EXHIBIT 8
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, effective as of this day of
by and among Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company ("Hartford"), a
Connecticut corporation, on its behalf and on behalf of each separate account
set forth on attached SCHEDULE A as it may be amended from time to time (the
"Separate Accounts"); (the "Trust");
(the "Distributor"); and
(the "Adviser").
WHEREAS, the Trust engages in business as an open-end management investment
company and is available to act as the investment vehicle for separate accounts
established by insurance companies for life insurance policies and annuity
contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Distributor is registered as a broker/dealer under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), is a member in good standing
of the National Association of Securities Dealers (the "NASD") and serves as
principal underwriter of the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Trust intends to make available shares of its series and any
applicable class thereof as set forth in Separate Account registration
statements for the Company, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
from time to time. (the "Series"),; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws and
serves as the investment adviser to the Series; and
WHEREAS, Hartford is an insurance company which has registered or will register
the variable annuities and/or variable life insurance policies funded through
the Separate Account under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), unless exempt from such
registration, to be issued by Hartford for distribution (the "Contracts").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, Hartford, the Trust,
the Distributor and the Adviser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. SERIES SHARES
1.1 The Trust and the Distributor agree to make shares of the Series available
for purchase by Hartford on behalf of the Separate Accounts on each Business
Day. The Trust will execute orders placed for each Separate Account on a daily
basis at the net asset value of each Series next computed after receipt by the
Trust, or its designee, of such order as of the close of business on each
Business Day.
A. For purposes of this Agreement, Hartford shall be the designee of the
Trust and Distributor for receipt of orders from each Separate Account and
receipt by Hartford constitutes receipt by the Trust, provided that the
Trust receives notice of such orders by 9:30 a.m. (Eastern time) on the
next following Business Day.
B. For purposes of this Agreement, "Business Day" shall mean any day on
which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the
Trust calculates the net asset value of each Series pursuant to the rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as set forth in the
Series' prospectus.
1.2 The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), acting in good faith and
in the exercise of its fiduciary responsibilities, may refuse to permit the
Trust to sell shares of any Series to any person, or suspend or terminate the
offering of shares of any Series if such action is required by law or by
regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the sale of shares.
1.3 The Trust and the Distributor agree that shares of the Trust or any of its
Series will be sold only to insurance companies for use in conjunction with
variable life insurance policies or variable annuities. No shares of the Trust
or any of its Series will be sold to the general public.
1.4 The Trust and the Distributor agree to redeem for cash, at Hartford's
request, any full or fractional shares of the Series held by the Separate
Accounts, on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by
the Trust or its designee of the request for redemption.
A. For the purposes of this Agreement, Hartford shall be the designee of
the Trust for receipt of redemption requests from each Separate Account and
receipt by Hartford constitutes receipt by the Trust, provided that the
Distributor receives notice of the redemption request by 9:30 a.m. (Eastern
time) on the next following Business Day.
1.5 Except as otherwise provided herein, Hartford agrees that purchases and
redemptions of Series shares offered by the then current prospectus of the
Series shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the prospectus.
A. Hartford will place separate orders to purchase or redeem shares of each
Series. Each order shall describe the net amount of shares and dollar
amount of each Series to be purchase or redeemed.
B. In the event of net purchases, Hartford will pay for shares before 3:00
p.m. (Eastern time) on the next Business Day after receipt of an order to
purchase shares.
C. In the event of net redemptions, the Trust shall pay the redemption
proceeds in federal funds transmitted by wire before 3:00 p.m. (Eastern
time) on the next Business Day after an order to redeem Series shares is
made.
1.6 Issuance and transfer of the Series' shares will be by book entry only.
Share certificates will not be issued to Hartford or any Separate Account.
Shares purchased will be recorded in an appropriate title for each Separate
Account or the appropriate sub-account of each Separate Account. The Trust shall
furnish to Hartford the CUSIP number assigned to each Series as may be amended
from time to time.
1.7 The Distributor shall notify Hartford in advance of any dividends or
capital gain distributions payable on the Series' shares, but by no later than
same day notice by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time on the declaration date (by wire or
telephone, followed by written confirmation). Hartford elects to reinvest all
such dividends and capital gain distributions in additional shares of that
Series. The Trust shall notify Hartford of the number of shares issued as
payment of dividends and distributions. Hartford reserves the right to revoke
this election and to receive all such dividends and capital gain distributions
in cash.
1.8 The Distributor shall provide, in a form acceptable to Hartford, the net
asset value per share of each Series to Hartford on a daily basis as soon as
reasonably practical after the net asset value per share is calculated. The
Trust shall use its best efforts to make such net asset value per share
available by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. Information specified in this Section and
Section 1.7 will be substantially in the form as set forth in attached SCHEDULE
C.
A. If the Distributor provides materially incorrect share net asset value
information through no fault of Hartford, the Separate Accounts shall be
entitled to an adjustment with respect to the Series shares purchased or
redeemed to reflect the correct net asset value per share.
B. Any material error in the calculation or reporting of net asset value
per share, dividend or capital gain information shall be reported promptly
to Hartford upon discovery. The Trust, Adviser or Distributor shall
indemnify and hold harmless Hartford against any amount Hartford is legally
required to pay annuity or life insurance contract owners that have
selected a Series as an investment option ("Contract owners"), and which
amount is due to the Trust's or its agents' material miscalculation and/or
incorrect reporting of the daily net asset value, dividend rate or capital
gains distribution rate. The Trust shall reimburse Hartford for any and all
costs and expenses that result from the Distributor providing a materially
incorrect share net asset value Hartford shall submit an invoice to the
Trust or its agents for such losses incurred as a result of the above which
shall be payable within sixty (60) days of receipt. Should a material
miscalculation by the Trust or its agents result in a gain to Hartford,
subject to the immediately following sentence, Hartford shall immediately
reimburse the Trust, the applicable Series or its agents for any material
losses incurred by the Trust, the applicable Series or its agents as a
result of the incorrect calculation. Should a material
miscalculation by the Trust or its agents result in a gain Contract owners,
Hartford will consult with the Trust or its designee as to what reasonable
efforts shall be made to recover the money and repay the Trust, the
applicable Series or its agents. Hartford shall then make such reasonable
effort, at the expense of the Trust or its agents, to recover the money and
repay the Trust, the applicable Series or its agents; provided, however,
Hartford shall not be obligated to initiate or otherwise pursue any legal
action or rights of set off against Contract owners for any such
reimbursements.
With respect to the material errors or omissions described above, this
section shall control over other indemnification provisions in this
Agreement.
C. The Distributor or the Trust shall also provide any additional
information relating to each Series, including the non-fair market net
asset value, in the time and manner reasonably requested by Hartford.
1.9 A. As used in this section, the terms below shall have the following
meanings, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context:
(1) "Fund Policies" means policies established by the Trust and
communicated to Hartford in writing for the purpose of eliminating or
reducing potentially harmful market timing or frequent trading in
shares of the Trust or any Series thereof as described in the Trust's
prospectus or statement of additional information, as amended from
time to time. For the purposes hereof, the terms "Trust" and "Series"
do not include any "excepted funds" defined in 1940 Act Rule 22c-2(b)
[17 C.F.R. 270.22c-2(b)].
(2) "Indirect Intermediary" means a "financial intermediary" as
defined by Rule 22c-2(c)(5)(ii)(excluding any exempted financial
intermediary pursuant to Rule 22c-2(c)(1)(iv)) that transmits purchase
and redemption orders directly to Hartford on behalf of Contract
owners invested in a Series through a Separate Account.
(3) "Shareholder-Initiated Transfer Purchase" means a transaction that
is initiated or directed by a Contract owner that results in a
transfer of assets within a Contract to the Trust or any Series
thereof, but does not include transactions that are executed: (i)
automatically pursuant to contractual or systematic programs or
enrollments such as transfers of assets within a Contract to the Trust
or any Series thereof as a result of "dollar cost averaging" programs,
Hartford approved asset allocation programs and/or automatic
rebalancing programs; (ii) pursuant to a Contract death benefit; (iii)
a step-up (or comparable benefit) in Contract value (or comparable
benefit base) pursuant to a Contract death benefit or guaranteed
minimum withdrawal benefit, if applicable; or (iv) allocation of
assets to the Trust or any Series thereof through a Contract as a
result of payments such as loan repayments, scheduled contributions,
or retirement plan salary reduction contributions, or planned premium
payments to a Contract.
(4) "Shareholder-Initiated Transfer Redemption" means a transaction
that is initiated or directed by a Contract owner that results in a
transfer of assets within a Contract out of the Trust or any Series
thereof, but does not include transactions that are executed: (i)
automatically pursuant to contractual or systematic programs or
enrollments such as transfers of assets within a Contract out of the
Trust or any Series thereof as a result of annuity payouts (if
applicable), loans, systematic withdrawal programs, asset allocation
programs and automatic rebalancing programs; (ii) as a result of any
deduction of charges or fees under a Contract; (iii) within a Contract
out of the Trust or any Series thereof as a result of scheduled
withdrawals or surrenders from a Contract; (iv) as a result of the
payment of a death benefit from a Contract; or (v) pre-arranged
transfers at the conclusion of a required free look period.
(5) "written" means any communication other than an oral communication
transmitted in paper, electronically or by facsimile.
B. Hartford agrees to use its best efforts to provide the following
information to the Trust solely for the purpose of facilitating its
compliance with Rule 22c-2. Nothing herein, nor any action by Hartford,
shall be construed as, or infer that Hartford has undertaken any duty or
obligation, whether express or implied, at law or in equity, to detect
abusive trading activities pursuant to the Fund Policies. Hartford agrees
to provide to the Trust, upon prior written request, the following
information that is on Hartford's books and records (collectively,
"Shareholder Information") for all Contract owners that engaged in any
purchase, redemption, transfer or exchange transactions in the Trust shares
through a Separate Account during the period covered by the request, if
known: (a) the taxpayer identification number ("TIN"),
Individual/International Taxpayer Identification Number ("ITIN") or other
government issued identifier ("GII"); (b) the individual Contract number or
participant Separate Account number associated with the Contract owner; (c)
the amount and date(s) and transaction type (purchase, redemption,
transfer, or exchange) of Shareholder-Initiated Transfer Purchase or
Shareholder-Initiated Transfer Redemption transactions; and (d) any other
data mutually agreed upon in writing. Unless otherwise specifically
requested, this Section 1.9 shall be understood to require Hartford to
provide only Shareholder Information relating to Shareholder-Initiated
Transfer Purchases and Shareholder-Initiated Transfer Redemptions. All
requests must contain the relevant Series, Separate Account number, CUSIP,
trade amount and date. Requests must be made through NSCC's standard
automated facility or sent to directly via e-mail at
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communicate to the Trust in writing from time to time.
C. Requests to provide Shareholder Information shall set forth the specific
period for which it is sought, not to exceed 90 calendar days from the date
of the request for which Shareholder Information is sought. The Trust shall
not request Shareholder Information more frequently than monthly, or older
than 90 calendar days from the date of the request, except as the Trust may
deem reasonably necessary to investigate compliance with Fund Policies.
D. (1) Hartford agrees to provide the requested Shareholder Information
that is on its books and records to the Trust promptly, but in any event
not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a good order request
given in accordance herewith. Upon written request, Hartford agrees to use
its best efforts to promptly determine whether any specific person or
entity, identified by the Trust from the requested Shareholder Information,
is itself an Indirect Intermediary. Upon written request in accordance
herewith, Hartford agrees to use its best efforts either to: (i) provide
(or arrange to have provided) the requested Shareholder Information from
the Indirect Intermediary; or (ii) if the Indirect Intermediary refuses to
provide the requested Shareholder Information and the Trust so directs
Hartford in writing, restrict or prohibit further purchases of Trust shares
by such Indirect Intermediary through the Separate Account. Hartford agrees
to inform you whether it plans to perform (i) or (ii). (2) Responses
required by this paragraph 1.9(D) must be communicated in writing and in a
format mutually agreed upon by the parties. (3) To the extent reasonably
practicable, the format for any Shareholder Information provided to you
will be consistent with the NSCC Standardized Data Reporting Format.
E. Hartford agrees to execute reasonable, clear and unequivocal written
instructions given by or on behalf of the Trust to restrict or prohibit
further purchases of the Trust or any Series shares by a Contract owner
that has been identified by the Trust as having engaged in transactions of
the Trust's shares (directly or indirectly through an Separate Account)
that violate Fund Policies. Unless the Trust specifically directs Hartford
otherwise, such restrictions and prohibitions shall apply only to
Shareholder-Initiated Transfer Purchases and Shareholder-Initiated Transfer
Redemptions. Hartford will execute such restrictions with respect to the
Contract owner, but only for the Contract through which such transactions
in the Trust's shares occurred. Hartford will not impose any restriction,
and nothing in this Agreement shall require that Hartford impose any
restriction, on a Contract owner based on any transactions other than
transactions in the Trust's shares through a Separate Account. Instructions
must be received by Hartford via email at the following address:
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communicate to the Trust in writing from time to time. Other correspondence
may be sent to Hartford in accordance with Article X.
F. Instructions given in accordance with paragraph 1.6(E) with respect to
Shareholder-Initiated Transfer Purchases or Shareholder-Initiated Transfer
Redemptions shall be given to Hartford via e-mail in a mutually agreed upon
file format. The instructions in the file must include: (1) the Series and
Separate Account number; (2) the Contract owner's TIN, ITIN or GII, if
known; (3) the specific individual Contract owner number or participant
Separate Account number (if known) associated with the Contract owner; (4)
the specific restriction(s) to be executed with respect to such Contract
owner, including how long such restriction(s) are to remain in place; and
(5) a brief written statement that may be provided to the Contract owner,
explaining how the Contract owner's transfer activity violated Fund
Policies. If the TIN is not known, the instructions must include an
equivalent identifying number of the Contract owner(s) or Separate
Account(s) or other agreed upon information to which the instruction
relates.
G. Hartford agrees to use reasonable efforts to execute instructions given
in accordance with paragraphs 1.6(E) and 1.6(F) promptly, but in any event
not later than 10 Business Days after receipt of such instructions.
Hartford will provide written confirmation to the Trust or its designee as
soon as reasonably practicable that instructions have been executed.
1.10 SCHEDULE A shall be deemed to be automatically amended based on the list
of underlying funds (or series) of the Trust and the mutually acceptable classes
of shares thereof, if any, as reflected in Separate Account registration
statements for Hartford as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
from time to time.
ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Hartford represents and warrants that:
A. The Contracts are or will be registered under the 1933 Act unless exempt
and that the registrations will be maintained to the extent required by
law.
B. The Contracts will be issued in material compliance with all applicable
federal and state laws and regulations.
C. Hartford is duly organized and in good standing under applicable law.
D. Hartford has legally and validly established each Separate Account prior
to any issuance or sale as a segregated asset account under the Connecticut
Insurance Code and has registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the
Contracts, will register and will maintain the registration of each
Separate Account as a unit investment trust in accordance with the 1940
Act, unless exempt from such registration.
2.2 The Trust and the Distributor represent and warrant that:
A. Series shares sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be registered under
the 1933 Act and the regulations thereunder to the extent required.
B. Series shares shall be duly authorized for issuance in accordance with
the laws of each jurisdiction in which shares will be offered.
C. Series shares shall be sold in material compliance with all applicable
federal and state securities laws and regulations.
D. The Trust is and shall remain registered under the 1940 Act and the
regulations thereunder to the extent required.
E. 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 the Series' shares.
2.3 The Trust and the Adviser represent and warrant that:
A. The Trust is currently qualified as a "regulated investment company"
under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the
"Code") and complies with Section 817(h) of the Code and regulations there
under. The Trust and Adviser will make every effort to maintain such
qualification and that both will notify Hartford immediately in writing
upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Trust has ceased to
qualify or that the Trust might not qualify in the future.
B. The Trust is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
state of its organization.
C. The Trust does and will comply in all material respects with the 1940
Act.
D. The Trust has obtained an order from the SEC granting participating
insurance companies and variable insurance product separate accounts
exemptions from the provisions of the 1940 Act, as amended, and the rules
thereunder, to the extent necessary to permit shares of the Trust or its
Series to be sold to and held by variable insurance product separate
accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies.
2.4 The Distributor represents and warrants that:
A. It is and shall remain duly registered under all applicable federal,
state laws and regulations and that it will perform its obligations for the
Trust and Hartford in material compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations.
ARTICLE III. PROSPECTUSES, REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING
3.1 The Trust shall provide Hartford with as many printed copies of the current
prospectus(es), statement of additional information, proxy statements, annual
reports and semi annual reports of each Series (and no other series), and any
supplements or amendments to any of the foregoing, as Hartford may reasonably
request. If requested by Hartford in lieu of the foregoing printed documents,
the Trust shall provide such documents in the form of camera-ready film,
computer diskettes or typeset electronic document files, all as Hartford may
reasonably request, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in
order for Hartford to have any of the prospectus(es), statement of additional
information, proxy statements, annual reports and semi annual reports of each
Series (and no other series), and any supplements or amendments to any of the
foregoing, printed in combination with such documents of other fund companies'
and/or such documents for the Contracts. Expenses associated with providing,
printing and distributing such documents shall be allocated in accordance with
SCHEDULE B attached to this Agreement. The Distributor shall reimburse Hartford
within 30 days, upon Hartford's request, for its costs in accordance with
SCHEDULE B. The Distributor agrees to use best efforts to resolve any billing
discrepancy detected by Hartford and remit any corrective payment upon demand.
3.2 The Trust or its designee will provide Hartford 90 days notice of any
change for a Series, including but not limited to, (a) fund objective changes,
(b) anticipated fund mergers/substitutions, (c) no-action or exemptive requests
from the SEC, (d) fund name changes, (e) fund adviser or sub-adviser changes;
and/or (f) conditions or undertakings that affect Hartford's rights or
obligations hereunder. If the Trust fails to provide Hartford with the required
notice, the Trust will reimburse Hartford for all reasonable expenses for
facilitating the changes and for notifying Contract owners. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, the Distributor will provide all registration
statement supplements to Hartford in hand no later than the date of filing such
document with the Securities and Exchange Commission or thirty (30) days before
the effective date thereof, whichever first occurs; time being of the essence.
The Trust will provide Hartford with updated shareholder reports no later than
45 days after the end of the reporting period. Harford reserves the right, in
its sole discretion, to combine the delivery of Trust supplements to coordinate
with other Hartford variable product supplements and to levy a surcharge for its
administrative costs and expenses incurred in connection with circulating
supplements that do not coincide with scheduled variable product prospectus
updates.
3.3 The Trust will provide Hartford with copies of its proxy solicitations
applicable to the Series. Hartford will, to the extent required by law, (a)
distribute proxy materials applicable to the Series to eligible Contract owners,
(b) solicit voting instructions from eligible Contract owners, (c) vote the
Series shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners; and
(d) if required by law, vote Series shares for which no instructions have been
received in the same proportion as shares of the Series for which instructions
have been received.
A. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Hartford reserves the right
to vote Series shares held in any Separate Account in its own right.
B. Unregistered separate accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") will refrain from voting shares for which no
instructions are received if such shares are held subject to the provisions
of ERISA.
3.4 The Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder requiring voting by shareholders.
ARTICLE IV. SALES MATERIAL AND INFORMATION
4.1 Hartford shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Trust prior
to use, each piece of sales literature or advertising prepared by Hartford in
which the Trust, the Adviser or the Distributor is described. No sales
literature or advertising will be used if the Trust, the Adviser, or the
Distributor reasonably objects to its use within ten (10) Business Days
following receipt by the Trust.
4.2 Hartford will not, without the permission of the Trust, make any
representations or statements on behalf of the Trust or concerning the Trust in
connection with the advertising or sale of the Contracts, other than information
or representations contained in: (a) the registration statement or Series
prospectus(es), (b) Series' annual and semi annual reports to shareholders, (c)
proxy statements for the Series, or, (d) sales literature or other promotional
material approved by the Trust.
4.3 The Trust shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to Hartford prior
to use, each piece of sales literature or advertising prepared by the Trust in
which Hartford, the Contracts or Separate Accounts, are described. No sales
literature or advertising will be used if Hartford reasonably objects to its use
within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by Hartford.
4.4 Neither the Trust nor the Distributor nor the Adviser will, without the
permission of Hartford, make any representations or statements on behalf of
Hartford, the Contracts, or the Separate Accounts or concerning Hartford, the
Contracts or the Separate Accounts, in connection with the advertising or sale
of the Contracts, other than the information or representations contained in:
(a) the registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts, (b) Separate
Account reports to shareholders, (c) in sales literature or other promotional
material approved by Hartford.
4.5. The Trust will provide to Hartford at least one complete copy of all
registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information,
reports to shareholders, proxy statements, solicitations for voting
instructions, sales literature and other promotional materials, applications for
exemptions and requests for no-action letters, and all amendments, that relate
to the Series or its shares.
4.6 Hartford will provide to the Trust, upon the Trust's request, at least one
complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of
additional information, reports, solicitations for voting instructions, sales
literature and other promotional materials, applications for exemptions, and
requests for no action letters, and all amendments, that relate to the
Contracts.
ARTICLE V. DIVERSIFICATION
5.1 The Trust and the Adviser represent and warrant that, at all times, each
Series will comply with Section 817(h) of the Code and all regulations
thereunder, relating to the diversification requirements for variable annuity,
endowment, or life insurance contracts and any amendments or other modifications
to such Section or regulations. In the event a Series ceases to so qualify, the
Trust will notify Hartford
immediately of such event and the Adviser will take all steps necessary to
adequately diversify the Series so as to achieve compliance within the grace
period afforded by Treasury Regulation Section 1.817-5.
ARTICLE VI. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
6.1 The Board will monitor the Series for the existence of any material
irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the Contract owners of all
separate accounts investing in the Series. The Board shall promptly inform
Hartford if it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and
the implications thereof.
6.2 Hartford will report any potential or existing material irreconcilable
conflict of which it is actually aware to the Board. This includes, but is not
limited to, an obligation by Hartford to inform the Board whenever Contract
owner voting instructions are disregarded.
6.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of its
independent Trustees, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists due to
issues relating to the Contracts, Hartford will, at its expense and to the
extent reasonably practicable, take whatever steps it can which are necessary to
remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, including, without
limitation, withdrawal of the affected Separate Account's investment in the
Series. No charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal.
6.4 Hartford, at the request of the Adviser will, at least annually, submit to
the Board such reports, materials or data as the Board may reasonably request so
that the Board may fully carry out the obligations imposed upon them. All
reports received by the Board of potential or existing conflicts, and all Board
action with regard to determining the existence of a conflict, and determining
whether any proposed action adequately remedies a conflict, shall be properly
recorded in the minutes of the Board or other appropriate records, and such
minutes or other records shall be made available to the SEC upon request.
ARTICLE VII. INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Indemnification by Hartford
A. Hartford agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor, the
Adviser, the Trust and each of their directors, Trustees or (if
applicable), 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" and individually, an "Indemnified
Party" for purposes of this Section 7.1) against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the
written consent of Hartford, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) 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 are related to the sale or acquisition of Series
shares or the Contracts and:
1. Arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in a disclosure
document for the Contracts or in the Contracts themselves or in sales
literature generated or approved by Hartford applicable to the
Contracts or Separate Accounts (or any amendment or supplement to any
of the foregoing) (collectively, "Company Documents" for the purposes
of this Article VII), 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 Hartford 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 Series shares; or
2. Arise out of or result from statements or representations (other
than statements or representations contained in and accurately derived
from the registration statement, prospectus, statement of additional
information or sales literature of the Trust applicable to the Series
(or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing)
(collectively, "Trust Documents" for purposes of this Article VII)) or
wrongful conduct of Hartford or persons under its control, with
respect to the sale or acquisition of the Contracts or Series shares;
or
3. Arise out of or result from any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in Trust 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 Trust by
or on behalf of Hartford; or
4. Arise out of or result from any failure by Hartford to provide the
services or furnish the materials required under the terms of this
Agreement; or
5. Arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by Hartford in this Agreement or
arise out of or result from any other material breach of this
Agreement by Hartford.
B. Hartford shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with
respect to any Losses which are due to an Indemnified Party's willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such
Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's
reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to the
Trust, the Distributor or the Adviser, whichever is applicable.
C. Hartford shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with
respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such
Indemnified Party shall have notified Hartford in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received
notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify
Hartford of any such claim shall not relieve Hartford from any liability
which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is
brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification provision. In
case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, Hartford
shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense of
such action. Hartford also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the party named in the action.
After notice from Hartford to such party of Hartford's election to assume
the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses
of any additional counsel retained by it, and Hartford will not be liable
to such 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.
D. The Indemnified Parties will promptly notify Hartford of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them or any of their
officers or directors in connection with the issuance or sale of the Series
shares or the Contracts or the operation of the Trust.
7.2 Indemnification by the Distributor
A. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Hartford and each
of its directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any,
who controls Hartford within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, an "Indemnified
Party" for purposes of this Section 7.2) against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the
written consent of the Distributor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) 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 are related to the sale or acquisition of
the Series shares or the Contracts and:
1. Arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in Trust Documents or
arise out of or are based upon 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, 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, the Adviser, or the Distributor by or on
behalf of Hartford for use in Trust Documents or otherwise for use in
connection with the sale of the Contracts or Series shares; or
2. 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 Distributor or
persons under its control, with respect to the sale or distribution of
the Contracts or Series shares; or
3. 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 Hartford by
or on behalf of the Distributor or the Trust; or
4. Arise out of or result from any failure by the Distributor to
provide the services or furnish the materials required under the terms
of this Agreement; or
5. Arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Distributor in this
Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of
this Agreement by the Distributor.
B. The Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any Losses which are due to an Indemnified Party's willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such
Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's
reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to
Hartford or the Separate Account, whichever is applicable.
C. The Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such
Indemnified Party shall have notified the Distributor in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received
notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the
Distributor of any such claim shall not relieve the Distributor from any
liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such
action is brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification
provision. In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified
Parties, the Distributor shall be entitled to participate, at its own
expense, in the defense thereof. The Distributor also shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in
the action. After notice from the Distributor to such party of its election
to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the
expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Distributor will
not be liable to such 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.
D. The Indemnified Parties shall promptly notify the Distributor of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them or any of their
officers or directors in connection with the issuance or sale of the
Contracts or the operation of a Separate Account.
7.3 Indemnification by the Adviser
A. The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Hartford and each of
its directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who
controls Hartford within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, an "Indemnified
Party" for purposes of this Section 7.3) against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the
written consent of the Adviser, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) 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 are related to the sale or acquisition of the Series
shares or the Contracts and:
1. Arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Trust Documents
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, the Adviser, or the Distributor by or on
behalf of Hartford for use in Trust Documents or otherwise for use in
connection with the sale of the Contracts or Series shares; or
2. 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 Adviser or persons
under its control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the
Contracts or Series shares; or
3. 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 Hartford by
or on behalf of the Adviser or the Trust; or
4. Arise out of or result from any failure by the Adviser to provide
the services or furnish the materials required under the terms of this
Agreement; or
5. Arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Adviser in this Agreement
or arise out of or result from any other material breach of this
Agreement by the Adviser.
B. The Adviser shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any Losses which are due to an Indemnified Party's willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such
Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's
reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to
Hartford or the Separate Account, whichever is applicable.
C. The Adviser shall not be liable under this indemnification provision
with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such
Indemnified Party shall have notified the Adviser in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received
notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the
Adviser of any such claim shall not relieve the Adviser from any liability
which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is
brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification provision. In
case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, the
Adviser shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the
defense thereof. The Adviser also shall be entitled to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action. After
notice from the Adviser to such party of its election to assume the defense
thereof, the
Indemnified Party shall bear the expenses of any additional counsel
retained by it, and the Adviser will not be liable to such 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.
D. The Indemnified Parties shall promptly notify the Adviser of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them or any of their
officers or directors in connection with the issuance or sale of the
Contracts or the operation of a Separate Account.
7.4 Indemnification by the Trust
A. The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Hartford and each of its
directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who
controls Hartford within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, an "Indemnified
Party" for purposes of this Section 7.4) against any and all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the
written consent of the Trust, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) 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 are related to the sale or acquisition of the Series
shares or the Contracts and:
1. Arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Trust Documents
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, the Adviser, or the Distributor by or on
behalf of Hartford for use in Trust Documents or otherwise for use in
connection with the sale of the Contracts or Series shares; or
2. 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 distribution of the
Contracts or Series shares; or
3. 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 Hartford by
or on behalf of the Trust; or
4. 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
5. 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; or
6. Arise out of a material error in the calculation or reporting of
net asset value per share, dividend or capital gain information
whether or not reported to Hartford.
B. The Trust shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with
respect to any Losses which are due to an Indemnified Party's willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such
Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's
reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to
Hartford or the Separate Account, whichever is applicable.
C. The Trust shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with
respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such
Indemnified Party shall have notified the Trust in writing within a
reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received
notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the
Trust of any such claim shall not relieve the Trust from any liability
which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is
brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification provision. In
case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, the Trust
shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense
thereof. The Trust also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action. After notice
from the Trust to such party of its election to assume the defense thereof,
the Indemnified Party shall bear the expenses of any additional counsel
retained by it, and the Trust will not be liable to such 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.
D. The Indemnified Parties shall promptly notify the Trust of the
commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them or any of their
officers or directors in connection with the issuance or sale of the
Contracts or the operation of a Separate Account.
7.5 Any party seeking indemnification (the "Potential Indemnitee") will
promptly notify any party from whom they intend to seek indemnification (each a
"Potential Indemnitor") of all demands made and/or actions commenced against the
Potential Indemnitee which may require a Potential Indemnitor to provide such
indemnification. At its option and expense, a Potential Indemnitor may retain
counsel and control any litigation for which it may be responsible to indemnify
a Potential Indemnitee under this Agreement.
7.6 With respect to any claim, the parties each shall give the others
reasonable access during normal business hours to its books, records, and
employees and those books, records, and employees within its control pertaining
to such claim, and shall otherwise cooperate with one and other in the defense
of any claim. Regardless of which party defends a particular claim, the
defending party shall give the other parties written notice of any significant
development in the case as soon as practicable, and such other parties, at all
times, shall have the right to intervene in the defense of the case.
7.7 If a party is defending a claim and indemnifying another party hereto, and:
(i) a settlement proposal is made by the claimant, or (ii) the defending party
desires to present a settlement proposal to the claimant, then the defending
party promptly shall notify the Indemnified Party of such settlement proposal
together with its counsel's recommendation. If the defending party desires to
enter into the settlement and the Indemnified Party fails to consent within
thirty (30) Business Days (unless such period is extended, in writing, by mutual
agreement of the parties hereto), then the Indemnified Party, from the time it
fails to consent forward, shall defend the claim and shall indemnify the
defending party for all costs associated with the claim which are in excess of
the proposed settlement amount.
Regardless of which party is defending the claim: (i) if a settlement requires
an admission of liability by the non-defending party or would require the
non-defending party to either take action (other than purely ministerial action)
or refrain from taking action (due to an injunction or otherwise) (a "Specific
Performance Settlement"), the defending party may agree to such settlement only
after obtaining the express, written consent of the non-defending party. If a
non-defending party fails to consent to a Specific Performance Settlement, the
consequences described in the last sentence of the first paragraph of this
Section 7.7 shall NOT apply.
7.8 The parties shall use good faith efforts to resolve any dispute concerning
this indemnification obligation. Should those efforts fail to resolve the
dispute, the ultimate resolution shall be determined in a DE NOVO proceeding,
separate and apart from the underlying matter complained of, before a court of
competent jurisdiction. Either party may initiate such proceedings with a court
of competent jurisdiction at any time following the termination of the efforts
by such parties to resolve the dispute (termination of such efforts shall be
deemed to have occurred thirty (30) days from the commencement of the same
unless such
time period is extended by the written agreement of the parties). The prevailing
party in such a proceeding shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys'
fees, costs, and expenses.
ARTICLE VIII. APPLICABLE LAW
8.1 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted
under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut without giving
effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
8.2 This Agreement, its terms and definitions, shall be subject to the
provisions of the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the 1940
Act, and the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder, including such
exemptions from those statutes, rules and regulations as the SEC may grant.
ARTICLE IX. TERMINATION
9.1 This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the first to
occur of:
A. Termination by any party for any reason upon six-months advance written
notice delivered to the other parties; or
B. Termination by Hartford by written notice to the Trust, the Adviser or
the Distributor with respect to any Series in the event any of the Series'
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
Hartford; or
C. Termination by Hartford upon written notice to the Trust with respect to
any Series in the event that such Series ceases to qualify as a "regulated
investment company" under Subchapter M of the Code or under any successor
or similar provision; or
D. Termination by Hartford upon written notice to the Trust and the
Distributor with respect to any Series in the event that such Trust fails
to meet the diversification requirements specified in Section 5.1 of this
Agreement; or
E. Termination upon mutual written agreement of the parties to this
Agreement; or
9.2 Effect of Termination.
A. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Trust shall, at
the option of Hartford, continue to make available additional shares of the
Series pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for all
Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination of this Agreement
(the "Existing Contracts") unless such further sale of Series shares is
proscribed by law, regulation or applicable regulatory body. Specifically,
without limitation, the owners of the Existing Contracts will be permitted
to direct allocation and reallocation of investments in the Series, redeem
investments in the Series and invest in the Series through additional
purchase payments.
B. Hartford agrees not to redeem Series shares attributable to the
Contracts except (i) as necessary to implement Contract owner initiated or
approved transactions, or (ii) as required by state and/or federal laws or
regulations or judicial or other legal precedent of general application or
(iii) as permitted by an order of the SEC. Upon request, Hartford will
promptly furnish to the Trust the opinion of counsel for Hartford to the
effect that any redemption pursuant to clause (ii) above is a legally
required redemption.
C. In addition to the foregoing, Article VII Indemnification shall survive
any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE X. NOTICES
10.1 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:
If to the Distributor:
If to the Adviser:
If to Hartford: With a copy to:
Hartford Life Insurance Co. Hartford Life Insurance Co.
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ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Each party will treat as confidential any and all "Nonpublic Personal
Financial Information," Shareholder Information and all information reasonably
expected to be treated as confidential (collectively, "Confidential
Information") and not release any Confidential Information unless (a) the other
party provides written consent to do so; (b) a party is compelled to do so by
court order, subpoena or comparable request issued by any governmental agency,
regulator or other competent authority; or (c) permitted by applicable law. Each
party shall safeguard Confidential Information as required by applicable law and
provide reasonable confirmation upon request. As used above, (i) "Nonpublic
Personal Financial Information" shall refer to personally identifiable financial
information about any prospective or then existing customer of Hartford
including customer lists, names, addresses, account numbers and any other data
provided by customers to the Hartford in connection with the purchase or
maintenance of a product or service that is not Publicly Available; and (ii)
"Publicly Available" shall mean any information that the disclosing party has a
reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public
from federal, state, or local government records, widely distributed media, or
disclosures made to the general public that are required by federal, state, or
local law. The Trust and its affiliates agree that it and they shall not use the
information received pursuant to this Agreement, including any Confidential
Information, for marketing or solicitation purposes.
11.2 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.
11.3 This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts,
each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11.4 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a
court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement
shall not be affected thereby.
11.5 Each party shall cooperate with each other party and all appropriate
governmental authorities (including, without limitation, the SEC, the NASD and
state insurance regulators) and shall permit such authorities (and other
parties) reasonable access to its books and records in connection with any
investigation or inquiry relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
11.6 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.
11.7 This Agreement or any of the rights and obligations hereunder may not be
assigned by any party without the prior written consent of all parties.
11.8 The waiver of, or failure to exercise, any right provided for in this
Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any further or future right under this
Agreement.
11.9 Hartford shall be excused from performance under this Agreement and shall
have no liability to any other party hereof or any third person for any period
that it is prevented, hindered or unable to perform any of our obligations, in
whole or in part, as a result of acts of God, strikes, terrorist activities,
power outages (including so-called ▇▇▇▇▇ outs), material changes in
circumstances or laws, regulations or interpretations of the same affecting any
of our obligations hereunder, or other causes beyond its reasonable control; and
such non-performance shall not be a default under this Agreement.
11.10 The parties mutually acknowledge that this Agreement represents the
collective drafting efforts of each party and therefore any ambiguity shall not
be interpreted against the interests of any party.
11.11 The parties hereby mutually agree to use their best efforts to seek an
amicable solution to any controversy or dispute regarding the subject matter
hereof. Except as provided in Section 7.8, any unresolved controversy, claim or
dispute shall be submitted to non-binding arbitration in accordance with the
Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment upon any
such award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Arbitration
shall be conducted by a single arbitrator who shall have the authority to grant
any and all appropriate relief, including, but not limited to, granting
injunctive relief or demanding specific performance. The arbitrator may make an
initial determination of the location of the arbitration or whether proceedings
may ensue based entirely upon documentary evidence. Arbitration costs and
expenses shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party hereby agrees to
waive and suspend enforcement of any and all rights pursuant to this and all
related agreements during the pendency of such arbitration proceedings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed
in as name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative as of the
date specified above.
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company
On its behalf and each Separate Account named in Schedule A, as may be amended
from time to time
By:
Its
[TRUST]
By:
Its
[DISTRIBUTOR]
By:
Its
[ADVISER]
By:
Its
SCHEDULE A
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
NAME OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND CONTRACT FUNDED BY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
SCHEDULE B
ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES
PAID BY HARTFORD PAID BY THE TRUST
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Preparing and filing the Separate Preparing and filing the Trust's
Account's registration statement registration statement
Text composition for Separate Account Text composition for Series
prospectus and supplements prospectuses and supplements
Text alterations of Separate Account Text alterations of Series prospectuses
prospectus and supplements and supplements
Printing Separate Account prospectuses Printing Series prospectus and
and supplements for use with supplements for use with existing
prospective Contract owners; Contract owners; or if requested by
Hartford, providing camera-ready film,
computer diskettes or typeset
electronic document files of such
documents and printing such documents
for use with existing Contract owners
(1)
Printing Series prospectuses and
supplements for use with prospective
Contract owners
Text composition and printing of Text composition and printing of Trust
Separate Account statement of statement of additional information (1)
additional information
Mailing and distributing Separate Mailing and distributing Series
Account prospectuses, supplements and prospectuses, supplements and statement
statement of additional information to of additional information to existing
existing Contract owners as required by Contract owners (1) Printing, mailing
applicable law; and distributing Series and Separate
Account supplements and other
communications related to fund
substitutions, fund closings, fund
mergers and other similar fund
transactions
Mailing and distributing Separate
Account prospectuses and supplements to
prospective Contract owners;
Mailing and distributing Series
prospectuses and supplements to
prospective Contract owners
Text composition of any annual and Text composition of annual and
semi-annual reports of the Separate semi-annual reports of the Series;
Account, printing, mailing, and printing, mailing, and distributing
distributing any annual and semi-annual annual and semi-annual reports of the
reports of the Separate Account Series to existing Contract owners (1)
Text composition, printing, mailing, Text composition, printing, mailing,
distributing, and tabulation of proxy distributing, and tabulation of proxy
statements and voting instruction statements and voting instruction
solicitation materials to Contract solicitation materials to Contract
owners with respect to proxies owners with respect to proxies
sponsored by the Separate Accounts sponsored by the Series or the Trust
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(1) Hartford may choose to print the Series' prospectus(es), statement of
additional information, and its semi annual and annual reports, or any of
such documents, in combination with such documents of other fund companies.
In this case, the Trust's share of the total expense for printing and
delivery of the combined materials shall be determined pro-rata based upon
the page count of the Series' documents as compared to the total page count
for the combined materials containing all other funds offered under the
Contracts.
SCHEDULE C
FORMAT FOR NAV AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
Please provide the following information when sending the nightly NAV and
Dividend Distribution Date Fax/Email:
Mutual Fund Company Name
Pricing Company Name
Fund Name (no abbreviations)
Fund Number
Ticker and/or Cusip Number
NAV
NAV Change from Prior Day
Prior Day NAV
Ordinary Dividend Distribution
Ordinary Dividend Distribution Change from Prior Day
Small Cap Gain Distribution
Small Cap Gain Distribution Change from Prior Day
Large Cap Gain Distribution
Large Cap Gain Distribution Change from Prior Day
Pricing Contact Name and Phone Number
Distribution Data Contact Name and Phone Number
Emergency after hours Name & Phone Number