Common use of Next Day Transmission of Orders Clause in Contracts

Next Day Transmission of Orders. On each Business Day, the Company shall aggregate and calculate the net purchase and redemption orders for each Account received by the Company prior to the Close of Trading on such Business Day. Prior to 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (or such other time as may be agreed by the parties from time to time) on the next following Business Day, the Company shall communicate to the Fund or its designee by facsimile or, in the Company’s discretion, by telephone or any other method agreed upon by the parties, the net aggregate purchase or redemption orders (if any) for each Account received by the Close of Trading on the prior Business Day (the “Trade Date”). All orders communicated to the Fund or its designee by the 8:30 a.m. deadline (or such other time as may be agreed by the parties from time to time) shall be treated by the Fund or its designee as if received prior to the Close of Trading on the Trade Date. Purchases. With respect to purchase orders placed by the Company by 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (or such other time as may be agreed by the parties from time to time) on the first Business Day following the Trade Date, the Company will use its best efforts to transmit each purchase order to the Fund or its designee in accordance with written instructions previously provided by the Fund or its designee to the Company. The Company will use its best efforts to initiate by wire transfer to the Fund or its designee purchase amounts prior to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. In the event that the Company shall fail to pay in a timely manner for any purchase order validly received by the Fund or its designee, the Company shall hold the Fund or its designee harmless from any losses reasonably sustained by the Fund or its designee as the result of acting in reliance on such purchase order.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Fund Participation Agreement (SBL Variable Annuity Account Xiv), Fund Participation Agreement (Variable Annuity Account A)