Exhibit 99-B.8.21
FORM OF FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
FUND
AND
ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("ING") Columbia Funds (the
"Fund") and ___________________ (the "Adviser") hereby agree to an arrangement
whereby the Fund shall be made available to serve as underlying investment media
for Variable Annuity or Variable Life Contracts ("Contracts") to be issued by
ING.
1. Establishment of Accounts; Availability of Fund.
(a) ING represents that it has established Variable Annuity Accounts B,
C, D and F and Variable Life Accounts B and C and may establish such other
accounts as may be set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and as may be amended
from time to time with the mutual consent of the parties hereto (the
"Accounts"), each of which is a separate account under Connecticut Insurance
law, and has registered or will register each of the Accounts (except for such
Accounts for which no such registration is required) as a unit investment trust
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), to serve as an
investment vehicle for the Contracts. Each Contract provides for the allocation
of net amounts received by ING to an Account for investment in the shares of one
of more specified open-end management investment companies available through
that Account as underlying investment media. Selection of a particular
investment management company and changes therein from time to time are made by
the participant or Contract owner, as applicable under a particular Contract.
(b) The Fund and the Adviser represent and warrant that the investments
of the series of the Fund (each designated a "Portfolio") specified in Schedule
B attached hereto (as may be amended from time to time with the mutual consent
of the parties hereto) will at all times be adequately diversified within the
meaning of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), and the Regulations thereunder, and that at all times
while this agreement is in effect, all beneficial interests will be owned by one
or more insurance companies or by any other party permitted under Section
1.817-5(f)(3) of the Regulations promulgated under the Code or by the successor
thereto, or by any other party permitted under a Revenue Ruling or private
letter ruling granted by the Internal Revenue Service.
2. Pricing Information; Orders; Settlement.
(a) The Fund will make Fund shares available to be purchased by ING, and
will accept redemption orders from ING, on behalf of each Account at the net
asset value applicable to each order on those days on which the Fund calculates
its net asset value (a "Business Day"). Fund shares shall be purchased and
redeemed in such quantity and at such time determined by ING to be necessary to
meet the requirements of those Contracts for which the Fund serve as underlying
investment media, provided, however, that the Board of Trustees of the Fund
(hereinafter the
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"Trustees") may upon reasonable notice to ING, refuse 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 Trustees, acting in good faith
and in the best interests of the shareholders of any Portfolio and is acting in
compliance with their fiduciary obligations under federal and/or any applicable
state laws.
(b) The Fund will provide to ING closing net asset value, dividend and
capital gain information at the close of trading each day that the New York
Stock Exchange (the "Exchange" is open (each such day a "Business Day"), and in
no event later than 6:30 p.m. East Coast time on such Business Day. ING will
send via facsimile or electronic transmission to the Fund or its specified agent
orders to purchase and/or redeem Fund shares by 9:00 a.m. East Coast Time the
following business day. Payment for net purchases will be wired by ING to an
account designated by the Fund to coincide with the order for shares of the
Fund.
The Fund hereby appoints ING as its agent for the limited purpose of accepting
purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares relating to the Contracts from
Contract owners or participants. Orders from Contract owners or participants
received from any distributor of the Contracts (including affiliates of ING) by
ING, acting as agent for the Fund, prior to the close of the Exchange on any
given business day will be executed by the Fund at the net asset value
determined as of the close of the Exchange on such Business Day, provided that
the Fund receives written (or facsimile) notice of such order by 9 a.m. East
Coast Time on the next following Business Day. Any orders received by ING acting
as agent on such day but after the close of the Exchange will be executed by the
Fund at the net asset value determined as of the close of the Exchange on the
next business day following the day of receipt of such order, provided that the
Fund receives written (or facsimile) notice of such order by 9 a.m. East Coast
Time within two days following the day of receipt of such order.
Payments for net redemptions of shares of the Fund will be wired by the Fund to
an account designated by ING, and payments for net purchases of the Fund will be
wired by ING to an account designated by the Fund. Payments for net redemptions
and net purchases will be made on the same Business Day as the order to purchase
or redeem Fund shares. Payments shall be in federal funds transmitted by wire.
(e) In lieu of applicable provisions set forth in paragraphs 2(a) through
2(d) above, the parties may agree to provide pricing information, execute orders
and wire payments for purchases and redemptions through National Securities
Clearing Corporation's Fund/SERV system in which case such activities will be
governed by the provisions set forth in Exhibit I to this Agreement.
(f) Each party has the right to rely on information or confirmations
provided by the other party (or by any affiliate of the other party), and shall
not be liable in the event that an error is a result of any misinformation
supplied by the other party.
(g) ING agrees to purchase and redeem the shares of the Portfolios named
in Schedule B offered by the then current prospectus and statement of additional
information of the Fund in accordance with the provisions of such prospectus and
statement of additional information. ING shall not permit any person other than
a Contract owner or Participant to give instructions to ING
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which would require ING to redeem or exchange shares of the Fund. This provision
shall not be construed to prohibit ING from substituting shares of another fund,
as permitted by law.
3. Expenses.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all expenses incident
to the performance by the Fund under this Agreement shall be paid by the Fund,
including the cost of registration of Fund shares with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in states where required. The Fund and
Adviser shall pay no fee or other compensation to ING under this Agreement, and
ING shall pay no fee or other compensation to the Fund or Adviser, except as
provided herein and in Schedule C attached hereto and made a part of this
Agreement as may be amended from time to time with the mutual consent of the
parties hereto. All expenses incident to performance by each party of its
respective duties under this Agreement shall be paid by that party, unless
otherwise specified in this Agreement.
(b) The Fund or the Adviser shall provide to ING Post Script files of
periodic fund reports to shareholders and other materials that are required by
law to be sent to Contract owners. In addition, the Fund or the Adviser shall
provide ING with a sufficient quantity of its prospectuses, statements of
additional information and any supplements to any of these materials, to be used
in connection with the offerings and transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. In addition, the Fund shall provide ING with a sufficient quantity of
its proxy material that is required to be sent to Contract owners. The Adviser
shall be permitted to review and approve the typeset form of such material prior
to such printing provided such material has been provided by the Adviser to ING
within a reasonable period of time prior to typesetting.
(c) In lieu of the Fund's or Adviser's providing printed copies of
prospectuses, statements of additional information and any supplements to any of
these materials, and periodic fund reports to shareholders, ING shall have the
right to request that the Fund transmit a copy of such materials in an
electronic format (Post Script files), which ING may use to have such materials
printed together with similar materials of other Account funding media that ING
or any distributor will distribute to existing or prospective Contract owners or
participants.
4. Representations.
ING agrees that it and its agents shall not, without the written consent of the
Fund or the Adviser, make representations concerning the Fund, or its shares
except those contained in the then current prospectuses and in current printed
sales literature approved by or deemed approved by the Fund or the Adviser.
5. Termination.
This agreement shall terminate as to the sale and issuance of new
Contracts:
(a) at the option of either ING, the Adviser or the Fund, upon sixty days
advance written notice to the other parties;
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(b) at the option of ING, upon one week advance written notice to the
Adviser and the Fund, if Fund shares are not available for any reason to meet
the requirement of Contracts as determined by ING. Reasonable advance notice of
election to terminate shall be furnished by Company;
(c) at the option of either ING, the Adviser or the Fund, immediately
upon institution of formal proceedings against the broker-dealer or
broker-dealers marketing the Contracts, the Account, ING, the Fund or the
Adviser by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"),
the SEC or any other regulatory body;
(d) upon the determination of the Accounts to substitute for the Fund's
shares the shares of another investment company in accordance with the terms of
the applicable Contracts. ING will give 60 days written notice to the Fund and
the Adviser of any decision to replace the Fund's' shares;
(e) upon assignment of this Agreement, unless made with the written
consent of all other parties hereto;
(f) if Fund shares are not registered, issued or sold in conformance with
Federal law or such law precludes the use of Fund shares as an underlying
investment medium for Contracts issued or to be issued by ING. Prompt notice
shall be given by the appropriate party should such situation occur.
6. Continuation of Agreement.
Termination as the result of any cause listed in Section 5 shall not
affect the Fund's obligation to furnish its shares to Contracts then in force
for which its shares serve or may serve as the underlying medium unless such
further sale of Fund shares is prohibited by law or the SEC or other regulatory
body, or is determined by the Fund's Board to be necessary to remedy or
eliminate an irreconcilable conflict pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
7. Advertising Materials; Filed Documents.
(a) Advertising and sales literature with respect to the Fund prepared by
ING or its agents for use in marketing its Contracts will be submitted to the
Fund or its designee for review before such material is submitted to any
regulatory body for review. The Fund or its designee shall advise the submitting
part in writing within three (3) Business Days of its approval or disapproval of
such materials.
(b) The Fund will provide additional copies of its financials as soon as
available to ING and at least one complete copy of all registration statements,
prospectuses, statements of additional information, annual and semi-annual
reports, proxy statements and all amendments or supplements to any of the above
that relate to the Fund promptly after the filing of such document with the SEC
or other regulatory authorities. At the Adviser's request, ING will provide to
the Adviser at least one complete copy of all registration statements,
prospectuses, statements of additional information, annual and semi-annual
reports, proxy statements, and all amendments or supplements to any of the above
that relate to the Account promptly after the
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filing of such document with the SEC or other regulatory authority.
(c) The Fund or the Adviser will provide via Excel spreadsheet diskette
format or in electronic transmission to ING at least quarterly portfolio
information necessary to update Fund profiles with seven business days following
the end of each quarter.
(d) The Fund will reimburse ING for any incorrect information provided to
ING under this Section as provided for in Schedule C.
8. Proxy Voting.
(a) ING shall provide pass-through voting privileges on Fund shares held
by registered separate accounts to all Contract owners and participants to the
extent the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act as requiring such privileges.
ING shall provide pass-through voting privileges on Fund shares held by
unregistered separate accounts to all Contract owners.
(b) ING will distribute to Contract owners and participants, as
appropriate, all proxy material furnished by the Fund and will vote Fund shares
in accordance with instructions received from such Contract owners and
participants. If and to the extent required by law, ING, with respect to each
group Contract and in each Account, shall vote Fund shares for which no
instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares for which such
instructions have been received. ING and its agents shall not oppose or
interfere with the solicitation of proxies for Fund shares held for such
Contract owners and participants.
9. Indemnification.
(a) ING agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and the Adviser,
and its directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who
controls the Fund or its Adviser within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933 (the "1933 Act") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which the Fund or any such director, officer, employee, agent, or controlling
person may become subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus or sales
literature of ING 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, or arise out of or as a
result of conduct, statements or representations (other than statements or
representations contained in the prospectuses or sales literature of the Fund)
of ING or its agents, with respect to the sale and distribution of Contracts for
which Fund shares are the underlying investment. ING will reimburse any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by the Fund or any such director, officer,
employee, agent, investment adviser, or controlling person in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action;
provided, however, that ING will not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon
(i) an untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such
Registration Statement or prospectus in conformity with written materials
furnished to ING by the Fund specifically for use therein or (ii) the willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence by the Fund or Adviser in the
performance of its duties or the Fund's or Adviser's reckless disregard of
obligations or duties
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under this Agreement or to ING, whichever is applicable. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which Company may otherwise have.
(b) The Fund and the Adviser agree to indemnify and hold harmless ING and
its directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls
ING within the meaning of the 1933 Act against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which ING or any such director, officer, employee, agent or
controlling person may become subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectuses or
sales literature of the Fund 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 material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading. The Fund will reimburse any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by ING or any such director, officer, employee,
agent, or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Fund
will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement or prospectuses
which are in conformity with written materials furnished to the Fund by ING
specifically for use therein.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of
the commencement of action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify
the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have
to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 9. In case any such
action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish to, assume
the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and
after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be
liable to such indemnified party under this Section 9 for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the
defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
10. Potential Conflicts.
(a) ING has received a copy of an application for exemptive relief, as
amended, filed by the Fund on and with the SEC and the order issued by the SEC
dated ________ (File No. _______) in response thereto (the "Mixed and Shared
Funding Exemptive Order"). ING has reviewed the conditions to the requested
relief set forth in such application for exemptive relief. As set forth in such
application, the Board of Directors of Fund (the "Board") will monitor the Fund
for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflict between the interests
of the contractholders of all separate accounts ("Participating Companies")
investing in the Fund. An irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a
variety of reasons, including: (i) an action by any state insurance regulatory
authority; (ii) 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
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letter, or any similar actions by insurance, tax or securities regulatory
authorities; (iii) an administrative or judicial decision in any relevant
proceeding; (iv) the manner in which the investments of any portfolio are being
managed; (v) a difference in voting instructions given by variable annuity
contractholders and variable life insurance contractholders; or (vi) a decision
by an insurer to disregard the voting instructions of contractholders. The Board
shall promptly inform ING if it determines that an irreconcilable material
conflict exists and the implications thereof.
(b) ING will report any potential or existing conflicts of which it is
aware to the Board. ING 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 not limited to, an obligation by ING to inform the
Board whenever contractholder voting instructions are disregarded.
(c) If a majority of the Board, or a majority of its disinterested Board
members, determines that a material irreconcilable conflict exists with regard
to contractholder investments in a Fund, the Board shall give prompt notice to
all Participating Companies. If the Board determines that ING is responsible for
causing or creating said conflict, ING shall at its sole cost and expense, and
to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the
disinterested Board members), take such action as is necessary to remedy or
eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict. Such necessary action may
include but shall not be limited to:
(i) withdrawing the assets allocable to the Account from the Fund
and reinvesting such assets in a different investment medium or submitting the
question of whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote of all
affected contractholders and as appropriate, segregating the assets of any
appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners, life insurance contract
owners, or variable contract owners of one or more Participating Companies) that
votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected contractholders
the option of making such a change; and/or
(ii) establishing a new registered management investment company or
managed separate account.
(d) If a material irreconcilable conflict arises as a result of a
decision by ING to disregard its contractholder voting instructions and said
decision represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote by all
of its contractholders having an interest in the Fund, ING at its sole cost, may
be required, at the Board's election, to withdraw an Account's investment in the
Fund and terminate this Agreement; 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.
(e) For the purpose of this Section 10, a majority of the disinterested
Board members shall determine whether or not 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 any Contract. ING shall not be
required by this Section 10 to establish a new funding medium for any Contract
if an offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of the Contract
owners or participants materially adversely affected by the irreconcilable
material
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conflict.
11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendment and Waiver. Neither this Agreement, nor any provision
hereof, may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an
instrument in writing signed by all parties hereto.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
given or made in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by telex,
telecopier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or recognized overnight courier service to the party or parties to
whom they are directed at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as
may be designated by notice from such party to all other parties.
To ING:
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Counsel
To the Fund:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Attn: __________________
Any notice, demand or other communication given in a manner prescribed in
this subsection (b) shall be deemed to have been delivered on receipt.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and assigns.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and
any party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
(e) Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(f) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreement and
understandings
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relating to the subject matter hereof.
(g) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.
(h) It is understood by the parties that this Agreement is not an
exclusive arrangement in any respect.
(i) The terms of this Agreement and the Schedules thereto will be held
confidential by each party except to the extent that either party or its counsel
may deem it necessary to disclose such terms.
12. Limitation on Liability of Trustees, etc.
This agreement has been executed on behalf of the Fund by the undersigned
officer of the Fund in his or her capacity as an officer of the Fund. The
obligations of this agreement shall be binding upon the assets and property of
the Fund only and shall not be binding on any Trustee, officer or shareholder of
the Fund individually.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement by their
duly authorized officers effective as of the ____ day of _________, _____.
ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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FUND
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ADVISER
By:
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SCHEDULE A
(For any future separate accounts - See Section 1(a)
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SCHEDULE B
(List of portfolios available--See Section 1(b))
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SCHEDULE C
The following costs, expenses and reimbursements will be paid by the party
indicated:
1. For purposes of Sections 2 and 7, the Fund or the Adviser shall be liable
to ING for any amount ING is required to pay to Contract owners or participants
due to (i) an incorrect calculation of a Fund's daily net asset value, dividend
rate, or capital gain distribution rate or (ii) incorrect or late reporting of
the daily net asset value, capital gain distribution rate of a Fund, upon
written notification by ING, with supporting data, to the Adviser. In addition,
the Fund or the Adviser shall be liable to ING for systems and out of pocket
costs incurred by ING in making a Contract owner's or a participant's account
whole, if such costs or expenses are a result of the Fund's failure to provide
timely or correct net asset values, dividend and capital gains or financial
information. If a mistake is caused in supplying such information or
confirmations, which results in a reconciliation with incorrect information, the
amount required to make a Contract owner's or a Participant's account whole
shall be borne by the party providing the incorrect information, regardless of
when the error is corrected.
2. For purposes of Section 3, the Fund or the Adviser shall pay for the cost
of typesetting and printing periodic fund reports to shareholders, prospectuses,
prospectus supplements, statements of additional information and other materials
that are required by law to be sent to Contract owners or participants, as well
as the cost of distributing such materials. ING shall pay for the cost of
prospectuses and statements of additional information and the distribution
thereof for prospective Contract owners or participants. Each party shall be
provided with such supporting data as may reasonably be requested for
determining expenses under Section 3.
3. The Fund shall pay all expenses in connection with the provision to ING of
a sufficient quantity of its proxy material under Section 3. The cost associated
with proxy preparation, group authorization letters, programming for tabulation
and necessary materials (including postage) will be paid by the Fund.
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EXHIBIT I
TO
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
PROCEDURES FOR PRICING AND ORDER/SETTLEMENT THROUGH NATIONAL SECURITIES CLEARING
CORPORATION'S MUTUAL FUND PROFILE SYSTEM AND MUTUAL FUND SETTLEMENT, ENTRY AND
REGISTRATION VERIFICATION SYSTEM
1. As provided in Section 2(e) of the Fund Participation Agreement, the parties
hereby agree to provide pricing information, execute orders and wire payments
for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares through National Securities
Clearing Corporation ("NSCC") and its subsidiary systems as follows:
(a) Distributor or the Funds will furnish to ING or its affiliate through NSCC's
Mutual Fund Profile System ("MFPS") (1) the most current net asset value
information for each Fund, (2) a schedule of anticipated dividend and
distribution payment dates for each Fund, which is subject to change without
prior notice, ordinary income and capital gain dividend rates on the Fund's
ex-date, and (3) in the case of fixed income funds that declare daily dividends,
the daily accrual or the interest rate factor. All such information shall be
furnished to ING or its affiliate by 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each business day
that the Fund is open for business (each a "Business Day") or at such other time
as that information becomes available. Changes in pricing information will be
communicated to both NSCC and ING.
(b) Upon receipt of Fund purchase, exchange and redemption instructions for
acceptance as of the time at which a Fund's net asset value is calculated as
specified in such Fund's prospectus ("Close of Trading") on each Business Day
("Instructions"), and upon its determination that there are good funds with
respect to Instructions involving the purchase of Shares, ING or its affiliate
will calculate the net purchase or redemption order for each Fund. Orders for
net purchases or net redemptions derived from Instructions received by ING or
its affiliate prior to the Close of Trading on any given Business Day will be
sent to the Defined Contribution Interface of NSCC's Mutual Fund Settlement,
Entry and Registration Verification System ("Fund/SERV") by 5:00 a.m. Eastern
Time on the next Business Day. Subject to ING's or its affiliate's compliance
with the foregoing, ING or its affiliate will be considered the agent of the
Distributor and the Funds, and the Business Day on which Instructions are
received by ING or its affiliate in proper form prior to the Close of Trading
will be the date as of which shares of the Funds are deemed purchased, exchanged
or redeemed pursuant to such Instructions. Instructions received in proper form
by ING or its affiliate after the Close of Trading on any given Business Day
will be treated as if received on the next following Business Day. Dividends and
capital gains distributions will be automatically reinvested at net asset value
in accordance with the Fund's then current prospectuses.
(c) ING or its affiliate will wire payment for net purchase orders by the Fund's
NSCC Firm Number, in immediately available funds, to an NSCC settling bank
account designated by ING or its affiliate no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
on the same Business Day such purchase orders are communicated to NSCC. For
purchases of shares of daily dividend accrual funds, those shares will not begin
to accrue dividends until the day the payment for those shares is received.
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(d) NSCC will wire payment for net redemption orders by Fund, in immediately
available funds, to an NSCC settling bank account designated by ING or its
affiliate, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day such redemption orders
are communicated to NSCC, except as provided in a Fund's prospectus and
statement of additional information.
(e) With respect to (c) or (d) above, if Distributor does not send a
confirmation of ING's or its affiliate's purchase or redemption order to NSCC by
the applicable deadline to be included in that Business Day's payment cycle,
payment for such purchases or redemptions will be made the following Business
Day.
(f) If on any day ING or its affiliate, or Distributor is unable to meet the
NSCC deadline for the transmission of purchase or redemption orders, it may at
its option transmit such orders and make such payments for purchases and
redemptions directly to Distributor or ING or its affiliate, as applicable, as
is otherwise provided in the Agreement.
(g) These procedures are subject to any additional terms in each Fund's
prospectus and the requirements of applicable law. The Funds reserve the right,
at their discretion and without notice, to suspend the sale of shares or
withdraw the sale of shares of any Fund.
2. ING or its affiliate, Distributor and clearing agents (if applicable) are
each required to have entered into membership agreements with NSCC and met all
requirements to participate in the MFPS and Fund/SERV systems before these
procedures may be utilized. Each party will be bound by the terms of their
membership agreement with NSCC and will perform any and all duties, functions,
procedures and responsibilities assigned to it and as otherwise established by
NSCC applicable to the MFPS and Fund/SERV system and the Networking Matrix Level
utilized.
3. Except as modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the
terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning as in this Exhibit.
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SERVICE AGREEMENT
WITH
INVESTMENT ADVISER
AGREEMENT, effective as of _____________ ,____ between_______________
(the "Adviser"), a ____________________________, and ING Life Insurance and
Annuity Company ("ING"), a Connecticut corporation, for the provision of
described administrative services by ING in connection with the sale of shares
of the ___________________ (the "Fund") as described in the Fund Participation
Agreement dated __________, ____ between ING, the Fund and the Adviser (the
"Fund Participation Agreement").
In consideration of their mutual promises, the Adviser and ING agree as follows:
1. ING agrees to provide the following services to the Adviser:
a. responding to inquiries from owners of ING variable annuity
contracts and variable life insurance policies using the Funds as an investment
vehicle ("Contractholders") regarding the services performed by ING that relate
to the Funds;
b. providing information to Adviser and Contractholders with respect
to Fund shares attributable to Contractholder accounts;
c. communicating directly with Contractholders concerning the Funds'
operations;
d. providing such other similar services as Adviser may reasonably
request pursuant to Adviser's agreement with the Funds to the extent permitted
under applicable federal and state requirements.
2. (a) Administrative services to Contractholders owners and participants
shall be the responsibility of ING and shall not be the responsibility of the
Fund or the Adviser. The Adviser recognizes ING as the sole shareholder of Fund
shares issued under the Fund Participation Agreement, and that substantial
savings will be derived in administrative expenses, such as significant
reductions in postage expense and shareholder communications, by virtue of
having a sole shareholder for each of the Accounts rather than multiple
shareholders. In consideration of the savings resulting from such arrangement,
and to compensate ING for its costs, the Adviser agrees to pay to ING and ING
agrees to accept as full compensation for all services rendered hereunder an
amount described in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement
as may be amended from time to time with the mutual consent of the parties
hereto.
(b) The parties agree that the Adviser's payments to ING are for
administrative services only and do not constitute payment in any manner for
investment advisory services or for costs of distribution.
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(c) For the purposes of computing the administrative fee reimbursement
contemplated by this Section 2, the average aggregate amount invested by ING
over a one month period shall be computed by totaling ING's aggregate investment
(share net asset value multiplied by total number of shares held by ING) on each
business day during the month and dividing by the total number of business days
during each month.
(d) The Fund will calculate the reimbursement of administrative
expenses at the end of each month and will make such reimbursement to ING within
30 days thereafter. The reimbursement payment will be accompanied by a statement
showing the calculation of the monthly amounts payable by the Adviser and such
other supporting data as may be reasonably requested by ING. Payment will be
wired by the Adviser to an account designated by ING.
3. ING agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser and its directors,
officers, and employees from any and all loss, liability and expense resulting
from any gross negligence or willful wrongful act of ING under this Agreement or
a breach of a material provision of this Agreement, except to the extent such
loss, liability or expense is the result of the Adviser's misfeasance, bad faith
or gross negligence in the performance of its duties.
4. The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless ING and its directors,
officers, and employees from any and all loss, liability and expense resulting
from any gross negligence or willful wrongful act of the Adviser under this
Agreement or a breach of a material provision under this Agreement, except to
the extent such loss, liability or expense is the result of ING's own willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties.
5. Either party may terminate this Agreement, without penalty, (i) on sixty
(60) days written notice to the other party, for any cause or without cause, or
(ii) on reasonable notice to the other party, if it is not permissible to
continue the arrangement described herein under laws, rules or regulations
applicable to either party or the Fund, or if the Participation Agreement is
terminated.
6. The terms of this arrangement will be held confidential by each party
except to the extent that either party or its counsel may deem it necessary to
disclose this arrangement.
7. This Agreement represents the entire Agreement of the parties on the
subject matter hereof and it cannot be amended or modified except in writing,
signed by the parties. This Agreement may be executed in one or more separate
counterparts, all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the
same Agreement.
8. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be given or made in
writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by telex, telecopier or
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or
recognized overnight courier service to the party to whom they are directed at
the following addresses, or at such other addresses as may be designated by
notice from such party to the other party.
To ING:
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Counsel
To ___________:
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
Attention: ______________
Any notice, demand or other communication given in a manner prescribed in this
Section 8 shall be deemed to have been delivered on receipt.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their authorized officers as of the ____day of __________, ____.
ADVISER
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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