PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AMONG FIRST GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, AND PIMCO FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS LLC
EXHIBIT 99-B.8.23
AMONG
FIRST GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST,
AND
PIMCO FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS LLC
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the 1st day of May, 1998 by and among First Golden American
Life Insurance Company of New York, (the “Company”), a New York life insurance 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 account hereinafter referred to as the “Account”), PIMCO
Variable Insurance Trust (the “Fund”), a Delaware business trust, and PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC
(the “Underwriter”), a Delaware limited liability company.
WHEREAS, the Fund engages in business as an open-end management investment company and
is available to act as the investment vehicle for separate accounts established for variable life insurance
and variable annuity contracts (the “Variable Insurance Products”) to be offered by insurance companies
which have entered into participation agreements with the Fund and Underwriter (“Participating
Insurance Companies”);
WHEREAS, the shares of beneficial interest of the Fund are divided into several series of shares,
each designated a “Portfolio” and representing the interest in a particular managed portfolio of securities
and other assets;
WHEREAS, the Fund has obtained an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) granting Participating Insurance Companies and variable annuity and variable life insurance
separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-
3(T)(b)(15) thereunder, if and to the extent necessary to permit shares of the Fund to be sold to and held
by variable annuity and variable life insurance separate accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated life
insurance companies (the “Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order”);
WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end management investment company under the
1940 Act and shares of the Portfolios are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“1933 Act”);
WHEREAS, Pacific Investment Management Company (the “Adviser”), which serves as
investment adviser to the Fund, is duly registered as an investment adviser under the federal Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended;
WHEREAS, the Company has issued or will issue certain variable life insurance and/or variable
annuity contracts supported wholly or partially by the Account (the “Contracts”), and said Contracts are
listed in Schedule A hereto, as it may be amended from time to time by mutual written agreement;
WHEREAS, the Account is duly established and maintained as a segregated asset account, duly
established by the Company, on the date shown for such Account on Schedule A hereto, to set aside and
invest assets attributable to the aforesaid Contracts;
WHEREAS, the Underwriter, which serves as distributor to the Fund, is registered as a broker
dealer with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and is a
member in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “NASD”); and
WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and regulations, the Company
intends to purchase shares in the Portfolios listed in Schedule A hereto, as it may be amended from time
to time by mutual written agreement (the “Designated Portfolios”) on behalf of the Account to fund the
aforesaid Contracts, and the Underwriter is authorized to sell such shares to the Account at net asset
value;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Company, the Fund and the
Underwriter agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. Sale of Fund Shares
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| 1.1. | The Fund has granted to the Underwriter exclusive authority to distribute the Fund's |
shares, and has agreed to instruct, and has so instructed, the Underwriter to make available to the
Company for purchase on behalf of the Account Fund shares of those Designated Portfolios selected by
the Underwriter. Pursuant to such authority and instructions, and subject to Article X hereof, the
Underwriter agrees to make available to the Company for purchase on behalf of the Account, shares of
those Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule A to this Agreement, such purchases to be effected at net
asset value in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Fund
series (other than those listed on Schedule A) in existence now or that may be established in the future
will be made available to the Company only as the Underwriter may so provide, and (ii) the Board of
Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) may suspend or terminate the offering of Fund shares of any
Designated Portfolio or class thereof, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having
jurisdiction or if, in the sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of its fiduciary duties
under federal and any applicable state laws, suspension or termination is necessary in the best interests of
the shareholders of such Designated Portfolio.
1.2. The Fund shall redeem, at the Company's request, any full or fractional Designated
Portfolio shares held by the Company on behalf of the Account, such redemptions to be effected at net
asset value in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the
Company shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to Contract owners except in the circumstances
permitted in Section 10.3 of this Agreement, and (ii) the Fund may delay redemption of Fund shares of
any Designated Portfolio to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, and any rules, regulations or orders
thereunder.
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| (a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited | |
purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account (but not with respect to
any Fund shares that may be held in the general account of the Company) for shares of those Designated
Portfolios made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts
thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. Receipt of
any such request (or relevant transactional information therefor) on any day the New York Stock
Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates it net asset value pursuant to the rules of
the SEC (a “Business Day”) by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the
Fund ordinarily calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus
(which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by
the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 9:30 a.m.
Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.
(b) The Company shall pay for shares of each Designated Portfolio on the same day
that it notifies the Fund of a purchase request for such shares. Payment for Designated Portfolio shares
shall be made in federal funds transmitted to the Fund by wire to be received by the Fund by 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the day the Fund is notified of the purchase request for Designated Portfolio shares
(unless the Fund determines and so advises the Company that sufficient proceeds are available from
redemption of shares of other Designated Portfolios effected pursuant to redemption requests tendered by
the Company on behalf of the Account). If federal funds are not received on time, such funds will be
invested, and Designated Portfolio shares purchased thereby will be issued, as soon as practicable and the
Company shall promptly, upon the Fund's request, reimburse the Fund for any charges, costs, fees,
interest or other expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with any advances to, or borrowing or
overdrafts by, the Fund, or any similar expenses incurred by the Fund, as a result of portfolio transactions
effected by the Fund based upon such purchase request. Upon receipt of federal funds so wired, such
funds shall cease to be the responsibility of the Company and shall become the responsibility of the Fund.
(c) payment for Designated Portfolio shares redeemed by the Account or the
Company shall be made in federal funds transmitted by wire to the Company or any other designated
person on the next Business Day after the Fund is properly notified of the redemption order of such shares
(unless redemption proceeds are to be applied to the purchase of shares of other Designated Portfolio in
accordance with Section 1.3(b) of this Agreement), except that the Fund reserves the right to redeem
Designated Portfolio shares in assets other than cash and to delay payment of redemption proceeds to the
extent permitted under Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act and any Rules thereunder, and in accordance with
the procedures and policies of the Fund as described in the then current prospectus. The Fund shall not
bear any responsibility whatsoever for the proper disbursement or crediting of redemption proceeds by the
Company, the Company alone shall be responsible for such action.
(d) Any purchase or redemption request for Designated Portfolio shares held or to
be held in the Company's general account shall be effected at the net asset value per share next
determined after the Fund's receipt of such request, provided that, in the case of a purchase request,
payment for Fund shares so requested is received by the Fund in federal funds prior to close of business
for determination of such value, as defined from time to time in the Fund Prospectus.
1.4. The Fund shall use its best efforts to make the net asset value per share for each
Designated Portfolio available to the Company by 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time each Business Day, and in any
event, as soon as reasonably practicable after the net asset value per share for such Designated Portfolio is
calculated, and shall calculate such net asset value in accordance with the Fund's Prospectus. Neither the
Fund, any Designated Portfolio, the Underwriter, nor any of their affiliates shall be liable for any
information provided to the Company pursuant to this Agreement which information is based on incorrect
information supplied by the Company or any other Participating Insurance Company to the Fund or the
Underwriter.
1.5. The Fund shall furnish notice (by wire or telephone followed by written confirmation) to
the Company as soon as reasonably practicable of any income dividends or capital gain distributions
payable on any Designated Portfolio shares. The Company, on its behalf and on behalf of the Account,
hereby elects to receive all such dividends and distributions as are payable on any Designated Portfolio
shares in the form of additional shares of that Designated Portfolio. The Company reserves the right, on
its behalf and on behalf of the Account, to revoke this election and to receive all such dividends and
capital gain distributions in cash. The Fund shall notify the Company promptly of the number of
Designated Portfolio shares so issued as payment of such dividends and distributions.
1.6. Issuance and transfer of Fund shares shall be by book entry only. Stock certificates will
not be issued to the Company or the Account. Purchase and redemption orders for Fund shares shall be
recorded in an appropriate ledger for the Account or the appropriate subaccount of the Account.
1.7. (a) The parties hereto acknowledge that the arrangement contemplated by this
Agreement is not exclusive; the Fund's shares may be sold to other insurance companies (subject to
Section 1.8 hereof) and the cash value of the Contracts may be invested in other investment companies,
provided, however, that until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article X, the Company shall
promote the Designated Portfolios on the same basis as other funding vehicles available under the
Contracts. Funding vehicles other than those listed on Schedule A to this Agreement may be available for
the investment of the cash value of the Contracts, provided, however, (i) any such vehicle or series
thereof, has investment objectives or policies that are substantially different from the investment
objectives and policies of the Designated Portfolios available hereunder; (ii) the Company gives the Fund
and the Underwriter 45 days written notice of its intention to make such other investment vehicle
available as a funding vehicle for the Contracts; and (iii) unless such other investment company was
available as a Funding vehicle for the Contracts prior to the date of this Agreement and the Company has
so informed the Fund and the Underwriter prior to their signing this Agreement, the Fund or Underwriter
consents in writing to the use of such other vehicle, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
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| (b) | The Company shall not, without prior notice to the Underwriter (unless otherwise |
required by applicable law), take any action to operate the Account as a management investment company
under the 1940 Act.
(c) The Company shall not, without prior notice to the Underwriter (unless otherwise
required by applicable law), induce Contract owners to change or modify the Fund or change the Fund's
distributor or investment adviser.
(d) The Company shall not, without prior notice to the Fund, induce Contract owners
to vote on any matter submitted for consideration by the shareholders of the Fund in a manner other than
as recommended by the Board of Trustees of the Fund.
1.8. The Underwriter and the Fund shall sell Fund shares only to Participating Insurance
Companies and their separate accounts and to persons or plans (“Qualified Persons”) that communicate to
the Underwriter and the Fund that they qualify to purchase shares of the Fund under Section 817(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations thereunder without
impairing the ability of the Account to consider the portfolio investments of the Fund as constituting
investments of the Account for the purpose of satisfying the diversification requirements of Section
817(h). The Underwriter and the Fund shall not sell Fund shares to any insurance company or separate
account unless an agreement complying with Article VI of this Agreement is in effect to govern such
sales, to the extent required. The Company hereby represents and warrants that it and the Account are
Qualified Persons. The Fund reserves the right to cease offering shares of any Designated Portfolio in the
discretion of the Fund.
ARTICLE II. Representations and Warranties
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| 2.1. | The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts (a) are, or prior to issuance will |
be, registered under the 1933 Act, or (b) are not registered because they are properly exempt from
registration under the 1933 Act or will be offered exclusively in transactions that are properly exempt
from registration under the 1933 Act. The Company further represents and warrants that the Contracts
will be issued and sold in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal securities and
state securities and insurance laws and that the sale of the Contracts shall comply in all material respects
with state insurance suitability requirements. The Company further represents and warrants that it is an
insurance company duly organized and in good standing under applicable law, that it has legally and
validly established the Account prior to any issuance or sale thereof as a segregated asset account under
[insert state] insurance laws, and that it (a) has registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts,
will register the 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, or alternatively (b) has not registered the
Account in proper reliance upon an exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act. The Company shall
register and qualify the Contracts or interests therein as securities in accordance with the laws of the
various states only if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Company.
2.2. The Fund represents and warrants that Fund shares sold pursuant to this Agreement shall
be registered under the 1933 Act, duly authorized for issuance and sold in compliance with applicable
state and federal securities laws and that the Fund is and shall remain registered under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇. The
Fund shall amend the registration statement for its shares under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time
to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of its shares. The Fund 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 Fund or the Underwriter.
2.3. The Fund may make payments to finance distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1
under the 1940 Act. Prior to financing distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1, the Fund will have
the Board, a majority of whom are not interested persons of the Fund, formulate and approve a plan
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act to finance distribution expenses.
2.4. The Fund makes no representations as to whether any aspect of its operations, including,
but not limited to, investment policies, fees and expenses, complies with the insurance and other
applicable laws of the various states.
2.5. The Fund represents that it is lawfully organized and validly existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware and that it does and will comply in all material respects with the 1940 Act.
2.6. The Underwriter represents and warrants that it is a member in good standing of the
NASD and is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC. The Underwriter further represents that it will
sell and distribute the Fund shares in accordance with any applicable state and federal securities laws.
2.7. The Fund and the Underwriter represent and warrant that all of their trustees/directors,
officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals or entities dealing with the money and/or
securities of the Fund are and shall continue to be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar
coverage for the benefit of the Fund in an amount not less than the minimum 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.
2.8. The Company represents and warrants that all of its directors, officers, employees, and
other individuals/entities employed or controlled by the Company dealing with the money and/or
securities of the Account are covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the
Account, in an amount not less than $5 million. The aforesaid bond includes coverage for larceny and
embezzlement and is issued by a reputable bonding company. The Company agrees to hold for the
benefit of the Fund and to pay to the Fund any amounts lost from larceny, embezzlement or other events
covered by the aforesaid bond to the extent such amounts properly belong to the Fund pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to see that this bond or
another bond containing these provisions is always in effect, and agrees to notify the Fund and the
Underwriter in the event that such coverage no longer applies.
ARTICLE III. Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting
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| 3.1. | The Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many copies of the Fund's current |
prospectus (describing only the Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule A) or, to the extent permitted,
the Fund's profiles as the Company may reasonably request. The Company shall bear the expense of
printing copies of the current prospectus and profiles for the Contracts that will be distributed to existing
Contract owners, and the Company shall bear the expense of printing copies of the Fund's prospectus and
profiles that are used in connection with offering the Contracts issued by the Company. If requested by
the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the
new prospectus on diskette at the Fund's expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order
for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Fund is amended) to have
the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus or profile printed together in one document
(such printing to be at the Company's expense).
3.2. The Fund's prospectus shall state that the current Statement of Additional Information
(“SAI”) for the Fund is available, and the Underwriter (or the Fund), at its expense, shall provide a
reasonable number of copies of such SAI free of charge to the Company for itself and for any owner of a
Contract who requests such SAI.
3.3. The Fund shall provide the Company with information regarding the Fund's expenses,
which information may include a table of fees and related narrative disclosure. for use in any prospectus
or other descriptive document relating to a Contract. The Company agrees that it will use such
information in the form provided. The Company shall provide prior written notice of any proposed
modification of such information, which notice will describe in detail the manner in which the Company
proposes to modify the information, and agrees that it may not modify such information in any way
without the prior consent of the Fund.
3.4. The Fund, 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.
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| (ii) | vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from Contract | |
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(iii) vote Fund shares for which no instructions have been received in the same
proportion as Fund shares of such portfolio for which instructions have been received, so
long as and to the extent that the SEC continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-
through voting privileges for variable contract owners or to the extent otherwise required
by law. The Company will vote Fund shares held in any segregated asset account in the
same proportion as Fund shares of such portfolio for which voting instructions have been
received from Contract owners, to the extent permitted by law.
3.6. Participating Insurance Companies shall be responsible for assuring that each of their
separate accounts participating in a Designated Portfolio calculates voting privileges as required by the
Shared Funding Exemptive Order and consistent with any reasonable standards that the Fund may adopt
and provide in writing.
ARTICLE IV. Sales Material and Information
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| 4.1. | The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund or its designee, |
each piece of sales literature or other promotional material that the Company develops and in which the
Fund (or a Designated Portfolio thereof) or the Adviser or the Underwriter is named. No such material
shall be used until approved by the Fund or its designee, and the Fund will use its best efforts for it or its
designee to review such sales literature or promotional material within ten Business Days after receipt of
such material. The Fund or its designee reserves the right to reasonably object to the continued use of any
such sales literature or other promotional material in which the Fund (or a Designated Portfolio thereof)
or the Adviser or the Underwriter is named, and no such material shall be used if the Fund or its designee
so object.
4.2. The Company shall not give any information or make any representations or statements
on behalf of the Fund or concerning the Fund or the Adviser or the Underwriter in connection with the
sale of the Contracts other than the information or representations contained in the registration statement
or prospectus or SAI for the Fund shares, as such registration statement and prospectus or SAI may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, or in reports or proxy statements for the Fund, or in sales
literature or other promotional material approved by the Fund or its designee or by the Underwriter,
except with the permission of the Fund or the Underwriter or the designee of either.
4.3. The Fund and the Underwriter, or their designee, shall furnish, or cause to be furnished,
to the Company, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material that it develops and in which
the Company, and/or its Account, is named. No such material shall be used until approved by the
Company, and the Company will use its best efforts to review such sales literature or promotional
material within ten Business Days after receipt of such material. The Company reserves the right to
reasonably object to the continued use of any such sales literature or other promotional material in which
the Company and/or its Account is named, and no such material shall be used if the Company so objects.
4.4. The Fund and the Underwriter shall not give any information or make any representations
on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the Account, or the Contracts other than the
information or representations contained in a registration statement, prospectus (which shall include an
offering memorandum, if any, if the Contracts issued by the Company or interests therein are not
registered under the 1933 Act), or SAI for the Contracts, as such registration statement, prospectus, or
SAI may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in published reports for the 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.
4.5. The Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of all registration
statements, prospectuses, SAIs, 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 Fund or its shares, promptly after the filing of such document(s) with the SEC or other
regulatory authorities.
4.6. The Company will provide to the Fund at least one complete copy of all registration
statements, prospectuses (which shall include an offering memorandum, if any, if the Contracts issued by
the Company or interests therein are not registered under the 1933 Act), SAIs, 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,
promptly after the filing of such document(s) with the SEC or other regulatory authorities. The Company
shall provide to the Fund and the Underwriter any complaints received from the Contract owners
pertaining to the Fund or the Designated Portfolio.
4.7. The Fund will provide the Company with as much notice as is reasonably practicable of
any proxy solicitation for any Designated Portfolio, and of any material change in the Fund's registration
statement, particularly any change resulting in a change to the registration statement or prospectus for any
Account. The Fund will work with the Company so as to enable the Company to solicit proxies from
Contract owners, or to make changes to its prospectus or registration statement, in an orderly manner.
The Fund will make reasonable efforts to attempt to have changes affecting Contract prospectuses
become effective simultaneously with the annual updates for such prospectuses.
4.8. For purposes of this Article IV, the phrase “sales literature and other promotional
materials” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following that refer to the Fund or any affiliate of the
Fund: advertisements (such as material published, or designed for use in, a newspaper, magazine, or
other periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape recording, videotape display, signs or billboards,
motion pictures, or other public media), sales literature (i.e., any written communication distributed or
made generally available to customers or the public, including brochures, circulars, 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, SAIs, shareholder reports,
proxy materials, and any other communications distributed or made generally available with regard to the
Fund.
ARTICLE V. Fees and Expenses
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| 5.1. | The Fund and the Underwriter shall pay no fee or other compensation to the Company |
under this Agreement, except that if the Fund or any Portfolio adopts and implements a plan pursuant to
Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution expenses, then the Fund or Underwriter may make payments to the
Company or to the underwriter for the Contracts if and in amounts agreed to by the Underwriter in
writing, and such payments will be made out of existing fees otherwise payable to the Underwriter, past
profits of the Underwriter, or other resources available to the Underwriter. Currently, no such payments
are contemplated.
5.2. All expenses incident to performance by the Fund under this Agreement shall be paid by
the Fund. The Fund 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 Fund, in
accordance with applicable state laws prior to their sale. The Fund shall bear the expenses for the cost of
registration and qualification of the Fund's shares, preparation and filing of the Fund's prospectus and
registration statement, proxy materials and reports, setting the prospectus in type, setting in type and
printing the proxy materials and reports to shareholders (including the costs of printing a prospectus that
constitutes an annual report), the preparation of all statements and notices required by any federal or state
law, and all taxes on the issuance or transfer of the Fund's shares.
5.3. The Company shall bear the expenses of distributing the Fund's prospectus to owners of
Contracts issued by the Company and of distributing the Fund's proxy materials and reports to such
Contract owners.
ARTICLE VI. Diversification and Qualification
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| 6.1. | The Fund will invest its assets in such a manner as to ensure that the Contracts will be |
treated as annuity or life insurance contracts, whichever is appropriate, under the Code and the regulations
issued thereunder (or any successor provisions). Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, each
Designated Portfolio has complied and will continue to comply with Section 817(h) of the Code and
Treasury Regulation 1.817 -5, and any Treasury interpretations thereof, relating to the diversification
requirements for variable annuity, endowment, or life insurance contracts, and any amendments or other
modifications or successor provisions to such Section or Regulations. In the event of a breach of this
Article VI by the Fund, it will take all reasonable steps (a) to notify the Company of such breach and (b)
to adequately diversify the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by
Regulation 1.817 -5.
6.2. The Fund represents that it is or will be qualified as a Regulated Investment Company
under Subchapter M of the Code, and that it will make every effort to maintain such qualification (under
Subchapter M or any successor or similar provisions) and that it 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.
6.3. The Company represents that the Contracts are currently, and at the time of issuance shall
be, treated as life insurance or annuity insurance contracts, under applicable provisions of the Code, and
that it will make every effort to maintain such treatment, and that it will notify the Fund and the
Underwriter immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing the Contracts have ceased to be so
treated or that they might not be so treated in the future. The Company agrees that any prospectus
offering a contract that is a “modified endowment contract” as that term is defined in Section 7702A of
the Code (or any successor or similar provision), shall identify such contract as a modified endowment
contract.
ARTICLE VII. Potential Conflicts
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The following provisions shall apply only upon issuance of the Mixed and Shared Funding Order and the
sale of shares of the Fund to variable life insurance separate accounts, and then only to the extent required
under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
7.1. The Board will monitor the Fund for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflict
between the interests of the Contract owners of all separate accounts investing in the Fund. An
irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state
insurance regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable federal or state insurance, tax, or securities laws
or regulations, or a public ruling, private letter ruling, no-action or interpretative letter, or any similar
action by insurance, tax, or securities regulatory authorities; (c) an administrative or judicial decision in
any relevant proceeding; (d) the manner in which the investments of any Portfolio are being managed; (e)
a difference in voting instructions given by variable annuity contract and variable life insurance contract
owners; or (f) a decision by an insurer to disregard the voting instructions of contract owners. The Board
shall promptly inform the Company if it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and the
implications thereof.
7.2. 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 Mixed and Shared
Funding Exemptive Order, by providing the Board with all information reasonably necessary for the
Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is not limited to, an obligation by the Company to
inform the Board whenever Contract owner voting instructions are disregarded.
7.3. If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of its disinterested members,
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 Board members), 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 separate
accounts from the Fund or any Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment medium,
including (but not limited to) another Portfolio of the 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 variable contract owners of one or more Participating Insurance Companies) that votes in favor
of such segregation, or offering to the affected contract owners the option of making such a change; and
| (2) | establishing a new registered management investment company or managed separate account. |
| 7.4. 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 Fund's election, to withdraw the Account's
investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement with respect to each 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 members of the Board. Any such
withdrawal and termination must take place within six (6) months after the Fund gives written notice that
this provision is being implemented, and until the end of that six month period the Fund shall continue to
accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and redemption) of shares of the Fund.
7.5. 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 Fund and terminate this Agreement with
respect to such Account within six months after the Board informs the Company in writing that it has
determined that such decision has created an irreconcilable material conflict; provided, however, that such
withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable
conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. Until the end of the
foregoing six month period, the Fund shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for
the purchase (and redemption) of shares of the Fund.
7.6. For purposes of Section 7.3 through 7.6 of this Agreement, a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board shall determine whether 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 the Contracts. The Company shall not be required by Section 7.3 to establish a new funding
medium for the Contract 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 Board
determines that any proposed action does not adequately remedy any irreconcilable material conflict, then
the Company will withdraw the Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement within
six (6) months after the Board informs 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 members of the Board.
7.7. If and to the extent the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemption Order or any amendment
thereto contains terms and conditions different from Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 of
this Agreement, then the Fund and/or the Participating Insurance Companies, as appropriate, shall take
such steps as may be necessary to comply with the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, and
Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 of this Agreement shall continue in effect only to the
extent that terms and conditions substantially identical to such Sections are contained in the Mixed and
Shared Funding Exemptive Order or any amendment thereto. If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule
6e-3(T) are amended, or Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the 1940
Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared funding (as defined in the 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 Fund and/or the Participating Insurance
Companies, as appropriate, shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2 and 6e-
3(T), as amended, and Rule 6e-3, as adopted, to the extent such rules are applicable; and (b) Sections 3.5,
3.6, 7.1. , 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 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.
ARTICLE VIII. Indemnification
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| 8.1. | Indemnification By the Company |
8.1(a) . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and the Underwriter and
each of its trustees/directors and officers, and each person, if any, who controls the Fund or Underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or who is under common control with the Underwriter
(collectively, the “Indemnified Parties” for purposes of this Section 8.1) against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Company) or
litigation (including legal and other expenses), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject
under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements:
| (i) | arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus (which shall include a written description of a Contract that is not registered under the 1933 Act), or SAI 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 furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Fund for use in the registration statement, prospectus or SAI 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 Fund 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, SAI, or sales literature of the Fund not supplied by the Company or persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of the Company or its agents or persons under the Company's authorization or control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Fund Shares; or |
| (iii) | arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, SAI, or sales literature of the Fund 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 Fund by or on behalf of the Company; or |
| (iv) | arise as a result of any material failure by the Company 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 qualification requirements specified in Article VI of this Agreement); or |
| (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; |
| (vi) | as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.1(b) and 8.1(c) hereof. |
8.1(b) . The Company 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 its obligations or duties under this Agreement.
8.1(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 it may have to the
Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification
provision. In case any such action is brought against an Indemnified Party, the Company shall be entitled
to participate, at its 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
the Company to such party of the Company'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 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.
8.1(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 Fund shares or the
Contracts or the operation of the Fund.
8.2. Indemnification by the Underwriter
8.2(a) . The Underwriter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its
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 8.2) against any
and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent
of the Underwriter) or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties
may become subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements:
(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 SAI or sales literature of the
Fund (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
furnished to the Underwriter or Fund by or on behalf of the Company for use in the registration
statement, prospectus or SAI for the Fund or in sales literature (or any amendment or supplement)
or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Fund 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, SAI or sales literature for the
Contracts not supplied by the Underwriter or persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of
the Fund or Underwriter or persons under their control, with respect to the sale or distribution of
the Contracts or Fund shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in a registration statement, prospectus, SAI 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 statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to
the Company by or on behalf of the Fund or the Underwriter; or
(iv) arise as a result of any failure by the Fund or the Underwriter to provide the services and
furnish the materials under the terms of this Agreement (including a failure of the Fund, whether
unintentional or in good faith or otherwise, to comply with the diversification and other
qualification requirements specified in Article VI of this Agreement); or
(v) arise out of or result from any material breach of any representation and/or warranty
made by the Underwriter in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material
breach of this Agreement by the Underwriter;
as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.2(b) and 8.2(c) hereof.
8.2(b) . The Underwriter 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 or 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 the Account, whichever is
applicable.
8.2(c) . The Underwriter 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
Underwriter 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 Underwriter of any such claim shall not relieve the Underwriter from any liability which it may
have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this
indemnification provision. In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Party, the
Underwriter will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Underwriter
also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the
action. After notice from the Underwriter to such party of the Underwriter'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 Underwriter 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.
The Company agrees promptly to notify the Underwriter of the commencement of any litigation
or proceedings against it or any of its officers or directors in connection with the issuance or sale of the
Contracts or the operation of the Account.
8.3. Indemnification By the Fund
8.3(a) . The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its 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 8.3) against any and all
losses, claims, expenses, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written
consent of the Fund) or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties
may be required to pay or may become subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect
thereof) or settlements, are related to the operations of the Fund and:
(i) arise as a result of any failure by the Fund 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 and other qualification requirements
specified in Article VI of this Agreement); or
(ii) arise out of or result from any material breach of any representation and/or warranty
made by the Fund in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of
this Agreement by the Fund; as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections
8.3(b) and 8.3(c) hereof.
8.3(b) . The Fund 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, the Fund, the Underwriter or
the Account, whichever is applicable.
8.3(c) . The Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund of any
such claim shall not relieve the Fund from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party
against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification provision. In case
any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, the Fund will be entitled to participate, at its
own expense, in the defense thereof. The Fund also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action. After notice from the Fund to such party of the
Fund'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 Fund 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.
8.3(d) . The Company and the Underwriter agree promptly to notify the Fund of the
commencement of any litigation or proceeding against it or any of its respective officers or directors in
connection with the Agreement, the issuance or sale of the Contracts, the operation of the Account, or the
sale or acquisition of shares of the Fund.
ARTICLE IX. Applicable Law
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| 9.1. | This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted under and in |
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
9.2. This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the 1933, 1934 and 1940 Acts, and
the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder, including such exemptions from those statutes, rules and
regulations as the SEC may grant (including, but not limited to, any Mixed and Shared Funding
Exemptive Order) and the terms hereof shall be interpreted and construed in accordance therewith. If, in
the future, the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order should no longer be necessary under
applicable law, then Article VII shall no longer apply.
ARTICLE X. Termination
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| 10.1. | This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the first to occur of: |
| (a) | termination by any party, for any reason with respect to some or all Designated Portfolios, by three (3) months advance written notice delivered to the other parties; or |
| (b) | termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund and the Underwriter based upon the Company's determination that shares of the Fund are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Contracts; or |
| (c) | termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund and the Underwriter in the event any of the Designated Portfolio's shares are not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable state and/or federal law or such law precludes the use of such shares as the underlying investment media of the Contracts issued or to be issued by the Company; or |
| (d) | termination by the Fund or Underwriter in the event that formal administrative proceedings are instituted against the Company by the NASD, the SEC, the Insurance Commissioner or like official of any state or any other regulatory body regarding the Company's duties under this Agreement or related to the sale of the Contracts, the operation of any Account, or the purchase of the Fund's shares; provided, however, that the Fund or Underwriter determines in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that any such administrative proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or |
| (e) | termination by the Company in the event that formal administrative proceedings are instituted against the Fund or Underwriter by the NASD, the SEC, or any state securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body; provided, however, that the Company determines in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that any such administrative proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Fund or Underwriter to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or |
| (f) | termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund and the Underwriter with respect to any Designated Portfolio in the event that such Portfolio ceases to qualify as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M or fails to comply with the Section 817(h) diversification requirements specified in Article VI hereof, or if the Company reasonably believes that such Portfolio may fail to so qualify or comply; or |
| (g) | termination by the Fund or Underwriter by written notice to the Company in the event that the Contracts fail to meet the qualifications specified in Article VI hereof; or |
| (h) | termination by either the Fund or the Underwriter by written notice to the Company, if either one or both of the Fund or the Underwriter respectively, shall determine, in their sole judgment exercised in good faith, that the Company has suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations, financial condition, or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity; or |
| (i) | termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund and the Underwriter, if the Company shall determine, in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that the Fund, Adviser, or the Underwriter has suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations, financial condition or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity; or |
| (j) | termination by the Fund or the Underwriter by written notice to the Company, if the Company gives the Fund and the Underwriter the written notice specified in Section 1.7(a)(ii) hereof and at the time such notice was given there was no notice of termination outstanding under any other provision of this Agreement; provided, however, any termination under this Section 10.1(j) shall be effective forty-five days after the notice specified in Section 1.7(a)(ii) was given; or |
| (k) | termination by the Company upon any substitution of the shares of another investment company or series thereof for shares of a Designated Portfolio of the Fund in accordance with the terms of the Contracts, provided that the Company has given at least 45 days prior written notice to the Fund and Underwriter of the date of substitution; or |
| (l) | termination by any party in the event that the Fund's Board of Trustees determines that a material irreconcilable conflict exists as provided in Article VII. |
10.2. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Fund and the Underwriter shall,
at the option of the Company, continue to make available additional shares of the Fund 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 Underwriter requests that the
Company seek an order pursuant to Section 26(b) of the 1940 Act to permit the substitution of other
securities for the shares of the Designated Portfolios. The Underwriter agrees to split the cost of seeking
such an order, and the Company agrees that it shall reasonably cooperate with the Underwriter and seek
such an order upon request. Specifically, the owners of the Existing Contracts may be permitted to
reallocate investments in the Fund, redeem investments in the Fund and/or invest in the Fund upon the
making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts (subject to any such election by the
Underwriter). The parties agree that this Section 10.2 shall not apply to any terminations under Article
VII and the effect of such Article VII terminations shall be governed by Article VII of this Agreement.
The parties further agree that this Section 10.2 shall not apply to any terminations under Section 10.1(g)
of this Agreement.
10.3. The Company shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to the Contracts (as opposed to
Fund shares attributable to the Company's assets held in the Account) except (i) as necessary to
implement Contract owner initiated or approved transactions, (ii) as required by state and/or federal laws
or regulations or judicial or other legal precedent of general application (hereinafter referred to as a
“Legally Required Redemption”), (iii) upon 45 days prior written notice to the Fund and Underwriter, as
permitted by an order of the SEC pursuant to Section 26(b) of the 1940 Act, but only if a substitution of
other securities for the shares of the Designated Portfolios is consistent with the terms of the Contracts, or
(iv) as permitted under the terms of the Contract. Upon request, the Company will promptly furnish to
the Fund and the Underwriter reasonable assurance that any redemption pursuant to clause (ii) above is a
Legally Required Redemption. Furthermore, except in cases where permitted under the terms of the
Contacts, the Company shall not prevent Contract owners from allocating payments to a Portfolio that
was otherwise available under the Contracts without first giving the Fund or the Underwriter 45 days
notice of its intention to do so.
10.4. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, each party's obligation under Article
VIII to indemnify the other parties shall survive.
ARTICLE XI. 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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| ARTICLE XII. Miscellaneous |
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| 12.1. | All persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of the Fund, and in the |
case of a series company, the respective Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule A hereto as though each
such Designated Portfolio had separately contracted with the Company and the Underwriter for the
enforcement of any claims against the Fund. The parties agree that neither the Board, officers, agents or
shareholders of the Fund assume any personal liability or responsibility for obligations entered into by or
on behalf of the Fund.
12.2. Subject to the requirements of legal process and regulatory authority, each party hereto
shall treat as confidential the names and addresses of the owners of the Contracts and all information
reasonably identified as confidential in writing by any other party hereto and, except as permitted by this
Agreement, shall not disclose, disseminate or utilize such names and addresses and other confidential
information without the express written consent of the affected party until such time as such information
has come into the public domain.
12.3. 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.
12.4. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
12.5. 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.
12.6. Each party hereto shall cooperate with each other party and all appropriate governmental
authorities (including without limitation the SEC, the NASD, and state insurance regulators) and shall
permit such authorities reasonable access to its books and records in connection with any investigation or
inquiry relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the
generality of the foregoing, each party hereto further agrees to furnish the [insert state] Insurance
Commissioner with any information or reports in connection with services provided under this Agreement
which such Commissioner may request in order to ascertain whether the variable annuity operations of
the Company are being conducted in a manner consistent with the [insert state] variable annuity laws and
regulations and any other applicable law or regulations.
12.7. The rights, remedies and obligations contained in this Agreement are cumulative and are
in addition to any and all rights, remedies, and obligations, at law or in equity, which the parties hereto
are entitled to under state and federal laws.
12.8. This Agreement or any of the rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by
any party without the prior written consent of all parties hereto.
12.9. The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund or its designee
copies of the following reports:
| (a) | the Company's annual statement (prepared under statutory accounting principles) and annual report (prepared under generally accepted accounting principles) filed with any state or federal regulatory body or otherwise made available to the public, as soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year; and |
| (b) | any registration statement (without exhibits) and financial reports of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state insurance regulatory, as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. |
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
as of the date specified below.
FIRST GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
| By its authorized officer | ||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: | President | |
| Date: | May 1, 1998 | |
| PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST | ||
| By its authorized officer | ||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Title: | Chairman | |
| Date: | May 1, 1998 | |
| PIMCO FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS LLC | ||
| By its authorized officer | ||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President | |
| Date: | May 1, 1998 | |
Schedule A
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolio
Dated May 1, 1998.