SECOND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT dated as of October 16, 2006, by and among VANGUARD VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND, THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC., VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION and CUNA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into a Participation Agreement dated as of October 1, 2002, as amended (the “Participation Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to make shares of certain Portfolios of the Fund available for purchase and redemption by certain Accounts of the Company in connection with the Company’s Variable Insurance Products; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify the Participation Agreement in certain respects;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto, intending. to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned in the Participation Agreement.
2. Amendment of Participation Agreement. The Participation Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new Section 4.10 to read in full as follows:
“4.10 Certain Transactions and Restrictions.
(a) The Company agrees that it will provide, not later than five Business Days after receipt of a written request by the Sponsor on behalf of the Fund, the Taxpayer Identification Number of any or all Variable Insurance Product owner(s) and the amount, date, name of investment professional associated with the Variable Insurance Product owner (if any), and transaction type (purchase, redemption, transfer, or exchange) of every purchase, redemption, transfer, or exchange transaction by such Variable Insurance Product owner(s) in an Account investing in the Fund through an account maintained by the Company during the specific period covered by the request. Unless required by applicable law, rule or regulation, the Sponsor and the Fund agree not to use the information received under this Section for marketing or any other purpose not related to (A) limiting or reducing abusive trading in shares issued by the Fund or (B) collecting purchase or redemption fees (if any).
(b) The Company agrees that it will execute written instructions from the Sponsor on behalf of the Fund, including instructions to restrict or prohibit purchases or exchanges of Fund shares in specific accounts or by or on behalf of specific Variable Insurance Product owners identified by the Fund as having engaged in transactions in Fund shares that violate policies established by the Fund for the purpose of eliminating or
reducing any dilution of the value of the outstanding securities issued by the Fund. Any such instructions by the Sponsor shall include the Taxpayer Identification Number or equivalent identifying number of the Variable Insurance Product owner(s) to which the instructions relate and the specific restriction(s) to be executed. The Company agrees that it will execute any such instructions as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than five Business Days after receipt of the instructions by the Company.”
3. No Other Modifications. Except as specifically modified hereby, the Participation Agreement remains in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.