AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
As of May 1, 2008
by and among
Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Variable Insurance Products Trust
Franklin/Xxxxxxxxx Distributors, Inc.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC
Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Variable Insurance Products Trust (the "Trust"),
Franklin/Xxxxxxxxx Distributors, Inc. (the "Underwriter," and together with the
Trust, "we" or "us"), Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America ("you"),
and Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, your distributor, on your behalf and
on behalf of certain Accounts, have previously entered into a Participation
Agreement dated October 1, 2003 and amended as of May 3, 2004, April 29, 2005,
May 1, 2006 and May 1, 2007 (the "Agreement"). The parties now desire to
further amend the Agreement by this amendment (the "Amendment")..
Except as modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Unless otherwise indicated,
the terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning in this
Amendment.
AMENDMENT
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. The term "National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") is
hereby replaced with "Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA")"
throughout the Agreement in sections 2.1.6, 2.3.1, 10.7, 10.8 and Schedule
F, respectively.
2. Section 10.12 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
["]10.12 No provisions of this Agreement may be amended or modified in any
manner except by a written agreement properly authorized and executed by
both parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) the Site Terms may be
separately amended as provided therein and, as so amended and in effect from
time to time, shall be a part of this Agreement; and (ii) Schedule C may be
separately amended as provided therein and, as so amended shall be a part of
this Agreement."
3. Schedules B, C, D and F of the Agreement are deleted and replaced in their
entirety with the Schedules B, C, D and F attached hereto, respectively.
4. All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall
remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused its duly authorized officers
to execute this Amendment effective as of May 1, 2008.
The Trust: FRANKLIN XXXXXXXXX VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS TRUST
Only on behalf of each Portfolio
listed on Schedule C of the Agreement
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
The Underwriter: FRANKLIN/XXXXXXXXX DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
The Company: ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH
AMERICA
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President II
Distributor for the Company: ALLIANZ LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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SCHEDULE B
ACCOUNTS OF THE COMPANY
NAME OF ACCOUNT SEC REGISTRATION YES/NO
Allianz Life Variable Account A Yes
Allianz Life Variable Account B Yes
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SCHEDULE C
AVAILABLE PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES OF SHARES OF THE TRUST
Class 1 & Class 2 shares
1. Franklin Global Communications Securities Fund
2. Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund
3. Franklin High Income Securities Fund
4. Franklin Income Securities Fund
5. Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund
6. Franklin Money Market Fund
7. Franklin Global Real Estate Securities Fund
8. Franklin Rising Dividend Securities Fund
9. Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund
10. Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund
11. Franklin U.S. Government Fund
12. Mutual Discovery Securities Fund
13. Mutual Shares Securities Fund
14. Xxxxxxxxx Developing Markets Securities Fund
15. Xxxxxxxxx Foreign Securities Fund
16. Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund
17. Xxxxxxxxx Global Income Securities Fund
18. Xxxxxxxxx Growth Securities Fund
Class 1 shares
Franklin Zero Coupon Fund 2010
Class 2 shares
Franklin Xxxxxxxxx VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund
In addition to portfolios and classes of shares listed above, any additional
Portfolios and classes of shares other than Class 3 shares are included in
this Schedule C listing provided that:
(1) the General Counsel of Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Investments receives
from a person authorized by you a written notice in the form
attached (which may be electronic mail or sent by electronic mail)
("Notice") identifying this Agreement as provided in the Notice
and specifying: (i) the names and classes of shares of additional
Portfolios that you propose to offer as investment options of the
Separate Accounts under the Contracts; and (ii) the date that you
propose to begin offering Separate Account interests investing in
the additional Portfolios under the Contracts; and
(2) we do not within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of the
Notice send you a writing (which may be electronic mail) objecting
to your offering such Separate Accounts investing in the
additional Portfolios and classes of shares under the Contracts.
Provided that we do not object as provided above, your Notice shall amend,
supplement and become a part of this Schedule C and the Agreement.
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FORM OF NOTICE PURSUANT TO SCHEDULE C OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
To: General Counsel c/o
Xxxxx Xxx (Xxxx@xxx.xxx;) or Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx)
Fax: 000 000-0000
Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Investments
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx. 000, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
With respect to the following agreement(s) (collectively, the
"Agreement") (please reproduce and complete table for multiple
agreements):
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|DATE OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT: || |
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|INSURANCE COMPANY(IES): || |
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|INSURANCE COMPANY DISTRIBUTOR(S):|| |
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As provided by Schedule C of the Agreement, this Notice proposes to Franklin
Xxxxxxxxx Variable Insurance Products Trust, and Franklin/Xxxxxxxxx
Distributors, Inc. the addition as of the offering date(s) listed below of the
following Portfolios as additional investment options listed on Schedule C:
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|NAMES AND CLASSES OF SHARES OF ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIOS|OFFERING DATE(S)|
|LISTING OF CURRENT CLASSES FOR YOUR REFERENCE: | |
| CLASS 1 (NO 12B-1 FEE); | |
| CLASS 2 (12B-1 FEE OF 25 BPS); OR | |
| CLASS 4 (12B-1 FEE OF 35 BPS). | |
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Name and title of authorized person of insurance company:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
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SCHEDULE D
CONTRACTS OF THE COMPANY
All variable life and variable annuity contracts issued by separate accounts
listed on Schedule B of this Agreement.
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SCHEDULE F
RULE 12B-1 PLANS OF THE TRUST
COMPENSATION
Each Class 2 or Class 4 Portfolio named or referenced on Schedule C of
this Agreement may make payments at a rate stated in its prospectus pursuant
to the terms and conditions of its Rule 12b-1 distribution plan.
AGREEMENT PROVISIONS
If the Company, on behalf of any Account, purchases Trust Portfolio
shares ("Eligible Shares") that are subject to a Rule 12b-1 plan adopted under
the 1940 Act (the "Plan"), the Company, on behalf of its Distributor, may
participate in the Plan.
To the extent the Company or its affiliates, agents or designees
(collectively "you") provide any activity or service that is primarily intended
to assist in the promotion, distribution or account servicing of Eligible Shares
("Rule 12b-1 Services") or variable contracts offering Eligible Shares, the
Underwriter, the Trust or their affiliates (collectively, "we") may pay you a
Rule 12b-1 fee. "Rule 12b-1 Services" may include, but are not limited to,
printing of prospectuses and reports used for sales purposes, preparing and
distributing sales literature and related expenses, advertisements, education of
dealers and their representatives, and similar distribution-related expenses,
furnishing personal services to owners of Contracts which may invest in Eligible
Shares ("Contract Owners"), education of Contract Owners, answering routine
inquiries regarding a Portfolio, coordinating responses to Contract Owner
inquiries regarding the Portfolios, maintaining such accounts or providing such
other enhanced services as a Trust Portfolio or Contract may require, or
providing other services eligible for service fees as defined under FINRA rules.
Your acceptance of such compensation is your acknowledgment that eligible
services have been rendered. All Rule 12b-1 fees, shall be based on the value of
Eligible Shares owned by the Company on behalf of its Accounts, and shall be
calculated on the basis and at the rates set forth in the compensation provision
stated above. The aggregate annual fees paid pursuant to each Plan shall not
exceed the amounts stated as the "annual maximums" in the Portfolio's
prospectus, unless an increase is approved by shareholders as provided in the
Plan. These maximums shall be a specified percent of the value of a Portfolio's
net assets attributable to Eligible Shares owned by the Company on behalf of its
Accounts (determined in the same manner as the Portfolio uses to compute its net
assets as set forth in its effective Prospectus). The Rule 12b-1 fee will be
paid to you within thirty (30) days after the end of the three-month periods
ending in January, April, July and October.
You shall furnish us with such information as shall reasonably be
requested by the Trust's Boards of Trustees ("Trustees") with respect to the
Rule 12b-1 fees paid to you pursuant to the Plans. We shall furnish to the
Trustees, for their review on a quarterly basis, a written report of the
amounts expended under the Plans and the purposes for which such expenditures
were made.
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The Plans and provisions of any agreement relating to such Plans must be
approved annually by a vote of the Trustees, including the Trustees who are not
interested persons of the Trust and who have no financial interest in the Plans
or any related agreement ("Disinterested Trustees"). Each Plan may be
terminated at any time by the vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees,
or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares as provided in the Plan,
on sixty (60) days' written notice, without payment of any penalty, or as
provided in the Plan. Continuation of the Plans is also conditioned on
Disinterested Trustees being ultimately responsible for selecting and
nominating any new Disinterested Trustees. Under Rule 12b-1, the Trustees have
a duty to request and evaluate, and persons who are party to any agreement
related to a Plan have a duty to furnish, such information as may reasonably be
necessary to an informed determination of whether the Plan or any agreement
should be implemented or continued. Under Rule 12b-1, the Trust is permitted to
implement or continue Plans or the provisions of any agreement relating to such
Plans from year-to-year only if, based on certain legal considerations, the
Trustees are able to conclude that the Plans will benefit each affected Trust
Portfolio and class. Absent such yearly determination, the Plans must be
terminated as set forth above. In the event of the termination of the Plans for
any reason, the provisions of this Schedule F relating to the Plans will also
terminate. You agree that your selling agreements with persons or entities
through whom you intend to distribute Contracts will provide that compensation
paid to such persons or entities may be reduced if a Portfolio's Plan is no
longer effective or is no longer applicable to such Portfolio or class of
shares available under the Contracts.
Any obligation assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Agreement shall be
limited in all cases to the assets of the Trust and no person shall seek
satisfaction thereof from shareholders of the Trust. You agree to waive payment
of any amounts payable to you by Underwriter under a Plan until such time as
the Underwriter has received such fee from the Trust.
The provisions of the Plans shall control over the provisions of the
Participation Agreement, including this Schedule F, in the event of any
inconsistency. You agree to provide complete disclosure as required by all
applicable statutes, rules and regulations of all rule 12b-1 fees received from
us in the prospectus of the Contracts.
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