EXHIBIT 8.B
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PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
AMONG TEMPLETON VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND,
FRANKLIN XXXXXXXXX DISTRIBUTORS, INC. and
XXXX XXXXXXX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, XXXX XXXXXXX
VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND
INVESTORS PARTNERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THIS AGREEMENT made as of ____________, 1999, among Templeton Variable
Products Series Fund (the "Trust"), an open-end management investment company
organized as a business trust under Massachusetts law, Franklin Xxxxxxxxx
Distributors, Inc., a California corporation, the Trust's principal underwriter
("Underwriter"), and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Variable Life Insurance Company, each a life insurance company organized under
Massachusetts law, and Investors Partner Life Insurance Company, a life
insurance company organized under Delaware law, each such insurance company
being referred to herein as (the "Company"), and acting on its own behalf and on
behalf of each of its segregated asset accounts set forth in Schedule A, as may
be amended from time to time (the "Accounts").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") as an open-end management investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and has an
effective registration statement relating to the offer and sale of the various
series of its shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act");
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Underwriter desire that Trust shares be used as
an investment vehicle for separate accounts established for variable life
insurance policies and variable annuity contracts to be offered by life
insurance companies which have entered into fund participation agreements with
the Trust (the "Participating Insurance Companies");
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 certain of those series, named in
Schedule B, (the "Portfolios") are to be made available for purchase by the
Company for its Accounts;
WHEREAS, the Trust has received an order from the SEC, dated November 16,
1993 (File No. 812-8546), granting Participating Insurance Companies and their
separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a)
and 15(b) of the 1940 Act, and
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Rules 6e-2 (b) (15) and 6e-3 (T) (b) (15) thereunder, to the extent necessary to
permit shares of the Trust to be sold to and held by variable annuity and
variable life insurance separate accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated
life insurance companies and certain qualified pension and retirement plans (the
"Shared Funding Exemptive Order");
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register each Account as a unit
investment trust under the 1940 Act unless an exemption from registration under
the 1940 Act is available and the Trust has been so advised; and has registered
or will register interests under certain variable annuity contracts and variable
life insurance policies, listed on Schedule C attached hereto, under which the
portfolios are to be made available as investment vehicles (the "Contracts")
under the 1933 Act unless such interests under the Contracts in the Accounts are
exempt from registration under the 1933 Act and the Trust has been so advised;
WHEREAS, each Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated
asset account, established by resolution 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 one or more Contracts;
WHEREAS, the Underwriter is registered as a broker dealer with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 Act"), and is a member in good standing of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD");
WHEREAS, each investment adviser listed on Schedule B (each, an "Adviser")
is duly registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended ("Advisers Act") and any applicable state securities laws. As
to any Portfolio, references to the Adviser in this Agreement refer to the
Adviser for that Portfolio;
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 Contracts and the Underwriter
is authorized to sell such shares to unit investment trusts such as each Account
at net asset value;
AGREEMENT
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the parties agree
as follows:
1.0. Form of Agreement. Although the parties have executed this Agreement
in the form of a Master Fund Participation Agreement for administrative
convenience, this Agreement shall create a separate agreement for each Company
as though each Company had separately executed an identical Fund Participation
Agreement with the Trust and the
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Underwriter. No rights, responsibilities or liabilities arising under the
Agreement as it pertains to one Company shall be enforceable by or against any
party to the Agreement as it pertains to another Company.
ARTICLE I.
Purchase and Redemption of Trust Portfolio Shares
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1.1. ( REDACTED )
1.2. ( REDACTED )
1.3 The Company shall submit payment for the purchase of shares of a
Portfolio on behalf of an Account no later than the close of business on the
next Business Day after the Trust receives the purchase order. Payment shall be
made in federal funds transmitted by wire to the Trust or its designated
custodian. Upon receipt by the Trust of the federal funds so wired, such funds
shall cease to be the responsibility of the Company and shall become the
responsibility of the Trust for this purpose. "Business Day" shall mean any day
on which the NYSE is open for trading and on which the Trust calculates its net
asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC.
1.4 The Trust will redeem for cash any full or fractional shares of any
Portfolio, when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account, at the net
asset value next computed after receipt by the Trust (or its agent) of the
request for redemption, as established in accordance with the provisions of the
then current prospectus of the Trust describing Portfolio redemption procedures.
The Trust shall make payment for such shares in the manner established from time
to time by the Trust. Redemption with respect to a Portfolio will normally be
paid to the Company for an Account in federal funds transmitted by wire to the
Company before the close of business on the next Business Day after the receipt
of the request for redemption. Such payment may be delayed if, for example, the
Portfolio's cash position so requires or if extraordinary market conditions
exist, but in no event shall payment be delayed for a greater period than is
permitted by the 0000 Xxx.
1.5 Payments for the purchase of shares of the Trust's Portfolios by the
Company under Section 1.3 and payments for the redemption of shares of the
Trust's Portfolios under Section 1.4 may be netted against one another on any
Business Day for the purpose of determining the amount of any wire transfer on
that Business Day.
1.6 Issuance and transfer of the Trust's Portfolio shares will be by book
entry only. Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or the Account.
Portfolio Shares purchased from the Trust will be recorded in the appropriate
title for each Account or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.
1.7 The Trust shall furnish, on or before the ex-dividend date, notice to
the Company of any income dividends or capital gain distributions payable on the
shares of any Portfolio
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of the Trust. The Company hereby elects to receive all such income dividends and
capital gain distributions as are payable on a Portfolio's shares in additional
shares of the Portfolio. The Trust shall notify the Company of the number of
shares so issued as payment of such dividends and distributions.
1.8 The Trust shall calculate the net asset value of each Portfolio on each
Business Day, as defined in Section 1.3. The Trust shall make the net asset
value per share for each Portfolio available to the Company or its designated
agent on a daily basis as soon as reasonably practical after the net asset value
per share is calculated (normally by 6:30 p.m. Eastern time) and shall use
reasonable efforts to make such net asset value per share available by 7:00 p.m.
Eastern time each Business Day.
1.9 The Trust agrees that its Portfolio shares will be sold only to
Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts and to certain
qualified pension and retirement plans ("Participating Plans") to the extent
permitted by the Shared Funding Exemptive Order. No shares of any Portfolio will
be sold directly to the general public. The Company agrees that it will use
Trust shares only for the purposes of funding the Contracts through the Accounts
listed in Schedule A, as amended from time to time.
1.10 The Company agrees that all net amounts available under the Contracts
shall be invested in the Trust, in such other Funds advised by an Adviser or its
affiliates as may be mutually agreed to in writing by the parties hereto, or in
the Company's general account, provided that such amounts may also be invested
in an investment company other then the Trust if: (a) such other investment
company, or series thereof, has investment objectives or policies that are
substantially different from the investment objectives and policies of the
Portfolios; or (b) the Company gives the Trust and the Underwriter written
notice of its intention to make such other investment company available as a
funding vehicle for the Contracts; or (c) such other investment company is
available as a funding vehicle for the Contracts as of the date of this
Agreement and the Company so informs the Trust and the Underwriter prior to
their signing this Agreement (a list of such investment companies appearing on
Schedule D to this Agreement); or (d) the Trust or the Underwriter consents to
the use of such other investment company.
1.11 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 2.10 and Article IV of
this Agreement.
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ARTICLE II.
Obligations of the Parties; Fees and Expenses
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2.1 The Trust shall prepare and be responsible for filing with the SEC and
any state regulators requiring such filing ( REDACTED ) 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 of the Portfolios, preparation and filing of the documents listed
in this Section 2.1 and all taxes to which an issuer is subject on the issuance
and transfer of its shares.
2.2 At the option of the Company, the Trust or the Underwriter shall either
(a) provide the Company with as many copies of portions 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,
pertaining specifically to the Portfolios 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 and from which information relating to series of
the Trust other than the Portfolios has been deleted to the extent practicable.
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2.3 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. The Company shall bear the costs of
distributing proxy materials (or similar materials such as voting solicitation
instructions), prospectuses and statements of additional information to Contract
owners. The Company assumes sole responsibility for ensuring that such materials
are delivered to Contract owners in accordance with applicable federal and state
securities laws.
2.4 If and to the extent required by law, the Company shall: (i) solicit
voting instructions from Contract owners; (ii) vote the Trust shares in
accordance with the instructions received from Contract owners; and (iii) vote
Trust shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion
as Trust shares of such Portfolio for which instructions have been received; so
long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to
require pass-through voting privileges for variable contract owners. The Company
reserves the right to vote Trust shares held in any segregated asset account in
its own right, to the extent permitted by law.
2.5 (a) Except as provided in section 2.6, the Company shall not use any
designation comprised in whole or part of the names or marks
"Franklin" or "Xxxxxxxxx" or any other Trademark relating to the Trust
or Underwriter without prior written consent, and upon termination of
this Agreement for any reason, the Company shall cease all use of any
such name or xxxx as soon as reasonably practicable.
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2.6 The Company shall furnish, or cause to be furnished to the Trust, or
its designee, at least one complete copy of ( REDACTED ) :
. each piece of sales literature or other promotional material (REDACTED).
No such material shall be used if the Trust or its designee reasonably
objects to such use within five Business Days after receipt of such
material. For purposes of this paragraph, "sales literature or other
promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, portions of the
following that use any Trademark related to the Trust or Underwriter or
refer to the Trust or affiliates of the Trust: 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 electronic
communication 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 or electronic communication), and educational or training
materials or other communications distributed or made generally
available to some or all agents or employees.
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2.11 The Trust and Underwriter shall pay no fee or other compensation to
the Company under this Agreement except as provided on Schedule E, if attached.
Nevertheless, the Trust or the Underwriter or an affiliate may make payments
(other than pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 Plan) to the Company or its affiliates or
to the Contracts' underwriter in amounts agreed to by the Underwriter or an
affiliate in writing and such payments may be made out of fees otherwise payable
to the Underwriter or its affiliates, profits of the Underwriter or its
affiliates, or other resources available to the Underwriter or its affiliates.
ARTICLE III.
Representations and Warranties
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3.1 The Company represents and warrants that it is an insurance company
duly organized and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization
and that it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated
asset account under such law as of the date set forth in Schedule A.
3.2 The Company represents and warrants that, with respect to each Account,
(1) the Company has registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the
Contracts, will register the Account as a unit investment trust in accordance
with the provisions of the 1940 Act to serve as a segregated asset account for
the Contracts, or (2) if the Account is exempt from registration as an
investment company under Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act, the Company will make
every effort to maintain such exemption and will notify the Trust and the
Adviser immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that such
exemption no longer applies or might not apply in the future.
3.3 The Company represents and warrants that, with respect to each
Contract, (1) interests in each Account issued pursuant to that Contract will be
registered under the 1933 Act, or (2) if the interests are exempt from
registration under Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act or under Section 4(2) and/or
Regulation D of the 1933 Act, the Company will make every effort to maintain
such exemption and will notify the Trust and the Adviser immediately upon having
a reasonable basis for believing that such exemption no longer applies or might
not apply in the future. The Company further represents and warrants that the
Contracts will be sold by broker-dealers, or their registered representatives,
who are registered with the SEC under the 1934 Act and who are members in good
standing of the NASD; the Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable federal and state laws; and the sale of
the Contracts shall comply in all material respects with state insurance
suitability requirements.
For any unregistered Accounts which are exempt from registration under the
`40 Act in reliance upon Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) thereof, the Company
represents and warrants that:
(a) each Account and sub-account thereof has a principal underwriter which
is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended;
(b) Trust shares are and will continue to be the only investment
securities held by the corresponding Account sub-accounts; and
(c) with regard to each Portfolio, the Company, on behalf of the
corresponding sub-account, will:
(1) seek instructions from all Contract owners with regard to the
voting of all proxies with respect to Trust shares and vote such
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proxies only in accordance with such instructions or vote such
shares held by it in the same proportion as the vote of all other
holders of such shares; and
(2) refrain from substituting shares of another security for such
shares unless the SEC has approved such substitution in the
manner provided in Section 26 of the x00 Xxx.
3.4 The Trust represents and warrants that it is duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that it does
and will comply in all material respects with the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
3.5 The Trust represents and warrants that the Portfolio 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 and at the time of 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 or the
Underwriter.
3.6 The Trust represents and warrants that the investments of each
Portfolio will comply with the diversification requirements for variable
annuity, endowment or life insurance contracts set forth in Section 817(h) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), and the rules and
regulations thereunder, including without limitation Treasury Regulation 1.817-
5, and will notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for
believing any Portfolio has ceased to comply or might not so comply and will in
that event immediately take all reasonable steps to adequately diversify the
Portfolio to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by Regulation
1.817-5.
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3.8 The Trust represents and warrants that should it ever desire to make
any payments to finance distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
1940 Act, the Trustees, including a majority who are not "interested persons" of
the Trust under the 1940 Act ("disinterested Trustees"), will formulate and
approve any plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution expenses.
3.9 The Trust represents and warrants that it, its directors, officers,
employees and others dealing with the money or securities, or both, of a
Portfolio shall at all times be covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar
coverage for the benefit of the Trust in an amount not less that the minimum
coverage required by Rule 17g-1 or other regulations under the 1940 Act. Such
bond shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and be issued by a
reputable bonding company.
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3.10 The Company represents and warrants that all of its directors,
officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals or entities
dealing with the money and/or securities of the Trust are and shall be at all
times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of
the Trust, in an amount not less than $5 million. The aforesaid bond shall
include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and shall be 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 Trust and the Underwriter in the event that such coverage
no longer applies.
3.11 The Underwriter represents that each Adviser is duly organized and
validly existing under applicable corporate law and that it is registered and
will during the term of this Agreement remain registered as an investment
adviser under the Advisers Act.
3.12 The Trust currently intends for one or more classes of shares (each,
a "Class") to make payments to finance its distribution expenses, including
service fees, pursuant to a Plan adopted under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act
("Rule 12b-1"), although it may determine to discontinue such practice in the
future. To the extent that any Class of the Trust finances its distribution
expenses pursuant to a Plan adopted under Rule 12b-1, the Trust undertakes to
comply with any then current SEC and SEC staff interpretations concerning Rule
12b-1 or any successor provisions.
ARTICLE IV.
Potential Conflicts
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4.1 The parties acknowledge that a Portfolio's shares may be made available
for investment to other Participating Insurance Companies and Plans. 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 and the interests of Participating Plans. An
irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a variety of reasons, including:
(a) an action by any state insurance regulatory authority; (b) a change in
applicable federal or state insurance, tax, or securities laws or regulations,
or a public ruling, private letter ruling, no-action or interpretative letter,
or any similar action by insurance, tax, or securities regulatory authorities;
(c) an administrative or judicial decision in any relevant proceeding; (d) the
manner in which the investments of any Portfolio are being managed; (e) a
difference in voting instructions given by variable annuity contract and
variable life insurance contract owners; or (f) a decision by an insurer to
disregard the voting instructions of contract owners. The Trust shall promptly
inform the Company of any determination by the Trustees that an irreconcilable
material conflict exists and of the implications thereof.
4.2 The Company agrees to promptly report any potential or existing
conflicts of which it is aware to the Trustees. The Company will assist the
Trustees in carrying out their responsibilities under the Shared Funding
Exemptive Order by providing the Trustees with all
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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. All communications from the
Company to the Trustees may be made in care of the Trust.
4.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Trustees, or a majority of the
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
and any affected Participating Plans, at its own 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 Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a
different investment medium, including (but not limited to) another Portfolio of
the Trust, or submitting the question of whether or not such withdrawal should
be implemented to a vote of all affected Contract owners and, as appropriate,
withdrawal of 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 or Plans) that votes in favor of such
withdrawal, or offering to the affected Contract owners the option of making
such a change; and (b) establishing a new registered management investment
company or managed separate account.
4.4 If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a decision by
the Company to disregard Contract owner voting instructions and that decision
represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote, the Company
may be required, at the Trust's election, to withdraw the affected Account's
investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement with respect to such
Account; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be
limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict
as determined by a majority of the disinterested Trustees. Any such withdrawal
and termination must take place within six (6) months after the Trust gives
written notice that this provision is being implemented. Until the end of such
six (6) month period, the Trust shall continue to accept and implement orders by
the Company for the purchase and redemption of shares of the Trust in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
4.5 If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because a particular state
insurance regulator's decision applicable to the Company conflicts with a
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
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for the purchase and redemption of shares of the Trust in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
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 Trust be required to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts. 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 Shared Funding
Exemptive Order, and said reports, materials and data shall be submitted more
frequently if reasonably deemed appropriate by the Trustees.
4.8 If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended, or
Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the 1940
Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared funding
(as defined in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order) on terms and conditions
materially different from those contained in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order,
then the Trust and/or the Participating Insurance Companies and Participating
Plans, as appropriate, shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with
Rules 6e-2 and 6e-3(T), as amended, and Rule 6e-3, as adopted, to the extent
such rules are applicable.
ARTICLE V.
Indemnification
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5.1 Indemnification By the Company
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(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Underwriter, the Trust and each of its Trustees, officers, employees
and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Trust within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified
Parties" and individually the "Indemnified Party" 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, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) or expenses
(including the reasonable costs of investigating or defending any
alleged loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
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and reasonable legal counsel fees incurred in connection therewith)
(collectively, "Losses"), to which the Indemnified Parties may become
subject under any statute or regulation, or at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such Losses
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or
alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in a
disclosure document for the Contracts or in the Contracts
themselves or in sales literature generated or approved by the
Company on behalf of the Contracts or Accounts (or any amendment
or supplement to any of the foregoing) (collectively, "Company
Documents" for the purposes of this Article V), or arise out of
or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided
that this indemnity shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party
if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or
omission was made in reliance upon and was accurately derived
from written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf
of the Trust for use in Company Documents or otherwise for use in
connection with the sale of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(ii) 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)(i)) 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
(iii) 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)(i) 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 by or on behalf of the Company; or
(iv) 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
(v) arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Company in this
Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material
breach of this Agreement by the Company.
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(b) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any Losses to which an Indemnified Party
would otherwise be subject by reason of such Indemnified Party's
willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance
of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified
Party's reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this
Agreement or to the Trust or Underwriter, whichever is applicable.
The Company shall also 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 of such
action. Unless the Indemnified Party releases the Company from any
further obligation under this Section 5.1, 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.
(c) The Indemnified Parties will promptly notify the Company of
the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them in
connection with the issuance or sale of the Trust shares or the
Contracts or the operation of the Trust.
5.2 Indemnification By The Underwriter
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(a) The Underwriter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
the underwriter of the Contracts and each of their directors, officers,
employees, agents, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the
underwriter of the Contracts within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933
Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually an
"Indemnified Party" for purposes of this Section 5.2) against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement
with the written consent of the Underwriter, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld) or expenses (including the reasonable costs of
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investigating or defending any alleged loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense and reasonable legal counsel fees incurred in connection therewith)
(collectively, "Losses") to which the Indemnified Parties may become
subject under any statute, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
Losses:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or
alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, prospectus or sales literature of the Trust
(or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing)
(collectively, the "Trust Documents") 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 of such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Underwriter
or Trust by or on behalf of the Company for use in the Registration
Statement or prospectus for the Trust or in sales literature (or any
amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the
sale of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of statements or representations
(other than statements or representations contained in the disclosure
documents or sales literature for the Contracts) or wrongful conduct
of the Trust, Adviser or Underwriter or persons under their control,
with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Trust
shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in a disclosure document 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 Trust, the Underwriter or the
Adviser or persons under their control; or
(iv) arise as a result of any failure by the Trust to provide the
services and furnish the materials under the terms of this Agreement
or any material breach by the Trust of any representation and/or
warranty in this Agreement (including a failure, whether unintentional
or in good faith or otherwise, to comply with the qualification
representation specified in Section 3.7 of this Agreement and
diversification requirements specified in Section 3.6 of this
Agreement; or
(v) 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
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result from any other material breach of this Agreement by the
Underwriter; as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) hereof.
(b) The Underwriter shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any Losses to which an Indemnified Party would
otherwise be subject by reason of such Indemnified Party's willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such
Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's
reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to
each Company or the Account, whichever is applicable.
(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. Unless the Indemnified Party
releases the Underwriter from any further obligation under this Section
5.2, 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 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.
(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 the issuance or sale of the
Contracts or the operation of each Account.
5.3 Indemnification By The Trust
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(a) ( REDACTED )
(b) The Trust shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation
incurred or assessed against any Indemnified Party as such may arise from
such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross
negligence in the performance of such Indemnified
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Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's reckless disregard
of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to the Company, the
Trust, the Underwriter or each Account, whichever is applicable.
(c) The Trust shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such
Indemnified Party shall have notified the Trust in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claims 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
Trust of any such claim shall not relieve the Trust 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 Trust
will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense
thereof. Unless the Indemnified Party releases the Trust from any further
obligation under this Section 5.3, the Trust also shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in
the action. After notice from the Trust to such party of the Trust's
election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear
the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the
Trust will not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal
or other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
(d) The Company and the Underwriter agree promptly to notify the Trust
of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of
its respective officers or directors in connection with this Agreement, the
issuance or sale of the Contracts, with respect to the operation of either
the Account, or the sale or acquisition of share of the Trust.
ARTICLE VI.
Termination
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6.1 This Agreement may be terminated by any party in its entirety or with
respect to one, some or all Portfolios or any reason by sixty (60) days advance
written notice delivered to the other parties, and shall terminate immediately
in the event of its assignment.
6.2 This Agreement may be terminated immediately by either the Trust or the
Underwriter upon written notice to the Company if :
(a) ( REDACTED )
(b) ( REDACTED )
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6.3 If this Agreement is terminated for any reason, except under Article IV
(Potential Conflicts) above, the Trust shall, at the option of the Company,
continue to make available additional shares of any Portfolio and redeem shares
of any Portfolio pursuant to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination of this
Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article IV, the
provisions of Article IV shall govern.
6.4 The provisions of Articles II (Representations and Warranties) and V
(Indemnification) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. All other
applicable provisions of this Agreement 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 6.3, except that the Trust and the Underwriter shall
have no further obligation to sell Trust shares with respect to Contracts issued
after termination.
6.5 ( REDACTED )
ARTICLE VII.
Notices.
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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 or the Underwriter:
Templeton Variable Products Series Fund or
Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Distributors, Inc.
000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Trust Secretary
WITH A COPY TO
Franklin Resources, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Associate General Counsel
If to Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company or
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Life Insurance Company:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company
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(or Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Life Insurance Company)
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fascimile No. 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx Xxxx, Senior Vice
President,JHMLICO
WITH A COPY TO
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President & Counsel
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
If to Investors Partner Life Insurance Company:
Investors Partner Life Insurance Company
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fascimile No. 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President
WITH A COPY TO
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President & Counsel
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No. 000-000-0000
ARTICLE VIII.
Miscellaneous
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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.
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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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It
shall also be subject to the provisions of the federal securities laws and the
rules and regulations thereunder and to any orders of the SEC on behalf of the
Trust granting exemptive relief therefrom and the conditions of any such orders.
Copies of any such orders shall be promptly forwarded by the Trust to the
Company.
8.5 The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that all
liabilities of the Trust arising, directly or indirectly, under this Agreement,
of any and every nature whatsoever, shall be satisfied solely out of the assets
of the Trust and that no Trustee, officer, agent or holder of shares of
beneficial interest of the Trust shall be personally liable for any such
liabilities.
8.6 Each party shall cooperate with each other party and all appropriate
governmental authorities (including without limitation the SEC, the NASD, and
state insurance regulators) and shall permit such authorities reasonable access
to its books and records in connection with any investigation or inquiry
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.7 Each party hereto shall treat as confidential the names and addresses
of the Contract owners and all information reasonably identified as confidential
in writing by any other party hereto, and, except as permitted by this Agreement
or as required by legal process or regulatory authorities, shall not disclose,
disseminate, or utilize such names and addresses and other confidential
information until such time as they may come into the public domain, without the
express written consent of the affected party. Without limiting the foregoing,
no party hereto shall disclose any information that such party has been advised
is proprietary, except such information that such party is required to disclose
by any appropriate governmental authority (including, without limitation, the
SEC, the NASD, and state securities and insurance regulators).
8.8 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.
8.9 The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that this Agreement
shall not be exclusive in any respect, except as provided in Section 1.10.
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8.10 Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be
assigned by either party without the prior written approval of the other
parties.
8.11 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.
The Company:
As to Accounts and Contracts of JHMLICO
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Mutual Life Insurance Company
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By its authorized officer
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Name:
Title:
or, as to Accounts and Contracts of JHVLICO:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Variable Life Insurance Company
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By its authorized officer
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Name:
Title:
or, as to Accounts and Contracts of IPL:
Investors Partner Life Insurance Company
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By its authorized officer
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Name:
Title:
The Trust:
Xxxxxxxxx Variable Products Series Fund
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By its authorized officer
By:
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary
The Underwriter:
Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Distributors, Inc.
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By its authorized officer
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary
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