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JANUS ASPEN SERIES
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made this 23rd day of October, 1996, between JANUS ASPEN
SERIES, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware
business trust (the "Trust"), and American Centurion Life Assurance Company, a
life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of New York (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
WHEREAS, the Company desires to utilize shares of the Portfolios listed on
Schedule B, as may be amended from time to time, as an investment vehicle of the
Accounts;
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
Sale of Trust Shares
1.1 The Trust shall make shares of its 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, as established in accordance with the provisions of the then current
prospectus of the Trust. The Trust shall make payment for such shares on the
same Business Day (as defined below) as the Trust receives notice of redemption
orders in accordance with Section 1.3 and in the manner established from time to
time by the Trust, except that the Trust reserves the right to suspend payment
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.
1.4 Purchase orders that are transmitted to the Trust in accordance with
Section 1.3 shall be initiated by wire 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.
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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 (by wire or telephone followed
by written confirmation) 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 or 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 and to receive all such dividends and
distributions in cash upon 90 days' prior notice to the Trust. 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 agrees that its 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. 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.
1.9 The Trust agrees 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.
ARTICLE II
Obligations of the Parties
2.1 The Trust 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
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shall reasonably request; or (b) provide the Company with a camera ready copy or
a computer disk 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.
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 The Company agrees and acknowledges that the Trust's adviser, Janus
Capital Corporation ("Janus Capital"), is the sole owner of the name and ▇▇▇▇
"▇▇▇▇▇" and that all use of any designation comprised in whole or part of Janus
(a "▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇") under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Janus
Capital. Except as provided in Section 2.5, the Company shall not use any ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ 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 Janus
Capital. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Company shall
cease all use of any ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇(s) 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 its investment 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 its investment 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 five Business Days after receipt of such material.
2.6 The Trust shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Company or
its designee, a copy of each Trust prospectus or statement of additional
information in which the Company is named prior to the filing of such document
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Trust shall furnish, or shall
cause to be furnished, to the Company or its designee, each piece of sales
literature or other promotional material in which the Company is named, at least
ten Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the
Company or its designee reasonably objects to such use within five Business Days
after receipt of such material.
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2.7 The Company shall not give any information or make any representations
or statements on behalf of the Trust or concerning the Trust or its investment
adviser in connection with the sale of the Contracts other than information or
representations contained in and accurately derived from the registration
statement, prospectus or statement of additional information for the Trust
shares (as such registration statement, prospectus and statement of additional
information may be amended or supplemented from time to time), reports of the
Trust, Trust-sponsored proxy statements, or in sales literature or published
reports in the public domain 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. Nothing in this
Section 2.7 will be construed as preventing the Company or its employees or
agents from giving advice on investments in the Trust.
2.8 The Trust 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, prospectus or statement of
additional information for the Contracts (as such registration statement,
prospectus and statement of additional information 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 regulatory authorities
or with the written permission of the Company.
2.9 So long as, and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange
Commission interprets the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for
variable policyowners, the Company will provide pass-through voting privileges
to owners of policies 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 policyowners 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.
2.10 The Company shall notify the Trust of any applicable state insurance
laws of which it becomes aware that restrict the Portfolios' investments or
otherwise affect the operation of the Trust and shall notify the Trust of any
changes in such laws.
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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 New York 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 ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
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 represents and warrants that it is duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3.5 The Trust represents and warrants that the Trust shares offered and
sold pursuant to this Agreement 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 represents and warrants that the investments of each
Portfolio will comply with the diversification requirements set forth in Section
817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder. In the event the Trust fails to comply with these
diversification requirements, the Trust will take all reasonable steps: (a) to
notify the Company of such noncompliance; and (b) to adequately diversify the
Trust so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by Treasury
Regulation 1.817-5.
3.7 The Trust represents that it is currently qualified as a Regulated
Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and that it
will make every effort to maintain such qualification (under Subchapter M or any
successor or similar provision) and that it will notify the Company immediately
upon
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having a reasonable basis for believing that it has ceased to so qualify or that
it might not so qualify in the future.
3.8 The Trust represents that its investment objectives, policies and
restrictions comply in all material respects with any applicable state
securities laws of which the Trust is aware as they may apply to the Trust. The
Trust makes no representation as to whether any aspect of its operations
(including, but not limited to, fees and expenses and investment policies,
objectives and restrictions) complies with the insurance laws and regulations of
any state. The Trust agrees that it will furnish the information required by
state insurance laws and requested by the Company to assist the Company in
obtaining the authority needed to issue the Contracts in any applicable state.
3.9 The Trust represents and warrants that all of its trustees, officers,
employees, investment advisors, and other individuals/entities having access to
the funds and/or securities of the Trust are and continue to be at all times
covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the
Trust in an amount not less than the minimal coverage as required currently by
Rule 17g-(1) of the 1940 Act or related provisions as may be promulgated from
time to time. The aforesaid bond includes coverage for larceny and embezzlement
and is issued by a reputable bonding company.
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.
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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 subaccounts 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.
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 subaccount of
the Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement with respect
to such subaccount of the 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. No charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal.
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
subaccount of the Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement
with respect to such subaccount of the 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. No charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such
withdrawal. 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.
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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
subaccount of 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. No charge or
penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal.
4.7 The Company shall at least annually submit to the Trustees such
reports, materials or data as the Trustees may reasonable 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 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 and each person, if any, who controls the Trust within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act and any Trustees, officers, employees
and agents of the foregoing (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:
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(a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged
untrue statements of any material fact contained in a registration
statement, prospectus or statement of additional information 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 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 or representations contained in and accurately derived from Trust
Documents as defined in Section 5.2(a)) or wrongful conduct of the Company
or personsunder 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
(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 Trust. The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company within
the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act and any directors, officers, employees
and agents of the foregoing (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 Trust) 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:
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(a) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged
untrue statements of any material fact contained in the registration
statement, prospectus or statement of additional information for the Trust
or any sales literature generated or approved by the Trust (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 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, including, but not limited to, any material (based on current
standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission) errors in or untimely
calculation or reporting of the daily net asset value per share or
dividend or capital gain distribution rate; or
(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.
5.3 Neither the Company nor the trust 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 gross 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.
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5.4 Neither the Company nor the trust 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, complaint or action by a regulatory authority 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 by either party for any reason by
ninety (90) days' advance written notice delivered to the other party or as
otherwise agreed in writing by both parties. This Agreement may be terminated at
the option of the Trust immediately if the Company is no longer controlled by or
under common control with IDS Life Insurance 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 as long as shares of the Trust are held on behalf of Contract
owners in accordance with Section 6.2, the provisions of this Agreement shall
survive the termination of this Agreement with respect to those Contract owners.
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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:
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If to the Company:
American Centurion Life Assurance Company
c/o American Express Financial Advisors Inc.
IDS Tower 10
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Manager-Product Development
With a simultaneous copy to:
American Centurion Life Assurance Company
c/o American Express Financial Advisors Inc.
IDS Tower 10
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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. This Agreement will
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 statues, rules and regulations as the
Securities and Exchange commission may grant (including, but not limited to, the
Exemptive Order) and the terms hereof will be interpreted and construed in
accordance therewith.
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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.
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. The Trust
agrees that the Company will have the right to inspect, audit and copy all
records pertaining to the performance of services under this Agreement to the
extent required by any state insurance department upon reasonable notice to the
Trust and during the Trust's normal business hours.
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 acknowledges that the identities of the customers of the
Company or any of its affiliates (collectively the "Protected Parties" for
purposes of this Section 8.11), information maintained regarding those
customers, and all computer programs and procedures or other information
developed or used by the Protected Parties or any of their employees or agents
in connection with the Company's performance of its duties under this Agreement
are the valuable property of the Protected Parties. The Trust agrees that if it
comes into possession of any list or compilation of the identities of or other
information about the Protected Parties' customers, or any other information or
property of the Protected Parties, other than such information as may be
independently developed or compiled by the Trust from information supplied to it
by the Protected Parties' customers who also maintain accounts directly with the
Trust, the Trust will hold such information or property in confidence and
refrain from using, disclosing or distributing any of such information or other
property except: (a) with the Company's prior written consent; or (b) as
required by law or judicial process. The Trust acknowledges that any breach of
the agreements in this Section 8.11 would result in immediate and irreparable
harm to the Protected Parties for which there would be
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no adequate remedy at law and agree that in the event of such a breach, the
Protected Parties will be entitled to equitable relief by way of temporary and
permanent injunctions, as well as such other relief as any court of competent
jurisdiction deems appropriate.
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.
Attest: AMERICAN CENTURION LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY
By:/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ By:/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: General Counsel and Title: Vice President, Variable
Secretary Product Development
JANUS ASPEN SERIES
By:/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Vice President
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Schedule A
Separate Accounts and Associated Contract and Certificates
Name of Separate Account and Contracts and
Date Established by Certificates Funded
Board of Directors By Separate Account
ACL Variable Annuity Account 1, Contract Form 38501
established October 12, 1995 Certificate Form 38502-NY
Certificate Form 38503-▇▇▇-NY
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Schedule B
Portfolios of Janus Aspen Series
Available as an Investment Vehicle of the Accounts
Growth Portfolio
Worldwide Growth Portfolio