EXHIBIT 99.9(c)
Participation Agreement with
Pacific Corinthian Life Insurance Company
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
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This AGREEMENT is made this 9th day of November 1994, by and between
Pacific Corinthian Life Insurance Company (the "Company"), a life insurance
company domiciled in California, on its behalf and on behalf of the segregated
asset accounts of the Company listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement (the
"Separate Accounts"); Pacific Select Fund (the "Fund"), a Massachusetts business
trust; and Pacific Equities Network ("Distributor"), a California corporation.
W I T N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS, the Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") as an open-end management investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act") and the Fund is authorized to issue
separate classes of shares of beneficial interests ("shares"), each representing
an interest in a separate portfolio of assets known as a "series" and each
series has its own investment objective, policies, and limitations; and
WHEREAS, the Fund is available to offer shares of one or more of its series
to separate accounts of insurance companies that fund variable life insurance
policies and variable annuity contracts ("Variable Contracts") and to serve as
an investment medium for Variable Contracts offered by insurance companies that
have entered into participation agreements substantially similar to this
agreement ("Participating Insurance Companies"), and the Fund is currently
comprised of twelve separate series, eleven of which are initially offered to
the Separate Accounts of the Company, and other series may be established in the
future; and
WHEREAS, the Fund has obtained an order from the SEC, granting
Participating Insurance Companies, separate accounts funding Variable Contracts
of Participating Insurance Companies, and the Fund exemptions from the
provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the 1940 Act and
paragraph (b)(15) of Rule 6e-3(T) under the 1940 Act, to the extent necessary to
permit such persons to rely on the exemptive relief provided under paragraph
(b)(15) of Rule 6e-3(T), even though shares of the Fund may be offered to and
held by separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts or scheduled or
flexible premium variable life insurance contracts of both affiliated and
unaffiliated life insurance companies (the "Shared Funding Exemptive Order");
and
WHEREAS, the Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("1934 Act"), and is a
member in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD"); and
WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and
regulations, the Company wishes to purchase shares of one or more of the Fund's
series on behalf of its Separate
Accounts to serve as an investment medium for Variable Contracts funded by the
Separate Accounts, and the Distributor is authorized to sell shares of the
Fund's series;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises
and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. Sale of Fund Shares
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1.1. The Distributor agrees to sell to the Company those shares of the
series offered and made available by the Fund and identified on Exhibit B
("Series") that the Company orders on behalf of its Separate Accounts, and
agrees to execute such orders on each day on which the Fund calculates its net
asset value pursuant to rules of the SEC ("business day") at the net asset value
next computed after receipt and acceptance by the Fund or its agent of the order
for the shares of the Fund.
1.2. The Fund agrees to make available on each business day shares of the
Series for purchase at the applicable net asset value per share by the Company
on behalf of its Separate Accounts; provided, however, that the Board of
Trustees of the Fund may refuse to sell shares of any Series to any person, or
suspend or terminate the offering of shares of any Series, if such action is
required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the
sole discretion of the Trustees, acting in good faith and in light of the
Trustees' fiduciary duties under applicable law, necessary in the best interests
of the shareholders of any Series.
1.3. The Fund and the Distributor agree that shares of the Series of the
Fund will be sold only to Participating Insurance Companies, their separate
accounts, and other persons consistent with each Series being adequately
diversified pursuant to Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended ("Code") and the regulations thereunder. No shares of any Series will
be sold directly to the general public.
1.4. The Fund and the Distributor will not sell shares of the Series to
any insurance company or separate account unless an agreement containing
provisions substantially the same as this Agreement is in effect to govern such
sales.
1.5. Upon receipt of a request for redemption in proper form from the
Company, the Fund agrees to redeem any full or fractional shares of the Series
held by the Company, ordinarily executing such requests on each business day at
the net asset value next computed after receipt and acceptance by the Fund or
its agent of the request for redemption, except that the Fund reserves the right
to suspend the right of redemption, consistent with Section 22(e) of the 1940
Act and any rules thereunder. Such redemption shall be paid consistent with
applicable rules of the SEC and procedures and policies of the Fund as described
in the current prospectus.
1.6. The Company agrees to purchase and redeem the shares of each Series
in accordance with the provisions of the current prospectus for the Fund.
1.7. The Company shall pay for shares of the Series on the same day that
it places an order to purchase shares of the Series. Payment shall be in
federal funds transmitted by wire.
1.8. Issuance and transfer of shares of the Series will be by book entry
only unless otherwise agreed by the Fund. Stock certificates will not be issued
to the Company or the Separate Accounts unless otherwise agreed by the Fund.
Shares ordered from the Fund will be recorded in an appropriate title for the
Separate Accounts or the appropriate subaccounts of the Separate Accounts.
1.9. The Fund shall promptly furnish notice (by wire or telephone,
followed by written confirmation) to the Company of any income dividends or
capital gain distributions payable on the shares of the Series. The Company
hereby elects to reinvest in the Series all such dividends and distributions as
are payable on a Series' shares and to receive such dividends and distributions
in additional shares of that Series. The Company reserves the right to revoke
this election in writing and to receive all such dividends and 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 instruct its recordkeeping agent to advise the
Company on each business day of the net asset value per share for each Series as
soon as reasonably practical after the net asset value per share is calculated.
ARTICLE II. Representations and Warranties
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2.1. The Company represents and warrants that it is an insurance company
duly organized and in good standing under applicable law and that it is taxed as
an insurance company under Subchapter L of the Code.
2.2. The Company represents and warrants that it has legally and validly
established each of the Separate Accounts as a segregated asset account under
the California Insurance Code, and that each of the Separate Accounts is a
validly existing segregated asset account under applicable federal and state
law.
2.3. The Company represents and warrants that the Variable Contracts
issued by the Company or interests in the Separate Accounts under such Variable
Contracts (1) are or, prior to issuance, will be registered as securities under
the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") or, alternatively (2) 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 0000 Xxx.
2.4. The Company represents and warrants that each of the Separate
Accounts (1) has been registered as a unit investment trust in accordance with
the provisions of the 1940 Act or, alternatively (2) has not been registered in
proper reliance upon an exclusion from registration under the 0000 Xxx.
2.5. The Company represents that it believes, in good faith, that the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company are currently treated as annuity
contracts or life insurance policies (which may include modified endowment
contracts), whichever is appropriate, under applicable provisions of the Code.
2.6. The Company represents and warrants that any of its Separate Accounts
that fund variable life insurance contracts and that are registered with the SEC
as investment companies rely on the exemptions provided by Rule 6e-3(T), or any
successor thereto, and not on Rule 6e-2 under the 0000 Xxx.
2.7. The Fund represents and warrants that it is duly organized as a
business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is in
good standing under applicable law.
2.8. The Fund represents and warrants that the shares of the Series are
duly authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable law and that the Fund
is registered as an open-end management investment company under the 0000 Xxx.
2.9. The Fund represents that it believes, in good faith, that the Series
currently comply with the diversification provisions of Section 817(h) of the
Code and the regulations issued thereunder relating to the diversification
requirements for variable life insurance policies and variable annuity
contracts.
2.10. The Distributor represents and warrants that it is a member in good
standing of the NASD and is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC.
ARTICLE III. General Duties
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3.1. The Fund shall take all such actions as are necessary to permit the
sale of the shares of each Series to the Separate Accounts, including
maintaining its registration as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and
registering the shares of the Series sold to the Separate Accounts under the
1933 Act for so long as required by applicable law. The Fund shall amend its
Registration Statement filed with the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act
from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of the
shares of the Series. The Fund shall register and qualify the shares for sale
in accordance with the laws of the various states to the extent deemed necessary
by the Fund or the Distributor.
3.2. The Fund shall make every effort to maintain qualification of each
Series as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code (or any
successor or similar provision) and shall notify the Company immediately upon
having a reasonable basis for believing that a Series has ceased to so qualify
or that it might not so qualify in the future.
3.3. The Fund shall make every effort to enable each Series to comply with
the diversification provisions of Section 817(h) of the Code and the regulations
issued thereunder relating to the diversification requirements for variable life
insurance policies and variable annuity contracts and any prospective amendments
or other modifications to Section 817 or regulations thereunder, and shall
notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that
any Series has ceased to comply.
3.4. The Fund shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of its
General Counsel or its outside counsel in meeting the requirements specified in
Sections 3.2 and 3.3 hereof.
3.5. The Company shall take all such actions as are necessary under
applicable federal and state law to permit the sale of the Variable Contracts
issued by the Company, including registering each Separate Account as an
investment company to the extent required under the 1940 Act, and registering
the Variable Contracts or interests in the Separate Accounts under the Variable
Contracts to the extent required under the 1933 Act, and obtaining all necessary
approvals to offer the Variable Contracts from state insurance commissioners.
3.6. The Company shall make every effort to maintain the treatment of the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company as annuity contracts or life insurance
policies, whichever is appropriate, under applicable provisions of the Code, and
shall notify the Fund and the Distributor immediately upon having a reasonable
basis for believing that such Variable Contracts have ceased to be so treated or
that they might not be so treated in the future.
3.7. The Company shall offer and sell the Variable Contracts issued by the
Company in accordance with applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act,
the 1940 Act, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice, and state law respecting the
offering of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts.
3.8. The Distributor shall sell and distribute the shares of the Series of
the Fund in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934
Act, the 1940 Act, the NASD Rules of Fair Practice, and state law.
3.9. A majority of the Board of Trustees of the Fund shall consist of
persons who are not "interested persons" of the Fund ("disinterested Trustees"),
as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, except that if this provision of
this Section 3.9 is not met by reason of the death, disqualification, or bona
fide resignation of any Trustee or Trustees, then the operation of this
provision shall be suspended (a) for a period of 45 days if the vacancy or
vacancies may be filled by the Fund's Board; (b) for a period of 60 days if a
vote of shareholders is required to fill the vacancy or vacancies; or (c) for
such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by order upon application.
3.10. The Company agrees to provide, as promptly as possible, notice to
the Fund and to the Distributor if the Company has reason to know about a
meeting of some or all of the owners of the
Variable Contracts or shareholders of the Fund, where the agenda or purpose of
the meeting relates, in whole or in part, to the Fund, and that has not been
called by the Fund's Board of Trustees (and which shall not include a vote of
Variable Contract Owners having an interest in a Separate Account to substitute
shares of another investment company for corresponding shares of the Fund or a
Series, as described in Section 9(e) and to which the notice provision of
Section 9.2 shall apply). In such an event, the Company agrees to distribute
proxy statements and any additional solicitation materials upon the request of
the Fund or the Distributor to the owners of the Variable Contracts issued by
the Company at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The Company further agrees
that it shall take no action, directly or indirectly, in furtherance of
shareholders of the Fund or Contract Owners taking any action with respect to
the Fund by written consent and without a meeting.
3.11. Each party hereto shall cooperate with each other party and all
appropriate governmental authorities having jurisdiction (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.
ARTICLE IV. Potential Conflicts
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4.1. The Fund's Board of Trustees shall monitor the Fund for the existence
of any material irreconcilable conflict (1) between the interests of owners of
variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, and (2) between
the interests of owners of Variable Contracts ("Variable Contract Owners")
issued by different Participating Insurance Companies that invest 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
interpretive 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 the Fund or any
Series are being managed; or (e) a decision by a Participating Insurance Company
to disregard the voting instructions of Variable Contract Owners.
4.2. The Company agrees that it shall be responsible for reporting any
potential or existing conflicts to the Fund's Board of Trustees. The Company
will be responsible for assisting the Board of Trustees of the Fund in carrying
out its responsibilities under this Agreement, 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 Variable Contract Owner voting instructions are disregarded. The
Company shall carry out its responsibility under this Section 4.2 with a view
only to the interests of the Variable Contract Owners.
4.3. The Company agrees that in the event that it is determined by a
majority of the Board of Trustees of the Fund or a majority of the Fund's
disinterested Trustees that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the
Company shall, to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined
by a majority of the disinterested Trustees of the Board of the Fund), take
whatever steps are necessary to eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict,
including: (1) withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the Separate
Accounts from the Fund or any Series and reinvesting such assets in a different
investment medium, which may include another series of the Fund, or submitting
the question of whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote of all
affected Variable Contract Owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of
any appropriate group (i.e., Contract Owners of Variable Contracts issued by one
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or more Participating Insurance Companies) that votes in favor of such
segregation, or offering to the affected Variable Contract Owners the option of
making such a change; and (2) establishing a new registered management
investment company or managed separate account. If a material irreconcilable
conflict arises because of the Company's decision to disregard Variable Contract
Owners' voting instructions and that decision represents a minority position or
would preclude a majority vote, the Company shall be required, at the Fund's
election, to withdraw the Separate Accounts' investment in the Fund, and no
charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal. The Fund
shall neither be required to bear the costs of remedial actions taken to remedy
a material irreconcilable conflict nor shall it be requested to pay a higher
investment advisory fee for the sole purpose of covering such costs. In
addition, no Variable Contract Owner shall be required directly or indirectly to
bear the direct or indirect costs of remedial actions taken to remedy a material
irreconcilable conflict. A new funding medium for any Variable Contract need
not be established pursuant to this Section 4.3, if an offer to do so has been
declined by vote of a majority of Variable Contract Owners materially adversely
affected by the irreconcilable material conflict. All reports received by the
Fund's Board of Trustees of potential or existing conflicts, and all Board
action with regard to determining the existence of a conflict, notifying
Participating Insurance Companies and the Fund's investment adviser of a
conflict, and determining whether any proposed action adequately remedies a
conflict, shall be properly recorded in the minutes of the Board of Trustees of
the Fund or other appropriate records, and such minutes or other records shall
be made available to the SEC upon request. The Company and the Fund shall carry
out their responsibilities under this Section 4.3 with a view only to the
interests of the Variable Contract Owners.
4.4. The Board of Trustees of the Fund shall promptly notify the Company
in writing of its determination of the existence of an irreconcilable material
conflict and its implications.
ARTICLE V. Prospectuses and Proxy Statements; Voting
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5.1. The Company shall distribute such prospectuses, proxy statements and
periodic reports of the Fund to the owners of Variable Contracts issued by the
Company as required to be distributed to such Variable Contract Owners under
applicable federal or state law.
5.2. The Distributor shall provide the Company with as many copies of the
current prospectus of the Fund as the Company may reasonably request. If
requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such
documentation (including a final copy of the Fund's prospectus as set in type or
in camera-ready copy) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary
in order for the Company to print together in one document the current
prospectus for the Variable Contracts issued by the Company and the current
prospectus for the Fund. The Fund shall bear the expense of printing copies of
its current prospectus that will be distributed to existing Variable 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 Variable Contracts
issued by the Company.
5.3. The Fund and the Distributor shall provide (1) at the Fund's expense,
one copy of the Fund's current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") to
the Company and to any owner of a Variable Contract issued by the Company who
requests such SAI, (2) at the Company's expense, such additional copies of the
Fund's current SAI as the Company shall reasonably request and that the Company
shall require in accordance with applicable law in connection with offering the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company.
5.4. The Fund, at its expense, shall provide the Company with copies of
its proxy material, periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to
shareholders in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for
purposes of distributing to owners of Variable Contracts issued by the Company.
The Fund, at the Company's expense, shall provide the Company with copies of its
periodic reports to shareholders and other communications to shareholders in
such quantity as the Company shall reasonably request for use in connection with
offering the Variable 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 Fund's proxy materials, periodic reports to shareholders and
other communications to shareholders, as set in type or in camera-ready copy)
and other assistance as reasonably necessary in order for the Company to print
such shareholder communications for distribution to owners of Variable Contracts
issued by the Company.
5.5. For so long as the SEC interprets the 1940 Act to require pass-
through voting by Participating Insurance Companies whose Separate Accounts are
registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act, the Company shall vote
shares of each Series of the Fund held in a Separate Account or a subaccount
thereof, whether or not registered under the 1940 Act, at regular and special
meetings of the Fund in accordance with instructions timely received by the
Company (or its designated agent) from owners of Variable Contracts funded by
such Separate Account or subaccount thereof having a voting interest in the
Series. The Company shall vote shares of a Series of the Fund held in a
Separate Account or a subaccount thereof that are attributable to the Variable
Contracts as to which no timely instructions are received, as well as shares
held in such Separate Account or subaccount thereof that are not attributable to
the Variable Contracts and owned beneficially by the Company (resulting from
charges against the Variable Contracts or otherwise), in the same proportion as
the votes cast by owners of the Variable Contracts funded by that Separate
Account or subaccount thereof having a voting interest in the Series from whom
instructions have been timely received. The Company shall vote shares of each
Series of the Fund held in its general account, if any, in the same proportion
as the votes cast with respect to shares of the Series held in all Separate
Accounts of the Company or subaccounts thereof, in the aggregate.
5.6. The Fund shall disclose in its prospectus that (1) shares of the
Series of the Fund are offered to affiliated or unaffiliated insurance company
separate accounts which fund both annuity and life insurance contracts, (2) due
to differences in tax treatment or other considerations, the interests of
various Variable Contract Owners participating in the Fund or a Series might at
some time be in conflict, and (3) the Board of Trustees of the Fund will monitor
for any material conflicts and determine what action, if any, should be taken.
The Fund hereby notifies the Company that prospectus disclosure may be
appropriate regarding potential risks of offering shares of the Fund to separate
accounts funding both variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies and to separate accounts funding Variable Contracts of unaffiliated
life insurance companies.
ARTICLE VI. Sales Material and Information
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6.1. 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 in which the Fund (or any Series thereof) or its investment adviser or
the Distributor is named, and no such sales literature or other promotional
material shall be used without the approval of the Fund and the Distributor or
the designee of either.
6.2. The Company agrees that neither it nor any of its affiliates or
agents shall give any information or make any representations or statements on
behalf of the Fund or concerning the Fund other than the information or
representations contained in the Registration Statement or prospectus for the
Fund shares, as such registration statement and prospectus 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 and by the Distributor or its designee, except with the permission of
the Fund or its designee and the Distributor or its designee.
6.3. The Fund or the Distributor or the designee of either shall furnish
to the Company or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other
promotional material in which the Company or its Separate Accounts are named,
and no such material shall be used without the approval of the Company or its
designee.
6.4. The Fund and the Distributor agree that each and the affiliates and
agents of each shall not give any information or make any representations on
behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the Separate Accounts, or the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company, other than the information or
representations contained in a registration statement or prospectus for such
Variable Contracts, as such registration statement and prospectus may be amended
or supplemented from time to time, or in reports for the Separate Accounts or
prepared for distribution to owners of such Variable Contracts, or in sales
literature or other promotional material approved by the Company or its
designee, except with the permission of the Company.
6.5. The Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of
all prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information, reports, proxy
statements and other voting solicitation
materials, and all amendments and supplements to any of the above, that relate
to the Fund or its shares, promptly after the filing of such document with the
SEC or other regulatory authorities.
6.6. The Company will provide to the Fund at least one complete copy of
all prospectuses (which shall include an offering memorandum if the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company or interests therein are not registered under
the 1933 Act), Statements of Additional Information, reports, solicitations for
voting instructions, and all amendments or supplements to any of the above, that
relate to the Variable Contracts issued by the Company or the Separate Accounts
promptly after the filing of such document with the SEC or other regulatory
authority.
6.7. For purposes of this Article VI, the phrase "sales literature or
other promotional material" includes, but is not limited to, 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, computerized media, or other
public media), sales literature (i.e., any written communication distributed or
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made generally available to customers or the public, including brochures,
circulars, research 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.
ARTICLE VII. Indemnification
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7.1. Indemnification By The Company
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7.1(a). The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, each
of its Trustees and officers, any affiliated person of the Fund within the
meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, and the Distributor (collectively,
the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 7.1) against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with
the written consent of the Company) or litigation expenses (including legal and
other expenses), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any
statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or litigation expenses are related to the sale or
acquisition of the Fund's shares or the Variable Contracts issued by the Company
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 (which shall include an offering memorandum) for the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company or sales literature for such Variable 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 or prospectus for the Variable Contracts
issued by the Company or sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or
otherwise for use in connection with the sale of such Variable Contracts or Fund
shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of any statement or representation (other
than statements or representations contained in the registration statement,
prospectus or sales literature of the Fund not supplied by the Company or
persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of the Company or any of its
affiliates, employees or agents with respect to the sale or distribution of the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company or the Fund shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, 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;
except to the extent provided in Sections 7.1(b) and 7.1(c) hereof.
7.1(b). The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation
expenses to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of his or
her duties or by reason of his or her reckless disregard of obligations or
duties under this Agreement or to the Fund.
7.1(c). The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such 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
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 the Indemnified Parties, 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.
7.1(d). The Indemnified Parties shall 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 Variable Contracts issued by the
Company or the operation of the Fund.
7.2. Indemnification By the Distributor
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7.2(a). The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company
and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who is an
affiliated person of the Company within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) the 1940
Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 7.2)
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid
in settlement with the written consent of the Distributor) or litigation
expenses (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties
may become subject under any statute, at common law or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation expenses are related to
the sale or acquisition of the Fund's shares or the Variable Contracts issued by
the Company 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 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 Distributor or the Fund
or the designee of either by or on behalf of the Company for use in the
registration statement or prospectus for the Fund or in sales literature (or any
amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the
Variable Contracts issued by the Company or Fund shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of any statement or representation (other
than statements or representations contained in the registration statement,
prospectus or sales literature for the Variable Contracts not supplied by the
Distributor or any employees or agents thereof) or wrongful conduct of the Fund
or Distributor, or the affiliates, employees, or agents of the Fund or the
Distributor with respect to the sale or distribution of the Variable Contracts
issued by the Company 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, or sales
literature covering the Variable Contracts issued by the Company, 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; except to the extent
provided in Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(c) hereof.
7.2(b). The Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation
expenses to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of his or
her duties or by reason of his or her reckless disregard of obligations and
duties under this Agreement or to the Company or the Separate Accounts.
7.2(c). The Distributor shall not be liable under this indemnification
provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless
such Party shall have notified the Distributor 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 Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent),
but failure to notify the Distributor of any such claim shall not relieve the
Distributor 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 Distributor will be entitled to participate, at its own
expense, in the defense thereof. The Distributor also shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the
action. After notice from the Distributor to such party of the Distributor'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 Distributor
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.
7.2(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Distributor 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 Variable Contracts
issued by the Company or the operation of the Separate Accounts.
ARTICLE VIII. Applicable Law
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8.1. This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
8.2. 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, the Shared Funding Exemptive Order) and the
terms hereof shall be interpreted and construed in accordance therewith.
ARTICLE IX. Termination
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9.1. This Agreement shall terminate:
(a) at the option of any party upon 180 days advance written notice to the
other parties; or
(b) at the option of the Company if shares of the Series are not
reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Variable Contracts issued
by the Company, as determined by the Company, and upon prompt notice by the
Company to the other parties; or
(c) at the option of the Fund or the Distributor upon institution of
formal proceedings against the Company or its agent by the NASD, the SEC, or any
state securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body regarding
the Company's duties under this Agreement or related to the sale of the Variable
Contracts issued by the Company, the operation of the Separate Accounts, or the
purchase of the Fund shares; or
(d) at the option of the Company upon institution of formal proceedings
against the Fund or the Distributor by the NASD, the SEC, or any state
securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body; or
(e) upon requisite vote of the Variable Contract Owners having an interest
in the Separate Accounts (or any subaccounts thereof) to substitute the shares
of another investment company for the corresponding shares of the Fund or a
Series in accordance with the terms of the Variable Contracts for which those
shares had been selected to serve as the underlying investment media; or
(f) in the event any of the shares of a Series 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
Variable Contracts issued or to be issued by the Company; or
(g) by any party to the Agreement upon a determination by a majority of
the Trustees of the Fund, or a majority of its disinterested Trustees, that an
irreconcilable conflict exists; or
(h) at the option of the Company if the Fund or a Series fails to meet the
diversification requirements specified in Section 3.3 hereof.
9.2. Each party to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties
to the Agreement of the institution against such party of any such formal
proceedings as described in Sections 9.1(c) and (d) hereof. The Company shall
give 60 day's prior written notice to the Fund of the date of any
proposed vote of Variable Contract Owners to replace the Fund's shares as
described in Section 9.1(e) hereof.
9.3. Except as necessary to implement Variable Contract Owner initiated
transactions, or as required by state insurance laws or regulations, the Company
shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to the Variable Contracts issued by
the Company (as opposed to Fund shares attributable to the Company's assets held
in the Separate Accounts), and the Company shall not prevent Variable Contract
Owners from allocating payments to a Series, until 60 days after the Company
shall have notified the Fund or Distributor of its intention to do so.
9.4. If this Agreement terminates, any provision of this Agreement
necessary to the orderly windup of business under it will remain in effect as to
that business, after termination.
ARTICLE X. Notices
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Any notice shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified
mail to the other party at the address of such party set forth below or at such
other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the
other party.
If to the Fund:
Pacific Select Fund
Attn: SEC Regulatory Compliance Department
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
If to the Distributor:
Pacific Equities Network
Attn: Compliance Officer
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX-0
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
If to the Company:
Pacific Corinthian Life Insurance Company
Attn: SEC Regulatory Compliance Department
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
ARTICLE XI. Miscellaneous
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11.1. The Fund and the Company agree that if and to the extent Rule 6e-
3(T) under the 1940 Act is amended or if Rule 6e-3 is adopted in final form, to
the extent applicable, the Fund and the Company shall each take such steps as
may be necessary to comply with the Rule as amended or adopted in final form.
11.2. A copy of the Fund's Agreement and Declaration of Trust is on file
with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby
given that the Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Fund by a Trustee of
the Fund in his or her capacity as Trustee and not individually. The
obligations of this Agreement shall only be binding upon the assets and property
of the Fund and shall not be binding upon any Trustee, officer or shareholder of
the Fund individually.
11.3. Nothing in this Agreement shall impede the Fund's Trustees or
shareholders of the shares of the Fund's Series from exercising any of the
rights provided to such Trustees or shareholders in the Fund's Agreement and
Declaration of Trust, as amended, a copy of which will be provided to the
Company upon request.
11.4. It is understood that the name "Pacific", "Pacific Mutual", "Pacific
Select" or any derivative thereof or logo associated with that name is the
valuable property of the Distributor and its affiliates, and that the Company
has the right to use such name (or derivative or logo) only so long as this
Agreement is in effect. Upon termination of this Agreement the Company shall
forthwith cease to use such name (or derivative or logo).
11.5. 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.
11.6. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
11.7. 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.
11.8. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party to the Agreement
except with the written consent of the other parties to the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
PACIFIC SELECT FUND
ATTEST: /s/XXXXX X. XXXXXX BY: /s/ XX XXXXXX
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Title: President
Assistant Secretary
PACIFIC EQUITIES NETWORK
ATTEST: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX BY: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President Title: President
PACIFIC CORINTHIAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
ATTEST: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX BY: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President Title: Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT A
PACIFIC CORINTHIAN VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
EXHIBIT B
Money Market Series
Managed Bond Series
Government Securities Series
High Yield Bond Series
Growth LT Series
Equity Income Series
Equity Series
Bond and Income Series
Multi-Strategy Series
Equity Index Series
International Series
