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EXHIBIT 8.9
FORM OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH ▇. ▇▇▇▇ PRICE EQUITY SERIES INC.
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PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
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AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
▇. ▇▇▇▇ PRICE INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.,
and
▇. ▇▇▇▇ PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.,
THIS AGREEMENT, effective as of the 3rd day of April, 1995 by and among
American United Life (hereinafter, the "Company"), an Indiana 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"), and the ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price
Equity Series Inc. (the "Fund"), a corporation organized under the laws of
Maryland, and ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Investment Services, Inc. (hereinafter the
"Underwriter"), a Maryland corporation.
WHEREAS, the Fund engages in business as an open-end management investment
company and is or will be 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 (hereinafter "Participating Insurance Companies"); and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Fund is divided into several series
of shares, each designated a "Portfolio" and representing the interest in a
particular managed portfolio of securities and other assets; and
WHEREAS, the Fund will obtain an order from the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("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, (hereinafter 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
(hereinafter the "Shared Funding Exemptive Order"); and
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 (hereinafter the "1933 Act"); and
WHEREAS, ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Associates, Inc. (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, and any
applicable state securities laws; and
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WHEREAS, the Company has issued or will issue certain variable life
insurance and 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; and
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; and
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 (hereinafter the "1934 Act"), and is a member in good standing
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (hereinafter "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
1.1 The Underwriter agrees to sell to the Company those shares of the
Designated Portfolios which the Account orders, executing such orders on a daily
basis at the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund or its
designee of the order for the shares of the Designated Portfolios.
1.2 The Fund agrees to make shares of the Designated Portfolios available
for purchase at the applicable net asset value per share by the Company and the
Account on those days on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant
to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Fund shall use
reasonable efforts to calculate such net asset value on each day which the New
York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Board of Trustees or Directors of the Fund (hereinafter the "Board") may refuse
to sell shares of any Designated Portfolio to any person, or suspend or
terminate the offering of shares of any Designated Portfolio if such action is
required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the
sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of their
fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, necessary in the
best interests of the shareholders of such Designated Portfolio.
1.3 The Fund and the Underwriter agree that shares of the Fund will be sold
only to Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts. No shares
of any Designated Portfolios will be sold to the general public. The Fund and
the Underwriter will not sell Fund shares to any insurance company or separate
account unless an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as
Articles I, III and VII of this Agreement is in effect to govern such sales.
1.4 The Fund agrees to redeem, on the Company's request, any full or
fractional shares of the Designated Portfolios held by the Company, ordinarily
executing such requests on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed
after receipt by the Fund or its designee of the request for redemption, except
that the Fund reserves the right to suspend the right of redemption or postpone
the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption consistent with 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.
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Subject to the foregoing, the Fund ordinarily expects to pay redemption proceeds
in cash on the next Business Day after an order to redeem Fund shares is made in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1.5 hereof. Payment shall be in
federal funds transmitted by wire by 3:00 p.m. Baltimore time.
1.5 For purposes of Sections 1.1 and 1.4, the Company shall be the designee
of the Fund for receipt of purchase and redemption orders from the Account, and
receipt by such designee shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the
Company receives the order by 4:00 p.m. Baltimore time and the Fund receives
notice of such order by 9:30 a.m. Baltimore time on the next following Business
Day. "Business Day" shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is
open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant
to the rules of the SEC.
1.6 The Company agrees to purchase and redeem the shares of the Designated
Portfolios offered by the then current prospectus of the Fund and in accordance
with the provisions of such prospectus.
1.7 The Company shall pay for Fund shares on the next Business Day after an
order to purchase Fund shares is made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 1.5 hereof. Payment shall be in federal funds transmitted by wire by
3:00 p.m. Baltimore time. If payment in federal funds for any purchase is not
received or is received by the Fund after 3:00 p.m. Baltimore time on such
Business Day, 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. For purposes
of Section 2.8 and 2.9 hereof, upon receipt by the Fund of the federal funds so
wired, such funds shall cease to be the responsibility of the Company and shall
become the responsibility of the Fund.
1.8 Issuance and transfer of the Fund's shares will be by book entry only.
Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or any Account. Shares
ordered from the Fund will be properly recorded in an appropriate title for each
Account or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.
1.9 The Fund shall furnish same day notice (by wire or telephone, followed
by written confirmation) to the Company of any income, dividends or capital gain
distributions payable on the Designated Portfolios' shares. The Company hereby
elects to receive all such income, dividends, and capital gain distributions as
are payable on Designated Portfolio shares in additional shares of that
Portfolio. The Company reserves the right to revoke this election and to receive
all such income dividends and capital gain distributions in cash. The Fund shall
notify the Company of the number of shares so issued as payment of such
dividends and distributions.
1.10 The Fund shall make the net asset value per share for each Designated
Portfolio available to the Company on a daily basis as soon as reasonably
practical after the net asset value per share is calculated (normally by 6:30
p.m. Baltimore time) and shall use its best efforts to make such net asset value
per share available by 7 p.m. Baltimore time.
1.11 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 1.3 and Article VI hereof) and the cash
value of the Contracts may be invested in other investment companies, provided,
however, that (a) such other investment company, or series thereof, has
investment objectives or policies that are substantially different from the
investment objectives and policies of the Fund; or (b) the Company gives the
Fund and the Underwriter 45 days written notice of its intention to make such
other investment company available as a funding vehicle for the Contracts; or
(c) such other investment
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company was available as a funding vehicle for the Contracts prior to the date
of this Agreement and the Company so informs the Fund and Underwriter prior to
their signing this Agreement; or (d) the Fund or Underwriter consents to the use
of such other investment company, such consent not to be unreasonably withhold.
ARTICLE II. Representations and Warranties
2.1 The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts (a) are or,
prior to issuance, will be registered under the 1933 Act or, alternatively (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 Indiana 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 the laws of the State of Indiana and all applicable
federal and state 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 currently does not intend to make any payments to finance
distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, although it may
make such payments in the future. To the extent that it decides to finance
distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1, the Fund will undertake to have
the Board of Directors or Trustees of the Fund (the "Board"), a majority of whom
are not interested persons of the Fund, formulate and approve any 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, except that the Fund represents that the Fund's investment policies,
fees and expenses are and shall at all times remain in compliance with the laws
of the State of Indiana to the extent required to perform this Agreement.
2.5 The Fund represents that it is lawfully organized and validly existing
under the laws of the State of Maryland 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
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sell and distribute the Fund shares in accordance with the laws of the State of
Indiana and any applicable state and federal securities laws.
2.7 The Underwriter represents and warrants that the Adviser is and shall
remain duly registered under all applicable federal and state securities laws
and that the Adviser shall perform its obligations for the Fund in compliance in
all material respects with the laws of the State of Indiana and any applicable
state and federal securities laws.
2.8 The Fund and the Underwriter represent and warrant that all of their
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.
2.9 The Company represents and warrants that all of its directors,
officers, employees, investment advisers, 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
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) as the Company may reasonably request. The Company shall bear the
expense of printing copies of its current prospectus that will be distributed to
existing Contract owners, and the Company shall bear the expense of printing
copies of the Fund's prospectus 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 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 from the Company, and
the Underwriter (or the Fund), at its expense, shall provide 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, 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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3.4 The Company shall:
(i) solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;
(ii) vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received
from Contract owners; and
(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 reserves the right to vote Fund
shares held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent
permitted by law.
3.5 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.
3.6 The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring
voting by shareholders, and in particular the Fund will either provide for
annual meetings or comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (although the Fund
is not one of the trusts described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with
Sections 16(a) and, if and when applicable, 16(b). Further, the Fund will act in
accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16(a)
with respect to periodic elections of directors or trustees and with whatever
rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.
ARTICLE IV. Sales Material and Information
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 or uses and in which the Fund (or a Designated
Portfolio thereof) or the Adviser or the Underwriter is named, at least ten
Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the Fund or
its designee reasonably object to such use within ten Business Days after
receipt of such material. The Fund or its designee reserves the night 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 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, Underwriter, or its designee shall furnish, or shall cause to
be furnished, to the Company, each piece of sales literature or other
promotional material that it develops or uses and in which
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the Company, and/or its Account, is named at least ten Business Days prior to
its use. No such material shall be used if the Company reasonably objects to
such use 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, contemporaneously with 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, contemporaneously with the
filing of such document(s) with the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
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 Funds.
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ARTICLE V. Fees and Expenses
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 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. No such payments shall be made directly by the
Fund. 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
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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (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
Sec. 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 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
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the Code (or any successor or similar provision), shall identify such contract
as a modified endowment contract.
ARTICLE VII. Potential Conflicts
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.
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 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.
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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 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 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 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 6c-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 Shared Funding Exemptive Order) on terms and
conditions materially different from those contained in the 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 3.4, 3.5, 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
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 directors and officers, and each person, if any, who
controls the Fund or Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933
Act (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
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respect thereof) or settlements are related to the current or prior sale or
acquisition of the Fund's shares or the Contracts and:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged
untrue statements of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, prospectus (which shall include an
offering memorandum, if any), 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 persons under its
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, 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.
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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 it 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
are related to the current or prior sale or acquisition of the Fund's shares or
the Contracts; and
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement or prospectus or 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
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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.
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8.2(d). 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
expense 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.
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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
9.1 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted
under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland.
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 Shared Funding Exemptive Order) and the
terms hereof shall be interpreted and construed in accordance therewith.
ARTICLE X. Termination
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 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 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
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(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 1.11 (b) 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 1.11 (b) 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
(1) termination by any party in the event that the Fund's Board of
Directors 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"). 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. 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.
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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) as permitted
by an order of the SEC pursuant to Section 26(b) of the 1940 Act, 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 Contracts,
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
Any notice shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified
mail to the other party at the address of such party set forth below or at such
other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the
other party.
If to the Fund:
▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Associates, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
If to the Company:
American United Life Insurance Company
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
If to Underwriter:
▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Investment Services, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ARTICLE XII. Miscellaneous
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
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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 Indiana 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
Iowa 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 ("GAAP"), if any) filed
with any state or federal regulatory body or otherwise made
available to the public, as soon as practical 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
practical after the filing thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be
executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative and
its seal to be hereunder affixed hereto as of the date specified below.
COMPANY: AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By its authorized officer
By:
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Title: Vice President
Date: April 6, 1995
FUND: ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity Series, Inc.
By its authorized officer
By:
Title: Vice President
Date: April 5, 1995
UNDERWRITER: ▇. ▇▇▇▇ PRICE INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
By its authorized officer
By:
Title: Vice President
Date: April 5, 1995
SCHEDULE A
Name of Separate Account and
Date Established by the Contracts Funded by
Executive Committee of AUL the Separate Account Designated Portfolios
1. AUL American Unit Trust Separate DCP Multiple-Fund Group Variable Annuity (P-12518) ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
Account (established 8/17/89) TDA Multiple-Fund Group Variable Annuity (P-1 251 1) Series, Inc.
TDA Multiple-Fund Group Variable Annuity (P-12511,WA) ----------
TDA Multiple-Fund Group Variable Annuity (P-12833) ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
TDA Multiple-Fund Group Variable Annuity (P-12833SPL) Income Portfolio
▇▇▇ Multiple-Fund Group Variable Annuity (P-12566)
▇▇▇ Multiple-Fund Group Variable Annuity (P-12867)
Employer-Sponsored TDA Multiple-Fund Group
Variable Annuity (P-12621)
Employer-Sponsored TDA Multiple-Fund Group
Variable Annuity [(P-12621(BR)]
Employer-Sponsored TDA and Qualified Plan Multiple-Fund
Group Variable Annuity [P-13098(BR)]
2. Group Retirement Annuity Separate Separate Accounts Group Retirement ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
Account II (established 12/17/92) Annuity (GRA VIII) [P-12947(BR)] Series, Inc.
----------
▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
Income Portfolio
3. Group Retirement Annuity Separate Separate Accounts Group Retirement Annuity ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
Account I (established 4/15/93) (GRA IV) (P-11710) Series, Inc.
Separate Accounts Group Retirement Annuity ----------
(GRA V) (P-11736) ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
Separate Accounts Group Retirement Annuity Income Portfolio
(GRA VI) (P-12390)
Separate Accounts Group Retirement Annuity
(GRA VI & IX)(BR) [P-12390(BR)]
Separate Accounts Group Deposit Annuity Contract
4. AUL American Individual Unit Trust Individual Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
Separate Account (established 4/14/94) (LA-27) Series, Inc.
Individual One Year Flexible Premium Deferred ----------
Variable Annuity (LA-27) ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity
Income Portfolio