Common use of Transmission Deadlines for the Separate Accounts Clause in Contracts

Transmission Deadlines for the Separate Accounts. The transmission of Instructions for the Separate Accounts will be accepted by the Trust only if provided through NSCC’s DCC&S System in accordance with the DCC&S cycle file on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. Any information delivered to the Trust after the DCC&S cycle file deadline will be rejected by the Trust or its designated affiliate, subject to the Trust’s sole discretion to accept any trade. In the event that NSCC systems are not functioning on a given Business Day, the Company may transmit Instructions to the Trust, its designated affiliate or as otherwise directed by the Trust via facsimile by 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. The Fund and its designated affiliate will use commercially reasonable efforts to process those Instructions in a mutually satisfactory manner.

Transmission Deadlines for the Separate Accounts. The transmission of Instructions for the Separate Accounts will be accepted by the Trust only if provided through NSCC’s DCC&S System in accordance with the DCC&S cycle file on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. Any information delivered to the Trust after the DCC&S cycle file deadline will be rejected by the Trust or its designated affiliate, subject to the Trust’s sole discretion to accept any trade. In the event that NSCC systems are not functioning on a given Business Day, the Company may transmit Instructions to the Trust, its designated affiliate or as otherwise directed by the Trust via facsimile by 7:30 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. The Fund and its designated affiliate will use commercially reasonable efforts to process those Instructions in a mutually satisfactory manner.

Transmission Deadlines for the Separate Accounts. The transmission of Instructions for the Separate Accounts will be accepted by the Trust only if provided through NSCC’s DCC&S System in accordance with the DCC&S cycle file on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. Any information delivered to the Trust after the DCC&S cycle file deadline will be rejected by the Trust or its designated affiliate, subject to the Trust’s sole discretion to accept any trade. In the event that NSCC systems are not functioning on a given Business Day, the Company may transmit Instructions to the Trust, its designated affiliate or as otherwise directed by the Trust via facsimile by 7:30 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. The Company will also give the Trust telephone notice that it will be transmitting Instructions to the Trust via facsimile. The Fund and its designated affiliate will use commercially reasonable efforts to process those Instructions in a mutually satisfactory manner.

Transmission Deadlines for the Separate Accounts. The transmission of Instructions for the Separate Accounts will be accepted by the Trust only if provided through NSCC’s DCC&S System in accordance with the DCC&S cycle file on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. Any information delivered to the Trust after the DCC&S cycle file deadline will be rejected by the Trust or its designated affiliate, subject to the Trust’s sole discretion to accept any trade. In If the event that Company does not use NSCC systems are not functioning on a given Business Dayto transmit orders, the Company may transmit Instructions to the Trust, its designated affiliate or as otherwise directed by the Trust via facsimile by 7:30 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next Business Day following the Trade Date. The Fund and its designated affiliate will use commercially reasonable best efforts to process those Instructions in a mutually satisfactory manner.