EX-99.(26)(C)(2) 2 dex9926c2.htm GENERAL AGENT AND BROKER-DEALER SELLING AGREEMENT General Agent and Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement

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General Agent and Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement


LOGO    General Agent and Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement

AGREEMENT, dated as of the effective date as provided below, by and among the undersigned general agent (“General Agent”); the undersigned broker-dealer (in the case of Securities Contracts) (“Broker-Dealer”); John Hancock Distributors LLC (in the case of Securities Contracts); and ‘The Company’ which is defined herein as either of the following Contract issuers: John Hancock Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), or John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York. The Company under this agreement shall be determined based upon which of the above Contract issuers’ products are being or have been sold pursuant to this Agreement.

WHEREAS, The Company issues life insurance, long term care insurance, and annuity contracts, some of which are exempted securities pursuant to Section 3 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and therefore not subject to registration under the 1933 Act (“Insurance Contracts”), and some of which are not exempted securities pursuant to Section 3 of the 1933 Act and therefore subject to registration under the 1933 Act unless sold in exempt transactions (“Securities Contracts”); and

WHEREAS, The Company has appointed John Hancock Distributors LLC as the principal underwriter for the Securities Contracts; and

WHEREAS, General Agent and Broker-Dealer desire to sell certain Securities Contracts and Insurance Contracts (collectively, the “Contracts”) in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Contracts, Commissions and Fees Schedule (the “Contracts Schedule”) which is Exhibit A to this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, General Agent desires to have its sub-agents who are not also registered representatives of Broker-Dealer appointed as agents of The Company for the purpose of selling some or all of the Insurance Contracts (“Insurance Agents”), and General Agent and Broker-Dealer desire to have General Agent’s sub-agents who are also registered representatives of Broker-Dealer appointed as agents of The Company for the purpose of selling some or all of the Contracts (“Securities Agents”)(lnsurance Agents and Securities Agents are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Agents”); and

WHEREAS, if General Agent and Broker-Dealer are the same person, the term “General Agent” in this Agreement shall refer to Broker-Dealer, which shall undertake all the duties, responsibilities and privileges of General Agent under this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION

a. The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC appoint and authorize, on a non-exclusive basis, General Agent and Broker-Dealer to solicit sales of the Contracts in those jurisdictions in which The Company is admitted to do business, the Contracts have been approved for sale by the appropriate regulatory authorities and General Agent and Broker-Dealer are properly licensed to conduct business. General Agent and Broker-Dealer accept such appointment and authorization, and each agrees to use its best efforts to find purchasers of the Contracts acceptable to The Company and to provide ongoing services to those purchasers with respect to the Contracts.

b. Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer is performing the acts covered by this Agreement in the capacity of an independent contractor and not as an employee or partner of or a joint venturer with The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC and is authorized to represent The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC only to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement. No further authority is granted or implied.

2. LICENSING AND APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS

a. General Agent is authorized to designate persons for appointment by The Company as Agents to solicit applications for the Contracts, to deliver the Contracts and to collect the premium (as used herein, the term “premium” shall refer to any premium payment, deposit or contribution, as applicable, paid or payable in connection with a Contract) thereon in conformance with applicable state laws and The Company’s rules and procedures. General Agent shall not propose an Agent for appointment unless such Agent is duly licensed as an insurance agent in the state(s) in which it is proposed that such Agent solicit applications for the Contracts and, if the Agent is to sell Securities Contracts, unless the Agent is a registered representative of Broker-Dealer. General Agent shall be responsible for such Agents’ continuing compliance with applicable licensing requirements under state insurance laws, and Broker-Dealer shall be responsible for such Agents’ continuing compliance with applicable registration requirements under federal and state securities laws.

b. General Agent shall assist The Company in the appointment of Agents under applicable insurance laws and, in that connection, shall prepare and transmit to The Company appropriate licensing and appointment forms, shall fulfill all requirements set forth in the General Letter of Recommendation attached as Exhibit B to this Agreement and shall comply with such other related policies and procedures as The Company from time to time may establish or amend in its sole discretion.

c. The Company shall pay the initial appointment fees and renewal fees required under state insurance laws to appoint each previously licensed person as an insurance producer of The Company for the sale of Contracts. General Agent shall be responsible for all other state insurance appointment and licensing fees with respect to the Agents, including license issue, transfer and termination fees. Broker-Dealer shall be responsible for all fees, including registration and examination fees, necessary to maintain Securities Agents’ continuing compliance with applicable registration requirements under federal and state securities laws and the rule of self-regulatory organizations.


d. The Company, in its discretion, may refuse to appoint any Agent designated by General Agent or, after it has appointed an Agent, may terminate or refuse to renew such Agent’s appointment or may withdraw the Agent’s right to solicit applications for some or all of the Contracts, in which case General Agent shall cause such Agent to cease solicitations.

e. With the frequency reasonably requested by The Company, General Agent shall provide The Company with a list of all Agents, indicating which of them are Securities Agents, and the jurisdictions where such Agents are licensed to solicit sales of the Contracts. With the frequency reasonably requested by General Agent, The Company shall provide General Agent with a list which shows the jurisdictions in which The Company is admitted to do business and the Contracts that have been approved for sale in each of those jurisdictions.

3. SUPERVISION OF AGENTS

a. Except to the extent that Broker-Dealer is responsible therefor, General Agent shall supervise all Agents and be responsible for their training and compliance with applicable insurance laws and regulations, and if any act or omission of an Agent or employee of General Agent is the proximate cause of any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC, General Agent shall be liable therefor. Broker-Dealer shall supervise Securities Agents and be responsible for their training and compliance with the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and with applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations including but not limited to adequate Anti-Money Laundering (AML) training with respect to ‘covered products’, as required by 31 C.F.R. 103,137, and upon request of the Company, satisfactory verification that Agents have received such adequate training, and if any act or omission of a Securities Agent or employee of Broker-Dealer is the proximate cause of any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) to The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC, Broker-Dealer shall be liable therefor. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall insure that only Securities Agents solicit applications for Securities Contracts. The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC shall not have any responsibility for the supervision, training or compliance with any law or regulation of any Agent or any employee of General Agent or Broker-Dealer, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to make such an Agent or employee an agent or employee of The Company (except that Agents may be appointed insurance producers) or of John Hancock Distributors LLC.

b. General Agent shall (i) supervise Agents’ compliance with all applicable suitability requirements under state insurance laws and regulations and (ii) provide adequate training to insure that Agents have thorough knowledge of each Insurance Contract and the ability to make appropriate product presentations and suitability determinations in compliance with applicable law. Broker-Dealer shall (i) supervise Securities Agents’ compliance with all applicable suitability requirements under federal and state securities laws and regulations and NASD rules and (ii) provide adequate training to insure that Securities Agents have thorough knowledge of each Securities Contract and the ability to make appropriate product presentations and suitability determinations in compliance with applicable law. Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall not, and shall cause the Agents not to, recommend the purchase of a Contract to a prospective purchaser unless it has reasonable grounds to believe that such purchase is suitable for the prospective purchaser and is in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of any regulatory authority, including, in the case of Securities Contracts, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the NASD. General Agent, in submitting an application for an Insurance Contract, and Broker-Dealer, in submitting an application for a Securities Contract, will be deemed to have warranted to The Company, and to John Hancock Distributors LLC in the case of a Securities Contract, that it has made a determination of suitability based on information concerning the prospective purchaser’s insurance and investment objectives, risk tolerance, need for liquidity, and financial and insurance situation and needs, or on such other factors that General Agent or Broker-Dealer deems to be appropriate under the circumstances and in compliance with applicable law.

c. If an Agent performs any unauthorized transaction with respect to a Contract, fails to submit to the supervision of or otherwise meet the rules and standards of General Agent or Broker-Dealer, or fails to hold any required license, appointment, registration or association with Broker-Dealer, General Agent and Broker-Dealer immediately shall notify The Company in writing and act to terminate the sales activities of such Agent relating to the Contracts.

d. Upon request by The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC, General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall furnish appropriate records or other documentation to evidence the diligent supervision of Agents by General Agent and Broker-Dealer.

4. OBLIGATIONS OF GENERAL AGENT AND BROKER-DEALER

a. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall permit Agents to solicit applications for Contracts only if they (i) are duly licensed insurance producers and appointed by The Company and (ii) in the case of Securities Contracts, are also registered representatives of Broker-Dealer.

b. All applications for Contracts shall be made on application forms supplied by The Company; shall be reviewed by General Agent, in the case of Insurance Contracts, and by Broker-Dealer, in the case of Securities Contracts, for completeness and correctness, as well as compliance with applicable suitability standards; in the case of Securities Contracts, shall be approved by an appropriate principal of Broker-Dealer as to suitability; when completed, shall, before the Contract is issued, be forwarded promptly to The Company, but in no case later than the end of the next business day following receipt by General Agent, Broker-Dealer or an Agent, to The Company or as otherwise provided in The Company’s administrative procedures; shall be sent to The Company at the address shown on the application or such other address as The Company may specify from time to time; and shall be accompanied by any premium payment received with such applications, without any deduction or offset for any reason, including but not limited to compensation payable to General Agent or Broker-Dealer, unless The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC and General Agent or Broker-Dealer have previously agreed to an arrangement for deduction or offset. Checks or money orders for the payment of premiums shall be drawn to the order of The Company or as The Company shall otherwise authorize or direct from time to time. General Agent and Broker-Dealer do not have authority to deposit or endorse checks payable to The Company without the prior written approval of The Company. The Company has the right in its sole discretion to reject any application for a Contract and return any premium payment made in connection with the sale of the Contract.

 

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c. The Company may require that any medical examination made in conjunction with an application for a Contract be made by a medical examiner approved by The Company and shall pay only those fees in connection with medical examinations that have been expressly authorized by it.

d. Contracts issued on accepted applications shall be delivered to the contract owners according to administrative procedures established by The Company.

e. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall not, directly or indirectly, expend or contract for the expenditure of any funds of The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC. The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC shall not be obligated to pay any expense incurred by General Agent or Broker-Dealer in the performance of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement or agreed to in advance in writing by The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC.

f. General Agent and Broker-Dealer are not authorized: to incur indebtedness or make contracts on behalf of The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC; to alter or amend any of the provisions of the Contracts or the forms prescribed by The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC; to discharge, waive any forfeitures under or extend the time for making payments under the Contracts; to pay any premium or other payment on behalf of a Contract applicant; to enter into any court or regulatory proceeding in the name of or on behalf of The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC; or to bind The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC in any way not specifically authorized in writing by the party to be bound.

g. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall not induce any employee or agent of The Company to terminate that relationship, persuade owners of insurance or annuity contracts issued by The Company to discontinue their contracts or otherwise do anything prejudicial to the interests of The Company or the owners of contracts issued by it.

h. General Agent and Broker-Dealer agree to comply with, and to cause the Agents to comply with, the administrative procedures of The Company relating to the Contracts and the policies and procedures adopted by The Company relating to privacy, agent conduct and similar matters and identified in the Policies and Procedures Schedule which is Exhibit C to this Agreement, to the extent such policies and procedures are applicable to the offer, sale and servicing of the Contracts, as those administrative procedures and other policies and procedures are now in effect or may be amended or established in the future by The Company in its sole discretion and communicated to General Agent and Broker-Dealer, as appropriate. General Agent and Broker-Dealer acknowledge receipt of those policies of The Company set forth in the Policies and Procedures Schedule.

i. Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer agrees to carry out its activities and obligations under this Agreement, and to cause each Agent for which it has primary supervisory responsibility to carry out the Agent’s activities and obligations in connection with the offer, sale and servicing of the Contracts, in continuous compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations of applicable federal and state regulatory authorities (including the rules of the NASD), including those governing securities and insurance-related activities or transactions, and to notify The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC immediately in writing if it or any such Agent fails to comply with any of those laws and regulations.

j. Broker-Dealer shall execute any electronic or telephone orders only in accordance with the current prospectus applicable to the Securities Contracts and agrees that, in consideration for electronic and telephone transfer privileges, The Company will not be liable for any loss incurred as a result of acting upon electronic or telephone instructions containing unauthorized, incorrect or incomplete information received from Broker-Dealer or its representatives.

5. COMPENSATION

a. The Company shall pay General Agent compensation for the sale of Insurance Contracts and, on behalf of John Hancock Distributors LLC, shall pay Broker-Dealer for the sale of Securities Contracts as set forth in the Contracts Schedule. Unless otherwise provided in the Contracts Schedule, The Company will make these payments within 15 days after the end of the calendar month in which it accepts the premiums and purchase payments on which the payments are based. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Broker-Dealer shall return to The Company all compensation paid to it with respect to a Securities Contract if the Securities Contract is tendered for redemption within seven business days after The Company’s acceptance of the application for the Securities Contract.

b. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement including the Contracts Schedule, General Agent shall be exclusively responsible for setting the compensation of and promptly paying Agents for sales of Insurance Contracts, and Broker-Dealer shall be exclusively responsible for setting the compensation of and promptly paying Agents for Securities Contracts, in each case in a manner and percentage consistent with applicable law.

6. ASSOCIATED INSURANCE AGENCY

a. If they are not the same person, General Agent and Broker-Dealer represent and warrant that they are in compliance with the terms and conditions of no-action letters issued by the staff of the SEC with respect to non-registration as a broker-dealer of an insurance agency associated with a registered broker-dealer. If Broker-Dealer has entered into an agreement with one or more insurance agencies other than General Agent (each, an “Associated Agency”) for purposes of selling Securities Contracts in those states in which neither Broker-Dealer nor General Agent can obtain an insurance license necessary to sell the Contracts, Broker-Dealer represents and warrants that it and each such Associated Agency are in compliance with the terms and conditions of no-action letters issued by the staff of the SEC with respect to non-registration as a broker-dealer of an insurance agency associated with a registered broker-dealer. The Broker-Dealer will supervise agents of an Associated Agency in the same manner as it is required to supervise Agents under this Agreement, as applicable. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall notify The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC immediately in writing if General Agent, Broker-Dealer or any Associated Agency fails to comply with any such terms and conditions and shall take such measures as may be necessary to comply with any such terms and conditions.

 

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b. In reliance on such representations and warranties, The Company, on behalf of John Hancock Distributors LLC, agrees to pay any compensation otherwise due to Broker-Dealer for sales of Securities Contracts to General Agent or Associated Agencies as authorized in writing by Broker-Dealer.

c. Broker-Dealer shall have the same obligations under this Agreement with respect to sales of Securities Contracts for which compensation is paid to General Agent or an Associated Agency as it has for sales of Securities Contracts for which it receives compensation directly from John Hancock Distributors LLC or The Company. In addition, Broker-Dealer shall insure that compensation paid to General Agent or an Associated Agency is distributed only to duly licensed Securities Agents.

7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

a. Each of The Company, John Hancock Distributors LLC, Broker-Dealer and General Agent represents to the others that it and its officers signing below have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, that this Agreement has been duly and validly executed by it and that this Agreement, assuming due and valid execution by the other parties, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement.

b. General Agent represents and warrants to The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC that General Agent is, and at all times when performing its functions and fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement will be, a properly licensed insurance agency in each jurisdiction in which such licensing is required for the sale of the Contracts.

c. Broker-Dealer represents and warrants to The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC that Broker-Dealer is, and at all times when performing its functions and fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement will be, registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and under the securities laws of each state in which such registration is required for the sale of the Securities Contracts and a member of the NASD. Broker-Dealer will notify John Hancock Distributors LLC promptly in writing if any such registration or membership is terminated or suspended.

d. John Hancock Distributors LLC represents and warrants to Broker-Dealer that John Hancock Distributors LLC is, and at all times when performing its functions and fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement will be, registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC under the 1934 Act and under the securities laws of each state in which such registration is required for underwriting the Securities Contracts and a member of the NASD.

e. The Company represents and warrants to General Agent and Broker-Dealer that the Securities Contracts, including any variable account(s) supporting the Securities Contracts, shall comply in all material respects with applicable registration and other requirements of the 1933 Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, including the terms of any order of the SEC with respect thereto.

f. The Company represents and warrants to General Agent and Broker-Dealer that the prospectuses included in The Company’s registration statements for the Contracts, and in post-effective amendments thereto, and any supplements thereto, as filed or to be filed with the SEC, as of their respective effective dates, contain or will contain in all material respects all statements and information which are required to be contained therein by the 1933 Act.

8. SALES LITERATURE, ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER PROMOTION MATERIAL

a. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall not use, and shall cause the Agents not to use, any sales literature, advertisements or other promotional material (“Sales Material”) in connection with the offer and sale of the Contracts unless the Sales Material has been approved in writing prior to use by The Company, in the case of Insurance Contracts, or John Hancock Distributors LLC, in the case of Securities Contracts. For purposes of this Agreement, Sales Material shall include but not be limited to:

 

  i. material published, or designed for use in, a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape recording, video-tape display, signs or billboards, motion pictures, telephone directories (other than routine listings), electronic or other public media, or direct mail;

 

  ii. descriptive literature and sales aids of all kinds, including, but not limited to, circulars, leaflets, booklets, marketing guides, seminar material, audiovisual material, computer print-outs, depictions, illustrations and form letters;

 

  iii. material used for training and education which is designed to be used or is used to induce the public to purchase or retain a Contract; and

 

  iv. prepared sales talks and other presentations and material prepared for use with prospective purchasers of the Contracts or with the public generally.

b. The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC will provide Broker-Dealer, without charge, with as many copies of the prospectuses and statements of additional information for the Securities Contracts and the underlying investment funds as may be reasonably requested (“Registration Material”). Upon receipt of updated Registration Material, Broker-Dealer will promptly discard or destroy all copies of Registration Material previously provided to it, except as needed to maintain proper records.

 

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c. Upon notice to General Agent or Broker-Dealer, The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC may terminate at any time and for any reason the use of any Sales Material previously approved by it or of any Registration Material, and General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall promptly comply with any such request and shall not use, or permit an Agent to use, such material thereafter.

d. General Agent and Broker-Dealer are not authorized, and may not authorize anyone else, to give any information or to make any representation concerning The Company, the Contracts, the separate accounts of The Company or the underlying investment funds for the Contracts other than those contained in the current Registration Material and Sales Material authorized for use by The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC. Broker-Dealer, General Agent and Agents may not modify or represent that they are authorized to modify any such material.

e. General Agent shall be responsible for all communications by Agents with prospective purchasers of, and with the public generally in connection with, Insurance Contracts. Broker-Dealer shall be responsible for all communications by Securities Agents with prospective purchasers of, and with the public generally in connection with, Securities Contracts.

9. GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACTS

For purposes of this Agreement, a group annuity contract which has not been registered under the 1933 Act and which is to be issued in connection with a stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing plan which meets the requirements for qualification under section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (or in connection with another kind of plan specified in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act) (“Exempt Group Contract”) shall be deemed to be an Insurance Contract, but a sale of an Exempt Group Contract by a Securities Agent shall be subject to any applicable NASD rules. Broker-Dealer shall supervise and maintain records with respect to such transactions as may be required by any applicable NASD rules.

10. FIDELITY BOND AND OTHER LIABILITY COVERAGE

Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer represents that it and its directors, officers and employees and the Insurance Agents, in the case of General Agent, and the Securities Agents, in the case of Broker-Dealer, are and shall be covered by a blanket fidelity bond, issued by a reputable bonding company, and other errors and omissions or liability insurance, acceptable to The Company (“Liability Coverage”). Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall maintain its Liability Coverage at its expense. Liability Coverage shall be in a form, type and amount and issued by a bonding company or other insurance company satisfactory to The Company. Any fidelity bond maintained by Broker-Dealer which meets the requirements of the NASD Conduct Rules applicable to fidelity bonds shall be deemed to be satisfactory. The Company may require evidence, satisfactory to it, that such coverage is in force, and General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall give prompt written notice to The Company of any cancellation or change of coverage. Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer assigns any proceeds received from the Liability Coverage to The Company to the extent of its loss, and to John Hancock Distributors LLC to the extent of its loss, due to activities covered by the Liability Coverage and agrees to pay promptly any deficiency whether due to a deductible or otherwise.

11. COMPLAINTS, INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS

Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall promptly notify The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC if it receives notice of any customer complaint or of any threatened or pending regulatory investigation or proceeding, civil action or arbitration (a “Proceeding”) involving the Contracts. The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC will promptly notify General Agent or Broker-Dealer if it receives notice of any customer complaint or of any Proceeding involving General Agent or Broker-Dealer and a Contract. Each party shall cooperate with the other parties in investigating and responding to any such complaint or Proceeding, and in any settlement or trial of any actions arising out of the conduct of business under this Agreement. No response by General Agent or Broker-Dealer to an individual customer complaint involving a Contract will be sent until it has been approved by The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC or dealt with otherwise in accordance with The Company’s administrative procedures.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

a. General Agent and Broker Dealer, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless The Company, John Hancock Distributors LLC, and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents against any and all loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), joint or several, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon any breach of this Agreement, any applicable law or regulation, or any applicable rule of any self-regulatory organization, by General Agent, Broker-Dealer or any of the Agents. This indemnification will be in addition to any liability which the General Agent and Broker-Dealer may otherwise have.

b. The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless General Agent, Broker-Dealer and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees and Agents against any and all loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), joint or several, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon any breach of this Agreement, any applicable law or regulation, or any applicable rule of any self-regulatory organization, by The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC. This indemnification will be in addition to any liability which The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC may otherwise have.

 

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13. TERMINATION

a. Any party may terminate this Agreement in its discretion without cause upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other parties.

b. The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC may terminate this Agreement effective with the mailing of a notice of termination to General Agent or Broker-Dealer if the reasons for the termination include (i) conversion, fraud, embezzlement or similar activity, (ii) failure to maintain Liability Coverage as required by Section 10 or (iii) a rebate of, offer to rebate or withholding of any payment due on a Contract by General Agent or Broker-Dealer.

c. This Agreement will terminate automatically without notice, effective as of the immediately preceding date, if: General Agent or Broker-Dealer ceases to have the requisite registrations and regulatory licenses (but only as to the jurisdictions and Contracts affected by the absence of such registrations and licenses); applicable laws or regulations otherwise prohibit General Agent or Broker-Dealer from continuing to market the Contracts; or General Agent or Broker-Dealer files for bankruptcy or financial or corporate reorganization under federal or state insolvency law.

d. No provision of this Agreement shall continue in force after any termination, other than Sections 11,12,14,15,18,19,20 and 21, and the Exhibits and Contracts Schedule.

14. CONFIDENTIALITY

Each party to this Agreement shall maintain the confidentiality of any customer list and any material designated as confidential and/or proprietary by another party (“Confidential Information”), and shall not use or disclose such information without the prior written consent of the party designating such material as confidential and/or proprietary. Each party to this Agreement shall take reasonable steps to protect such Confidential Information, applying at least the same security measures and level of care as it employs to protect its own Confidential Information. If any party to this Agreement is compelled by applicable law to disclose any Confidential Information, it shall promptly notify the party designating such material as confidential and/or proprietary in writing. The General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall cause Agents to comply with this provision.

15. AMENDMENTS

This Agreement may be amended in a writing signed by all the parties. If The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC send written notice of a proposed amendment to this Agreement to General Agent and Broker-Dealer, General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall be deemed to have agreed to the amendment if either submits an application for a Contract on or after the fifth business day after the date on which the notice was sent. The Company may also unilaterally suspend distribution of any of the Contracts and amend the Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement in any and all respects, from time to time in its sole discretion, with prior or concurrent written notice to General Agent and Broker-Dealer. Any change in compensation shall apply to compensation due on applications received by The Company after the effective date of the notice. The Company may also amend the Contracts from time to time, in its sole discretion, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to affect its right to so amend the Contracts.

16. BOOKS AND RECORDS

a. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall maintain such books and records concerning the activities of the Agents as may be required under applicable insurance and securities laws and regulations and the rules of the NASD, and as may be reasonably required by The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC to reflect adequately the Contracts business processed through General Agent or Broker-Dealer. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall maintain such books and records at their respective principal places of business in good and legible condition for a period of six calendar years following the year in which this Agreement is terminated (the “Post-Termination Period”) and shall make them available during normal business hours to The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC from time to time while this Agreement is in effect and during the Post-Termination Period upon 10 days’ written request.

b. The parties shall promptly furnish each other any reports and information that another party may reasonably request for the purpose of meeting its reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the insurance laws of any state or under any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations or NASD rules.

17. NOTICES

a. All notices under this Agreement shall be given in writing and sent to the address of a party shown on the signature page or to such other address as the party may designate in writing.

b. Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall provide written notice to The Company no less than thirty days prior to the closing date of its proposed merger into or consolidation with another entity, a sale of substantially all its assets or a sale, transfer or assignment of a controlling interest in it.

 

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18. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Agreement supersedes in its entirety any prior effective selling agreement between the General Agent or Broker-Dealer and The Company, or John Hancock Distributors LLC. If this Agreement is executed by General Agent and Broker-Dealer and returned to The Company, it shall be effective as of the date of its execution by The Company.

19. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

a. All parties agree to observe and comply with all existing laws, rules and regulations of all applicable local, state or federal regulatory authorities (including the rules of the NASD), and with all existing rules and regulations of any self-regulatory organization, and to observe and comply with those laws, rules and regulations which may be enacted, adopted or promulgated during the term of this Agreement, which relate to the business contemplated hereby in any jurisdiction in which the business described herein is to be transacted.

b. John Hancock Distributors LLC and Broker-Dealer each agree to comply with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations, rules and government guidance, including the reporting, record-keeping and compliance requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), as amended by the International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002, Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act (“the Act”), its implementing regulations, and related SEC, SRO, and NASD rules. Broker/Dealer agrees to comply with the economic sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). Further, Broker-Dealer and General Agent each agree to comply with requirements of The Company relating to any of the foregoing that have been communicated to them.

20. OTHER

a. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties regarding the subject matter, and may be executed in two or more counterparts which together shall constitute a single agreement.

b. This agreement may not be assigned by any party without the written consent of the other parties (except that it may be assigned by The Company to a successor in connection with a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of The Company, and may be assigned by John Hancock Distributors LLC to an affiliate or successor) and shall inure to the benefit of and to be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

c. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply severally and not jointly to each of the following companies that are parties to this Agreement: John Hancock Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York. The Company’s obligations, representations, and warranties under this Agreement shall be enforceable only against the entity named in the preceding sentence that is the Contract issuer.

d. Forbearance by a party to require performance of any provision hereof shall not constitute or be deemed a waiver by that party of such provision or of the right thereafter to enforce the same, and no waiver by a party of any breach or default hereunder shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default, whether of the same or similar nature or of any other nature, or a waiver of the provision or provisions with respect to which such breach or default occurred.

e. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without reference to the principles of conflict or choice of law thereof.

21. ARBITRATION

Any and all disputes under this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in Massachusetts under the then existing rules of the American Arbitration Association and judgment may be entered upon the award in any court of competent jurisdiction. The determination of the arbitrators shall be final and binding on all parties. The costs of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties to the arbitration, provided however, that the arbitrators may assess one party more heavily than the other for these costs upon a finding that such party did not make a good faith effort to settle the dispute informally when it first arose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

GENERAL AGENT     BROKER-DEALER
       
Name     Name
       
Street Address     Street Address
       
City, State & Zip     City, State & Zip
By:         By:    
Title:         Title:    
Date:         Date:    
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.)     JOHN HANCOCK DISTRIBUTORS LLC
By:         By:    
Title:         Title:    
Date:         Date:    
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY     Return two (2) Copies of a signed agreement to:
By:        

Mailing Address:         John Hancock Distributors LLC

                                     P.O. Box 4700

                                     Buffalo NY, 14240

 

Overnight Address:     John Hancock Distributors LLC

                                    200 Bloor Street East

                                    Toronto  Ontario, M4W1E5 Canada

 

Title:

       

 

Date:

       

 

JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

COMPANY

   

 

By:

       

 

Title:

       

 

Date:

       

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF

NEW YORK

     
By:          
Title:          
Date:          

 

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Exhibit A

Contracts, Commissions and Fees Schedule

General Provisions

Compensation. Unless otherwise provided in this Contracts Schedule, commissions will be paid as a percentage of premiums or purchase payments (collectively, “Payments”) received in cash or other legal tender and accepted by The Company on applications obtained by Agents. Such Payments will be payable in respect of the sale of such Contracts, in such amounts, and upon such terms as are set forth in the applicable commission schedules together with any accompanying schedules relating to the Payments, (the “Commission Schedules”), established by The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC and covering each Contract, as are in effect from time to time, to which such Payments relate. The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC expressly reserve the right to transfer future compensation on a Contract to another General Agent or Broker-Dealer if the owner of the Contract so requests. Upon termination of the Agreement, General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall receive no further compensation, except for compensation for all Payments which are in process at the time of termination of the Agreement or are received subsequently on Contracts in force at the time of termination of the Agreement, unless otherwise provided in an applicable Commission Schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Payments will be made with respect to an increase in the face amount of a Contract when the Agreement is terminated prior to such increase, and when the Agreement is terminated, no Payments with respect to any Securities Contracts shall be made after the Broker-Dealer ceases to be properly licensed to sell Securities Contracts. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall continue to be liable for any chargebacks pursuant to the provisions of this Contracts Schedule, and for any other amounts advanced by or otherwise due The Company or John Hancock Distributors LLC under the Agreement.

Joint Business. Any Contract sold by General Agent or Broker-Dealer in conjunction with any other person authorized to sell the Contracts shall be considered as joint business and, unless otherwise agreed to by The Company, the amount of the compensation due on the Payments accepted under that Contract shall be apportioned equally among each participant in the sale. General Agent or Broker-Dealer shall provide The Company with written notice of any such joint business and of the existence of any agreement among participants for unequal apportionment of compensation.

Prohibition Against Rebates. General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall not, and shall cause the Agents not to, rebate, offer to rebate or withhold any part of any payments due on the Contracts. If General Agent, Broker-Dealer or any Agent shall at any time induce or endeavor to induce any owner of any Contract to discontinue payments or to relinquish any such Contract, except under circumstances where there is reasonable grounds for believing the Contract is not suitable for such person, The Company shall forthwith cease paying any and all compensation that would otherwise be due General Agent or Broker-Dealer under this Agreement.

Right of Set Off. Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer hereby authorizes The Company to set off its liabilities to The Company and John Hancock Distributors LLC against any and all amounts otherwise payable to General Agent or Broker-Dealer, including amounts payable under the Agreement or under any other agreement pursuant to which General Agent or Broker-Dealer receive compensation directly or indirectly from The Company.

Each of General Agent and Broker-Dealer shall be liable for the portion of any debit balance equal to advances on unearned compensation which appears in their respective Advance Accounts. Such portion of the debit balance shall be payable by General Agent or Broker-Dealer, as applicable, upon demand by The Company. At the option of The Company, interest at the maximum rate permissible by state law will accrue on such portion of the debit balance from the time a debit balance occurs in such account.

Paying Agent for Insurance Contracts. At the request of General Agent, The Company, at its discretion, may agree to act as General Agent’s paying agent and make payments of compensation directly to such Insurance Agents and such other appropriate parties who are not employees of General Agent but are appointed with The Company and are entitled to compensation from General Agent in connection with the sale of those Insurance Contracts that are not variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies, as General Agent may designate from time to time.

 

10


Exhibit B

General Letter of Recommendation

General Agent hereby certifies to The Company that all of the following requirements will be fulfilled in conjunction with the submission by General Agent of licensing/appointment papers for all applicants to become Agents (“Applicants”). General Agent will, upon request, forward proof of compliance with same to The Company in a timely manner.

1. We have made a thorough and diligent inquiry and investigation relative to each Applicant’s identity, residence, business reputation and experience and declare that each Applicant is personally known to us, has been examined by us, is known to have a good business reputation, is reliable, is financially responsible and is worthy of a license and appointment as an Agent. Each individual is trustworthy, competent and qualified to act as an agent for The Company and hold himself out in good faith to the general public. We vouch for each Applicant.

2. We have on file a Form B-300, B-301 or U-4 which was completed by each Applicant, With respect to each Applicant to become a Securities Agent, we have fulfilled all the necessary investigative requirements for the registration of each such Applicant as a registered representative through our NASD member firm, and each such Applicant is presently registered as an NASD registered representative. The above information in our files indicates no fact or condition which would disqualify the Applicant from receiving a license, and all the findings of all investigative information is favorable.

3. We certify that all educational requirements have been met for the specific state in which each Applicant is requesting a license and that all such persons have fulfilled the appropriate examination, education and training requirements.

4. If the Applicant is required to submit his or her picture, signature and securities registration in the state in which he or she is applying for a license, we certify that those items forwarded to The Company are those of the Applicant and the securities registration is a true copy of the original.

5. We hereby warrant that the Applicant is not applying for a license with The Company in order to place insurance chiefly or solely on his or her life or property or on the lives, property or liability of his or her relatives or associates.

6. We certify that each Applicant will receive close and adequate supervision, and that we will make inspection when needed of any or all risks written by these Applicants, to the end that the insurance interest of the public will be properly protected.

7. We will not permit any Applicant to transact insurance as an agent until duly licensed therefor. No Applicants have been given a contract or furnished supplies, nor have any Applicants been permitted to write, solicit business or act as an agent in any capacity, and they will not be so permitted until the certificate of authority or license applied for is received.

8. We certify that General Agent, Broker-Dealer and Applicant shall have entered into a written agreement pursuant to which: (a) Applicant is appointed a Sub-agent of General Agent and a registered representative of Broker-Dealer; (b) Applicant agrees that his or her selling activities relating to the Securities Contracts shall be under the supervision and control of Broker-Dealer and his or her selling activities relating to the Insurance Contracts shall be under the supervision and control of General Agent; and (c) that Applicants right to continue to sell such Contracts is subject to his or her continued compliance with such agreement and any procedures, rules or regulations implemented by Broker-Dealer or General Agent.

 

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Exhibit C

Policies and Procedures Schedule

In addition to its administrative procedures, The Company has adopted the following Codes which contain policies and procedures applicable to the offer, sale and servicing of the Contracts:

Privacy Code

Agent’s Code of Conduct

 

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Attachment A

 

Broker/Dealer

  

Approval Date

1 Financial Marketplace Securities, LLC    7-Feb-02
1717 Capital Management Company    8-Sep-92
1st Discount Brokerage, Inc.    7-May-02
1st Global Capital Corp.    1-Feb-99
1st Worldwide Financial Partners,LLC    4-Aug-06
3 Mark Equities, Inc.    25-Sep-01
Abacus Investments, Inc.    20-Dec-94
ABD Financial Services, Inc.    30-Sep-03
Access Financial Group, Inc.    10-Apr-02
Access Investments, Inc.    5-Oct-04
ACE Diversified Capital, Inc.    30-Jul-08
ACS Securities Corp.    9-Sep-95
Advanced Advisor Group, LLC    31-Aug-07
Advanced Planning Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Advantage Capital Corporation    1-Jun-92
Adviser Dealer Services, Inc.    7-Sep-07
Advisory Group Equity Services Ltd.    28-Feb-96
Aegis Capital Corp.    25-Jul-05
Aegis Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
AFA Financial Group, LLC    8-Oct-03
AFS Brokerage, Inc.    12-Jul-01
Agile Securities, Inc.    28-Mar-96
AHT Financial Group, Ltd.    1-Jan-02
AIG Financial Advisors, Inc.    31-Oct-05
AIG Retirement Advisors, Inc.    19-Apr-02
Alamo Capital    1-Jan-02
Alerus Securities Corporation    13-Jun-95
Alexander Investment Services Co.    9-Feb-07
Allegheny Investments, Ltd.    18-Apr-90
Allegiant Securities L.L.C.    3-Aug-06
Allen & Company of Florida, Inc.    17-Apr-02
Allen, Mooney & Barnes Brokerage Services, LLC    9-Jul-07
Alliance Advisory & Securities, Inc.    24-Dec-99
Alliance Affiliated Equities Corporation    13-Dec-02
Allied Asset Management, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Allstate Financial Services, LLC    12-Jan-94
Alternative Wealth Strategies, Inc.   
Amcore Investment Services, Inc    25-Mar-03
Amegy Investments, Inc.    31-Jul-03
American Classic Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
American Equity Investment Corporation    9-Oct-02
American Financial Associates, Inc.    10-May-93
American General Securities Incorporated    1-Jul-92
American Independent Securities Group, LLC    20-Dec-05
American Investors Company    1-Jan-02
American Investors Group, Inc.    10-Feb-95
American Municipal Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
American Network Securities Corp.    1-Jan-02
American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.    18-Jan-02
American Securities Group    22-Feb-06
American Wealth Management, Inc.    1-Jan-02


Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.    17-Oct-05
Ameritas Investment Corp    3-Mar-00
AmTrust Investment Services, Inc.    8-Mar-04
Amvest Securities, Incorporated    1-Jan-02
Ancora Securities, Inc.    20-Feb-03
Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated    12-Nov-01
Andrew Garrett Inc.    18-Aug-93
AON Securities Corporation    22-Aug-01
Apple Tree Investments, Inc.    22-Jan-08
Arlington Securities, Incorporated    31-Aug-00
Arma Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-93
Arrowhead Investment Center, LLC    1-Jan-02
Arvest Asset Management    27-Feb-03
ASH Securities Wholesaling, Inc.    14-Jan-99
Ashton Capital Management, Inc.    19-Jan-06
Ashton Young, Inc.    25-Jul-03
Askar Corp.    6-Jun-00
Assist Investment Management Company, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Associated Financial Services, Inc.    5-Dec-05
Associated Investment Services, Inc.    24-Jun-04
Associated Securities Corp.    29-Dec-99
Atlantic Capital Securities, LLC    1-Jan-02
Atlantic Coast Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
Aura Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Avalon Investment & Securities Group Inc.    17-Apr-08
Aventura Securities, LLC    2-May-08
Avisen Securities, Inc.    13-Jul-06
AXA Advisors, LLC    8-Oct-93
Ayre Investments, Inc.    26-Mar-08
A&F Financial Securities, Inc.    17-Dec-01
Bainbridge Securities Inc.    22-Aug-02
Ballew Investments, Inc.    1-May-95
Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.    22-Apr-03
Bancnorth Investment Group, Inc.    9-Jun-00
BancorpSouth Investment Services, Inc.    9-Mar-07
BancWest Investment Services, Inc.    5-Sep-00
Bankers & Investors Co.    27-May-03
Bankoh Investment Services, Inc.    20-Jun-00
Bannon, Ohanesian & Lecours, Inc.    15-Mar-93
Bay Mutual Financial, LLC    16-Sep-05
BB&T Investment Services, Inc.    16-Nov-99
BCG Securities, Inc.    2-Jul-03
Beaconsfield Financial Services, Inc.    28-Mar-03
Beard Financial Services, Inc.    30-May-02
Becker & Suffern, Ltd.    1-Apr-96
Bedminster Financial Group, Limited    28-Nov-06
Beneficial Investment Services, Inc.    15-Aug-07
Benefit Funding Services, LLC    7-Oct-04
Bentley-Lawrence Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Bernard Herold & Co., Inc.    1-Jan-02
Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc    29-Apr-93


BestVest Investments, Ltd.    1-Jan-02
BFT Financial Group, LLC    20-Aug-02
BG Worldwide Securities, Inc.    3-Sep-03
BHK Securities, LLC    19-Dec-06
Bill Few Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Birchtree Financial Services, Inc.    10-Jan-03
Birkelbach Investment Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Black Oak Securities, Inc.    10-Apr-06
Blakeslee And Blakeslee Inc.    15-Jan-04
BMA Securities    20-Jun-08
Bodell Overcash Anderson & Co., Inc.    17-May-05
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.    6-Aug-08
Bosc, Inc.    3-Apr-98
BPU Investment Management Inc.    21-Dec-07
Brandon Investments, Inc.    26-Aug-93
Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc.    22-Nov-00
Brewer Financial Services, LLC    12-Jul-06
Brighton Securities Corp.    1-Jan-02
Bristol Financial Services, Inc.    21-Aug-07
Broad Street Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp.    14-Jul-99
Brokers International Financial Services, LLC    25-Sep-06
brokersXpress LLC    1-Feb-06
Brookstone Securities, Inc.    22-Nov-05
Brown Advisory Securities, LLC    29-May-03
Brown Associates, Inc.    15-Feb-89
Buckman, Buckman & Reid, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Bull & Bear Brokerage Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Burnham Securities Inc.    13-Feb-07
Butler, Wick & Co., Inc.    1-Jan-02
Buttonwood Partners, Inc.    1-Jan-02
B. C. Ziegler And Company    5-Nov-98
B.B. Graham & Company, Inc.    14-Apr-04
Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc.    9-Sep-92
Callaway Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Calton & Associates, Inc.    24-Apr-97
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.    3-May-96
Cambridge Legacy Securities L.L.C.    28-Aug-03
Cambridge Way, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Camden Financial Services    21-Mar-02
Cammack LaRhette Brokerage, Inc.    29-May-03
Cantella & Co., Inc.    1-Jan-02
Canterbury Consulting Incorporated    3-Jan-03
CapFinancial Partners, LLC    16-Apr-04
Capital Analysts, Incorporated    1-Jul-93
Capital Brokerage Corporation    1-Jan-02
Capital Financial Services, Inc.    4-Nov-91
Capital Guardian, LLC    14-Sep-06
Capital Investment Brokerage, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Capital Investment Group, Inc.    27-Jun-96
Capital Management Securities, Inc.    4-Feb-88
Capital Potfolio Management, Inc.    10-Apr-08


Capital Securities Investment Corporation    1-Jan-02
Capital Select Investments Corp.    1-Jan-02
Capital West Securities, Inc.    27-Mar-96
Capitol Securities Management, Inc.    1-Jul-93
Capstone Investments    1-Jan-02
CapWest Securities, Inc.    21-Mar-02
Cardinal Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Carey, Thomas, Hoover, & Breault, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Carl P. Sherr & Co., LLC    11-Jul-05
Carolinas Investment Consulting LLC    1-Jan-02
Carter, Terry & Company, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Carty & Company, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Cary Street Partners LLC    23-Aug-07
Cascade Financial Management, Inc.    21-May-03
Cascade Investment Group, Inc.    17-Jan-95
Catholic Financial Services Corporation    21-Mar-03
CBIZ Financial Solutions, Inc.    13-Mar-96
CCF Investments, Inc.    7-Apr-06
CCO Investment Services Corp.    22-Dec-05
Centara Capital Securities, Inc.    1-May-06
Centaurus Financial, Inc.    15-Sep-93
Centennial Securities Company, LLC    1-May-02
Century Securities Associates, Inc.    16-May-01
CFD Investments, Inc.    7-Jan-94
CG Brokerage L.L.C.    11-Nov-05
Chapin, Davis    13-Apr-07
Charter Pacific Securities, LLC    12-May-08
Chase Investment Services Corp.    1-Jan-02
Chauner Securities, Inc.    18-May-92
Chevy Chase Financial Services    4-May-04
Chicago Investment Group, LLC    20-Feb-08
Chittenden Securities, LLC.    21-Jun-06
Choice Investments, Inc.    3-Jun-97
Christopher Weil & Company, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Chrysalis Capital Group LLC    31-Aug-06
CIG Securities    17-Jan-05
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.    20-Mar-92
City Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
Clark Dodge & Co., Inc.    15-Mar-07
Clark Securities, Inc.    31-Aug-00
Clary Investment and Insurance Planning Corp.    4-Feb-03
Clary Securities, L.L.C.    1-Jan-02
Cleary Gull Inc.    1-Jan-02
CMP Equities, Inc.    27-Jun-88
CMS Investment Resources, Inc.    3-Apr-97
Coastal Equities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Coburn & Meredith, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Coker & Palmer, Inc.    8-Jan-03
Colby & White, LP    30-Sep-03
Colonial Brokerage, Inc.    25-Mar-03
Colony Park Financial Services LLC.    9-May-07
Comerica Securities    8-May-02


Commerce Brokerage Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Commerce Capital Markets, Inc.    7-Aug-02
Commonwealth Financial Group, Inc.    28-Jan-04
Commonwealth Financial Network    10-Sep-92
Community Bankers Securities, LLC    11-May-98
Community Investment Services, Inc.    25-Apr-02
Compak Securities, Inc.    26-Sep-06
Compass Brokerage, Inc.    30-Apr-04
Compass Securities Corporation    30-Mar-92
Comprehensive Asset Management and Servicing, Inc    24-Aug-01
Conover Securities    1-Jan-02
Conservative Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Consolidated Financial Investments, Inc.    19-Dec-06
Constellation Wealth Advisors LLC    23-Jun-08
Continental Investors Services, Inc.    18-Aug-08
Cooper Investment Company    1-Jan-02
Cooper Malone McClain, Inc.    15-Mar-02
Coordinated Capital Securities, Inc.    27-May-93
Core Pacific Securities USA LLC    12-Dec-02
Cornerstone Institutional Investors, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Correll Co. Investment Services Corp.    12-Mar-97
Cost Containment Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Country Club Financial Services, Inc.    6-Mar-02
Courtlandt Securities Coproration    18-Dec-06
CP Capital Securities    1-Jan-02
CPI Capital    11-Nov-98
CPS Financial & Insurance Services, Inc.    29-Feb-00
CR Broker Services, LLC    5-Jul-99
Crews & Associates, Inc.    9-Feb-04
Crowell, Weedon & Co.    1-Jan-02
Crown Capital Securities, L.P.    16-Jul-99
CS Capital Strategies Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
CUE Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Cullen Investment Group, Ltd.    1-Jan-02
Cullum & Burks Securities, Inc.    18-May-04
Cumberland Brokerage Corporation    19-Apr-04
CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Curbstone Financial Management Corporation    22-Aug-02
Curren & Company    1-Jan-02
Curtis Securities, LLC    21-Oct-03
CUSO Financial Services, L.P.    12-Jun-01
Cutter & Company, Inc.    22-Jan-01
CW Securities, LLC    1-Jul-04
C. G. Menk & Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc.    1-Mar-96
Dalton Strategic Investment Services Inc.    1-Jan-02
DAS Financial Services, Inc.    7-Oct-04
Dautrich, Seiler Financial Services, Inc.    20-Mar-08
Davenport & Company LLC    18-Apr-90
David A. Noyes & Company    1-Jan-02
David M. Polen Securities, LLC    1-Jan-02
Davinci Capital Management Inc.    3-Feb-05


Dawson James Securities, Inc.    21-Sep-07
DC Evans and Company, LLC   
Delta Equity Services Corporation    1-Jan-02
Delta Trust Investments, Inc.    11-Aug-05
Dempsey Financial Network, Inc.    6-Jan-98
Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC    8-May-07
Despain Financial Corporation    1-Jan-02
Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves, Inc.    30-Apr-02
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.    7-Mar-02
DeWaay Financial Network, LLC    2-Aug-07
DFP Equities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Direct Capital Securities, Inc.    29-Aug-08
Diversified Global Capital Group, Inc.    27-Sep-02
Diversified Resources, LLC    27-Aug-03
Diversified Securities, Incorporated    25-Sep-00
Dolphin Securities, Inc.    25-Feb-88
Domestic Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Dominick & Dominick LLC    1-May-08
Dominion Investor Services, Inc.    1-Dec-95
Don Alexander Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Dorsey & Company, Inc.    7-May-02
Dortch Securities & Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Dougherty & Company LLC    1-Jan-02
Duerr Financial Corporation    5-Feb-03
D.A. Davidson & Co.    20-Oct-00
D.B. Frank Investments, Inc.    7-May-04
D.H. Hill Securities LLP    4-Nov-02
E-W Investments, Inc.    5-Jul-07
Eagle One Investments, LLC    27-Jul-00
ECM Securities Corp.    17-Jan-03
Economy Securities, Incorporated    1-Jan-02
EDI Financial, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Edward Jones    9-Nov-99
Edwin C. Blitz Investments, Inc.    4-Feb-03
EK Riley Investments, LLC    15-Jul-05
Elish & Elish Inc.    7-Oct-05
Elite Securities, Inc.    10-Mar-03
Eltekon Securities, LLC    15-Jan-04
Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd.    22-Aug-02
Emerson Equity LLC    25-May-05
Emmett A Larkin Company, Inc.    3-Sep-02
Empire Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Empire Securities Corporation    24-Aug-05
Ensemble Financial Services, Inc.    17-Sep-02
Eplanning Securities, Inc.    6-Jul-00
Equinox Securities, Inc.    19-Oct-06
Equitable Advisors, Inc.    16-Apr-08
Equitas America, LLC    10-Nov-00
Equity Services, Inc.    19-Sep-88
Essex Financial Services, Inc.    18-Nov-03
Essex National Securities, Inc.    17-Apr-02
Essex Securities LLC    26-Sep-03


Evolve Securities, Inc.    25-Jul-05
Excalibur Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Exprss Securities, Inc.    10-Sep-04
Fairport Capital, Inc.    19-May-93
Family Investors Company    1-Jan-02
Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC    1-Jan-02
FAS Corp.    13-Oct-99
FB Equity Sales Corporation of Michigan    5-Jul-99
FBT Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Feltl & Company    30-Dec-04
Fenwick Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated    25-Jan-91
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Finance 500, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Financial Advisers of America, LLC    5-Jul-07
Financial Consultant Group, LLC    18-Jun-02
Financial Network Investment Corporation    1-Nov-88
Financial Paradigms, Inc.    11-Jul-03
Financial Planning Consultants, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Financial Security Management, Incorporated    4-Jun-01
Financial Telesis Inc    1-Jan-02
Financial West Group    12-Feb-92
Fintegra, LLC    28-Jul-00
First Allied Securities, Inc.    1-May-91
First American Capital and Trading Corporation    25-Oct-06
First Asset Financial Inc.    2-Jul-08
First Bankers’ Banc Securities, Inc    1-Jan-02
First Brokerage America, L.L.C.    8-Jul-04
First Capital Equities, Ltd.    13-Jun-07
First Citizens Financial Plus, Inc.    13-May-02
First Citizens Investor Services, Inc.    5-Oct-98
First Citizens Securities Corporation    13-Dec-06
First Dallas Securities Incorporated    25-Apr-03
First Financial Equity Corporation    8-Nov-02
First Financial Securities Of America, Inc.    1-Jan-02
First Founders Securities, Inc.    26-Feb-08
First Heartland Capital, Inc.    11-Oct-93
First Independent Financial Services, Inc.    14-Apr-04
First Kentucky Securities Corporation    22-Feb-06
First Lincoln Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
First Midwest Securities, Inc.    1-Feb-97
First Montauk Securities Corp.    1-Sep-95
First Research Financial    1-Jan-02
First Security Capital Management, Inc.    1-Jan-02
First Southwest Company    21-Jan-05
First Tennessee Brokerage, Inc.    1-Jan-02
First Wall Street Corp.    1-Jan-02
First Western Advisors    1-Jan-02
First Western Securities, Inc.    10-Feb-03
Florida Investment Advisers    13-Mar-03
FMN Capital Corporation    8-Dec-97
FMSbonds, Inc.    15-Apr-97


FNB Brokerage Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
FNBB Capital Markets, LLC    8-Feb-07
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated    13-Dec-06
Foothill Securities, Inc.    8-Feb-94
Foresight Investments, LLC    14-Feb-05
Foresters Equity Services, Inc.    4-Jan-06
Fortune Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Fortune Securities, Inc.    6-Aug-08
Founders Financial Securities, LLC    20-Jul-06
Fourth Street Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Fox & Company Investments Inc.    1-Mar-91
Fox & Henry, Inc.    27-Jan-93
FPCM Securities, LLC    16-Jan-08
Freedom Investors Corp.    12-Apr-04
Frost Brokerage Services, Inc.    1-Nov-04
FSC Securities Corporation    17-Nov-98
FSIC    15-Jun-99
Fulcrum Securities, Inc.    27-Nov-07
G - W Brokerage Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
G & W Equity Sales, Inc.    3-Jun-04
Garden State Securities, Inc.    21-Dec-01
Gardner Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Gateway Investment Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
GBS Financial Corp.    1-Jan-02
GDC Securities, LLC    1-Jan-02
Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.    26-Jul-02
General Securities Corp    1-Jan-02
Genworth Financial Securities Corporation    24-Aug-01
Gerwin Group, Inc.    6-Oct-03
GFA Securities, LLC    28-Apr-04
Girard Securities, Inc.    5-Jul-02
Glen Eagle Advisors LLC    28-Nov-05
Global Brokerage Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Globalink Securities, Inc.    4-Apr-07
GLP Investment Services, LLC    21-Oct-03
Goelzer Investment Management    1-Jan-02
Gold Coast Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Goodwin Browning & Luna Securities, Inc.    24-Jul-02
Googins & Anton, Inc.    29-Aug-06
Grant Bettingen, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Grant Williams L.P.    26-Feb-08
GRB Financial, LLC    11-Aug-08
Great American Advisors, Inc.    15-May-97
Great American Investors, Inc.    16-Mar-98
Great Circle Financial, Inc.    31-Jul-08
Greenberg Financial Group    1-Jan-02
Greenbrier Diversified, Inc.    13-Jun-02
Gregory, Zent & Swanson, Inc.    31-Jan-94
GunnAllen Financial, Inc    20-Dec-00
GWN Securities Inc.    29-Mar-04
G. A. Repple & Company    13-May-93
G.F. Investment Services, LLC    1-Dec-05


G.L.S. & Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Haas Financial Products, Inc.    7-May-93
Hahn Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Halbert, Hargrove & Co.    1-Jan-02
Hancock Investment Services, Inc.    26-Sep-03
Hancock Securities Group, LLC    1-Jan-02
Hanson McClain Retirement Network, LLC    7-Sep-07
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Harbor Financial Services, LLC    6-Oct-04
Harbour Investments, Inc.    5-Feb-92
Harold Dance Investments    1-Jan-02
Harris Investor Services, Inc.    1-May-06
Harrison Douglas, Inc.    16-May-03
Harvest Capital LLC    2-Dec-99
Harvest Financial Corporation    13-Mar-96
Hazard & Siegel, Inc.    7-May-04
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.    1-Aug-02
HBW Securities LLC    24-Jan-06
Heartland Investment Associates, Inc.    15-Jul-93
Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.    17-Jun-88
Heim, Young & Associates, Incorporated    1-Jan-02
Henley & Company LLC    9-May-06
Herbert J. Sims & Co. Inc.    3-Feb-04
Heritage Financial Systems, Inc.    22-Aug-05
Herndon Plant Oakley, Ltd.    13-Mar-02
Highland Financial, Ltd    6-Aug-08
Hollencrest Securities, LLC    20-Feb-06
Holloway & Associates, Inc.    11-Apr-06
Horan Securities, Inc.    15-Aug-98
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc.    1-Aug-93
Horwitz & Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.    1-Jan-02
HRC Investment Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.    27-Apr-04
Huckin Financial Group, Inc.    18-May-05
Hudson Heritage Capital Management, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Hunter Associates, Inc.    23-Feb-96
Huntleigh Securities Corporation    1-May-98
H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc.    9-Jan-03
H. Beck, Inc.    23-Mar-89
H. C. Denison Co.    1-Jan-02
H.D. Brent & Company, Inc.    4-Apr-07
H.D. Vest Investment Services    8-May-01
IBC Investments    16-Jan-02
IBN Financial Services, Inc.    27-Feb-07
ICBA Financial Services Corporation    10-Nov-03
IFMG Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
IMS Securities, Inc.    1-Mar-95
Independence Capital Co. Inc.    7-Dec-06
Independent Financial Group, LLC    12-Sep-03
Indiana Merchant Banking and Brokerage Co., Inc.    1-Jan-02
Indiana Securities, LLC    10-Mar-00


Infinex Investments, Inc.    28-Sep-04
Infinity Securities, Inc.    17-Jun-08
ING Financial Advisers, LLC    2-Aug-02
ING Financial Partners, Inc.    5-Dec-94
Institutional Capital Management, Inc.    24-Sep-02
Institutional Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
Integrated Trading And Investments, Inc.    5-Jun-00
Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc.    21-Jan-05
Intercarolina Financial Services, Inc.    28-Jun-00
Intercontinental Asset Management Group, LTD.    11-Feb-08
Interlink Securities Corp.    25-Nov-97
Intermountain Financial Services, Inc.    3-Dec-02
International Assets Advisory, LLC    17-Apr-03
International Money Management Group, Inc.    24-Nov-95
Interpacific Investors Services, Inc.    22-Jul-93
Intersecurities, Inc.    1-Apr-91
Intervest International Equities Corporation    3-Nov-95
Inverness Securities, LLC    14-Sep-04
Invest Financial Corporation    20-Jul-98
Investacorp, Inc.    24-May-93
Investment Architects, Inc.    17-Aug-92
Investment Centers of America, Inc.    22-Jul-99
Investment Network, Inc.    28-Oct-05
Investment Planners, Inc.    11-Mar-97
Investment Professionals, Inc.    9-Aug-93
Investment Security Corporation    25-Oct-02
Investors Capital Corp.    3-Mar-99
Investors Security Company, Inc.    27-Jul-92
ISG Equity Sales Corporation    2-Nov-05
J K R & Company, Inc.    1-Sep-98
Jack V. Butterfield Investment Company    6-Jul-04
Jacques Financial, LLC    25-Jul-02
James C. Butterfield Inc.    31-Aug-06
James T. Borello & Co.    2-Aug-06
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC    15-Jul-93
JBS Liberty Securities, Inc.    22-Aug-01
Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp    15-May-06
John James Investments, Ltd.    22-Sep-05
Johnson Securities, Inc.    12-May-87
Johnston, Lemon & Co. Incorporated    1-Jan-02
JRL Capital Corporation    12-May-89
JVB Financial Group, LLC    10-Jan-03
J. Alden Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
J. B. Hanauer & Co.    1-Jan-98
J. K. Financial Services, Inc.    7-Sep-07
J. Scott Securities Corp.    20-Oct-00
J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.    1-Sep-93
J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C.    3-Jul-02
J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.    8-Sep-03
Kalos Capital, Inc.    18-May-04
KCD Financial, Inc.    17-Nov-03
Kercheville & Company, Inc.    16-Feb-01


Key Investment Services LLC    30-Jan-06
Kingsbridge Capital Corp.    9-Jun-03
KMS Financial Services, Inc.    14-Jun-93
Kovack Securities Inc.    24-Dec-98
KRD Brokerage, LLC    4-Nov-04
KW Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
K. W. Chambers & Co.    11-Jun-97
L & M Financial Services    1-Jan-02
L & M Securities Company Inc.    25-Mar-03
Labrunerie Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Landaas & Company    1-Jan-02
Landmark Investment Group, Inc.    31-May-07
Landoak Securities, LLC    16-Jan-02
Landolt Securities, Inc.    7-Mar-08
Langdon Shaw Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Larimer Capital Corporation    15-Jun-88
LarsonAllen Financial, LLC    1-May-08
LaSalle Financial Services, Inc.    10-Jan-03
LaSalle St Securities, L.L.C.    14-Mar-94
Lauver & Company, Inc.    2-Mar-92
Leerink Swann & Company    30-May-02
Legacy Financial Services, Inc.    20-Aug-98
Legend Equities Corporation    1-Jan-02
Legend Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC    4-Jun-01
Leonard & Company    12-Jul-01
Leumi Investment Services Inc.    29-Apr-04
Lewis Financial Group, L.C.    1-Jan-02
Lexington Investment Company, Inc.    1-Jul-92
Liberty Capital Investment Corporation    1-Jan-02
Liberty Group, LLC    1-Jan-02
Liberty Partners Financial Services, LLC    18-Aug-04
Lieblong & Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Lifemark Securities Corp.    25-Oct-94
Lighthouse Capital Corporation    1-Jan-02
Lighthouse Securities, LTD.    1-Jan-02
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation    30-Mar-93
Lincoln Financial Securities    1-Dec-88
Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.    1-Jun-92
Lombard Securities Incorporated    1-Jan-02
Long Island Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Loria Financial Group, LLC    8-Aug-01
Lowell & Company, Inc.    24-Jul-08
LPL Financial Corporation    1-Mar-90
Lucien, Stirling & Gray Financial Corporation    22-Feb-99
L.M. Kohn & Company    18-Jul-00
L.O. Thomas & Co. Inc.    1-Jan-02
M Holdings Securities, Inc.    14-Jun-00
Mack Investment Securities, Inc.    4-Jun-91
Madison Avenue Securities, Inc.    27-Mar-06
MAFG RIA Services, Inc.    10-Dec-96
Magner Securities, LLC    6-Aug-08


Main Street Securities, LLC    7-Nov-01
Manarin Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
Maplewood Investment Advisors, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Marquis Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Mason Securities, Inc.    23-Jan-95
Maximum Financial Investment Group, Inc.    12-Mar-03
May Capital Group, L.L.C.    10-Mar-03
MBM Securities, Inc.    5-Jul-06
McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc.    5-Jul-07
McClurg Capital Corporation    4-Aug-98
McDonald Investments Inc.    22-Apr-94
McKim Capital, Inc.    23-Mar-04
MCL Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities, Inc.    1-May-02
McNally Financial Services Corporation    9-Jan-04
Means Investment Co., Inc.    29-Oct-07
Medallion Investment Services, Inc.    25-Apr-00
Mellon Securities LLC    1-Jan-02
Mercer Allied Company, L.P.    11-Aug-95
Meridien Financial Group, Inc.    7-Sep-06
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporate    31-Dec-90
Merrimac Corporate Securities, Inc.    27-Jul-04
Mesirow Financial, Inc.    10-Jun-94
Metlife Securities Inc.    15-Jul-98
Meyers Associates, L.P.    13-Jun-02
MHA Financial Corp    8-Nov-02
MICG Investment Management, LLC    8-Aug-01
Michigan Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Mid-Atlantic Securities, Inc.    19-Dec-90
Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation    9-Apr-93
Midsouth Capital, Inc.    8-Aug-01
Midwest Financial and Investment Services, Inc.    12-Jul-02
Midwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC    1-Jan-02
Milestone Financial Services, Inc.    9-Jan-01
Milestone Investments, Inc.    23-Apr-02
Milkie/Ferguson Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Mitre Group, LLC    14-Sep-07
MMC Securities Corp.    4-May-01
MML Investors Services, Inc.    13-Oct-95
Moloney Securities Co., Inc.    23-Nov-00
Money Concepts Capital Corp    30-Aug-95
Money Consultants Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Money Management Advisory, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Moors & Cabot, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.    15-Jul-98
Morgan Peabody, Inc.    11-Jul-07
Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated    22-Jun-89
Morris Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Moss Adams Securities & Insurance LLC    9-Jun-06
MTL Equity Products, Inc.    8-Aug-01
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation    6-Jul-94


Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc.    3-Jun-08
Mutual Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Mutual Service Corporation    8-Feb-88
Mutual Trust Co. of America Securities    12-Mar-99
MWA Financial Services Inc.    21-Feb-02
M&I Brokerage Services, Inc.    2-Apr-03
M&T Securities, Inc.    1-May-03
M.L. Stern & Co., LLC.    24-Jun-02
Natcity Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
National Planning Corporation    25-Nov-98
National Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
Nations Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Nationwide Planning Associates Inc.    28-Mar-03
Nationwide Securities, Inc.    16-Aug-04
Navy Federal Brokerage Services, LLC    30-Jan-07
NBC Securities, Inc.    14-Apr-01
Neidiger, Tucker, Bruner, Inc.    28-Jun-00
Nelnet Capital LLC    24-Jan-07
Nelson Ivest Brokerage Services, Inc.    4-Dec-02
Nelson Securities,Inc.    1-Jan-02
Network 1 Financial Securities Inc.    6-Feb-03
New England Securities    1-Jan-94
New Horizons Asset Management Group, LLC    19-Jun-06
NewAlliance Investments, Inc.    23-Feb-04
Newbridge Securities Corporation    25-Jan-02
Newport Group Securities, Inc.    3-Sep-03
Nexity Financial Services, Inc.    30-Jul-08
Next Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
NFB Investment Services Corp.    8-Dec-04
NFP Securities, Inc.    13-Jun-97
NGC Financial, LLC    6-Mar-08
Ni Advisors    14-Mar-07
NIA Securities, L.L.C.    2-Jul-03
Nicol Investors Corporation    20-Apr-04
Noesis Capital Corp.    8-May-07
Nollenberger Capital Partners Inc.    2-Feb-04
North Coast Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
North Ridge Securities Corp.    1-Jan-02
North Star Investment Services, Inc.    6-Jun-05
Northeast Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Northern Lights Distributors, LLC    22-Oct-04
Northland Securities, Inc.    4-Feb-03
NorthStar Financial Partners, Inc.    28-Apr-03
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC    1-Jan-01
NPB Financial Group, LLC    27-Jun-06
NRP Financial, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Nutmeg Securities, Ltd.    1-Apr-94
NYLife Securities LLC    12-Mar-96
Oak Tree Securities, Inc.    1-Dec-94
Oakbrook Financial Group, LLC    1-Jan-02
Obsidian Financial Group, LLC    12-Jul-01
OFG Financial Services, Inc.    1-Apr-94


Oftring & Company, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Ogilvie Security Advisors Corporation    30-Aug-90
Okoboji Financial Services, Inc.    17-May-96
Omega Securities, Inc.    24-Feb-94
Omni Brokerage, Inc.    16-Mar-04
Omni Financial Securities, Inc.    16-Jul-96
Omnivest, Inc.    16-Sep-98
One Financial Securities, Ltd.    1-Mar-02
OneAmerica Securities, Inc.    22-Mar-00
Online Brokerage Services, Inc.    13-Nov-03
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.    1-Jul-91
Pacific Financial Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Pacific West Securities, Inc.    7-Feb-01
Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc.    28-Aug-95
Painter, Smith and Gorian Inc.    1-Jan-02
Papalia Securities, Inc.    11-Jul-05
Park Avenue Securities LLC    19-Sep-91
Park Financial Group, Inc.    30-Apr-03
Partnervest Securities, Inc.    25-Nov-02
Paulson Investment Company, Inc.    22-Oct-91
Peachtree Capital Corporation    19-Nov-05
Peak Securities Corporation    15-Nov-07
Penates Group, Inc.    24-Mar-98
Penn Plaza Brokerage, Ltd.    1-Jan-02
Pension Planners Securities, Inc.    31-Jan-00
People’s Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Perkins, Smart & Boyd, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Perrin, Holden and Davenport Capital Corp.    19-Dec-05
Perryman Securities, Inc.    6-Mar-02
PFG Distribution Company    20-Nov-00
Philadelphia Brokerage Corporation    1-Jan-02
Pinnacle Equity Management, Inc.    8-Aug-02
Pinnacle Financial Group, LLC    28-Jan-05
PlanMember Securities Corporation    30-Sep-97
Planned Investment Co., Inc.    1-Jan-02
PMB Securities Corp.    19-Apr-04
PMK Securities & Research, Inc.    1-Jan-02
PNC Investments, LLC    6-Apr-04
Pointe Capital, Inc.    10-Jan-06
Portfolio Advisors Alliance, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Portfolio Resources Group, Inc.    15-May-08
Portfolio Trading, LLC.    19-May-95
PPA Investments, Inc.    1-Dec-91
PPC Equities Inc.    12-Dec-00
Preferred Client Group, Inc.    8-Sep-08
Preferred Financial Group    1-Apr-08
Presidential Brokerage, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Prim Securities, Incorporated    17-Dec-98
Prime Capital Services, Inc.    27-Aug-98
PrimeSolutions Securities, Inc.    13-Mar-02
Primevest Financial Services, Inc.    6-Jun-00
Principle Advisors, Inc.    18-Feb-05


Princor Financial Services Corporation    7-Sep-94
Private Asset Advisors    1-Jan-02
Private Asset Group, Inc.    10-Sep-08
Private Consulting Group, Inc.    10-May-99
ProEquities, Inc.    1-Jan-94
Professional Asset Management, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Profinancial, Inc.    27-May-94
Prospera Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Protected Investors of America    15-Apr-97
Pruco Securities Corporation    17-Sep-96
PSA Equities, Inc.    10-Feb-04
PTS Brokerage, LLC    13-Dec-04
Puplava Securities, Inc.    8-Jan-98
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments    1-Jan-02
PWA Securities, Inc.    11-Jun-08
P.J. Robb Variable Corporation    1-Oct-97
QA3 Financial Corp.    11-Jun-01
Queens Road Securities, LLC    1-Jan-02
Quest Capital Strategies, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Quest Securities, Inc.    29-May-02
Questar Capital Corporation    5-Jul-99
RA Bench Securities, Inc.    30-Dec-02
Rampart Financial Services, Inc.    29-Dec-97
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.    1-Apr-89
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
RBC Capital Markets Corporation    13-Nov-91
RDM Investment Services, Inc.    23-Oct-01
Red Capital Markets, Inc.    2-Jan-03
Regal Securities, Inc.    19-Oct-05
Regal Securities, Inc.    13-Sep-07
Regency Securities, Inc.    29-Jan-99
Regis Securities Corporation    12-Mar-03
Register & Akers Investments, Inc.    26-Apr-07
Reliance Securities, LLC    27-Jul-04
Resource Horizons Group LLC    17-Sep-01
Retirement Capital Group Securities, Inc.    13-Jul-04
Retirement Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Retirement System Distributors Inc.    26-Feb-08
Rhodes Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Rice Pontes Capital, Inc.    17-May-01
Richey Financial Group, Inc.    1-Sep-90
Riedl First Securities Company of Kansas    1-Jan-02
Riverstone Wealth Management, Inc.    24-Jan-06
RMIN Securities, Inc.    25-May-00
RMJB, Inc.    1-Jan-02
RNR Securities, L.L.C.    25-Oct-02
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated    5-Feb-97
Rogan & Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Rothman Securities, Inc.    17-Nov-03
Rothschild Investment Corporation    17-Sep-03
Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.    30-Jul-90
Royal Securities Company    1-Jan-02


Rutherford, Brown & Catherwood, LLC    1-Jan-02
Rydex Distributors, Inc.    12-Mar-03
R. Seelaus & Co., Inc.    2-Mar-07
R.M. Stark & Co., Inc.    1-Jan-02
R.T. Jones Capital Equities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Safeguard Securities, Inc.    30-May-07
Sage, Rutty & Co., Inc.    4-Nov-04
Sammons Securities Company, LLC    26-Feb-02
San Francisco Securities, Inc.    11-Jun-07
Sandgrain Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Saunders Retirement Advisors, Inc.    26-Jul-05
Sawtooth Securities, LLC    1-Jan-02
Saxony Securities, Inc.    8-Apr-03
SCF Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Scott T. Taylor    9-Oct-07
Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.    1-Sep-95
Scottsdale Capital Advisors Corp    8-Nov-02
Securian Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jun-92
Securities America, Inc.    1-Apr-92
Securities Equity Group    11-Jul-03
Securities Network LLC    21-Nov-07
Securities Service Network, Inc.    23-Sep-93
Securities & Investment Planning Co.    1-Jan-02
SEI Investments Distribution Co.    4-Oct-04
Selkirk Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Sentinel Securities, Inc.    23-Oct-01
Shareholders Service Group, Inc.    9-Aug-05
Shepard & Vrbanac Securities, Inc.    18-Feb-02
Shields & Company    1-Jan-02
Shin Han Global Securities    9-Jun-04
SICOR Securities Inc    15-Jan-97
Sigma Financial Corporation    20-Nov-92
Signal Securities, Inc.    1-Dec-93
Signator Investors, Inc.    14-Feb-96
Signature Securities Group Corporation    27-Nov-04
SII Investments, Inc.    1-Aug-94
Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated    1-Jan-02
Sisung Securities Corporation    23-Jun-94
SKA Securities, Inc.    25-Mar-08
Slavic Investment Corporation    1-Jan-02
Sloan Securities Corp.    17-Mar-05
SMH Capital Inc.    8-Jan-02
Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation    21-Dec-95
Smith, Brown & Groover, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Smith, Moore & Co.    1-Jan-02
SNC Capital Management Corp.    4-Nov-02
SOMED Financial, LLC    28-Apr-04
Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC    17-Jan-06
Source Capital Group, Inc.    26-Aug-05
Southeast Investments N.C. Inc.    1-Jan-02
Southern Trust Securities, Inc.    28-Sep-04
Southwest Securities, Inc.    22-Feb-99


Southwest Texas Capital, L.L.C    26-Jun-03
Spectrum Capital, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Spire Securities, LLC    15-Nov-07
Stanford Group Company    10-Apr-00
Stanley Laman Group Securities, LLC    5-May-04
Stephens Inc.    1-Jan-02
Sterling Enterprises Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Sterling Monroe Securities, LLC    24-Jul-07
Stern Brothers & Co.    27-Mar-03
Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Steven L. Falk & Associates Inc.    1-Jan-02
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated    7-Aug-92
Stone & Youngberg LLC    13-Jun-02
Stonehurst Securities, Inc.    16-Jan-07
Stonnington Group, LLC    21-Jun-06
Strand, Atkinson, Williams & York, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Strongtower Financial, Inc.    26-Jun-07
St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc.    8-May-02
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Summit Equities, Inc.    15-Nov-96
SummitAlliance Securities L.L.C.    28-May-00
Sunset Financial Services, Inc.    29-Nov-94
Sunstreet Securities, LLC    26-Feb-08
SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.    8-May-02
Suntrust Investment Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Superior Financial Services,Inc.    1-Jan-02
SWBC Investment Services, LLC    13-Dec-06
SWS Financial Services    19-Aug-97
Sycamore Financial Group    1-Jan-02
SYM Capital Securities, LLC    1-Jun-05
Symetra Investment Services, Inc.    24-Jul-02
Syndicated Capital, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Synergy Investment Group, LLC    4-Dec-01
Synovus Securities, Inc.    4-Jul-02
S.G. Long & Company    1-Jan-02
Tamblyn & Associates, Inc.    1-Feb-06
Taylor Securities, Inc.    6-Aug-93
TBN Securities, Inc.    18-Sep-00
TD Ameritrade    1-Jan-02
Teckmeyer Financial Services, L.L.C.    6-Aug-97
Telemus Investment Brokers, LLC    11-May-06
TFS Securities, Inc.    20-Oct-97
The Concord Equity Group, LLC    4-Dec-01
The Enterprise Securities Company    1-Jul-99
The Garbacz Group Inc    1-Jan-02
The GMS Group, LLC    1-Jan-02
The Huntington Investment Company    19-Jan-98
The Investment Center, Inc.    1-Jan-02
The Investment Counsel Company of Nevada    3-Sep-08
The Leaders Group, Inc.    15-May-96
The Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02


The O.N. Equity Sales Company    14-Sep-90
The Riderwood Group Incorporated    1-Jan-02
The Shemano Group, Inc.    20-Aug-03
The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc.    11-Nov-03
The Tavenner Company    16-Feb-01
Thomas McDonald Partners, LLC    25-Apr-06
ThomasLloyd Capital LLC.    1-Jan-02
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.    18-Dec-02
Thornes & Associates, Inc. Investment Securities    1-Jan-02
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC    10-May-00
Thrasher & Company, Inc.    1-May-03
Thrivent Investment Management Inc.    19-May-04
Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc.    12-Apr-95
TIAA-CREF & Institutional Services, LLC    25-Jun-07
TimeCapital Securities Corporation    18-Jul-02
Tower Square Securities, Inc.    22-Jan-96
TradeRight Securities Inc.    12-Apr-04
Trading Services Group, Inc.    9-Aug-91
Transam Securities, Inc.    18-May-93
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.    15-Feb-94
Triad Advisors, Inc.    15-Jan-99
Triangle Securities, LLC    1-Jan-02
Tricor Financial, LLC    21-Aug-07
TriEqua Capital Corporation    13-Dec-93
Trinity Wealth Securities, L.L.C.    7-Jul-03
Triune Capital Advisors, LLC    25-Sep-06
Trubee, Collins & Co., Inc.    1-Nov-05
True North Financial Services, Inc.    25-Apr-00
TrueNorth Securities, Inc.    27-May-05
Trustcore Investments, Inc.    2-Jul-96
Trustmont Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
T.S. Phillips Investments, Inc.    30-Apr-03
UBS Financial Services Inc.    24-Aug-88
UCB Investment Services, Inc.    27-May-04
UMB Financial Services, Inc.    12-Aug-03
Unified Financial Securities, Inc.    8-Apr-02
Union Capital Company    25-Sep-06
UnionBanc Investment Services, LLC    18-Nov-03
United Brokerage Services, Inc.    6-Jan-06
United Equity Securities, LLC    25-Sep-06
United Planners’ Financial Services of America A    1-May-92
Univest Investments, Inc.    20-Mar-08
USA Advanced Planners Inc.    15-Feb-06
USA Financial Securities Corporation    9-Nov-01
USF Securities, L.P.    18-Dec-06
USI Securities, Inc.    14-Dec-98
Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc.    3-Feb-97
UW Investment Services    18-Aug-97
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.    21-Apr-92
U.S. Brokerage, Inc.    13-Jun-02
U.S. Wealth Advisors, LLC.    8-Feb-06
Valley Forge Asset Management Corp.    24-May-05


Valley National Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Valmark Securities, Inc.    1-Aug-97
Vanderbilt Securities, LLC    10-Nov-03
Vanguard Capital    25-Mar-96
Variable Investment Advisors, Inc.    8-Dec-04
Veritrust Financial, LLC    13-May-02
Verity Investments, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Vestech Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
VFIC Securities, Inc.    24-Aug-01
VFinance Investments, Inc    18-Dec-02
Vision Investment Services, Inc.    30-Oct-02
Visun Securities Corporation    13-Jun-90
Vorpahl Wing Securities    7-Oct-03
VSR Financial Services, Inc.    13-Apr-92
W R Rice Financial Services, Inc.    30-Aug-07
Wachovia Insurance Services Broker Dealer, Inc.    26-Jul-94
Wachovia Securities Financial Network, LLC    9-Jan-98
Wachovia Securities, LLC    8-Mar-93
Waddell & Reed, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Wall and Company Securities, Inc.    23-Aug-96
Wall Street Financial Group, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Wall Street Money Center Corp.    1-Jan-02
Wallstreet Electronica, Inc.    17-Oct-02
Walnut Street Securities, Inc.    24-Jul-90
WaMu Investments, Inc.    28-Mar-00
Warner Group, Inc.    24-Jun-93
Washington Securities Corporation    1-Jan-02
Wasserman & Associates, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Waterford Investor Services, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Waterstone Financial Group, Inc.    5-Mar-96
Waveland Capital Partners, LLC    8-Oct-04
Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.    1-Jan-02
WBB Securities, LLC    3-Jul-02
Webster Investment Services, Inc.    16-Jun-04
Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc.    1-Jan-02
Wedgewood Partners, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Weiss Capital Securities, Inc.    7-Feb-07
Weitzel Financial Services, Inc.    27-Apr-07
Weller, Anderson & Co., Ltd.    19-Oct-05
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC    1-Jan-02
Wesbanco Securities, Inc.    23-Mar-06
Wescom Financial Services LLC    9-Sep-05
Wespac Hawaii Securities, Inc.    26-Feb-06
Westbourne Investments, Inc.    18-Nov-98
Western Equity Group, Inc.    9-Nov-04
Western International Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Westminster Financial Securities, Inc.    23-Jan-96
Weston Securities Corporation    26-Jun-95
Westport Capital Markets, LLC    16-May-08
Westport Financial Services, L.L.C.    15-Jan-92
Westport Resources Investment Services, Inc.    17-Jan-03
WFG Investments, Inc.    30-May-00


WFP Securities    1-Jan-02
White Mountain Capital, LLC    5-Dec-02
White Pacific Securities, Inc.    9-Jan-04
Whitehall-Parker Securities, Inc.    25-Sep-96
Wilbanks Securities, Inc.    28-Jan-98
Winebrenner Capital Partners, LLC    22-Aug-02
Winslow, Evans & Crocker, Inc.    4-Feb-03
WJ Lynch Investor Services LLC    30-Apr-07
Wood (Arthur W.) Company, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.    11-Jul-91
Woodlands Securities Corporation    3-Feb-97
Woodstock Financial Group, Inc.    7-Nov-05
Workman Securities Corporation    18-Oct-04
World Capital Brokerage, Inc.    13-Dec-91
World Choice Securities, Inc.    14-Jan-02
World Equity Group, Inc.    27-Jun-00
World Group Securities, Inc.    13-May-02
World Trend Financial Planning Services, Ltd.    4-Oct-06
Worth Financial Group, Inc.    3-May-02
WRP Investments, Inc.    16-Feb-93
Wunderlich Securities, Inc.    4-Jan-99
Wyoming Financial Securities, Inc.    1-Jan-02
W.R. Taylor & Company, LLC    3-May-06
XCU Capital Corporation, Inc.    1-Jan-02
Young, Stovall and Company    10-May-88
Zions Direct, Inc.    18-Nov-03
Ziv Investment Company    1-Jan-02