ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (“INSURER”) and FIRST TRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST (“FUND”)
(collectively, the “Parties”) mutually agree to the arrangements set forth in this Administrative
Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of May 1, 2012.
WHEREAS, FUND is a business trust organized under the laws of Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS, INSURER issues variable life insurance policies and/or variable annuity contracts
(collectively, the “Contracts”); and
WHEREAS, INSURER has entered into a participation agreement, dated May 1, 2012 (“Participation
Agreement”) with the FUND, pursuant to which the FUND has agreed to make shares of certain of its
portfolios (“Portfolios”) available for purchase by one or more of INSURER’s separate accounts or
divisions thereof (each, a “Separate Account”), in connection with the allocation by Contract
owners of purchase payments to corresponding investment options offered under the Contracts; and
WHEREAS, INSURER and FUND expect that the FUND, and its Portfolios, can derive substantial
savings in administrative expenses by virtue of having one or more Separate Accounts of INSURER
each as a single shareholder of record of Portfolio shares, rather than having numerous public
shareholders of such shares; and
WHEREAS, INSURER and FUND expect that the FUND, and its Portfolios as listed on Schedule A
hereto, as amended from time to time, can derive such substantial savings because INSURER performs
the administrative services listed on Schedule B hereto for the FUND in connection with the
Contracts issued by INSURER; and
WHEREAS, INSURER has no contractual or other legal obligation to perform such administrative
services, other than pursuant to this Agreement and the Participation Agreement; and
WHEREAS, INSURER desires to be compensated for providing such administrative services; and
WHEREAS, FUND desires to benefit from the lower administrative expenses resulting from
the administrative services performed by INSURER; and
WHEREAS, FUND desires to retain the administrative services of INSURER and to compensate
INSURER for providing such administrative services;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Administrative Services; Payments Therefor.
(a) INSURER shall provide the administrative services set out in Schedule A hereto and made a
part hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time. For such services, FUND agrees to pay
to INSURER a quarterly fee (“Quarterly Fee”) equal to a percentage of the average daily net assets
of the applicable Portfolio(s) attributable to the Contracts issued by INSURER (“INSURER Fund
Assets”) at the following annual rates:
Annual Rate
0.20%
(b) FUND shall calculate the Quarterly Fee at the end of each calendar quarter and will make
such payment to INSURER, without demand or notice by INSURER, within 30 days thereafter, in a
manner mutually agreed upon by the Parties from time to time.
Section 2. Nature of Payments.
The Parties to this Agreement recognize and agree that FUND’S payments hereunder are for
administrative services only and do not constitute payment in any manner for investment advisory
services or for costs of distribution of Contracts or of Portfolio shares, and are not otherwise
related to investment advisory or distribution services or expenses. INSURER represents and
warrants that the fees to be paid by FUND for services to be rendered by INSURER pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement are to compensate the INSURER for providing administrative services to the
Fund, and are not designed to reimburse or compensate INSURER for providing administrative services
with respect to the Contracts or any Separate Account.
Section 3. Term and Termination.
Either Party may terminate this Agreement, without penalty, on 60 days written notice to the
other Party. Unless so terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect for so long as First
Trust Advisors L.P. or its successor(s) in interest, or any affiliate thereof, continues to perform
in a similar capacity for the FUND, and for so long as INSURER provides the services contemplated
hereunder with respect to Contracts under which values or monies are allocated to a Portfolio.
Section 4. Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended upon mutual agreement of the Parties in writing.
Section 5. Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered to:
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attn: General Counsel
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attn: General Counsel
FIRST TRUST VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Secretary
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Secretary
Section 6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and
their transferees, successors and assigns. The benefits of and the right to enforce this Agreement
shall accrue to the Parties and their transferees, successors and assigns.
(b) Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, obligations or
liabilities of any Party hereto shall be assigned without the written consent of the other Party.
(c) Intended Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any
person or entity other than the Parties any legal or equitable claim, right or remedy. Rather,
this Agreement is intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
(e) Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to the conflict of law
principles thereof.
(f) Severability. If any portion of this Agreement shall be found to be invalid or
unenforceable by a court or tribunal or regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
shall not be affected thereby, but shall have the same force and effect as if the invalid or
unenforceable portion had not been inserted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date of first above
written.
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SCHEDULE A
LIST OF PORTFOLIOS
First Trust/Dow Xxxxx Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio
SCHEDULE B
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
INSURER shall provide certain administrative services respecting the operations of the FUND,
as set forth below. This Schedule, which may be amended from time to time as mutually agreed upon
by INSURER and FUND, constitutes an integral part of the Agreement to which it is attached.
Capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise noted, have the same meaning as the defined
terms in the Agreement to which this Schedule relates.
A. Records of Portfolio Share Transactions; Miscellaneous Records
1. INSURER shall maintain master accounts with the FUND, on behalf of each Portfolio, which
accounts shall bear the name of INSURER as the record owner of Portfolio shares on behalf of each
Separate Account investing in the Portfolio.
2. INSURER shall maintain records setting out the number of shares of each Portfolio purchased,
redeemed or exchanged by Contract owners, as well as the net purchase or redemption orders for
Portfolio shares submitted each day, to assist the FUND and/or the FUND’s transfer agent in
tracking and recording Portfolio share transactions, and to facilitate the computation of each
Portfolio’s net asset value per share. INSURER shall provide such other assistance to the
FUND and the FUND’s transfer agent as may be necessary to cause various Portfolio share
transactions effected by Contract owners to be properly reflected on the books and records of
the FUND.
3. In addition to the foregoing records, and without limitation, INSURER shall maintain and
preserve all records as required by law to be maintained and preserved in connection with providing
administrative services hereunder.
B. Order Placement and Payment
1. INSURER shall determine the net amount to be transmitted to the Separate Accounts as a
result of redemptions of each Portfolio’s shares based on Contract owner redemption requests and
shall disburse or credit to the Separate Accounts all proceeds of redemptions of Portfolio shares.
INSURER shall notify the FUND of the cash required to meet redemption payments.
2. INSURER shall determine the net amount to be transmitted to the FUND as a result of purchases
of Portfolio shares based on Contract owner purchase payments and transfers allocated to the
Separate Accounts investing in each Portfolio. INSURER shall transmit net purchase payments
to the FUND’s custodian.
C. Accounting Services
INSURER shall perform miscellaneous accounting services as may be reasonably requested from time to
time by the FUND, which services shall relate to the business contemplated by the
Participation Agreement between INSURER and the FUND, as amended from time to time. Such
services shall include, without limitation, periodic reconciliation and balancing of INSURER’s
books and records with those of the FUND with respect to such matters as cash accounts,
Portfolio share purchase and redemption orders placed with the FUND, dividend and distribution
payments by the FUND, and such other accounting matters that may arise from time to time in
connection with the operations of the FUND as related to the business contemplated by the
Participation Agreement.
D. Reports
INSURER acknowledges that FUND shall be required to provide the FUND’s Board of Trustees
(“Board”) various types of information pertaining to the operations of the FUND and related
matters. Accordingly, INSURER agrees to provide FUND with such assistance as FUND may reasonably
request so that FUND can report such information to the Board in a timely manner. INSURER
acknowledges that such information and assistance shall be in addition to the information and
assistance required of INSURER pursuant to the FUND’s mixed and shared funding SEC exemptive order,
described in the Participation Agreement.
INSURER further agrees to provide FUND with such assistance as FUND may reasonably request
with respect to the preparation and submission of reports and other documents pertaining to the
FUND to appropriate regulatory bodies and third party reporting services.
E. Fund-related Contract Owner Services
INSURER agrees to distribute, in a timely manner, prospectuses, statements of additional
information, supplements thereto, periodic reports and any other materials of the FUND required by
law or otherwise to be given to Contract owners investing in Portfolio shares. INSURER further
agrees to provide telephonic support for Contract owners, including, without limitation, inquiries
about the FUND and each Portfolio thereof (not including information about performance or related
to sales), communicating with Contract owners about FUND (and Separate Account) performance, and
assisting with proxy solicitations where appropriate.
F. Miscellaneous Services
INSURER shall provide such other administrative support to the FUND as mutually agreed between
INSURER and FUND from time to time. INSURER shall, from time to time, relieve the FUND of
other usual or incidental administration services of the type ordinarily borne by mutual funds
that offer shares to individual members of the general public.