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THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the 1st day of July 2004 by and among each life insurance company listed on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Company”) and on behalf of each separate account of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto as may be amended from time to time (each separate account hereinafter referred to as the "Account"), SCUDDER VARIABLE SERIES I and SCUDDER VARIABLE SERIES II (individually, a "Fund"), each a Massachusetts business trust created under a Declaration of Trust, as amended, SCUDDER DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (the "Underwriter"), a Delaware corporation, and DEUTSCHE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”). The parties agree that a single document is being used for ease of administration and that this Agreement shall be treated as if it were a separate agreement with respect to each Fund (and each series thereof) and each Company, that is a party hereto, severally and not jointly, as if such entity had entered into a separate agreement naming only itself as a party. Without limiting the foregoing, no Fund (or series thereof), shall have any liability under this Agreement for the obligations of any other Fund, or series thereof and no Company shall have liability for the obligations of any other Company.

WHEREAS, the Fund engages in business as an open-end management investment company and is or will be available to act as the investment vehicle for separate accounts established for variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts (the "Variable Insurance Products") to be offered by insurance companies which have entered into participation agreements with the Fund and Underwriter ("Participating Insurance Companies");

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Fund is divided into several series of shares of beneficial interest without par value, and, with respect to certain series, classes thereof (“Shares”), and additional series of Shares, and classes thereof, may be established, each such series of Shares designated a "Portfolio" and representing the interest in a particular managed portfolio of securities and other assets;

WHEREAS, the Fund has obtained an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") granting Participating Insurance Companies and variable annuity and variable life insurance separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder, to the extent necessary to permit Shares of the Fund to be sold to and held by variable annuity and variable life insurance separate accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies (the "Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order");

WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and regulations, the Company intends to purchase shares in the Portfolios, and classes thereof, listed in Schedule B hereto, as it may be amended from time to time by mutual written agreement (the "Designated Portfolios") on behalf of the Account to fund the aforesaid Contracts, and the Underwriter is authorized to sell such Shares to the Account at net asset value;

1.1. The Fund has granted to the Underwriter exclusive authority to distribute the Fund's Shares, and has agreed to instruct, and has so instructed, the Underwriter to make available to the Company for purchase, on behalf of the Account, Fund Shares of those Designated Portfolios selected by the Underwriter. Pursuant to such authority and instructions, and subject to Article X hereof, the Underwriter agrees to make available to the Company for purchase on behalf of the Account, Shares of those Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule B to this Agreement, such purchases to be effected at net asset value in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Fund series (other than those listed on Schedule B) in existence now or that may be established in the future will be made available to the Company only as the Underwriter may so provide, and (ii) the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the "Board") may refuse to sell shares of any Designated Portfolio to any person, or suspend or terminate the offering of Fund Shares of any Designated Portfolio or class thereof, if such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction, or if, in the sole discretion of the Board acting in good faith and in light of its fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable state laws, suspension or termination is in the best interests of shareholders of such Designated Portfolios.

1.2. The Fund shall redeem, at the Company's request, any full or fractional Designated Portfolio Shares held by the Company on behalf of the Account, such redemptions to be effected at net asset value in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company shall not redeem Fund Shares attributable to Contract owners except in the circumstances permitted in Section 10.3 of this Agreement, and (ii) the Fund may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of Fund Shares of any Designated Portfolio to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, any rules, regulations or orders thereunder.

(a) The Fund hereby appoints the Company as an agent of the Fund for the limited purpose of receiving purchase and redemption requests on behalf of the Account for Shares of those Designated Portfolios made available hereunder, based on allocations of amounts to the Account or subaccounts thereof under the Contracts and other transactions relating to the Contracts or the Account. Receipt of any such request (or relevant transactional information therefore) on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the rules of the SEC (a "Business Day") by the Company as such limited agent of the Fund prior to the time that the Fund calculates its net asset value as described from time to time in the Fund Prospectus (which as of the date of execution of this Agreement is 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) shall constitute receipt by the Fund on that same Business Day, provided that the Fund receives notice of such request by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next following Business Day.

(b) The Company shall pay for Shares of each Designated Portfolio on the same day that it notifies the Fund of a purchase request for such Shares. Payment for Designated Portfolio Shares shall be made in federal funds transmitted to the Fund by wire to be received by the Fund by the end of the Business Day (normally 5:00 p.m. Eastern time) on, the same Business Day the Fund is notified of the purchase request for Designated Portfolio Shares pursuant to Section 1.3(a) (unless the Fund determines and so advises the Company that sufficient proceeds are available from redemption of Shares of other Designated Portfolios effected pursuant to redemption requests tendered by the Company on behalf of the Account).

(c) The Fund will redeem Designated Portfolio Shares requested on behalf of the Account, and make payment therefore, in accordance with the provisions of the then current registration statement of the Fund. Payment for Designated Portfolio Shares redeemed by the Account or the Company normally shall be made in federal funds transmitted by wire to the Company or any other designated person by the end of the Business Day (normally 5:00 p.m. Eastern time) on the same Business Day the Fund is notified of the redemption order of such Shares pursuant to Section 1.3(a) (unless redemption proceeds are to be applied to the purchase of Shares of other Designated Portfolios in accordance with Section 1.3(b) of this Agreement). The Fund shall not bear any responsibility whatsoever for the proper disbursement or crediting of redemption proceeds by the Company, the Company alone shall be responsible for such action.

1.4. The Fund shall use its best efforts to make the net asset value per share for each Designated Portfolio available to the Company by 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time each Business Day, and in any event, as soon as reasonably practicable after the net asset value per share for such Designated Portfolio is calculated, and shall calculate such net asset value in accordance with the Fund's Prospectus. Neither the Fund, any Designated Portfolio, the Underwriter, nor any of their affiliates shall be liable for any information provided to the Company pursuant to this Agreement which information is based on incorrect information supplied by the Company or any other Participating Insurance Company to the Fund or the Underwriter.

1.5. The Fund shall furnish notice (by wire or telephone followed by written confirmation) to the Company as soon as reasonably practicable of any income dividends or capital gain distributions payable on any Designated Portfolio Shares. The Company, on its behalf and on behalf of the Account, hereby elects to receive all such dividends and distributions as are payable on any Designated Portfolio Shares in the form of additional Shares of that Designated Portfolio. The Company reserves the right, on its behalf and on behalf of the Account, to revoke this election and to receive all such dividends and capital gain distributions in cash. The Fund shall notify the Company of the number of Designated Portfolio Shares so issued as payment of such dividends and distributions.

1.8. The Underwriter and the Fund shall sell Fund Shares only to Participating Insurance Companies and their separate accounts and to persons or plans ("Qualified Persons") that qualify to purchase Shares of the Fund under Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations thereunder without impairing the ability of the Account to consider the portfolio investments of the Fund as constituting investments of the Account for the purpose of satisfying the diversification requirements of Section 817(h). The Underwriter and the Fund shall not sell Fund Shares to any insurance company or separate account unless an agreement complying with Article VI of this Agreement is in effect to govern such sales. The Company hereby represents and warrants that it and the Account are Qualified Persons. The Fund reserves the right to cease offering Shares of any Designated Portfolio in the discretion of the Fund.

2.1. The Company represents and warrants that the Contracts (a) are or, prior to issuance, will be registered under the 1933 Act or, alternatively (b) are not registered because they are properly exempt from registration under the 1933 Act or will be offered exclusively in transactions that are properly exempt from registration under the 1933 Act. The Company further represents and warrants that the Contracts will be issued in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal securities and state securities and insurance laws and that the sale of the Contracts shall comply in all material respects with state insurance requirements. The Company further represents and warrants that it is duly organized and in good standing under applicable law, that it has legally and validly established the Account prior to any issuance or sale thereof as a separate account under applicable insurance laws, and that it (a) has registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will register the Account as a unit investment trust in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act to serve as a segregated investment account for the Contracts, or alternatively (b) has not registered the Account in proper reliance upon an exclusion from registration under the 1940 Act. The Company shall register and qualify the Contracts or interests therein as securities in accordance with the laws of the various states only if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Company.

2.2. The Fund represents and warrants that Fund Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be registered under the 1933 Act, duly authorized for issuance and sold in compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal securities laws and that the Fund is and shall remain registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund shall amend the registration statement for its Shares under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of the shares of the Designated Portfolios. The Fund shall register and qualify such Shares for sale in accordance with the laws of the various states only if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Fund or the Underwriter after taking into consideration any state insurance law requirements that the Company advises the Fund may be applicable.

(a) Maintaining separate records for each Contract owner , which shall reflect the Designated Portfolio shares purchased and redeemed and Designated Portfolio share balances of such Contract owners. The Company will maintain omnibus accounts with each Designated Portfolio on behalf of Contract owners, and such accounts shall be in the name of the Company (or its nominee) as the record owner of shares owned by such Contract owners.

(c) Preparing and transmitting to Contract owners , as required by law, periodic statements showing the total number of shares owned by Contract owners as of the statement closing date, purchases and redemptions of Designated Portfolio shares by Contract owners during the period covered by the statement and dividends and other distributions paid during the statement period (whether paid in cash or reinvested in Designated Portfolio shares), and such other information as may be required, from time to time, by Contract owners.

In consideration of the Company performing the Record Keeping Services, the Fund agrees to pay the Company, quarterly, a record keeping fee at the annual rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Class B Shares of each Designated Portfolio held by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. The Company represents and agrees that no charge imposed by it on Contract owners is specifically intended or designed to compensate the Company for the Record Keeping Services as described herein.

2.4. The Fund makes no representations as to whether any aspect of its operations, including, but not limited to, investment policies, fees and expenses, complies with the insurance and other applicable laws of the various states, except that the Fund represents that the investment policies, fees, and expenses of the Designated Portfolio are and shall at all times remain in compliance with the insurance laws of the state of organization of the Company to the extent that the Fund is notified in writing of the requirements of such laws.

2.8. The Fund, the Adviser and the Underwriter represent and warrant that all of their trustees, directors, officers, employees, investment advisers, and other individuals or entities dealing with the money and/or securities of the Fund are and shall continue to be at all times covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the Fund in an amount not less than the minimum coverage as required currently by Rule 17g-1 of the 1940 Act or such related provisions as may be promulgated from time to time. The aforesaid bond shall include coverage for larceny and embezzlement and shall be issued by a reputable bonding company.

2.9. The Company represents and warrants that all of its directors, officers, employees, and other individuals or entities employed or controlled by the Company dealing with the money and/or securities of the Account are covered by a blanket fidelity bond or similar coverage for the benefit of the Account, in an amount not less than $20 million. The aforesaid bond includes coverage for larceny and embezzlement and is issued by a reputable bonding company. The Company agrees to hold for the benefit of the Fund and to pay to the Fund any amounts lost from larceny, embezzlement or other events covered by the aforesaid bond to the extent such amounts properly belong to the Fund pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to see that this bond or another bond containing these provisions is always in effect, and agrees to notify the Fund and the Underwriter in the event that such coverage no longer applies.

2.10. The Company represents and warrants that all shares of the Designated Portfolios purchased by the Company will be purchased on behalf of one or more unit investment trust separate accounts that offer interests therein that are registered under the 1933 Act and upon which a registration fee has been or will be paid or that are unregistered because the interests are exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, and the Company acknowledges that the Fund intends to rely upon this representation and warranty for purposes of calculating SEC registration fees payable with respect to such Shares of the Designated Portfolios pursuant to Form 24F-2 or any similar form or SEC registration fee calculation procedure that allows the Fund to exclude Shares so sold for purposes of calculating its SEC registration fee. The Company will certify the amount of any Shares of the Designated Portfolios purchased by the Company on behalf of any separate account offering interests not subject to registration under the 1933 Act. The Company agrees to cooperate with the Fund on no less than an annual basis to certify as to its continuing compliance with this representation and warranty.

3.1. The Underwriter shall provide the Company with as many copies of the Fund's current prospectus (describing only the Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule B) as the Company may reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu thereof, the Fund shall provide such documentation (including a final copy of the new prospectus on computer diskette or other electronic means at the Fund's expense) and other assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year (or more frequently if the prospectus for a Designated Portfolio is amended) to have the prospectus for the Contracts and the prospectus for the Designated Portfolios printed together in one document. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V.

3.2. The Fund's prospectus shall state that the current Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the Fund is available from the Company (or in the Fund’s discretion, from the Fund), and the Fund shall provide a copy of such SAI to any owner of a Contract who requests such SAI and to the Company in such quantities as the Company may reasonably request. Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V.

3.3. The Fund shall provide the Company with copies of its proxy material, reports to shareholders, and other communications to shareholders of the Designated Portfolios in such quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distributing to Contract owners. The Company shall distribute all proxy material furnished by the Fund (provided that such material is received by the Company or its designated agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date scheduled for mailing to Contract owners). Expenses with respect to the foregoing shall be borne as provided under Article V.

3.4. For so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for Variable Products, the Company shall distribute all proxy material furnished by the Fund (provided that such material is received by the Company or its designated agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date scheduled for mailing to Contract owners) and shall vote Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from the Contract owners who have interests in such Fund shares. The Company shall vote the Fund shares for which no instructions have been received in the same proportion as Fund shares for which said instructions have been received from the Contract owners provided that such proportional voting is not prohibited by a Contract owner’s qualified retirement plan document, if applicable. The Company and its agents will in no way recommend an action in connection with or oppose or interfere with the solicitation of proxies in the Fund shares.

3.7. For purposes of this Article, “Customer Information” means non-public personally identifiable information as defined in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and each party agrees not to use, disclose or distribute to others any such information except as necessary to perform the terms of this Agreement and each party agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

For purposes of this Article, “Confidential Information” means any data or information regarding proprietary or confidential information concerning each of the parties. Confidential Information does not include information that (a) was in the public domain prior to the date of this Agreement or subsequently came into the public domain through no fault of the Receiving Party or by violation of this Agreement; (b) was lawfully received by the Receiving Party from a third party free of any obligation of confidence of such third party; (c) was already in the possession of the Receiving Party prior to receipt thereof directly or indirectly from the Disclosing Party; (d) is required to be disclosed pursuant to applicable laws, regulatory or legal process, subpoena or court order; or, (e) is subsequently and independently developed by employees, consultants or agents of the Receiving Party without reference to or use of the Confidential Information disclosed under this Agreement. Each of the parties warrants to the other that it shall not disclose to any person any Confidential Information which it may acquire in the performance of this Agreement; nor shall it use such Confidential Information for any purposes other than to fulfill its contractual obligations under this Agreement and it will maintain the other party’s Customer and Confidential Information with reasonable care, which shall not be less than the degree of care it would use for its own such information.

3.8. Both Parties will maintain and enforce safety and physical security procedures with respect to its access and maintenance of Confidential Information (in electronic and paper format) that are in accordance with reasonable policies in these regards, and provide reasonably appropriate safeguards against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure or access of Confidential Information under this Agreement.

4.1. The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund or its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material that the Company develops or uses and in which the Fund (or a Designated Portfolio thereof) or the Adviser or the Underwriter is named, at least five (5) Business Days before its use. No such material shall be used until approved by the Fund or its designee, and the Fund or its designee will review such sales literature or promotional material within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such material. The Fund or its designee reserves the right to reasonably object to the continued use of any such sales literature or other promotional material in which the Fund (or a Designated Portfolio thereof) or the Adviser or the Underwriter is named, and no such material shall be used if the Fund or its designee so objects. Failure to provide comments or affirmatively decline to provide comments within five (5) business days after receipt of sales literature or promotional material shall constitute a waiver of the right to review such material before its use as provided above.

4.2. The Company shall not give any information or make any representations or statements on behalf of the Fund or concerning the Fund in connection with the sale of the Contracts other than the information or representations contained in the registration statement or prospectus or SAI for the Fund Shares, as such registration statement and prospectus or SAI may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in reports or proxy statements for the Fund, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Fund or its designee or by the Underwriter, or such other information provided in writing, except with the permission of the Fund or the Underwriter or the designee of either.

4.3. The Fund and the Underwriter, or their designee, shall furnish, or shall cause to be, furnished, to the Company, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material that it develops or uses and in which the Company, and/or its Account, is named, at least five (5) Business Days before its use. No such material shall be used until approved by the Company, and the Company will review such sales literature or promotional material within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such material. The Company reserves the right to reasonably object to the continued use of any such sales literature or other promotional material in which the Company and/or its Account is named, and no such material shall be used if the Company so objects. Failure to provide comments or affirmatively decline to provide comments within five (5) Business Days after receipt of sales literature or promotional material shall constitute a waiver of the right to review such material before its use as provided above.

4.4. The Fund and the Underwriter shall not give any information or make any representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the Account, or the Contracts other than the information or representations contained in a registration statement, prospectus (which shall include the portions of an offering memorandum that contain information regarding the Fund, the Underwriter or the Advisor, if any, if the Contracts issued by the Company or interests therein are not registered under the 1933 Act), or SAI for the Contracts, as such registration statement, prospectus, or SAI may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or in published reports for the Account which are in the public domain or approved by the Company for distribution to Contract owners, or in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Company or its designee, or such other information provided in writing, except with the permission of the Company.

4.5. Upon request, the Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses, SAIs, reports, proxy statements, sales literature and other promotional materials, applications for exemptions, requests for no-action letters, and all material amendments to any of the above, that relate to the Fund or its Shares, contemporaneously with the filing of such document(s) with the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

4.6. Upon request, the Company will provide to the Fund at least one complete copy of all registration statements, prospectuses (which shall include the portions of an offering memorandum that contain information regarding the Fund, the Underwriter or the Advisor, if any, if the Contracts issued by the Company or interests therein are not registered under the 1933 Act), SAIs, reports, solicitations for voting instructions, sales literature and other promotional materials, applications for exemptions or substitutions, requests for no-action letters, and all material amendments to any of the above, that relate to the Contracts or the Account, contemporaneously with the filing of such document(s) with the SEC or other regulatory authorities. The Company shall provide to the Fund and the Underwriter any material complaints received from the Contract owners pertaining to the Fund or the Designated Portfolio.

4.7. The Fund will provide the Company with as much notice as is reasonably practicable (but at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date scheduled for mailing to contract owners) of any proxy solicitation for any Designated Portfolio, and of any material change in the Fund's registration statement, particularly any change resulting in a change to the registration statement or prospectus for any Account. The Fund will work with the Company so as to enable the Company to solicit proxies from Contract owners, or to make changes to its prospectus or registration statement, in an orderly manner. The Fund will make reasonable efforts to attempt to have changes affecting Contract prospectuses become effective simultaneously with the annual updates for such prospectuses.

4.8. For purposes of this Article IV, the phrase "sales literature and other promotional materials" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following that refer to the Fund or any affiliate of the Fund: advertisements (such as material published, or designed for use in, a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical, radio, television, internet website (or other electronic media), telephone or tape recording, videotape display, signs or billboards, motion pictures, or other public media), sales literature (i.e., any written communication distributed or made generally available to customers or the public, including brochures, circulars, reports, market letters, form letters, seminar texts, reprints or excerpts of any other advertisement, sales literature, or published article), educational or training materials or other communications distributed or made generally available to some or all agents or employees, and registration statements, prospectuses, SAIs, shareholder reports, proxy materials, and any other communications distributed or made generally available with regard to the Fund.

5.2. All expenses incident to performance by the Fund under this Agreement shall be paid by the Fund, except and as further provided in Schedule C. The cost of setting the Fund’s prospectus in type, setting in type and printing the Fund’s proxy materials and reports to shareholders (including the costs of printing a prospectus that constitutes an annual report), the preparation of all statements and notices relating to the Fund required by any federal or state law, and all taxes on the issuance or transfer of the Fund's Shares shall be borne by the parties hereto as set forth in Schedule C.

6.1. The Fund will invest the assets of each Designated Portfolio in such a manner as to ensure that the Contracts will be treated as variable contracts as defined in sections 817(d) and (g) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder (or any successor provisions). Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, the Fund will, with respect to each Designated Portfolio, comply with Section 817(h) of the Code and Treasury Regulation §1.817-5, and any Treasury interpretations thereof, relating to the diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment, or life insurance contracts, and any amendments or other modifications or successor provisions to such Section or Regulations, if required. In the event of a breach of this Article VI by the Fund, it will take all reasonable steps (a) to promptly notify the Company of such breach and (b) to adequately diversify the affected Designated Portfolio so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded by Treasury Regulation §1.817-5.

6.2. The Fund represents that each Designated Portfolio is or will be qualified as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M of the Code, and that it will make every effort to maintain such qualification (under Subchapter M or any successor or similar provisions) and that it will notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that a Designated Portfolio has ceased to so qualify or that it might not so qualify in the future.

6.3. The Company represents that the Contracts are currently, and at the time of issuance shall be, treated as life insurance or annuity insurance contracts, under applicable provisions of the Code, and that it will make every effort to maintain such treatment, and that it will notify the Fund and the Underwriter immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing the Contracts have ceased to be so treated or that they might not be so treated in the future. The Company agrees that any prospectus offering a contract that is a "modified endowment contract" as that term is defined in Section 7702A of the Code (or any successor or similar provision), shall identify such contract as a modified endowment contract.

7.1. The Board will monitor the Fund for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflict among the interests of the Contract owners of all separate accounts investing in the Fund. An irreconcilable material conflict may arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state insurance regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable insurance laws or regulations; (c) a tax ruling or provision of the Internal Revenue Code or the regulations thereunder; (d) any other development relating to the tax treatment of insurers, Contract or policy owners or beneficiaries of variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies; (e) the manner in which the investments of any Designated Portfolio are being managed; (f) a difference in voting instructions given by variable annuity contract holders, on the one hand, and variable life insurance policy owners, on the other hand, or by the contract holders or policy owners of different Participating Insurance Companies; or (g) a decision by a Participating Insurance Company to disregard the voting instructions of its Contract owners. The Board shall promptly inform the Company by written notice if it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and the implications thereof.

7.2. The Company and the Adviser will report any potential or existing conflicts of which it is aware to the Board. The Company will assist the Board in carrying out its responsibilities under the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, by providing the Board with all information reasonably necessary for the Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is not limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the Board whenever Contract owner voting instructions are disregarded. At least annually, and more frequently if deemed appropriate by the Board, the Company shall submit to the Adviser, and the Adviser shall at least annually submit to the Board, such reports, materials and data as the Board may reasonably request so that the Board may fully carry out the obligations imposed upon it by the conditions contained in the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order; and said reports, materials and data shall be submitted more frequently if deemed appropriate by the Board. The responsibility to report such information and conflicts to the Board will be carried out with a view only to the interests of the Contract owners.

7.3. If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of its disinterested members, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the Company and other Participating Insurance Companies shall, at their expense and to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the disinterested Board members), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including: (1) withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the separate accounts from the Fund or any Designated Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment medium, including (but not limited to) another Designated Portfolio of the Fund, or submitting the question whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote of all affected contract owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners, life insurance contract owners, or variable contract owners of one or more Participating Insurance Companies) that votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected contract owners the option of making such a change; and (2) establishing a new registered investment company or separate account.

7.4. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a decision by the Company to disregard Contract owner voting instructions and that decision represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote, the Company may be required, at the Fund's election, to withdraw the affected Account's investment in any Designated Portfolio and terminate this Agreement with respect to such Account; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. The Company will bear the cost of any remedial action, including such withdrawal and termination. Any such withdrawal and termination must take place within six (6) months after the Fund gives written notice that this provision is being implemented, and until the end of that six month period the Fund shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and redemption) of shares of such Designated Portfolio.

7.5. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because a particular state insurance regulator's decision applicable to the Company conflicts with the majority of other state regulators, then the Company will withdraw the affected Account's investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement with respect to such Account within six months after the Board informs the Company in writing that it has determined that such decision has created an irreconcilable material conflict; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. Until the end of the foregoing six month period, the Fund shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase (and redemption) of shares of such Designated Portfolios.

7.6. For purposes of Sections 7.3 through 7.6 of this Agreement, a majority of the disinterested members of the Board shall determine whether any proposed action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no event will the Fund be required to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts. The Company shall not be required by Section 7.3 to establish a new funding medium for the Contract if an offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of Contract owners materially adversely affected by the irreconcilable material conflict. In the event that the Board determines that any proposed action does not adequately remedy any irreconcilable material conflict, then the Company will withdraw an Account's investment in any Designated Portfolio and terminate this Agreement within six (6) months after the Board informs the Company in writing of the foregoing determination; provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination shall be limited to the extent required by any such material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board.

If and to the extent the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemption Order or any amendment thereto contains terms and conditions different from Sections 3.4, 3.6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 of this Agreement, then the Fund and/or the Participating Insurance Companies, as appropriate, shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, and Sections 3.4, 3.6, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 of this Agreement shall continue in effect only to the extent that terms and conditions substantially identical to such Sections are contained in the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order or any amendment thereto. If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended, or Rule 6e-3 or any similar rule is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the 1940 Act or the rules promulgated thereunder with respect to mixed or shared funding (as defined in the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order) on terms and conditions materially different from those contained in the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, then (a) the Fund and/or the Participating Insurance Companies, as appropriate, shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2 and 6e-3(T), as amended, and Rule 6e-3 or any similar rule, as adopted, to the extent such rules are applicable; and (b) Sections 3.4, 3.6, 7.1., 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 of this Agreement shall continue in effect only to the extent that terms and conditions substantially identical to such Sections are contained in such Rule(s) as so amended or adopted.

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund, the Adviser and the Underwriter and each of its trustees, directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls the Fund, the Adviser or Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or who is under common control with the Underwriter (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 8.1) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Company) or litigation (including legal and other expenses), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of the Shares of the Designated Portfolios or the Contracts; and:

(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus (which shall include an offering memorandum, if any), or SAI for the Contracts or contained in the Contracts or sales literature for the Contracts (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Fund for use in the registration statement, prospectus or SAI for the Contracts or in the Contracts or sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Fund Shares; or

(ii) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus (which shall include an offering memorandum, if any), or SAI covering insurance products sold by the Company or any insurance company which is an affiliate thereof, or any amendments or supplements thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Fund for use in the registration statement, prospectus or SAI covering insurance products sold by the Company or any insurance company which is an affiliate thereof, or any amendments or supplements thereto; or

(iii) arise out of or as a result of statements or representations (other than statements or representations contained in the registration statement, prospectus, SAI, or sales literature of the Fund not supplied by the Company or persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of the Company or its agents or persons under the Company's authorization or control, or any affiliate thereof, with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Fund Shares; or

(iv) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, SAI, or sales literature of the Fund or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading if such a statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Fund by or on behalf of the Company; or

(v) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, statement of additional information or sales literature for any fund not affiliated with the Fund (“Unaffiliated Fund”), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or otherwise pertain to or arise in connection with the availability of any Unaffiliated Fund as an underlying funding vehicle in respect of the Contracts, or arise out of or are based upon any act or omission on the part of the investment adviser or underwriter of an Unaffiliated Fund; or

(b) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fines or litigation to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's reckless disregard of its obligations or duties under this Agreement.

(c) The Company shall not be liable under this indemnification provision for any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Company in writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Company of any such claim shall not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought notwithstanding this indemnification provision, except to the extent that the Company has been materially prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against an Indemnified Party, the Company shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense of such action. The Company also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action and to settle the claim at its own expense; provided, however, that no such settlement shall, without the Indemnified Parties’ written consent, include any factual stipulation referring to the Indemnified Parties or their conduct. After notice from the Company to such party of the Company's election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Company will not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, but, in case the Company does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit, the Company will reimburse the Fund, such officers, trustees and directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in such suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them.

(a) The Underwriter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 8.2) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Underwriter) or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of Shares of the Designated Portfolios or the Contracts; and:

(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement or prospectus or SAI or sales literature of the Fund (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Underwriter or Fund by or on behalf of the Company for use in the registration statement, prospectus or SAI for the Fund or in sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Fund Shares; or

(ii) arise out of or as a result of any untrue statements or misrepresentations (other than misstatements or misrepresentations contained in the registration statement, prospectus, SAI or sales literature for the Contracts not supplied by the Underwriter or persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of the Fund or Underwriter or persons under their control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Fund Shares; or

(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, SAI or sales literature covering the Contracts, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement or statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Fund or the Underwriter; or

(b) The Underwriter shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fines or litigation to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance or such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to the Company, the Fund, the Adviser, the Underwriter or the Account, whichever is applicable.

(c) The Underwriter shall not be liable under this indemnification provision for any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Underwriter in writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Underwriter of any such claim shall not relieve the Underwriter from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought notwithstanding this indemnification provision, except to the extent that the Underwriter has been prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Party, the Underwriter will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Underwriter also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action and to settle the claim at its own expense; provided, however, that no such settlement shall, without the Indemnified Parties’ written consent, include any factual stipulation to the Indemnified Parties or their conduct. After notice from the Underwriter to such party of the Underwriter's election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Underwriter will not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

(a) The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 8.3) against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Fund) or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may be required to pay or may become subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, expenses, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements, are related to the operations of the Fund and:

(b) The Fund shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fines or litigation to which an Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party's reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement or to the Company, the Fund, the Adviser, the Underwriter or the Account, whichever is applicable.

(c) The Fund shall not be liable under this indemnification provision for any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Fund in writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Fund of any such claim shall not relieve the Fund from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought notwithstanding this indemnification provision, except to the extent the Fund has been prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, the Fund will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Fund also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action and to settle the claim at its own expense; provided, however, that no such settlement shall, without the Indemnified Parties’ written consent include any factual stipulation referring to the Indemnified Parties or their conduct. After notice from the Fund to such party of the Fund's election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Fund will not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

9.2. This Agreement shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the 1933, 1934 and 1940 Acts, and the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder, including such exemptions from those statutes, rules and regulations as the SEC may grant (including, but not limited to, any Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order) and the terms hereof shall be interpreted and construed in accordance therewith. If, in the future, the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order should no longer be necessary under applicable law, then Article VII shall no longer apply.

(d) termination by the Fund, the Adviser or Underwriter in the event that formal administrative proceedings are instituted against the Company or any affiliate by the NASD, the SEC, the Insurance Commissioner or like official of any state or any other regulatory body regarding the Company's duties under this Agreement or related to the sale of the Contracts, the operation of any Account, or the purchase of the Fund's Shares; provided, however, that the Fund, the Adviser or Underwriter determines in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that any such administrative proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or

(e) termination by the Company in the event that formal administrative proceedings are instituted against the Fund, the Adviser or Underwriter by the NASD, the SEC, or any state securities or insurance department or any other regulatory body; provided, however, that the Company determines in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that any such administrative proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Fund or Underwriter to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or

(f) termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the Adviser and the Underwriter with respect to any Designated Portfolio in the event that such Portfolio ceases to qualify as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M or fails to comply with the Section 817(h) diversification requirements specified in Article VI hereof, or if the Company reasonably believes that such Designated Portfolio may fail to so qualify or comply; or

(h) termination by any of the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter by written notice to the Company, if any of the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter respectively, shall determine, in their sole judgment exercised in good faith, that the Company has suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations, financial condition, insurance company rating or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity; or

(i) termination by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the Adviser and the Underwriter, if the Company shall determine, in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter has suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations, financial condition or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity, and that material adverse change or publicity will have a material effect on the Fund’s or the Underwriter’s ability to perform its obligation under this Agreement; or

10.2. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Fund and the Underwriter shall, at the option of the Company, continue, for a one year period from the date of termination and from year to year thereafter if deemed appropriate by the Fund and the Adviser, to make available additional Shares of a Designated Portfolio pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination of this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Existing Contracts"), unless the Underwriter elects to compel a substitution of other securities for the Shares of the Designated Portfolios. Specifically, the owners of the Existing Contracts may be permitted to reallocate investments in the Designated Portfolios, redeem investments in the Designated Portfolios and/or invest in the Designated Portfolios upon the making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts (subject to any such election by the Underwriter). The parties agree that this Section 10.2 shall not apply to any terminations under Article VII and the effect of such Article VII terminations shall be governed by Article VII of this Agreement. The parties further agree that this Section 10.2 shall not apply to any terminations under Section 10.1(d),(g) or (m) of this Agreement.

10.3. The Company shall not redeem Fund Shares attributable to the Contracts except (i) as necessary to implement Contract owner initiated or approved transactions, (ii) as required by state and/or federal laws or regulations or judicial or other legal precedent of general application (hereinafter referred to as a "Legally Required Redemption"), (iii) as permitted by an order of the SEC pursuant to Section 26(c) of the 1940 Act, but only if a substitution of other securities for the Shares of the Designated Portfolios is consistent with the terms of the Contracts, or (iv) as permitted under the terms of the Contract. Upon request, the Company will promptly furnish to the Fund and the Underwriter reasonable assurance that any redemption pursuant to clause (ii) above is a Legally Required Redemption. Furthermore, except in cases where permitted under the terms of the Contacts, the Company shall not prevent Contract owners from allocating payments to a Designated Portfolio that was otherwise available under the Contracts without first giving the Fund or the Underwriter 45 days notice of its intention to do so.

The Company represents that all purchase orders (including exchanges) accepted on behalf of the Fund(s) are subject to the terms of the then current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of each Fund, including policies regarding market timing and excessive trading. The Company shall use its best efforts, and shall reasonably cooperate with the Fund(s), to enforce stated prospectus and Statement of Additional Information policies regarding transactions in the Fund(s), particularly those related to market timing.

The Company acknowledges that the Fund(s) reserves the right to reject any purchase order(s) (including exchanges) that the Fund(s) determines may be disruptive or harmful to all shareholders. The Fund acknowledges that rejection of a purchase order(s) (including exchanges) poses potentially significant consequences to the Company and Variable Insurance Product contract holders. Therefore, the Fund(s) represents that purchase order(s) (including exchanges) normally will be rejected only after attempts to prevent the activity through the Company have failed.

13.2. The Fund’s name is the designation of the Board for the time being under a Declaration of Trust, as amended, and all persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of the Fund, and in the case of a series company, the respective Designated Portfolios listed on Schedule B hereto as though each such Designated Portfolio had separately contracted with the Company and the Underwriter for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund. The parties agree that neither the Board, officers, agents or shareholders of the Fund assume any personal liability or responsibility for obligations entered into by or on behalf of the Fund. No Portfolio shall be liable for any obligations properly attributable to any other Portfolio.

13.3. Subject to the requirements of legal process and regulatory authority, each party hereto shall treat as confidential the names and addresses of the owners of the Contracts and all information reasonably identified as confidential in writing by any other party hereto and, except as permitted by this Agreement, shall not disclose, disseminate or utilize such names and addresses and other confidential information without the express written consent of the affected party until such time as such information has come into the public domain.

13.8. Each party hereto shall cooperate with each other party and all appropriate governmental authorities (including without limitation the SEC, the NASD, and state insurance regulators) and shall permit such authorities reasonable access to its books and records in connection with any investigation or inquiry relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto further agrees to furnish the State Insurance Commissioner with any information or reports in connection with services provided under this Agreement which such Commissioner may request in order to ascertain whether the variable annuity operations of the Company are being conducted in a manner consistent with the State variable annuity laws and regulations and any other applicable law or regulations.

13.12. All persons are expressly put on notice of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and all amendments thereto, all of which are on file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the limitation of shareholder and trustee liability contained therein. This Agreement has been executed by and on behalf of the Fund by its representatives as such representatives and not individually, and the obligations of the Fund with respect to a Designated Portfolio hereunder are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers or shareholders of the Fund individually, but are binding upon only the assets and property of such Designated Portfolio. All parties dealing with the Fund with respect to a Designated Portfolio shall look solely to the assets of such Designated Portfolio for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund hereunder.

ITEM	FUNCTION	PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPENSE
FUND PROSPECTUS
Update	Typesetting	Fund
New Sales:	Printing Distribution	Adviser Company
Existing Owners:	Printing Distribution	Fund Fund
STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Same as Prospectus
PROXY MATERIALS OF THE FUND	Typesetting Printing Distribution	Fund Fund Fund
ANNUAL REPORTS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND
All	Typesetting	Fund
Marketing¹	Printing Distribution	Company Company
Existing Owners:	Printing Distribution	Fund Fund
OPERATIONS OF FUND	All operations and related expenses, including the cost of registration and qualification of the Fund's shares, preparation and filing of the Fund's prospectus and registration statement, proxy materials and reports, the preparation of all statements and notices required by any federal or state law and all taxes on the issuance of the Fund's shares, and all costs of management of the business affairs of the Fund.	Fund