Common use of Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting Clause in Contracts

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies copies, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts Variable Products and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Variable Products printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's ’s current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's ’s prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's ’s prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's ’s prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' ’ prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus (relating to the Portfolios) and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus (relating to the Portfolios) and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus (relating to the Portfolios) printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information (and all amendments or supplements to either document) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's ’s current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies copies, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's ’s prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's ’s prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's ’s prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' ’ prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (*or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's ’s current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies copies, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's ’s prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's ’s prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's ’s prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' ’ prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies copies, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus (describing only the Portfolios listed in Schedule B hereto) and statement of additional information (describing all of the Fund's Portfolios) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies copies, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes or other electronic files containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's ’s current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's ’s prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's ’s prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's ’s prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' ’ prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information (and any supplements or amendments thereto) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film film, electronic transmission or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional informationinformation (and any supplements or amendments thereto), and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information (and any supplements or amendments thereto) in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus (describing only the Portfolios listed in Schedule B hereto) and statement of additional information (describing all of the Fund's Portfolios) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies copies, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes or other electronic files containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information <Page> for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's ’s current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies copies, the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's ’s prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts Variable Products and the Fund's ’s prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Variable Products printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's ’s prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' ’ prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company Company, in addition to electronically in .pdf format, with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus prospectus, offering memorandum and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus prospectus, offering memorandum and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's ’s current prospectus and statement of additional information (and all amendments or supplements to either document) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's ’s prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus or other disclosure document for the Contracts and the Fund's ’s prospectus printed together in one document, (and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts Registered Contracts) printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's ’s prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' ’ prospectuses and statements of additional informationinformation .

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. 3.1 The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request, in addition to providing such documents electronically in .pdf format. If requested by the Company, Company in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one documentdocument or separately. Alternatively, the The Company may elect to print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.

Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting. 3.1. 3.1 The Fund or its designee shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company, in lieu of providing printed copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document, and to have the statement of additional information for the Fund and the statement of additional information for the Contracts printed together in one document. Alternatively, the Company may print the Fund's prospectus and/or its statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies' prospectuses and statements of additional information.