PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTParticipation Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2012, among Curian Variable Series Trust, a [business trust /corporation] organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on behalf of itself or its separate series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an "Investing Fund", as defined below), iShares Trust and iShares U.S. ETF Trust, business trusts organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and iShares, Inc., iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc., iShares U.S. ETF Company, Inc. and iShares Sovereign Screened Global Bond Fund, Inc., corporations organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, each on behalf of its respective iShares series, severally and not jointly (each an "iShares Fund" and collectively the "iShares Funds"1).
THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR® TRUST SPDR® INDEX SHARES FUNDS SPDR® SERIES TRUST INVESTING FUND AGREEMENTInvesting Fund Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Investing Fund Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of the date set forth below between The Select Sector SPDR Trust, SPDR Series Trust and SPDR Index Shares Funds (each, a “Trust” and collectively, the “Trusts”), severally and not jointly, and the registered investment companies named on Schedule A, severally and not jointly, each on behalf of their current and any future series as an investing fund (each, an “Investing Fund” and collectively, the “Investing Funds”).
EX 99.28(h)(11)Investing Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Pennsylvania
This INVESTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of January 31, 2012 is between Curian Variable Series Trust, a business trust organized under the laws of Massachusetts, on behalf of itself and its separate series listed on Schedule A (each, an "Investing Fund"), severally and not jointly, and the investment trusts listed on Schedule B (the “Vanguard Trusts”), on behalf of themselves and their respective series listed on Schedule B (each, a "Vanguard Fund"), severally and not jointly.
SPDR® DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST SPDR® S&P 500® ETF TRUST PURCHASING FUND AGREEMENTPurchasing Fund Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Purchasing Fund Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of the date set forth below between STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (the “Trustee”), in its capacity as trustee and on behalf of the SPDR® DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST and SPDR® S&P 500® ETF TRUST (each, a “Trust” and collectively, the “Trusts”), severally and not jointly, and the registered investment companies named on Schedule A, severally and not jointly, each on behalf of their current and any future series as an investing fund (each, a “Purchasing Fund” and collectively, the “Purchasing Funds”).
MANAGEMENT FEE WAIVER AGREEMENTManagement Fee Waiver Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Agreement, is dated as of the 1st day of February, 2012, between Curian Variable Series Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the funds listed on Schedule A (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and Curian Capital, LLC (the “Adviser”).
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTParticipation Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of January 31, 2012, between Curian Variable Series Trust, a business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on behalf of itself or its separate series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and PIMCO ETF Trust, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “PIMCO ETF Trust”), on behalf of its respective series listed on Schedule B and such additional series as shall be designated in the future, severally and not jointly (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
POWERSHARES EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST POWERSHARES EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II POWERSHARES INDIA EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST POWERSHARES ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST PURCHASING FUND AGREEMENTPurchasing Fund Agreement • March 1st, 2012 • Curian Variable Series Trust
This Purchasing Fund Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the date set forth below between the PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (“Trust I”), PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (“Trust II”), PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (collectively, the “Trust”) and Curian Variable Series Trust on behalf of each of their series listed in Appendix A (the “Purchasing Fund”).
