TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This Amendment, dated as of March 6, 2017, amends the Participation Agreement
(the "Agreement") dated the 1st day of October, 1999, by and among BRIGHTHOUSE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (fka MetLife Insurance Company USA, "Insurance
Company"), on behalf of itself and certain of its separate accounts; AMERICAN
FUNDS INSURANCE SERIES (the "Series"); AMERICAN FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
("AFD"); and CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY ("CRMC"). All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed
such terms in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2017, Insurance Company has changed its name to
Brighthouse Life Insurance Company;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to update the address of
Insurance Company in Paragraph 21;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to revise the list of Contracts in Appendix A and
the list of Accounts in Appendix B, to reflect name changes resulting from
Insurance Company's name change;
WHEREAS, Insurance Company, Series, AFD and CRMC desire to amend the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of mutual covenants and
conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, each
of the parties agrees to amend the agreement as follows:
1. Paragraph 21 is amended to read, in relevant part, as follows:
"If to Insurance Company:
Brighthouse Life Insurance Company
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Law Department"
2. Appendix A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with Appendix A attached hereto.
3. Appendix B of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with Appendix B attached hereto.
Except as expressly supplemented, amended or consented to hereby, all of the
representations and conditions of the Agreement will remain unamended and will
continue to be in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment No. 10
to the Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by and through
their duly authorized officers signing below.
METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY USA (TO BE
RENAMED BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY AS OF MARCH 6, 2017)
(ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH ACCOUNT)
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
AMERICAN FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxx
Title: Secretary
AMERICAN FUNDS INSURANCE SERIES
By: /s/ Xxxxxx I Roszalka
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Name: Xxxxxx I Roszalka
Title: Secretary
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT
COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxx
Title: SR Vice President and
Secretary
Appendix A
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Representative Contracts:
Annuities
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Blue Print I Unregistered Prime Builder II Unregistered
Blue Print II Unregistered PrimElite
Brighthouse Access PrimElite II
Brighthouse Retirement Account PrimElite III
Brighthouse Retirement Perspectives PrimElite IV
Class A Retirement Companion
Class B SecurAnnuity
Flexible Bonus Series O
Flexible Value Smart Choice
Gold Track Ultimate
Gold Track Select Unallocated Group Variable Annuity
Gold Track Select- NY Plans Unregistered Gold Track
Investment Portfolio Architect Unregistered Gold Track Express
Marquis Portfolios [Brighthouse Separate Unregistered Gold Track- VSP
Account Eleven]
Vintage
Marquis Portfolios [Brighthouse Separate Vintage Access
Account A] Vintage II
Portfolio Architect Vintage II (Series II)
Portfolio Architect 3 Vintage L
Portfolio Architect Access Vintage L [Brighthouse Separate Account
A]
Portfolio Architect II
Portfolio Architect L Vintage XC
Portfolio Architect Plus Vintage XTRA
Portfolio Architect XTRA Vintage XTRA (Series II)
Prime Builder I Unregistered Vintage 3
Life
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Brighthouse Variable Life COL II
Brighthouse Variable Life Accumulator COLI III
Brighthouse Variable Life Accumulator COLI IV
(Series 2) COLI Select
Brighthouse Variable Life Accumulator COLI PPVUL
(Series III) Equity Advantage VUL
Brighthouse Variable Survivorship Life II
COLI 0000
Xxxxxxxx X
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Brighthouse Fund UL for Variable Life Insurance (fka MetLife of CT Fund UL for
Variable Life Insurance)
Brighthouse Fund UL III for Variable Life Insurance (fka MetLife of CT Fund UL III for
Variable Life Insurance)
Brighthouse Separate Account A (fka MetLife Investors USA Separate
Account A)
Brighthouse Separate Account CPPVL2 (fka MetLife of CT Separate Account
CPPVL1)
Brighthouse Separate Account Eleven for Variable (fka MetLife of CT Separate Account
Annuities Eleven for Variable Annuities)
Brighthouse Separate Account QPN for Variable (fka MetLife of CT Separate Account
Annuities QPN for Variable Annuities)
Brighthouse Variable Annuity Account C (fka MetLife Investors Variable
Annuity Account One)
Brighthouse Variable Life Account A (fka MetLife Investors USA Variable
Life Account A)
