AMENDMENT NO. 3 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 3
The Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated March 29, 2001 by and among AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds), a Delaware Trust, Invesco Distributors, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, PHL Variable Insurance Company, a Connecticut life insurance company (“Phoenix”) and Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation (“PEPCO”), a Connecticut based broker-dealer, (hereafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is hereby amended as follows:
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) is the successor to AIM Variable Insurance Funds;
WHEREAS, Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the successor to Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.;
WHEREAS, Phoenix is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (“PNX”);
WHEREAS, PNX signed an agreement with Tiptree Financial Partners, LP for it to acquire PFG Holdings, Inc. (“PFG”), including Phoenix’s affiliated broker-dealer, PEPCO;
WHEREAS, 1851 Securities, Inc. is a newly formed Delaware entity that is a FINRA registered member broker-dealer and an affiliated broker-dealer of Phoenix;
WHEREAS, 1851 Securities, Inc. will provide principal underwriting services for the variable insurance products utilizing AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds);
WHEREAS, this change in control may constitute an “assignment” by PEPCO within the provisions of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Phoenix requests that: (1) the parties consent to the assignment by executing this amendment; and (2) amend the Agreement to reflect the accurate names of the parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties mutually agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. | Pursuant to Section 8 of the Agreement, PEPCO hereby assigns its duties as principal underwriter to 1851 Securities, Inc.; |
2. | All parties to the Agreement consent to this assignment; and |
3. | All references to PEPCO in the Agreement are hereby replaced with 1851 Securities, Inc.; |
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All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.
Effective Date: September 20, 2010
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS | ||
(INVESCO VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS) | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxx | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title: | President | |
PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: | Second Vice President |
PHOENIX EQUITY PLANNING CORPORATION
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: | ||
1851 SECURITIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Title: | Vice President and Secretary |
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