Ex. 99-B.8.24
FORM OF
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
between
FUND and ALIAC
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Company"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Trust (the "Fund") and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Asset Management, Inc.
(the "Adviser") hereby agree to an arrangement whereby the Fund shall be made
available to serve as underlying investment media for Variable Annuity or
Variable Life Contracts ("Contracts") to be issued by the Company.
1. Establishment of Accounts; Availability of Fund.
(a) The Company represents that it has established Variable Annuity
Accounts B, C, D and Variable Life Account B and may establish
such other accounts as may be set forth in Schedule A attached
hereto and as may be amended from time to time with the mutual
consent of the parties hereto (the "Accounts"), each of which is a
separate account under Connecticut Insurance law, and has
registered or will register each of the Accounts (except for such
Accounts for which no such registration is required) as a unit
investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act"), to serve as an investment vehicle for the Contracts.
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 open-end management investment companies
available through that Account as underlying investment media.
Selection of a particular investment management company and
changes therein from time to time are made by the participant or
Contract owner, as applicable under a particular Contract.
(b) The Fund represents and warrants that the investments of the
series of the Fund (each designated a "Portfolio") specified in
Schedule B attached hereto (as may be amended from time to time
with the mutual consent of the parties hereto) 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 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 or by the successor thereto, or by any
other party permitted under a Revenue Ruling or private letter
ruling granted by the Internal Revenue Service.
2. Pricing Information; Orders; Settlement.
(a) The Fund will make Fund shares available to be purchased by the
Company, and will accept redemption orders from the Company, on
behalf of each Account at the net asset value applicable to each
order on those days on which the Fund calculates its net asset
value (a "Business Day"). Fund shares shall be purchased and
redeemed in such
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quantity and at such time determined by the Company to be
necessary to meet the requirements of those Contracts for which
the Fund serve as underlying investment media, provided, however,
that the Board of Trustees of the Fund (hereinafter the
"Trustees") may upon reasonable notice to the Company, refuse to
sell shares of any Portfolio to any person, or suspend or
terminate the offering of shares of any Portfolio if such action
is required by law or by regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion of the Trustees, acting
in good faith and in the best interests of the shareholders of any
Portfolio and is acting in compliance with their fiduciary
obligations under federal and/or any applicable state laws.
(b) The Fund will provide to the Company closing net asset value,
dividend and capital gain information at the close of trading each
day that the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange" is open (each
such day a "Business Day"), and in no event later than 7:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard time on such Business Day. The Company will send
via facsimile or electronic transmission to the Fund or its
specified agent orders to purchase and/or redeem Fund shares by
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time the following business day.
Payment for net purchases will be wired by the Company to an
account designated by the Fund to coincide with the order for
shares of the Fund.
(c) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as its agent for the limited
purpose of accepting purchase and redemption orders for Fund
shares relating to the Contracts from Contract owners or
participants. Orders from Contract owners or participants received
from any distributor of the Contracts (including affiliates of the
Company) by the Company, acting as agent for the Fund, prior to
the close of the Exchange on any given business day will be
executed by the Fund at the net asset value determined as of the
close of the Exchange on such Business Day, provided that the Fund
receives written (or facsimile) notice of such order by 10 a.m.
Eastern Standard Time on the next following Business Day. Any
orders received by the Company acting as agent on such day but
after the close of the Exchange will be executed by the Fund at
the net asset value determined as of the close of the Exchange on
the next business day following the day of receipt of such order,
provided that the Fund receives written (or facsimile) notice of
such order by 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time within two days
following the day of receipt of such order.
(d) Payments for net redemptions of shares of the Fund will be wired
by the Fund to an account designated by the Company. Payments for
net purchases of the Fund will be wired by the Company to an
account designated by the Fund on the same Business Day the
Company places an order to purchase Fund shares. Payments shall be
in federal funds transmitted by wire.
(e) Each party has the right to rely on information or confirmations
provided by the other party (or by any affiliate of the other
party), and shall not be liable in the event that an error is a
result of any misinformation supplied by the other party.
(f) The Company agrees to purchase and redeem the shares of the
Portfolios named in Schedule B offered by the then current
prospectus and statement of additional information of the Fund in
accordance with the provisions of such prospectus and
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statement of additional information. The Company shall not permit
any person other than a Contract owner or Participant to give
instructions to the Company which would require the Company to
redeem or exchange shares of the Fund. This provision shall not be
construed to prohibit the Company from substituting shares of
another fund, as permitted by law.
3. Expenses.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all expenses
incident to the performance by the Fund under this Agreement shall
be paid by the Fund, including the cost of registration of Fund
shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and
in states where required. The Fund and Adviser shall pay no fee or
other compensation to the Company under this Agreement, and the
Company shall pay no fee or other compensation to the Fund or
Adviser, except as provided herein and in Schedule C attached
hereto and made a part of this Agreement as may be amended from
time to time with the mutual consent of the parties hereto. All
expenses incident to performance by each party of its respective
duties under this Agreement shall be paid by that party, unless
otherwise specified in this Agreement.
(b) The Fund or the Adviser shall provide to the Company PostScript
files of periodic fund reports to shareholders and other materials
that are required by law to be sent to Contract owners. In
addition, the Fund or the Adviser shall provide the Company with a
sufficient quantity of its prospectuses, statements of additional
information and any supplements to any of these materials, to be
used in connection with the offerings and transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Fund shall
provide the Company with a sufficient quantity of its proxy
material that is required to be sent to Contract owners. The
Adviser shall be permitted to review and approve the typeset form
of such material prior to such printing provided such material has
been provided by the Adviser to the Company within a reasonable
period of time prior to typesetting.
(c) In lieu of the Fund's or Adviser's providing printed copies of
prospectuses, statements of additional information and any
supplements to any of these materials, and periodic fund reports
to shareholders, the Company shall have the right to request that
the Fund transmit a copy of such materials in an electronic format
(Post Script files), which the Company may use to have such
materials printed together with similar materials of other Account
funding media that the Company or any distributor will distribute
to existing or prospective Contract owners or participants.
4. Representations.
The Company agrees that it and its agents shall not, without the written
consent of the Fund or the Adviser, make representations concerning the Fund,
its shares, or the Adviser except those contained in the then current
prospectuses and in current printed sales literature approved by or deemed
approved by the Fund or the Adviser if the Fund or Adviser does not respond
within 5 days of receiving written copy of such materials.
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(a) The Company represents and warrants that it is an insurance
company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the
state of its incorporation and that it has legally and validly
established each Contract and Account.
(b) The Company represents and warrants that it has registered or,
prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will register each
Account as a unit investment trust ("UII") in accordance with the
provisions of the 1940 Act and cause each Account to remain so
registered to serve as a segregated asset account for the
Contracts unless an exemption from registration is available.
(c) The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts will be
registered under the 1933 Act unless an exemption from
registration is available prior to any issuance or sale of the
Contracts and that the Company will use its best efforts to ensure
that the Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance in all
material respects with applicable federal and state laws and
further that the sale of the Contracts shall comply in all
material respects with state insurance law suitability
requirements.
(d) The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts are
currently and at the time of issuance will be treated as life
insurance, endowment or annuity contracts under applicable
provisions of the Code, and that it will notify the Fund
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.
5. Termination.
This agreement shall terminate as to the sale and issuance of new
Contracts:
(a) at the option of either the Company, the Adviser or the Fund, upon
sixty days advance written notice to the other parties;
(b) at the option of the Company, upon one week advance written notice
to the Adviser and the Fund, if Fund shares are not available for
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;
(c) at the option of either the Company, the Adviser or the Fund,
immediately upon institution of formal proceedings against the
broker-dealer or broker-dealers marketing the Contracts, the
Account, the Company, the Fund or the Adviser by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), the SEC or
any other regulatory body;
(d) upon the determination of the Accounts to substitute for the
Fund's shares the shares of another investment company in
accordance with the terms of the applicable Contracts. The Company
will give 60 days written notice to the Fund and the Adviser of
any decision to replace the Fund's' shares;
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(e) upon assignment of this Agreement, unless made with the written
consent of all other parties hereto;
(f) if Fund shares are not registered, issued or sold in conformance
with Federal law or such law precludes the use of Fund shares as
an underlying investment medium for Contracts issued or to be
issued by the Company. Prompt notice shall be given by the
appropriate party should such situation occur.
(g) In the event the Contracts cease to qualify as annuity contracts
or life insurance contracts, as applicable under the Code or the
Fund reasonably believes that the Contracts may fail to so
qualify, the Fund may terminate this Agreement effective upon
giving notice to the Company.
(h) At the option of any Party, upon a Party's breach of any material
provision of this Agreement, which breach has not been cured to
the satisfaction of the other Party within 20 days after written
notice of such breach is delivered to the other Party.
(i) At the option of the Fund, if the Contracts are not registered,
issued or sold in all material respects in accordance with
applicable federal and/or state law. Termination shall be
effective immediately upon written notice.
6. Continuation of Agreement.
Termination as the result of any cause listed in Section 5 shall not
affect the Fund's obligation to furnish its shares 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 prohibited by law or the SEC or other regulatory
body, or is determined by the Fund's Board to be necessary to remedy or
eliminate an irreconcilable conflict pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
7. Advertising Materials; Filed Documents.
(a) Advertising and sales literature with respect to the Fund prepared
by the Company or its agents for use in marketing its Contracts
will be submitted to the Fund or its designee for review before
such material is used and submitted to any regulatory body for
review. No such material shall be used if the Fund or its designee
reasonably object to such use in writing, transmitted by facsimile
within five business days after receipt of such material.
(b) The Fund will provide additional copies of its financials as soon
as available to the Company and at least one complete copy of all
registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional
information, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements and
all amendments or supplements to any of the above that relate to
the Fund promptly after the filing of such document with the SEC
or other regulatory authorities. At the Adviser's request, the
Company will provide to the Adviser at least one complete copy of
all registration statements, prospectuses, statements of
additional information, annual and semi-annual reports, proxy
statements, and all
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amendments or supplements to any of the above that relate to the
Account promptly after the filing of such document with the SEC or
other regulatory authority.
(c) The Fund or the Adviser will provide via Excel spreadsheet
diskette format or in electronic transmission to the Company at
least quarterly portfolio information necessary to update Fund
profiles with seven business days following the end of each
quarter.
(d) The Fund will reimburse the Company for any incorrect information
provided to the Company under this Section as provided for in
Schedule C.
8. Proxy Voting.
(a) The Company shall provide pass-through voting privileges on Fund
shares held by registered separate accounts to all Contract owners
and participants to the extent the SEC continues to interpret the
1940 Act as requiring such privileges. The Company shall provide
pass-through voting privileges on Fund shares held by unregistered
separate accounts to all Contract owners.
(b) The Company will distribute to Contract owners and participants,
as appropriate, all proxy material furnished by the Fund and will
vote Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from
such Contract owners and participants. If and to the extent
required by law, the Company, with respect to each group Contract
and in each Account, 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 and
participants.
9. Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and the
Adviser, and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents,
trustees and each person, if any, who controls the Fund or its
Adviser within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"1933 Act") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which the Fund, the Adviser or any such director, officer,
employee, agent, or controlling person may become subject, under
the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) that (i)
arise out of a breach or violation of the terms of this Agreement
by the Company or (ii) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in the Contracts or the Registration Statement,
prospectus or sales literature prepared by the Company 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, or arise
out of or as a result of conduct, statements or representations
(other than statements or representations contained in the
prospectuses or sales literature of the Fund) of the Company or
its agents, with respect to the sale and distribution of Contracts
for which Fund shares are the underlying investment. The Company
will reimburse any legal or other expenses
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reasonably incurred by the Fund, the Adviser or any such director,
officer, employee, agent, investment adviser, trustee or
controlling person in connection with investigating or defending
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to
the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises
out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made in such Registration Statement or prospectus
in conformity with written materials furnished to the Company by
the Fund specifically for use therein or (ii) the willful
misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence by the Fund or Adviser
in the performance of its duties hereunder or the Fund's or
Adviser's reckless disregard of obligations or duties under this
Agreement or to the Company, whichever is applicable. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
Company may otherwise have.
(b) The Fund and the Adviser agree to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and its directors, officers, employees, agents and each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the
1933 Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to
which the Company or any such director, officer, employee, agent
or controlling person may become subject, under the 1933 Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) that (i) arise out of a breach or
violation of the terms of this Agreement by the Fund or Adviser or
(ii) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, prospectuses or sales literature of the
Fund 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 material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Fund
and/or the Adviser will reimburse any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer,
employee, agent, or controlling person in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action; provided, however, that the Fund or Adviser will not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission made in such
Registration Statement or prospectuses which are in conformity
with written materials furnished to the Fund by the Company
specifically for use therein, or (ii) the willful misfeasance, bad
faith, or gross negligence by the Company in the performance of
its duties hereunder or the Company's reckless disregard of
obligations or duties under this Agreement or to the Fund and/or
Adviser, whichever is applicable. This indemnity agreement will be
in addition to any liability which the Fund and/or Adviser may
otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice
of 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 action is brought against any indemnified party, and it
notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to
the extent that it may
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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 9 for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.
10. Potential Conflicts.
(a) The Company has received a copy of an application for exemptive
relief, as amended, filed by the Fund on and with the SEC (File
No. _______) (the "Shared Funding Exemptive Application"). The
Company has reviewed the conditions to the requested relief set
forth in such application for exemptive relief. As set forth in
such application once the Shared Funding Exemptive Order is
issued, the Board of Trustees of Fund (the "Board") will monitor
the Fund for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflict
between the interests of the contractholders of all separate
accounts ("Participating Companies") investing in the Fund. 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 regulations, or a public
ruling, private letter ruling, no-action 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 contractholders and
variable life insurance contractholders; or (vi) a decision by an
insurer to disregard the voting instructions of contractholders.
The Board shall promptly inform the Company if it determines that
an irreconcilable material conflict exists and the implications
thereof.
(b) The Company will report any potential or existing conflicts of
which it 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 contractholder voting instructions
are disregarded.
(c) If a majority of the Board, or a majority of its disinterested
Board members, determines that a material irreconcilable conflict
exists with regard to contractholder investments in a Fund, 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:
(i) withdrawing the assets allocable to the Account from the Fund
and reinvesting such assets in a different investment medium
or submitting the question of
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whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote of
all affected contractholders and as appropriate, segregating
the assets of any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract
owners, life insurance contract owners, or variable contract
owners of one or more Participating Companies) that votes in
favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected
contractholders the option of making such a change; and/or
(ii) establishing a new registered management investment company or
managed separate account.
(d) If a material irreconcilable conflict arises as a result of a
decision by the Company to disregard its contractholder voting
instructions and said decision represents a minority position or
would preclude a majority vote by all of its contractholders
having an interest in the Fund, the Company at its sole cost, may
be required, at the Board's election, to withdraw an Account's
investment in the Fund 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.
(e) For the purpose of this Section 10, a majority of the
disinterested Board members shall determine whether or not any
proposed action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material
conflict, but in no event will the Fund 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 or participants materially
adversely affected by the irreconcilable material conflict.
12. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendment and Waiver. Neither this Agreement, nor any provision
hereof, may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated orally,
but only by an instrument in writing signed by all parties hereto.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
given or made in writing and shall be delivered personally, or
sent by telex, telecopier or registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, or recognized overnight courier
service 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.
To the Company:
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Counsel
To the Fund:
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Attn: ________________
Any notice, demand or other communication given in a manner prescribed in
this subsection (b) shall be deemed to have been delivered on receipt.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one
agreement, and any party hereto may execute this Agreement by
signing any such counterpart.
(e) Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained
in 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.
(f) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
and understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes all
prior agreement and understandings relating to the subject matter
hereof.
(g) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.
(h) It is understood by the parties that this Agreement is not an
exclusive arrangement in any respect.
(i) The terms of this Agreement and the Schedules thereto will be held
confidential by each party except to the extent that either party
or its counsel may deem it necessary to disclose such terms.
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13. Limitation on Liability of Trustees, etc.
This agreement has been executed on behalf of the Fund by the undersigned
officer of the Fund in his or her capacity as an officer of the Fund. The
obligations of this agreement shall be binding upon the assets and property of
the Fund only and shall not be binding on any Trustee, officer or shareholder of
the Fund individually.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement by their
duly authorized officers effective as of the _________ day of _________________,
1999.
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By: ___________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SERIES TRUST
By: ___________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: ___________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________
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Schedule A
(For any future separate accounts - See Section 1(a))
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Schedule B
o ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SERIES TRUST -
[open diamond] BALANCED PORTFOLIO
[open diamond] GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO
[open diamond[ TACTICAL ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
[open diamond] SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO
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Schedule C
The following costs, expenses and reimbursements will be paid by the party
indicated:
1. For purposes of Sections 2 and 7, the Fund shall be liable to the
Company for systems and out of pocket costs incurred by the Company in
making a Contract owner's or a participant's account whole, if such
costs or expenses are a result of the Fund's failure to provide timely
or correct net asset values, dividend and capital gains or financial
information and if such information is not corrected by 4pm EST of the
next business day after releasing such incorrect information provided
the incorrect NAV as well as the correct NAV for each day that the
error occurred is provided. If a mistake is caused in supplying such
information or confirmations, which results in a reconciliation with
incorrect information, the amount required to make a Contract owner's
or a Participant's account whole shall be borne by the party providing
the incorrect information, regardless of when the error is corrected.
2. For purposes of Section 3, the Fund shall pay for the cost of
typesetting and printing periodic fund reports to shareholders,
prospectuses, prospectus supplements, statements of additional
information and other materials that are required by law to be sent to
Contract owners or participants, as well as the cost of distributing
such materials. The Company shall pay for the cost of prospectuses and
statements of additional information and the distribution thereof for
prospective Contract owners or participants. Each party shall be
provided with such supporting data as may reasonably be requested for
determining expenses under Section 3.
3. The Fund shall pay all expenses in connection with the provision to the
Company of a sufficient quantity of its proxy material under Section 3.
The cost associated with proxy preparation, group authorization
letters, programming for tabulation and necessary materials (including
postage) will be paid by the Fund.
Dated this _________ day of ________________, 1999.
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
By: ___________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SERIES TRUST
By: ___________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: ___________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________
Title: _________________________________________
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