PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
AMONG
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ VARIABLE TRUST,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
AND
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this 1st day of May, 2006
("Agreement") by and among IDS Life Insurance Company, a Minnesota corporation
(the "Company"), on its own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset
account of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto as may be amended from
time to time (each such account hereinafter referred to as the "Account"), and
the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Variable Trust, (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust,
and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Distributors, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the
"Distributor") (collectively, the "Parties").
WHEREAS, the Trust engages in business as an open-end management
investment company and is available as an investment vehicle for (i) certain
qualified pension and retirement plans ("Qualified Plans") and (ii) variable
life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts, funded by separate
accounts of, and issued by, insurance companies that have entered into
participation agreements with the Trust and the Distributor (hereinafter
"Participating Insurance Companies"); and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interests in the Trust are divided into several
series of shares, (each designated a "Fund") and, in certain cases classes of
shares, representing interests in a particular managed portfolio of securities
and other assets; and
WHEREAS, the Trust has obtained an order from the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting the Trust exemptions from the provisions of
Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, (hereinafter 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 separate accounts funding variable annuity and
variable life insurance contracts of both affiliated and unaffiliated life
insurance companies (the "Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the 1940 Act and its shares are registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (hereinafter the "1933 Act"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust will make shares of each Fund listed on Schedule B
hereto, as the Parties hereto may amend from time to time, available for
purchase by the Account; and
WHEREAS, the Distributor is duly registered as a broker-dealer under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (hereinafter the "Exchange Act") and any
applicable state securities law; and
WHEREAS, the Distributor is the distributor of shares of the Funds of
the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the Company will be the issuer of certain variable annuity
contracts and variable life insurance contracts ("Contracts") set forth on
Schedule C hereto, as the Parties may amend from time to time, which
Contracts, if required under applicable law, will be registered under the 1933
Act; and
WHEREAS, the Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated
asset account, established by resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company to set aside and invest assets attributable to one or more Contracts;
and
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WHEREAS, the Company will serve as the depositor of the Account, which
is or will be registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act, or the
Account is or will be exempt from registration under the 1940 Act; and
WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and
regulations, the Company intends to purchase shares in the Funds on behalf of
the Account to fund certain of the aforesaid Contracts,
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises the Company,
the Trust and the Distributor agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
SALE OF TRUST SHARES
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1.1 The Trust agrees to make shares of each Fund available to the
Company for purchase and redemption at net asset value with no sales charges,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In accordance with the
terms of the applicable prospectus under which a Fund's shares are offered,
the Trustees of the Trust (hereinafter, the "Trustees") may refuse to sell
shares of any Fund to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of
shares of any Fund (a) if such action is required by law or by regulatory
authorities having jurisdiction, (b) if, 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 interest of the
shareholders of such Fund, or (c) if such action is required by any policies
that the Trustees have adopted and apply to all Participating Insurance
Companies.
1.2 The parties may agree, from time to time, to add other Funds to
provide additional funding media for the Contracts, or to delete, combine, or
modify existing Funds, by amending Schedule B hereto. Upon such amendment to
Schedule B, any applicable reference to a Fund,
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the Trust or its shares herein shall include a reference to any such
additional Fund. Schedule B, as amended from time to time, is incorporated
herein by reference and is a part hereof.
1.3 The Trust agrees to sell to the Company, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, shares of the Fund which the Account orders,
executing such orders on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed
after receipt by the Trust or its designee of the order for Fund shares. For
purposes of this Section 1.3, the Company shall be the designee of the Trust
for receipt of such orders from each Account, and receipt by such designee
shall constitute receipt by the Trust, provided that: (i) the orders are
received by the Company (or its designee) in good order prior to the time the
net asset value of each Fund is priced in accordance with its prospectus
(generally at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange at
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), and (ii) the Trust receives notice of such order by
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following "Business Day." "Business Day"
shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular
trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value. All share
purchases by the Company will be effected at the net asset values of the
appropriate Fund next computed after receipt by the Trust or its designated
agent of the order therefor, and such orders will be irrevocable.
1.4 The Trust and the Distributor agree that shares of the Funds will be
sold only to insurance companies and/or their separate accounts funding
variable annuity and/or variable life insurance policies or to other persons
or entities permitted under Section 817 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code"), and the regulations promulgated thereunder. No shares
of any Fund will be sold to the general public.
1.5 The Trust will not sell Fund shares to any insurance company or
separate account unless an agreement containing provisions substantially the
same as Article I, Section 2.5 of
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Article II , Section 3.4 of Article III, and Article VI of this Agreement is
in effect to govern such sales.
1.6 The Trust agrees to redeem for cash, on the Company's request, any
full or fractional shares of a Fund held by the Company, executing such
requests on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt
by the Trust or its designee of the request for redemption. For purposes of
this Section 1.6, the Company shall be the designee of the Trust for receipt
of requests for redemption from the Account and receipt by such designee shall
constitute receipt by the Trust, provided that: (i) the orders are received by
the Company (or its designee) in good order prior to the time the net asset
value of each Fund is priced in accordance with its prospectus (generally at
the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange at 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time), and (ii) provided that the Trust receives notice of such
request for redemption by 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following
Business Day. All share redemptions by the Company will be effected at the net
asset values of the appropriate Fund next computed after receipt by the Trust
or its designated agent of the order therefor, and such orders will be
irrevocable.
1.7 The Company agrees to purchase and redeem the shares of each Fund in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable prospectus.
1.8 Issuance and transfer of the Trust's shares will be by book entry
only. Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or any Account.
Fund shares purchased from the Trust will be recorded in an appropriate title
for the Company, on behalf of the Account.
1.9 The Trust shall furnish notice by wire, telephone (followed by
written confirmation), electronic media or fax to the Company on or prior to
the payment date of any income dividends or capital gain distributions payable
on Fund shares. The Company hereby
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elects to reinvest all such income dividends and capital gain distributions in
additional shares of the corresponding Fund at the ex-dividend date net asset
values until the Company otherwise notifies the Trust in writing, it being
agreed by the Parties that the ex-dividend date and the payment date with
respect to any dividend or distribution will be the same Business Day. The
Company reserves the right to revoke this election and to receive all such
income dividends and capital gain distributions in cash. The Trust shall
notify the Company of the number of shares so issued as payment of such
dividends and distributions.
1.10 The Trust shall provide (electronically or by fax) the closing net
asset value per share for each Fund to the Company on each Business day as
soon as reasonably practical after the closing net asset value per share is
calculated (normally 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time) and shall use its best efforts to
make such net asset value per share available by 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. In
the event that the Trust is unable to meet the 7:00 p.m. time stated
immediately above, then the Trust shall immediately notify the Company and
provide the Company with additional time to notify the Trust of purchase or
redemption orders pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.6, respectively, above. Such
additional time shall be equal to the additional time that the Trust takes to
make the closing net asset values available to the Company.
1.11 Any material errors in the calculation of net asset value,
dividends or capital gain information shall be reported promptly upon
discovery to the Company. The Trust or its agent will promptly correct any
such errors and promptly recalculate transactions made under this Agreement
using the correct net asset value, dividends or capital gains consistent with
the Trust's then current net asset value error correction policy.
1.12 The Trust shall, upon reasonable request of the Company, provide a
manual daily confirmation of trade activity from the previous Business Day.
Such confirmation shall include
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the dollar amount of purchases or redemptions submitted by the Company for
each Fund, price per share of each Fund, and the corresponding total share
amount of such purchase or redemption, and shall be transmitted to the Company
on the Business Day following the request.
1.13 The Trust shall, upon request of the Company, provide on a monthly
basis a report of the monthly trade activity for the Account which shall be
transmitted to the Company on the Business Day following the request.
1.14 Without limiting the scope of Section 1.1 under which the Trustees
may reject a share purchase order, subject to applicable law and the terms of
each Contract the Company will provide promptly upon request by the Trust,
directly or through its designee:
o the Taxpayer Identification Number of all Contract owners that
purchased, redeemed, transferred, or exchanged shares of a Fund
held under a Contract; and,
o the amount and dates of such Contract owners purchases,
redemptions, transfers and exchanges in subaccounts available
under the Contract which invest in shares of any Fund.
The Company will execute any instructions from the Trust, directly or
through its designee, to restrict or prohibit further purchases, redemptions,
transfers or exchanges in subaccounts available under the Contract which
invest in shares of any Fund by any Contract owner who has been identified by
the Trust, or its designee, as having engaged in transactions that violate
policies established by the Trust for the purpose of eliminating or reducing
any dilution of the value of the outstanding securities issued by the Fund.
The parties shall negotiate in good faith such additional terms and
conditions regarding implementation of the foregoing obligations of the
parties under Rule 22c-2 as any party may wish to address, including without
limitation, reimbursement of expenses the Company incurs in order to provide
such information to the Trust and to execute any instructions from the Trust
or
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its designee to restrict or prohibit purchases, redemptions, transfers or
exchanges by any Contract owner in subaccounts available under a Contract
which invest in shares of any Fund.
ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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2.1 The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts are or will
be registered under the 1933 Act, unless exempt from such registration, and
that the Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. The
Company represents and warrants that it shall amend the registration
statements for the Contracts under the 1933 Act and 1940 Act from time to time
as required to effect the continuous offering of the Contracts. The Company
represents and warrants that it is an insurance company duly organized and in
good standing under applicable law and that it has legally and validly
established each Account as a segregated asset account under its domiciliary
state's insurance laws prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts and has
registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will register
each Account as a unit investment trust in accordance with the provisions of
the 1940 Act to serve as a segregated investment account for the Contracts,
unless exempt from such registration. Further, the Company represents and
warrants that the Account is in compliance with Rule 38a-1 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
2.2 The Trust represents and warrants that Fund shares sold pursuant to
this Agreement shall be registered under the 1933 Act, are duly authorized for
issuance and sold in compliance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts,
as applicable, and comply with all applicable federal and state securities
laws. Further, the Trust represents and warrants that the Trust is in
compliance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. The Trust is and shall remain
registered under the 1940 Act. The Trust shall amend the registration
statement for its shares
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under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to
effect the continuous offering of Fund shares. The Trust shall register and
qualify the shares for sale in accordance with the laws of the various states
only if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Trust or the Distributor.
The Trust shall provide to the Company, upon request, a list of the various
jurisdictions in which the Funds are registered.
2.3 The Trust represents and warrants that it (i) is currently qualified
as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code; (ii) will
use its best efforts to maintain such qualification (under Subchapter M or any
successor or similar provision); and (iii) will notify the Company immediately
upon having a reasonable basis for believing that it has ceased to so qualify
or that it might not so qualify in the future. The Parties acknowledge that
compliance with Subchapter M is an essential element of compliance with
Section 817(h) of the Code.
2.4 The Company represents and warrants that (i) the Contracts are
currently treated as endowment, annuity or life insurance contracts, under
applicable provisions of the Code; (ii) it will use its best efforts to
maintain such treatment; and (iii) it will notify the Trust and the
Distributor immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that the
Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not be so treated in
the future. The Company also represents and warrants that each Account is a
"segregated asset account" and that interests in each Account are offered
exclusively through a variable contract within the meaning of Section 817 of
the Code and the regulations thereunder. The Company will continue to meet
such definitional requirements, and it will notify the Trust immediately upon
having a reasonable basis for believing that such requirements have ceased to
be met or that they might not be met in the future.
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2.5 The Trust represents that it will maintain each Fund's compliance
with Section 817(h) of the Code, including without limitation Treasury
Regulation 1.817-5, relating to the diversification requirements for variable
annuity, endowment, or life insurance contracts. The Trust will notify the
Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that a Fund
has ceased to so qualify or that a Fund might not so qualify in the future. In
addition, the Trust will take all reasonable steps necessary to adequately
diversify the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the grace period
afforded by Section 1.817-5 of the regulations under the Code.
2.6 The Trust has adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan under which it makes
payments to finance administrative, service, and distribution expenses with
respect to certain Funds or classes thereof. The Trust represents and warrants
that its Trustees, a majority of whom are not interested persons of the Trust,
have approved such Rule 12b-1 Plan to finance administrative, service, and
distribution expenses of the Funds or classes thereof that have a 12b-1 share,
and that any changes to the Trust's Rule 12b-1 Plan will be approved, in
accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
2.7 The Trust makes no representation as to whether any aspect of its
operations (including, but not limited to, fees, expenses and investment
policies) complies with the insurance laws or regulations of various states.
2.8 The Distributor represents and warrants that the Distributor is and
shall remain duly registered in all material respects under all applicable
federal and state laws and regulations and that the Distributor shall perform
its obligations for the Trust in compliance in all material respects with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and any applicable state and
federal laws and regulations.
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2.9 Each party represents and warrants that its directors, officers,
employees, and other individuals/entities dealing with the money and/or
securities of the Trust are and shall 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 shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and
shall be issued by a reputable bonding company.
2.10 Each party to this Agreement will maintain all records required by
law, including records detailing the services it provides. Such records will
be preserved, maintained and made available to the extent required by law and
in accordance with the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Company agrees
that the Trust or the Distributor will have the right to inspect, audit and
copy all records pertaining to the Company's performance of services under
this Agreement for the Trust or the Distributor, as the case may be. The Trust
and Distributor agree that the Company will have the right to inspect, audit
and copy all records pertaining to the performance of services under this
Agreement by the Trust or the Distributor, as the case may be, pursuant to the
requirements of any state insurance department. Each party also agrees
promptly to notify the other parties if it experiences any difficulty in
maintaining the records in an accurate and complete manner. This provision
shall survive termination of the Agreement.
2.11 The Company represents and warrants all purchase and redemption
orders for shares of a Fund with respect to a Business Day that the Company
submits to the Trust in accordance with Article I will be received in good
order by the Company prior to the time as of which the net asset value of the
Fund's shares is calculated on that Business Day as disclosed in the Fund's
prospectus, as it may be amended from time to time, and will be processed by
the
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Company in compliance with Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act and regulatory
interpretations thereof.
ARTICLE III.
PROSPECTUSES AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING
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3.1 At the option of the Company, the Trust will either (a) provide the
Company with as many copies of the Trust's current prospectus, statement of
additional information, annual report, semi-annual report and other
shareholder communications, including any amendments or supplements to any of
the foregoing, as the Company will reasonably request; or (b) provide the
Company with a camera-ready copy, computer disk or other medium agreed to by
the parties of such documents in a form suitable for printing. The Trust will
provide such documents to the Company in a timely manner so as to enable the
Company to print and distribute such materials to Participants in accordance
with applicable law. The Trust will bear the cost of typesetting and printing
such documents. The Trust will bear the cost of distributing such documents to
existing contract owners. Such expenses charged to the Trust will be limited
to actual expenses attributable to printing and distribution of the Trust's
products. The Company will bear the cost of distributing such documents to
prospective Contract owners and applicants as required. The Trust will provide
written instruction to all Participating Insurance Companies including the
Company each time the Trust furnishes an amendment or supplement to the
Trust's current prospectus or statement of additional information directing
the Participating Insurance Companies including the Company as to whether the
amendment or supplement is to be provided (a) immediately to existing Contract
owners who have Contract value allocated to a Fund or (b) is to be held and
combined with another Fund or Contract related mailing as permitted by
applicable federal securities laws. The Trust agrees that the instruction it
gives the Company in
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each instance will be identical to the instruction it provides other
Participating Insurance Companies.
3.2 The Trust's prospectus shall state that the Statement of Additional
Information for each Fund is available from the Distributor (or in the Trust's
discretion, the prospectus shall state that such Statement is available from
the Trust), and the Distributor (or the Trust), at its expense, shall print
and provide such Statement free of charge to the Company and to any owner of a
Contract or prospective owner who requests such Statement.
3.3 The Trust, at its expense, shall provide the Company with copies of
its proxy material, reports to shareholders, and other communications to
shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for
distributing to Contract owners. The Company agrees to use its best efforts to
minimize any costs incurred under this Section and shall provide the Trust
with acceptable documentation of any such costs incurred.
3.4 If and to the extent required by law the Company shall:
(a) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;
(b) vote Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from
Contract owners; and
(c) vote Fund shares for which no instructions have been received
in the same proportion as Fund shares for which instructions have been
received, so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange
Commission continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting
privileges for owners of Contracts. Neither the Company nor any of its
affiliates will in any way recommend action in connection with or oppose or
interfere with the solicitation of proxies for the shares held for the benefit
of the Contract owners. The Company reserves the right to vote Fund shares
held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent
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permitted by law. The Company shall be responsible for assuring that each
Account participating in the Trust calculates voting privileges in a manner
consistent with applicable law and the terms of the Mixed and Shared Funding
Exemptive Order. The Trust will notify the Company of any changes of
interpretations or amendments to the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.
3.5 The Trust will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring
voting by shareholders, and in particular the Trust will either provide for
annual meetings (except insofar as the Securities and Exchange Commission may
interpret the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or comply with Section
16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Trust is not one of the trusts described
in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when
applicable, 16(b). Further, the Trust will act in accordance with the
Securities and Exchange Commission's interpretation of the requirements of
Section 16(a) with respect to periodic elections of trustees and with whatever
rules the Commission may promulgate with respect thereto.
ARTICLE IV.
SALES MATERIAL AND INFORMATION
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4.1 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 or its underwriter is
named, at least ten Business Days prior to its use. The Trust shall approve in
writing each piece of material used. If, after the initial approval,
non-material changes are made to such piece, no review will be necessary.
4.2 The Company shall not give any information or make any
representations or statements on behalf of the Trust or concerning the Trust
other than the information or
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representations contained in the registration statement or prospectus for the
Trust shares, as such registration statement and prospectus may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, or in reports or proxy statements for the
Trust, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the
Trust or the Distributor or the designee of either, except with the permission
of the Trust or the Distributor or the designee of either.
4.3 The Trust and the Distributor, or the designee of either, 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
and/or its Account(s), is/are named at least ten Business Days prior to its
use. No such material shall be used if the Company or its designee objects to
such use within ten Business Days after receipt of such material.
4.4 The Trust and the Distributor shall not give any information or make
any representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, an
Account, or the Contracts other than the information or representations
contained in a 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 each Account 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 or its
designee, except with the permission of the Company or its designee.
4.5 Upon request, the Trust will provide to the Company at least one
complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses, Statements of
Additional Information, reports, proxy statements, sales literature and other
promotional materials, applications for exemptions, requests for no-action
letters, and all amendments to any of the above, that relate to the Trust or
its shares.
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4.6 Upon request, the Company will provide to the Trust 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,
requests for no action letters, and all amendments to any of the above, that
relate to the Contracts or the Account.
4.7 For purposes of this Article IV, the phrase "sales literature or
other promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, advertisements
(such as materials 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, market letters, form letters, seminar texts, reprints or excerpts of
any other advertisement, sales literature, or published article), educational
or training materials or other communications distributed or made generally
available to some or all agents or employees, and registration statements,
prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information, shareholder reports, and
proxy materials and any other material constituting sales literature or
advertising under the NASD rules, the 1940 Act, the 1933 Act, or rules
thereunder.
ARTICLE V.
FEES AND EXPENSES
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5.1 The Trust shall see to it that all its shares are registered and
authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable federal law and, if and
to the extent deemed advisable by the Trust, in accordance with applicable
state laws prior to their sale. The Trust shall bear the expenses for the cost
of registration and qualification of the Trust's shares, preparation and
filing
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of the Trust's prospectus and registration statement, proxy material,
information statements and reports, setting the Trust's prospectus for
printing, setting in type and printing the proxy material, information
statements and reports to shareholders, and the preparation of all statements
and notices required by any federal or state law. The Trust shall bear the
cost of printing and distributing the Trust's prospectus, periodic reports to
shareholders, proxy materials and other shareholder communications to existing
Contract owners. The Company shall see to it that each of the Contracts and
the Accounts are registered and are authorized for issuance in accordance with
applicable federal law. The Company shall bear the expenses for the cost of
registration and qualification of the Contracts and the Accounts, preparation
and filing of the applicable prospectus and registration statements, setting
each Contract prospectus for printing, and the preparation of all statements
and notices required by any federal or state law.
ARTICLE VI.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
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6.1 The Trustees will monitor the Trust for the existence of any
material irreconcilable conflict among the interests of the variable annuity
and variable life insurance contract owners funded by each of the separate
accounts investing in the Trust. The concept of a "material irreconcilable
conflict" is not defined by the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder, but the
Parties recognize that such a 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
interpretive 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
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variable annuity contract owners and variable life insurance contract owners;
(f) a decision by an insurer to disregard the voting instructions of Contract
owners; or (g) a decision by a Qualified Plan to disregard the voting
instructions of plan participants. The Trustees shall promptly inform the
Company if they determine that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and
the implications thereof.
6.2 The Company will report any potential or existing conflicts of which
they are aware to the Trustees. The Company will assist the Trustees in
carrying out their responsibilities under the Mixed and Shared Funding
Exemptive Order, by providing the Trustees with all information reasonably
necessary for the Trustees to consider any issues raised. This includes, but
is not limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the Trustees
whenever Contract owners voting instructions are disregarded.
6.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Trustees, or a majority of
its disinterested Trustees, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists,
the Company and other Participating Insurance Companies shall, at their
expense and to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority
of the disinterested directors), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy
or eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including: (1)
withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the Company's Accounts and
the separate accounts of other Participating Insurance Companies from the
Trust or any Fund and reinvesting such assets in a different investment
medium, including (but not limited to) another Fund, or submitting the
question whether 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 Contract owners of one or more Participating Insurance Companies)
that votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the
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affected contract owners the option of making such a change; and (2)
establishing a new registered management investment company or managed
separate account.
6.4 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
Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement with respect to
such 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. Any such
withdrawal and termination must take place within six (6) months after the
Trust gives written notice that this provision is being implemented, and until
the end of that six month period that Trust and the Distributor shall continue
to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and
redemption) of the Trust's shares.
6.5 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 Account's investment in the Trust and terminate this Agreement with
respect to such Account within six months after the Trustees inform the
Company in writing that they have 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. Until the end of the foregoing six month period, the Trust and the
Distributor shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for
the purchase (and redemption) of the Trust's shares.
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6.6 For purposes of Sections 6.3 through 6.6 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 Trust be required to establish a new funding medium for the
Contracts. The Company shall not be required by Section 6.3 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 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.
6.7 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
Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared
funding (as defined in the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order) on terms
and conditions materially different from those contained in the Mixed and
Shared Funding Exemptive Order, then (a) the Trust and/or the Participating
Insurance Company, 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; and (b) Sections 3.4, 3.5, 6.1, 6.2,
6.3, 6.4 and 6.5 of this Agreement shall continue in effect only to the extent
that terms and conditions substantially identical to such Sections are
contained in such Rule(s) as so amended or adopted.
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ARTICLE VII.
INDEMNIFICATION
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7.1 Indemnification by the Company
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(a) The Company agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and
each of its Trustees and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties" 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 the Company, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld) or litigation (including legal and other expenses), to
which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute,
regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or
settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of the Fund's shares or the
Contracts and:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements
or alleged untrue statements of any material fact
contained in the registration statement or prospectus
for the Contracts or contained in the Contracts or
sales literature for the Contracts (or any amendment
or supplement to any of the foregoing), 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 agreement
to indemnify 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 in
conformity with information
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furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Trust
for use in the registration statement or prospectus
for the Contracts or in the Contracts or sales
literature (or any amendment or supplement) or
otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the
Contracts or Trust shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of statements or
representations (other than statements or
representations contained in the registration
statement, prospectus or sales literature of the Trust
not supplied by the Company, or persons under their
control) or wrongful conduct of the Company or persons
under their control, with respect to the sale or
distribution of the Contracts or Trust Shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the
registration statement, prospectus, or sales
literature of the Trust or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto 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 a statement or omission was
made in reliance upon information furnished to the
Trust by or on behalf of the Company; or
(iv) arise as a result of any failure by the Company to
provide the services and furnish the materials under
the terms of this Agreement; or
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(v) 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, as limited by and in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 7.1(b) and 7.1(c) hereof.
(b) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
litigation incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as such may 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 or to the Trust, whichever is applicable.
(c) The Company 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 Company 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 Company of
any such claim shall not relieve the Company from any liability which they 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 Company shall be entitled to
participate, at their own expense, in the defense of such action. The Company
also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
satisfactory to the party named in the action. After notice from
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the Company to such party of the Company' election to assume the defense
thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any
additional counsel retained by it, and the Company 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 the Company of
the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them in connection
with the issuance or sale of the Trust's Shares or the Contracts or the
operations of the Trust.
7.2 Indemnification by the Trust and the Distributor
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(a) The Trust and the Distributor agree to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and each of their directors and officers and each person,
if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933
Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" 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 Trust, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld) or litigation (including legal and other
expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any
statute, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements are
related to the sale or acquisition of the Trust's shares or the Contracts and:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in the registration statement or prospectus
or sales literature of the Trust (or any amendment or
supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of
or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission
to state
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therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, provided that this agreement to indemnify
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 in conformity
with information furnished to the Distributor or Trust
by or on behalf of the Company for use in the
registration statement or prospectus for the Trust or
in sales literature (or any amendment or supplement)
or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of
the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of statements or
representations (other than statements or
representations contained in the registration
statement, prospectus or sales literature for the
Contracts not supplied by the Distributor or Trust or
persons under their control) or wrongful conduct of
the Trust or Distributor or persons under their
control, with respect to the sale or distribution of
the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in a
registration statement, prospectus or sales literature
covering the Contracts, or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statement
or statements therein not misleading, if such
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statement or omission was made in reliance upon
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf
of the Trust; or
(iv) arise as a result of any failure by the Trust to
provide the services and furnish the materials under
the terms of this Agreement (including a failure,
whether unintentional or in good faith or otherwise,
to comply with the diversification requirements
specified in Article II of this Agreement); or
(v) arise out of or result from any material breach of any
representation and/or warranty made by the Trust or
the Distributor in this Agreement or arise out of or
result from any other material breach of this
Agreement by the Trust or the Distributor; as limited
by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections
7.2(b) and 7.2(c) hereof.
(b) The Trust or the Distributor shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or litigation to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be
subject by reason of 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 and
duties under this Agreement or to the Company or Account, whichever is
applicable.
(c) The Trust and 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 Trust
and 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
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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 and the Distributor of any such claim shall not relieve the
Trust and the Distributor from any liability which they 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 and the Distributor will be
entitled to participate, at their own expense, in the defense thereof. The
Trust and 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 Trust and the Distributor to such party of the Trust's and the
Distributor's election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party
shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and
the Trust 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 Company agrees promptly to notify the Trust and the
Distributor of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against the
Company or any of its officers or directors in connection with the issuance or
sale of the Contracts or the operation of the Account.
7.3 Limitation of Liability. Except as expressly stated herein, as
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between the parties, in no event will any party to this Agreement be
responsible to any other party for any incidental, indirect, consequential,
punitive, or exemplary damages of any kind arising from this Agreement,
including without limitation, lost revenues, loss of profits or loss of
business.
7.4 Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
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this Agreement, or the breach thereof, will be settled by arbitration
administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its
Commercial Arbitration Rules and Title 9 of the
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U.S. Code. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in
any court having jurisdiction thereof. The number of arbitrators will be
three, one of whom will be appointed by the Company or an affiliate; one of
whom will be appointed by the Trust and/or the Distributor or an affiliate;
and the third of whom will be selected by mutual agreement, if possible,
within 30 days of the selection of the second arbitrator and thereafter by the
administering authority. The place of arbitration will be Minneapolis,
Minnesota. The arbitrators will have no authority to award punitive damages or
any other damages not measured by the prevailing party's actual damages, and
may not, in any event, make any ruling, finding or award that does not conform
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any party may make an
application to the arbitrators seeking injunctive relief to maintain the
status quo until such time as the arbitration award is rendered or the
controversy is otherwise resolved. Any party may apply to any court having
jurisdiction hereof and seeking injunctive relief in order to maintain the
status quo until such time as the arbitration award is rendered or the
controversy is otherwise resolved.
ARTICLE VIII.
APPLICABLE LAW
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8.1 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts.
8.2 This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the federal
securities laws, and the rules, regulations and rulings thereunder, including
such exemptions from those statutes, rules and regulations as the Securities
and Exchange Commission may grant (including, but not limited to, the Mixed
and Shared Funding Exemptive Order) and the terms hereof shall be interpreted
and construed in accordance therewith.
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ARTICLE IX.
TERMINATION
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9.1 This Agreement shall terminate:
(a) at the option of any party upon ninety (90) days advance
written notice to the other parties unless otherwise agreed in a separate
written agreement among the parties; or
(b) at the option of the Company if shares of the Funds delineated
in Schedule B are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the
Contracts as determined by the Company; or
(c) at the option of the Trust upon institution of formal
proceedings against the Company by the NASD, the SEC, the insurance commission
of any state or any other regulatory body regarding the Company' duties under
this Agreement or related to the sale of the Contracts, the administration of
the Contracts, the operation of an Account, or the purchase of Trust shares;
or
(d) at the option of the Company upon institution of formal
proceedings against the Trust by the NASD, the SEC, or any state securities or
insurance department or any other regulatory body; or
(e) at the option of the Company or the Trust upon receipt of any
necessary regulatory approvals and/or the vote of the Contract owners having
an interest in the Account (or any subaccount) to substitute the shares of
another investment company for the corresponding shares of a Fund in
accordance with the terms of the Contracts for which those Fund shares had
been selected to serve as the underlying investment media. The Company will
give 30 days' prior written notice to the Trust of the date of any proposed
vote or other action taken to replace a Fund's shares; or
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(f) at the option of the Company or the Trust upon a determination
by a majority of the Trustees, or a majority of the disinterested Trustees,
that an irreconcilable material conflict exists among the interests of (i) all
Contract owners of Contracts of all separate accounts, or (ii) the interests
of the Participating Insurance Company investing in the Trust as delineated in
Article VI of this Agreement; or
(g) at the option of the Company if the Trust ceases to qualify as
a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code, or under any
successor or similar provision, or if the Company reasonably believe that the
Trust may fail to so qualify; or
(h) at the option of the Company if the Trust fails to meet the
diversification requirements specified in Article II hereof; or
(i) at the option of any party to this Agreement, upon another
party's material breach of any provision of this Agreement; or
(j) at the option of the Company, if the Company determines in
their sole judgment exercised in good faith, that either the Trust or the
Distributor has suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations
or financial condition since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of
material adverse publicity which is likely to have a material adverse impact
upon the business and operations of the Company; or
(k) at the option of the Trust or the Distributor, if the Trust or
Distributor respectively, shall determine in its sole judgment exercised in
good faith, that the Company have suffered a material adverse change in their
business, operations or financial condition since the date of this Agreement
or is the subject of material adverse publicity which is likely to have a
material adverse impact upon the business and operations of the Trust or the
Distributor, or
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(l) at the option of the Trust in the event any of the Contracts
are not issued or sold in accordance with applicable federal and/or state law.
Termination shall be effective immediately upon such occurrence without
notice.
9.2 Notice Requirement
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(a) In the event that any termination of this Agreement is based
upon the provisions of Article VI, such prior written notice shall be given in
advance of the effective date of termination as required by such provisions.
(b) In the event that any termination of this Agreement is based
upon the provisions of Sections 9.1(b) - (d) or 9.1(g) - (i), prompt written
notice of the election to terminate this Agreement for cause shall be
furnished by the party terminating the Agreement to the non-terminating
parties, with said termination to be effective upon receipt of such notice by
the non-terminating parties.
(c) In the event that any termination of this Agreement is based
upon the provisions of Sections 9.1(i) or 9.1(k), prior written notice of the
election to terminate this Agreement for cause shall be furnished by the party
terminating this Agreement to the non-terminating parties. Such prior written
notice shall be given by the party terminating this Agreement to the
non-terminating parties at least 30 days before the effective date of
termination.
9.3 No Reason Required for Termination. It is understood and agreed that
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the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 (a) may be
exercised for any reason or for no reason.
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9.4 Effect of Termination
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(a) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Trust
or the Distributor will at the option of the Company, continue to make
available additional shares of the Trust pursuant to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of
termination of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Existing
Contracts"), unless the Trust or the Trustees of the Trust determine that
doing so would not serve the best interests of the shareholders of the
affected Funds or would be inconsistent with applicable law or regulation.
Specifically, without limitation the owners of the Existing Contracts shall be
permitted to reallocate investments in the Trust, redeem investments in the
Trust and/or invest in the Trust upon the making of additional purchase
payments under the Existing Contracts. The parties agree that this Section 9.4
shall not apply to any terminations under Article VI and the effect of such
Article VI terminations shall be governed by Article VI of this Agreement.
9.5 Surviving Provisions. Each party's obligations under Section 2.11,
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Article VII and Section 11.6 will survive and will not be affected by any
termination of this Agreement. In addition, with respect to Existing
Contracts, all provisions of this Agreement also will survive and not be
affected by any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE X.
NOTICES
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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.
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If to the Trust:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Variable Trust
The ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Building
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
If to the Company:
IDS Life Insurance Company
50605 Ameriprise Financial Center
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Vice President and Group Counsel
If to the Distributor:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Distributors, Inc.
The ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Building
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ARTICLE XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1 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.
11.2 This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
11.3 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.
11.4 Each party hereto shall cooperate with each other party and all
appropriate governmental authorities (including without limitation the SEC,
the NASD and state insurance
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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.
11.5 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.
11.6 Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
and in addition to and not in lieu of other provisions in this Agreement:
(a) Confidential Information includes without limitation all
information regarding the customers of the Company or the customers of any of
the Company's subsidiaries, affiliates or licensees; or the accounts, account
numbers, names, addresses, social security numbers or any other personal
identifier of customers of any of the foregoing information derived therefrom.
(b) Neither the Trust nor the Distributor may use or disclose
Confidential Information for any purpose other than to carry out the purpose
for which Confidential Information was provided to the Trust and/or the
Distributor as set forth in this Agreement, and agree to cause any party to
whom the Trust and/or the Distributor may provide access to or disclose
Confidential Information to limit the use and disclosure of Confidential
Information to that purpose.
(c) The Trust and the Distributor agree to implement appropriate
measures designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of Confidential
Information, to protect such information against any anticipated threats or
hazards to the security or integrity of such
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information, and to protect against unauthorized access to, or use of,
Confidential Information that could result in substantial harm or
inconvenience to any of the customers of the Company or the customers of any
of the Company's subsidiaries affiliates or licensees; the Trust and the
Distributor further agree to cause any party to whom the Trust and/or the
Distributor may provide access to or disclose Confidential Information to
implement appropriate measures designed to meet the objectives set forth in
this paragraph.
11.7 The Company shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations
designed to prevent money laundering including without limitation the
International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of
2001 (Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act), and will share with the Trust and the
Distributor information about the individuals, entities, organizations and
countries suspected of possible terrorist or money laundering activities in
accordance with Section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act.
The Trust and the Distributor shall comply with all applicable laws and
regulations designed to prevent money launding including without limitation
the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act
of 2001 (Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act), and if required by such laws or
regulations, will share with the Company information about individuals,
entites, organizations and countries suspected of possible terrorist or money
laundering activities in accordance with Section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT
Act.
11.8 The Trust agrees to consult with the Company concerning whether any
Fund qualifies to provide a foreign tax credit pursuant to Section 853 of the
Code.
11.9 This Agreement shall not be assigned by any party hereto without
the prior written consent of all the parties.
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11.10 The Trust and the Distributor acknowledge the planned re-naming of
the Company to RiverSource Life Insurance Company effective on December 31,
2006 at 10:59:59 p.m. Central Time (the "Effective Time"). On and after the
Effective Time, all references in this Agreement and its Schedules to the
Company shall mean and refer to RiverSource Life InsuranceCompany.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement
to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized
representative and its seal to be hereunder affixed hereto.
Company:
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By its authorized officer: Attest:
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Executive Vice President - Annuities Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: May 9, 2006 Date: May 9, 2006
Fund:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ VARIABLE TRUST
By its authorized officer:
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Treasurer
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Date: May 11, 2006
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Distributor:
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
By its authorized officer:
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: V.P. Marketing, Director Retirement Funds
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Date: May 17, 2006
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SCHEDULE A
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SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FUNDING VARIABLE CONTRACTS
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VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
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IDS Life Variable Account 10 (established August 23, 1995)
VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
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None
SCHEDULE B
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FUND PORTFOLIOS
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▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ VT Floating-Rate Income Fund
SCHEDULE C
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VARIABLE LIFE AND VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS AND FORM NUMBERS
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CONTRACT FORM NUMBERS
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Advantage(SM) Variable Annuity 131101-US and state variations thereof
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Select(SM) Variable Annuity 131101-US and state variations thereof
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor Access(SM) Variable Annuity 131101-US and state variations thereof
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor Advantage Plus Variable Annuity 31043A and state variations thereof
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor Select Plus Variable Annuity 131041A and state variations thereof
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor Select(SM) Variable Annuity 131041, 131042, 131043 and state variations
thereof
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor Advantage(SM) Variable Annuity 31043, 31044, 31045-▇▇▇, 31046, 31047,
31048-▇▇▇ and state variations thereof
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RiverSource Retirement Advisor Variable Annuity(R) 31043, 31044, 31045-▇▇▇, 31046, 31047,
31048-▇▇▇ and state variations thereof
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