 Each party hereto 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 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
13.7 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.
13.8 This Agreement or any of the rights and obligations hereunder
may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of all
parties hereto; provided, however, that the Adviser may assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder to any affiliate of or
company under common control with the Adviser if such assignee is duly
licensed and registered to perform the obligations of the Adviser under
this Agreement.
13.9 The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to
the Fund or its designee copies of the following reports:
(a) the Company's annual statement (prepared under
statutory accounting principles) and annual report (prepared under
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), if any), as soon
practical and in any event within 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year;
(b) the Company's June 30th quarterly statements (statutory),
as soon as practical and in any event within 45 days following
such period;
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(c) any financial statement proxy statement, notice or report
of the Company sent to stockholders and/or policyholders, as soon
as practical after the delivery thereof to stockholders;
(d) any registration statement (without exhibits) and
financial reports of the Company filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any state insurance regulator, as soon as
practical after the filing thereof,
(e) any other public report submitted to the Company by
independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim
or special audit made by them of the books of the Company, as soon
as practical after the receipt thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement
to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized
representative as of the date specified above.
FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
on behalf of itself and its Account named in
Schedule A hereto, as amended from time to time
By: ________________________________
XXX XXXXXX LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST
By: ________________________________
XXX XXXXXX FUNDS INC.
By: ________________________________
XXX XXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
By: ________________________________
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SCHEDULE A
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND CONTRACTS
Name of Separate Account and Form Numbers and Names of Contracts
Date Established by Board of Directors Funded by Separate Account
FS Variable Separate Account Polaris II NY
9/9/94 F-7035 (10/95) Individual;
FSE-6171 (4/02) - Group
Polaris II NY Principal
Rewards FSE-6171 (4/02) - Group;
F-7035-1 (10/00) - Individual
Polaris Choice NY
FS-949-PC (2/02) - Individual
Seasons Triple Elite NY
FS-949-STE (2/02) - Individual
WM Diversified Strategies III NY
FS-9494-WM (2/02)
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SCHEDULE B
PARTICIPATING XXX XXXXXX LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST PORTFOLIOS
Xxxxxxxx Portfolio - Class II Shares
Emerging Growth Portfolio - Class II Shares
Growth and Income Portfolio - Class II Shares
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SCHEDULE C
PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES
The following is a list of procedures and corresponding responsibilities
for the handling of proxies and voting instructions initiated by the Fund. The
defined terms herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Participation
Agreement except that the term "Company" shall also include the department or
third party assigned by the Company to perform the steps delineated below.
1. The proxy proposals are given to the Company by the Fund as early as
possible before the date set by the Fund for the shareholder meeting to
enable the Company to consider and prepare for the solicitation of
voting instructions from owners of the Contracts and to facilitate the
establishment of tabulation procedures. At this time the Fund will
inform the Company of the Record, Mailing and Meeting dates. This will
be done verbally approximately two months before meeting.
2. Promptly after the Record Date, the Company will perform a "tape run,"
or other activity, which will generate the names, address and number of
units which are attributed to each contract owner/policyholder (the
"Customer") as of the Record Date. Allowance should be made for account
adjustments made after this date that could affect the status of the
Customers' accounts as of the Record Date.
Note: The number of proxy statements is determined by the activities
described in Step #2. The Company will use its best efforts to call in
the number of Customers to the Fund, as soon as possible, but no later
than two weeks after the Record Date.
3. The Fund's Annual Report must be sent to each Customer by the Company
either before or together with the Customers' receipt of voting
instruction solicitation material. The Fund will provide the last
Annual Report to the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 3.4 of
the Agreement to which this Schedule relates.
4. The text and format for the Voting Instruction Cards ("Cards" or
"Card") is provided to the Company by the Fund. The Company, at the
Underwriter's expense, shall produce and personalize the Voting
Instruction Cards. The Fund or its affiliate must approve the Card
before it is printed. Allow approximately 2-4 business days for
printing information on the Cards. Information commonly found on the
Cards includes:
a) name (legal name as found on account registration)
b) address
c) fund or account number
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d) coding to state number of units (or equivalent shares)
e) individual Card number for use in tracking and verification of
votes (already on Cards as printed by the Fund).
This and related steps may occur later in the chronological process due
to possible uncertainties relating to the proposals.)
5. During this time, the Fund will develop, produce, and the Fund will pay
for the Notice of Proxy and the Proxy Statement (one document). Printed
and folded notices and statements will be sent to Company for insertion
into envelopes (envelopes and return envelopes are provided and paid
for by the Company). Contents of envelope sent to Customers by the
Company will include:
a) Voting Instruction Card(s)
b) One proxy notice and statement (one document)
c) Return envelope (postage pre-paid by Underwriter) addressed to the
Company or its tabulation agent
d) "Urge buckslip" optional, but recommended. (This is a small,
single sheet of paper that requests Customers to vote as quickly
as possible and that their vote is important. One copy will be
supplied by the Fund.)
e) Cover letter optional, supplied by Company and reviewed and
approved in advance by the Fund.
6. The above contents should be received by the Company approximately 3-5
business days before mail date. Individual in charge at Company reviews
and approves the contents of the mailing package to ensure correctness
and completeness. Copy of this approval sent to the Fund.
7. Package mailed by the Company.
* The Fund must allow at least a 15 day solicitation time to the
Company as the shareowner. (A 5week period is recommended.)
Solicitation time is calculated as calendar days from (but not
including) the meeting, counting backwards.
8. Collection and tabulation of Cards begins. Tabulation usually takes
place in another department or another vendor depending on process
used. An often used procedure is to sort Cards on arrival by proposal
into vote categories of all yes, no, or mixed replies, and to begin
data entry.
Note: Postmarks are not generally needed. A need for postmark
information would be due to an insurance company's internal procedure
and has not been required by the Fund in the past.
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9. Signatures on Card checked against legal name on account registration
which was printed on the Card.
Note: For example, if the account registration is under "Xxxx X. Xxxxx,
Trustee," then that is the exact legal name to be printed on the Card
and is the signature needed on the Card.
10. If Cards are mutilated, or for any reason are illegible or are not
signed properly, they are sent back to Customer with an explanatory
letter and a new Card and return envelope. The mutilated or illegible
Card is disregarded and considered to be not received for purposes of
vote tabulation. Any Cards that have been "kicked out" (e.g., mutilated,
illegible) of the procedure are "hand verified," (i.e., examined as to
why they did not complete the system). Any questions on those Cards are
usually remedied individually.
11. There are various control procedures used to ensure proper tabulation
of votes and accuracy of that tabulation. The most prevalent is to sort
the Cards as they first arrive, into categories depending upon their
vote; an estimate of how the vote is progressing may then be calculated.
If the initial estimates and the actual vote do not coincide, then an
internal audit of that vote should occur. This may entail a recount.
12. The actual tabulation of votes is done in units (or equivalent shares)
which is then converted to shares. (It is very important that the fund
receives the tabulations stated in terms of a percentage and the number
of shares.) The Fund must review and approve tabulation format.
13. Final tabulation in shares is verbally given by the Company to the Fund
on the morning of the meeting not later than 10:00 A.M. Houston time.
The Fund may request an earlier deadline if reasonable and if required
to calculate the vote in time for the meeting.
14. A Certification of Mailing and Authorization to Vote. Shares will be
required from the Company as well as an original copy of the final vote.
The Fund will provide a standard form for each Certification.
15. The Company will be required to box and archive the Cards received from
the Customers. In the event that any vote is challenged or if otherwise
necessary for legal, regulatory, or accounting purposes, the Fund will
be permitted reasonable access to such Cards.
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16. All approvals and "signing off' may be done orally, but must always
be followed up in writing.
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