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EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is made effective this 1st day of November, 2013, by and among GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (“GWL&A”), FIRST GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (“First GWL&A”), DREYFUS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, THE DREYFUS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GROWTH FUND, INC., DREYFUS STOCK INDEX FUND, INC. and DREYFUS VARIABLE INVESTMENT FUND (the “Funds”), collectively the “Parties”. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement (defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, GWL&A, First GWL&A and the Funds are parties to a Fund Participation Agreement dated December 31, 1998, as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company has been renamed Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York. and

WHEREAS, the Parties to the Agreement desire to add additional contracts and separate Accounts;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows:

 

  1.

All references to First Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company and First GWL&A are hereby deleted, and replaced with Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York and GWL&A-NY, respectively.

 

  2.

Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with Schedule A as attached and incorporated by reference to this Amendment.

 

  3.

All references to the “GWL&A Account” now includes the COLI VUL-14 Series Account.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment.

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  Eighth Amendment to Fund Participation Agreement

  November 1, 2013

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GREAT-WEST LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

 

By its authorized officer,

 

By:      /s/ Susan Gile                          

 

Name: Susan Gile                               

 

Title:   VP - Individual Markets          

 

Date:  11-4-2013                                 

 

 

GREAT-WEST LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

 

By its authorized officer,

 

By:      /s/ Ron Laeyendecker            

 

Name: Ron Laeyendecker                 

 

Title:   Senior Vice President             

 

Date:  11-4-2013                                  

 

 

ON BEHALF OF THE DREYFUS FUNDS LISTED ABOVE AS PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT

 

By its authorized officer,

 

By:      /s/ Bradley J. Skapyak            

 

Name: Bradley J. Skapyak                 

 

Title:   President                                  

 

Date:  12/5/13                                      

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

Contracts    Form Numbers

AICPA Variable Annuity

  

J438

Individual Flexible Premium Variable

Universal Life Insurance

  

J355, J355NY, J350, J50rev

J500, J500NY

PPVUL – NY

PPVUL

ICC13-J600/J600

Varifund Variable Annuity Account

Prestige Variable Life Account

  

V30000, VA40000, VPP50000

CL 1035-99

Separate Accounts

Maxim Series Account

COLI VUL-2 Series Account (GWL&A)

COLI VUL-4 (GWL&A)

COLI VUL-7 Series Account (GWL&A) (an unregistered Separate Account)

COLI VUL-14 Series Account (GWL&A) (an unregistered Separate Account)

COLI VUL-1 Series Account (GWL&A-NY) (an unregistered Separate Account)

COLI VUL-2 Series Account (GWL&A-NY)

COLI VUL-4 (GWL&A-NY)

Varifund Variable Annuity Account (GWLA)

Prestige Variable Life Account (GWLA)

 

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