EXHIBIT 8(c)
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") made as of December 1, 1998, is by and between
NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES, a Nevada corporation ("Adviser") and THE UNITED STATES
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation ("USL").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, each of the investment companies listed on Schedule One hereto
("Schedule One," as the same may be amended from time to time), is registered as
an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "Act") (such investment companies are hereinafter called
the "Funds," whether one or more); and
WHEREAS, each of the Funds is available as the investment vehicle for certain
separate accounts of USL, established for variable life insurance policies
and/or variable annuity contracts offered by USL (the "Separate Account,"
whether one or more); and
WHEREAS, USL has entered into a participation agreement dated as of December 1,
1998 among USL, American General Securities Incorporated, Advisor and the Funds
(the "Participation Agreement," as the same may be amended from time to time);
and
WHEREAS, Adviser provides, among other things, investment advisory and/or
administrative services to the Funds; and
WHEREAS, Navellier Securities Corp. (the "Underwriter") is the underwriter of
the Funds; and
WHEREAS, Adviser desires USL to provide the administrative services specified in
the attached Exhibit A ("Administrative Services"), in connection with the
ownership of interests of the Separate Account, which is the owner of shares of
the Funds for the benefit of persons who maintain their ownership interests in
the Separate Account, whose interests are included in the master account
("Master Account") referred to in paragraph 1, of Exhibit A ("Shareholders"),
and USL is willing and able to provide such Administrative Services on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
hereinafter contained, each party hereto severally agrees as follows:
1. USL agrees to perform the Administrative Services specified in Exhibit A
hereto for the benefit of the Shareholders.
2. USL represents and agrees that it will maintain and preserve all records as
required by law to be maintained and preserved in connection with providing
the Administrative Services, and will otherwise comply with all laws, rules
and regulations applicable to the Administrative Services.
3. USL agrees to provide copies of all the historical records relating to
transactions between the Funds and Shareholders, and all written
communications and other related materials regarding the Funds to or from
such Shareholders, as reasonably requested by Adviser or its representatives
(which representatives, include, without limitation, its auditors, legal
counsel or the Underwriter), to enable Adviser or its representatives to
monitor and review the Administrative Services performed by USL, or comply
with any request of the board of directors, or trustees or general partners
(collectively, the "Directors") of any of the Funds, or of a governmental
body, self-regulatory organization or Shareholder.
In addition, USL agrees that it will permit Adviser, the Funds or their
representatives, to have reasonable access to its personnel and records in
order to facilitate the monitoring of the quality of the Administrative
Services.
4. USL may, with the consent of Adviser, contract with or establish
relationships with other parties for the provision of the Administrative
Services or other activities of USL required by this Agreement, or the
Participation Agreement, provided that USL shall be fully responsible for the
acts and omissions of such other parties.
5. USL hereby agrees to notify Adviser promptly if for any reason it is unable
to perform fully and promptly any of its obligations under this Agreement.
6. USL hereby represents and covenants that it does not, and will not, own or
hold or control with power to vote any shares of the Funds which are
registered in the name of USL or the name of its nominee and which are
maintained in USL variable annuity or variable life insurance accounts. USL
represents further that it is not registered as a broker-dealer under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and it is not
required to be so registered, including as a result of entering into this
Agreement and performing the Administrative Services, and other obligations
of USL set forth in this Agreement.
7. The provisions of the Agreement shall in no way limit the authority of
Adviser, or any or the Funds or Underwriter to take such action as any of
such parties may deem appropriate or advisable in connection with all matters
relating to the operations of any of such Funds and/or sale of its shares.
8. In consideration of the performance of the Administrative Services by USL,
Adviser agrees for as long as Adviser remains as investment adviser to the
Funds, to pay USL a monthly fee at an annual rate which shall equal .25% of
the value of the average daily net assets of the Funds maintained in the
Master Account for the Shareholders. The foregoing fee will be paid by
Adviser to USL on a calendar quarterly basis, and in this regard, payment of
such fee will be made by Adviser to USL within thirty (30) days following the
end of each calendar quarter. The determination of applicable assets shall
be made by averaging the daily net assets of the applicable portfolios of the
Funds maintained in the Master Account for the Shareholders as of the last
Business Day (as defined in the Participation Agreement) of each month
falling within the applicable calendar quarter.
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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Participation Agreement
appearing to the contrary, the payments by Adviser to USL relate solely to
the performance by USL of the Administrative Services described herein only,
and do not constitute payment in any manner for services provided by USL to
USL policy or contract owners, or to any separate account organized by USL,
or for any investment advisory services, or for costs associated with the
distribution of any variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts.
9. USL shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Funds, Adviser and
Underwriter and each of their respective officers, Directors, employees and
agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses, or
liabilities that any one or more of them may incur including without
limitation reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and costs arising out of or
related to the performance or non-performance by USL of the Administrative
Services under this Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be terminated without penalty at any time by USL or by
Adviser as to one or more of the Funds collectively, upon ninety (90) days
written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, 9 and 11 of this Agreement, shall continue in
full force and effect after termination of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall not require USL to preserve any records (in any medium
or format) relating to this Agreement beyond the time periods otherwise
required by the laws to which USL or the Funds are subject provided that
such records shall be offered to the Funds in the event USL decides to no
longer preserve such records following such time periods.
11. After the date of any termination of this Agreement in accordance with
paragraph 10 of this Agreement, no fee will be due with respect to any
amounts first placed in the Master Account for the benefit of Shareholders
after the date of such termination. However, notwithstanding any such
termination, Adviser will remain obligated to pay USL the fee specified in
paragraph 8 of this Agreement, with respect to the value of the average
daily net assets of each of the Funds maintained in the Master Account as of
the date of such termination, for so long as such amounts are held in the
Master Account, USL continues to provide the Administrative Services with
respect to such amounts in conformity with this Agreement and Advisor
remains as the investment advisor to the funds. This Agreement, or any
provision hereof, shall survive termination to the extent necessary for each
party to perform its obligations with respect to amounts for which a fee
continues to be due subsequent to such termination.
12. USL understands and agrees that the obligations of Adviser under this
Agreement are not binding upon any of the Funds, upon any of their Board
members or upon any shareholder of any of the Funds.
13. It is understood and agreed that in performing the services under this
Agreement USL, acting in its capacity described herein, shall at no time be
acting as an agent for Adviser, Underwriter or any of the Funds. USL
agrees, and agrees to cause its agents, not to make any representations
concerning any of the Funds except those contained in the Funds' then-
current prospectus; in
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current sales literature furnished by the Funds, Adviser or Underwriter to
USL; in the then current prospectus for a variable annuity contract or
variable life insurance policy issued by USL or then current sales
literature with respect to such variable annuity contract or variable life
insurance policy, approved by Adviser.
14. This Agreement, including the provisions set forth herein in paragraph 8,
may only be amended pursuant to a written instrument signed by the party to
be charged. This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto, by
operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the
other party.
15. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.
16. This Agreement, including Exhibit A and Schedule One, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the matters dealt with herein
and supersedes any previous agreements and documents with respect to such
matters. The parties agree that Schedule One may be replaced from time to
time with a new Schedule One to accurately reflect any changes in the Funds
available as investment vehicles under the Participation Agreement.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement
as of the date first above written.
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: President
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SCHEDULE ONE
FUNDS: AVAILABLE PORTFOLIOS OF THE FUNDS:
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Navellier Variable Insurance
Series Fund, Inc. Navellier Growth Portfolio
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EXHIBIT A
Pursuant to the Agreement by and among the parties hereto, USL shall perform the
following Administrative Services:
1. Maintain separate records for each Shareholder, which records shall reflect
shares purchased and redeemed for the benefit of the Shareholder and share
balances held for the benefit of the Shareholder. USL shall maintain the
Master Account with the transfer agent of each of the Funds on behalf of
Shareholders and such Master Account shall be in the name of USL or its
nominee as the record owner of the shares held for such Shareholders.
2. For each of the Funds, disburse or credit to Shareholders all proceeds of
redemptions of shares of the Fund and all dividends and other distributions
not reinvested in shares of the Fund or paid to the Separate Account holding
the Shareholders' interests.
3. Prepare and transmit to Shareholders periodic account statements showing the
total number of shares held for the benefit of the Shareholder as of the
statement closing date (converted to interests in the Separate Account),
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares for the benefit of the Shareholder
during the period covered by the statement, and the dividends and other
distributions paid for the benefit of the Shareholder during the statement
period (whether paid in cash or reinvested in Fund shares).
4. Transmit to Shareholders proxy materials and reports and other information
received by USL from any of the Funds and required to be sent to Shareholders
under the federal securities laws and, upon request of any of the Funds'
transfer agent, transmit to Shareholders material Fund communications deemed
by the Fund, through its Board of Directors or other similar governing body,
to be necessary and proper for receipt by all Fund beneficial shareholders.
5. Transmit to each of the Funds' transfer agent purchase and redemption orders
on behalf of Shareholders.
6. Provide to the Funds, or to the transfer agent for any of the Funds, or any
of the agents designated by any of them, such periodic reports as shall
reasonably be concluded to be necessary to enable each of the Funds and its
Underwriter to comply with any applicable State Blue Sky requirements.
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