AMENDMENT TO NOVATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO NOVATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Participation Agreement among MFS Variable Insurance Trust and MFS Variable Insurance Trust II (collectively the “Trust”), MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. ("Underwriter"), Massachusetts Financial Services Company ("MFS") and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. (the “Company”) dated April 30, 2007, as amended to date ("Agreement") is effective this 15th day of September 2015. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, the parties desire to add to the Agreement MFS Variable Insurance Trust III ("Trust III"), a Delaware statutory trust for which MFD serves as principal underwriter; and
WHEREAS, MFS desires to assign all rights, duties and obligations under the Agreement to Underwriter and Underwriter agrees to be bound by and perform the same accordingly; and
WHEREAS, the Company hereby consents to such assignment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Company, the Trusts, MFD and MFS hereby agree as follows:
1. Trust III is hereby added as a party.
2. All references to "Trust(s)" now include, as the context may require, Trust III.
3. All references to "Massachusetts Financial Services Company" and "MFS" are replaced with "MFS Fund Distributors, Inc." and "Underwriter", respectively.
4. Article XII, "Notices," is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE XII. NOTICES
Any notice shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified mail, overnight courier, email or facsimile 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 Trusts:
MFS Variable Insurance Trust I,
MFS Variable Insurance Trust II and
MFS Variable Insurance Trust III
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
email: XXXXXXxxxxxXxx@XXX.xxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Assistant Secretary
If to Company:
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.
0000 "0" Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: General Counsel
If to MFD:
MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
email: XXXXXXxxxxxXxx@XXX.xxx
Attn: General Counsel
5. Schedule A of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the attached.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the Participation Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date stated above.
mfs fund distributors, inc. AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP.
| By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
| Print: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | Print: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
| Title: Authorized Signer on behalf of | Title: Senior Vice President & |
| MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer |
| Date: November 24, 2015 |
Date: November 11, 2015
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MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST II
MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST III
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Print: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: November 24, 2015
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Print: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: President
Date: November 24, 2015
SCHEDULE A
ACCOUNTS, POLICIES AND PORTFOLIOS
SUBJECT TO THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Name of Separate Account and Date Established by Board of Directors:
Ameritas Variable Separate Account V (est. August 28, 1985)
Ameritas Variable Separate Account VA-2 (est. May 28, 1987)
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Separate Account LLVA (est. October 26, 1995)
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Separate Account LLVL (est. August 24, 1994)
Policies Funded by Separate Account:
Individual variable annuity contracts and individual variable life insurance policies issued by Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. listed above and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933.
Share Class
All Share Classes available under the Trusts.
Portfolios Applicable to Policies:
All Portfolios available under the Trusts.
