Exhibit 99.B8a
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into on this 1ST day of AUGUST, 1994, among
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY ("Company"), a life insurance company
organized under the laws of the State of Texas, on behalf of itself and AMERICAN
NATIONAL VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT ("Separate Account"), a separate account
established by the Company in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas,
AMERICAN NATIONAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, INC. ("Fund"), an open-end management
investment company organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, and
SECURITIES MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, INC. ("Distributor"), a Florida corporation.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Separate Account has been established by the Company pursuant
to the Texas Insurance Code in connection with certain variable contracts
("Contracts") issued to the public by the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Separate Account is registered as a unit investment trust
under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
WHEREAS, the income, gains and losses, whether or not realized, from assets
allocated to the Separate Account are, in accordance with the applicable
Contracts, to be credited to or charged against such Separate Account without
regard to other income, gains or losses of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Separate Account is subdivided into various Subaccounts under
which income, gains and losses, whether or not realized, form assets allocated
to each such Subaccount are, in accordance with the applicable Contracts, to be
credited to or charged against such Subaccounts without regard to other income,
gains or losses of other Subaccounts or of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end diversified management
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and
WHEREAS, the Fund is divided into various series ("Portfolios"), each
Portfolio having a different investment objective and being subject to separate
investment policies and restrictions which may not be changed without the
majority vote of shareowners of such Portfolio; and
WHEREAS, the Fund agrees to make its shares available to serve as
underlying investment media for the Separate Account, with shares of each
Portfolio of the Fund to serve as the underlying investment medium for each of
the various Subaccounts in the Separate Account; and
WHEREAS, Distributor, the principal underwriter for the Contracts to be
funded in the Separate Account, is a broker-dealer registered as such under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants and conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the Company, the Separate Account, the Fund and the Distributor
hereby agree as follows:
1. The Contracts funded through the Separate Account will provide for the
allocation of net amounts among the various Subaccounts of the
Separate Account for investment in the shares of the Portfolios of the
Fund underlying each Subaccount. The selection of the particular
Subaccount is to be made by the Contract Owner and such selection may
be changed in accordance with the terms of the Contracts.
2. No representation is made as to the number or amount of such Contracts
to be sold. The Company and the Distributor will make reasonable
efforts to market such Contracts and will comply with all applicable
federal or state laws in connection therewith.
3. Fund shares to be made available to each Subaccount of the Separate
Account shall be sold by each of the respective Portfolio of the Fund
and purchased by the Company for the corresponding Subaccount at the
net asset value (without the imposition of a sales load) next computed
after receipt of each order, as established in accordance with the
provisions of the then current prospectus of the Fund. Shares of a
particular Portfolio shall be ordered in such quantities and at such
times as determined by the Company to be necessary to meet the
requirements of those Contracts issued by the Company in that
Subaccount of the Separate Account for which the Portfolio shares
serve as the underlying investment medium. Orders or payments for
shares purchases will be sent promptly to the Fund and will be made
payable in the manner established from time to time by the Fund for
the receipt of such payments. The Fund reserves the right to delay
transfer of its shares until the payment check has cleared. The Fund
has the obligation to insure that its shares are registered at all
times.
4. Transfer of the Fund's shares will be by book entry only. No stock
certificate will be issued to the Separate Account. Shares ordered
from a particular Portfolio of the Fund will be recorded in an
appropriate title for the corresponding Subaccount of the Separate
Account by the Company.
5. The Fund shall furnish notice promptly to the Company of any dividend
or distribution payable on its shares. All such dividends and
distributions as are payable on each Portfolio's shares in the title
for the corresponding Subaccount of the Separate Account shall be
automatically reinvested in additional shares of that Portfolio. The
Fund shall notify the Company of the number of shares so issued.
6. All expenses incident to the performance by the Fund under this
Agreement shall be paid by the Fund. The Fund shall ensure that all
its shares are registered and authorized for issue in accordance with
applicable federal and state laws prior to their purchase for the
Separate Account. The Company shall bear none of the expenses for the
cost of registration of the Fund's shares, preparation of the Fund's
prospectuses, proxy materials and reports, the preparation of all
statements and notices required by any federal or state law, or taxes
on the issue or transfer of the Fund's shares subject to this
Agreement.
7. The Company and the Distributor shall make no representations
concerning the Fund's shares except those contained in the then
current prospectus of the Fund and in printed information subsequently
issued on behalf of the Fund as supplemental to such prospectus.
8. This Agreement shall terminate:
(a) at the option of the Company or of the Fund upon sixty (60) days'
advance written notice to all other parties to this Agreement;
(b) at the option of the Company if any of the Fund's shares are not
reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Contracts as
determined by the Company. Prompt notice of election to
terminate shall be furnished by the Company;
(c) at the option of the Company upon institution of formal
proceedings against the Fund by the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
(d) upon requisite vote of the Contract Owners having an interest in
a particular Subaccount of the Separate Account to substitute the
shares of another investment company for the corresponding Fund
shares in accordance with the terms of the Contracts for which
those Fund shares had been selected to serve as the underlying
investment medium. The Company will give thirty (30) days' prior
written notice to the Fund of the date of any proposed vote to
replace the Fund shares;
(e) in the event the Fund's shares are not registered, issued or sold
in accordance with applicable state and/or federal law or such
law precludes the use of such shares as the underlying investment
medium of the Contracts issued or to be issued by the Company.
Prompt notice shall be given by any party to all other parties in
the event that the conditions stated in this subsection (e) or in
any subsection of this Section 8. should occur.
9. Each notice required by this agreement may be given by wire or
facsimile transmission and confirmed in writing to:
Securities Management and Research, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
ATTN: President
American National Investment Accounts, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
ATTN: President
American National Variable Life Separate Account
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
ATTN: President
American National Insurance Company
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
ATTN: President
10. This agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be
duly executed and attested on the date first stated above.
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
By:______________________________________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Senior Executive Vice President
AMERICAN NATIONAL VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
By:______________________________________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Senior Executive Vice President
AMERICAN NATIONAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, INC.
By:______________________________________________________
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx, President
SECURITIES MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, INC.
By:______________________________________________________
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx, President
