PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 3.1. At least annually, the Trust or its designee shall provide the Company, free of charge, with as many copies of the current prospectus (describing only the Portfolios listed in Schedule A hereto) for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to existing Policy owners whose Policies are funded by such Shares. The Trust or its designee shall provide the Company, at the Company's expense, with as many copies of the current prospectus for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to prospective purchasers of Policies. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Trust or its designee shall provide such documentation (including a "camera ready" copy of the new prospectus as set in type or, at the request of the Company, as a diskette in the form sent to the financial printer) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the parties hereto once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Shares is supplemented or amended) to have the prospectus for the Policies and the prospectus for the Shares printed together in one document; the expenses of such printing to be apportioned between (a) the Company and (b) the Trust or its designee in proportion to the number of pages of the Policy and Shares' prospectuses, taking account of other relevant factors affecting the expense of printing, such as covers, columns, graphs and charts; the Trust or its designee to bear the cost of printing the Shares' prospectus portion of such document for distribution to owners of existing Policies funded by the Shares and the Company to bear the expenses of printing the portion of such document relating to the Accounts; provided, however, that the Company shall bear all printing expenses of such combined documents where used for distribution to prospective purchasers or to owners of existing Policies not funded by the Shares. In the event that the Company requests that the Trust or its designee provides the Trust's prospectus in a "camera ready" or diskette format, the Trust shall be responsible for providing the prospectus in the format in which it or MFS is accustomed to formatting prospectuses and shall bear the expense of providing the prospectus in such format (e.g., typesetting expenses), and the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing the format to conform with any of its prospectuses.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 4.1 The Fund will provide the Company with as many copies of the current Fund prospectus and any supplements thereto for the Designated Portfolio(s) as the Company may reasonably request for distribution, at the Fund's expense, to Contract owners at the time of Contract fulfillment and confirmation. To the extent that the Designated Portfolio(s) are one or more of several Portfolios of the Fund, the Fund shall bear the cost of providing the Company only with disclosure related to the Designated Portfolio(s). The Fund will provide, at the Fund's expense, as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution, at the Fund's expense, to existing Contract owners. The Fund will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. The Company will distribute the prospectus to existing Contract owners and will xxxx the Fund for the reasonable cost of such distribution. If requested by the Company, in lieu thereof, the Fund will provide such documentation, including a final copy of a current prospectus set in type at the Fund's expense, and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company at least annually (or more frequently if the Fund prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the new prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's new prospectus printed together, in which case the Fund agrees to pay its proportionate share of reasonable expenses directly related to the required disclosure of information concerning the Fund. The Fund will, upon request, provide the Company with a copy of the Fund's prospectus through electronic means to facilitate the Company's efforts to provide Fund prospectuses via electronic delivery, in which case the Fund agrees to pay its proportionate share of reasonable expenses related to the required disclosure of information concerning the Fund.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 4.1 The Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company with as many copies of the current Trust prospectus and any supplements thereto for the Designated Funds as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to Contract owners at the time of Contract fulfillment and confirmation. To the extent that the Designated Funds are one or more of several funds or series of the Trust, the Trust shall be obligated to provide the Company only with disclosure related to the Designated Funds. The Trust will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent. If requested by the Company, in lieu thereof, the Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a final copy of a current prospectus set in type or camera ready or electronic format and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company at least annually (or more frequently if the Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the new prospectus for the Contracts and the Trust’s new prospectus printed together. The Trust or the Distributor will, upon request, provide the Company with a copy of the Trust’s prospectus through electronic means to facilitate the Company’s efforts to provide Trust prospectuses via electronic delivery. Expenses associated with providing such documentation shall be allocated in accordance with Article VI of this Agreement.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 3.1 At least annually, the Trust shall, at its expense or at the expense of SFVPMC, as appropriate, provide the Company, free of charge, with as many copies of the Trust’s current prospectus as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to both existing Contract owners and prospective purchasers. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Trust shall provide such documentation (including a final “camera ready” copy of the new prospectus as set in type at the Trust’s expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the parties hereto once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for the Trust is supplemented or amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Trust’s prospectus printed together in one document; the expenses of such printing to be apportioned between the Company and the Trust (or SFVPMC, if appropriate) in proportion to the number of pages of the Contract and Trust prospectuses, taking account of other relevant factors affecting the expense of printing, such as columns, charts, etc.; the Trust or SFVPMC will bear the cost of printing the Trust’s portion of such document, and the Company will bear the expenses of printing the Accounts’ portion of such document.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 4.1 The Fund will provide the Company with a current Fund prospectus and any supplements thereto for the Designated Portfolio(s) set in type at the Fund’s expense. The Fund will provide, at the Fund’s expense, said prospectus for Contract owners at the time of Contract fulfillment and confirmation and for existing Contract owners. The Company will provide, at the Company’s expense, the prospectus and other shareholder reports for prospective Contract owners and will distribute the prospectus and other shareholder reports to said prospective Contract owners.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 4.1 The Trust or the Distributor will provide the Company with as many copies of the current Trust prospectus and any supplements thereto for the Designated Fund(s) as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to Contract owners at the time of Contract fulfillment and confirmation. The Trust will also provide as many copies of said prospectus as necessary for distribution to existing Contract owners. The Trust will provide the copies of said prospectus to the Company or to its mailing agent for distribution. The Company will xxxx the Trust or the Distributor for the reasonable cost of such distribution. To the extent that the Designated Fund(s) are one or more of several Funds of the Trust, the Trust shall be obligated to provide the Company only with disclosure related to the Designated Fund(s).. If requested by the Company, in lieu thereof, the Trust or the Distributor will provide such documentation, including a final copy of a current prospectus set in type or camera-ready or electronic format, and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company at least annually (or more frequently if the Trust prospectus is amended more frequently) to have the new prospectus for the Contracts and the Trust's new prospectus printed together. The Trust or the Distributor will, upon request, provide the Company with a copy of the Trust's prospectus through electronic means to facilitate the Company's efforts to provide Trust prospectuses via electronic delivery. 4.2 The Trust's prospectus will state that the Statement of Additional Information (the "SAI") for the Trust is available and will disclose how investors can obtain the SAI. 4.3 The Trust, at its expense, will provide the Company or its mailing agent with copies of its proxy material, if any, with respect to the Designated Funds, reports to shareholders/Contract owners and other communications to shareholders/ Contract owners in such quantity as the Company will reasonably require. The Company will distribute this proxy material, reports and other communications to existing Contract owners and will xxxx the Trust for the reasonable cost of such distribution. 4.4
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 3.1. At least annually, the Fund or the Adviser shall provide the Company, free of charge, with as many copies of the current prospectuses for the Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to existing Contract owners whose Contracts are eligible to be funded by such Portfolios. The Fund or the Adviser shall provide the Company, at the Company's expense, with as many copies of the current prospectuses for the Portfolios as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to prospective purchasers of Contracts. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a "camera ready" copy of the new prospectuses dated on or after May 1, 1999 as set in type or, at the request of the Company, as a diskette in the form sent to the financial printer) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the parties hereto once each year (or more frequently if the prospectuses for the Portfolios are supplemented or amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectuses for the Portfolios printed together in one document. With respect to any prospectuses for the Portfolios that are printed in combination with any one or more Contract prospectus (the "Prospectus Booklet"), the costs of printing Prospectus Booklets for distribution to existing Contract owners whose contracts are eligible to be funded by such Portfolios shall be prorated to the Fund based on the ratio of the number of pages of the prospectuses included for the Portfolios in the Prospectus Booklets to the number of pages in the Prospectus Booklet as a whole; provided, however, that the Company shall bear all printing expenses of such combined documents where used for distribution to prospective purchasers.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 3.1. KFSC shall provide the Company with as many copies of the Trust's current prospectus, excluding the SAI, as the Company may reasonably request in connection with delivery of the prospectus, excluding the SAI, to shareholders and purchasers of Variable Insurance Products. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Trust shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus, excluding the SAI, as set in type at the Trust'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 Trust is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Trust's prospectus, excluding the SAI, printed together in one document (such printing to be at the Company's expense).
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 3.1. KFSC shall provide the Company with as many copies of the current prospectus for each Series set forth on Schedule A, excluding the SAI, as the Company may reasonably request in connection with delivery of the prospectus, excluding the SAI, to shareholders and purchasers of the Contracts. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Trust shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus, excluding the SAI, as set in type at the Trust's expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if a prospectus for a Series is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Series' prospectuses, excluding the SAI, printed together in one document. With respect to any Series prospectus that is printed in combination with any one or more Contract prospectus (the "Prospectus Booklet"), the costs of printing Prospectus Booklets for distribution to existing Contract owners shall be prorated to the Trust based on (a) the ratio of the number of pages of the Series prospectus included in the Prospectus Booklet to the number of pages in the Prospectus Booklet as a whole; and (b) the ratio of the number of Contract owners with Contract value allocated to the Series to the total number of Contract owners, PROVIDED THAT the Trust shall not be required to pay the Company more than $22,500 during calendar year 1999 as its portion of the cost of printing Prospectus Booklets, as allocated pursuant to this Section.
PROSPECTUS AND PROXY STATEMENTS; VOTING. 3.1. At least annually, MFS or its designee shall provide the Company, free of charge, with as many copies of the current prospectus (describing only the Funds listed in Schedule A hereto) for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to existing Policy owners whose Policies are funded by such Shares. MFS or its designee shall provide the Company, at MFS' expense, with as many copies of the current prospectus for the Shares as the Company may reasonably request for distribution to prospective purchasers of Policies; provided, however, that if at any time MFS or an affiliate reasonably deems the usage of such items to be excessive, each may require that Aetna pay the cost of printing and mailing any additional copies of such materials that are requested by Aetna.
