FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE RETAIL FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO

THE

RETAIL FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT, effective as of July l, 2018 (this “Fourth Amendment’’), is  by  and among XXXXXXX RESOLUTION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (formerly, Hartford Life Insurance Company) (“Company”) acting through its Administrator and attorney-in-fact, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), XXXXXXX RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC. (formerly Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc.) (“TRDC”), ROYCE FUND SERVICES, LLC (formerly Royce Fund Services, Inc.) (“Underwriter”) and THE ROYCE FUND, on behalf of its series listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively the “Funds”):

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. sold the majority of its interest in  its “Xxxxxxx Resolution” run-off annuity business, which included Hartford Life Insurance Company and Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc., to a group of private investors effective May 31, 2018 (the “Transaction”); and

WHEREAS, in conjunction with the Transaction, the new ownership of Xxxxxxx Resolution obtained the necessary regulatory approvals to change the names of Hartford Life Insurance Company and Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. to Xxxxxxx Resolution Life Insurance Company and Xxxxxxx Resolution Distribution Company, Inc., respectively; and

WHEREAS, Company, TRDC, Underwriter. and the Funds are parties to a Retail Fund Participation Agreement, dated January 10, 2003, and amended on October 31, 2007, May 12, 2008, and October 13, 2011 (the “Agreement’’) with regard to certain employee benefit plans for which Company provides administrative and recordkeeping services and TRDC provides distribution services (collectively, the ‘“Plans”); and

WHEREAS, Company, TRDC, Underwriter, and the Funds now wish to amend and restate Schedule A of the Agreement in its entirety in the form attached hereto;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above, Company, TRDC, Underwriter, and the  Funds hereby agree as follows:

1. To delete Schedule A of the Agreement in its entirety and replace it with  Revised Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof.

2. All provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged except as expressly modified, supplemented, or amended by this Fourth Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Company, TRDC, Underwriter and the Funds have caused this Fourth Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers effective as of the day and year first above written.

XXXXXXX RESOLUTION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY				ROYCE FUND SERVICES, LLC
By: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Its Administrator
By:				By:
Name:		[Redacted]		Name:		[Redacted]
Title:		Senior Vice President		Title:		President
XXXXXXX RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC.				THE ROYCE FUND, on behalf of each series listed on Revised Schedule A
By:				By:
Name:		[Redacted]		Name:		[Redacted]
Title:		President		Title:		Treasurer

REVISED SCHEDULE A

Separate Accounts

Each Separate Account established by resolution of the Board of Directors of Company under the insurance laws of the State of Connecticut to set aside and invest assets attributable to the Contracts.

As compensation for the services provided under the Agreement, Company and/or TRDC, as the case may be,  will  be entitled to receive a fee, from Underwriter, the Funds, and/or their designee, computed daily and paid quarterly in arrears (to be paid within 30 days of the end of each such quarter), at the annual rates set forth below of the average daily  value of  the  Shares of the Funds owned beneficially  by Company’s Separate  Accounts for the Plans.  For purposes of this schedule, the average daily  value of  the Shares of each Fund will be based on the net asset value reported by Underwriter or its designee to Company and/or TRDC.

Institutional Class		CUSIP		Ticker		Administrative/ Shareholder Service Fee+		Distribution (12b-1) Fee++
Royce Dividend Value Fund		780811717		RDIIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Global Financial Services Fund		780811626		RGFIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Opportunity Fund		780905691		ROFIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund		00000X000		RPMIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Premier Fund		780905683		RPFIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund		780905337		RVPIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Special Equity Fund		780905535		RSEIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Special Equity Multi-Cap Fund		780811725		RMUIX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Total Return Fund		780905717		RTRIX		No Fee		No Fee

Investment Class+++		CUSIP		Ticker		Administrative/ Shareholder Service Fee+		Distribution (12b-1) Fee++
Royce Dividend Value Fund		780905188		RDVIX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce International Premier Fund		780811667		RIPNX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund		780905246		RLPHX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Micro-Cap Fund		780905709		RYOTX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Micro-Cap Opportunity Fund		780811832		ROSFX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Opportunity Fund		780905832		RYPNX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund		780905840		PENNX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Premier Fund		780905600		RYPRX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Small/Mid-Cap Premier Fund		780905238		RHFHX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Small-Cap Leaders Fund		780905196		ROHHX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Small-Cap Portfolio		78080TI05		RCPFX		No Fee		No Fee
Royce Small-Cap Value Fund		780905220		RVVHX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund		780905212		RVPHX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Special Equity Fund		780905782		RYSEX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Special Equity Multi-Cap Fund		780811733		RSMCX		0.10%*		No Fee
Royce Total Return Fund		7811905881		RYTRX		0.10%*		No Fee

Service Class+++		CUSIP		Ticker		Administrative/ Shareholder Service Fee+		Distribution (12b-1) Fee++
Royce Dividend Value Fund		780905436		RYDVX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Global Financial Services Fund		780905469		RYFSX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce International Discovery Fund		780811782		ROIMX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce International Premier Fund		780811790		RYIPX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund		780905808		RYLPX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Micro-Cap Fund		780905659		RMCFX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Micro-Cap Opportunity Fund		780811642		ROSSX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Opportunity Fund		780905758		RYOFX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund		780905386		RYPFX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Premier Fund		780905634		RPEFX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Small/Mid-Cap Premier Fund		780905857		RGFAX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Small-Cap Leaders Fund		780905519		RYOHX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Small-Cap Value Fund		780905733		RYVFX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Smaller-Companies Growth Fund		780905741		RYVPX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Special Equity Fund		780905527		RSEFX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Special Equity Multi-Cap Fund		780811774		RSEMX		0.20%**		0.25%
Royce Total Return Fund		780905642		RYTFX		0.20%**		0.25%

R Class		CUSIP		Ticker		Administrative/ Shareholder Service Fee+		Distribution (12b-1) Fee++
Royce Opportunity Fund		780905253		ROFRX		0.25%***		0.50%
Royce Pennsylvania Mutual Fund		780905295		RPMRX		0.25%***		0.50%
Royce Premier Fund		780905287		RPRRX		0.25%***		0.50%
Royce Small-Cap Value Fund		780905170		RVVRX		0.25%***		0.50%
Royce Total Return Fund		780905261		RTRRX		0.25%***		0.50%

* Entire amount payable in respect of such shares shall be paid by the relevant Fund.

** 0.10% of the amounts payable in respect of such shares shall be paid by the relevant Fund and 0.10% of the amounts payable in respect of such shares shall he paid by Royce & Associates, LP, an affiliate of Underwriter.

*** 0.20% of the amounts payable in respect of such shares shall be paid by the relevant Fund and 0.05% of the amounts payable in respect of such shares shall be paid by Royce & Associates, LP, an affiliate of Underwriter.

+ Represents amounts designated by the Fund as transfer agent, recordkeeping, administrative servicing and/or shareholder servicing

fees which the Fund would otherwise pay if Plan accounts were direct shareholders of the Fund.

++ Company and TRDC acknowledge that such payments to Company and/or TRDC shall be funded by payments received by Underwriter from a Fund under a plan of distribution adopted by that Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 0000 ( 00x-0 Xxxx). Company and/or TRDC, on behalf of Company’s Separate Accounts, will provide such information to Underwriter as is reasonably necessary for it to comply with its obligations under the 12b-1 Plan, including, but not limited to, obligations to make disclosure to the Board of Trustees of The Royce Fund.

+++ Early redemption fee of 1% (2% for Royce international Discovery Fund and Royce International Premier Fund) on redemptions

of shares that are held for less than 30 days. In accordance with the then current prospectus, certain shareholders and accounts, including, but not limited to, retirement plans, may be exempt from the early redemption fees. Company will confirm that such an exemption applies before any investments are made.