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FORM N-6, ITEM 26(h)
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS
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JANUS ASPEN SERIES
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 25th day of February, 1997, between JANUS
ASPEN SERIES, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware
business trust (the "Trust"), JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION (the "Adviser"), a
Colorado corporation and the investment adviser to the Trust, and AMERICAN
UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a life insurance company organized under the laws
of the State of Indiana (the "Company"), on its own behalf and on behalf of each
segregated asset account of the Company set forth on Schedule A, as may be
amended from time to time (the "Accounts").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Trust has registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an open-end management investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and has registered the offer
and sale of its shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to act as an investment vehicle for separate
accounts established for variable life insurance policies and variable annuity
contracts to be offered by insurance companies that have entered into
participation agreements with the Trust (the "Participating Insurance
Companies"); and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Trust is divided into several
series of shares, each series representing an interest in a particular managed
portfolio of securities and other assets (the "Portfolios"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust has received an order from the Securities and Exchange
Commission granting Participating Insurance Companies and their separate
accounts exemptions from the provisions of Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b)
of the 1940 Act, and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder, to the
extent necessary to permit shares of the Trust to be sold to and held by
variable annuity and variable life insurance separate accounts of both
affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies and certain qualified
pension and retirement plans (the "Exemptive Order"); and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register (unless registration
is not required under applicable law) certain variable life insurance policies
and/or variable annuity contracts under the 1933 Act (the "Contracts"); and
WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register (unless registration
is not required under applicable law) each Account as a unit investment trust
under the 1940 Act; and
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WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to utilize shares of one or more Portfolios as
an investment vehicle of the Accounts;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the parties
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Sale of Trust Shares
1.1 The Trust and the Adviser shall make shares of the Trust's Portfolios
available to the Accounts at the net asset value next computed after receipt of
such purchase order by the Trust (or its agent), as established in accordance
with the provisions of the then current prospectus of the Trust. Shares of a
particular Portfolio of the Trust shall be ordered in such quantities and at
such times as determined by the Company to be necessary to meet the requirements
of the Contracts. The Trustees of the Trust (the "Trustees") may 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 light of their fiduciary duties under federal and
any applicable state laws, necessary in the best interests of the shareholders
of such Portfolio.
1.2 The Trust will redeem any full or fractional shares of any Portfolio
when requested by the Company on behalf of an Account at the net asset value
next computed after receipt by the Trust (or its agent) of the request for
redemption. Such redemptions shall ordinarily be paid in federal funds or by any
other method mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto by the next Business Day
(as defined below) following receipt by the Trust (or its agent) of notice of
the order for redemption; however, the Fund reserves the right to postpone
payment upon redemption consistent with Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act and any
rules thereunder.
1.3 For the purposes of Sections 1.1 and 1.2, the Trust hereby appoints
the Company as its agent for the limited purpose of receiving and accepting
purchase and redemption orders resulting from investment in and payments under
the Contracts. Receipt by the Company shall constitute receipt by the Trust
provided that i) such orders are received by the Company in good order prior to
the time the net asset value of each Portfolio is priced in accordance with its
prospectus and ii) the Trust receives notice of such orders by 11: 00 a.m. New
York time on the next following Business Day. "Business Day" shall mean any day
on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Trust
calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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1.4 Purchase orders that are transmitted to the Trust in accordance with
Section 1.3 shall be paid for no later than 12:00 noon New York time on the same
Business Day that the Trust receives notice of the order. Payments shall be made
in federal funds transmitted by wire.
1.5 Issuance and transfer of the Trust's shares will be by book entry only.
Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or the Account. Shares
ordered from the Trust will be recorded in the appropriate title for each
Account or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.
1.6 The Trust shall furnish same-day notice to the Company of any income
dividends or capital gain distributions payable on the Trust's shares. The
Company hereby elects to receive all such income dividends and capital gain
distributions as are payable on a Portfolio's shares in additional shares of
that Portfolio. The Company reserves the right to revoke this election in
writing and to receive all such dividends and distributions in cash. The Trust
shall notify the Company of the number of shares so issued as payment of such
dividends and distributions.
1.7 The Trust shall make the net asset value per share for each Portfolio
available to the Company on a daily basis as soon as reasonably practical after
the net asset value per share is calculated and shall use its best efforts to
make such net asset value per share available by 6 p.m. New York time.
1.8 The Trust and the Adviser agree that the Trust's shares will be sold
only to Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts and to
certain qualified pension and retirement plans to the extent permitted by the
Exemptive Order consistent with each Portfolio being adequately diversified
pursuant to Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), and the regulations thereunder. No shares of any Portfolio will be sold
directly to the general public. The Company agrees that Trust shares will be
used only for the purposes of funding the Contracts and Accounts listed in
Schedule A, as amended from time to time. The Trust and the Adviser will not
sell shares of the Portfolios to any insurance company or separate account
unless an agreement containing provisions required by the Exemptive Order is in
effect and governs such sales.
1.9 The Trust and the Adviser agree that all Participating Insurance
Companies shall have the obligations and responsibilities regarding pass-through
voting and conflicts of interest corresponding to those contained in Section 2.8
and Article IV of this Agreement.
1.10 Price Errors.
(1) In the event adjustments are required to correct any material error in
the computation of the net asset value of the Trust's shares, the
Trust or the Adviser shall notify the Company as soon as practicable
after discovering the need for those adjustments which result in a
reimbursement to an Account in accordance with the Trust's or the
Adviser's then current
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policies on reimbursement, which the Trust or the Adviser represents
are reasonable and consistent with applicable standards. Notification
may be made via facsimile or via direct or indirect systems access.
Any such notification shall be promptly followed by a letter written
on the Trust's or the Adviser's letterhead stating for each day for
which an error occurred the incorrect price, the correct price, and,
to the extent communicated to the Trust's shareholders, the reason for
the price change.
(2) If an adjustment is to be made in accordance with subsection (1) above
to correct an error which has caused an Account to receive an amount
different than that to which it is entitled, the Trust or the Adviser
shall make all necessary adjustments to the number of shares owned in
the Account and distribute to the Account the amount of such
underpayment for credit to the Contract owners. Upon the furnishing of
an accounting to the Trust or the Adviser by the Company, the Trust or
the Adviser will immediately reimburse to the Company all reasonable
expenses incurred by the Company, including the expense of any
organization that the Company has retained to provide administration
or recordkeeping services under this Agreement, to adjust all Accounts
and accounts of Contract owners affected by such error.
ARTICLE II
Obligations of the Parties
2.1 The Trust and the Adviser shall prepare and be responsible for filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any state regulators requiring
such filing all shareholder reports, notices, proxy materials (or similar
materials such as voting instruction solicitation materials), prospectuses and
statements of additional information of the Trust. The Trust shall bear the
costs of registration and qualification of its shares, preparation and filing of
the documents listed in this Section 2.1 and all taxes to which an issuer is
subject on the issuance and transfer of its shares.
2.2 At the option of the Company, the Trust shall either (a) provide the
Company (at the Company's expense) with as many copies of the Trust's current
prospectus, annual report, semi-annual report and other shareholder
communications, including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing,
as the Company shall reasonably request; or (b) provide the Company with a
camera ready copy of such documents in a form suitable for printing. The Trust
shall provide the Company with a copy of its statement of additional information
in a form suitable for duplication by the Company. The Trust (at its expense)
shall provide the Company with copies of any Trust-sponsored proxy materials in
such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distribution to
Contract owners.
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2.3 The Company shall bear the costs of printing and distributing the
Trust's prospectus, statement of additional information, shareholder reports and
other shareholder communications to owners of and applicants for policies for
which the Trust is serving or is to serve as an investment vehicle. The Company
shall bear the costs of distributing proxy materials (or similar materials such
as voting solicitation instructions) to Contract owners. The Company assumes
sole responsibility for ensuring that such materials are delivered to Contract
owners in accordance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
2.4
(a) The Company agrees and acknowledges that the Adviser is the sole owner
of the name and xxxx "Xxxxx" and that all use of any designation
comprised in whole or part of Janus (a "Xxxxx Xxxx") under this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Adviser. Except as
provided in Section 2.5, the Company shall not use any Xxxxx Xxxx on
its own behalf or on behalf of the Accounts or Contracts in any
registration statement, advertisement, sales literature or other
materials relating to the Accounts or Contracts without the prior
written consent of the Adviser. Upon termination of this Agreement for
any reason, the Company shall cease all use of any Xxxxx Xxxx(s) as
soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) The Trust and the Adviser agree and acknowledge that the names
"American United Life Insurance Company(R)", "AUL", or any derivative
thereof or logo associated with those names ("XXX Xxxx") is the
valuable property of the Company and its affiliates, and that the
Trust shall not use any XXX Xxxx without the prior written consent of
the Company. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the
Trust and the Adviser shall cease all use of any XXX Xxxx as soon as
reasonably practicable.
2.5 The Company shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Trust or
its designee, a copy of each Contract prospectus or statement of additional
information in which the Trust or the Adviser is named prior to the filing of
such document with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company shall
furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Trust or its designee, each
piece of sales literature or other promotional material in which the Trust or
the Adviser is named, at least ten Business Days prior to its use. No such
material shall be used if the Trust or its designee reasonably objects to such
use within ten Business Days after receipt of such material.
2.6 The Company shall not give any information or make any representations
or statements on behalf of the Trust or concerning the Trust or the Adviser in
connection with the sale of the Contracts other than information or
representations contained in and accurately derived from the registration
statement or prospectus for the Trust shares (as such registration statement and
prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time), reports of the
Trust, Trust-sponsored proxy statements, or in sales literature or other
promotional material approved by the Trust or its designee, except as required
by legal process or regulatory authorities or with the written permission of the
Trust or its designee. The Trust or its designee shall use their best
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efforts to provide such approval or, if approval is not given, then to provide
comments suggesting appropriate changes to such information or representations
as set forth in Section 2.5 above.
2.7 The Trust and the Adviser shall not give any information or make any
representations or statements on behalf of the Company or concerning the
Company, the Accounts or the Contracts other than information or representations
contained in and accurately derived from the registration statement or
prospectus for the Contracts (as such registration statement and prospectus may
be amended or supplemented from time to time), or in materials approved by the
Company for distribution including sales literature or other promotional
materials, except as required by legal process or regulatory authorities or with
the written permission of the Company.
2.8 If, and to the extent required by the Exemptive Order or that the
Securities and Exchange Commission interprets the 1940 Act to require
pass-through voting privileges for variable Contract owners, the Company will
provide pass-through voting privileges to those owners of Contracts subject to
the pass-through voting requirements whose cash values are invested, through the
Accounts, in shares of the Trust. The Trust shall require all Participating
Insurance Companies to calculate voting privileges in the same manner and the
Company shall be responsible for assuring that the Accounts calculate voting
privileges in the manner established by the Trust. With respect to each Account,
the Company will vote shares of the Trust held by the Account and for which no
timely voting instructions from Contract owners are received as well as shares
it owns that are held by that Account, in the same proportion as those shares
for which voting instructions are received. The Company and its agents will in
no way recommend or oppose or interfere with the solicitation of proxies for
Trust shares held by Contract owners without the prior written consent of the
Trust, which consent may be withheld in the Trust's sole discretion.
2.9 The Company shall notify the Trust of any applicable state insurance
laws that restrict the Portfolios' investments or otherwise affect the operation
of the Trust and shall notify the Trust of any changes in such laws.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
3.1 The Company represents and warrants that it is an insurance company
duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Indiana and
that it has legally and validly established each Account as a segregated asset
account under such law on the date set forth in Schedule A.
3.2 The Company represents and warrants that each Account (1) has been
registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will be
registered as a unit investment trust in accordance with the provisions of the
1940 Act or, alternatively (2) has not been registered in proper reliance upon
an exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act.
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3.3 The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts or interests in
the Accounts (1) are or, prior to issuance, will be registered as securities
under the 1933 Act or, alternatively (2) are not registered because they are
properly exempt from registration under the 1933 Act or will be offered
exclusively in transactions that are properly exempt from registration under the
1933 Act. The Company further represents and warrants that the Contracts will be
issued and sold in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
federal and state laws; and the sale of the Contracts shall comply in all
material respects with state insurance suitability requirements.
3.4 The Trust and the Adviser represent and warrant that the Trust is duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3.5 The Trust and the Adviser represent and warrant that the Trust shares
offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement are duly authorized for issuance in
accordance with applicable law and will be registered under the 1933 Act and the
Trust shall be registered under the 1940 Act prior to any issuance or sale of
such shares. The Trust shall amend its registration statement under the 1933 Act
and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous
offering of its shares. The Trust shall register and qualify its shares for sale
in accordance with the laws of the various states only if and to the extent
deemed advisable by the Trust.
3.6 The Trust and the Adviser will invest assets of the Portfolios in such
a manner to permit the Portfolios to be used for investment by separate accounts
of life insurance companies funding variable annuity and variable life insurance
contracts, whichever is appropriate, under the Code and the regulations
thereunder. Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, the Trust and the
Adviser represent and warrant that the investments of each Portfolio will comply
with the diversification requirements set forth in Section 817(h) of the Code,
and the rules and regulations thereunder and each Portfolio has complied with
such requirements since each Portfolio's commencement of operations.
3.7 The Trust and the Adviser shall maintain qualification of each
Portfolio as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code (or
any successor or similar provisions) and shall notify the Company immediately
upon having a reasonable basis for believing that a Portfolio has ceased to so
qualify or that it might not so qualify in the future.
3.8 The Trust and the Adviser agree to use their best efforts to ensure
that each Portfolio of the Trust shall be managed consistent with its investment
objective or objectives,
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investment policies, and investment restrictions as described in the Trust's
prospectus and registration statement, as amended or modified from time to time.
ARTICLE IV
Potential Conflicts
4.1 The parties acknowledge that the Trust's shares may be made available
for investment to other Participating Insurance Companies. In such event, the
Trustees will monitor the Trust for the existence of any material irreconcilable
conflict between the interests of the contract owners of all Participating
Insurance Companies. An irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a variety
of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state insurance regulatory
authority; (b) 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 letter, or any similar action by insurance, tax, or
securities regulatory authorities; (c) an administrative or judicial decision in
any relevant proceeding; (d) the manner in which the investments of any
Portfolio are being managed; (e) a difference in voting instructions given by
variable annuity contract and variable life insurance contract owners; or (f) a
decision by an insurer to disregard the voting instructions of contract owners.
The Trustees shall promptly inform the Company if they determine that an
irreconcilable material conflict exists and the implications thereof.
4.2 The Company agrees to promptly report any potential or existing
conflicts of which it is aware to the Trustees. The Company will assist the
Trustees in carrying out their responsibilities under the Exemptive Order by
providing the Trustees with all information reasonably necessary for the
Trustees to consider any issues raised including, but not limited to,
information as to a decision by the Company to disregard Contract owner voting
instructions.
4.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Trustees, or a majority of its
disinterested Trustees, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists that
affects the interests of Contract owners, the Company shall, in cooperation with
other Participating Insurance Companies whose contract owners are also affected,
at its expense and to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by the
Trustees) take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or eliminate the
irreconcilable material conflict, which steps could include: (a) withdrawing the
assets allocable to some or all of the Accounts from the Trust or any Portfolio
and reinvesting such assets in a different investment medium, including (but not
limited to) another Portfolio of the Trust, or submitting the question of
whether or not such segregation should be implemented to a vote of all affected
Contract owners 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 Insurance Companies) that
votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected Contract owners
the option of making such a change; and (b) establishing a new registered
management investment company or managed separate account.
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4.4 If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a decision by
the Company to disregard Contract owner voting instructions and that decision
represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote, the Company
may be required, at the Trust's election, to withdraw the affected Account's
investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement with respect to such
Account; 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 Trustees. Any such withdrawal and
termination must take place within six (6) months after the Trust gives written
notice that this provision is being implemented. Until the end of such six (6)
month period, the Trust shall continue to accept and implement orders by the
Company for the purchase and redemption of shares of the Trust.
4.5 If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because a particular state
insurance regulator's decision applicable to the Company conflicts with the
majority of other state regulators, then the Company will withdraw the affected
Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement with respect to
such Account within six (6) months after the Trustees inform the Company in
writing that it has determined that such decision has created an irreconcilable
material conflict; 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 Trustees. Until the
end of such six (6) month period, the Trust shall continue to accept and
implement orders by the Company for the purchase and redemption of shares of the
Trust.
4.6 For purposes of Sections 4.3 through 4.6 of this Agreement, a majority
of the disinterested Trustees shall determine whether any proposed action
adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no event will
the Company be required to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts if
an offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of Contract owners
materially adversely affected by the irreconcilable material conflict. In the
event that the Trustees determine that any proposed action does not adequately
remedy any irreconcilable material conflict, then the Company will withdraw the
Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement within six (6)
months after the Trustees inform the Company in writing of the foregoing
determination; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be
limited to the extent required by any such material irreconcilable conflict as
determined by a majority of the disinterested Trustees.
4.7 The Company shall at least annually submit to the Trustees such
reports, materials or data as the Trustees may reasonably request so that the
Trustees may fully carry out the duties imposed upon them by the Exemptive
Order, and said reports, materials and data shall be submitted more frequently
if deemed appropriate by the Trustees.
4.8 If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended, or
Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the 1940
Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared funding
(as defined in the Exemptive Order) on terms and conditions materially different
from those contained in the Exemptive Order, then the Trust
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and/or the Participating Insurance Companies, as appropriate, shall take such
steps as may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2 and 6e-3(T), as amended, and
Rule 6e-3, as adopted, to the extent such rules are applicable.
ARTICLE V
Indemnification
5.1 Indemnification By the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Trust, the Adviser, and each of their Trustees, Directors,
officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls the Trust
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified
Parties" for purposes of this Article V) against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written
consent of the Company) or expenses (including the reasonable costs of
investigating or defending any alleged loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
and reasonable legal counsel fees incurred in connection therewith)
(collectively, "Losses"), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject
under any statute or regulation, or at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
Losses:
(a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged untrue
statements of any material fact contained in a registration statement
or prospectus for the Contracts or in the Contracts themselves or in
sales literature generated or approved by the Company on behalf of the
Contracts or Accounts (or any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing) (collectively, "Company Documents" for the purposes of this
Article V), 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, provided that this indemnity shall not apply as to any
Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or such alleged
statement or omission was made in reliance upon and was accurately
derived from written information furnished to the Company by or on
behalf of the Trust for use in Company Documents or otherwise for use
in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(b) arise out of or result from statements or representations (other than
statements or representations contained in and accurately derived from
Trust Documents as defined in Section 5.2(a)) or wrongful conduct of
the Company or persons under its control, with respect to the sale or
acquisition of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(c) arise out of or result from any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in Trust Documents as defined
in Section 5.2(a) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading if such statement or omission was
made in reliance upon and accurately derived from written information
furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Company; or
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(d) arise out of or result from any failure by the Company to provide the
services or furnish the materials required under the terms of this
Agreement; or
(e) arise out of or result from any material breach of any representation
and/or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or arise out of
or result from any other material breach of this Agreement by the
Company.
5.2 Indemnification By the Adviser. The Adviser agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and each of its directors, officers, employees and
agents and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of
Section 15 of the 1933 Act, and the Accounts (collectively, the "Indemnified
Parties" for purposes of this Article V) against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written
consent of the Adviser) or expenses (including the reasonable costs of
investigating or defending any alleged loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
and reasonable legal counsel fees incurred in connection therewith)
(collectively, "Losses"), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject
under any statute or regulation, or at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
Losses:
(a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged untrue
statements of any material fact contained in the registration
statement or prospectus or sales literature for the Trust prepared by
the Trust or the Adviser (or any amendment or supplement thereto),
(collectively, "Trust Documents" for the purposes of this Article V),
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, provided that
this indemnity shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party if such
statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made
in reliance upon and was accurately derived from written information
furnished to the Trust or the Adviser by or on behalf of the Company
for use in Trust Documents or otherwise for use in connection with the
sale of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(b) arise out of or result from statements or representations (other than
statements or representations contained in and accurately derived from
Company Documents) or wrongful conduct of the Trust or persons under
its control, with respect to the sale or acquisition of the Contracts
or Trust shares; or
(c) arise out of or result from any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in Company Documents or the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and
accurately derived from written information furnished to the Company
by or on behalf of the Trust; or
(d) arise out of or result from any failure by the Trust to provide the
services or furnish the materials required under the terms of this
Agreement; or
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(e) arise out of or result from any material breach of any representation
and/or warranty made by the Trust in this Agreement or arise out of or
result from any other material breach of this Agreement by the Trust,
including but not limited to, compliance with the diversification
requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code and qualification of each
Portfolio of the Trust as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Code.
5.3 Neither the Company nor the Adviser shall be liable under the
indemnification provisions of Sections 5.1 or 5.2, as applicable, with respect
to any Losses incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party that arise from
such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the
performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified
Party's reckless disregard of obligations or duties under this Agreement.
5.4 Neither the Company nor the Adviser shall be liable under the
indemnification provisions of Sections 5.1 or 5.2, as applicable, with respect
to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party
shall have notified the other party in writing within a reasonable time after
the summons, or other first written notification, giving information of the
nature of the claim shall have been served upon or otherwise received by such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of
service upon or other notification to any designated agent), but failure to
notify the party against whom indemnification is sought of any such claim shall
not relieve that party from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified
Party in the absence of Sections 5.1 and 5.2.
5.5 In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, the
indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the
defense of such action. The indemnifying party also shall be entitled to assume
the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the party named in
the action. After notice from the indemnifying party to the Indemnified Party of
an election to assume such defense, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees
and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the indemnifying
party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Agreement for any
legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
ARTICLE VI
Termination
6.1 This Agreement may be terminated as follows:
(a) by any party for any reason by ninety (90) days advance written notice
delivered to the other parties;
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(b) at the option of the Company if shares of the Trust are not reasonably
available to meet the requirements of the Contracts, as determined by
the Company, and upon written notice by the Company to the other
parties to this Agreement;
(c) at the option of the Company upon institution of formal proceedings
against the Trust or the Adviser by the NASD, the SEC, or any state
securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body if the
Company shall determine, in its sole judgment exercised in good
faith, that the Trust or the Adviser has suffered a material adverse
change in its business, operations, financial condition, or prospects
since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of material adverse
publicity;
(d) at the option of the Trust or the Adviser upon institution of formal
proceedings against the Company by the NASD, the SEC, or any state
securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body if
the Trust or Adviser shall determine, in its sole judgment exercised
in good faith, that the Company has suffered a material adverse change
in its business, operations, financial condition, or prospects since
the date of this Agreement or is the subject of material adverse
publicity;
(e) at the option of any party to the Agreement upon a determination by a
majority of the Trustees of the Trust, or a majority of disinterested
Trustees, that an irreconcilable material conflict exists;
(f) at the option of the Company if the Trust fails to meet the
diversification requirements under Subchapter M or Section 817(h) of
the Code as provided in this Agreement;
(g) at the option of the Company upon a material breach of this Agreement
or of any representation or warranty herein by the Trust of the
Adviser, or at the option of the Trust or the Adviser upon a material
breach of this Agreement or any representation or warranty herein by
the Company.
6.2 Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Trust shall, at
the option of the Company, continue to make available additional shares of the
Trust (or any Portfolio) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination of this
Agreement, provided that the Company continues to pay the costs set forth in
Section 2.3.
6.3 The provisions of Article V shall survive the termination of this
Agreement, and the provisions of Article IV and Section 2.8 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement as long as shares of the Trust are held on behalf
of Contract owners in accordance with Section 6.2.
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ARTICLE VII
Notices
Any notice shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified
mail to the other party at the address of such party set forth below or at such
other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the
other party.
If to the Trust:
Janus Aspen Series
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. General Counsel
If to the Company:
American United Life Insurance Company
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Associate General Counsel
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
8.1 The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of
reference only and in no way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect.
8.2 This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
8.3 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Agreement shall
not be affected thereby.
8.4 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted
under and in accordance with the laws of State of Colorado.
8.5 The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that all
liabilities of the Trust arising, directly or indirectly, under this Agreement,
of any and every nature whatsoever, shall be satisfied solely out of the assets
of the Trust and that no Trustee, officer, agent or holder of shares of
beneficial interest of the Trust shall be personally liable for any such
liabilities.
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8.6 Each party shall cooperate with each other party and all appropriate
governmental authorities (including without limitation the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and
state insurance regulators) and shall permit such authorities reasonable access
to its books and records in connection with any investigation or inquiry
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.7 The rights, remedies and obligations contained in this Agreement are
cumulative and are in addition to any and all rights, remedies and obligations,
at law or in equity, which the parties hereto are entitled to under state and
federal laws.
8.8 The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that this Agreement
shall not be exclusive in any respect.
8.9 Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be
assigned by either party without the prior written approval of the other party.
8. 10 No provisions of this Agreement may be amended or modified in any
manner except by a written agreement properly authorized and executed by both
parties.
8.11 The Trust and the Adviser agree to treat as the property of the
Company any list or compilation of names, addresses, and other information
relating to the owners of the Contracts or prospects for the sale of Contracts
acquired in the course of performing under this Agreement and agree not to use
such information for any purpose without the prior consent of the Company, or
except as required by applicable law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers
to execute this Participation Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
JANUS ASPEN SERIES
By: __________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:___________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President of Compliance
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By:___________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Associate General Counsel
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Schedule A
Separate Accounts and Associated Contracts
Name of Separate Account and Date Contracts Funded
Established by the AUL Exec. Comm. By Separate Account
AUL American Unit Trust (established 8/17/89) Registered 401, 403(b), 457,
408 contracts
Group Retirement Annuity Separate Account I Qualified 401 contracts
(established 8/17/89)
Group Retirement Annuity Separate Account II Qualified 401 contracts
(established 8/17/89)
