AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of June 30, 1998 by and among PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY (the "Company") and AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. ("Manager").

 

universal life contracts, variable annuity contracts and individual variable

life insurance contracts (collectively, the "Contracts"); and

 

Contracts, one or more of the finds listed on EXHIBIT A hereto (the "Funds"),

each of which is a series of mutual fund shares registered under the Investment

Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"); and

 

desires to make shares of the Funds available as an investment option under the

Contracts and to retain the Company to perform certain administrative services

on behalf of the Funds;

 

 

Agreement, the Manager will cause shares of the Funds to be made available to be

purchased, exchanged, or redeemed, by the Company on behalf of Contract owners

through the Accounts (defined in Section 6(a) below) through a single account

per Fund at the net asset value applicable to each order. The Funds' shares

shall be purchased and redeemed on a net basis in such quantity and at such time

as determined by the Company to satisfy the requirements of the Contracts for

which the Funds serve as underlying investment media. Dividends and capital

gains distributions will be automatically reinvested in full and fractional

shares of the Funds.

 

providing all administrative services for the Contract owners. The Company

agrees that it will maintain and preserve all records as required by law to be

maintained and preserved, and will otherwise comply with all laws, rules and

regulations applicable to the marketing of the Contracts and the provision of

administrative services to the Contract owners.

 

 

purpose of accepting purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares from the

Contract owners. On each day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is

open for business (each, a "Business Day"), the Company may receive instructions

from the Contract owners for the purchase or redemption of shares of the Funds

("Orders"). Orders received and accepted by the Company prior to the close of

regular trading on the Exchange (the "Close of Trading") on any given Business

Day (currently, 3:00 p.m. Central time) and transmitted to the Funds' transfer

agent by 8:30 a.m. Central time on the next following Business Day will be

executed at the net asset value determined as of the Close of Trading on the

previous Business Day ("Day 1"). Any Orders received by the Company after the

Close of Trading, and all Orders that are transmitted by the Company after 8:30

a.m. Central time on the next following Business Day, will be executed at the

net asset value next determined following receipt of such Order. The day as of

which an Order is executed pursuant to the provisions set forth above is

referred to herein as the "Effective Trade Date".

 

transmission acceptable to the Company, the Funds' net asset value, dividend and

capital gain information and, in the case of income funds, the daily accrual for

interest rate factor (mil rate), determined at the Close of Trading. If the

Manager provides the Company with materially incorrect share net asset value

information through no fault of the Company, the Company on behalf of the

separate accounts shall be entitled to an adjustment to the number of shares

purchased or redeemed to reflect the correct share net asset value. Any material

error in the calculation of net asset value per share, dividend or capital gain

information shall be reported to the Company promptly upon discovery.

 

provide to the Manager via facsimile or other electronic transmission acceptable

to the Manager a report stating whether the Orders received by the Company from

Contract owners by the Close of Trading on the preceding Business Day resulted

in the Accounts being a net purchaser or net seller of shares of the Funds. As

used in this Agreement, the phrase "other electronic transmission acceptable to

the Manager" includes the use of remote computer terminals located at the

premises of the Company, its agents or affiliates, which terminals may be linked

electronically to the computer system of The Manager, its agents or affiliates

(hereinafter, "Remote Computer Terminals").

 

above, the Funds will execute the purchase or redemption transactions (as the

case may be) at the net asset value computed as of the Close of Trading on Day

1. Payment for net purchase transactions shall be made by wire transfer to the

custodial account designated by the Funds on the Business Day next following the

Effective Trade Date. Such wire transfers shall be initiated by the Company's

bank prior to 3:00 p.m. Central time and received by the Funds prior to 5:00

p.m. Central time on the Business Day next following the Effective Trade Date.

If payments for a purchase Order is not timely received, such Order will be

executed at the net asset value next computed following receipt of payment.

Payments for net redemption transactions shall be made by wire transfer by the

Funds to the account designated by the appropriate receiving party within the

time period set forth in the applicable Fund's then-current prospectus;

provided, however, the Funds will use all reasonable efforts to settle all

redemptions on the Business Day following the Effective Trade Date. Within one

week of the transaction, the Manager will send or cause to be sent a written

confirmation of all trades to the Company's Separate Accounts Department in the

form of a statement detailing the Company's total shares owned, Effective Trade

Date, shares purchased and sold and the net asset value of the shares. On any

Business Day when the Federal Reserve Wire Transfer System is closed, all

communication and processing rules will be suspended for the settlement of

Orders. Orders will be settled on the next Business Day on which the Federal

Reserve Wire Transfer System is open and the Effective Trade Date will apply.

 

 

 

Funds' proxy materials, periodic fund reports to shareholders and other

materials that are required by law to be sent to the Funds' shareholders. In

addition, the Manager shall provide the Company with a sufficient quantity of

prospectuses of the Funds to be used in conjunction with the transactions

contemplated by this Agreement, together with such additional copies of the

Funds' prospectuses as may be reasonably requested by Company. If the Company

provides for pass-through voting by the Contract owners, the Manager will

provide the Company with a sufficient quantity of proxy materials for each

Contract owner. If requested by the Company in lieu of printed prospectuses, the

Manager or its designee shall provide such documentation (including a "camera

ready" copy of the new prospectus as set in type or, at the request of the

Company, as a diskette in the form sent to the Funds' printer) and other

assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the parties hereto once

each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Shares is supplemented

or amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts, prospectuses for other

mutual funds in which the Contracts may be invested, and the Funds' new

prospectus printed together in one document. Such documentation shall be

provided in electronic format no later than April 15 of each year. If the

Manager fails to provide such documentation in a timely manner through no fault

of its own and such delay causes the Company to incur additional costs, the

Manager shall reimburse the Company for any reasonable and actual out-of-pocket

expenses directly attributable to such delay upon submission of any expense

accounting the Manager reasonably may require. Such out-of-pocket expenses shall

not include overtime for employees of the Company.

 

materials, periodic fund reports and other materials of the Funds to the Company

shall be paid by the Manager or its agents or affiliates; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,

that if at any time the Manager or its agent reasonably deems the usage by the

Company of such items to be excessive, it may, prior to the delivery of any

quantity of materials in excess of what is deemed reasonable, request that the

Company demonstrate the reasonableness of such usage. If the Manager believes

the reasonableness of such usage has not been adequately demonstrated, it may

request that the Company pay the cost of printing (including press time) and

delivery of any excess copies of such materials. Unless the Company agrees to

make such payments, the Manager may refuse to supply such additional materials

and this section shall not be interpreted as requiring delivery by the Manager

of any copies in excess of the number of copies to be provided to existing

Contract owners.

 

periodic fund reports and other materials of the Funds to the Contract owners

shall be paid by the Company and shall not be the responsibility of the Manager

or the Funds.

 

 

the Contract owners pursuant to this Agreement (the "Record Owners"). The

Company and the Record Owners shall properly complete any applications or other

forms required by the Manager or the Funds' transfer agent from time to time.

 

administrative expenses, such as a reduction in expenses related to postage,

shareholder communications and recordkeeping, by virtue of having a single

shareholder account per Fund for the Accounts rather than having each Contract

owner as a shareholder. In consideration of performance by the Company of the

administrative services and performance of all other obligations under this

Agreement by the Company, the Manager will pay the Company a fee (the

"Administrative Services Fee") equal to 25 basis points (0.25%) per annum of the

average aggregate amount invested by the Company in the Funds, based on the

average aggregate market value of investments (on behalf of the Contract owners)

in the Funds by the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates that offer

insurance products, up to an average aggregate investment in the Funds of $100

million. For all assets invested in the Funds by the Company, its subsidiaries

and affiliates that offer insurance products, over $100 million, the Manager

will pay the Company an Administrative Services Fee of 30 basis points (0.3 0%)

per annum of the average aggregate market value of the investments over $100

million.

 

management fee, another corporation for the type of administrative services to

be provided by the Company to the Contract owners. The parties agree that the

payments by the Manager to the Company, like its payments to such other

corporation, are for administrative services only and do not constitute payment

in any manner for investment advisory services or for costs of distribution.

 

by this SECTION 5, the average aggregate amount invested by the Accounts in the

Funds over a one month period shall be computed by totaling the Company's

aggregate investment (share net asset value multiplied by total number of shares

of the Funds held by the Company) on each Business Day during the month and

dividing by the total number of Business Days during such month.

 

pursuant to this SECTION 5 at the end of each calendar quarter and will make

such payment to the Company within 30 days thereafter. The check for such

payment will be accompanied by a statement showing the calculation of the

amounts being paid by the Manager for the relevant months and such other

supporting data as may be reasonably requested by the Company and shall be

mailed to:

 

 

 

duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and, when executed and

delivered, shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the

Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (ii) it has established the

accounts set forth on EXHIBIT B hereto (the "Accounts"), which are separate

accounts under Arizona insurance law, and has to the extent required by law

registered the Accounts as unit investment trusts under the Investment Company

Act to serve as investment vehicles for the Contracts; (iii) each Contract

provides for the allocation of net amounts received by the Company to an Account

for investment in the shares of one of more specified investment companies

selected among those companies available through the Accounts to act as

underlying investment media; (iv) selection of a particular investment company

is made by the Contract owner under a particular Contract, who may change such

selection from time to time in accordance with the terms of the applicable

Contract; and (v) the activities of the Company contemplated by this Agreement

comply with all provisions of federal and state insurance, securities, and tax

laws applicable to such activities.

 

authorized by all necessary corporate action and, when executed and delivered,

shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Manager,

enforceable in accordance with its terms; and (ii) the investments of the Funds

will at all times be adequately diversified within the meaning of Section 817(h)

of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the

regulations thereunder, and that at all times while this Agreement is in effect,

all beneficial interests in each of the Funds will be owned by one or more

insurance companies or by any other party permitted under Section 1.817-5(f)(3)

of the Regulations promulgated under the Code. In the event of a breach of this

Section 6 (b)(ii) by the Funds or the Manager will take all reasonable steps (A)

to notify the Company of such breach and (B) to adequately diversify the Funds

so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by Treasury

Regulation 1.817-5.

 

Regulated Investment Companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code,

and that they will maintain such qualification (under Subchapter M or any

successor or similar provision) and that the Manager will notify the Company

immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the Funds have

ceased to so qualify or that they might not qualify in the future.

 

 

applicable to its respective activities under this Agreement.

 

is, for any reason, unable to perform any of its obligations under this

Agreement.

 

transmitted by it hereunder with respect to the Accounts on any Business Day

will be based upon instructions that it received from the Contract owners in

proper form prior to the Close of Trading of the Exchange on that Business Day.

 

Funds' transfer agent, whether by telephone, telecopy, or other electronic

transmission acceptable to the Manager, shall be sent by or under the authority

and direction of a person designated by the Company as being duly authorized to

act on behalf of the owner of the Account. Absent actual knowledge to the

contrary, the Manager shall be entitled to rely on the existence of such

authority and to assume that any person transmitting Orders for the purchase,

redemption or transfer of Fund shares on behalf of the Company is "an

appropriate person" as used in Sections 8-107 and 8-401 of the Uniform

Commercial Code with respect to the transmission of instructions regarding Fund

shares on behalf of the owner of such Fund shares. The Company shall maintain

the confidentiality of all passwords and security procedures issued, installed

or otherwise put in place with respect to the use of Remote Computer Terminals

and assumes full responsibility for the security therefor. The Company further

agrees to be solely responsible for the accuracy, propriety and consequences of

all data transmitted to the Manager by the Company by telephone, telecopy or

other electronic transmission acceptable to the Manager.

 

Manager, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material in which a

Fund or the Manager is named, at least eight business days prior to its use. No

such material shall be used if the Funds or the Manager reasonably objects in

writing to such use within eight business days after receipt of such material.

 

or statements on behalf of any Fund or concerning any Fund other than the

information or representations contained in the registration statement or

prospectus for the Fund shares, as such registration statement and prospectus

may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in reports or proxy

statements for that Fund, or in sales literature or other promotional material

approved by the Manager, except with the permission of the Manager. The Manager

agrees to respond to any request for approval on a prompt and timely basis.

 

Company or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional

material in which the Company or the Accounts is named, at least ten business

days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the Company reasonably

objects in writing to such use within ten business days after receipt of such

material.

 

on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the Accounts, or the

registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts, as such registration

statement and prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in

published reports for the Accounts which are in the public domain or approved by

the Company for distribution to Contract owners, or in sales literature or other

promotional material approved by the Company, except with the permission of the

Company. The Company agrees to respond to any request for approval on a prompt

and timely basis.

 

all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information,

reports, proxy statements, sales literature and other promotional materials, and

all amendments to any of the above, that relate to that Fund or its shares, upon

the Company's request.

 

all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information,

reports, solicitations for voting instructions, sales literature and other

promotional materials, and all amendments to any of the above, that relate to

the Contracts or the Accounts, upon the Manager's request.

 

promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, advertisements (such as

material published, or designed for use in, a newspaper, magazine, or other

periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape recording, videotape display,

signs or billboards, motion pictures, or other public media), sales literature

(i.e., any written communication distributed or made generally available to

customers or the public, including brochures, circulars, research reports,

literature, or published article), educational or training materials or other

communications distributed or made generally available to some or all agents or

employees, prospectuses, statements of additional information, shareholder

literature or advertising under NASD rules, the Investment Company Act or the

Securities Act of 1993 (the "1933 Act").

 

Company may provide a hyperlink to such site. If the Manager discontinues such

web site or no longer maintains copies of Fund prospectuses therein for any

prospectuses to the Company for use on the Company's web site, as reasonably

requested by the Company.

 

Agreement, neither the Manager nor the Funds shall use any trademark, trade

name, service ▇▇▇▇ or logo of the Company, or any variation of any such

trademark, trade name, service ▇▇▇▇ or logo, without the Company's prior written

consent, the granting of which shall be at the Company's sole option. Except as

otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Company shall not use

any trademark, trade name, service ▇▇▇▇ or logo of the Manager or the Funds, or

any variation of any such trademarks, trade names, service marks, or logos,

without the prior written consent of either the Manager or the Funds, as

appropriate, the granting of which shall be at the sole option of the Manager

and/or the Funds.

 

 

Contract owners so long as the SEC continues to interpret the Investment Company

Act as requiring such privileges. It shall be the responsibility of the Company

to assure that it calculates voting privileges in a consistent manner.

furnished by the Manager and will vote shares in accordance with instructions

received from such Contract owners. The Company shall vote Fund shares for which

no instructions have been received in the same proportion as shares for which

such instructions have been received. The Company and its agents

shall not oppose or interfere with the solicitation of proxies for Fund shares

held for such Contract owners.

 

 

officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates and each person, if any, who

controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act (collectively, the

"Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this SECTION 10(a)) against any losses,

claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement

(collectively, "Losses"), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject,

insofar as such Losses (i) result from a breach by the Manager of a material

provision of this Agreement, or (ii) arise out of or are based upon any untrue

statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any

registration statement or prospectus of the Funds 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.

The Manager will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by

the Indemnified Parties in connection with investigating or defending any such

Losses. The Manager shall not be liable for indemnification hereunder if such

Losses are attributable to the negligence or misconduct of the Company in

performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Funds and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates

and each person, if any, who controls the Funds or the Manager within the

meaning of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of

this SECTION 10(b)) against any Losses to which the Indemnified Parties may

become subject, insofar as such Losses (i) result from a breach by the Company

of a material provision of this Agreement, or (ii) arise out of or are based

upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact

contained in any registration statement or prospectus of the Company regarding

the Contracts, if any, 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, or (iii) result from

the use by any person of a Remote Computer Terminal. The Company will reimburse

any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Parties in

connection with investigating or defending any such Losses. The Company shall

not be liable for indemnification hereunder if such Losses are attributable to

the negligence or misconduct of the Manager or the Funds in performing their

obligations under this Agreement.

 

the commencement of action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect

thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the

indemnifying party of the commencement thereof but the omission so to notify the

indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to

any indemnified party otherwise than under this SECTION 10. In case any such

indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be

entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish to, assume

the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and

after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its

election to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be

liable to such indemnified party under this SECTION 10 for any legal or other

expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the

defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

 

indemnifying party shall not, without the prior written consent of the

indemnified parties in such action, settle or compromise the liability of the indemnified parties in such action, or permit a default or consent to the entry of any judgment in respect thereof, unless in connection with such settlement, compromise or consent, each indemnified party

receives from such claimant an unconditional release from all liability in respect of such claim.

 

 

 

as amended, filed by the Manager on December 21, 1987, with the SEC and the

order issued by the SEC in response thereto (the "Shared Funding Exemptive

Order"). The Company has reviewed the conditions to the requested relief set

application, the Board of Directors of the Funds (the "Board") will monitor the

Funds for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflict between the

interests of the contract owners of all separate accounts investing in the

Funds. An irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a variety of reasons,

including: (i) an action by any state insurance regulatory authority; (ii) a

change in applicable federal or state insurance, tax, or securities laws or

interpretative letter, or any similar actions by insurance, tax or securities

regulatory authorities; (iii) an administrative or judicial decision in any

relevant proceeding; (iv) the manner in which the investments of any portfolio

are being managed; (v) a difference in voting instructions given by variable

annuity contract owners and variable life insurance contract owners; or (vi) a

decision by an insurer to disregard the voting instructions of contract owners.

irreconcilable material conflict exists and the implications thereof.

 

is aware to the Board. The Company will assist the Board in carrying out its

responsibilities under the Shared Funding Exemptive Order by providing the Board

with all information reasonably necessary for the Board to consider any issues

raised. This includes, but is not limited to, an obligation by the Company to

inform the Board whenever contract owner voting instructions are disregarded.

 

members, determines that a material irreconcilable conflict exists with regard

to contact owner investments in the Funds, the Board shall give prompt notice to

all Participating Companies. If the Board determines that the Company is

responsible for causing or creating said conflict, the Company shall at its sole

cost and expense, and to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a

majority of the disinterested Board members), take such action as is necessary

to remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict. Such necessary

action may include but shall not be limited to:

 

 

 

by the Company to disregard its contract owner voting instructions and said

decision represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote by all

of its contract owners having an interest in the Funds, the

Company at its sole cost, may be required, at the Board's election, to withdraw

the Accounts' investment in the Funds and terminate this Agreement; 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 members of the Board.

 

Board members shall determine whether or not any proposed action adequately

remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no event will the Funds be

required to establish a new funding medium for any Contract. The Company shall

not be required by this Section 11 to establish a new funding medium for any

Contract if an offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of the

Contract owners materially adversely affected by the irreconcilable material

conflict.

 

of new Contracts:

 

advance written notice to the other;

 

any reason to meet the requirement of Contracts as determined by the Company.

Reasonable advance notice of election to terminate shall be furnished by

Company;

 

formal proceedings against the broker-dealer or broker-dealers marketing the

Contracts, any Account, the Company, the Manager, or the Funds by the National

Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), the SEC or any other

regulatory body;

 

Manager. Notice of such termination shall be promptly furnished to the Company.

This SUBSECTION (d) shall not be deemed to apply if contemporaneously with such

termination a new contract of substantially similar terms is entered into

between the Funds and Manager;

 

the Funds to substitute for the Funds' shares the shares of another investment

company in accordance with the terms of Contracts for which the Funds' shares

had been selected to serve as the underlying investment medium. The Company will

give 60 days' written notice to the Funds and the Manager of any proposed vote

to replace the Funds' shares;

 

of all other parties hereto;

 

with Federal law or such law precludes the use of Fund shares as an underlying

investment medium of Contracts issued or to be issued by the Company. Prompt

notice shall be given by either party should such situation occur;

good faith that the Company is not offering shares of the Funds in conformity

with the terms of this Agreement or applicable law;

 

to perform under this Agreement would, in the reasonable opinion of the

terminating party's counsel, violate any applicable federal or state law, rule,

regulation or judicial order;

 

diversification requirements specified in Section 6(b)(ii) hereof;

 

material breach of any provision of this Agreement; or

 

if a Fund substantially changes its investment objective or investment style.

 

listed in SECTION 12 shall not affect the Manager's obligation to continue to

cause the Funds to furnish their shares under the terms of this Agreement to

Contracts then in force for which its shares serve or may serve as the

underlying medium (unless such further sale of Fund shares is proscribed by law

or the SEC or other regulatory body). Following termination, the Manager shall

not have any Administrative Services payment obligation to the Company (except

for payment obligations accrued but not yet paid as of the termination date).

 

Agreement and the arrangement described herein are intended to be non-exclusive

and that each of the parties is free to enter into similar agreements and

arrangements with other entities.

 

(indemnity) of this Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

amended, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in

writing signed by all of the parties hereto.

 

or made in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by telex,

telecopier, express delivery or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,

return receipt requested, to the party or parties to whom they are directed at

the following addresses, or at such other addresses as may be designated by

notice from such party to all other parties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any notice, demand or other communication given in a manner prescribed in this

SECTION 17 shall be deemed to have been delivered on receipt.

 

written consent of all parties to the Agreement at the time of such assignment.

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties

hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

 

counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and

any party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.

 

this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the

validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained

herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

between the parties with respect to the matters dealt with herein, and

supersedes all previous agreements, written or oral, with respect to such

matters, specifically including that certain Fund Participation Agreement dated

May 16, 1997, by and among the Company, the Manager and American Century

Investment Services, Inc.

 

each party hereto shall treat as confidential all information reasonably

identified as such in writing by any other party hereto (including without

limitation the names and addresses of the owners of the Contracts) and, except

as contemplated by this Agreement, shall not disclose, disseminate or utilize

such confidential information until such time as it may come into the public

domain without the expressed prior written consent of the affected party.

 

and all appropriate governmental authorities (including without limitation the

SEC, the NASD, and state insurance regulators) and shall permit each other and

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.

 

date set forth above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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